FORMED Book Club

From playing in the rain to Father Christmas to the art of Pablo Picasso—more insights from G.K. Chesterton from the collection In Defense of Sanity.

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The meaning of chasing after your own hat, of sleeping late, of finding random objects in your pocket, and of diabolical evil itself.  Another tour of the cosmos with G.K. Chesterton, as we continue to unpack the essay collection In Defense of Sanity—chapters 5 to 10.

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Sometimes G.K. Chesterton goes too far---but here's why.  We begin our discussion of In Defense of Sanity, a book of essays by G.K. Chesterton.

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When Chinese bishops become pawns in the hands of the Party, is there still a reason for hope?  There is.  With this third episode, we conclude our discussion of Cardinal Joseph Zen's For Love of My People I Will Not Remain Silent.

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Lost in translation:  why words matter, especially in the Church.  Episode two of our discussion on Cardinal Joseph Zen's book For Love of My People I Will Not Remain Silent, an urgent cry on behalf of Chinese Catholics.

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Corruption, Vatican intrigue, and heroism:  the dangerous life of Chinese Catholics as told by Cardinal Joseph Zen in his book For Love of My People I Will Not Remain Silent: On the Situation of the Church in China.

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Two Catholic revolutions:  how Paul VI and John Paul II changed history.  We complete our discussion of Russell Shaw's Eight Popes and the Crisis of Modernity.

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Making sense of the papacy through two world wars and—even bigger—through Vatican II.  We discuss Pope Pius XI, Pius XII, and John XXIII as we move through Eight Popes and the Crisis of Modernity by Russell Shaw.

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What is modernism, anyway, and what's so bad about it?  We cover the papacies of Pius X and Benedict XV as we begin our discussion of Russell Shaw's book Eight Popes and the Crisis of Modernity.

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"Philosophers let theories get in the way of what they and everyone else know."  An interview with Robert McTeigue, S.J., on bad philosophy, transgenderism, and much more. This concludes our discussion of Father McTeigue's book Real Philosophy for Real People.

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