Volunteering is a fantastic way to teach children about living out the Faith. Homeschool mom Karena Tapsak shares 3 ways she fits it into the schedule!

Sarah Rollins, a homeschool mom for 12 years, shares her pain over losing a child, and how homeschooling helped her - and her 9 children - rediscover joy.

Homeschooling mom Elizabeth Turajski combats the “I Could Never Homeschool” Mentality, with 3 Reflections on the Purpose of Homeschooling.

Mary Ellen Barrett shows how easy it can be to teach hospitality to children. Whether with friends or family, a meal is the quickest way to show love.

When I was in first grade, I loved to go down the hall of my elementary school and visit my older sister’s sixth-grade teacher. I would staple together a few ...

by Abby Sasscer | What impressed me the most was that his devotions suggestions were very simple for my young family to follow. And everyone knows I’m a big fan of “simple”.

by Mary Ellen Barrett | I love toddlers and I really miss the days when I had a bunch of them around. Mostly.

by John Clark | Our first journey as a family centered on the Gospel, and served as a reminder that all our journeys as a family must center on the Gospel.

The Catholic Tales for Boys and Girls two-book set contains a variety of Catholic-centered stories which teach good morals using children’s everyday life experiences. It is written from the viewpoint ...

by Emily Molitor | When I contemplate generosity in the area of time, I immediately think of people—other human beings—being first in importance.

by Abby Sasscer | Although I really wanted to finish my task, I decided to look into her hazel eyes, take her tiny hand and ask if she wanted to dance.

by Abby Sasscer | When my children were babies, it was so much easier to bond with them. I could easily “wear” them inside...

by Michael d'Esterre | As a child I learned order and cleanliness as a way of peace and perfection. “Cleanliness is next to godliness,” my mother used to say.

By Mary Ellen Barrett | Recently, a young homeschool mom was relating to me a day she had earlier in the week. She has several young children, toddlers and babies, and that day was filled with spills, diaper problems, flooded tubs...

Not to be a whiner, but there have been parts of this Advent which have felt like Lent in our house.  Rather than cheerfully preparing for a beloved guest, I ...

by Mary Ellen Barrett | Christmas week can be a very stressful one for us homeschool moms, maybe even more so because...

1st Week of Advent Scripture Reading: Luke 10:21-24 If there was any group of people in Jesus’ day who should have recognized Him as Israel’s Messiah and believed in His ...

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 Dr. Mary Kay Clark | Some people may not realize that schools today are nothing like the schools of past generations.

by Emily Molitor | What does it mean to rejoice in our children? How do we rejoice, revel in, the vocation of motherhood?