Latin in actu: Writing A Thomistic Christocentrism
Why learn Latin? Besides whatever beauty, delight, and perspective there are to gain, the reason to learn a new language is to communicate with it. In the case of Latin and other “dead” languages, the majority of that communication consists of reading old texts. My recent book, A Thomistic Christocentrism: Recovering the Carmelites of Salamanca […]
Testimonial of Fr Dylan Schrader, PhD
To anyone who is on the fence about trying this out, I say Duc in altum! Almost nine years ago, I sweated over buying plane tickets. Should I pay extra for the ability to cancel? I was considering traveling halfway across the country for a conference called Veterum sapientia. If I went, it would be […]
Sapere Aude…Latinam—And Dare to Try the Johannine Option by Fr Dylan Schrader
“Pope John was right. The Church needs Latin. We are, after all, a global community, an ancient community, and an everlasting community.” We invite you to read this insightful article on the revival of Latin by one of VSI’s own professors. https://adoremus.org/2020/11/sapere-audelatinam-and-dare-to-try-the-johannine-option/