I am a cradle Catholic (born & bred) woman who has led the same path as so many others of my generation. Marched off to church every Sunday as a family while attending a Catholic grammar school. Private, Catholic high school that supported my faith. Liberal, Catholic University that allowed us to practice or not-practice. I opted into the "not-practice" group after experimenting for a while in the Charismatic Renewal group!
I fell in love in college - with another member of the not-practice group. We married. Worked hard in the corporate environment. Had two kids. Found the church again. Kept sloggin upward on the fast track. And promptly hit the brick wall question that I'll bet most toddlers/primary school children ask their fast-track parents: "Mommy, why am I always the last one picked up at nursery school?"
"Well honey, Mommy works all these crazy hours so that you can wear designer jeans" somehow didn't work when it was a five year old asking. After much soul-searching, and crunching of numbers, we took the dive off of the economic cliff into the world of stay at home Mom. Thirty days later, a friend from our parish asked, "Are you interested in working part-time?" And as quickly as it started, stay at home Mom ended and I re-entered the workforce. This time, as a far-from-the-fast-track (so far that you can't even hear the track) part-time parish employee.
I thought about all of the wonderful things that working for the church would mean. Helping others. No back-stabbing. No office politics. A compassionate, faith-filled boss. Making just slightly over minimum wage while having significant levels of responsibility. This blog is my effort to reconcile my faith with the faith I've experienced in (now two) parish offices. It's been an interesting journey. I hope you'll join me for the trip.
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