Author Topic: 'Heretics', by GK Chesterton (Read 12956 times)

spouse of Jesus · « **Reply #15 on:** June 26, 2010, 12:53:34 PM »

oh and St. John Vianney's words are rejected and ignored....

Dawn · « **Reply #16 on:** June 26, 2010, 03:17:49 PM »

Quote from: Telesphorus

One sees a lot of Catholics who like Chesterton but they typically lack an interest in the writings of saints.

Now that is funny. And, the person who started this thread reads the writings of the Saints ALL THE TIME, EVERY DAY. I do as well, but I do not devote my entire day to reading and praying as duty calls and I must take care of my large family.
Yes, BTW I do know this for a fact

Trinity · « **Reply #17 on:** June 26, 2010, 06:04:48 PM »

I'll take it a step further, Dulcamara. If one refuses to have anything to do with non Catholics, who do they go to for health care, groceries, car repair, etc, etc. God must have gifted these people for them to be able to do the things they do.

Chesterton was gifted. He would get so deeply into his thoughts that he would get lost. One day he telegraphed his wife from down town to ask her where he was going.

Telesphorus · « **Reply #18 on:** June 26, 2010, 07:58:21 PM »

Quote from: Dawn

Quote from: Telesphorus
One sees a lot of Catholics who like Chesterton but they typically lack an interest in the writings of saints.

Now that is funny. And, the person who started this thread reads the writings of the Saints ALL THE TIME, EVERY DAY. I do as well, but I do not devote my entire day to reading and praying as duty calls and I must take care of my large family.
Yes, BTW I do know this for a fact

Do you think I was talking about Eamon?

I read Orthodoxy, I found many problems with Chesterton's writings.

Dulcamara · « **Reply #19 on:** June 27, 2010, 12:17:28 AM »

Quote from: Telesphorus

One sees a lot of Catholics who like Chesterton but they typically lack an interest in the writings of saints.

That's probably because Catholics these days typically lack interest in those deeper things they need and ought to have a taste for. That they like Chesterton or not is purely incidental, I'm sure.

I love St. Thomas Aquinas's writings. I wish my copies of them weren't packed away in a box right now, so I could read them. :sad: