His wife, Celeste, was honored Thursday with the NCEA's Distinguished Graduate award. It's also an opportunity to experience your religion every day, and that's the most important part, the re-enforcement. Periodically, schools will hold Mass and most of the elementary and high schools participate. Children help put the liturgy together, celebrate the Mass and present the gifts. It's a big tradition.
Most Catholic schools say prayers before class.
That's very much a part of the faith and values part of the schools. Most Catholic schools have a religious education class for all grade levels. In the elementary schools, it's every day. In high schools they take a quarter or a semester of religion. Catholic schools emphasize religious vocations on career days.