Speaking about Chesterton

Episode 20: "Chesterton and Science - Part 2"

Welcome to the second of our mini-series devoted to "Chesterton and Science,"--a big subject, of course, but it is one which is often ignored, possibly because it doesn't seem very Chestertonian. But we agreed in the last conversation about the subject, that this importance should not be overlooked.

Episode 19: Book presentation - An Earthly Story with a Heavenly Meaning–Father Ian Boyd’s Essays on G.K. Chesterton

Today’s episode is the recording of the presentation of the Chesterton Institute’s special publication of a collection of essays on Chesterton by the internationally renowned scholar, Father Ian Boyd, founder of the Institute. The episode includes an introduction by Sarah Ponichtera, Assistant Dean Special Collections and Gallery; opening remarks by Gloria Garafulich-Grabois, director of the Institute and Patrick Manning, Ph.D., director of the Center for Catholic Studies; followed by special remarks by Professor Dermot Quinn, editor of The Chesterton Review.

Episode 18: “Chesterton and Science"

Welcome to a new episode of our podcast “Speaking about Chesterton.” In today’s episode we will speak about “Chesterton and Science.” It is an unusual subject because we do not often associate Chesterton with science, and because he did not have any formal training or particular expertise on the subject. In his “Autobiography” he wrote: “It is true that I could never be called a scientific character, and even as between the Classical and Modern sides of my old school, I should always have chosen to idle at Greek, than to idle at Chemistry.” These are Chesterton’s own words on why he was not a scientist. It is now agreed that his views on Science are important, not just for Chestertonians like ourselves, but for everyone. This is the first of two episodes about Chesterton and Science.

Episode 17: "Pope Leo XIV and the Challenge of Catholic Reform A lecture with Christopher Altieri"

On October 21st, the Catholic Studies Program [https://www.shu.edu/catholic-studies-department/index.html] and the G.K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture [https://www.shu.edu/chesterton/index.html]  presented a special event at Seton Hall University on "Pope Leo XIV,” — a lecture by Christopher R. Altieri on Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost, who is now Pope Leo XIV.

Episode 16: "Chesterton and Leo XIV"

Today's podcast is the second of a series of two, entitled "Chesterton and the Two Leos." The Leos in question are Pope Leo XIII (who was pope from 1878 to 1903) and Pope Leo XIV (Robert Prevost, originally from Chicago and then a missionary in Peru, who was elected pope earlier this year and who will be with us, we hope, for many years to come).    In today’s episode Gloria Garafulich-Grabois and professor Dermot Quinn will speak about Chesterton and Pope Leo XIV. What would Chesterton have made of Pope Leo XIV? Can we see Chesterton connections? That's the question we'll explore in this conversation.