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01/17/2026 09:00:00 AM01/17/2026 02:00:00 PMAmerica/ChicagoSt. Louis Catholic Classical Education Symposium 2026St. Louis Classical Catholic Education Symposium
January 17th | 9AM - 2PM
On January 17th Chesterton Academy of St. Louis will host its 2nd annual St. Louis Catholic Classical Education Symposium. This year's theme is Ad Fontes: The Sources of Living Authority, and we are honored to welcome our keynote speaker, Zena Hitz. Dr. Hitz is a philosopher, tutor at St. John's College in Annapolis, and author of the bestselling book, Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life.
Often, the Latin phrase ad fontes or "to the sources" is a rallying cry to focus on giving priority and authority to primary texts in teaching, but Zena Hitz will help us to explore the sources of authority in general: God and the Church, as well as our intellectual and cultural tradition. Further, she will explore the necessary connection between authority and the intellectual and spiritual growth of the person. In fact, the Latin word for authority, auctoritas, comes from the word augere, "to grow."
Our two breakout talks led by Austin Hatch from The Heights School and Brian Niebrugge, Executive Director of Stewardship and the Annual Catholic Appeal for the Archdiocese of St. Louis, will help to vivify these sources by looking at their lived manifestations and practical implications in our homes and classrooms.
After an inspiring morning of Holy Mass, the keynote address, breakout talks, and lunch, we will end the symposium with immersion sessions led by educators from Chesterton Academy of St. Louis, St. John Paul II Preparatory School, The Saint Austin School, The Augustine Institute, and others. These sessions will allow participants to experience firsthand the beauty and wisdom of a Catholic classical education within a classroom setting.
Chesterton Academy of St. Louis 12934 Marine Ave. St. Louis, Missouri 63146
ad Fontes - The Sources of Living Authority
St. Louis Classical Catholic Education Symposium
January 17th | 9AM - 2PM
On January 17th Chesterton Academy of St. Louis will host its 2nd annual St. Louis Catholic Classical Education Symposium. This year's theme is Ad Fontes: The Sources of Living Authority, and we are honored to welcome our keynote speaker, Zena Hitz. Dr. Hitz is a philosopher, tutor at St. John's College in Annapolis, and author of the bestselling book, Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life.
Often, the Latin phrase ad fontes or "to the sources" is a rallying cry to focus on giving priority and authority to primary texts in teaching, but Zena Hitz will help us to explore the sources of authority in general: God and the Church, as well as our intellectual and cultural tradition. Further, she will explore the necessary connection between authority and the intellectual and spiritual growth of the person. In fact, the Latin word for authority, auctoritas, comes from the word augere, "to grow."
Our two breakout talks led by Austin Hatch from The Heights School and Brian Niebrugge, Executive Director of Stewardship and the Annual Catholic Appeal for the Archdiocese of St. Louis, will help to vivify these sources by looking at their lived manifestations and practical implications in our homes and classrooms.
St. Louis Classical Catholic Education Symposium
January 17th | 9AM - 2PM
On January 17th Chesterton Academy of St. Louis will host its 2nd annual St. Louis Catholic Classical Education Symposium. This year's theme is Ad Fontes: The Sources of Living Authority, and we are honored to welcome our keynote speaker, Zena Hitz. Dr. Hitz is a philosopher, tutor at St. John's College in Annapolis, and author of the bestselling book, Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life.
Often, the Latin phrase ad fontes or "to the sources" is a rallying cry to focus on giving priority and authority to primary texts in teaching, but Zena Hitz will help us to explore the sources of authority in general: God and the Church, as well as our intellectual and cultural tradition. Further, she will explore the necessary connection between authority and the intellectual and spiritual growth of the person. In fact, the Latin word for authority, auctoritas, comes from the word augere, "to grow."
Our two breakout talks led by Austin Hatch from The Heights School and Brian Niebrugge, Executive Director of Stewardship and the Annual Catholic Appeal for the Archdiocese of St. Louis, will help to vivify these sources by looking at their lived manifestations and practical implications in our homes and classrooms.
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01/17/2026 09:00:00 AM01/17/2026 02:00:00 PMAmerica/ChicagoSt. Louis Catholic Classical Education Symposium 2026St. Louis Classical Catholic Education Symposium
January 17th | 9AM - 2PM
On January 17th Chesterton Academy of St. Louis will host its 2nd annual St. Louis Catholic Classical Education Symposium. This year's theme is Ad Fontes: The Sources of Living Authority, and we are honored to welcome our keynote speaker, Zena Hitz. Dr. Hitz is a philosopher, tutor at St. John's College in Annapolis, and author of the bestselling book, Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life.
Often, the Latin phrase ad fontes or "to the sources" is a rallying cry to focus on giving priority and authority to primary texts in teaching, but Zena Hitz will help us to explore the sources of authority in general: God and the Church, as well as our intellectual and cultural tradition. Further, she will explore the necessary connection between authority and the intellectual and spiritual growth of the person. In fact, the Latin word for authority, auctoritas, comes from the word augere, "to grow."
Our two breakout talks led by Austin Hatch from The Heights School and Brian Niebrugge, Executive Director of Stewardship and the Annual Catholic Appeal for the Archdiocese of St. Louis, will help to vivify these sources by looking at their lived manifestations and practical implications in our homes and classrooms.
After an inspiring morning of Holy Mass, the keynote address, breakout talks, and lunch, we will end the symposium with immersion sessions led by educators from Chesterton Academy of St. Louis, St. John Paul II Preparatory School, The Saint Austin School, The Augustine Institute, and others. These sessions will allow participants to experience firsthand the beauty and wisdom of a Catholic classical education within a classroom setting.
Chesterton Academy of St. Louis 12934 Marine Ave. St. Louis, Missouri 63146
