Editor’s note: Thanks to our friends at the University of Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education for sharing the following article as we mark the passing of Bishop Joseph McFadden. This article was written by Father Tim Scully, C.S.C. who is currently the Hackett Family Director of Notre Dame’s Institute for …

Very. Clean. Armpits. Are you a homeschooling mom? Did you do tons of research before making the decision to home school? Did you talk to people both for and against, research curriculum options until your eyes crossed, and deck out Pinterest boards with every conceivable craft idea known to man? Homeschooling …

Please note that all missing activities will be added as soon as they are available. May 5, 2013 – 6th Sunday of Easter Click on the links below to download each item Sunday’s Gospel - John 14:23-29 USCCB Gospel Video Reflection Coloring Page Pagina para Colorear Lesson Plan Mass Worksheets – …

My Background in eLearning In the Spring of 2008, I made a decision that has completely changed my life: to get a college education. I was a single dad struggling to find a decent job.  Even after six years in the military, where I was promoted ahead of my peers, …

Stress can create writer’s block.  It seems to shut out the truth from being set free.  I have a difficult time discovering what is bugging me when a lot is going on in my life.  Just living in the moment becomes a challenge.  Poetry is easier to produce as my …

Please note that all missing activities will be added as soon as they are available. April 7, 2013 – 2nd Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday Click on the links below to download each item Sunday’s Gospel USCCB Gospel Video Reflection Coloring Page - This month, our site is being sponsored …

Animals care for their young, but can trees care for future generations too?  We happened upon a really cool phenomenon when we noticed two pinecones from the same tree. Both were nearly the same size when we found them in the park. One we left outside in the rain, the …

“Look, she’s still playing school,” my mother told my father the first time they visited the seventh grade classroom of my first teaching job.   As a little girl, I played school nearly every day, even sending friends home with homework and decorating the door of my room with holiday themes …

I’m so happy to share our first little “promo” for the new television series I’m filming with the Diocese of Fresno’s awesome television KNXT. In our first episode, my co-host Kim Cochran and I interviewed our Bishop Armando X. Ochoa and our superintendent of Catholic Schools. Our program will air …

Editor’s note: I am thrilled to help spread the word about this exciting use of technology and new ideas to help our beloved children prepare to receive their sacraments. Please share this project with your favorite school or teacher – we’d love to help Elizabeth’s project succeed. LMH Attention Teachers …

Please note that all missing activities will be added as soon as they are available. March 3, 2013 – 3rd Sunday of Lent Click on the links below to download each item Sunday’s Gospel USCCB Gospel Video Reflection Coloring Page Pagina para Colorear Extra Coloring Page: Mt 19:13-15 – Jesus …

Editor’s note: Today, we conclude our four part series by Rhonda Ortiz. Find the first three parts here. LMH What literary devices – good, bad, and otherwise – do we naturally gravitate toward in telling a spontaneous story? Our creation of a story naturally gravitates toward the universal “rules” of satisfying stories:  …

There is an old adage in homeschooling that says not to make any life-altering educational decisions in February. This time of year is the homeschooler’s valley of tears. A little more than halfway through the school year, stuck in the house most of the time, feeling painfully inadequate to the …

Today, I’m happy to feature the second in our two part series on the fantastic “ACE” program at the University of Notre Dame. The Alliance for Catholic Education is a true model for service in Christ to others. In this part of our feature, we share our interviews with Maggie …

Today, I’m happy to share the good news about an exciting learning tool being used with great success to help students make major strides in mathematics education. First in Math is an online program that helps students in grades K-8 master basic through advanced math skills through the use of …

Today, I’m happy to feature the first in a two part series on the fantastic “ACE” program at the University of Notre Dame. The Alliance for Catholic Education is a true model for service in Christ to others. In this part of our feature, we share a recent conversation with …

This morning I did something crazy. It wasn’t illegal or insane, but it was still crazy! I crawled out of my warm, toasty bed at 5:00 a.m. and woke up (!) my sleeping baby to nurse her because I wouldn’t home when she woke up several hours later. I fumbled …

This month I’d like to highlight four books that are my favorite go-to resources for struggling readers.  These books will not be needed by every homeschool parent – often there is a simpler, fill-in-the-blanks workbook program that does well enough for average students, and makes life easier for the teaching …

Around the country, the Catholic Church is celebrating Catholic Schools Week Jan. 27-Feb. 2. During the week, the USCCB blog will feature entries from people who reflect on how their lives were and are impacted by Catholic education. Today, Sister John Paul Myers, the principal of Frassati Catholic High School …

Let the little children come to me…Matthew 19:14 This is the first scripture verse the first graders learn when they come to St. Mary’s school.  They learn a new one each week but this is the one that reminds me that I am so lucky to be a Catholic School …