by Abby Sasscer | We here at the little house on the hills are big fans of black beans.

by Dr. Mary Kay Clark | With all the hectic activity of December—preparing for Christmas parties, buying gifts, cleaning the house—it’s easy to forget that we should mainly be preparing our hearts

by Lorraine Espenhain | If our motives for working give value to our labors for God, how can we be sure that those labors are done for love of God and not to promote and glorify self?

by Dr Mary Kay Clark | As we homeschooling families approach Christmas, it is not easy to keep the children attentive to their studies.

By Ginny Seuffert | Why develop a personal code of standards? Shouldn’t our children live according to Catholic standards? Studying Holy Mother Church closely, especially the saints, answers that question.

by Mary Ellen Barrett | I wanted a beautiful home for Advent, but instead got sheetrock, spackle, large men with tool belts and very little heat.

by Pamela Patnode | I had the incredible privilege of traveling to Mexico City for the first International Catholic Home Education Conference.

by Lorraine Espenhain | Spending five or six hours in a kitchen preparing food is just not my idea of a good time.

by Emily Molitor | Cleaning my house and cleaning my soul can be a useful analogy for me as a housewife.

by Abby Sasscer | My family never gets tired of asking for Cream of Broccoli Soup during this time of year.

by Lorraine Espenhain | Journaling is for technicians, janitors, gardeners, nurses, moms, dads, students, and starving artists! It’s not just for writers.

Responsibility is an utterly essential part of the homeschool curriculum and gives busy homeschooling moms and dads some much needed practical help.

by Debbie Gaudino | The answer, I propose, lies in the wisdom of Saint Padre Pio's short maxim: "Pray, Hope and Don't Worry."

by Kate Moriarty | My children's grandparents have become wild gadabouts. It started with a caravan.

by Emily Molitor | The Good Samaritan parable gives us an example of how to show pity, or mercy, to our fellow human beings.

Mary Ellen Barrett started practicing 'Teacher Service Day' for homeschool moms. It's a 4-step, all-day-Friday process that refreshes home and homeschool.

by Lorraine Espenhain | Our prayers will be answered by God, not because we have succeeded in getting God to see things our way, but because He has succeeded in changing our hearts

by Christine Smitha | Around the world, many of the best Advent traditions carry the idea of the hidden seed, a hidden seed of faith and charity we nurture...

What you read matters! What your children read matters! Lets start with two quotes from Don Bosco. “Never read books you aren’t sure about… even supposing that these bad books ...

by Abby Sasscer | Below is my top seven list of small appliances that make a big difference in my kitchen.