Uncommon Sense

In this episode, Joe speaks with Matthew Kelly, the drummer of the Dropkick Murphys about keeping the faith while rockin' around the world. Don't miss it!

In this episode, Joe and Grettelyn speak with W. Joseph DeReuil, Editor Emeritus of The Irish Rover, an independent student newspaper at the University of Notre Dame.   To learn more about Joseph, the Rover, and the lawsuit mentioned in this episode - or to donate to help - visit: https://irishrover.net/author/joe-dereuil/ https://irishrover.net/2023/07/we-will-not-be-silenced/ https://irishrover.net/2023/07/donate/

In this episode, Joe and Grettelyn speak with Collin Konetzke about his part-time work as an iconographer and his membership in the Brotherhood of Saint Joseph. Links: https://www.catholicicons.com/ https://www.brotherhoodofsaintjoseph.com/ https://ignatius.com/the-spirit-of-the-liturgy-commemorative-edition-splcep/  

In this episode, Joe and Grettelyn speak with Andrew McNabb, a lay Dominican and the great-grandnephew of Father Vincent McNabb, OP, the great Distributist and contemporary of Chesterton. Andrew's new book, Walking with Father Vincent, is on sale now! Links: chesterton.org/mcnabb andrew-mcnabb.com

President of the Society of GK Chesterton Dale Ahlquist joins us to recap this year's Chesterton conference!

In honor of the Solemnity of the Assumption, we present a special encore of our recording of an interview with author Nancy Brown on her book on G.K. Chesterton and the Mother of God.  Buy the book today! https://www.chesterton.org/store/product/g-k-chesterton-and-our-lady/  

In this episode, Grettelyn speaks with Michael Steele from We Are One Body Catholic Radio about appreciating Chesterton's unique philosophical perspective.  https://chesterton.org/uncommonsense https://www.waob.org/

In this episode, Grettelyn interviews Katherine Kersten, Society Board Member and Senior Policy Fellow at the Center of the American Experiment, about her work advocating in education and the promise she finds in the Chesterton Schools Network model.  https://www.americanexperiment.org/ https://www.chesterton.org/ https://www.chesterton.org/42nd-annual-chesterton-conference/ https://chestertonschoolsnetwork.org/  

In this special episode, we revisit the interviews over the past several weeks with guests who will be speaking at this year's Chesterton conference and let them make the case, in their own words, as to why YOU should come! https://www.chesterton.org/42nd-annual-chesterton-conference/

Join us for this short special episode as we share some quotations from Chesterton about patriotism, politics, and liberty, along with music and images celebrating the heritage of the United States of America. Happy Fourth of July! All music is in the public domain. Works cited: "To the Americans" (1917) "Revolutions in History," Illustrated London News 7-21-1928 "Some American Cities" in What I Saw in America (1922) "The Future of Democracy" in What I Saw in America (1922) "A Defence of Patriotism" in The Defendant (1901) "Patriotic Poetry: What Is Patriotism?," Illustrated London News 11-11-1901 "What Is America?" in What I Saw in America (1922) "The American King and the English President," The New Witness 7-29-1921 "Publicity and the Psycho-Analyst," G.K.'s Weekly, 8-18-1928 "The Story of the Family" in The Superstition of Divorce (1920)

We speak with Haley Stewart, Author and Editor of Word on Fire Spark and of the Sister Seraphina mysteries, about children's literature, detective fiction, our upcoming conference, and more! LINKS: This year's Chesterton conference: https://www.chesterton.org/conference Haley's Pauline media author page: https://paulinestore.com/books/featured-authors/haley-stewart.html Haley's website: https://www.carrotsformichaelmas.com/ Haley's previous UncommonSense interview: https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/24654408 Word on Fire Spark: https://books.wordonfire.org/sparkwaitlist  

We speak with Father Spencer Howe, Chaplain of the Society of GK Chesterton, about Chesterton's spirituality, Saint Francis of Assisi, our upcoming conference, and more!   LINKS: This year's Chesterton conference: https://www.chesterton.org/conference

We speak with Christopher Check, President of Catholic Answers, about the power of storytelling in evangelization and apologetics, and more! LINKS: This year's Chesterton conference: https://www.chesterton.org/conference Catholic Answers: https://www.catholic.com/ Catholic Answers Conference: https://www.catholicanswersconference.com Dan Burke Conversion Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHuouyFQ2GQ

We speak with Gilbert columnist and upcoming conference speaker Susan Sucher about the vocation of a "Domestic Empress." Don't miss it! LINKS: Susan's 2022 conference talk: https://www.chesterton.org/store/product/the-emancipation-of-domesticity/ This year's Chesterton conference: https://www.chesterton.org/conference

In this episode, Grettelyn and Joe wrap up their two-part discussion of Chesterton's book, Saint Francis of Assisi, in preparation for the summer Chesterton conference! LINKS: https://chesterton.org/conference https://chesterton.org/uncommonsense The book: https://www.chesterton.org/store/product/st-francis-of-assisi/

In this episode, Joe and Grettelyn begin a two-part discussion of Chesterton's book, Saint Francis of Assisi, in preparation for the summer Chesterton conference! LINKS: https://chesterton.org/conference https://chesterton.org/uncommonsense The book: https://www.chesterton.org/store/product/st-francis-of-assisi/  

In this episode, Grettelyn speaks with Joseph Pearce about his upcoming talk at the 42nd Annual Chesterton Conference. Links: https://jpearce.co/ https://chesterton.org/uncommonsense https://chesterton.org/conference

On this episode, we speak with Society President, Dale Ahlquist, about the Society and our upcoming summer conference! chesterton.org/uncommonsense chesterton.org/conference chestertonschoolsnetwork.org

On this episode of Uncommon Sense, we speak to Deacon Tom Martin about his upcoming talk at this year's Chesterton Conference on Chesterton and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. UncommonSense: https://chesterton.org/uncommonsense Annual Chesterton Conference: https://chesterton.org/conference  

On this episode of Uncommon Sense, Grettelyn speaks with Maria Jansen, co-founded of Chesterton Academy of St. Louis, about the difference the Chesterton model makes and how the Chesterton Schools Network guides parents to success.  LINKS: UncommonSense: https://chesterton.org/uncommonsense Chesterton Schools Network (CSN) https://chestertonschoolsnetwork.org Annual Chesterton Conference: https://chesterton.org/conference