Homeschooling Saints - Episode 126

If you’re like my family, it’s the classic novels that have really satisfied our need for rewarding and uplifting reading. Author, instructor, and homeschooling mom, Eleanor Nicholson, is here to share about the richness of Victorian Novels—their delights and lessons!

Find Eleanor Nicholson: www.eleanorbourgnicholson.com

Eleanor’s courses for your children:
https://homeschoolconnections.com/instructors/eleanor-bourg-nicholson/?sfw=pass1636051074 

Eleanor's notes/reading recommendations: 
G. K. Chesterton's The Victorian Age in Literature, C. S. Lewis' An Experiment in Criticism, and Joseph Pearce's Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know. 

For Nineteenth-century authors/books: All of the novels of Jane Austen (who isn't Victorian), most of the novels of Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins' The Woman in White, Anthony Trollope's Barchester Towers (though really it would be valuable to read all of the Barsetshire Chronicles), and Bram Stoker's Dracula. Tennyson, Hopkins, and Thompson for poetry.

Short Feature: Paola Ciscanik, The Thriving Catholic Homeschool Blueprint
Topic: Celebrate the Milestones
Contact: 
http://www.catholichomeschoolconference.com/

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

Our Sponsor HomeschoolConnections.com

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

Homeschooling Saints - Episode 125

If your homeschool tends toward a classical approach, today’s guest will show you some unique ways to bring the Gospel message to life in your homeschool. Today, I am delighted to welcome homeschooling mom, Olivia Spears, to talk how the Charlotte Mason and classical philosophies of education synchronize with the presentation of the Gospel.

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

Follow Into the Deep on Instagram: @intothedeepco

Recommended resource:
Consider This, by Karen Glass
https://www.amazon.com/Consider-This-Charlotte-Classical-Tradition/dp/1500808032 

Today’s Short Feature: Dave Palmer, Aquinas for Everyone
Topic: Jesus Christ in the Summa Theologica
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 HomeschoolConnections.com

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

Homeschooling Saints - Episode 124

Homeschoolers work very hard to raise their children to a virtuous, faith-filled adulthood, to be lights on a lampstand, and witnesses to the saving love of Christ. But how do we arm them to respond to tough questions about why their Catholicism is essential to their relationship with Jesus Christ? I’m so excited, today, to welcome John Martignoni, to talk about: Blue Collar Apologetics: A Simple, Common Sense Approach.

Find John Martignoni at BibleChristianSociety.com

https://www.biblechristiansociety.com

Order John’s book: https://www.ewtnreligiouscatalogue.com/blue-collar-apologetics-book/p/BKEPUB81135 

Find John’s "Blue Collar Apologetics" course at Homeschool Connections in the Unlimited Access program!
https://homeschoolconnections.com/unlimited-access/

Today’s Short Feature: Chantal Howard, Ideal to Real
Topic: The Power of Prayer and Thinking
Contact:  https://www.chantal-howard.com 

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

Our Sponsor HomeschoolConnections.com

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

Homeschooling Saints - Episode 123

We love to give our children resources that will light them up about their Catholic faith, and today’s guest has created something truly special. Veteran homeschooling dad Philip Kosloski is here to invite you to Use Comic Books to Light Up Your Children’s Faith.

Check out Voyage Comics:
https://shop.voyagecomics.com

Short Feature: Books & Blessings, with A.J. Cattapan Topic: Seven Riddles to Nowhere, by A.J. Cattapan Contact: https://www.ajcattapan.com

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

Our Sponsor HomeschoolConnections.com

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

Homeschooling Saints - Episode 122

As parents raising children in a very challenging culture, we want our children to grow up to have the freedom spiritually, psychologically, and financially, to live out their Catholic values and beliefs--and help change the world. Successful entrepreneur, Mark Wilson, is here today to share his innovative program for teaching Catholic Entrepreneurship for Homeschooling Families.

Find Mark Wilson’s designs: https://www.coroflot.com/mwilson
Find Ecclesiastical Ventures and other initiatives, here:
https://bit/ly/EcclesiasticalVentures
https://curvware.com/EVs4HSF.pdf
https://bit.ly/NicodemusVentures

Short Feature: Paola Ciscanik, The Thriving Catholic Homeschool Blueprint
Topic: Checklist vs. Mastery
Contact:
http://www.catholichomeschoolconference.com/

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

Our Sponsor HomeschoolConnections.com

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

Homeschooling Saints - Episode 121

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.

