From the Headmaster: Our First Semester

From the Headmaster: Our First Semester

I have been asked to write a little something about the goings-on in our school, the Chesterton Academy of St. John Paul II, to show all of you-- dearest families and friends-- so that as we close the End-of-Year Campaign you can be given something of an idea about what we have spent our time doing here since the school's opening in August…

Headmaster’s Annual Appeal Letter

Headmaster’s Annual Appeal Letter

Our dearest families and friends,

It brings me immense pleasure to write our first annual appeal letter for our End-of-Year Campaign. I begin with a brief reflection. The Christmas season always fills me with immense hope because, despite the darkening days and the continuing winter cold…

JPIIHS November 2020 Newsletter

JPIIHS November 2020 Newsletter

Mr. Hockel and Ms. Yeh created a joint humanities and art assignment where students were to create a visual representation of the Shield of Achilles. Students were to depict 3-5 scenes from Book 18 of the Iliad, where Homer describes in detail the shield…

JPIIHS October 2020 Newsletter

JPIIHS October 2020 Newsletter

In the last month our students have grown immensely in their thought and their habits. Pouring over Plato and hammering out Homer have kept them busy as they ask questions over telos and join the Greeks in their search for meaning. Concurrently, our students have been mapping the stars and learning the patterns of thought and reality in their geometry class…

A Letter From the Headmaster

A Letter From the Headmaster

My dear ones,

It brings me great pleasure to write to you about this endeavor that we have undertaken, this great work that God has set out before us: the building of the first Catholic high school in Northern Colorado. This effort is the culmination of decades of devotion to Christ, and we, His fortunate and humble servants, have been tasked with the cultivation of His school and the Church Militant in this, our home.

Family Meal Times

Family Meal Times

Therefore, if the family is the Domestic church, then we can say that the liturgy of the Domestic church is the family meal. The family meal is perhaps the most overlooked and undervalued asset that the family possesses.