From Steven Istvan Szakaczki re concerned Catholic parent.(C.I. May, 2006, Letters) Numerous Catholic parents have been complaining about insufficient religious education in our Catholic schools. They say that their children are not getting enough knowledge of our own Catholic faith. Instead, the schools go astray a·stray adv. 1. Away from the correct path or direction. See Synonyms at amiss. 2. Away from the right or good, as in thought or behavior; straying to or into wrong or evil ways. with other religions, yoga yoga (yō`gə) [Skt.,=union], general term for spiritual disciplines in Hinduism, Buddhism, and throughout S Asia that are directed toward attaining higher consciousness and liberation from ignorance, suffering, and rebirth. , Buddhist and Hindu meditations
Meditations (Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν, literally "thoughts/writings addressed to , and eastern pagan Pagan (pəgän`), ruined city, Mandalay div., central Myanmar, on the Ayeyarwady River. Covering an area c.40 sq mi (100 sq km), it is one of the great archaeological treasures of Southeast Asia and a holy place of pilgrimage. Founded c. New Age information. If you feel that your child is "subjected to content in the religion courses which will harm his Catholic faith," take your child out of the school and enroll him or her in a public school. The famous Bishop Fulton Sheen once said that Catholic schools not in line with the teaching of the Church weaken the faith of children. So he recommended all his relatives with children to enroll them in public schools. Why? Because in a public school the Catholic students' faith is challenged and if they go to war in defence of their religion they get stronger in their faith. Of course they have to be supported by their parents, priests, relatives, and especially by their godparents godparents npl the godparents → los padrinos godparents npl the godparents → le parrain et la marraine godparents npl . It is very unfortunate that the parent was told at the school that "it's not really Catholic teaching anyway, it's more of a world religions course. If our schools teach world religion only, our future generation is in serious trouble. Just to be in line with protocol, parents should talk to or write their diocesan bishop A bishop in charge of a diocese. These are to be distinguished from suffragan bishops, assistant bishops, coadjutor bishops, Auxiliary Bishops, or metropolitans or primates. . The Instructions on the Most Holy Eucharist (Redemptionis sacramentum) focus on the Sacred Liturgy, but invite us, the faithful, to be alert to all abuses. Mark Twain, one of my favourite writers, said: "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." Maynooth, ON |
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