Podcasts about Chesterton

"Catholic and Anti-Catholic History" features the insightful perspectives of G.K. Chesterton, James Walsh, and Hilaire Belloc as they delve into the ways history can be manipulated into propaganda, ultimately harming both truth and the human spirit. Their energetic discourse highlights the enduring struggle between faith and skepticism, a theme that resonates powerfully in today's world where misinformation often shapes public perception. The book serves as a reminder of the importance of seeking truth amidst the noise of distorted narratives. By examining the intersections of history and belief, this work invites listeners to reflect on the impact of ideological battles on personal and collective identities.

Fr. Robert McTeigue launches a new series, "Novel Prophecies," with G.K. Chesterton's The Napoleon of Notting Hill. What can a novel written more than a century ago teach us about the cultural and spiritual challenges we face today? Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to help prepare you for Sunday Mass.   Show Notes The Napoleon of Notting Hill The Dystopian Novel No One Remembers The Year of Our Lord 1943: Christian Humanism in an Age of Crisis Return of the Strong Gods: Nationalism, Populism, and the Future of the West The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God The Death Of Christian Culture Restoration Of Christian Culture Daily Readings - Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time iCatholic Mobile The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! "Let's Take A Closer Look" with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Full Series Playlist Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Hey everyone, this is a Zero episode of an upcoming project David Heath and DB Spitzer are working on. It is an exploration of the sources of Warhammer 40,000, and their sources. Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 23 bonus episodes 1-25 1 The Imperium of Man Dune, Foundation, Roman Empire in space, religious dystopias Edward Gibbon, imperial decline literature, medieval Christendom, future-history fiction 2 Space Marines Starship Troopers, action-movie super soldiers, power armor, comic-book warriors Heinlein military SF, crusading orders, Spartan myth, warrior monks, fascist hero imagery 3 Astra Militarum / Imperial Guard World War movies, Starship Troopers, British war comics, doomed infantry stories H. G. Wells future-war fiction, Kipling, trench literature, boys' military papers, pulp battlefield fiction 4 Adeptus Mechanicus Metropolis, cyberpunk machine cults, mad scientists, techno-priests Gernsback invention fiction, H. G. Wells, Frankenstein, lost-technology stories, mad-science pulp 5 Adepta Sororitas / Ecclesiarchy Hammer horror, warrior nuns, Joan of Arc cinema, witchfinder movies Gothic novels, martyr stories, saint legends, witch-trial pamphlets, religious melodrama 6 The Inquisition The X-Files, witchfinder films, secret-police thrillers, occult detectives M. R. James-style scholars, Blackwood, Machen, witch-hunter tracts, secret-society fiction 7 Rogue Traders Star Trek, Flash Gordon, space pirates, merchant princes Planetary romance, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Leigh Brackett, C. L. Moore, colonial adventure fiction 8 Adeptus Custodes Golden demigod bodyguards, imperial palace guards, mythic super-soldiers Achilles, Gilgamesh, sacred kingship, Praetorian Guards, immortal companions of god-kings 9 Adeptus Titanicus Pacific Rim, Gundam, giant robot anime, kaiju movies, walking battleships, cathedral mecha Wells' Martian tripods, “The Land Ironclads,” dreadnoughts, siege engines, bronze giants, golems, sacred statues, war-gods 10 The Horus Heresy Star Wars, fallen Jedi, dark lords, civil-war space opera, tragic chosen ones Milton's Paradise Lost, Lucifer's rebellion, Cain and Abel, Arthur and Mordred, Roman civil wars, succession crises 11 Chaos Space Marines Fallen angels, heavy metal villains, corrupted super-soldiers, black knights, rebel legions Milton's Paradise Lost, Moorcock's Chaos, Byronic rebels, cursed champions, Satanic romance, Gothic villains, revenge tragedy 12 Chaos Daemons Hellraiser, Event Horizon, occult horror, possession films, nightmare dimensions Medieval demonology, grimoires, witch-trial literature, Arthur Machen, Algernon Blackwood, occult pulp, weird menace fiction 13 World Eaters / Khorne Conan, gladiator films, berserker metal, chainsaw action horror, grindhouse revenge Robert E. Howard, sword-and-sorcery pulp, berserker sagas, blood cults, Homeric rage, arena spectacle, revenge tragedy 14 Death Guard / Nurgle Zombie plague films, body horror, gross-out comedy, infection horror, fungal rot, swamp monsters Poe's “The Masque of the Red Death,” plague literature, danse macabre, memento mori, corpse folklore, leper saints 15 Thousand Sons / Tzeentch Wizard cults, cursed books, Egyptian sorcerers, cosmic chessmasters, forbidden libraries H. P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, E. R. Eddison, mummy fiction, forbidden-book stories, Decadent occultism, Renaissance magic 16 Emperor's Children / Slaanesh Glam rock horror, decadent villains, body modification nightmares, cursed artists, aristocratic monsters Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, Huysmans, fin-de-siècle decadence, Gothic aristocrats, cursed art, aestheticism 17 Chaos / Imperial Knights Haunted mecha, cursed noble machines, demonic war engines, Gundam, BattleTech, Pacific Rim Gothic castles, cursed armor, haunted inheritance, family-doom melodrama, chivalric romance, sins of the fathers 18 Orks Mad Max, fantasy orcs, biker gangs, football hooligans, British comic violence, slapstick war movies William Hope Hodgson's “The Voice in the Night,” fungus horror, Matango, invasive-species stories, goblins, comic grotesques 19 Tyranids Alien, Aliens, The Thing, bug-war movies, swarm horror, hive minds, biological weapons John W. Campbell's “Who Goes There?”, H. G. Wells' Martians, insect-hive fiction, invasion literature, cosmic naturalism 20 Genestealer Cults Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Alien, cult horror, red-scare paranoia films, sleeper cells Hidden-bloodline stories, secret cult pulp, infiltration fiction, changeling folklore, cuckoo-child fears, apocalyptic sects 21 Necrons The Terminator, killer robots, metal skeletons, space undead, immortal android kings Karel Čapek's R.U.R., robot rebellion, automaton fiction, artificial labor nightmares, mummy pulp, Egyptomania, tomb curses 22 Aeldari / Drukhari Tolkien elves, dying space aristocrats, psychic aliens, dark elves, vampire cities, cruel fairy courts Lord Dunsany, Jack Vance's Dying Earth, fairy otherworlds, decadent elder-race fiction, Atlantis, Gothic aristocrats 23 Night Lords Batman turned inside out, The Crow, slasher films, serial-killer thrillers, torture horror, vigilante movies Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Gothic villains, penny dreadfuls, Jack the Ripper panic, Grand Guignol, Dracula, public punishment 24 T'au Empire / Leagues of Votann Clean anime mecha empire, sleek battlesuits, utopian coalitions, space dwarves, hard-SF miners Utopian SF, technocracy fiction, Cold War futures, missionary empire, company towns, mining-company frontier stories, labor colonies 25 REDACTED Spy thrillers, Mission: Impossible, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Manchurian Candidate, The Prisoner, The Testament of Dr. Mabuse John Buchan, Joseph Conrad, G. K. Chesterton, Erskine Childers, E. Phillips Oppenheim, Norbert Jacques, invasion-scare fiction, fifth-column paranoia

