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

Joe and Grettelyn talk to Mike Creavey of The Gracious Guest about appreciation for creation and how to bring Chesterton into students' lives. For more from Mike, visit https://www.thegraciousguest.org/

Grettelyn and Joe speak to Father Michael Rennier about his work, writing, and the importance of beauty. Links: https://www.dappledthings.org/ https://sophiainstitute.com/product/the-forgotten-language/

Joe and Grettelyn talk with Dr. Alex Plato of Franciscan University about Chesterton and Belloc's socio-economic thought and how it is more relevant today than ever before. To learn more about Alex, visit https://spt.franciscan.edu/faculty/plato-alex/. To learn more about New Polity, visit https://newpolity.com/

In this episode, Grettelyn and Joe speak with Mark Adderley, author of the McCracken adventure series of books. To learn more about Mark, visit https://mark-adderley.com

Grettelyn speaks with Lee and Valiree Sondeno about their conversion influenced by the reading of G.K. Chesterton and by the Apostolate of Common Sense! Help support our work bringing people closer to Christ and His Church. Visit https://chesterton.org/give to give today.

We just wrapped up a very successful 43rd Annual Chesterton Conference! We will be back with a new episode next week.

Grettelyn speaks with Fabiola Garza, author of Princesses of Heaven from Word on Fire books (https://bookstore.wordonfire.org/products/princesses-of-heaven). To see Fabiola, join us at the 43rd Annual Chesterton Conference! Visit https://www.chesterton.org/43rd-annual-chesterton-conference/ today.

Grettelyn speaks with Dan Kerr, President of Saint Martin's Academy and one of the Troubadours. Come see Dan at the Chesterton Conference! Saint Martin's: https://saintmartinsacademy.org/ Tuesdays with the Troubadours: https://saintmartinsacademy.org/troubadours/ 43rd Annual Chesterton Conference: https://www.chesterton.org/43rd-annual-chesterton-conference/

Joe speaks to Jason Craig of Fraternus (https://fraternus.net) and Sword and Spade magazine(https://swordandspade.mykajabi.com/). Jason is also author of Leaving Boyhood Behind (https://www.osvcatholicbookstore.com/product/leaving-boyhood-behind-reclaiming-catholic-brotherhood) from OSV and a contributor to the new volume on Localism from Sophia Press co-edited by Dale Ahlquist (https://www.chesterton.org/store/product/localism-coming-home-to-catholic-social-teaching/)! Come see Jason and other speakers at the Chesterton Conference! https://www.chesterton.org/43rd-annual-chesterton-conference/

This is a special presentation of a recent bonus episode from our Everlasting Man Online Book Club! To sign up for the Book Club and see future live streams, visit https://chesterton.org/everlastingman To buy Nancy's book, visit https://www.chesterton.org/store/product/frances-chesterton/

In this episode, Grettelyn speaks with Brady Stiller, author of "Your Life is a Story" from Word on Fire publishing, and a speaker at this summer's Chesterton conference! For Brady's book, visit https://bookstore.wordonfire.org/products/your-life-is-a-story For the Chesterton conference visit https://www.chesterton.org/43rd-annual-chesterton-conference/

In this episode, Grettelyn speaks with Carrie Gress, author and fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. To learn more about Carrie, visit her website: https://www.carriegress.com/ For the Chesterton conference this summer, visit https://www.chesterton.org/conference

Chris Check of Catholic Answers (https://catholic.com) joins Joe and Grettelyn to talk about his talk at this summer's Chesterton Conference (https://chesterton.org/conference) about Saint Gregory the Great and his tremendous influence on the history of Christianity.

Popular Catholic YouTuber and speaker Brian Holdsworth joins Grettelyn and Joe to talk about evangelizing online, good literature and culture, and more! To learn more about Brian, visit his website: https://brianholdsworth.ca/ To register for this summer's Chesterton conference, visit https://www.chesterton.org/conference.

In this episode, Joe Grabowski chats with Joseph Pearce about the dynamic friendship between G. K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc, which will be the topic of Joseph's talk at this summer's Chesterton Conference! To learn more about Joseph, visit jpearce.co. To register for this summer's Chesterton Conference, visit chesterton.org/conference.

