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The Catholic Vision Of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings | Professor Paul Gondreau

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The Eucharist and the Eucharistic

Tolkien affirms that Lendes has a religious significance, above and beyond its relatively unimportant ability to give endurance of long marches with little provision. No analysis in any laboratory would discover chemical properties of Lendes that made it superior to other cakes of whole meal. Meals bespeak our humanity at its most basic and at its most elevated levels.

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