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Event Recordings

Didn't make it to some of the events? Don't worry, we've got you covered. Below you will find video recordings of previous presentations.

Commemorating G.K. Chesterton

To mark the dual milestones of the 150th anniversary of G.K. Chesterton's birth and the 50th anniversary of the Institute's founding, a new website has been launched. 
In this video, Gloria Garafulich-Grabois, director of the Chesterton Institute, and Dermot Quinn, editor of The Chesterton Review, are in conversation about  how the University is commemorating these important occasions.

Videos

Chesterton and Belloc - a Fastidious Friendship

Friday, October 18, 2024

 

The Department of Catholic Studies, the G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith and Culture and the Celtic Theatre Company proudly present G.K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc—A Fastidious Friendship

Caravaggio: A Radical Approach to the Truth

Thursday, April 25, 2024

 

Department of Catholic Studies proudly presents the Ninth Annual Monsignor James Cafone Memorial Lecture: "Caravaggio: A Radical Approach to the Truth" by artist David Lopez Ribes.

C. Dawson and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition

Thursday, February 22, 2024

 

Video Recording of the online conference on the theme of "Christopher Dawson and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition."


Father Malachys Miracle (Audio)

Thursday, December 14, 2023

 

Father Malachy, a shy cloistered priest chanting the psalms daily, lived in a visionary world of surprises, until one day his faith was not only challenged but rejected as out of date.

Seton Hall University: A History" Lecture and Book

Thursday, May 4, 2023

 

Book Launch of Prof. Dermot Quinn's book, Seton Hall University: A History, 1856-2006-presented by Seton Hall University's U. Relations, College of Arts & Sciences & the GK Chesterton Institute.

Dramatic Reading Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ

Thursday, May 4, 2023

 

The Department of Catholic Studies,the G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture, and the Celtic Theatre Company presented a dramatic reading of D. Sayers's play Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Challenges and Opportunities in Ecumenism

Thursday, April 21, 2023

 

Challenges and Opportunities in Ecumenism: A Catholic Perspective by Bishop Brian Farrell, Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, Vatican City.

Pope Francis and Literature Lecture

Thursday, April 13, 2023

 

View Father Antonio Spadaro's lecture on "Bergoglio's (Reading) List: The Importance of Literature in Pope Francis' Pastoral and Political Vision." This event was held on Wednesday, April 12.

A Catholic Breathing with Two Lungs

Friday, March 31, 2023

 

Video Recording of the Monsignor Cafone Annual Lecture presented by the Department of Catholic Studies and the G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith and Culture entitled “A Catholic Breathing with Two Lungs."

A Chestertonian Conversation with Fr. Ian Boyd Screening

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

 

“A Chestertonian Conversation with Father Ian Boyd” – a 27 minute documentary produced and directed by the G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture ©2022 at Seton Hall University. This video presentation is from a 2013 interview with Father Boyd.

A Chestertonian Conversation with Father Ian Boyd

Friday, November 18, 2022

 

An excerpt of the documentary conversation with Father Boyd.





G.K. Chesterton Institute - Dramatic Reading of "The Land"

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

 

The Department of Catholic Studies, the G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture, and the Walsh Gallery at Seton Hall University proudly announce an event in the Life in Literature Series. 






Chesterton's Conversion: A Centenary Conversation

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

 

The G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith and Culture at Seton Hall University, in collaboration with the Society of G.K. Chesterton, presented an online conference on the theme of "Chesterton's Conversion: A Centenary Conversation" with Dermot Quinn, D.Phil., professor of history at Seton Hall University and editor of The Chesterton Review, and Dale Ahlquist, president of the G.K. Chesterton Society.

G. K. Chesterton’s "The Surprise," comes to the 2022 Rimini Meeting

Monday, June 13, 2022

 

The G.K. Chesterton Institute for Faith and Culture and the Rimini Meeting delivered an online conversation about Liberi Tutti!, a new play based on G.K. Chesterton's "The Surprise" with Otello Cenci, Director of the Performing Arts Division, Rimini Meeting, and Dermot Quinn, D.Phil.

Follow the Science with G. K. Chesterton and Father Stanley L. Jaki

Thursday, March 31, 2022

 

A conversation with Robert Moynihan, Ph.D., founder and editor of Inside the Vatican, Geir Hasnes, Ph.D., Chesterton’s bibliographer and editor of Chesterton in Black and White, and Dermot Quinn, D.Phil., professor of history and editor of The Chesterton Review.

"The Devil’s Advocate"—A Dramatic Reading

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

 

Part of the Life in Literature series, the Department of Catholic Studies and the G.K. Chesterton Institute for Faith and Culture presented a dramatic reading of The Devil's Advocate by Morris West.

Book Presentation, "La amenaza de los peluqueros"

Thursday, March 17, 2022

 

Video recording of the in-person and online book presentation hosted in Madrid, Spain.



Chesterton Upside Down - The Australian Experience

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

 

Video recording of the Chesterton Institute's online conference with Dermot Quinn, D.Phil., and Karl Schmude.

"The Book of Job" - A Life in Literature Series Event

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

 

A dramatic reading of "The Book of Job" by James McGlone, Ph.D., followed by commentary by Dermot Quinn, D.Phil.

Collecting Chesterton : A Conversation with a Connoisseur

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

The G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith and Culture at Seton Hall University, is pleased to announce an online conference on the theme of “Collecting Chesterton: A Conversation with a Connoisseur.”

Chesterton Goes to the Movies

Saturday, September 25, 2021

A conversation with Jorge Iglesias, Ph.D., and Dermot Quinn, D.Phil.



Jaki, Science and Chesterton – A Panel Discussion

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

An online event presented by the G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith and Culture, the Catholic Studies Program and the Department of Physics in collaboration with the Stanley Jaki Foundation featuring Fr. Paul Haffner, Rev. Joseph Laracy, Dermot Quinn, D.Phil., and Stacy Trasancos, Ph.D.

Dickens and Chesterton – A Sesquicentennial Conversation

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

The G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith and Culture at Seton Hall University, presents an online conference on the theme of “Chesterton and Dickens” on February 17, 2021 from 1:30 - 3:30 pm.




Driving Without Destination: A Distributist Journey

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Online conference on the theme of "Driving Without Destination." Conference speakers are Dermot Quinn, D.Phil. and Jason Peters, Ph.D.

Chesterton and Freedom, An Online Conference

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

An online event including a presentation by Dermot Quinn, Ph.D., and a conversation with Carlo Lancellotti, Ph.D.

Podcasts


  •  March 24, 2022 - Radio Interview with Fr. L. Frizzell and Dermot Quinn, D.Phil., on the important intellectual relationship between G. K. Chesterton and Fr. Stanley Jaki. Click here to listen to podcast »