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Homesteading: The Joy of Raising Living Things: God’s exquisite creation is a powerful expression of his love for us, so how valuable is it to teach our children to appreciate the complex beauty of the natural world? Today’s guest is Catholic author and homeschooling mom, TM Gaouette, to share her family’s adventure with Homesteading and the Benefits of Raising Living Things.

Learn more about Tai and her faithfully-Catholic novels at CatholicTeenBooks.com and tmgaouette.com/

 

Today's Short Feature:

Learn more about Celeste Behe and "Story Strands" here: http://celestebehe.com/

 

Thank you to the following contributors who made this podcast possible:

Our Sponsor HomeschoolConnections.com

Music by Taylor Kirkwood

Intro voice Dave Palmer radio personality and author of St. Thomas Aquinas for Everyone

Our host Lisa Mladinich

oday’s guest, author Jessica Ptomey, PhD, will explain the importance of Consistency in a Catholic Homeschool and how Charlotte Mason's methods provide the daily disciplines and habits to achieve a long-term vision for your children’s education. 

Jessica’s blog and podcast: http://jessicaptomey.com/

Charlotte Mason’s six-book series, free online: https://amblesideonline.org/CM/toc.html

Beauty in the Word, by Stratford Caldecott: https://www.circeinstitute.org/store/books/beauty-word-rethinking-foundations-education

(John Senior quote on the prerequisite education for grasping the Great Books, is found on p. 119 of Beauty in the Word)

Consider This: Charlotte Mason and the Classical Tradition, by Karen Glass: http://www.karenglass.net/

Know and Tell, by Karen Glass:

https://www.amazon.com/Know-Tell-Narration-Karen-Glass/dp/1983560189

Cindy Rollins’ podcast, The Mason Jar: www.meremotherhood.com/the-mason-jar-podcast

Jessica Ptomey on The Journey Home, with Marcus Grodi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zltIDGlyQ0c

Julia Carney’s Poem, “Little Things”: https://www.famlii.com/little-things-poem-julia-carney/

 

Today’s Short Feature:

Dan Louzonis, from Einstein Blueprint: https://www.einsteinblueprint.com/

John Louzonis: https://kidsgetrich.com/book

 

Thank you to the following contributors who made this podcast possible:

Our Sponsor HomeschoolConnections.com

Music by Taylor Kirkwood

Intro voice Dave Palmer radio personality and author of St. Thomas Aquinas for Everyone

Our host Lisa Mladinich

oday’s guest, author Jessica Ptomey, PhD, will explain the importance of Consistency in a Catholic Homeschool and how Charlotte Mason's methods provide the daily disciplines and habits to achieve a long-term vision for your children’s education. 

Jessica’s blog and podcast: http://jessicaptomey.com/

Charlotte Mason’s six-book series, free online: https://amblesideonline.org/CM/toc.html

Beauty in the Word, by Stratford Caldecott: https://www.circeinstitute.org/store/books/beauty-word-rethinking-foundations-education

(John Senior quote on the prerequisite education for grasping the Great Books, is found on p. 119 of Beauty in the Word)

Consider This: Charlotte Mason and the Classical Tradition, by Karen Glass: http://www.karenglass.net/

Know and Tell, by Karen Glass:

https://www.amazon.com/Know-Tell-Narration-Karen-Glass/dp/1983560189

Cindy Rollins’ podcast, The Mason Jar: www.meremotherhood.com/the-mason-jar-podcast

Jessica Ptomey on The Journey Home, with Marcus Grodi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zltIDGlyQ0c

Julia Carney’s Poem, “Little Things”: https://www.famlii.com/little-things-poem-julia-carney/

 

Today’s Short Feature:

Dan Louzonis, from Einstein Blueprint: https://www.einsteinblueprint.com/

John Louzonis: https://kidsgetrich.com/book

 

Thank you to the following contributors who made this podcast possible:

Our Sponsor HomeschoolConnections.com

Music by Taylor Kirkwood

Intro voice Dave Palmer radio personality and author of St. Thomas Aquinas for Everyone

Our host Lisa Mladinich

Is it crazy to homeschool your children? Some people think that homeschoolers are weird and antisocial, that their kids have no friends, and that they spend the whole day in their pajamas! In today’s episode, homeschooling expert, Mary Ellen Barret, debunks the most common myths and reveals one common belief that is actually true!

