Ex Umbris

By St Isidore Chesterton Academy

Dr. Gerard McLarney and Mr. Brett Fawcett discuss various theological, philosophical, and literary topics in a way that corresponds to the four-year, four-theme structure of the Chesterton Academy. We... more

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The podcast currently has 77 episodes available.

Ex Umbris episodes:

October 18, 2023 25 Frankenstein, Jurassic Park and the Garden of Eden
If you can read classical literature allegorically, morally, and analogically, what happens when you apply that lens to Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” and Michael Crichton’s “Jurassic Park”—both stories about scientists creating new life and “playing God”? In this episode, Scholarch McLarney and Schoolman Fawcett analyze these two modern horror stories in the light of the story of the Fall and the Garden of Eden—the original park where humans grasped after divine knowledge.
Dr. Gerard McLarney and Mr. Brett Fawcett are teachers at St. Isidore ONLINE Chesterton Academy in Sherwood Park, AB Canada. SILC Chesterton Academy is a classical curriculum that combines a broad, liberal arts education with a strong emphasis on the development of Christian virtues and an appreciation of beauty. Through our Three Pillars Model, we form our students in: Intellect, Character and Spirituality.
As part of a larger online outreach school with Elk Island Catholic Schools, St. Isidore aims to deliver a joyful Classical Catholic Education.
https://chesterton.eics.ab.ca/
https://silc.eics.ab.ca/
https://www.facebook.com/ChestertonSILC
https://twitter.com/ChestertonSilc
https://www.instagram.com/chestertonsilc/
https://www.youtube.com/@SILCChestertonAcademy/about

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1h 19min
October 18, 2023 27 Melchizedek Priest and King
Who exactly is Melchizedek, the King and Priest of Salem and why is he important? At the behest of a student, Schoolman Fawcett and Scholark McLarney investigate this mysterious figure, offering some background from Genesis, connections to the Letter to the Hebrews, as well as applicability to our daily lives.
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Dr. Gerard McLarney and Mr. Brett Fawcett are teachers at St. Isidore ONLINE Chesterton Academy in Sherwood Park, AB Canada. SILC Chesterton Academy is a classical curriculum that combines a broad, liberal arts education with a strong emphasis on the development of Christian virtues and an appreciation of beauty. Through our Three Pillars Model, we form our students in: Intellect, Character and Spirituality.
As part of a larger online outreach school with Elk Island Catholic Schools, St. Isidore aims to deliver a joyful Classical Catholic Education.
https://chesterton.eics.ab.ca/
https://silc.eics.ab.ca/
https://www.facebook.com/ChestertonSILC
https://twitter.com/ChestertonSilc
https://www.instagram.com/chestertonsilc/
https://www.youtube.com/@SILCChestertonAcademy/about
...more
52min
October 08, 2023 26 Bonaventure On the Reduction of the Arts to Theology
Dr. Gerard McLarney and Mr. Brett Fawcett are teachers at St. Isidore ONLINE Chesterton Academy in Sherwood Park, AB Canada. SILC Chesterton Academy is a classical curriculum that combines a broad, liberal arts education with a strong emphasis on the development of Christian virtues and an appreciation of beauty. Through our Three Pillars Model, we form our students in: Intellect, Character and Spirituality.
As part of a larger online outreach school with Elk Island Catholic Schools, St. Isidore aims to deliver a joyful Classical Catholic Education.
https://chesterton.eics.ab.ca/
https://silc.eics.ab.ca/
https://www.facebook.com/ChestertonSILC
https://twitter.com/ChestertonSilc
https://www.instagram.com/chestertonsilc/
https://www.youtube.com/@SILCChestertonAcademy/about

