Akathist to The Theotokos Series This week I am starting a series exploring the Akathist to the Theotokos. The first reason I want to do this is because the Akathist is one of my favourite Byzantine prayers. The second reason is that there is so much theology packed in the Akathist, that I often have …
Toy Organization – How to Organize Toys So Kids can Clean Up After Themselves! Back in 2019, I wrote The Ultimate Guide to Toy Rotation. And while rotating toys alone is amazing, I don’t think I did how to store toys justice. I have a two year old and a four year old. They are …
Venerable Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus We celebrate the Venerable Saint Epiphanius on May 12th. He was born to a Jewish family, around A.D. 315. Then, after witnessing a monk giving his clothes to the poor, he converted to Christianity. Epiphanius’ conversion brought him to the desert, where he became a disciple of the recluse St. …
The Great Books What is the Great Books system for teaching history and English for high school? It is a method for reading literature while studying the historical context behind the work. There are many different lists of what the Great Books are. That is, the best literature and must-reads for all serious readers. Since …
Today let’s talk about Language Arts, sometimes known as English. If your child is a preschooler, and not yet reading or forming letters on paper, check out our preschool article on teaching writing. Learning One’s Own Language It is rather odd to tell someone you take classes to learn your native language. After all, you …
Homeschool – Science Science. Well, it was never my favourite subject in school. I may have excelled in the subject… with the exception of human biology. There are a lot of good, true, and beautiful things to study in science. My favourite subjects are always mathematics and history though. So don’t forget to read those …
Homeschool – Math I love math as much as I love history! However, mathematics is often a much hated subject. So let’s see what we can do to make sure our children are comfortable with mathematics. Choosing a Mathematics Curriculum When deciding on math curricula for your children, there are two important concepts to understand. …
Charity and Love – Great Lenten Retreat Week Seven Welcome to Holy Week, where we will focus on the greatest of all virtues: Love/Charity. God made us to know Him, to LOVE Him, to serve Him in this world, and to be happy with Him forever in the next (Baltimore Catechism). When we receive this …
Hope – Great Lenten Retreat Week Six Welcome to our sixth week of our Great Lent retreat, with hope as our virtue to grow in. This is the forth article in our Great Lent retreat series. So if you missed the earlier article on Humility and Justice, check it out here. Our second week’s article …
Faith – Great Lenten Retreat Week Five Welcome to the fifth week of our Great Lent retreat, with faith as our virtue to grow in. This is another article in our Great Lent retreat series. So if you missed the earlier article on Humility and Justice, check it out here. Our second week’s article on …