tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13263155.post8908972355870076676..comments2023-10-15T10:55:42.537-05:00Comments on This That and the Other Thing: My Review: The Passion of Mary MargaretRAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102249990885174107noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13263155.post-35490701983884345272009-09-18T09:52:21.987-05:002009-09-18T09:52:21.987-05:00Like Ruth, I too notice errors about Catholic trad...Like Ruth, I too notice errors about Catholic traditions and teachings in books.... I guess it comes from living in the south for many years and even hearing from some (that didn't know I was Catholic) that we were a cult or at best not-Christians.... and unfortunately even Catholic adults don't always know or understand the nuances or vocab of the Faith.....I must admit I made the mistake about the word sanctuary very recently..... I was trying to tell folks that I was raised to not have conversations in the Church (other than the vestibule) but said I was raised to not talk in the sanctuary..... I guess in reality I was taught not to talk in the same room (whatever we call the entire inside of the church (including altar and pews) as the Tabernacle containing the Blessed Sacrament.... now if the Tabernacle is in a separate chapel, then I have no problem talking in the church<br />And that was a poorly written sentence in my last comment. I meant the author is a friend of someone that is both a Troubadour and W alumReneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08739029410584701609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13263155.post-23513991812905128792009-09-18T07:03:01.598-05:002009-09-18T07:03:01.598-05:00This book is moving to the top of my TBR pile.
I ...This book is moving to the top of my TBR pile. <br />I just found out this morning that the author is a personal friend of a Troubadour alum and also a W alum :)Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08739029410584701609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13263155.post-14968901152663171192009-08-12T02:35:23.798-05:002009-08-12T02:35:23.798-05:00That was a big part of what I was writing about, t...That was a big part of what I was writing about, the vocation of marriage. I didn't realize there was such a thing until a couple of years ago upon reentering the Church and, as a married person with three children, I thought it was wonderful.lisahttp://www.lisasamson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13263155.post-86544817851404978272009-08-11T21:38:05.779-05:002009-08-11T21:38:05.779-05:00Lisa, thanks for stopping by. It is always nice t...Lisa, thanks for stopping by. It is always nice to hear from authors. As to your comments, you are right about there being different paths into the sisterhood, even in that time. As far as the motherhouse/convent difference, and the cloister, I wasn't around in those days, and I'm sure your sister consultant would know better than me (and I suppose some literary license could be taken) but my mom, and several books I've read, basically said that sisters, even those who weren't cloistered, always went out in pairs, but I suppose sneaking out to see a man could be an indication of a vocation to marriage. That is another thing I liked about your book--Mary Margaret was called to marriage by Jesus, marriage was a vocation, a calling as blessed by Him as the religious life.RAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04102249990885174107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13263155.post-4224926169405504002009-08-11T16:20:55.869-05:002009-08-11T16:20:55.869-05:00Thank you for the review. I really appreciate you ...Thank you for the review. I really appreciate you taking the time. I do hope you don't mind some explanation.<br /><br />I ran everything by a religious sister, who read the entire manuscript, and told me there are different paths to becoming a religious unique to various orders. The path Mary-Margaret took is similar to hers.<br /><br />Ack. Sorry about that "sanctuary" foul up and evening mass. No excuse there!<br /><br />Also, when Mary-Margaret snuck out she was recuperating at the order's mother house. Not a convent, as she was in an order of school sisters. She was not ever a cloistered nun but a religious sister. <br /><br />Regarding the wedding, my parents were married at St. Jerome's in Baltimore in 1953 and my mother was protestant. I've got the wedding album to prove it! :-)<br /><br />Mary-Margaret agreeing to a sexless marriage was under quite extenuating circumstances, if I might point that out. And she did her best to change that!<br /><br />Catholicism as an institution, actually, wasn't central to the piece, Caite, but a setting. Still, I do hope my inaccuracies will not keep anyone from reading about the grace of God and His redeeming love for His children.<br /><br />I'm glad you liked the book, overall, and so appreciate the kindness you expressed regarding my writing. And Caite, I do hope forgiveness is something you'll eventually extend to me someday! :-) My audience is primarily protestant and I was hoping to show a more winsome faith than we are thought to have and promote a greater understanding. Unless you were steeped in that world as I was, you cannot possibly understand the misgivings and downright hatred at times of the Catholic Church. I wanted them to realize we have a deep relationship with Jesus too. <br /><br />I guess I'll stick to the Post-Vatican II time period from here on out since that is, as you guessed, what I'm most familiar with. But I will stand by this book as a work that shows the great love of God. That is my foremost message as a writer.<br /><br />Thanks for letting me explain. God bless! And thanks again for the review!<br /><br />lisalisa samsonhttp://www.lisasamson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13263155.post-49954665437825863392009-08-09T18:45:32.171-05:002009-08-09T18:45:32.171-05:00I had hope when I first read about this one, but I...I had hope when I first read about this one, but I HATE it when an author gets facts like that wrong! No matter what the subject, it is just very sloppy, but when the subject, in this case Catholicism, is central to the book, it is unforgivable. <br />IMHO...lolcaitehttp://caitesdayatthebeach.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com