Hey everyone, this is a Zero episode of an upcoming project David Heath and DB Spitzer are working on. It is an exploration of the sources of Warhammer 40,000, and their sources. Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link] Season 23 bonus episodes 1-25 1 The Imperium of Man Dune, Foundation, Roman Empire in space, religious dystopias Edward Gibbon, imperial decline literature, medieval Christendom, future-history fiction 2 Space Marines Starship Troopers, action-movie super soldiers, power armor, comic-book warriors Heinlein military SF, crusading orders, Spartan myth, warrior monks, fascist hero imagery 3 Astra Militarum / Imperial Guard World War movies, Starship Troopers, British war comics, doomed infantry stories H. G. Wells future-war fiction, Kipling, trench literature, boys' military papers, pulp battlefield fiction 4 Adeptus Mechanicus Metropolis, cyberpunk machine cults, mad scientists, techno-priests Gernsback invention fiction, H. G. Wells, Frankenstein, lost-technology stories, mad-science pulp 5 Adepta Sororitas / Ecclesiarchy Hammer horror, warrior nuns, Joan of Arc cinema, witchfinder movies Gothic novels, martyr stories, saint legends, witch-trial pamphlets, religious melodrama 6 The Inquisition The X-Files, witchfinder films, secret-police thrillers, occult detectives M. R. James-style scholars, Blackwood, Machen, witch-hunter tracts, secret-society fiction 7 Rogue Traders Star Trek, Flash Gordon, space pirates, merchant princes Planetary romance, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Leigh Brackett, C. L. Moore, colonial adventure fiction 8 Adeptus Custodes Golden demigod bodyguards, imperial palace guards, mythic super-soldiers Achilles, Gilgamesh, sacred kingship, Praetorian Guards, immortal companions of god-kings 9 Adeptus Titanicus Pacific Rim, Gundam, giant robot anime, kaiju movies, walking battleships, cathedral mecha Wells' Martian tripods, “The Land Ironclads,” dreadnoughts, siege engines, bronze giants, golems, sacred statues, war-gods 10 The Horus Heresy Star Wars, fallen Jedi, dark lords, civil-war space opera, tragic chosen ones Milton's Paradise Lost, Lucifer's rebellion, Cain and Abel, Arthur and Mordred, Roman civil wars, succession crises 11 Chaos Space Marines Fallen angels, heavy metal villains, corrupted super-soldiers, black knights, rebel legions Milton's Paradise Lost, Moorcock's Chaos, Byronic rebels, cursed champions, Satanic romance, Gothic villains, revenge tragedy 12 Chaos Daemons Hellraiser, Event Horizon, occult horror, possession films, nightmare dimensions Medieval demonology, grimoires, witch-trial literature, Arthur Machen, Algernon Blackwood, occult pulp, weird menace fiction 13 World Eaters / Khorne Conan, gladiator films, berserker metal, chainsaw action horror, grindhouse revenge Robert E. Howard, sword-and-sorcery pulp, berserker sagas, blood cults, Homeric rage, arena spectacle, revenge tragedy 14 Death Guard / Nurgle Zombie plague films, body horror, gross-out comedy, infection horror, fungal rot, swamp monsters Poe's “The Masque of the Red Death,” plague literature, danse macabre, memento mori, corpse folklore, leper saints 15 Thousand Sons / Tzeentch Wizard cults, cursed books, Egyptian sorcerers, cosmic chessmasters, forbidden libraries H. P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, E. R. Eddison, mummy fiction, forbidden-book stories, Decadent occultism, Renaissance magic 16 Emperor's Children / Slaanesh Glam rock horror, decadent villains, body modification nightmares, cursed artists, aristocratic monsters Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, Huysmans, fin-de-siècle decadence, Gothic aristocrats, cursed art, aestheticism 17 Chaos / Imperial Knights Haunted mecha, cursed noble machines, demonic war engines, Gundam, BattleTech, Pacific Rim Gothic castles, cursed armor, haunted inheritance, family-doom melodrama, chivalric romance, sins of the fathers 18 Orks Mad Max, fantasy orcs, biker gangs, football hooligans, British comic violence, slapstick war movies William Hope Hodgson's “The Voice in the Night,” fungus horror, Matango, invasive-species stories, goblins, comic grotesques 19 Tyranids Alien, Aliens, The Thing, bug-war movies, swarm horror, hive minds, biological weapons John W. Campbell's “Who Goes There?”, H. G. Wells' Martians, insect-hive fiction, invasion literature, cosmic naturalism 20 Genestealer Cults Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Alien, cult horror, red-scare paranoia films, sleeper cells Hidden-bloodline stories, secret cult pulp, infiltration fiction, changeling folklore, cuckoo-child fears, apocalyptic sects 21 Necrons The Terminator, killer robots, metal skeletons, space undead, immortal android kings Karel Čapek's R.U.R., robot rebellion, automaton fiction, artificial labor nightmares, mummy pulp, Egyptomania, tomb curses 22 Aeldari / Drukhari Tolkien elves, dying space aristocrats, psychic aliens, dark elves, vampire cities, cruel fairy courts Lord Dunsany, Jack Vance's Dying Earth, fairy otherworlds, decadent elder-race fiction, Atlantis, Gothic aristocrats 23 Night Lords Batman turned inside out, The Crow, slasher films, serial-killer thrillers, torture horror, vigilante movies Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Gothic villains, penny dreadfuls, Jack the Ripper panic, Grand Guignol, Dracula, public punishment 24 T'au Empire / Leagues of Votann Clean anime mecha empire, sleek battlesuits, utopian coalitions, space dwarves, hard-SF miners Utopian SF, technocracy fiction, Cold War futures, missionary empire, company towns, mining-company frontier stories, labor colonies 25 REDACTED Spy thrillers, Mission: Impossible, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Manchurian Candidate, The Prisoner, The Testament of Dr. Mabuse John Buchan, Joseph Conrad, G. K. Chesterton, Erskine Childers, E. Phillips Oppenheim, Norbert Jacques, invasion-scare fiction, fifth-column paranoia

On today's episode, we discuss whether a quiet spiritual revival is emerging among young men, and how their search for meaning is drawing them back toward Christianity—especially the Catholic and charismatic traditions. The hosts describe a generation raised on secularism, postmodernism, and feminist messaging now rejecting “death cult” politics and cultural emptiness in favor of church community, disciplined faith, and serious theological thinkers like Aquinas, Chesterton, Augustine, and C.S. Lewis. They highlight practical pathways into this renewed faith, from daily Bible reading (aided by AI tools), to influencers such as Father Mike Schmitz, Joe Rogan's reported church attendance, and Russell Brand's dramatic conversion and baptism in the Jordan. The conversation also explores the boom in faith-centered films and series—including The Chosen, the David dramas, and The Most Reluctant Convert—as both helpful narrative entry points and works that still require Berean-style discernment against subtle distortions. Throughout, they frame modern ideologies like communism, radical feminism, and “new age” spirituality as corrosive alternatives to the Biblical vision of family, vocation, moral responsibility, and hope, urging listeners to seek truth at the source in Scripture and solid Christian teaching. Don't miss it!

This episode is a re-air. For Independence Day, Grettelyn Darkey and Joe Grabowski set conversation aside and let G.K. Chesterton speak. This special gathers a curated series of Chesterton's reflections on America—the idea of the citizen, the creed at the heart of the Declaration of Independence, the nature of true patriotism, the true soldier, and the difference between the right sort of patriot and the wrong sort of politician—woven together with the strains of the nation's great patriotic songs. Drawn largely from What I Saw in America, they reveal a Chesterton who saw the American experiment more clearly than most Americans do. In This Episode: Why G.K. Chesterton called America "the one great state in the world in which many types and races are united by one idea"—the idea of the citizen—and "almost more like a great church than merely a great nation" G.K. Chesterton's case that America is "the only nation in the world that is founded on a creed," one set forth in the Declaration of Independence with "dogmatic and even theological lucidity" What G.K. Chesterton meant by true patriotism, and why he held that "my country, right or wrong" is something "no patriot would think of saying, except in a desperate case" G.K. Chesterton on the true soldier, who "fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him" G.K. Chesterton's account of "Americanization"—the making of "a nation out of exiles"—and why he found the process unlike anything else in the world Resources Mentioned: What I Saw in America by G.K. Chesterton (Special Semiquincentennial Edition) The Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton Chapters: 00:00: Introduction 00:51: America United by the Idea of the Citizen 01:28: Tradition and the Presence of Penn and Franklin 02:13: Equality, Patriotism, and the Divine Basis of Democracy 03:54: Testing Patriotism Through the Old Songs 04:48: The Only Nation Founded on a Creed 06:24: The True Soldier and the War Ballads 07:35: Americanization—A Nation Made of Exiles 08:51: Fighting the Representatives We Choose 09:38: Liberty and Obedience FOLLOW US Instagram Facebook X SUPPORT Donate Shop Produced by Saint Kolbe Studios

A real faithful reader of this Warm Thoughts column sent some real gems of thought which I used in a recent column. It was like a Christmas or birthday present to receive them. Today is my birthday, and I decided I would share with you some more of the thoughts she sent me. Thank you for the birthday gift. And the Christmas gift too, as it is Christmas in the summer at the little home on the prairie.A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he knows something. Common sense is not so common. A gentle word like summer rain may soothe some heart and banish pain. What joy or sadness often springs from just the simple little things? Courage is resistance to fear mastery of fear, not absence of fear. Mark Twain. Form good habits. They are as hard to break as bad ones. Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties. Spurgeon. The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it. Moliere. Not the cry, but the fight of the wild duck leads the flock to fly and follow. Chinese proverb. What we hope to do with ease, we must first do with diligence, Samuel Johnson. It isn't that they can't see the solution. It is that they can't see the problem. G.K. Chesterton. Responsibility educates. Wendell Phillips. If A equals success, then the formula is A equals x plus Y and Z, keeping your mouth shut. Albert Einstein. Anger does as much damage to the vessel in which it is stored as it does to anything upon which it is poured. No person, even the humblest sort, can be strong, gentle, pure, and good without the world being made better by the existence of that goodness. To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved. Do not keep the alabaster boxes of your love and tenderness sealed up until your friends are dead. Fill their lives with sweetness. Speak approving, cheering words, while their ears can hear them, and while their hearts can be thrilled and made happier by them. Good ideas need landing gear as well as wings. In the warmth of this summer, may you have many warm thoughts.Warm Thoughts from the Little Home on the Prairie Over a Cup of Tea Written by Dr. Luetta G Werner. Published in the Marion Record, July 18th, 2002.Download the Found Photo Freebie and cherish your memories of the past.Enjoy flipping through the Vintage Photo Book on your coffee table.I hope you enjoyed this podcast episode! Please follow along on this journey by going to visualbenedictions.com or following me on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest. You can listen to the podcast on Apple Podcast,Spotify,Stitcher, and Overcast. And don't forget to rate and review so more people can tune in! I'd greatly appreciate it.Till next time,Trina

Caroline Busher is joined by Anna Healy and Monica Riley to review Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh, a story following Charles Ryder's decades-long entanglement with an aristocratic Catholic family and the faith he cannot quite leave behind. The episode turns on a Chesterton image Waugh borrowed — the sinner on a thread who goes further […] L'articolo E11 | The Radio Maria Book Club – “Brideshead Revisited” by Evelyn Waugh proviene da Radio Maria.

