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Unity of Truth: A
Science and Math Blog for Catholic Homeschoolers
Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive
Web Gallery of Art
The Vatican Observatory
Beginning at
Home: The Challenge of Christian Parenthood
by Mary Perkins. "Along what lines should we try to educate our
children? How much of modern civilization should we try to bring them
up to accept, how much to reject, how much to reform? How best can we
train them for whatever God may want them to do for Him in the unknown
world of the future?"
The
Books of Michael O'Brien
by Ellen M. Rice. "After reading one O'Brien book, it is clear that we
have among us in him a contemplative genius - one who has the gift of
surveying the world around him with great sensitivity and accurately
measuring the true meaning of things."
The Case
for Old Ideas
by Joseph Sobran. Some thoughts on the value of
reading old books by a prominent Catholic writer.
The Christian
Home
by Celestine Strub, O.F.M. Published in 1938 by the Franciscan Herald
Press. 'Religion in the home is..the best of all remedies for the
reform of society; and the purpose of this little book is to explain
the remedy and to induce all Christian families that can be reached to
adopt it.'
The Church
Speaks on Sex-Education
by Philip and Jane Eckert. This file was compiled by CRNET members,
Philip and Jane Eckert, as a refutation of the explicit sex-education
course being taught in their school. The information is applicable for
anyone who is fighting the same cancer in their area. Quotes from the
'Roman Catechism', Pope Pius XI, Holy Office, Pope Pius XII, Pope John
Paul II, Cardinal Baum and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Classroom
Sex Education
by Vernon J. Schaefer. This booklet promotes the idea that 'Sex
education should never be taught as a separate subject but integrated
into the moral teachings of the Church.'
Initial
Education in Family Relies on 'Feminine Genius'
by Pope John Paul II
John
Dewey, Prophet of American Naturalism
by Fr. John A. Hardon. First of three essays by Fr. Hardon analyzing
John Dewey and his influence on American education, reveals his views
on God and religion--atheism, anti-supernaturalism. Essay 2:
John
Dewey--Radical Social Educator Essay 3:
The Dewey
Legend in American Education
Making A
Genuine Catholic Education A Financial Priority
by Philip Lenahan. When it comes to finances play a key role in
two ways. First, as parents, we have responsibility for providing the
resources which allow our children to obtain a solid Catholic
education. Second, we are called to be a living example when it comes
to applying Godly principles in the area of money management.
My Pagan Passion
by Ralph McInerny, Crisis
Movie
and Family DVD/Video Reviews
Office of Film and Broadcasting, USCCB
Movie Reviews
Vatican Best Films List
Movies, Music and Book Reviews
Our Sunday Visitor
The Problem with Self-Esteem
by Paul C. Vitz. The self-esteem theory, that so many people seem
obsessed with these days, predicts that only those who feel good about
themselves will do well — which is supposedly why all students need
it. Yet the research has not supported the theory.
Spiritual Reading--Who Needs it?
by Fr. John Hardon. Why is reading, any reading, important? Why
is reading influential? What is spiritual reading? Why is spiritual
reading necessary? Father Hardon, as always, gives us some very good
answers.
Why
Good Grammar?
by Richard Mitchell. "Good grammar"...is neither an embellishment nor
an accessory to anything else. It is the Law by which meaning is found
and made...Good "education" ought to provide something more, but it is
preposterous...to suggest that it can be had with anything less."
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