Anonymous
Post 04/24/2017 14:42     Subject: What's the most conservative Catholic church in DC
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Anonymous wrote:We found Blessed Sacrament in DC to be super duper conservative


agree


I'm really curious about BS. What makes it conservation, in your view?


We belong to BS. I think it's a mix - it's conservative in the old money upper NW/Chevy Chase kind of way. Lots of snooty people. It took me a long time to find a fit there, but I have met lovely folks there. I also think it's just sort of more old school, and there are a lot of older people there.

We came close to sending our child there many years ago, and I was shocked when touring the school to see no children of color there at all. That's changed a little, but I'd describe the conservatism there as partly a function of being a pretty homogeneous parish.

On the other hand, we were upfront when touring the school that our child's best friend had two dads and we would not ever say that was a bad thing. We were encouraged by the responses we received - all positive and welcoming.

I think there are some conservative parishioners, but there are a fair number of social justice liberal parishioners, too. Our child is in the school of religion and I've been really pleased that the focus for the grade this year has been on welcoming a refugee family.


This. I'm a BS parishioner and school parent. Lots of "country club" types who as a whole probably lean more Republican and can maybe come across as "stuffy". But theologically I haven't found it overly conservative at all. Also, our car certainly definitely wasn't the only one with the H sticker on it at school pick up/weekend mass.


We've found it to be a lot less conservative than other churches we've attended! No messages about voting certain platforms that I've heard in other parishes. People seem mostly aligned with our views, and find the same things to be important (helping the poor/hungry). We don't love that it's so white/crusty, but people seem super friendly.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2017 14:42     Subject: What's the most conservative Catholic church in DC
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Anonymous wrote:St. Athanasius in Vienna. They don't follow Vatican II and are friendly with (though not officially part of) SSPX. They have an affiliated school, St. Anthony Academy, that follows a curriculum straight out of the Middle Ages.


Holy hell, you weren't exaggerating! That's even how they describe it.


"Children in this younger stage love the chance to memorize and it is foolish not to take advantage of this opportunity...Mastery of the Grammar stage requires large amounts of memorization and this should be done when memorization is easy and agreeable. Thus, our younger students are taught to store away in memory large amounts of information which they do not yet understand completely. "



Whoa, it gets worse. From their handbook:

"2) Rock music should not be listened to at home or in the car:
Much of the music in the modern culture is inappropriate for children, not only because of the rock beat, but also because of the lyrics.

6) Internet
Children younger than high school should not have access to the internet except for educational purposes, and then only with a parent present.

8) Playmates
Great care should be exercised in choices of friends for your children. Allowing them to play with children who are permitted to see and do things that you do not permit, is the same as allowing it yourself.\

...- refrain from speaking about modern movies, television shows, music, computer games or video games while at school."

Girls must wear head coverings inside the church.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2017 14:37     Subject: What's the most conservative Catholic church in DC
Anonymous wrote:Which Catholic parish in DC is the most conservative?( socially, theologically, and liturgically)

Sounds like OP is looking for conservative, yes?
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2017 14:34     Subject: What's the most conservative Catholic church in DC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:St. Athanasius in Vienna. They don't follow Vatican II and are friendly with (though not officially part of) SSPX. They have an affiliated school, St. Anthony Academy, that follows a curriculum straight out of the Middle Ages.


Holy hell, you weren't exaggerating! That's even how they describe it.


"Children in this younger stage love the chance to memorize and it is foolish not to take advantage of this opportunity...Mastery of the Grammar stage requires large amounts of memorization and this should be done when memorization is easy and agreeable. Thus, our younger students are taught to store away in memory large amounts of information which they do not yet understand completely. "

Anonymous
Post 04/24/2017 14:34     Subject: What's the most conservative Catholic church in DC
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Anonymous wrote:St. Luke's in McLean is very conservative and St. John's in McLean is even more so. We are Holy Trinity in Georgetown people and love it.


St LUke's doesn't have a crucifix on the alter. They have a mosaic of the Christ instead.


What does this mean?
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2017 14:28     Subject: What's the most conservative Catholic church in DC
Anonymous wrote:We found Blessed Sacrament in DC to be super duper conservative


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Anonymous
Post 04/24/2017 01:49     Subject: What's the most conservative Catholic church in DC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We found Blessed Sacrament in DC to be super duper conservative


agree


I'm really curious about BS. What makes it conservation, in your view?


