Chapter 4, Parochial School, God Loves Me, Maybe Not
Girl goes from first Holy Communion saint to self abuse sinner.
Mom enrolled only me at Saint Clare’s, a Catholic parochial school, two blocks from Washington Elementary and Santa Clara Intermediate/High, public schools that my brothers attended. Baptism, according to Catholic Church tenets, leaves an indelible mark on one’s soul. The nuns inculcate catechism lessons etched one on my mind. The second sacrament after Baptism, First Communion, is a major Catholic event. It occurs when o...