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[quote=Anonymous]There about 1,500 minutes. 
About 240 are set aside for religion (Mass, instruction, the rosary, confession, Stations of the Cross...) per week. That is 6.25% of the week.

If your child went to public school, and you were a practicing Catholic and you went to Mass on Holy Days of obligation, enrolled your child in religious education each week, went to confession about once a month, got ashes after work/school, your life would be better busy. I chose Catholic K-8, in part, because I needed some support in helping my kids lead a faith-based life.

Can I suggest you lean in and offer up some your frustration? Ironically, a good way to do this is by attending the Stations of the Cross at your child's school. If you sit with them, you will see that your child's teacher is not "taking an hour off" but managing 25 kids by themselves during a pretty reverent time. You will also see kids working on patience, maintaining attention, reading, singing, and (for the altar servers) demonstrating leadership abilities, without screens or little bags of cereal. 
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