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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.

Want a Job at Google? Get a Liberal Education!

Posted on April 26, 2014 by marklangley

All of us over here at Lion & Ox just love liberal education. We think that liberal education is for everybody. everybody We think that the object of every primary and secondary school and college should be to offer a … Continue reading →

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Alleluia! In Resurrectione Tua

Posted on April 20, 2014 by marklangley

Happy Easter! And here are two gifts for you in keeping with our annual Easter Sunday tradition! First an exultation. Second a great piece of Easter music for you to commence (or continue) the celebrations! This is the day the … Continue reading →

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Life Has No Meaning?

Posted on April 19, 2014 by marklangley

On Holy Saturday, between His death and Resurrection Our Lord is engaged in what the medievals called the “Harrowing of Hell.” He descended into the Netherworld and freed all those just souls from their captivity to whom the gates of heaven … Continue reading →

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Don’t Mess With Newman!

Posted on April 13, 2014 by marklangley

It’s already been three years since his inauguration as the president of Catholic University of America, but I still haven’t forgiven John Garvey, for his mildly disparaging remarks about Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman. Now don’t get me wrong here. I … Continue reading →

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“Liberal Arts Is Best Preparation for Business Careers…”

Posted on April 8, 2014 by marklangley

Speaking of secondary reasons to pursue a liberal education, did I mention that pursuing the liberal arts is the best preparation for a successful career? For those of you who are still wavering on this point, don’t take my word for … Continue reading →

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Liberal Artists Make More Money

Posted on April 1, 2014 by marklangley

What is the first piece of advice that billionaire Harry Stine gives to aspiring entrepreneurs? Get a liberal arts degree of course! You can read it for yourself at Forbes. Stine graduated from McPherson College — a small liberal arts … Continue reading →

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Socrates And Making Money

Posted on March 29, 2014 by marklangley

Scott Samuelson wrote a very good piece in the Opinion pages of the WSJ making two excellent points. Liberally educated people do in fact make more money on average than non liberally educated people. Liberal education is not about making money! … Continue reading →

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Why Do We Read Aeschylus?

Posted on March 20, 2014 by marklangley

Taking a page from the playbook of an old friend this post is entitled “Why Do We Read Aeschylus?” This title kills two birds with one stone. First it effectively puts the world on notice that one day I intend … Continue reading →

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Classical Catholic Education: Defending and Promoting Life

Posted on March 8, 2014 by marklangley

Sometimes a thought is expressed so eloquently that the only thing left for us to do is to repeat it. Demosthenes! Therefore since the Lyceum community is presently attending the Cleveland Right to Life Conference, I thought nothing could be … Continue reading →

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Hesiod And Classical Catholic Education

Posted on March 2, 2014 by marklangley

The classical Catholic educator is always interested in forming his students in the things of nature so that they might be better disposed for the things of grace. Grace builds on nature and nature is dispositive to grace. It is therefore the task … Continue reading →

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