Have you ever wondered what the connection is between Star Wars and the Vatican II? That would be surprising if you have. Julian Ahlquist is here to present the case that the Star Wars saga could be an apt analogy for the history of Vatican II. In this episode of Uncommon Sense, you’ll get an entertaining way to learn about this important event in Church history.

We are right between Chesterton’s birthday and future Feast Day, so why not talk about both? Dale Ahlquist joins again to give us all the details about the bookends of Chesterton’s life. He’ll tell us what Chesterton said about his own birthday, he’ll tell what the reactions were to his death, and he’ll reveal which famous figures were present at his funeral.

Have you signed up for our 40th Annual Chesterton conference this summer? Find out about our fascinating speakers, joyful fun, face-to-face conversations and the famous AfterGlows await those who will attend. Returning on this episode of Uncommon Sense is our beloved former host, Nancy Brown!

There are many people who converted to Catholicism because of G.K. Chesterton. Each story is unique, but Robert Asch’s may be the most surprising. Robert was an Reform Jew who was devout and highly educated in his faith. He converted after reading Chesterton. He even went on to cofound the St. Austin Review with Joseph Pearce. What was it that Chesterton said? Listen to Robert's story on this episode of Uncommon Sense.

What do we actually know about G.K. Chesterton’s cause of death? What illnesses did Chesterton have, physical or mental? And in the end, was Chesterton healthy or not? These are the questions that William Griffiths sought to answer in his medical research on Chesterton. Find out his official diagnosis.

What causes someone to go from being a radical right-wing nationalist to a faithful Catholic and charitable fundraiser? The answer is G.K. Chesterton. This is the story of Stuart McCullough, who went on to found the Catholic G.K. Chesterton Society. Listen to Stuart's inspirational story of how Chesterton changed his life.

ChesterCon21 is LIVE and back in person (and virtual) this summer! The theme of the 40th Annual G.K. Chesterton Conference is The Laughing Prophet: Finding Hope and Joy in this Crazy World. Why this theme? And what will you experience at this year’s conference? Dale Ahlquist answers these questions and more in this episode of Uncommon Sense.

Did you know that G.K. Chesterton had a profound influence on C.S. Lewis? Much of what Lewis wrote was inspired by what he read by Chesterton. Alan C. Duncan has gone through Lewis’ original manuscripts and documented the proof! In this episode of Uncommon Sense, we get to discuss with Alan the book he recently completed, Gilbert & Jack: What C.S. Lewis Found Reading G.K. Chesterton.

Have you ever asked yourself why God allows evil? Do you have an answer but you just can’t articulate it? In this episode, we seek the help of a brilliant Chesterton headmaster, Eric DeMeuse, from the Chesterton Academy of Milwaukee where he also teaches theology. In our conversation, we not only explore tough theological mysteries, we show how theology can be taught through literature.

Meet our new Director of Development, John Smith. John is passionate about creating a culture of gift. What does that mean exactly? In this episode, we break down the philosophy of giving and why it plays a significant role in Christian life.

The Easter mystery, the Resurrection of the Body, and Chesterton’s short poem, “The Donkey," are all part of this Uncommon Sense episode featuring Chesterton Society President Dale Ahlquist.

Why is music so important that we require it at Chesterton? And how does it relate to anything else? Dr. Joshua Russell may have an answer for you. Joshua is the headmaster of Chesterton Academy of the Sacred Heart where he also teaches courses in history, literature, music, and writing. On top of all of that, he is a concert pianist. Listen to how Joshua explains how music reflects culture and how it’s tied to everything else.

Chesterton in Iraq? The last place anyone imagined there could be a Chesterton Academy, let alone, to find out there is devotion to G.K. Chesterton in Iraq! But yes—the Kurdish regional Ministry of Education has approved a Chesterton Academy to open in Erbil, Kurdistan, an autonomous region within Iraq. Listen to the story of the exciting trip to Erbil from Laura Hassan, Director of International Programs for the Society of GK Chesterton, and Andrew Youngblood, the Director of Curriculum for the Chesterton Schools Network.

Join the Apostolate in prayer by starting a group within the Frances Chesterton Rosary League (FCRL). Victoria Darkey, our coordinator of the FCRL, explains how easy it is and how important this mission is to the Apostolate of Common Sense. Learn why Gilbert’s wife Frances is the patron of the Rosary League and the significant role she played in her husband’s spiritual life.

