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Sep 01

An Education Infused with the Logos

Grace and the Liberal Arts By Clare Hornsby and Sebastian Morello The liberal arts belong to the very identity of Christian civilisation. It is true, of course, that they predate the Incarnation, and their genesis took place beyond the Old Covenant; but, like…

Aug 25

Reports: For those seeking the Re-Enchantment of Education

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New Resources from Second Spring By Teresa Caldecott Cialini Things may have seemed quiet at Second Spring this year with our Summer School on hiatus (10 years running: we needed a break!), but in fact a lot has been happening behind the…

Aug 25

On the Camino de Santiago

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A New Springtime for Europe By William Griffiths The “Second Spring” metaphor used by Blessed John Henry Newman for the revival of the Catholic Church and the culture deriving from it in Great Britain is inspiring indeed. But we are blessed with the…

Aug 25

Swimming against the Mainstream

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Home-Education in the U.K. By Madeleine Carroll Making the initial decision to educate our children at home was one of the most daunting, but also natural choices my husband and I have had to make. We chose to teach our children at…

Apr 23

In the Eye of the Storm

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St George and the Dragon By Marie Meaney Saint George and the Dragon, painting by Paolo Uccello The topic couldn’t be more dramatic: a maiden in distress, attacked by a vicious dragon who is defeated by Saint George. Yet, the maiden…

Apr 09

A Single Hearth, A Twofold Mother

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A Reflection on Mary By Fr John Nepil As alpenglow fades, the glowing hearth illuminates the hut from within. It has done this, every evening, for nearly twelve millennia. Since the dawn of the Neolithic age, the hearth has been the centre…

Sep 22

Stratford Caldecott and How to Fight Economic Insanity

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by Edward Hadas It might be easier to list the topics which left Stratford Caldecott indifferent than to count up his concerns, fascinations, and spiritual loves. Economics was certainly on the latter list, but he never quite got to the bottom of…

Sep 22

Evangelizing an Anti-Intellectual Culture

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By Stratford Caldecott The following post first appeared on Stratford Caldecott’s blog, Beauty in Education, on 17 December 2012. The recent Census revealed that in England and Wales the number of professed Christians in 2011 fell to 33.2 million, or 59% of…

Sep 22

Bede and Building a Faithful Culture

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The Author of the Ecclesiastical History of the English People By Roy Peachey In 1899 an English historian was declared a doctor of the Church. A man who had never had political influence or held high office in the Church was now…

Jul 17

In Remembrance of Stratford Caldecott

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The Centre is Everywhere By Adrian J. Walker The task I’ve been assigned is no easy one. How to do justice in just a few paragraphs to the life and work of a great friend who also happened to be a great…