by Angelli Anne de Leon-Espinoza | The thought to homeschool was dropped like a seed from a Filipino sky, while my husband and I were on the way home.
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3 Ways to Teach Our Children the Joy of Writing
by Lorraine Espenhain | Writing can be a lot of fun, and it can usher our children into glorious realms which they never knew existed.
Read More »Rejoicing in Our Children: 3 Ideas For A More Fulfilling Motherhood
by Emily Molitor | What does it mean to rejoice in our children? How do we rejoice, revel in, the vocation of motherhood?
Read More »Yes, My Kids Drive Me Crazy Too! But I Love Homeschooling.
by Malia Lewis | From the moment, I say I'm homeschooling, I am met typically with either excitement or amazement.
Read More »Why ‘Scripture Alone’ Doesn’t Work – In 2 Minutes
by Dave Armstrong | "How do you know your 'scripture alone' tradition and belief is true, while others are false?" "Because we are the most biblical." "How do you know yours is the most biblical?"
Read More »History at Seton: New Videos, Supplements & More!
History has always been a favorite course at Seton. Dr. Anne Carroll who founded Seton School in Manassas, Virginia, and her husband, Dr. Warren Carroll, who founded Christendom College in Front Royal, were two avid lovers of history as well as authors of several history books.
Read More »Simple Ways We Celebrate The First Day of School
Abby Sasscer explores some fun and creative ways to start the school year, sure to keep everyone smiling, having fun and ready to focus on their work!
Read More »Heard of a ‘Practice Week’? Here’s 3 Ways We Prep for The School Year
So here we are with another school year looming upon us, and the panic mode is starting to set in with moms who follow the traditional September ...
Read More »Painting Pictures with Words: Why Children Need Books
by Lorraine Espenhain | So, there you have it, dear reader, the secret to all grown-up reading. Now let’s open up a picture book and paint away…
Read More »Is A “Holy Hour” A Date?
by John Clark | "What do you mean we haven’t been on a date in a while? We went to Holy Hour just last night!”
Read More »So, ‘Transubstantiation’ Means Jesus is *Really* Present in the Eucharist?
by Dave Armstrong | "How can you Catholics believe that the communion wafer actually turns into the Body and Blood of Christ? The 'Transubstantiation' thing?"
Read More »Three Key Words for Love and Joy in Family Life
by Pope Francis | "Our gaze on the Holy Family lets us also be drawn into the simplicity of the life they led in Nazareth."
Read More »5 Tips to Better Teaching: How My Students Inspired A New Approach
by Emily Reshwan | Embrace the challenge of transforming your heart through joy and beauty. This is but the beginning, the first seeds of wonder.
Read More »Living the Faith as a Family: Our Lady’s Guide
Several years ago, Father Robert Levis, from Erie, Pennsylvania, spoke at a Catholic Homeschooling Conference in the Washington, D.C. area. Father Levis was a frequent speaker at homeschooling conferences for ...
Read More »What Are Your Top Tips For New Homeschoolers Starting Their Year?
by Mary Kay Clark | Before the school year starts, take a good week to look over all the courses, the textbooks, and tests. Take the time to become familiar with how it all should work.
Read More »Homeschooling from Our Domestic Shrine in Puerto Rico
by Luiggi and Jennifer Pérez | Being a Homeschooling family is not pure coincidence. We believe that God and our Blessed Mother have given us the mission to educate our children and ourselves.
Read More »Spiritual Discernment: How to Stay *Online* with God
by Lorraine Espenhain | How do we do it? He is the One who teaches us all things and gives us the spiritual understanding that we possess.
Read More »Airbrushing My Life: Why Do It?
by John Clark | I was recently preparing some photos for printing and came across a software program that corrects imperfections. Commonly referred to as airbrushing, this is all the rage.
Read More »Living the Liturgical Year: Make ‘Ordinary Time’; Extraordinary!
by Monica McConkey | As Catholics, we enjoy our own special calendar, celebrating the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter as well as a significant number of weeks of Ordinary Time. It’s a shame really, that it’s called ordinary, because it’s still filled with plenty of Feast Days and celebrations that are quite extraordinary!
Read More »Why Do Catholics Baptize Babies? They Don’t Know What’s Going On!
by Dave Armstrong | Hey Cathy, why do Catholics baptize babies? It's pointless, since they don't know what's going on and can't repent, according to Acts 2:38 and Mark 6:16.
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