Papal Wisdom

Little did Suzanne Tombs know the ripple effect that a field trip for a saint's celebration would have on her homeschooled daughter. St. Gerard pray for us!

As harvest time wraps up, Amanda Evinger is thankful for the bounty of life and homeschooling lessons learned from keeping their family garden and chickens.

It’s so easy for parents to feel isolated with a busy family. But that can be fixed – Christina Patterson shares ways to feel close even when you’re apart. Wouldn’t ...

Kathryn Trudeau, a homeschooling mother and author, offers her four tried-and-true ways to make homeschooling easier while caring for your baby or toddler.

Even though many Catholics hope for Purgatory after death, John Clark points out that the saints remind us that God desires us to go straight to Heaven.

Amanda Evinger shares insights and personal experience about religious life to help homeschooling parents encourage, not hinder, their children’s vocation.

If you assume Halloween began as a pagan holiday, think again! It's Catholic, and Amy Pawlusiak, a mother of five, discusses how you can reclaim Halloween.

Tom McFadden says look at the alumni to judge a college on effectiveness and faithfulness to mission. At Christendom College those results are remarkable.

Need a little help? In October we honor our guardian angels. Mary Donellan reminds us to involve our often overlooked helpers in our homeschooling efforts.

When right is wrong and wrong is right, Andrew Murphy shows what the salmon can teach us about swimming against the current and living the Catholic Faith.

Parents pass on the light of faith in surprising ways. Seton grad Ashlynn Fayth Smith recounts how one mother used a "little thing" to inspire her children.

Pope Francis just canonized seven saints. John Clark takes a brief look at their lives and their immortal words that inspire Catholics around the world.

Is morning madness ruining your school days? Homeschooling mom Patricia Purcell has a plan to get you back on track so that your mornings run smoothly.

Parenting author Kathryn Trudeau explores 3 ways to help establish your routines during the school year and how to ease your children into the new schedule.

Amy Pawlusiak is a to-do-list kind of mom. But adding some fun and games widened her comfort zone, and teaches her children to have joyful lives too!

Many large families struggle to keep the laundry beast in check. Gina Berrios shares her simple 5-step plan to involve the kids and get the laundry done.

All moms need to take time for themselves. Elizabeth Turajski shares six practical self-care strategies for homeschool moms.

Graces received by reading aloud with your family? Amanda Evinger, Mom of three, on special blessings you'll discover with this wholesome family activity.

After a year of losing weight, John Clark looks back on his successes and frustrations, and cautions that we often overemphasize the physical appearance.

In a surprising sweep of literature, Dr. Kalpakgian explores seven sources of extreme lessons on manners. Without manners, can we live in peace at all?