Dale Ahlquist
Dale Ahlquist is the President and co-founder of the American Chesterton Society. He has written extensively on Chesterton for a number of publications and is a frequent speaker at schools, churches, and conferences.
A Catholic convert (Former Baptist), Dale has been a guest on "The Journey Home" and "Mother Angelica Live." He lives in Bloomington, Minnesota, with his wife and three children.
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Journey Home
2/16/2004
Dr. John "Chuck" Chalberg has a MA and PhD in American history and is history professor at Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minnesota, and has staged one man shows of Chesterton all across the United States. He has also written and performed one-man shows of Teddy Roosevelt, H.L. Mencken and the colorful Brooklyn Dodgers owner, Branch Rickey. Chuck and his wife and three sons make their home in Bloomington.
Dr. John 'Chuck' Chalberg is an actor and historian with a knack for capturing the essence of flamboyant historical characters. He has presented these insightful characterizations all over North America and in Eastern Europe.
Each of his four one-man shows has been enthusiastically received at a variety of colleges and universities and organizational meetings. Take your pick. Any one of the four men will provide a stimulating, entertaining, funny, and provocative evening.
Dale Ahlquist is the President and co-founder of the American Chesterton Society. He has written extensively on Chesterton for a number of publications and is a frequent speaker at schools, churches, and conferences.
A Catholic convert (Former Baptist), Dale has been a guest on "The Journey Home" and "Mother Angelica Live." He lives in Bloomington, Minnesota, with his wife and three children.
Listen to Dale on EWTN
via MP3 Audio
Listen to Chuck
via MP3 Audio
on the
Journey Home
2/16/2004
Dr. John "Chuck" Chalberg has a MA and PhD in American history and is history professor at Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minnesota, and has staged one man shows of Chesterton all across the United States. He has also written and performed one-man shows of Teddy Roosevelt, H.L. Mencken and the colorful Brooklyn Dodgers owner, Branch Rickey. Chuck and his wife and three sons make their home in Bloomington.
Dr. John 'Chuck' Chalberg is an actor and historian with a knack for capturing the essence of flamboyant historical characters. He has presented these insightful characterizations all over North America and in Eastern Europe.
Each of his four one-man shows has been enthusiastically received at a variety of colleges and universities and organizational meetings. Take your pick. Any one of the four men will provide a stimulating, entertaining, funny, and provocative evening.
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G. K.
CHESTERTON: THE APOSTLE
OF COMMON SENSE
Produced by EWTN  Hosted by Dale Ahlquist: is the President and co-founder of the American Chesterton Society and Actor portraying Chesterton is John "Chuck" Chalberg is a history professor at Normandale College in Bloomington, Minnesota. Gilbert Keith Chesterton Nationality - English 1874 - 1936 |
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Sense Produced by EWTN 2000
& 2002 This preeminent writer of
20th century Catholicism was as modest and
witty as he was insightful and true. His portrayal by actor Chuck
Chalberg again demonstrates why, as T.S. Eliot has said, "G.K.
Chesterton deserves a permanent claim on our loyalty." Host Dale
Ahlquist explores Chesterton's thoughts on, "The
Wonder of the
Universe" as well as "Talking
in Rhyme."
Dale Ahlquist, President of the American Chesterton Society, discusses the life and work of the great 20th Century English writer, G.K. Chesterton. Chuck Chalberg appears as G.K. Chesterton in vignettes which features excerpts from Chesterton's writings. An overview of Chesterton, the prolific Catholic writer who "said something about everything and he said it better than anybody else." "Orthodoxy" is perhaps Chesterton's greatest work, yet he stumbled across orthodox belief almost by accident. Chesterton's book "Heretics" takes on modernism, and the skeptic's refusal to use his brain to come to conclusions. Chesterton addressed the main problems of his day, which are the main problems of our day. His solution is to return to the Christian ideal. "It's one thing to conclude that Catholicism is good and another to conclude that it is right. It is one thing to conclude that it is right, and another to conclude that it is always right." Chesterton contrasts "the Thing" (the Catholic Church) to all other things-worldly philosophies, business, nationalism, Protestantism, agnosticism, etc. The Catholic Church is the well-everything else is the shallows. Chesterton tells about the man who "cared chiefly for the best kind of giving which is called thanksgiving." |
"To this question, 'Is
there anything?' St.
Thomas begins by answering
'Yes'; if he began by answering 'No', it would not be the beginning,
but the end."
Chesterton writes about Christ and the things people say about him.  Chesterton's book ,"The Outline of Sanity", exposes the problems with modern economic systems. "The obvious effect of frivolous divorce will be frivolous marriage. If people can be separated for no reason they will feel it all the easier to be united for no reason." Chesterton explores the evils of racism, euthanasia, and abortion under the euphemism of "Eugenics". An overview of Chesterton's popular "Fr. Brown" detective stories, including vignettes featuring Fr. James R. Kolp as Fr. Brown. Dale Ahlquist explains the relevance of Chesterton's writings to today's world. As Chesterton said, "A society is in decay when common sense has become uncommon." Why did this English literary giant shake up the intellectual establishment when he converted to Catholicism in the early Twentieth century? Get to know this apostle of common sense through dramatic readings, historical photos, and Chesterton’s inspired art. Host Dale Ahlquist, Ph.D. does justice to this prolific writer who said something about everything and said it better than anybody else. More to Come in 2007 watch EWTN and listen to what's to come on EWTN Live aired Feb. 17th 2007  |
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Which Chesterton book
should I read first? Here is an overview of
Chesterton's most important books,
liberally spiced with quotations.
This is a book version of the first fifteen episodes of "The Apostle of Common Sense."
An excellent introduction and re-introduction to G.K. Chesterton. Author Dale Ahlquist
This is a book version of the first fifteen episodes of "The Apostle of Common Sense."
An excellent introduction and re-introduction to G.K. Chesterton. Author Dale Ahlquist
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