“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.

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A CHESTERTON ADVENT: SET BEYOND MY POWER

Are we grateful to God, as was Chesterton, that on our worst days, the power to do something about our situation is beyond us? Why might that be? Read to the end and see the answer in Chesterton’s “A Prayer in Darkness” Continue reading A CHESTERTON ADVENT: SET BEYOND MY POWER

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A CHESTERTON ADVENT: REJOICING IN GOD’s PHILOSOPHY OF LIGHT

The third Sunday, Gaudete Sunday, brings us into rejoicing with God’s philosophy of light! Is our shining strong enough to bring light to the ever growing darkness? Continue reading A CHESTERTON ADVENT: REJOICING IN GOD’s PHILOSOPHY OF LIGHT

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