Veritas Blog

Thinking today about the famous ending of Purgatory XXVII. Where Virgil says to the Pilgrim Dante:

“No longer wait for what I do or say,

Your judgment is now ... Read More

I have attached a recent article on the number of text messages sent by the average American teenager. I have included it because I want someone to disprove it. I do not want to believe it. The ... Read More

As most of you who follow the news will know, Tyler Clementi, a freshman a Rutgers, recently committed suicide after his roommate secretly tapped him in a compromising situation in his dorm room. ... Read More

One of my teachers forwarded this interesting article from the Wall Street Journal. Here it is:

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Remember, dancing can be good!

Today the paper smacked me as it too often does with another sign that our culture is headed in the wrong direction. The front page story in the Lancaster ... Read More

One of my alums at Veritas Academy sent me this link to an interview of Rene Girard by the Hoover Institute.

Today, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that too many Americans see military service as “something for other people to do.” His remarks are cutting and provocative…and true. The insinuation is ... Read More

Please take note of a new blog that was just started to build on our work at last year’s Fine Arts Symposium:

Sometimes being a headmaster feels like being a paramedic. I often don't see the car crash, but I am quickly on the scene to deal with the trauma. During those times, I have had the privilege of ... Read More

This morning we learned that SAT scores in our fair county of Lancaster are down. Here is the story: