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 ...
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by Christine Wersland | Growing up the oldest of seven children, I always felt called to have a large family.
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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.”
Read More »You Don’t Have to Know Everything to Homeschool!
by Malia Lewis | When I began to homeschool, my oldest was in fourth grade, so I figured there wouldn’t be many challenges right away.
Read More »My High Schooler Helps Out But She’s Falling Behind! Any suggestions for her Studies?
by Dr. Mary Kay Clark | It is difficult for us moms to “let go” of our high school sons and daughters who are so terrific in helping with family and household chores. But in falling behind ...
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by Fr. Edward C. Hathaway | In connecting Sunday with Easter, Saint John Paul II followed an ancient tradition in the Church.
Read More »Canonized from the Cross: How St Dismas Shows it’s Never Too Late to be a Great Saint
by John Clark | It is often wondered why today is called “Good Friday.” It seems contradictory to call the events of Good Friday good. The thief, Dismas...
Read More »Lent: A Way of Looking Within and Beyond the Soul
by Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian | The routine of life forces man to think of today’s basic needs, tomorrow’s debts, next week’s social events, and next month’s travel plans. But in Lent...
Read More »Staying Awake: How to Comfort Christ in His Agony
by Emily Molitor | Be awake! To better face the Enemy who tempts us with spiritual sleepiness we must develop a relationship of love and trust with Our Lord.
Read More »The Virtue of Messiness: Charity Towards Our Children
by Michael d'Esterre | As a child I learned order and cleanliness as a way of peace and perfection. “Cleanliness is next to godliness,” my mother used to say.
Read More »A Mom’s Survival Guide to Holy Week
by Mary Ellen Barrett | A Mom's Survival Guide to Holy Week: the key is having a plan for your family's schedule for the coming busy week...
Read More »Optimism & Realism: How Catholicism Unites Them
We live in a society dominated by two worldviews that seem to totally contradict each other: Optimism and Realism. Optimism encourages us to believe in ourselves and foster a self-empowering mindset.
Read More »Why Suffering *With* Christ (Not Just For Him) is Biblical
by Dave Armstrong | Most educated, serious Christians understand that suffering is to be expected in the Christian life. It's not an anomaly or interruption in an otherwise “normal” life. It's to be expected; even welcomed.
Read More »Circular Reasoning: Why My Life Revolves Around the Supermarket Flyer
by John Clark | There is something that I am in interesting in digesting: food. And that brings me to my favorite publication—the supermarket circular.
Read More »The Problem with Being Too Busy
by Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian | In “The Prologue” to The Canterbury Tales Chaucer introduces the Man of Law, one of the characters on the pilgrimage to the shrine of Thomas a Beckett, with these famous lines: “No one in England matched his bustling about,/ But still, he wasn’t so busy as he always made out.”
Read More »Why the Feast of the Annunciation is Relevant Today
by Catherine Forrester | When I first heard of the feast day of the 'Annunciation of the Lord', the first thought that crossed my mind was “Isn't it the Annunciation of Mary?”
Read More »Looking Outwards: How ‘Finding Yourself’ Truly Happens in a Community
by Emily Molitor | A family is a community of persons, and a parish is a community of faith. We are called by Christ in every single vocation within the Church to be a “body of Christ”...
Read More »Spring Reading Sale: 3 New Exciting Books for Boys & Girls
When I came into the office this morning, I found myself in love with a new stack of books on the table by my desk. How exciting! Reading has always ...
Read More »The 4 Parts to Prayer: Our Key to Unlocking the King’s Heart
by Angela Wilhelmi | Prayer is how we foster our relationship with Jesus and grow into more intimate union with Him. Heartfelt prayer, in essence, not only reveals the soul’s innermost vulnerabilities...
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