Faith

What is Catholic homeschooling? With some skill and a few resources, it’s not so arduous to define. As you may have smartly guessed, it is homeschooling by those with the Catholic religious faith that is ingrained into their educational material. It’s very similar to Christian homeschooling or Secular Homeschooling in that each one of these…

Many of you may already know Luke 8:14, it is the passage about the seed trying to grow among the thorny brush. The verses in front of it explain the whole parable: 5. “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled…

Many of you remember the story of Rahab in the bible. She is found in Joshua 2 and she helped Joshua and his people in Jericho. She put a red cord in her window to let the Jews know that it was her house and they would protect her and her family. She had to…

The saint I have chosen for the month if July is St. Thomas. St. Thomas was a Jew, called to be one of the twelve Apostles. In fact most of you probably already know a little about him. Thomas is best known for his role in the Resurrection. His unwillingness to believe that the other…

Mary and Martha were sisters, but most importantly they were known for being followers of Christ and the sisters of Lazarus, whom Jesus raised from the dead. The story of these two women can be found in Matthew 26:6-13, Mark 14:3-9, Luke 10:38-42, and John 11:17-45 and 12:1-11. Although Mary and Martha were sisters, they…

Mary, the Mother of our Savior Jesus Christ, is mentioned by name few times. However, her story affected generations of people and will continue to do so until the second coming of Christ. The story of Mary can be found in the beginning of each of the four gospels. In the first chapter of Matthew,…

Deborah’s story can be found in the book of Judges in chapters four and five. She is introduced in the fourth verse as a prophetess and the leader of Israel at that time. She was the wife of Lappidoth and the first woman judge. Deborah was a great decision maker and the people of Israel…

  Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8 It has existed since the beginning of time and most likely will remain until time ceases to exist. Throughout the centuries it has challenged the greatest of the spiritual Masters; however, it claims…

We have talked about Sarah but what about Hagar? The story of Hagar can be found in the book of Genesis, the sixteenth chapter. Hagar is the Egyptian woman, who was the maidservant of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.  Many theologians believe that Hagar was given to Abraham and Sarah by the King of Egypt as a…

In the book of Genesis Sarah overhears the angels telling Abraham that she will have a child within the year. She laughs and is then asked why she laughed. She laughed because she knew she was barren and couldn’t have children. It wasn’t that she didn’t have faith but she was logical and how could…