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From The Consolations blog
A Fellow’s Project: Legenda Classical Resources
by Michelle Ferguson, Boethius Fellow When I applied to the Boethius Institute Fellows Formation program, I knew it would be a challenging but fruitful opportunity. I had been involved in the classical education movement for over twenty years but was aware of many gaps and deficiencies in my own education, so I was excited to deepen... Continue reading→
The Examining Life
The Transition to Classical Education
How can teachers and schools adapt to classical education? Is the method really suited to students of all ages and abilities? In this episode, Susan Wallace, veteran teacher, discusses with Dr. Seeley how she and her school have grown while transitioning to classical education, and examine a talk given by the late Pope Benedict XVI... Continue reading
Arts of Liberty Bulletin
Bulletin
Easter weekend has definitively proclaimed the arrival of Spring, at least in northern Iowa on the border of Minnesota. Two weeks ago, though Canadian geese filling the sky and fat robins returning to their territories spoke of spring as imminent, the deep snow cover made it hard to believe in new life. Trees produced buds in vain...Continue reading
Events
St. Mary’s Catholic School 2024 Spring Gala
President Dr. Andrew Seeley will speak at the St. Mary's Catholic School 2024 Spring Gala.
The Academic Return of the Great Tradition: A Retreat
Each year the Alcuin Fellowship conducts an invitation-only retreat for a small group of leaders who are part of the renewal of classical education in the United States. This spring, they are hosting a group of 30 remarkable leaders from most of the organizations involved in the renewal of classical education. The leaders will discuss...
Symposium on Transforming Culture
President Dr. Andrew Seeley, Dean of Fellows Dr. Jeffrey Lehman, and Senior Fellow Dr. Erik Ellis will present at a colloquium session at the Symposium on Transforming Culture. Dr. Seeley will present on The Formative Power of Choral Music. Dr. Lehman will present on Boethius and the Liberal Art of Music. Dr. Ellis will present...
St. John Bosco Conference
President Dr. Andrew Seeley and Dean of Fellows Dr. Jeffrey Lehman spoke at the Augustine Institute's St. John Bosco Conference, a day of instruction, prayer, and fellowship centered around the renewal of Catholic education. Attendees listened to talks by leaders in the Catholic education renewal and a panel discussion on the current state of Catholic...
FORMA Symposium
Senior Boethius Fellow Dr. Matthew Walz gave a paper titled "Benedict XVI: Doctor of Reason"at the CiRCE FORMA symposium. In his paper, he makes a case that Pope Benedict XVI should be called the "Doctor of Reason" in light of his regular attempts during his papacy to address what he called the "dictatorship of relativism" by...
The Hispanic Canon: Definition, Influences and Crossovers
Senior Boethius Fellow Dr. Erik Ellis was the keynote speaker at the first Latin American conference of the Association of Core Texts and Courses. His talk, “Friendship, History, and Tradition: Three Criteria for the Development of the Hispanic Canon,” was followed by a roundtable discussion with Dr. Ellis’ friends, Prof. Ceferino Muñoz of Universidad Nacional...
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