As Catholics, we are in communion with people in Russia and India, whom we cannot do anything with, could not speak with even if we were transported to the same place, and will never meet. Communion is not about location or uniform experiences, it's about being part of the same covenant and the same Body.
As Catholics, we are in communion with people in Russia and India, whom we cannot do anything with, could not speak with even if we were transported to the same place, and will never meet. Communion is not about location or uniform experiences, it's about being part of the same covenant and the same Body.
I was homeschooled through CCD, with the pastor's permission. By the time Confirmation classes were coming up, youth group was required. This is where I discovered that not only did the other teens know far less than I did, so did most of the teachers.
I do not think the Church is served well by taking away the opportunity to learn from those who could have it, through homeschooling, in the interest of a uniformly bad education. As a well-catechized adult, I can help others learn and direct them toward good resources. Were I not, I couldn't. Others do far more, and they would also not be able to, without good catechesis from outside their parishes.
As Catholics, we are in communion with people in Russia and India, whom we cannot do anything with, could not speak with even if we were transported to the same place, and will never meet. Communion is not about location or uniform experiences, it's about being part of the same covenant and the same Body.
I was homeschooled through CCD, with the pastor's permission. By the time Confirmation classes were coming up, youth group was required. This is where I discovered that not only did the other teens know far less than I did, so did most of the teachers.
I do not think the Church is served well by taking away the opportunity to learn from those who could have it, through homeschooling, in the interest of a uniformly bad education. As a well-catechized adult, I can help others learn and direct them toward good resources. Were I not, I couldn't. Others do far more, and they would also not be able to, without good catechesis from outside their parishes.