Reply to How "Catholic" is Notre Dame?

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "How "Catholic" is Notre Dame?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My friend is a pretty religious Catholic, his son is a junior at a Jesuit high school. His dream school is Boston College. They went to look at Notre Dame, and the son said "I'm Catholic, but these people are really Catholic."

Kids lighting candles and praying in the grotto, crucifixes in every classroom, etc. He thought Catholicism permeated the culture completely.[/quote]

The grotto is a special place that I don't entirely associate with being Catholic. I know a lot of non-Catholics light candles at the grotto. I've always viewed it more as a Notre Dame thing than a Catholic thing.
[/quote]It seems kind of odd to go to a Catholic university and complain that it is "too Catholic" and not liking crucifixes in the classroom. I mean, its a Catholic school. Have you never walked into a Catholic high school or grade school?[/quote]

The thread is about the level of Catholicism at Notre Dame. I just reported the experience of my friend's son - coming from a fairly Catholic background (and yes, he has walked into a Catholic school since he attends a Jesuit high school as noted above) he found the atmosphere to be far more Catholic than anything he had experienced before. Not a value judgment, or a complaint, just a response to the question. For many people, a university where Catholicism permeates the culture completely is a major selling point. You seem kind of defensive. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics