Pro Ecclesia

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About me

Gender Male
Industry Law
Occupation Sr. Legal Analyst
Location Ohio, United States
Introduction A convert to the Catholic Church who became Catholic because of a belief in and devotion to the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. * A graduate of Baylor University and the University of Virginia School of Law. * Former Mayor of the Town of Columbia, Virginia. * Married with four children: two boys and two girls. * Primary interests include the Catholic Church, family, Early American History, and law/politics * Primary purpose of this blog is fostering enlightened discussion about the roles played by the institutions of religion, family, and state in our daily lives. * Under the protection of St. Thomas More, martyr, and patron of lawyers, judges, civil servants, politicians, statesmen, and large families (not to mention troubled marriages).
Interests The Father, The Son, The Holy Spirit, The Holy Catholic Church, My Family, Politics, History, Reading, Sports (especially College Football)
Favorite Movies The Passion of the Christ, Braveheart, A Man For All Seasons, Pride & Prejudice (A&E version), The Lord of the Rings (Peter Jackson version), Michael Collins, Barcelona, The Quiet Man, Rio Bravo, True Grit, Tombstone, Lonesome Dove, Groundhog Day
Favorite Music U2, Van Morrison, Lenny Kravitz, Ray LaMontagne, Lenny Kravitz, Pierce Pettis, Robert Earl Keen, Jerry Jeff Walker, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Townes Van Zandt, Asleep at the Wheel, Dwight Yoakam, Del McCoury, Early Music, Gregorian Chant, Medieval, Renaissance, Bluegrass, Roots Music, Traditional Folk Music, Irish, Scottish, Conjunto, Tejano
Favorite Books The Douay-Rheims Bible, RSV - Catholic Edition, The Jerusalem Bible, The Lord of the Rings, The Wind in the Willows, Pride & Prejudice, Vanity Fair, Great Expectations, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Ulysses, The Federalist, The Ballad of the White Horse, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Animal Farm, The Stripping of the Altars