Claude Lightfoot: Or How the Problem Was Solved

by Francis J. Finn S. J.

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The story opens upon Claude Lightfoot, a reckless 12 year old boy who constantly acts first and thinks later. After being in clash with some bullies, Claude is obliged to miss his First Communion. In the course of the story, Fr. Finn manages to cover a host of topics, including smoking, drinking, the devil, Confession, Holy Communion, retaining one s Baptismal innocence, the 9 First Fridays, the priesthood, mothers and sisters, truthfulness, lying, courage, effeminacy, atheism, sacrilege, baseball, Americanism (true and false), Latin, virtue, honor, leadership, etc.… (more)

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72. Claude Lightfoot, by Francis J. Finn, S.J. (read in 1940) I read this book with much enjoyment in 1940. On page 438 of the December 1893 issue of The Catholic World the reviewer states: "A real bright live book of the present day, redolent of youthful life and faithful as to the reflection of a mirror to the originals of modern boy life as beheld in many of our Catholic institutions, we have not as yet seen any which approaches this fine work." (

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The story opens upon Claude Lightfoot, a reckless 12 year old boy who constantly acts first and thinks later. After being in clash with some bullies, Claude is obliged to miss his First Communion. In the course of the story, Fr. Finn manages to cover a host of topics, including smoking, drinking, the devil, Confession, Holy Communion, retaining one s Baptismal innocence, the 9 First Fridays, the priesthood, mothers and sisters, truthfulness, lying, courage, effeminacy, atheism, sacrilege, baseball, Americanism (true and false), Latin, virtue, honor, leadership, etc.

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