The Christian Life: The Way of the Strong

I Was Wrong about This

Prudentius, Hymn of the Fasting

O Nazarene, Light of Bethlehem, Word of the Father, offspring of a virgin’s womb, be present, Christ, at our pious acts of abstinence, and as our King look with favour on our holy day while we offer the sacrifice of our fast. Nothing surely is purer than this rite, whereby … Read more

Why God Does Not Help Us

William C. MichaelMr. William C. Michael is the founding headmaster of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy.  Mr. Michael is a Lay Dominican in the Catholic Church and is a homeschooling father to ten children, all of whom have studied in the Academy.  He graduated from Rutgers University with an honors … Read more

Catholic Parenting: Why It’s So Difficult Today

How to Manage Toddlers While Homeschooling

St. Gregory Nazianzen on Gentleness

St. Gregoria

Parents are Shepherds, Not Engineers

In my talks on parenting, I have explained that modern Catholic parents are influenced by modern non-Catholic ideas about children and that this is a cause of all kinds of problems in parenting, which really make life miserable for everyone. I’ve even gone through the Catechism’s teaching “On the 27 Duties of Parents” to show that what modern Catholic parents think and say about parenting and education is not Catholic.

In the video below, a psychologist makes the same argument based on his knowledge of scientific research. I cannot accept his arguments because he provides no actual evidence, and I certainly do not believe in evolution, but that is irrelevant. However, his conclusions, I believe are true and he articulates them in a helpful way.

William C. Michael

The Light of a Mother

In this talk Dania Michael of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy encourages Christian mothers that their light as Christians should shine in their own homes. Mrs. Michael is Catholic homeschooling mother of 10 children, born between 2000-2014. Mrs. Michael studied Classics at Rutgers University and has over 20 years of … Read more

A Mother’s Spiritual Offering

In this talk, Mrs. Dania Michael of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy discusses a homeschooling mother’s spiritual offering of prayer. Mrs. Michael is Catholic homeschooling mother of 10 children, born between 2000-2014. Mrs. Michael studied Classics at Rutgers University and has over 20 years of teaching and home-schooling experience. For … Read more