Excerpts from Sermon XXXVI from The Sermons of St. Alphonsus Liguori, TAN Books and Publishing Children are More than Presents God gives children to parents not that they may assist ...

by Kerry Costanzo | Homeschooling is not easy. It can be really hard. For me, it is often really, really hard. Yet, it is the right things to do in life that can sometimes be the hardest. Homeschooling can be a cross, yet as we Catholics know, it is only in picking up and carrying our crosses that we can hope to follow Our Lord to Heaven.

by Fr. Robert Lange | After hearing literally thousands of confessions of grade-school children, I must admit that many young people are poorly trained in understanding the nature of sin and of being aware of their own sinfulness. The lessons must come from committed parents.

Caption this image! Why did the lamb climb the ladder? What are the sheep and lion saying? Share your child’s comment below! What could be more fun than coloring a ...

When I was growing up in the 1970’s, many Catholic parents took turns going to Mass: Mom might go to an early Mass while Dad stayed home with the kids; ...

by Fr Frank Papa | We all are commanded to obey the Ten Commandments because they were given by God the Father to Moses for all of us to obey. Jesus, the Son of God, repeated the Ten Commandments and the requirement for all to obey them. We all are required to be obedient to God’s commandments. Sin is disobedience to the laws of God.

See the Answers… The Four Hinges of the Moral Life “The cardinal virtues are the four principal moral virtues. The English word cardinal comes from the Latin word cardo, which ...

“Last night, I had a dream,” three-year-old Drew announces during dinner. “Oh?” I say. “Yes. There was an alien in my dream and you know what he said, Mom?” “What?” ...

Caption this image! What are the animals looking at? How did the turtle get up in the tree?  What is he saying? Share your child’s comment below! What could be ...

The Four Hinges of the Moral Life “The cardinal virtues are the four principal moral virtues. The English word cardinal comes from the Latin word cardo, which means “hinge.” All ...

Caption this image! What is the eagle thinking? What is the chicken saying? Why is the elf trying on a new hat? Share your child’s comment below! What could be ...

The Alessandrini Family’s unexpected discovery of the joys of Homeschooling. by Susan Alessandrini “I am not going to homeschool! I am not ‘that’ kind of mom!” When my husband originally ...

. You asked for it, and here it is! For years parents have listened to author, lecturer, and homeschool veteran Ginny Seuffert, send home the notion that clear, confident and ...

“But I say to you, Love your enemies: do good to them that hate you: and pray for them that persecute and calumniate you.” Matthew 5:44 Those who would say ...

When you lie down, you need not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet. (Proverbs 3:24) How can any mom and dad, much less parents of a ...

Caption this image! What are the children saying? What is the mouse thinking? Share your child’s comment below! What could be more fun than coloring a picture? Sharing it with ...

When I was perhaps eleven or twelve years old, I happened upon a piece of music called Once Upon a Time. It was from a Broadway play that I had ...

Certain things in life seem common to all men.  The physical things are the most obvious: we all need to eat and to sleep, and we all need shelter.  But ...

Pope Leo XIII | They who would break away from Christian discipline are working to corrupt family life and to destroy it utterly, root and branch. From such an unholy purpose, they are not deterred by the fact that they are inflicting a cruel outrage on parents who have the right

A recent article in New Yorker magazine has created quite a stir among U.S. parents and gives Catholic homeschooling moms and dads a reason to examine their own family lives. ...