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Originally posted by Griff
Warning! scattered thought debris watch yer heads
Looks like I'm the token practicing Papist here, no offense taken nor intended given. I have a younger sister who fits the hardcore Catholic stereotype to the t. My younger brother is essentially on the other end, only another Catholic would understand his complex relationship with his childhood faith. My older sister is the high-light reel type... Christmas, Easter, palms, throats, and ashes.
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You damned Holy Roller you!
I always liked the feast of St. Blase. It didn't hurt that we also got cool days off that no one else did (e.g. The Ascenion in late May). In Baltimore, every year, they have a Mass where they bless the tools of workers. Isn't that cool?
*snips part of thread*
I can respect where you stand, Griff. You are open-minded and willing to accept (not just tolerate) other folks and their religious beliefs. The problem is that some people are so hard-core over something that is really SUBJECTIVE, that they'll stop at nothing to convert others...because they feel that THEIR religion is the SUPREME religion. If you want to carry that on an inner level, fine...but don't even think about spewing that to the masses. For example, I respect the Jehovahs that used to give me little booklets at the Metro station where I lived in DC. They weren't trying to force anything on me, but were genuinely SHARING their faith. Sharing is cool...forcing is not.
You think I'm bad, you should meet my gf.
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My kids are in parochial school, more to avoid the public system than out of any religious concern. My wife and I discussed home-schooling, since educationally we make one good human, but didn't think we were organized enough. Our tuition is rising though and we may have to revisit the question. We both went to and hated public schools and both had nightmarish 7th grade experiences (now I'm wondering how common that is?)
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My last year in high school (1993-94), my parents paid $2900 for me to go to Catholic school. And my school was one of the "lower end" schools too.
Although it can be costly, if your child is thriving, then it could be dangerous to pull them from that environment. I had a lot of non-Catholic friends that went to Catholic high schools...b/c their parents knew that the education was going to be top-notch. And that's the ONLY good thing I'll say about the Catholic life.