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Lecture #86 Apostle Paul and Wild Ducks
This would be the last book of his writings edited by someone who had a direct link with Chesterton. Hereafter, all the posthumous books must, I suppose, be considered second and third generation, even if they are pure Chesterton.
Lecture #85: Chesterton on Shakespeare ready
Dale Ahlquist’s 85th lecture, Chesterton on Shakespeare, is ready for reading and studying in the Chesterton 101 series. Enjoy!
Ending with a Bang
Some sneer; some snigger; some simper;
In the youth where we laughed and sang,
And they may end with a whimper
But we will end with a bang.
The End of the World
The author’s vision does not seeem too far-fetched: the new leader comes from an obscure background, but suddenly captures the world’s stage though no one seems to know anything about him.
A Happy Little Reflection on Hell
Chesterton used the fear of death to make people better appreciate life. That is why when someone said that life was not worth living, Chesterton took out a gun and offered to shoot the person. Suddenly, for some reason, when you’re staring down the barrel of a gun, life is worth living! Life is good.
A Prophetic Look at National Health Care
G.K. Chesterton believed, as a liberal, that the State’s role was to preserve liberty, not take it away.
Creator of the Ice-Worm Cocktail
Though our current literary establishment continues to lift its collective nose at the poetry of Robert Service, his poems continue to delight new readers and his books continue to fly off the shelf.
Dale Ahlquist is interviewed by Chesterton Brasil — in Portugese!
De origem protestante (batista), Dale converteu-se ao catolicismo por influência de Chesterton.
Light Heavyweight or Heavy Lightweight?
I could write a review of the reviews of Ian Ker’s monumental new biography of G.K. Chesterton. It has been loved and hated. The lovers love Chesterton, of course. The haters claim not to hate him but are very anxious to see him dismissed.
First ever La Crosse GKC Conference
The La Crosse Chesterton Society presents the First Midwest Area Wit, Wisdom, and Spirits Social
Coming May 15: Season 6 of the Apostle of Common Sense!
The 6th season of the EWTN series, The Apostle of Common Sense, will premiere this Sunday, May 15, at 9 p.m. Eastern, 8 p.m. Central.
The Smell of Danger
Just as the four Evangelists differ in some details about the Gospel account, leading some Biblical critics to question their veracity, the eyewitnesses and participants in the first meeting of G.K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc give varying reports of time and place, leading Maisie Ward to speculate that future scholars will conclude that the two of them never met at all.
Dale Ahlquist blogging at LifeSiteNews
The Nativity could not be a more contrary celebration in a society that has such a bizarre attitude toward birth, broadly unwelcoming, but often narrowly and violently hateful.