Radio Beades sale a la calle. En concreto, a un parque de la localidad gaditana de Rota, para llevar el canal a que le de el aire (marinero). Charlamos con José Julio Cabanillas sobre la poesía, los críticos, los "cagapoquito", los pelmazos, su infancia y adolescencia, la vocación poética "que te pone oro en los ojos", y el ansia de Eternidad. El poeta que nos enseñó a tantos a escribir --tachar, sopesar, desechar-- nos cuenta hoy algunas de sus ideas sobre la Poesía, esa Dama de la que nos enamoramos en la mocedad y que aún nos encandila.José Julio Cabanillas nace en Granada, en 1958. Ha sido profesor de Lengua Castellana y Literatura en un instituto de Enseñanza Secundaria de Sevilla, ciudad donde reside. Es autor de diversos poemarios, como Las canciones del alba; Palabras de demora; En lugar del mundo; Los que devuelve el mar; La luna y el sol; Cuatro Estaciones; Poemas descalzos; Esos tus ojos.; Ha publicado también una novela, Benzelá, traducido a Gerard Manley Hopkins en su libro Poemas, y coordinado la traducción de G. K. Chesterton, en Lepanto y otros poemas .Radio Beades es un canal de difusión de la mejor Poesía y otros géneros de la Literatura, y todo lo relacionado con los autores y el mundo de los libros.Jesús Beades (Sevilla, 1978) ejerce la crítica literaria y musical desde distintos medios y es colaborador del Grupo Joly (Diario de Sevilla, de Cádiz, de Jerez...), así como redactor de la revista Númenor. Ha publicado varios libros de poesía, como "Tierra Firme" (Diputación de Soria, 2000); "La ciudad dormida" (Adonais, 2005); y "Orden de alejamiento" (Visor, 2022). Ha recibido el Premio Gerardo Diego y el premio Jovellanos "El mejor poema del mundo", así como los accésits de los premos Adonais, Luis Cernuda y Jaime Gil de Biedma. Ha traducido la poesía de G.K.Chesterton en "Canciones de la Taberna errante" (Ed. More, 2020). Sus ensayos sobre literatura están publicados bajo el título "Leer no sirve para nada" (Ediciones Monóculo, 2023). Es también cantante y guitarrista en una banda de rock.Otro canal, de actualidad política y social: / @jesusbeades Contacto: telodicebeades@gmail.comX-Twitter: https://x.com/lorodelospirataFacebook: / jesus.beades Instagram: / jesus.beades

**Thank you for your patience with the slight ruffling noise in the recording. I had microphone issues for some mysterious reason**There is something wonderfully revealing about the old Spanish architect who devoted his life to the grand basilica of La Sagrada Família in Barcelona (still under construction after 144 years). He understood that if stone could preach, then it ought to preach Christ. And so he imagined a church whose highest point would not honor a king, an emperor, or even the genius of its designer, but Jesus Himself. The tallest tower would belong to Christ, as if to remind every traveler, every skeptic, and every weary soul that there is One who stands above every earthly ambition.Our age is forever building towers of another kind. We strive to become taller through success, wealth, influence, or pleasure, believing that if only we could climb high enough, the ache within us would finally be quiet. Yet the heart is not deceived for long. It was fashioned for greatness, but not the greatness of our own making. It longs for the infinite because it was created by the Infinite. Every restless desire is, in the end, a homesickness for Christ.Perhaps this is why our Lord looked upon His disciples and said, "Blessed are your eyes, for they see" (Matthew 13:16). Countless generations had longed to behold the face of the Messiah, and there He stood before ordinary fishermen and tax collectors. Their eyes were blessed not because they possessed extraordinary vision, but because they recognized extraordinary beauty. To see Jesus is to see the fulfillment of every noble longing the human heart has ever carried.The towers of the Sagrada Família rise not merely to impress the eye, but to lift it heavenward. They whisper that true greatness is not found by making much of ourselves, but by gazing upon the One in whom all greatness dwells. The highest things in this world are at their best when they teach us to look beyond themselves.For every human longing, however confused or misdirected, is finally a search for God. As G.K. Chesterton famously observed, "Every man who knocks on the door of a brothel is looking for God." The tragedy is not that we desire too much, but that we so often mistake the shadow for the substance. Christ alone is the greatness we seek, the beauty we pursue, and the home for which every human heart was made. --- Help Spread the Good News --- Father Brian's homilies are shared freely thanks to generous listeners like you. If his words have blessed you, consider supporting this volunteer effort. Every gift helps us continue recording and sharing the hope of Jesus—one homily at a time. Give Here: https://frbriansoliven.org/give

Chesterton defines what he means by “the Church Militant”. As he explores this concept, he shows the freedom and unique witness the Church has to the world around it.0:00 - intro4:53 - Dramatic Reading of The Everlasting Man Section Ch. 5 P1. 237:37 - A (not so) brief discussionThe Everlasting Man by G.K. Chesterton (1925)https://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/65688/pg65688-images.htmlThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgCredit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music.Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effectsPodcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

Students will next moth know the results of their GCSE exams with important decisions to make about their future. Julian speaks to Ed Bowles, Director of Sixth Form at Chesterton […]

Visitamos la casa de Felipe Benítez Reyes, donde nos rodeamos de libros y guitarras para hablar de Literatura, vocación, IA, Sabina, Bunbury, la tarea del novelista y la jubilación de un escritor. Felipe Benítez Reyes nació en Rota (Cádiz) en 1960. Su obra poética está recopilada en los volúmenes Trama de niebla y Libros de poemas. Entre sus novelas, traducidas a varios idiomas, se cuentan El novio del mundo, El pensamiento de los monstruos, Mercado de espejismos y El azar y viceversa. Sus relatos están recogidos en el libro Oficios estelares. Ha obtenido el Premio de la Crítica, el Premio Ateneo de Sevilla de novela, el premio Fundación Loewe de poesía, el Premio Nadal de novela y el Premio Nacional de Literatura, entre otros.Radio Beades es un canal de difusión de la mejor Poesía y otros géneros de la Literatura, y todo lo relacionado con los autores y el mundo de los libros.Jesús Beades (Sevilla, 1978) ejerce la crítica literaria y musical desde distintos medios y es colaborador del Grupo Joly (Diario de Sevilla, de Cádiz, de Jerez...), así como redactor de la revista Númenor. Ha publicado varios libros de poesía, como "Tierra Firme" (Diputación de Soria, 2000); "La ciudad dormida" (Adonais, 2005); y "Orden de alejamiento" (Visor, 2022).Ha recibido el Premio Gerardo Diego y el premio Jovellanos "El mejor poema del mundo", así como los accésits de los premos Adonais, Luis Cernuda y Jaime Gil de Biedma. Ha traducido la poesía de G.K.Chesterton en "Canciones de la Taberna errante" (Ed. More, 2020). Sus ensayos sobre literatura están publicados bajo el título "Leer no sirve para nada" (Ediciones Monóculo, 2023). Es también cantante y guitarrista en una banda de rock.

En este episodio hablamos de la calidad de vida. desde el Ikigai hasta Chesterton. Recordamos el desastre de Seveso con El periodista Carlos Dios. Hablamos de mejorar la calidad de vida con el Dr Cordonnier.

Joseph Pearce explores G.K. Chesterton's The Man Who Was Thursday, revealing a masterful blend of mystery, paradox, faith, and divine providence. The post GWWL13 – G. K. Chesterton and The Man Who Was Thursday – Great Works in Western Literature with Joseph Pearce – Discerning Hearts Podcasts appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.

