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Calendar Class of September 27, 2025
A Carpe Diem Snapshot: "May God Give You Holy Friendships Who Bless You With Their Belief In You." Liturgical: Saturday of the 25th Week...
Sep 27


Calendar Class of September 26, 2025
A Carpe Diem Snapshot: We entered the Wardrobe yesterday and took a deep dive into Narnia, with Professor Wesley Reynolds guiding our...
Sep 27


Calendar Class of September 25, 2025
A Carpe Diem Snapshot : One of the educational practices encouraged by Charlotte Mason I am always reminded of when I visit our...
Sep 26


Calendar Class of September 24, 2025
A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Carpe Flamma! Variety is the spice of life, as the saying goes, and what better way to experience it than through...
Sep 24


Calendar Class of September 23, 2025
A Carpe Diem Snapshot : Carpe Arbore! The tree-huggers in this photo are measuring one of the oldest trees in the State of Michigan, ...
Sep 23


Calendar Class of September 22, 2025
A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Happy Autumnal Equinox! Although for the purposes of our curriculum we follow the meteorological way of...
Sep 23


Calendar Class of September 21, 2025
A Carpe Diem Snapshot : The past 24 hours have provided a plethora of potential Carpe Diem snapshots, each with its own story. In this...
Sep 21


Calendar Class of September 20, 2025
A Carpe Diem Snapshot : Carpe Crucem! On our way to Paradise yesterday, we passed by the Cross-in-the-Woods shrine at Indian River, a...
Sep 20


Calendar Class of September 19, 2025
A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Carpe Aranea! September is Spider Season! I captured a snapshot of this huge beauty yesterday afternoon and was...
Sep 19


Calendar Class of September 18, 2025
A Carpe Diem Snapshot: 'Tis the season of all things pumpkin! This year we found a new use for the decorative miniature pumpkins during...
Sep 18


Calendar Class of September 17, 2025
Early this morning I received my idea for today's Carpe Diem Snapshot when I received a message from my friend Marco Respinti , who...
Sep 17


Calendar Class of September 16, 2025
A Carpe Diem Snapshot: What a catch-- Carpe Salmo! The Latin word for salmon is salmo , which is also the root of the English word...
Sep 16


Calendar Class of September 15, 2025
A Carpe Diem Snapshot: For yesterday's Sunday Feast, Providence provided us with a very special guest, our new friend Madeleine, who...
Sep 15


Calendar Class of September 14, 2025
A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Tanti Auguri, Papa Leone XIV!! In honor of his 70th Birthday today, I had these "Make Augustine Great Again...
Sep 14


Calendar Class of September 13, 2025
A Carpe Diem Snapshot : Deification was the topic of discussion at the Kirk Center library yesterday, with Fr. Joseph Hudson ...
Sep 13


Calendar Class of September 12, 2025
A Carpe Diem Snapshot : Carpe Vehentem (seize the bicycle)! No childhood is complete without a little ride around the neighborhood on...
Sep 12


Calendar Class of September 11, 2025
A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Yesterday evening as I was washing up from our "Autumn Tea" that we hosted with family and friends (as we used to...
Sep 11


Calendar Class of September 10, 2025
A Carpe Diem Snapshot: After a little post-fair break, the artist is back on the job completing commissions. Here she is making an...
Sep 10


Calendar Class of September 9, 2025
A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Carpe Hortum! Yesterday evening, my mother, sisters, and I enjoyed a home-cooked Italian meal in the incredible...
Sep 9


Calendar Class of September 8, 2025
A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Wheatland Music Festival is all about preserving the traditional arts, and the dulcimer has been a constant and...
Sep 8
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