One of the greatest of Catholic poets, Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J., is best known for his appreciation of the beauty, variety, and individuality (“this-ness”) of God’s creation. As a poet ...
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Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian August 3, 2011 6,609 Views
One of the greatest of Catholic poets, Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J., is best known for his appreciation of the beauty, variety, and individuality (“this-ness”) of God’s creation. As a poet ...
Read More »John Clark August 1, 2011 6,716 Views
In ancient times, the Egyptians, lacking an advanced alphabet, used a combination of pictures to express their ideas. That might amuse us in this day and age, but it seems ...
Read More »Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian July 3, 2011 11,362 Views
“It’s knowing what to do with things that counts.”—Robert Frost, “At Woodward’s Gardens” In Frost’s poem, “At Woodward’s Gardens,” a boy visiting a zoo carries a magnifying glass. From his ...
Read More »Ginny Seuffert July 1, 2011 8,006 Views
There’s no question about it! Discipline is the hot topic in Catholic home schooling circles today. I receive calls about discipline problems every week. I believe that worry about discipline ...
Read More »Contributing Writers June 4, 2011 6,973 Views
by Rev. Robert Skeris The Gospel of the Eight Beatitudes is surely one of the best beloved passages in all of Holy Writ, and deservedly so. For the fact is ...
Read More »Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian June 3, 2011 6,466 Views
Sancho Panza, the comical squire of the illustrious Don Quixote who vowed to restore knight-errantry into a debased world and recover the Golden Age, once told his master, “An ass ...
Read More »John Clark June 1, 2011 6,771 Views
My children and I were recently speaking about when and how I first began home schooling. The textbook answer is that I started home schooling in the sixth grade, but ...
Read More »Seton Home Study School May 4, 2011 6,440 Views
Several years ago, His Excellency Cardinal Jose Sanchez was the featured speaker at the Catholic Home Education conference in Manassas, Virginia. He had traveled from Rome in his position as ...
Read More »Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian May 3, 2011 6,975 Views
“It is not enough that your actions are good. You must take care that they appear so.” In Henry Fielding’s novel Tom Jones, the wise Squire Allworthy offers this advice ...
Read More »John Clark May 1, 2011 6,612 Views
Moms instinctively know how to help their children. It has been said that no thermometer is as accurate as a mother’s hand. There is a lot of truth to that saying.
Read More »Contributing Writers April 4, 2011 5,128 Views
I have been honored and privileged over the past few years to speak at homeschool conferences across the United States and Canada. The key element in all of my talks, and the theme that binds them together, is that Western Civilization is a specifically Christian inheritance that it is the duty of parents to pass on to their children.
Read More »Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian April 3, 2011 8,423 Views
One of the most famous statements of wisdom comes from Dr. Johnson, the eminent man of letters of the eighteenth century England who wrote Dictionary of the English Language, Lives ...
Read More »John Clark April 1, 2011 7,008 Views
As I have written in prior articles, my thirteen-year-old son Demetrius has long had aspirations to be a marine biologist. And as a parent who seeks to encourage his children ...
Read More »Seton Home Study School March 4, 2011 6,645 Views
Every other day, it seems some new gadget hits the market promising to solve every problem that ever existed. While we all know the hype usually far exceeds reality, some ...
Read More »Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian March 3, 2011 7,301 Views
These articles will cite famous advice, wise proverbs, and prudent counsel as they appear in the classics of literature, in the words of famous characters from the good and great ...
Read More »Deacon Eugene McGuirk March 2, 2011 8,149 Views
A basketball coach had a meeting with a player who was not performing well and asked him, “What is the problem with you? Is it ignorance or apathy?” The player ...
Read More »John Clark March 1, 2011 6,725 Views
With Ash Wednesday fast approaching, many home schooling families are revisiting their annual question: “What should we give up for Lent?” While there are many worthwhile answers to the question, ...
Read More »Seton Home Study School February 4, 2011 5,214 Views
Seton is pleased to have produced several video tutorials for our students, and they are available in English & Math.Accounting videos are coming soon!
Read More »Seton Home Study School February 4, 2011 5,639 Views
Book reports are demanding of the student because they require analytical thinking. They require that the student come to a conclusion based on evidence, and then prove the conclusion by ...
Read More »John Clark February 1, 2011 6,474 Views
When we were first married, Lisa and I made a pact to go out on a date at least once a week. And, more or less, we’ve been faithful to ...
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