In 1953 there were two ways for an Irish Catholic boy to impress his parents: become a priest or attend Notre Dame.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My parents were Belfast Catholics.
My father was Catholic, and my mother wanted me to go to Catholic school. That's what I did in first grade. But she couldn't afford the payments. I think it must have hurt her a lot, not to be able to give me a Catholic education.
I was brought up a Catholic and I was quite fervent, because I was sent to a convent school.
My parents were both first-generation Irish Catholics raised in Brooklyn.
Every kid that goes to Catholic school believes he's going to be a priest one day.
I had an Irish Catholic education. Horrible nuns, vindictive and cruel.
I'm from an Irish Catholic family.
Growing up, I was your classic Catholic Irish kid. I went to mass every Sunday. Then in secondary school I went to boarding school, and there was mass seven days a week before breakfast - it may have put me off!
Becoming Catholic involves entering into a relationship with the Catholic Church.
Catholic school graduates exhibit a wide variety of qualities that will not only help them in their careers but also in their family and community lives.
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