Topical Magazine Index
Topical Index of the Seton Magazine
Getting Started
| Issue Date | Article Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Aug ‘06 | Jumping Back In | Ginny Seuffert |
| Aug ‘07 | Stepping Out in Faith | Ginny Seuffert |
| Sep ‘08 | Starting Out | Ginny Seuffert |
| Jul ‘12 | Getting Started | Ginny Seuffert |
Why Should I Home School?
| Issue Date | Article Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Feb ‘96 | Because You Are Parents | |
| Jun ‘96 | The Coach | Pat Walker |
| Mar ‘98 | Home Education and the Survival of the Family | Fr. Hardon |
| May ‘98 | The Domestic Church as a Modern-Day Monastery | Fr. Fessio |
| Nov ‘98 | Father Hardon on Home Schooling | Fr. Hardon |
| Aug ‘99 | Soul of Catholic Education | Fr. Hardon |
| Sep ‘99 | The Importance of Home Education | Benjamin Fisher |
| Oct ‘99 | Letter from a Mother | |
| Apr ‘00 | Home Education and the Survival of the Family | Fr. Hardon |
| Nov ‘00 | Rights and Responsibilities of Parents in Education | Fr. Hardon |
| Jan ‘01 | Why Home Schooling Makes Sense | Thomas Nelson |
| Jan ‘02 | Dr. William Marra on Home Schooling | Dr. William Marra |
| Aug ‘03 | The Neglected R | |
| Aug ‘04 | Letter from a Grandmother | |
| Nov ‘04 | The Blessings of Catholic Home Schooling | Fr. Constantine |
| Nov ‘05 | Educators Because They Are Parents | |
| Feb ‘08 | Rome on Parental Rights in Religious Education | |
| May ‘08 | Academic and Spiritual Formation | |
| Mar ‘09 | It’s Nice to Share | Ginny Seuffert |
| Apr ‘09 | The Primary Apostolate | Fr. John Hardon |
| Jun ‘09 | Dr. William Marra on Home Schooling | Dr. William Marra |
| Jul ‘09 | Gender and Home Schooling | Ginny Seuffert |
| Sep ‘09 | Reflections on St. Paul | Ginny Seuffert |
| Sep ‘09 | What Can Seton Students Do? Find Their Vocation! | |
| Oct ‘09 | Counter Cultural | Dr. Mary Kay Clark |
| Oct ‘10 | Katie Heenan Dodson | Katie Dodson |
| Nov ‘11 | Cultural Heroes | Dr. William Marra |
| Nov ‘11 | Letter from a Graduate | Charity A. Vogel |
| Feb ‘12 | Perseverance | Ginny Seuffert |
| Feb ‘12 | Homeschooling: A Teenager’s Point of View | Jacquelyn Chausse |
| Mar ‘12 | How Parish Schools Led to Catholic Home Schooling | Ginny Seuffert |
| Apr ‘12 | Learning from History | Ginny Seuffert |
| Apr ‘13 | Why Home Schooling? |
Start of School Year
| Issue Date | Article Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Oct ‘96 | Beginning the Year | Dr. Mary Kay Clark |
| Oct ‘03 | New School Year | |
| Aug ‘05 | Anticipating the New School Year | Ginny Seuffert |
| Sep ‘07 | September Checklist | Ginny Seuffert |
| Oct ‘07 | Begin Again | Ginny Seuffert |
| Sep ‘12 | Starting your School Year on the Right Foot | |
| Sep ‘12 | September Checklist | Ginny Seuffert |
Pre-School/Primary Grades
| Issue Date | Article Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Aug ‘02 | Teaching English in the Primary Grades | |
| Nov ‘05 | Flexibility During the Primary Years | Ginny Seuffert |
| Sep ‘06 | Coping with Preschoolers | Ginny Seuffert |
| Jun ‘07 | Starting Pre-School at Home | Ginny Seuffert |
| Jul ‘07 | Starting Pre-School at Home [Part 2] | Ginny Seuffert |
| May ‘08 | Teaching English in Primary Grades | Dr. Mary Kay Clark |
