![]() ![]() Lewis when I did the posts on Mere Christianity, back in the day. Why just yesterday I saw that David Sessions of Patrol has put up the first two posts of a “confront your prejudices” book club for Orthodoxy that you can follow along with. This may be interesting to follow, as I had the same idea about C.S. The more folks who discover Chesterton’s books, the better. ![]() The excitement about that prospect has since leveled off, but Pope Francis is a Chestertonian, so don’t count it out. McCabe? Sheesh!īack when Cardinal John Henry Newman was beatified, the hope for a cause for Chesterton rose precipitously. Here you will find posts on his poems, his book Orthodoxy was the first YIMC Book Club selection, and generally I just appreciate his wit and wisdom. And how about Father Brown? And remember his argument with Mr. ![]() Long time readers in this space won’t be surprised that I really enjoy Chesterton. But to be prolific, good, and have trouble finding books written by that person? Well let’s just say that is baffling. To be prolific and bad doesn’t guarantee that your work will stand the test of time. This is amazing because he was not only a prolific writer, but a great one as well. Searching the catalog for his works, I was surprised to find that there wasn’t much that was written by Chesterton on the shelves. Dale Ahlquist’s site was probably where I landed first. You see, sometime between when I discovered Blaise Pascal and Thomas Merton, I came across Chesterton. But I can truthfully say that one of the reasons why I am Catholic today is because of G.K. ![]()
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