This piece draws listeners in immediately with words familiar to many - the Lord's Prayer. But lest we think that this is an all-encompassing religion story, the narrator hones in on a very specific part of Catholic Christianity - being confirmed. Not being Catholic, I didn't really understand the significance behind confirmation, but this informative little piece explained as well as entertained.
Despite her young age, the narrator grapples with fairly intense theological questions, such as being confirmed because you want to versus being confirmed because it's expected, and "part of tradition". The informal narration was good, and gave the piece a very raw and personal feel. This piece would be ideally broadcast as part of a series on religion - it's very interesting and refreshing to hear youth voices deal with big issues like religion.
Review of My Confirmation
Emily Raymond
Posted on January 24, 2006 at 03:24 PM
This piece draws listeners in immediately with words familiar to many - the Lord's Prayer. But lest we think that this is an all-encompassing religion story, the narrator hones in on a very specific part of Catholic Christianity - being confirmed. Not being Catholic, I didn't really understand the significance behind confirmation, but this informative little piece explained as well as entertained.
Despite her young age, the narrator grapples with fairly intense theological questions, such as being confirmed because you want to versus being confirmed because it's expected, and "part of tradition". The informal narration was good, and gave the piece a very raw and personal feel. This piece would be ideally broadcast as part of a series on religion - it's very interesting and refreshing to hear youth voices deal with big issues like religion.