I'm going to do my community narrative project on the Catholic community. I was born and raised in a Catholic household, and I even went to Catholic school for my whole life. My family is Irish and most people in my family embrace the Catholic Irish culture. Big family events in my family all are held during Catholic holidays. My family's Catholic beliefs bring us closer together. It also helps me spend time with my family more, either at church or other events. This summer I did Catholic charity work with my grandpa every week. My at Catholic schools I prayed with classmates and grew up with other Catholic kids. Having similar beliefs with people I grew up with helped my beliefs grow stronger.
Let me know about opinions on the topic, and give me feedback.
Christian,
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like it could be a really interesting article. I was in a strong faith-based community as well so I hope that'll help with giving you some decent opinions. As I read your post, I thought about one thing: the Catholic scandals. How do you respond to criticism from the outside world about your community? When scandal happens (sexual harrassment, i.e.), do you find yourself having to defend your faith or your community? Do you shy away from talking about it or do you stick up for your community? (I'm not being critical of the Catholic community, I just think it's an interesting point that when we identify with a community, our struggle is their struggle, and vice versa.)
Hope this helps!
Valerie
This sounds good, Christian! It sounds like you have plenty of personal experience to draw upon in creating your narrative about family and Catholicism.
ReplyDeleteHave you thought about what research to include in your narrative? If you want to talk about some challenges that come with being a member of the Catholic community, Valerie's point about addressing Catholic scandals may be a good one because it would give you an opportunity to put yourself in conversation with your research. There are plenty of other avenues you could research, too, so do not feel obligated to address that.
Remember that you are addressing an audience outside of your community which means that you are writing your narrative assuming that your audience is not familiar with the Catholic faith. This sounds good; you are probably ready to begin your draft!
This sounds like a good topic to explain and help people understand Catholicism. I too am part of the Catholic community and i feel that i could learn more about it through your article. With the whole Catholic scandals i think you could show that it is only a select few people who are corrupt not everyone.
ReplyDeleteI think this would be an interesting topic to write about. I went to public school for most of my life, but i ended up finishing high school is a Christian private school is about 50 kids in my class. It is defiantly different to be surrounded by people with similar world views that help straighten your own faith.
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