by Mary Alice Teti | It’s officially summer in my homeschool! When the children were very young, the school day routine of reading aloud, math games and family prayer could continue year round

by Abby Sasscer | Today, we’ll be looking at our tiny spaces, namely, our laundry closet, linen closet and hallway bath. Tiny spaces in tiny homes need a WHOLE LOT of creativity.

by Christine Smitha | Here are some tips and ideas for anyone needing a little inspiration in the ‘thanking Dad’ department.

by Christine Smitha | Out there, Dads seem to have acquired rather a poor reputation. They’re inadequate, bumbling, and terribly prone to mistakes.

by Mary Kay Clark | Jesus Himself clearly wishes us to consider her our Mother of Perpetual Help, considering all her apparitions and her messages...

by Emily Molitor | Joyful humility requires that we oftentimes accept our need for dependence on others. I recently experienced my need of support...

by Abby Sasscer | Today, we’ll be looking at The Boys’ Room. Since my parents were slowly transitioning into retirement, my father temporarily stayed...

Attending a Catholic homeschooling conference offers many opportunities that online purchasing and research simply cannot provide.

by Marlicia Fernandez | More and more fathers are taking an increasingly active and hands-on role in the education of their children. Sometimes they seem...

by Lorraine Espenhain | No matter how noble our work for Him may be, be reconciled to our brother whom we have offended. God desires mercy, not sacrifice.

by Mary Kay Clark | Consider asking your older children to start their schoolwork earlier in the day, for instance, at 7:30 a.m., so they can get at least one or two subjects done before the noise begins from the younger children. Since older children usually stay up later than younger ones, they might try doing some of their schoolwork after the little ones are in bed.

by Kate Moriarty | Writing a blog is an excellent way to develop your creative and literary skills. Keeping a blog seems especially well suited to the homeschooling curriculum. A blog is like an online journal (the word “blog” is a contraction of “web-log”).

Emily Molitor believes that involving grandparents and children together teaches incredible life lessons. Turns out, we need them more than they need us.

by Abby Sasscer | When Baby Girl felt she was ready to move in her sister’s room, our challenge was to make them feel like they had their own “special space”. This took a bit of creativity since the space we were working with was so limited. When Baby Girl is a bit older, we will eventually move a bunk bed in here to make their special space a bit more permanent.

by Kerry Costanzo | It seems that the time has come. After nine years, our little house must be tired. Tired and busting at the seams. Its walls scream out in pain from being hit one too many times with soccer balls.

by Mary Kay Clark | St. Monica, the mother of St. Augustine, is considered by the Church to be a patron saint for mothers, and is honored by the Church with her feast day on May 4th. Monica was born in 332—only 300 years after the crucifixion of Jesus—in Tagaste, currently Algeria, in North Africa.

by Liz Beller | The past few months have put a little strain on our wallets… due to that finally, a year and a half after our wedding, my husband and I are beginning to budget. I know, we probably should have started sooner, but getting over the initial hurdles of settling into an apartment, figuring out monthly bills, oh yeah, and having a baby, pushed budgeting to the back burner.

by Emily Molitor | Our days are eternal. Yes, you and I will live forever in heaven, but have we ever reflected upon the fact that not only are our heavenly days eternal, but that the moments we are living here and now will live forever in the mind of God, and therefore live on in eternity?

by Mary Lou Warren | All my life, I thought the ability to multitask was a positive and desirable “talent” to acquire. It seemed a great way to accomplish numerous tasks in a short period of time. Intellectually I reasoned that with all the many technological innovations at hand, life should become simpler.

by Ken Clark | Back in the golden age of Hollywood, major studios made religious movies that actually praised God and religion. Charleton Heston alone seems to have played most of the Apostles and Prophets. Who can forget his roles as Moses in The Ten Commandments or John the Baptist in The Greatest Story Ever Told, two excellent religious movies.