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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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The National Assessment Governing Board reported that only 24 percent of America’s 8th and 12th graders have “solid writing skills.” What can we parents do to help our children improve ...
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In this answer to a homeschooling mother, Dr. Clark, Director of Seton Home Study School, presents St. Francis as a contemporary role model for our children. Q. My teenage son ...
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What is the best advice you can give to start off the new school year? Daily family prayer is essential for success in Catholic homeschooling. Start the day with prayer, ...
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Do I need to return my children’s lesson plans at the end of the year? Yes, please return the lesson plans. Enrollments include the use of the lesson plans for ...
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On July 26th we celebrate the Feast of Good Saint Anne and her husband, St. Joachim, the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the grandparents of Jesus. Frances Parkinson ...
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I have been homeschooling for a couple of years, but I think that we could accomplish more with a better schedule and routine. What do you suggest? The trick to ...
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Why do you have specific books assigned for the first and second quarter book reports in the elementary grades? Since our graders cannot be familiar with every book that might ...
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Of the seven Sacraments instituted by Christ, three of them—Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Orders—may only be received once. Two of the others—Matrimony and Anointing of the Sick—maybe be received more than ...
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This summer, across America, commencement speakers will congratulate graduates on their academic achievements, and challenge them to make a positive difference in the world using their new knowledge. These graduates ...
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While we often tell stories to our young children without books, also be sure to read stories showing pictures in a picture book. Read to your child stories of saints, ...
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Raising kids Catholic is what home schooling is all about for us Catholics. However, sometimes parents lose sight of the big picture and focus too much on the immediate picture. ...
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The home schooling apostolate is a truly counter cultural movement, a contradiction to the current self-obsessed culture. The home schooling apostolate is evidence of an attitude of service to others ...
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