Paul Anthony Melanson

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Gender Male
Industry Religion
Occupation writer
Location Worcester Diocese, United States
Introduction Born in Bitburg, Germany, Paul Melanson is a Catholic lay-philosopher and apologist whose work has appeared in many publications and websites including The Union Leader, The Wanderer, Seattle Catholic, Newsblaze, Helium, and Amazines. He has been interviewed by The National Catholic Register, the Southern Poverty Law Center and the television newsmagazine Chronicle.
Interests Literature, philosophy, theology, jazz
Favorite Movies A Man for All Seasons (version starring Paul Scofield), Ben Hur, The Quiet Man, Fiddler on the Roof, How Green Was My Valley, The Searchers
Favorite Music Jazz - from Frank to Ella and from Dino to Satchmo
Favorite Books David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, Moby Dick, The Grapes of Wrath, The Red Badge of Courage, The Razor's Edge, The Old Man And The Sea, The House of the Seven Gables, The Scarlet Letter, To Kill A Mockingbird, and too many others to enumerate.

When you open your eyes underwater, do you ever worry that you'll drown?

No, because my eyelids serve as floatation devices.