What makes a parish Catholic?

In the November 3 issue of the National Catholic Reporter, William C. Graham lists seven approaches that make a college Catholic. Much of what he says could also apply to a parish or parish school. (You need a subscription to view the article online.) His list includes:

1. Teach people that life is messy. No black and white answers.
2. Teach people that, while tolerance is good, not all cultural voices are equal.
3. Teach people to read the Bible in a responsible, intellectually respectable way.
4. Teach people the importance of the sacraments.
5. Teach church history.
6. Teach the church’s constitutional preference for the materially poor.
7. Be the person of Christ for all those whom we teach and minister to.