John Clark comes to realize that the greatest version of honoring his father and following the Fourth Commandment—is to be a good father.
Read More »Fostering the Spiritual Health of Our Children
How can we fathers foster a healthy interior life for our children? John Clark offers that we must encourage our children to have a conversation with God.
Read More »Encouraging Perseverance – The Christian Response
Our Christian response must be to encourage and help those around us persevere, to get up and fight the good fight. After all, we're in this fight together.
Read More »The Most Important Lesson You Will Ever Teach
Homeschooling moms and dads, if your son or daughter know that God loves them and they love Him, they are star students in the only class that matters.
Read More »The Creative Courage of Fatherhood As Taught by Saint Joseph
In this Year of St. Joseph, John Clark reminds us that as Saint Joseph’s fatherhood illustrates, when courage and creativity meet, worlds can be conquered.
Read More »Gratitude, Thanksgiving, and the Christmas Gift of Self
John Clark says that in a year that God has watched over us so carefully we are called to offer the gift of gratitude to the Infant King and to each other.
Read More »St. Thomas More: Defender of Marriage and Fatherhood
When homeschool fathers need inspiration, ask for St. Thomas More’s help, to be like him, “God’s good servant”, offering love and sacrifice for our family.
Read More »Voyages in Homeschooling – Advice to Fellow Travelers
John Clark, himself a voyager to new lands has thoughtful insight and practical perspective for fellow travelers newly arrived in the land of homeschooling.
Read More »Turning to Mary in Tough Times
In a poignant reflection, John Clark reminds us to turn to Our Lady in our darkest hour, she loves us and offers a consolation greater than we can imagine.
Read More »Let Children Have Summer
John Clark admits he might have become a better reader, writer, or mathematician if he had forsaken carefree and joyful summers spent with his family but...
Read More »Beauty is Our Calling
Asked to opine on beauty, John Clark says that every Catholic family is a reflection of God and is a form of beauty that rises above the material world.
Read More »Let’s Stop Mis-Defining Genius
Our job as parents is to stop pigeonholing genius to classrooms and books, embrace the countless forms of genius, and see the brilliance in our children.
Read More »What’s the Perfect Gift This Year?
For Christmas this year John Clark suggests giving Jesus the perfect gift. “Forgive those who trespass against you.” And embrace the Child Jesus anew.
Read More »Before You Open Your Boxes
John Clark has two thoughts for you before, or even after, you open your boxes of homeschooling books. They might just change the way you start your day.
Read More »Olympic Virtue
John Clark shares this surprisingly simple advice from a holy priest on how to take a virtue that you already possess to new heights and change your life.
Read More »Rejoice and Be Glad The Lesson of Groundhog Day
Homeschool Dad John Clark thinks it’s fair to say that homeschooling can be a bit like the movie Groundhog Day but maybe that’s what is so great about it.
Read More »Are the Little Sisters the Conscience of America?
John Clark examines the court case involving the Little Sisters of the Poor and concludes that, at this moment in time, they are the conscience of America.
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