Understanding Aristotle’s Ten Categories

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In the Classical Liberal Arts Academy, we speak of Aristotle and the Categories quite often.  Outside of the CLAA, these subjects are not often spoken of.  Thankfully, the Dominicans continue to study and teach the teaching of classical philosophy–and they do so eloquently.  In the video above, Fr. James Brent explains the ten categories of Aristotle in simple terms, with beautiful illustrations. Enjoy. Mr. William C. Michael, O.P. Headmaster Classical Liberal Arts Academy

Aesop’s Fable of the Wind and the Sun

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In this video, Mr. William C. Michael of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy provides students with a guide through the fable of the Wind and the Sun (Lesson 21) in the Academy’s Aesop’s Fables course.

Study Classical Greek Vocabulary

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For students who have been studying Latin vocabulary, I’m beginning to make Classical Greek vocabulary lessons available with videos that should be helpful. Please watch this first video to see what we’ll be studying and judge whether you’d like to join me for this study. God bless, Mr. William C. Michael, O.P. Classical Liberal Arts Academy

United States Catholic Catechism for Adults Course Now Open

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In his letter at the beginning of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Pope John Paul II explained that the new Catechism was meant to “encourage and assist in the writing of new local catechisms, which take into account various situations and cultures, while carefully preserving the unity of faith and fidelity to catholic doctrine.” As a response to the pope’s vision, the US Bishops published the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults. This catechism follows the structure of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which is arranged in four parts, “The Profession of Faith”, “The Celebration of the Christian … Continue

Pronouncing Ecclesiastical Latin (Videos)

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In my Lay Dominican group in Charlotte, I’ve been taking some time at our monthly meetings to help with pronouncing, reading and understanding Latin.  As Dominicans, we recite the Rosary in Latin, so this matters for our group. Today, I made a playlist of five short videos that walk viewers through a sheet I handed out to our Dominican group members, which you’re all welcome to share.  You can find the document here: Pronouncing Ecclesiastical Latin (Handout) The videos walk through the rules and then the prayers.  Simple, but helpful I think. God bless, Mr. William C. Michael, O.P. Headmaster … Continue

Aesop’s Fable of “The Man and His Two Wives”

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I’m happy to share a lesson video from the Academy’s course on Aesop’s Fables.  In this video, I help students with the study of the fable of “The Man and His Two Wives”. The video above is posted publicly on the Academy’s YouTube channel, but enrolled students have access to a private video without any ads in the Academy Study Center (lesson 19). God bless your studies, Mr. William C. Michael, O.P. Headmaster Classical Liberal Arts Academy

Greek Reading I, Lesson 12. John 2:6-10

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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 6 ἦσαν δὲ ἐκεῖ λίθιναι ὑδρίαι ἓξ κατὰ τὸν καθαρισμὸν τῶν Ἰουδαίων κείμεναι, χωροῦσαι ἀνὰ μετρητὰς δύο ἢ τρεῖς. 7 λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς: γεμίσατε τὰς ὑδρίας ὕδατος. καὶ ἐγέμισαν αὐτὰς ἕως ἄνω. 8 καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς: ἀντλήσατε νῦν καὶ … Continue

Catholics Need to Learn to Think Outside the Box

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Can Catholic education be reformed or is it impossible? Should we wait for the collapse of modern education, or are good options available to us today? In this talk, Mr. William C. Michael, headmaster of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy discusses the real cause of the problem of expensive modern education and how Catholics can avoid it and enjoy the learning they need today. Mr. William C. Michael Classical Liberal Arts Academy mail@classicalliberalarts.com

Latin Grammar I. Lesson 28, The Declension of Greek Nouns in Latin

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To complete the objectives of this lesson, complete the following tasks: Read the lesson carefully and completely. Study the rules for mastery. Familiarize yourself with the declensions of Greek nouns in Latin. Complete the lesson assessment. Lesson In English, we use many words that are derived or borrowed from Greek and Latin. In history, Latin did the same thing from Greek. Latin, however, is an inflected language, which depends on the changing of forms of nouns. This leads to the question, “How are Greek words declined in Latin?” I. Graeca nomina ad Latinos translata tres habent declinationes. Nominativus declinationis primae … Continue