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After watching the video about what the Pope has to say about Catholic values, I recognized the similarities between his points and my answer to the first question.The Pope discussed the importance of helping those around us, especially the less fortunate, and offering up our support where it is needed. This interconnects with my first answer because I discussed how here at St. James we often hold community events, and I gave the example of the mental health day where everyone came together, supporting each other while spreading awareness about mental health. This is an ideal example of showing care and compassion for those who are facing any internal struggles, and something that could be applied to the teachings of the Pope.

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I think that St. James could resemble a church more closely if we had more focus on our faith. I think that including more masses wouldn't be beneficial because often times students are discouraged from attending and learning about faith in this type of setting because they deem it to be 'boring.' Instead, we could organize more retreats for students that could include fun activities that bring students together and allow them to learn about Christianity at the same time. Additionally, we could also offer reconciliation more often for students because this is an important sacrament in the Catholic faith and many students do not recognize this.

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I think our school can be considered a 'church' to a certain extent due to the many activities that St. James hosts that bring students and teachers together as a community. An example of this could be the mental health awareness day that St James offered last year which included various activities such as therapy dogs, arts and crafts, and speakers that talked about mental health. This, in a way, could be considered "church-like" because we are all coming together and supporting one another with various different hardships that they we are facing. This can be compared to the communities that are built in various parishes that offer love and support to their members. In addition, St. James hosts masses at St. John's church, and liturgies during important times such as Advent and Lent in order to remind students of their faith which is important when attending a Catholic school.

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After watching this video clip, I think that what the Pope says about values relates more to my second answer where I discuss helping those who are in need because the pope talks about the significance in helping those who are vulnerable and about supporting one another within a community. My response about having more community events held by my school that promote social justice relates to the concept of support the pope discusses.

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My school can resemble a church more closely by offering confession more regularly to students rather than just offering it during holidays. Additionally, teachers at my school should encourage students to pray more especially when a students comes to them looking for advice. Finally, I think my school needs to run more community events, such as fundraisers, that promote helping those who are in need.

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To be honest, I think my school can be somewhat considered a church for students. Through daily morning prayers, regular masses/liturgies, and the presence of a chaplain, my school can be considered a place to express the Catholic faith. However, I do not think teachers are doing enough in expressing their content in a way that makes relevant connections to Catholicism. Also, I think teachers need to do a better job at reinforcing catholic values through classroom rules. For example, having the rule of dressing modestly in the uniform would reflect Catholicism better rather than just ignoring the way some students dress.

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After watching the video of what the pope had to say, I believe it relates more to my first response because the pope talks about helping the ones who need it, such as the poor and hungry, and at schools they have solutions for these scenarios by helping other people out. Also the video talks about giving back, and I believe the schooling does that by raising money for good causes and hosting gatherings to better the community

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My school can come to resemble church more closely by having school gatherings more often such as mass and other things in this matter. Also something that would really help this matter is if the school staff would be more open to the students and check in on how they are doing in life, and try to make things better for the student and the school community

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My school is a church for students because of the resemblance of atmospheres for both, as they both share a place for students to grow and learn. Also it resembles church because it is a catholic school so you practice religion in class. Plus the teachers act as a guider in life as well as priests or people who help out in the church. This s why my school resembles church for students.

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The video about the pope relates back to my first response about my school being like a church.  They are related because in my first response I talked about how our school community is very open and how anyone you meet here is there when you need to talk about anything.  This connects with the video because the pope talks about support and how it is an important quality to have.  Another point I can make to connect the two would be our community based environment and how the school does things to raise awareness or money for different organizations and events going on in the community.

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I feel that our school can resemble a church more so if they were to have mass more often throughout the year rather than just for the main holidays/important dates. Another way could be to invite more of our community to our masses to demonstrate more of a community. Lastly, I would say that we could have people from our community come to the school more often to talk about different things going on or just to have more community involvement in the school.

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I would say that my school is like a church because everyday we have our morning prayer which is lead by a different class each week. Another way would be having the chapel, guidance or any teacher open to the students if they need to go somewhere to talk whether it is religion based or not.

