Don't Chew Jesus!: A Collection of Memorable Nun Stories

by Danielle Schaaf, Michael Prendergast

Filled with fond recollections and touching stories, these tales from hundreds of contributors pay tribute to nuns—those monochromatically clad monitors of the right, the wrong, and the holy. Catholic nuns are portrayed as devoted and passionate women who, armed with an arsenal of educational weaponry ranging from creative storytelling to psychological terrorism, had the massive responsibility of molding children into model citizens of God. The brief, descriptive anecdotes cover subjects ranging from religious training, habits, and devotion to discipline, pranks, and the always-dicey sex education. Readers are introduced to such legends-in-the-making as baseball-playing nuns, telepathic nuns, gun-toting nuns, and even skinny-dipping nuns. These nuns have seen it all—the silly or the sad, the frightening or sublime—and always keep their gazes directed upward.

Genres: Religion, Nonfiction, Humor, Memoir

240 pages, Hardcover

First published October 11, 2006

Reviews

[Craig Bergland · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delightfully enjoyable stories of growing up with nuns in Catholic schools! This was a very fun read.

[Bryan Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Of the, I survived Catholic School and other stories of suffering hell here on earth, genre, this is my favorite. Danielle has more cynicism about the whole experience than the others and that makes the book enjoyable. The stories are fun and tell you what most people felt about Catholic School. So don't chew Jesus and don't feed him to the pagan babies.

[Yvonne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent read, great gift to give. I will be readng more from this writer.

[Liz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not only did I like this, I'm a contributor to the book! If you went to Catholic school, you'll love it! Enjoy!

[Donna · Rating 2 out of 5]

Assorted reminisces on attending Catholic school. Been there, done that, have funnier and/or scarier stories than most of these.