Should Catholic Education Be Turned Over To High School Coaches!!

Ten Reasons has a amusing but there is some truth to it post at On coaches and catechists

He comments on some observations a Priest was making about Catholic Parents attitudes toward Sports versus their kids life in the Parish or School. For instance among other things "If a football coach tells parents their son needs to memorize plays to be on the team, the parents agree. If a priest tells parents their child needs to memorize prayers or facts about their faith to be a better Catholic, the parents argue" and If a cheerleading coach tells parents that they need to raise money so the team can go to a competition at Disney World, the parents sell candy bars and wash cars. If a priest tells parents that they need to raise money so the altar servers can get new robes, the parents remark that "It's always about money".

Ten Reasons says he agrees with this (as do I ) but points out:

While I get -- and largely agree with -- the overall point, the fact that so much of parish-based sacramental preparation is a complete, unedifying waste of time may feed parental disinterest.Plus, sports coaches tend to have more of a "can do" attitude than DREs and catechetical elites. Perhaps that's why a local Catholic high school turned over its religious education program to its sports coaches.

There is probally truth in both statements. Though I hope Notre Dame does not make a bad situation worse and hand the Theology Department to Charlie Weiss.

THOUGH I WOULD RECOMMEND in my Neck of the woods Coach Steven Jeter of Loyola Prep that got the Flyers to the third round of the Louisiana Football Playoffs. GEAUX FLYERS. JETER for DIOCESE DRE!!!