Ruminations on Formation

Mr. Bean ask questions regarding the daily experience of a student at Mount Royal Academy. Topics such as cell phones, seminar discussions, and classroom participation illuminate a much different way than secular education.

Andrew Zwerneman of Cana Academy discusses the challenges and solutions of teaching civics education and how to make history both interesting and accurate.

https://www.canaacademy.org/

https://www.history250.org/

What is the role of prayer in a Catholic school? How can prayer prepare graduates to embrace the life of discipleship? What is the relationship between prayer and study?

https://www.mountroyalacademy.com/student-life/liturgical-life

https://www.mountroyalacademy.com/student-life/education-in-virtue

Jay Boren - the Headmaster at St. Benedict Classical Academy in Natick, MA - joins the show to discuss the challenges that beset Catholic schools and how fresh governance models combined with an emphasis on strong Catholic identity can reinvigorate the mission.

https://www.stbca.org/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-boren-b87584130/

Mr. Bean poses an existential question to Mr. Tremblay: Why should classical Catholic schools prioritize athletics in the mission?

Mr. Tremblay and Mr. Bean discuss being a catechist in the local parish and the similarities between OCIA and teaching high school students,

https://catholicclassroom.org/

https://bethlehemsociety.com/product/catholic-revival/

https://mailchi.mp/mountroyalacademy/schoolnewsletter3262025

Mr. Tremblay asks Mr. Bean why he wrote a book.

If you would like to purchase his book, visit https://bethlehemsociety.com/product/catholic-revival/

Well, we have a real primitive tech crew and we are just trying to see if we can get this rolling again!

Our collective thought: "Wait, we are in August. That means school is happening soon. What do we do now?"