Ginny’s Gems

“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 ...

A person can live in a narrow world or a wider universe. He can live in a state of stagnation with no goals or ambitions, or keep his life in ...

A number of parents have asked us for information about the Common Core and how it will affect homeschooling. This, from a concerned mother, well represents the questions we are ...

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 ...

When asked what supplemental products they wanted added to our online store, Seton parents overwhelming chose Science labs and kits. Since then we have been determined to find good science ...

Several years ago, Seton decided to produce tutorial videos to help parents and students with answering the most common questions that come through our phones and message boards. We discovered ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

How to write book reports are not as hard as they seem; it's like following a roadmap that teaches children to think analytically.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Roger Ebert, the Chicago-based film critic who died recently, wrote that the first thing that really pushed him away from practicing his Catholic faith was his unwillingness to confess certain ...

In The Way of a Storyteller Ruth Sawyer tells an anecdote about a gifted furniture maker renowned for his craftsmanship whose work was in great demand by the prominent and ...

Sister Josefa Menendez was a Spanish mystic who lived from 1890 to 1923. In 1920, she joined the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Poitiers, France.  During her ...

I feel like my life is a treadmill.  It’s always running ahead of me and I am always trying to catch up. My book, Catholic Home Schooling, has a chapter ...

John Clark shares his 5 favorite uses for advancing education with modern media, and how invaluable a tablet will be to a homeschooling family.

With 25 years of experience in homeschooling, Ginny Seuffert is adamant that nothing is more thorough or Catholic than Seton’s English courses.