William C. Michael

Mr. William C. Michael is the founding headmaster of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy.  He graduated from Rutgers University with an honors degree in Classics & Ancient History and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the National Association of Scholars.  Mr. Michael has worked in private education as a Classics teacher and administrator for over 20 years.  He is a Roman Catholic homeschooling father of ten children, and keeper of a quiet family farm in North Carolina.  Mr. Michael enjoys studying ancient natural philosophy, gardening, and running.

Live Class: Aesop’s Fables, “The Cat and the Cock” (03/27/2023)

In this live class, Mr. William C. Michael of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy discusses Aesop’s fable of “the Cat and the Cock” with students in the Academy’s Aesop’s Fables course.

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Live Class: The Lord’s Prayer (03/27/2023)

In this live class, Mr. William C. Michael of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy guides students through the first lesson of Baltimore Catechism II, in which we study the Lord’s Prayer.

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Liturgy of the Hours: Fifth Sunday in Lent

Getting Started? For simple instructions on how to pray the Liturgy of the Hours, click here. Liturgy of the Hours, Volume IIFifth Sunday in Lent (338)Psalter Week I (1075) Prayer Before the Divine Office “Open, O Lord, my mouth to bless Thy Holy Name: cleanse also my heart from all … Read more

Latin Grammar I, Lesson 37. On the Conjugation of Verbs

In this lesson, we will begin studying the conjugation of Latin verbs. To complete the objectives of this lesson, complete the following tasks: Lesson I. Ut in declinandis nominibus necesse est cognitum habere genitivum singularem ad ceteros casus numeri utriusque rite flectendos; sic in verbis conjugandis praenoscendae sunt quaedam voces, … Read more

How the Socratic Method Directs the Scientific Method

In this video, Mr. William C. Michael of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy puts ChatGPT to the test on the nature of light, which leads to a number of important conclusions. Mr. William C. MichaelClassical Liberal Arts Academy mail@classicalliberalarts.com For more resources from the Classical Liberal Arts Academy, visit: https://classicalliberalarts.com

Introduction to Classical Ethics, by St. Thomas Aquinas

As the Philosopher says in the beginning of the Metaphysics I.2, “it is the business of the wise man to order”. The reason for this is that wisdom is the most powerful perfection of reason whose characteristic is to know order. Even if the sensitive powers know some things absolutely, … Read more

Latin Grammar I, Lesson 29. Of Pronouns

To complete the objectives of this lesson, complete the following tasks: Lesson I. Pronomen est quod loco nominis positum certam finitamque personam vel remadsignificat. Translation: A Pronoun is that which in the place of a noun place a certain and finite person or thingsignifies. II. Pronomina partim sunt primitiva partim … Read more

Latin Grammar I, Lesson 19. The Fourth Declension of Nouns

To complete this lesson, complete the following tasks: Lesson In lesson 03, we were introduced to the “accidents” of the parts of speech.  In that lesson, I said:  “In this lesson, we will learn a little about each of these accidents, and then we will study them in detail throughout … Read more