The L.P.H. Resource Center was started in 1992, when it was decided that it would be good to have a place where local homeschoolers who were Catholic could get together with other Catholic homeschoolers and have some fun together and also learn some subjects which can be difficult for parents to teach (I was the teacher).
We started out in a mostly unused classroom that we were able to use for free at a Byzantine Church (but that was rather far). The classes I teach are designed for a wide range of ages all at the same time, subjects which aren't grade-specific. Some of the things I can teach in that way are history, geography, science, art, poetry, music, folk dancing.
Go to the on-line classes web page if you're interested in classes for Catholic homeschoolers being taught over the internet.
The latest classes started the week of January 7, 2008.
Here is a little photo album of PICTURES from the L.P.H. Resource Center.
Pictures were last added on 6/25/98
One of our activities that first year was the "SAINTS BOOK".
Every morning two or three kids would get up in front of the group and tell a story about a saint. I taped their stories, and put them together into a little book at the end of the year, which can be found here.
I have been teaching children from homeschooling or parent-run schools since 1979 (even before it was popular), and I have a degree in Elementary Education from West Chester University. There are often subjects which parents would rather not have to teach, and it's not a bad idea to have a different teacher for kids once in a while just for variety. So that's what I would do.
In 1994, I started organizing the courses I was teaching into textbooks. There weren't any publishers making current textbooks for Catholics in most subjects. There are parents trying to have their children learn geography from books which still have the U.S.S.R. and East Germany in them! So I put together books, mostly based on things I've taught at the Resource Center, all from a strictly Catholic point-of-view, to help parents teach their children those subjects, including European-Asian Geography, U.S. Geography, U.S. History, Ancient History, Bible History, Science, Art, and Church Latin. The printed text books never sold well enough to be successful, so I no longer make them.
I then moved the textbooks from printed form to the internet, and now it is exclusively on the internet.
The L.P.H. Resource Center now holds its classes on-line, over the World Wide Web.
You can read the Stories that were written by students in the LPH Resource Center's Creative Writing class over the 2004-2005 school year,
Stories from the 2003-2004 school year,
Stories from the 2001-2002 school year,
Stories from the 2000-2001 school year,
Stories from the 1999-2000 school year,
and Musical Compositions from the LPH Music class.
I wrote an article about our FOLK-DANCING class at the Resource Center, which was published in the Country Dance and Song Society News. You can read it here!
You can also see pictures from the performance of dances we had at the end of the year.
You can write to me at if you have any questions about the L.P.H. Resource Center.
Here are some Catholic homeschooling families who would like to be in touch with other homeschoolers:
If you have any trouble using the links below to send e-mail, write to me at
Rick & Wendy Tanis in Silverwood, Michigan: "We have been homeschooling for over 12 years. None of the children have been to a conventional school. :)
We participate in many different online classes. We have 5 children and live on a small farm in Michigan's "Thumb" area. We were so glad to find LPH classes so the younger ones can have some good Catholic classes to be a part of."
Ricky’90
Miranda’91
Mallory’94
Riley’99
Meriwether’02
Mallory is the only one taking classes right now but we hope to get a couple of the others in next time too.
Yvonne Rangel in San Angelo, Texas
John & Yvonne Rangel, San Angelo, Texas, are mixed family of 11 children and have been homeschooling for about 7 years.
Katy Kadonoff in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, is just beginning. They're planning a Montessori/Classical curriculum and would love to meet other homeschoolers.
"Hi! We are the Estis family. We live in south central Alabama. There are not many Catholics here – yet. Our pastor says Alabama is 95% potential Catholics."
They have 7 children:
Christina’87 (college)
Catherine’88 (12th grade)
Carolynne’90 (9-10 grade)
Cymmie’91
David’97
Daniel’98
Dominic’02
They live in the country and grow vegetables organically. They also raise free-range organic chickens. They hope to get some more land cleared and raise dairy cows, beef cows and dairy goats. Their farm is called Blue Barn Natural Foods. The barn is really blue – Blessed Mother blue and trimmed in Sacred Heart red. Her children have enjoyed the LPH classes.
Mrs. Jae King in Pottstown, Pennsylvania belongs to St. Al's and is homeschooling 1st Grade and pre-school, and would love to meet other Catholic Homeschoolers.
Joanna and Juraj Klepac in Farmington, New Mexico, have five adopted children of various races and have been homeschooling all of them for two years. Two of them were homeschooled for three years. They use Seton and other things.
Kathleen in North Beach, Maryland, has been homeschooling for 10 years. They use a mixture of Catholic materials. Always looking for new penpals and friends!
