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When you consider that each grade has close to 500 kids participating, that's A LOT of teachers. The estimated # of volunteers at our church is close to 600. That's a lot of paperwork, too.

That's a lot of volunteers! How many families in your parish? Who's your pastor?

I'm your neighbor, over at St. Michael's in Bedford. We've got a similar policy; I've been background-checked because I lector at Saturday Mass every three weeks.

What the Diocese needs, comrade, is to station an aide-de-camp in every parish to keep an eye on the dossiers and make certain all the t's are crossed and i's are dotted. I fail to see how in the world these "do as I say, not as I do" Bishops feel comfortable charging the pastors and priests (many of whom ended up perps themselves) with ensuring that their latest labor and employment policies are enforced.

Taking a tip from any successful corporate structure been bitten once too many times by Title Legislation claims, they could "outsource" this surveillance and paper-pushing to one who specializes in Human Resources, no holds barred prying and cutting edge political correctness.

Given the notoriety of this scandal to date and the general direction (toward the State) to which folks seem to be looking for fixes ... perhaps the Catholic Church could lead by example and open themselves to a working relationship with the local branch of the FBI or some other government entity charged with ensuring The Peoples' Security.

Our parish has grown from 300-400 families to over 5,000 over the past 15 years. Our pastor, Msgr. Killian Broderick, has been with the parish since its inception.

We joined the parish when we moved here 5 years ago. I've been teaching on Weds nite (6th grade - Old Testament) for the past four years.

Msgr. Broderick is great! This is a busy parish, with at least 20 different groups to volunteer in. I like teaching, because I learn more with each lesson, and it hasn't gotten tedious yet. 6th graders won't let you get away with a boring class!

If you're ever in the area, check out our new church! It holds about 1,500, and it's a beautiful, peaceful place. Check out our website: stannparish.org