The Problem with “Modern” Catholicism No, it’s not the Second Vatican Council. No, it’s not the “Novus Ordo” Mass. No, it’s not scandals in the clergy. No, it’s not the use of the English language. No, it’s not Pope Francis. The common scapegoats attacked by Catholics are superficial reactions to imaginary controversies stirred up … Continue
Dear students, To help you with your Latin translation work, I’d like to share a chart I made back in 2009, which shows all forms of Latin regular verbs. This chart is very helpful if used regularly as it provides you with a system that can be memorized and visualized as you gain experience with … Continue
Sicut dicit Philosophus in III De Anima, duplex est operatio intellectus: una quidem, quae dicitur indivisibilium intelligentia, per quam scilicet intellectus apprehendit essentiam uniuscuiusque rei in seipsa; alia est operatio intellectus scilicet componentis et dividentis. Additur autem et tertia operatio, scilicet ratiocinandi, secundum quod ratio procedit a notis ad inquisitionem ignotorum. Harum autem operationum prima … Continue
Dear friends, Beginning this week, I will be teaching through the natural sciences for students in the Classical Liberal Arts Academy. The first videos for the course will be available today. I intend to lead students through the study of Biology, Chemistry and Physics, which are the three chief courses in the natural sciences, and … Continue
Dear friends, This year, I have begun publishing tutorial videos for students in the Classical Liberal Arts Academy. I intend to produce hundreds, if not thousands of videos, to help students progress comfortably through every course in the classical Catholic curriculum. These videos will be embedded directly in online lessons for easy access, and will … Continue
The most important study in the classical Catholic curriculum is, without question, the art of Reasoning. In the Classical Liberal Arts Academy, we study all of Aristotle’s works on the subject, contained in his famous “Organon”. I believe this first video, introducing Aristotle’s Categories, give a good introduction to the challenges of the study, and … Continue
I trust your all enjoying a Happy Easter, as our family certainly is. This evening, Dania and I watched an inspiring and beautiful video on European Easter celebrations that I’d like to share with all CLAA families. God bless you all this holy week! William C. Michael, Headmaster Classical Liberal Arts Academy
I have a correction to make in the Classical Liberal Arts Academy’s World Chronology course. In the course, I list the date of the creation of the world to be 4,000 B.C. Over Easter weekend, however, a Catholic friend showed me that this should not be the date used in the course. It is too … Continue
Dear friends, In North Carolina, we enjoy great liberty as a homeschool family. The state of North Carolina respects the right of parents to direct their children’s education, and there is very little interference or trouble from the state once a family registers as a home school. I often hear parents speaking of the … Continue
I am happy to confirm that I have the leisure to allow me to regularly add to the tutorial videos available to students in the Classical Liberal Arts Academy. I intend to provide videos for every lesson in the Classical Liberal Arts Academy, and am making videos based on demand from actual work being done … Continue