J.R.R. Tolkien - From a Letter to His Son, Michael | Catholic Culture Audiobooks

"The only cure for sagging or fainting faith is Communion."
J.R.R. Tolkien-the English writer, poet, philologist and academic best known for being the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings-was Catholic. After the untimely deaths of his father and mother, Tolkien was raised under the guardianship of a priest. Later in life, Tolkien’s friendship with C.S. Lewis would be instrumental in Lewis’ conversion from atheism to Christianity.
The collection of The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien was originally published in 1981 by his son, Christopher, and biographer, Humphrey Carpenter. It contains 354 letters written between 1914 and 1973, the year of J.R.R. Tolkien's death. This episode features part of a letter written by Tolkien to his second son, Michael, in 1963, when Tolkien was 71 years old.
It is a remarkable letter of fatherly encouragement, touching upon the challenge of scandal in the Church.
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[@MythwrightWorkshop]

What an amazing letter! To learn that the person possessing the heart that felt these emotions, and had such love for the Eucharist, also wrote the great work of drama of our age--is not at all shocking.

[@justin02199x]

1:33😂 LOL
Wow! Beautiful and needed to be heard by every young Catholic Christians!

[@cruznature7545]

This is great stuff!!

[@janetbaker1945]

Oh, if I could get my own son to listen to this! I, too, was a bad parent and raised them without Christ.

[@CatholicCulturePod]

Be like St. Monica :)

[@prodigaldawtr7907]

God has put this on your heart for a reason. Pray without ceasing and give him over to our Blessed Mother ❤🌹