Maria Rioux
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Mom/Teacher |
| Location | Kansas, United States |
| Introduction | I have been married to Jean (chair of the philosophy department at Benedictine College) for 24 years. We have 8 children, with another due to be born on Jan. 9th. We've been homeschooling for 19 years...with 18 to go. :) |
| Interests | Studying Scripture, Church teaching and dogma, philosophy, and history. Sewing, hiking, biking, and horse-back riding. Cooking with our kids.:) |
| Favorite movies | A Man For All Seasons, Pride and Prejudice, My Father's Glory, My Mother's Castle, My Cousin Vinny, and Planes, Trains and Automobiles....for starters. |
| Favorite music | Classical: Chopin, Vivaldi, Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven Celtic: Connie Dover, Chloe, Hayley Westenra, Loreena McKennit, Maire Brennan, Enya. Contemporary: Bruce...I'm a Jersey girl. :) |
| Favorite books | Theology: The Summa Philosophy: The Physics...though the Nicomachean Ethics would probably be more truly useful to me. :) Literature: Austen? LoTR? Spiritual Reading: The Confessions, Holiness for Housewives, Road to Hope, Intro to the Devout Life, Fulfillment of All Desire, Jesus of Nazareth...and many more. |