Some homeschooling parents believe that unless they can do a great job, then homeschooling is not for them. That must be a tremendous cross for these Moms and Dads to ...

How important is it that I stay on the Seton schedule? The Seton lesson plans set a schedule based on what we believe is realistic for the student to accomplish ...

May we mail in just some of the subjects which my 5th grader has finished, or do I need to wait until the tests for all the subjects have been ...

A number of studies have confirmed that speaking in public is the biggest fear that Americans possess; in fact, the fear of public speaking surpasses the fear of death for ...

Most of us probably don’t think about it much, but a father’s work can have a big impact on the lives of his children. I hadn’t thought about this much ...

The National Assessment Governing Board reported that only 24 percent of America’s 8th and 12th graders have “solid writing skills.” What can we parents do to help our children improve ...

In this answer to a homeschooling mother, Dr. Clark, Director of Seton Home Study School, presents St. Francis as a contemporary role model for our children. Q. My teenage son ...

In the final days of August and the first days of September, thousands of parents proudly posted “First Day of School” pictures of their children on blogs and on their ...

What is the best advice you can give to start off the new school year? Daily family prayer is essential for success in Catholic homeschooling. Start the day with prayer, ...

Over the past several years, I have seen some of my friends divorce. When we see marriages fail, we might consider the occurrence an opportunity to work on our own. ...

Do I need to return my children’s lesson plans at the end of the year? Yes, please return the lesson plans. Enrollments include the use of the lesson plans for ...

When Lisa and I signed up Tarcisius for his spring baseball season earlier this year, we all knew that it would be his last year in Little League. He turned ...

On July 26th we celebrate the Feast of Good Saint Anne and her husband, St. Joachim, the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the grandparents of Jesus. Frances Parkinson ...

I have been homeschooling for a couple of years, but I think that we could accomplish more with a better schedule and routine. What do you suggest? The trick to ...

On Memorial Day weekend, the goal for our family was getting our landscaping done. And with an acre of land, and a once-professionally landscaped yard, that is no easy task. ...

Why do you have specific books assigned for the first and second quarter book reports in the elementary grades? Since our graders cannot be familiar with every book that might ...

As readers of this column know, I recently wrote a book called Who’s Got You?, in the hopes of reminding Catholic fathers that theirs is a great calling. As part ...

by Jim Shanley John Clark has completed a series of conversations about a Father’s vocation on Johnnette Benkovic’s EWTN show Women of Grace. The shows take an in-depth look at ...

While attending Christendom College, sometime between Metaphysics and Economics class, I decided that I wanted to become a stockbroker. Many brokers begin their careers when they are a bit older—some ...

I recently spoke to a mom who lamented the fact that the modern culture is so bad that we really can’t expect as much from children and teenagers as we ...