Basilica School of St Mary Parents

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You should also check out the other area Catholic schools as well (Blessed Sacrament, St. Louis etc). They all have a different vibe.

OP here, thanks. I actually took Blessed Sacrament off my list after an open house. Their class sizes is 28 students per classroom, which I did not live. I've also heard they are really hard to get into if you're not in parish so I wasn't too sure about even trying. I had St Louis on my list but go back and forth because of location and convenience for commute.

What is your parish?

I ask because it doesn't seem like you understand how the parish school system works.

The parish system is built on community. The church wants members of the community to be together for worship as well as education of children. If you belong to a parish, and if that parish has a school, then that is the school your child should apply.

If you are "shopping" for a school, which it sounds like you are doing and which is highly discouraged, then you will pay out-of-parish rates and it is much less likely that there will be an opening for your child.

No, as a Catholic and one who went to Catholic school, I fully understand. We are in parish at St Mary's, however I still have concerns as to whether it's the best choice for my child. Just because it's our parish school does not automatically make it the best choice for my child. It's one of the largest Catholic schools in the state and that may not be the best fit for everyone.

Okey dokey. I think we'll all be glad when you make your choice for another school. Good luck to you then!

Why so hateful?

[Anonymous]

Would not recommend. RUN! Teacher turn over very high and very unhappy kids. Lots of problems from all levels of staff and "leadership". GO ANYWHERE ELSE!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would not recommend. RUN! Teacher turn over very high and very unhappy kids. Lots of problems from all levels of staff and "leadership". GO ANYWHERE ELSE!

Tell me more…please. We are considering the school.

[Anonymous]

Would not recommend. RUN! Teacher turn over very high and very unhappy kids. Lots of problems from all levels of staff and "leadership". GO ANYWHERE ELSE!

Why bring back a thread that is a year old? Obviously, that poster made their decision a year ago.

[Anonymous]

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Would not recommend. RUN! Teacher turn over very high and very unhappy kids. Lots of problems from all levels of staff and "leadership". GO ANYWHERE ELSE!

Why bring back a thread that is a year old? Obviously, that poster made their decision a year ago.

OP here. I'd forgotten about this thread and how completely off the rails it went. We did make our decision for a school other than BSSM. Luckily this thread did not have much bearing on our decision, and the main driver was class size. Good luck to everyone currently making decisions or making them soon!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's estimated that 216,000 children were abused by Catholic priests between 1950 & 2020 & when you add in abuse by other Catholic church employees it increases the total number to around 330,000.

Tell me again how more church & less LGBTQ is the solution, MAGA.

As a start, the Catholic Church encourages and facilitates monogamous traditional marriage, which fosters procreation of the human race.
And I would be willing to bet that most of the abuse to which you are referring was male on male, so not a very nice look for the LGBTQ crowd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's estimated that 216,000 children were abused by Catholic priests between 1950 & 2020 & when you add in abuse by other Catholic church employees it increases the total number to around 330,000.

Tell me again how more church & less LGBTQ is the solution, MAGA.

As a start, the Catholic Church encourages and facilitates monogamous traditional marriage, which fosters procreation of the human race.
And I would be willing to bet that most of the abuse to which you are referring was male on male, so not a very nice look for the LGBTQ crowd.

What?! Are you trying to blame the LGBTQ community for the extensive abuse in the Catholic Church? I'm sure it has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that Catholic priests are "married to God," which means they have no outlet for very natural physical desires. The altar boys were individuals in submissive positions to whom those priests had the easiest access. I can guarantee that not all of those priests were part of the LGBTQ community and were looking to fulfill very natural desires in an extremely unhealthy and unnatural situation.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP - We are a family who is planning to send our child to St. Mary's next year. I have some of the same questions that you have and am uncertain about our decision. However, after speaking to other families, in person (not on this forum), it seems like the community at St. Mary's is supportive and will help our child grow to be his unique individual self in a loving environment. These responses are making me second guess that decision again but just wanted to let you know that there are others applying who have the same questions you do.[/quote]

I am not here to bash St Mary's, but after reading remarks from current parents here (the "snowflakes" one in particular) I am genuinely unsure why anyone pays money to send their child to this school. If some of the parents are bullies, life experience tells us some of the kids will be too. If there are other options I would explore them thoroughly.

