Elizabeth Ann Seton, born in 1774, was the first native-born American to be canonized a saint. Her father was a physician, while her mother was the daughter of an Episcopalian ...
Read More »Forty
As I write this article, I will turn forty years old in ten days. You would think with four decades of life on this earth under my belt that I’d ...
Read More »7 Ideas for Filling Your Kids’ Spare Time
There is never an excuse for home schooled children to be bored. This column outlines some healthy, fun, and educational activities to keep your children occupied after school!
Read More »How We Can Make Each Day Christmas
A warming meditation by a Seton staff member from our pre-magazine newsletter. Let us relive for a few moments that wondrous night. Imagine Mary and Joseph bending over the Infant ...
Read More »Sacramental Life
Of the seven Sacraments instituted by Christ, three of them—Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Orders—may only be received once. Two of the others—Matrimony and Anointing of the Sick—maybe be received more than ...
Read More »32 Homeschooling Tips for Newbies & Veterans – from Seton Families!
32 quotes and homeschooling tips from Seton families who jumped to share their top tips on organization, staying holy, family time & more! Editor’s note: Seton Magazine asked our Facebook page ...
Read More »Getting it Straight about John Clark: Questions, Answers, and Errors
Occasionally, when people ask me about this column, they wonder if I’m making this stuff up. So I thought I would take a few moments and answer the more frequent ...
Read More »The Goldilocks Factor
At Seton we are often asked how many hours the actual schoolwork should take. The home school literature is brimming with advice on this very subject. I read once that ...
Read More »The Mercy of Fatherhood
It often occurs that as a man gets older, he looks back on his life and worries about the sins of his past. As we grow spiritually closer to Jesus, ...
Read More »Happy and Healthy
In the constant battle home school parents wage to keeps our students alert and motivated, we should recall that scientific evidence has demonstrated again and again that children who eat ...
Read More »Be Sure You Receive Email From Seton
Be sure to receive your Emails from Seton, and make sure they are not being sent to your junk mail! Seton staff explains how this is done easily!
Read More »A New Year
As I sat down to write this article, I kept wondering what I should write about to inspire home schooling fathers for yet another school year. Let’s face it, I ...
Read More »The Importance of Catholic Materials
Teaching the Catholic Faith to our children is our primary responsibility as Catholic parents. We must teach it mainly by good example, showing our children how to live our Faith ...
Read More »Prepare Early for High School
Home schooling students do best in high school when they start preparing themselves ahead of time. In seventh and eighth grade, students can prepare for the level of work and ...
Read More »Play Ball!
It had been a rough day. I was buried in paperwork at the office, two of my children were sick, and the rain had been drizzling since morning. It would ...
Read More »Seton Graduation Address 2010
This summer, across America, commencement speakers will congratulate graduates on their academic achievements, and challenge them to make a positive difference in the world using their new knowledge. These graduates ...
Read More »When I Went Fishing With My Son, and Was Sea Sick. At the Same Time.
Every two years, on those rare afternoons when we don’t have any ballet, baseball, basketball, violin, or swimming scheduled, I say to my kids: “Why don’t we go bowling? Bowling ...
Read More »Pragmatism and Principle
Two men faced each other across the expanse of a wide room. Although events had pushed them together, the two could not have been more different. The one man had ...
Read More »Searching and Researching
Tips for Student Research on English 9 and 10 Reports When it comes to the prospect of beginning research for the English 9 or 10 reports, some students are less ...
Read More »Classics of Family Life
The Cottage at Bantry Bay, Francie on the Run, and Pegeen are charming, wholesome, fun-filled tales of Catholic family life in 1940s Ireland that are humorous and heartwarming. In these ...
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