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Out of Order Paperback – September 24, 2010

by Jeanne Scott (Author), M.B. Hanrahan (Illustrator)

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Out of Order opens with my traumatic departure from the convent at age 34. Since that fateful day, friends have insisted that I write a book. For 40 years I tried with no success. What message did I want to convey that might benefit others? Finally, "Out of Order" said it best! Order, in its bare-bone definition, boils down to marching to one drummer even though you may personally respond to a distinctly different beat. To be In-Order is to conform perfectly to the dictates of a "Higher Authority". Out-of-Order indicates that something needs fixing. What better way to control people, especially women, than to enslave their minds and hearts through religious mythology, convincing them from childhood that they must bow down to the strictures of a male-dominated society or suffer condemnation? The Ugly Duckling metaphor exemplified my personal plight. Even though on the pond's surface I appeared to fit in with my religious peers, my mental paddling was never quite in sync. An instinctive drive to fight injustice of any kind was the rudder that steered me into "hot water". Authority dictates how human rights are pared down and too often warped by leaders whose primary goal is total control. From family, to church, to school, to government, to the world of work, rules are made to keep us in line. And it helps if we are told that God has ordered this conformity!

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314 pages
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September 24, 2010
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6 x 0.71 x 9 inches
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1453748806
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978-1453748800
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I'm now 81! It took me forty-some years to write the book, "Out of Order", and in the process to figure out why I seemed to be a misfit from another planet. At the age of seventeen I chose to enter religious life because as a Catholic girl I saw no other desirable option open to me and that adolescent decision was solidified on my first day in the convent when I was told that I had not chosen this path, but Christ had selected me from eternity to follow him and I must never question my vocation. Had I not believed that statement and adhered to it with solid determination, I would not have lasted a week! I've been told by a couple of friends that I was stupid to make that choice and stick with it for so long. Their observation revealed that they had been spared the religious brain warping - not "washing"- that far too many impressionable youngsters endure - mind twisting, deeply ingrained negative precepts - not easily discarded. "Human Bonsai" - deformed by manipulative, well-meaning authority figures. "Well meaning"? That term should send an arctic chill down one's spine! Most, if not all, evil in this world was and is perpetrated by leaders who use such opiates as religion or patriotism to wreak human havoc. It has taken me the intervening decades since June 1963 to grasp the unique world-view I subconsciously incorporated growing up. Aside from receiving the requisite food, shelter and clothing, I was pretty much left to my own devices from infancy. The family was too beset - struggling to survive the Great Depression - to focus on reining me in, binding my feet, tying my tongue or otherwise curtailing an independent, adventurous, questioning, outspoken nature. In truth, I was "out of order" from birth.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (September 24, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 314 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1453748806
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1453748800
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.9 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.71 x 9 inches

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olbat

An honest journey

Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2011

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I think the honesty of this book can open many doors for others, religious, ex-religious, spiritual, or just curious. Jeanne has done a courageous thing here, reliving many years and bringing it all to life with insight, humor, and devotion to the truth. She shows herself to have been an extraordinary teacher then, and she is still teaching in this well organized and extremely easily read account of struggle, joy, and zest for life. Her self-reflection and, yes, her open obstinancy, was truly unusual in those days. My own experience in Catholic schools is my credential to say this. Anyone who had the good fortune to have been taught by her, led to themselves by her I'm sure is, today, grateful. Others will appreciate this tale from here.

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A Candid Look at Convent Life by a Gifted Story Teller

Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2011

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Beneath the humor, wit and sacasm lies a deeply moving yet entertaining saga of Jeanne Scott's childhod and her seventeen years as Sister Lorena Mary. Entering the convent as an idealistic teenager, Jeanne learned all too soon that free thinking, logic and debate have no place in convent life. We witness her turmoil and are privy to her many conversations with God as she struggles to make sense of it all.

We soon realize that Sister Lorena Mary was an inventive, entertaining and inspiratiional teacher during nearly two decades in the Catholic school system --- the kind of teacher every child deserves but too few have. Her gifted story telling skills bring those years to life and take us into the classrooms of an innocent America during the 1950's.

Out of Order is a page turner from Jeanne's childhood years in Florida and ending on the day she walks out of the convent. It is a poignant and thought provoking look at religious education viewed through the eyes of a creative young woman as student and teacher --- destined to make the world a better place and utimately deciding that only by stepping "out of order" can the full expression of her faith be revealed.

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Out of Order but Right On the Money in Life!

Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2011

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Jeanne Scott lays out a beautiful story of how someone with a caring, loving heart dedicated to God's service discovers that man (and woman) has a way of MUCKING up a spiritual vocation. Her pure, driven spirit is evident in the early years of her youth and continues throughout her journey on the way to being Out of Order. The funny, happy, sad and exciting times in her journies are brought out in detail as she narrates us through the decades of this chosen life. There should be more Jeanne Scotts in this world and more of us should be Out of Order and in step with what humanity really needs. Thank you Jeanne for a great book. A good, fun read for any person who wants a peek behind the good and bad habits. :)

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Becoming a nun : un-becomimg a nun

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2011

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I have always wondered why someone would become a nun, accepting the restrictions and constaints the life requires. "Out of Order" gives much insight into why some opt for thiis life and why others, the author of this book included, search their heart and conscience and ultimately decide that this is not the life they choose to lead.
The author describes her childhood as a "wild child" with wit and candor. Interesting and edifying. And finally, I appreciated and was edified by the author's telling of why and how she became a nun and why and how she ultimatley realized and effectuated her need to un-become a nun.
A good read and a lesson in why one should identify their strengths, needs and beliefs and act according to all, regardless of the pressures of family and society.
Thank you Jeanne. Scott.

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Enjoyed this memoir. There are many, many laughs and an excellent recreation of an interesting time and place.

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Intrigue in the Nunnery

Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2011

"Out of Order" is an insightful look at what it takes to become a nun ... and unbecome a nun. This entertaining and adorably humorous, true story details the very human failings of the nunnery hierarchy that can sometimes stiffle true vocations and blind side new postulants just wanting to be molded into caring, loving Sisters.

Intrigue drips from the interaction of convent management with the newbie nuns ... the requested spying on one's own teammates, the playing of favorites, the tunnel vision, non-thinking edicts "don't think or question, Sister, it's God' will!", the overreactions resulting in draconian punishments, etc., etc.

Jeanne Scott, formally Sister Lorena Mary, has written a true experience, sprinkled with jocularity, that should be mandated reading for any young girl thinking of entering the Sisterhood ... not to dissuade but to better prepare for what may await them ... and possibly allow the young postulants to more easily overcome the humanly imposed roadblocks.

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My Freshman teacher's book

Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2011

Out of Order was written by my Freshman High School teacher.
I loved the book because it gave an insight into what was going on in her life while she was in the convent both before she taught us and after.
Jeanne, Sister Lorena Mary, was such a young, energetic and fun teacher that she made you want to learn. She made school projects fun because she did the projects with us, one in fact where we were restoring a garden and she would be out there with us with her habit hooked up so she would not fall over it and them would cook hotdogs for us at the end of the day.
She had great ideas and as you can see in the book they were not always received as she meant them but were most of the time met with resistance.
Her childhood was also a very interesting part of her journey and as a whole guided her to be the person she is today, still vital, energetic and fun to be with.
I loved the book and I think anyone who went to Catholic School will really enjoy it.

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