Growing up a catholic and studying in a catholic school doesn’t necessarily make you a hard core catholic. However, you acquire certain habits that are difficult to shake off. For example, even if you find the celebration of the mass a boring practice you are there every Sunday, rain or shine, with the whole family. Lots of Catholics even find the time to hear mass before starting work or spend part of their lunch break visiting a church nearby. Habits are indeed hard to break

Another thing that most of us Catholics do is carry catholic rosaries in our bags. I don’t know about students from other schools but Ateneo students should always have a rosary in their pockets. This starts from their elementary school days and continues to be practiced into their college years. I know of some who have not broken the habit and continue to do so even when they have started to work. It is an enviable thing to have this kind of attachment to catholic practices.