This special episode is an excerpt from a plenary panel at our 2025 annual conference in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
The panel title was "Jesus the Tekton: Restoring Common Arts Education," and two of the four speakers' remarks are included here.
The first speaker is Fr. Mark Perkins of St. Dunstan's Academy. After an opening prayer and introductory remarks, he presents his paper, "Timber Framing and Poetic Knowledge."
He is followed by Thomas Fickley, also of St. Dunstan's Academy, presenting on "A Place for Young Men: Resurrecting Apprenticeship."
Both men were interviewed in Episode 27 of The Sower, which you can listen to for details about St. Dunstan's.
https://stdunstansacademy.org/
https://youtu.be/1YoLbDSz71Q?si=c6yiKXex2pVRcJI5
If you enjoyed this episode, please consider attending our March 2026 annual conference, in Omaha, Nebraska. For details, go to https://ciceroniansociety.org/.
0:00 Episode Introduction (Anadale)
2:03 Panel Introduction (Perkins)
10:57 Timber Framing and Poetic Knowledge (Perkins)
28:15 A Place for Young Men: Resurrecting Apprenticeship (Fickley)
44:49 Closing Remarks (Bowman)
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