I Like Being Catholic by Michael Leach
A celebration of the treasured traditions, rituals, and stories that run through the bloodstream of American CatholicsFor Andrew Greeley, it is the reverence of Christmas night and the exultation of Easter morn. Martin Scorsese, like many others, remains grateful for the nuns who rapped his knuckles but built his self-esteem. Mary Gordon recalls the sense of lightness that follows confession; Vince Lombardi, the strength he derived from Mass; and Christopher Buckley, the role St. Thomas More plays in his writing.
I Like Being Catholic brings together the memories, thought, and hopes of famous Catholics and ordinary parishioners, lapsed and "good-enough" Catholics, and those who have devoted their lives to the faith. It captures their abiding ties to and deep affection for the Church and offers the wide-ranging, sometimes surprising views on the good things that come with being Catholic.
This is not a book of theology. It is about the beauty at the heart of Catholicism. It is about what Teilhard de Chardin called "the chosen part of things." It is about family and community, the value of Catholic education, the significance of sacraments and milestones, and the cultural impact of Catholicism-there are lists of the ten best Catholic novels, the ten best Catholic movies, ten Catholic heroes of the twentieth century, ten good reasons to raise your kids Catholic, fifty things Catholics like best about being Catholic, and much more ...
I Like Being Catholic is a book for all those who have ever called themselves Catholic. It is a book of warmth, affection, humor, and love.
Therese Borchard is the author of Beliefnet.com's popular daily blog Beyond Blue, which is one of the site's most popular posts. Her weekly blog appears on The Huffington Post, and she is quickly establishing herself as a top pop psychology expert. The Wall Street Journal and USA Today have lately featured her work. Salon.com, Psychology Today, Real Simple, Redbook, Parents, More, and Ladies Home Journal have all published her writing. Borchard is a regular guest on Sirius Satellite Radio and writes a syndicated piece for the Catholic News Service.
She is the co-author of I Like Being Catholic and the author of I Love Being a Parent (a Target pick). She and her husband live in Annapolis, Maryland, with their two small children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780385508063 |
| ISBN 10 | 0385508069 |
| Title | I Like Being Catholic |
| Author | Michael Leach |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc |
| Year published | 2005-04-19 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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