Point #1 “Get yourself a nice journal” has proven to be vital for me. The cost of purchasing it and the beauty of well crafted blank pages provides that wee bit of extra incentive to actually keep up with the journal.
Funny, it was only just last night that I came across an introduction to these Cardinal and Theological Virtues in the book "Mere Christianity." I think Jane Austen is queen when it comes to showcasing the distinction between Virtue and Vice.
I will definitely grab that title, thanks for the recommendation. Yes, S&S is a good study on Temperance, and on vice I noticed a great deal of egocentric tendencies in the characters of Northanger Abbey.
In the second row of the table of virtues and vices, I think the vices should be reversed. The virtue is temperance and moderation, so a deficiency in this virtue would lead to indulgence, while an excess of this virtue would lead to deprivation.
Hi, yes! Thank you. The funny thing is that I have used all of those in my study guides, but when you sit down to write them all out...it's like trying to name all 50 states in one sitting. You know them all but can only list 49 for some reason. lol
Well it it was hard to come up with some from my phone. I would start the list in a comment and think of a word and have to copy my comment to go look and make sure the word wasn’t already on your list and then come back paste the comment add the new word and think again….obviously no photographic memory palace going on here. I tried to think of literature that is meaningful to me and what would be the tags for those passages.
I’ve always gotten these fairly inexpensive hardback notebooks with an elastic strap from Walmart. I’ve toyed with getting a more expensive fancy one sometime.
Great idea Jacob! Piqued my interest. Will give this a go.
I just told my wife about your article on
Commonplace Journaling. She creates custom made journals for people to bless them. Literally see people cry when she gives them out to people as gifts (Nourish to Flourish)
Thank you! That is a very useful list of subject matter, and I'm passing it on to Celeste Green, Academic Dean of Axiom Christian Classical School in Albuquerque.
When I taught in a classical school, I encouraged commonplacing by requiring that middle school students have such a journal as you described, and I would provide occasional "silent reading" sessions where students would interact with assigned literature in their commonplace journals. I would play Enya music very softly and they loved that.
In a book I authored, I also encouraged commonplacing and interaction with the text of the book, by introducing the subject of commonplacing and providing blank pages within the book for that purpose.
Brother, I am not sure how to contact you so I am doing here. My name is Josaias Ribeiro Jr. I work for a Brazilian publishing house / audiobooks producer. Our URLs are https://www.editoratrinitas.com.br/ and https://pilgrim.com.br. One of our focus is Christian Classical Education. It's still a movement on its first steps here in Brazil. I was impressed when I found your substack for CCE resources. We have published many of the Great Books on our app. I wonder if you can give your permission to translate your posts. You can contact me at josaias [ at ] pilgrim.com.br if you have any questions.
Point #1 “Get yourself a nice journal” has proven to be vital for me. The cost of purchasing it and the beauty of well crafted blank pages provides that wee bit of extra incentive to actually keep up with the journal.
Makes sense to me!
"Home" reminds me of the song "Beulah Land."
"I'm kind of homesick for a country,
to which I've never been before."
Funny, it was only just last night that I came across an introduction to these Cardinal and Theological Virtues in the book "Mere Christianity." I think Jane Austen is queen when it comes to showcasing the distinction between Virtue and Vice.
Sense and sensibility is amazing for thinking about the virtue of Temperance in particular! I love Jane Austen.
You should read Josef Pieper’s Virtues of the Human Heart if you want to think more about this topic. Priceless and very quickly read.
I will definitely grab that title, thanks for the recommendation. Yes, S&S is a good study on Temperance, and on vice I noticed a great deal of egocentric tendencies in the characters of Northanger Abbey.
Austen is a master of character study. Absolutely brilliant. Her and Dickens both.
In the second row of the table of virtues and vices, I think the vices should be reversed. The virtue is temperance and moderation, so a deficiency in this virtue would lead to indulgence, while an excess of this virtue would lead to deprivation.
You know, that's a good point.
Suffering
Duty, integrity, humility, service, rights, sacrifice,
Hi, yes! Thank you. The funny thing is that I have used all of those in my study guides, but when you sit down to write them all out...it's like trying to name all 50 states in one sitting. You know them all but can only list 49 for some reason. lol
I'll add these.
Well it it was hard to come up with some from my phone. I would start the list in a comment and think of a word and have to copy my comment to go look and make sure the word wasn’t already on your list and then come back paste the comment add the new word and think again….obviously no photographic memory palace going on here. I tried to think of literature that is meaningful to me and what would be the tags for those passages.
I just updated it again, with your recommendations. I also added "Leadership."
The heart, broken, betrays the soul.
What’s everyone’s favorite journal for a common place notebook?
I’ve always gotten these fairly inexpensive hardback notebooks with an elastic strap from Walmart. I’ve toyed with getting a more expensive fancy one sometime.
Great idea Jacob! Piqued my interest. Will give this a go.
I just told my wife about your article on
Commonplace Journaling. She creates custom made journals for people to bless them. Literally see people cry when she gives them out to people as gifts (Nourish to Flourish)
Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
That’s a really cool gift to give/receive!
Thank you! That is a very useful list of subject matter, and I'm passing it on to Celeste Green, Academic Dean of Axiom Christian Classical School in Albuquerque.
When I taught in a classical school, I encouraged commonplacing by requiring that middle school students have such a journal as you described, and I would provide occasional "silent reading" sessions where students would interact with assigned literature in their commonplace journals. I would play Enya music very softly and they loved that.
In a book I authored, I also encouraged commonplacing and interaction with the text of the book, by introducing the subject of commonplacing and providing blank pages within the book for that purpose.
Thanks for your kind words. You might also enjoy this one on a related topic: https://stgb.substack.com/p/on-the-marking-of-books
I did like it!
What is lacking cannot be counted.
Nice lists. Subscribed. Thanks for sharing, Jacob!
Brother, I am not sure how to contact you so I am doing here. My name is Josaias Ribeiro Jr. I work for a Brazilian publishing house / audiobooks producer. Our URLs are https://www.editoratrinitas.com.br/ and https://pilgrim.com.br. One of our focus is Christian Classical Education. It's still a movement on its first steps here in Brazil. I was impressed when I found your substack for CCE resources. We have published many of the Great Books on our app. I wonder if you can give your permission to translate your posts. You can contact me at josaias [ at ] pilgrim.com.br if you have any questions.