...more
52min
September 24, 2023 24 Macbeth, Christian Manliness, and Toxic Masculinity
Some people think being masculine means being aggressive and assertive--which sounds like the opposite of turning the other cheek. Is it possible to be a strong, masculine dude and still be a good Christian? In this episode, Dr. McLarney and Mr. Fawcett discuss how Shakespeare's Macbeth tells the story of someone who chooses toxic masculinity over Christlikeness, and how many other male characters (Banquo, Malcolm, and Macduff) show that true manliness means being obeying the teachings of Christ.
Dr. Gerard McLarney and Mr. Brett Fawcett are teachers at St. Isidore ONLINE Chesterton Academy in Sherwood Park, AB Canada. SILC Chesterton Academy is a classical curriculum that combines a broad, liberal arts education with a strong emphasis on the development of Christian virtues and an appreciation of beauty. Through our Three Pillars Model, we form our students in: Intellect, Character and Spirituality.
As part of a larger online outreach school with Elk Island Catholic Schools, St. Isidore aims to deliver a joyful Classical Catholic Education.
https://chesterton.eics.ab.ca/
https://silc.eics.ab.ca/
https://www.facebook.com/ChestertonSILC
https://twitter.com/ChestertonSilc
https://www.instagram.com/chestertonsilc/
https://www.youtube.com/@SILCChestertonAcademy/about
...more
1h 15min
September 16, 2023 23 Machiavelli Part 3
Machiavelli advocates for an evil ethical system, yet wrote Christian devotional literature, received the last rites, and is buried in a basilica. Was he a genuine Catholic or a hypocrite? In this episode, Schoolman Fawcett shares his opinion about Machiavelli's religious beliefs with Scholarch McLarney. They also discuss whether his recommendations for politics--and life--actually "work."
Dr. Gerard McLarney and Mr. Brett Fawcett are teachers at St. Isidore ONLINE Chesterton Academy in Sherwood Park, AB Canada. SILC Chesterton Academy is a classical curriculum that combines a broad, liberal arts education with a strong emphasis on the development of Christian virtues and an appreciation of beauty. Through our Three Pillars Model, we form our students in: Intellect, Character and Spirituality.
As part of a larger online outreach school with Elk Island Catholic Schools, St. Isidore aims to deliver a joyful Classical Catholic Education.
https://chesterton.eics.ab.ca/
https://silc.eics.ab.ca/
https://www.facebook.com/ChestertonSILC
https://twitter.com/ChestertonSilc
https://www.instagram.com/chestertonsilc/
https://www.youtube.com/@SILCChestertonAcademy/about

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1h 1min
September 10, 2023 22 Justice in Plato and Machiavelli Part 2

In the inaugural episode of season 2, Scholarch McLarney and Schoolman Fawcett pick up where they left off, discussing Justice in Plato's Republic and Machiavelli's Prince. Following a quick recap of Plato, they introduce Machiavelli, then delving into the vision of humanity, power, and freedom the Prince offers us such as the the cunning, callous, and calculating guidelines necessary for people in power to stay in power. The pair then consider the implications this has had and continues to have today from how we view our loved ones to our relationship to freedom.
Dr. Gerard McLarney and Mr. Brett Fawcett are teachers at St. Isidore ONLINE Chesterton Academy in Sherwood Park, AB Canada. SILC Chesterton Academy is a classical curriculum that combines a broad, liberal arts education with a strong emphasis on the development of Christian virtues and an appreciation of beauty. Through our Three Pillars Model, we form our students in: Intellect, Character and Spirituality.
As part of a larger online outreach school with Elk Island Catholic Schools, St. Isidore aims to deliver a joyful Classical Catholic Education.
https://chesterton.eics.ab.ca/
https://silc.eics.ab.ca/
https://www.facebook.com/ChestertonSILC
https://twitter.com/ChestertonSilc
https://www.instagram.com/chestertonsilc/
https://www.youtube.com/@SILCChestertonAcademy/about

