2018-02-06 00:07
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2015-07-25 10:34
By Dale AhlquistONE of the pressing issues of Chesterton’s time was “birth control.” He not only objected to the idea, he objected to the very term because it meant the opp… Read More
2015-05-26 08:25
Recommended reading:Harry Potter and the Paganization of Culture, by Michael D. O'Brien“I have long had serious reservations about the spiritual underpinning to the Harry Potter series… Read More
2015-05-09 04:43
CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITHCONSIDERATIONS REGARDING PROPOSALS TO GIVE LEGAL RECOGNITION TO UNIONS BETWEEN HOMOSEXUAL PERSONSINTRODUCTION1. In recent years, various q… Read More
2014-10-05 06:12
“IN the broadest sense, government has been out of control in the United States in the last half of the 20th century (and was headed in that direction for most of the first half) becau… Read More
2014-07-13 09:13
The Dignity of Man and the 21st CenturyBy Mortimer J. Adler (A speech delivered to members of The Commonwealth Club, Oct. 10, 1952)President White, members of The Commonwealth Club, my pleas… Read More
2014-05-22 03:38
Teaching, Learning, and Their Counterfeits By Mortimer J. Adler Everyone knows, or certainly should know, that indoctrination is not genuine teaching and that the results of indoctrination… Read More
2014-05-13 03:24
By Dorothy L. SayersTHAT I, WHOSE EXPERIENCE of teaching is extremely limited, should presume to discuss education is a matter, surely, that calls for no apology. It is a kind of behavior to… Read More
2014-05-12 08:32
By Mortimer J. AdlerFrom the The Commonweal (April 1940)1. Docility and AuthorityIN HIS Treatise on Temperance, Saint Thomas discusses the virtue of studiousness and the vice of curiosity. T… Read More
2014-05-11 05:37
By Mortimer J. AdlerFrom The Educational Record (July 1939)THE BASIC PROBLEMS of education are normative. This means, positively, that they are problems in moral and political philosophy; an… Read More
2014-05-07 04:12
Introducing a wonderful musician, Miriam Marston!Miriam is a singer-songwriter and speaker based in Boston, MA. She's a fan of: Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton, soccer, the ocean, train… Read More
2014-05-06 07:02
Essay by C.S. LewisFirst published in The Observer on July 20, 1958.PROGRESS means movement in a desired direction, and we do not all desire the same things for our species. In 'Possible Wor… Read More
2014-05-06 06:55
This video presents a reading of the profound essay, On Living in An Atomic Age, (1948) by C.S. Lewis. The reading is accompanied by some entertaining doodling. A brief excerpt from On Livin… Read More
2014-05-05 02:57
The Fountainhead of Satanism by Joe CarterOver the past few years, Anton LaVey and his book The Satanic Bible has grown increasingly popular, selling thousands of new copies. His impact has… Read More
2014-01-30 11:27
By Anthony GregoryJune 1, 2011IN EVERY election cycle, the politicians love to pretend there is a difference among them on the foreign policy questions. Yet on these issues of unsurpass… Read More
2014-01-30 11:23
Homily given by Monsignor Ronald Knox at the Requiem Mass for Gilbert Keith Chesterton on June 27, 1936. (Chesterton died June 14, 1936)Blessed are they that saw thee, and were honoured… Read More
2014-01-30 11:21
Interview on Possible Beatification of English AuthorBy Antonio GaspariROME, JULY 14, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) is well known for his clever and humorous writin… Read More
2014-01-30 11:20
Gilbert Keith Chesterton died 14 June 1936. I just came across several excellent quotes honoring this great man:Chesterton is dead! That is to say and sayEnglishry shr… Read More
2014-01-30 11:18
I started a new blog dedicated to appreciating the wit and wisdom of Gilbert Keith Chesterton. You can visit the blog here: http://gkcdaily.blogspot.com/ Read More
2011-06-20 11:11
This page contains a variety quotes from G.K. Chesterton. Enjoy!“IT IS remarkable that in so many great wars it is the defeated who have won. The people who were left… Read More
2011-05-31 08:45
By Gary NorthMay 31, 2011BEGINNING in the mid-1960s, a propaganda campaign has been waged against the West. Those favoring government control over the economy have used the fear of a po… Read More
2011-05-08 23:57
The antiwar roots of Mother's Day may not be well-known, yet it is an important piece of history bearing a valuable lesson. Julia Ward Howe (1819 – 1910) was a prominent American aboli… Read More
2011-05-04 02:58
By Laurence M. VanceSource: LewRockwell.comEven without the WikiLeaks revelations that U.S. helicopter pilots gunned down twelve Iraqi civilians, that U.S. soldiers ignored brutal torture ca… Read More
2011-05-01 09:44
Homily, Pope Benedict XVI, Rome 1 May 2011During the Mass in which Pope Benedict XVI beatified his predecessor, Pope John Paul II, he gave the following homily. Dear Brothers and Sisters,Six… Read More
2011-04-24 09:08
(Resurrection Morn by Herbert Gustave Schmalz, 1856-1935. Oil on canvas; 1895.)"On the third day the friends of Christ coming at daybreak to the place found the grave empty and the ston… Read More
2011-04-05 08:34
...Official Lies and Misconceptions of CriticsBy James Petras and Robin Eastman-AbayaMarch 30, 2011. Source: Information Clearing HouseMany critics of the ongoing Euro-US wars in the Mi… Read More
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