by Heather Kerbis | Don’t miss the Kerbis’ Featured Family story showcased in the print edition of Seton Magazine! We are a homeschooling mom and dad of eight. Yes, that is eight ...
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5 Easy Ways to Boost Your Prayer Life this Lent
by John Clark | This is the last in a three-part series on the Lenten duties of almsgiving, fasting, and prayer. As a way of finishing off these 15 strategies for Lent, I submit these ideas about prayer.
Read More »Toys & Tributes: Why the Old & Young Need Each Other
by Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian | In the story an old home that dates from several hundred years ago lies in a state of neglect and in need of repair.
Read More »3 Reasons Why I Don’t Have a List for Lent
by Emily Molitor | We want to see the results of our labors, and we enjoy working hard for a tangible good. The problem is, that’s not what Lent is really about.
Read More »3 Things to Know About ‘Redemptive’ Suffering (For the Sake of Others)
In the Christian life, it is understood by all that intercessory prayer helps others. We pray for people in order for them to receive some sort of blessing or guidance ...
Read More »From Homeschool to College: 5 Tips for Success
by Athanasius Clark | The transition from homeschooling high school student to successful college student will be easier with these five tips in mind.
Read More »4 Tips to Forestall Hasty Conclusions
by Ginny Seuffert | John Taylor Gatto’s 13th theme, “Encourage children to develop a habit of caution in reaching conclusions” is especially important in our own times.
Read More »15 Strategies For A Better & Holier Lent – Part 2: Fasting
This is the second in a three-part series on the Lenten practices of almsgiving, fasting, and prayer. When it comes to the three-fold Lenten calling of almsgiving, prayer, and fasting, ...
Read More »Lost or Dissatisfied? Why Our Souls are Always Inspired to Seek and Find
Man by nature is a finder in search of many things. Some of these things have been lost and need to be recovered, like the lost sheep the good shepherd ...
Read More »3 Must-Have Books to Help Children Get the ‘Why’ of Lent
During Lent, we want to stop and prepare our hearts for a penitential time of fasting, alms-giving, and prayer. Lent does not have to be just a time of personal ...
Read More »Why Nothing Fills Our ‘God-Shaped Hole’
by Emily Molitor | Do you ever feel like you are the neediest person on earth? Do you look for things to “fill” you every day? If so, perhaps you are like the rest of us.
Read More »The Internet and the End of Western Civilization
by Kevin Clark | In 1995, most people were not yet on the Internet. If someone wanted to insult you or your mother or your sister or your ancestors they would have had to do it to your face.
Read More »Homeschool Horrors and Joys: You’ll Miss Those Days
By Mary Ellen Barrett | Recently, a young homeschool mom was relating to me a day she had earlier in the week. She has several young children, toddlers and babies, and that day was filled with spills, diaper problems, flooded tubs...
Read More »15 Strategies For A Better And Holier Lent – Part 1: Almsgiving
by John Clark | Lent offers us an opportunity to focus on the poor among us, yet many of us forget to take advantage of that opportunity. We need to make this the Lent...
Read More »Finalizing College Applications
by Bob Wiesner | The usual deadline for college acceptance lies in March. At that point, colleges will generally expect a high school transcript which is complete except for the final twelfth grade courses.
Read More »Lourdes & Lent: Offering Sacrifice & Penance
by Dr. Mary Kay Clark | On February 11th, we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. Our Blessed Mother appeared to St. Bernadette, a fourteen-year-old girl, in Lourdes, France, in 1858.
Read More »4 Ways to Make Homeschooling Easier than Ever with Seton’s Online Tools
Seton has made the process for recording grades and turning in required assignments easy and intuitive. You can submit your students’ grades instantly on MySeton and receive your feedback more quickly.
Read More »Keeping God at the Center: 8 Questions with the Rocco Family
by Susan Rocco | Homeschooling is a blessing and the perfect choice for our entire family because it gives us the opportunity to be together. Having our children live and learn with one another adds a dimension to their...
Read More »5 Ways We Bring Lent Home
by Mary Ellen Barrett | The Lenten season is one which, with a little effort, can be extremely fruitful for the homeschool family. We get a beautiful opportunity to strengthen our spiritual muscles as we journey toward the Risen Christ.
Read More »How Marshmallows Can Change Your Life
by John Clark | How do we develop a sense of detachment? How do we get started? I propose one answer that might seem odd. Here it is: give up marshmallows. For the rest of your life.
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