The old phrase “hate the sin, but love the sinner” reveals a deeply Christian sentiment. Yes, we see sin as the greatest offense against God, but we don’t consider the ...
Read More »Graduation Speech 2013: Hope Sets the Christian Apart
On a graduation day, it is fitting that you graduates and your families reflect on the past. Parents, now that you have brought your child safely to the end of ...
Read More »Children: The Consolation of God
Certain things in life seem common to all men. The physical things are the most obvious: we all need to eat and to sleep, and we all need shelter. But ...
Read More »Can Parents Really Teach a Subject as Well as an Educated and Experienced Teacher?
1. There has been so much discussion on the internet about the Common Core program being implemented in schools, even in Catholic schools. What will you be doing about the ...
Read More »The Sacred Heart
The feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is celebrated this year on Friday, June 7th. Among Catholics and many Christians, pictures of the Sacred Heart and devotions to ...
Read More »Roger Ebert and Confession
Roger Ebert, the Chicago-based film critic who died recently, wrote that the first thing that really pushed him away from practicing his Catholic faith was his unwillingness to confess certain ...
Read More »The Way of Divine Love
Sister Josefa Menendez was a Spanish mystic who lived from 1890 to 1923. In 1920, she joined the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Poitiers, France. During her ...
Read More »Your Questions Answered
I feel like my life is a treadmill. It’s always running ahead of me and I am always trying to catch up. My book, Catholic Home Schooling, has a chapter ...
Read More »5 Reasons Every Homeschooler Should Buy a Tablet
John Clark shares his 5 favorite uses for advancing education with modern media, and how invaluable a tablet will be to a homeschooling family.
Read More »Recycling Wisdom
The other day, I performed a task which is very common for the father of a large family—I took my trash to the dump. I am not someone who is ...
Read More »Center Ice
Thanks to some good friends generously giving us tickets and inviting us to go along with them, Veronica and I recently went to see an NHL hockey game. I have ...
Read More »How Can I Give Attention to My Toddler While I am Homeschooling the Older Children?
1. Do you mind if I send work to be graded only when all the children are finished with their quarter’s work? 2. My husband and I believe that we ...
Read More »Our Mother of Good Counsel
We home schooling parents are constantly faced with decisions about our children and about their daily schooling assignments, but also about running the household, scheduling doctors’ appointments, running errands, getting ...
Read More »How do I Keep Homeschooling with the Outside Trips Seemingly Every Day?
1. My son has finished his math. May I buy the next book and have him start on the next grade level? 2. Will you be making supplemental videos for ...
Read More »Art Through Faith
by Ken Clark The great art of the world is Catholic art! For anyone who believes that the purpose of art is to uplift the human spirit, this statement cannot ...
Read More »Fourteen Forever
Men in our society are often criticized for being perpetual adolescents. Yeah, maybe— but it’s not all our fault. I recently did a little research into the medical facts about ...
Read More »Your Questions… Answered
Because of illness, we are not as far along in our studies as I would like. What tips do you have for us to catch up? For some subjects, you ...
Read More »Good is Great
Some homeschooling parents believe that unless they can do a great job, then homeschooling is not for them. That must be a tremendous cross for these Moms and Dads to ...
Read More »Your Questions… Answered
How important is it that I stay on the Seton schedule? The Seton lesson plans set a schedule based on what we believe is realistic for the student to accomplish ...
Read More »Your Questions… Answered
May we mail in just some of the subjects which my 5th grader has finished, or do I need to wait until the tests for all the subjects have been ...
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