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- English
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About this book
In a warm and affectionate narrative that "transports readers back to a time before cable television, cell phones, and the Internet" (Atlanta Journal-Constitution), John Bernard Ruane paints a marvelous portrait of his Irish-Catholic boyhood on the southwest side of Chicago in the 1960s. Capturing all the details that perfectly evoke those bygone days for Catholics and baby boomers everywhere, Ruane recounts his formative years donning the navy-and-plaid school uniform of St. Bede's: the priests and nuns; bullies, best friends, and first loves; and most memorable teachers -- including the miniskirted blonde who inspired lust among the fifth-grade boys but was fired for protesting the Vietnam War. Here are stories from the heart of his hardworking, blue-collar family: the good times and bad; sibling rivalries; summers by the lake; delivering newspapers in the frigid Chicago winter; the fire that destroyed the family home; and the loss of their beloved mother to cancer. And here are priceless accounts of Ruane's days as an altar boy: from an embarrassing bell-ringing mishap, to serving a strict pastor who built a magnificent church but couldn't inspire Christian spirit, to the Heaven-sent guitar-playing priest who turned worship around for a generation of youth.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Back Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Author’s Note
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter One: Holy Father Griffin
- Chapter Two: First Communion
- Chapter Three: The First Step
- Chapter Four: A Long Way from Galway
- Chapter Five: First Mass
- Chapter Six: A Blessed Singing Star
- Chapter Seven: The Bells Are Ringing
- Chapter Eight: The Ikes
- Chapter Nine: An Early Happy Hour
- Chapter Ten: Sunday Mass
- Chapter Eleven: Miss Pasco
- Chapter Twelve: Thou Shall Not Fight
- Chapter Thirteen: Writing on the Wall
- Chapter Fourteen: Unblessed Act
- Chapter Fifteen: A Tragic Day
- Chapter Sixteen: The Seminarians
- Chapter Seventeen: The Good People
- Chapter Eighteen: Confirmation of Faith
- Chapter Nineteen: Hoop Days
- Chapter Twenty: First Love
- Chapter Twenty-One: Enter Father Richard
- Chapter Twenty-Two: Band of Bullies
- Chapter Twenty-Three: Hancock Hill
- Chapter Twenty-Four: Making Money
- Chapter Twenty-Five: A Perfect Christmas Eve
- Chapter Twenty-Six: The War Hits Home
- Chapter Twenty-Seven: Devoted Teachers
- Chapter Twenty-Eight: Tough Times
- Chapter Twenty-Nine: A Prayer for Help
- Chapter Thirty: A Farewell to St. Bede’s
- Chapter Thirty-One: The Celebration
- Chapter Thirty-Two: Oak Forest Hospital
- Chapter Thirty-Three: A Broken Heart
- Chapter Thirty-Four: Return to Church
- Chapter Thirty-Five: Monument of Love
- Photo Insert
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