Ruminations on Formation

Mrs. Bean shares the insights of a Roman statesman and philosopher from a work entitled On Duties, which was written to his son upon maturing into public life.

Mr. Tremblay is back to hosting and welcomes Mrs. Sweet to discuss the Salesian Way, otherwise known as the preventative method, a classroom management strategy ordered towards authentic human formation.

Mr. Bean is back again hosting as he queries Mr. Tremblay about masculinity in the teaching vocation.

Ms. Hogan shares her favorite memories as a student, what kind of student she was, and what she discovered about the life of a student now that she is a teacher!

Mr. Bean hosts the podcast and asks Mr. Tremblay to share his thoughts on getting the environment right - both in the classroom and throughout the school.

Mr. McMenaman shares when and how he started to read for pleasure and why reading cultivates virtue.

Susan Joy Bellavance is a Catholic children's author who has a passion for sharing the joy of the Catholic faith with children, parents, teachers, catechists, and parishes. Her books are written with the intention of engaging young readers and teaching them about the beauty of the Catholic faith. 

Besides reading her new story to second grade students, Susan Joy shares her experience as a founding member of Mount Royal Academy and why she is going to write every children's story she can on the Eucharist until she passes into eternal life!

To visit her website and purchase these beautiful stories, visit https://www.bellacorabooks.com/

Mrs. Bean invokes Aristotle and John Locke to show why the framers created our constitutional republic.

Ms. Audrey Puksta - humanities teacher and coach - joins the podcast for the first time to share her thoughts about being a student-athlete.

Ms. Jacinta Hogan recalls her experiences in smaller Catholic schools and how authentic human flourishing is in fact more possible because of the size.