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Conversations with the Sparhawk community about Catholic life, culture, community, and education. surgite.substack.com
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Connor Sheehan, Sparhawk Academy Teacher and Director of Athletics
Connor Sheehan is an 8th and 9th grade science teacher and the Director of Athletics at Sparhawk Academy. Our conversation ranges from his birth in Framingham, Massachusetts, childhood in Lovell, Maine (with a couple of Stephen King sightings) through his college and post-graduate work at Boston...
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Gaby Golden Chats About Sparhawk Academy High School
Gaby Golden is the Event Coordinator and a Receptionist at Sparhawk Academy and mother of four current Sparhawk students. Our conversation includes her origins in Quito, Ecuador where she attended Opus Dei schools, and how her higher education career led her to Boston where she met and married…
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Michael Moynihan - The Talk and Beyond
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Sean Mahoney, Sparhawk Academy Teacher
Sean Mahoney is a founding faculty member of Sparhawk Academy and teaches Ancient History, Literature, and Latin to the eight grade. Mr.Mahoney is also Director of the Attic Greek Society at Sparhawk, where he instills an appreciation for that ancient language. In this delightfully meandering...
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Ben Houde - The Moral Imagination
Ben Houde - The Moral Imagination Sparhawk Academy Parent Formation Series March 12th, 2026 Ben Houde is the Director of Lower School and 5th grade homeroom teacher at Sparhawk Academy. In this talk, Mr. Houde explores a guiding principle of Sparhawk’s education: building and strengthening a...
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Fr. John Grieco, Chaplain of Sparhawk Academy
In this conversation, host Dan Taylor speaks with Father John Grieco, a priest of Opus Dei and the chaplain to Sparhawk Academy and MontroseSchool. Father John is also the creator of the excellent weekly meditation podcast “Come Away By Yourselves” which provides spiritual reflectionson sacred...
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Joe Billmeier, Director of the Opus Dei Chestnut Hill Center
In this conversation, host Dan Taylor speaks with Joe Billmeier, the director of the Opus Dei Chestnut Hill Center in Newton, Massachusetts. Joe is the author of an upcoming book, The Tenth Hour - Ten Transforming Encounters with Jesus in the Gospels by Scepter Publishers. Joe is also on the…
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Jim Golden, Sparhawk Academy Teacher and Property Manager
Jim Golden was the first teacher hired at Sparhawk Academy and is also the property manager. We discuss his background and his early involvement in the school's beginnings, as well as many aspects of the school that appeal to discerning families of faith.Sparhawk Academy is an independent day...
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Tim Casey, Co-Founder of Sparhawk Academy
Tim Casey was one of the founders of Sparhawk Academy, an independent day school for boys in grades 3-9 in Millis, Massachusetts, and is currently the chairman of the board of directors. We discuss the origins of the school, its mission to help parents raise men of character, Tim's work with Holy...
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Tom Keefe, Sparhawk Middle School Director
Tom Keefe is Director of the Middle School at Sparhawk Academy in Millis, MA. In this conversation host Dan Taylor explores Tom's early involvement in searching for the school campus location, his deep knowledge of Sparhawk lore, and some of his thoughts on the mission of the school.Sparhawk...
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Robby Klucik, Sparhawk Academy Third Grade Teacher
In this conversation, host Dan Taylor speaks with first year Sparhawk teacher Robbie Klucik about his fascinating story. Robbie was homeschooled in K through 12 in one of the first handful of families to live in Ave Maria, Florida, a town expressly created to support the Catholic University of…
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Bob Sylvain, Sparhawk Academy co-founder and first headmaster
In this conversation we talk to Bob Sylvain, co-founder, first headmaster, and current teacher of Sparhawk Academy. We discuss the origins of the school from its conception through the first years, including COVID, the idea and practice of Opus Dei, the theory of language and music, and the…
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Matt Reilly, Sparhawk Academy Teacher
In this brief interview with Sparhawk teacher Matt Reilly, we discuss his origins in Northern Virginia, attending The Heights School in Potomac, MD, his college studies at the University of Navarra in Spain, and what inspired him to become a teacher at Sparhawk Academy. Sparhawk Academy is an...
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JP Lechner, Sparhawk Academy Teacher
In this interview with Sparhawk teacher John Paul (JP) Lechner, we discuss his origins in Illinois, attending Northridge Prep, teaching at the Heights School in Potomac, MD, and his early involvement in the beginnings of Sparhawk Academy. Sparhawk Academy is an independent day school for boys...
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