Friday, February 10, 2023

St. Blaise

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  It's probably safe to assume Saint Blaise is enjoying Paradise these days. Martyrdom likely led him to eternal glory and not just some...
Thursday, February 02, 2023

Where's the Chesterton Biography Movie?

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In recent years we have been treated to biographical movies about J. R. R. Tolkien ( Tolkien ) and C. S. Lewis ( Shadowlands, The Most Reluc...
Saturday, January 28, 2023

Princess Diana

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  In response to some unkind comments about Princess Diana in the November/December Gilbert , I have only two things to say: 1. I was always...
Thursday, January 26, 2023

C. S. Lewis and Mere Christianity

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I bought my copy of Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis February 25, 1980. I know this because the receipt is still in the book. I bought it t...
Friday, December 30, 2022

Chesterton (and Friends) Reading in 2022

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Each year, I keep a tally of works read - books, plays, etc. And a number of those works this past year certainly fit under the heading of ...
Monday, December 26, 2022

Merry Christmas

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                 Jesus                came to save all,                the lowly and the great,                but chose to come as one of t...
Thursday, December 15, 2022

Toward the Gleam (T. M. Doran)

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One thing I did notice among some recent books written by Catholic writers of a certain school is fictionalized versions of actual historica...
Wednesday, December 14, 2022

I'll continue, for now

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  In my last post, I noted that so few people seem to be following this blog any more - even the former team members. I got no responses.  T...
Wednesday, December 07, 2022

So ...

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  I've been attempting to keep this blog alive. But it seems that very few people read the new posts - even my fellow team members appea...
Thursday, December 01, 2022

Chesterton and Anti-Semitism

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In 1978 I was counselor and a life guard at a summer camp. During one session, the boys' cabin I was working with played a softball game...
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...