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A Catholic's Meanderings's avatar

Shannara, I’m brand new to Substack. I scrolled through Catholics last evening to find some to follow. You are my first. I read your backstory but didn’t see a way to comment there. I thoroughly enjoyed hearing your story.

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Shannara Johnson's avatar

Thank you very much, Valerie!

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Clara Rosenthal's avatar

Should I read it? Was this book the turning point for you? I’m very curious.

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Shannara Johnson's avatar

Yes, it was HUGE and made me do a complete U-turn. For more details, you can read the subsequent blog post, "Catharsis." https://stumblingsaint.substack.com/p/catharsis

For me, it was life changing (and I know others who say the same thing); what I needed was a good shaking because I thought I was doing a bang-up job. :) For you, it might be a different book, who knows. Actually, what just popped into my mind was "Loved As I Am" by Sister Miriam James Heidland. Try that one first. :)

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