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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son will be applying this fall to several Catholic high schools.  We are not Catholic and my son has never been to church.  He's hoping for a better education and better athletic opportunities.  We support exposure to religious education.  Can anyone shed some insight on how the interview process will work for a non-practicing student?  What might interview questions look like and what is the best way to respond?[/quote]

SJC parent here.  There is no interview process per se, although your son will meet the admissions staff when he does his shadow day.

It's hard to get a fix on it, but I'd say SJC is close to majority non-Catholic.  It is very different than Catholic K-8 parochial, which is almost 100% Catholic.  As a student, he will take 4 years of religion, prayer before just about all classes, games, etc., and Mass once per month.  If that much Catholicism is a problem, you won't be a fit.  But there are Jewish, Muslim, and atheist (!) kids there, and I think they do their best to not have anyone feel left out.  The staff only has about 3 brothers that teach - the rest are all lay people.  The mission and campus ministry program is obviously very Catholic, but all that is optional.  [/quote]

Thank you for posting this. I had no idea! During Mass, how is Communion handled? Do they allow anyone to take the cup or do they restrict it to Catholics who've been to confession? 
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If your kid is not Catholic, they do not take Communion in a Catholic church.

They may go up for a blessing but no Eucharist.

Only Catholics who have received First Holy Communion may receive Communion.

As a non Catholic, your son should remain in the pew for Communion.[/quote]

Non catholic kids don't "remain in he pew", they walk up to communion with the catholic kids and cross their arm so the priest knows to bless them instead of give them communion.[/quote]

As I stated in my second sentence, he may go up for a blessing during communion.  The other option of staying in the pew was added on at the end of my post.[/quote]

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