Tolkien Typology (Part II): Denethor as Judas and Saruman as Peter
By:Tolkien Typology In my previous piece, I mentioned briefly the principles of Christian typology found in Tolkien's epic Lord of the Rings saga. Namely…
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Tolkien Typology (Part I): Samwise as John and Sméagol as Judas
By:"The Lord of the Rings is of course a fundamentally religious and Catholic work, unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision. That is wh…
Deceptive Charm and Fleeting Beauty: On Choosing a Wife
By:Personal Notes This Sunday's first reading (in the Ordinary Form) from the Book of Proverbs is often used at weddings. My wife and I did not use it at…
Their “Savage Office”: Sts. Nereus, Achilleus and Christian Military Service
By:The appropriateness of Christian military service is an ancient debate. It is fueled by divergent tales of Christian soldier martyrs. Pope St. Dam…
Where Hast Thou Gone, Charles Martel?
By:Where hast thou gone, Charles Martel? Thy nation has need of thee, once again! In news that surprised perhaps only the most hopelessly naïve, the pe…
Sts. Bede the Venerable and Pope Gregory VII: Lessons from History
By:When I was a graduate student at Georgia Southern University, I worked as a graduate teaching assistant in the History department. As such we were expe…
#NeverBurr: Alexander Hamilton and the #NeverTrump of 1800
By:Hamilton Resurgent Alexander Hamilton has been getting a lot of press in recent years. There was talk for a little while about removing Hamilton from …
Christ is Risen! Happy Easter! Quote from St John Chrysostom
By:Happy Easter from the Team at The Maccabee Society. We are a men's site, but we are chiefly a Christian men's site. And today is the Highest and Holies…