This is the third in a three part series. Part One may be read here. (The first part deals with Memory. Part Two, which considers Matter, is still in the works.  I am sticking to the order of conception, not the order of posting, in numbering this series.) In this post, I want to make [...]

Every story features an action, carried out by a protagonist, who is hindered by an antagonist, which makes for an essential conflict, the development and resolution of which constitutes the basic structure of the story. The larger the scope of the action, the more potential a story has for “greatness.” Every human life, on this [...]

Fr. Dwight Longenecker has written a nice summary (in two sentences!) of J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic novel, The Lord of the Rings. I was moved to comment there, and now to post a greatly amplified version of that comment here. One justification for the latter move is that the subject has some bearing upon recent discussions at [...]