I love traveling. I have been to Rome three times, London, Oxford (England), Bogota (Columbia), Mexico City, various places in Canada and all over these United States.I am an avid baseball fan (Red Sox of course), enjoy movies, some TV and a whole lotta reading. I read alot of Theology and pertinent Catholic periodicals, but have a weakness for fiction and novels. I also follow and read up on politics more than I should.
I'd like to meet:
First and foremost I'd love to meet the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI. Running a distant second, I would also like to meet George W. Bush, Robert DeNiro, and Christopher Walken.
There are not over a 100 people in the United States that hate the Catholic Church, there are millions however, who hate what they wrongly believe to be the Catholic Church -- which is, of course, quite a different thing.
Servant of God Fulton J. SheenThe Church has ever proved indestructible. Her persecutors have failed to destroy her; in fact, it was during times of persecution that the Church grew more and more; while the persecutors themselves, and those whom the Church would destroy, are the very ones who came to nothing.
Saint Thomas Aquinas
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Music:
I also listen to a lot of music. I am a huge Frank Sinatra fan, (I truly do celebrate his entire catalog). I am also a huge Leon Redbone fan, and I try to see him in concert whenever his schedule brings him to New England. Also: Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Louie Prima, Bobby Darin, and John Pizzarelli. Finally, in spite of myself, I find that I listen to alot of country music (Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Jr., and Toby Keith amongst others).
Movies:
I like the Godfather Trilogy (yes, even part 3), Sleepers, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Goodfellas, Moonstruck, We Were Soldiers, As Good As It Gets, The Big Lebowski, A Man For All Seasons, Becket, O Brother Where Art Thou?, The Usual Suspects, In the Name of the Rose, and of course The Passion of the Christ (one of the greatest films ever made). Actually, I'm one of those people who like most movies they see
Television:
You can't beat The Simpsons or King of the Hill. Almost anything on EWTN, especially Mother Angelica Live and Archbishop Fulton Sheen's show, "Life if Worth Living." I also watch way to much Fox News.
Books:
Some of my favorite books are The Power and the Glory (Graham Greene), the Collected Works of Flannery O'Connor, Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton, The Great Divorce (C.S. Lewis) and When Character Was King (Peggy Noonan).I am also an avid reader of a bunch of blogs. Below is a great search tool designed specificly for Catholic blogs.CatholicBlogs.com
Heroes:
I count among those I admire my dad, Pope John Paul II, St. Pius X, St. Padre Pio, the former Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, now gloriously reigning as Pope Benedict XVI, Archbishop Fulton Sheen, and Ronald Reagan. Also, while I have your attention, read the lives of the 40 English Martyrs. These brave and faithful men and women gave their lives for God and His Holy Church in order to secure the restoration of the Faith in England. Their stories are incredible and will inspire you. Pray for the intercession of these great saints. There are a great many more I could name, but I don't want to show too much of my hand. Lastly, I wouldn't call them "heroes", however I would like to send an honorable mention to the 2004 Red Sox, who finally made 'this could be the year' come true.