A professor of economics at Rawls College of Business—Texas Tech University, Alex Salter leads us on a fast-paced defense of Distributism and the main idea economists miss about it. We also discuss his up coming book on the topic, Property and Liberty.

Could the 1964 Walt Disney film Mary Poppins be about the Holy Mother of God? Julian Ahlquist explains his intricate theory about this cinematic masterpiece, and it’s practically perfect in every way.

Alyssa Bormes, author or The Catechism of Hockey, teaches theology at Chesterton Academy, and she gets a front row seat to watching miracles happen.

This Lent, we go on a very different journey – with St. Joseph. But how can we journey with St. Joseph, when he wasn't even alive when Jesus suffered and died? Chesterton connects Joseph with Jesus in his usual paradoxical way. Find out more with our guest, Dale Ahlquist.

David Cooney, writer of the blog Practical Distributism, joins us to explain the principles of Distributism and what he thinks of the new name, Localism. We also discuss the GameStop phenomenon and what the stock market would look like in a localist society.

If you’re a longtime fan of the podcast, you’ll recognize the voice of our next guest, Nancy Brown, who hosted our Uncommon Sense podcast for over ten years. Nancy talks about her book, The Woman Who Was Chesterton, her current role as project manager for our online school, Chesterton Cor Jesu, and the Frances Chesterton Rosary League. Join us!

Joseph Pearce is a Catholic apologist who has written bestselling books on G.K. Chesterton, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Shakespeare. In this episode, Joseph takes us on a journey through his past, his present and his future. The debt he owes to Chesterton plays a large part. We talk about everything from his knowledge on Shakespeare to his interview with Solzhenitsyn to how much he can bench press.

Did you know the Chesterton Schools Networks has an online high school called Chesterton Cor Jesu? Andrew Youngblood, the headmaster of Chesterton Cor Jesu and Director of Curriculum for the network, explains how our online Chesterton Academy works and what makes our curriculum so great.

It is the 100th year anniversary of G.K. Chesterton visiting the United States. In this episode of the Uncommon Sense podcast, Dale Ahlquist gives all the details of Chesterton’s trip, including which states he visited, who he met, what messages he delivered, and how Americans responded to him.

Father Brown Investigations: The Death of Sir Percy Coldwell, is a tabletop card game based on the beloved priest-detective created by G. K. Chesterton. We talk to the creator of FBI Nikola Bolšec of the Croatian Chesterton Society about his detective game you will not want to miss. Joining us is Joe Grabowski, a partner in marketing for this entrepreneurial adventure. Consider supporting this venture by donating to their Kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fbi-game/father-brown-investigations-the-death-of-sir-percy-coldwell?ref=2raq1y

Host Adrian Ahlquist talks with Richard Vigilante, Board Chairman of Teach for Christ. Richard and Adrian discuss developing a Mission Culture. Teach for Christ’s mission is to support struggling Catholic schools in socio-economically challenged areas.

Dale Ahlquist reads a lovely Christmas poem by G.K. Chesterton called "The Wise Men"

The moment all Catholic economists have been waiting for. We finally have a new name to replace Distributism. Learn what this social economic theory is, how it’s tied to Chesterton, and what the new name is.

Dale and Adrian Ahlquist read their favorite Chesterton quotes about Advent and Christmas and discuss the practical wisdom he had to share.

Jason Adkins, the executive director for the Minnesota Catholic Conference, gives his inside take on how our government operates, what’s wrong with it, and what we can as individuals can do to fix it.

We are wish you a very blessed Thanksgiving! Tune into this week’s episode with our very own Dale Ahlquist as he explains the significance of Thanksgiving and why it’s more than just an American holiday. Please consider supporting the Society in its mission to promote education, evangelization, and Catholic Social Teaching by donating at www.chesterton.org/donate

Clark Durant is a board member of the Society of GK Chesterton with a background in politics. Clark uses his political experience to weigh in on the ongoing election. Join us in this episode of Uncommon Sense as we discuss what the United States is missing, but also the hope we have for our country’s future. Clark's story is also featured in My Name is Lazarus, which is a collection of conversion stories influenced by G.K. Chesterton. Go to chesterton.org/shop/my-name-is-lazarus/ to pick up a copy.

Adrian and Dale Ahlquist discuss the 2020 election, and more importantly, what's next for our world.

