"Catholic education impacted life of opera singer Eric Greene"

[Sarabande]

I just thought it was so nice to see something positive regarding what a Catholic school education has done to help individual people.

catholicreview.org/article/play/music/catholic-education-impacted-life-of-opera-singer-eric-greene

Since the opera season runs fall to spring, Mr. Greene has summers off. Once touched by “great teachers” in Catholic school, the 6-foot-5 singer said he has found a way to give back – as a mentor in Super Kids Camp for behaviorally challenged inner-city residents.

In a big brother kind of way, he assists the kids with reading, talks with them about good behavior, advises them to listen to their parents and teachers, and stresses the importance of following morals.

“The whole idea of me going back to mentor is a direct result of my experience in Catholic school,” said the baritone, now a member of the Church of the Redeemed of the Lord on Old York Road.

“One thing I got (from school) is discipline and a continual reminder that God is the center of everything. My home was that way, then to go to school and see and hear that – it reinforced what I heard at home.”

“Eric’s spirituality is one of his greatest qualities,” said M. Kathleen Filippelli, principal of Father Charles Hall Catholic School. “If you know him, then you know that God is the center of his life.”

 

[mab23]

what a nice story! I can’t wait to send my daughter to a Catholic school