Our May 22 school concert in Lexington, MA, went really well. The students performed for a little over an hour with music, singing, dancing, acting, and a few memory items. The audience was enchanted! We hope to have a DVD of the performance available soon. For now, enjoy the pictures.
Mr. David Clayton, the artist in residence at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts, is hosting a weekly half-hour program, The Way of Beauty, on Boston’s Catholic TV. The shows are available for viewing on-line at www.catholictv.com. (The only disappointment is that the viewing box is compressed vertically, throwing off some of the proportions.) Mr. [...]
Little Book of Instructions for Christian Mothers [concluded] (from Mother Love – A Manual for Christian Mothers – by Rev. Pius Franciscus, O.M.Cap., 1926) On the Christian Training of Children Chapter XII. – A Christian Mother’s Care of Her Child after the Period of School-Life. The periods of childhood and school-life are soon past, and [...]
My high school American History II class just finished the Spanish American War and were sailing into the twentieth century when discussions came up surrounding President Obama’s State of the Union address. Upon their own initiative, the students are working on letters to President Obama expressing their concerns for the future of our country. Some [...]
Our third level of education is the human or liberal — the training of man as man (how to think, how to act, and how to express oneself eloquently with both tongue and pen). A liberal education presupposes the earlier levels. If you can’t stay alive, you won’t be able to train your intellect. If [...]
Immaculate Heart of Mary School participated in the twelfth annual Winchester Pickle Festival this past weekend. Whenever the festival does not clash with the Auriesville Pilgrimage, the students perform at the gazebo. This year, the older students also walked in the parade: one of the first marching fiddle groups in history! (There were marching violins [...]
Did you know Brother Francis? Were you taught by him? Do you have any anecdotes or memories to share? We would like to hear from you. Short or long, any contributions would be most welcome. You may email me through the contact us page. Thank you!
Our superior and beloved teacher, Brother Francis, went to his reward yesterday morning. It was the feast of Saint Lawrence Justinian and a First Saturday (dedicated to making reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary). You can Brother Andre Marie’s brief comments, get information on the wake and funeral, and read Brother’s biography here. Brother [...]
[I first saw this speech when Michael presented it to me -- a week before graduation -- in an almost-polished form. What a surprise it was! This topic was not what I was expecting. Sr. M. Ph.] Good afternoon, Sister Marie Therese, Sister Maria Philomena, Mr. McManus, Mama, Papa, Brothers, Sisters, family, friends, and fellow [...]
by Brother Francis Maluf, M.I.C.M. Plato and Liberal Education III. The Epochs in Plato’s Educational System The key for Plato’s system of education is the Greek word μουσικε (sounds like “musikay”) which has survived in our modern languages in such words as “music” and “museum”. To the Greeks the term had a wider signification, including [...]
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