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Is Your Son Ready for the Adventure of His Life?

Posted on Feb 20, 2020

If your son is ready for the adventure of his life, if he longs to undertake a spiritual, physical, and intellectual challenge, if he has a desire to play hard at sports and work hard with both a pencil and a shovel, if he desires a beautiful education that is far greater than merely learning […]

To the Immortal Memory of Robert Burns

Posted on Feb 12, 2020

Address given at the Robbie Burns Supper Gregory the Great Academy, 2020 by Dr. John McCarthy The ancient poets often employ the theme of νόστος: homecoming. I came to Saint Gregory’s in the winter of 2006 in the middle of the year. John Burger picked me up from the airport. There was a snow. I […]

Teacher, Teach Thyself

Posted on Feb 5, 2020

by Sean Fitzpatrick One of the tragic results of the triple choke-hold demagoguery, diversity, and the almighty dollar have on the American classroom is that teaching is becoming less of an interpersonal art and more of an impersonal programming session. Teachers can certainly combat, and hopefully reverse, this crisis by offering students the truth of […]

Mission Prayer of Gregory the Great Academy

Posted on Jan 22, 2020

Every morning, the faculty gathers in the chapel to pray for the mission of the Academy, reciting a prayer composed for this specific purpose. The Mission Prayer of Gregory the Great Academy invokes the guidance, wisdom, and blessing of St. Gregory the Great, together with all of our patron saints, as every day begins with […]