Seton Magazine Catholic Homeschool Articles, Advice & Resources

On June 16, 1675, Jesus declared that she was to establish in the Church a special day of devotion to His Sacred Heart.

My son in 7th grade cannot understand why we are homeschooling, or why we need to be different from other families. Explain that the type of teaching on a one-to-one ...

St. Rita, whose feast day is May 22, is a saint we hear of infrequently, perhaps because she had such an unusual life. However, we homeschooling mothers may consider St. ...

by Dr. Mary Kay Clark | You need to kindly let her know that the “real world,” the secular Godless culture, is what you want your children to avoid until they have the teaching...

by Dr. Mary Kay Clark | She was adopted as the patron saint of homeschooling Catholic leaders back in the 1980s when we gathered together in the Chicago area to discuss Catholic homeschooling issues.

by Dr. Mary Kay Clark | It is difficult for us moms to “let go” of our high school sons and daughters who are so terrific in helping with family and household chores. But in falling behind ...

by Mary Kay Clark | Without the Catholic Faith as the basis of all learning, all other education is of little worth for eternal life...

by Dr. Mary Kay Clark | Sometimes a homeschooling group gets very enthusiastic about activities, such as plays, dances, and sports.

by Dr. Mary Kay Clark | On February 11th, we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. Our Blessed Mother appeared to St. Bernadette, a fourteen-year-old girl, in Lourdes, France, in 1858.

by Dr. Mary Kay Clark | There is something in the air, or should I say in the culture, which encourages an attitude which promotes self at the expense of others.

by Mary Kay Clark | Students like this tend to be overlooked in a classroom situation, and often fall seriously behind in the junior high grade levels.

by Dr. Mary Kay Clark | With all the hectic activity of December—preparing for Christmas parties, buying gifts, cleaning the house—it’s easy to forget that we should mainly be preparing our hearts

by Dr Mary Kay Clark | As we homeschooling families approach Christmas, it is not easy to keep the children attentive to their studies.

by Dr. Mary Kay Clark | Any classroom school teacher will admit that there is nothing better than individualized instruction. Schooling by parents is the most individualized.

by Dr. Mary Kay Clark | It was Anne’s and Joachim’s realization that she needed to be protected from the curiosity of others, that made them decide to take Mary to the private, protective...

by Dr. Mary Kay Clark | Some people may not realize that schools today are nothing like the schools of past generations.

by Mary Kay Clark | Devotion to the Sacred Heart became popular in the Church through the visions given to St. Margaret Mary...

by Mary Kay Clark | First, throw away or give away everything you can. If you haven’t used something in the last ten years, what are the chances you will ever need it again?

by Mary Kay Clark | The Faithful Virgin was born full of grace. Nevertheless, she still had a free will, just as we do. Unlike us, however, Mary remained faithful throughout her life.

by Mary Kay Clark | Active boys and girls need movement while they are learning. They like moving at the same time they are studying.