Mary Ellen’s Blog: Tales From the Bonny Blue House

Alice Gunther’s book: Haystack Full of Needles: A Catholic Home Educator’s Guide to Socialization

Seton Home Study School: https://www.setonhome.org/

Mary Ellen’s Columns at AmazingCatechists.com: http://amazingcatechists.com/author/mebarrett/

Find Chantal Howard at Chantal-Howard.com and aromaRosary.com

 

Thank you to the following contributors who made this podcast possible:

Our Sponsor HomeschoolConnections.com

Music by Taylor Kirkwood

Intro voice Dave Palmer radio personality and author of St. Thomas Aquinas for Everyone

Our host Lisa Mladinich

Is it crazy to homeschool your children? Some people think that homeschoolers are weird and antisocial, that their kids have no friends, and that they spend the whole day in their pajamas! In today’s episode, homeschooling expert, Mary Ellen Barret, debunks the most common myths and reveals one common belief that is actually true!

Mary Ellen’s Blog: Tales From the Bonny Blue House

Alice Gunther’s book: Haystack Full of Needles: A Catholic Home Educator’s Guide to Socialization

Seton Home Study School: https://www.setonhome.org/

Mary Ellen’s Columns at AmazingCatechists.com: http://amazingcatechists.com/author/mebarrett/

Find Chantal Howard at Chantal-Howard.com and aromaRosary.com

 

Thank you to the following contributors who made this podcast possible:

Our Sponsor HomeschoolConnections.com

Music by Taylor Kirkwood

Intro voice Dave Palmer radio personality and author of St. Thomas Aquinas for Everyone

Our host Lisa Mladinich

This Week on Young Catholics Respond Bill Snyder talks with Anne DeSantis, model, actress, host of The Positive Side on RVNTV and Director of the St. Raymond Nonnatus Foundation about her journey of faith and work.

Help Support Young Catholics Respond and Patchwork Heart Ministry by becoming our patron on Patreon.

This Week on Young Catholics Respond Bill Snyder talks with Anne DeSantis, model, actress, host of The Positive Side on RVNTV and Director of the St. Raymond Nonnatus Foundation about her journey of faith and work.

Help Support Young Catholics Respond and Patchwork Heart Ministry by becoming our patron on Patreon.

f there is one key area we can focus on in our spiritual lives that will ultimately help us grow spiritually, it's the virtues. "Learning" the virtues will take a lifetime but the time spent will be invaluable in helping us prepare for being the saints we are all called to be. Join Sara Estabrooks and I as we discuss her book Becoming Holy, One Virtue at a Time: A Guide to Living the Theological and Cardinal Virtues. Get your copy here.

f there is one key area we can focus on in our spiritual lives that will ultimately help us grow spiritually, it's the virtues. "Learning" the virtues will take a lifetime but the time spent will be invaluable in helping us prepare for being the saints we are all called to be. Join Sara Estabrooks and I as we discuss her book Becoming Holy, One Virtue at a Time: A Guide to Living the Theological and Cardinal Virtues. Get your copy here.

Questions Covered:

03:06 - What is the Catholic interpretation of Romans 3:23? 

12:54 - Is splitting conjoined twins the same as abortion since the chance of death is high?  

19:53 - What is your advice for a beginner’s level apologetics ministry at my Church? Do you have any resource suggestions for group study?  

23:47 - What is the best Catholic Bible? I am Protestant but very interested in the Church.  

31:20 - Can Catholics attend a Byzantine Church? 

33:55 - I am going through RCIA. How can I speak to people in my life who are really upset that I’m becoming Catholic? 

40:16 - Why does God expect and want us to have faith when it is uncertain and can be prone to error? 

47:22 - Which scriptures are inspired that are not in the canon of the Bible? When did the Catholic Church start using missalettes instead of Bibles? 

Resources Mentioned:

 

The Bible Is A Catholic Book 

Teaching with Authority 

A Daily Defense: 365 Days (plus one) to Becoming a Better Apologist 

The Fathers Know Best: Your Essential Guide to the Teachings of the Early Church