Unless you are the parent of a student at a Catholic school, you may not know that this week is Catholic Schools Week. As mothers of happy parochial school students and successful graduates, it’s a big deal for us.
Every year at this time, we celebrate these safe and nurturing institutions that not only prepare our children academically for their professional futures, but also instill virtues that will allow them to excel as citizens, spouses, and parents. We are grateful for both the relative affordability of these schools and their role as safe havens for generations of disadvantaged and immigrant children who might otherwise be trapped in failing public schools.
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