Veritas Blog

Recently, I have hit upon a frightening truth. Jesus is getting in the way at Veritas Academy. No, we are not looking to kick Him out. In fact, we would like more of Him, but still He is in the ... Read More

I am pleased to announce that Veritas Academy is offering adult classes in the evenings in the fall and spring. We are offering classes in Omnibus—our study of the Great Books of Western ... Read More

A while back Ben Long, a Veritas Alum and submarine officer, recently sent me this New York Times article concerning the value of working with our hands by Matthew Crawford. It is a really fine ... Read More

I was reading through Dorothy Sayers’ excellent essay, “The Lost Tools of Learning”, in preparation for some teaching that I will be doing using it during this next year. If you ... Read More

Here is an article that I read recently done by my pastor, Dr. Gregg Strawbridge, on an obscure but interesting Medieval teacher called Peter of Spain. He was an exceedingly important teacher ... Read More

I have the privilege of serving Communion at All Saints’ Church in Akron where I am an officer. We celebrate the Supper each week. I have become so captivated by weekly Communion that I miss ... Read More

The story at the link below is some of the best news that I have heard about education in the last year. It is the story of a group of inner-city Catholic schools called the Cristos Rey High ... Read More

Emily and I watched Avatar last night. We both enjoyed it. This morning, however, my dissection of the movie began and my disappointment is increasing. Most—at least if I take into account ... Read More

As a follow up to my last post, Dick Morris (former Clinton administration advisor turned Republican) played the scenario out as a game of political chicken. It is an interesting article:

Today, again, the Intelligencer Journal warned of obvious, implacable, impending, fiscal doom, and we, as a state, seem to simply be content to push back judgment day:

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