CMP Review 2024-10-01

October 1, 2024

Nancy Kelly opened the 2024 Living Education Retreat in July with her new talk entitled “Speech of the Soul: The Priority of Prayer in a Living‬‭ Education‬.” This fascinating and touching presentation shed light on an aspect of Charlotte Mason’s philosophy and method which is rarely discussed.

To paint us a broad picture of Miss Mason’s thoughts on prayer, Nancy drew on many sources, including the books Mason assigned in the programmes. She specifically focused on the books assigned for Sunday reading, which often touched on devotional or spiritual themes such as prayer.

As an outgrowth of that research, Nancy has produced a separate article which talks specifically about those books. Not limiting herself to the subject of prayer, she has instead examined the book lists and how they were assigned to identify patterns and insights for us.

How could living books further our growth in the supreme relation, our relationship with God? The fullness of Charlotte Mason’s answer is not found only on weekdays. Take a close look at Sundays with Nancy Kelly of Sage Parnassus. Find her compelling and insightful article here.

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