Morning Offering, July 10, 2026 is brought to you by https://bit.ly/44eEVbFG.K. Chesterton reminds us that Christianity doesn't reject life's goodness—it teaches us to receive God's gifts with gratitude, balance, and virtue.Every morning, join Father Brad as he begins the day with prayer and reflection. In a few short minutes, Father Brad guides you in prayer, shares a brief reflection grounding your day in the Church's rhythm of feast days and liturgy, and provides you with the encouragement necessary to go forward with peace and strength. Disclaimer: The ads shown before, during, or after this video have no affiliation with Morning Offering and are controlled by YouTubeLet us do as the saints urge and begin our days in prayer together so as a community of believers we may join the Psalmist in saying, “In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.” (Psalm 5:3-4)________________

The Declaration: An Ideal Worth Living The Homily reflects on the 250th anniversary . . . . . . of the Declaration of Independence alongside the celebration of a wedding anniversary, drawing a profound connection between freedom and faithful commitment. The Homily argues that true freedom is not found in independence alone but in choosing to belong . . . to God, to one another, and to the common good. The Declaration of Independence is presented not as the achievement of liberty but as its foundational vision, proclaiming that every person is created equal by God and endowed with the inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Throughout American history, the nation's greatness has not consisted in perfectly living these ideals but in continually striving toward them despite their difficulty. The Homily then turns to Christ's teaching on the Last Judgment (the sheep and the goats), emphasizing that Jesus speaks not only to individuals but to nations. A nation's greatness is measured by how it cares for the hungry, thirsty, stranger, sick, and imprisoned. The ideals of the Declaration find their fullest meaning when illuminated by the Gospel, reminding believers that authentic citizenship begins with fidelity to God. Drawing upon the wisdom of G.K. Chesterton and Pope Leo XIII, the Homily concludes that Catholics become their nation's best citizens precisely because their first loyalty is to Christ. Just as the Declaration continues to call every generation to realize its promises, so too the Gospel continually calls every nation and every person to transform noble ideals into faithful action. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Art Work Declaration of Independence: American Painter: John Trumbull: 1819

All this week we're looking at some great quotes that help us to look deeply into who we are and how our culture has shaped us and our kids. Here's one from writer G.K. Chesteron: “Christianity has died many times and risen again; for it had a God who knew the way out of the grave.” Chesterton's words hold true today in a cultural climate where the threats to deep and meaningful Christian faith run deep and wide. Researchers with the National Study of Youth and Religion are telling us that the shape of faith for Christian kids is anything but Christian. Researchers have labeled this faith “Moralistic, Therapeutic, Deism.” What this means it that kids believe their purpose in life is to be good and feel happy, and God exists to help make that happen whenever they decide they need him. Sadly, this is not Biblical faith. True biblical faith is that God has saved them, and that they exist to bring glory to Him.

The New Chesterton Academy & upcoming events at the Academy. Dr. Walker also discusses his experiences playing the role of G.K. Chesterton on stage and beyond

This Week (7/17) on ART ON THE AIR features the founder of 1455 Literary Arts, Sean Murphy, discussing the just released 2026 Young Poets Anthology. Next we discuss the arrival of a new contemporary art gallery in historic downtown Chesterton, Gallery 1882 with owners Ellen and Tim Kollar. Our Spotlight is on the 2026 Chesterton Art Fair on August 1st and 2nd at Dogwood Park with marketing director Micah Bornstein.Listen to ART ON THE AIR as a NPR podcast on Lakeshore Public Media for our hour-long conversation with our special guests at lakeshorepublicmedia.org/AOTA, and can also be heard over the radio on Fridays at 11am and Mondays at 5pm on WVLP 103.1FM (WVLP.org) or listen live at Tune In. Listen to past ART ON THE AIR shows at lakeshorepublicmedia.org/AOTA or brech.com/aota. Please have your friends send show feedback to Lakeshore at: radiofeedback@lakeshorepublicmedia.orgSend your questions about our show to AOTA@brech.comLIKE us on Facebook.com/artonthairwvlp to keep up to date about art issues in the Region. New and encore episodes also heard as podcasts on: NPR, Spotify Tune IN, Amazon Music, Apple and Google Podcasts, YouTube plus many other podcast platforms. Larry A Brechner & Ester Golden hosts of ART ON THE AIR.NPR Link: https://www.lakeshorepublicmedia.org/show/art-on-the-air/2026-07-07/art-on-the-air-july-17-2026

Everyone thinks they know G.K. Chesterton: the beer-loving, pipe-smoking, gluttonous genius who tossed off masterpieces without breaking a sweat. Joe Grabowski and Grettelyn Darkey take those popular myths apart one by one, and the man who emerges from behind the legend is more remarkable than the caricature—a relentless working journalist, a trained artist, a temperate wine-and-water drinker, and a mind so restless it composed whole paragraphs before pen ever touched paper. In This Episode: Why Chesterton was first and foremost a journalist—not a "writer" in the grand literary sense—and why grasping that changes how you read everything else he wrote The truth about his writing process: not effortless genius, but a hard worker who composed and revised so thoroughly in his head that the finished prose only looked slapdash Journalism school or art school? His years at the Slade School of Art, the history courses alongside it, and how training as a sketch artist shaped the way he built an argument The drinking myth: a water-and-wine man at home, a generous buyer of rounds in company, and genuinely temperate—not the patron saint of ale The real story behind his size and his cigars: absent-minded grazing rather than gluttony, likely underlying health conditions, and why he smoked cigars and never a pipe Resources Mentioned: Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Maisie Ward I Also Had My Hour: An Alternative Autobiography of G.K. Chesterton by Dale Ahlquist What I Saw in America: Special Semiquincentennial Edition by G.K. Chesterton Chapters: 00:00: Sorting the man from the myths 01:40: Was Chesterton really a "writer"? 06:43: The truth about how he wrote 11:37: Journalism school or art school? 17:55: Chesterton the sketch artist 21:44: The patron saint of ale? 28:02: Did Chesterton overeat? 40:36: Pipe or cigar? 45:52: The man behind the myths FOLLOW US: Instagram Facebook X SUPPORT: Donate Shop Produced by Saint Kolbe Studios

After almost 5 years we bid a final farewell to Mr Chesterton, Bernadette, Lazlo Kane and Renée Vidigeura, with love in hearts for the departed A.P Thackery and Logan Selby.For a full visual experience of a classic episode head to our ⁠YouTube channelIf you like what you hear please support the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get early access, exclusive content and moreALSO - we have new merch with the amazing Patreon feed cover art by the legendary Stefan Poag, you can find all manner of ways to drape these horrifying visages on your body at our ⁠⁠Redbubble Store⁠Renée is played by Archie!Richard Chesterton is played by NickyBernadette is played by JenLazlo Kane is played by AnthonyIn the epic Pulp campaign Two-Headed Serpent from Chaosium,  written by Paul Fricker, Scott Dorward, and Matthew Sanderson. Edited by Mike Mason.

Can a crime novel help us understand the long shadow cast by the First World War? In this episode of Oh! What a Lovely Podcast, we explore Christina Koning's acclaimed Blind Detective series. The novels follow Frederick Rowlands, a veteran who lost his sight at Ypres and must navigate the challenges of postwar Britain using his memory, hearing, and sharp intuition. Set against the backdrop of the 1920s and 1930s, the series combines engaging mystery stories with a rich portrayal of a nation living with the social, cultural, and personal consequences of the Great War. Jessica, Chris, and Angus are joined by Christina Koning to discuss the inspiration behind Frederick Rowlands, the realities of blindness in the interwar years, and perhaps how crime fiction can illuminate the lasting legacy of the First World War.   References:Koning, C. (2023) Blind Detective. London: Allison & Busby. Faulks, S. (1993) Birdsong. London: Hutchinson. Barker, P. (1991) Regeneration. London: Viking. Barker, P. (1993) The Eye in the Door. London: Viking. Barker, P. (1995) The Ghost Road. London: Viking. Light, A. (1991) Forever England: Femininity, Literature and Conservatism between the Wars. London: Routledge. Chesterton, G. K. (1911) The Innocence of Father Brown. London: Cassell. Sayers, D. L. (1923) Whose Body?. London: T. Fisher Unwin. Winspear, J. (2004) Maisie Dobbs. London: John Murray.

  G.K. Chesterton published The Outline of Sanity in 1926—a blueprint for a third way between capitalism and socialism, grounded in widespread property ownership, local accountability, and the rejection of mass dependence. A century later, the argument reads less like a footnote and more like a forecast. In this episode, hosts Grettelyn Darkey and Joe Grabowski—who wrote the introduction to the new ACS Books centennial edition—walk through Chesterton's economic vision section by section and make the case that his outline is still waiting to be built. In This Episode: Why G.K. Chesterton refused to let "capitalism" stand for what he meant and what the naming problem reveals about the false choice between two economic systems How G.K. Chesterton identified big business and big government as natural allies before anyone else did and why he saw their collusion coming as early as 1926 What G.K. Chesterton actually proposed: the section-by-section case for small ownership, fair regulation, and buying local over buying cheap Why G.K. Chesterton's warnings about advertising, standardization, and machinery anticipate the AI moment better than most things written in the last decade The tension G.K. Chesterton resolved that most economic thinkers never address: the difference between idealism, cynicism, and what he called sanity Chapters: 00:00: Introduction and Welcome 01:09: The ACS Centennial Edition and Why This Year 03:15: The Origins of Distributism and G.K.'s Weekly 08:58: What to Expect from The Outline of Sanity 11:08: Defining Capitalism—Why the Name Was Stolen 18:22: Big Business and Big Government in League 24:30: What Chesterton Actually Proposes: Regulation and Reform 28:40: Vote with Your Wallet: Boycotts, Advertising, and Snake Oil 39:58: The Land, the Machine, and Chesterton's Prophetic Vision 45:15: The Practicality of Idealism: Not Cynicism, Not Naïveté Resources Mentioned: The Outline of Sanity by G.K. Chesterton (ACS Books) FOLLOW US Instagram Facebook X SUPPORT Consider making a donation Visit our Shop Produced by Saint Kolbe Studios

This is Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Terry Lindvall. If you haven't seen Part 1 yet, start there first: https://youtu.be/jBuZ6d7O2esWhat happened to Christian humor?For centuries, Christians laughed, joked, mocked hypocrisy, and used satire to expose pride, corruption, and foolishness. But somewhere along the way, many believers became afraid to laugh.In Part 2 of this conversation, Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb and Dr. Terry Lindvall explore the forgotten history of Christian humor—from medieval monks and the Feast of Fools to Martin Luther, G.K. Chesterton, and the long tradition of holy mockery.Why did Christians become so serious? Can satire be used faithfully? What's the difference between humor that heals and humor that harms?This conversation is insightful, hilarious, and surprisingly relevant for the modern church.

