by Pamela Patnode | I had the incredible privilege of traveling to Mexico City for the first International Catholic Home Education Conference.
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Contributing Writers November 29, 2014 6,668 Views
by Pamela Patnode | I had the incredible privilege of traveling to Mexico City for the first International Catholic Home Education Conference.
Read More »Emily Molitor November 25, 2014 4,461 Views
by Emily Molitor | Cleaning my house and cleaning my soul can be a useful analogy for me as a housewife.
Read More »Abby Sasscer October 30, 2014 5,484 Views
This is the first post in Abby Sasscer’s Simple Kitchen Series Most of us are constantly on the lookout for ways to save on grocery bills. It is no easy ...
Read More »Abby Sasscer September 22, 2014 7,024 Views
Abby Sasscer is a wife, homeschooling mother of three, author, and speaker. In 2004, Abby’s family moved to a cottage to practice voluntary simplicity. In 2008, she founded Project Nazareth and continues to spread the message of simple living by writing books and speaking for church groups.
Read More »Mary Ellen Barrett September 7, 2014 10,234 Views
by Mary Ellen Barret | When our homeschool lifestyle began, it was easy to let the prayer part of my life fall away since I was too busy to sit quietly.
Read More »Contributing Writers July 13, 2014 5,392 Views
by Joan Brennan | The Reading Focus Cards have helped thousands of children and adults to focus and read better, especially those with symptoms of dyslexia, ADHD, autism (diagnosed or suspected), and other challenges that can impact reading success.
Read More »Contributing Writers June 26, 2014 10,560 Views
The Cardinal Newman Center interviews Seton Home Study School, why it was founded, the success it has earned and how it can help your family.
Read More »Contributing Writers May 17, 2014 8,246 Views
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.
Read More »Kevin Clark January 25, 2014 6,153 Views
Kevin Clark shares how God looked out for youngster, Fr. Robert Lange, and saved him from many mishaps. Read more in his memoirs!
Read More »Featured Families December 31, 2013 8,594 Views
Pregnant and nauseous, I traveled with my husband, kids, and parents to Emmitsburg, Maryland, to sit on a rock. Yes, a rock. It’s a long story that begins and ends with Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton. As I sat on the rock from which Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton taught her first three students, with my first three “students” Gianna...
Read More »John Clark November 15, 2013 9,253 Views
As we parents sit down to help our children with their homeschooling, I think we would have to admit that some of the biggest distractions are often the ones inside ourselves—the ones that keep popping into our minds as we attempt to teach.
Read More »Lorraine Espenhain November 13, 2013 8,132 Views
Tonight I’m making chicken noodle soup for dinner. I need the comfort that it brings to me because today my meds aren’t working. One of the hardest challenges that I face as a homeschooling mother is dealing with hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid gland).
Read More »Kids Corner November 10, 2013 6,467 Views
What is your favorite thing to do at home? Caption this image! Share your child's comment below! Caption this image! What could be more fun than coloring a picture? Sharing it with someone! Why not encourage your child to send it to their grandmother? Or parish priest? Or someone they appreciate? Each week, connect with a loved one through your children’s art, and then share with us where it went! We’d love to know!
Read More »Contributing Writers November 9, 2013 5,939 Views
In passing, I mentioned to a co-worker the other day that college was my first classroom experience. She said “Really?” I explained that, “Yes, I was homeschooled from Kindergarten through 12th Grade.” She said “Oh, wow, cool!” A few minutes later she walked by my desk and said “Wait a minute, aren’t you too old to have been homeschooled???” Well, thanks for that.
Read More »Kevin Clark November 2, 2013 6,414 Views
Catholic parents seeks to shelter their children in their youth, so that they may grow in wisdom and holiness without constant battering from the world. But once they are grown and educated, these children no longer need shelter. They are able to take what they have learned and engage the world without fear.
Read More »Contributing Writers October 29, 2013 8,217 Views
Government schools have purposefully chosen to ignore God, and that while students may choose to believe in God, this is a belief which students must leave outside the classroom door. Since the government schools and textbooks reflect this denial of the existence of God in what is taught and how it is taught...
Read More »Contributing Writers October 18, 2013 8,803 Views
Dan Forest, the Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, issued a press release on Monday, October 14th, urging homeschoolers to resist efforts by the North Carolina Division of Non-Public Education to conduct random home inspections targeting homeschoolers.
Read More »John Clark October 12, 2013 6,740 Views
There has been a lot of worry lately among homeschooling parents regarding the “common core” curriculum. Judging by the amount of views by readers of this journal, it is the biggest issue of the day. But the problem is not so much in merely having a common core—it is in what that common core consists. Some cores are good and some are rotten.
Read More »Dr. Mary Kay Clark October 9, 2013 7,962 Views
8. Where can I find solid information about the Common Core standards? 7. This is my first year homeschooling. Where can I learn more about how to homeschool? 6. Should I look over the children’s tests before sending them to Seton? 5. How can I help them answer literature questions? 4. What advice can you give us for finishing the book reports?
Read More »Contributing Writers October 2, 2013 6,874 Views
by Fr John Hardon | Home education means the teaching by the parents at home, by both parents. A father’s contribution to the home education of his children is indispensable.
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