PARISH THE THOUGHT
An Inspirational Memoir of Growing up Catholic in the 1960s Parish the Thought provides an opportunity to take a nostalgic step back into the 1960s and relive those days in the navy blue and plaid uniforms at the Catholic grammar school or the Sunday’s of our youth in front of, or on, God’s altar. In this memoir, Parish the Thought, John Bernard Ruane shares the evolution of his faith as he grows up in a blue-collar neighborhood, attending a Catholic grammar school and serving as an altar boy. He relates tales of the good and bad teachers, as well as priests and nuns who affected the lives of so many impressionable young Catholics. This inspirational memoir is just one Catholic’s account of his days growing up in a parish on the southwest side of Chicago, but the Catholic experience of that time seems to be a shared experience for the millions of Catholic Baby boomers across the country. As we sit in this new world which has changed so drastically since our youth, we know we can never bring back those days when life was simpler -- when we had to stand up to turn the channel on the black & white television set to one of the five stations then adjust the rabbit-ears antenna to get a good picture; when we had to walk to the kitchen to answer the phone; when it took about $5 to fill up a car’s gas tank; when most mothers stayed home to raise their kids and most families ate dinner together at the kitchen table; when big city neighborhoods were filled with blue-collar workers raising large families; when most workers had good health insurance, pensions and could take time off from work without being called on a cellphone or blackberry by the boss; when we had to go to the library to research a school project; when summers were filled with the fun of slip-and-slides, running bases on the front lawn, girls with hoola-hoops and boys riding their bikes to the local park to play baseball from dawn until dusk each day only taking a break for lunch and dinner. We can never bring back those days, but we can take a step back in time and relive them through television shows like American Dreams or books like Parish the Thought. |
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