I am Mark Langley. In case you didn't notice, I am all about liberal education.
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- The Prodigal Son and The Prodigal Mind: Our Lord’s Parable for Educators
- St. John Henry Newman on Liberal Education: A Scandal
- A Case for Bribery
- “’Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.”: Why we are Tempted
- To Hell with The Socratic Method!
- Why We Read Herodotus
- Did You Know That Your Soul Has Twenty Six Powers?
- Palestrina and Handel March For Life!
- Do Children Know How to Educate Themselves?
- Trim the Hearth and Set the Table 2018
- We Don’t Need No Education
- This School Choir May Have Just Made History
- The Sun Shall be Darkened: First Sunday of Advent.
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Author Archives: marklangley
Easter 2019! Boeuf en Croute Alleluia!
Easter came a little later this year, but as a good friend likes to remind me, God is seldom early but He is never late! I am not sure how true this is, but it does seem to describe pretty well … Continue reading
Tiny Catholic School Sues City to Protect Civil Rights and Religious Freedom
The Lord does work in mysterious ways! When I founded The Lyceum in 2003, along with a couple of other teachers, a handful of adventurous students and their daring parents, none of us ever envisioned that our small school would ever … Continue reading
The Prodigal Son and The Prodigal Mind: Our Lord’s Parable for Educators
Our Lord’s parable about the man who had two sons, upon the younger of whom tradition has bestowed the sobriquet ‘prodigal,’ provides an excellent lesson for parents everywhere who are concerned about the education of their children. I have a … Continue reading
Posted in Ambrose, Augustine, Catena Aurea, college, education, liberal education, soul, truth for its own sake
Tagged Creation of Adam, Lent, Prodigal Son, Sabrina, St. Ambrose
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St. John Henry Newman on Liberal Education: A Scandal
Saint John Henry Newman, speaking of the unique status of Western Civilization in the history of the world, emphatically asserts, I think it has a claim to be considered as the representative Society and Civilization of the human race, as … Continue reading
A Case for Bribery
How appalling! I am absolutely shocked! Simply dumbfounded! How could anyone do something so wicked? I mean, can you imagine bribing an admission officer at a prestigious college or university? Who would ever dream of such a thing? How could … Continue reading
Posted in aeschylus, catholic education, classical education, college, Socrates, truth for its own sake
Tagged Electives, Fabre, Bribery, College Admissions, Ivy League
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“’Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.”: Why we are Tempted
Saint Luke begins the story about Our Lord’s temptation in the desert saying, [1] And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the desert, [2] For the space of forty days; and … Continue reading
Posted in Aquinas, Catena Aurea, Lord's Prayer, Temptation
Tagged Aquinas, chrysostom, Lord's Prayer, St. Gregory, Temptation
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To Hell with The Socratic Method!
Today I mean simply to get straight to the point. There will be no interruptions and I won’t even be taking questions! I find that this is the only way to really get things done. Sometimes we like to defend … Continue reading
Posted in discussion, education, Socrates
Tagged Adler, civil war, getting things done, Seminar, socratic discussion
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Why We Read Herodotus
Reading Herodotus with students in the ninth and tenth grade presents some challenges. I always tell them not to worry if they don’t feel like they are understanding it on the first read. That is the way Great Books are. … Continue reading
Posted in classical education, Herodotus, History, Newman
Tagged Cyrus, Daniel Mendelsohn, Delphic Oracle, John Henry Cardinal Newman, New Yorker, Xerxes
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Did You Know That Your Soul Has Twenty Six Powers?
Though I never saw it with my own eyes, it is said that the two words “Know thyself” were inscribed over the entrance to the Temple at Delphi. γνῶθι σεαυτόν That the seven wise men of Greece chose to have … Continue reading
Posted in Delphi, philosophy, Shakespeare, soul
Tagged de anima, Hamlet, know thyself, Macbeth, pollonius
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Palestrina and Handel March For Life!
Yes, both consummate sacred musicians George Frideric Handel and Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina were at the 2019 March for Life! I am guessing that this was yet another record-setting precedent for the annual March which attracted hundreds of thousands of people … Continue reading
Posted in beauty, catholic education, education, Fine Arts, Music, Sacred Music
Tagged Crypt Church National Shrine, Handel, Life, March for Life, Palestrina, Saint Dominic's
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