Abby Sasscer shares 5 easy tips to teach children how to declutter and simplify. Important life skills that will benefit them for the rest of their lives.
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Abby Sasscer July 18, 2016 6,545 Views
Abby Sasscer shares 5 easy tips to teach children how to declutter and simplify. Important life skills that will benefit them for the rest of their lives.
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All moms know how stressful summer vacations can be without a routine. Debbie Gaudino shares five tips for formulating a fun and restful summer schedule.
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By Kenneth J. Stein, Ph.D. What could possibly be more fun than teaching science? Indeed, you have an entire Creation to work with! If you accept that all parts of ...
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by Fr. Pablo Straub | At first it seems contradictory that there would be similarity between those who marry and those who go into a monastery or the priesthood. Can there be any two things more unlike?
Read More »Ginny Seuffert November 21, 2014 8,355 Views
Responsibility is an utterly essential part of the homeschool curriculum and gives busy homeschooling moms and dads some much needed practical help.
Read More »Dr. Mary Kay Clark September 2, 2013 8,242 Views
Would it be possible for me to combine my children in some of the same academic subjects, such as science, history, and religion? Yes, many parents do that for children in adjacent grades. You need to be careful about there being too much of a difference in comprehension. In religion, you can certainly discuss the same subject, such as a particular sacrament, but when it comes to memory work or testing, unless they are close in abilities, you should use the test appropriate for each child’s grade level. For instance, you may teach two students with the same religion book if they are both in Baltimore Catechism No. 2, but you may have the younger child take the tests for the No. 1 book.
Read More »John Clark June 3, 2016 12,889 Views
Becoming a full time homeschooling father this year taught John Clark that they don’t get near enough thanks, or even, recognition. He wants to change that.
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by Pria Luz | Doing household chores is undeniably tiresome work, especially if you are doing all the work yourself.
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by Kenneth J. Stein, Ph.D. Some time ago, we taught our 10-year-old daughter how nature recycles water through the water cycle. I explained to her that this means all water, ...
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Thrive, find peace, enjoy the day; four homeschooling moms share how the pandemic has altered their approach to school and family life in surprising ways.
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Each school year is a unique adventure. As she prepares for her ninth year of homeschooling, Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur offers seven tips for beginning well.
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Father John Hardon, a highly respected Catholic theologian, now deceased and currently being considered for beatification, spoke to homeschooling parents at a conference. This is a selection of his comments. ...
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by Fr. Paul Scalia | We are not only to receive the Eucharist, we are to imitate the Eucharist. All who receive Christ in the Eucharist should imitate...
Read More »Dr. Mary Kay Clark March 10, 2021 1,584 Views
Parents need to contemplate the amazing faith of St. Joseph and ask for the strength and perseverance, and whatever else is needed, to teach their children.
Read More »Ginny Seuffert July 1, 2013 13,106 Views
Some years ago, I taught the Confirmation class for our parish religious education program. The class was never rowdy or rude; my students were attentive and engaged – a pleasure ...
Read More »John Clark May 6, 2022 1,866 Views
John Clark comes to realize that the greatest version of honoring his father and following the Fourth Commandment—is to be a good father.
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John Clark reviews the new book-length interview, just released in English, and he discovers a gem: the incredible story of a magnificent man.
Read More »John Clark December 26, 2014 5,107 Views
Here are samples that amount to a “Best of” John Clark’s articles for 2014. Thank you for reading my columns again this year. You homeschool Moms and Dads and kids are ...
Read More »Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian March 21, 2015 12,451 Views
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.
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by Emily Molitor | All that I offer, I give to Jesus. What does this entail? The cry of a widow over her murdered husband of one year? The agony of a mother by the bedside of her dying child? Opening the newspaper or checking my Facebook newsfeed reminds me daily: surely the world is one of suffering. Each way I turn I meet with a story of suffering, and I struggle not to become overwhelmed by fear and discouragement.
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