Thoughts from Home and Abroad

Why did Pope Leo quote the wise old wizard from The Lord of the Rings? https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/pearce-gandalf-leo

What was the best century in history and was it as good as it might seem at first? https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2026/06/best-worst-centuries-joseph-pearce.html

How can we know if we're reading Scripture properly? https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/reading-the-bible-with-the-eyes-of-christ

Praising the beauteous truth of creation and creativity... https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/pearce-beauteous-truth

What was "that noble northern spirit" that Tolkien wrote that he had "ever loved"? https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2026/06/noble-north-joseph-pearce.html

My interview with Mike Creavey of Homeschool Connections... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46dk7LWJZ1I

The author of a forthcoming book claims to have decoded Tolkien's greatest secret? Has he? Do I agree? Watch my debate and discussion with Paul List, co-author of Mount Doom: Decoding Tolkien's Greatest Secret... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt9znnR4jYM

Chaucer's England was Catholic to the core... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2LWr2tXbS8U?is=x2y0_KvH9M_S58s- The featured image is the famous Wilton Diptych which shows King Richard II, a contemporary of Chaucer, kneeling before the Christ Child and the Blessed Virgin and a host of angels.

Connecting the love of wisdom with the literary imagination... https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2026/05/how-philosophy-unlocks-great-literature-joseph-pearce.html

Discussing Chaucer's Canterbury Tales... https://rumble.com/v7aeqf6-in-a-nutshell-with-joseph-pearce-44-the-pilgrimage-of-the-sinful.html