https://boniface.group The Axehead Circular is the podcast of The Boniface Group, a Christian school consulting organization and publicity liaison for the St. Boniface Lutheran School of Western Idaho and the St. Sarah Cottage School. Our mission is to promote an orthodox Christian understanding of the School as an extension of the Home. We're on a longer march through the institutions. The Christian school counter-revolution is now. Join us. New episodes air every two weeks on Friday unless otherwise announced. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:46:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ 232074422 The Axehead Circular is the podcast of The Boniface Group, a Christian school consulting organization and publicity liaison for the St. Boniface Lutheran School of Western Idaho and the St. Sarah Cottage School. Our mission is to promote an orthodox Christian understanding of the School as an extension of the Home. We're on a longer march through the institutions. The Christian school counter-revolution is now. Join us. New episodes air every Friday morning unless otherwise announced. Trent Demarest This podcast is under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International License. no The Axehead Circular is the podcast of The Boniface Group, a Christian school consulting organization and publicity liaison for the St. Boniface Lutheran School of Western Idaho and the St. Sarah Cottage School. Our mission is to promote an orthodox Chrisheadmaster@bonifaceschool.orgTrent Demarest https://boniface.group/2026/06/12/audio-on-the-sacredness-of-sermons/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:06:32 +0000 http://boniface.group/?p=1114 Continue reading "Audio: On the Sacredness of Sermons"]]> 630 1114Cousin Quartus [Text Version] Thank you for reading. The Boniface Group is the mission society of Holy Trinity Ev.-Lutheran Church of Gem County. If you would like to support our work, you may do so here. (Crypto options coming soon.) To learn more, visit our homepage and start reading from the top. Thank you, and God bless … Continue reading "Audio: On the Sacredness of Sermons" baldwinson headmaster@bonifaceschool.org (Trent Demarest)no[Text Version] Thank you for reading. The Boniface Group is the mission society of Holy Trinity Ev.-Lutheran Church of Gem County. If you would like to support our work, you may do so here. (Crypto options coming soon.) To learn more, visit our homepage and start reading from the top. Thank you, and God bless … Continue reading "Audio: On the Sacredness of Sermons" https://boniface.group/2026/05/16/two-sermons-by-walter-a-maier-christ-for-unhappy-homes-and-love-god-not-the-godless/ Sat, 16 May 2026 22:49:48 +0000 http://boniface.group/?p=926 2246 926Cousin Quartus When were these sermons preached? baldwinson headmaster@bonifaceschool.org (Trent Demarest)noWhen were these sermons preached? https://boniface.group/2026/04/24/the-axehead-circular-episode-10-where-two-or-three-are-gathered-churchgoing-in-extremis/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:38:45 +0000 http://boniface.group/?p=738 2659 738Cousin Quartus A reading of our recent post by the same name and the soft relaunch of The Axehead Circular podcast. Welcome back, boys. baldwinson headmaster@bonifaceschool.org (Trent Demarest)noA reading of our recent post by the same name and the soft relaunch of The Axehead Circular podcast. Welcome back, boys. https://boniface.group/2024/12/06/the-axehead-circular-episode-9-special-matins-and-vespers-in-the-life-of-the-church/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 14:18:35 +0000 http://boniface.group/?p=445 3367 445Cousin Quartus A special episode of The Axehead Circular featuring a reading of “Matins and Vespers in the Life of the Church,” by the Rev. Charles L. McClean, pastor of Our Saviour Lutheran Church in Baltimore. A link to a PDF of this article can be found in the show notes. baldwinson headmaster@bonifaceschool.org (Trent Demarest)noA special episode of The Axehead Circular featuring a reading of “Matins and Vespers in the Life of the Church,” by the Rev. Charles L. McClean, pastor of Our Saviour Lutheran Church in Baltimore. A link to a PDF of this article can be found in the show notes. https://boniface.group/2024/11/22/the-axehead-circular-episode-8-daily-office/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:50:34 +0000 http://boniface.group/?p=425 Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 8 – Daily Office"]]> 5064 425Cousin Quartus “Let all the faithful, whether men or women, when early in the morning they rise from their sleep and before they undertake any tasks, wash their hands and pray to God; and so they may go to their duties. But if any instruction in God’s word is held that day, everyone ought to attend it … Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 8 – Daily Office" baldwinson headmaster@bonifaceschool.org (Trent Demarest)no“Let all the faithful, whether men or women, when early in the morning they rise from their sleep and before they undertake any tasks, wash their hands and pray to God; and so they may go to their duties. But if any instruction in God’s word is held that day, everyone ought to attend it … Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 8 – Daily Office" https://boniface.group/2024/11/08/the-axehead-circular-episode-7-the-consolation-of-brethren/ Fri, 08 Nov 2024 21:17:56 +0000 