Homily given at Blackfriars, Oxford for Ash Wednesday (05.03.25) by Fr Richard Conrad OP.

by St. Thomas Aquinas, O.P. Adoro te devote, latens veritas, Quæ sub his figuris vere latitas; Tibi se cor meum totum subicit, Quia te contemplans totum deficit. Visus, tactus, gustus in te fallitur, Sed auditu solo tuto creditur. Credo quidquid dixit Dei Filius; Nil hoc verbo Veritátis verius. In Cruce latebat sola Deitas, At hic latet simul et Humanitas, Ambo tamen credens atque confitens, Peto quod petivit latro pœnitens. Plagas, sicut Thomas, non intueor: Deum tamen meum te confiteor. Fac me tibi semper magis credere, In te spem habere, te diligere. O memoriale mortis Domini, Panis vivus, vitam præstans homini, … Continue

If you wish to unenroll a student from the CLAA, please follow these instructions: Gather Info from the CLAA Study Center (optional) Before making any changes to a student account, take time to save any information on the Study Center that might be useful for your student records.  You may wish to take screenshots of course progress or grade books, save copies of assignments, etc.  Once you have enrolled, this information will no longer be available. Cancel your Tuition Subscription. Login to your account on the CLAA website and cancel the tuition subscription for the student to be unenrolled. Notify … Continue

Summary Homeschool parents are often stressed by many unnecessary concerns.  One of the most obvious of these is the concern for college admission. There is no need for a student to gain admission to a freshman class at a selective four-year university.  In fact, it may be imprudent to do so.  We choose to homeschool for many reasons, one of which is the desire to provide our children with a safe, supportive environment in which to grow physically, intellectually and spiritually.  It doesn’t make much sense to throw all of that away for the sake of college studies. No such … Continue

Transcribed by otter.ai Today is January 29, 2025, and this is William Michael, Headmaster of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy. Today, I’d like to take some time to talk about grading and assessment in the Classical Liberal Arts Academy, because I believe that this is where the Classical Liberal Arts Academy really differs the most from any other program, from any modern school, any other homeschool program. It really is with assessment and grading that we separate ourselves in ways that I believe are really important for the development of Christian learning. The Problem with Modern Assessment If we think … Continue

Transcribed by otter.ai Today is January 29 2025 and this is William Michael of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy. Yesterday, I had a chat with a parent in the Academy about internet safety, how they can help their children avoid getting into trouble online. And we went back and forth a little, and it was a good discussion. I usually disagree with Christian people on this topic. I disagree with many home school parents, because I think we have a number of problems in the way that we think about these things. And after going back and forth last night … Continue

With the advent of search engines and artificial intelligence, encyclopedic learning is clearly not the aim of education.  In the Classical Liberal Arts Academy, we assess lesson content through objective quizzes.  On written assignments, we work to help students improve their writing skills. All assignments submitted for grading in the Classical Liberal Arts Academy are evaluated with the following criteria: Numbered assignment questions are provided. All questions in the assignment are answered. Answers are written in complete sentences. Outlines are provided with clear, consistent formatting. Words are capitalized correctly. Words are spelled correctly. Punctuation is used correctly. Evidence is provided … Continue