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Welcome to The Hebdomadal Chesterton!

Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was a British journalist, novelist, poet, playwright, controversialist, and public figure. He was a wonderful, remarkable man, and while he is not exactly forgotten today, he is not as well known as he should be.

There are a fair number of sites where one can find brief one-liners from Chesterton, but few that provide more substantial fare. On this blog I post excerpts from his published writings, each ranging in length from several sentences to several paragraphs. In this way, it is my hope that readers will begin to know, and to love, the singular spirit of this great man. The excerpts will be chosen in an entirely unsystematic way, which I think is what he would have preferred.

Published on October 19, 2008 at 9:55 am  Comments (20)  

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  1. On July 15, 2009 at 11:42 am Marco Sermarini said:

    Good! Very good thing!
    I’m the chairman of Italian Chesterton Society (Società Chestertoniana Italiana). You can go and see our blog: http://uomovivo.blogspot.com.
    Up Chesterton!

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  2. On September 22, 2009 at 4:35 pm firingsquid said:

    Thanks for making this website! I will refer my readers to it.

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  3. On May 9, 2010 at 8:29 pm Christine Drews said:

    Hello! What a delight to encounter your work to bring a weekly blessing of Chesterton thought!! Thank you, thank you, thank you! How can I support your page, which is so meaningful to me?

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  4. On May 9, 2010 at 9:43 pm cburrell said:

    Thank you for your encouraging words. The best way to support this site is simply to read it! And tell your friends about it too.

    Thanks.

    The Hebdomadarian

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  5. On July 11, 2010 at 7:19 pm brent goodman said:

    need to know much more about this man and his mind!

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  6. On February 25, 2011 at 9:13 pm deadbeatdon said:

    Brilliantly executed!

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  7. On April 20, 2011 at 9:13 am Angie B said:

    Great stuff. Thanks for posting these Chesterton quotes.

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  8. On April 20, 2011 at 10:57 am cburrell said:

    My pleasure. Thanks for reading.

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    • On February 22, 2017 at 11:14 pm Angie B said:

      Angie B here again to say thanks for continuing to post these great quotes!

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  9. On May 7, 2011 at 5:18 pm Benjamin said:

    Thank you! I’ve been looking for something like this. The world needs Chesterton!

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  10. On May 7, 2011 at 5:19 pm Benjamin said:

    Thank you! wonderful work you are doing here

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  11. On April 22, 2012 at 6:50 pm RR Hope said:

    My wife says this’ll be good.

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  12. On May 29, 2012 at 6:13 am Hollis Dodge said:

    Re-reading Orthodoxy. Phenomenal thought went into it — and a keen wit. It is slow-going for me because I pause to transcribe bits & pieces into my journal.

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  13. On March 24, 2013 at 11:19 pm Watergirl said:

    Thank you for sharing GKC – great way to make the world a better place.

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    • On March 25, 2013 at 7:42 am cburrell said:

      Thank you, Watergirl.

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  14. On June 10, 2013 at 5:13 pm Karen Hornsby said:

    Thank you for all the work you have put into this. I have smaller tidbits of GKC on my website, KarenJHornsby.com – he is under the heading ‘Chesterton Corner’. From time to time I may borrow from you. The more we broadcast him the better. GKC was also the inspiration for my new radio show: Beautiful Minds. It is dedicated to his memory. It began airing on catholiccommunityradio.org this past week. I also started a Chesterton Club (in 2012) in Baton Rouge, LA. We have the only life-sized statue of Gilbert nearby in a little town called Ponchatoula, LA. Please visit and try some strawberry beignets while you are at it! I am always looking for special guests on the show, and since you know so much about Gilbert perhaps you would agree to be a guest? If so, contact me at: karen@karenjhornsby.com

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  15. On December 31, 2013 at 9:10 am Raul Martins Lima said:

    Greetings from Brazil my friend!

    For a time now I’ve been thinking on creating a website or blog where I can concentrate most of my studies and share G.K.C.’s brilliancy for some of my fellow-men.

    I just love your idea of a hebdomadal Chesterton, and really wanted to know: Can I borrow the title and idea of your website, with all due credits, of course, but to make it in Portuguese? You could consider it as an extension of your own blog, but made on another country, half a world apart.

    If you just give me green light, I shall make it, and afterwards show you, if you wish to see it.

    Greetings my brother!

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  16. On December 31, 2013 at 9:56 am cburrell said:

    Yes, absolutely. Although you might wish to use a less obscure word than “hebdomadal” (or its Portuguese equivalent). Good luck to you!

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    • On January 10, 2014 at 1:27 pm Raul Martins Lima said:

      hahaha Oh my friend, the beauty is exactly on this word! Thank you!

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  17. On May 20, 2017 at 9:43 am Flambeau said:

    Hey, nice work. What would you say if someone was to translate your blog in French ?

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