tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950714.post7494347854175215474..comments2024-02-15T17:38:13.412-06:00Comments on nunblog: EvangelizationSister Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04032465016160490375noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950714.post-11126634224515823022007-03-07T13:02:00.000-06:002007-03-07T13:02:00.000-06:00I agree that faith formation for all ages should b...I agree that faith formation for all ages should be stressed. Parents play perhaps the most crucial role in formation of their children in the faith. There are a LOT of poorly cathecised adults out there. I'm trying to teach myself out of my childrens' religious education materials, among many other good sources. I would love to see refresher courses for Catholics who didn't get good teaching as kids, or weren't paying attention! Ignorant in their faith, as rann said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950714.post-66712705613245825812007-02-28T22:08:00.000-06:002007-02-28T22:08:00.000-06:00"is the response to rescue our venerable Catholic ..."is the response to rescue our venerable Catholic school system, or are we facing a situation that calls for something more radical?"<BR/><BR/>Something more radical IMO. All too often Catholic schools are little more than parish-subsidized private schools, attended by some students, as my former pastor said "in spite of the fact that we teach Catholicism, not because of it". If I went to my pastor today and said I wanted to start a program that would become the single most expensive line item in the parish budget, that would discriminate against the poor and handicapped, and provide a refuge for those who did not want their children in school with many children of other races, he'd laugh me out the door, yet I have just described the average Catholic school in suburban New Orleans. However, despite the strength of the Catholic school system, many of our teens don't attend mass. Many adults are practically ignorant of their faith. How about ditching the school mentality and offering faith formation for people of all ages all the time, at a time that is likely to be convenient (like Sunday morning??).RAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04102249990885174107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950714.post-29747388398708133942007-02-28T22:07:00.000-06:002007-02-28T22:07:00.000-06:00"is the response to rescue our venerable Catholic ..."is the response to rescue our venerable Catholic school system, or are we facing a situation that calls for something more radical?"<BR/><BR/>Something more radical IMO. All too often Catholic schools are little more than parish-subsidized private schools, attended by some students, as my former pastor said "in spite of the fact that we teach Catholicism, not because of it". If I went to my pastor today and said I wanted to start a program that would become the single most expensive line item in the parish budget, that would discriminate against the poor and handicapped, and provide a refuge for those who did not want their children in school with many children of other races, he'd laugh me out the door, yet I have just described the average Catholic school in suburban New Orleans. However, despite the strength of the Catholic school system, many of our teens don't attend mass. Many adults are practically ignorant of their faith. How about ditching the school mentality and offering faith formation for people of all ages all the time, at a time that is likely to be convenient (like Sunday morning??).RAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04102249990885174107noreply@blogger.com