The American Chesterton Society

New issue of Gilbert Mag coming soon!

Sean P. Dailey — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:41:38 +0000

All,
The March/April 2012 issue of Gilbert Magazine is at the printer and will soon be arriving in your mailboxes. And what an issue it is! Packed between its pages you’ll find:
■ An interview with novelist (and Chestertonian) Tim Powers
■ Original fiction by Kelsey McIntyre
■ Book reviews by Chuck Chalberg, Richard Aleman, and Chris Chan
■ A review of the BBC series George Gently by Chris Chan
■ Dale Ahlquist’s harrowing tale of his trip to Las Vegas
■ Our editorial, “Resist the Tyrant,” on the HHS mandate and its connection to the Obama administration’s other assaults on American liberties

Plus…
■ Nancy Carpentier-Brown, David Beresford, Victoria Darkey, David Fagerberg, Robert Moore-Jumonville, coverage of the grand opening of the Chesterton Reading Room in Denver, Tremendous Trifles, Chesterton University, and, of course, reams and reams of G.K. Chesterton

Not yet a subscriber of Gilbert Magazine? Why not? You can rectify that sorry situation by going here and joining the American Chesterton Society!

Happy Feast Day of St. George!

G.K. Chesterton — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:16:33 +0000

The Englishman
by G.K. Chesterton

St George he was for England,
And before he killed the dragon
He drank a pint of English ale
Out of an English flagon.
For though he fast right readily
In hair-shirt or in mail,
It isn’t safe to give him cakes
Unless you give him ale.

St George he was for England,
And right gallantly set free
The lady left for dragon’s meat
And tied up to a tree;
But since he stood for England
And knew what England means,
Unless you give him bacon
You mustn’t give him beans.

St George he is for England,
And shall wear the shield he wore
When we go out in armour
With battle-cross before.
But though he is jolly company
And very pleased to dine,
It isn’t safe to give him nuts
Unless you give him wine.

Lecture #86 Apostle Paul and Wild Ducks

Nancy Carpentier Brown — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:19:57 +0000

A new lecture has been added to the Chesterton 101 series, number 86, titled The Apostle and the Wild Ducks. Read about this fascinating collection of essays and learn more about Chesterton.

Lecture #85: Chesterton on Shakespeare ready

Nancy Carpentier Brown — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:39:37 +0000

Dale Ahlquist’s 85th lecture, Chesterton on Shakespeare, is ready for reading and studying in the Chesterton 101 series. Enjoy!

Ending with a Bang

Dale Ahlquist — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:12:15 +0000

Lecture #84, called Ending with a Bang, regarding another Dorothy Collins collection called The Spice of Life, has been added to the Chesterton 101 collection and you can read it here.

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.

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Nancy Carpentier Brown — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:23:09 +0000

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Who Is This Guy?

Nancy Carpentier Brown — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:44:29 +0000

They ask the question with a mixture of wonder, gratitude and…resentment. They are amazed by what they have discovered. They are thankful to have discovered it. And they are almost angry that it has taken so long for them to make the discovery. “Who is this guy…?”

The ACS Announces the Release of the Hound of Distributism

Dale Ahlquist — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:05:38 +0000

Capitalism? Socialism? Isn’t it time for a change? Find out more about another way, a way that treats families, people, and jobs with respect. Find out more about Distributism in this new collection of essays from prominent international experts, including:

Richard Aleman, president of The Society for Distributism and managing editor of The Distributist Review
Dale Ahlquist, president of the American Chesterton Society
Joseph Pearce, acclaimed biographer and editor-in-chief of St. Austin Review
Phillip Blond, leading English political thinker and director of the British think- tank ResPublica
Dr. William E. Fahey, president of Thomas More College
Hon. Dr. Race Mathews, former Australian MP and cabinet minister
Philippe Maxence, editor-in-chief of L’Homme Nouveau, the French Catholic newspaper
John Médaille, author of the bestseller, Toward a Truly Free Market
Thomas Storck, celebrated author serving on the editorial board for The Chesterton Review

Additional contributions by Russell Sparkes, Peter Chojnowski, David W. Cooney, Mark and Louise Zwick, Donald P. Goodman III, Bill Powell, and G.K. Chesterton!

Distributism is the thought-provoking idea that what is good for politics and business is not always good for society, but what is good for the family makes good politics and good business.

Read our press release and learn more about distributism here.

Order your hard copy of The Hound of Distributism here, or your e-book copy here.

Lecture #83 added to Chesterton 101

Nancy Carpentier Brown — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:10:57 +0000

This lecture is all about one of the first collections of essays by an outsider: A.L. Maycock. In his introduction, Maycock describes Chesterton as the last of journalism’s great men of letters, who wrote “ceaselessly and spontaneously, pouring out riches of an ever-fertile mind on every kind of topic.” He was also “the last crusader,” with a passion for truth and justice, and “the prophet and the poet of the man in the street,” who could engage and stimulate his audiences and allies as well as his opponents.

Read the entire essay here.

Where All Roads Lead

Nancy Carpentier Brown — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:49:04 +0000

Another lecture has been added to the Chesterton 101 series, a book which contained a series of articles Chesterton published just after his conversion, explaining why he converted. Very interesting reading here.