Dale Ahlquist explains why Chesterton is a saint, responds to the objections, and gives an update on the status of his cause for sainthood.

Carl Olson, editor of the Catholic World Report, explains The Da Vinci Hoax, his book that exposes the Da Vinci Code as an erroneous and deceitful piece of anti-Catholic literature. We also have an in depth conversation about jazz!

Tod Worner gives fascinating insights into the world of medicine and where morality fits in. Tod is the managing editor of Bishop Barron’s Evangelization & Culture, the Journal of the Word on Fire Institute. He is also an Internal Medicine Physician & Teaching Faculty of the Abbott Northwestern Internal Medicine Residency Program.

Noel Culbertson is the graphic designer and social media director for our Society. She is the one in charge of every single Chesterton quote that appears on Facebook and Instagram. Her conversion story is also featured in My Name is Lazarus.

In honor of the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary and the anniversary of the Battle of Lepanto, Christopher Check, the president of Catholic Answers, describes in beautiful detail the significance of the battle and Chesterton's glorious poem.

This week we discuss the connection between theater and the Catholic faith with Kevin O'Brien. Kevin is a brilliant actor, writer, and Chestertonian. He is also a Catholic convert whose story is featured in My Name is Lazarus, available on our website.

In this episode we get into what is needed to implement Ditributism and combat Globalism. Joseph Grabowski is the head of of the Southeast Pennsylvania Chesterton Society and also a prominent voice on the topic of Distributism.

Brother Titus, a Chesterton alumni and good friend of Adrian Ahlquist, is visiting us from St. Michael's Abbey in Orange County, California. In this episode, he describes what it is like to be a Norbertine.

Scott Hambrick and Karl Schudt are the hosts of The Online Great Books Podcast. Listen to our conversation about the problems with our political and economic systems and how to fix them.

Amy Hunt is the Director of Formation for our Chesterton Schools Network. Amy served in the US Navy for over 24 years. She has directed military planning and operational training for the Navy SEALs, and has even served as the Commanding Officer of a Navy and Marine Corps Reserve installation. Listen to why she decided to retire from the Navy and help us deliver a classical education to our Society.

Stuart Kolner explains how he went from being a scientistic atheist, who swore he would never become Catholic, to being a devout Catholic. Just like Brandon Vogt and Brent Forrest, Stuart is both a board member for the Society of GKC and a convert whose story is featured in My Name is Lazarus.

Actor/singer/songwriter Jeromy Darling shares how the deeply Catholic art of theater has impacted his life and faith.

Jeromy Darling is an amazing actor/singer/songwriter. Listen to his moving story about his life and his conversion to Catholicism.

Brent Forrest is a former professional magician, and has performed thousands at thousands of shows. One time he even drove a car blindfolded. In this episode, he reveals the magic that led to his conversion.

Brandon Vogt is back to discuss how young people in our culture can connect with G.K. Chesterton.

Our special guest, Brandon Vogt, lends his expertise on how to talk about the Catholic Faith in our modern culture. Next week, Brandon will be back to discuss how millennials and gen z can relate to G.K. Chesterton.

Dale recites poetry by Chesterton and it the poetry is amazing.

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Elegy in a Country Churchyard
By G.K. Chesterton

The men that worked for England
They have their graves at home;
And bees and birds of England
About the cross can roam.

By they that fought for England,
Following a falling star,
Alas, alas for England
They have their graves afar.

And they that rule in England,
In stately conclave met,
Alas, alas for England
They have no graves as yet.

 

The Happy Man
By G.K. Chesterton

To teach the grey earth like a child,
To bid the heavens repent,
I only ask from Fate the gift
Of one man well content.

Him will I find: though when in vain
I search the feast and mart,
The fading flowers of liberty,
The painted masks of art,

I only find him at the last,
On one old hill where nod
Golgotha's ghastly trinity –
Three persons and one god.

 

A Chord Of Colour
By G.K. Chesterton

My Lady clad herself in grey,
That caught and clung about her throat;
Then all the long grey winter day
On me a living splendour smote;
And why grey palmers holy are,
And why grey minsters great in story,
And grey skies ring the morning star,
And grey hairs are a crown of glory.

My Lady clad herself in green,
Like meadows where the wind-waves pass;
Then round my spirit spread, I ween,
A splendour of forgotten grass.
Then all that dropped of stem or sod,
Hoarded as emeralds might be,
I bowed to every bush, and trod
Amid the live grass fearfully.

