Growing Up with Guilt is a tongue-in-cheek autobiography that explores the author's experiences from the earliest years, through Catholic elementary and high schools, the seminary, and beyond.
The author uses humor and pokes fun at himself while describing his experiences. But his underlying message is a serious one. The book highlights his struggles to understand and accept the man-made laws of the Church and describes some major decisions he has made in his life. In the process, he challenges the reader to reexamine some of the issues that are raised.
Anyone who has ever attended Catholic schools, and other people whose parenst used guilt as a way of controlling their behavior, will be able to relate to the humorous events described in Growing Up with Guilt.
The author uses humor and pokes fun at himself while describing his experiences. But his underlying message is a serious one. The book highlights his struggles to understand and accept the man-made laws of the Church and describes some major decisions he has made in his life. In the process, he challenges the reader to reexamine some of the issues that are raised.
Anyone who has ever attended Catholic schools, and other people whose parenst used guilt as a way of controlling their behavior, will be able to relate to the humorous events described in Growing Up with Guilt.