Annual Chesterton Conference in Philadelphia - July 25-27, 2024
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- 43RD ANNUAL CHESTERTON CONFERENCE -

JULY 25-27 | PHILADELPHIA, PA

Best conference ever!

It’s a wrap!

Our 43rd Annual Chesterton Conference was a great success! If you missed it, sign up below to receive information when video recordings of the conference proceedings are made available, as well as to receive updates about next year’s conference which will be held in July 2025 in New Orleans!

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Thanks to our great speakers!

Dale
Ahlquist

President, Society of
G. K. Chesterton

Dr. Alan Harrelson

Professor and Owner,
“Pipe Cottage”

Dr. Susan Hanssen

Associate Professor of
History, Univ. of Dallas

Joseph
Pearce

Professor and
Best-Selling Author

✦   A ‘Localism’ Panel – featuring Dr. Allan Carlson, Dr. William Fahey, Jason Craig, and Fr. Michael Rennier, contributors to the new book from Sophia Institute Press, Localism: Coming Home to Catholic Social Teaching

✦  Christopher Check, President of Catholic Answers

✦  Fabiola Garza, character artist at Disney Creative Group and author of the hit new book Princesses of Heaven from Word on Fire

✦   Leonie Caldecott, writer, playwright, and co-founder, with the late Strattford Caldcott, of Second Spring: An International Journal of Faith and Culture

✦   Josh McKoon, former State Senator from Georgia and Knight of the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton

✦   Dr. Peter Floriani, prolific writer, computer scientist, and winner of the Society of G.K. Chesterton’s lifetime achievement award 

✦   John Walker, star of EWTN’s television series, Chesterton Station, and professor at Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio

✦   Joe Grabowski, VP Evangelization and Mission at the Society of G. K. Chesterton and co-host of the Society’s UncommonSense podcast

✦   Brady Stiller2020 Notre Dame Valedictorian and author of Your Life Is a Story: G.K. Chesterton and the Paradox of Freedom from Word on Fire

✦  Susan Sucher, popular columnist in Gilbert magazine and Local Societies Coordinator for the Society of G. K. Chesterton

✦   Nancy Brown, speaker, author, and world’s foremost expert on Frances Chesterton

✦  … and more!

Plus...

SCHEDULE OVERVIEW:

Thursday, July 25

2:00 PM – Registration opens

4:30 PM – Opening Mass

5:30 PM – Dinner

6:45 PM – Opening Keynotes

9:15 PM – Night Prayer

9:30 PM – Afterglow

FRIDAY, JULY 26

7:30 AM – Daily Mass

7:30 – 8:45 AM – Breakfast

9:00 AM – Morning Sessions

11:45 AM – Lunch

1:00 PM – Afternoon Sessions

4:30 PM – Rosary

5:00 PM – Dinner

6:00 PM – Evening Panels

9:15 PM – Night Prayer

9:30 PM – Afterglow

SATURDAY, JULY 27

7:30 AM – Daily Mass

7:30 – 8:45 AM – Breakfast

9:00 AM – Morning Sessions

12:00 PM – Lunch

1:00 PM – Breakout Sessions #1

2:30 PM – Breakout Sessions #2

3:15 PM – Confessions Available

4:00 PM – Anticipatory Mass

7:30 PM – Closing Banquet

9:30 PM – Afterglow

Greet old friends and make new friends
in a relaxed, convivial atmosphere!

Venue

This year’s conference will take place at the beautiful Alloy, a DoubleTree by Hilton in King of Prussia, PA just outside Philadelphia near historic Valley Forge.  Book online or call the 855-610-TREE and mention the Chesterton ConferenceHurry – there are a limited number of rooms available at our special rate! 

The Alloy King of Prussia – a DoubleTree by Hilton
301 West DeKalb Pike
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 USA 

Thanks to our friends and sponsors!

Questions?

For more information or assistance, contact the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton toll free at 1-800-343-2425.