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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.

Pakistani Beef Stew

Posted on June 11, 2012 by marklangley

This was an absolutely fabulous stew complemented beautifully by a cold bottle of California Chardonnay and homemade garlic bread! While I am at it- I don’t know how this stew looks to you but it was absolutely fabulous. My wife … Continue reading →

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Oriare!

Posted on June 10, 2012 by marklangley

  What better way to return to our discussion of classical Catholic education than with an image of the perfect breakfast. And I figure that this photo of a culinary masterpiece might also stand up competitively with some of Fr … Continue reading →

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Recapitulation

Posted on April 8, 2012 by marklangley

Before discussing what liberal education frees us for,  it is a good time to recapitulate what Liberal education what if frees us from  as well as how it frees us from the things that it free us. First we say … Continue reading →

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Slavery to Error

Posted on April 1, 2012 by marklangley

Liberal education proposes ultimately union with Christ the Truth who will set us free. But it proposes that we achieve this freedom in the order of grace through achieving, insofar as we are able, freedom in the order of nature. … Continue reading →

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Political Custom

Posted on March 30, 2012 by marklangley
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Geographical Custom

Posted on March 28, 2012 by marklangley

I am finding it a little difficult to give an exhaustive description of each of the three kinds of slavery to custom (that we mentioned here). For example it is difficult to make a distinction between the customary ideas we … Continue reading →

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Temporal Custom

Posted on March 18, 2012 by marklangley
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Let’s pretend we’re all scientists!

Posted on March 15, 2012 by marklangley

Anyone who has studied history or philosophy will necessarily have become aware of various curiosities affecting the way people have spoken and expressed themselves in various times. I am not speaking about the various languages that people speak but rather … Continue reading →

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Slavery to Custom

Posted on March 13, 2012 by marklangley

  I have to admit that of the four kinds of slavery that prevent us from thinking well and thinking for ourselves, slavery to custom is absolutely my favorite. The problem is that 75% of everything we say is said … Continue reading →

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One World in Common

Posted on March 12, 2012 by marklangley

The waking have one world in common, whereas each sleeper turns away to a private world of his own. I think I need to write a song with that title. Sounds like a perfect song for some sort of world … Continue reading →

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