Catholic Schools in General

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have any experience with a parochial school that is as rigorous or more rigorous than public school? The public schools near us have plenty of differentiation and the catholic schools not so much. I'd like to know which parochial schools are great academically.

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The heights and st. Anselms

[Anonymous]

^^ only if your kid is a self-starter and Catholic.

[Anonymous]

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... NP. I have to agree with this. We tried two Catholic Schools (and, yes, paid the Protestant rate - I hate that hurtful parent who keeps popping up saying the prots. are trying to get a private school education on the cheap by going with Catholic Schools). We admired the values of the schools; the communities; the intact families; and the devotion. It's very hard for me to put a finger on . . but we were never trulyl welcomed. Many of the families had grown up in the parish or in the neighboring Catholic schools and were very tight. They just didn't seem to have "time" for new people. I'm the dad - both my wife and I tried to get in the spirit. We did the auctions, the trips, the fundraisers, everything . . but there just seemed to be an elite (in their own minds) clique that did everything together. It worked well for the first year, then started to fall apart. Other protestant families left too. I found the gossip repellant.

+1000 The day I said a final goodbye to this was the start of a new life for me. I am inclusive of all different cultures, but this was was just ... closed. 4 years of this nonsense.

It has only been 3 months for us and we cannot deal with all the BS at BS... and we are ROMAN CATHOLIC! DD is going to public school next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

... NP. I have to agree with this. We tried two Catholic Schools (and, yes, paid the Protestant rate - I hate that hurtful parent who keeps popping up saying the prots. are trying to get a private school education on the cheap by going with Catholic Schools). We admired the values of the schools; the communities; the intact families; and the devotion. It's very hard for me to put a finger on . . but we were never trulyl welcomed. Many of the families had grown up in the parish or in the neighboring Catholic schools and were very tight. They just didn't seem to have "time" for new people. I'm the dad - both my wife and I tried to get in the spirit. We did the auctions, the trips, the fundraisers, everything . . but there just seemed to be an elite (in their own minds) clique that did everything together. It worked well for the first year, then started to fall apart. Other protestant families left too. I found the gossip repellant.

+1000 The day I said a final goodbye to this was the start of a new life for me. I am inclusive of all different cultures, but this was was just ... closed. 4 years of this nonsense.

It has only been 3 months for us and we cannot deal with all the BS at BS... and we are ROMAN CATHOLIC! DD is going to public school next year.

Is it a controlling clique in the school or the overall atmosphere at the school? Which are the good, Catholic schools that are inclusive??? I've heard that OLV is a nice school. Any others in DC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Catholic Church didn't begin until 325 A.D. with the Council of Nicea.

I guess you pretty much have to convince yourself of that since the truth is awkward if you are a non-Catholic Christian. From the web:

The word "catholic" means universal. Jesus created one universal church for all of mankind. The Catholic Church was established by Jesus with his words spoken in Matthew 16. Jesus asked his disciples "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" The disciples then offered various answers - "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." But the question that Jesus then asked was crucial: "But who do you say that I am?"

The answer provided by Simon Peter set in motion the formation of the Catholic Church by Jesus. "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." With this answer, Jesus established the Catholic Church with Simon Peter designated the first Pope.

"Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."

"For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father." His knowledge of Jesus was not the reason for Peter's confession to the true identity but it was the fact that it had been revealed to him by God. In the words of Jesus gives Peter his new name - "The Rock". A foundation on which his Church will be built.

Around or about 45 AD, Peter went to Rome and from there lead the Catholic Church. As of today, there have been 265 Popes in direct succession to Peter. The position of Pope was established by Christ and the office has been maintained in an apostolic manner since the time of Christ. Although the Church has fragmented since the time of Christ with various leadership centers emerging, the apostolic line of succession in the Church is seated in Rome until this very day.

[Anonymous]

For the PP poster looking for a great academic school...where do you live?

Catholics are not treated differntly in our school. It is a welcoming place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For the PP poster looking for a great academic school...where do you live?

Catholics are not treated differntly in our school. It is a welcoming place.

I live in Arlington (not anywhere near the great public schools) but work in DC so I'm considering Catholic schools in both cities. I'm leaning towards DC...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^ only if your kid is a self-starter and Catholic.

St. Anselm's is 40% non-Catholic. All religions (or none) welcome to apply.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^ only if your kid is a self-starter and Catholic.

St. Anselm's is 40% non-Catholic. All religions (or none) welcome to apply.

Ditto for The Heights.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the PP poster looking for a great academic school...where do you live?

Catholics are not treated differntly in our school. It is a welcoming place.

I live in Arlington (not anywhere near the great public schools) but work in DC so I'm considering Catholic schools in both cities. I'm leaning towards DC...

Holy Trinity is very good (in Georgetown).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Catholic Church didn't begin until 325 A.D. with the Council of Nicea.

