Harmel Academy, a Catholic Trade School (2023) - The Sower Episode 10 (audio)

Episode 10 • July 20, 2025 • 00:58:34
Harmel Academy, a Catholic Trade School (2023) - The Sower Episode 10 (audio)
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Harmel Academy, a Catholic Trade School (2023) - The Sower Episode 10 (audio)

Jul 20 2025 | 00:58:34

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Show Notes

Josh Bowman talks with David Michael Phelps, president of Harmel Academy. (This 2025 episode combines 2 episodes previously published in 2023.)

Harmel Academy is a post-secondary Catholic trade school in Grand Rapids, Michigan, pioneering an exciting new strategy for the formation and education of men. To learn more, go to https://www.harmelacademy.org/

Select books mentioned:

A. G. Sertillanges, The Intellectual Life https://www.cuapress.org/9780813206462/the-intellectual-life/

Matthew Crawford, Shop Class as Soulcraft https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/301618/shop-class-as-soulcraft-by-matthew-b-crawford/

Pope Leo XIII, Rerum Novarum https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_15051891_rerum-novarum.html

Alexander Schmemann, For the Life of the World https://svspress.com/for-the-life-of-the-world-new-edition/

To learn more about the Ciceronian Society, visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/

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