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Parish the Thought: an Inspirational Memoir of Growing Up Catholic in the 1960s John Bernard Ruane
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Parish the Thought: an Inspirational Memoir of Growing Up Catholic in the 1960s
John Bernard Ruane
In a warm and affectionate narrative that "transports readers back to a time before cable television, cell phones, and the Internet" (Atlanta Journal-Constitution), John Bernard Ruane paints a marvelous portrait of his Irish-Catholic boyhood on the southwest side of Chicago in the 1960s. Capturing all the details that perfectly evoke those bygone days for Catholics and baby boomers everywhere, Ruane recounts his formative years donning the navy-and-plaid school uniform of St. Bede's: the priests and nuns; bullies, best friends, and first loves; and most memorable teachers -- including the miniskirted blonde who inspired lust among the fifth-grade boys but was fired for protesting the Vietnam War. Here are stories from the heart of his hardworking, blue-collar family: the good times and bad; sibling rivalries; summers by the lake; delivering newspapers in the frigid Chicago winter; the fire that destroyed the family home; and the loss of their beloved mother to cancer. And here are priceless accounts of Ruane's days as an altar boy: from an embarrassing bell-ringing mishap, to serving a strict pastor who built a magnificent church but couldn't inspire Christian spirit, to the Heaven-sent guitar-playing priest who turned worship around for a generation of youth.
| Mídia | Livros Paperback Book (Livro de capa flexível e brochura) |
| Lançado | 7 de outubro de 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9781416589495 |
| Editoras | Gallery Books |
| Páginas | 288 |
| Dimensões | 158 × 18 × 229 mm · 349 g |
| Idioma | Inglês |
