A Particular Friendship
Viewing comments for Chapter 4 "Familiar Patterns"We meet Lizzy who has just come out of the convent
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Comment from Karen Cherry
If I was there, I tell you it would have been the account of Catholic Banishment of a novice. I would have been run out of town on a rail. And I would be shouting out all their sins at high volume. I am such a baaaaaaaaaad girl.
Karen
reply by the author on 21-Sep-2023
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If I was there, I tell you it would have been the account of Catholic Banishment of a novice. I would have been run out of town on a rail. And I would be shouting out all their sins at high volume. I am such a baaaaaaaaaad girl.
Karen
Comment Written 21-Sep-2023
reply by the author on 21-Sep-2023
You're my friend. lol This was a great a review.
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I am going to try to go to sleep now. I will see you manana
Karen
Comment from Alexandra Trovato
I enjoy your authentic writing and I discussed with you in wondering something that you can answer by messenger if you wish. I states the story is non fiction.
As far as the plot and characters, your very complete colorful descriptions help a reader understand the scene, what is going on for the main characters and in the surrounding area, as with reactions from other nund or the cold hard metals steps if I recalled that well. Those descriptions do help the reader understand what was happening. I'm looking forward to more. What a terrible place for humans to live in and I can't imagine how anyone could or why they would stay in such conditions does it please God i doubt it.
Best wishes!
Alexandra
reply by the author on 30-Aug-2023
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I enjoy your authentic writing and I discussed with you in wondering something that you can answer by messenger if you wish. I states the story is non fiction.
As far as the plot and characters, your very complete colorful descriptions help a reader understand the scene, what is going on for the main characters and in the surrounding area, as with reactions from other nund or the cold hard metals steps if I recalled that well. Those descriptions do help the reader understand what was happening. I'm looking forward to more. What a terrible place for humans to live in and I can't imagine how anyone could or why they would stay in such conditions does it please God i doubt it.
Best wishes!
Alexandra
Comment Written 30-Aug-2023
reply by the author on 30-Aug-2023
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Thank you for your caring review. Certainly, ask me anything you are wondering about. I'm happy to answer.
Comment from BermyBye50
Liz,
You've crafted another exceptional chapter in the book A Particular Friendship. I look forward to reading each new chapter in you fascinating book. I've admired your skillful writing from afar. I'm very impressed with your talent and your creativity in each of your writes.
All the best,
Eugene
reply by the author on 30-Aug-2023
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Liz,
You've crafted another exceptional chapter in the book A Particular Friendship. I look forward to reading each new chapter in you fascinating book. I've admired your skillful writing from afar. I'm very impressed with your talent and your creativity in each of your writes.
All the best,
Eugene
Comment Written 30-Aug-2023
reply by the author on 30-Aug-2023
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Wow, I am humbled. Thank you for such an affirming review.
Comment from eliz100
This is another excellent chapter in Lizzie's story. I went to a Catholic School. And in elementary school, I thought about joining the Sisters of Christian Charity. When I entered high school, I left that idea. I play bridge with a woman who was in the nunnery for many years. I asked her why she left, and she said, "They were mean." I had an adult conversion experience, and after 3 years of prayer and spiritual reading, I believe my role on earth is to love the people God puts in front of me. Your story is very interesting to me.
reply by the author on 25-Aug-2023
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This is another excellent chapter in Lizzie's story. I went to a Catholic School. And in elementary school, I thought about joining the Sisters of Christian Charity. When I entered high school, I left that idea. I play bridge with a woman who was in the nunnery for many years. I asked her why she left, and she said, "They were mean." I had an adult conversion experience, and after 3 years of prayer and spiritual reading, I believe my role on earth is to love the people God puts in front of me. Your story is very interesting to me.
Comment Written 25-Aug-2023
reply by the author on 25-Aug-2023
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Thank you for your involved review. You are welcome to share any of this with your friend.
Tell her I was a Sister of St Joseph in Rutland Vermont. Ask her about particular friendships. They may have referred to them as something else but it will come out to be the same. I'd be curious to what she says. Did you notice I even wrote about them in my book Be Wee with Bea Part 3?
Comment from aryr
This was a fantastic continuation chapter, Liz. I can't imagine the frustration that Lizzy was experiencing. Her friend Dodie proved to be not a friend. Very well done and greatly enjoyed. Blessings n Hugs!!!
reply by the author on 25-Aug-2023
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This was a fantastic continuation chapter, Liz. I can't imagine the frustration that Lizzy was experiencing. Her friend Dodie proved to be not a friend. Very well done and greatly enjoyed. Blessings n Hugs!!!
Comment Written 25-Aug-2023
reply by the author on 25-Aug-2023
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Thank you for your delightfully supportive review. I appreciate your blessings and hugs.
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You are so welcome, Liz.
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Contented sigh
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Double sigh!
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***guffaw***
Comment from barbara.wilkey
I enjoyed reading this and you have a good story on your hands. I am confused why you use quotation marks for anything other than dialogue. There are numerous places that have quotation marks. I indicated one below.
"I blurted out, 'It's none of your business.' (I blurted out, "It's none of your business.")
reply by the author on 24-Aug-2023
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I enjoyed reading this and you have a good story on your hands. I am confused why you use quotation marks for anything other than dialogue. There are numerous places that have quotation marks. I indicated one below.
