Blog

An Honest Correction Regarding Catholic Education

by

As a father of 10 children, one lesson that I learned early in my parenting experience was that it’s very easy to have a peaceful, happy family. It’s very easy to have a happy wife. It’s very easy to have happy children, really. It’s very easy to have everyone happy with me if I never ask them to do anything and I never correct anything that they do. If I never ask anyone to do anything and I never correct anyone, relationships can all be very, very happy, at least for them. But if I am accountable to some external … Continue

Affordable Catholic Homeschool Curriculum

by

One of the most common concerns among Catholic homeschooling families is the cost of education. Parents want to provide their children with a faithful and intellectually serious education, but many families must also manage the financial realities of raising and supporting a household. As a result, many parents search for an affordable Catholic homeschool curriculum that allows them to educate their children well without placing an excessive burden on the family budget. Finding such a program can be difficult. Some Catholic homeschool programs require the purchase of many textbooks, teacher manuals, and additional materials for each child. Other programs charge … Continue

Catholic Homeschool High School Curriculum

by

The high school years are one of the most important stages of a student’s intellectual formation. During these years young people move beyond basic literacy and arithmetic into deeper studies that prepare them for adult life. For Catholic homeschooling families, choosing a Catholic homeschool high school curriculum requires careful thought. Parents want their children to receive a rigorous academic education while remaining firmly rooted in the teachings and intellectual traditions of the Catholic Church. High school education should not merely prepare students for college entrance examinations or career training. Catholic education has always aimed at something greater: the formation of … Continue

Online Catholic Homeschool Curriculum

by

The rapid growth of online education has created new opportunities for Catholic homeschooling families. Parents who once relied entirely on printed textbooks and manual grading can now make use of online learning systems that assist with lessons, assessments, and recordkeeping. For families seeking an online Catholic homeschool curriculum, the challenge is not merely finding digital lessons but ensuring that the education remains faithful to the intellectual and spiritual traditions of the Catholic Church. Online learning can be a powerful tool, but technology alone does not make a curriculum Catholic. A truly Catholic education must remain rooted in the teaching of … Continue

The True Goal of Catholic Work and Study

by

Today is Saturday, March 7, 2026 and I’m William Michael, the headmaster of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy. If you’d like to learn about what we’re doing to restore classical Catholic education, and if you’d like to join us and study at no cost, check out our website at classicalliberalarts.com. This morning, I was thinking through some frustration that I feel as I work in Catholic education, because I feel like Catholic families complain about modern culture and complain about modern education, but they never do anything about it, and even if they do make an attempt to do something, … Continue

School is for Intellectual Formation, Not Social Life and Sports

by

Today is Thursday, March 5, and this is William Michael of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy. One of the most important mistakes that parents make is seeking to find a school that provides everything that their children need to grow and develop well. Parents look for schools to provide not only academic instruction and assessment, which is the principal role of schools, but they look for teachers to provide role models. They look for schools to provide children with friends. They look for schools to provide children with extracurricular activities like sports, music, and fine arts. The problem is that … Continue

Don’t Be Deceived by Critics of the Church

by

Today, the following image was posted was made on social media: The image was spread around by men and women who were interested in criticizing the Second Vatican Council. The argument goes like this: 1. Whatever happens after Vatican II was caused by Vatican II.2. The decline in religious priests and sisters happened after Vatican II.3. Therefore, Vatican II caused the decline in religious priests and sisters. This will persuade people who are seeking a cause to separate from the Catholic Church (Proverbs 18:1). It will not, however, persuade anyone who is reasonable. First, the argument is a fallacy. The … Continue

Why Catholic Mothers Should Study the Lives of the Saints

by

Most Catholic mothers know the importance of reading the Bible. The Word of God teaches us how to live and reveals God’s plan for our salvation. Many mothers also read the Catechism so they can understand the teachings of the Church and pass them on to their children. Yet the Church offers another great source of wisdom that mothers should not neglect. That treasure is the lives of the saints. The saints are not distant figures from history. They are living members of the Church in Heaven. They are our brothers and sisters who have finished the race of faith. … Continue

Was Peter the First Pope?

by

Recently, I’ve been engaged in a number of interesting discussions with Protestants who deny that the papacy was established by Christ in the person of St. Peter. And as I’ve been engaged in these discussions for several days, I’ve been just jotting some thoughts down and organizing my own thoughts on the topic, studying the scriptures, trying as hard as I can to gain a full picture of what the scriptures have to say, especially as others present their interpretation and ideas on the topic, and I started to collect a bunch of different points and notes that I wanted … Continue