In this special episode, Joe and Grettelyn talk about the Society of G.K. Chesterton's ambitious goal of recruiting 150 new members to the Knights and Ladies of the Apostolate of Common Sense, a special group of supporters who by their prayers and financial support help us bring Chesterton's wit and wisdom to a world direly in need of his joyful witness to the Gospel. To learn more visit https://chesterton.org/knights. To sign up for this year's Chesterton conference, visit https://www.chesterton.org/conference. To join our Everlasting Man Online Book Club visit https://www.chesterton.org/everlastingman. Thank you for your support, and may God bless you!

In this episode, Dale Ahlquist joins Grettelyn and Joe to remember the great Chestertonian, Aidan Mackey, who passed away on May 4th at the age of 101. Please join the Society in praying for the happy repose of Aidan's soul, and the comfort of his loved ones and friends. We also chat about the upcoming 43rd Annual Chesterton Conference and preview some of the great talks you'll hear if you join us, either in-person or online! To learn more, visit chesterton.org/conference.

For this week's episode, we have a special re-presentation of the kickoff meeting of our Everlasting Man Online Book Club! Don't miss out on this great opportunity to tackle one of Chesterton's greatest works with friends old and new! To sign up and join us for future weeks' live events, visit https://www.chesterton.org/everlastingman/ today!

In this episode, Joe and Grettelyn get a preview of one of the upcoming talks at this year's Chesterton conference from speaker Joe Walsh, who will be looking at commonalities between G. K. Chesterton and Whittaker Chambers! To register for the conference, visit https://www.chesterton.org/43rd-annual-chesterton-conference/ today!

Grettelyn and Joe speak with Amber Knorr, a sacred and fine artist whose portraiture work includes a painting of G. K. Chesterton. To learn more about Amber or to see or buy prints of her work, visit her website: amberknorrart.com/

In this episode, Joe and Grettelyn chat briefly about some news from the Society and an exciting new online Book Club that YOU can join. To learn more or to sign up, visit chesterton.org/everlastingman.

In this episode, Joe talks with James Matthew Wilson - poet, author and scholar - about G.K. Chesterton, T.S. Eliot, modern poetry, and more. Plus, James shares some of his own work from his upcoming publication, "Saint Thomas and the Forbidden Birds." Don't miss it! To get James's book or to learn more, visit jamesmatthewwilson.com. To sign up for this year's Chesterton conference, visit chesterton.org/conference.

In this episode, Joe and Grettelyn speak with Noelle Mering about her book, "Awake, Not Woke: A Christian Response to the Cult of Progressive Ideology," as well as the "Theology of Home" initiative. To buy the book or learn more, visit https://theologyofhome.com/. IN THIS VIDEO: 0:00 Introduction 1:39 What is Wokeism? 3:25 The Mechanisms of Manipulation 6:31 Chesterton and the Breakdown of Society 10:15 Confusion and Compassion 12:38 "The Capture of the Institutions" 15:55 Needing a "Manalive" Moment 17:46 Chesterton a Helpful Antidote 19:48 The Absence of Teleology & The Problem of Progress 23:19 A Movement of Destruction 27:43 The Curse of Babel 29:28 The Theology of Home 36:58 The Importance of Reconciliation 45:40 Wrapping Up

In this episode, Joe and Grettelyn speak with Chris Stefanick about spreading the love of Christ, helping people live holier lives and marriages, and more! Chris is the founder and president of Real Life Catholic. Real Life Catholic is an organization that shares the love of Jesus and helps others do the same. Go check out their life-changing courses today coaching.reallifecatholic.com. For the new marriage course mentioned in the video, visit reallifecatholic.com/marriage. For Dale Ahlquist's book, The Story of the Family, visit chesterton.org/store/product/the-story-of-the-family. For the Annual Chesterton Conference, visit chesterton.org/conference. For the Chesterton Schools Network: chestertonschoolsnetwork.org. # # # # # IN THIS EPISODE: 0:00 Introduction 1:20 Focusing on the local 3:09 What is Real Life Catholic? 4:09 Back to basics 6:38 The transforming love of Christ 8:25 Quoting Chesterton! 10:57 Chris's experience of the Chesterton Schools Network 12:29 The mystery of the Incarnation (and no heresy) 14:25 Renewed: Real Life Catholic's new marriage initiative 17:36 The gift of marriage 19:09 The importance of renewing marriage commitments 21:37 How God forms us in marriage 25:20 Signing off