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I think after seeing what the pope has to say about giving back and supporting one another ties into what i had to say in my first answer a bit. The pope makes a point about the sick and the poor needing help from the wealthy and although highschool environment less focus around money and power, I do think the leaders in the school find the students who maybe don’t go out as much or don’t find it as easy to make new friends and help them out. I see it everyday and people welcoming a new person into new groups and friendships. Which inks to what I said in my first response about supporting one another through everything.

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My school could resemble more of a church in ways to create more available people to come to in replace of a priest for us. I find resources of people to come to for faith leaders are limited. Although I have strong relationships with teachers I still do not see anyone in my school life being able to come to with any questions about religion.

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my school in many ways is considered a chchurches are nor always thought of with respect to stain glass windows, a pue  and choirs a church is also though of as a community. You see the faces of the people we go to school with everyday, you sit in class, go to sports games, support one another in concerts and performances, we go through the good times and the bad. We have experienced loss of our celtic family together and victories through events like relay 4 life. That to me is what church defines, is a community coming together for constant support and appreciation.

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The Pope discusses in this video his beliefs on the importance of giving back and the idea that those who are more fortunate in health and fortune should be willing to help those such as the sick and poor. As humans, we are called to be courageous and make sacrifices to help the weak in their times of need. I think this relates to my responses because I mentioned how my school offers numerous support systems to help individuals through their tough times. Although they may seem to be minor struggles, all people deserve access to help when they need it and Bishop Mac is honourable for providing that. Furthermore, my school follows the Pope’s wishes by bringing awareness and support to the wear as I mentioned specifically regarding how we promote #BellLetsTalk campaigns. My school is very good at offering support for those who need it and although I didn't mention it, we do it in more hands on way such as raising money and products to donate to the less fortunate as well. I am proud of how active my school is in following the Popes wishes for society.

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The video on Catholic School Teachings connects back to both my question 1 and 2 answers. In both of them, I talked about the importance of schools going out and helping in the community to show God’s love for the less fortunate. The video shows the thoughts of Pope Leo XIII who stated that both the rich and the poor should be treated equally and that people should work together to help those who are less fortunate than themselves. This is similar to my answer of volunteering and the clubs at my school that try to work together to do what Pope Leo XIII was talking about.

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I think that my school can come to resemble church more closely by having more community events. If we had big charity events or groups going out to volunteer in the community, it would give students an opportunity and understanding of why it is so important for us as Catholics to go and sacrifice ourselves for others, just like Jesus did for us when he died on the cross. I also think that doing this would put students in the habit of getting involved in their community and following the path towards the Good which they would carry with them for the rest of their lives. I also think that the school should get parents more involved in school events. If parents could also get involved in the faith at our schools through parent meetings or parent-run events, students would be able to have more role models to look up to in the pursuit of their faith journey.

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I believe that my school can definitely be considered a school for students. My school’s core principles for its students are to respect one another which is in correlation to the teachings of the Bible. In each class, teachers connect their lessons back to faith. For example, biology class can connect back to God’s creation, English can focus on the representation of Catholicism in literature, etc. There are also clubs such as Jameans for Justice which strives to help the community and follow in Jesus’s footsteps of charity and love. With the guidance of teachers and parents, students are able to learn about our faith’s connection to the things that we do and learn in our day-to-day lives. Overall, faith-based learning is the core of our school’s goal for education, so therefore, it could be considered a church for students as it is also a place where students learn and connect with God.

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My school is in correlation with the church in various different aspects.

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After watching the video, I feel like it relates more to my question 2 response. In my eyes, God is good. The video is about how we can integrate good into the world and teach others to do better. Similarily, the way we would be teaching others about God, by making school more like church we are teaching and learning as a community.

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After watching the clip, my answer for number two connects to the video. One of the key principles that underline Catholic Social Teaching and a message that the church has been preaching for years is option for the poor. As a community at St. James not only do we need to bring other members of the community in, we need to reach out to members as well. In order to be more like Jesus we need to look out for those in our school and outer community who need our help and it is our duty to help them.

