Saturday, November 22, 2008

The Prophet Chesterton

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In wandering around the blogosphere I have frequently encountered mention of Chesterton. Sometimes it’s a quote. Sometimes it’s an entire po...
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Friday, November 21, 2008

More Books

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As a young lad I was intrigued by the collages of Max Ernst, especially in his surrealist poem The Hundred-Headless Woman . Not only on an a...
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Saturday, November 15, 2008

A Work of A Master

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After having read alot ABOUT C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy online, I finally found the set in a used bookstore and absolutely devoured it. O...
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Monday, November 10, 2008

an impression of Belloc

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I have a friend who has supposedly been working through Orthodoxy for years now. Not sure what his projected completion date for the first ...
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Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Yes it is a big deal.

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No. No. Not the election. It was on this day 30 years ago that my bride and I made some promises to each other. On the surface they sound si...
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Saturday, November 01, 2008

Foolishness

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This past week I picked our last ripe red tomato and ate it with great joy and a little mayonnaise. Mowed the lawn for the final time, clean...
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Friday, October 31, 2008

Seasons Greetings........

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........for Halloween If I did this right, you will be hearing Basil Rathbone's interpretation of Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven . I t...
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Friday, October 24, 2008

The story of Debbie

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“Twenty million young women rose to their feet with the cry, “We will not be dictated to,” and proceeded to become stenographers.” GKC As s...
Thursday, October 23, 2008

when courage speaks

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from Archbishop Charles J. Chaput "The truth is that for some Catholics, the abortion issue has never been a comfortable cause. It'...
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Sunday, October 19, 2008

Chesterton Theatre Company - response

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After my previous post and inquiries about the G. K. Chesterton Theatre Company, I received the following e-mail: Lee, I'm Cathal Gallag...
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Saturday, October 18, 2008

Camping With Hilaire

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Just before school started I took my daughter on an end of summer camping trip. Whenever we go camping I use that time to learn a basically ...
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Friday, October 17, 2008

G. K. Chesterton Theatre Company

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While wandering through the blogosphere searching for signs that perhaps voters were finally catching on to Obama, I stumbled across a blog ...
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A clerihew: Looking in the last volume

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Vladimir Kosma Zworykin helped to make possible television. His contribution to that form of mass media is why he's one of the the last ...
Monday, October 13, 2008

Back in action

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Sorry for having taken a few months off. Hey, I work in the insurance industry, what more do I need to say. Also some family farm issues and...
Thursday, October 02, 2008

On angels

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Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly . - G.K. Chesterton On this day the Catholic Church honors Guardian Angels. While they m...
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

McCain campaign clerihew

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John McCain to spark his campaign sought help from "above" - Alaska's "Gov".
Friday, September 19, 2008

Zmirak on Chesterton

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In case you missed it, Zmirak reviews, summarizes and promotes The Everlasting Man . Great stuff. Excerpt: If you don't know the book, s...
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Monday, September 15, 2008

"Gilbert" and the Books are here!

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As is the tradition here in lovely western New York, my latest issue of Gilbert arrived long after others across the nation have received t...
Thursday, September 11, 2008

Battle of Vienna: September 11, 1683

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Vienna, as we saw, was almost taken and only saved by the Christian army under the command of the King of Poland on a date that ought to be ...
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Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Young Chesterton Chronicles

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There was a time when I would’ve received advanced notice and a sample copy: The Young Chesterton Chronicles . It came out in March, but I j...
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