We continue our Back to School Shorts looking at excerpts from Stratford Caldecott's Beauty in the Word: Rethinking the foundations of Education. In this episode, Caldecott explains the role of rhetoric and community in education. La Bonne Vie is a podcast offering from ⁠⁠⁠John Paul the Great Academy⁠⁠⁠ dedicated to discussing the joys, triumphs, s…

We continue our Back to School Shorts looking at excerpts from Stratford Caldecott's Beauty in the Word: Rethinking the foundations of Education. In this episode, Caldecott explains for us the role of attention and prayer in education. La Bonne Vie is a podcast offering from ⁠⁠⁠John Paul the Great Academy⁠⁠⁠ dedicated to discussing the joys, triump…

This is the first of a series of Back to School Shorts reading excerpts from Stratford Caldecott's Beauty in the Word: Rethinking the Foundations of Education. In this short, we read from Caldecott on the liberal arts and their role in an education for freedom. La Bonne Vie is a podcast offering from ⁠⁠John Paul the Great Academy⁠⁠ dedicated to dis…

Deacon Conque and Kyle are back in the studio this week discussing the idea of liturgical formation. Show Notes Apostolic Letter from Pope Francis on Liturgical Formation Unable to find Cardinal Sarah's six points. Please e-mail Kyle (kalbarado@jpgacademy.org) if you are able find the link. liturgy as a public world liturgy and leisure Josef Pieper…

Kyle and Deacon sit down with Dr. Jacob Imam to discuss the money, the Gospel, and the good life. Dr. Jacob Imam is one of the founders and contributes regularly over at New Polity. Here are a few of our favorite contributions. Socialism is Not Catholic Political Saints: Blessed Alcuin of York Pope Benedict Special La Bonne Vie is a podcast offerin…

It's that time of year again! Time to recommit to the work of our salvation. Here's a segment from our Lenten episode from last season. To hear the full episode, click the link provided below. Full Episode La Bonne Vie is a podcast offering from John Paul the Great Academy dedicated to discussing the joys, triumphs, struggles, and issues with boldl…

Deacon and Kyle are joined in the studio again this week by our Head of School, Mrs. Odinet. In our second conversation, we talk about the role of Christ the Teacher. Show Notes and Outline of Topics 1. Christ the Teacher 2. Imitating Christ in the Home and Classroom 3. Making Room for Christ in our Hearts 4. Making Room for Christ on Campus 5. Con…

Kyle and Deacon are joined in the studio this week by our Head of School, Mrs. Odinet. In our first of two conversations, we hear how the Odinet family arrived at JPG, how Mrs. Odinet joined the faculty, and how she became Head of School. (Please forgive the recording issues with Kyle's microphone setup for this episode. We promise he wasn't phonin…

Kyle and Deacon sit down in this first episode of season 2 and discuss cultural commitments. In his new role as president, Deacon Conque shares with us his vision for guarding, building, and realizing Catholic culture at John Paul the Great Academy. Show Notes and Outline of Topics 1. Discipleship 2. Building a Culture of Life 3. Integral Knowledge…

Kyle and Deacon sit down this week with Mr. Baker. Join us as we enjoy a great conversation about our community as educators in the Catholic and classical tradition. Show Notes and Outline of Topics 1. The Journey to JPG ּ• the importance of faculty collaboration • from St. Michael's to Pope St. John Paul the Great • the role of the unity of truth …

Deacon and Kyle talk this week about getting ready for a classically Catholic Lent. Join as we converse about the wisdom of the classical Lenten devotions to pray, fast, and gives alms. Show Notes and Outline of Topics Quote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, Lenten Message 2003 "The Son of God loved us first, while "we were yet sinners", with an u…

Kyle and Deacon Conque continue to get transcendental in this final installment from our series on the transcendentals. Join us as we contemplate transcendental beauty and the Cross. Show Notes and Outline of Topics Quote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, Address during Vigil of Prayer at 15th World Youth Day, August 19, 2000 "It is Jesus that you…

The wait is over! Season 2 kicks off with Deacon Conque and Kyle continuing to get transcendental in this final installment from our series on the transcendentals. Join us as we contemplate transcendental beauty. Show Notes and Outline of Topics Quote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, Address during Vigil of Prayer at 15th World Youth Day, August …

Kyle and Deacon Conque continue the conversation on transcendental goodness. Join us as we seek to conform our wills by affirming, pursuing, and being grateful for goodness. Show Notes and Outline of Topics Quote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, Fides et Ratio "No less important than research in the theoretical field is research in the practical …

Deacon Conque and Kyle sit down for two great conversations. In the first conversation, we sit down with our Advancement Coordinator and Registrar, Mrs. Christina Comeaux, to talk about the upcoming Collarnary Cook Off. In our second conversation, we were blessed to sit down and chat with Fr. Kevin Barrett from the Apostolate for Family Consecratio…

Kyle and Deacon Conque continue to get transcendental this week by talking about goodness. Join us as we seek to conform our wills to being by nourishing our souls on goodness in the first part of this two-part conversation. Show Notes and Outline of Topics 1. Good as a Transcendental 𐄁 truth directs intellect to being, goodness directs will to bei…

Kyle and Deacon Conque continue to get transcendental this week by talking about truth. Join us as we seek to conform our minds to being by nourishing our souls on truth. Show Notes and Outline of Topics Quote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, Fides et Ratio "With a false modesty, people rest content with partial and provisional truths, no longer …

Deacon Conque and Kyle continue to get transcendental this week by talking about unity, the often forgotten but oh so important transcendental. Join us as we seek to nourish our souls on unity, the spice of being. Show Notes and Outline of Topics Quote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, Fides et Ratio "Set within the Christian metaphysical traditio…