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 HomeschoolConnections.com

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

Homeschooling Saints - Episode 120

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 HomeschoolConnections.com

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

Homeschooling Saints - Episode 119

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 HomeschoolConnections.com

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

Homeschooling Saints - Episode 118

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:

heather@cleaningwithease.net

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 HomeschoolConnections.com

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

Homeschooling Saints - Episode 117

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 HomeschoolConnections.com

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

Homeschooling Saints - Episode 116

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 HomeschoolConnections.com

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

Homeschooling Saints - Episode 115

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

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 HomeschoolConnections.com

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

Homeschooling Saints - Episode 114

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

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 HomeschoolConnections.com

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

Homeschooling Saints - Episode 113

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 HomeschoolConnections.com

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

Homeschooling Saints - Episode 112

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 HomeschoolConnections.com

Homeschooling Saints Theme Music Composed by Taylor Kirkwood

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

Homeschooling Saints - Episode 111

Really good morning routines can set the tone for the whole day. In fact, we’re talking today about an easy system that can set a truly engaged and exciting tone for the whole homeschool year. The wonderful Pam Barnhill is here to tell us all about Morning Baskets.

SHOW NOTES:

You can find Math Talk: Mathematical Ideas in Poems for Two Voices by Theoni Pappas at https://amzn.to/3uxS7ry

To check out the Hallow App, https://hallow.com/

A Minute In The Church: The Mass Pamphlet by Gus Lloyd, https://amzn.to/3LkxLYM

Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe, https://amzn.to/3gEIv5X

The above may contain affiliate links.

Contact Pam Barnhill...

Website, https://pambarnhill.com/

Morning Basket information and sample lessons, https://pambarnhill.com/homeschool-morning-basket/

Morning Basket Podcast, https://pambarnhill.com/basket/

Pam Barnhill is on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/PamBarnhill 

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

Short Feature: Ideal to Real, Chantal Howard
Topic: Memory Matters
Visit Chantal at her website today! https://www.aromarosary.com

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

Our Sponsor HomeschoolConnections.com

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

Homeschooling Saints - Episode 110

These days, online programs are booming, and that’s great news for homeschooled teens who may want to earn college credits during their high school years. Today’s guest is Tom Weishaar, the Director of Online and Graduate Enrollment for Franciscan University at Steubenville, here to explain how to Jumpstart Your Teens with Dual Enrollment!

Email Tom Weishaar: online@franciscan.edu

Call Tom: (740) 283-4410

Learn more about Franciscan Fast Track (dual enrollment):

https://online.franciscan.edu/programs/fast-track-dual-enrollment/

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

Topic: St. Teresa of Avila, by Yoon Song-i

Contact: https://www.ajcattapan.com

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

Our Sponsor HomeschoolConnections.com

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

Homeschooling Saints - Episode 109

Our families pass on traditions, values, and relationships that are priceless to our children. And as Catholics, we can help our children find even greater riches of faith and friendship with the earliest Christians. Today’s guest, homeschooling dad and best-selling author, Mike Aquilina, is here to guide us into Cultivating Friendship with the Early Church Fathers.

Contact Mike Aquilina: https://fathersofthechurch.com

Order His New Book: Friendship and the Fathers: How the Early Church Evangelized

from Catholic Books Direct https://catholicbooksdirect.com/collections/all?tab=products&page=1&rb_filter_metafield_fd55d0bf6f08ed330906ceced579a791=Mike+Aquilina Short

Today's Short Feature: Paola Ciscanik,

The Thriving Catholic Homeschool Blueprint E5

Topic: How to Have a Successful Homeschool

Contact: http://www.catholichomeschoolconference.com/

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

Our Sponsor HomeschoolConnections.com

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

Homeschooling Saints - Episode 108

Many of us have been blessed to discover that the study of philosophy is key for developing our children’s minds, but Dr. Sam Nicholson is here to help us understand the Role of Philosophy in the Spiritual Life.

Find Dr. Sam Nicholson:

https://homeschoolconnections.com/instructors/sam-nicholson/

Contact: scn8v@virginia.edu

Dr. Nicholson’s Philosophy Book List for Beginners: 

https://homeschoolconnections.com/catholic-philosophy-reading-list-for-beginners/

Previous Episode #73: Why Our Kids Need to Study Philosophy

https://homeschoolingsaints.podbean.com/e/episode-73-why-our-kids-need-to-study-philosophy/

Today’s Short Feature: St. Thomas Aquinas on Human Nature with Mr. Dave Palmer

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

Our Sponsor HomeschoolConnections.com

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

Homeschooling Saints - Episode 107

Our children are naturally inquisitive, but sometimes we feel ill-equipped to answer their toughest questions. It pays to have a strategy that honors their growth and their innocence. Today, I’m talking with best-selling author and homeschooling mom, Kendra Tierney, about Answering Your Children’s Toughest Questions. Join us.

Find Kendra Tierney:

https://catholicallyear.com

Find Kendra’s book!

https://www.ignatius.com/The-Catholic-All-Year-Compendium-P3032.aspx

To connect with Kendra on all her social media platforms and ministries, click this link:

https://catholicallyear.com/about/

Good Pictures, Bad Pictures, by Kristen A. Jenson, MA

https://www.defendyoungminds.com/product/good-pictures-bad-pictures

The Golden Legend, by Jacobus de Voragine

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/661798.The_Golden_Legend

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

Topic: Saving Mount Rushmore, by Andrea Jo Rodgers

Contact: https://www.ajcattapan.com

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

Our Sponsor HomeschoolConnections.com

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