"karen" > wrote in message
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Forgive me, I'm having a hard time posting with the new computer. I
wanted to quote Dimitri's and Nancy's posts.

I was raised Catholic but lost the faith at maybe around age thirteen.
The last mass I attended was last June, and I still didn't get
anything back from the past. And, I would actually prefer the Latin
mass, rather than some of these lame songs that are sung at mass now.

Somehow, I ended up working at a Jesuit college and got free tuition
there, so had sorted of lived in that milieu from work and classes for
some years. I would never call the Jesuits rigid. The ones I knew
were well-traveled, well-read and all had a sense of humor. I got the
impression that the Jesuits were of a more intellectual branch of the
church.

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Let me explain a little further their well deserved reputation is that they
are quite strict in the classroom and that is carried over into other areas.
As far as being well read and traveled and highly intelligent I agree
wholeheartedly. IMHO the education they impart is second to none.