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After watching the video clip about what the pope has to say about Catholic Values, I can connect what he said to my response to question 1. In question 1, I discussed how St. James resembles a church for many students. I believe that St. James is living up to the beliefs of the pope. In the video, it was mentioned that we should opt to put the poorest and most vulnerable people first. I believe that St. James does this when we have events like "Relay for Life", "Pink Day" and "Crazy Sock Day" as mentioned in my first response. To add to this, when St. James hosts events like Special Olympics, all classes exit their classrooms to clap and cheer on our peers participating in Special Olympics. I believe that this kind of behaviour is what the pope as well as God calls us to do.

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I think one thing St. James can do to resemble a church more closely is have more community events. The school as a whole is a tight community. However, I think we could become more church like by inviting the community into our school environment so we can share the faith we have and what we have learned with them.

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My can be a church for students in many ways. We pray every morning together as a school community. These prayers are read by students and reflect issues close to their hearts. We also have a Youth Ministry that meet once a week and go on trips around the community. I think the biggest similarity the school has to a church is its community. Since it is a small school everyone knows everyone. This past semester we all experienced the loss of one of our alumni, a loss the whole school felt. However, the way we came together to support one another and be there truly showed how tight our school is and how important these relationships that we have formed during our time there are to people. When you take away the masses and prayers from church, you get a community and that is why people go to church, for that sense of belonging. St. James has that same affect on its students, we all belong and we all are noticed.

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My school can come to resemble a church more closely by reminding us of our values and morals more often. I find that my school, as well with many other schools, only really remind us of how we should act when something like a school shooting or suicide happens. School communities should constantly be having grade level meetings even if short, just to remind us of our values and congratulate us on the good we have done, not just when we have done something wrong or if something happens. I think that we get so caught up in getting good grades and passing our courses that we, at times, forget about our values. Even teachers that have never taught religion, like math or science teachers should be teaching us about the expectations within the school. Of course, students make up the majority of the school population and have a large impact on what a regular day looks like at St. James. To further resemble a church, students should be respectful to all other students and staff because bullying and exclusion does happen, whether we know it or not. In general, St. James does do a good job at resembling a church but if we were reminded of our beliefs, it could resemble a church more closely and feel like a "second home" like a church for all staff and students.

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My school (St. James) is like a church for many students on a regular basis. Because I attend a catholic school, we do attend church every so often, but we also have regular prayer in the morning. When we pray in the morning, we do not just say a quick "Our Father", but we also pray for people struggling in our communities or even in the world. Our prayers are often done by different students or teachers, resembling readings or petitions at church. Besides praying, my school also participates in days that support the people struggling such as "Pink Day" for bullying, "Relay for Life" for those who have / have had cancer and even "Crazy Sock Day" just recently for those with mental illness'. Days like this are similar to days at church because they are inclusive to everybody and have a main goal of achieving the greater good. Finally, my school is an extremely welcoming and safe environment just like a church. Our school community resembles a church community. Teachers, administrators and even youth ministers act as leaders who teach us values not only in religion class. Students and parents act as the students of the leaders who take in what they have learned and forward it to all and set an example to our peers. In a sense, my school plays the role of a church for those who do not get the chance to attend church.

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The Pope believe that we must give back to society. Many people have it their minds that the rich and healthy are higher up in society, however, it the poor and sick that need to be taken care of, which is why we need to have food drive and donate to charities. These catholic values have been expressed for many years are still being taught to some people today. Bishop Macdonell does do a good job in participating in the Pope’s catholic teachings by doing all the things listed above.

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Bishop Macdonell is very similar to church is many different ways. For example, everyone of my teachers have provided a safe and trustworthy environment where I feel comfortable enough to talk to them about any concerns regarding school or my faith that I may have. Bishop Mac provides students with resources like a chaplain and chapel as outlets to talk or simply a place to go and play if needed. They bring in priests for a completely voluntary confession regularly, making student feel comfortable and free. My school also participates in food drives and collects donations for good causes to give back to the community.

