85% of children from active and believing Christian families who attend government school will leave the faith within 2 years of graduation. 94% of homeschoolers remain faithful.
So...When are Catholics going to get serious about getting their kids a **Catholic** private education or a **Catholic** homeschool education.
If Wichita, Kansas, can give ***EVERY ONE** of its Catholic children a **FREE*** Catholic education, then every other diocese should be able to do this too!
Yes, I said ***FREE***
By the way, I was in Wichita this spring. They have just as many illegals as anyone else in the country.
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Catholic homeschooling has been growing for a number of years, and I believe that this phenomenon is playing a significant role in the Church now and will continue to do so at an even more intense level in the immediate future.
Like anything it seems, it takes time to prove the efficacy of such an endeavor. I know of a priest who was absolutely ignorant about homeschooling. I wouldn't say opposed to the idea, but certainly didn't understand it. But over the years he has seen that it is the homeschooling families that provide the altar BOYS, make up the majority of the children's choir, attend daily mass, participate regularly in special devotions, and demonstrate an above average knowlege of the faith. And the homeschooling groups inculcate an extremely orthodox faith amongst one another. Now this priest has recruited the homeschooling moms to be the religious ed. teachers, and I have actually heard him speak almost disparagingly about the gov. schools. LOL Not quite yet, but he is almost there.
I am also acquainted with a second generation homeschooling family. They started when there was virtually no Catholic curriculums but tell me how much is available now. Supply accomodates demand. At least a dozen grandchildren are being homeschooled presently.
From my perspective, there is a serious Catholic homeschooling movement. But, as you probably know, there are tremendous temptations to keep kids in the gov. schools. Generational inertia. Societal acceptance. Material priorities. Misplaced commitment. But by the witness of the current generation of homeschooling families, Catholics will relearn the traditional teaching of the Church that a Catholic education is the only acceptable approach to childrearing.