BrunchinMunchkins Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Hello, I have lurked on the forum for awhile, but this time I have finally created an account and post. Next year is going to be my 2nd year homeschooling. I have a few little ones who will be requiring more one-on-one time. As a result, I will outsource at least religion/theology. I am also not well-versed enough to elaborate on so many of the questions that my children brings up. You see...I was raised and believe in "blind faith." That is, faith without the need for reasons and explanations. My children (7th and 9th graders) are exasperated at this and wants more reasons and logic. So, I want to get them into apologetics. They have taken Catechism classes locally and have done weekly Sunday school. However, our church really does not dig into the nitty gritty of the Catholic faith. For religion/theology, I am looking at providers like Homeschool Connections, Kolbe Academy, Angelicum Academy, Queen of Heaven Academy...? Does anyone have experience or heard much about those? Any recommendations? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cintinative Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Bump for you. There is a Kolbe families Facebook page that is pretty active. Do you happen to be on FB? There is a very inactive Angelicum Academy families page. Hopefully others can answer your questions! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 I don't know about anything online, but my older kids have liked the San Juan Apologetics books (but my caveat would be that my kids are fully-versed in Catholicism and have a strong theological background.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emily ZL Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 I'm so glad you are getting into some apologetics for your kids!! I was raised Protestant with a "blind faith" mentality, and it drove me to atheism, because I had questions that no one could answer that in retrospect had plenty of good answers. One of the things I love about Catholicism is it is so reasonable! We marry faith and reason -- we love "both/and"! I haven't done online religion yet. But Homeschool connections has live classes with Trent Horn and Tim Staples from Catholic Answers! That's so amazing to me. My kids aren't old enough yet though, but I would do that in a heartbeat! For quick and easy... There is the "friendly defender" flash cards. Honestly, though, I don't think that would cut it with two older kids who have tough questions. If I were you I might just listen to Catholic Answers Live whenever possible in the house or in the car! It's a call-in show available as a podcast and there's an app. My favorite is Jimmy Akin so I mostly listen to his episodes. There are lots of tough questions and if you listen often enough you will learn so much. I think it's humbling, too, to be sure "no one knows the answers to my questions" and then to hear someone calmly and masterfully explaining the answers that St Augustine and St Thomas Aquinas gave like millennia ago. Anyway, prayers for you and your family that you find something great for your family! You might also look at MoDG which has some online classes, though I don't know if you have to enroll fully with them for that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emily ZL Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Oh I forgot! There are these graphic novels that look so good, https://shop.catholic.com/amp/graphic-novel-series-pack/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keirin Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 I'm loking at Homeschool Connections for my kids. Faith and light by ignatius press is a popular religion curriculum used by many catholic homeschoolers - but not personally by me. 😅 but I bring them up because they have an online version available to purchase that the kids would just read through and take auto graded type quizzes. My husband is the DRE for our parish and has made this option available to families this year who did not prefer in person catechesis due to covid. The students for first communion who completed the lessons were well prepared when he interviewed them. Fwiw. Here is the link for that: https://www.ignatius.com/promotions/faithandlife/mcfd.htm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunchinMunchkins Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 @cintinative I realized that Kolbe is having a Shadow Week on May 3-6th (prospective students get to sit in on classes). My biggest reservation is the cost, so we're going to see if the classes are worth the price. We're hoping for some inquiry-based learning or just lots of discussion opportunities instead of just memorization and regurgitation. Excited to see how it goes! @Emily ZL Yes, Catholic Answers is where I default to whenever I am at loss for any of their inquiries. Thank you for all the suggestions. We are doing Homeschool Connections free 7-days trial of their recorded classes right now. So far, the instructors are very animated in their lectures. Unfortunately, when taking only 2 or so courses, MoDG comes out even pricier than Kolbe : ( Those graphic novels do look AMAZING. I have been looking for something like that. I arbitrarily picked up the Action Bible at a garage sale, and it has always been stolen away to some corner. @keirin I have just recently found the series, and we're working through it with my three younger ones. I am going to be patient and see how the series progress. I am also looking at the Didache Series, also published by Ignatius Press. I was thinking of just casually going through it with the older ones. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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