SummarySt. Josemaria teaches us to seek holiness by offering our daily tasks to God with love, thus the ordinary becomes extraordinary. St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, born on January 9, 1902, in Barbastro, Spain, was a Catholic priest, theologian, and the founder of Opus Dei, a Catholic organization dedicated to promoting the pursuit of holiness in everyday life. Raised in a devout Catholic family, Escrivá developed a deep faith from an early age. He was ordained a priest in 1925 and served as a spiritual director for seminarians and laypeople. In 1928, he received a divine inspiration to ..read more

Helping parents provide the very best Catholic education for their students is a heavy responsibility for us at Seton. Perfecting our courses and ensuring parents and students receive the best quality materials is how we live out our mission. Seton offers over 200 courses in Pre-K through 12, so some courses always need improvement each year. We coordinate the changes each year to come out simultaneously, a few months before the traditional school year. Unless otherwise stated, all changes are releasing June 1. Ideally, parents should start their applications on June 1 or later to ensure th ..read more

SummarySeton Special Services can calm the waters, help with challenges, and offer solutions so families can educate their children at home. I am Mary Healey, and I love working as a Special Services Academic Counselor at Seton Home Study. When speaking with parents, I often reflect on one of my favorite saints, St. John Bosco, and his system of educating the young. Don Bosco’s system is rooted in St. Paul’s instruction, “Love is patient, love is kind it bears all things … hopes all things, endures all things.” 1 Cor. 13:4.7 St. John Bosco began his mission around 1850 in Turin, Italy, an in ..read more

SummaryThe dignity of the person and their spiritual, academic, social-emotional, and physical development is the inherent value of homeschooling. Editor’s note: In March 2023, the National Catholic Register and LifeSiteNews featured 2019 Seton grad Jacinta Hamilton’s work to build awareness of World Down Syndrome Day. In the National Catholic Register, she said, “It’s World Down Syndrome Day, and I’d Like You to Meet My Brother Gabriel.” We thought you would like to meet Jacinta and learn what motivates her to do great things. Here are the links to Jacinta’s stories at NCRegister and LifeSi ..read more

SummaryOur work as parents includes encouraging virtue, raising strong and mature heroes, and training our kids to make good online choices. It’s a question many concerned parents ask themselves: How can I prevent my child from visiting objectionable websites or using valid websites in objectionable ways? This concern can persist even when a family has installed protective software or blocked certain websites. It can persist even when the student’s access to the internet is limited or monitored. After all, most young people are more tech-savvy than most parents and can always borrow a friend ..read more

SummaryI was asked why I chose Seton Home Study School. My mentor at the time said Seton and homeschooling are saving two generations: the parents and the child. I was recently asked what I have found to be the greatest benefit of homeschooling. My emphatic answer was, “Growth in our Faith!!!!!!!!!” Can I even express this enough? I am SO grateful to God. Despite their parents’ failings and imperfections, our children bear fruit in this godless world!! I am still in awe!! Homeschooling has made it possible for our family to be active in church life. That lifestyle has been instilled in our c ..read more

SummaryRelaxed summer reading is the well from which great thoughts and writing flow later in life and a reason we created the Summer Reading Club. My Nana was a big part of my being a voracious reader as a child. She married young and raised a family in a small apartment in Brooklyn having graduated high school right at the start of the Great Depression. She was not highly educated, but always managed to fit in some time for reading. When I was a child, she delighted in reading to me, and as I got older, she loved sharing her favorite books with me. Nana loved a good series. She is the one ..read more

SummarySeton is committed to helping our brothers and sisters in Christ overcome financial barriers and to supporting their homeschool journey. Together, we can ensure that every family can experience the transformative power of a Seton Home Study School education. At Seton Home Study School, we firmly believe in the power of a high-quality Catholic education to transform lives and shape future leaders. Our mission is to make this education accessible to as many families as possible. However, financial hardships can create barriers for some families, preventing them from accessing an affordab ..read more

SummaryWhen parents give help to students, be sure there’s not an underlying issue. Here’s more on Audiobooks, Test Help, and Parent-Graded Work. Parents want to help their children do well in their studies. Because of this, parents often ask what type of help is okay. Here are general principles. For more specific information, please contact a counselor. If you are enrolled in the Special Services Program, please contact that department with questions. When parents give help to students, the important thing is to make sure that the help is not covering up an underlying issue. To get done mor ..read more

SummaryTruly now, more than ever, we must teach our children the virtue of integrity so they can stand for truth and not collapse even under stress. Many children get their first formal lesson in integrity from Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss. By being true to his word, Horton, the Elephant, saves the egg, despite nasty weather and ridicule from other animals. “I meant what I said, and I said what I meant, and an elephant’s faithful 100%.” Integrity can be defined as the quality of having a strong moral code and following it even when it is tough, when no one is looking, or when others mo ..read more