My Lady clad herself in blue,
Then on me, like the seer long gone,
The likeness of a sapphire grew,
The throne of him that sat thereon.
Then knew I why the Fashioner
Splashed reckless blue on sky and sea;
And ere 'twas good enough for her,
He tried it on Eternity.

Beneath the gnarled old Knowledge-tree
Sat, like an owl, the evil sage:
'The World's a bubble,' solemnly
He read, and turned a second page.
'A bubble, then, old crow,' I cried,
'God keep you in your weary wit!
'A bubble - Have you ever spied
The colours I have seen on it ?'

 

Fantasia
By G.K. Chesterton

The happy men that lose their heads
They find their heads in heaven
As cherub heads with cherub wings,
And cherub haloes even:
Out of the infinite evening lands
Along the sunset sea,
Leaving the purple fields behind,
The cherub wings beat down the wind
Back to the groping body and blind
As the bird back to the tree.

Whether the plumes be passion-red
For him that truly dies
By headsman's blade or battle-axe,
Or blue like butterflies,
For him that lost it in a lane
In April's fits and starts,
His folly is forgiven then:
But higher, and far beyond our ken,
Is the healing of the unhappy men,
The men that lost their hearts.

Is there not pardon for the brave
And broad release above,
Who lost their heads for liberty
Or lost their hearts for love?
Or is the wise man wise indeed
Whom larger thoughts keep whole?
Who sees life equal like a chart,
Made strong to play the saner part,
And keep his head and keep his heart,
And only lose his soul.

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Dale Ahlquist talks about what GK Chesterton wrote about Easter and the Resurrection  of Christ. 

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Fr. McTeigue's Show Resources:

• The Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton
• Joseph Grabowski on Chesterton
• Chesterton/Ahlquist:  In Defense of Sanity—The Best Essays of G.K. Chesterton
• Father James Schall, S.J.:  Schall on Chesterton—Timely Essays on Timeless Paradoxes
• EWTN Television:  G.K. Chesterton—The Apostle of Common Sense
• G. K. Chesterton: Cheese
• G. K. Chesterton: A Defense of Baby Worship

 

Joseph Grabowski is a resident of Philadelphia. He has a B.A. in Philosophy from Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary (2007) and an M.A. in English from Marquette University (2012). For several years, Joe has worked as the Director of Communications for the National Organization for Marriage. More recently, Joe became Executive Director of the International Organization for the Family and the World Congress of Families. He has appeared as an expert on traditional marriage and family in local and nationwide media, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Breitbart, and elsewhere. Avocationally, Joe serves as President of the  Southeast Pennsylvania Chesterton Society. As a scholar and activist, Joe's writngs on traditional marriage and family, as well as on Catholic Social Teaching and the writings of Chesterton and Belloc, have appeared in The Stream, Gilbert Magazine, Ethika Politika, and The Distributist Review.

In the wake of the 91st Academy Awards, Taylor wanted to give out his own awards. Shaun McAfee co-hosts and the guys talk movies & the Forte Five segment is back as Taylor counts down his favorite movies of the year. Then it gets really interesting as we make up new categories for Scripture to receive some of the awards.

Our guest this week is acclaimed G.K. Chesterton mind, Dale Ahlquist. We get to know Chesterton, his conversion story and how he has helped others do the same. How is Chesterton the "prince of paradox" and the "apostle of common sense? Will he become a saint? Tune in to find out!
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Audio feedback from Paul in New York and Paul in Detroit, Fatherhood, Mother's Day, Spring Cleaning.


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This week covers the new website/blog, Answers the question Are We Catholic?, the James O'Keefe thing, and for the first time, you've got homework.

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Part one of the talk on Frances Chesterton given by Nancy Brown at the Annual Conference of the American Chesterton Society in 2010.

