Proclaiming the Kingdom of God through a Renewal of Catholic Culture.

Our Lady of Walsingham
Institutes of Catholic Culture Studies

Nonprofit Organization

Children of the Holy House
Catholic Culture Studies Program

We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and His might, and the wonders which He has wrought. Psalm 78:4

"Children of the Holy House” is a lay-initiated response to the “new evangelization” - a call issued to the whole Church by John Paul II. It is a commitment to “respond with loving generosity to the fundamental task of evangelization.” The courses offered through this program are meant to assist home educators in enriching students’ understanding of their faith and their intellectual heritage as Catholics. Through the balance of faith and reason gained in their exposure to truth, goodness, and beauty in art, music, and well-ordered thinking, we pray that the children will acquire some of the necessary knowledge, love of the Church, and courage necessary to witness to their faith, to be the leaven that is necessary to transform the culture. The antidote to the prevailing culture is a Catholic culture.

Our curriculum is unique. We meet one full day once-a-week from September through May. Parental involvement is strongly encouraged. In fact, their participation is vital. The parents help their children complete whatever they need to do to finish their lessons or assignments during the rest of the week. All courses are taught to help the children discover the influence of Catholicism and Catholics in every aspect of culture: in art, in science, in math, in music, in literature, in nature, and in the understanding of mankind as children of God. We especially guide the children to develop an awe and wonder of God and all that He is and has done; therefore, the Eucharist is very much at the center of what we do. An unexpected fruit has been the development of a support network among the moms and an obvious display of virtues among the children.

Children registered with this program come from different parts of the city. Some travel as much as 60 miles one way. Many travel an hour or more each way. Since 1999, through the generosity and support of Fr. James T. Moore and, now, Fr. Bruce Noble, “Children of the Holy House” has used the parish facilities of Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Church.

Our Lord has blessed us with many outstanding volunteer teachers. Many of them are parishioners. Our non-parishioner teachers have been inspired to join our program after having heard about it or experienced it through the enrollment of their own children. The teachers are devoted to the Faith and fully committed to the task of developing and teaching courses that advance the study of Catholic culture at an early age. The results they have seen through this program makes all the hard work worthwhile. There is no better testimony to the wonderful things Our Lord is doing through the “Children of the Holy House” program than the comment one mom made at the end of one year. She said, “This program has changed our family life!” Deo gratias!

If you would like more details, please email Irma Moré, Director of “Children of the Holy House” at OLWHolyHouse@aol.com. You can also visit our website at www.ReclaimingCulture.org.

Children of the Holy House is an educational outreach of Our Lady of Walsingham Institutes of Catholic Culture Studies, a lay-initiated 501(c)3 nonprofit, tax-exempt organization.

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