At one point in time the old saying “practice what you preach” was the centerfold for the American way of life. Sadly, nowadays people only preach what they do not practice.
College students do not spend their time going to church but rather spend their time hanging out with friends and enjoying the social aspect of college. Students feel that if they go to church it is not the ‘cool thing’ to do.
Some other students bring up the ultimatum that why go to church at school when I do not go at home. The sad truth is that some students go to a Catholic college but do not practice or preach the values established at the college.
“I do not go to church at all so I do not feel obligated to go at school,” Frank Crintini, a senior management information science major, said.
For most of the students at Cabrini, church is not on their top things to do around campus and not something that students wants to add to their busy schedules.
However, for some people religion is a bigger part of their lives and is what they were raised on and still try to practice when they can. In some cases though going to church at school is not the same as going to church at home.
“It was always something I did with my grandmother and my mom,” Mary Cosgrove, a sophomore Education major, said. “So once I got to school, I got out of the habit of going with them so I never went.”
Sometimes, it is not a matter of not practicing the religion anymore but a matter of the tradition that goes along with going to church. Many students do not feel the same way about going to church because it is not with their family.
Church brings together the family and is a routine that the families often follow every Sunday. Going to church at school means breaking that routine and to students, it is not something worth risking.
Mass is only offered at Cabrini at 8 a.m., and noon during the week and at 7 p.m. on Sunday nights. The mass times are usually during students’ classes and most of the time students do not even know when mass is.
“At home it is a tradition, but at school, I am not motivated to go because it is a later mass,” Victoria Marchiani, a sophomore education major, said.
Even though students do not always attend mass, it does not mean that they have steered away from their religion. Most students prefer to keep their religious views separate from their social life.
Religion to some is a family matter and something that cannot be taught or practiced without the guidance of loved ones. To those who do not practice religion, it was not something that was essential to their everyday lives.
