Silmarillion Summer: Of Fëanor and the Silmarils (Part Two)

Silmarillion Summer: Of Fëanor and the Silmarils (Part Two)

Kaitlyn Facista
Reading Tolkien, Book Club, The Silmarillion

Finwë was wed to Míriel, and their son Fëanor was born. However, after the birth of Fëanor, Míriel languished and was unable to continue living. She went to Lórien to rest, and her spirit departed from her body and went to the Halls of Mandos. Finwë was grieved at the loss of his wife. Fëanor grew swiftly and was the most subtle in mind and skilled in hand of the Noldor. Fëanor devised letters that bear his name (Fëanorian letters), and was the first who discovered how to make gems. Fëanor was married to Nerdanel.

Silmarillion Summer: Introduction to The Silmarillion (Part One)

Silmarillion Summer: Introduction to The Silmarillion (Part One)

Kaitlyn Facista
Reading Tolkien, Book Club, The Silmarillion

The Silmarillion is one of Tolkien’s most challenging works and yet also the most beautiful and important in my opinion. Many Tolkien fans new and old often feel intimidated by its depth and bewildered by its vocabulary, but it’s become my goal to encourage, equip, and inspire Tolkien fans to not only pick up The Silmarillion — but to finish it as well!

Sign Up for our Summer Book Club: The Silmarillion

Sign Up for our Summer Book Club: The Silmarillion

Kaitlyn Facista
Book Club

I’m thrilled to share the details for our Summer 2022 Book Club: a ‘crash course’ in The Silmarillion. This Book Club was created for those who are interested in learning about the beginnings of Arda and all of the Great Tales that led up to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, but don’t have the time to devote to exploring every single detail of this story quite yet. I’m of the belief that once you make it through The Silmarillion once, you’ll find yourself wanting to re-read it over and over again - so this is meant to be a gateway into Tolkien’s greatest work.

Introducing The Silmarillion Reader’s Guide: a Free Resource from Tea with Tolkien

Introducing The Silmarillion Reader’s Guide: a Free Resource from Tea with Tolkien

Kaitlyn Facista
Reading Tolkien, The Silmarillion

The Silmarillion is one of Tolkien’s most challenging works and yet also the most beautiful and important in my opinion. Many Tolkien fans new and old often feel intimidated by its depth and bewildered by its vocabulary, but it’s become my goal to encourage, equip, and inspire Tolkien fans to not only pick up The Silmarillion — but to finish it as well!

Guest Post: 3 Things “The Hobbit of the New Testament” Taught Me

Guest Post: 3 Things “The Hobbit of the New Testament” Taught Me

Matthew Chicoine
Tea With..., Tolkien & Catholicism

When I taught New Testament at a Catholic high school, I unconsciously created a memory regarding the story of Zacchaeus in Luke 19:1-10. I united my love of literature with love of scripture by referring to Zacchaeus as “the hobbit of the New Testament”. Students chuckled at this provisional quip. The former tax collector was described as a short man who needed to climb a tree to view Jesus’ arrival in his town. J.R.R. Tolkien once described his creations as,

The Word on Fire Bible to Become the First Bible Featuring Commentary from JRR Tolkien

The Word on Fire Bible to Become the First Bible Featuring Commentary from JRR Tolkien

Kaitlyn Facista
Tolkien & Catholicism

This Bible feels very meditative, like a slow walk through the Scriptures. I once read an anecdote about Tolkien in which his friends mentioned that Tolkien couldn’t simply go on a quick walk because he would so frequently stop to point out a particular plant or insect, often stopping altogether when something interested him. This Bible feels a bit like this, in the most delightful way. You can’t just rush through the Scriptures, it’s best to work through them slowly. It feels almost like a long walk through the Sistine Chapel or a forest perhaps.

Tea with Tolkien Themes for 2022

Tea with Tolkien Themes for 2022

Kaitlyn Facista

Because I love planning and I love a good theme, I’ve put together a list of twelve monthly themes for Tea with Tolkien in 2022. These themes will help shape what sorts of content is shared on our blog and podcast, what discussions we have within our community, and so on!
If you feel inspired to create any social media posts, art, poetry, etc. inspired by one of these themes, I would love to see and share them! I’d love to do some sort of round-up post at the end of each month. :)

Tolkien on the Incarnation: "The Eucatastrophe of Man's History"

Tolkien on the Incarnation: "The Eucatastrophe of Man's History"

Kaitlyn Facista
Celebrating Tolkien, Tolkien & Catholicism

Unlike other fairy-tales which are set in the sub-created secondary worlds of their authors, the Eucatastrophe of Christ’s life, death, and resurrection is true in our primary world, a story written by the Divine Author himself. Tolkien writes, “Art has been verified. God is the Lord, of angels, and of men—and of elves. Legend and History have met and fused.”

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