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\u201cSo many books, so little time\u2026\u201d Have you felt it, too? Has your Must Read list mounted ever higher as the busyness of the school year wipes out your leisure time? Are you worried the summer might pass by without the refreshment of serious, engaging reading? Our Advanced Formation Summer Webinars will ease you into the reading mood.<\/p>\n
ICLE is pleased to offer this free<\/strong> series of refreshing and thought-provoking sessions to nurture true leisure in the teachers we serve.\u00a0Enjoy short readings and discussions on topics from civil rights to the Passion to the origins of modern science, illumined by passionate teachers like yourselves. Registration is now open.<\/p>\n All sessions will begin at 1 pm Pacific Time unless otherwise noted.<\/strong> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#000000″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||7px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_4_text_color=”#0d2745″ custom_margin=”10px||5px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/catholicliberaleducation.org\/donate\/” button_text=”DONATE” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#0d2745″ custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”14px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider color=”#000000″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#0d2745″ header_4_text_color=”#0d2745″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n America was founded as a nation of ideals — “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” This talk will use Dr. King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” to describe what was unique about these ideals, and the challenges they face in the modern world.<\/p>\n Suggested Reading: “Letter from Birmingham Jail”<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Dr. Arthur Hippler<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span> is Chairman of the Religion Department at Providence Academy. He is also Adjunct Professor in the St. Paul School of Divinity at the University of St. Thomas, and an instructor in the Harry Flynn Catechetical Institute for the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis. He received his Doctorate in Philosophy from Boston College. He is the author of Citizens of The Heavenly City<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span>, A Companion to C. S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters and A Companion to C. S. 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In this webinar, attorney Dave Shaneyfelt will show us how scholars have pieced together these details, against historical background, to give us a more complete picture of what happened at that trial.<\/span><\/p>\n Dave Shaneyfelt<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a> has been lecturing and writing on the Trial of Jesus for more than 20 years. He is a graduate of Thomas Aquinas College and Willamette College of Law, and he is among 5% of attorneys in Southern California recognized as a Super Lawyer. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider color=”#000000″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#0d2745″ header_4_text_color=”#0d2745″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Most of us are deaf to poetry. This webinar will help us begin to open our ears through considerations of the use of tone, meter, imagery, theme, and plot by two great English poets.<\/p>\n Suggested reading: Dr. Travis Cooper<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span> earned his associate\u2019s degree at St. Mary\u2019s College, his bachelor\u2019s at the College of St. Thomas More, and his master\u2019s and doctorate in philosophy at the Catholic University of America. He taught Philosophy and Classics at the College of St. Thomas More for a handful of years before joining the faculty of Thomas Aquinas College in 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/zyh0t1lKnLA” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider color=”#000000″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/pZH2Qz4logk” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#0d2745″ header_4_text_color=”#0d2745″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Delve into the origins of the story of mankind during this presentation on the first three chapters of Genesis. We will meditate on the friendship of the Trinity, angelic warfare, and the many creatures of the visible universe, both humble and mighty, all of which have something to tell us about our own tremendous destiny.<\/span><\/p>\n Suggested Reading: Genesis Ch.<\/em>1-3, RSV Translation<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Charles Goodwin<\/span> received his BA in classical Liberal Arts from Thomas Aquinas College in 2010, then spent seven years as a seminarian at St. Michael\u2019s Abbey in Silverado, California. He continued his studies in philosophy and theology during this time, earning a second BA in Fundamental Theology from St. Phillip\u2019s Seminary in Toronto. After leaving St. Michael\u2019s in 2017, Charles taught for a year at St. Monica Academy in Montrose, California, then served as the Primary Dean of Libertas Academy until joining the ICLE Faculty in 2021.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider color=”#000000″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#0d2745″ header_4_text_color=”#0d2745″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n The classical trivium aimed to raise masters of words. Our era began with harsh critiques of the use of ordinary language as the medium of thought, and its replacement by technical language and symbols. Selections from Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes explain why and how this was accomplished.<\/span><\/p>\n Suggested reading:
June 22: “Letter from Birmingham Jail”,<\/em>\u00a0Dr. Arthur Hippler<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a>
June 29: The Gospel Accounts of the Passion, David Shaneyfelt, Esq.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a>
July 6: Poems \u2013 Keats and Shakespeare, Dr. Travis Cooper<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a>
July 20: Genesis 1-3, Charles Goodwin<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a>
July 27: No More Words: Selections from Bacon\u2019s New Organon<\/em> and Descartes\u2019 Geometry,<\/em>\u00a0Dr. Andrew Seeley<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a>
August 3: Don Quixote<\/em>,<\/em> Erick Allen<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\nWant to help us produce more free programs like this? Donate today!<\/h4>\n
June 22: “Letter from Birmingham Jail”<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n
June 29: The Gospel Accounts of the Passion<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n
July 6: Poems — Keats and Shakespeare<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n
Shakespeare – “Sonnet 73: That time of year thou mayest in me behold”<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>
Keats – “Ode on a Grecian Urn”<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nJuly 20: Genesis 1-3<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n
July 27: No More Words: Selections from Bacon\u2019s <\/em>New Organon and Descartes\u2019 <\/em>Geometry<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Descartes – The Geometry<\/em> opening<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>
Bacon and Lavoisier on Words<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n