Congratulations to Marc Doucette (grade seven) for winning the school level of the 2010 National Geographic Bee! Ten IHM students from grades four through eight competed at this level. Marc then took a written test to see if he qualifies for the state level. He did! and will be competing at the NH State Finals [...]
Our Lord Himself is the Educator par excellence and in the Great Commission, which was His last directions to the apostles before His ascension, He gave His Mystical Body a teaching mission: “Going, therefore, teach ye all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. [...]
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Posted 07 December 2009
† Sister Maria Philomena, M.I.C.M.
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There is no asbestos in the buildings used by Immaculate Heart of Mary School at 95 Fay Martin Road, Richmond, NH. Anyone wishing to see documentation of this fact should speak to Sister Maria Philomena.
At the end of September every year, the older students have a chance to go on the seventy-two mile Pilgrimage for Restoration. It is a wonderfully painful walking retreat — with amazing spiritual results!
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Posted 30 November 2009
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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!
Little Book of Instructions for Christian Mothers [continued]
(from Mother Love – A Manual for Christian Mothers – by Rev. Pius Franciscus, O.M.Cap., 1926)
On the Christian Training of Children
Chapter XI. – A Christian Mother’s Co-operation with Pastor and Teacher
The first aids of a mother in her arduous task of properly rearing her children are derived from [...]
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Posted 17 May 2009
† Sister Maria Philomena, M.I.C.M.
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Immaculate Heart of Mary School depends heavily on the generosity of its benefactors for prayers, encouragement, and support. While all our benefactors are in our daily prayers, the Sisters would like to take a moment to thank them publicly: THANK YOU!
Recently we’ve been given (anonymously and otherwise) a Latin program, some map books, and sleds [...]
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 within its comprehension [...]
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Posted 03 December 2008
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by Brother Francis Maluf, M.I.C.M.
Plato and Liberal Education
II. What is Liberal Education?
We are used to distinguishing between two kinds of education: liberal and vocational. But Plato, while recognizing the need of developing the practical arts and professions, reserved the term “education”, at least in its absolute unrestricted sense, to what we would call liberal education. [...]
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Posted 02 December 2008
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by Brother Francis Maluf, M.I.C.M.
[Editor's note: This article was originally published in From the Housetops in 1946. It is one of the most important summaries of our educational apostolate. The article is also included in the notes accompanying the course on Logic in Brother's lectures on Philosophia Perennis.]
Plato and Liberal Education
I. What is Education
Plato conceived [...]
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Posted 01 December 2008
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