Classicist, translator, and educator Brian Lapsa joins us from Europe to discuss faith, culture, and classical education across the Atlantic. A scholar of ancient education and an advocate for living Latin, Lapsa reflects on the decline of the humanities, the renewal of moral formation, and his work bridging British and American classical traditions.

In this episode, we discuss:
📖 The “long withdrawing roar” of faith in Britain—and why there’s still hope
📖 How late antiquity modeled education through imitation and moral exemplars
📖 What active (or “living”) Latin offers modern students
📖 How classical learning can restore intellectual virtue and cultural confidence

LINKS:
➡️ Memoria College: https://www.memoriacollege.org
➡️ Verbum Sapientiae Institute: https://www.verbumsapientiae.org

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For viewers interested in: Classical education, liberal arts, ICLE, SCL, ACCS, CLT, Classic Learning Test, Jeremy Tate, Susan Wise Bauer, Well-Trained Mind, Classical Conversations, Spencer Klavan, Latin schools, Great Hearts, Memoria Press, Tracy Lee Simmons, Hillsdale College, University of Dallas, UDallas, UATX, University of Austin, Joshua Gibbs, CiRCE, Jonathan Pageau, Anglican schools, Orthodox schools, Catholic schools, Reformed schools, Doug Wilson, Inklings, JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, Pints with Aquinas, St. John's College, Great Books, the trivium, the quadrivium, John Senior

Professor and founder Matthew J. Smith joins us to share the story of Hildegard College—a bold experiment in rethinking higher education by uniting the Great Books with entrepreneurship.

In this episode, we discuss:
📖 How a transformative encounter with the Great Books led Smith to his vocation
📖 Why graduate school often fails to cultivate wisdom—and how new colleges are reimagining liberal education
📖 What makes Hildegard’s model distinct: a single B.A. in Liberal Arts and Entrepreneurship
📖 How wisdom, friendship, and creation are integrated into the Hildegard curriculum

LINKS:
➡️ Hildegard College: https://www.hildegard.college

Are you interested in teaching at a classical school? A school administrator in need of talent and resources? A supportive parent, business owner, or lobbyist?

Classical Commons is building a network of classical K-12 schools, exceptional teachers, and pedagogical resources to advance classical liberal arts education in the 21st century. We're a unique digital community connecting growing schools with job searchers and other interested parties within the movement.

Join us every Wednesday at 1 PM ET for conversations from the cutting edge of K-12 classical ed, and join our community at www.classicalcommons.org.

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For viewers interested in: Classical education, liberal arts, ICLE, SCL, ACCS, CLT, Classic Learning Test, Jeremy Tate, Susan Wise Bauer, Well-Trained Mind, Classical Conversations, Spencer Klavan, Latin schools, Great Hearts, Memoria Press, Tracy Lee Simmons, Hillsdale College, University of Dallas, UDallas, UATX, University of Austin, Joshua Gibbs, CiRCE, Jonathan Pageau, Anglican schools, Orthodox schools, Catholic schools, Reformed schools, Doug Wilson, Inklings, JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, Pints with Aquinas, St. John's College, Great Books, the trivium, the quadrivium, John Senior

Dr. Jon Kirwan, director of the new Center for Educational Philosophy & Leadership at Christendom College, joins us to discuss how classical wisdom can revitalize leadership, teacher training, and Catholic education in the modern age.

In this episode, we discuss:
📖 How progressive education reshaped teacher training—and how Catholic schools can recover their roots
📖 Why the Ed.D. has become a leadership degree, and how it might be re-founded on Thomistic principles
📖 The surprising overlap between modern leadership theory, positive psychology, and Aristotle’s virtue ethics
📖 How Christendom College is preparing the next generation of educators to renew schools through classical philosophy and Catholic tradition

LINKS:
➡️ Christendom College Center for Educational Philosophy & Leadership: https://www.christendom.edu/academics...

Are you interested in teaching at a classical school? A school administrator in need of talent and resources? A supportive parent, business owner, or lobbyist?

Classical Commons is building a network of classical K-12 schools, exceptional teachers, and pedagogical resources to advance classical liberal arts education in the 21st century. We're a unique digital community connecting growing schools with job searchers and other interested parties within the movement.

Join us every Wednesday at 1 PM ET for conversations from the cutting edge of K-12 classical ed, and join our community at www.classicalcommons.org.

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For viewers interested in: Classical education, liberal arts, ICLE, SCL, ACCS, CLT, Classic Learning Test, Jeremy Tate, Susan Wise Bauer, Well-Trained Mind, Classical Conversations, Spencer Klavan, Latin schools, Great Hearts, Memoria Press, Tracy Lee Simmons, Hillsdale College, University of Dallas, UDallas, UATX, University of Austin, Joshua Gibbs, CiRCE, Jonathan Pageau, Anglican schools, Orthodox schools, Catholic schools, Reformed schools, Doug Wilson, Inklings, JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, Pints with Aquinas, St. John's College, Great Books, the trivium, the quadrivium, John Senior