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January 12 – Tebowing
by John Heaton
The real issue Tim Tebow has driven home is this: The Christian claim is that Jesus Christ is Lord over all of life. I've watched with a bit of amusement as the sports pundits try to figure out Tim Tebow. And I think they get it. Usually sports commentators stay above the personal ...
November 28 – The Full Life Has a Beat
by John Heaton
This short quip is from Eugene Rosenstock-Huessy, and old friend that I find myself re-reading routinely. He is quixotic and difficult in places, but he has plenty of flashes of brilliance that keep me coming back. This little title statement is from his "The Christian Future" and he's talking ...
November 3 – A Man’s Life Does Not Consist in the Abundance of the Things He Possesses
by John Heaton
This title is pretty unoriginal; after all, it was Jesus who made the observation (or was it a declaration?). Either way, it seems that Americans would do well to stop and take a breath. I'm watching OWS, the Democrats and the Republicans, the libertarians and the socialists, Wall St and Main ...
August 8 – Purpose of the School
by John Heaton
Here's a quick thought from David V. Hicks, and his book Norms & Nobility, first published in 1981... "The good school does not just offer what the student or the parent or the state desires, but it says something about what these three ought to desire. A school is fundamentally a ...
10 Propositions on the Messianic State
by John Heaton
Prop 1 - Secular states are never a-religious; they may dismantle organized religion or privatize it, but the secular state inevitably sees itself in the place of God, demanding full faith and allegiance from its people. Prop 2 - When the state demands allegiances once due to authorities in ...
Choices
by John Heaton
People who study demographics tell us that one characteristic of younger people - say, under 30 - is the premium they place on having and keeping options. Without going into all the sociological reasons, in practical experience it looks like this: my students don't want to commit to something on ...
Modern Texting
by John Heaton
The following is the headmaster's response to William Quillian's "The Christ Experience" published in the News & Advance, Sunday, May 1, 2011 The question of Jesus' resurrection ultimately turns on one's view of the text of Scripture. Mr. Quillian's view of the text offered in his recent ...
Headmaster’s Blog – Tasting Things as They Really Are
by John Heaton
"A man is wise when all things taste to him as they really are." Josef Pieper quotes this anonymous axiom from the middle ages in his little book on the Virtues. A strong proponent of the natural law tradition, Pieper teaches us that conformity to reality - reconciling our lives to the way ...
Headmaster’s Blog: Thoughts on Josef Pieper
by John Heaton
A Brief Reader on the Virtues of the Human Heart I picked up this little book - I don't remember where - it doesn't even make the list of publications by Josef Pieper (pronounced, Pee-per), on Wikipedia. At 54 pages, it's more of a large pamphlet. But Joe Pieper can say more in a paragraph than ...