| Oct ‘08 | Boys Don’t (Usually) Like to Write | Dr. Mary Kay Clark |
| Aug ‘10 | To School or Not to School | Ginny Seuffert |
| Aug ‘12 | Don’t Forget Me, Mommy! | |
| Aug ‘12 | Pre-K at Home is Better! | Ginny Seuffert |
Middle School
| Issue Date | Article Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Jan ‘96 | Teaching Intermediate Grades | Dr. Mary Kay Clark |
| Aug ‘96 | Teaching Reading for Comprehension | Dr. Mary Kay Clark |
| Nov ‘98 | What About Book Reports? | |
| Dec ‘05 | The Middle School Years | Ginny Seuffert |
Junior High
| Issue Date | Article Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Feb ‘96 | Teaching Junior High Students | Dr. Mary Kay Clark |
| Jan ‘06 | The Junior High Years | Ginny Seuffert |
High School
| Issue Date | Article Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Mar ‘96 | Teaching 9th Grade | Dr. Mary Kay Clark |
| Apr ‘96 | Teaching 10th and 11th Grade | Dr. Mary Kay Clark |
| May ‘96 | Teaching 12th Grade | Dr. Mary Kay Clark |
| Dec ‘96 | Ninth Grade Revisited | Dr. Mary Kay Clark |
| Apr ‘98 | Motivation for Teens | Dr. Mary Kay Clark |
| Apr ‘98 | Home Schooling in High School | Angela Manney |
| Aug ‘98 | The Importance of Language Studies | Mary Alice Rice, MA |
| Jul ‘99 | Why Study Literature? | Dr. Robert C. Rice |
| Dec ‘99 | Literature is useful–and may help save your soul, too! | Dr. Patrick H. Keats |
| Nov ‘02 | The Art of Smart Studying | Bruce T. Clark |
| Apr ‘04 | Book Analysis and Conflict | |
| Jul ‘04 | The Role of Themes in Great Literature | |
| Feb ‘05 | Homeschooling for High School | Ginny Seuffert |
| Mar ‘05 | Homeschooling for High School [Part 2] | Ginny Seuffert |
| Apr ‘05 | More About High School | Ginny Seuffert |
| Apr ‘05 | Book Analysis | |
| Feb ‘06 | The High School Years | Ginny Seuffert |
| Nov ‘07 | Flexibility in High School | |
| Dec ‘07 | How to Read for an Assignment | Christine Collins |
| Jun ‘09 | Flexibility in High School | |
| Sep ‘09 | Tips to Motivate High School Students | |
| Oct ‘09 | Helps for High School | Ginny Seuffert |
| Jan ‘10 | Using Seton for High School | Ginny Seuffert |
| Feb ‘10 | More High School Helps | Ginny Seuffert |
| Jun ‘10 | Searching and Researching | |
| Aug ‘10 | Prepare Early for High School | |
| Jul ‘12 | Military And Uniformed Service Academy Prep Program |
Discipline
| Issue Date | Article Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Feb ‘97 | Training Them Right | Dr. Mary Kay Clark |
| Mar ‘98 | The Training of Children at Home | Dr. Mary Kay Clark |
| Mar ‘01 | Discipline | Ginny Seuffert |
| Mar ‘04 | Preempt Bad Behavior | Dr. Mark Lowery |
| Aug ‘04 | Discipline in the Catholic Home: Minding Manners | Ginny Seuffert |
| Sep ‘04 | Discipline in the Catholic Home: Minding Manners [Part 2] | Ginny Seuffert |
| Oct ‘04 | Discipline in the Catholic Home: Discipline Early and Often | Ginny Seuffert |
| Nov ‘04 | Discipline in the Catholic Home: The Pre-Kindergarten Years | Ginny Seuffert |
| Apr ‘06 | Naptimes, Bedtimes and Other Routines | Ginny Seuffert |
| Apr ‘10 | Toddler Do’s and Don’ts | Ginny Seuffert |
| May ‘10 | Proper Perspective on Discipline | Ginny Seuffert |
