Cleaning House & Cleaning Soul: A Little Daily Effort Pays Off!
Cleaning my house and cleaning my soul can be a useful analogy for me as a housewife. Each day, I attempt to conquer, or maintain, a clean home. This conquest of orderliness within my home causes me to...
View ArticleCreating by Hand: What We can Learn this Advent through Family Crafts
The quiet season of Advent is upon us, and we fill our days with excitement and anticipation of the upcoming celebration. Growing up in a large family, this time of waiting meant baking cookies,...
View ArticleA Homeschool Mom with Free Time Online: Am I Addicted or Inspired?
It is three o’clock p.m., and both of my children are gloriously napping at the same time. The hour that I have been awaiting has arrived, and I now find myself facing the surprising dilemma of what to...
View ArticleHow Time Off on Holidays Teaches Us about Renewing Relationships
Christmas break is a special and unique time together. College students return home, husbands take off work, and the grandparents come to town. We are reunited with those who complete our lives, and...
View ArticleA Spirit of Hope: How to Thrive in a Culture of Despair
We live in a society that is anti-hope. We are bombarded by stories of death and despair, rather than stories of hope. We experience a desire to help those in distress, but feel overwhelmed and...
View ArticleWhy Nothing Fills Our ‘God-Shaped Hole’
Do you ever feel like you are the neediest person on earth? Do you look for things to “fill” you every day? If so, perhaps you are like the rest of us. We, all of us human persons, are forever...
View Article3 Reasons Why I Don’t Have a List for Lent
Lent is not so much about achievement but about surrender. If we let God into our lives, and make a space for Him, then we are trusting Him to do His work. But if we fill our plates with ideas that we...
View ArticleSome Days I feel like a Great Mom… When I’m Not Tired
Some days I feel like a great mom. Do you know those days and weeks, where your head is filled with lofty ideas and aspirations? You are crafting with your children (and enjoying it!), taking park...
View Article3 Ways Mother Teresa Shows Us to ‘Serve the Poor’ at Home
SummaryEmily 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. Catholics around the world are...
View Article5 Moms Speak on the Future of Homeschooling
SummaryWhat will homeschooling look like tomorrow? Mary Ellen Barrett asked five Seton Magazine contributors for their thoughts on the future of homeschooling. Many years ago, when I first considered...
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