My sister recommended Patricia Lockwood’s memoir Priestdaddy to me, and since she rarely recommends a book on both phone and Goodreads, I thought it would be worth the read. She said that Lockwood’s description of religious practice and extremism, combined with faith versus doubt, would really resonate with me. She was absolutely right. I’ve talked before about growing up and currently practicing the Seventh-day Adventist faith, so I won’t rehash that discussion. I’ll just add that there are more extremist pockets of fringe religion that […]
This is the book that people should ready instead of Hillbilly Elegy
Here’s the best tweet ever: Patricia Lockwood grew up in suburban Missouri and has a dad who is a Catholic priest. I know a few people who tell a story like, oh my dad was in seminary and met my mom who was a novitiate nun and they dropped out and got married. But this is not the case, through a special dispensation he was still able to become a priest even though he had and maintained a marriage with kids. Lots of kids. […]