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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I dare Catholic teachers to find a way to work spousal union into their next science, art, philosophy, or history class!
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It’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.
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Seven tips that will make you a better reader.
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What makes a book worth your while?
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If Flannery O’Connor recommends him, why haven’t we read his books?
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Announcing the winners of the Stratford Caldecott Memorial Scholarships!
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The 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.”
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