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Bishop Macdonell is very similar to church is many different ways. For example, everyone of my teachers have provided a safe and trustworthy environment where I feel comfortable enough to talk to them about any concerns regarding school or my faith that I may have. Bishop Mac provides students with resources like a chaplain and chapel as outlets to talk or simply a place to go and play if needed. They bring in priests for a completely voluntary confession regularly, making student feel comfortable and free. My school also participates in food drives and collects donations for good causes to give back to the community.

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I feel that the video related to my response to question number two. My response explained that the school environment needs to be more of a welcoming and respectful place. I think that this could be done by following some of the Catholic values identified in the video. The video discussed the human dignity, which relates to our character and how we conduct ourselves, how we respect one another. Using the ideas explained in the video the school community could become a more respectful place.

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I think that my school could work to resemble a church more closely by encouraging students to be more respectful towards one another and the school environment. In a church community people are all welcoming, honest and respectful of the space and those around them. They act with gratitude and integrity. Often at school people do not respect the teachers, the rules, the school property, or their peers. If the school could work to become a more respectful and dignified place it would more closely resemble the environment of the Catholic church.

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My school acts strongly as a church for students. As a Catholic school built next to a church the bones of building reside on sacred ground. The school is a welcoming place were each person is treated with kindness and equality the same way a person in treated in the house of God. In addition the community gathers in prayer each morning and shares the ongoing events and success of the individuals recognizing talent and gifts the same as done at church. The administrative staff, as well as all the teachers act as guides to the students along their faith journeys guiding them through hard times and teaching them important values to live by.

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My school could resemble a church more closely if we had religion integrated into all of our classes. We only integrate religion into religion courses so a small chunk of our time getting Catholic High School education is dedicated to Catholicity. If we put a Catholic view on everything we did and tried to go through the whole school day through the lens of God we would resemble a church much closer. Despite that, as students I feel like that would feel too pressured to devote themselves to religion and it would turn students away from wanting to be open to God's teaching. Also my school could resemble a church more closely if we had a consistent priest. Every mass our priest is different and although it is nice to get the wisdom and teaching styles from different priests, it does not build the same relationship as it does in church. In churches there is commonly a consistent priest who you are able to become close and comfortable exploring your faith with and if my school were to be more consistent in that way, it would build the same trust and resemble a church.

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My school participates in very generic church activities daily morning prayer, masses, and religion classes. These qualities of my school mirror a church perfectly, however, I think there are other ways that my school acts as a church for students that are much more impactful because it's influence is not as direct of an attempt. For example, for awareness days such as #BellLetsTalk, my school really promotes the inclusivity of days like these. My school uses these opportunities to bring in how God is with us through all of our struggles and since we are all children of God, we should all be there for eachother too. In a very much more relatable and subtle way, while bringing awareness to important issues, my school also uses them to bring God's stories into our everyday life. Since God doesn't commonly get brought up through the course work of any class but religion, and religioin class can seem very pressured, this is a more successful way that my school becomes a church for students in our everyday lifes. Furthermore, my school is definately a community. We are a small uniform school and the staff really enforce our uniform so that everyone wears it proudly, as a sign of belonging. As students, we all know and are confident that our administrators, teachers, and church community are there for our guidance and we are able to take advantage of it when we need it. Our school provides us with any type of help to rely on that we may need and the support staff makes us feel as if that they are helping us because they want to, not because they have to. This makes us feel like we are not alone through our struggles and we have the wisdom of our elders, kind of filling the image of God while guiding and teaching us.

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This video is connected to my answer for question 1. The video mentions common good which is “the right and responsibility to promote the community's good and benefit from it”, and in my response I mentioned that my school has many services that they can provide to students if they need it. Having my school provide support services to students, creates a better community and helps us stay connected.

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This video connected with my answer to question 2. The fact that school should be more engaging and give us the chance to come together more often. This could be done with more events and having groups.

