Did it die? Can we hope for a resurrection? Is it sleeping? Are there signs of its awakening?

Is it possible to summarize the Catholic dimension of The Lord of the Rings in fewer than 600 words? You better believe it!

As the new school year begins, here are my thoughts on what constitutes a good education:

https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2019/08/signs-good-education-joseph-pearce.html

Here is Part Four of my podcast lecture series based on my book, Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know:

Here are some musings on life, death and drama:

https://www.faithandculture.com/home/2019/8/8/words-made-flesh-death-comes-alive-in-new-york-city

Where did priests hide in days of anti-Catholic terror? This is one of the things I discuss in my latest essay for the National Catholic Register:

http://www.ncregister.com/blog/josephpearce/a-hiding-place-for-holy-priests-in-elizabethan-england

In part three of my podcast series, based on my newest book Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know, I discuss the importance of storytelling in the Gospel and how it relates to the importance of fictional narratives in any healthy culture:

https://www.faithandculture.com/home/2019/08/05-christ-the-storyteller

Well, should we?