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Why The Lord of the Rings is a masterpiece

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At its core, J.R.R. Tolkien’s story is nothing like its fantasy clones, because its roots go much deeper, they drink from eternal truths, without offering […]

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From a piece in The Australian (note: links may require registration) by Tess Livingstone, who wrote this biography of Cardinal George Pell, published in North American by Ignatius Press: Australia’s Cardinal George Pell yesterday called on the Vatican press […]

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