We made it to May! A few minutes ago after lauds, our junior high and high school students were reminded to stay faithful until the end. Faithful to our duties. Faithful to our vocation. Faithful to the effort and growth of the last nine months. ...
As I have mentioned elsewhere in this newsletter, the sixth grade class and I are studying the Bible Timeline and we have reached the Messianic Fulfillment era with the gospel of Luke. Two great parables appear in Luke – the Good Samaritan and the...
Mount Royal Academy has announced academic awards for the 3rd Quarter of the 2024-2025 school year. (Headmaster's List - Summa Cum Laude: 3.9-4.00, High Honor roll - Magna Cum Laude: 3.7-3.89, Honor Roll - Cum Laude: 3.5-3.69) Grade 6 Headmaster’s...
Patron Feast week was fantastic! Thank you to all of the parent volunteers who assisted at our St. Joseph’s luncheon. Thank you to Mrs. Sweet and the committee for creating a great sequence of days to honor our heavenly benefactors; we even had...
During February break I was blessed with a life-changing and life-affirming experience, as my family and I traveled to Florence, Italy to visit my daughter who is studying there. Italy proved to be as wonderful as I had anticipated, in expected...
“You are no longer a slave but a son! And the fact that you are a son makes you an heir, by God’s design.” - Galatians 4:7 Henceforth comes the random interior ramblings of a school leader on this day which marks the thirty ninth year of his...
Mount Royal Academy has announced academic awards for the 2nd Quarter of the 2024-2025 school year. (Headmaster's List - Summa Cum Laude: 3.9-4.00, High Honor roll - Magna Cum Laude: 3.7-3.89, Honor Roll - Cum Laude: 3.5-3.69) Grade 6 Headmaster’s...
Working with high school students is one of the most rewarding parts of my life. It’s not always easy—teaching comes with its fair share of long days and challenges. However, spending so much time around young people always keeps me hopeful and...
January is a time when we naturally look to make a fresh start. Resolutions may seem arbitrary and contrived, and certainly the public perception of them has become more cynical, but I am always up for reimagining how I can do things differently,...
This will be the final newsletter focused on the text from Andrew Zwerneman entitled, “The Life We Have Together: A Case for Humane Studies, A Vision for Renewal. In order to tie this altogether and perhaps successfully integrate the way in which...