Lawrence Lew OP
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| Gender | Male |
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| Industry | Religion |
| Location | Oxford, United Kingdom |
| Introduction | A son of the English Province of the Order of Friars Preachers (Dominicans); born in Malaysia but have lived in the USA, Singapore, the UK & the Philippines for varying durations. A pilgrim and way-farer, a searcher for Truth on the journey of Life... "Wherever the Catholic sun doth shine, There’s always laughter and good red wine. At least I’ve always found it so. Benedicamus Domino!" - Hilaire Belloc |
| Interests | Choral music, classical music, church architecture, Liturgy, Catholic theology, the Church, philosophy, Chinese culture/heritage and history, cooking, the Web and technology, movies, religion and culture, faith and reason... |
| Favorite Movies | LOTR, Moulin Rouge, Sound of Music, A.I., X-Men etc |
| Favorite Music | Anything by Mozart, Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, Mahler's 8th, Church music of all eras...Mainly sacred choral music, from Gregorian chant to Tavener and everything in between. Especially fond of Monteverdi, Byrd, Mozart and Philip Glass! Also jazz, swing and big band stuff as well as contemporary Christian music. |
| Favorite Books | Pillars of the Earth, Pompeii, The Diary of Cleopatra (and many other historical novels), Harry Potter and a plethora of non-fiction (mainly theological) especially Von Balthasar, De Lubac and Aquinas |