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I think my school could resemble a church more closely if we had more community events. My school doesn’t really hold many events, so we, as a community, are not able to come together very much. We come together for mass and liturgies, but I think it would be nice to also have more fun events, like fairs and festivals. I also agree with the other responses about having prayer groups. If we were able to have small groups to have insightful discussions with, it would be helpful.

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My school resembles a church for various reasons. Reasons include that we have morning prayer and reflections, a chapel, and have many helpful counsellors. The school community is like that of a church community. We all come together and share most of the same beliefs. Not all students are catholic, but we are all able to respect that about each other. The teachers at school are able to take role of leader, and with their catholic beliefs and knowledge, they are able to demonstrate various catholic morals and values towards their class. Most of my classes have goals posted on the wall somewhere. I states what we are supposed to learn for that subject, and also what we are to learn from a catholic perspective, such as the importance of teamwork, or why we should show gratitude.

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My school can resemble the church more closely if we hold more masses and liturgies through out the school years. My school could also utilize the chapel more, so students can feel comfortable going there to pray, reflect, discuss, or talk to God.

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My school resembles the church in many different ways. As part of our morning announcements we do a prayer and sometimes the speaker would do a reflection. If it’s a special day like St.Joseph’s day, they will also mention and talk about those too. We also have many people in the school who you could talk to about anything and services that you can access for help. Being part of a this community we have many people around us who can help us learn and grow.

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this video is connected with my second response when i was stating that it should be more engaging and that school should be like church a place to express your religion in a free environment.

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I think my school could come to resemble church more closely if we integrated God more. Every morning we have our prayers, however besides religion class and the occasional mass we don't hear much more about God. By integrating religion into more of our classes and coming together more often I believe it would feel more like a church

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When I think of my school, I think of it as a large family or community, similarily the way I think of my church. It is a place we can all come together to learn and express ourselves freely both spiritually and physically.

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The video connected with my second response because it mentioned practicing our faith more often, in my second response I said that our school could be more like a church if we had a prayer circle.

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After watching the video I feel like it relates more with my question two response. It says that working togeher in a community to reach a common goal. I feel like this is similar to coming together in a pray group type situation. In this group we can come together and help each other overcome problems certan

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My school can become more like a church by hosting things such as a bible study group to teach students how to properly read the bible and interpret passages. My school could also create a prayer circle to strengthen our relationship with God

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My school is like a church because we are able to freely practice our religion without fear of prosecution and we are able to reflect on our lives and the things going on. Our school is also like a church because it is free from judgement from others due to our beliefs.

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I think my school come more closely resemble a church if we had more regular pray assembly type things. What I mean is if we had pray groups within the grades so that we can discuss and talk about God and any problems that are troubling us.

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The video clip mentioned something about solidarity as one of the cst teachings. I believe this relates to my first response as the whole school community helps each other to be better and have a peaceful environment. On my first response, I mentioned how the guidance counselors help students with their problems and I think that's how a solidarity works. Also, the school administrators and teachers and students cooperate with each other to have a better community.

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My school is like a Church in several ways. It is a safe place where I can talk about my feelings, troubles (both academically and social) My school also offer a great place to practice and preach the word of God, and talk to God if needed.

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The video mentioned common good and I believe that that related to my question 2. In the video, they say the definition of common good is the right and responsibility to promote the community's good and to benefit from it. I mention that school, much like a church, should be a space where everyone can express their opinions, beliefs and thoughts and feel as though they won't be judged. By making the school a safe place for everyone's opinions, beliefs and thoughts, the students benefit from having their voice heard and it encourages people to speak their truths, resulting in a better self, therefore a better community.

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I think our school could resemble a church more so by integrating faith on a more regular basis. For example, we could have prayers at the beginning and also at the end of the day. Instead of mass just once a month, we could go more often or have a period in the day that is dedicated to going. If religion was talked about more frequently and in a way that ensures no one will be judged for their thoughts or beliefs, the school would feel as if it were a church.