Kyle and Deacon Conque get transcendental this week! We talk a lot in classical education about nourishing souls on truth, goodness, and beauty. But what does this actually mean? What are the transcendentals? Why do we forget the transcendental of unity so often? How do we order our homes by the transcendentals? Join us as we ponder these questions…

This week we are excited to welcome Kathryn Lopez to the La Bonne Vie Podcast. Join Deacon Conque and Kyle as they enjoy a great conversation with Kathryn about her work in journalism, relying on the Holy Spirit, engaging with the world, and a number of other interesting topics. La Bonne Vie is a podcast offering from John Paul the Great Academy de…

Join us this Saturday, September 25, 2021 for our Men of JPG Retreat from 8am-1pm. In this promo, Deacon Conque and Kyle take a moment to talk about the day and muse on a few things here and there.

Deacon Conque and Kyle are excited to welcome back Ms. Emily Byers this week for the last part of a great conversation with Ms. Byers to discuss community, holiness, vocation, discernment, and education. Quote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, Gaudium et spes "The truth is that only in the mystery of the incarnate Word does the mystery of man take…

Deacon Conque and Kyle are excited to welcome back Ms. Emily Byers this week for part 2 of 3 of a great conversation with Ms. Byers to discuss vocation, discernment, and education. Quote from St. John Paul the Great, Address to the Young People of Scotland, 1982 "In the first place I say this: you must never think that you are alone in deciding you…

Deacon Conque and Kyle are excited to welcome Ms. Emily Byers this week for part 1 of 3 of a great conversation with Ms. Byers to discuss vocation, discernment, and education. Show Notes and Outline of Topics 1. Meet Ms. Byers 𐄁 consecrated virginity 𐄁 the path to education 𐄁 spiritual motherhood 2. Teaching and Missionary Work 𐄁 "Tu via es misión.…

Kyle and Deacon Conque talk this week about the meaning that springs forth from combining the terms 'Classical' and 'Catholic' and why it's so important to our mission at John Paul the Great Academy. We apologize for the late post this week due to Hurricane Ida. (And the background noise that couldn't be filtered out.) Show Notes and Outline of Top…

Kyle and Deacon Conque talk this week about the meaning of the term 'Catholic' and why it's so important to our mission at John Paul the Great Academy. We use this term often as a community; it's familiar to anyone whose been around. Join us as we get behind the veil of familiarity and ask: What do we mean by Catholic? Show Notes and Outline of Top…

Kyle and Deacon Conque talk this week about the meaning of the term 'classical' and why it's so important to our mission at John Paul the Great Academy. We use this term often as a community; it's familiar to anyone whose been around. Join us as we get behind the veil of familiarity and ask: What do we mean by Classical? Show Notes and Outline of T…

Deacon Conque and Kyle talk about the virtue of temperance. Join us as we seek moderation in our discussion of the role of temperance in the Christian life, Classical Education, and our homes. Show Notes and Outline of Topics Quote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, General Audience, 22 November 1978. “A temperate man is one who is master of himsel…

Deacon Conque and Kyle talk about the virtue of fortitude. Join us as we find the courage to discuss the role of fortitude in the Christian life, Classical Education, and our homes. Show Notes and Outline of Topics Quote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, Veritatis Splendor. “...there is nonetheless a consistent witness which all Christians must da…

Kyle and Deacon Conque talk about the virtue of justice. Join us as we pun our way through a deep dive in the role of justice in the fullness of Christian worship, community, and homes. Show Notes and Outline of Topics Quote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, Message for Celebration of World Day of Peace, 1 January 2002. "True peace therefore is th…

In this episode, Kyle and the Deacon enjoy the final segment in our series of great conversations with the Munzing family: Mike and Kristi Munzing. Join us as we talk about finding balance in prayer, home, family, and work. Big thanks to Mike and Kristi for taking the time to sit with us in the studio. Hope you enjoy this conversation half as much …

In this episode, Kyle and the Deacon enjoy the second of three great conversations with the Munzing family: Mike and Kristi Munzing. Join us as we talk about their experience of becoming part of the JPG community, the common struggle we all face to integrate our faith in our daily lives, and the value of JPG's emphasis on teaching the whole child. …

In this episode, Kyle and the Deacon enjoy the first of three great conversations with the Munzing family: Mike and Kristi Munzing. Join us as we talk about their journey to marriage, their experience of the JPG community, and the call we all share to something great. Big thanks to Mike and Kristi for taking the time to sit with us in the studio. H…

Deacon Conque and Kyle talk about the virtue of prudence: ordering our life, our home, and our desires to Christ...but how? Let's explore the role of prudence in living the good life. Quote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, General Audience from October 25, 1978. So prudence is the key for the accomplishment of the fundamental task that each of us…

In this episode, Kyle and Deacon Conque discuss the forgotten idea of intellectual virtue. While moral virtues are an important part of living out the Gospel, they are often overemphasized to the detriment of the intellectual virtues. Morality is ordered when it is a response to knowledge of God. In other words, moral acts of the will follow from d…

Deacon Conque and Kyle discuss the meaning of freedom in the context of the Christian life and the role of freedom in fostering a Catholic, classical home. Show Notes & Outline of Topics Building classical homes for our classical community through the cultivation of freedom Quote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, Fides et Ratio "This is why the Ch…

In this inaugural episode, Deacon Conque and Kyle Albarado discuss the role of joy in the Christian life and in a Catholic classical home. Show Notes/Outline of Topics Purpose of the Podcast What is joy? The role of joy in Christian Life Joy and Classical Education The role of joy in the family Joy on our campus Joy in the words of Pope St. John Pa…