The Homeschool Connections Podcast

Learning how to draw is not just a matter of shapes and shades. Our delightful guest today, Inshal Chenet, will invite us to consider Drawing with Art Theory.

To view this podcast on YouTube, https://youtu.be/V3SKPuHIZIw

You can find Inshal Chenet and his courses at

https://homeschoolconnections.com/instructors/inshal-chenet/

Register for Summer and Fall courses, here:

https://homeschoolconnections.gosignmeup.com/Public/Course/

Thomas Cole: The Voyage of Life: Youth

https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.52451.html

Today’s Short Feature:

Dave Palmer, Aquinas for Everyone

Contact:

Dave's Facebook page for A Way a Day: https://www.facebook.com/groups/830025461271708

Dave's Facebook page for St. Thomas for Everyone:

https://www.facebook.com/staforeveryone/

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

Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: Online Catholic Classes

Homeschooling Saints Theme Music Composed by Taylor Kirkwood

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

Our host Lisa Mladinich

Bringing our children up to know and love the Lord is a sacred duty we take very seriously, but we may not always have a sense of the best way to bring the Faith to life, in our homeschool lessons. Today, it’s my joy to welcome homeschooling mom, Olivia Spears, to talk about The Importance of Beauty and Story in Catechesis.

Contact Olivia Spears: https://intothedeep.co/contact

Today’s Short Feature:

 A.J. Cattapan, Books & Blessings

Topic: The Phantom Colloseum, by Sophie de Mullen

Contact:

 https://www.ajcattapan.com

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

Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: Catholic Homeschool

Homeschooling Saints Theme Music Composed by Taylor Kirkwood

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

Our host Lisa Mladinich

Until now, the SAT and the ACT have been the only game in town when it comes to college admissions, but our guest today is the founder of a game-changing new assessment. Jeremy Wayne Tate will tell us all about, The Classic Learning Test.

Find Jeremy Tate: CLTexam.com

https://www.cltexam.com

Follow Jeremy on Twitter: @JeremyTate41

Today’s Short Feature: Chantal Howard, Ideal to Real

Topic: Self-Awareness Assessment

Contact: https://www.aromarosary.com

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

Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: Catholic Homeschool Online

Homeschooling Saints Theme Music Composed by Taylor Kirkwood

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

Our host Lisa Mladinich

Living with clutter is such a part of homeschooling that we can really let it build up without realizing it, and the mess can bog us down in feelings of overwhelm and stress. Today’s guest, veteran homeschooling mom and coach, Heather Giambalvo, is here to tell us about Getting Rid of Clutter and Reclaiming Peace.

Contact Heather Giambalvo:

[email protected]

Website: https://cleaningwithease.net

FB: https://www.facebook.com/HeatherCleaningWithEase

IG: https://www.instagram.com/cleaningwithease/

YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiLB-BDuElYXOcMwZq53jWA

https://linktr.ee/cleaningwithease

“Where Do I Start?” PDF: https://bit.ly/3HlDwCE (free PDF)

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

Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: Catholic Homeschool

Homeschooling Saints Theme Music Composed by Taylor Kirkwood

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

Our host Lisa Mladinich

Lent is underway, and after a determined start, maybe the Lenten menus are feeling a little shopworn and your family could really use a boost of inspiration—some insights, history, and amazing stories of the life of the Church. Today it is my joy to welcome one of my heroes in the Faith and in homeschooling, Dr. Scott Hahn, here to tell us about his new book, The Lenten Cookbook.

Make sure to stay tuned to the end for our Short Feature: Creating Lifelong Learners with Paola Ciskanik.

Show Notes:

You can find Dr. Hahn at https://www.scotthahn.com 

And at the St. Paul Center:  https://stpaulcenter.com 

Purchase The Lenten Cookbook: https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/the-lenten-cookbook 

Order: Hope to Die and download FREE study questions:

https://stpaulcenter.com/hope-to-die/ 

Order: It is Right and Just and find a FREE excerpt:

https://stpaulcenter.com/it-is-right-and-just/ 

Short Feature: Paola Ciskanik, The Thriving Catholic Homeschool Blueprint

Topic: Creating Lifelong Learners

Contact: https://www.catholichomeschoolcommunity.com/

Here is the link with the THRIVE handouts: https://witty-founder-1439.ck.page/05e1a3d272

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

Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: Catholic Homeschool Online

Homeschooling Saints Theme Music Composed by Taylor Kirkwood

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

Our host Lisa Mladinich

As Catholic homeschoolers, we want our children to develop relationships with the saints as role models and friends. However, not everyone who lived a life of heroic virtue has been formally canonized by the Church, so we might have to dig a little deeper to study their fascinating and inspiring lives. My guest, today, the Miracle Hunter himself, Michael O’Neill, is here to tell us about his new book, They Might Be Saints!

