Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Dostoyevsky Clerihew

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Fyodor Dostoevsky was plagued by vices that proved pesky. So to pay his bills he took a successful gamble creating characters who were prone...
Monday, November 14, 2022

Charles and Camilla (clerihew)

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The Brits now have their third Chuck, and so I wish them lots of luck. He finally achieved one of his two main goals, the other, of course, ...
Sunday, October 30, 2022

Una O'Connor Clerihew

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As a character actress, Una O'Connor deserved great praise and honor. No matter who else was on the screen with a look or her voice she ...
Friday, October 21, 2022

Utopian and Dystopian Fiction

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The September/October issue of StAR (Saint Austin Review) contains a short article by Manuel Alfonseca on two genres of fiction - "Utop...
Thursday, October 13, 2022

Rereading

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"We do not enjoy a story fully at the first reading. Not till the curiosity, the sheer narrative lust, has been given its sop and laid ...
Thursday, October 06, 2022

How J.R.R. Tolkien Came to Write the Stories of 'The Rings of Power'

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How J.R.R. Tolkien Came to Write the Stories of 'The Rings of Power' : Haunted by the approach of another world war, the beloved fan...
Tuesday, October 04, 2022

Hilaire Belloc Clerihew

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  Hilaire Belloc walked off the end of a dock, but being in the middle of a debate, he failed to recognize his fate.
Monday, October 03, 2022

Alfred Hitchcock Clerihew

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  Alfred Hitchcock developed a bad case of writer's block despite his use of a bran muffin as the MacGuffin.
Wednesday, September 07, 2022

The Ignatius "Lepanto"

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  In addition to the wonderful talks and getting to interact with fellow Chestertonians at the Rochester Chesterton Conference, one of the j...
Monday, September 05, 2022

Crisis Magazine: Book It

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  Crisis Magazine - "A Voice for the Faithful Catholic Laity" - has been featuring a series of articles about some of our favorit...
Sunday, August 14, 2022

The Patron Saint of Television!

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  There's a legend that St. Clare  appeared at the '36 World Fair. Some folks at the television display claimed they did see on the ...
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Monday, August 08, 2022

Chesterton on EWTN

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  EWTN rebroadcasts this wonderful show Monday mornings at 6:30. What a pleasant way to begin the week.  Though it is odd seeing Dale withou...
Friday, August 05, 2022

The 100th anniversary of Chesterton’s conversion—and its ripple effect

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  Dale's article printed in Catholic World Report -  Because GKC became Catholic, I became Catholic. And so have countless others. When...
Saturday, July 23, 2022

Jill Biden

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  Jill Biden went for a ride in a San Antonio cab and asked, "What's the best place to go to get a good breakfast taco?"
Monday, July 18, 2022

C.S. Lewis Quotations

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G.K. Chesterton is one of the most quotable figures of modern times. One of the men influenced by him, C.S. Lewis, is also eminently quoatbl...
Thursday, June 30, 2022

Amos

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  The prophet Amos became justly famous not for his cookie baking skill, but for proclaiming God's will.
Thursday, June 16, 2022

What's Wrong with the World

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  Chesterton Is Right About What’s Wrong With the World BOOK PICK: New edition of 1910 classic packs relevance today. ‘What’s Wrong With the...
Thursday, June 02, 2022

A Gilbert/Chesterton Clerhew Book?

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I got the online edition of the May/June issue of Gilbert - the print edition has het to arrive - and discovered one of my clerihews is in ...
Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Charles Williams in New Oxford Review

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In the most recent issue of New Oxford Review  (May 2022)there's a wonderful article about Charles Williams. Charles Williams in Letters...

Saint Matthias Clerihew

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The replacement Apostle Matthias was chosen by lot, not by bias. Alas, except for his selection. he's eluded all other historical detect...