"I blurted out, 'It's none of your business.' (I blurted out, "It's none of your business.")
Comment Written 24-Aug-2023
reply by the author on 24-Aug-2023
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Thank you for your supportive review. I will examine my extracurricular use of quotes. Thank you.
Comment from lyenochka
Oh, Liz! I don't know how you survived your childhood and this brutal time in the monastery. Still you came out of that experience to be more gracious and compassionate and that says a lot about your character and your relationship with God.
reply by the author on 24-Aug-2023
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Oh, Liz! I don't know how you survived your childhood and this brutal time in the monastery. Still you came out of that experience to be more gracious and compassionate and that says a lot about your character and your relationship with God.
Comment Written 24-Aug-2023
reply by the author on 24-Aug-2023
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Thank you for your compassionate review. It evidently was meant to be to make me who I am. I remember a book called 'The Reed of God.' It spoke of the ways we prepare ourselves to be open to where God wants to take us. One was a nest which required work of gathering the softness around us & pressing it to the required shape to ready our receiving the goodness intended for us. Another was a gold chalice formed from the hot burning fires to be shaped perfectly to receive. And the final one was as the title says, the Reed of God which is gouged out in specific places and hollowed out to produce the most heavenly song.
So we can reflect upon on which we are, the nest, the chalice or the reed.
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Yes, God uses all our hard things to make us who we are. 💖💖
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***contented sigh***
Comment from Mrs. KT
Hello, Liz,
I visited your Prologue in order to grasp a sense of where you are going with your story. I must say that I am fascinated by your delivery and content having attended a Catholic elementary school taught by Dominican Sisters ... and usually scared "sh...less" by most of them. For years I thought I was damned to hell for eternity because, at the age of eight, I had the unmitigated gall to challenge a sister regarding Adam and Eve : "If God loved both Adam and Eve, why did He tempt Eve with the serpent in the first place?"
I hope to continue reading and savoring your "familiar patterns."
Much enjoyed,
diane
reply by the author on 23-Aug-2023
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Hello, Liz,
I visited your Prologue in order to grasp a sense of where you are going with your story. I must say that I am fascinated by your delivery and content having attended a Catholic elementary school taught by Dominican Sisters ... and usually scared "sh...less" by most of them. For years I thought I was damned to hell for eternity because, at the age of eight, I had the unmitigated gall to challenge a sister regarding Adam and Eve : "If God loved both Adam and Eve, why did He tempt Eve with the serpent in the first place?"
I hope to continue reading and savoring your "familiar patterns."
Much enjoyed,
diane
Comment Written 23-Aug-2023
reply by the author on 23-Aug-2023
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Thank you for your honest involved review. It sounds like you may have had the same Insight I now have finally had. We were gimmicked when I was a kid. We didn't get to think about anything there's no discussion, which is that why you probably got The Look of scorn when you challenged any rhetoric.
I know see how having to memorize I'm going to be brainwashed about this and that was a way to keep us from thinking. I could go on as I'm sure you could too this is enough for now I may get into more of it later.
Comment from Carol Hillebrenner
My sister and I seem to have found different ways to deal with a parent who wouldn't speak to us. She had her feelings hurt but just waited it out. I ignored it and talked to her without expecting an answer. It is a great way to go onward with this no speaking person. Pretend it isn't there. Ok, now to what you have written. The sisters sure froze you out when you had an opinion. That is likely the way they were raised by their parents and the church perpetuated the attitude because it DOES NOT LIKE TO BE QUESTIONED EVER! I found that with the church of my youth and no longer belong there. I do think after reading some of this, that you might have a much more vigorous story if you wrote as Lizzy in the first person. Just my opinion, but you might try a chapter that way and see how it goes.
reply by the author on 23-Aug-2023
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My sister and I seem to have found different ways to deal with a parent who wouldn't speak to us. She had her feelings hurt but just waited it out. I ignored it and talked to her without expecting an answer. It is a great way to go onward with this no speaking person. Pretend it isn't there. Ok, now to what you have written. The sisters sure froze you out when you had an opinion. That is likely the way they were raised by their parents and the church perpetuated the attitude because it DOES NOT LIKE TO BE QUESTIONED EVER! I found that with the church of my youth and no longer belong there. I do think after reading some of this, that you might have a much more vigorous story if you wrote as Lizzy in the first person. Just my opinion, but you might try a chapter that way and see how it goes.
Comment Written 23-Aug-2023
reply by the author on 23-Aug-2023
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Thank you for your involved review. You said: "church perpetuated the attitude because it DOES NOT LIKE TO BE QUESTIONED EVER! I found that with the church of my youth and no longer belong there."
The church has silenced some of the wisest of Jesuits who spoke out. Their goal is to keep the 'little man' ignorant and in the dark. You are so right.
Comment from jessizero
This is the first installment of this story I have read. It definitely captured my interest. Congratulations on sharing this story. I know it can't be easy. Best wishes.
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reply by the author on 23-Aug-2023
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This is the first installment of this story I have read. It definitely captured my interest. Congratulations on sharing this story. I know it can't be easy. Best wishes.
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Comment Written 23-Aug-2023
reply by the author on 23-Aug-2023
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Thank you for your compassionate review.
