A Philosophical Prayer Anselm of Canterbury (1033/4 – 1109) was one of the most important and insightful theologians of the Middle Ages. On the eve of the beginning of Scholasticism, he developed a method that brings together the rigor of philosophical reflection with the piety of a life devoted to […]
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What You Don’t Know You Don’t Know about English Grammar Going Beyond Native Fluency It has been my experience as a student of languages that a native speaker is not generally the best person to learn a language from. This is because, though they know what the right thing is […]
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Learn Latin in Three Steps So, you’re ready to do it: you’re ready to finally commit to learning Latin, and you want to do it well. This is the place! I have taught Latin over more than 20 years, to students of all ages, from a homeschool coop to the […]
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Higher Structures of the Latin Language This course teaches the higher structures of Latin grammar. The grammar included here is beyond what most beginners have encountered, but is nevertheless not esoteric: they are the forms and structures that, though requiring a solid grounding in the more fundamental structures, are nevertheless […]
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The Basic Structures of the Latin Language Latin is a complex language, and its grammar is not intuitive to native speakers of English. And while there are many resources out there, learning it by yourself remains incredibly challenging, and fraught with peril of misunderstanding. An experienced teacher can greatly accelerate […]
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The Elements of Meaning Some concepts are basic for literacy. The alphabet is one example: if one does not know the English alphabet, one will be unable to read English. Likewise, if one doesn’t know the forms of English verbs, it will be very hard to make sense of what […]
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One of the most influential books ever written in Latin Boethius was born into a time of transition. For the first time in over 500 years, there was no Roman emperor in the West; knowledge of Greek had becoming exceedingly rare, and so understand of the great classical works, including […]
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The 13th Century Devotional Classic On February 2, 1257, a brilliant young theologian from Italy who went by the name of Bonaventure was elected to lead the Franciscan order, which was not yet quite 50 years old. Seeking clarity for this new mission, he traveled to Mount Alverna, where Francis […]
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A Classic Method In the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, students learned Latin so that they would be able to do all of their other studies in that language. Their first introduction to the language was not Caesar or Cicero, but the forms of the language required to ask questions […]
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