Issue: Spring 2024

Karl Schmude discusses the publication in Strand Magazine of a recently rediscovered Chesterton essay on “the historical Detective Story”.

Highlights of last November’s Australian Chesterton Conference at Campion College included a presentation by Fenelle McLaurin on the appeal of Catholic liberal arts schools to parents seeking an alternative for their children to the systems on offer in Australia.

Garry Nieuwkamp reports on the challenges of running a Catholic book club and the opportunities for reading and discussion it provides.

Stuart McCullough describes the annual Chesterton Pilgrimage which he organises in England, and reveals some Australian connections as signifying a devotion at once local and universal.

Karl Schmude reflects on Chesterton’s insights into Christmas as a rich combination and contrast of realities – the helplessness of a human child who was divine and the infinite power of a divine creator and saviour.