BC2 Assignments 6 October 2019
Latin Word(s) of the Week: rosa (ROH-sah) – rose. This month we celebrate the Rosary. Hmm. The Rosary. Where do we get that word from? The Latin word rosarium means “rose garden”, which has its root in the word rosa. …
Category: Catechism
BC2 Assignments 29 September 2019
Latin Word(s) of the Week: studere (stoo-DAY-ray) – to study. This word, like most Latin words, has many meanings. For us, we are most interested in its common meaning of “to study.” As you can see, the word “student” comes …
BC2 Assignments 15 September 2019
September 15, 2019 Latin Word(s) of the Week: autumnus (ah-ooh-TOOM-noos) – autumn. It’s still a little bit hot out, but I detect a few leaves falling. Classwork: We will finish Lesson 23 today, including a few more Bible readings. We …
BC2 Assignments 8 September 2019
September 8, 2019 Latin Word(s) of the Week: cras (KRAHS) – tomorrow. As I write this, we have our first real class tomorrow! Notes: We finished our “second year” last year and we start our “third year” this year. We …
BC2 Assignments 9 June 2019
June 9, 2019 Latin Word(s) of the Week: postremus (POH-streh-moos) – final/last. We have come to our last class and our last word for catechism year! Notes: We will finish Lesson 22 today and the “year” on today. Thank you …
BC2 Assignments 2 June 2019
June 2, 2019 Latin Word(s) of the Week: discipulus (dee-SCHEE-poo-loos) – student. We have some new students from last class to this, so I thought of this word. There are many derivatives and related words, and I’m sure you can …
BC2 Assignments 19 May 2019
May 19, 2019 Latin Word(s) of the Week: viridis (vee-REE-dees) – green. It’s no coincidence that this word sounds like our last word for spring, ver. The words for spring, man, life, green are all conceptually related. Notes: As a …
BC2 Assignments 12 May 2019
May 12, 2019 Latin Word(s) of the Week: ver (VEHR) – spring, as in the season. There are many related Latin words, and some derivates. The one that comes to mind is of course vernal. Notes: As noted on our …
BC2 Assignments 14 April 2019
April 14, 2019 Latin Word(s) of the Week: palma (PAHL-mah) – palm. This one is easy! Our English word palm comes from the Latin (and also several other languages) all of which sound the same or similar. Isn’t that interesting? …
BC2 Assignments 7 April 2019
April 7, 2019 Latin Word(s) of the Week: cibus (CHEE-boos) – food. Although there probably are surely many derivatives of this word, I came up empty trying to think of any. Still, while fasting during Lent, my mind is on …