I found my Catechism Saint Name Card, 12 yrs old!
as
a young catholic going through catechism you are supposed to pick a
saint to study - and this saint accompanies you through the catechism
process. Well - I was breaking gender norms at St. Paul's because I
picked a male saint - and they NEVER had a "girl" pick a male saint
before. My sunday school teachers tried every way to dissuade me from
being John the Baptist - they wanted me to like St. Ruth or some other
female saint. But I said NO!!! to those frigid nuns. I want to be the
Saint who baptized jesus - That's right - John the Baptist! I can't
believe I still have this - cleaning out childhood boxes can be quite
interesting. I was a little boundary breaker at such a young age...
Comments
Wow, you had better handwriting then than I have now! :-P Go Tricia! I love that you picked a male name...:)