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[quote=Anonymous]Like a PP, I found that Catholic school really helps.  I struggle with my faith and also really don't enjoy attending mass--never have; don't like being there, don't like getting ready for it..etc…but without getting into a philosophical or psychological discussion, bottom line is I recognize that there are benefits to being brought up with faith and want to give that, and the accompanying moral compass, to my kids.

We transferred into a Catholic school 2+ years ago and I think it's the trick.

I find the Catholic school helps both with the areas that I'm weak in (the faith) and reinforces the areas I'm strong in (the moral compass).  It's not just the teachers; it's the other kids and parents.  In my experience at a non-Catholic school vs. two Catholic schools, the Catholic kids and the parents were just a nicer lot.  Many of the parents (I'm generalizing here) seem to come from a place of trying to be better people; do the right thing, etc.  Of course it's got to be a good school, OP, and the right fit for the family.

What's great about Catholic school is (at the elementary stage) the politically charged issues are not involved at all; it's about how to be more Christ-like, having empathy for others--all the good stuff.

We've recently moved to DC, and in our old city we were more integrated because the school families all went to the connected church on the weekends, and the priest was very engaging both in mass and in the school.  The kids looked forward to the mass, seeing their friends, and of course the donuts!

Here, we skip mass a lot because our nearby church is not connected to the kids' school and the priests aren't as engaging.  It's hard for me to motivate myself, let alone everyone else, to go to mass, but I've found that the combination of them going to the school and us going to mass even intermittently is enough to keep both the faith and the moral teachings in play.[/quote]

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