When you lie down, you need not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet. (Proverbs 3:24) How can any mom and dad, much less parents of a ...
Read More »My Beautiful America
by Dominic de Souza | America, my beautiful America | Born in a storm of tears and rebels, | Watered by patience, pride and joy, | Nourished by prayer and labor, | And blessed by God with freedom.
Read More »Avoiding Foolish Arguments
The Devil thrives on conflict and dissension. Division or “legion” is his name. Whether it is wars between nations, heresy or schism in the Church, or divorce in families, the ...
Read More »Discipline: Establishing Authority
Some years ago, I taught the Confirmation class for our parish religious education program. The class was never rowdy or rude; my students were attentive and engaged – a pleasure ...
Read More »Life as a Child of Seton
Hello, I’m Michael McMahon, and I am thrilled to share my Seton experience with all of you. I live in Front Royal, Virginia, hometown of Seton Home Study School. Later ...
Read More »Education in the Family
Several years ago, His Excellency Cardinal Jose Sanchez was the featured speaker at the Catholic Home Education conference in Manassas, Virginia. He had traveled from Rome in his position as ...
Read More »Is it Okay to Continue Homeschooling Over the Summer Months?
1. We have not finished up the book analyses due for the high school English course. Can my child be excused from this assignment? We very rarely excuse a student ...
Read More »St. Michael the Archangel
Dr. Clark shares the important of saying the St. Michael the Archangel prayer, and how he is a powerful protector for us here on earth in these dark days.
Read More »Sisters of Charity Cemetery
Visiting the cemetery of Mother Seton’s Sisters of Charity in Emmitsburg, Maryland, one experiences both the sadness and the hope of death. Seeing the row of graves marking the burial ...
Read More »Once Upon a Time
When I was perhaps eleven or twelve years old, I happened upon a piece of music called Once Upon a Time. It was from a Broadway play that I had ...
Read More »Tourists in Tunisia
The McWilliam family was featured in the January, 2013 issue of Seton Magazine, in which we got to hear about their adventures homeschooling on the high seas. This summer, the ...
Read More »Moored in Malta
The McWilliam family was featured in the January, 2013 issue of Seton Magazine, in which we got to hear about their adventures homeschooling on the high seas. This summer, the ...
Read More »Laugh with Me!
“Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.” G. K. Chesterton Homeschooling is not without its tensions. Nothing truly good ever is. But one of the blessings of homeschooling is ...
Read More »Graduation Speech 2013: Hope Sets the Christian Apart
On a graduation day, it is fitting that you graduates and your families reflect on the past. Parents, now that you have brought your child safely to the end of ...
Read More »Children: The Consolation of God
Certain things in life seem common to all men. The physical things are the most obvious: we all need to eat and to sleep, and we all need shelter. But ...
Read More »Spiritual Preparations
The most important final preparation for college lies in seeing to your continued spiritual health once you are away from home and on your own. The basics are quite clear, ...
Read More »Easter Brings New Life
by Renee Mills “Put all your heart’s confidence in the Lord, on your own skill relying never. If you but keep him in your thoughts wherever you go, he will ...
Read More »Can Parents Really Teach a Subject as Well as an Educated and Experienced Teacher?
1. There has been so much discussion on the internet about the Common Core program being implemented in schools, even in Catholic schools. What will you be doing about the ...
Read More »The Sacred Heart
The feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is celebrated this year on Friday, June 7th. Among Catholics and many Christians, pictures of the Sacred Heart and devotions to ...
Read More »Family School of Love and Virtues
By Fr. Charles C. Fiore, (1934 -2003) Every Catholic knows the primacy of love in the Christian life. Jesus’ words (Mt. 19:19 and 22:37) about love of God and love ...
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