tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499957141699011933.post8299866464813945123..comments2024-03-10T10:36:09.923+00:00Comments on Gem of The Ocean: Nun Guilt Tripgemoftheoceanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521207668262592414noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499957141699011933.post-52577424419399679042009-03-31T16:44:00.000+01:002009-03-31T16:44:00.000+01:00Right on, E! I remember being shocked when a Fren...Right on, E! I remember being shocked when a Frenchwoman told me less than 10% of Catholics went to Sunday Mass.gemoftheoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521207668262592414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499957141699011933.post-78981254884903170752009-03-30T16:17:00.000+01:002009-03-30T16:17:00.000+01:00+JMJ+I was in elementary school in the 1980s. My t...+JMJ+<BR/><BR/>I was in elementary school in the 1980s. My teachers and family alternated between Somalia and Bangladesh--but I guess Ethiopia is close enough!<BR/><BR/>If it's not physical poverty, however, they will find something else. Several years ago, after one Sunday Mass, I remember overhearing a lady from the choir saying to some people, "You should be thankful you live in the Philippines! People don't go to church in Europe anymore!" (What a way to make us feel better about living in the Third World! =P)Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499957141699011933.post-3318585557172565932009-03-27T15:31:00.000+00:002009-03-27T15:31:00.000+00:00Dino, you bet!! I bet there are pockets of Africa...Dino, you bet!! I bet there are pockets of Africa where they say: "There are children in appalachia who'd love to have those fried trantullas!gemoftheoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521207668262592414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499957141699011933.post-1844102537446579532009-03-27T06:13:00.000+00:002009-03-27T06:13:00.000+00:00My parents usually said Europe or Africa. Ironica...My parents usually said Europe or Africa. Ironically, I mentioned this to some friends in Austria, and after they stopped laughing, told me their parents always pointed to South America.<BR/>Nuns and parents are the same everywhere, only they have different geogrphic perspective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499957141699011933.post-78394849939079251612009-03-26T05:15:00.000+00:002009-03-26T05:15:00.000+00:00;-D I asked a friend of mine, and she said "The A...;-D I asked a friend of mine, and she said "The Armenians" and then it made sense because I realized that when she was in grade school in the early 50s HER nuns had been in school in the 20s...and the nuns hadn't updated it. <BR/><BR/>And I must say it was imressive in school if some kid had a bloody nose. Sister managed to pull a bedsheet sized hankie out of her sleeve. 10-1 she had a blanket and pillowcases in there too.gemoftheoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521207668262592414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499957141699011933.post-87281150850301695902009-03-26T03:00:00.000+00:002009-03-26T03:00:00.000+00:00Actually my nuns just said "the world". Nothing li...Actually my nuns just said "the world". Nothing like not pigeon holing yourself....Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01562944653624224107noreply@blogger.com