We belong to BS. I think it's a mix - it's conservative in the old money upper NW/Chevy Chase kind of way. Lots of snooty people. It took me a long time to find a fit there, but I have met lovely folks there. I also think it's just sort of more old school, and there are a lot of older people there.

We came close to sending our child there many years ago, and I was shocked when touring the school to see no children of color there at all. That's changed a little, but I'd describe the conservatism there as partly a function of being a pretty homogeneous parish.

On the other hand, we were upfront when touring the school that our child's best friend had two dads and we would not ever say that was a bad thing. We were encouraged by the responses we received - all positive and welcoming.

I think there are some conservative parishioners, but there are a fair number of social justice liberal parishioners, too. Our child is in the school of religion and I've been really pleased that the focus for the grade this year has been on welcoming a refugee family.


This. I'm a BS parishioner and school parent. Lots of "country club" types who as a whole probably lean more Republican and can maybe come across as "stuffy". But theologically I haven't found it overly conservative at all. Also, our car certainly definitely wasn't the only one with the H sticker on it at school pick up/weekend mass.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2017 01:26     Subject: Re:What's the most conservative Catholic church in DC
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Anonymous wrote:They don't appear to be Opus Dei. Check out their website you'll find out all you need to know. I just looked at their lists of Catholic Colleges and remembered sitting in a meeting where I was told that Georgetown and Notre Dame were not really Catholic. St. John really takes things to the extreme.

I can see their point on Georgetown being Catholic in name and formality only. But Notre Dame? Hmm, I think ND beats Georgetown on that one. But just my impression.


Anyone who thinks Georgetown isn't Catholic hasn't spent any real time there. Ridiculous.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2017 23:25     Subject: What's the most conservative Catholic church in DC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We found Blessed Sacrament in DC to be super duper conservative


agree


I'm really curious about BS. What makes it conservation, in your view?


We belong to BS. I think it's a mix - it's conservative in the old money upper NW/Chevy Chase kind of way. Lots of snooty people. It took me a long time to find a fit there, but I have met lovely folks there. I also think it's just sort of more old school, and there are a lot of older people there.

We came close to sending our child there many years ago, and I was shocked when touring the school to see no children of color there at all. That's changed a little, but I'd describe the conservatism there as partly a function of being a pretty homogeneous parish.

On the other hand, we were upfront when touring the school that our child's best friend had two dads and we would not ever say that was a bad thing. We were encouraged by the responses we received - all positive and welcoming.

I think there are some conservative parishioners, but there are a fair number of social justice liberal parishioners, too. Our child is in the school of religion and I've been really pleased that the focus for the grade this year has been on welcoming a refugee family.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2017 23:16     Subject: What's the most conservative Catholic church in DC
Anonymous wrote:St. Luke's in McLean is very conservative and St. John's in McLean is even more so. We are Holy Trinity in Georgetown people and love it.


St LUke's doesn't have a crucifix on the alter. They have a mosaic of the Christ instead.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2017 21:36     Subject: What's the most conservative Catholic church in DC
St. Luke's in McLean is very conservative and St. John's in McLean is even more so. We are Holy Trinity in Georgetown people and love it.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2017 21:27     Subject: What's the most conservative Catholic church in DC
Catherine laboure in Wheaton
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2017 20:49     Subject: Re:What's the most conservative Catholic church in DC
I find that the predominately white Catholic churches in the DC area are some of the most conservative ones. The diverse and multicultural Catholic churches tend to be more relax and down to earth. Believe me, it's like night and day. The non diverse Catholic churches tend to have what I call Vatican I, old school, Pope Benedict Catholics. When you walk inside these churches the parishioners look like their sucking on lemons and have a stoic demeanor. The diverse Catholic churches have a Pope Francis and warm vibe to them. The parishioners appear to be happy and they're more welcoming to new people. You can tell from the moment that you walk into a Catholic church that it is conservative because the level of coldness will freeze you right before mass even starts.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2017 17:23     Subject: What's the most conservative Catholic church in DC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We found Blessed Sacrament in DC to be super duper conservative


agree


I'm really curious about BS. What makes it conservation, in your view?
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2017 15:54     Subject: What's the most conservative Catholic church in DC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We found Blessed Sacrament in DC to be super duper conservative


agree


Weird I was gonna no to say that BS is pretty liberal-- as are most of the Catholic Churches IN DC proper. BS does have do a more traditional mass which I love but still does very liberal things which drive me crazy. That said I used to go to a little church I loved when in college but it was taken over by a Legion of Christ movement. I was out of there.