Summary of salvation History

I’m sure many of you out there are following along with Fr. Mike Schmitz’s Bible-in-a-year podcast.

One of the things which I’ve learnt from reading The Silmarillion this year (the Old Testament of Middle Earth!) is that it’s really helpful to periodically review the story so far and to remind yourself how you got here.

With this in mind, I’d like to direct you to some recent episodes from my friend Richaél from the Clumsy Theosis podcast who is currently working through the story of Salvation History at a high level, covering in five episodes the material covered in the last fifty episodes of Fr. Mike’s podcast…

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Know Your Valar: Tulkas and Nessa

We have another couple today, who get married early on in The Silmarillion, Tulkas and Nessa:

Tulkas

  • Type: Vala
  • Name meaning: “Strong” or “Steadfast”
  • Other titles: “the Wrestler”
  • Appearance: Golden hair and beard
  • Location:
  • Notes:
    • Last of the Ainur to enter Arda who entered to fight Melkor.

Nessa

  • Type: Vala
  • Name meaning: “Young”
  • Other titles: “The dancer”
  • Appearance: Beautiful!
  • Location:
  • Notes:
    • Loves to dance
    • Runs swiftly

Know Your Valar: Aulë and Yavanna

It’s time to talk about more of the Valar! Today we look at another couple, Aulë and Yavanna…

Aulë

  • Type: Vala
  • Name meaning: “Invention”
  • Other titles: “The Smith”, “The Maker of Mountains”, “Mahal” (The Maker)
  • Appearance:
  • Location: Central Valinor
  • Notes:
    • He is a master of all crafts who fashioned and crafted the substances of which Arda was made
    • He created the Dwarves
    • Made the Lamps of the Valar
    • Forged the vessels which hold the Sun and Moon
    • Taught the Noldor Eleves about stonework

Yavanna

  • Type: Vala
  • Name meaning: “Giver of fruits”
  • Other titles: “The Fruitful Queen of the Earth”
  • Appearance: Tall as a cypress tree and clothed in green
  • Location: Her gardens are in south Valinor
  • Notes:
    • Planted seeds of everything which grows
    • She thought of the Ents
    • She made the Trees of Light which lit Valinor,
    • She used the last fruit of those trees was used to make the Sun and Moon
    • She also made the White Tree of the Eldar in Tirion.

PWJ: S4E39 – AH – “After Hours” with Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Since Lent has just begun, we invited Fr. Dwight Longenecker to talk about his Screwtape-inspired Lenten books, The Gargoyle Code and Slubgrip Instructs.

S4E39: “After Hours” with Fr. Dwight Longernecker (Download)

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PWJ: S4E38 – TSL 19 – “Nothin’ ’bout love makes sense”

Following on from his previous letter about the differing philosophies of Heaven and Hell, Screwtape now directly turns to the subject of “love” and explains to his nephew why the whole idea makes no sense to him!

S4E38: “Nothin’ ’bout love makes sense” (Download)

If you enjoy this episode, you can subscribe manually, or any place where good podcasts can be found (iTunesGoogle Play, AmazonPodbeanStitcherTuneIn and Overcast), as well as on YouTube. The roadmap for Season 4 is available here.

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Know Your Valar: Ulmo

Last time we looked at a couple, the King and Queen of Arda. Today we look at a bachelor…

Ulmo

  • Type: Vala
  • Name meaning: “Pourer”/”Rainer”
  • Other titles: “Lord of the Waters”
  • Appearance: A gigantic king with silver and emerald armour. Has sea-shell horns (the Ulumúri).
  • Location: Ulmonan, his palace, on the bottom of Vaiya.
  • Biography:
    • Helped bring the Elves to the Undying Lands during the Age of Stars.
    • Taught the Elves music and seacraft.
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