Old Order, Fresh Engagement

Those who are open to gleaning wisdom and insight from the internet are urged to subscribe to Dominica , a new blog (and semi-annual journal) published by the Dominican students of the Province of St. Joseph, for whom our own Br. Gabriel Torreta , of happy memory, is now a frequent contributor. The question of whether trying to obtain wisdom and insight from the internet is itself wise or insightful is the subject of Br.’s Innocent Smith’s and Clement Dikie’s most recent post:

“A good way to begin a fight among Catholics of a certain perspective would be to declare: “If Chesterton were alive today, he would be a blogger.” Notice what dangerous ground we are on, treading the delicate fissure between our imagined visions of Chesterton the conservative, who stands up for everything good and holy and decadent, and Chesterton the innovator, the journalist of Fleet Street who disgorges daily essays of higher or lower quality using the latest media technology. Which side of our Chestertonian self-projection will prevail when it encounters “the Internet”?”