The Good Life

Forming Boys into Men with Thomas Fickley and Fr. Mark Perkins

May 26, 2026·1h 10m
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On this episode I spoke with Mr. Thomas Fickley and Fr. Mark Perkins, the founders of St. Dunstan's Academy in Virginia. St. Dunstan's is an Anglican boarding school for your men that started three years ago. They emphasize helping young men grow spiritually, intellectually, and physically through daily prayer, classical education, and the physical labor of working with their hands.  We talked about the foundation of St. Dunstan's, why co-ed schools make learning difficult, the symbiotic relationship of the liberal arts with the common arts, and why learning is more than acquiring facts.  St. Dunstan's Academy Articles by Thomas Fickley and Fr. Perkins Boys to Men: Ushering Boys into Manhood Male Pattern Boldness Common Arts that Matter

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