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La Bonne VieEpisode 27: Meet Mr. BakerKyle and Deacon sit down this week with Mr. Baker. Join us as we enjoy a great conversation about our community as educators in the Catholic and classical tradition.Show Notes and Outline of Topics1. The Journey to JPGּ• the importance of faculty collaboration• from St. Michael's to Pope St. John Paul the Great• the role of the unity of truth in building community• struck by the beauty of the campus and community2. Classical Education and Cohesiveness• faculty collaboration making cohesiveness of truth present
2022-03-0242 minLa Bonne VieEpisode 26: Getting Ready for a Classically Catholic LentDeacon and Kyle talk this week about getting ready for a classically Catholic Lent. Join as we converse about the wisdom of the classical Lenten devotions to pray, fast, and gives alms.Show Notes and Outline of TopicsQuote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, Lenten Message 2003"The Son of God loved us first, while "we were yet sinners", with an unconditional love which asks nothing in return. If this is so, how can we fail to see the season of Lent as a providential opportunity to make courageous decisions inspired by a...
2022-02-231h 18La Bonne VieEpisode 25: Incarnational BeautyKyle and Deacon Conque continue to get transcendental in this final installment from our series on the transcendentals. Join us as we contemplate transcendental beauty and the Cross.Show Notes and Outline of TopicsQuote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, Address during Vigil of Prayer at 15th World Youth Day, August 19, 2000"It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness; he is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you; he is the beauty to which you are so attracted; it is he who provokes you with...
2022-02-071h 05La Bonne VieEpisode 24: BeautyThe wait is over! Season 2 kicks off with Deacon Conque and Kyle continuing to get transcendental in this final installment from our series on the transcendentals. Join us as we contemplate transcendental beauty.Show Notes and Outline of TopicsQuote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, Address during Vigil of Prayer at 15th World Youth Day, August 19, 2000"It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness; he is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you; he is the beauty to which you are so attracted; it is...
2022-01-3054 minLa Bonne VieEpisode 23: Goodness GraciousKyle and Deacon Conque continue the conversation on transcendental goodness. Join us as we seek to conform our wills by affirming, pursuing, and being grateful for goodness.Show Notes and Outline of TopicsQuote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, Fides et Ratio"No less important than research in the theoretical field is research in the practical field—by which I mean the search for truth which looks to the good which is to be performed. In acting ethically, according to a free and rightly tuned will, the human person sets foot up...
2021-11-1550 minLa Bonne VieEpisode 22: Collarnary Cook Off & Family Consecration with Fr. BarrettDeacon Conque and Kyle sit down for two great conversations. In the first conversation, we sit down with our Advancement Coordinator and Registrar, Mrs. Christina Comeaux, to talk about the upcoming Collarnary Cook Off. In our second conversation, we were blessed to sit down and chat with Fr. Kevin Barrett from the Apostolate for Family Consecration during his recent visit to John Paul the Great Academy.Show Notes and Outline of Topics1. Collarnary Cook Off𐄁 Check out the website for the event𐄁 This year's competitors𐄁 how to attend and vote
2021-11-0945 minLa Bonne VieEpisode 21: For Goodness' SakeKyle and Deacon Conque continue to get transcendental this week by talking about goodness. Join us as we seek to conform our wills to being by nourishing our souls on goodness in the first part of this two-part conversation.Show Notes and Outline of Topics1. Good as a Transcendental𐄁 truth directs intellect to being, goodness directs will to being𐄁 goodness is about perfection𐄁 possession of the good; what do we mean by possession?𐄁 possession as bond of unity, abiding𐄁 the good is to be possessed𐄁 we must p...
2021-11-081h 09La Bonne VieEpisode 20: Transcendental TruthKyle and Deacon Conque continue to get transcendental this week by talking about truth. Join us as we seek to conform our minds to being by nourishing our souls on truth. Show Notes and Outline of TopicsQuote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, Fides et Ratio"With a false modesty, people rest content with partial and provisional truths, no longer seeking to ask radical questions about the meaning and ultimate foundation of human, personal and social existence. In short, the hope that philosophy might be able to provide definitive answers to t...
2021-10-251h 16La Bonne VieEpisode 19: Transcendental UnityDeacon Conque and Kyle continue to get transcendental this week by talking about unity, the often forgotten but oh so important transcendental. Join us as we seek to nourish our souls on unity, the spice of being.Show Notes and Outline of TopicsQuote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, Fides et Ratio"Set within the Christian metaphysical tradition, the philosophy of being is a dynamic philosophy which views reality in its ontological, causal and communicative structures. It is strong and enduring because it is based upon the very act of being...
