Heroic People Need Heroes

Thanks to our own Fr. Blaha for allowing us to post his commencement address, given for St. Thomas Aquinas College graduates:

Community LifeFather Nick BlahaSeptember 23, 2022saintsComment

Come to the Concert with Us!

Our students have been given free tickets to this amazing concert!

Community Life, CultureCharlotte OstermannSeptember 20, 2022music Comments

In Praise of Useless Reading

What makes a book worth your while?

Community Life, Education, Family, Intellectual LifeNicki JohnstonSeptember 16, 2022books, education, family, C.S. Lewis, Meghan Cox Gurdon, Jacques Maritain, Josef PieperComment

Mass of the Holy Spirit Photos

Luke MurraySeptember 14, 2022Comment

Quotable QuotesCharlotte OstermannSeptember 12, 2022ChestertonComment

One Writer Leads to Another

If Flannery O’Connor recommends him, why haven’t we read his books?

Intellectual Life, Reader's Round-upCharlotte OstermannSeptember 2, 2022books, art, nature, writing, Flannery O'Connor, Paul Horgan, Walker PercyComment

Pictures from our first week of classes!

Luke MurrayAugust 26, 2022Comment

You Will Have an Impact

What would happen if you tried to have no impact on the world you live in?

Community Life, Education, FamilyCharlotte OstermannAugust 26, 2022books, nature, environment, CreationComment

DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR!

Please add these four conversations to your calendar for the Fall semester. Great for parents, teens, friends in the community.

Charlotte OstermannAugust 25, 2022Comment

Quotable QuotesCharlotte OstermannAugust 22, 2022Chesterton Comment

Where Do I Find This Gift?

… [P]eople today can rediscover the greatness of the sacred music tradition of the universal Church, and in particular of the Roman Rite…. [and] see more clearly the radiant beauty, spiritual depth, youthfulness, integrity, and life which flow from this tradition, so as to receive it and be fully connected to it once more.

Paul JernbergAugust 16, 2022Comment

Chesterton Academy of St. Philip Neri Names Nicole Conroy as Executive Director

Luke MurrayAugust 5, 2022Comment

Caldecott Memorial Scholarships

Announcing the winners of the Stratford Caldecott Memorial Scholarships!

Community Life, Intellectual LifeCharlotte OstermannJune 30, 2022scholarship, Caldecott, writing, awardsComment

Meet Our New Teacher: Debbie Lee

Maria OttJune 1, 2022Comment

Obtaining College Credits while at Chesterton Academy

I’m happy to announce that the Chesterton Schools Network has partnered with the Franciscan University of Steubenville to allow students enrolled at Chesterton Academies the opportunity to graduate with 36 college credits!

Luke MurrayMay 5, 2022Comment

Pictures from the Revel!

Luke MurrayMay 4, 2022

Experimenting with Criticism

In An Experiment in Criticism, C.S. Lewis introduces the idea that, rather than sort through the opinions of literary critics for best books, we may consider what books the best readers choose. He goes on to develop a clear comparison between best and worst readers that is a telling criticism of the read-and-answer-questions approach to literature of many educators. Flannery O’Connor would be pleased.

Charlotte OstermannApril 29, 2022C.S. Lewis, literature, reading, resources

God Speaks Math, Too

If you had told me I’d ever be reading books about math in my leisure time, I’d have scoffed. No way is Word Girl ever going to get a grip on math! But, I finally realized math actually is the language God seems to speak when he’s creating wonders of nature and laws of physics and music of the planets instead of sitting ‘round heaven’s bonfire telling stories.

Charlotte OstermannApril 13, 2022math, education, resources, reading