Ginny’s Gems

During Lent, we want to stop and prepare our hearts for a penitential time of fasting, alms-giving, and prayer. Lent does not have to be just a time of personal ...

by Emily Molitor | Do you ever feel like you are the neediest person on earth? Do you look for things to “fill” you every day? If so, perhaps you are like the rest of us.

by Kevin Clark | In 1995, most people were not yet on the Internet. If someone wanted to insult you or your mother or your sister or your ancestors they would have had to do it to your face.

By Mary Ellen Barrett | Recently, a young homeschool mom was relating to me a day she had earlier in the week. She has several young children, toddlers and babies, and that day was filled with spills, diaper problems, flooded tubs...

by John Clark | Lent offers us an opportunity to focus on the poor among us, yet many of us forget to take advantage of that opportunity. We need to make this the Lent...

by Bob Wiesner | The usual deadline for college acceptance lies in March. At that point, colleges will generally expect a high school transcript which is complete except for the final twelfth grade courses.

by Dr. Mary Kay Clark | On February 11th, we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. Our Blessed Mother appeared to St. Bernadette, a fourteen-year-old girl, in Lourdes, France, in 1858.

Seton has made the process for recording grades and turning in required assignments easy and intuitive. You can submit your students’ grades instantly on MySeton and receive your feedback more quickly.

by Susan Rocco | Homeschooling is a blessing and the perfect choice for our entire family because it gives us the opportunity to be together. Having our children live and learn with one another adds a dimension to their...

by Mary Ellen Barrett | The Lenten season is one which, with a little effort, can be extremely fruitful for the homeschool family. We get a beautiful opportunity to strengthen our spiritual muscles as we journey toward the Risen Christ.

by John Clark | How do we develop a sense of detachment? How do we get started? I propose one answer that might seem odd. Here it is: give up marshmallows. For the rest of your life.

by Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian | Why is there always another poem or song waiting to be written, another story or novel ready to be composed, or another masterpiece of music or art expected to be created?

The following is from a homily concerning the Immaculate Conception preached on December 8, 2014, by Msgr. Ignacio Barreiro Carámbula of Human Life International. The Blessed Mother first referred to ...

by Dr. Mary Kay Clark | There is something in the air, or should I say in the culture, which encourages an attitude which promotes self at the expense of others.

by Abby Sasscer | As I look back during the past year, I try to find ways to become a better Catholic, wife, mother and neighbor.

Seton Home Study School is pleased to announce that the Commencement Speaker for our 2015 High School graduation will be Katie Heenan Dodson. Katie is a two-time U.S. National Champion ...

Last year, I finished writing the rough draft of an online Catholic economics course for Seton Home Study School. (It should be available for credit by fall.) Prior to this, ...

EWTN recently ran five interviews Mary Kay and John Clark conducted as guests on Johnnette Benkovic’s show “Women of Grace.”

by Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian | An active human life with its responsibilities naturally has its share of distractions and interruptions. Good work, however, always requires concentration and attention from beginning to end with no or few disruptions.

by Emily Molitor | We live in a society that is anti-hope. We are bombarded by stories of death and despair, rather than stories of hope.