Brandt Lab

A Family Workroom

“When we step into the family, by the act of being born, we do step into a world which is incalculable, into a world which has its own strange laws, into a world which could do without us, into a world we have not made. In other words, when we step into the family we step into a fairy-tale.” — Gilbert Keith Chesterton, “On Certain Modern Writers and the Institution of the Family,” Heretics

Recent Podcast

Veronica's Substack, formerly Latin Mass Homeschool Family Podcast and rss feed

Little Office Podcast and rss feed

Today in the Roman Martyrology

21 October

IN Cyprus, the birthday of the holy abbot Hilarion. His life, full of virtues and miracles, was written by St. Jerome.—At Cologne, the birthday of the Saints Ursula and her companions, who gained the martyrs' crown by being massacred by the Huns f … read more

Recent Posts

Someone sent this to me asking how to sing it. I’ve made the recording, just ran out of time to upload, but I’ll start this article as a placeholder and in case I forget to link to it, you can check my youtube channel or Substack for the recording.

Last updated on 26 Jul, 2025 1 min read

Exsurgat Deus

Cheese Onion Slice

Here’s a recipe from a Kitchen Tea that my Matron of Honour arranged for me about 25 years ago. Ingredients: 2 cups Self Raising Flour 1/4 tsp salt pinch cayenne pepper 1 tbl butter 1.

Last updated on 20 Jul, 2025 1 min read Food

Cheese Onion Slice

A game inspired by IEW’s Outmatched games. 44 game cards plus one answer card. Print one-sided on card stock and carefully cut - optionally round the corners. history-match.pdf The IEW cards are illustrated.

Veronica Brandt

Last updated on 8 Aug, 2025 1 min read

History Match

Institute for Excellence in Writing

Youtube Video | Spotify episode The Twelve Days of Christmas are fast approaching and this drives me to finally write about the Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) so I can encourage you to sign up for their offers.

Veronica Brandt

Last updated on 21 Feb, 2025 5 min read Education

Institute for Excellence in Writing

Catholic Australian History for Homeschoolers

Sometimes at homeschool camps we hear from guest speakers with interesting ideas. One such guest speaker is Peter Doig from sunny Queensland. He homeschooled his kids and has a keen interest in History.

Veronica Brandt

Last updated on 14 May, 2024 1 min read Education

Catholic Australian History for Homeschoolers

Projects

In person and online tutoring based in the Blue Mountains

Tutoring

A page for my themes to point to

Web Design

Epiphany Proclamation

Proclamation of Moveable Feasts

Epiphany Proclamation

Teaching Latin and Chant for All Ages

Kids Chant

Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Sing the Little Office in Latin

Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Creative Kids Classes in Singing and Craft

Classes

A New Book of Old Hymns

Mostly Gregorian Chant plus some other sacred music.

A New Book of Old Hymns

The highlights of Veronica’s knitting projects.

Knitting Log

Living the Truth

CP Bowler’s Philosophy Lessons for High School

Living the Truth

Reprinting treasures from the Public Domain

Reprints

Night Prayer according the to 1962 rubrics.

Roman Compline

Roman Martyrology

The list of saints for each day from 1912.

Roman Martyrology

Recent & Upcoming Talks

Singing Palm Sunday Workshop

A one day workshop on Gregorian Chant in the Mass for Palm Sunday, culminating in Singing at Mass at Lawson 4pm.

10 Apr, 2022 9:00 AM — 5:00 PM Veronica's Place

Veronica Brandt

Singing Palm Sunday Workshop

Recent Publications

Cardinal Wiseman, Veronica Brandt (2018). Fabiola - paperback facsimile reprint. Fabiola.

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Veronica Brandt (2016). A New Book of Old Hymns. A New Book of Old Hymns.

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