{"id":9355,"date":"2013-09-21T17:00:31","date_gmt":"2013-09-21T21:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chesterton.org\/newsite\/?p=9355"},"modified":"2014-03-27T22:07:45","modified_gmt":"2014-03-28T02:07:45","slug":"cleric-chestertons-cause-canonization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chesterton.org\/store\/cleric-chestertons-cause-canonization\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Suitable Cleric\u2019 Appointed to Investigate G.K. Chesterton\u2019s Cause for Canonization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><b>PRESS RELEASE<\/b><br \/>\n<b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>\u2018Suitable Cleric\u2019 Appointed to Investigate G.K. Chesterton\u2019s Cause for Canonization<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Minneapolis, Minnesota (September 21, 2013). The Diocese of Northampton issued the following statement about the investigation into G.K. Chesterton\u2019s Cause for Canonization:<\/p>\n<p>The Diocese of Northampton has taken the first steps to opening the Cause of G.K. Chesterton. In a statement this morning it says: \u2018Since the Right Reverend Peter Doyle was appointed Bishop of Northampton in June 2005, there have been a number of approaches from people in the UK and, in particular, in the USA enquiring about the possibility of opening the Cause of G.K. Chesterton.<\/p>\n<p>In response to these approaches, the Bishop has appointed Canon John Udris, a priest of the Diocese and currently a spiritual director at St Mary\u2019s College, Oscott, to undertake a fact-finding exercise on his behalf.<\/p>\n<p>Contacted by Dale Ahlquist, Fr. Udris said, \u201cI was delighted when Bishop Peter asked me to take on this task. I am eager to begin gathering the necessary information that will enable him to consider the potential next steps. I hope that people will respond generously with their contributions in this undertaking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ahlquist was thrilled with the pick. \u201cFr. Udris is an excellent choice,\u201d he said. \u201cIn fact, I was hoping he would be the one appointed to conduct the investigation. He is the former pastor of St. Teresa\u2019s in Beaconsfield, where I met him in 2002. He was newly appointed to the parish and was quite excited to be the pastor of Chesterton\u2019s church. Even then, he was already anxious to gather personal stories from the few people still living who knew Chesterton personally. The stories he shared even then attested to Chesterton\u2019s great goodness and personal holiness. I am sure Fr. Udris has a great deal of material available to him, and he knows the process and knows what to look for. He is an authority on another saint, St. Therese of Lisieux, about whom he has written extensively.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dale Ahlquist met Fr. Udris on a tour of England in 2002. <\/p>\n<p>The Diocese asks that anyone with information on G.K. Chesterton related to his Cause, or who wants to contribute to this undertaking, to contact Fr. Udris at St. Mary\u2019s College, Chester Road, Sutton, Coldfield, B73 5AA, UK. His e-mail address is chesterton@oscott.org.<\/p>\n<p>For media inquiries, or to schedule an interview with Dale Ahlquist, please contact \u00a0the American Chesterton Society at info@chesterton.org or call 952-831-3096.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ACS Books, a division of the American Chesterton Society<br \/>\n4117 Pebblebrook Circle, Minneapolis, MN 55437 | 952-831-3096 | www.chesterton.org<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chesterton.org\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/press_release_9-22-2013.pdf\">Download a copy of this press release<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE \u2018Suitable Cleric\u2019 Appointed to Investigate G.K. Chesterton\u2019s Cause for Canonization Minneapolis, Minnesota (September 21, 2013). The Diocese of Northampton issued the following statement about the investigation into G.K. Chesterton\u2019s Cause for Canonization: The Diocese of Northampton has taken the first steps to opening the Cause of G.K. Chesterton. 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