Paradox, Wit & Wonder
The blog of the G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture

The Chesterton Review announces the publication of a Christopher Dawson Special Issue

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. –December 2023 – The G.K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture at Seton Hall University announces the publication of a Christopher Dawson Special Issue—volume 49, nos. 3 & 4, Fall/Winter 2023—of its widely recognized journal The Chesterton Review.   ABOUT THE NEW ISSUE The latest volume of The Chesterton Review is a special issue devoted to the…

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Movie Screening of “Liberi Tutti!” at Seton Hall University

The G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture at Seton Hall University, the Rimini Meeting, the Department of Catholic Studies,  in collaboration with Campus Ministry, the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, and the Charles and Joan Alberto Italian Studies Institute are pleased to announce that the in-person Screening of “Liberi Tutti!”—a movie based on G. K. Chesterton’s play “The Surprise”—directed by…

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The Catholic Life in Literature Series presents a Dramatic Reading of Bruce Marshall’s Father Malachy’s Miracle

The G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture and the Department of Catholic Studies at Seton Hall University present an event in the Catholic Life in Literature Series: A Dramatic Reading of “Father Malachy’s Miracle” on November 1, 2023 at 7 pm in the University Center Theatre. The dramatic reading will be followed by a commentary by Dermot Quinn,…

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The Chesterton Review announces the publication of vol. 49, nos. 1 & 2, Spring Summer 2013

The G.K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture at Seton Hall University announces the publication of volume 49, nos. 1 & 2, Spring/Summer 2023—of its widely recognized journal The Chesterton Review. About the New Issue All directness is divine. If God is hiding, in other words, He is hiding in plain sight. “Thinkers of [a particular] school have a tendency to…

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International Premiere Screening of “Liberi Tutti!” – June 20-27, 2023

The G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture at Seton Hall University and the 2022 Rimini Meeting are pleased to announce that the Online International Premiere Screening of Liberi Tutti!—directed by Otello Cenci and based on G. K. Chesterton’s The Surprise will be presented online from June 20-27, 2023. The video recording of the stage production is in Italian with English subtitles. The presentation…

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2023 Archbishop John J. Myers Lecture Series on Law, Society & Faith Presents Pope Francis and Literature Lecture

The Department of Catholic Studies and the G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture proudly present “Bergoglio’s (Reading) List: The Importance of Literature in Pope Francis’ Pastoral and Political Vision.” This event will take place on Wednesday, April 12 at 2 p.m. in the Beck Rooms (ground floor of Walsh Library). Join us for this lecture by our distinguished guest-speaker Father…

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Catholic Life in Literature—Dramatic Reading: Dorothy Sayers’s Cycle of Radio Plays

The Department of Catholic Studies, the G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture and the Celtic Theatre Company proudly present a dramatic reading of James P. McGlone’s adaptation of Dorothy Sayers’s cycle of radio plays about the life of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The event will be held on Tuesday, April 4 at 7 p.m. in the Theatre-in-the-Round, Seton Hall…

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