With Laura Berquist, MODG Founder and author of Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum and The Harp and Laurel Wreath.

4:12 Natural and supernatural happiness. The true end of man.

13:52 How do we strive to live in accordance with the best thing in us?

15:05 The conformity achieved by friendship with God through prayer

29:49 Saints on prayer (St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Francis de Sales)

37:27 St. Thomas on the Our Father and the benefits of prayer

41:55 Q&A hosted by Chris Sebastian

“The ultimate goal of every means to this end is to conform to the mind and heart of Christ. Then our own hearts are transformed.” -Laura Berquist (14:42)

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With Andrew Montanaro, professor of Sacred Scripture at the Christendom Graduate School of Theology. He received his Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from The Catholic University of America.

6:07 Slowing down to receiving more out of Sacred Scripture.

11:17 The dual authorship of the Scriptures.

21:39 Reading the Scriptures in context.

48:15 Additional examples

57:50 Q&A hosted by Laura Berquist and Chris Sebastian

“But in the end, the Bible is not about me, it’s about God…The object of approaching Scripture is God Himself for His glory, to participate in that glory more, to know more about the Truth Supreme…it’s like seeking the Kingdom of God first.” -Dr. Andrew Montanaro (56:22)

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With Dr. John Nieto, tutor at Thomas Aquinas College in California since 1992, and alumnus of the school.

6:43 How the Word of God works interiorly within us. Focusing on the Gospel of John.

11:16 Jesus Christ is God’s Word in this sense, as a word spoken within the heart

22:54 Our knowledge of the universe allows us to reason to the God who has made it

30:03 Two consequences of the fact that all truth arises in conformity to the Divine Word

37:33 Q&A hosted by Laura Berquist and Chris Sebastian

“God’s Word illuminates us insofar as the words of our heart are each, in one way or another, some likeness of the Divine Word.” -Dr. Nieto (17:37)

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MODG exists to help Catholic families raise their children in a living Catholic culture in their homes, mentoring them in using the MODG Catholic classical curriculum to lead their children to good judgment concerning the good, true and beautiful.

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With Scott Roy, Director of Development and Admissions for Catholic Pacific College and is a MODG father of 6.

4:17 How we pray affects what we believe, and what we believe affects how we live. How should we pray?

11:13 On the Liturgy of the Church. Why is it so important?

22:24 Meaning of the word ‘liturgy’ and how it relates to our social nature

37:48 How does the Church participate in the work of God?

39:26 How God communicates via sign language, a sacramental perspective

50:25 On the Domestic Church

1:02:18 Q&A hosted by Laura Berquist and Chris Sebastian

“It’s written in our hearts that we have this God-shaped hole. We need this religion, we need liturgy, we need to speak in sign language. That’s why we need the liturgy.” - Scott Roy (43:52)

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MODG exists to help Catholic families raise their children in a living Catholic culture in their homes, mentoring them in using the MODG Catholic classical curriculum to lead their children to good judgment concerning the good, true and beautiful.

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With Pater Edmund Waldstein, Cistercian monk and member of the MODG Board of Governors.

6:45 On prayer as adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and supplication. We will focus on how supplication in particular fits into the lives of the laity

8:46 Supplication, the first meaning of the word ‘prayer’

18:55 The Our Father, how Our Lord taught us to pray

38:20 On learning to pray as a child

43:36 Q&A hosted by Laura Berquist and Chris Sebastian

“So the more we pray to God, the more closely we are united to Him, the more we become His friends, and the more He changes our heart and deepens our desire, makes us desire more what He wants us to desire, what is most good for us, what we are most in need of.” -Pater Edmund (17:55)

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MODG exists to help Catholic families raise their children in a living Catholic culture in their homes, mentoring them in using the MODG Catholic classical curriculum to lead their children to good judgment concerning the good, true and beautiful.

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With Christopher Sebastian, MODG Director of Advancement and teacher of the Learning Support Literary Analysis for many years.

4:33 How families can use measurable goals to grow in all areas of their lives. These are tools to help fulfill our vocations.

14:58 The secret to consistency - be specific

20:09 S.M.A.R.T. Goals

33:38 Thinking about the structure of your day

46:12 Finding your family identity

1:00:54 Examples of applying SMART Goals to your life

1:21:17 Q&A hosted by Laura Berquist and Veronica Jost

“What we find…is that the negative environment trumps the positive habit. So we have to, when setting up our habits, think about the environment that we as parents and our children are being in.” -Chris Sebastian (45:54)

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With Fr. Sebastian Walshe, Norbertine priest and former member of the MODG Board of Governors.

