Welcome to unit 16!
This week we celebrate the feast day of Anthony the Great, Father of Monks (January 17th). His influence upon monasticism and asceticism, in large part due to a biography by Saint Athanasius, is profound.
There are many lesser known and wonderful saints on the calendar during Epiphanytide and the ordinal weeks as we transition towards Lent. The main theme might be said to be "theophany"--the "revealing of God"
WISDOM of the SAINTS: "Let it be your supreme and common purpose not to grow weary in the work you have begun, and in time of trial and affliction not to lose courage and say: Oh, how long already have we been mortifying ourselves! Rather, we should daily begin anew and constantly increase our fervor. For man's whole life is short when measured against the time to come, so short, in fact, that it is as nothing in comparison with eternity." Saint Anthony (circa AD 300)
LEAGUE, ACT III: Opening this week!
SPIRIT WEEK: Next week (Unit 17) is our annual Spirit Week celebration to be glad in all things Oxrosian, commemorate our patron (Saint Thomas Aquinas whose feast is January 28), and give thanks to God for this wonderful community. Look for the schedule to be posted this week. There will be contests, opportunities for community prayer, house battles (quiz bowl competitions), and more.
POEM of the WEEK: "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost. Recited by Lukas Braaten
Student and instructor contributions for "Poem of the Week" are welcome. Send a message to Mr. Rolling with "Poem of the Week," and the title and author of the poem you would like to recite.
Student and instructor contributions for "Poem of the Week" are welcome. Send a message to Mr. Rolling with "Poem of the Week," and the title and author of the poem you would like to recite.
TIP of the MORNING: Multi-tasking does not work! "Psychologists gave [multitaskers] different tasks to accomplish and compared their results with another group that was instructed to do only one thing at a time. The outcome was unambiguous: While those who multitasked felt more productive, their productivity actually decreased -- a lot. Not only the quantity but also the quality of their accomplishments lagged significantly behind that of the control group." How to Take Smart Notes, Sonke Ahrens