This Easter season, many new Catholics will be entering the church. It wasn’t very long ago that I took that same leap; so, when my husband and I were asked ...
Read More »How Screwtape Keeps us Distracted from the Present Moment
by Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian | The business of devils, explains Screwtape, involves diverting human minds from the present and the eternal by leading them into the past and the future.
Read More »Revelation! 1001 Bible Answers to Theological Questions
I’ve been asked to highlight one of my books. The book I chose is Revelation! 1001 Bible Answers to Theological Questions. The structure of Revelation! is perhaps an “original” idea. ...
Read More »How St. Joseph Lived the Greatest Calling of Husband and Father
by John Clark | Men in history are often remembered for things like winning a battle, governing a country, composing a symphony, writing a masterpiece, or inventing a life-changing device. Today, the Church honors a man who did none of these.
Read More »Socialization or Peer Pressure? How I Got One and Avoided the Other
by Laura Whitehead | Socialization: a word that many homeschooling families must deal with on a daily basis. It is thrown their way at dinner parties, family gatherings, church functions, and grocery stores.
Read More »4 Simple Words Every Good Husband Needs To Hear
by Abby Sasscer | Our husbands need to hear how much we love and cherish them. Below are simple words we can use to start...
Read More »The Church’s Special Meaning for Each Day of the Week
“Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” Psalm 90:12 The seven days of the week. Sometimes they are filled with joy and happiness; ...
Read More »How Can we Pray Together as a Family?
In the light of God’s word, I would like to ask you, dear families: Do you pray together from time to time as a family? Some of you do, I know. But so many people say to me: But how can we?
Read More »For our Children: the Gift of Teaching the Faith
by Mary Kay Clark | Without the Catholic Faith as the basis of all learning, all other education is of little worth for eternal life...
Read More »The University of the Universe
by Bob Wiesner | “The world is charged with the grandeur of God…” So runs a line from Gerard Manley Hopkins, the great Jesuit Victorian poet. In the universe...
Read More »“God Loves Me”: What That Means in 25 Answers
A friend of mine recently asked for a quote to remind her of the love of God. Her request was an expression of the profound need in every human: to ...
Read More »Lent and The Saints: Books & CDs to Inspire Your Family
We are now halfway through the journey of Lent and may be finding ourselves falling short in our attempts to “grow deeper in holiness and please God, all the while ...
Read More »The Wheel of Fortune: 4 Ways Man Deals with Good and Bad Luck
Throughout the Middle Ages artists and poets allude often to the goddess Fortuna or the Wheel of Fortune—the ever changing nature of human events that affect all human beings. This ...
Read More »Holy Week: The 3 Holiest Moments of the Whole Year
We stand on the threshold of the holiest week of the year. Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday or Passion Sunday, when we recall both Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem ...
Read More »High School English at Seton Home Study School
The curriculum is extremely focused on English. Second only to the study of religion, studying English sits at the front and center of Seton Home Study School’s approach to education.
Read More »5 Reasons to Revive the Powerful Practice of Reading Aloud to Your Children
Before television and video games, books were a primary source of pleasure for human beings. Beyond the simple good of reading books to oneself, there was the added pleasure of ...
Read More »“I Wish We’d Homeschooled Sooner!” | The Whalen Family Story
the Whalen Family | When it was time for our oldest to go to school, we knew it had to be a Catholic school. At the time we lived on post in Fort Bragg, NC and we traveled 30 minutes each way...
Read More »My Friend Tells Me Homeschool Groups Can be Problematic. What do you think?
by Dr. Mary Kay Clark | Sometimes a homeschooling group gets very enthusiastic about activities, such as plays, dances, and sports.
Read More »Snow Blindness: Why I Can’t See Winter’s Bright Side
by John Clark | As I write this column in mid-February, I am winter-sick. (Note to reader: Before some of you write in, complaining that “winter-sick” is not a word, I already know that.
Read More »Why We Need to Play More!
In the course of a year, all persons are aware of the weekdays and the weekends, of work days and national holidays like Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Labor Day and ...
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