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There is more to our school than just the monthly masses. We have a chapel in our school that is more often than not open to the students in case they need someone to talk to. We pray in the morning and for some people, that's a perfect time for some self reflection. There are teachers in the school that also freely express what they think and that has help me have a better understanding of those around me.

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When the video touched on dignity, it related to my comments on school feeling like community. Everyone deserves respect in our school community, I feel that everyone can feel dignified in our school because we have uniforms. With uniforms we are all seen as equals and it is harder to notice people who may not have money for lots of clothes. These uniforms link us closer as a community because wearing the same thing makes it easier for everyone to feel more connected and included.

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Our school could more closely resemble a church if we were to practice faith regularly enough so that when we step into the school it has the same effect as stepping into a church where we feel closer to God. This would allow the members of the school, both teachers and students, to feel closer and have a greater sense of community.

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Our school closely resembles a church in many different ways without us knowing. We do pray in the morning and attend regular masses, but there are more ways that religion is built into our school life. Our class curriculums have a faith portion incorporated into the learning. The teachers and faculty make school feel like a church in the sense that they have created a community within the school much like the community we experience in a church setting. The school is also like a church because it is a safe place for students to openly practice their faith.

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The video relates to my question one response because in the video they set up communities to help themselves. They don’t just give them food, give them tools to create their own, this lasts much longer. In school, the teachers did not just give me an answer they gave me lessons that I can apply outside of school.

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I think our school can resemble a church more closely with smaller class sizes. Most parishes are small communities with close relationships with their priest. If our classrooms were smaller we would have a closer relationship with our teacher, leading to more possibility for valuable lessons to be taught.

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Teachers in a school guide the development of students as a priest would to his parishioners in a church. Many teachers throughout the years have exposed me to new ideas and taught me lessons about life that I can use forever, just as a priest would in a church.

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My school can resemble church more closely if we would have regular masses every month and make the students be more open on going to the chapel. School administrators should also promote other student's religion so they could be more comfortable of practicing their religious beliefs at school.

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My school is a church for students not only during school masses but also praying during the morning and school administrators that we can trust to with our problems. Besides that, the students also have their religion class in which they can talk about not only Catholicism but also different religions.

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My school is a church for the students in many ways. It is a place they can go and talk to people about struggles they are having whether they are academic or personal. It is a place where we can learn about religion and life lessons. Also it is a safe place that offers prayer and mass.

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Victoria                                                                           My school is a church for students because it harness' many of the same catholic social teachings. For example my school shows options for the poor, because we have  payment options for those in need for things like trips or fee's. My school shows that they value common good because my teachers try to ask students one on one how they can best help them learn. We have subsidiarity because if an issue arises the teacher will try to work it out instead of  going right away to the principle or a higher authority. My school could work on participation because I find we are not encouraged enough to get involved and actively participate in our faith activities such as mass.

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Victoria                                                                           My school is a church for students because it harness' many of the same catholic social teachings. For example my school shows options for the poor, because we have  payment options for those in need for things like trips or fee's. My school shows that they value common good because my teachers try to ask students one on one how they can best help them learn. We have subsidiarity because if an issue arises the teacher will try to work it out instead of  going right away to the principle or a higher authority. My school could work on participation because I find we are not encouraged enough to get involved and actively participate in our faith activities such as mass.

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My school could resemble church more closely by having more masses and regular discussion about the church's values or important times in the church throughout the year

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maybe to have more masses more often, or to have times when classes go down to the chapel inside to practice their religion. also to try to make religion more engaging compared to listening to someone talk about religion.

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my school uses religion during many events, but besides mass and religion class there isn't much more talk about religion. i wouldn't say that it is a church for students more of a place that students can express their religion if they want too.

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Our school could resemble closer to a church by utilizing our chapel more and making it more of a place that we can go and  it be just like stepping foot into church.

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The school is used as a church during many events. Although we have mass and religious events like that, we pray every morning, we have a deacon, and can use him at any given point. The students participate in the religious activities  and the community gets involved regularly.