by Abby Sasscer | What impressed me the most was that his devotions suggestions were very simple for my young family to follow. And everyone knows I’m a big fan of “simple”.
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by Dr Mary Kay Clark | When your kids are done with your Catholic books from Seton, give those books to another family in your parish.
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by Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian | Although Dr. Samuel Johnson is not a fictional character in a novel, he is the subject of a great biography. The preeminent man of letters in the eighteenth century, Dr. Johnson accomplished extraordinary feats of writing.
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Mary Ellen Barrett offers her advice for those advanced curriculum planners, how to organize and stay three weeks ahead so that she's flexible for anything.
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Q: It upsets me that our pastor is not happy about our homeschooling. A: Many parish schools are under significant financial pressure...
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It’s easy these days, no doubt, to shake the dust from our feet and say good riddance. “You want a society in...
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Years ago, someone popularized the idea of dad taking his child to work for a day.
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In George Macdonald’s children’s classic 'The Princess and the Goblin', Princess Irene meets a grandmother when she goes exploring...
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