2021-10-1357 minLa Bonne VieEpisode 18: The TranscendentalsKyle and Deacon Conque get transcendental this week! We talk a lot in classical education about nourishing souls on truth, goodness, and beauty. But what does this actually mean? What are the transcendentals? Why do we forget the transcendental of unity so often? How do we order our homes by the transcendentals? Join us as we ponder these questions and more.Show Notes and Outline of TopicsQuote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, Fides et Ratio"Wherever men and women discover a call to the absolute and transcendent, the metaphysical dimension...
2021-10-0440 minLa Bonne VieEpisode 17: Kathryn LopezThis week we are excited to welcome Kathryn Lopez to the La Bonne Vie Podcast. Join Deacon Conque and Kyle as they enjoy a great conversation with Kathryn about her work in journalism, relying on the Holy Spirit, engaging with the world, and a number of other interesting topics.La Bonne Vie is a podcast offering from John Paul the Great Academy dedicated to discussing the joys, triumphs, struggles, and issues with boldly living out our Catholic, classical mission in Acadiana through vibrant family lives.Our theme music, "Vive La Bonne Vie," is by L'Angelus.
2021-09-2736 minLa Bonne VieMen of JPG Fall Retreat 2021Join us this Saturday, September 25, 2021 for our Men of JPG Retreat from 8am-1pm. In this promo, Deacon Conque and Kyle take a moment to talk about the day and muse on a few things here and there.
2021-09-2109 minLa Bonne VieEpisode 16: Meet Ms. Byers Pt.3Deacon Conque and Kyle are excited to welcome back Ms. Emily Byers this week for the last part of a great conversation with Ms. Byers to discuss community, holiness, vocation, discernment, and education.Quote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, Gaudium et spes"The truth is that only in the mystery of the incarnate Word does the mystery of man take on light. For Adam, the first man, was a figure of Him Who was to come, namely Christ the Lord. Christ, the final Adam, by the revelation of the mystery of the Father...
2021-09-2039 minLa Bonne VieEpisode 15: Meet Ms. Byers Pt 2Deacon Conque and Kyle are excited to welcome back Ms. Emily Byers this week for part 2 of 3 of a great conversation with Ms. Byers to discuss vocation, discernment, and education.Quote from St. John Paul the Great, Address to the Young People of Scotland, 1982 "In the first place I say this: you must never think that you are alone in deciding your future!"Show Notes and Outline of Topics1. New Year, New Role𐄁 Dean of Student Formation𐄁 assisting simplicity in discernment opposed to vocational anxiety2. You are...
2021-09-1335 minLa Bonne VieEpisode 14: Meet Ms. Byers Part 1Deacon Conque and Kyle are excited to welcome Ms. Emily Byers this week for part 1 of 3 of a great conversation with Ms. Byers to discuss vocation, discernment, and education.Show Notes and Outline of Topics1. Meet Ms. Byers𐄁 consecrated virginity𐄁 the path to education𐄁 spiritual motherhood2. Teaching and Missionary Work𐄁 "Tu via es misión." Your life is mission.𐄁 discovering spiritual motherhood in teaching𐄁 being in a community that values living out vocation faithfully 3. Entering into Classical Education𐄁 snapshots of cla...
2021-09-0828 minLa Bonne VieEpisode 13: Classically CatholicKyle and Deacon Conque talk this week about the meaning that springs forth from combining the terms 'Classical' and 'Catholic' and why it's so important to our mission at John Paul the Great Academy.We apologize for the late post this week due to Hurricane Ida. (And the background noise that couldn't be filtered out.) Show Notes and Outline of TopicsQuote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, Crossing the Threshold of Hope. "To accept the Gospel’s demands means to affirm all of our humanity, to see in it the beauty des...
2021-09-0132 minLa Bonne VieEpisode 12: CatholicKyle and Deacon Conque talk this week about the meaning of the term 'Catholic' and why it's so important to our mission at John Paul the Great Academy. We use this term often as a community; it's familiar to anyone whose been around. Join us as we get behind the veil of familiarity and ask: What do we mean by Catholic?Show Notes and Outline of TopicsQuote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, Dominum et Vivificantem. “The Church, therefore, instructed by the words of Christ, and drawing on the experience of Pentecost and he...
2021-08-2330 minLa Bonne VieEpisode 11: ClassicalKyle and Deacon Conque talk this week about the meaning of the term 'classical' and why it's so important to our mission at John Paul the Great Academy. We use this term often as a community; it's familiar to anyone whose been around. Join us as we get behind the veil of familiarity and ask: What do we mean by Classical?Show Notes and Outline of TopicsQuote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, Fides et Ratio. “A pioneer of positive engagement with philosophical thinking--albeit with cautious discernment--was St. Justin. Although he continued to ho...
2021-08-1627 minLa Bonne VieEpisode 10: TemperanceDeacon Conque and Kyle talk about the virtue of temperance. Join us as we seek moderation in our discussion of the role of temperance in the Christian life, Classical Education, and our homes.Show Notes and Outline of TopicsQuote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, General Audience, 22 November 1978. “A temperate man is one who is master of himself. One in whom passions do not prevail over reason, will, and even the "heart". A man who can control himself! If this is so, we can easily realize what a fundamental and radical value the vi...
