5 September 2021 | Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Grass Valley, Calif.

Speaking to you this holiday weekend from a friend’s parish deep in rural California, we take a look at several of Tolkien’s later letters and his own life as a hobbit called out of his hole on many adventures! Also, what does it mean that we belong to the Roman rite? If you’ve ever wanted to know the meaning of inculturation, look no farther.

Opening music: “Let thy hand be strengthened, composed by G. W. F. Handel, sung by The Sixteen, dir. Harry Christophers, 2009. All rights reserved.