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Hilaire Belloc: July 2015
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A place to appreciate the works of the renowned Roman Catholic, Anglo-French historian, essayist and poet. Friday, July 31, 2015. Reformation, Counter-Reformation and St. Ignatius of Loyola. 8220;THAT SEVERANCE of England from Europe and from Christendom was, I have said, the pivotal matter of the Protestant advance. On it the partial success of the religious revolution everywhere depended. Hence the necessity for beginning by an understanding of the English. Hilaire Belloc: Characters of the Reformation,.
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Hilaire Belloc: On Cheeses
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A place to appreciate the works of the renowned Roman Catholic, Anglo-French historian, essayist and poet. Friday, August 14, 2015. IF antiquity be the test of nobility, as many affirm and none deny (saving, indeed, that family which takes for its motto "Sola Virtus Nobilitas," which may mean that virtue is the only nobility, but which may also mean, mark you, that nobility is the only virtue—and anyhow denies that nobility is tested by the lapse of time), if. But no such luck! Which reminds me: had I fo...
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Hilaire Belloc: August 2014
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A place to appreciate the works of the renowned Roman Catholic, Anglo-French historian, essayist and poet. Thursday, August 28, 2014. Mohammedan pressure from the East". Hilaire Belloc: The Great Heresies. Posted by Thomas Yonan. Islam has not suffered this spiritual decline". The West has returned, and one might say that the work of Saladin was plainly undone. Hilaire Belloc: The Crusades: The World's Debate. Posted by Thomas Yonan. Sunday, August 24, 2014. Article by Joseph Pearce:. Was published that ...
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G.K. Chesterton: October 2014
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Discover the wit and wisdom of Gilbert Keith Chesterton. A promptitude of poetry". 8220;IT is merely that when a man has found something which he prefers to life, he then for the first time begins to live. A promptitude of poetry opens in his soul of which our paltry experiences do not possess the key. When once he has despised this world as mere instrument, it has become a musical instrument; it falls into certain artistic harmonies around him.”. GK Chesterton: Lunacy and Letters. Posted by Thomas Yonan.
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G.K. Chesterton: "The new rebel is a skeptic"
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Discover the wit and wisdom of Gilbert Keith Chesterton. The new rebel is a skeptic". Chap III.—The Suicide of Thought. Posted by Thomas Yonan. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I truly appreciate your effort in sharing this informative articles. Very impressive and quite interesting for the readers. Good job. I admired those who has able to create a blog as wonderful as this! You are truly a hard working person. Keep up the good work and keep on posting. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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G.K. Chesterton: The Library of the Nursery
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Discover the wit and wisdom of Gilbert Keith Chesterton. The Library of the Nursery. In honour of the child the nineteenth century has made one real discovery, the discovery of what are called Nonsense Books. Is, to our mind, even greater. But it is only fair to say that this invention may be criticized in its educational aspect. We must avoid, above all things, confusing those aspects of childhood which are pleasing to children with those which are pleasing to us. And the Young Bongo Bo. Is stirred in h...
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G.K. Chesterton: Portrait of a Friend
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Discover the wit and wisdom of Gilbert Keith Chesterton. Portrait of a Friend. On Hilaire Belloc: 27 July 1870 – 16 July 1953]. We kept the Rabelaisian plan. We dignified the dainty cloisters. With Natural Law, the Rights of Man,. Song, Stoicism, Wine and Oysters. We taught the art of writing things. On men we still would like to throttle,. And where to get the blood of kings. At only half-a-crown a bottle. And I thought how hugely flattered Belloc would be. I have not yet ceased casting my pearls.".
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Hilaire Belloc: October 2014
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A place to appreciate the works of the renowned Roman Catholic, Anglo-French historian, essayist and poet. Sunday, October 19, 2014. The controllers of credit". 8220;TODAY you may say that all society is in debt to those who hold the levers of credit, and that when, or if, we lose our freedom altogether we shall have for masters the remaining controllers of land and machinery, who will have behind them, as ultimate masters, the controllers of credit.”. Hilaire Belloc: The Way Out. Posted by Thomas Yonan.
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Hilaire Belloc: July 2014
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A place to appreciate the works of the renowned Roman Catholic, Anglo-French historian, essayist and poet. Tuesday, July 29, 2014. A Guide to Boring. I AM distressed to note that in the interesting department of Boring (the Latin Ars Taedica. No outstanding work has been done upon the active. Side: the science and practice of Boring. There has been plenty of writing upon the passive. Boring you must have a man of some ability to practise it well, as you must to practise any art well. I ought to remember ...
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G.K. Chesterton: "The human intellect is free to destroy itself"
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Discover the wit and wisdom of Gilbert Keith Chesterton. The human intellect is free to destroy itself". Why should not good logic be as misleading as bad logic? They are both movements in the brain of a bewildered ape? The young sceptic says, "I have a right to think for myself." But the old sceptic, the complete sceptic, says, "I have no right to think for myself. I have no right to think at all.". Chap III.—The Suicide of Thought. Posted by Thomas Yonan. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
