Pastrix Book Report

“Pastrix” by Nadia Bolz-Weber is a spiritual autobiography, laden with profanity, grace, heartfelt confessions of failure, and theology. In this book, Nadia crafts her spiritual journey from a sinner to a saint into a beautiful web. She uses life stories and stunning narrative to convey the message of God’s grace. Throughout the book, the reader witnesses Nadia, a woman who is deeply faithful and deeply flawed, challenge the convention of Christianity. Two themes concurrent within the book are death and resurrection, and the grace of God. Often, a new life begins as a death: resurrection always requires a death. The death of a loved one, the death of a cherished relationship, the death of innocence and of ones’ self, are painful, yet beautiful. Once the flame which once illuminated one’s life turns into a pyre, it becomes easy to think of the flame as extinguished, however, Nadia proves …show more content…
My uncle owned a bar, which my father soon took employment in, and my mom found a job at a money exchange agency. Once again, life was tough, but our family was safe. However, the stress of living in a foreign country with a foreign language, working dismal jobs, while trying to raise a family were too much for my parents. Fights began to breakout. My father would argue that leaving Mexico was a mistake, and that we should move back, whereas my mom would make the point that life in the U.S would get better. The constant arguing put a strain on their marriage which later resulted in a divorce. This meant the end of our family. I was eight at the time of the divorce and didn’t quite understand the repercussions. I couldn’t comprehend the thought of never seeing the four of us living together under one roof. My mom and I ended up moving to Minnesota, while my dad and sister returned to Mexico. It was here in Minnesota, that my mom and I found a place to call home and begin to live the American