Amon Sûl

Christian Gonzalez, podcaster, thinker and therapist, joins Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick to pace the lonely, palantir-haunted halls of the White Tower of Ecthelion to figure out just what makes the penultimate Steward of Gondor tick.

Christian Gonzalez, podcaster, thinker and therapist, joins Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick to pace the lonely, palantir-haunted halls of the White Tower of Ecthelion to figure out just what makes the penultimate Steward of Gondor tick.

Dcn. Nicholas Kotar returns to the podcast to discuss with Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick his forthcoming epic fantasy novel in the Raven Son series, world-building, sub-creation in Tolkienian terms, and how this contributes to Christian culture-creation.

Dcn. Nicholas Kotar returns to the podcast to discuss with Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick his forthcoming epic fantasy novel in the Raven Son series, world-building, sub-creation in Tolkienian terms, and how this contributes to Christian culture-creation.

Violinist Rebecca Rovny joins as guest co-host to talk with Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick about music in Middle-earth and the role it plays for Tolkien’s characters and cultures and how that relates back to Tolkien’s creation myth. She also helps Fr. Andrew introduce a new segment: The Hall of Fire.

Violinist Rebecca Rovny joins as guest co-host to talk with Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick about music in Middle-earth and the role it plays for Tolkien’s characters and cultures and how that relates back to Tolkien’s creation myth. She also helps Fr. Andrew introduce a new segment: The Hall of Fire.

The theme of Hope is woven into and throughout all Tolkien’s legendarium just as it is in the Christian narrative of the salvation of the world. Dr. Lori Peterson Branch joins Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick to examine this theme with a little help from two young Tolkien fans.

The theme of Hope is woven into and throughout all Tolkien’s legendarium just as it is in the Christian narrative of the salvation of the world. Dr. Lori Peterson Branch joins Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick to examine this theme with a little help from two young Tolkien fans.

Author and podcaster Michael Haldas and Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick put on their bright blue jackets and yellow boots to talk the single most requested character study in all our feedback so far: Tom Bombadil! Just who is this enigmatic figure that never makes it into the movies? We close with a trivia game designed exclusively for Michael Haldas.

Author and podcaster Michael Haldas and Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick put on their bright blue jackets and yellow boots to talk the single most requested character study in all our feedback so far: Tom Bombadil! Just who is this enigmatic figure that never makes it into the movies? We close with a trivia game designed exclusively for Michael Haldas.