http://boniface.group/?p=349 Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 7 – The Consolation of Brethren"]]> 4262 349Cousin Quartus Today we learn what happens when the opening monologue doesn’t end, Trent doesn’t really have a topic, and the entire episode is a tangent. Not entirely, but close enough. Today we’re talking about the village again, but in a roundabout way. It’s called “the conversation and consolation of brethren,” and boy do we all need … Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 7 – The Consolation of Brethren" baldwinson headmaster@bonifaceschool.org (Trent Demarest)noToday we learn what happens when the opening monologue doesn’t end, Trent doesn’t really have a topic, and the entire episode is a tangent. Not entirely, but close enough. Today we’re talking about the village again, but in a roundabout way. It’s called “the conversation and consolation of brethren,” and boy do we all need … Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 7 – The Consolation of Brethren" https://boniface.group/2024/10/25/the-axehead-circular-episode-6-mcguffey-part-1/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 15:44:27 +0000 http://boniface.group/?p=334 Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 6 – McGuffey, Part 1"]]> 3825 334Cousin Quartus In this episode Trent introduces William Holmes McGuffey and his famous readers. He talks about why the idea of the tabula rasa is false and pernicious, the biological reality of the American people, and some lessons about national identity from Ancient Israel. The discussion moves to the topic of the great shift in language instruction … Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 6 – McGuffey, Part 1" baldwinson headmaster@bonifaceschool.org (Trent Demarest)noIn this episode Trent introduces William Holmes McGuffey and his famous readers. He talks about why the idea of the tabula rasa is false and pernicious, the biological reality of the American people, and some lessons about national identity from Ancient Israel. The discussion moves to the topic of the great shift in language instruction … Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 6 – McGuffey, Part 1" https://boniface.group/2024/10/18/the-axehead-circular-episode-5-schedule-part-1/ Fri, 18 Oct 2024 21:04:11 +0000 http://boniface.group/?p=326 Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 5 – Schedule, Part 1"]]> 3342 326Cousin Quartus In this episode Trent begins a survey of the weekly schedule used by St. Boniface. He discusses the significance of the week as a divine period of time, makes a digression on the worthlessness of modern American conservatism, and thinks out loud regarding the benefits of differentiated attendance and the variable shortening of the school … Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 5 – Schedule, Part 1" baldwinson headmaster@bonifaceschool.org (Trent Demarest)noIn this episode Trent begins a survey of the weekly schedule used by St. Boniface. He discusses the significance of the week as a divine period of time, makes a digression on the worthlessness of modern American conservatism, and thinks out loud regarding the benefits of differentiated attendance and the variable shortening of the school … Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 5 – Schedule, Part 1" https://boniface.group/2024/10/11/the-axehead-circular-episode-4-calendar/ Fri, 11 Oct 2024 16:07:40 +0000 http://boniface.group/?p=316 Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 4 – Calendar"]]> 3161 316Cousin Quartus In this episode Trent does a survey of the academic calendar used by St. Boniface Lutheran School and the St. Sarah Cottage School. He discusses the convention followed by the school for naming its academic terms, makes a digression on the propriety and rectitude of Thanksgiving as a civil Christian holiday, and gives the rationale … Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 4 – Calendar" baldwinson headmaster@bonifaceschool.org (Trent Demarest)noIn this episode Trent does a survey of the academic calendar used by St. Boniface Lutheran School and the St. Sarah Cottage School. He discusses the convention followed by the school for naming its academic terms, makes a digression on the propriety and rectitude of Thanksgiving as a civil Christian holiday, and gives the rationale … Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 4 – Calendar" https://boniface.group/2024/10/04/the-axehead-circular-episode-3-classical/ Fri, 04 Oct 2024 15:18:21 +0000 http://boniface.group/?p=261 Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 3 – Classical?"]]> 2955 261Cousin Quartus In this episode we answer the question “Are you a classical school?” In the show opener Trent maintains that it does, in fact, take a village to raise a child. The episode moves from there to a description of what the term “classical education” meant prior to the turn of the century and a discussion … Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 3 – Classical?" baldwinson headmaster@bonifaceschool.org (Trent Demarest)noIn this episode we answer the question “Are you a classical school?” In the show opener Trent maintains that it does, in fact, take a village to raise a child. The episode moves from there to a description of what the term “classical education” meant prior to the turn of the century and a discussion … Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 3 – Classical?"