Thursday, May 14, 2026

A Marian Poem from Hilaire Belloc

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  Since I posted a couple of Marian poems from Chesterton, here's one from Belloc: Ballade to Our Lady of Czestochowa. I Lady and Queen ...

Marian Poems

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  On the day after the anniversary of the first appearance of Our lady at Fatima, a couple of Marian poems by G. K. Chezterton.  The Christ ...
Thursday, May 07, 2026

The Inner Ring

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  I just finished reading a small collection of C. S. Lewis addresses, The Weight of Glory , I enjoyed the entire collection, but one of the...
Thursday, April 30, 2026

C. S. Lewis and the Catholic Church

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  I'm currently reading The Weight of Glory  a small collection of addresses by C. S. Lewis. As I was reading, I thought about how many ...
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Friday, April 24, 2026

Movie Adaptations

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  I am a bit of a movie buff. So naturally I'm aware that some of the works of Chesterton, Tolkien, and Lewis have inspired movies and t...
Thursday, April 16, 2026

Michael D. O'Brien - An Honorary Inkling?

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I just finished Michael's D. O'Brien's latest book, Letter to the Future . Of the books I've read by him it was not his best...
Thursday, April 09, 2026

Chesterton Books Read

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The March/April issue of Gilbert contained Part II of Geir Hasnes' article "How Much Did Chesterton Write?" I read it with in...
Thursday, April 02, 2026

I Get Cheesy (Browning Clerihew)

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  Gilbert magazine graciously published one of my clerihews in its March/April issue. Elizabeth Barrett Browning sat in her parlor frowning...
Thursday, March 26, 2026

(Blessed) Fulton Sheen and Chesterton

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Archbishop Fulton Sheen has been in the news lately. The Vatican has announced he will be beatified September 24 in St. Louis. "Blessed...
Thursday, March 19, 2026

Not Merely Islam: C.S. Lewis Assesses the Religion of Mohammed

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Hmm. On light of the current conflict ...  Not Merely Islam: C.S. Lewis Assesses the Religion of Mohammed
Thursday, March 12, 2026

Getting Dramatic

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  At the beginning of each year I set reading goals. Among the goals for this year is to read a couple of plays.  Being in the mood for some...
Thursday, March 05, 2026

One Nuke To Rule Them?

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  Many reviews said that the Ring in Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings was suggested by the atom bomb. What could be more plausible? Here is ...
Thursday, February 26, 2026

A Father Gabriel Mystery

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  Whenever one reads a mystery with a priest sleuth, it's natural to think of Chesterton's Father Brown. Of course, not all such sle...
Friday, February 20, 2026

Late, But I Have a Good Reason!

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  I try to post every Thursday - my assigned day. But my old computer - 16 years old - died. My new computer arrived yesterday afternoon, bu...
Thursday, February 12, 2026

Zimmy Clerihew

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Robert Zimmerman adopted a persona as part of his musical career plan. Given his singing voice he might have thought it was his only choice....
Thursday, February 05, 2026

Bruce Wayne Clerihew

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  Back in 2021 I submitted a number of clerihews to Gilbert . One of them finally showed up in the current issue! Patience is a virtue. Bruc...
Thursday, January 29, 2026

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil

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  Tom Bombadil was one of my favorite characters in The Lord of the Rings . I was sorry when he got left out of the movies, though I underst...
Thursday, January 22, 2026

Saint Tolkien

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As I had noted previously, there is a page on substack devoted to " Saint Tolkien ". It explores various aspects of Tolkien's ...
Thursday, January 15, 2026

A Child of the Snows

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  We have been struck by a snow storm that has closed all the local schools. With that in mind, and because we are just out of the Christmas...
Thursday, January 08, 2026

Read in 2025, Goals for 2026

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Every year, I set reading goals, and then keep a tally of books read. Some of those goals include reading works by Chesterton, Tolkien, Lewi...