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its just the only other Catholic person I have day to day week to week contact with is my mum sooo glad this thread exists!

UPDATE: YOUCAT came today love to read the whole thing. Two tiny little christians criticisms though Pope Benedict says in the foreword part of which is printed on the inside cover that 'It [this book] will not make your life easy' and it's like oh that is encouraging obviously I don't expect a book to make my life easy! I also wish it was a bit less expensive

rant over!

I was reading Belloc and I stumbled across this gem. Thought this group might appreciate it.



I'm not Catholic but who in his right mind can deny the brilliance of Chesterbelloc?

I'm more familiar with Chesterton than Belloc but they're both awesome

I found out recently that Christopher Hitchens's last piece was a hit-job on Chesterton.

For all his supposed rhetorical prowess, I do wish I could see he and Dawkins try to take on Belloc and Chesterton. They'd fall harder than HG Wells did!

I was reading Belloc and I stumbled across this gem. Thought this group might appreciate it.



I'm not Catholic but who in his right mind can deny the brilliance of Chesterbelloc?

Well we're very glad to have you in this thread

You know the bit in the YouTube clip where the girls keep going "i'll pray for you!" in a sombre tone? That is SOOOO me. Also the quick move from discerning religious life vocation not deciding not to become a nun

I'd love to join in the literature debate but i dunno anything!

I'd love to join in the literature debate but i dunno anything!

I don't know much either, other than Belloc and Chesterton were contemporaries/good friends with my great-great-uncle (not sure I inserted enough greats, lol)

Wow! That's really, really cool!

Did he know Belloc when "has grown a splendid white beard and in his cloak, which with his hat he wore indoors and always, he seemed an archimandrite. He talked incessantly, proclaiming with great clarity the grievances of forty years ago”? (from Evelyn Waugh's diary)

Once I read that description, I had to find a photo and ah! Could this be of anything but a writer? At some point I need to be like that (though with my cane substituted for the pipe ) I already have the beard! (It's still black though. )

I'm not too sure when exactly he knew them. All I know is that they were good friends (great-great uncle was a famous writer in Sri Lanka )

I just wanted an excuse to share that epic photo.

Oh I don't know anything about anything. That's probably why I like Belloc so much - he wrote On Nothing!

Not a debate at all. Just partaking in the words of one of this country's greatest modern men of letters.


I've become sort of addicted to this recording of his Tarantella and Ha'nacker Mill (which is at 1:43 in the recording below). So haunting! Like the voice of England past come to pull us back.





Wow! That's really, really cool!

Did he know Belloc when "has grown a splendid white beard and in his cloak, which with his hat he wore indoors and always, he seemed an archimandrite. He talked incessantly, proclaiming with great clarity the grievances of forty years ago”? (from Evelyn Waugh's diary)

Once I read that description, I had to find a photo and ah! Could this be of anything but a writer? At some point I need to be like that (though with my cane substituted for the pipe ) I already have the beard! (It's still black though. )

I don't know much either, other than Belloc and Chesterton were contemporaries/good friends with my great-great-uncle (not sure I inserted enough greats, lol)

St George's day today

Is there such a thing as a great funeral?

My Uncle Gerard was taken into church tonight and it was almost amazing (apart from the cirucmstances) his five favourite hymns were sung and the church was totally packed. Wonder how many more will be there tomorrow.

Superb; the Pope was asking where you were

I recently went to mass for a funeral for the first time in over 5 years.
I am considering returning to mass now, after being quite touched by the community aspect that I had forgot about Catholicism following this very large funeral.

Thoughts?

I recently went to mass for a funeral for the first time in over 5 years.
I am considering returning to mass now, after being quite touched by the community aspect that I had forgot about Catholicism following this very large funeral.

Thoughts?