Word: swains
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...other single religious denomination. Catholics began to attend the non-denominational school in significant numbers (more than 30) about ten years ago. Today 45 students out of 300 enrolled at the school claim affiliation with the Catholic Church, according to the answers to a questionnaire sent out by Bernard Swain, the counselor to Roman Catholic students at the school...
...scholars. The other half will receive a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree, which for Protestants often leads to ordination for the ministry. Catholics in the latter program generally plan to work in a lay capacity in the Church. Some of the fields these graduates enter are religious education (like Swain, who runs such a program in a Dorchester parish), campus or hospital ministries and counseling...
...future Catholic Church workers attend a non-denominational school such as Harvard? Swain cites the lack of alternative institutions for these students, since "few Catholic seminaries will train lay people for anything." Harvard especially appeals to students because of its reputation for academic excellence and generous financial aid policy. The non-denominational status also attracts people. Most Catholic students at the Div School have attended Catholic grammar schools, high schools and colleges, Swain says, and "want a break from a kind of ghetto educational experience...
Susan Coffin, a third-year student at the school, fits Swain's description. She says that attending a non-Catholic school "puts your own tradition in context. Since I've been at Harvard, I've become very aware that I'm very Catholic. When you grow up in a tradition, you're so submerged in doctrine you often can't articulate...
Unwary rustic swain tread path unsure...