Ex Umbris

Ex Umbris

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Ex Umbris episodes

  • 32 The Hope of Hannah and demise of David

    The hope of Hannah and demise of David: Lessons from the darkside of David


    Having spoken of Psalm 3 and the parallels between the life of Christ and David, we turn our attention to the darkside of David, gleaning lessons from how his negligence fails to halt the destructive atrocities of his sons Amnon and Absolom. Absolom, whose name means "peace of the father," and Amnon not only become lethal opponents of each other, but ape the worst impulses of the father, expediting their family's demise. Disorder within the House of David is contrasted to Hannah, a type of Eve, whose canticle opens up the Book of Samuel, and provides a model for strength, hope, and salvation amidst confusion and despair. #bookofsamuel #Absolom #HouseofDavid


    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. #ChestertonAcademy #ChestertonSchoolNetwork #classicaleducation #catholiceducation #joyfulcatholic


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    1 hr 1 min
  • 31 Praying Psalm 3 Through the Stories of Absalom and Christ

    You need to know the whole story of the Bible to see how different sections comment on and illuminate each other, always with Jesus at the center. Psalm 3, for example, takes place during Absalom's rebellion against David, a story which itself anticipates many parts of the story of Jesus Christ. In this episode, Scholarch McLarney and Schoolman Fawcett go through Psalm 3 and explain how it takes on new meaning in the light of 2 Samuel 15-19 and the Gospels.


    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. #ChestertonAcademy #ChestertonSchoolNetwork #classicaleducation #catholiceducation #joyfulcatholic #psalm3 #prayer

    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



    49 min
  • 30 The Gospel of Mark: First Among Equals

    St. Augustine famously designated St. Mark the “attendant and abbreviator” (pedissequus et breviator) of St. Matthew. As a result, the Gospel of Mark largely dwelt in the marvelous shadows of the New Testament up until the 20th century. In this episode, the Carpenter and Solar Pons (sic) discuss this fiercely brilliant and captivating Gospel, as the case is made for why Mark should be read as first among equals. 
    #GospelofMark #ChestertonAcademy #Classicaleducation #teaching #Catholiceducation

    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



    1 hr 15 min
  • 29 The Soul of AI Part 2

    COULD a computer have a soul? And, if it did, where did it get it? Did we make it? Is it possessed by a demon? Or—just maybe—could God give a computer a soul? Using Pascal and Turing as their sources, Dr McLarney and Mr Fawcett discus these various possibilities on this episode of Ex Umbris.


    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

    #artificialintelligence #catholiceducation #classicaleducation #ChestertonAcademy #chestertonhighschool #onlinelearning #podcast #exumbris #teaching #catholicteachers

    58 min
  • 28 The Soul of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

    Increasingly sophisticated displays of artificial intelligence such as CHATGPT have elicited variegated responses ranging from experts decrying the need for regulation to educators embracing new possibilities for lesson planning and student learning. While many marvel at the alacrity by which AI is transforming society, AI is forcing people to ask themselves questions such as “what exactly divides humanity from machines?” In this episode, Scholarch McLarney and Schoolman Fawcett discuss AI, how it differs from humanity, and what it means to have a soul.


    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


    #artificialintelligence #AI #classicaleducation #catholiceducation #exumbris #onlinelearning #ChestertonAcademy

    48 min
  • 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



    1 hr 19 min
  • 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.
    #classicaleducation #ChestertonAcademy #Catholiceducation #onlinelearning #onlineeducation
    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

    52 min
  • 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


    52 min
  • 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

    1 hr 15 min
  • 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




    1 hr 1 min

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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…