Course Category: Paid

Overview: Christian educators, for too long, have compromised with modern, progressive education or what we call Machine education.Some of these compromises are obvious and some are not so obvious, having become deeply embedded in the practice of Christian educators in America. The result is nothing less than the formation of our children to become Machine-like rather …

Machine Education vs. Christian Paideia: Two Visions of Education Read More »

Overview: Christian paideia centers around who we are, how we teach, and what we teach within the context of the sacramental, ascetical, and liturgical life of the Church. Despite the lies of modern, progressive education, every moment of a child’s life is formative, and as such, educational, with the heartbeat of Christian Paideia rooted in …

Building the Foundations of Christian Paideia Read More »

Overview: This important Patristic text from the 2nd century provides an account of the martyrdom of St. Polycarp, who was the disciple of St. John the Theologian and one of the great Apostolic Fathers. This text is a wonderful introduction to reading the Church Fathers and learning about the early Christian Church in the Roman …

The Martyrdom of St. Polycarp Read More »

Course is Full. Overview: There is no doubt that our culture is at a flash point related to the question of what it means to be a human, and by extension, what it means to be male and female. Are humans merely material, biological realities? Are they rational animals? Is the body good? Are humans …

What Does it Mean to be a Human? Read More »