The Catholic Hipster Handbook: Rediscovering Cool Saints, Forgotten Prayers, and Other Weird but Sacred Stuff
Tommy Tighe Tighe even met comedienne Jeannie Gaffigan, who wrote the foreword forThe Catholic Hipster Handbook, Tighe Discover what's awesome about:
Being a Catholic Hipster is all about an attitude--an attitude grounded
in being part of a countercultural community of believers dedicated to
something bigger than themselves in a world dominated by
self-centeredness. It's about yearning to learn more about the faith by
seeking out "Catholic cool"--overlooked saints, forgotten prayers and
feast days, and traditional practices long set aside by mainstream
believers.The Catholic Hipsterpodcaster Tommy Tighe will help readers rediscover everything awesome about the Catholic faith.
The Catholic Hipster started out in 2014 with a little bit of fun--the
Catholic Hipster of the Year contest--on Tighe's blog. But Twitter is
where--in all its 140-character glory--that Tighe's "The Catholic
Hipster" movement really took root. That's where a group of cool and
funky countercultural Catholics gather to swap one-liners, hilarious
hipster memes, and all things authentically Catholic.
on Twitter. She said what drew her to the feed was that Tighe was "an
embarrassingly Catholic dude who knew he was embarrassingly Catholic and
was not embarrassed by it" and that he was "not preachy or judgey or
divisive." Catholic hipsters in a nutshell.
and a group of hipster friends--including Sarah Vabulas, Anna Mitchell,
Fr. Kyle Schnippel, and Lisa M. Hendey--explore the beautiful weirdness
of the Catholic Church and invite others along for the journey. They
share their love for extraordinary saints, offer up obscure prayers,
provide short reflections on something quirky and Catholic they've
rediscovered, and dare readers to put their faith into action with some
cool and challenging practices they can do on their own.