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Friday Flotsam: Bl. Karl, Lasik, Tolkien, and Anime

October 21, 2022 / DBreitenbeck / 1 Comment

1. First and foremost; today’s the feast of Bl. Karl of Austria, whose prayers we desperately need today as the wreckage of Christendom spirals ever more wildly out of control. Just learned of a quote of his that has immediately become one of my favorites: “We are bearers of culture even in the land of … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Bl. Karl, Lasik, Tolkien, and Anime

Masterful Heroes

May 3, 2022May 2, 2022 / DBreitenbeck / 1 Comment

I was trying to decide what made the hero in The Monster Men feel different from most other fictional heroes I’d encountered recently and I realized that it was a quality of masterfulness. Without spoiling too much, Number 13 is not only able to engage small armies of pirates in pursuit of his heart’s idol, … Continue reading Masterful Heroes

Friday Flotsam: On Professor Tolkien and Related(?) Matters

June 18, 2021June 18, 2021 / DBreitenbeck / 2 Comments

1. I have been reading the letters of Professor Tolkien lately, mostly straight through, though sometimes jumping about when I want to find his views on something specific. Mostly I read it because I enjoy his company, as it were, and I feel as though I am getting to know him personally as a man. … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: On Professor Tolkien and Related(?) Matters

Feast of the Annunciation

March 25, 2021 / DBreitenbeck / Leave a comment

"But in Gondor the New Year will always now begin upon the twenty-fifth of March when Sauron fell, and when you were brought out of the fire to the King."-The Return of the King "Ecce ancilla Domini. Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum."

Tolkien’s Songs

April 8, 2019April 8, 2019 / DBreitenbeck / 1 Comment

This young lady has some of the best renditions of Tolkien's songs that I've ever heard. Not only does she have a lovely voice, but she puts just the right emotion and just the right tone into the music that brings out their poetic beauty and sense of longing and antiquity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZnPlBOZOvs   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn1oeEmzFhQ   … Continue reading Tolkien’s Songs

Living in Interesting Times at Catholic Match

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019 / DBreitenbeck / 1 Comment

I missed that this piece went up a few days ago: talking about how to live in "Interesting Times." I get to quote "Lord of the Rings" a lot in this one: The first thing we ought to get clear right from the start is this: our circumstances are nothing new. Certainly the specifics are … Continue reading Living in Interesting Times at Catholic Match

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