Let the "memes" being!

Last week, I posted the following memes as a part of my proposal.

This meme is funny because it takes a commonly known song: "Jesus take the wheel" by Carrie Underwood, and applies it to "real life". In the Catholic faith, there is confession, where you admit your sins and in turn, change their lifestyle to reflect their beliefs. Sinning can seem like a lot of fun, and it can be difficult to turn away from, hence, the determined face of the "sinner" in the meme. 

Recently, there has been a meme circulating about a barber cutting images or dying hair to reflect an interest or like. This is simply a Catholic versions of that meme. It is particularly interesting because it has three people as opposed to the usual one and the image cut is very precise and intricate.

This semester, I am looking into memes about the Catholic faith. All of my memes have been taken from a Catholic Meme Facebook page that gathers and posts catholic memes, as its name suggests. I am selected memes posted over the past few years that are understandable even if the reader is not Catholic, or at least that's the hope. A few include pop culture references, including television shows, movies, and social media phenomenon. By picking the less specific memes, I can better determine how the Catholic believers view themselves and their faith by portraying it in a way others can understand. 

Catholicism dates back around 2000 years to the first pope, Pope St. Peter, one of Jesus' disciples. Today, their universal church still looks to one pope in Rome. Catholicism is a fraction of Christianity, it is the side that leans towards traditions, rituals and practices passed down for years. Their meaning comes from their sacred text, the Holy Bible. 

The memes I have chosen, range from their passion about their faith to their different practices and rituals, like Ash Wednesday. A lot of the memes I've selected actually look at sin, confession, and communion. These appear as serious topics, but the memes view them in a sarcastic, silly, and relatable way. 

The following meme, it takes phrases "heavens no" and "hell yes", but adds a Catholic twist. By taking two commonly used phrases, okay, maybe just in the south or by sassy individuals, it is making primarily Catholic topic, purgatory, and making it socially relevant, which is the aim of most memes. 

This is an example of a generic meme that can be applied to so many things. Really, "religious" can be  switched with moral, academic, nerdy, etc. It is showing how quickly anyone can become particularly passionate about the important areas of their live.