by Dr. Mitchell Kalkpakgian | Everywhere your look, you see the beauty of the universe made of blent hues from the sky...
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Why Others Need the Gift of Our Confidence
by Emily Molitor | I recall my teenage summers as a softball player, sitting in the dugout and sizing up the different girls on my team...
Read More »The Freedom of Catholic Bible Interpretation
by Dave Armstrong | Contrary to the claims of some Protestant apologists, Catholics actually have a wide freedom to read and interpret the Bible.
Read More »Why Each Saint’s Spiritual Path is Different, and Yours is Too
There are so many diverse paths to sanctity! Yet sometimes, instead of finding our own spiritual path, we are pulled from one holy devotion or cause to the next.
Read More »How to Develop (& Test) Judgment in Children
by Ginny Seuffert | Teaching our children to develop good judgment will lead to a future dominated by well-formed, deeply committed Catholic leaders.
Read More »12 Reasons Why You Should Watch The Twilight Zone
by John Clark | Most nights, I wind up watching an old show, 'The Twilight Zone'. It’s one that my brothers and I used to watch every weeknight...
Read More »Your Legacy: Living Life to the Utmost
by Dr Mitchell Kalpakgian | The habit of wastefulness does not stop with extravagant spending, as human beings are guilty of wasting many other valuable resources.
Read More »My 6 Tips for the Big ‘Homeschool to College’ Decision
by Anna Eileen | As a homeschooler, the prospect of choosing a college can seem sort of daunting.
Read More »When God Taps You On the Shoulder… In India
by Jessica Wilde | We were invited to India for a friend’s wedding. It was an amazing experience—the music was loud, the food spicy, the colors vibrant...
Read More »4 Simple Ways To Bond With Your Children
by Abby Sasscer | When my children were babies, it was so much easier to bond with them. I could easily “wear” them inside...
Read More »8 Ways I Foster the Love of Science in My Children
by Angela Jaramillo | Not too long ago, I would have naively told you that I really thought all kids were reading and doing science independently for fun, until I recently went to a birthday party.
Read More »Why You Need to Upgrade Your Life. Today.
Today in America, we are often asked: “Do you want to upgrade?” I want to respond: “Actually, I disagree with your premise.” Rarely is the problem of materialism more evident ...
Read More »The Life-Giving Music of the Spoken Word
by Dr Mitchell Kalpakgian | A strange happening of modernity is the declining use of the human voice, the human word, as more communication occurs by e-mail, voice mail, and texting.
Read More »The 2015 Homeschool Conference Season
The 2015 homeschool conference season is off and running, thanks to the St. Louis Catholic Homeschool Conference, where speakers such as Patti Maguire Armstrong and Andrew Daub discussed topics from ...
Read More »Common Core Concerns
by Bob Wiesner | Many parents have recently expressed concerns about how the Common Core standards might affect the college entrance tests.
Read More »The Patron of Homeschooling
by Dr. Mary Kay Clark | She was adopted as the patron saint of homeschooling Catholic leaders back in the 1980s when we gathered together in the Chicago area to discuss Catholic homeschooling issues.
Read More »Fr. John Hardon: A Humble, Catholic Giant
Fr. John A. Hardon (1914-2000) was a holy man. No greater thing can be said about a person. He worked tirelessly for the propagation of the gospel, and was a ...
Read More »8 Active Homeschoolers: The Wersland Family Story
by Christine Wersland | Growing up the oldest of seven children, I always felt called to have a large family.
Read More »Why We Must Love the Difficult Students *More*
by John Clark | There are always 'difficult' students. Because of that fact, Lisa and I have discovered that we need nine different methods of teaching for our nine children.
Read More »The Key to Mindful Reading
by Christine Smitha | Reading for an assignment is not like reading to unwind before bedtime, or scanning the comic section of the newspaper, even if you enjoy “school reading” as much as “pleasure reading.”
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