Graduation Speech : Catholic School

While I was brought up by a strict Christian mother, and still carry many of the values and beliefs from that religion, I have learnt from my father to me more of an omnist.

My family is Catholic and raised me as Catholic. I have been in classes at my church since pre school and continued to be in them all the way through sophomore year. In Catholicism, teenagers who have had their first communion go through three years of middle school Faith Formation and two years of high school Faith Formation before they can be confirmed. Being confirmed means that you confirm that you want to be Catholic and that you believe without a parent or guardian making you.

at a Catholic school in a Cotton-growing town, the approach was one that took a majorly

My parents have discovered a different religion since then, one even closer to God, and me not being religious drives a wedge between us. I believe that if I hadn’t gone to catholic school, there would be a possibility of me being religious, as I would have been taught a different mentality than Catholicism regarding religion.

My second observation was at Light of Christ Academy with Mr. Eckert. I observed his first period military history class for two days. This opportunity was my first time observing and being involved with junior high students. Without doubt, I enjoyed observing a junior high catholic school.

I grew up in an extremely religious household. My mother was devout Roman Catholic, while my father was a

Being third years one of our instructors was the Pastor ,and no one wanted to disappoint him. The final year was not much different in terms of the amount of work, except for that we had a quiz every Sunday that we had to study for during the week. This year was by far my favorite year because I was able to grow so close with my classmates and instructors. Our seating arrangement had me by the Pastor’s daughter, Emma, who was very kind. Sadly she struggled with thinking difficulties, so I was by her side and helped her through the year. The ultimate part of this year was our retreat; I grew extremely close with the people in my class and grew as a

As same like you, I grown up in Christianity with parents. Also I interested in other religions.

Even at an extremely young age I was always on the fence about what I truly believed in. There was never a religion forced down my throat, opening my mind to a lot

My saint joseph experience means education to me because I have learned so much from this school. I have to give a big thank you to mrs. king ms. walsh and mr. rice they have helped me so much this year. Mrs. King even took time out of her free time to tutor me.

If you asked me eight years ago what my religion was I would probably stare blank at you in complete silence . I would end up saying that is am a catholics , why? Honestly because growing up we also went to the neighbor hood church so I was raised off Catholicism but I have my doubt's.

Both of my parents have very different childhoods. When my mom was fifteen, she left Laos to come to America. She was raised in a Buddhist family. My father grew up in Colorado and has lived here for most life. Both of his parents were Christian. Because both of my parents practiced two different religions, they decided to leave the idea of religion up to

teaching about the love of God. Then on Monday, July 14, I went to the Bible school in Markham

Growing up on the border of Newark and East Orange has placed me in a melting pot of different cultures and religions. Raised as a Catholic I have only been taught about the teachings of the Bible, and what my family members have learned about it. My grandmother has always been the religious example in my household when it came to spreading the Catholic faith. During the early years of my life all I’ve known was the Catholic religion.

I was born into a Hindu family in India. Religion has always been a big part of my life growing up, following various religious traditions and celebrating festivals. However, I do not believe that my partially religious upbringing has had an affect on me in the sense that I am a religious person today. I was never forced to abide by any rituals or practices and was always encouraged to explore and learn about different religions all over the world. Therefore, my views on religion as a whole are extremely open ended and are always open to deviate.