Ty Fischer

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St. Wendell

Posted by Ty Fischer on Apr 18, 2012 7:05:06 AM

I love Wendell Berry. Here is a great quotation from the The Long-Legged House demonstrating why all of us should love his work. He looks at the world and sees the instruction that it is ... Read More

Thoughtful Quotation

Posted by Ty Fischer on Apr 18, 2012 6:40:54 AM

Here is a thoughtful sentence on the aim of a classical Christian education by David Hicks. I would change only a few words in it (if you have yet to read his Norms and Nobility you ... Read More

Nice Article on Berry

Posted by Ty Fischer on Apr 16, 2012 8:13:49 PM

As many of you know, I love Berry. Here is an excellent story on him (the website looks kooky), but just enjoy the story on him:

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Tolerance?

Posted by Ty Fischer on Apr 16, 2012 7:55:37 AM

Here is a brief video of the heckling that greeted Douglas Wilson at Indiana University. He was invited there to speak on Christian views of sexuality and then heckled by students who claim that ... Read More

Problems and Solutions

Posted by Ty Fischer on Apr 14, 2012 10:35:51 AM

I have been doing some thinking about why the broader community should support the work of Veritas Academy. I am still working on this, but here is my present best answer (I would love to hear ... Read More

Life is The Comedy

Posted by Ty Fischer on Apr 14, 2012 10:31:52 AM

As Dante moves toward God in Paradise, incredible things happen. I have always felt (and still feel) least at home in these later cantos of Paradise. As people move toward God, they become more ... Read More

School Choice Gaining Ground

Posted by Ty Fischer on Apr 14, 2012 10:25:17 AM

Now, those reading the blog know that I am of two minds concerning school choice. I am afraid that government involvement with the private and religious schools will corrupt us and end our ... Read More

Who is Paying What

Posted by Ty Fischer on Apr 14, 2012 10:14:42 AM

This is a really interesting article concerning tax paying put out by National Public Radio. This is a lot of fairness arguing going on right now, and it runs something like this: "The rich do not ... Read More

Haiti and Helplessness

Posted by Ty Fischer on Jan 19, 2010 5:27:14 AM

All of us have been grieved by the pictures, ... Read More

Security and Freedom, Part 2

Posted by Ty Fischer on Jan 11, 2010 5:52:02 AM
The quest for security continues as we endlessly roll around the ball bearings that we had in our collective pockets trying to discern how we ... Read More