8:31 The role of St. Joseph in our devotion to Christ

13:26 Why does God normally prefer to communicate His greatest gifts of grace and salvation through created persons?

20:05 Who is St. Joseph and what role does he play in the economy of salvation?

25:00 What do we mean by a ‘type’? How do we recognizes a type in Scripture?

31:44 St. Joseph as the patron and protector of the Universal Church

46:11 Evidence that St.Joseph was bodily assumed into heaven

“The purpose of St. Joseph, of devotion to St. Joseph I mean, is to draw us closer to Jesus…and we notice this, that in the Scriptures, when someone has little respect for St. Joseph, that turns into a lack of respect for Jesus.” - Fr. Sebastian (10:05)

You can buy Fr. Sebastian's book here! --> St. Joseph, The Man Closest to Christ

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MODG exists to help Catholic families raise their children in a living Catholic culture in their homes, mentoring them in using the MODG Catholic classical curriculum to lead their children to good judgment concerning the good, true and beautiful.

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With Dr. Ron McCann, M.D., Chief of Staff elect at White River Medical Center and member of the National Catholic Bioethics Center and the Catholic Medical Association.

5:45 Explanation of the principle of double effect.

12:21 Hospice and palliative care. Various papal teachings on end of life care. Benefits of hospice/various concerns.

24:04 Determining ordinary vs. extraordinary medical care

30:30 Advanced Directives

39:31 Organ donation

48:46 Q&A hosted by Laura Berquist and Chris Sebastian

“Next time you see your doctor, ask them their view of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, because if they have the wrong answer, you need a new doctor.” - Dr. McCann (22:51)

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MODG exists to help Catholic families raise their children in a living Catholic culture in their homes, mentoring them in using the MODG Catholic classical curriculum to lead their children to good judgment concerning the good, true and beautiful.

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With Dr. Andrew Montanaro, professor at the Christendom Graduate School.

6:05 Background on the book of Sirach and why it is also called Ecclesiasticus.

9:55 Wisdom Literature in Scripture. (Sirach, Proverbs, Job, etc.). Sirach focuses significantly on friendship.

20:42 On the Fear of the Lord

28:00 The Role of the Sage

40:43 The historical context of the Book of Sirach; the relationship between the Greeks and the Jewish people

45:04 Sirach’s goal - preserving the Jewish faith. How this relates to classical education and homeschooling.

51:22 Q&A hosted by Chris Sebastian

“The primary goal of ancient education - and it’s true of education today, good education anyway - was to implant in another heart what was in one’s own.” -Dr. Montanaro (34:40)

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MODG exists to help Catholic families raise their children in a living Catholic culture in their homes, mentoring them in using the MODG Catholic classical curriculum to lead their children to good judgment concerning the good, true and beautiful.

Visit our Virtual Open House and learn how we can help you build a Catholic culture in your home, too!

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Richard Berquist earned his PhD in Philosophy at the Catholic University of America, and his dissertation was on “Contact in Aristotle’s Natural Philosophy.”

5:38 The overall theme is order, and ultimately how we are ordered towards Truth Himself.

14:05 Three different kinds of philosophy: rational, practical, and speculative. These three are aimed at different ends and thus are ordered accordingly.

24:02 Different kinds of order displayed by the different kinds of philosophy

31:03 A further division of the three kinds of philosophy

46:10 On the principles of immateriality and immobility - these aid us in our understanding of speculative philosophy

1:04:45 Q&A hosted by Laura Berquist and Chris Sebastian

“Studying philosophy is in some way primarily a mode of imitating God, so we’re trying to know as much as possible, ultimately, about God, so that we can be as like God as we can, and this is true even on a natural level…We’re trying to know as much as possible about all things because this is a way of approaching God.” - Dr. Berquist (1:15:41)

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MODG exists to help Catholic families raise their children in a living Catholic culture in their homes, mentoring them in using the MODG Catholic classical curriculum to lead their children to good judgment concerning the good, true and beautiful.

Visit our Virtual Open House and learn how we can help you build a Catholic culture in your home, too!

https://modg.org/virtualopenhouse