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Here's what we're watching, but just because it's here, doesn't always mean it was good!

Pray for the canonization of JPII

God our Father, you reward all who believe in you. May your servant, John Paul our Pope, vicar of Peter and Shepherd of your Church, who faithfully administered the mysteries of your forgiveness and love on earth, rejoice with you for ever in heaven. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen!

St. Louis 2013 Catholic Homeschool Conference

Planning for the St. Louis Catholic Homeschool Association’s 2013 Catholic Homeschool Conference is well under way.

The Conference will be held Friday, April 5, 6 – 9 p.m. & Saturday, April 6, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at the Cardinal Rigali Center.

Our featured speaker this year is John LaBriola.

Although our schedule is still in the works and guest speakers and vendors are still being added, all current info can be found on our conference website.

Hope to see you there!

 

St. Louis Catholic Homeschool Conference

The St. Louis Catholic Homeschool Association’s 2012 Catholic Homeschool Conference is next weekend. This is one of the largest Catholic homeschool conferences in the midwest. If you are in the St. Louis area, I hope to see you there.

Friday, March 30 & Saturday, March 31
Cardinal Rigali Center
20 Archbishop May Drive, St. Louis MO 63119

This year, our featured speakers is Andrew Pudewa of the Institute for Excellence in Writing. Other speakers include: Rev. Robert T. McDermott, Linda Bromeier, Kathy Harkins, Cynthia Haehnel, Lori and Thomas Cobb, and David and Kendel Williams.

We’ve got a great schedule lined up. Friday evening is geared toward high school students and Saturday is a full day of great speakers for homeschooling parents. A variety of wonderful vendors will be there both days, and don’t forget the used book tables. I have been on the planning committee of these SLCHA conferences since 1996 and I still look forward to it every year. If you are in the area, don’t miss this great conference.

Strange article on Catholic homeschooling

Catholic Homeschool: A ‘Just War Theory’ of Homeschooling

Given the increasing popularity of homeschooling among faithful Catholics, it is vital that those who practice it — or are thinking about trying it for their children — have a fully Catholic understanding of the family and the nature and meaning of education. Without it, their good intentions can go astray, following the exaggerated individualism of the culture instead of the mind of the Church. . . . keep reading

This is a very strange article by William Fahey. I would agree with most of what he says, but there are excerpts that I definitely do not agree with, such as :

Stated more controversially: The common approach to homeschooling today is inherently dangerous, because it may go against what our entire Western tradition and the Catholic Church herself teach about the education of the young — that education should not be done in the home, at least not for long, except during a time and place of crisis.

Where does the Catholic Church say that? Decide for yourself.