I mentioned this story last week. Today the Washington Post has a rather charming and interesting story on these kids (AND NOW NEW CATHOLICS). See 19 at D.C. parochial school baptized Catholic
See 19 at D.C. parochial school baptized Catholic
There is also a nice photo gallery. The story I thinks gets the personality of the kids and of course the reporter makes the not to shocking observation that these kids are not St Thomas Aquinas yet. Still a nice read. Here is a part
......In the past few years, St. Augustine's began holding weekly instead of monthly Masses and adding prayers to other parts of the daily routine. Statues of the Virgin Mary--who is particularly central to Catholicism--were placed in each room. And three years ago, St. Augustine's, called "the mother church" for Washington's black Catholics, brought in three African nuns in traditional habits to lead the school, teach and infuse the building with a Catholic spirit.
The outcome is clear among this gaggle of children who are making spiritual decisions and commitments unfamiliar to many adults. They articulate spiritual longings not typically associated with people whose feet barely reach the floor when they sit in the pews.
The way Catholics cross themselves "makes me feel like I'm not just talking to one person. I'm talking to Jesus, God and the Holy Ghost. It's like all the spirits are listening to me," said Lello Negera, a sprite of a sixth-grader whose father was tortured in Ethiopia and developed a skepticism about organized religion. "When I come out of Catholic Church service," she said, "I feel powerful.".............
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