Good luck, OP.[/quote]

DP. Huh. We actually appreciated the "snowflake" post and saw it as a good thing. We are so tired of seeing every little whim catered to because demanding parents think their child is so darn special that they need a ribbon just for showing up. That simply isn't real life. We are actively searching for a return to the rigor that we remember from our Catholic school days. Anyway, we're all in for a school where there are likeminded parents who expect the best from their children and know that their children are up to the task.[/quote]

I love how this person uses the royal "we." Or maybe husband and wife took the time to compose this little missive together.[/quote]

??? We talked about it. Because that's what husbands and wives do. Don't you ever talk to your spouse???[/quote]

My husband is super hot so we have sex at every possible opportunity, but honestly we don’t talk that much. With two careers and three kids are conversations are never more than about ten seconds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's estimated that 216,000 children were abused by Catholic priests between 1950 & 2020 & when you add in abuse by other Catholic church employees it increases the total number to around 330,000.

Tell me again how more church & less LGBTQ is the solution, MAGA.

As a start, the Catholic Church encourages and facilitates monogamous traditional marriage, which fosters procreation of the human race.
And I would be willing to bet that most of the abuse to which you are referring was male on male, so not a very nice look for the LGBTQ crowd.

What?! Are you trying to blame the LGBTQ community for the extensive abuse in the Catholic Church? I'm sure it has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that Catholic priests are "married to God," which means they have no outlet for very natural physical desires. The altar boys were individuals in submissive positions to whom those priests had the easiest access. I can guarantee that not all of those priests were part of the LGBTQ community and were looking to fulfill very natural desires in an extremely unhealthy and unnatural situation.

It’s not just priests, but 98% of all pedophiles are male on male, so the LGBTQ community shouldn’t be pointing fingers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's estimated that 216,000 children were abused by Catholic priests between 1950 & 2020 & when you add in abuse by other Catholic church employees it increases the total number to around 330,000.

Tell me again how more church & less LGBTQ is the solution, MAGA.

As a start, the Catholic Church encourages and facilitates monogamous traditional marriage, which fosters procreation of the human race.
And I would be willing to bet that most of the abuse to which you are referring was male on male, so not a very nice look for the LGBTQ crowd.

What?! Are you trying to blame the LGBTQ community for the extensive abuse in the Catholic Church? I'm sure it has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that Catholic priests are "married to God," which means they have no outlet for very natural physical desires. The altar boys were individuals in submissive positions to whom those priests had the easiest access. I can guarantee that not all of those priests were part of the LGBTQ community and were looking to fulfill very natural desires in an extremely unhealthy and unnatural situation.

It’s not just priests, but 98% of all pedophiles are male on male, so the LGBTQ community shouldn’t be pointing fingers.

I'll just leave these links here that refute your claim that male on male pedophilia is related to homosexuality. Feel free to review at your leisure.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/2002/06/29/pedophilia-and-homosexuality/b385cfb3-8b58-449d-8af9-0cfdcd278978/
https://www.zeroabuseproject.org/victim-assistance/jwrc/keep-kids-safe/sexuality-of-offenders/
https://stopabusecampaign.org/2017/03/10/are-most-sex-abusers-heterosexual/
https://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/04/22/cantor.homosexuality.church.abuse/index.html
https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2018/10/22/no-homosexuality-not-risk-factor-sexual-abuse-children - Here's a bonus one in a Jesuit publication even.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP - We are a family who is planning to send our child to St. Mary's next year. I have some of the same questions that you have and am uncertain about our decision. However, after speaking to other families, in person (not on this forum), it seems like the community at St. Mary's is supportive and will help our child grow to be his unique individual self in a loving environment. These responses are making me second guess that decision again but just wanted to let you know that there are others applying who have the same questions you do.[/quote]

I am not here to bash St Mary's, but after reading remarks from current parents here (the "snowflakes" one in particular) I am genuinely unsure why anyone pays money to send their child to this school. If some of the parents are bullies, life experience tells us some of the kids will be too. If there are other options I would explore them thoroughly.

