Posted on 06/08/2011 7:10:35 PM PDT by marshmallow
Catholic ping!
And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
So saith St. Paul.
“”Home schooling in the United States is the necessary concomitant of a culture in which the Church is being opposed on every level of her existence and, as a consequence, given the widespread secularization in our country, home schooling is not only valuable or useful but it is absolutely necessary for the survival of the Catholic church in our country.”
~ Fr. John Hardon, S.J.”
I have admired Fr. Hardon for quite awhile....but was unaware that he had stated this. I have my own tales about how various “Catholic” teaching has caused problems. Our children attended SEARCH groups as a preparation for Confirmation several years ago. I wish I had known then what I know now about those groups in our diocese. They were not well run and certainly did NOT perpetuate any type of virtuous, Holy Spirit inspired foundation for the reception of the Sacrament of Confirmation. One of my daughters in particular developed an anti-Church attitude after attending a SEARCH.
There is still much purification of the Church that will have to take place. Parents would be wise to follow Fr. Hardon’s advice.
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