Monday, November 19, 2007

Confessions of a Closet Catholic

i really enjoyed this book because it made me remeber the things I like about the Catholic Religion. I have never heard of a story like this and found it hard to put down! I remember someone asking me about why I always followed rules, never drank in highschool or tried drugs and my response was becuse I feel guilty if I break the rules that my Catholic school taught. I felt like I needed to follow the school rules or I would be disobeying God. I often miss the consistency of Catholicism, traditional and clear. However, I think this book points out exactly what I felt when I graduated... it is important to evaluate yourself without the religion you were raised on because it helps you find your own beliefs and thoughts. I am interested to see what others post and look at the texts about religious differences in multicurltural literature.

1 comment:

Christa said...

I agree that I had a hard time breaking the rules because I felt like I was betraying God and my family. I thought that this book was interesting because it allowed me to see this guilt from an outsiders perspective. It made me feel as though I shouldn't have had so much guilt when I was younger just because she had so much and it didn't seem like they were awful sins she committed. Just my perspective but I really enjoyed the book!