This week, we are honouring the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi with a fair that focuses on our animal companions. This particular edition is devoted largely to farm animals. The animals we raise for milk, meat or fibre deserve special attention and care. I think that St. Francis would have understood […]

Next Monday is the Feast of the Archangels, celebrated as Michaelmas Day in many parts of the world, from Ireland to South Africa (HT: Jenn). Michaelmas also lends its name to the first academic term of the year at many schools in Britain, and at our very own homeschool.

A little primer on Michael and […]

Now that my family’s homeschooling year has begun, I’m ready to begin hosting Catholic homeschooling blog fairs again on Renaissance Academy. Here is a list of upcoming themes through the end of November. You can submit your contribution very simply at the Renaissance Academy Blog Carnival Page. Submissions are due NLT the Wednesday for Friday […]

I got an email this afternoon with a link to a list of books that were supposed to have been on a proposed list of titles to be removed from the Wasilla, Alaska Public Library, back when VP Candidate Sarah Palin was mayor of that town. When I scanned through the list of books, […]

Salt Lake City, UT (Vocus/PRWEB ) May 1, 2008 — Rachel Coleman, host of Signing Time, has been nominated for the ‘’Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series,’’ as part of the 35th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards.

“When I first heard the news, I asked someone to double-check … and then I called my mom! […]

So make some tea and poached eggs on toast with your children, and read some rhymes! Check out this site for free copies of Mother Goose’s Rhymes complete with beautiful illustrations, and also visit the Mother Goose Society online.

In addition to the legendary Mothers Goose listed on the Society’s site, our family found out […]

The Catholic Home Education Fair will be postponed for one week because we’re all under the weather here. That gives you one more week to get your entries in!

In this episode, I sit down to chat with my good friend, Jennifer Sinclair. Jennifer is a designer and owner of Miracoli Beads. Her husband, John, has just returned from his second tour in Iraq, and together they have three sons. We talk about raising saints and the importance of creating a strong […]

In this episode, I speak with Marianne Burnham, mother of five from Vermont. Her sons make up the “Burnham Brothers Band”, which takes the family back and forth to New York. We talk about their unique lifestyle and how homeschooling fits in.

Links for this episode:

Marianne’s Personal Blog
Marianne’s Homeschooling Blog
Burnham Bros. Band
Phillip Burnham Design
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Dear Alice, at Cottage Blessings, has written “A Haystack Full of Needles: A Catholic Home Educator’s Guide to Socialization”. It’s due out this spring from Hillside Education.

I wish that I’d had this book when we made the decision to keep our children at home eleven years ago. I can’t wait ’til spring!