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About marklangley

Most recently the founding Headmaster of Our Lady of Walsingham Academy in Colorado Springs (see www. OLWclassical.org), former headmaster and Academic Dean at The Lyceum (a school he founded in 2003, see theLyceum.org) Mark loves sacred music and Gregorian Chant and singing with his lovely wife, Stephanie, and their children.

Celebrating Christ The King Sunday In A Democratic Republic

Can we all just admit it? The chief disadvantage of living in the “greatest nation on God’s green earth” is that we Americans find it just a little tougher to sympathize with and even celebrate Monarchy. I mean, wouldn’t we … Continue reading

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A Fitting Sentiment on the Feast Day of Leo the Great: Go away Barbarians

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Newman and the “Education of a Gentleman”

I have been telling my students for a long time that, if they had lived around 600 BC, the requirements for graduation consisted in having studied two principal works The Iliad and The Odyssey. Having mastered these foundational texts, they … Continue reading

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Resurrexit 2025

As it is still Saturday within the octave of Easter, I knew I had to get out my “annual” Easter Post. This year was a little different as I am a now a former church musician – that is to … Continue reading

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Completing the Catechism Podcast Series: A Christmas Gift

LionandOx has finally completed the enormous podcast project of reading and discussing the entire Catechism of the Council of Trent! All of us here would like to bequeath this priceless podcast series in its entirety to all of you and … Continue reading

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The First Two Words of The Lord’s Prayer

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Discussion with Dr. Jason Fugikawa about The Catechism of the Council of Trent

An old friend of mine, Dr. Jason Fugikawa, is doing more than his fair share to foster classical learning for those who have just commenced the pursuit of wisdom or have been struggling down that path for a long time. … Continue reading

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Days 116-118: Ninth and Tenth Commandments and Part IV: Prayer- the necessity, fruits and parts of prayer

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Liberal Arts and Fine Arts: Understanding the Trivium, Quadrivium, and the Place of Music in Catholic Education

What better way to commence the new academic year than to reflect on the significance of sacred music in the education of our students! Some months back, we were humbled by Dr. Donelson-Nowicka’s invitation to join her on her excellent … Continue reading

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On False Humility and the Missing Episodes of The Catechism of the Council of Trent in a Year!

To my horror, I have been told by several readers that they were under the impression that Lion and Ox had simply abandoned the “Catechism of the Council of Trent in a Year” project after day 86 which was posted … Continue reading

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