Category Archives: aeschylus

Sin is first in the will: a brief lesson in morality from Lady Macbeth

Posted on February 20, 2020 by marklangley

Of all the authors we should compel our students to read, surely no one is so foolhardy as to demand a reason for reading Shakespeare. I can forgive the one who asks, Why should students read Aeschylus? Or Why do you force them to … Continue reading →

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Tiny Catholic School Sues City to Protect Civil Rights and Religious Freedom

Posted on April 3, 2019 by marklangley

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 →

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A Case for Bribery

Posted on March 18, 2019 by marklangley

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 →

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Did You Know That Drinking Milk Is An Excellent Preparation For Eating Meat?

Posted on November 9, 2017 by marklangley

Sometimes St. Paul seems downright condescending! For whereas for the time you ought to be masters, you have need to be taught again what are the first elements of the words of God: and you are become such as have … Continue reading →

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Pagan Greeks Saw Easter Coming 500 Years Before It Happened!

Posted on April 22, 2017 by marklangley

Sorrow! Sorrow! Very few days pass but that we don’t hear of some new sorrow. A job is lost, a troubled marriage…a near relation passes away, serious illness falls, dashing promises and hopes…a calamity strikes affecting the national interest…a friend loses his … Continue reading →

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An Easter Joy Crowns the Lent of Life

Posted on March 27, 2016 by marklangley

Sorrow! Sorrow! Very few days pass but that we don’t hear of some new sorrow. A job is lost, a troubled marriage…a near relation passes away, serious illness falls, dashing promises and hopes…a calamity strikes affecting the national interest…a friend loses his … Continue reading →

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