tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post844773971130250091..comments2024-03-23T09:59:53.293+00:00Comments on LINEN ON THE HEDGEROW: An omission - a Catholic educationRichard Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-1599673370918793502013-02-04T18:03:43.871+00:002013-02-04T18:03:43.871+00:00GOR, All of our teachers were either Irish nuns or...GOR, All of our teachers were either Irish nuns or laymen and women. Example is very good but, combined with catechetics, it is dynamite!<br /><br />Thank you Mack and Clinton, Catholic education is on the floor here also. Only one way to go!Richard Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-75976236727533978532013-02-04T13:05:43.158+00:002013-02-04T13:05:43.158+00:00Growing up in then-Catholic Ireland in the 1950’s,...Growing up in then-Catholic Ireland in the 1950’s, I think our education was more about example than formal teaching. Of course we had ‘Catechism classes’ from the orthodox, habited, Sisters of Mercy and Irish Christian Brothers. Annual visits from the priest designated the ‘Diocesan Catechist’ ensured orthodoxy. His visits were viewed with some trepidation lest any lack in teaching or learning would be found!<br /><br />We had Devotions (Exposition, Rosary and Benediction, First Fridays, First Saturdays…), processions, Mens’ and Womens’ Sodalities and pilgrimages to Knock, Croagh Patrick and Lough Derg. Annual Parish Missions were preached by priests from Religious Orders (Dominicans, Franciscans, Passionists, Redemptorists, etc.).<br /><br />But it was the example around us that probably hit home more than anything else. Everyone went to Mass – brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins and neighbors. It was unthinkable to miss Mass – except for grave reasons (with Mother pronouncing upon the perceived ‘gravity’!). Frequent Confession was advocated and observed, if not by all, by many. At minimum, the ‘Easter Duty’ was a <i>sine qua non</i>.<br /><br />While much of that no longer obtains in the Ireland of today, all is not lost and there are signs of renewal, despite what one reads in the media. Recent economic realities may also have had a hand in reminding people of what is important and lasting.<br />GORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313101159848740722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-75273495188991438922013-02-04T07:53:26.347+00:002013-02-04T07:53:26.347+00:00Sounds like a great education, Mr. Collins. Here i...Sounds like a great education, Mr. Collins. Here in California, everything is quite dumbed down. How can we expect the youth to understand the Catholic faith when the adults teaching the holy religion know so little about it themselves?Clinton R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-4266328856678271632013-02-03T14:34:02.576+00:002013-02-03T14:34:02.576+00:00MOST interesting! Thank you.
In Texas education ...MOST interesting! Thank you.<br /><br />In Texas education is now all about passing tests generated by Pearson (who seem to rule the world), not about learning anything -- and that is the fault of the democratically-elected Texas government and its top-down 'tude.Lawrence Hall, HSGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906964306659335649noreply@blogger.com