by Dave Armstrong | Our Protestant friends often tell us that “the Church is the invisible sum total of all true believers.” The Bible teaches us that the Church is a visible, identifiable institution.
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by Karen Reep | I wanted a career, many children, a beautiful home and two cars/SUVS in the driveway. I pushed myself harder, believing that earning this degree would save us all...
Read More »What the Horse Can Teach Us About Courage
by John Clark | Why does the horse laugh at fear? Why is he so excited to go into battle? The answer is simple: because the horse loves his master, and he knows his master loves Him.
Read More »4 Reasons Why Homeschooling is the Exact Opposite of Common Core
by John Clark | 1) Common Core is about testing. Homeschooling is about learning. 2) Common Core...
Read More »4 Things Mother Teresa Taught The World About Poverty and How We Can Help The Poor
by John Clark | A short reflection about a few of the ways that she shaped, and continues to shape, our notion of poverty and how we can help the poor.
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by Emily Molitor | What does it mean to rejoice in our children? How do we rejoice, revel in, the vocation of motherhood?
Read More »Is A “Holy Hour” A Date?
by John Clark | "What do you mean we haven’t been on a date in a while? We went to Holy Hour just last night!”
Read More »Why Do Catholics Baptize Babies? They Don’t Know What’s Going On!
by Dave Armstrong | Hey Cathy, why do Catholics baptize babies? It's pointless, since they don't know what's going on and can't repent, according to Acts 2:38 and Mark 6:16.
Read More »So, Are Catholics Saved by Works? 10 Responses to Protestant Questions
by Dave Armstrong | It baffles me, Joe, how you Catholics can believe you're saved by works, when the Bible says "whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life"
Read More »Simplifying Our Office and Classroom!
by Abby Sasscer | Our classroom is a place where any of the children can go if they want to do some quiet reading or if they need a peaceful place to homeschool.
Read More »Penance and Partridge: Why Saints *Must* Smile
by John Clark | I was struck by the fact that they all looked so happy. When I met them and smiled, the joy of their smiles dwarfed mine.
Read More »Setting Aside All Earthly Cares: Why Dads Need Holy Hours
by John Clark| I occasionally admit to certain things that I probably shouldn’t... I had never committed to a Holy Hour. Of course, I have spent time in adoration...
Read More »Are Catholics Wrong to Call Priests ‘Father’?
by Dave Armstrong | "Call no man your father on earth..." That seems straightforward enough, doesn't it? How do Catholics get around this?
Read More »Is It a Sin to Be Boring?
by Mitchell Kalpakgian | All human beings owe to one another the obligation of being pleasant and enjoyable company instead of being boring, or a burden...
Read More »700 Years Later—Everyone’s Still Talking About the ‘Summa’
by John Clark | Many are familiar with the Summa Theologica, but there is a lesser-known fact about Thomas’ masterpiece: it was never finished.
Read More »Fathers, Children, and the Mercy of the Fourth Commandment
by John Clark | When Twain was 18 years old, he thought his father was the dumbest man alive. When he turned 21, he thought his father was among the wisest.
Read More »Chariot of Fire
by John Clark | It’s official. My beloved 2002 Mustang convertible has gone its last mile. It is going to car Heaven, otherwise known as “the junkyard.”
Read More »Mary: Perpetual Virgin? 6 Biblical Arguments
by Dave Armstrong | Once upon a time, virtually no Christians denied that Mary the mother of Jesus was perpetually a virgin: including Protestants. Of the early leaders of that movement, virtually all fully accepted this doctrine: including Luther, Calvin, Zwingli, Bullinger, and Cranmer.
Read More »A Day at the Spa for Homeschooling Moms
by John Clark | Alright, homeschool Dads. Your wife is reaching the end of another academic year. She has endured arguments from the teenagers about book reports for Goodbye, Mr. Chips. She has sharpened dozens of number 2 pencils.
Read More »One Family’s Homeschooling Saga
by Charles Asper | All 19 years of my classroom education took place in public institutions. My father (a son of a Lutheran missionary and minister) was a public school teacher. I even had him as my Algebra, Trigonometry and Geometry teacher in High School (not quite homeschooling, but I really enjoyed him as a teacher).
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