Dr. Mary Kay Clark reminds us that St. Alphonsus Liguori taught that our ultimate goal is not just learning facts but how to live our lives as Catholics.
Read More »7 Inspiring Ideas for Confirmation Gifts
Debbie Gaudino offers 7 suggestions for Confirmation gifts which celebrate the sacrament and will be a source of growth and encouragement for years to come.
Read More »3 Ways Mother Teresa Shows Us to ‘Serve the Poor’ at Home
Emily Molitor reflects on the writings of Mother Teresa to show us how, in the role of wife and mother, we can become Mother Teresa in everyday family life.
Read More »Why You Shouldn’t Be Afraid When the World Goes to Hell in a Handbasket
John Clark's simple advice is chicken soup for many of our weary, fear-ridden hearts. Find out why you shouldn't be afraid when things seem hell bound.
Read More »Faithful & Fun November Feast Ideas for the Family
November is the month dedicated by the Church to the Holy Souls. Here are a few activities we try to incorporate into our November traditions!
Read More »‘Sainthood Is Your Future’: Discovering My Vocation after High School
Your ultimate destiny is sainthood, and by following your unique vocation, you will change the world - with or without a degree!
Read More »The Perfect Prayer for Tired Parents – Inspired by St Francis
by Tara Brelinsky | Inspired by the Spirit's prompting, I felt called to tailor the prayer so that it resonated all the more with weary and tired parents.
Read More »5 Ways to Spiritually Prepare for the New School Year
by Debbie Gaudino | September is nearly upon us and for most homeschooling families that means a return to the regular school year routines.
Read More »Why Each Saint’s Spiritual Path is Different, and Yours is Too
There are so many diverse paths to sanctity! Yet sometimes, instead of finding our own spiritual path, we are pulled from one holy devotion or cause to the next.
Read More »Penance and Partridge: Why Saints *Must* Smile
by John Clark | I was struck by the fact that they all looked so happy. When I met them and smiled, the joy of their smiles dwarfed mine.
Read More »Saint Monica, Patron Saint of Mothers
by Mary Kay Clark | St. Monica, the mother of St. Augustine, is considered by the Church to be a patron saint for mothers, and is honored by the Church with her feast day on May 4th. Monica was born in 332—only 300 years after the crucifixion of Jesus—in Tagaste, currently Algeria, in North Africa.
Read More »St Joseph March Crossword
Download this ‘St Joseph’ Crossword! A fun activity to challenge your knowledge of facts and trivia. For all ages! Answer these questions: On Good Friday, we remember Jesus’ ___. | Jesus celebrated the Last ___ on Holy Thursday.
Read More »‘Catholic Saints for February’ Crossword
Download this ‘The 4 Marks of the Church’ Crossword! A fun activity to challenge your knowledge of facts and trivia. For all ages! Answer these questions: There are four ___ of the Catholic Church by which all men can recognize it as the true Church. This saint was martyred in the third century; many people give cards to their loved ones on his feast day. This saint was the brother of St. Methodius.
Read More »The Chronicle of the Nativity
A warm and Merry Christmas from all your friends at Seton, wishing you the blessings of the season and a holy holiday! For your delight, we offer below St. John Chrysostom’s "Homily on Christmas Morning”; famous for his 'Golden Throat' or words, it is a particularly beautiful and inspiring rendition of this sacred event.
Read More »7 Ideas for a More Meaningful Advent
The weather is changing and the holiday season is upon us. Decorations have been up in stores for weeks, a bright mishmash of Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas displays to entice the consumer to buy, buy, buy. It’s so easy to get caught up in the hoopla and the craziness and lose the true meaning of what we are celebrating.
Read More »The Unlikely Convert and Martyr: Longinus
Longinus looked around and saw some rather unsettling sights: a tremendous storm arose, the earth trembled, the dead rose from their graves. The point is that Longinus SAW these things. You see, Longinus was all but blind, being afflicted with severe opthalmia.
Read More »Sale Special: Our Lady of the Rosary
The month of October is dedicated to the Blessed Mother of God, especially under her title Our Lady of the Rosary. In the Rosary, we pray an Our Father and ten Hail Marys for each of five decades on the Rosary. Each decade represents a Mystery of the Rosary; that is, an event in the life of Jesus and Mary.
Read More »Our Lady of Good Remedy
Over 800 years ago, thousands of Christians, men, women, and children, were being captured by the Moslems and sold into slavery. St. John of Matha of France was concerned about the sufferings of these captives.
Read More »St Euphrosyna: The Great Imposter
She determined that she would run off and live an ascetic life as a consecrated religious. Her problem was that her father (by the name of Paphnutius) had the necessary resources to find and reclaim her if she simply retired to a woman’s monastery.
Read More »God’s Little Flower Cactus: A Harder Path to Holiness
Unlike lovely flowers in gardens, which require constant tending, “gentle dew,” and “spring breezes,” the cactus has a much stronger constitution, for it does not need these things in order to survive and thrive. Because of the toughness of the cactus, it is able to take root and flourish in an environment where nothing can grow without a struggle.
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