I guess you pretty much have to convince yourself of that since the truth is awkward if you are a non-Catholic Christian. From the web:

The word "catholic" means universal. Jesus created one universal church for all of mankind. The Catholic Church was established by Jesus with his words spoken in Matthew 16. Jesus asked his disciples "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" The disciples then offered various answers - "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." But the question that Jesus then asked was crucial: "But who do you say that I am?"

The answer provided by Simon Peter set in motion the formation of the Catholic Church by Jesus. "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." With this answer, Jesus established the Catholic Church with Simon Peter designated the first Pope.

"Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."

"For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father." His knowledge of Jesus was not the reason for Peter's confession to the true identity but it was the fact that it had been revealed to him by God. In the words of Jesus gives Peter his new name - "The Rock". A foundation on which his Church will be built.

Around or about 45 AD, Peter went to Rome and from there lead the Catholic Church. As of today, there have been 265 Popes in direct succession to Peter. The position of Pope was established by Christ and the office has been maintained in an apostolic manner since the time of Christ. Although the Church has fragmented since the time of Christ with various leadership centers emerging, the apostolic line of succession in the Church is seated in Rome until this very day.

Wrong, wrong wrong wrong wrong. Seriously, do you just believe whatever a man in a skirt tells you? You can get anything off "the web". Everyone knows those verses. It does not spell CATHOLIC. Learn some history: The first Christians couldn't be Catholics because the word wasn't even in use then. Theologicans differ but most agree that the first mention of the Catholic Church was in the late 3rd/early 4th century. (St. Ignatius used it in 112 A.D. but in a lower "c" "Universal" sense, not as a name for a church). The first Christians were indeed Jews. They did not become Catholics. There was no Pope, Bishops, Mary veneration, Saints, holy water, hell, limbo, purgatory, indulgences, etc etc. until well into the Dark Ages and beyond. Those concepts are entirely man-made. If you are going to cite something, don't cite Catholic apologists. AT least cite wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_term_%22Catholic%22http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_term_%22Catholic%22

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Catholic Church didn't begin until 325 A.D. with the Council of Nicea.

I guess you pretty much have to convince yourself of that since the truth is awkward if you are a non-Catholic Christian. From the web:

The word "catholic" means universal. Jesus created one universal church for all of mankind. The Catholic Church was established by Jesus with his words spoken in Matthew 16. Jesus asked his disciples "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" The disciples then offered various answers - "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." But the question that Jesus then asked was crucial: "But who do you say that I am?"

The answer provided by Simon Peter set in motion the formation of the Catholic Church by Jesus. "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." With this answer, Jesus established the Catholic Church with Simon Peter designated the first Pope.

"Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."

"For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father." His knowledge of Jesus was not the reason for Peter's confession to the true identity but it was the fact that it had been revealed to him by God. In the words of Jesus gives Peter his new name - "The Rock". A foundation on which his Church will be built.

Around or about 45 AD, Peter went to Rome and from there lead the Catholic Church. As of today, there have been 265 Popes in direct succession to Peter. The position of Pope was established by Christ and the office has been maintained in an apostolic manner since the time of Christ. Although the Church has fragmented since the time of Christ with various leadership centers emerging, the apostolic line of succession in the Church is seated in Rome until this very day.

Wrong, wrong wrong wrong wrong. Seriously, do you just believe whatever a man in a skirt tells you? You can get anything off "the web". Everyone knows those verses. It does not spell CATHOLIC. Learn some history: The first Christians couldn't be Catholics because the word wasn't even in use then. Theologicans differ but most agree that the first mention of the Catholic Church was in the late 3rd/early 4th century. (St. Ignatius used it in 112 A.D. but in a lower "c" "Universal" sense, not as a name for a church). The first Christians were indeed Jews. They did not become Catholics. There was no Pope, Bishops, Mary veneration, Saints, holy water, hell, limbo, purgatory, indulgences, etc etc. until well into the Dark Ages and beyond. Those concepts are entirely man-made. If you are going to cite something, don't cite Catholic apologists. AT least cite wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_term_%22Catholic%22http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_term_%22Catholic%22

Wait. Your authoritative source is Wikipedia? Seriously?

[Anonymous]

It's sure better than citing from an unsourced Catholic apologetics"website". Wiki has come a long long way. You can no longer edit anything without a proper, printed source. You can try, but they will strip it. Would you like history from a different publication? I can produce all night, if you wish.

[Anonymous]

For example, this bible sourced report on Catholicism is pretty good. http://www.gotquestions.org/origin-Catholic-church.html.

[Anonymous]

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No one opened any doors for you. You applied. They had space and could use the money. They charged you a price that you agreed to. Even at 2x the price was probably lower than the alternative.

The question is were they --- leadership, teachers parents and other students --- willing to accommodate you the the extent you would like them to. In your case, the answer was "No".

It gets back to the purpose of these schools. They are to serve the Catholic community and to propagate the faith. Protestants who choose to apply and attend should go into this with their eyes open. The schools are an extension of a larger community of which you are not a member. I doubt if anyone is being overtly cruel. It's no fun being a minority, is it?

NP here. You shame the entire Catholic community with such a cruel remark.

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