The Lord of the Rings is actually a story about a man who has to abandon his household duties, his family, and the imminent destruction of the world in order to finish his book.
“Alone with none but Thee, O Lord,
I journey on my way.
What need I fear when you are near
O Lord of night and day?
Safer am I within Thy hand
Than if a host should round me stand.”
Prayer attributed to St. Columba, missionary to the British Isles, whose feast day is today.
Today at Sub-Creations, I consider a question raised by the pope’s recent encyclical: is technology morally good, bad, or neutral? And how does J.R.R. Tolkien help us to understand this?
Guys, The Promised Land is really good! I was skeptical, but it won me over. Read my review today.