Tag Archives: Classical Education

Why Study Latin?

Posted on February 25, 2012 by marklangley

This week marked the 50th anniversary of Pope Blessed John XXIII’s Apostolic Constitution Veterum Sapientiae DE LATINITATIS STUDIO PROVEHENDO – On the Promotion of the study of Latin- This document is absolutely wonderful. I love it! Pope John XXIII is … Continue reading →

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Rarely divide into more than two or three!

Posted on February 3, 2012 by marklangley

Unless of course one is serving cake, the classically educated mind will rarely ever divide something into more than two or three. This rule of logic as strange to some ears as it may be is loaded with profound truth … Continue reading →

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Here’s a million dollars…now do you still want to go to school?

Posted on January 21, 2012 by marklangley

I ask my students students from time to time why they want to “get an education.” These days the expected answer is of course “so that I can get a good job and make a great deal of money.” “Great!” … Continue reading →

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“Widen your Hearts” How?….. By Catholic classical education of course!

Posted on January 8, 2012 by marklangley

It struck me afresh how important Catholic liberal education is to the very life of the Church. Think about how heartening the sight would be to our 84 year old Holy Father, if he could see young people learning Latin, … Continue reading →

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Learning Latin

Posted on January 3, 2012 by marklangley

Among the many reasons to learn Latin the least important (although a sufficient reason in itself) is to learn how to speak Latin. A much better reason to learn Latin is to learn how to speak (and write) English! Learning … Continue reading →

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The Oracle of Nature and of Truth

Posted on December 28, 2011 by marklangley

Now that John Henry Cardinal Newman is Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman, I suppose everyone has to take him a little more seriously when he says things like the following: “Do not suppose, that in thus appealing to the ancients, … Continue reading →

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Soil of Civilization

Posted on December 27, 2011 by marklangley

Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman takes first place, among authors of recent memory, for enunciating most clearly the principles and procedure of a Classical Liberal Education. He alone seems to understand fully the role of the seven liberal arts in … Continue reading →

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