At a time of declining church attendance across America and growing disenchantment with traditional religion, a Catholic parish in Hyattsville, Md., thrives by embracing the very orthodoxy other congregations have abandoned.
St. Jerome Catholic Church and its affiliated school, St. Jerome Academy, have both experienced dramatic growth over the past few years, largely due to an influx of families drawn to the parish's reputation as a haven for conservative Catholics seeking to live among others who share their values.
"The parish life was very important to us," says Daniel Gibbons, 40, who teaches at Catholic University in nearby Washington, D.C., and moved to Hyattsville with his young family four years ago. "I know from my own childhood that it can be very hard to raise children as a Catholic if you don't have a community of other Catholics who are trying to make the faith real in their everyday lives and raise the children in ways that are harmonious with their faith."
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3 comments:
Good for them - we need more conservative bastions to make up for the liberalism disease that is sweeping through our population!
Christians are called to be IN the world, not OF the world. Sounds like these Catholics got that right.
Sorry folks, 21st Century mindset has put believers on the back burner. Folks who could afford to give no longer can. The newer generations are not involved, nor care. Its over in many areas and that is truly a shame.
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