Many readers–maybe you–are toying with the idea of homeschooling, not quite sure if you want to take the plunge. Here are some questions you may be asking yourself. I’m not ...
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Good Saints Anne and Joachim, Pray for Us
On July 26th we celebrate the Feast of Good Saint Anne and her husband, St. Joachim, the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the grandparents of Jesus. Frances Parkinson ...
Read More »“Come to the Saints” with Glory Stories
by Kathy Rinker Car rides. They can be a blessing or a curse. They can be an exciting road trip or something that makes us want to pull our hair ...
Read More »Seton Homeschool Helper: Tools for the New Evangelization
In responding to Blessed John Paul II’s call to the New Evangelization, let’s take as our model St. Maximillian Kolbe (1894-1941). With the Immaculata friars, he used the most modern ...
Read More »Ginny’s Gems – Where to Go from Here?
The first two volumes of Ginny’s Gems have proved to be pretty popular — far better received than I ever expected. I have to confess that the whole idea behind ...
Read More »Your Questions… Answered
I have been homeschooling for a couple of years, but I think that we could accomplish more with a better schedule and routine. What do you suggest? The trick to ...
Read More »Miss U, American Heroine
Margaret Elizabeth Doolin was born in August of 1900. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, she became a nurse and was working in the Philippine Islands when World War II ...
Read More »Summer Activities: Your Answers
On our Facebook page we posed the question; “As the days are getting longer and warmer, what are your family’s favorite summer activities?” We thought our readers would like to ...
Read More »Strengthening the Family
by Zaida Wohleking | Our family’s homeschooling experience began when our oldest daughter Bianca was in the seventh grade. She had been enrolled in private and parochial schools but as she was growing older,
Read More »The Servant of God Fr. Emil Kapaun, American Hero
Fr. Emil Kapaun was a priest from the diocese of Wichita, Kansas. After ordination in 1940, he spent some time as a fill-in chaplain at a nearby military base while ...
Read More »Veronica
On Memorial Day weekend, the goal for our family was getting our landscaping done. And with an acre of land, and a once-professionally landscaped yard, that is no easy task. ...
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