The Catholic Homeschool Podcast

In today’s podcast, Paola sits down with Co-Founder of Healing the Culture, Camille Pauley. As we rejoice and thank God for the overturning of Roe V. Wade, learn the best way to talk to your little kids about being Pro-Life!

Listen or watch now!

Check out Camille's website, Healing the Culture: https://www.healingtheculture.com/

Also check out the Magis Center: https://magiscenter.com/

Check out Fr. Spitzer's book, Ten Universal Principles: https://magiscenter.com/product/ten-universal-principles/

Guest Bio:

Camille Pauley is Co-Founder and President of Healing the Culture, a non-profit organization that evangelizes and converts people to be deeply, authentically, and permanently pro-life. Founded in 2003 with Fr. Robert Spitzer, using his unique curriculum to change hearts and minds and build a culture of life, Healing the Culture has grown into an internationally recognized organization with tremendous influence in the cultural battle over abortion and euthanasia. Camille has over 25 years of experience as a professional pro-life advocate and has inspired, trained, and educated millions on effectively defending the sanctity of human life.

In today’s podcast, Paola sits down with Bonnie Landry, a Catholic Homeschooling Mother and host of the podcast: Make Joy Normal.

Listen or watch now! Or if you prefer, click below to read the transcript!

https://catholichomeschool.online/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Bonnie-Landry-Transcript.pdf

Check out Bonnie’s Podcast: https://makejoynormal.buzzsprout.com

Also, check out her blog: https://www.bonnielandry.ca

Follow Bonnie on social media:

Facebook: https://www.instagram.com/make.joy.normal/?hl=en

Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/makejoynormal/

Guest Bio:

Bonnie Landry is a Catholic mom who lives in the little hamlet of Cobble Hill on Vancouver Island, British Columbia with her family. She and her husband Albert have been raising and homeschooling their seven children since 1987 with one year left to go. Joy is her modus operandi. Life is kind of a bust if you can’t get along with people. Bonnie’s podcast is Make Joy Normal, cozy homeschooling.

In today’s podcast, Paola sits down with founder of Heart Ridge Retreat Center, a place for families to find beauty that will draw them closer to God. They will discuss trusting God with your homeschool and the importance of nature in your life.

Check out Tami’s website: https://www.heartridgeministries.com/

Check out her book, Smart Martha's Catholic Guide for Busy Moms: https://catholicbooksdirect.com/products/smart-marthas-catholic-guide-for-busy-moms

Check out her content on the Catholic Video Platform, Formed: https://watch.formed.org/motherhood-matters

Guest Bio:

Tami Kiser lives in the mountains in Sunset, South Carolina at a retreat center. She is a mom to 10 with 2 children still at home, and a grandmother to 10. She is an author of 2 books published by Our Sunday Visitor. She has produced numerous video programs for parents and women which can be found on Formed, a Catholic video platform. She currently holds a part-time teaching job with a long commute at St. Joseph’s Catholic school in Greenville, SC. The rest of her time and energy is spent running Heart Ridge Retreat Center with her husband, Keith. This involves planning retreats, camps, and conferences, as well as helping with the cooking, cleaning, and taking out the trash. She has a passion for nature and wildlife, and loves all forms of art and music. Her vision for the retreat center is for the people who visit to find beauty there that will draw them closer to God.

Do you want to learn a new language? What's stopping you? Maybe you feel that, while balancing homemaking, children, work, and everything in between, there is simply not enough time in the day for luxuries like self-improvement. This week, Paola sits down with Adrienne Babbitt, the founder of LearnWithMeLanguages.com, to talk about how learning a new language doesn't have to take time away from your other priorities. In fact, she'll explain how it can be seamlessly integrated into your everyday life.

Watch now! Or, if you prefer, click below to read the transcript:

https://catholichomeschool.online/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Adrienne-Babbitt-Transcript.pdf

Check out Adrienne's website: https://www.learnwithmelanguages.com

Also click below to check out her podcast: Building Bilingual Families

https://www.learnwithmelanguages.com/about-us1600863903305

Don't forget to subscribe to her Youtube Channel!


https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-SK6bWKhiU0FbfT8naSWw/featured

Guest Bio:

Adrienne is the Founder of Learn with Me Languages, and she’s fondly known as the Chief Optimist. She leads a team of talented teachers who help families learn languages through CONNECTING with native speakers of the language they’re learning. Families form friendships that motivate them to USE the language. The program was birthed at the beginning of COVID, and since then they have connected hundreds of families from around the world learning Spanish and English together through the Family Language Exchange. Adrienne is also the host of the Building Bilingual Families Podcast, and her passion is to help families become bridge builders in their communities.

Sometimes when viewing history we can forget that every textbook, no matter how unbiased they may claim to be, will always have a particular perspective that they are being written from. Today, Paola sits down with Christopher Zehnder, the General Editor of the Catholic Textbook Project, to discuss how to teach and learn history through a Catholic Lens.

Click below to order volume 1 of Christopher's historical fiction series, A Song for Else: The Vow

http://aroucapress.com/a-song-for-else-vol1

Click below to check out the Catholic Textbook Project

https://www.catholictextbookproject.com/

Click below to listen to Christopher's appearance on the Journey Home to tell his conversion story:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iauEKTlDsaE

Click below to check out Paola's brand new Mini Course: Homeschooling Multi-Ages with History

https://catholichomeschool.online/homeschooling-multi-ages-using-history-minicourse/

Guest Bio:

Christopher Zehnder, the General Editor of the Catholic Textbook Project, earned his bachelor of arts degree from Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, California, and his master’s from Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell, Connecticut. He has taught history, theology, Latin, English grammar, composition, English literature, and universal literature at Catholic secondary schools in Connecticut and California. He has developed curricula in history and language arts. In addition to his work in education, Mr. Zehnder has authored a trilogy set the German Reformation (the first volume recently published by Arouca Press), edited two monthlies, and written for various publications on historical, political, and theological subjects. He and his wife, Katherine, with their children live in Central Ohio.

