Ginny’s Gems

Mary Ellen Barrett says homeschool families have a unique opportunity to instill a love of country and nurture a child’s natural instinct toward patriotism. It has been said that the ...

Patriotism is more than sentiment; it is a Catholic virtue. Jennifer Hansen shares 6 tips in a quick guide of how to serve God through being a good citizen.

Take heart, Father Mark Wenzinger has this advice for Catholics participating in American politics when the outcome is less than desirable or distressing.

Abby Sasscer shares another discernment story that shows, even in tumultuous times, the beauty of surrender and the power of praying the Rosary Novena!

Busy homeschooling moms do not have time to clean all day. Patricia Purcell gives tips for getting the kids to help keep the house clean and organized too.

Sometimes high school students fall behind. Senior MaryAnn Dudley shares tips she learned when she was a half year behind and finished before summer ended.

Prayers for our leaders? In Politics and Prayer, John Clark says that part of being good Catholic citizens is to pray for our leaders, whoever they may be.

Beauty found: Amy Pawlusiak seeks to find the beauty around her, despite having a large family, in a crazy world and concludes that God has a simple answer.

All Souls Day is a time to pray for the Poor Souls in Purgatory. Dr. Mary Kay Clark shows us how to turn our homeschooling activities into prayers as well.

Little did Suzanne Tombs know the ripple effect that a field trip for a saint's celebration would have on her homeschooled daughter. St. Gerard pray for us!

As harvest time wraps up, Amanda Evinger is thankful for the bounty of life and homeschooling lessons learned from keeping their family garden and chickens.

It’s so easy for parents to feel isolated with a busy family. But that can be fixed – Christina Patterson shares ways to feel close even when you’re apart. Wouldn’t ...

Kathryn Trudeau, a homeschooling mother and author, offers her four tried-and-true ways to make homeschooling easier while caring for your baby or toddler.

Even though many Catholics hope for Purgatory after death, John Clark points out that the saints remind us that God desires us to go straight to Heaven.

Amanda Evinger shares insights and personal experience about religious life to help homeschooling parents encourage, not hinder, their children’s vocation.

If you assume Halloween began as a pagan holiday, think again! It's Catholic, and Amy Pawlusiak, a mother of five, discusses how you can reclaim Halloween.

Tom McFadden says look at the alumni to judge a college on effectiveness and faithfulness to mission. At Christendom College those results are remarkable.

Need a little help? In October we honor our guardian angels. Mary Donellan reminds us to involve our often overlooked helpers in our homeschooling efforts.

When right is wrong and wrong is right, Andrew Murphy shows what the salmon can teach us about swimming against the current and living the Catholic Faith.

Parents pass on the light of faith in surprising ways. Seton grad Ashlynn Fayth Smith recounts how one mother used a "little thing" to inspire her children.