G. K. Chesterton

On this date in 1936, G(ilbert) K(eith) Chesterton passed away. G. K. Chesterton was a journalist, scholar, novelist and short story writer (including a series of detective stories featuring the priest-detective, Father Brown), poet, philosopher, and Christian apologetic.

In the spirit of today's observance, Sean P. Dailey, editor-in-chief of Gilbert Magazine, offers a reflection on  G. K. Chesterton:

Sean P. Dailey: Today is the feast day of G.K. Chesterton (14 JUN 11)

A few quotations from G. K. Chesterton:

• "An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered."
• "Don't ever take a fence down until you know the reason it was put up."
• "To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it."
• "There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person."
• "It isn't that they can't see the solution. It is that they can't see the problem."

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For more information:

American Chesterton Society:

American Chesterton Society

(Note: Dale Ahlquist is president of the American Chesterton Society, and he is the host of G.K. Chesterton: The Apostle of Common Sense, which may be seen on EWTN.)

Martin Ward: G. K. Chesterton (including a brief biography and links to many of his works):

Martin Ward: G. K. Chesterton