Chesterton compares the world's dismal state pre-Christianity vs. Christianity's generative effect upon the completion of Christ's ministry, death, burial, resurrection, and ascension.0:00 - intro1:33 - Dramatic Reading of The Everlasting Man Section Ch. 5 P1. 143:35 - A (not so) brief discussionThe Everlasting Man by G.K. Chesterton (1925)https://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/65688/pg65688-images.htmlThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgCredit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music.Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effectsPodcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

QUOTES FOR REFLECTION“The faith of the church must be tried by God's word, and not God's word by the church….”~Jane Grey (1537-1554), English noblewoman and contested Queen of England Question 7: What are the decrees of God? Answer: The decrees of God are his eternal purpose, according to the counsel of his will, by which, for his own glory, he has foreordained everything that ever happens.Question 8: How does God carry out his decrees? Answer: God carries out his decrees in the works of creation and providence.~Westminster Shorter Catechism, Questions 7 & 8 “By investigating God's majestic and awesome creation, science can actually be a means of worship.”~Francis Collins, Director of Human Genome Research Institute “...the essential elements in the astronomical and biblical accounts of Genesis are the same…. Science has proved that the universe exploded into being at a certain moment…. For the scientist who has lived by his faith in the power of reason, the story ends like a bad dream. He has scaled the mountain of ignorance; he is about to conquer the highest peak; as he pulls himself over the final rock, he is greeted by a band of theologians who have been sitting there for centuries.”~Robert Jastrow (1925-2008), first chairman of NASA's Lunar Exploration Committee, professor at Dartmouth College (1981-1992), and director of Mount Wilson Observatory “...how surprising it is that the laws of nature and the initial conditions of the universe should allow for the existence of beings who could observe it. Life as we know it would be impossible if any one of several physical quantities had slightly different values.”~Steven Weinberg (1933-2021), theoretical physicist and Nobel Laureate “God creates, not that there may be witnesses to render Him His due glory, but beings who shall rejoice in it as He rejoices in it Himself and who, participating in His being, participate at the same time in His beatitude. It is not therefore for Himself, but for us, that God seeks His glory; it is not to gain it, for He possesses it already, nor to increase it, for already it is perfect, but to communicate it to us.”~Étienne Gilson (1884-1978), French philosopher and historian “The world will never starve for want of wonders; but only for want of wonder.”~G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936), writer and criticSERMON PASSAGEPsalm 33 (ESV) 1 Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous!   Praise befits the upright.2 Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;   make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!3 Sing to him a new song;   play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.4 For the word of the Lord is upright,   and all his work is done in faithfulness.5 He loves righteousness and justice;   the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord. 6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,   and by the breath of his mouth all their host.7 He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap;   he puts the deeps in storehouses. 8 Let all the earth fear the Lord;   let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!9 For he spoke, and it came to be;   he commanded, and it stood firm. 10 The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;   he frustrates the plans of the peoples.11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever,   the plans of his heart to all generations.12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,   the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!13 The Lord looks down from heaven;   he sees all the children of man;14 from where he sits enthroned he looks out   on all the inhabitants of the earth,15 he who fashions the hearts of them all   and observes all their deeds.16 The king is not saved by his great army;   a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.17 The war horse is a false hope for salvation,   and by its great might it cannot rescue. 18 Behold, the eye of the Lord  is on those who fear him,   on those who hope in his steadfast love,19 that he may deliver their soul from death   and keep them alive in famine. 20 Our soul waits for the Lord;   he is our help and our shield.21 For our heart is glad in him,   because we trust in his holy name.22 Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,   even as we hope in you.

Don't miss a special Open Line this Saturday, coming to you live from Chesterton, Indiana. Dr. Michael Rydelnik will answer questions from the audience about the Old and New Testament, Bible prophecy, and much more. Tune in this weekend for Open Line. Learn more about resources mentioned:Open Line Live TourMoody Radio Alaska Cruise 2027Chosen People Ministries free giftFEBC podcastMoody Bible Commentary May/June thank you gift:Hitler’s Cross: How the Cross Was Used to Promote the Nazi Agenda by Erwin W. Lutzer Open Line is listener-supported. To support the program, click here.Become a Kitchen Table Partner: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/openline/partnersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our next Open Line with Dr. Michael Rydelnik will come to you live from Chesterton, Indiana. The audience will ask their Bible questions and we'll study the Scriptures together across the airwaves. Join us this weekend for Open Line. Learn more about resources mentioned:Open Line Live TourMoody Radio Alaska Cruise 2027Chosen People Ministries free giftFEBC podcastMoody Bible Commentary May/June thank you gift:Hitler’s Cross: How the Cross Was Used to Promote the Nazi Agenda by Erwin W. Lutzer Open Line is listener-supported. To support the program, click here.Become a Kitchen Table Partner: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/openline/partnersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friend of the show Connor Salter joins me to talk about his new book, The Other Inklings, a book of interviews with current Inklings scholars about C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Owen Barfield, and other figures connected with their circle(s). Among other things, we discuss:  3:44 About the book 4:39 How the book came to be 9:58 Why these scholars & figures? 14:28 Tolkien's English Catholicism 17:20 George MacDonald & Chesterton as influences 21:29 Why so much focus on William Lindsay Gresham? 24:59 Gresham, Joy Davidman & Dianetics 28:20 Surprising finds: Charles Williams & moral failure 30:06 Separating the art from the artist 35:47 Most formative scholar: Joe Ricke 37:32 Owen Barfield & anthroposophy 46:01 Barfield's "evolution of consciousness" 48:55 The Victorian Occult Revival 53:47 Outro & book plug 56:08 Deleted Scenes In other news--I have a Substack, now, where I talk about a wide variety of things. Feel free to subscribe. As always, if you like the show, please rate it on iTunes. And feel free to drop me a line anytime at inklingsvarietyhour@gmail.com. I'd love to hear from you.  

Send us Fan MailIf someone audited your life like a portfolio, would it show only a career or would it reveal real compounding assets like health, relationships, curiosity, and courage? I sit with that question and share what changed for me after six conversations in the Portfolio Life series, because the biggest insights weren't about collecting titles. They were about building a life that stays meaningful through different seasons. I reflect on lessons that stuck: the power of “bring value for the day” in a world obsessed with outcomes, and why creating value isn't enough if you never learn to communicate it. I unpack Chesterton's fence through a striking story about unintended consequences, and how true curiosity means understanding before deciding. I also wrestle with the tension between the “have to” list and the “want to” list, and why protecting what energises you is a serious life strategy, not a luxury. We go deeper into personal agency and reinvention with a line that challenges comfort: if you're not offered a seat at the table, build your own table. From there, the conversation turns to financial confidence as a source of freedom and choice, and finally to the invisible assets that compound more reliably than almost anything on a balance sheet: trust, reputation, goodwill, fairness, learning, and relationships. If any part of this reflection resonates, subscribe, share it with someone who needs a wider definition of success, and leave a review so more listeners can find the series. What would you add to your own Portfolio Life next?Have you purchased the copy of Inspire Someone Today, yet? - Give it a go geni.us/istbookAvailable on all podcast platforms, including, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify

Fr Peter George Flynn and Harry Fitzgerald take up the question of whether St Francis has been domesticated — the garden-statue Francis, sentimental and surrounded by birds that don't appear in any Franciscan story — and what the real man was like. Drawing on Chesterton and on John Eldridge's Wild at Heart, the episode makes […] L'articolo The Franciscan Hour – Making St Francis Wild Again – Fr Peter George Flynn and Harry Fitzgerald proviene da Radio Maria.

