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What is TORCH?Traditions of Roman Catholic Homes (TORCH) is a national homeschool association that supports the needs of families in their journey in education for eternity. TORCH hopes that, through a vibrant and visible witness of a community of homeschooling families, we can bring Christ to the world.

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Welcome to the TORCH website.

Feel free to browse around the content and use it as you can. Homeschooling is a challenging yet highly rewarding experience. The support documentation found here can help get a family started, encourage those in the middle of the school year, and even cheer on those ... Click to read the entire article...

 

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Marching Forward

March. The only month named for a forward movement. Here in the Midwest, and this year in the East, it reminds us to continue through the last few cold mornings, some shoveling and scraping of car windshields required, so that we can enjoy the afternoon sunshine. March. Reminding us to ... Click to read the entire article...

St. Paul for Contemporary Times

When Pope Benedict XVI announced a special jubilee year dedicated to St. Paul in 2007, he said the Church needs modern Christians who will imitate the apostle's missionary energy and spirit of sacrifice. This jubilee year began on June 28, 2008, marking the approximately 2,000th ... Click to read the entire article...

The Tantrum Returns

"I’m not going to do my homework! You can’t make me. I don’t love you anymore." Seven-year-old Alex screamed at Beth, his mother, one day after school. When she tried to take his hand and lead him to the kitchen table to do his work, he ran away ... Click to read the entire article...

 

Formation of the Family

Where, oh Where is my soul?

Our priest told us a story during his homily this Sunday and it went something like this: A couple of American reporters were working with some people from a tribe in Brazil.  For three days they were moving from place to place at a rather quick speed (you could probably call it an "American speed").  The next day the Americans got up and noticed that the tribesmen weren't moving...they were just sitting.  This went on for awhile, at which point the Americans started to become restless.  One of the Americans asked, "Aren't we going to get moving?  Why are we just sitting here?"  to which one of the Brazilians replied, "We are waiting for our souls to catch up to our bodies." How often have you felt as if your soul needed to catch up to your body?  I'm not sure if I ever thought of it quite like that, but I can definitely say that I've felt like part of me is rushing through life while the rest of me is lagging a few days behind.   There are those days where I just ache to sit down and stare off into space while the rest of me catches up.  Of course, sitting still does put one at risk of nodding off, but if I do manage to stay awake, I end up with that relentless list of things I need to do just running through my head, so I feel guilty and move on. That is what is wrong with our culture.  We are indoctrinated with the idea that if we are not doing something, we are wasting time.  But even Jesus took time for "His soul to catch up with His body"; sometimes even 40 days! So we can ask, what is wrong with 40 minutes?  Why not sit and enjoy the sunshine, or the children playing, or the chaos that might be surrounding you at that moment?  Sounds good, doesn't it?  However, I find that I have such a hard time silencing my brain and my body so that my soul can catch up.  I bet that accounts for why... Click to read the entire article...

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