Dead Author Interviews: Author, Sir & Saint Thomas More!

There are many authors I would love to interview and interview again. There are authors who have been dead for decades, & sometimes centuries who I would love to sit down and do a Q&A with. Perhaps that will have to wait until I’m in the afterlife. One such author who I would love to sit down with, is not only a humanist & author, but a Catholic martyr & saint, Sir Thomas More.

Who was Saint Thomas More?

Thomas More was born in 1478 in London England and was also martyred in London in the year 1546 after refusing to acknowledge Henry VIII as head of the Church of England. Thomas also disapproved of Henry VIII’s divorce from Katherine of Aragon for failing to give him a son & falling in love (and lust) with Anne Boelyn. Thomas More was the famous author of the novel Utopia which centuries later would still be read at colleges to this day. The novel Utopia is depicted as a pagan and communist island governed by reason. The mysterious traveler who serves as the main character is trying to say communism is the only cure found for egoism in private and public life. This book was basically commentary on Europe at the time where many rulers sought out self interest and greed despite being Christian nations.

What questions would I ask Saint Tomas More?

If Thomas were alive today in this world, I would address him as Sir Thomas since the only way you can be a saint is if you’re dead. (though if you’re Catholic like I am, we do die in this world but are alive eternally in the next one). Though I would most likely ask him questions when I reach Heaven. Hopefully I won’t have to take a detour in Purgatory, but if I must I must!

Are there some parts of your personality in the mysterious main character in Utopia?

How long did it take you to write it, and what do you hope we all learn whether we have a role in government or not to learn from Utopia?

Were you ever afraid to defy Henry VIII due to him breaking away from the Catholic Church and him knowing you disagreed with his actions?

What advice do you have for today’s Catholics on how to live the life of a true Catholic as well as spreading the faith to others?

 If you were to write a sequel to Utopia, what would it be about?

How do you feel Sir Thomas, about Utopia being read centuries later & is still being enjoyed by readers?

If I could show Saint Thomas the present

I would show Saint Thomas while there are Protestant Churches, Catholic Churches and the faith have survived. I would also show how the new world became America and how we have freedom of religion and that we have the freedom to follow our conscience to worship freely.