Send us Fan MailA quarterback journey rarely goes the way you draw it up, and Andrew Zimmerman proves it. We sit down and trace his path from growing up in Chesterton, Indiana to chasing college football opportunities, choosing Baldwin Wallace University, and learning what Division III football really demands when you're fighting for reps at the hardest position on the field.From there, the conversation turns into the part most people never see: the grind of becoming a graduate assistant coach. Andrew breaks down how a shoulder injury reshaped his playing career, how friendships and resilience kept him in the game, and why GA life feels like drinking water through a fire hose. We get into recruiting, camp chaos, getting coached hard, and the growing role of analytics and data tracking in modern football operations. If you're curious about coaching careers, sports management programs, or what it takes to work in college athletics, there are a lot of real details here.Andrew also shares what it's like to pivot into higher education as a transfer admissions counselor at Baldwin Wallace, plus some Cleveland and Lakewood favorites, Chicago sports allegiance, Notre Dame passion, and college football predictions in the NIL and transfer portal era. Tap in, share this with a friend who loves sports stories, and leave a review if you want more conversations like this.All music brought to you by former guest of the show SpeedoSubscribe for exclusive content: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1530455/support Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREETactical BrotherhoodThe Tactical Brotherhood is a movement to support America.Dubby EnergyFROM GAMERS TO GYM JUNKIES TO ENTREPRENEURS, OUR PRODUCT IS FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO BE BETTER.ShankitgolfOur goal here at Shankitgolf is for everyone to have a great time on and off the golf courseSweet Hands SportsElevate your game with Sweet Hands Sports! Our sports gloves are designed for champions,Buddy's Beard CareBuddy's Beard Care provides premium men's grooming products at an affordable price.Deemed FitBe a part of our movement to instill confidence motivation and a willingness to keep pushing forwardWebb WesternWebb Western is for those who roll up their sleeves and do what it takes to get the job done. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showFollow us on all social mediaX: @mikebonocomedyInstagram: @mikebonocomedy@tiktok: @mikebono_comedianFacebook: @mikebonocomedy

  G.K. Chesterton wrote that there are two ways of getting home—stay there, or walk around the entire world until you arrive from the other direction. For graphic novelist Ben Hatke, that line from The Everlasting Man wasn't simply a meditation on returning with fresh eyes: it became a commission. In this episode, Joe Grabowski sits down with Hatke—author of the forthcoming graphic memoir Home/World—to trace how one Chestertonian passage sent him east for 55 days across twelve countries, and how Chesterton's deepest convictions about man, story, and homecoming turned out to be more true the farther from home he traveled. In This Episode: How a single passage from G.K. Chesterton's The Everlasting Man—the two ways of getting home—became the animating vision behind a 55-day circumnavigation of the globe What Chesterton understood about encountering the world with fresh eyes: the generosity of strangers, the power of a story to cross any language barrier, and the world that waits beyond the screen How Ben Hatke wove historical figures—Ibn Battuta, Nellie Bly, Saint Francis—into the narrative as "ghosts," and why the Chestertonian idea of the communion of saints gives this technique its deepest meaning G.K. Chesterton's imagery of the circle and the line—from The Everlasting Man to Orthodoxy to The Man Who Was Thursday—and what it reveals about why a first encounter with any place is irrepeatable Why creating the book proved as life-changing as the journey itself and what Ben discovered about story, memory, and the difference between what is factual and what is true Chapters: 00:00: Welcome and Introduction 02:25: The Everlasting Man Quote Behind the Journey 06:01: Memory, Story, and How a Journey Becomes True 08:05: The Generosity of Strangers 13:37: Turkey and the Moment It Became an Adventure 22:33: Circumnavigating Post-COVID: The When and Why 31:02: "I Admire Your Life—It Looks Like Freedom" 35:03: Making the Book: Falling in Love with Storytelling Again 39:09: Historical Ghosts: Inviting the Past into the Journey 44:58: Circles and Lines: Chesterton's Vision of Coming Home Resources Mentioned: Home/World: A Circumnavigation of Our Shared Earth — Ben Hatke (forthcoming) Ben Hatke's website Ben Hatke on Patreon Ben Hatke on Instagram The Everlasting Man — G.K. Chesterton "Drawing Inspiration from Chesterton, with Ben Hatke" — previous Uncommon Sense appearance 2026 Chesterton Conference FOLLOW US: Instagram Facebook X SUPPORT: Donate Shop Produced by Saint Kolbe Studios

Si alguna vez te preguntaste la razón por la que eres católico o si haz pensado por qué alguien es católico, este programa es para ti. El día de hoy descubriremos las razones escenciales que convencieron a Chesterton para ser católico y que nos ayudarán a analizar una de las decisiones más que importantes y beneficiosas para nosotros, elegir ser católico. Sólo aquí en Enamórate con Lupita Venegas. ¡No te lo puedes perder!

What if one of the greatest gifts you could give someone is helping them develop a taste for what is good?In this reflection on Psalm 34, John Ortberg revisits the famous invitation:"Taste and see that the Lord is good."But this time he explores a surprising idea: every one of us is a tastemaker.Through stories from Anthony Bourdain, insights from C. S. Lewis and G. K. Chesterton, and reflections on gratitude, beauty, and influence, John explores how our loves shape the people around us.This episode explores:- Psalm 34 and God's goodness- Anthony Bourdain's life-changing oyster- C.S. Lewis and The Weight of Glory- G.K. Chesterton on wonder and gratitude- How taste is formed- Becoming a tastemaker for goodnessScriptures:- Psalm 34#Psalm34 #JohnOrtberg #TasteAndSee #SpiritualFormation #ChristianFaith #Prayer #Gratitude #CSLewis #Chesterton #Psalms

Mr Chesterton has a personal meeting with the great Yig, in this, the penultimate episode of our epic Two-Headed Serpent campaignFor a full visual experience of a classic episode head to our ⁠YouTube channelIf you like what you hear please support the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get early access, exclusive content and moreALSO - we have new merch with the amazing Patreon feed cover art by the legendary Stefan Poag, you can find all manner of ways to drape these horrifying visages on your body at our ⁠⁠Redbubble Store⁠Renée is played by Archie!Richard Chesterton is played by NickyBernadette is played by JenLazlo Kane is played by AnthonyIn the epic Pulp campaign Two-Headed Serpent from Chaosium,  written by Paul Fricker, Scott Dorward, and Matthew Sanderson. Edited by Mike Mason.

Episode 518 debuts on Wednesday, June 17, at 7:00 PM (Eastern Time). Rebroadcasts will take place according to the Crusade Radio Network programming schedule. Our topic is What Exactly is the Point of Ecumenism? A Papal Audience That Rewrote Ecumenism — by Edward Pentin at edwardpentin.substack.com Mortalium Animos: The Promotion of True Religious Unity — by Pope Pius XI, at catholicism.org  G.K. Chesterton on Ecumenism and Dying of Broadmindedness — by Brother André Marie at catholicism.org Synodality: The Latest Ecclesiastical MacGuffin — by Brother André Marie at catholicism.org Ecumenism and Fatima Reconsidered — by Brother André Marie at catholicism.org Charity for Gentiles and Jews — by Brother André Marie at catholicism.org Remembering the Sacrilege of Assisi I, Thirty Years Later — by Henry Sire, at onepeterfive.com Two Patrons for True Ecumenism — by Brother Francis at catholicism.org Pope John Paul II in attendance with leaders of various world religions at the ecumenical gathering in Assisi on October 27, 1986. Source: CNS/L'Osservatore Romano Reconquest is a militant, engaging, and informative Catholic radio program featuring interviews with interesting guests as well as commentary by your host. It is a radio-journalistic extension of the Crusade of Saint Benedict Center.

G.K. Chesterton wrote in 1926 that "the heart of Christendom is a heart" and in this episode, Joe and Grettelyn discover that this single line unlocks his entire approach to apologetics. Recording just before the U.S. bishops' historic consecration of America to the Sacred Heart on the nation's 250th anniversary, they trace the providential thread connecting two Pope Leos, a 1926 essay from GK's Weekly, and Chesterton's lifelong practice of winning opponents through friendship and wonder. In This Episode: How a 1926 essay in GK's Weekly reveals the theological principle behind G.K. Chesterton's entire method of winning hearts and minds What Chesterton's contrast of Saint Michael and Saint Gabriel teaches about "the softening of strength by chivalry and charity"—and what it means for how the Church evangelizes today Why G.K. Chesterton's observation that "madmen are logical" explains his insistence on appealing to beauty, wonder, and friendship rather than syllogisms How G.K. Chesterton's famous friendships with his opponents—and the characters of The Ball on the Cross—embody the theology of the Sacred Heart before he ever named it What Pope Leo XIII's 1899 encyclical Annum Sacrum reveals about the providential timing of the USCCB's consecration and the arrival of a new Pope Leo Chapters: 00:00: Introduction—The Sacred Heart and America at 250 02:29: The Providential Coincidence of Two Pope Leos 04:00: Background on the Sacred Heart Devotion 11:50: Why Consecrate a Nation? 13:57: Pope Leo XIII's Encyclical—What He Foretold About America 19:55: Reparations and the Burning Desire of Christ 23:22: What G.K. Chesterton Said About the Sacred Heart in 1926 26:43: Chesterton's Method—Apologetics of the Heart 33:31: Madmen, Small Circles, and Leading With Love 45:20: The Witness Consecration Calls Us To Resources Mentioned: What I Saw in America—Special Semiquincentennial Edition USCCB Consecration Resources Annum Sacrum—Pope Leo XIII, 1899 Dilexi te—Pope Leo XIV 2026 Chesterton Conference—Ave Maria FOLLOW US: Instagram Facebook X SUPPORT: Donate Shop Produced by Saint Kolbe Studios

