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A Chestertonian Christmas Eve

Uncommon Sense

Release Date: 12/24/2024

Chesterton, Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby at 100 show art Chesterton, Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby at 100

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Joe is joined by colleague Lee Sondeno to geek out about F. Scott Fitzgerald, the jazz age, The Great Gatsby, Chesterton and more! Join this fun conversation, and join the reprise in New Orleans this summer! Register for the conference today at Music credit: Composition: traditional; Performance: United States Air Force Band of the West, Gateway Brass; Recording: United States Air Force, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons FOLLOW US Instagram: Facebook: X: SUPPORT Consider making a donation: Visit our Shop at

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Summer Conference Sneak Peek with Dale Ahlquist show art SPECIAL EPISODE: Summer Conference Sneak Peek with Dale Ahlquist

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Dale joins the show to talk about this summer's Chesterton conference, July 24-26 in New Orleans! It's a veritable Mardi Gras party for the podcast. Be sure to stick around until the end of the episode for a fun game, and test your knowledge of cajun cuisine! Register for the conference today at   Music credit: Composition: traditional; Performance: United States Air Force Band of the West, Gateway Brass; Recording: United States Air Force, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons FOLLOW US Instagram: Facebook: X: SUPPORT Consider making a donation: Visit our Shop at 

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Grow in Virtue this Lent with G.K. Chesterton! show art Grow in Virtue this Lent with G.K. Chesterton!

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Grettelyn is joined by Jen Finke to talk about this year's daily Lenten reflection series on the theme of the virtues. Learn more or sign up at https://www.chesterton.org/lent-and-eastertide-2025/ FOLLOW US Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chestertonsociety Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmericanChestertonSociety X: https://twitter.com/chestertonsoc SUPPORT Consider making a donation: https://www.chesterton.org/give/ Visit our Shop at https://www.chesterton.org/shop/

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Chesterton and Football? Reading Chesterton and Football? Reading "The Arena"

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Joe reflects on Chesterton's poem, "The Arena" as an object lesson in reading Chesterton and taking a Chestertonian view of the world (including things like the Super Bowl). To read Joe's annotations of the poem, visit . FOLLOW US Instagram: Facebook: X: SUPPORT Consider making a donation: Visit our Shop at

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J.R.R. Tolkien, Liturgy, Theology, and Myth - with Dr. Ben Reinhard show art J.R.R. Tolkien, Liturgy, Theology, and Myth - with Dr. Ben Reinhard

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Joe speaks with Dr. Ben Reinhard, author of a new book, "The High Hallow: Tolkien's Liturgical Imagination," from Emmaus Road Publishing. Learn more about #Chesterton and #Tolkien and what #Lewis called "the mythical radiance resting on our theology." To buy the book, Find out more about Emmaus Road on IG: FOLLOW US Instagram:  Facebook: X: SUPPORT Consider making a donation: Visit our Shop at

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The Dumb Ox and the Prince of Paradox - Chesterton and Aquinas show art The Dumb Ox and the Prince of Paradox - Chesterton and Aquinas

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Joe geeks out with colleague, Jen Finke, about G.K. Chesterton and Saint Thomas Aquinas! To buy the book, visit Read a chapter online here: Learn more from Dale Ahlquist, here: FOLLOW US Instagram: Facebook: X: SUPPORT Consider making a donation: Visit our Shop at 

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A Chesterton Academy Experience - Martin Saints Classical High School show art A Chesterton Academy Experience - Martin Saints Classical High School

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Joe and Grettelyn speak with Deacon Chris Roberts, co-founder and President of Martin Saints Classical High School, a Chesterton Academy about the experience of founding a school, the difference of the Chesterton curriculum, and more! Learn more: FOLLOW US Instagram: Facebook: X: SUPPORT Consider making a donation: Visit our Shop at  

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How Do You Say How Do You Say "Heehaw" in Latin?

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Joe and Grettelyn speak about the medieval "Festum Asinorum," the "Feast of Asses," which was celebrated on January 14th, and they discuss its very Chestertonian qualities. They also read Chesterton's great poem, "The Donkey," in honor of the Feast! To read the Catholic Encyclopedia article cited in the episode, visit .  Check out our whole Advent & Christmastide series playlist: FOLLOW US Instagram:  Facebook:  X:  SUPPORT Consider making a donation:  Visit our Shop at 

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Dr. Karin Öberg on the Star of Bethlehem and more! show art Dr. Karin Öberg on the Star of Bethlehem and more!

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Joe and Grettelyn speak with Karin Öberg about her conversion experience, the influence of C. S. Lewis and G. K. Chesterton, the relation of faith and reason in science, and get an astronomer's views on the Star of Bethlehem! Check out our whole Advent & Christmastide series playlist: Music used in this episode is in the public domain. FOLLOW US Instagram: Facebook: X: SUPPORT Consider making a donation: Visit our Shop at

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A Chestertonian New Year's Eve! show art A Chestertonian New Year's Eve!

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Grettelyn and Joe celebrate the coming New Year with their colleague, Tyler Blanski, chatting about paradox, resolutions, hope, fear, and the pronunciation of words! Make a special year-end gift to the Society: Check out our whole Advent & Christmastide series playlist: All music used is in the public domain. Closing track credit: We Wish you a Merry Christmas Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/; adapted for use. FOLLOW US Instagram: Facebook: X: SUPPORT Consider making a donation: ...

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More Episodes

Grettelyn and Joe speak about ... Christmas! And how the Chestertons celebrated it. They also share some of their favorite Chestertonian Christmas poetry.

Hear Mark Nowakowski's Chesterton Carol:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1USODh49NU

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