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Fellow Catholics:
This article was timely, particularly with the beginning of the school year. How many Catholics attending parochial schools forego their Sunday obligation? It’s not just college, it’s Catholic high school and even Catholic elementary school where I’ve heard teachers explain to the children the importance of the Sunday obligation, and some of the brave students will say, “our parents won’t take us.” I’ve experienced some of this as a CCD teacher, where parents will drop the kids off on Sundays, and go out for breakfast or run errands.
My experience at a Catholic college in Texas during the late 1980’s (no, am not talking about the University of Dallas, where a high percentage of students attend Mass, with many walking across the street to Cistercian Abbey at 9:00 a.m. or attending the 9:15 a.m. Mass at Holy Trinity Seminary) was that only about 15%-20% of the Catholic students who lived in the residence halls attended Sunday Mass.
I used to work for the local newspaper on Sunday mornings, and I don’t recall too many students getting up early for Mass, but I do recall a group of Baptist students who would get up early, dress up, and go to church - that impressed me about their commitment to their faith. I was a one hour Catholic who normally went to the later Mass on campus at either 7:00 p.m. or 10:00 p.m., but still, only about 15%-20% of he Catholic students attended Mass regularly, and many complained about the 6 hour Theology and 9 hour Philosophy graduation requirement too (I used to say, well, you can transfer to the state school across town - it’s not required there).
Here is the article:
catholicvote.org/class-of-2019-go-to-mass/comment-page-2/#comment-658998
I think the author’s audience is geared to those attending Catholic colleges. I am aware of several state funded college that have solid Catholic Student Centers that are thriving, which is great news.
I do realize there may be a few students who go to Mass off campus. This is probably more common in larger cities where public transit is available, like Boston, New York, Washington D.C., Chicago, Cleveland, St. Louis, and a few others. I also know that some campuses like Christendom, Catholic University of America (i.e. within the last 10-15 years), Ave Maria, and Steubenville have high rates of Mass attendance, because of the orthodoxy and commitment to the magesterium. I’m sure there are some Catholic students at Fordham, Boston College, St. Joseph’s, John Carroll, Georgetown, and De Paul who frequently attend Mass at a parish in the city where the orthodoxy is present. There may even be some Georgetown students who attend Mass at the Shrine, which isn’t too far on the Metro.
Feel free to discuss, but please keep the rants to a minimum. Thank you.
This article was timely, particularly with the beginning of the school year. How many Catholics attending parochial schools forego their Sunday obligation? It’s not just college, it’s Catholic high school and even Catholic elementary school where I’ve heard teachers explain to the children the importance of the Sunday obligation, and some of the brave students will say, “our parents won’t take us.” I’ve experienced some of this as a CCD teacher, where parents will drop the kids off on Sundays, and go out for breakfast or run errands.
My experience at a Catholic college in Texas during the late 1980’s (no, am not talking about the University of Dallas, where a high percentage of students attend Mass, with many walking across the street to Cistercian Abbey at 9:00 a.m. or attending the 9:15 a.m. Mass at Holy Trinity Seminary) was that only about 15%-20% of the Catholic students who lived in the residence halls attended Sunday Mass.
I used to work for the local newspaper on Sunday mornings, and I don’t recall too many students getting up early for Mass, but I do recall a group of Baptist students who would get up early, dress up, and go to church - that impressed me about their commitment to their faith. I was a one hour Catholic who normally went to the later Mass on campus at either 7:00 p.m. or 10:00 p.m., but still, only about 15%-20% of he Catholic students attended Mass regularly, and many complained about the 6 hour Theology and 9 hour Philosophy graduation requirement too (I used to say, well, you can transfer to the state school across town - it’s not required there).
Here is the article:
catholicvote.org/class-of-2019-go-to-mass/comment-page-2/#comment-658998
I think the author’s audience is geared to those attending Catholic colleges. I am aware of several state funded college that have solid Catholic Student Centers that are thriving, which is great news.
I do realize there may be a few students who go to Mass off campus. This is probably more common in larger cities where public transit is available, like Boston, New York, Washington D.C., Chicago, Cleveland, St. Louis, and a few others. I also know that some campuses like Christendom, Catholic University of America (i.e. within the last 10-15 years), Ave Maria, and Steubenville have high rates of Mass attendance, because of the orthodoxy and commitment to the magesterium. I’m sure there are some Catholic students at Fordham, Boston College, St. Joseph’s, John Carroll, Georgetown, and De Paul who frequently attend Mass at a parish in the city where the orthodoxy is present. There may even be some Georgetown students who attend Mass at the Shrine, which isn’t too far on the Metro.
Feel free to discuss, but please keep the rants to a minimum. Thank you.