Catholic Homeschooling Quotes to ponder...

"Catholic homeschooling is the planned and organized teaching and training of children at home for their peaceful an effective life in this world, and for their eternal salvation in the world to come."

"Home schooling in the United States is the necessary concomitant of a culture in which the Church is being opposed on every level of her existence and, as a consequence, given the widespread secularization in our country, homeschooling is not only valuable or useful but it is absolutely necessary for the survival of the Catholic Church in our country. Homeschooling, in our country, is that form of teaching and training children at home in order to preserve the Catholic faith in our country."

~Father John Hardon, S.J.~



"Is it consistent to profess our beliefs in church on Sunday and then during the week to promote business practices or medical procedures contrary to those beliefs? Is it consistent for practicing Catholics to ignore or exploit the poor and the marginalized, to promote sexual behavior contrary to Catholic moral teaching, or to adopt positions that contradict the right to life of every human being from conception to natural death? Any tendency to treat religion as a private matter must be resisted. Only when their faith permeates every aspect of their lives do Christians become truly open to the transforming power of the Gospel."

"People today need to be reminded of the ultimate purpose of their lives. They need to recognized that implanted within them is a deep thirst for God. They need to be given opportunities to drink from the wells of His infinite love. It is easy to be entranced by the almost unlimited possibilities that science and technology place before us: it is easy to make the mistake of thinking we can obtain by our own efforts the fulfillment of our deepest needs. This in an illusion. Without God, Who alone bestows upon us what we ourselves cannot attain, our lives are ultimately empty. People need to be constantly reminded to cultivate a relationship with Him Who came that we might have life in abundance."

"The goal of all our pastoral and catechetical work, the object of our preaching, and the focus of our sacramental ministry should be to help people establish and nurture that living relationship with Christ Jesus, our hope...."

~Pope Benedict XVI, On the Role of the Church in the World, April 16, 2008~


I rediscovered these quotes today while trying to organize our classroom. They were from a homeschooling conference that I attended with my dear husband last summer. I thought they were worth sharing with others, so I decided to post them today. So, for any of those out there who still question our decision to home school, I hope you better understand where we are coming from and where we hope to go someday. I absolutely believe that it is my role as a mother to help my children to know, love, and serve the Lord here on earth so that they can be happy with him in heaven. After all, isn't that why God made us? Have a blessed day. God bless.