Living out the "Regula" of St. Benedict...

http://youtu.be/ZSZQceNbZLA

2012 Rosary Procession

It was great to see so many Saint Agnes faces at the 2012 Rosary Procession!  The procession began at the Capitol and ended at the Cathedral with a prayer service lead by Bishop Piche.  Saint Agnes students, parents, faculty and staff were on hand to pray with the clergy for the Marriage Amendment.

Here I am with Faustina, my daughter, and Joseph, a seminarian from Uganda.  We have "adopted" Joseph during his time at the St. Paul Seminary.

 

Book VII, The Confessions of Saint Augustine

Oct. 5, 2012

Students are grappling with the big, existential and philosophical questions.

The Problem of Evil

Book VII of The Confessions of Saint Augustine is absolutely fascinating!

Augustine's considerations of the problem of evil have immense ramifications for man.

Questions students are considering and discussing:
1.    Did God create evil?
2.    Is Satan/Lucifer evil?  Was he created as evil?
3.    Is evil a substance?
4.    Is God material or pure spirit?  Why?
5.    Are created things evil or good or a combination?  Why/how?
6.    Can human persons choose to do or love evil things?  Why/why not/how?
7.    From what does evil come or originate (according to Augustine)?
       a.    What do you think of Augustine’s answer?
8.    How does human freedom and God's providence fit into Augustine's consideration of evil?

A Fantastic Fall

Welcome back! Saint Agnes kicks off 2012-13 school year with a bang...

Welcome back to you, students, parents and friends of Saint Agnes School and the Capstone Seminar! Saint Agnes is blessed to report that enrollment continues to rise (up 5% from last year) and we were recently named by the Cardinal Newman Society as one of the "Top 50" Catholic High Schools in the nation! The Capstone Seminar is also stronger! We have more students in the course this year and students have started the year off with excellent conversations. This semester we will read: "On the Reading of Old Books" - C.S. Lewis (NOW DONE) De Incarnatione (On the Incarnation) - St. Athanasius (NOW DONE) The Confessions of Saint Augustine (Currently reading) The Rule of Saint Benedict The Consolation of Philosophy - Boethius Proslogium / Fides Quaerens Intellectum (Faith Seeking Understanding) - St. Anselm "Treatise on Law" (from the Summa) - St. Thomas Aquinas Please check back for more updates soon! -Capstone Faculty Mr. Blonigen Mr. DeJak Mr. Adkins

Capstone Summer Dinner

Saint Agnes School's annual Red & White Benefit Dinner offered an evening of edification whereby Capstone teachers Mr. John DeJak, Mr. Fred Blonigen and Mr. Michael Adkins prepared and served an Austrian themed meal. Dr. DeJak prepared the entire dinner from scratch, revealing his culinary prowess. We were graced with the presence of Fr. Mark Moriarty, new Pastor and Superintendent of Saint Agnes! Fr. Moriarty was doing some last-minute moving and we had an extra plate of veal for him. He began his tenure as Pastor of the Church of Saint Agnes on Sunday, July 1st. We are very excited and blessed to have him. Many thanks to all who attended!