G.K. Chesterton Archives

Chesterton hiccup highlights trouble in getting lay saints, expert says

Aug 6, 2019

Following this week’s announcement that the cause for sainthood for celebrated writer Gilbert Keith Chesterton would not go forward in his home diocese, Dale Ahlquist, an expert on the author, said this stall illustrates how difficult it can be to get laypeople to the altar.

By Elise Harris

Retreat aims to bolster Catholic voices in ever more secular media world

Apr 13, 2019

Father Peter Stravinskas, of the Priestly Society of Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman, is starting a new retreat that he hopes will teach journalists, nonfiction writers, novelists and poets alike to be strong voices for Catholicism in an increasingly secular media world.

By Jacob Comello

In divisive times, Chesterton inspires unity among Catholics, author says
- Mar 22, 2019
At a time when Catholics seem to be split between conservative or progressive factions, the life and works of English writer G. K. Chesterton can inspire men and women in the Church to rise above conflict, said U.S. scholar Dale Ahlquist.

By Junno Arocho Esteves
Booze, cigars and a halo? Chesterton sainthood cause awaits approval
- Feb 7, 2019
One of the leading scholars behind the push to advance the cause for canonization of celebrated writer G.K. Chesterton has published a new book hitting back at critics of the “prolific” 20th century author and making a case for his sainthood, a process already in the works and waiting for approval to go forward.

By Elise Harris
Chesterton report could put apologist on road to sainthood
- Jun 18, 2018
One of the best-known writers of the early 20th century could also be a model of sanctity, but the priest charged with compiling a report on the potential of sainthood for G.K. Chesterton says the Church has to determine how much ‘devotion’ to him exists, rather than simple ‘admiration.’

By Charles Collins