| Jun ‘10 | Avoiding Overindulgence | Ginny Seuffert |
| Mar ‘11 | Attitude | Deacon Gene McGuirk |
| Jul ‘11 | Discipline | Ginny Seuffert |
| Jun ‘12 | From Our Families: Discipline Secrets |
Father’s Role
Organization
| Issue Date | Article Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| May ‘01 | An Orderly Home | Dr. Mary Kay Clark |
| Jul ‘02 | Benefits of a Structured Program | |
| Aug ‘02 | Disorder in the Classroom | Dr. Peg Luksik |
| Oct ‘03 | Essentials of Home Management | Ginny Seuffert |
| Nov ‘03 | Essentials of Home Management #2 | Ginny Seuffert |
| Dec ‘03 | Essentials of Home Management #3 | Ginny Seuffert |
| Jan ‘04 | Essentials of Home Management #4 | Ginny Seuffert |
| Feb ‘04 | Essentials of Home Management #5 | Ginny Seuffert |
| Mar ‘04 | Essentials of Home Management #6 | Ginny Seuffert |
| Apr ‘04 | Essentials of Home Management #7 | Ginny Seuffert |
| May ‘04 | Essentials of Home Management #8 | Ginny Seuffert |
| Jun ‘05 | Perseverance | Ginny Seuffert |
| Aug ‘05 | Organization | |
| Dec ‘05 | Household Management | Ginny Seuffert |
| Nov ‘07 | Easy Dinnertime | Ginny Seuffert |
| Jan ‘13 | On Time and On Task | Ginny Seuffert |
Summer Break
| Issue Date | Article Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Jun ‘99 | Summer Time | |
| Jun ‘06 | Summer Checklist |
College
| Issue Date | Article Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Sep ‘98 | Preparing Your Child for College | Mary Alice Rice, MA |
| Jan ‘99 | Choosing a College | Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian |
| Apr ‘99 | Home Schoolers in College | Dr. Mary Kay Clark |
| Feb ‘00 | Home Schoolers in College | Thomas Susanka |
| May ‘04 | Planning for College | John Clark |
| May ‘12 | The College Maze | Bob Wiesner |
| Aug ‘12 | Studying for the PSAT | Bob Wiesner |
| Sep ‘12 | College Prep – Early Admission to College | Bob Wiesner |
| Oct ‘12 | College Prep – ACT and SAT | Bob Wiesner |
| Nov-Dec ‘12 | College Prep – The Application, The Essay, and Recommendations | Bob Wiesner |
| Jan ‘13 | College Prep – Choosing the Right College | Bob Wiesner |
| Feb ‘13 | College Prep – Service Academies | Bob Wiesner |
| Mar ‘13 | College Prep – Make Yourself Irresistible to Colleges | Bob Wiesner |
| Apr ‘13 | College Prep – Homeschoolers and Military Service Academies | |
| May ‘13 | College Prep – Final Academic Preparations |
General Home Schooling Help
Grandparents
| Issue Date | Article Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Jul ‘06 | Grandparents and Homeschooling: To Support, Not Usurp | Mary Claire Robinson |
| Jun ‘11 | Plum Pudding and Scrabble | John Clark |
Family Life
| Issue Date | Article Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Dec ‘07 | Surviving Christmas | Ginny Seuffert |
| Jan ‘08 | Sacramental Family Life | Dr. Mary Kay Clark |
| Jun ‘08 | California Crisis | Dr. Mary Kay Clark |
| Jun ‘08 | Heroic Charity | Ginny Seuffert |
| Oct ‘08 | Driven to Distraction | Kevin Clark |
| Feb ‘09 | The Shape of Things to Come | Ginny Seuffert |
| Aug ‘09 | Making Ends Meet | Ginny Seuffert |
| Mar ‘10 | Social Whirlwind | Ginny Seuffert |
| May ‘10 | Classics of Family Life | Mitchell Kalpakgian |
