True Grit is a favorite reread of mine, and it’s one of only a few books that, upon finishing it, I want to turn right back to the first page and read it all over again.
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“Stevens talks about his vocation in multiple instances, but his understanding of his job pales in comparison to my understanding of my Vocation to marriage and family life.”
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Charlotte’s Web really is not a modern story at all, and it has much more in common with the ancient myths, scriptures, and fairy tales. In short, the story is really not about lovable farmyard talking animals. Instead, it is about the ancient pattern of how the feminine saves ‘from above’.
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See you at the school tonight for a discussion of JPII’s thoughts on the human person, conveyed by the saint’s long-time friend Stanislaw Grygiel. It is not necessary to have, or to read the book!
6-8 p.m.
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“…the two married persons—are themselves the sacrament, the outward sign of inward grace, a manifestation of Christ’s love for His bride, the Church. Do Jonathan and Mina live up to this in Dracula? Is this what Bram Stoker was going for? I’m not sure, but it does seem to me that the turning point in the story is Jonathan and Mina’s marriage.”
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Owen Barfield is the lesser known of the Inklings - a group of friends that included C.S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. Join us tonight for a discussion of his book Saving the Appearances - Barfield’s own favorite of all his books.
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C.S. Lewis’s masterpiece: Till We Have Faces
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Come to the school tonight for a rich discussion of the encyclical Caritas in Veritate. You needn’t read ahead! A digest will be given so we can enjoy sharing our thoughts about this provocative work from Pope Benedict XVI.
6-8 p.m.
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The Founders of our Academy dreamed of the school as the hub of a learning community. The author of this reflection on her reading is a member of that wider community, as are all our Wonder & Joy readers. Her essay illustrates how books lead us deeper into community, contemplation and faith.
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Come to the school tonight to discuss Fr. Luigi Giussani’s The Journey to Truth is an Experience. No need to read (or even to have) the book!
6-8 p.m.
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You could try to write like Chesterton!
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One of the most important and prolific writers of modern times - plays, detective stories, apologetics, ad copy, and more!
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Please put second Mondays on your calendar!
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And the winners are…..
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Words are living things! Parts of speech correspond to your own becoming. Your freedom begins in words.
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Will you be reading with, or without conversation? We’ll be taking notes and, definitely, reading with conversation!
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Parents, teens, friends of the community: ask interesting questions, have interesting conversations!
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Part Two in the travels of a literature-loving family to see the places made meaningful by association with Flannery O’Connor.
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In the desert I discovered the answer to the question, “Why bother writing?”
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