Regis University
Honorable News Volume 8, Issue 2 14 Dec 2012
The Gift of Learning — Dr. Howe, Associate Director of the Honors Program
“There is no more
“It is the idea that through an ongoing conversation we come to form our psyches and create a rich and imaginative inner landscape.”
Inside this issue:
with ideas, and great writers
dangerous or disgusting hab-
comes about (and it certainly
and thinkers we can find
it,” G. K. Chesterton writes,
comes to all of us—students
some of the best ways of
“than that of celebrating
and faculty alike), I find it
growing into our humanity.
Christmas before it comes.”
helpful to remember what it is
It believes that knowledge
When you are buried in paper
that propels and pulls forward
can also be wisdom. It is
and busied with deadlines of
the work we do here. We like
the idea that through an
every sort, it can be hard to
to think that Honors is a com-
ongoing conversation we
see just what Chesterton is
munity of learners; and not
come to form our psyches
bemoaning. It is quite possi-
only learners, but lovers of
and create a rich and imagi-
ble that, at some point, with
learning. Of course, this
native inner landscape. To
just a few days to go before
means lots of things and we
be a lover of learning is to
Christmas, you‟ll have a
all have our own ways of lov-
live in a bigger world, more
chance to look above your
ing.
capable of rich solitude.
pile of work and realize that
We Say, They Say
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Dr. Palmer’s Response
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The Good 3 News: Connie’s Response You See, I am a Lover of Learning
too many bruises. When this
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the advent calendar your aunt
But this is no lonely pursuit As the light and peace of
because we do these things
sent you has weeks of uno-
Christmas Break comes our
in communities. The love
pened doors.
way, I invite you to think
of learning means also that
about what the love of learn-
in this love of books and
ing looks like to you. In the
ideas we spill out and are
busyness that comes at the
meantime, let me offer some
taken into the world as
end of a semester can make
thoughts from my own per-
selves more capable of par-
the work we do at our college
spective. I think the love of
ticipating with others and
feel like a chore, a series of
learning has something to do
our environments as com-
obstacles that one merely
with the trust that through a
plex and caring individuals.
wants to get through without
relationship with the past,
The particular kind of