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“The truth is, of course, that the curtness of the Ten Commandments is an evidence, not of the gloom and narrowness of a religion, but, on the contrary, of its liberality and humanity. It is shorter to state the things forbidden than the things permitted: precisely because most things are permitted, and only a few things are forbidden.”
G.K. Chesterton – Illustrated London News, Jan. 3, 1920
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DEACON JOEL NEISEN's Talks on G. K. Chesterton
In Lent 2024, Deacon Joel Neisen gave a series of talks on G.K. Chesterton. You can listen to his MP3 audio recordings below!
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was one of the greatest and most prolific writers of the 20th century. A convert to Catholicism, he is well known for his Father Brown mystery stories and for his reasoned defense of the Christian faith. He was an English writer, a philosopher, a Christian apologist, a literary critic, and an art critic.
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Talk #1
An Introduction to
G. K. ChestertonWho is G.K. Chesterton and why was this artist one of the most important English writers in the 20th Century?
Listen to the MP3 audio:
An Introduction to G. K. Chesterton
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TALK #2
Chesterton’s
Faith and WritingsWhat prompted this non-practicing Unitarian who dabbled in the occult to move to Anglicanism and eventually to the Catholic faith?
Listen to the MP3 audio:Chesterton's Faith and Findings
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TALK #3
Chesterton's
Friends and DebatesChesterton loved to debate, in areas of politics, science, and religion, but there was one person whom he refused to debate. Find out who this was!
Listen to the MP3 audio:
Chesterton's Friends and Debates
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TALK #4
Chesterton's Essays
on "What's Wrong
with the World"A London newspaper had an essay contest for the topic "What's Wrong With the World?" Chesterton's response garnered an honorable mention, and it led to a series of newspaper columns on this. What did he think was wrong with the world? The answer might surprise you!
Listen to the MP3 audio:
Chesterton's Essay on "What's Wrong with the World?"
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Resources from The Society of G.K. Chesterton
Chesterton Societies:
American: Chesterton.org/
St. Paul: Chesterton.org/local-society/st-paul-chesterton-society/
St. Anthony Falls (Minneapolis): Chesterton.org/local-society/st-anthony-falls-minneapolis-chesterton-society/FREE BOOKS ONLINE
Project Gutenberg:
All Things Considered: gutenberg.org/ebooks/11505
A Short History of England: gutenberg.org/ebooks/20897
Eugenics and Other Evils: gutenberg.org/ebooks/25308
George Bernard Shaw: gutenberg.org/ebooks/19535
Heretics: gutenberg.org/ebooks/470
Leo Tolstoy: gutenberg.org/ebooks/62045 (with others)
Manalive: gutenberg.org/ebooks/1718
Napoleon of Notting Hill: gutenberg.org/ebooks/20058
Orthodoxy: gutenberg.org/ebooks/130
St. Francis of Assisi: gutenberg.org/ebooks/63084
Superstition of Divorce: gutenberg.org/ebooks/62680
Tales of the Long Bow: gutenberg.org/ebooks/69185
The Ballad of the White Horse: gutenberg.org/ebooks/1719
The Ball and the Cross: gutenberg.org/ebooks/5265
The Everlasting Man: gutenberg.org/ebooks/65688
The Man Who Knew Too Much: gutenberg.org/ebooks/1720
The Man Who Was Thursday: gutenberg.org/ebooks/1695
Tremendous Trifles: gutenberg.org/ebooks/8092
What I Saw in America: gutenberg.org/ebooks/27250
What Wrong with the World: gutenberg.org/ebooks/1717
Wine Water and Song: gutenberg.org/ebooks/35115
Innocence of Fr. Brown: gutenberg.org/ebooks/204
Secrets of Fr. Brown: gutenberg.org/ebooks/70175
Wisdom of Fr. Brown: gutenberg.org/ebooks/223 TV
St. Michael Broadcasting - channel 14.3 "The Apostle of Common Sense": smbtv.org/program-
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THE SOCIETY OF G.K. CHESTERTON
Renewing the world through Christian joy & common sense
The Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton is a Catholic lay apostolate, recognized formally as a canonical private association of the Christian faithful. Their mission is to evangelize through education, inspiring people to live joyful, holy lives, with G.K. Chesterton as a model of lay spirituality. Let G.K. Chesterton be your guide to a deeper faith, intellectual clarity, and greater joy.
The American Society of G.K. Chesterton is headquartered in Hopkins, Minnesota.
To find out more information about our local societies visit the websites below.Become a Knight
You can become a Knight or a young Squire. Their mission is to evangelize the world and form saints through education, prayer, and the strengthening of the family.
For more information visit:
American: Chesterton.org/
St. Paul: Chesterton.org/local-society/st-paul-chesterton-society/
St. Anthony Falls (Minneapolis): Chesterton.org/local-society/st-anthony-falls-minneapolis-chesterton-society/
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Chesterton Schools
Raising Up a New Generation of Joyful Leaders and Saints
“Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.”
—G.K. ChestertonFor more information on Chesterton schools visit: ChestertonSchoolsNetwork.org
Minnesota- Chesterton Academy of the St. Croix Valley - Stillwater, MN
- Chesterton Academy of the Twin Cities - Hopkins, MN
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“The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies;
probably because they are generally the same people.”-G.K. Chesterton – Illustrated London News, July 16, 1910
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