Watch The Apostle of Common Sense on Your Computer

I finally was able to watch The Apostle of Common Sense on Sunday night at 9 p.m. on my computer. Fantastic. We recently gave up our satellite dish and went to a regular antenna. It's much easier on the budget! Here's the link for EWTN, the Eternal Word Television Network, the network which carries The Apostle of Common Sense. The Apostle of Common Sense is also shown on EWTN at 2 p.m. on Fridays.

Humor from EWTN and The Apostle of Common Sense

Enjoy. We'll have Kevin O'Brien here in Chillicothe on March 23 at St. Peter Parish Hall. Why not plan to attend and see Kevin live. Kevin plays Stanford Nutting in this skit. Dale Ahlquist is the host.

Maybe some day we'll be able to host Dale Ahlquist for a visit.

Reflections of a Community College Professor

Here's an interesting article by Professor John C. Chalberg. Dr. Chalberg is, of course "Chuck" Chalberg or as we Chestertonians know him, G.K. Chesterton. He portrays several other historical figures as well. We look forward to his presentation here in Chillicothe on Friday, April 9 at St. Peter Parish Hall.

New Promotional Video for The Theater of The Word Incorporated

The Theater of The Word will be performing in Washington Court House (St. Colman Church)on March 22 and in Chillicothe (St. Peter Church) on March 23, then again in Chillicothe for Bishop Flaget students on Friday, March 26.

Caricature of Hilaire Belloc, by Ted Schluenderfritz

I figured if we're going to host Mr. Belloc here in Chillicothe, we should at least have a caricature of him available for potential fans. And in keeping with the wishes of the person who commissioned this work and now owns it..... "As the image has already appeared on the Web, I would ask, if anyone wants to use it, that they acknowledge the artist - Ted Schluenderfritz - and the fact that it is in the private collection of the owner - the Owl - thank you!"

February 17 Society Meeting

Well, Margaret and I had a nice meeting. The fact of my poor planning, Wednesday was Ash Wednesday, probably didn't help attendance. While we were waiting to see if anyone else was going to show up, Margaret got a little more work done on the Barbershop arrangement of the song the "Chestertones" Quartet hopes to sing at this year's Conference. While Margaret worked, I read a few pages from What's Wrong With The World. When we realized no one else was going to show up, we talked a bit about Margaret's recent appearance (as the lead) in a locally written and produced play, The Fall Collection. The play was presented at Ohio University, Chillicothe (OU-C). The OU-C theater is a very nice venue. (Just a thought now, maybe we could get them to present Chesterton's The Surprise.) We finished up taking turns reading from Dave Armstrong's new book The Wisdom of Mr. Chesterton: The Very Best Quotes, Quips, and Cracks from the Pen of G.K. Chesterton.

G.K. Chesterton to Appear in Chillicothe, Ohio, April 9, 2010

Chuck has graciously extended his visit to Ohio to provide Chillicothe with a visit from G.K. Chesterton. Chuck portrays Chesterton on EWTN's The Apostle of Common Sense with host Dale Ahlquist, president of the American Chesterton Society.

Old Thunder: An Evening With Hilaire Belloc, Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Don't miss this opportunity to see Kevin O'Brien live, in action. Kevin has been featured on EWTN several times. Sometimes as Chesterton's Father Brown, sometimes as a Bard in Chesterton's play, The Surprise, sometimes as St. Paul, and sometimes, even as hinself. He's a great actor.

Joseph Pearce, Converted by G.K. Chesterton

Here's an interesting article on Joseph Pearce from the UK's Catholic Herald. (Note, however, for some reason a password is now required at the Catholic Herald, so the link to this article is from another web site.) Joseph is a Chestertonian and has spoken at several Chesterton Conferences. He's also one of the editors of the St. Austin Review. The St. Austin Review is:

The St. Austin Review (StAR) is the premier international journal of Catholic culture, literature, and ideas. In its pages, printed every two months, some of the brightest and most vigorous minds around meet to explore the people, ideas, movements, and events that shape and misshape our world.

G. K. Chesterton to Speak in Chillicothe, Ohio

This YouTube clip was too good to pass up. Here's Chuck Chalberg (on the right) in action as G.K. Chesterton. Blachford is played by Kevin O'Brien.

Chillicothe's St. Peter's Catholic Church, with support from the Chillicothe Chesterton Society will be presenting an evening with G.K. Chesterton in the Parish Hall on Friday evening, April 9, 2010. As more information become available, we'll post it.

Theater of The Word Incorporated to Perform in March at St. Colman Catholic Church, Washington Court House, Ohio

Kevin O'Brien's Theater of The Word Incorporated will be presenting Faith of Our Father: The Story of a Priest on March 22, 2010 at St. Colman in Washington Court House, Ohio. It is sponsored in part by the Chillicothe Chesterton Society. Kevin's troupe performed at St. Colman's last year, presenting The Journey of St. Paul.

For those of you not familiar with Kevin, he is a Chestertonian of the first order, he has appeared on EWTN as Hiliare Belloc, and stars in the recent DVD production of G.K. Chesterton's The Honour of Israel Gow, a Father Brown Mystery.

New Podcast Up, Uncommonsense #18

There's a new podcast available, Uncommonsense #18. Click the "uncommonsense icon to the upper left to listen.