Catholic Snob or Guardian of Family Time?

Catholic Snob or Guardian of Family Time?

So, it is that time of year at church… CCD registration time. I have a near-kindergartner who is eligible to attend, but do I want her to?

Our CCD classes start 20 min. after Mass lets out on Sunday morning and run for one hour. What is my issue? Well, twofold — 1) I am not convinced of the orthodoxy and formation of the adult volunteers teaching the classes and 2) If some of my fears related to #1 are realized, then why waste a valuable hour of family time to have my impressionable daughter receive vague/possibly misleading catechisis?

To give you a bit more context before you sound off – I think I am doing a good job with fledgling catechism myself. I have committed us to a very enriching and exciting Catholic-centered kindergarten homeschooling curriculum for the upcoming year, we celebrate holy days, saints’ feast days and the like year-round. Daughter knows all the staple prayers and seems to have a hunger for more.

Therefore, the conflict boils down to me wondering if a home-schooled kid with a very social disposition could benefit from an hour a week of “classroom” type instruction with a bunch of other Catholic kids or if we will interrupt our lovely family-oriented Sundays in order for her to receive lukewarm religious instruction that she really does not need. Thoughts?


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