Thursday, March 26, 2026

(Blessed) Fulton Sheen and Chesterton

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Archbishop Fulton Sheen has been in the news lately. The Vatican has announced he will be beatified September 24 in St. Louis. "Blessed...
Thursday, March 19, 2026

Not Merely Islam: C.S. Lewis Assesses the Religion of Mohammed

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Hmm. On light of the current conflict ...  Not Merely Islam: C.S. Lewis Assesses the Religion of Mohammed
Thursday, March 12, 2026

Getting Dramatic

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  At the beginning of each year I set reading goals. Among the goals for this year is to read a couple of plays.  Being in the mood for some...
Thursday, March 05, 2026

One Nuke To Rule Them?

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  Many reviews said that the Ring in Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings was suggested by the atom bomb. What could be more plausible? Here is ...
Thursday, February 26, 2026

A Father Gabriel Mystery

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  Whenever one reads a mystery with a priest sleuth, it's natural to think of Chesterton's Father Brown. Of course, not all such sle...
Friday, February 20, 2026

Late, But I Have a Good Reason!

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  I try to post every Thursday - my assigned day. But my old computer - 16 years old - died. My new computer arrived yesterday afternoon, bu...
Thursday, February 12, 2026

Zimmy Clerihew

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Robert Zimmerman adopted a persona as part of his musical career plan. Given his singing voice he might have thought it was his only choice....
Thursday, February 05, 2026

Bruce Wayne Clerihew

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  Back in 2021 I submitted a number of clerihews to Gilbert . One of them finally showed up in the current issue! Patience is a virtue. Bruc...
Thursday, January 29, 2026

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil

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  Tom Bombadil was one of my favorite characters in The Lord of the Rings . I was sorry when he got left out of the movies, though I underst...
Thursday, January 22, 2026

Saint Tolkien

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As I had noted previously, there is a page on substack devoted to " Saint Tolkien ". It explores various aspects of Tolkien's ...
Thursday, January 15, 2026

A Child of the Snows

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  We have been struck by a snow storm that has closed all the local schools. With that in mind, and because we are just out of the Christmas...
Thursday, January 08, 2026

Read in 2025, Goals for 2026

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Every year, I set reading goals, and then keep a tally of books read. Some of those goals include reading works by Chesterton, Tolkien, Lewi...
Thursday, January 01, 2026

Happy New Year!

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  The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backb...
Thursday, December 25, 2025

A Nativity Sonnet

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I've been posting pieces by the great ones about Christmas. This sonnet is the one I composed this year to go out with my Christmas card...
Friday, December 19, 2025

"The Turn of the Tide" by C. S. Lewis

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The Turn of the Tide By C. S. Lewis Breathless was the air over Bethlehem; black and bare The fields; hard as granite were the clods; Hedges...

"The Nativity" - By C. S. Lewis

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  "The Nativity" by C.S. Lewis Among the oxen (like an ox I’m slow) I see a glory in the stable grow Which, with the ox’s dullness...
Thursday, December 11, 2025

A Remaining Christmas - Belloc

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Since my Tolkien poem is a repeat, here's an original - an Hilaire Belloc essay from 1928.   A Remaining Christmas The world is changing...
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"Noel" by Tolkien (again)

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In 2013 a poem by J. R. R. Tolkien, "Noel", was rediscovered. It was apparently originally published in 1936 in  The Annual of Our...
Thursday, December 04, 2025

Santa Season

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  For the past 20 years, I have been a professional Santa. I used to be a mall Santa, but I left that and now just do a few appearances. My ...
Thursday, November 27, 2025

Happy Thanksgiving 2025

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We can be thankful for Chesterton's appreciation for thankfulness and gratitude!  “The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in...