It's a seamless garment kind of thing. My kids are young and I would be so grateful if my parish (CCD, Youth Group, homilies) backed me up when I teach my kids the Catholic catechism and Catholic tradition. Otherwise, I seem like a crank who is just about the only one who believes what I teach my kids. For example: the rosary. Never mentioned anywhere in my parish. Neither is Confession or the BVM and a bunch of other stuff. Other than the idea of the Mass (never heard it explained, though) and the priest's belief and sometime explanation of the Eucharist, my parish could almost be any Christian Church.
Something as simple as insisting on grace at meals, and saying a quick prayer before bed as a family can become ingrained in a child's mind.
Of course. But I would hope that the above isn't only a Catholic thing, that it is generic to religious belief everywhere - Christian, Jewish, Muslim, etc.
LOL, I know just what you mean. I have told Mack numerous times sometimes it gets really hard to give my views on issues. I think all my friends think I'm some kind of radical religious kook, because I think gays are gays by choice, childrens educations is primarialy a parents responsibiliyt, divorce is wrong, abortion is wrong, etc. etc. And then of course there are all the fundalmentalist truths I believe that cause, it seems like everyone, to look at me with raised eyebrows. Most all my friends are just ladies I ride horses with, I find lately I don't do a whole lot of talking anymore when I am with them, unless it's about horses or the weather.
I try to keep in mind though, Jesus Christ was treated alot worse by His own, why should we expect it to be easier.
Becky