The Homeschool Connections Podcast

Homeschools around the world educate and graduate exceptional young adults, and we’re talking with one of them today! Margaret Wittmann is joining from eight time zones away, on a fascinating topic. She’s a Homeschool Grad on Mission to Iraq.

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

Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: Catholic Homeschool Classes Online

Homeschooling Saints theme music was composed by Taylor Kirkwood

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

Our host is Lisa Mladinich

Visit our Podcast page at Homeschooling Saints: Catholic Homeschool Podcast.

You can follow us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/homeschoolingsaints 

Also, make sure to check out the Catholic Homeschool Blog for homeschooling tips, support, and practical help.

Sometimes our families need to make unexpected changes, so the culture of our family stretches to adapt to the new normal. Today, Amanda Woodiel returns to share some creative ways to Build Family Culture in Times of Transition.

Play, Party, Plan, https://www.playpartyplan.com/ 

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

Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: Catholic Homeschool Classes Online

Homeschooling Saints theme music was composed by Taylor Kirkwood

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

Our host is Lisa Mladinich

Visit our Podcast page at Homeschooling Saints: Catholic Homeschool Podcast.

You can follow us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/homeschoolingsaints 

Also, make sure to check out the Catholic Homeschool Blog for homeschooling tips, support, and practical help.

Ever wonder what it’s like to be all done with homeschooling and looking back on all the highlights and struggles—while savoring the beautiful results? Today’s guest is the joyful Bonnie Landry, here to share The Fruits of a Homeschool Life.

Other Homeschooling Saints episodes with Bonnie: https://homeschoolconnections.com/podcasts_category/bonnie-landry-catholic-homeschool/

Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers by Gordon Neufeld, PhD and Gabor Maté MD, https://amzn.to/3VTNViO 

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

Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: Catholic Homeschool Classes Online

Homeschooling Saints theme music was composed by Taylor Kirkwood

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

Our host is Lisa Mladinich

Visit our Podcast page at Homeschooling Saints: Catholic Homeschool Podcast.

You can follow us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/homeschoolingsaints 

Also, make sure to check out the Catholic Homeschool Blog for homeschooling tips, support, and practical help.

Our kids have a chance to be truly exceptional because of the countercultural way they’re being raised. Organic Farmer and homeschooling dad, Jesse Straight, is here with tips on Raising Your Kid to Be an Elite Worker

The Lean Farm: How to Minimize Waste, Increase Efficiency, and Maximize Value and Profits with Less Work by Ben Hartman, https://amzn.to/3Dl0Pjd 

Fields of Farmers: Interning, Mentoring, Partnering, Germinating by Joel Salatin, https://amzn.to/4a5I145 

Wendel Berry, https://amzn.to/3ZMrCN4 

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck, https://amzn.to/3WAJw4I 

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

Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: Catholic Homeschool Classes Online

Homeschooling Saints theme music was composed by Taylor Kirkwood

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

Our host is Lisa Mladinich

Visit our Podcast page at Homeschooling Saints: Catholic Homeschool Podcast.

You can follow us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/homeschoolingsaints 

Also, make sure to check out the Catholic Homeschool Blog for homeschooling tips, support, and practical help.

We Catholics rightly appreciate the generosity of heart and sense of calling that leads many homeschoolers to raise large, beautiful families. And thank God for them! But scattered among us are families with only one or two children, and some of them have experienced feelings of shame for the small size of their families, as if they don’t measure up in the eyes of others. So today, we’re talking with homeschooling mom Kaitlin Zara to bring to light A Hidden Heartache: What Small Catholic Families Want You to Know. 

Kaitlin would love to hear from you!

The Unexpected Homeschooler Episode #217: https://homeschoolconnections.com/podcasts/unexpected-homeschooler/ 

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

Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: Catholic Homeschool Classes Online

Homeschooling Saints theme music was composed by Taylor Kirkwood

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

Our host is Lisa Mladinich

Visit our Podcast page at Homeschooling Saints: Catholic Homeschool Podcast.

You can follow us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/homeschoolingsaints 

Also, make sure to check out the Catholic Homeschool Blog for homeschooling tips, support, and practical help.

