Uncommon Sense - The Official Podcast of the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Hands on Apologetics with Gary Machuda, guest Dale Ahlquist on March 12, 2019 talking about G.K. Chesterton as apologist.   chesterton.org

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! For more on Chesterton, check out Dale’s new book “Knight of the Holy Ghost.”

Nancy talks about how she came to adapt the Father Brown stories so younger people could enjoy them, and get a good impression of G.K. Chesterton so that later on, when they need philosophy and theology from the Apostle of Common Sense, they will remember the good mysteries and learn from him.   chesterton.org

Gender Fluidity and Other Heresies is the title of David van Gend's talk given at the Australian Chesterton Society conference on October 20, 2018 at Campion College in Sydney, Australia. David is a medical GP in Toowoomba, married with three adult sons. For six months, he actually lived on Grove Road in Beaconsfield, five doors down from Top Meadow, the Chesterton's old home. He's pro-life, and pro-family, using his Chestertonian common sense to battle today's heresies.   chesterton.org

Sophie York gives a talk on the family in Australia today, and Chesterton's thoughts on the subject. Sophie is a wife and mother of four sons, a lawyer and teacher. She is the national spokeswoman for Marriage Alliance in Australia.   chesterton.org

Karl Schmude, President of the Australian Chesterton Society, speaks on Chesterton at the Conference in Sydney October 2018   chesterton.org

Nancy Brown gives the Australian Chesterton Society an introductory talk on Frances Chesterton, wife of G.K. Chesterton.   chesterton.org

Nancy talks about the November/December 2018 issue of Gilbert! Magazine.   chesterton.org

Nancy reviews the history of the American Chesterton Society from 1996 till now, covering the beginnings of the organization, Gilbert magazine, creating a national conference, the Apostle of Common Sense series on EWTN and more.   chesterton.org