{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Composed: Timeless Ways of Living","title":"Mothering in the Midst of Others Who Enlarge Us","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4100,"description":"What does it mean to build a school and a life shaped by community, conviction, and daily rhythms of grace? In this episode, Madeleine Hewitt, Assistant Head of School at Claritas Classical Christian Academy, shares her journey through education, motherhood, and mentorship, and how each has shaped the other. She reflects on the challenges of idealism, the power of guiding principles, and the formative role of liturgy in everyday life. Madeleine closes by reading Gerard Manley Hopkins beautifully, capturing the wonder and weight of it all.This conversation will resonate with listeners who care about classical education, family life, spiritual formation, and the steady practices that give shape to a meaningful life. Madeleine offers a thoughtful picture of how conviction and community can sustain both a household and a school.About the GuestMadeleine Hewitt is a wife, mother, teacher, administrator, and home educator. She is a graduate of The Templeton Honors College and has earned her Masters Degree in Classical Teaching through the same college. She lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia with her husband and four young children. They are members of St. Philips Orthodox Church and are a part of a newly-founded mission parish along with a number of other young Orthodox families. She homeschools her children as well as teaches and administrates at a local university-model classical academy.Guest LinksAs Kingfishers Catch Fire by Gerard Manley Hopkins A Mother and Child Looking at the Virgin and Child by Reginald BottomleyConnect with the Humanitas InstituteHumanitas Institute X Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/LkNPaadUzkjlhRxOZjqJ9rOMeLan8vlHNgH4ZuGre1w/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wYTRl/NjQ0NTNjODI4NzA5/NTE5ZjY5ZjQwMmZk/ODY3ZS5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}