The quote from Tolkien which keeps coming to mind is as follows, “I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times.

And we’re celebrating today by highlighting the optimism present in Tolkien’s works. Hold these quotes close and revisit ... To be alive is to have faith—not necessarily in any particular ...

Both Lu and Reddy delve into a central element of Tolkien’s life that may have contributed to a certain suspicion of him among the literati: his Catholic faith ... She quotes one of his letters ...

This weekend's opening of the movie "The Hobbit," directed by Peter Jackson, has a lot of J.R.R. Tolkien fans excited. Many of them are fans of fantasy literature and movies, turned on to Tolkien ...

Helen Keller "Faith is reason grown courageous." - Sherwood Eddy "Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens." - J.R.R. Tolkien "Faith is the bird that sings when the dawn is still ...

that most of the remaining barriers to faith were broken down. Related How J.R.R. Tolkien’s friendship led C.S. Lewis to become a Christian 28 of the best J.R.R. Tolkien quotes Opinion ...

People of faith have long been drawn to J.R.R. Tolkien’s work. According to J.D. Payne, showrunner of Amazon Prime’s “The Rings of Power,” it’s because so many characters and themes in ...

For those looking to celebrate Tolkien Reading Day, below are 25 quotes to share from the acclaimed ... J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit “Living by faith includes the call to something greater than ...

“Tolkien had all sorts of concerns over Vatican II, and also the style of modern church architecture” — we both laugh — “but his Catholic faith shaped everything about him.” Catholicism, Christianity, ...

Fewer, perhaps, know how seriously he took his faith, in a time and place where being Catholic carried serious negative societal consequences. A new book from Word on Fire — “Tolkien’s ...

Tolkien was raised with a powerful Christian faith that never deserted him. Lewis lost his belief in God during a stint at a boarding school that was ghastly even by British standards.