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Listen to the lovely Dawn Eden as we talk about her life, Chesterton, her book, her latest book review, her Master's Thesis and more. http://Chesterton.org http://americanchestertonsociety.blogspot.com http://www.gilbertmagazine.com @amchestertonsoc http://www.facebook.com/AmericanChestertonSociety http://www.facebook.com/UncommonSensePodcast http://audioboo.fm/ http://tinyurl.com/franceschesterton http://tinyurl.com/29dfrsg http://tinyurl.com/2d7l6p4 http://tinyurl.com/24esyuv http://tinyurl.com/273nl3j http://www.ewtn.com/series/chesterton/index.htm Inspector Lewis http://video.pbs.org/program/979359625/ Dawn Eden Links: http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/DawnEdenThesis.pdf http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/document.php?n=999 http://www.christendom-awake.org/pages/anichols/cosmos.htm http://dawneden.blogspot.com/ http://tinyurl.com/6jj9k7

Uncommon Sense #32 Public Schools Teaching Chesterton Special guest: public high school teacher Jim McPherrin. I first heard about Jim from Kevin O’Brien, when Kevin said he had unearthed a very rare personage, a public high school teacher in the Chicago area who was actually teaching Chesterton in his classroom. This sounded quite subversive and I wondered how he was able to do that, because Chesterton is so avant guard, so counter-cultural, and so religious. Find out more by listening! Leave me some feedback at: uncommonsensepodcast@gmail.com This show sponsored by The American Chesterton Society and by listeners like YOU.  Your purchase of books and merchandise and free will donations through our website helps to keep our organization going. Thank you. Please visit us at http://chesterton.org Web sites: http://Chesterton.org http://americanchestertonsociety.blogspot.com http://www.gilbertmagazine.com @amchestertonsoc http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-American-Chesterton-Society/127651102300?created http://hillsideeducation.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=124

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Uncommon Sense #30 Part 3-The 29th Annual Conference of the American Chesterton Society And since a few of you have told me the glow of the conference is now fading, I thought I better get to this third and last podcast about the conference. This one is about what I call, the In between Times. Leave me some feedback at: uncommonsensepodcast@gmail.com Web sites: http://Chesterton.org http://americanchestertonsociety.blogspot.com http://www.gilbertmagazine.com @amchestertonsoc http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-American-Chesterton-Society/127651102300?created

Conference overview part 2, brief looks at each speaker and topic, why we need financial help, what's so great about coming to a conference. Web sites: http://www.staustinreview.com/ink_desk/archives/the_chesterton_conference_an_outsiders_observation/ http://Chesterton.org http://americanchestertonsociety.blogspot.com http://www.gilbertmagazine.com @amchestertonsoc http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-American-Chesterton-Society/127651102300?created

Part One All about the 29th Annual Conference of the American Chesterton Society in Emmitburg, MD Web sites: http://thwordinc.blogspot.com/ http://www.thewordinc.org/ http://Chesterton.org http://americanchestertonsociety.blogspot.com http://www.gilbertmagazine.com @amchestertonsoc http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-American-Chesterton-Society/127651102300?created

We talk about getting ready for the conference, what to bring.

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Part One-What If I Just Don't Get Chesterton? What does it say about me if I don't get Chesterton? Everyone seems to love him, but I just can't get into reading him. His stuff is too dense, too wordy, too lengthy, too unwieldy. I *want* to like Chesterton, but I just don't get him. If any of this rings a bell, this and the next episode of Uncommon Sense are for you. Web sites: http://chestertonstl.wordpress.com/2010/06/22/reading-chesterton/ http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=246636370657&index=1 http://Chesterton.org http://americanchestertonsociety.blogspot.com http://www.gilbertmagazine.com @amchestertonsoc http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-American-Chesterton-Society/127651102300?created http://music.mevio.com

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Exclusive interview with Dale Ahlquist, talking about the conference in August in the Washington DC area. How to get there, where to stay, who will be speaking, and why you should come.

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Forgiveness, and Chapter 2 of What's Wrong With the World. Dale sends word of a letter to the editor of the Daily News from 1905 written by GKC.

 

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What's Wrong with the World? The 100th anniversary of this book's publication gives us the opportunity to update the discussion to our times, and find out how relevant Chesterton still is today.

We begin by looking at reviews of the book from 1910.

