I think Catholic school should be free

Good luck convincing the Catholic church to fund that!

Public schools aren't free by any stretch of the imagination. I pay thousands of dollars to the school down the road from me and don't have a single child attending. It's forced funding by tax unlike Catholic schools which you pay for only if you have a child attending. Since public schools are funded by tax dollars and the government, they have to teach what the government wants. Catholic schools do not. Back when more nuns were teaching the price was very low because the nuns didn't need a full income to support a family. With fewer vocations to the priesthood and convents more teachers were needed hence higher wages= higher tuition. The Catholic church pays for their own schools my 4 kids go for practically free through Church scholarships and grants but obviously I pay more than I would if they were in a public school. They don't make it free because you can't run a school for free.

Well obviously the government has a vested interest in making sure all of its citizens make it to adulthood knowing how to read and write and the basics like that, and we get a great return on that investment. Graduation and literacy rates are directly linked to the amount of funding a public school gets; the more funding they get, the better the results. Even if your children don't attend public school you still directly benefit from living in a community where everybody receives a basic education regardless of their family wealth.

The Catholic church gets billions of tax-free dollars handed to them every year. They could absolutely make Catholic schooling free if they wanted to. The over $3.2 billion the church has had to pay to settle abuse lawsuits would be more than enough to cover the cost of providing a Catholic education to every Catholic child in America.

The problems you're describing don't stem from a lack of money; it's a lack of will. Catholic problems can only be solved by Catholics.

You said Catholic problems need to be solved by Catholics, i agreed and said the way to do that is to be a good Catholic, starting with you. I would say the same to anyone posting here it doesn't mean I'm assuming anyone is a bad or good Catholic. If I talked out of turn I'm sorry.

You jumped down my throat and then questioned my Catholicism because I suggested that the church provide for it's followers! Go back and re read your response to my *one sentence* comment and tell me if you really think that's an appropriate way for a stream owner, moderator, or a Catholic to have responded.

If this is how you respond to people who you agree with then I can't imagine how you treat people with different beliefs. God should make you feel loving and kind, not paranoid and judgmental. You aren't "loving and kind" if you're only loving and kind to people who are exactly like you.

Have you shown your online conversations with strangers with your family and your priest?

I have already apologized twice yet we're still here. I'm not sure what else you think I should say.

I'll have to take that as a 'she learned nothing'

You might be a lost cause, but I'll pray that at least your husband loves your children enough to spend his weekend with them. Children are a blessing from God and you waste your days with this instead of raising them. I'll pray for them too.

I'm logging off now for the rest of the weekend to take care of my children and not waste any more time like you advised. God bless you!

It's amazing to see that I was able to inspire you to be a mother to your children! Which made you happier; fulfilling your duties as a parent or starting fights with strangers on the internet?

It is my hope that you'll continue making better, more Christ-like choices in the future. Pride can be the most difficult sin to overcome, I'm reminded of Proverbs 16:9. God detests the prideful and until you can control your pride, you'll continue to hate yourself as well. Proverbs 16:9 also warns of punishment for the prideful. So if you can't end your sinful, unchristian ways for the sake of your family and God, consider doing it for yourself.

I find it interesting that you've chosen an online hobby that has you constantly striking up conversations with strange men. Your children suffer as a result of your internet addiction, and I'm sure your marriage does as well. A new year will be here soon, consider using this as an opportunity to rededicate yourself to the things that should matter the most to you: God and family.

Thanks for the prayers! I really do appreciate them. I'll pray for you also 🙏

I saw the comment you deleted by the way. So did God. Absolutely shameful. Defensive and paranoid like you've been this entire time.

Show your priest what you do online. Work on it and have a lot fewer shameful moments.

Lol. I wasn't sure if you'd know who kev even is but it appears you do! I'll show my priest my posts for sure. Are you going to show yours?

The comment I deleted was "Thanks for the advice Kev" referring to kevdex a user who sounds very much like you. Welcome back.

Oh wOw, I was bouncing around, following comments to user to other comments by them on other memes like I always do. Was skimming through here, wondering where the anger from that user came from. That explains it.

Was the original account banned from commenting? I see it still here but quiet for 3 wks now.

Maybe how you'll stop attacking anyone in this stream who says anything that you perceive to be an attack on your faith, that you'll focus that energy on yourself, that you'll reacquaint yourself with Jesus' teachings of love and acceptance, that you'll show your priest the conversations you have with people here. Any of those would be a great first step on what would hopefully be a very long journey.

You needing me to explain that to you makes me fear you've learned nothing from this interaction and will go back to doing this to the next person. Show your priest your online interactions with strangers, because I doubt he's the one telling you to act this way. He might have some words of wisdom worth hearing.

Everyday I try to do better and improve myself, I talk to my priest regularly in the sacrament of confession, i try but sometimes fail to show the love of Christ to others even those I disagree with. I never intend to attack anyone but i will defend my Church when it is attacked by those who come to the stream just for that purpose. Not saying that's your purpose but maybe we can both work on these things you mention together. I'd rather make friends than enemies on this site so why don't we start with a clean sheet.

"The Catholic church gets billions of tax-free dollars handed to them every year." What's your source for this?

I assume you must be a Catholic who attends Mass every Sunday, had been raised in the Church and understands all its history and current events as well as contributes regularly to its efforts?

You're right Catholic problems require Catholic Solutions, you can get the ball rolling personally by being a good Catholic. Sound good? 😊

Don't take my word for it; information on the tithing habits of Catholics is widely available, both online and through your local perish.

Try not to get so defensive because someone sees things through a different lens than you. It is not your place to judge the Catholic-ness of anybody else. That energy would be better spent if you focused it inwardly on your own faith.

The rules of this stream say that everyone should be respectful, that includes you. Telling someone that they aren't a good Catholic based off of one conversation is incredibly disrespectful, not to mention an affront to Jesus' teachings about not judging others. You should apologize.

I should be a good Catholic, you should be a good Catholic, everyone should be a good Catholic how is that judging anyone? I never said you were a bad Catholic did I? If you felt judged, apology given.

People are not contributing billions of dollars to the Church, most would rather spend $6 daily on a frap from Starbucks than put $6 weekly in the collection basket. My parish just posted their financial report. As I recall their expenditures surpassed their contributions. That's usually the case.

Are you Catholic? Just wondering. I appreciate you posting and commenting but surely would hate to start our first convo on a sour note based on misunderstanding of what Our Church is about.

Also; Why did you ask all of that nonsense about being raised in the church and knowing it's history etc?

The only way that information would be relevant is if you were planning on using it to judge my Catholic-ness.

None if this is about how I feel. This is about your actions. I'm sure you teach your children the importance of admitting their mistakes and fixing them. Be a good example.

You literally told me to "start" being a good Catholic, meaning you have taken it upon yourself to judge that I currently am not. There was no misunderstanding, you got called out and now you're trying to change your story.

If you don't follow the teachings of Jesus (which tell you not to judge others) then why on Earth did you start a stream for people who do? Just to be a troll?

And if you do try to follow the teachings of Jesus then you should do the Christian thing, exercise humility, and apologize. If you can't bring yourself to admit you did wrong and apologize for it then you aren't in any position to tell anybody how to be a Catholic.