We all want to be healthy and to be solid role models for our children. But let’s be honest. Homeschooling parents, especially moms, tend to be self-neglecting as we serve and serve and serve. Today’s guest had a beautiful spiritual awakening about her own health, and it drew her closer to God. Cecilia Escobedo is here to talk about Wellness as a Path to Holiness.

Find Cecilia Escobedo: http://www.trinitywellnessfoundation.com

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

Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: Catholic Homeschool Classes Online

Homeschooling Saints theme music was composed by Taylor Kirkwood

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

Our host is Lisa Mladinich

Visit our Podcast page at Homeschooling Saints: Catholic Homeschool Podcast.

You can follow us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/homeschoolingsaints 

Also, make sure to check out the Catholic Homeschool Blog for homeschooling tips, support, and practical help.

We are really busy educating our children, and our lives are complicated, so the clutter can really build up and make it hard to feel peaceful and focused in our homes. Our good friend, Marisol Rodero, is back to help us find and create beauty in our homes. Join us as we talk about Calming Clutter!

Find Marisol Rodero: https://nobispacem.com

Contact Marisol Rodero: [email protected] 

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

Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: Catholic Homeschool Classes Online

Homeschooling Saints theme music was composed by Taylor Kirkwood

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

Our host is Lisa Mladinich

Visit our Podcast page at Homeschooling Saints: Catholic Homeschool Podcast.

You can follow us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/homeschoolingsaints 

Also, make sure to check out the Catholic Homeschool Blog for homeschooling tips, support, and practical help.

Through liturgical cycles and school years, our children develop at a rapid pace, as they learn their faith and discover their unique place in the world. All the while, our families are establishing traditions that help to remind our children of what is most important to a life well lived. Today, our good friend, homeschooling father, John Heinen, is here to talk about, The Power of Tradition.

Find John Heinen: https://catholicgentleman.com

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCatholicGentleman

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCatholicGentleman

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catholicgentleman

Recommended Resources: Tradition and the Church, by George Agius https://archive.org/details/traditionchurch00agiu

Theology of Home https://theologyofhome.com

CatholicCulture.org https://www.catholicculture.org

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

Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: Catholic Homeschool Classes Online

Homeschooling Saints theme music was composed by Taylor Kirkwood

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

Our host is Lisa Mladinich

Visit our Podcast page at Homeschooling Saints: Catholic Homeschool Podcast.

You can follow us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/homeschoolingsaints 

Also, make sure to check out the Catholic Homeschool Blog for homeschooling tips, support, and practical help.

Catholic Homeschoolers, as we celebrate this joyful season, you’re working hard with great love, engaging your children’s hearts in the true stories of their faith. Today’s guest, Catholic actor and radio producer Peter Atkinson, is here to invite you to relax and gather around the radio with your family for A Very Merry Radio Show.

For Peter Atkinson’s Saint & Advent radio programs: https://thesaintspodcast.com

For the “Advent with Scrooge” program: https://pages.themerrybeggars.com/a-christmas-carol-rr-tmb

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

Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: Catholic Homeschool Classes Online

Homeschooling Saints theme music was composed by Taylor Kirkwood

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

Our host is Lisa Mladinich

Visit our Podcast page at Homeschooling Saints: Catholic Homeschool Podcast.

Also, make sure to check out our Catholic Homeschool Blog.

Not everyone loves math, so it’s a true joy to spend time with those who do. Peaking into the mystery and wonder of the order and beauty that Math can reveal, can really change our perspective and help us teach our children to appreciate the subject at a higher level. Susan Sucher is here today to open our eyes to Mathematics Outside the Box.

Susan is designing several online courses for Homeschool Connections, beginning in the Summer 2025 semester. You'll be able to find them here after February 2025: https://caravel.homeschoolconnections.com/catalog/

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

Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: Catholic Homeschool Classes Online

Homeschooling Saints theme music was composed by Taylor Kirkwood

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

Our host is Lisa Mladinich

Visit our Podcast page at Homeschooling Saints: Catholic Homeschool Podcast.

You can follow us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/homeschoolingsaints 

Also, make sure to check out the Catholic Homeschool Blog for homeschooling tips, support, and practical help.