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1h
July 10, 2023 21 Justice in Plato and Machiavelli: Part 1
Justice in Plato and Machiavelli: Part 1. Considering Plato's Republic in concert with Machiavelli's Prince, Scholark McLarney and Schoolman Fawcett delve into the how these thinkers approach the topic of justice. This episode focuses primarily on Plato, the context of the Republic, definitions of justice the interlocutors of Socrates offer, and the katabasis or descent into which this seminal work invites readers.
Dr. Gerard McLarney and Mr. Brett Fawcett are teachers at St. Isidore ONLINE Chesterton Academy in Sherwood Park, AB Canada. SILC Chesterton Academy is a classical curriculum that combines a broad, liberal arts education with a strong emphasis on the development of Christian virtues and an appreciation of beauty. Through our Three Pillars Model, we form our students in: Intellect, Character and Spirituality.
As part of a larger online outreach school with Elk Island Catholic Schools, St. Isidore aims to deliver a joyful Classical Catholic Education.
https://chesterton.eics.ab.ca/https://silc.eics.ab.ca/https://www.facebook.com/ChestertonSILChttps://twitter.com/ChestertonSilchttps://www.instagram.com/chestertonsilc/https://www.youtube.com/@SILCChestertonAcademy/about
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56min
July 03, 2023 20 Motherhood of Mary in the Gospel of John
In this 20th Episode of Ex Umbris, our teachers explore Mary's motherhood as describe in the 4th Gospel of John.
Dr. Gerard McLarney and Mr. Brett Fawcett are teachers at St. Isidore ONLINE Chesterton Academy in Sherwood Park, AB Canada. SILC Chesterton Academy is a classical curriculum that combines a broad, liberal arts education with a strong emphasis on the development of Christian virtues and an appreciation of beauty. Through our Three Pillars Model, we form our students in: Intellect, Character and Spirituality.
As part of a larger online outreach school with Elk Island Catholic Schools, St. Isidore aims to deliver a joyful Classical Catholic Education.
https://chesterton.eics.ab.ca/
https://silc.eics.ab.ca/
https://www.facebook.com/ChestertonSILC
https://twitter.com/ChestertonSilc
https://www.instagram.com/chestertonsilc/
https://www.youtube.com/@SILCChestertonAcademy/about

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1h
June 25, 2023 19 Leaving Jericho The Temple and the Cursing of the Fig Tree
Dr. Gerard McLarney and Mr. Brett Fawcett are teachers at St. Isidore ONLINE Chesterton Academy in Sherwood Park, AB Canada. SILC Chesterton Academy is a classical curriculum that combines a broad, liberal arts education with a strong emphasis on the development of Christian virtues and an appreciation of beauty. Through our Three Pillars Model, we form our students in: Intellect, Character and Spirituality.
As part of a larger online outreach school with Elk Island Catholic Schools, St. Isidore aims to deliver a joyful Classical Catholic Education.
https://chesterton.eics.ab.ca/
https://silc.eics.ab.ca/
https://www.facebook.com/ChestertonSILC
https://twitter.com/ChestertonSilc
https://www.instagram.com/chestertonsilc/
https://www.youtube.com/@SILCChestertonAcademy/about

...more
1h 1min
June 18, 2023 18 How we make sense of Violence in the Old Testament
How do we make sense of violence in the Old Testament, such as warfare or wishing the worst for one's enemies? Should Christians excise those passages, write them off as nefarious interpolations, or otherwise ignore them? We discuss some weighty and perplexing topics, including genocide and infanticide while proffering various ways these have been read, particularly by the Church Fathers.
Dr. Gerard McLarney and Mr. Brett Fawcett are teachers at St. Isidore ONLINE Chesterton Academy in Sherwood Park, AB Canada. SILC Chesterton Academy is a classical curriculum that combines a broad, liberal arts education with a strong emphasis on the development of Christian virtues and an appreciation of beauty. Through our Three Pillars Model, we form our students in: Intellect, Character and Spirituality.
As part of a larger online outreach school with Elk Island Catholic Schools, St. Isidore aims to deliver a joyful Classical Catholic Education.
https://chesterton.eics.ab.ca/
https://silc.eics.ab.ca/
https://www.facebook.com/ChestertonSILC
https://twitter.com/ChestertonSilc
https://www.instagram.com/chestertonsilc/
https://www.youtube.com/@SILCChestertonAcademy/about

...more
1h

FAQs about Ex Umbris:

How many episodes does Ex Umbris have?

The podcast currently has 77 episodes available.