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On Saturday, July 19, at 4 p.m. US Central Time, the Communio study circle (mainly Ressourcement theology) will read the first chapter of Hans Urs Von Balthasar’s book Mysterium Paschale (The Mystery of Easter) https://ignatius.com/mysterium-paschale-mystp/.
Jakob’s reading AI Snake Oil. Here’s a description from the publisher, Princeton University Press:
The latest Maurin Academy lecture series guest will be Dr. Jeremy Cowan, Horticulture specialist and homesteader, who will speak to us about the “Implications of Sustainable Agriculture at Home.” If you have been confused by the terms you see on foods and products at the grocery store, and wondered if how you eat or consume really impacts the environment, this talk will be worth your while. Dr. Cowan will discuss how the commercial “sustainable” food and product choices we are encouraged to make may not be as sustainable as we think. How can we make more sustainable choices, either in the grocery store or in the garden? Dr. Cowan will give us well-informed guidance.
“By power of its title alone, Mediaeval Socialism is a book certain to provoke. Regardless of how one defines the term “socialism,” as Bede Jarrett, O.P., notes, it “is a modern thing, and dependent almost wholly on modern conditions.” The question is well-worth asking, then: “How is it possible to find any real correspondence between theories of … Read more
This is a snippet from the third session of Laurie Johnson’s recent class “The Golden Mean: Introduction to Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics.” If you like this and you’re on Patreon, you’ve got access to the full recordings for this course.
As part of the Maurin Academy speaker series, Dave McKerracher will be with us in August. Dave is the author of Timenergy and is the founder of Theory Underground. He will discuss multiple themes he has developed in his research and at Theory Underground. Dave’s main aim will be to introduce the idea of Soul … Read more
As Spencer and Laurie segue to a new season of Dustbowl Diatribes , they look back at the people they’ve interviewed in 2025 so far and point the way to their next topic.
The Maurin Academy offers three tiers on Patreon, which is our platform for providing our educational content. We thought we’d explain them briefly here. You can go The Maurin Academy Patreon to join!
Join Deacon Christopher May this summer for his four-part introductory series on Ivan Illich. This series will meet on Tuesdays: June 17, July 1, 15, and 29 at 7 p.m. US Central Time, live on Zoom. To join Deacon Chris live join our Patreon at the Worker Scholar level ($10), and to get the recordings … Read more
Spencer Leonard talks to us about human potential, what constitutes freedom and progress, and why it seems particularly difficult to reach.