{"id":1153,"date":"2009-01-25T09:11:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-25T09:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2009\/01\/the-way-we-were.html"},"modified":"2009-01-25T09:11:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-25T09:11:00","slug":"the-way-we-were","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2009\/01\/the-way-we-were.html","title":{"rendered":"The way we were"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_0DySLTT4PWo\/SXxzRHU-6LI\/AAAAAAAAE_8\/wL352bOPhJQ\/s1600-h\/STJCantiusThrift1948%5B1%5D.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin:0px auto 10px;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;cursor:hand;width: 400px;height: 212px\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_0DySLTT4PWo\/SXxzRHU-6LI\/AAAAAAAAE_8\/wL352bOPhJQ\/s400\/STJCantiusThrift1948%5B1%5D.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>You don&#8217;t see classrooms like the one above anymore, do you? <\/p>\n<p>This marks the beginning of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncea.org\/news\/CatholicSchoolsWeek.asp\">Catholic Schools Week<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Pat McNamara <a href=\"http:\/\/irishcatholichumanist.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/catholic-schools-week-2009.html\">takes note<\/a>.   <\/p>\n<p>The rest of us should, too.  The last four decades have seen massive changes in the way our schools are run, and the years to come will certainly see more.  (If you don&#8217;t believe me, just Google &#8220;Catholic Schools.&#8221;) Let&#8217;s give thanks for all we have, and pray that we may continue to pass it on to those who come after us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You don&#8217;t see classrooms like the one above anymore, do you? This marks the beginning of Catholic Schools Week. Pat McNamara takes note. The rest of us should, too. The last four decades have seen massive changes in the way our schools are run, and the years to come will certainly see more. 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