Literature cultivates the human soul. The great existential issues of life are powerfully addressed though literature, but, as we know, not all cicerones are the same. Children need good guidance. At St. Theresa Catholic School, therefore, we expose children to literature that develops the moral and religious imagination.
Good books also serve as precursors to the great books. The great books of literature are those perennial classics which have made their way into the cannon of literature. Young students, by virtue of their age, are not able to read many of the great works—e.g. Paradise Lost or the Divine Comedy—but, sadly, many older students are also unable to appreciate great books precisely because they were not reading good books when they were younger. At St. Theresa Catholic School, we expose children to age appropriate literature which grasps their attention and curiosity and prepares them for the sublime heights of Virgil, Dante, Milton, and Shakespeare.