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. |
Buy
the Book
Parish
the Thought can
be purchased at your
local bookstore,
or directly from
this web site. Order
your copy today for
$19.69 with a percentage
of each book sold
donated to a Catholic
grammar school in
your area.
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