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[quote=Anonymous]This question comes up again and again, but it is such a personal thing and I think it is very hard to judge based on someone else's interpretation. The best way to get a sense is really for your student to do a shadow day (and  go to some school events if possible). Then they can see first hand what it is like day-to-day and judge for themselves. This certainly helped my two kids.

As others have indicated, there are plenty of non-Catholics at St. John's. Religion classes are based in Catholicism, but there definitely is a recognition that not every student is Catholic. Every class starts with some version of a prayer. There are regular masses, including at graduation in the Basilica. Some non-Catholic kids and families are uncomfortable with those things, some embrace it as an interesting part of the education, and others just don't consider it a big deal either way. (FWIW, we are not Catholic and our two kids have very different approaches to religion, but both chose St. John's and have been very comfortable there.)[/quote]

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