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    Dear Communion of Saints: amusingly apt advice for foolish Christians
    Dear Communion of Saints: amusingly apt advice for foolish Christians
    Dear Communion of Saints: amusingly apt advice for foolish Christians
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    Dear Communion of Saints: amusingly apt advice for foolish Christians

    By The Ironic Catholic

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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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Ironic Catholic
    Release dateJun 10, 2010
    ISBN9781452457963
    Dear Communion of Saints: amusingly apt advice for foolish Christians
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    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

      All rights reserved

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      This book is available in print at Lulu.com.

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be resold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the work of this author.

      ***

      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.

      ***

      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

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