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...

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.

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”...

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...

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 ...

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.

by Abby Sasscer | Our husbands need to hear how much we love and cherish them. Below are simple words we can use to start...

“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; ...

by Mary Kay Clark | Without the Catholic Faith as the basis of all learning, all other education is of little worth for eternal life...

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 ...

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 ...

by Dr. Mary Kay Clark | Sometimes a homeschooling group gets very enthusiastic about activities, such as plays, dances, and sports.

by Gary Zimak | Let’s face it; one of the biggest problems affecting homeschooling families is anxiety.

by Emily Molitor | As a young college graduate, I spent four years teaching elementary school and enjoyed the many days with a classroom full of beautiful and energetic children. Lenten practices...

by Abby Sasscer | The more time I devote to prayer, the more I realize that one of the things I need to work on is to listen more and better...

by Mary Ellen Barrett | Since children can, just as easily as their moms, get a case of the February, late-winter blahs, it makes sense to bring a little life and color into the homeschool.

by Emily Molitor | We want to see the results of our labors, and we enjoy working hard for a tangible good. The problem is, that’s not what Lent is really about.

by Ginny Seuffert | John Taylor Gatto’s 13th theme, “Encourage children to develop a habit of caution in reaching conclusions” is especially important in our own times.

During Lent, we want to stop and prepare our hearts for a penitential time of fasting, alms-giving, and prayer. Lent does not have to be just a time of personal ...

by Emily Molitor | Do you ever feel like you are the neediest person on earth? Do you look for things to “fill” you every day? If so, perhaps you are like the rest of us.