The opposing religious and world views of authors Frank Herbert and J.R.R. Tolkien are likely why Tolkien didn't like Dune.

From the Shire to Mount Doom, Frodo’s path was mapped with the Church calendar in mind — a quiet testament to Tolkien’s Catholic imagination. Illustration of Mary and Gabriel from Agostino ...

JRR Tolkien spent almost 18 months in Hull and East Yorkshire recovering from trench fever after World War One. The landscape of the area is said to have been the influence of some of his stories ...

J.R.R. Tolkien, Flannery O'Connor and others. Keane discusses O'Connor in his chapter on Fr. William Lynch, a Jesuit Catholic intellectual and one of O'Connor's favorites. Both shared the idea ...

J.R.R. Tolkien is easily one of the greatest writers in history, perhaps the greatest fantasy writer of all time. The history he created spans literally thousands of years, with layers and layers ...

Keywords: henry hyde hyde amendment George Weigel George Weigel is the distinguished senior fellow and William E. Simon Chair in Catholic Studies at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington.

The St. Rose boys basketball team lost the Non-Public B state championship to Roselle Catholic 55-51. St. Rose had a 51-50 lead with less than a minute remaining but costly turnovers cost them the ...