…the artist is a person who communicates something…the moment of creation is the moment of communication. It is when the work has passed from mind to mind that it becomes a work of art. — G.K. Chesterton The Department of Catholic Studies proudly presents the Ninth Annual Monsignor James Cafone Memorial Lecture: “Caravaggio: A Radical Approach to the Truth” by artist David Lopez Ribes,…
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The G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture is pleased to share “The Donkey,” a Palm Sunday poem by G.K. Chesterton: THE DONKEY by G. K. Chesterton When fishes flew and forest 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 ears…
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The G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture at Seton Hall University presented an online conference on the theme of “Christopher Dawson and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition.” A conversation with Joseph Stuart, David Bonagura and Dermot Quinn. Moderated by Mrs. Gloria Garafulich-Grabois, director of G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture. The event was streamed online via Teams on Thursday, February…
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On February 13, 2024, Campus Ministry and the Priest Community at Seton Hall University celebrated a Memorial Mass for Father Ian Boyd, R.I.P. Msgr. Richard Liddy, former director of the Center for Catholic Studies celebrated the Mass which was attended by priests of the university’s Priest Community, students and members of the university. We invite you to view the Mass…
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In Memoriam: Father Joseph Ian Boyd, C.S.B. – Requiescat in Pace January 23, 1935 – January 10, 2024 The G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture and The Chesterton Review mourns the death of our Founder Father Ian Boyd. Father Ian Boyd, a priest of the Congregation of Saint Basil and an internationally recognized Chesterton scholar, died in Edmonton,…
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It is with great pleasure that we share with you news about our 2023 events and programs, and the new issue of The Chesterton Review. To read the 2023 newsletter, please click here As we now prepare to celebrate the 50th anniversary of both the Institute and the Review in 2024, we hope that you will consider supporting the Chesterton…
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The G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture wishes you a blessed Christmas and best wishes for the New Year! THE WISE MEN G. K. Chesterton Go humbly…it has hailed and snowed… With voices low and lanterns lit; So very simple is the road, That we may stray from it. The world grows terrible and…
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“The object of a New Year is not that we should have a New Year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears and new eyes. Unless a particular man made New Year’s resolutions, he would make no resolutions. Unless a man starts afresh about things, he will…
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