Find Michael O’Neill:

http://www.miraclehunter.com

Michael’s new book:

https://www.ewtnreligiouscatalogue.com/the-might-be-saints/p/BKEPUB82248

More of Michael’s books:

http://www.miraclehunter.com/books/

Michael’s “They Might Be Saints” TV Show here:

https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/they-might-be-saints

Television: 'They Might Be Saints' Fridays 11:30 am and 5 pm ET (EWTN)

Radio: The Miracle Hunter (with a Might be Saint of the Day segment) on EWTN Radio show - Saturdays 1 and 7pm ET

Facebook: @theymightbesaints

Twitter: @MightBeSaints

Today’s Short Feature: Aquinas for Everyone, with Dave Palmer

Topic: The Different Kinds of Virtues

Contact: Dave's Facebook page for A Way a Day: https://www.facebook.com/groups/830025461271708

Dave's Facebook page for St. Thomas for Everyone:

https://www.facebook.com/staforeveryone/

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

Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: Award Winning Catholic Homeschool Program

Homeschooling Saints Theme Music Composed by Taylor Kirkwood

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

Our host Lisa Mladinich

Catholic culture is uniquely appreciative of lives that are lived out in great holiness Simply put: we love the saints and what they can teach us about following Jesus in our daily lives, in good times and in bad. My guest today is author Kelly Guest, here to share about her Favorite Saintly Moms.

Kelly Guest blogs at CatholicMom.com and her own website Nun2Nine.com, and find her on Twitter and Instagram here: @nun2nine

Today’s Short Feature: Books & Blessings, with A.J. Cattapan

Topic: The Woman in the Trees: A Novel About America's First Approved Marian Apparition, by Theoni Bell, https://amzn.to/3GgUYK8 (affiliate link)

Contact: https://www.ajcattapan.com

Author: Theoni Bell

Her website: https://theonibell.com/

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

Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: Best Online Catholic Homeschool Classes

Homeschooling Saints Theme Music Composed by Taylor Kirkwood

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

Our host Lisa Mladinich

While we love the spiritual and intellectual aspects of raising our children, Homeschoolers love making the connection between the theoretical and the practical. Our wonderful guest today, Inshal Chenet, is going to open up a fascinating topic: The Importance of Learning How Things Work.

You can find Inshal Chenet and his courses at 

https://homeschoolconnections.com/instructors/inshal-chenet/

The Way Things Work Too by David Macaulay: https://amzn.to/3C9cm0u (affiliate link)

Short Feature: Ideal to Real, Chantal Howard

Topic: 3 Tips to Remain Peaceful in Communicating Hard Things to Your Kids

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

Our Sponsor Catholic Homeschool Resources: Homeschool Connections

Homeschooling Saints Theme Music Composed by Taylor Kirkwood

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

Our host Lisa Mladinich

Many homeschooling families are now “homesteading” because they love the self-sufficiency, as they raise animals and grow wholesome food. It’s a simpler kind of life for them and their children. Today’s guest, a very smart homeschooling dad, is here to share how he and his family are Homesteading for Independence.

Find Nick Wilson and his courses: https://homeschoolconnections.com/instructors/nick-wilson/

THE MARVELOUS PIGNESS OF PIGS: Nurturing and Caring for All God’s Creation

http://www.polyfacefarms.com/the-marvelous-pigness-of-pigs/

Short Feature: Paola Ciskanik, The Thriving Catholic Homeschool Blueprint

Topic: One Goal Per Child Per Year

Contact:

http://www.catholichomeschoolconference.com/

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

Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: Voted Best Online Academy!

Homeschooling Saints Theme Music Composed by Taylor Kirkwood

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

Our host Lisa Mladinich

Sometimes the Lord calls us to clear a new path forward for our families, and it can feel lonely, at first. But God rewards our commitment and calls others to come alongside us and share the journey--and oh boy, do those friendships make all the difference. I’m excited to welcome back a very good friend of this podcast, Charbel Raish, here to share about The Importance of a Few Good Friends. Find Charbel Raish: https://www.parousiamedia.com/

Today’s Short Feature: Dave Palmer, Aquinas for Everyone Topic: What is the human being’s Final end?

Contact: Dave's Facebook page for A Way a Day: https://www.facebook.com/groups/830025461271708

Dave's Facebook page for St. Thomas for Everyone: https://www.facebook.com/staforeveryone/

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

Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: Catholic Online Homeschool Classes

Homeschooling Saints Theme Music Composed by Taylor Kirkwood

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

Our host Lisa Mladinich