Episodes

Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Episode 127: Five Lessons from a Career in Teaching
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Today’s guest is a homeschooling mom with the training and experience to help us all level up our homeschool experience. Join us as Kimberly McCrann shares her Five Lessons from a Career in Teaching!
Find Kimberly McCrann: www.coastalvillagegirl.com
Learn more about “flex instrumentation” here:
http://www.alfred.com/flexible-instrumentation-series/
The Abandonment Novena:
https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2015/09/23/novena-of-abandonment-dictated-by-jesus-to-give-an-anxious-soul-the-peace-and-joy-it-has-always-longed-for
Thank you to the following contributors who made this podcast possible:
Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: #1 Catholic Homeschool Curriculum
Homeschooling Saints Theme Music Composed by Taylor Kirkwood
Intro voice Dave Palmer radio personality and author of St. Thomas Aquinas for Everyone
Our host Lisa Mladinich

Wednesday May 25, 2022
Episode 126: Victorian Novels—Their Delights and Lessons!
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Wednesday May 25, 2022
If you’re like my family, it’s the classic novels that have really satisfied our need for rewarding and uplifting reading. Author, instructor, and homeschooling mom, Eleanor Nicholson, is here to share about the richness of Victorian Novels—their delights and lessons!
Find Eleanor Nicholson: www.eleanorbourgnicholson.com
Eleanor’s courses for your children:
Catholic High School Literature: Online Classes
Eleanor's notes/reading recommendations:
G. K. Chesterton's The Victorian Age in Literature, C. S. Lewis' An Experiment in Criticism, and Joseph Pearce's Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know.
For Nineteenth-century authors/books: All of the novels of Jane Austen (who isn't Victorian), most of the novels of Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins' The Woman in White, Anthony Trollope's Barchester Towers (though really it would be valuable to read all of the Barsetshire Chronicles), and Bram Stoker's Dracula. Tennyson, Hopkins, and Thompson for poetry.
Short Feature: Paola Ciscanik, The Thriving Catholic Homeschool Blueprint
Topic: Celebrate the Milestones
Contact: https://catholichomeschool.online/
Thank you to the following contributors who made this podcast possible:
Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: Best Catholic Homeschool Curriculum
Homeschooling Saints Theme Music Composed by Taylor Kirkwood
Intro voice Dave Palmer radio personality and author of St. Thomas Aquinas for Everyone
Our host Lisa Mladinich

Wednesday May 18, 2022
Wednesday May 18, 2022
If your homeschool tends toward a classical approach, today’s guest will show you some unique ways to bring the Gospel message to life in your homeschool. Today, I am delighted to welcome homeschooling mom, Olivia Spears, to talk how the Charlotte Mason and classical philosophies of education synchronize with the presentation of the Gospel.
Contact Olivia Spears: https://intothedeep.co/contact
Follow Into the Deep on Instagram: @intothedeepco
Recommended resource:
Consider This, by Karen Glass can be found at https://amzn.to/3yd2dyG
Today’s Short Feature: Dave Palmer, Aquinas for Everyone
Topic: Jesus Christ in the Summa Theologica
Dave's Facebook page for A Way a Day: https://www.facebook.com/groups/830025461271708
Dave's Facebook page for St. Thomas for Everyone:
https://www.facebook.com/staforeveryone/
Thank you to the following contributors who made this podcast possible:
Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: Catholic Homeschool Resources and Classes
Homeschooling Saints Theme Music Composed by Taylor Kirkwood
Intro voice Dave Palmer radio personality and author of St. Thomas Aquinas for Everyone
Our host Lisa Mladinich

Wednesday May 11, 2022
Episode 124: Blue Collar Apologetics: A Simple, Common Sense Approach
Wednesday May 11, 2022
Wednesday May 11, 2022
Homeschoolers work very hard to raise their children to a virtuous, faith-filled adulthood, to be lights on a lampstand, and witnesses to the saving love of Christ. But how do we arm them to respond to tough questions about why their Catholicism is essential to their relationship with Jesus Christ? I’m so excited, today, to welcome John Martignoni, to talk about: Blue Collar Apologetics: A Simple, Common Sense Approach.
Find John Martignoni at BibleChristianSociety.com
https://www.biblechristiansociety.com
Order John’s book: https://www.ewtnreligiouscatalogue.com/blue-collar-apologetics-book/p/BKEPUB81135
Find John’s "Blue Collar Apologetics" course at Homeschool Connections in the Unlimited Access program!
https://homeschoolconnections.com/unlimited-access/
Today’s Short Feature: Chantal Howard, Ideal to Real
Topic: The Power of Prayer and Thinking
Contact: https://www.chantal-howard.com
Thank you to the following contributors who made this podcast possible:
Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: Catholic Online Homeschooling
Homeschooling Saints Theme Music Composed by Taylor Kirkwood
Intro voice Dave Palmer radio personality and author of St. Thomas Aquinas for Everyone
Our host Lisa Mladinich