Show Notes:
http://chesterton.org/acs/wrongworld.htm
http://www.gilbertmagazine.com
http://Chesterton.org
http://americanchestertonsociety.blogspot.com
@amchestertonsoc
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-American-Chesterton-Society/127651102300?created
http://music.mevio.com

James Kennedy has written a Chesterton-inspired work of fiction called Order of Oddfish, and talks about his book, his fans, and the surprising and amazing fan art his book has inspired.
Web sites:
http://jameskennedy.com
http://www.gilbertmagazine.com
http://Chesterton.org
http://americanchestertonsociety.blogspot.com
@amchestertonsoc
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-American-Chesterton-Society/127651102300?created
http://music.mevio.com

Web sites: http://www.jameskennedy.com http://www.amazon.com/Whats-Wrong-World-G-Chesterton/dp/0898704898/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268959197&sr=1-2 http://www.amazon.com/Gods-Philosophers-Medieval-Foundations-Science/dp/1848310706/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264769576&sr=8-1 http://www.gilbertmagazine.com http://chesterton.org/acs/oddie.htm http://Chesterton.org http://americanchestertonsociety.blogspot.com @amchestertonsoc http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-American-Chesterton-Society/127651102300?created http://music.mevio.com

Continuing discussion of William Oddie's biography of Chesterton, The Romance of Orthodoxy, chapter four

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http://chesterton.org/acs/oddie.htm
http://Chesterton.org
http://americanchestertonsociety.blogspot.com
@amchestertonsoc
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-American-Chesterton-Society/127651102300?created
http://music.mevio.com

Interview with Richard Aleman, President of The  Society for Distributism


Web sites:
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http://www.distributist.org
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http://www.medaille.com/distributivism.htm
http://www.cesj.org
http://www.secondspring.co.uk
http://www.justpeace.org
http://www.thirdway.org
http://www.catholicworker.org/index.cfm
http://www.madeinusaforever.com
http://chesterton.org
uncommonsensepodcast@gmail.com
http://www.gilbertmagazine.com
http://chesterton.org/acs/oddie.htm
http://americanchestertonsociety.blogspot.com
http://www.twitter.com/amchestertonsoc
The Fan Page on Facebook of The American Chesterton Society
http://music.mevio.com
Jobs of Our Own: A New Book on Distributism
The Outline of Sanity
The Servile State
Essay on the Restoration of Property
The Vocation of Business: Social Justice in the Marketplace

Happy New Year!
Interview with Kevin O'Brien, owner of Theater of the Word, Inc., actor in the Manalive movie, as well as To Follow the Light: The Conversion of John Henry Cardinal Newman, starring Frank C. Turner as Cardinal Newman.
Continuing discussion of William Oddie's biography of Chesterton, Chapter 3 Nightmare at the Slade


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http://manalivethemovie.com/
http://corpuschristiwatershed.org/
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs047/1101340708370/archive/1102832572306.html
http://www.newmancause.co.uk/
http://barberi.wordpress.com/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003964/
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Merry Christmas to all Uncommon Sense listeners!
Christmas, being kind to difficult relatives and friends, books, Chesterton poetry.

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Interview with Master Blogger Mark Shea, aka Innocent Smith in the upcoming movie: Manalive. We discuss the latest Gilbert magazine, the "Conference" issue, 13.2

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Book discussion of William Oddie's biography, The Romance of Orthodoxy, Chapter One-The Man with the Golden Key, Chesterton's father, Mr. Ed.
Thanks to Shaylynn for the cover art
How to keep conversations light
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Book discussion starting with the Introduction of William Oddie's biography, The Romance of Orthodoxy, and some Chestertonian news.
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http://chesterton.org/acs/oddie.htm
http://chesterton.org
http://americanchestertonsociety.blogspot.com
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FaceBook Fan Page: The American Chesterton Society
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New Leaf Theater in Lincoln Park, IL puts on The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton and adapted by Bilal Dardai for a new audience. Tickets available until November 21, 2009.
I talk first with Jessica Hutchinson, the director of the play, and then with Deb Lillig, who attended the play to find out more about how this 100 year old play came to life.
Rochester, NY Re-awakening Wonder Conference CDs are available now at http://www.siministries.com/Store
Chesterton and the Romance of Orthodoxy by William Oddie available here http://chesterton.org/acs/oddie.htm

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Victoria Darkey recently attended the Re-Awakening Wonder conference in Rochester, NY sponsored by the Rochester Chesterton Society.
Vicky relates the highlights of the conference.
Vicky tells us how she came to start her own Chesterton Society in Western Pennsylvania.
Conference CDs are now available for only $25 at http://www.siministries.com/Store

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http://chesterton.org
http://americanchestertonsociety.blogspot.com
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FaceBook Fan Page: The American Chesterton Society
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Tickets still available for The Man Who Was Thursday at New Leaf Theater: http://newleaftheatre.org/ now through November 21, 2009.

