Skip links

Kresta in the Afternoon – May 2, 2023 – Hour 1

Joe Pearce joins guest host Marcus Peter to share what he has learned about Tolkien’s devotion to Mary, and Patrick O’Hearn shares lessons on love from the married saints. 

 

Tolkien, Lewis, and the Blessed Virgin Mary

Joseph Pearce has spent decades studying both the public and private lives of JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis. So he was surprised recently to discover an old letter by their friend that taught him something new about Tolkien. He joins us.  

Links for this Segment

Tolkien & Lewis on the Blessed Virgin Mary

Joseph Pearce is the author of numerous literary works including Literary Converts, The Quest for Shakespeare and Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know. He's Senior Contributor at The Imaginative Conservative, St. John Henry Newman Visiting Chair of Catholic Studies at Thomas More College in Merrimack, NH, editor of the St. Austin Review, and series editor of the Ignatius Critical Editions. Visit his website at jpearce.co.

How the Saints Met their Spouses

The greatest lovers in history were the saints who sought to love God above all else. And for those saints called to marriage, it was God’s love that led them to pursue their spouse in a more pure and holy courtship. Patrick O’Hearn shares their stories.

 

Patrick O'Hearn is an author and a freelance editor, previously serving as TAN Books' acquisitions editor for two years. He grew up in the Midwest and spent close to three years in a Benedictine Monastery before discerning the call to marriage. His first book "Nursery of Heaven: Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss in the Lives of the Saints and Today's Parents," which he co-authored with Cassie Everts, was released in 2019. His second book, "Parents of the Saints: The Hidden Heroes Behind Our Favorite Saints" was released in 2021. The latter book took him over three years to write. His first children's book, "The Shepherd at the Crib and the Cross" was released in 2022. He graduated with a master's in education from Franciscan University of Steubenville and a bachelor's in marketing from St. Ambrose University.
Share with Friends: