tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263387667307930697.post7112150432115347845..comments2024-03-27T20:47:47.314-07:00Comments on Sports and Spirituality: What's It Mean to Be Catholic in America?Anne Stricherzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441076431654286155noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263387667307930697.post-47988376899598822232010-03-15T23:14:52.387-07:002010-03-15T23:14:52.387-07:00Hi Al and thanks for reading/posting. Leading and ...Hi Al and thanks for reading/posting. Leading and guiding students to understand Catholic values is the job of many--parents, teachers, coaches, and let's not forget the individual him/herself.<br /><br />I am heartened to read there is a new school on the Cape; one that provides the gift of a Catholic education. Here in SF, I was saddened to read that St. Elizabeth school will be the fourth K-8 parochial school to close in 4 years. Although financial challenges abound, I think it's important to know:<br />A decline in the number of U.S. Catholic schools reflects a demographic shift of where Catholics live more than a decline in the demand for Catholic education, the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate in Washington, D.C., concluded in a 2006 survey. CARA researchers linked the closure of 339 Catholic schools in the five years before the survey to the dynamic that “Catholic people move, schools don’t.”<br /><br />Perhaps people are moving to Cape Cod...not hard to figure out why. And when the BoSox come to AT&T this June, I will see that Red Sox fans move, Fenway doesn't.Anne Stricherzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05441076431654286155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263387667307930697.post-45618257134822562672010-03-15T16:52:14.735-07:002010-03-15T16:52:14.735-07:00Love the posts... from a new (yes, new) Catholic s...Love the posts... from a new (yes, new) Catholic school on Cape Cod (first on the Cape). I would hope our students understand that being Catholic in America doesn't mean looking to the majority opinion to determine what is right or wrong but rather to our Catholic values. As Christ said to Pontius Pilate, "... I came into this world to testify to the truth." He didn't say, "...I came to testify to what the majority believe."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113804215035588442noreply@blogger.com