Not religious at Catholic School

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, sister. Read up on it.

NP. Yes, everyone is required to attend mass when there is a full school mass. My DD has been at a Catholic school for 5 years, so I know. Like the PP said, everyone attends but non-Catholics would not participate in Communion. They either stay seated or go up with their arms crossed for the blessing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only people who don’t try can’t get excused

Cite?

[Anonymous]

In all my years in various Catholic schools, I am not aware of any child that was excused from attending mass. The masses are school wide events where the community comes together.

Religion class is part of the core curriculum. There is no possible way to opt out of that in any school that I know of. The only way to opt out is to simply find a secular school.

[Anonymous]

St John’s ate it tonight

[Anonymous]

As a non catholic who attended a catholic school - I have and will always feel like an outsider - ironically by Catholics who aren’t religious. While I did love my experience, being Catholic would have helped socially.

[Anonymous]

When we toured we were absolutely told that mass was not compulsory (DC school).

Everything else I learned by watching the Derry Girls.

[Anonymous]

Here’s what the Baltimore Archdiocese says about how we should welcome people in our schools:

Archdiocesan schools also say they have an open admissions policy. “Non-Catholics are invited and welcomed to enroll in our Catholic schools,” Kendzierski told The Brew. “They are not required or expected to participate in sacraments.”

Nov 19, 2022

[Anonymous]

Here is what the Pope said:

Do not settle for a desktop theology. Your place for reflection is the frontier. Do not fall into the temptation to embellish, to add fragrance, to adjust them to some degree and domesticate them. Even good theologians, like good shepherds, have the odor of the people and of the street and, by their reflection, pour oil and wine onto the wounds of mankind. Theology is an expression of a Church which is a 'field hospital', which lives her mission of salvation and healing in the world. Mercy is not just a pastoral attitude but it is the very substance of the Gospel of Jesus. I encourage you to study how the various disciplines — dogma, morality, spirituality, law, and so on — may reflect the centrality of mercy. Without mercy our theology, our law, our pastoral care run the risk of collapsing into bureaucratic narrow-mindedness or ideology, which by their nature seeks to domesticate the mystery. Understanding theology is understanding God, who is Love.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here’s what the Baltimore Archdiocese says about how we should welcome people in our schools:

Archdiocesan schools also say they have an open admissions policy. “Non-Catholics are invited and welcomed to enroll in our Catholic schools,” Kendzierski told The Brew. “They are not required or expected to participate in sacraments.”

Nov 19, 2022

Of course they don't participate in sacraments, but they must attend masses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here’s what the Baltimore Archdiocese says about how we should welcome people in our schools:

Archdiocesan schools also say they have an open admissions policy. “Non-Catholics are invited and welcomed to enroll in our Catholic schools,” Kendzierski told The Brew. “They are not required or expected to participate in sacraments.”

Nov 19, 2022

From the Archdiocese of Washington website:

Archdiocesan schools follow local, state, and federal non-discrimination regulations, as applicable. As religiously-affiliated schools, Archdiocesan schools are not required to adopt any rule, regulation, or policy that conflicts with the religious or moral teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.¹

Catholic students shall be given preference over non-Catholic students for initial admission into Archdiocesan schools. All applicants shall follow all applicable policies and procedures regarding school-based entrance requirements, health examinations and immunizations before finalizing any admissions.

Faith is not just an aspect of religion class—it should be central to all learning. That’s why our schools integrate Catholic identity into the curriculum. Your child won’t just learn about math, science, history, literature and the arts—they’ll learn about these subjects in a well-rounded way, with Christ’s teachings at the center.

It’s the difference between a secular education and one that encourages all students to share and explore Christ’s love through kindness and service to the community. All our schools celebrate Mass, invite students to participate in daily prayer, and celebrate Christmas, Lent and Easter. God is in every classroom.

[Anonymous]

😂

Totally not true in reality

[Anonymous]

Each independent Catholic school approaches mass attendance differently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here’s what the Baltimore Archdiocese says about how we should welcome people in our schools:

Archdiocesan schools also say they have an open admissions policy. “Non-Catholics are invited and welcomed to enroll in our Catholic schools,” Kendzierski told The Brew. “They are not required or expected to participate in sacraments.”

Nov 19, 2022

From the Archdiocese of Washington website:

Archdiocesan schools follow local, state, and federal non-discrimination regulations, as applicable. As religiously-affiliated schools, Archdiocesan schools are not required to adopt any rule, regulation, or policy that conflicts with the religious or moral teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.¹

Catholic students shall be given preference over non-Catholic students for initial admission into Archdiocesan schools. All applicants shall follow all applicable policies and procedures regarding school-based entrance requirements, health examinations and immunizations before finalizing any admissions.

Faith is not just an aspect of religion class—it should be central to all learning. That’s why our schools integrate Catholic identity into the curriculum. Your child won’t just learn about math, science, history, literature and the arts—they’ll learn about these subjects in a well-rounded way, with Christ’s teachings at the center.

It’s the difference between a secular education and one that encourages all students to share and explore Christ’s love through kindness and service to the community. All our schools celebrate Mass, invite students to participate in daily prayer, and celebrate Christmas, Lent and Easter. God is in every classroom.

Very clear and upfront, no questions there. Thanks for posting this. ❤️

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a non catholic who attended a catholic school - I have and will always feel like an outsider - ironically by Catholics who aren’t religious. While I did love my experience, being Catholic would have helped socially.

Side note, but how would it have helped? We are a Catholic family whose DC did not attend a K-8 but is starting high school at a Catholic school in the fall. I don’t get DCUM references to Catholic culture, and we know almost no one in DC’s entering class so I wonder if our experience will be similar to yours even though we are Catholic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:😂

Totally not true in reality

Having experienced this culture "in reality" in multiple schools, it is "totally true."