2021-08-091h 20La Bonne VieEpisode 9: Fortitude (Courage)Deacon Conque and Kyle talk about the virtue of fortitude. Join us as we find the courage to discuss the role of fortitude in the Christian life, Classical Education, and our homes.Show Notes and Outline of TopicsQuote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, Veritatis Splendor. “...there is nonetheless a consistent witness which all Christians must daily be ready to make, even at the cost of suffering and grave sacrifice. Indeed, faced with the many difficulties which fidelity to the moral order can demand, even in the most ordinary circumstances, the Christian is ca...
2021-08-0257 minLa Bonne VieEpisode 8: JusticeKyle and Deacon Conque talk about the virtue of justice. Join us as we pun our way through a deep dive in the role of justice in the fullness of Christian worship, community, and homes.Show Notes and Outline of TopicsQuote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, Message for Celebration of World Day of Peace, 1 January 2002."True peace therefore is the fruit of justice, that moral virtue and legal guarantee which ensures full respect for rights and responsibilities, and the just distribution of benefits and burdens. But because human justice is always...
2021-07-261h 01La Bonne VieEpisode 7: Meet the Munzings Part 3In this episode, Kyle and the Deacon enjoy the final segment in our series of great conversations with the Munzing family: Mike and Kristi Munzing. Join us as we talk about finding balance in prayer, home, family, and work. Big thanks to Mike and Kristi for taking the time to sit with us in the studio. Hope you enjoy this conversation half as much as we did. Quote from Pope St. John Paul the Great "Family communion can only be preserved and perfected through a great spirit of sacrifice. It requires, in fact, a ready an...
2021-07-1933 minLa Bonne VieEpisode 6: Meet the Munzings Part 2In this episode, Kyle and the Deacon enjoy the second of three great conversations with the Munzing family: Mike and Kristi Munzing. Join us as we talk about their experience of becoming part of the JPG community, the common struggle we all face to integrate our faith in our daily lives, and the value of JPG's emphasis on teaching the whole child. Big thanks to Mike and Kristi for taking the time to sit with us in the studio. Hope you enjoy this conversation half as much as we did. Stay tuned for part 3 of this conversation next week.
2021-07-1225 minLa Bonne VieEpisode 5: Meet the MunzingsIn this episode, Kyle and the Deacon enjoy the first of three great conversations with the Munzing family: Mike and Kristi Munzing. Join us as we talk about their journey to marriage, their experience of the JPG community, and the call we all share to something great. Big thanks to Mike and Kristi for taking the time to sit with us in the studio. Hope you enjoy this conversation half as much as we did. Stay tuned for parts 2 and 3 of this conversation in the upcoming weeks.1. Journey to Marriage2. From Marriage to JPG
2021-07-0524 minLa Bonne VieEpisode 4: PrudenceDeacon Conque and Kyle talk about the virtue of prudence: ordering our life, our home, and our desires to Christ...but how? Let's explore the role of prudence in living the good life.Quote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, General Audience from October 25, 1978.So prudence is the key for the accomplishment of the fundamental task that each of us has received from God. This task is the perfection of man himself. God has given our humanity to each of us. We must meet this task by planning it accordingly.1. Prudence: Wisdom in...
2021-06-2830 minLa Bonne VieEpisode 3: Intellectual VirtueIn this episode, Kyle and Deacon Conque discuss the forgotten idea of intellectual virtue. While moral virtues are an important part of living out the Gospel, they are often overemphasized to the detriment of the intellectual virtues. Morality is ordered when it is a response to knowledge of God. In other words, moral acts of the will follow from docility of the intellect. Join us as we explore the valuable treasures of the intellectual virtues.Show Notes and OutlineQuote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, Fides et Ratio"The truth of Christian...
2021-06-2130 minLa Bonne VieEpisode 2: FreedomDeacon Conque and Kyle discuss the meaning of freedom in the context of the Christian life and the role of freedom in fostering a Catholic, classical home.Show Notes & Outline of TopicsBuilding classical homes for our classical community through the cultivation of freedomQuote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, Fides et Ratio"This is why the Church has always considered the act of entrusting oneself to God to be a moment of fundamental decision which engages the whole person. In that act, the intellect and the will display their spiritual...
2021-06-1429 minLa Bonne VieEpisode 1: JoyIn this inaugural episode, Deacon Conque and Kyle Albarado discuss the role of joy in the Christian life and in a Catholic classical home.Show Notes/Outline of Topics Purpose of the Podcast What is joy? The role of joy in Christian Life Joy and Classical Education The role of joy in the family Joy on our campus Joy in the words of Pope St. John Paul the GreatAngelus Address, 1986, Adelaide, AustraliaWe are meant to have our human joys: the joy of living, the joy of love and friendship, the joy...
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