tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256165281863652253.post1104591317334165286..comments2023-10-24T07:38:47.024-07:00Comments on A Shepherd's Voice: Are Catholic Schools Elitist?A Shepherd's Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743324067287303823noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256165281863652253.post-88409897598901697072015-08-25T12:11:52.701-07:002015-08-25T12:11:52.701-07:00I would not necessarily describe today's Catho...I would not necessarily describe today's Catholic schools as elitist; however I would describe them as seriously affected by a contraceptive culture, and thus are becoming (or have become) elitist. <br /><br />1. Vocations to teach have disappeared and correspondingly costs have risen in part because:<br /> a. Persons no longer believe in Church, they pick and choose. This affects Vocations. <br /> b. Minimal children (future vocations) are being born. <br /><br />2. Costs have also increased because to stay in business, and demand a high price tag ($4k for grade school in my area, and $10K for HS), the schools have tooled up and spent more money on sports, programs, and advanced course work meant for top colleges.<br /><br />3. The schools aggressively market to families with one or two children, parents who if the happen to be Catholic, for the most part in my experience do not follow what the Church teaches and use contraceptives and abortifacients. It's definitely true that NFP works, but it also has the effect of opening a couple to Life, whereas they may have had 1-2 children, they have 3-4 or more. In other words, the families that are indeed trying to be truly faithful, are priced out of the market. And it has become just that, a market.<br /><br />My question is simply this:<br />Where are the Shepherd's Voice(s) in all of this?<br /><br />David <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16063949210549600810noreply@blogger.com