Dale Ahlquist guest stars on Uncommon Sense this week and tells us how to have a great local Chesterton Society. The key ingredients seem to be food, fun, Chesterton, humility and humor. A working knowledge of Chesterton is helpful, but a willingness to learn is essential.

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http://americanchestertonsociety.blogspot.com
http://www.gilbertmagazine.com
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http://www.manalivethemovie.com
http://www.chestertonacademy.org
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http://www.harrypotterdragons.com/

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Ted Olsen interview about Eaten Alive Conference held in Twin Cities. Cardinal George's new book-The Difference God Makes. Who will debate these modern atheists like Chesterton debated Clarence Darrow or GBShaw? ENDOW for Catholic women. ChesterTen news. Audio feedback: 206-337-9049 uncommonsensepodcast@gmail.com This show sponsored by the American Chesterton Society and by listeners like you. Web sites: chesterton.org americanchestertonsociety.blogspot.com @amchestertonsoc www.facebook.com/pages/The-American-Chesterton-Society http://music.mevio.com www.catholicnewworld.com doesgodexistdebate.blogspot.com If you like this show, please rate us on iTunes and/or write a review. Thank you.

James O'Keefe interview-sting operation takes away federal funding for ACORN-Chicago Olympics-David Letterman-
James O'Keefe's favorite Chesterton books: Orthodoxy and What's Wrong With the World, favorite Chesterton quote: If a thing is worth doing, it's worth doing badly. Advice to Chestertonians: use new media to respond to the corruption-if Chesterton were alive today, he'd be making youtube videos.
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EWTN airs The Honour of Israel Gow -a G.K. Chesterton Father Brown mystery on Thursday October 15th 10pm EST.
Rod Bennett's house flooded, please pray. Kevin O'Brien interviewed for the next issue of Gilbert Magazine.
James O'Keefe takes down ACORN and confesses Chesterton is his homeboy.
Brazil creates a buzz by giving away free copies of ORTHODOXY.
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http://www.ewtn.com
EWTN can be viewed live on line in streaming video.

ChesterTen, contender names for the podcast, the latest encyclical, subsidiarity, the Father Brown audio CDs with Kevin O'Brien, barbershop quartets and local Chesterton conferences.

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Show Notes:
The Innocence of Father Brown audio CDs can be purchased at Chesterton.org
Father Roderick's Daily Breakfast podcast can be found at sqpn.com
The Ben Hatke-designed G.K. Chesterton Christmas ornament can be purchased at chesterton.org
Caritas en Veritate is available for download at the vatican.va web site and the audio download is available at Ignatius Press www.ignatius.com
Information about Peter Floriani's book on subsidiarity is at http://drthursdaysubsidiarity.blogspot.com

Web sites:
http://chesterton.org
http://americanchestertonsociety.blogspot.com
Twitter @amchestertonsoc
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-American-Chesterton-Society
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Why did this podcast start? What will this podcast be about? What can be new about a guy who's been dead over 70 years? We welcome feedback. Please call our audio feedback line at 206-337-9049 or write uncommonsensepodcast@gmail.com Tremendous Trifles is available at http://chesterton.org Life Magazine images are at http://images.google.com/hosted/life Websites: http://www.ewtn.com http://chesterton.org http://americanchestertonsociety.blogspot.com @amchestertonsoc http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-American-Chesterton-Society/127651102300?created http://www.musicalley.com http://www.thewordinc.org http://mrsnancybrown.blogspot.com http://uncommonsense.libsyn.com/rss If there's a topic you want to talk about, leave me some feedback. This show sponsored by The American Chesterton Society. Please visit us and consider supporting this work at http://chesterton.org/donate.html

Surprise! Chesterton understands surprises and writes a play called "The Surprise." Show Notes: The Surprise is in the Ignatius Press Collected Works Volume 11 The Surprise--Adapted for TV, the DVD is available at chesterton.org Web sites: http://www.ewtn.com nttp://chesterton.org http://americanchestertonsociety.blogspot.com Twitter: @amchestertonsoc Face Book: The American Chesterton Society page http://www.musicalley.com http://uncommonsense.libsyn.com/rss If there's a topic you want to talk about, leave me some feedback at uncommonsensepodcast.gmail.com or call 206-337-9049 This show sponsored by The American Chesterton Society. Please visit us and consider supporting this work by becoming a member. This podcast supported by listeners like you. Thank you.


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