E'Anne Frye in Topeka, Kansas, is a Catholic mother of three sons, the first was Aaron, ’72. He is a public school graduate and has given her four grandchildren. She homeschools:
Doretta Davids in Nashua, New Hampshire, and her husband Guy just moved to Nashua, NH in March of 2004.
They have 3 girls and have been homeschooling for 3 years. They are currently using Kolbe Academy with a few changes.
Chris and Fiona Ruminski in Merrimack, New Hampshire, have 7 children and have been homeschooling using the Seton program since 1994. One child has graduated and is attending Christendom College.
Jan and Bill Noonan in the Chicago, Illinois area have 5 children, one with God.
Mark’78
Maureen’82
Philip’83
Tom’90
They have been homeschooling since 1994 and use Clonlara as their base for credit and legal aid. Two have been in junior college pursuing English and computer majors.
Mary and Bob Beller in Burtonsville, Maryland, have 5 children and have been homeschooling for ten years. One of their children has graduated homeschool, and is at Christendom College in Front Royal, Virginia.
Their children are:
JoNell and Darren Turner in Port Orchard, Washington, have been married since 1986. Darren converted to the Catholic faith in 1996.
They have been homeschooling since 1992, and have six children:
Here are some businesses run by Catholic homeschoolers, people who are on the homeschooling mailing list or take classes from the LPH Resource Center (or both).
I think it's a good idea for homeschoolers to support each other, so if you're looking for any of these things, you might want to try here first!
Books & Gifts
Tony Barone's"Chronicles of Xan" at www.chroniclesofxan.com.
June 2007 marks the release of Shadow in the Dark Book I in the Chronicles of Xan, Publisher Capstone Fiction. Here is the premise for the story, which takes place in 12th Century England peasant boy's medieval village is assailed by bandits--his family broken and his memory lost. Nursed to health at a nearby Benedictine abbey the boy, Xan pronounced Zan, befriends a young monk. But when the bandits raid the monastery, Xan must discover the common thread behind these seemingly unconnected attacks. Are they related to the shadowy figure he has seen lurking on the abbey grounds. The book and website www.chroniclesofxan.com are a great resource for homeschoolers interested in medieval history.
Linda Nelson's " Sacred Heart Books and Gifts " is at
www.sacredheartbooksandgifts.com Catholic Homeschool Curriculum and Catholic Books
Sharon Bonebrake has a store called The Guardian Angels Store at
http://www.guardianangelstore.com/ If you're in Colorado, you can visit her store in Colorado Springs at 3770 C Citadel Dr N (719)-572-6772
E'Anne Frye is selling Limu. "The key ingredient in our breakthrough product is one of the most analyzed, scrutinized, and validated scientific discoveries ever. It has been used for thousands of years as one of nature's greatest weapons for human health... but only in the most remote places on earth."http://www.FryeShop4OriginalLimu.com/
Cheryl Wills has a business that deals with Allergy Relief, Weight Management, Natural Beauty, Nutrition Products, Laundry and cleaning products, etc. "Shaklee products guaranteed to safely & effectively improve your health, give you more energy & look better or your money back." 816.767.1667 http://www.makadif.net/
Music
The Schillinger children in NW Pennsylvania are the Allegheny String Band and play bluegrass, gospel, country, waltzes, reels, and folk music. They are for hire at festivals and county fairs, special events, etc. http://Band.lphrc.net e-mail: jmmps at rocketmail.com
Bob & Patricia Ricketts in Australia sell some music CD's he has made, at
http://www.bobsmusik.com
Music Club: Claire Cavoto in Pennsylvania has a web site about The Octave Club of Norristown Pennsylvania at
http://www.octaveclub.com/
Family products
Julie Howard has a webstore called " Julie's Stuff " selling cloth diapers, natural family products, and quality toys and educational products, at
http://www.JulieStuff.com
Lorij Schmick has SeaShore Baby Cloth Diapers and Accessories "We offer high quality cloth diapers for today's baby and accessories to complete the change. Products also available for Mom. Natural, organic and ecofriendly!" Onlline at http://www.seashorebaby.com
Jen Tocci owns a promotional products business, Brand Rascals. "We can imprint your message on anything from T-shirts and tote bags to pens and key chains. If your homeschool club or family wants personalized t-shirts or other items then give us a call! There is no minimum order requirement." http://www.brand-rascals.com/
The Tocci's offer Business Automation Consulting through their company UNIREV at www.unirev.com
"Our specialty is automating your spreadsheets, accounting software, inventory software, etc. We can customize systems to eliminate a lot of busywork and increase your productivity. We offer your first three hours free. UNIREV. 'We have a button for that!'"
You can read the Stories that were written by students in the LPH Resource Center's Creative Writing class over the 2004-2005 school year,
if you have any questions about the L.P.H. Resource Center.
Homeschooling
My book: