This article was first published in the Beauty issue of Common Place Quarterly. It was one of the first cool days of the fall. The leaves were starting to change, the seasons were beginning to shift, and on this morning, you could feel it in the air. The children trickled in for breakfast, and to …
This article was first published in the Method issue of Common Place Quarterly. Across the wide and varied spectrum of modern booklists and curricula inspired by Charlotte Mason, there seems to be a small set of books that always make the cut. First is the Bible, which Mason referred to as the “one source of …
This article was first published in the Inspire issue of Common Place Quarterly. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo entered the world in 1617, and he came with talent, as if equipped for the journey. His family noticed early on that his drawings were not the scribbles or sketches of an ordinary child, so they directed him towards …