One hundred percent of respondents personally know someone who has served in the military.

As a Catholic educator I agree that college is not for everyone.

“A kid that can do schoolwork and good grades while doing extracurricular activities can multitask.”

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Multiple respondents said they had simply never considered going on a domestic pilgrimage.  

From the archives: "With all good wishes for the New Year, Father, and my sincere thanks again."

“For many years, I read only the weekly readings at Mass. As I got older, I became a lot more engaged in reading and meditating on what I read.”

Thank you, Father Martin, for articulating so eloquently the consistent ethic of life expressed by our Catholic social teaching.

When asked if sports build character, 75 percent of respondents said yes and 25 percent said no.