Classical Liberal Arts Academy Studium

This talk answers the following questions, received from a contact.

1) When you refer to "classical education" what exactly is it that you mean?  What is the exact curriculum that you are trying to recreate?  Where/when in history is this curriculum?

2) If "classical" refers to Ancient Greece and Rome, would it be more accurate to say you provide a "Scholastic" curriculum?  I ask because I noticed about a third of your courses in t...

"Trustworthy are the blows of a friend, dangerous, the kisses of an enemy." (Prov. 27:6)

“Progress means getting nearer to the place you want to be. And if you have taken a wrong turn, then to go forward does not get you any nearer. If you are on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; and in that case the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive man.” (C.S. Lewis)

Mr. Willi...

In this lecture, we examine the New Testament evidence concerning the apostle Peter and his unique role among the Twelve. Rather than beginning with later Church history or theological claims, this talk proceeds directly from Scripture. We first define what is meant by the “Pope” — not as a later title, but as an office: a visible head of the Church entrusted with a unique pastoral authority for the sake of unity. We then identify ...

Does the Bible actually teach that Scripture alone is the only rule of faith?

In this talk, we examine the doctrine of Sola Scriptura directly from the Bible itself. Protestants claim that Scripture alone is the only infallible authority for Christian doctrine. But does any verse of Scripture actually say that? And how do Protestants reconcile that claim with passages that speak of binding oral tradition, apostolic authority, and t...

In this lecture, we study Book I, Chapter 1 of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. We discuss how every form of rational human activity aims at some good, the precise meanings of art, method, action, and deliberate choice, the difference between activities and products as ends, the hierarchical ordering of goods, and how Aristotle's philosophical observations provide an objective foundation for ethics that was later integrated into Cat...

In this lecture, we study Book I, Chapter 1 of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. We discuss how every form of rational human activity aims at some good, the precise meanings of art, method, action, and deliberate choice, the difference between activities and products as ends, the hierarchical ordering of goods, and how Aristotle's philosophical observations provide an objective foundation for ethics that was later integrated into Cat...

In this lecture, we study Aesop's fable "Jupiter and the Camel." We discuss divine providence and God's gifts to each creature, the virtue of gratitude versus the vice of envy, the importance of recognizing our own blessings, and the consequences of persistent complaining.

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Mr. William C. Michael, O.P. Headmaster Classical...

In this lecture, we examine how methodological assumptions about Scripture—rather than explicit theological disagreement—have shaped Protestant views of the Virgin Mary. Specifically, we analyze how reading the New Testament in its printed order rather than its historical order of composition creates a misleading impression of Marian doctrine as an early, fading element of Christianity rather than a mature and authoritative teachin...