Sacred Initiation and Baptismal Symbolism in Tolkien’s Stories
The Lord of the Rings is of course a fundamentally religious and Catholic work; unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision.
Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Moderator 
Above: Castle Hill, New Zealand Led by Gandalf and the famous leader of the dwarves, Thorin Oakenshield, the council held in the little house of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins led those present to one of the most challenging decisions ever made in the world of stories: to set out to confront Smaug, the dragon who had taken over their castle and stolen their treasure. How could it be otherwise…
