The fall campaign for 40 Days for Life in Barre will kick off on Sunday, September 22 at 1pm in the Parish Hall (church basement) at St. Monica Church.  

The guest speaker will be Paul List of Hinesburg, co-author of Mount Doom, The Prophecy of Tolkien Revealed (2022).  

The campaign starts on Wednesday, September 25 and runs through Sunday, November 3. For more information, contact Tom Kelly at thomaskelly.tom@gmail.com or call him at 802-224-6309.

Attendees also will receive the information and materials for the campaign ahead – forty days of prayer and fasting, a prayer vigil and community outreach all aimed at an end to abortion in Barre, in Vermont, and in the world.  

According to the Amazon description of Mount Doom, The Prophecy of Tolkien revealed, J.R.R. Tolkien stated that he wrote his mythology to be enjoyed by readers – and yet, that was only the beginning. But are there more to Tolkien’s words beyond the “fairy tale?”

For decades, interpreters have guessed at the underlying messages contained within Tolkien’s mythology. Yet until now, no one has pulled together a comprehensive interpretation of the deeper, hidden messages within the greatest mythological tales ever told.

In ‘Mount Doom, ‘ Paul List and Ali Ghaffari show how Tolkien began with the most significant true myth, the Creation story from the book of Genesis, adapted it to the creation of an individual human being, brought in a prophecy about the greatest threat to humanity – idolatry and slavery as a result of over-reliance on digital machinery and artificial intelligence.

Tolkien’s mythology is his warning to humanity and his hope for the revival of Western civilization. This complete reinterpretation of the Lord of the Rings mythology will forever change how the world understands J.R.R. Tolkien and his life’s work.

40 Days for Life local campaigns also will be held in Rutland, Burlington and Claremont, NH.