The Donkey by GK Chesterton When fishes flew and forests walked And figs grew upon thorn, Some moment when the moon was blood Then surely I was born. With monstrous head and sickening cry And …
The important thing in life is not to keep a steady system of pleasure and composure (which can be done quite well by hardening one’s heart or thickening one’s head), but to keep alive in oneself …More
The important thing in life is not to keep a steady system of pleasure and composure (which can be done quite well by hardening one’s heart or thickening one’s head), but to keep alive in oneself the immortal power of astonishment and laughter, and a kind of young reverence.
On J.J.R. Tolkien's birthday (03/01/1892) "Out of the darkness of my life, so much frustrated, I put before you the one great thing to love on earth: the Blessed Sacrament… There you will find …More
On J.J.R. Tolkien's birthday (03/01/1892) "Out of the darkness of my life, so much frustrated, I put before you the one great thing to love on earth: the Blessed Sacrament… There you will find romance, glory, honour, fidelity, and the true way of all your loves upon earth."
„Das Unglaublichste an Wundern ist, dass sie tatsächlich geschehen.“ „Die Bibel sagt uns, dass wir unsere Nächsten lieben sollen und auch unsere Feinde; wahrscheinlich deshalb, weil es sich im …
The following essay was first published by The Illustrated London News on St. Stephen’s Day in 1925 and it conveys GK Chesterton’s thoughts on commercial efforts at trying to create a Christmas …
From Chesterton's 1917 biography of Lord Kitchener: "There is in Islam a paradox which is perhaps a permanent menace. The great creed born in the desert creates a kind of ecstasy out of the very …
The essence of all pantheism, evolutionism, and modern cosmic religion is really in this proposition: that Nature is our mother. Unfortunately, if you regard Nature as a mother, you discover that …
Truly prophetic insight from GKC: "The thing that really is trying to tyrannise through government is Science. The thing that really does use the secular arm is Science. And the creed that really is …
"The first fact about the celebration of a birthday is that it is a way of affirming defiantly, and even flamboyantly, that it is a good thing to be alive."
