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Happy birthday to our patron! We hope that you're celebrating with some Chestertonian cheer in his honor.

"The first fact about the celebration of a birthday is that it is a way of affirming defiantly, and even flamboyantly, that it is a good thing to be alive…. But there is a second fact about Birthdays, and the birth-song of all creation, a fact which really follows on this; but which, as it seems to me, the other school of thought almost refuses to recognize. The point of that fact is simply that it is a fact. In being glad about my Birthday, I am being glad about something which I did not myself bring about."⁠

⁠ (G.K.’s Weekly, March 21, 1935)⁠

Happy Birthday to the Apostle of Common Sense!
GKC, pray for us.

What a great way to celebrate our patron G.K. Chesterton's birthday! How are you marking the occasion in your community today?

“The first fact about the celebration of a birthday is that it is a way of affirming defiantly, and even flamboyantly, that it is a good thing to be alive,” — G.K. Chesterton

Come celebrate our patron GK Chesterton's Birthday with us on May 29 - Family BBQ & Dance. Music, Dancing, Games & more! Please RSVP!

Socratic discussion is at the heart of a Chesterton education. But what does that mean?

It means that each classroom on a Chesterton campus holds a group of students and teachers who are committed to grappling with the most important texts, questions, and ideas in history -- as a team. Through discussion, students are challenged by their peers and teachers to articulate what they think and why. Over time, each cohort of students becomes a community that encourages depth of thought, a dedication to clear expression and charity of discourse, and courage in the pursuit of Truth.

Learn more about the curriculum at Chesterton Academy:
chestertonschoolsnetwork.org/curriculum

In yesterday's special edition of the Uncommon Sense podcast, Joe Grabowski and John Severence of the Society of GK Chesterton discuss Pope Leo XIV's newly published encyclical, "Magnifica humanitas."

Listen in for a good discussion on humanity's relationship to technology, habits, and how classical education helps to form us!

Livestream: A Chestertonian First Read on the New Encyclical Join Joe Grabowski and John Severance from the Society of G.K. Chesterton as they give their first impressions of Pope Leo XIV's new encyclical, "Magnifica h...

Caps off to the Class of 2026! May God bless our 500+ graduates from Chesterton Academies around the world.