And the winners are…..
Read MoreWords are living things! Parts of speech correspond to your own becoming. Your freedom begins in words.
Read MoreWill you be reading with, or without conversation? We’ll be taking notes and, definitely, reading with conversation!
Read MoreParents, teens, friends of the community: ask interesting questions, have interesting conversations!
Read MorePart Two in the travels of a literature-loving family to see the places made meaningful by association with Flannery O’Connor.
Read MoreIn the desert I discovered the answer to the question, “Why bother writing?”
Read MoreI dare Catholic teachers to find a way to work spousal union into their next science, art, philosophy, or history class!
Read MoreIt’s no secret that I hope all our students and all of our learning community members will WRITE! Here is the advice from Fr. Hardon that helped me to become a Catholic writer.
Read MoreSeven tips that will make you a better reader.
Read MoreWhat makes a book worth your while?
Read MoreIf Flannery O’Connor recommends him, why haven’t we read his books?
Read MoreAnnouncing the winners of the Stratford Caldecott Memorial Scholarships!
Read MoreThe Violent Bear it Away has some surprising insights for educators. Flannery knew, as she acknowledged in a letter, that her “modern reader will identify himself with the schoolteacher [George Rayber], but it is the old man [Mason Tarwater, the seemingly crazy backwoods prophet] who speaks for me.”
Read MoreFrom galaxies to continental borders; from heartbeats to growing forests; from ice crystals to pinecones, fractal patterns are deeply embedded in the Creation.
Read MoreTo see the significance of names embodied in Jayber Crow helps us enter into the mystery that “the name one receives is a name for eternity. In the kingdom, the mysterious and unique character of each person marked with God’s name will shine forth in splendor” (CCC 2159).
Read MoreThe ‘danger’ of life in a learning community is that your reading list is ever expanding further than your expected lifetime! That’s also the delight, so here are some of our trustee, faculty, and friends’ reading lists for the coming year to add to your own.
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