CONTINUING IN THE WORD
Perspectives on Homeschooling and Classical Christian Education from Scholars Online
Category: Character formation
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November 13: St. Augustine of Hippo
While today is not his Feast Day (that’s August 28), November 13 is the anniversary of the birth of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo and prolific author of theologic works, many of which still survive. Church tradition honors the date of a saint’s death, because historically this was the anniversary of martyrdom for many the church…
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November 12: The World Wide Web
In 1984, Timothy Berners-Lee, who had worked at CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) as an intern in 1980, returned as a Fellow. He worked to improved CERN’s connectivity to the Internet, and by 1989, it was the largest node in Europe, used by hundreds of scientists worldwide to exchange experimental data, theories, and…
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November 11: Martin of Tours
It’s Veteran’s Day in the US, Remembrance Day in Britain, when we honor those who died in the First World War, which ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month over a century ago in 1918 with the signing of an Armistice. But it is also the feast of St.…