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Ales Rarus
A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog
random thought of the moment:
When men have come to the edge of a precipice, it is the lover of life who has the spirit to leap backwards, and only the pessimist who continues to believe in progress.
—
GK-Chesterton
Making Friends and Influencing People
Jollyblogger has called me his favorite papist and added me to his blogroll. He has great taste in writers. C.S. Lewis and G.K. Chesterton are among his favorites. I heartily recommend his blog.
Chesterton vs Postmodernists
"My attitude toward progress has passed from antagonism to boredom. I have
long ceased to argue with people who prefer Thursday to Wednesday because it is
Thursday."
Ya gotta love a guy who posts
lengthy quotes from Chesterton. Go, Jollyblogger, go!
Good Ol' Gilbert
Here's some info on an Catholic author for whom I gain more respect every time I
read another of his books.
"Who
is this guy and why haven�t I heard of him?"
A pithy bio of G.K. Chesterton by Dale Ahlquist
President, American Chesterton Society
I've heard […]
Wise Old Gilbert
Sometimes it's enlightening to soak up some of G.K.Chesterton's wisdom, especially
when it's obviously still applicable after 80 years.
"You can never have a revolution in order to establish a democracy. You must
have a democracy in order to have a revolution." - Tremendous Trifles, 1909
"The whole modern […]
Shea Rules
I think this satire by Mark Shea just about sums up the abuses of Vatican II.
Chesterton: A Spirit of Vatican II Bibliography
"Many people know that G.K. Chesterton, a famous defender of the Catholic faith as well as a prolific writer in fields […]