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text MessageA name can hide your mission or it can tell the truth. We're choosing truth, which is why Team Mojo Academy becomes the Mojo Book Academy. This is not a logo swap. It's us saying out loud that books are not a hobby on the side, they're the method of formation, the way tradition is carried, and the way a serious person can still learn from Aristotle, Aquinas, Burke, and Chesterton when modern schools, universities, and even parts of our culture fail to hand on what matters.We also share what's coming next. Our America 250 YouTube series is rolling out in four parts, with companion Substack pieces that go deeper into the arguments and the reading behind them. After the celebrations fade, we launch our primary ongoing work: the Building a Flourishing Life newsletter, a substantive, book-driven letter organized around five pillars we believe make up the architecture of the excellent life: faith, the body, books, the soul, and sanctity.Along the way, we reclaim “mojo” from hustle culture and redefine it as integrated vitality, a life with disciplined strength, interior order, and a clear spiritual destination. Key Points from the Episode:• why the name changes from Team Mojo Academy to Mojo Book Academy• books as the method of transmitting tradition and forming the mind• “academy” as a community committed to thinking well together• America 250 YouTube series and companion Substack essays• Building a Flourishing Life newsletter as the primary ongoing offering• five pillars: faith, body, books, soul, sanctity• the formation gap facing modern men and why it is urgent• reclaiming “mojo” as integrated vitality ordered toward holinessIf you like this episode, be sure to share with someone else, uh, someone who needs to hear it. Leave a review if you can. If you haven't already, we appreciate it. It genuinely helps more people to find the show. if you like books

Is the Church today simply a relic of the Roman past and decline? How are the Truths it proclaims preserved throughout cultural and hegemonic changes? What distinguishes its integrity from all other religions?0:00 - intro1:22 - Dramatic Reading of The Everlasting Man Section 2 Ch. 443:35 - A (not so) brief discussionThe Everlasting Man by G.K. Chesterton (1925)https://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/65688/pg65688-images.htmlThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgCredit to https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the background music.Credit to https://www.soundjay.com/ for the sound effectsPodcast Photo P/C: https://www.pexels.com/@luan-oosthuizen-823430/collections/

durée : 01:01:23 - Les Nuits de France Culture - par : Albane Penaranda - En 1962, la Chaîne Nationale consacrait une émission à G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936), c'est le troisième roman de l'auteur britannique qui était analysé ce soir là, intitulé "La Sphère et la croix", il y était question de l'incompréhension entre deux visions du monde, la chrétienne et la moderne. - réalisation : Mathias Le Gargasson, Antoine Dhulster, Rafik Zénine, Vincent Abouchar, Emily Vallat, Hassane M'Béchour, INA Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

At first reading, Isaac's words can sound severe, even shocking. He speaks of idle speech as fornication, unhealthy attachments as adultery, and certain forms of companionship as idolatry. Yet behind these warnings lies something far deeper than moral anxiety. Isaac is not obsessed with sin. He is consumed with the preservation of desire for God. The entire homily is built upon a single conviction: the human heart was created for divine communion, and anything that captures its attention, dissipates its energy, or redirects its longing away from God becomes a threat to its deepest purpose. For Isaac, impurity begins long before outward acts. It begins when the heart loses its simplicity. When affection becomes possessive, when companionship becomes emotionally intoxicating, when curiosity about others replaces watchfulness over oneself, the soul gradually drifts from its center. The danger is not merely moral failure. The danger is fragmentation. This is why Isaac speaks so strongly about particular attachments and associations. He understands that the heart cannot be divided indefinitely. Every affection shapes desire. Every conversation leaves a trace. Every companionship either strengthens recollection of God or weakens it. His concern is especially acute regarding spiritual relationships because these can easily disguise passion beneath the appearance of virtue. A person may speak about holiness while secretly seeking emotional gratification, admiration, dependence, or control. One may appear spiritual while feeding hidden desires. This is why Isaac repeatedly returns to self-deception. The greatest danger is not obvious sin but the passions clothed in religious garments. Against this, Isaac presents another image: the elder who has guarded his heart through silence, purity of thought, humility, and disciplined speech. Such a person no longer seeks particular people to satisfy hidden needs. He loves everyone equally because his heart has become free. Compassion has replaced possession. Love has become universal because it no longer springs from lack. This is the perfection Isaac describes. The issue, then, is not whether one has relationships. It is whether one's relationships nourish the fire of God or extinguish it. For Isaac, solitude is not an end in itself. Silence is not a technique. Withdrawal is not misanthropy. All of these exist to protect a flame. The Holy Spirit has kindled a fire within the heart, and that fire is delicate. Excessive familiarity, endless conversation, emotional entanglements, and worldly distractions scatter the mind and cool the soul. Yet Isaac is careful to make one exception. There are companions who do not extinguish the fire but increase it. There are friendships rooted in God. There are conversations that awaken the soul, expose the passions, deepen humility, and enlarge desire for divine things. Such communion is not a distraction from the spiritual life but one of its greatest supports. The test is simple: after leaving someone's company, does the heart burn more brightly for God or less? Everything in this passage revolves around that question. Isaac's warnings are not expressions of fear. They are acts of protection. He sees the heart as a sanctuary and desire for God as its most precious treasure. Therefore he urges vigilance, not because human relationships are evil, but because divine love is so extraordinarily precious. The entire passage can be reduced to a single plea: Guard the fire. Choose companions who increase it. Flee whatever diminishes it. And allow your love to become so purified that it belongs to everyone because it belongs first to God. --- Text of chat during the group: 00:09:26 James Hickman: Father, I was away for about a year…moved across the county and my faith formation role was on Wednesday evenings 00:09:50 James Hickman: I have loved The Watchful Mind…love your recommendation…summer break 00:11:05 Fr. Charbel Abernethy: https://www.philokaliaministries.org/post/nazareth-and-the-hidden-life 00:12:21 Anna: 91 in GA right now 00:13:28 Anna: My grandpa had his first class relic 00:16:38 Fr. Charbel Abernethy: https://www.philokaliaministries.org/post/nazareth-and-the-hidden-life 00:16:54 Bob Čihák, AZ: P 206, #11, last paragraph, Fr. A said we should get back to the 2nd sentence. 00:31:04 James Hickman: “…his heart is grievously injured.” Is Isaac speaking of the older monk, ie the one at fault? If so, I like Isaac's compassion to warn against the danger the offended faces. We don't want anyone's heart injured, whether a potential offender or a potential victim. 00:37:51 Bob Čihák, AZ: The double negative in the last sentence of the paragraph tends to confuse my weakening mind. 00:42:37 David Swiderski, WI: It is interesting the human brain only matures after 25 years old. I think most parents can capture this as the entire idea of consequences does not develop till after that. That is why around the world to rent a car you need to be 25. I see people below this age as children still developing but I see others that year to live again in a world without consequences. 00:43:05 Anna: Too often we run to therapy versus running to Christ in prayer and confession 00:44:03 una: Can you speak to how to have a solid spiritual friendship between consecrated people or with priests/monks 00:46:14 Nypaver Clan: Reacted to "It is interesting th..." with

What are the most essential resources for classical education, and where do you even begin? In this episode of Classical Et Cetera, Jessica, Paul, Tanya, and Martin share the books, journals, and periodicals that have most shaped their thinking on classical education. From Climbing Parnassus and G.K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy to the Wall Street Journal's review section, this is the list that we keep coming back to! Resources mentioned in this episode: • Climbing Parnassus - Tracy Lee Simmons • The Schools We Need and Why We Don't Have Them - E.D. Hirsch • Orthodoxy - G.K. Chesterton • In Defense of Classical Education - Livingston • Seven Myths About Education - Daisy Christodoulou • Great Ideas from the Great Books - Mortimer Adler • Student's Guide series - Intercollegiate Studies Institute • Modern Age, The New Criterion, First Things magazines • Simply Classical - Cheryl Swope • The Classical Teacher magazine (free subscription on memoriapress.com) Have a question for the podcast? Email us at podcast@memoriapress.com

On The Literary Life today we continue our re-airing of a series from our "Summer of the Short Story" that originally aired way back in Season 1 of the podcast! This week's episode features Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins discussing G. K. Chesterton's essay "A Defence of Penny Dreadfuls." Angelina opens with a brief history of the Victorian era and the more prevalent availability of the novel to the masses. She also gives several examples of the "penny dreadful." Cindy and Angelina discuss why they agree with Chesterton that people need these simple, even formulaic stories. They remind us that childhood is a time for good books, not a time to worry about reading all the "Great Books." Another topic that Cindy and Angelina chat about is the importance of developing imagination. They talk about the truth that fiction and story-telling are necessary parts of human culture. Cindy highlights the importance of the heroic adventure stories for boys. Angelina brings out the point that the elite critic is out of touch with the masses who long for stories of good winning over evil. The penny dreadful should not be judged as art, since that was never what it was intended to be. If you want to find replays of the 2019 Back to School online conference referenced in this episode, you can purchase them in Cindy's shop at MorningTimeforMoms.com. You can also find out about all the current classes and summer events happening at HouseofHumaneLetters.com. For the full show notes on this episode, please visit https://theliterary.life/332. 

