RJ 20

Annotated Table of Contents

1. Artifacts
   a.CSO/Catholic Church announcement card provided for students at a booth at orientation: This is a card that I got at orientation after signing up for CSO. It provides two prayers, mass times, and general church information, including contact information.
   b. Handouts after mass: I have five sets of the handouts they give after mass. This is where all announcements go. It lists mass times and has sections for your own reading. It has “Responding to God’s Word” sections that help you deepen the understanding of your faith at home.
   c. Hot dog cookout handout: This handout was for the first CSO event, one of which I could not attend due to soccer. It was a hot dog cookout that got all the members together for fellowship and fun. They talked about what they wanted to accomplish this year through CSO.
   d. Chi Alpha card: This was handed out at Bible study. A few of the boys were urging more CSO members to go to this Christian group on Tuesday nights.
   e. Bible Study handout: This handout states the readings we will be going over in Bible study that night, and has a quote at the bottom pertaining to the reading. There is also space on this for students to take notes throughout the night.
   f. Parish Registration Form: This is the form you would fill out to become a member of the parish.
2. Fieldnotes and Expanded Fieldnotes: This section includes all of my many sets of fieldnotes. Most of them are from masses, and Wednesday night Bible studies. I have one interview (Veronica Juarez) in here, and my Commerce Week on Writing fieldnotes are also in this section.
3. Permission Slips: This sections includes the permission slips of all my interviewees (some of them are not completed, but the ones I have interviews set up for are!)
4. Writing Assignments: Up to now, this section has my WA1, WA2, and WA3. This will be where all of my writing assignments go.
5. Research Journals: I have RJs 1-19 in here. It is all very organized!

Analysis: There are many recurring themes thus far. After an in-depth interview with Veronica Juarez, I found discrimination against Catholics is everywhere. The media plays a crucial role in this discrimination. Whenever something is involving the Catholic church, the priests are usually the “bad guys” in the movie/show. The media has such an impact because it is available for everyone. People discriminate as well, but maybe they got these ideas from the media. Veronica has been a victim of discrimination due to her faith many, many times. Hearing her stories made me think of many times I had to stick up for my faith as well. The church in Commerce is small and very welcoming. They will befriend you the minute you walk in the door. The best way to evangelize people is accepting them for who they are and their religion, and they can see you and the power and happiness your religion provides for you, and this enthusiasm can be contagious. Therefore, the best way to evangelize may be to get a deeper faith for yourself, and show simple acts of kindness, let God work through you, and show others the love He gives you, and, in turn, they may want the same never-ending and merciful love. I need to get more interviews and delve deeper into the study to see what all discriminations exist and how serious they can get. I have gotten a lot of information through Bible study on learning what the Bible is telling us, on the Catholic church, and on fellowship. Getting together with these core members of CSO every week really makes a difference. I have learned so much and am growing in my faith. My next step is definitely more interviews which I already have lined up. From there, I will draw parallels between discriminations. Veronica was such a help because she has a background in high school and college ministry, and she is so educated when it comes to Catholicism. If I have any more questions, she will be a great source of information. This study should mean a lot to the Catholic church. I project that it can show the church areas of misunderstanding that need to be looked at. I have found that ignorant (uneducated) Catholics may be just as much at fault as people doing the discrimination. The more information I find out, the more interested I get in the study! My next interview is with the CSO students and my main aim is to find certain acts of discrimination and why they occur, and what can be done to stop them. I have many new artifacts including registration forms and handouts after mass.

Code Book:

CP: from a Catholic Perspective
NP: from a Non-Catholic Perspective (These need to be evident because I am getting viewpoints from both Catholics and Non-Catholics.
LK: Lack of knowledge (a main reason for discrimination)
Rit: Ritualistic (reason for discrimination)
CinE: Christ in Eucharist (a concept many don’t understand, and therefore a cause of discrimination)
CON: Confession (raises problems and discrimination)
P: papal authority-aka, the Pope. (many people think we worship him- cause for discrimination)
M: Mary, Mother of God (people think we put too much emphasis on her and “worship” her as well, problem for discrimination)
CSO: Catholic Student Organization
BS: Bible Study

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