This section is excerpted from Holy Hands; Cooking & Crafting with the Saints, an e-book written by Dessi Jackson and Lynne Wardach, and available through Seton Magazine. Short Story: St. Mary ...

by Elaine Harrah | The only answer I can find is that I was afraid. I was afraid to take on the enormous responsibility of teaching her.

by Tara Brelinsky | My false mercy was adding to the confusion and fueling their attraction to test the limits of my system.

My grandfather was a member of what has aptly been called “The Greatest Generation.” Before he graduated high school, he was drafted in to the United States Army and soon ...

by Philomena Kelly | There are several reasons why getting a job seems like a great option for homeschooling high schoolers.

The economy crashed during my junior year of college, so the happy, optimistic girl who entered college was not the same one a few months after graduation when I was ...

by Eric Harrah | I think sometimes God has a rather twisted sense of humor. Take the role of Dad. According to the Catholic Church, the father is meant to...

by Abby Sasscer | The root of that anger is a very deep and real pain. So how do we learn to love our enemies amidst the pain?

by Emily Molitor | It might be difficult to fully understand why we need to give of our worldly possessions when we are always giving our time and energy.

This summer, I am not buying anyone anything. My children moaned and groaned, till they learned they can earn money (through chores) to spend however they choose.

by Amanda Evinger | These days, Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta's saying, “Unless life is lived for others, it is not worthwhile,” haunts me.

by Dr. Mary Kay Clark | Education should not take a vacation during the summer. In the past, the public schools closed during the summer months...

by Katie Heenan Dodson | Why invite me to the Seton 2015 Graduation? The short answer: because of my commitment to education while achieving great success in gymnastics.

by Dr Mary Kay Clark | The Holy Spirit is calling each one of you to be today’s Apostles. He will give you the strength and the courage to spread the Gospel...

by Eric Harrah | Despite the joy homeschooling our children has brought, I have been forced to take a long, hard look at myself in the process.

by Emily Molitor | Giving of my talents can be a confusing concept. Often, I confuse sharing my talents with being prideful or vain. For instance, I did not always want to...

by Malia Lewis | When you have a chronic illness, you don’t always know what will set it off. I am constantly discovering...

by Mary Ellen Barrett | A vacation is not where everywhere you eat has a napkin dispenser on the table and you often have to shout your order into a clown’s mouth.

by Kaitlyn McGrath | Reflecting on my childhood, I realized there were a few things my parents did to encourage openness to all vocations among my three brothers and me.

Having attended the graduation of son number one last year, we already knew the drill on what to expect when we loaded up our family van and headed north to ...