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God and Disney and G.K. Chesterton
We are happy only when we worship the Maker of heaven and earth. […]
Articles by Dale Ahlquist
Features
Making a Saint: A status report on the Cause for Chesterton
Though holiness is rare thing, it is not a narrow thing. But people have a narrow idea of sainthood, and Chesterton generally doesn’t fit. […]
Books
Larry Norman: Left Behind
My late brother-in-law was largely responsible for creating “Contemporary Christian Music”. He loved Jesus and he introduced me to Chesterton, but the thing he didn’t understand […]
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Murdered by a Machine
Chesterton saw it coming. Official control means the loss of parental control. Its gone from the classroom to the hospital room. […]
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Chesterton, St. Francis, and the bottomless pit of unfathomable thanks
How I learned that the best kind of prayer is thanksgiving, the best kind almsgiving is thanksgiving, and the best kind of abstinence is thanksgiving. […]
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Sinning is popular, but talking about sin is not
By avoiding sin in our doctrine, we create an unreality that is unmanageable. If we don’t understand sin, than we certain will not understand forgiveness. […]
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G.K. Chesterton, Charles Dickens, and the Joy of Christmas
Why a radio broadcast from Christmas Day in 1931 still rings with the wonder of “this season of enjoyment.” […]
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Suffering Advent
The secular world calls it the Holiday Season. The Catholic Church calls it Advent. The two are starkly different, but the one thing they have […]
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The Catholic Origins of Thanksgiving
Myths about the pilgrims and religious freedom have obscured some surprising truths about this great American holiday. […]
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The Fossilization of Martin Luther
G.K. Chesterton acknowledged that there were Lutherans who were still strong and sincere Christians, but he argued that the original theology itself did not hold, only […]