Good luck, OP.[/quote]

DP. Huh. We actually appreciated the "snowflake" post and saw it as a good thing. We are so tired of seeing every little whim catered to because demanding parents think their child is so darn special that they need a ribbon just for showing up. That simply isn't real life. We are actively searching for a return to the rigor that we remember from our Catholic school days. Anyway, we're all in for a school where there are likeminded parents who expect the best from their children and know that their children are up to the task.[/quote]

I love how this person uses the royal "we." Or maybe husband and wife took the time to compose this little missive together.[/quote]

??? We talked about it. Because that's what husbands and wives do. Don't you ever talk to your spouse???[/quote]

My husband is super hot so we have sex at every possible opportunity, but honestly we don’t talk that much. With two careers and three kids are conversations are never more than about ten seconds. [/quote]


10 second conversations?
Wow, this one really went off the rails. Anyone else have any personal experiences with St. Mary’s to add to the discussion?

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP - We are a family who is planning to send our child to St. Mary's next year. I have some of the same questions that you have and am uncertain about our decision. However, after speaking to other families, in person (not on this forum), it seems like the community at St. Mary's is supportive and will help our child grow to be his unique individual self in a loving environment. These responses are making me second guess that decision again but just wanted to let you know that there are others applying who have the same questions you do.[/quote]

I am not here to bash St Mary's, but after reading remarks from current parents here (the "snowflakes" one in particular) I am genuinely unsure why anyone pays money to send their child to this school. If some of the parents are bullies, life experience tells us some of the kids will be too. If there are other options I would explore them thoroughly.

Good luck, OP.[/quote]

DP. Huh. We actually appreciated the "snowflake" post and saw it as a good thing. We are so tired of seeing every little whim catered to because demanding parents think their child is so darn special that they need a ribbon just for showing up. That simply isn't real life. We are actively searching for a return to the rigor that we remember from our Catholic school days. Anyway, we're all in for a school where there are likeminded parents who expect the best from their children and know that their children are up to the task.[/quote]

I love how this person uses the royal "we." Or maybe husband and wife took the time to compose this little missive together.[/quote]

??? We talked about it. Because that's what husbands and wives do. Don't you ever talk to your spouse???[/quote]

My husband is super hot so we have sex at every possible opportunity, but honestly we don’t talk that much. With two careers and three kids are conversations are never more than about ten seconds. [/quote]


10 second conversations?
Wow, this one really went off the rails. Anyone else have any personal experiences with St. Mary’s to add to the discussion?[/quote]

This one went off the rails the day it was posted. It's insane

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's estimated that 216,000 children were abused by Catholic priests between 1950 & 2020 & when you add in abuse by other Catholic church employees it increases the total number to around 330,000.

Tell me again how more church & less LGBTQ is the solution, MAGA.

As a start, the Catholic Church encourages and facilitates monogamous traditional marriage, which fosters procreation of the human race.
And I would be willing to bet that most of the abuse to which you are referring was male on male, so not a very nice look for the LGBTQ crowd.

What?! Are you trying to blame the LGBTQ community for the extensive abuse in the Catholic Church? I'm sure it has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that Catholic priests are "married to God," which means they have no outlet for very natural physical desires. The altar boys were individuals in submissive positions to whom those priests had the easiest access. I can guarantee that not all of those priests were part of the LGBTQ community and were looking to fulfill very natural desires in an extremely unhealthy and unnatural situation.

It’s not just priests, but 98% of all pedophiles are male on male, so the LGBTQ community shouldn’t be pointing fingers.

I'll just leave these links here that refute your claim that male on male pedophilia is related to homosexuality. Feel free to review at your leisure.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/2002/06/29/pedophilia-and-homosexuality/b385cfb3-8b58-449d-8af9-0cfdcd278978/
https://www.zeroabuseproject.org/victim-assistance/jwrc/keep-kids-safe/sexuality-of-offenders/
https://stopabusecampaign.org/2017/03/10/are-most-sex-abusers-heterosexual/
https://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/04/22/cantor.homosexuality.church.abuse/index.html
https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2018/10/22/no-homosexuality-not-risk-factor-sexual-abuse-children - Here's a bonus one in a Jesuit publication even.

of course, LGGTQ people are moral and upstanding people who would never hurt anyone, but Catholics in general, Priests, and Trump supporters are bad people, and hate has no place in your home. do I have it about right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would not recommend. RUN! Teacher turn over very high and very unhappy kids. Lots of problems from all levels of staff and "leadership". GO ANYWHERE ELSE!

Tell me more…please. We are considering the school.

Pulling this old thread back on track…PP, please come back and share details. Do you have students at the school currently?

[Anonymous]

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