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Current Issue

G.K.’s Weekly – The Success of a Beautiful Failure

By Luca Fumagalli

Luca Fumagalli unfolds the history of the weekly journal that Chesterton edited, and considers its enduring importance for the values it proclaimed.

Capturing the Character of Chesterton

By Karl Schmude

What was Chesterton’s character like? It’s a question we may think has already been answered. His voluminous writings - and the various biographical portraits of him - provide...

The World of Contemporary Finance – A Catholic Critique

By Gary Furnell

Gary Furnell reviews a recent study that sheds light on the value of Catholic teaching in such areas of present-day debate as productivity, interest on loans, and the...

The Meaning of ‘Common Wealth’ – Acquiring Wealth Justly

By Garrick Small

Garrick Small reviews a book on usury, the unjust charging of interest on loans, and clarifies the philosophical principles and practical distinctions that underlie the Catholic opposition to...

Why Poetry Matters

By Francis Phillips

Francis Phillips reflects on the purpose of poetry, and highlights the value of memorising at a young age such classic poems as Chesterton’s Lepanto.

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