As you perhaps know we recently completed the CiRCE Summer Institute at the beautiful Chetola Resort in Blowing Rock, NC for, this year a conversation about Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey. Mr. Jonathan Councell, our friend from Veritas Classical School in Asheville, NC volunteered to journal his experience here at the retreat. The following thoughts […]
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As you perhaps know we recently completed the CiRCE Summer Institute at the beautiful Chetola Resort in Blowing Rock, NC for, this year a conversation about Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey. Mr. Jonathan Councell, our friend from Veritas Classical School in Asheville, NC volunteered to journal his experience here at the retreat. The following thoughts
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As you perhaps know we are currently at the beautiful Chetola Resort in Blowing Rock, NC for the CiRCE Summer Institute, this year a conversation about Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey. Mr. Jonathan Councell, our friend from Veritas Classical School in Asheville, NC volunteered to journal his experience here at the retreat. The following thoughts
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As you perhaps know we are currently at the beautiful Chetola Resort in Blowing Rock, NC for the CiRCE Summer Institute, this year a conversation about Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey. Mr. Jonathan Councell, our friend from Veritas Classical School in Asheville, NC volunteered to journal his experience here at the retreat. The following is
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As you perhaps know we are currently at the beautiful Chetola Resort in Blowing Rock, NC for the CiRCE Summer Institute, this year a conversation about Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey. Mr. Jonathan Councell, our friend from Veritas Classical School in Asheville, NC volunteered to journal his experience here at the retreat. The following is
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Our first scholarship, worth $1500, offers an all-inclusive seat at the retreat, plus a $100 travel stipend. Our second scholarship, worth $650, offers an all-inclusive seat at the retreat for half the normal rate. Click here to learn more about the retreat and what we mean by “all-inclusive”. Here are the nomination rules: The Nomination
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As any high school English teacher can attest, the vast majority of today’s young people would prefer to read contemporary (read: modern) literature rather than the classical and traditional works we’re assigning. Regrettably, many of them would rather read The Hunger Games than The Iliad and Twilight rather than Romeo and Juliet. This is neither
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As if you don’t already have plenty to read here are a few articles worth spending some time with. – From Russell Moore this week, Why Christians Should Read Fiction: What’s more is that fiction is, I think, very helpful for those who are called to preach and teach (which, at least in terms of
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The 2013 conference is fast approaching which means that available seats are growing scarcer by the day. If you’re planning to attend but haven’t registered yet I highly recommend that you do so as soon as possible. As long time attendees know, we limit the number of available seats to 225 and we can make
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Stratford Caldecott has a brand new book out (from Angelico Press) and we’re giving away a copy on Wednesday. All you need to do to have a chance to win is to “like” our Facebook page and then share this blog post or the post announcing the giveaway that we posted last week. Help us
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I saw this thought provoking quote today on Facebook (hat tip to Jeffrey Overstreet, by the way): The present state of the world and the whole of life is diseased. If I were a doctor and were asked for my advice, I would reply: Create silence! The Word of God cannot be heard in the
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We have a complicated relationship with technology. As I type this I’m surrounded by three computers, an iPad (mini), an iPhone, two printers, a CD/DVD duplicator, a broken fax machine, multiple external hard drives, and a couple of wireless gadgets. As a small business that operates largely through the internet we rely heavily on these
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