“But all conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave them as they are. But you do not. If you leave a thing alone you leave it to a torrent of change. If you leave a white post alone it will soon be a black post. If you particularly want it to be white you must be always painting it again; that is, you must be always having a revolution.” – G. K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy, 1908

In other words, as Jesse Sumpter explains: “The world is always changing. People grow old and things fall apart. True conservatives must be vigilant and active because there is a standard which we are aiming for and we cannot reach that standard trying to maintain the status quo.”

True conservatism is radically active. It knows that liberty can be lost in a generation. True conservatism does hail back to the “good old days” but it keeps them dusted off, repainted, and repaired. It is constantly vigilant. And where a line of defense goes awry, it is quick to re-form the line.

Advent, Fourth Sunday, G. K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man

A CHESTERTON ADVENT: TO SHINE UPON EVERYONE INDIFFERENTLY

To be invited to shine as a light to the world, even at the moment of our own pain, is one of the riddles of the Gospel of Christ and a miracle of God. Continue reading A CHESTERTON ADVENT: TO SHINE UPON EVERYONE INDIFFERENTLY

Advent, Fourth Sunday, G. K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man

Advent: Paradoxes in favour of peace…

The paradoxes of the Bible are a wonderous, beauteous and astounding revelation of the truth. And one of the most intriguing is what Chesterton calls “the paradoxes in favor of peace.” Continue reading Advent: Paradoxes in favour of peace…

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