The God I Thought I Knew: My Experience Growing Up Catholic

By Michael Talaga and Talaga

Book Overview

Michael Talaga grew up as Catholic as they come. A product of parochial school, he was well versed in the doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church and was careful to obey them. He was a Catholic's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1881273822
• ISBN13: 9781881273820
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Moody Publishers
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.5" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

A book I'll never hesitate to give out.

I can only imagine what Michael Talaga's experience was. Growing up in such a different church culture, the stories that fill out this book vividly describe situations far beyond my calm upbringing. The majority of stories are engaging and I find myself still chuckling at them weeks later. I could not tell if Michael still considers himself Roman Catholic or not because his tone is always respectful and thoughtful. His conclusions square up with mine, but it's the journey to those conclusions that is worth the price of admission! A Great Resource to Examine Bias and Pre-supposition for those who grew up Catholic or for anyone trying to understand people who grew up Catholic.

The God I thought I knew

A fantastic read, particularly for non-catholic Christians trying to figure out where their catholic husbands and other family members are coming from. It provided me with a lot of insight into the scripting that has been imprinted into my husbands brain, why he thinks that good deeds alone will get him his ticket to heaven, and why he feels so challenged and defensive if it is suggested that he might have missed the point of Christian faith completely. The book doesn't oblige with an easy solution of course, but provides some hope and a reason to pray a bit harder.

Tell us more, Michael...

Michael Talaga's story is very interesting and very readable. Once I started it, I finished it in a couple of days--I didn't want to stop reading! As you read, you feel like you know Michael, likable at times, not so likable at others, but always honest and transparent about his life. His story about growing up Catholic, thinking that he knew all about God, to really coming to know God, is funny, warm, touching.... Read for yourself!

A must read for Catholics, a should read for everyone else.

Funny, relative, easy reading all describe this book. The author shares humorous experiences of life in a Catholic elementary school in the 1950s and 60s and how his upbringing eventually shaped his view of God.The book takes the reader from elementary school, to college, to career crisis, to marital problems. It's is a great true story about an ordinary man with REAL BIG problems and a REAL BIG God who bails him out!It's a little book with a huge message and everyone should read it.