by Bob Wiesner | The Soviet system gave the world more holy martyrdoms in just the 20th century than died in all the previous history of Christianity.

by Mary Ellen Barrett | I wanted a beautiful home for Advent, but instead got sheetrock, spackle, large men with tool belts and very little heat.

by Pamela Patnode | I had the incredible privilege of traveling to Mexico City for the first International Catholic Home Education Conference.

by John Clark | 1) Baseball is a game that is designed for warm, sunny weather... 5) Baseball is more hopeful than football.

by Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian | G.K. Chesterton remarked that fifty percent of education is atmosphere.

by Lorraine Espenhain | Spending five or six hours in a kitchen preparing food is just not my idea of a good time.

by Emily Molitor | Cleaning my house and cleaning my soul can be a useful analogy for me as a housewife.

by Abby Sasscer | My family never gets tired of asking for Cream of Broccoli Soup during this time of year.

United extended families with grandparents, uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, and cousins are spirited clans that bring a fullness of joy into the world.

by Lorraine Espenhain | Journaling is for technicians, janitors, gardeners, nurses, moms, dads, students, and starving artists! It’s not just for writers.

Responsibility is an utterly essential part of the homeschool curriculum and gives busy homeschooling moms and dads some much needed practical help.

by Debbie Gaudino | The answer, I propose, lies in the wisdom of Saint Padre Pio's short maxim: "Pray, Hope and Don't Worry."

by Kate Moriarty | My children's grandparents have become wild gadabouts. It started with a caravan.

by Dave Armstrong | Having a child conceived by the Holy Spirit has no direct analogy, because it was a one-time extraordinary event, in order to bring about the incarnation.

by Emily Molitor | The Good Samaritan parable gives us an example of how to show pity, or mercy, to our fellow human beings.

Mary Ellen Barrett started practicing 'Teacher Service Day' for homeschool moms. It's a 4-step, all-day-Friday process that refreshes home and homeschool.

by Lorraine Espenhain | Our prayers will be answered by God, not because we have succeeded in getting God to see things our way, but because He has succeeded in changing our hearts

by John Clark | Pope Francis is one of the most mistranslated people in the history of the world.

by Christine Smitha | Around the world, many of the best Advent traditions carry the idea of the hidden seed, a hidden seed of faith and charity we nurture...

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 ...