The Theology of Christmas Presents
(A classic by the master essayist, on why we give Christmas presents, for those of us who still sometimes wonder what is the point of it all. As Chesterton says,... Read more.
Chesterton’s Donkey
The Donkey BY G. K. CHESTERTON When fishes flew and forests walked And figs grew upon thorn, Some moment when the moon was blood Then surely... Read more.
Chesterton and Light in the New Dark Ages
Certain critics tell us that we wish to return to the Dark Ages about which they themselves are entirely in the dark. They are in the dark, not only about what the... Read more.
The Glory of the Past, the Narrowness of a Future Without It
The modern mind is forced towards the future by a certain sense of fatigue, not unmixed with terror, with which it regards the past. It is propelled towards the... Read more.
On Evil Euphemisms
Somebody has sent me a book on Companionate Marriage; so called because the people involved are not married and will very rapidly cease to be companions. I have... Read more.
A Daily Quotation
To face what joys and troubles we might, we will provide some quotations for inspiration, and here is one from the mighty pen of Chestrton: “An inconvenience is... Read more.
A Christmas Poem, by G.K. Cheserton
There fared a mother driven forth Out of an inn to roam; In the place where she was homeless All men are at home. The crazy stable close at hand, With shaking timber... Read more.
The Ethics of Elfland
Orthodoxy, Chapter 4: “The Ethics of Elfland” by G. K. Chesterton When the business man rebukes the idealism of his office-boy, it is commonly in some such speech... Read more.
Generally Speaking
On American morals As I also have the habit, and have never been able to imagine how it could be connected with morality or immorality, I confess that I plunged... Read more.