{"id":5512,"date":"2023-11-05T18:46:39","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T22:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/?p=5512"},"modified":"2023-11-05T19:04:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T23:04:49","slug":"a-journey-of-renewal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-reflections\/a-journey-of-renewal\/","title":{"rendered":"A Journey of Renewal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2231\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/a-catholic-journey\/attachment\/frodo2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Frodo2.jpg?fit=777%2C535&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"777,535\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;the Net&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1593040965&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Frodo2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Frodo2.jpg?fit=625%2C430&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Frodo2.jpg?resize=625%2C430\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2231\" width=\"870\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Frodo2.jpg?w=777&amp;ssl=1 777w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Frodo2.jpg?resize=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Frodo2.jpg?resize=768%2C529&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Frodo2.jpg?resize=624%2C430&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018The Lord of the Rings\u2019: A Catholic journey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>C.S. Lewis likened the tale ( Lord of the Rings ) to \u201clightning from a clear sky \u2026 with beauties which pierce like swords or burn like cold iron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Would it be fair to say that, in our times, the powers of the world appear ever on the rise, hope is rather scarce, those who discern patiently and exercise responsibility are few and far between, and the meek continue to be trampled underfoot? Has not a prevailing sense of gloom fallen upon our world? Do we not yearn for a happiness we have forgotten or not yet known?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Lewis noted in his friend J.R.R. Tolkien\u2019s masterpiece, in \u201cThe Lord of the Rings\u201d we are plunged into a darkening world with characters submerged in anguish. But their anguish is of those who desire more than the inevitable doom thrust upon them. They set out on a journey against all odds. And yet, when we have seen them through all their travels and travails across 576,459 words, we, like them, \u201creturn to our own life not relaxed but fortified,\u201d as Lewis wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the anguish \u2014 the heartbreak \u2014 that leads to renewal. It is the renewal of one\u2019s own heart. The match that lights that flame is the vision and the witness of those who have hoped great hopes and journeyed great journeys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our Sunday Visitor .&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/osvnews.com\/2021\/06\/18\/the-lord-of-the-rings-a-catholic-journey\/\">WEB<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018The Lord of the Rings\u2019: A Catholic journey C.S. Lewis likened the tale ( Lord of the Rings ) to \u201clightning from a clear sky \u2026 with beauties which pierce like swords or burn like cold iron. Would it be fair to say that, in our times, the powers of the world appear ever on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[55,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-evangelization","category-spiritual-reflections"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7bfMR-1qU","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2230,"url":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/a-catholic-journey\/","url_meta":{"origin":5512,"position":0},"title":"A Catholic Journey","author":"monks4christ","date":"June 27, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"\u2018The Lord of the Rings\u2019: A Catholic journey Leonard J. 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