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Parents miss Mass, kids get ax
NY Daily News ^
| 06.27.05
| NANCY DILLON
Posted on 06/27/2005 1:42:52 PM PDT by Coleus
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Years ago, most parents and their children attended mass every Sunday, no excuses.
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posted on
06/27/2005 1:43:12 PM PDT
by
Coleus
To: Coleus
Should this be considered "mass expulsion"? :)
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posted on
06/27/2005 1:44:37 PM PDT
by
My2Cents
("In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
To: Coleus
I'm conflicted on this one.
The parents need to be called out on their disregard of the Third Commandment, but at the same time the kids need to be instructed no matter how slack their folks are.
It's a tough call.
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posted on
06/27/2005 1:45:46 PM PDT
by
wideawake
(God bless our brave troops and their Commander-in-Chief)
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To: Coleus
but his father-in-law's illness hampered the family's church attendanceThat works for Protestants but not Catholics. Mass happens all the time.
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posted on
06/27/2005 1:46:38 PM PDT
by
AppyPappy
To: Coleus
What do they do to the non-Catholic pupils?
In our school, the non-Catholic and non-regularly attending (Mass) families pay extra tuition every month. (a substantial amount, imo)
Expelling the kids is going too far, I think.
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posted on
06/27/2005 1:46:52 PM PDT
by
vrwcagent0498
(Mark Levin and Ann Coulter are my patron saints.)
To: Coleus
used each family's bar-coded donation envelope to track attendance. Technically, that just means they didn't turn in an envelope. They could have been there.
I think this is utterly ridiculous, anyway. What are they going to do, use bouncers to keep out the unwashed?
To: Coleus
Years ago, most parents and their children attended mass every Sunday, no excuses. We never attended mass.
Of course, we weren't Catholic, either.
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posted on
06/27/2005 1:47:16 PM PDT
by
TheBigB
(Why yes, I -do- rock! Thanks for noticing!)
To: Coleus
Exactly. I'm all for this. (Extenuating circumstances may apply...) But there's no sense in sending a kid to a Catholic school/CCD program if the parents don't want to take the time to set the kind of example the kids should follow. Go to Mass, or send your kids elsewhere. As a private entity, the parish school has the right to expect the parents to fulfil the requirements. One hour a week...hmmm...decisions, decisions.
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posted on
06/27/2005 1:47:28 PM PDT
by
redhead
(Tune in tomorrow: Same Bat time, same Bat channel...)
To: Coleus
Don't punish the kids because the parents cannot show.
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posted on
06/27/2005 1:47:42 PM PDT
by
FeeinTennessee
(www.saluteheroes.org.........www.peoplepolitical.org)
To: Coleus
I'm failing to see the problem here. Attending Mass is an important part of religious formation and the process of experiencing the Sacraments.
In our parish, they use the envelopes to track attendance, and those who don't make enough Masses lose the tuition discount at the local parochial school.
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posted on
06/27/2005 1:48:25 PM PDT
by
Malacoda
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To: Coleus
"It's hurtful," said Joseph LoPizzo, 38, whose 6-year-old son was booted. "I've been a parishioner at that church for 23 years - longer than he's been the reverend." LoPizzo said he paid the $150 for his son's Thursday afternoon classes last year, but his father-in-law's illness hampered the family's church attendance.
I'm sure everyone can come up with one excuse not to attend Mass but there is always time in one's life to fit God in. Where there is a will there is a way. To Catholics, attending Mass should be of the utmost importance.
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posted on
06/27/2005 1:48:59 PM PDT
by
frogjerk
To: God-n-GeorgeW
"There are many Churches (including mine) which would be happy to teach Sunday School to any and all, not only those who donate."It looks more like a case of the parents not going to Mass than not donating. Obviously, they have paid the tuition or their kids wouldn't be in the school.
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posted on
06/27/2005 1:49:01 PM PDT
by
redhead
(Tune in tomorrow: Same Bat time, same Bat channel...)
To: God-n-GeorgeW
There are many Churches (including mine) which would be happy to teach Sunday School to any and all, not only those who donate. It's biased reporting like this that gives us Christians a bad name.
I teach Sunday School volunatarily, kids and adults come when they can. We don't force them to. Or kick them out if the parents don't show up for church. I don't understand the reasoning behind that.
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posted on
06/27/2005 1:49:10 PM PDT
by
FeeinTennessee
(www.saluteheroes.org.........www.peoplepolitical.org)
To: wideawake
I'm pretty conflicted on this one too.
As a side note (and minor digression into half silliness half seriousness) isn't it the God Parents that are charged with making sure the children grow up to be good catholics?
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posted on
06/27/2005 1:50:09 PM PDT
by
tfecw
(Vote Democrat, It's easier than working)
To: God-n-GeorgeW
It's biased reporting like this that gives us Christians a bad name.Wow. Imagine that. Biased reporting, giving christians a bad name.
If I ever saw good reports from the MSM on anything christian, I'd look for something amiss, or wait for the other shoe to drop.
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posted on
06/27/2005 1:50:30 PM PDT
by
mountn man
(Everyone brings joy into a room. Some when they enter. Others when they leave)
To: wideawake
It shouldn't be a tough call. You don't punish the children for the mistakes of their parents.
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posted on
06/27/2005 1:50:41 PM PDT
by
wmichgrad
("The only difference between what Senator Kennedy said & a bag of excrement is the bag" Rush 3/2/05)
To: vrwcagent0498
In our school, the non-Catholic and non-regularly attending (Mass) families pay extra tuition every month. (a substantial amount, imo)This is regarding religious education of Catholics. Why would non-Catholics be affected by this?
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posted on
06/27/2005 1:50:48 PM PDT
by
frogjerk
To: frogjerk
"I've been a parishioner at that church for 23 years - longer than he's been the reverend."
You got to love that quote. I wonder how he would stack up in a 'how many masses have you attended' contest with the reverend. Hah!
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posted on
06/27/2005 1:52:17 PM PDT
by
TalonDJ
To: Coleus
As far as I can see, this is only about CCD classes, and CCD isn't going to do your kid a lick of good if you can't get them to Mass at least once a month. Good on the priest.
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posted on
06/27/2005 1:52:19 PM PDT
by
Eepsy
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