Wednesday May 04, 2022
Episode 123: Use Comic Books to Light Up Your Children’s Faith
Wednesday May 04, 2022
Wednesday May 04, 2022
We love to give our children resources that will light them up about their Catholic faith, and today’s guest has created something truly special. Veteran homeschooling dad Philip Kosloski is here to invite you to Use Comic Books to Light Up Your Children’s Faith.
Check out Voyage Comics:
https://shop.voyagecomics.com
Short Feature: Books & Blessings, with A.J. Cattapan Topic: Seven Riddles to Nowhere, by A.J. Cattapan Contact: https://www.ajcattapan.com
Thank you to the following contributors who made this podcast possible:
Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: Best Catholic Homeschool Online Curriculum
Homeschooling Saints Theme Music Composed by Taylor Kirkwood
Intro voice Dave Palmer radio personality and author of St. Thomas Aquinas for Everyone
Our host Lisa Mladinich

Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
Episode 122: Catholic Entrepreneurship for Homeschooling Families
Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
As parents raising children in a very challenging culture, we want our children to grow up to have the freedom spiritually, psychologically, and financially, to live out their Catholic values and beliefs--and help change the world. Successful entrepreneur, Mark Wilson, is here today to share his innovative program for teaching Catholic Entrepreneurship for Homeschooling Families.
Find Mark Wilson’s designs:
https://ecclesiasticalventures.com
https://ecclesiasticalventures.com/forum
https://ecclesiasticalventures.com/Flyer.pdf
Short Feature: Paola Ciscanik, The Thriving Catholic Homeschool Blueprint
Topic: Checklist vs. Mastery
Contact:
http://www.catholichomeschoolconference.com/
Thank you to the following contributors who made this podcast possible:
Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: Catholic Online Homeschool
Homeschooling Saints Theme Music Composed by Taylor Kirkwood
Intro voice Dave Palmer radio personality and author of St. Thomas Aquinas for Everyone
Our host Lisa Mladinich

Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Episode 121: Drawing with Art Theory
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Learning how to draw is not just a matter of shapes and shades. Our delightful guest today, Inshal Chenet, will invite us to consider Drawing with Art Theory.
To view this podcast on YouTube, https://youtu.be/V3SKPuHIZIw
You can find Inshal Chenet and his courses at
https://homeschoolconnections.com/instructors/inshal-chenet/
Register for Summer and Fall courses, here:
https://homeschoolconnections.gosignmeup.com/Public/Course/
Thomas Cole: The Voyage of Life: Youth
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.52451.html
Today’s Short Feature:
Dave Palmer, Aquinas for Everyone
Contact:
Dave's Facebook page for A Way a Day: https://www.facebook.com/groups/830025461271708
Dave's Facebook page for St. Thomas for Everyone:
https://www.facebook.com/staforeveryone/
Thank you to the following contributors who made this podcast possible:
Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: Online Catholic Classes
Homeschooling Saints Theme Music Composed by Taylor Kirkwood
Intro voice Dave Palmer radio personality and author of St. Thomas Aquinas for Everyone
Our host Lisa Mladinich

Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Episode 120: The Importance of Beauty and Story in Catechesis
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Bringing our children up to know and love the Lord is a sacred duty we take very seriously, but we may not always have a sense of the best way to bring the Faith to life, in our homeschool lessons. Today, it’s my joy to welcome homeschooling mom, Olivia Spears, to talk about The Importance of Beauty and Story in Catechesis.
Contact Olivia Spears: https://intothedeep.co/contact
Today’s Short Feature:
A.J. Cattapan, Books & Blessings
Topic: The Phantom Colloseum, by Sophie de Mullen
Contact:
Thank you to the following contributors who made this podcast possible:
Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: Catholic Homeschool
Homeschooling Saints Theme Music Composed by Taylor Kirkwood
Intro voice Dave Palmer radio personality and author of St. Thomas Aquinas for Everyone
Our host Lisa Mladinich

Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Episode 119: The Classic Learning Test
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Until now, the SAT and the ACT have been the only game in town when it comes to college admissions, but our guest today is the founder of a game-changing new assessment. Jeremy Wayne Tate will tell us all about, The Classic Learning Test.
Find Jeremy Tate: CLTexam.com
Follow Jeremy on Twitter: @JeremyTate41
Today’s Short Feature: Chantal Howard, Ideal to Real
Topic: Self-Awareness Assessment
Contact: https://www.aromarosary.com
Thank you to the following contributors who made this podcast possible:
Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: Catholic Homeschool Online
Homeschooling Saints Theme Music Composed by Taylor Kirkwood
Intro voice Dave Palmer radio personality and author of St. Thomas Aquinas for Everyone
Our host Lisa Mladinich

Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
Episode 118: Getting Rid of Clutter and Reclaiming Peace
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
Living with clutter is such a part of homeschooling that we can really let it build up without realizing it, and the mess can bog us down in feelings of overwhelm and stress. Today’s guest, veteran homeschooling mom and coach, Heather Giambalvo, is here to tell us about Getting Rid of Clutter and Reclaiming Peace.
Contact Heather Giambalvo:
heather@cleaningwithease.net
Website: https://cleaningwithease.net
FB: https://www.facebook.com/HeatherCleaningWithEase
IG: https://www.instagram.com/cleaningwithease/
YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiLB-BDuElYXOcMwZq53jWA
https://linktr.ee/cleaningwithease
“Where Do I Start?” PDF: https://bit.ly/3HlDwCE (free PDF)
Thank you to the following contributors who made this podcast possible:
Our Sponsor is Homeschool Connections: Catholic Homeschool
Homeschooling Saints Theme Music Composed by Taylor Kirkwood
Intro voice Dave Palmer radio personality and author of St. Thomas Aquinas for Everyone
Our host Lisa Mladinich