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Ferdi McDermott's Miscellany: November 2013
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Ferdi McDermott: A Catholic teacher's ramblings. Thursday, 28 November 2013. I do not ask to see the distant scene;. My steps, like streams, or tears unthinking flow. Towards far off, believed-in pastures green. Yet God above hath sent good friends below. Monday, 18 November 2013. Young knights in shining armour. Help our young Catholic knights in their crusade for the knightly virtues! Friday, 15 November 2013. Saturday, 9 November 2013. The sleep of the just. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Ferdi McDermott...
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Ferdi McDermott's Miscellany: Chavagnes : Ten Years On
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Ferdi McDermott: A Catholic teacher's ramblings. Chavagnes : Ten Years On. For C and S:. 8220;to beat to quarters”. 171; If something is worth doing, it is worth doing [even] badly. Gilbert Keith Chesterton,. Education: Or the Mistake about the Child." in. What’s Wrong with the World. I A school is born. Because to understand the uniqueness of Chavagnes and the people in it is to begin to understand why and how it works at all. Me, in my 20s. Me, at 20. So what was my agenda? Thinking back, my main encou...
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Ferdi McDermott's Miscellany: October 2013
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Ferdi McDermott: A Catholic teacher's ramblings. Wednesday, 23 October 2013. What on earth are we doing? What on earth are we doing? Half term is a good time to take stock and think about our lives at school. Here is what we say on the Chavagnes website about what we are all about. I guess we fall short very often, but this is what we are trying to do:. In Chavagnes, Christ is the model for teachers and pupils alike. How could a traditional Christian education do anything else? Wednesday, 16 October 2013.
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Ferdi McDermott's Miscellany: Sense and nonsense from Germany
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Ferdi McDermott: A Catholic teacher's ramblings. Thursday, 23 October 2014. Sense and nonsense from Germany. Cardinal Mueller is a wise man, capable of surprising us. We can talk a lot about God, and in the end, do so without faith", said Cardinal Mueller. A couple of weeks before the recent Synod on the Family in Rome. It is the most sensible observation I've noted out of all the soundbites over the last month on the subjects of divorce and homosexual relationships. Is a theologian who has stayed in tou...
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Ferdi McDermott's Miscellany: October 2014
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Ferdi McDermott: A Catholic teacher's ramblings. Thursday, 23 October 2014. Sense and nonsense from Germany. Cardinal Mueller is a wise man, capable of surprising us. We can talk a lot about God, and in the end, do so without faith", said Cardinal Mueller. A couple of weeks before the recent Synod on the Family in Rome. It is the most sensible observation I've noted out of all the soundbites over the last month on the subjects of divorce and homosexual relationships. Is a theologian who has stayed in tou...
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Ferdi McDermott's Miscellany: Seeing the Tapestry at Angers for a second time
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Ferdi McDermott: A Catholic teacher's ramblings. Tuesday, 18 March 2014. Seeing the Tapestry at Angers for a second time. On seeing the Peaceful face of God and the Sleep of the Just. In the Tapestry of the Apocalypse at the Castle of Angers. Was weighed down,. Weary, with worldly woe. Oh to sleep so,. Then to awake in. Soaring, searing sunlight. Of pure, perfected love. With the love of friends. Before my eyes,. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Chavagnes : Ten Years On. View my complete profile.
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Ferdi McDermott's Miscellany: April 2013
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Ferdi McDermott: A Catholic teacher's ramblings. Thursday, 18 April 2013. We fly to Thy Protection. Pray to Mary,. To protect the Church. Pope Francis, on 15th April 2013. Source: http:/ www.asianews.it/news-en/For-pope,-persecution-is-not-over,-there-are-more-martyrs-today-than-in-the-past-27662.html. Wednesday, 17 April 2013. X-treme times: the left is radicalising the right . Hands off my culture! One mummy and daddy make one baby. So what will these young men do now? It is likely to happen sooner tha...
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Links | The Great Books: Literary holidays in France
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The Great Books: Literary holidays in France. Holiday courses on the Great Books of western literature, with Professor Anthony O'Hear. Professor O’Hear’s introduction to the Great Books, published by ISI/Icon. The St Austin Review. Ferdi McDermott’s Personal blog. Seminars (Writers’ workshops in France.). The Great Conversation Readers Group (yahoo groups). Detailed reading lists for the above group. Hutchins famous essay on the Great Conversation. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here.
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August 2010 course at Chavagnes | The Great Books: Literary holidays in France
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The Great Books: Literary holidays in France. Holiday courses on the Great Books of western literature, with Professor Anthony O'Hear. 8216;Renaissance to Revolution: French Literature in an age of change. August 2010 course at Chavagnes. July 21, 2010. Unfortunately we have been obliged to cancel our Summer 2010 course. We are, however, planning already for 2011 and will keep you all posted. This entry was posted in Uncategorized. And tagged Adult education. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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Location | The Great Books: Literary holidays in France
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The Great Books: Literary holidays in France. Holiday courses on the Great Books of western literature, with Professor Anthony O'Hear. The location of the Great Books Summer Course 2009. 8230; idyllic setting in rural France: good French food and wine daily, visits to local chateaux, a vineyard and other sites of interest. Daily cultural entertainments …. Teaching and accommodation will be centered on these two picturesque locations, just over 3 miles apart. (Transport provided). Le Séminaire de Chavagnes.
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