William C. Michael

Thou who, hero-like, hast strivenFor the cause of God and heaven!Dominic, whose life was givenSinners to recall.Saint of high and dauntless spirit,By thy vast unmeasured merit,By thy name which we inherit,Hear us when we call. Flower of chastity, the fairestOf her lily buds thou bearest,Snow-white as the robe thou wearest,Gift from hands divine.With thy brow of starry splendour,With thine eyes so mild and tender,Mary’s client–truth’s defender,To our prayers incline. Great Apostle, ever claimingSouls for Jesus–by the namingMary and her Son proclaimingMysteries of faith;Still, O Dominic, the preachingOf those childlike beads is reachingChildlike hearts all sweetly teachingChrist’s own life and death. … Continue

In this lesson, we continue to study the grammar of third declension nouns, focusing on the forms of ablative cases of different classes of nouns.  To complete the objectives of this lesson, complete the following tasks: Read over the lesson once to become familiar with the content to be studied. Study the lesson for mastery, learning the translation of each Latin rule. Complete the lesson assessment. Source:  Alvarez, Institutio Grammatica, translated by Mr. William C. Michael. Lesson I. Nomina substantiva latina, quorum accusativus exit in -IM, tantum -I postulant in ablativo, ut: siti, pelvi, tussi, cucumi, cannabi. Adde Hispali,Ligeri, Baeti; … Continue

In this lesson, we will study Aesop’s Fable of “the Horse and the Ass”.  To complete the objectives of this lesson, complete the following tasks: Read through the fable once to become familiar with its content. Study the fable carefully, seeking to learn all of its details. Study the exposition below. Complete the lesson assessment. Lesson A War-horse, gaily caparisoned, with arching neck and lofty tread, the ground ringing beneath his hoofs, overtook a patient Ass, slowly walking along under a heavy load. He called upon him in a haughty tone to move on one side, and give him room … Continue

In this lesson, we continue to study the grammar of third declension nouns, focusing on the genitive plural forms of different nouns.  To complete the objectives of this lesson, complete the following tasks: Read over the lesson once to become familiar with the content to be studied. Study the lesson for mastery, learning the translation of each Latin rule. Complete the lesson assessment. Source:  Alvarez, Institutio Grammatica, translated by Mr. William C. Michael. Lesson Note that among third declension nouns, there are two classes:  (A) those whose genitive plural form ends in -IUM, and (B) those whose genitive plural form … Continue

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The lesson below belongs to the Classical Liberal Arts Academy’s Greek Reading I course. In this course, we study the Gospel of St. John in the New Testament. Students wishing to master the lesson below are to complete translation exercises daily from Greek into English and English into Greek, until every Greek word and its English meaning are memorized. Text 36 καὶ ἐμβλέψας τῷ Ἰησοῦ περιπατοῦντι λέγει: ἴδε ὁ ἀμνὸς τοῦ θεοῦ. 37 καὶ ἤκουσαν οἱ δύο μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος καὶ ἠκολούθησαν τῷ Ἰησοῦ 38 στραφεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ θεασάμενος αὐτοὺς ἀκολουθοῦντας λέγει αὐτοῖς τί ζητεῖτε; οἱ δὲ εἶπαν … Continue