Ginny’s Gems

With the commotion surrounding the synod in Rome, the topic of Catholic dogma has risen to the fore. While this ensues, it is worth remembering that dogma is not the ...

by Malia Lewis | My husband is a soldier, so our 'perfect homeschooling' schedule is subject to change. That forces me to be more flexible than some.

It was the last week of St. Gregory’s Armenian School and Camp in East Falmouth, Massachusetts. On this Sunday in August, Father Luke Arakelian delivered one of the most memorable ...

When my daughter, Mary Kate, was in sixth grade at St. Joseph the Worker Elementary School, she presented some alarming and disturbing problems. From the outset of the school year, ...

by Dr. Mary Kay Clark | Some people may not realize that schools today are nothing like the schools of past generations.

by the McCormick Family | Because my husband, Greg, is in the Army, being a homeschool family significantly reduces the amount of stress we encounter during a move.

If we want to draw fruit from our spiritual reading, we must make sure that we are reading properly; otherwise, our reading is in vain.

by John Clark | Many Catholics in America are aware that sacrilegious “black masses” happen across the country. This rise in satanism is prompting a fascinating response...

by a Carmelite Nun | Most of the learning process takes place during solitary study. This is a beautiful foundation for life – especially religious life.

by Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian | “Well done, good and faithful servant.” Christ is indeed lavish in his praise.

by Dave Armstrong | Our Protestant friends often tell us that “the Church is the invisible sum total of all true believers.” The Bible teaches us that the Church is a visible, identifiable institution.

by Mary Kay Clark | Devotion to the Sacred Heart became popular in the Church through the visions given to St. Margaret Mary...

by Mary Ellen Barrett | I pictured Ryan as a smart, athletic kid who would have lots of friends and find a nice girl. He was diagnosed with autism at 3...

Seton Home Study School is sponsoring a high school essay contest! The contest is open to any Seton high school student, Grades 9 through 12.

by Lorraine Espenhain | Many saints, because of spiritual reading, were induced to forsake the world and give themselves completely over to God.

by John Clark | After hearing that his teacher regarded him as a dunce, the little boy’s mother decided to pull him out of school. Then...

by Pope Francis | How do we keep our faith as a family? Do we keep it for ourselves, in our families, as a personal treasure like a bank account...

by Kevin Clark | What are your favorite books, movies, television programs, videos, speeches, etc., which inspire you to become a better person?

by Ginny Seuffert | Entitled students are given ample opportunity to work independently. They gain self-confidence. They show more focused initiative.

by Mitchell Kalpakgian | In one of the Father Brown detective mysteries, a select group of men known as “The Twelve True Fishermen,” meet once a year for an annual club dinner at the fashionable Vernon Hotel.