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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was sad that my kids did not come home for Easter.  Both stopped going to church with us toward the end of the their senior years of high school[b] after many years of Catholic school.   [/b]We do not pressure them at all, but I am so sad for them that they do not have a faith life.   I am a convert and was hoping to give them what I didn't have growing up.   Did your kids leave and find their way back or to another denomination (which would be fine with me)?  I see all these older kids still attending Mass with their families and wonder what I did wrong.[/quote]

In my experience, Catholic school turns kids into hard core atheists  [/quote]

Yes, this. And I don't say this in a "I was rebelling against the brainwashing" way- actually quite the opposite. I went to Catholic school K-12 and did my undergrad at a Jesuit school, and it was at those schools (well, high school and undergrad, not much so k-8) where we were REALLY taught to think critically about our faith, spirituality, the Church, etc. In other words, we went over our beliefs with a fine-tooth comb. Kind of a double-edged sword- many emerged believing stronger than ever precisely because they questioned their faith, but many walked away much less religious for the exact same reason.
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I think the expectation is that hihgly educated Catholic youth will emerge with a "mature" faith -- just as the Jesuits who were teaching did.  But too much education often has the opposite effect.[/quote]

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