“Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” Mark 10 These words of Jesus are often quoted as part of a feel-good, family-friendly message in churches. Jesus is nice and likes kids. All are welcome. However, if we go to the actual context of these words, we find something quite different. First, Jesus says these words after forbidding adultery and warning that those who divorce and remarry are guilty of adultery. “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband … Continue

MI-CA-EL,  or “Who is like to God?” Such was the cry of the great Archangel when he smote the rebel Lucifer in the conflict of the heavenly hosts, and from that hour he has been known as “Michael,”. St. Michael is the captain of the armies of God, the type of divine fortitude, the champion of every faithful soul in strife with the powers of evil. Thus St. Michael appears in Holy Scripture as the guardian of the children of Israel, their comfort and protector in times of sorrow or conflict. He it is who prepares for their return from … Continue

If you are a student considering a secular occupation, you are likely thinking about going to college, earning a living, finding a meaningful career, and so on. If that’s the case, I’d like to recommend that you look into the ROTC programs in the U.S. Military. What is the ROTC? ROTC stands for “Reserve Officer Training Corps“. It is a college program that provides students with military training to prepare them to serve as military officers when they finish their college studies. Students who are admitted to the ROTC program go to college like normal students and pursue college degrees … Continue

This transcript was generated by https://otter.ai This is William C., Michael, of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy. And today is Thursday, September 23, 2021. Today, what I’m going to spend time reflecting on or discussing is the question of evolution. I received the request yesterday, from a friend who asked that I might take up the topic of evolution because he has several Catholic friends who argue that evolution, the theory of evolution, is compatible with Catholic theology and can therefore be embraced and promoted by Catholics as a plausible explanation for how God created the world. So I’d like … Continue

“Diogenes taught the children of Xeniades, after their other lessons, to ride, and shoot, and sling, and dart. And then in the Gymnasium he did not permit the trainer to exercise them after the fashion of athletes, but exercised them himself to just the degree sufficient to give them a good colour and good health. And the boys retained in their memory many sentences of poets and prose writers, and of Diogenes himself; and he used to give them a concise statement of everything in order to strengthen their memory. And at home he used to teach them to wait … Continue

This morning, on the way to Mass, my wife and I had a discussion about our children’s education and experience in education in general. We talked about a topic that I think would be good to share, which I’d like to talk about in in this talk today. And the title may appear controversial, but it’s not intended to be it’s just as we’ll see, a simple reality that I think many of us know to be true, but are afraid to admit, but with a little bit of reflection and discussion becomes very obvious. And it’s one of the … Continue