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Uncomfortably Real

An Orientation to Harmel Academy of the Trades (and by extension, to our Venturi Friends)

Feb 20, 2025 • David Michael Phelps

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Training Men, Not Just Workers

Léon Harmel and the Moral Renewal of the Trades

Feb 17 • Stephen Grabill

Mother Means More

A Reflection on Maximalist Maternal Mediation in the Bible’s War for the World (During Advent, the Final Month of Mary’s Pregnancy)

Dec 17, 2025 • Nathan Schmiedicke

Nunc Coepi: Now I Begin (to Get Sick?)

Editor’s Note: The theme for Harmel Academy for 2025-2026 is Nunc Coepi. However, when researching the origin of this phrase, we discovered a hiccup…

Oct 14, 2025 • Nathan Schmiedicke

The Rosary as the School of Joseph?

How the Rosary Supercharges Endurance

Oct 7, 2025 • David Michael Phelps

“So, Where’s My Paycheck?”: Dirt and the Life of the World to Come

Part V of 'Dirt'

May 27, 2025 • Nathan Schmiedicke

Genesis 3: God and the Dirtiest Work (Something Better about Bad)

Part IV of "Dirt"

Apr 18, 2025 • Nathan Schmiedicke

Genesis 2: God’s Dirty Work (or, Something Perfect About Imperfect)

Part Three of "Dirt"

Apr 2, 2025 • Nathan Schmiedicke

Something Awesome About Being and Doing

Part Two of Dr. Nathan Schmiedicke's Theological Reflections on Dirt

Mar 18, 2025 • Nathan Schmiedicke

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