Hello! This is my first post. I’m teaching high school English in rural Louisiana, and in order to spark some interest in my seniors as they begin Pride and Prejudice I wrote them a mini, informal essay. We had a wonderful discussion about Southern manners versus Northern (lack of) manners – and I explained to […]
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Austen’s Art of Manners
29
Feb 2012
Category: Catholic Schools, Catholics, It Is What It Is
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The Van Dorens
27
Feb 2012
From the indefatigable Kirk Kramer: Yesterday I discovered that Mark Van Doren’s son Charles is an adjunct English professor at the Torrington campus of the Univ of Connecticut. In recent years he has given several lectures there, sponsored by something called the Litchfield Co. Writers Project. Here is the link to the list of lectures: https://www.lib.uconn.edu/lcwp/ […]
Category: Catholics, Farming, Fontgombault, IHP, John Senior, Liberal Arts, Mark Van Doren
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Please visit this link HERE to watch the documentary “Fresh.” This film takes a look at the deficiencies and horrors of American Industrial Agricultural, but also provides a glimpse of several different organizations or farmers that are working today to create sustainable, philosophically sound, ethical, organic, and natural options for farmers and consumers. It is only an […]
Category: America, Animals, anti-slavery, Aristotle, beauty, Burger King, Catholics, commune, consonantia, cooking, Culture, Dennis Quinn, domestication, Dr. John Senior, Dr. Quinn, Eccentric People, exploitation of animals, Farming, food, friends&family, Growth, IHP, It Is What It Is, Joel Salatin, John Senior, Kansas, living, Manliness, Naivety, natural piety, Natural Rights, Neo-Luddism, Nobility, Organic, Pearson Integrated Humanities Program, Philosophy, Phoenix, politics, practical virtues, Real World, Realism, Reason, Restoration of Catholic Culture, Restoration of Christian Culture, Sweet corn, Tradition
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