Jacob Joseph Andrews
@jandrews2.bsky.social
PhD Philosophy, Loyola Chicago
MPhil Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, KU Leuven
Latin and Logic, Covenant Classical School
Translating the Summae of William of Auxerre
https://linktr.ee/magisterandrews
MPhil Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, KU Leuven
Latin and Logic, Covenant Classical School
Translating the Summae of William of Auxerre
https://linktr.ee/magisterandrews
四海之內皆兄弟也
Quī quattuor maria intrā sunt, omnēs frātrēs.
All within the Four Seas are brothers.
-Confucius, Analects 12
Quī quattuor maria intrā sunt, omnēs frātrēs.
All within the Four Seas are brothers.
-Confucius, Analects 12
November 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
四海之內皆兄弟也
Quī quattuor maria intrā sunt, omnēs frātrēs.
All within the Four Seas are brothers.
-Confucius, Analects 12
Quī quattuor maria intrā sunt, omnēs frātrēs.
All within the Four Seas are brothers.
-Confucius, Analects 12
Ecce Potato, the large-nosed potato dragon!
November 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Ecce Potato, the large-nosed potato dragon!
Fīlius meus fortis💪 montem🏔️ altum ascendit!
November 3, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Fīlius meus fortis💪 montem🏔️ altum ascendit!
18th century schools were so serious about speaking Latin that they even taught students how to fight and tattle in Latin instead of English.
(From Robert Finch, Familiares Colloquendi Formulae ("Phrases for talking to friends"), 1731)
(From Robert Finch, Familiares Colloquendi Formulae ("Phrases for talking to friends"), 1731)
November 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
18th century schools were so serious about speaking Latin that they even taught students how to fight and tattle in Latin instead of English.
(From Robert Finch, Familiares Colloquendi Formulae ("Phrases for talking to friends"), 1731)
(From Robert Finch, Familiares Colloquendi Formulae ("Phrases for talking to friends"), 1731)
Here we go! (already found 2 typos.)
October 31, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Here we go! (already found 2 typos.)
Me watching the fifth graders at recess duty, hearing almost as much Latin as English
October 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Me watching the fifth graders at recess duty, hearing almost as much Latin as English
I'm so good at lesson plans
October 29, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I'm so good at lesson plans
Lingua Latina ex Nihilō: Multae avēs!
October 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Lingua Latina ex Nihilō: Multae avēs!
Paulum sero...
October 28, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Paulum sero...
Teaching object subject word order by any means necessary!
October 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Teaching object subject word order by any means necessary!
Me, a naive first time Suburani teacher in August
October 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Me, a naive first time Suburani teacher in August
...but every year I notice how my students' Latin proficiency shoots up once I have them start reading easy stories on their own. As Maud Reed said, "One learns to read by reading."
October 16, 2025 at 10:50 AM
...but every year I notice how my students' Latin proficiency shoots up once I have them start reading easy stories on their own. As Maud Reed said, "One learns to read by reading."
This year I started asking students to write their favorite/least favorite class activities on their homework sheets. I've been surprised how many have said that silent free reading in the beginning of class is their favorite. Maybe they just like having a few minutes where I'm not talking...
October 16, 2025 at 10:49 AM
This year I started asking students to write their favorite/least favorite class activities on their homework sheets. I've been surprised how many have said that silent free reading in the beginning of class is their favorite. Maybe they just like having a few minutes where I'm not talking...
Knowing Latin well is like a superpower that lets you make up random facts that turn out to be true.
My Latin 2's were creating a story involving a soap-monger. I made up the word sāpōnārius for his occupation. Checked my sources this evening, and what do you know...
My Latin 2's were creating a story involving a soap-monger. I made up the word sāpōnārius for his occupation. Checked my sources this evening, and what do you know...
October 15, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Knowing Latin well is like a superpower that lets you make up random facts that turn out to be true.
My Latin 2's were creating a story involving a soap-monger. I made up the word sāpōnārius for his occupation. Checked my sources this evening, and what do you know...
My Latin 2's were creating a story involving a soap-monger. I made up the word sāpōnārius for his occupation. Checked my sources this evening, and what do you know...
It's finally out! The culmination of several years of work, my biggest project since dissertation.
You can buy it at www.aquinasinstitute.org
And it should eventually be available at aquinas.cc — the first translation of QDV fully available for free in English.
You can buy it at www.aquinasinstitute.org
And it should eventually be available at aquinas.cc — the first translation of QDV fully available for free in English.
October 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
It's finally out! The culmination of several years of work, my biggest project since dissertation.
You can buy it at www.aquinasinstitute.org
And it should eventually be available at aquinas.cc — the first translation of QDV fully available for free in English.
You can buy it at www.aquinasinstitute.org
And it should eventually be available at aquinas.cc — the first translation of QDV fully available for free in English.
Quaedam discipula mea castellum validum ē lutō saxīsque ērexit!
One of my students built a mighty fort out of rocks and mud!
One of my students built a mighty fort out of rocks and mud!
October 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Quaedam discipula mea castellum validum ē lutō saxīsque ērexit!
One of my students built a mighty fort out of rocks and mud!
One of my students built a mighty fort out of rocks and mud!
Check out this illustrated thematic dictionary from 1806. It's like a baby Comenius. I wish there were a better scan available. There's so much great old Latin material online, but it takes work to make it accessible to learners.
archive.org/details/phil...
archive.org/details/phil...
October 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Check out this illustrated thematic dictionary from 1806. It's like a baby Comenius. I wish there were a better scan available. There's so much great old Latin material online, but it takes work to make it accessible to learners.
archive.org/details/phil...
archive.org/details/phil...
Have you gotten through a basic Latin textbook like LLPSI or Wheelock's, but you hit a wall with authentic texts? Tiered readers get you reading real Latin as soon as possible, without poring over lexicons and commentaries ( = working in English, not Latin).
October 2, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Have you gotten through a basic Latin textbook like LLPSI or Wheelock's, but you hit a wall with authentic texts? Tiered readers get you reading real Latin as soon as possible, without poring over lexicons and commentaries ( = working in English, not Latin).
Whenever someone asks me, "You're a philosopher, what's your take on..."
September 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Whenever someone asks me, "You're a philosopher, what's your take on..."
Lingua Latīna ex Nihilō: Learn basic Latin from nothing!
vexillum vento movetur "The flag is moved by the wind."
vexillum vento movetur "The flag is moved by the wind."
September 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Lingua Latīna ex Nihilō: Learn basic Latin from nothing!
vexillum vento movetur "The flag is moved by the wind."
vexillum vento movetur "The flag is moved by the wind."
Numerus est praecipuum in animo Conditoris exemplar et in rebus praecipuum vestigium ducens in Sapientiam.
Number is the primary Form in the divine Mind. In the world, it is the primary trace of God that leads us to Wisdom.
(Bonaventure, Itinerarium 2.10)
Number is the primary Form in the divine Mind. In the world, it is the primary trace of God that leads us to Wisdom.
(Bonaventure, Itinerarium 2.10)
September 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Numerus est praecipuum in animo Conditoris exemplar et in rebus praecipuum vestigium ducens in Sapientiam.
Number is the primary Form in the divine Mind. In the world, it is the primary trace of God that leads us to Wisdom.
(Bonaventure, Itinerarium 2.10)
Number is the primary Form in the divine Mind. In the world, it is the primary trace of God that leads us to Wisdom.
(Bonaventure, Itinerarium 2.10)
Working on a commissioned translation project... commissioned by my seven year old, that is :)
September 22, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Working on a commissioned translation project... commissioned by my seven year old, that is :)