But peasants are so credulous…
We have two laws, one very old, and one very recent, but they illustrate a point Chesterton had made, once … Continue reading But peasants are so credulous…
After all that inhuman mercy…
How do you present an image of false or “inhuman mercy” as Chesterton calls such and reach the viewer with … Continue reading After all that inhuman mercy…
The Slowness of Men In Realizing Its Goodness…
“And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the … Continue reading The Slowness of Men In Realizing Its Goodness…
A Chesterton Summer Reading Program
“We all know what is national madness. But what is national sanity?” – G. K. Chesterton, What Is Wrong With … Continue reading A Chesterton Summer Reading Program
The Obsolescence of Ethics: Robert Fitch
“Ours is an age where ethics has become obsolete. It is superceded by science, deleted by philosophy and dismissed as emotive by psychology. It is drowned in compassion, evaporates into aesthetics and retreats before relativism. The usual moral di… Continue reading The Obsolescence of Ethics: Robert Fitch
Whenever we see things done wildly…
The problem is that in today’s political atmosphere, “neither the men nor the women have any influence at all.” Even … Continue reading Whenever we see things done wildly…
In the Fields That We Know…
“From one man He made every nation of men, to inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times … Continue reading In the Fields That We Know…
Happy Birthday, Mr. Chesterton!
HAPPY 146th BIRTHDAY TO GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON! Continue reading Happy Birthday, Mr. Chesterton!
That we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain…
It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of … Continue reading That we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain…
The luxurious art of reducing ourselves…
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be … Continue reading The luxurious art of reducing ourselves…
Pandemical Reflections: Chesterton on Humility and Modesty
“What does the Lord require of you? To act justly, and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” (Micah 6:8) Sober Pandemical Reflections. Or … Continue reading Pandemical Reflections: Chesterton on Humility and Modesty
CHESTERTON STOPPED US FROM EUGENICS THEN, WILL HE STOP THE WEST FROM EUGENICS AGAIN?
We’ve been fighting the idea that economic reasons are an acceptable excuse for supporting abortion. As Christians, we fight for … Continue reading CHESTERTON STOPPED US FROM EUGENICS THEN, WILL HE STOP THE WEST FROM EUGENICS AGAIN?
The Divine Mercy of Forgiveness and Healing
Making amends as part of real repentance allows us to wake up with a true sense of life and divine … Continue reading The Divine Mercy of Forgiveness and Healing
The Cosmos begins to know its place…
When once a god is admitted, even a false god, the Cosmos begins to know its place: which is the … Continue reading The Cosmos begins to know its place…
The first and last idea of it is Resurrection…
What makes this passage so intriguing and revealing is that Chesterton takes all the erroneous trends, the facets of truth, … Continue reading The first and last idea of it is Resurrection…
Because death has been defeated…
“PIPPIN: I didn’t think it would end this way. GANDALF: End? No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death is just … Continue reading Because death has been defeated…
Nothing less can raise us from the dead…
On this fourth day of Easter… Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the … Continue reading Nothing less can raise us from the dead…
The peculiar chivalry of Christendom…
On this Easter observance, we imagine what it was like, the lingering euphoria of these women who were the first … Continue reading The peculiar chivalry of Christendom…
Holy Week: What they were looking at was the first day of a new creation…
-Easter Sunday- On the first day of the week, very early in the morning,the women came to the tomb, bringing … Continue reading Holy Week: What they were looking at was the first day of a new creation…
Holy Week: Guarded by the authority of the Caesars…
-Holy Saturday- And now a member of the Council arrived, a good and upright man named Joseph. He had not … Continue reading Holy Week: Guarded by the authority of the Caesars…
Holy Week: The best things in the world that are at their worst…
-Good Friday- A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so they put a sponge full of the sour … Continue reading Holy Week: The best things in the world that are at their worst…
Holy Week: An object of faith…
-Holy Thursday- Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to … Continue reading Holy Week: An object of faith…
Holy Week: Judas with the bag…
-Holy Wednesday- Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the Passover. And the chief priests and … Continue reading Holy Week: Judas with the bag…
Holy Week: The traitor is always a friend…
-Holy Tuesday- “However, there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus had known from the beginning which … Continue reading Holy Week: The traitor is always a friend…
Holy Week: A deadly ultimatum to the world…
-Holy Monday- Six days before Passover Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. … Continue reading Holy Week: A deadly ultimatum to the world…
Holy Week: The Donkey
-Palm Sunday- And when they drew nigh to Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto mount Olivet, then Jesus sent … Continue reading Holy Week: The Donkey
