“Growing up, I had a front row seat to seeing two people work really hard. My dad scrubbed toilets at a private Catholic school for a while and that was to help me get through school.” PeopleTwoHardHelpingSchoolGrowing UpGrowingSeeingFrontsDadCatholicMy DadSeatsHelp MeToiletsCatholic School Author:Mia Love
“My dad was a Buddhist when I was young. So, at a point when I begging become Catholic he was saying "no" and imparting Buddhist precepts.” YoungDadCatholicMy DadBuddhistBeggingSaying No Author:Sean Astin
“My father was very strict with me, and I kept seeing a disparity between their freedom and my lack of it, or how I had all the responsibilities and they had none. And the Catholic Church, all of the rules, and why did I have to wear a dress when they could wear pants? I would say to my dad: 'Will Jesus love me less if I wear pants? Am I going to hell?'” IfsFatherJesusChurchResponsibilityHellSeeingDadCatholicDressesMy DadPantsStrictCatholic ChurchJesus LoveDisparityJesus Loves Me Author:Madonna Ciccone
“My father was Catholic, my mother was Protestant, and because of that I got Christened in both churches, so I've got all these names... but my Dad always called me Mick.” MotherFatherLiteratureNamesChurchDadCatholicMy DadProtestants Author:Mickey Spillane
“Growing up in New Orleans, my mom and dad were churchgoers. I would go to church with them. Also, I was going to a Catholic school so I had a fascination with the Catholic Church mainly because, in my mind, (their services) didn't take as long. I was bouncing in between my mom's Baptist church, which was called Second Zion Baptist, and going to a Catholic Church.” MindLongSchoolChurchGrowing UpGrowingMomDadCatholicMy MomNew OrleansFascinationCatholic ChurchBaptistsMom And DadCatholic SchoolZion Author:Avery Johnson
“I grew up with a lot of spirituality. It wasn't necessarily organized religion, because my mom was Jewish and my dad was Muslim. I went to Catholic school. There was a lot of conversation about comparative religions.” SchoolSpiritualityGrewMomDadConversationGrew UpCatholicMy DadMy MomOrganizedOrganized ReligionComparative ReligionCatholic School Author:Patricia Arquette
“I had this duality growing up with my dad being a strict Catholic and his brother being a priest and my mother finding God in nature, so I've taken a little from both [traditions].” LittlesMotherGrowing UpTakenGrowingBrotherDadFindingsTraditionCatholicMy DadPriestsStrictDualityFinding God Author:David LaChapelle
“What stood me in good stead was my upbringing. I had a musician father, a very religious mother who totally supported us. My mom gave me my moral code which, even if I was bad, I wasn't bad for very long. If you're born and raised Catholic, it stays with you a lifetime. It's a good thing to have. My dad gave me a very professional attitude to the music business, and for that I thank them 100%.” IfsLongMotherFatherBornReligiousAttitudeMoralMomDadMusicianCatholicGood ThingsLifetimeRaisedMy DadMy MomCodeUpbringingMusic BusinessBorn And RaisedMoral Code Author:Suzi Quatro
“When we passed a Catholic church, I recalled, he said, "You think your dad's a good chemist? They're turning soda crackers into meat in there. Can your dad do that?” ThinkingSaidChurchDadCatholicMeatCatholic ChurchYour DadChemistSodaCrackers Book:Hocus Pocus Source: Hocus Pocus
“I have an enormous family because I'm from Montreal and my family's Catholic, so my dad has eight siblings and they all have kids and we all grew up in the same property on weekends and summers.” KidsGrewDadSummerGrew UpMy FamilyCatholicPropertyMy DadEightEnormousWeekendSiblingMontreal Author:Jessica Pare
“My dad said, 'In school, be a Catholic. At home, be a Hindu.' So we did both.” SaidHomeSchoolDadCatholicMy DadHinduism Author:Deepak Chopra
“My dad was such a bigot. He was a horrible, self-centred person. He was really racist and he'd talk about the Jews and blacks and Catholics even.” PersonsSelfDadCatholicMy DadJewHorribleRacistBigots Author:Cindy Sherman
“My mom's Jewish and my dad's Irish Catholic alcoholic, so I whine on the inside.” MomDadCatholicDrinkingMy DadMy MomAlcoholics Author:Margaret Smith
“My mom's a Catholic, and my dad's a Jew, and they didn't want anything to do with anything.” WantInspiringMomDadCatholicParentingMy DadJewMy MomParenthood Author:Isabelle Huppert
“At 18, I guarded the parking lot at the Catholic Church bingos. Now my dad made sure I could take care of myself. I carried a Smith and Wesson 357 Magnum .” MadeCareChurchDadCatholicMy DadTake CareCatholic ChurchParkingGuardedParking LotBingo Author:Susana Martinez
“I grew up in a big Irish, Catholic family. My dad was a pretty rough guy. So one of my brothers left home when he was 15 and found his way to the gym. It gave me the opportunity to go and spend some time with him and work out in the gym.” WayHomeBigsGuyFoundOpportunityLeftBrotherGrewDadGrew UpCatholicMy DadWork OutMy BrotherRoughGymCatholic Family Author:Gerry Cooney