Ginny’s Gems

by Anna Eileen | Here are some tips on how to be more efficient in finishing up the year that I learned while I was a Seton high school student.

This is the twelfth article in the series How to Get an Elite Prep School Education on a Homeschool Budget. As I write this column, I am simultaneously working on talks I ...

by Mary Ellen Barrett | When was the last time you received a letter in the mail? A real, written with a pen, on paper letter from someone who knows you personally and took time to communicate with you in this way?

by Kevin Clark | St. Francis de Sales, a Bishop and spiritual writer, is best known for 'Introduction to the Devout Life'. Here are five of the things we can learn from him about virtue...

by John Clark | According to recent reports, Pope Francis will be releasing an encyclical about the environment later this year.

by Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian | In the 'Confessions', Augustine describes his devout mother as the confidante of many women because her sense of charity precluded gossip...

The process of Pope Francis being misunderstood is so common it could easily keep me busy day and night as an apologist. I wrote a book about it and compiled ...

by Mary Anslinger | Here’s a list of resolutions I have for every year—ones that never grow old.

by Abby Sasscer | It becomes second nature that I can spot these unhealthy ingredients without reading the entire ingredients list.

by John Clark | Pope Francis has been criticized by some Catholics for being liked by the world. Admittedly, he seems to be liked in unusual venues such as GQ, Time Magazine, and Elton John concerts.

by Emily Molitor | Christmas break is a special and unique time together. College students return home, husbands take off work, and the grandparents come to town.

by Malia Lewis | I wasn’t always a homeschool mom or a stay-at-home mom. I worked a 9-to-5 job with my children in before-and-after school care programs, in addition to school.

Six family activities to celebrate life and cultivate at an early age an appreciation for the beautiful gift of life which God has bestowed on us.

by Mary Ellen Barrett | Ever have one of those days? Everyone woke up on the wrong side of the bed... Here are eight ways to change the game and save the day.

by Lorraine Espenhain I’m reading 'The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity' by Julia Cameron. It's having such a profound effect on my life that I have to share what I am learning!

by John Clark | As I grow older, I have begun to identify with the prodigal patriarch - not a commentary on my children or my parenting skills...

by Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian | The inundation of noise does not allow for reflection, recollection, contemplation, or an examination of conscience—all forms of thought that require silence...

by David Ward | We are all part of a larger community, and we need to foster strong connections with our community.

I have dreams of winning the Irish Dance Regionals one day and competing at the World Championships.

by Abby Sasscer | One of my 2015 New Year’s resolutions is to add more fruits and vegetables to our diet. Here are 8 ideas for what I've done, and will be doing!