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Sinning is popular, but talking about sin is not
By avoiding sin in our doctrine, we create an unreality that is unmanageable. If we don’t understand sin, than we certain will not understand forgiveness. […]
Articles by Dale Ahlquist
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The Fossilization of Martin Luther
G.K. Chesterton acknowledged that there were Lutherans who were still strong and sincere Christians, but he argued that the original theology itself did not hold, only […]
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The Modern Malaise and the End of the World
The end of the world is more real than the world. The Creator is more real than the creation. The end of time is the […]
Features
Further thoughts on Luther, the Reformation—and G. K. Chesterton
So, I took some heat from my previous article on the Reformation—“The Bible, the Reformation, and G.K. Chesterton”—because I implied that the Reformation was started by Protestants. Apparently I did not spend enough time attacking […]
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The Bible, the Reformation, and G.K. Chesterton
“I suppose it will take centuries to unwind the coil of confusion and stupidity, which began when the Reformers quite irrationally separated the Bible from the Church.” Although G.K. Chesterton is admired by both Protestants […]
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How do we teach beauty?
When the subject of Chesterton Academy comes up, as it often seems to do when I am talking to people, I am asked about what is distinctive about a “classical” education. I answer that the three main […]
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The perfect prayer for Lent
The best sort of Apostolic Exhortations are the shortest. Such as this one from St. Paul: “We urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, cheer the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient with all. See that […]
Books
A new book from … Fulton Sheen!
Publishing is often a pain and a drain, but it is not without a few pleasures. When I started ACS Books as an arm of the American Chesterton Society, it was fun to bring some […]
Essay
It’s time to get into a good argument about the Catholic faith
It’s time for Catholics to start arguing. Not with each other. They already do that. With non-Catholics. And not about politics and sports. About religion. About the big questions. About the Catholic faith. I say […]
“It has never been easy to obey our Lord’s commands.”
“It has never been easy to obey our Lord’s commands.” These simple, straightforward words jump off the page no matter where we read them. Although they would probably jump even higher off the page if […]