Two of G.K. Chesterton's most unexpectedly prophetic essays take center stage in this issue of Gilbert Magazine: "An Architect's Nightmare," a 1928 piece that anticipates nearly everything being said today about AI, passive technology, and false progress, and "Freud on Slips of the Pen," a recently unearthed 1921 Daily Express article in which Chesterton dismantles psychoanalysis with surgical wit. Joe Grabowski and Grettelyn Darkey walk through the current issue of Gilbert—the official publication of the Society of G.K. Chesterton —drawing out what Chesterton saw about passive entertainment, the cyclical delusions of optimists and pessimists, and why art remains the irreducible signature of man. In This Episode: What G.K. Chesterton's 1928 essay "An Architect's Nightmare" reveals about spaces built for man vs. spaces man is expected to serve—and why his critique of industrial-age optimism and pessimism maps almost perfectly onto today's conversations about AI The pattern Chesterton exposed over a century ago: enthusiastic builders of terrible things who become pessimists insisting nothing can be done—and why Chesterton holds that human will, not historical inevitability, is what truly separates man from the octopus "Freud on Slips of the Pen": a newly unearthed 1921 essay in which G.K. Chesterton takes apart the Freudian slip using Hamlet, Punch and Judy, and the plain observation that a man who writes something down and doesn't cross it out intended to write it Chesterton on the standardizing effects of the cinema—how the same concerns raised about silent films in the 1920s echo in every conversation about video games, social media, and passive screen entertainment today A tour of the current Gilbert: the Chesterton Schools Network's capstone Rome pilgrimage, an 11th-grader's essay on Dante, a takedown of Paul Ehrlich's famously wrong prophecies, and G.K. Chesterton's poem "After Reading a Book of Modern Verse" Chapters: 00:00: Welcome and Introduction 02:24: Gilbert Magazine and the Legacy of G.K. Chesterton's GK's Weekly 05:30: The Current Issue: Cover Art and the Rome Pilgrimage Feature 11:29: "An Architect's Nightmare": G.K. Chesterton's 1928 Essay on Space, Man, and False Progress 19:05: The Optimist–Pessimist Cycle and What Chesterton Says About the AI Age 23:14: Virginia de la Lastra at the UN and Joe's Editorial on Passive Entertainment 29:10: Chesterton on Cinema, the Toy Theater, and the Imaginative Life 32:14: "Freud on Slips of the Pen": A Newly Unearthed 1921 Chesterton Essay 40:30: A Chesterton Poem, a Student's Essay on Dante, and Paul Ehrlich's Prophecies 44:24: Closing and How to Subscribe to Gilbert Resources Mentioned: Gilbert Magazine 2026 Chesterton Conference—"The Outline of Sanity" What I Saw in America by G.K. Chesterton Chesterton Schools Network Become a Member of the Society FOLLOW US: Instagram Facebook X SUPPORT: Donate Shop Produced by Saint Kolbe Studios

Discover how Chesterton's classic novel challenges modern media culture and reminds us not to lose hope in the world around us.Morning Offering, June 4, 2026 is brought to you by Catholic Coffee (https://bit.ly/49xP4U1)Every morning, join Father Brad as he begins the day with prayer and reflection. In a few short minutes, Father Brad guides you in prayer, shares a brief reflection grounding your day in the Church's rhythm of feast days and liturgy, and provides you with the encouragement necessary to go forward with peace and strength. Disclaimer: The ads shown before, during, or after this video have no affiliation with Morning Offering and are controlled by YouTubeLet us do as the saints urge and begin our days in prayer together so as a community of believers we may join the Psalmist in saying, “In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.” (Psalm 5:3-4)________________

G.K. Chesterton once observed that after learning to do a great many clever things, the next great task would be learning not to do them. That line, from an early essay on Queen Victoria, has taken on new force as American schools reverse decades of tech-first policies—test scores and students' mental health alike in decline. In this episode, Joe and Grettelyn trace the screen crisis back to first principles, exploring how Chesterton's warnings against educational fads, his conviction that machines make us like machines, and his insistence that a thing worth doing is worth doing badly all speak directly to what Jonathan Haidt's data is now confirming.  In This Episode: The G.K. Chesterton quote from Varied Types that frames the whole conversation—and why his intuition about educational tinkering was more than a hunch How the Chesterton Schools Network's longstanding tech-light philosophy has been vindicated by over 15 years of data, a UNESCO report, and the Fortune magazine story that started this episode What Chesterton's insight about machines making us like machines explains about the neuroscience of distraction—and why phone-free classrooms alone aren't enough Why G.K. Chesterton's principle that a thing worth doing is worth doing badly is the most important counter-argument to AI in education and the arts Practical steps for parents: building social pacts with other families, the case for delaying smartphones, and the Chesterton Schools Network as a proven alternative Chapters: 00:00: Welcome and Introduction 01:15: The Chesterton Schools Network's Tech-Light Philosophy 03:38: G.K. Chesterton on Learning Not to Do Clever Things 05:42: Jonathan Haidt and the Books Behind the Movement 09:06: UNESCO's Findings on Technology and Learning 13:35: How Devices Short-Circuit Attention and Memory 19:47: Embodied Learning—Handwriting, Doodling, and What Screens Miss 28:21: Schools Reversing Course: The Fortune Magazine Story 35:11: A Thing Worth Doing Badly: Chesterton vs. AI 44:13: Practical Steps for Parents and a Path Forward Resources Mentioned: Varied Types — G.K. Chesterton The Anxious Generation — Jonathan Haidt The Coddling of the American Mind — Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt Anxious Generation Action Resources Chesterton Schools Network FOLLOW US: Instagram Facebook X SUPPORT: Donate Shop Produced by Saint Kolbe Studios

In this episode of Being Human with Steve Cuss, Steve and Clarissa Moll explore the concept of "life-giving habits" — intentional practices categorized into people, places, and activities that help reduce reactivity and deepen awareness of God's presence. Steve explains how building a personalized list of God-given pleasures, from micro-habits like holding a spouse's hand to larger experiences like fly fishing, transforms everyday moments into acts of worship and gratitude. The conversation highlights how these habits build resilience, support community, and transcend cultural boundaries, ultimately inviting listeners to recognize and receive God's gifts more intentionally. Episode Resources: Download Steve Cuss's Life Giving List Steve Cuss's Managing Leadership Anxiety G.K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy Zephaniah 3:17 (ESV)  More From Clarissa Moll: Explore Clarissa Moll's website Read Clarissa Moll's substack Sign up for Steve's Newsletter & Podcast Reminders Capable Life Newsletter Get the Assets & Liabilities pdf and the Life Giving List Join Steve at an Upcoming Intensive Capable Life Intensives Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Can Dr. Orion Hood help the ingenuous Father Brown solve a problem with one of his parishioners? G.K. Chesterton, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.   Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast, where an audiobook approach delivers an immersive experience in classic literature. I'm your host BJ Harrison.  I'm glad you could join us.   With the audiobook library card, you gain access to the entire Classic Tales Library that I've been working on for 19 years. Hundreds of titles, and thousands of hours of classic audiobooks in tons of genres. These are the same titles found on Audible, Spotify, Barnes and Noble, etc.. They already have thousands of five-star ratings. Many have won awards. And you can download all you want. No limits.   Stop counting credits, or waiting for Libby, and get your Audiobook Library Card for only $9.99 a month. It's the best deal on the internet. You're going to love it.   Go to audiobooklibrarycard.com and choose the plan that's right for you.   Father Brown is often considered a sleuth on a par with Sherlock Holmes. In dipping into his wealth of knowledge garnered from countless confessions from thieves and other criminals, Father Brown has heard it all, and has a keen intellect and a sharp eye, despite his simple appearance.   And now, "The Absence of Mr. Glass", by G.K. Chesterton   Follow this link to get The Audiobook Library Card for a special price of $9.99/month   Follow this link and get Multiple Licenses for The Audiobook Library Card   Follow this link and watch the new video walkthrough using PocketBook.       Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:       Follow this link to subscribe to the Arsène Lupin Podcast:     Follow this link to follow us on Instagram:     Follow this link to follow us on Facebook: