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As has become customary, Fr. Peter Milward, the internationally renowned Shakespeare scholar, has shared his comments on the contents of the latest issue. As one who knew Tolkien, his comments on our previous issue, which was on the theme of "The Catholic World of J. R. R. Tolkien", were especially welcome. Since Fr. Milward also knew [...]
Like the film A Man for All Seasons (1966), Alfred Hitchcock’s film I Confess (1953) shows a good man thrust into a situation where there can be no compromise. Hitchcock (1899-1980) was brought up Catholic, educated at a Jesuit school in London, and he was intrigued by the cinematic potential of I Confess, originally a stage [...]
I've received an enquiry from someone currently in the midst of writing a screenplay who requested details of any essays on the topic of fairy tales, "specifically addressing the use of magical items, but from a Catholic perspective, not from a New Age or any other perverse viewpoint". Here's my response: You should make a point [...]
My latest article for the Imaginative Conservative calls on the bishops of the Church and the leaders of other Christian denominations to sever real marriage from its secular counterfeit: http://www.theimaginativeconservative.org/2016/08/time-christian-declaration-independence-joseph-pearce.html
In Humphrey Carpenter’s biography of J. R. R. Tolkien, we learn that Tolkien was fond of the novels of John Buchan. Like Tolkien, Buchan had formative experiences in South Africa. Tolkien was born there, and Buchan briefly served there as private secretary to Lord Milner, High Commissioner for overseeing reconstruction after the Boer War. Buchan’s most [...]
An advertisement for a new line of pipe tobacco named for Casey Jones calls to mind that controversial American folk-hero. “When most people think of old-time railroading,” wrote Oliver Jensen in 1975, “they think of Casey Jones roaring into eternity with his hand on the whistle cord.” John Luther “Casey” Jones (born 1863) was the only [...]
It seems that there is something stirring in the movie-making business as of late. Namely, religious themes are reappearing on the radar in a more positive light to appease the niche counter-cultural audience that has proven it still carries some clout at the ticket booth. Even if it’s just a matter of throwing them a bone [...]
One of my passions and one of the principal motivations for all that I do is a desire to promote a new literary revival in our own time, and especially the encouraging of a revival which is distinctly Catholic. With this in mind, I'm happy to spread word about a great literary journal, The Lost Country, which was started [...]