| Oct ‘10 | Happy and Healthy | Ginny Seuffert |
| Feb ‘11 | The Blue Zone | Ginny Seuffert |
| Dec ‘11 | Traditional Family Values | Moriah Mosher |
| Jan ‘12 | Holy Habits in the Home | Ginny Seuffert |
| Jul ‘12 | Virtual Views | |
| Nov-Dec ‘12 | Fall Food Prep | Ginny Seuffert |
Spirituality
| Issue Date | Article Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Feb ‘08 | Lenten Challenge | Fr. Thomas Euteneuer |
| Aug ‘08 | God Is My First Mate | Deacon Eugene McGuirk |
| Jan ‘09 | The Tyranny of the Immediate | Fr. Thomas Euteneuer |
| Mar ‘09 | Lenten Reflection | |
| Apr ‘09 | Television and Icons | Robert M. Wiesner |
| Feb ‘10 | God’s Providential Care | |
| Dec ‘10 | Sacramental Life | Dr. Mary Kay Clark |
| Dec ‘10 | If Each Day Were Christmas | |
| Jan ‘11 | Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton | |
| May ‘11 | Remarks of Cardinal Sanchez to a Home Schooling Convention | |
| Jun ‘11 | The Beatitudes | Rev. Robert Skeris |
| Aug ‘11 | The Cardinal Virtues | Fr. Charles C. Fiore |
| Dec ‘11 | Channels of Grace | Fr. John Hardon |
| Jun ‘12 | Fatima and Lourdes | Deacon Gene McGuirk |
| Aug ‘12 | Virtual Views |
Culture
| Issue Date | Article Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Mar ‘11 | Ever Ancient, Ever New | Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian |
| Apr ‘11 | Ever Ancient, Ever New #2 | Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian |
| Apr ‘11 | Truth in Fiction: Home Schooling and Christian Literature | Dr. Joseph Pearce |
| May ‘11 | Ever Ancient, Ever New #3 | Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian |
| Jun ‘11 | Ever Ancient, Ever New #4 | Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian |
| Jul ‘11 | Ever Ancient, Ever New #5 | Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian |
| Aug ‘11 | The World is Charged with the Grandeur of God | Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian |
| Sep ‘11 | Classics for the Young: Middle School Literature | Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian |
| Nov ‘11 | Classics for the Young: Junior High Literature | Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian |
| Nov-Dec ‘12 | G.K. Chesterton’s The Ballad of the White Horse | Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian |
| Jan ‘13 | Wisdom: The Fruit of True Education | Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian |
| Mar ‘13 | Art Through Faith |
Family Profiles
| Issue Date | Article Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Jun ‘12 | We Homeschool for Life! | Dessi Jackson |
| Jul ‘12 | Strengthening The Family | Zaida Wohleking |
| Aug ‘12 | A Foundation of Prayer | Michelle Alger |
| Sep ‘12 | Lives of Service | |
| Oct ‘12 | Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam – “To the Greater Glory of God!” | Maria C. Schaefer Nauman |
| Nov-Dec ‘12 | The Holy Family | |
| Jan ‘13 | With Seton on the Seas: Esprit– A McWilliam Family Adventure | The McWilliam Family |
| Feb ‘13 | Thirteen Years of Seton Success | Elizabeth Felsheim |
| Mar ‘13 | A Mission at Home | Anne Yamakaitis |
| Apr ‘13 | Going Where God’s Will Takes You | Andrea Gowans |
| May ‘13 | A Never-Ending Adventure | Steven and Joy Domangue |
