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What is the Gospel?

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I can confidently say that this is the most important article I have ever written, and will ever write.  It contains the answer to every question in life.   For, I am often asked for advice on parenting and education by Catholic parents, but the need for this practical advice if often owed to a greater need for knowledge of a much more important question, which they usually haven’t answered yet.  On many occasions, I have stopped and asked Catholic parents, “What is the Gospel?”  I don’t believe I have ever received a good answer, and this is where our practical problems begin.  … Continue

Think Rightly about College Admission

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In the 21st century, we must think rightly about college admission.  As Christian parents, you are responsible to God to raise your children as disciples of Jesus Christ.  That is your only responsibility as a parent.  You are to give them the education that God wills for them and it’s obvious, to any reasonable person, that this education is that which was established and commended to us by the saints and doctors of the Church.  Living 2000 years into Christian Church history, only a fool would believe it’s a good idea to “design your own curriculum”, and I suppose you … Continue

The Needs of Elite Students

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Gifted students have special needs that are not served by modern schools, curricula, teachers, etc.. In this video, Mr. Michael discusses the needs of elite students.

The Triumph of St. Thomas Aquinas

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The painting above is titled “The Triumph of St. Thomas Aquinas” and was produced by the 14th century artist Andrea da Firenze.  This is quite an elaborate scene and it represents for us the truth of Catholic Philosophy conquering all heresy and enlightening all sciences.  I’d like to walk you through this painting, explaining the significance of the images. First of all, find at the center of the scene the Angelic Doctor, St. Thomas Aquinas.  In his hand, he holds a book which contains the Latin text of Wisdom 7:7, “Optavi, et datus est mihi sensus; et invocavi, et venit … Continue

Weathering the Storm

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When you decide to home school your children, you are likely doing so for a number of virtuous reasons. First, when your children are born, your heart is overwhelmed with gratitude to God for healthy pregnancy and delivery, and the health of your children.  You can’t wait to have the child baptized and these experiences are emotionally overwhelming.  Births and baptisms, for me, are the most amazing events in my life.  At that time in your children’s lives, you are thinking soberly, with the children’s highest good and life’s priorities in mind. Second, when the time comes for your children … Continue

Choosing What to Study

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It’s very common for students or parents to look over the CLAA[efn_note]Classical Liberal Arts Academy[/efn_note] curriculum and courses and ask: What should I study? What courses should I focus on? What courses are the most important? How much time should I give to this or that course? This dilemma comes from the realization that every course the CLAA offers is important and there is really nothing that can be ignored.  The CLAA is not like a modern school where students just pick what they want to satisfy graduation requirements.  There are real benefits to be gained from every course studied … Continue