Find more of Christopher's work at the Catholic Textbook Project:

https://www.catholictextbookproject.com/

Do you take yourself a little too seriously? We all know how it is. Homeschooling is tough, and some days it may feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders. Well, don't you think its time to add a little humor into your homeschooling? Luckily, Paola has found the perfect guest for just that. Join her as she sits down with Susie Lloyd to discuss humor and homeschooling in this weeks episode of the Catholic Homeschool Podcast.

Guest Bio:

Susie Lloyd is a Catholic homeschooler from Pennsylvania with 27 years of homeschooling experience. She is married with 7 kids and 12 grandchildren... so far! She helps new and struggling homeschoolers through personal consulting services. Homeschoolers also enjoy her award winning humor books, articles and practical conference talks.

Find more of Susie's work on her website:

https://susielloyd.com/

Does homeschooling actually work? Do you find yourself worrying that you will ruin your kids by homeschooling? Today, Paola sits down with homeschool alumni and Brand Manager of Holy Heroes to dispel the myths and give a real-life answers on if homeschooling is really worth it.

Guest Bio:

Clara Davison is the Brand Manager for Holy Heroes after handling many other roles over the years since the company was founded. A proud homeschool graduate, she credits her nontraditional schooling for the ability to transition smoothly between a variety of professional fields and interests.

Click here to check out Holy Heroes Lenten Adventure

Books that Paola Mentioned:

I Believe: The Apostles' Creed in Sacred Art for Young Children:

https://holyheroes.com/products/i-believe

Lucy and Patrick Pray The Rosary:

https://holyheroes.com/products/lucy-and-patrick-pray-the-rosary

Find More of Holy Heroes:

https://holyheroes.com

https://www.youtube.com/user/holyheroes

Do you or one of your teens feel a passion for writing but don't know where to start? Then join Paola as she sits down with self-published author, Dominic de Souza to discuss how to get started as a Catholic Author. They will explore his personal experience as well as some exciting new opportunities coming to the Catholic Homeschool Community.

Guest Bio:

Dominic de Souza is a young, Catholic dad and novelist passionate about world-building and Catholicism. He is a graduate from the Writer’s Institute for Children’s Literature, self-published a children’s novel, and works as a full time marketer and graphic designer.

He is married, with a small girl and a smaller corgi. He wrote his first novel at 13, self published at 18, and finished a sequel.

He has written scores of short stories, hundreds of articles on marketing, branding, hosted 4 podcasts/shows, and launched 2 online communities, SmartCatholics, and CatholicAuthor.

Click here for the CatholicAuthor Community: https://catholicauthor.us/

Click here for the CatholicAuthor Teen Group: https://www.catholichomeschoolcommunity.com/groups/6384151/feed

Find more of Dominic's work and follow him on social media:

https://smartcatholics.com

https://twitter.com/catholicauthors

https://www.youtube.com/c/SmartCatholics

https://www.facebook.com/CatholicAuthor/

https://www.instagram.com/catholicauthors/

Do you think homeschooling while keeping a clean house and managing your children is impossible? Spoiler alert: It's not!

In today's podcast, join Paola and MaryEllen Barrett as they discuss her top ten tips on how to homeschool without losing your mind!

Guest Bio:

MaryEllen is the mother of eight children, and has been married to her husband, David, for thirty years at the end of this year. She is currently working as an editor at Seton Magazine as well as heading up special projects for them. She was a columnist for The Long Island Catholic for 15 years. She has been homeschooling for about 20 years, graduating four thus far. She has been a speaker at the IHM Conferences as well as at other Catholic Women's Conferences. MaryEllen loves traveling, reading, embroidery and gathering with friends.

Check out more of MaryEllen's work:

http://maryellenbarrett.com

https://www.setonmagazine.com/seton-summer-reading-club/authors/mary-ellen-barrett

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This week's podcast is a throwback to last year but just as important! During these crazy times we know only one for sure about Advent this year: it will be different. Without the things we are used to, like Christmas Concerts and large family gathers, it might be tempting to just let the season pass us by, but I'm here to challenge you to make this Advent something very special for your family. As a mother of 5, I know how hard it can be to do something that will engage the hearts of every family member, but I have some fun ideas to share with you so that you family can really get Advent right this year.

Nancy Bandzuch started Catholic Sprouts two years ago out of a desire to help her own family! She was struggling to find a way to teach her kids the faith every day in spite of busy schedules, distraction and the craziness of life. She was looking for something audio-based because her kids really responded to that, but there was nothing out there that was short, simple, and super easy to use; so she decided to make it herself! And the podcast was born!

The response was immediate and overwhelming and sparked ideas for other products to help families teach the faith in a way that is easy, practical and beautiful. They discovered their passion for helping parents evangelize their children.

Click below to check out the Catholic Sprouts Nativity Trail: Advent Student from Families

https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/products/nativity-trail-advent-study-from-families

Click below to check out the Jesse Tree Booklet and Digital Bundle

https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/collections/all/products/jesse-tree-booklet

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