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)

• (00:00:00) - Episode Introduction
• (00:02:03) - Panel Introduction (Perkins)
• (00:10:57) - Timber Framing and Poetic Knowledge (Perkins)
• (00:28:15) - A Place for Young Men: Resurrecting Apprenticeship (Fickley)
• (00:44:49) - Closing Remarks (Bowman)

Chris Anadale interviews Caleb Galloway, an Anglican woodworker and stained glass artist in Marietta, Georgia. We discuss how he got started, prospects for GenZ young men, and his upcoming project building roadside shrines.

To follow Caleb: https://x.com/Gallo_Woodworks

Orthodox Masonry: https://x.com/orthodoxmason

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Josh Bowman chats with Commander William Spears, who serves as a submarine warfare officer in the U.S. Navy. He is also a scholar, writing on topics of leadership and military ethics. He is the author of the recently released book, Stoicism as a Warrior Philosophy (Casemate, 2025), which examines the morality of war and military service through the lens of Stoic philosophy. And that book is our topic today! We discuss the importance of the stoics, virtue, Cicero, Seneca, and more.

Link to the book: https://www.casematepublishers.com/9781636246239/stoicism-as-a-warrior-philosophy/

https://williamcspears.com/

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Josh Bowman chats with Rev. Michael Langer, founder and president of Faithful Presence. As explained on its website, “Faithful Presence is a ministry in our nation's capital, equipping servants and leaders to flourish as they participate in Christ’s mission of making all things new through offering intentional spiritual, emotional, relational, vocational, ideological, cultural, and evangelical discipleship.” We discuss the nature of whole-life discipleship, its importance for Christians in the “public square,” and much more.

To learn more, visit: https://faithful-presence.org/about

The 2026 Ciceronian Society Conference will be held March 12-14 at Creighton University in Omaha, NE.

To learn more about us, our events, this Podcast, our journal, Pietas, to sign up for our newsletter, and to make your tax deductible gift, please go to https://ciceroniansociety.org/

Josh Bowman chats with Paul Gutacker, Executive Director of Brazos Fellows, based in Waco, Texas. Brazos Fellows is an annual program that welcomes a small cohort of emerging adults to commit to a common Rule of Life, embrace a rhythm of prayer, study, work, Sabbath, and community, all rooted in the life and worship of a local parish, Christ Church Waco (ACNA).

To learn more and apply to be a fellow, visit: https://www.brazosfellows.com/

The standard application deadline is March 1.

Applications open on October 1, and the early consideration deadline is December 1.

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The 2026 Ciceronian Society Conference will be held March 12-14 at Creighton University in Omaha, NE.

To learn more about us, our events, this Podcast, our journal, Pietas, to sign up for our newsletter, and to make your tax deductible gift, please go to https://ciceroniansociety.org/

Josh Bowman chats with Dr. Alex Fogleman, Associate Dean for Special Programs and Assistant Professor of Theology at Trinity Anglican Seminary, where he oversees the Robert E. Webber Center and the Doctor of Ministry program. He also directs the Catechesis Task Force for the Anglican Church of North America.

He is the author of Knowledge, Faith, and Early Christian Initiation (Cambridge University Press, 2023), and the subject of this episode, Making Disciples: Catechesis in History, Theology, and Practice (Eerdmans, 2025), which received awards of merit from The Gospel Coalition and Christianity Today.

We dive into church history, Christian formation, discipleship, catechesis, place, friendship, and much more.

Buy the book here:
https://www.eerdmans.com/9781467467759/making-disciples/

Robert E. Webber Center
https://tas.edu/webber/

The 2026 Ciceronian Society Conference will be held March 12-14 at Creighton University in Omaha, NE.

To learn more about us, our events, this Podcast, our journal, Pietas, to sign up for our newsletter, and to make your tax deductible gift, please go to https://ciceroniansociety.org/

Josh Bowman is joined by John D. Wilsey, James Patterson, Claire Baker, and Annie Crawford for an entertaining reflection on the seasons of Advent and Christmas. We discuss holiday favorites and how the Ciceronian themes of Tradition, Place, and ‘Things Divine’ come alive this time of year.

If you enjoy conversations like this, please consider registering for our upcoming conference, March 12-14 at Creighton University in Omaha, NE.

https://ciceroniansociety.org/conference/2026-conference-registration/

Merry Christmas!

Josh Bowman reflects on where the Ciceronian Society has been in 2025 and where we’re going in 2026. He also offers some commentary on where we as Christians find ourselves socially and culturally, and what that means for institutions like ours.

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Link to From Christendom to Apostolic Mission, published by the Univ. of Mary: https://bookstore.umary.edu/MerchDetail?MerchID=1638495&num=0&start=9&end=12&type=1&CategoryName=Books&CatID=29630&Name=Books#.YPb7oRNKhTZ