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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It would be really interesting if people named their schools. I think how religious the people are could vary greatly by school/parish. [/quote]

Happy to oblige!  I have one child at Holy Spirit (Diocese of Arlington K - 8) and another at Bishop O'Connell.  I can't rely opine on how devout families are at O'Connell because you just don't have that same level of familial interaction that you do in elementary school.  I will say faith is a part of every class, every day - which is what we would expect to happen at a Catholic school.

Holy Spirit really runs the gamut of very devout to don't attend mass at all.  I will say the school itself has an incredibly strong sense of community and that's what I like best.  Definitely an old-school educational environment (which I love) but I would say 'Catholic lite' in the sense that Catholicism is woven into every part of every day in a subtle way - it's not shoved down your throat, but it IS ever-present (again, what we would expect at a Catholic school).  Confession is monthly, mass is every Friday (unless there is a day of obligation, in which case they go to mass on that day).  Prayers at the beginning and end of every class, beginning and end of lunch, and there are many observances/celebrations of events on the liturgical calendar.

We have been at Holy Spirit for more than ten years and are very happy there.  It's not perfect - nothing is - but they have done a great job educating my children in all senses of the word.[/quote]

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