[angcat]

I know the Allentown Diocese does not lift a finger to maintain the schools. They also do not help with the cost of the private tuition which has gone up to almost 6k a year in my area. Many kids drop out and go back to the public schools. You would think they would provide some kind of financial help.

[kearnyirish2]

May I assume they close schools every year? They do in my area (northern NJ); kind of kills the incentive to financially support your parish. When I was younger, my town had five Catholic grammar schools and a high school; a couple of years ago the last one closed (while the area is still predominantly “Catholic” in name - the “Anglo” Catholics have been replaced by Latino Catholics). At some point they may as well start closing the churches as well.

[conservative cat]

True here, too. The diocese doesn’t help with the schools or tuition. It is a shame.