by Emily Molitor | Sometimes I marvel at the power we hold within our words and actions. Encouragement always brings about the best results...

St. Rita, whose feast day is May 22, is a saint we hear of infrequently, perhaps because she had such an unusual life. However, we homeschooling mothers may consider St. ...

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.

There’s no doubt that life can be difficult at times. No matter how hard we try to escape, it’s inevitable that we will encounter some form of suffering almost every ...

by Dr. Mary Kay Clark | You need to kindly let her know that the “real world,” the secular Godless culture, is what you want your children to avoid until they have the teaching...

Having a month that is especially dedicated to the Mary is one of the more beautiful aspects of our Catholic heritage...

by Catherine Shaw | On the very first day of my homeschooling freshman year, I remember pulling down the Religion 9 course from the gigantic looming stack of lesson plan binders.

by Emily Molitor | I recall my teenage summers as a softball player, sitting in the dugout and sizing up the different girls on my team...

There are so many diverse paths to sanctity! Yet sometimes, instead of finding our own spiritual path, we are pulled from one holy devotion or cause to the next.

by Ginny Seuffert | Teaching our children to develop good judgment will lead to a future dominated by well-formed, deeply committed Catholic leaders.

by Anna Eileen | As a homeschooler, the prospect of choosing a college can seem sort of daunting.

by Jessica Wilde | We were invited to India for a friend’s wedding. It was an amazing experience—the music was loud, the food spicy, the colors vibrant...

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

by Angela Jaramillo | Not too long ago, I would have naively told you that I really thought all kids were reading and doing science independently for fun, until I recently went to a birthday party.

by Dr. Mary Kay Clark | She was adopted as the patron saint of homeschooling Catholic leaders back in the 1980s when we gathered together in the Chicago area to discuss Catholic homeschooling issues.

by Christine Smitha | Reading for an assignment is not like reading to unwind before bedtime, or scanning the comic section of the newspaper, even if you enjoy “school reading” as much as “pleasure reading.”

by Malia Lewis | When I began to homeschool, my oldest was in fourth grade, so I figured there wouldn’t be many challenges right away.

by Dr. Mary Kay Clark | It is difficult for us moms to “let go” of our high school sons and daughters who are so terrific in helping with family and household chores. But in falling behind ...

by Emily Molitor | Be awake! To better face the Enemy who tempts us with spiritual sleepiness we must develop a relationship of love and trust with Our Lord.

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.