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Tag Archives: Heraclitus
Why Does Christ Say “Do Not be Called Teacher”? A Word to Teachers for the New School Year.
Now it is not only clear from this text (Matthew 23:8), but I have had it on authority from multiple sources that the word ‘Rabbi’ means ‘teacher.’ Hence the King James version of this same passage reads, And do not … Continue reading
Posted in Aquinas, education, Heraclitus
Tagged Do not be called teacher, Heraclitus, Matthew 23:8
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At Christmas, Families are the Guardians of Tradition.
Nothing makes us aware more poignantly that our permanent home is not on this earth than the Catholic traditions that surround our major feast days. No matter where our earthly home is, it is our Catholic traditions that remain permanent … Continue reading
Posted in beauty, breakfast, Christmas, Feasts, Heraclitus, Herodotus
Tagged Baby Jesus Buns, Christmas Traditions, Egg Strata, Heraclitus
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Make Your House Fair as You are Able!
What is Christmas about? What is Advent about except to prepare for and celebrate the arrival of Wisdom Himself, in the form of a little baby, into the warm hospitable stables of our own hearts! We have been doing our … Continue reading
Posted in Advent, Christmas, classical education, Custom, education, Fine Arts, Heraclitus, Liberal Arts, liberal education
Tagged Advent, Heraclitus, liberal education, Make your house fair, Stable
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Make Your House Fair as You are Able!
What is Christmas about? What is Advent about except to prepare for and celebrate the arrival of Wisdom Himself, in the form of a little baby, into the warm hospitable stables of our own hearts! We have been doing our … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Heraclitus, liberal education, Shakespeare, Uncategorized
Tagged Heraclitus, quadrivium, Robert M Hutchins, Shepherds
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Did You Know That Drinking Milk Is An Excellent Preparation For Eating Meat?
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
Posted in aeschylus, Aquinas, Augustine, catholic education, Heraclitus, Homer, Sacred Doctrine, Socrates
Tagged Aquinas, Chateau Margaux, Greek Literature, Heraclitus, Meat, Milk, On Christine Doctrine, Saint Paul
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The privilege of teaching The Ten Commandments
Every couple of years I have the opportunity to teach a course on the commandments. I love this course. Happy is the teacher to whom such a task is assigned! As a matter of fact I feel just a little like … Continue reading
Posted in Decalogue, Heraclitus, Wisdom
Tagged Aquinas, Deuteronomy, Heraclitus, Moses, Solomon
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Two Reasons Why Things Are Difficult to Understand: Wisely and Slow Part IV
As has been thoroughly set forth and expounded here in a beautiful succinct and brilliant paper on this very subject, there are seven times when we need to go wisely and slow in our path towards wisdom, that is in … Continue reading
Posted in classical education, discussion, Heraclitus, Philosophy of Nature, truth for its own sake
Tagged Duane Berquist, Heraclitus, motion, time
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Classical Education and the Common Core
“Therefore, we ought to follow what is common”. Thus exhorted the philosopher Heraclitus in the seventh century B.C., and in our own time the governors and education commissioners of 45 states, as well as over 100 Catholic diocesan school systems … Continue reading
Posted in classical education, education, Liberal Arts
Tagged Common Core, Heraclitus, liberal education, Robert M Hutchins, Thales
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“Make Your House Fair” By A Catholic Liberal Education!
Christmastide provides us with an excellent opportunity to reflect on many things surrounding the birth of Our Lord not the least of which is Catholic Liberal Education. It is, of course, through education that the mind is disposed towards grace. … Continue reading
Posted in classical education, education
Tagged Heraclitus, People Look East, Robert M Hutchins, Shepherds, Stable
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Pagan Literature: The Milk of Catholic Liberal Education
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 need of milk, and not of … Continue reading
Posted in classical education, education, Homer, Sacred Doctrine
Tagged Aquinas, Chateau Margeaux, Heraclitus, Homer, Milk, Saint Paul
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