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Along with parents and schools, parishes are part of a “religious transmission ecosystem” with children and teens. Drawing primarily on case study research, this lecture explores how parishes define and approach various roles and initiatives across the religious transmission ecosystem, along with perceived and experienced obstacles and responses related to religious transmission. While parents are seen as the central socialization influence, with parishes and Catholic schools playing supportive roles, a perceived problem is that many parents along with teachers in Catholic schools are cultural Catholics. Attention will be given to several data-driven considerations for Catholic parishes and religious transmission moving forward.