Dear Communion of Saints: amusingly apt advice for foolish Christians
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What if "Dear Abby" were a saint? The popular satire and parody website, The Ironic Catholic, takes all the foolish questions we stumbling Christians have offers them to the great Catholic saints, who provide tough-love wisdom, insight, and considerable humor.
The Ironic Catholic
Just like G.K. Chesterton, without the insight, depth, humor, or talent. Oh, more than that? I am a 40-something Catholic systematic theologian and college professor, wife and mother of five, who moonlights as a humorist at The Ironic Catholic website. I love the Church, I love the saints, I love to laugh, and I love to teach. I got to do all four in these books.
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Dear Communion of Saints - The Ironic Catholic
Dear Communion of Saints
Amusingly apt advice for foolish Christians
By
The Ironic Catholic
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Copyright 2010, S. Windley-Daoust, The Ironic Catholic
ISBN: 978-1-4524-5796-3
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For my parents, who showed me early on what charitable and friendly humor is all about.
I thank my family—my husband and our kids—for many opportunities to laugh like Sarah.
I also thank Meredith Gould, writer, agent, and tweep extraordinaire—and a funny woman herself—for all her prodding and encouragement in making this hobby a book.
Most of all, I thank God for life, laughter, and all the saints.
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Foreword
It’s amazing, the fruit that comes out of utter avoidance. One evening I was browsing the Internet, read a now-defunct parody site, and thought, hmm…I could do that; or, I could grade some papers. The choice was obvious.
It’s true, the next morning I was hit by a garbage truck, and I should have put two and two together. But signs are wont to interpretation. Just like the truck driver: apparently he thought left turn yield on green
meant speed through and run over the pedestrian posthaste.
I kept writing.
This collection is from The Ironic Catholic website, specifically a series called Dear Communion of Saints
. Like nearly everything on that website, it is a parody meant to entertain, amuse, and teach. These essays take aim at those low-hanging fruits, the ubiquitous advice columns in your local paper. The advice is obviously not gleaned from each saint’s writing. I do think they would agree with the points, since they are basic Christian teachings.
But one important, serious point: I am not making fun of the saints here. Admittedly, I think they would be more compassionate and probably less wordy than these responses allow, but I hope the tough love
friendship of the saints shines through here. Honestly, many days I think the saints are the only human beings who understand me--or at least, are affectionately amused by me. I really love and honor these people. I am poking fun at foolish human imperfections, many (if not