
“Mom, I Want to Make An Altar”
Brillante Academy has become a place where children encounter God, where families find community and support, and where faith is carried from the classroom into the home.

Seton Education Partners Awarded $180,000 Grant from Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to Advance Family Resource and Career Pathway Initiatives
Seton Education Partners is honored to announce that it has been selected as a recipient of a $180,000 grant from

2025 Impact Report
This fall, over 3,500 students began their academic year at a Seton school. The opportunities at their fingertips are thrilling,
The Virtuous Leaders Podcast: Empowering Parents with Stephanie Saroki de Garcia
Seton Co-founder and Chief Evangelist Stephanie Saroki de García joined The Virtuous Leaders Podcast to discuss the challenges facing schools today and the
Living the Call with Deacon Charlie: The Education Apocalypse
Stephanie Saroki de Garcia, co-founder of Seton Education Partners, joins Deacon Charlie to discuss why Catholic schools must provide quality
City Journal: Faith and the City
The streets of the South Bronx reveal the decay affecting parts of modern American cities, resembling those of Mumbai more

A Crucifixion of My Perfectionism
John Paul Quejada is a current Seton Teaching Fellow at Brilla Caritas Middle School in the Bronx, where he teaches 5th grade Catechism. He attended

Defined by Him
Viviana Gonzalez is a Seton Teaching Fellow at Brillante Academy in Mission, TX. She reflects on the experience of the Lord transforming her struggles into

We Plan, God Laughs: Mission and Vocation
Maddie Hornikel was a Seton Teaching Fellow in Cohort 10 and now teaches 7th and 8th grade Language Arts and Social Studies at Romero Academy

Teaching Through the Eyes of Hospitality
Maria Rodriguez-Brannon is a current Seton Teaching Fellow at Brilla Veritas Middle School in the Bronx, where she teaches catechism to 7th grade girls. She

STF Christmas Meditation: We are Jesus’s Manger
To round out our STF Advent Meditation series, Isabella (Marcelino) Teves has written our final Christmas reflection. Bella is newly married to Matt Teves and

STF Advent Meditations: Letting Mary into Our Homes
Mikayla (Olson) Yanovich has written this week’s reflection. Mikayla is married to Trevor Yanovich and mother to Tommy (2) and Agnes (6 months). In addition
Making God Known, Loved, and Served
We know the story well, perhaps too well. Today, Catholic elementary and secondary schools in the United States remain the
Preserving a Critical National Asset
On April 24, 2008, President George W. Bush convened in Washington, D.C., a broad array of education and community stakeholders
Who Will Save America’s Urban Catholic Schools?
America’s urban Catholic schools are in crisis. This report finds that over 1,300 schools have shut down since 1990, mostly
