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.
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.
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, Theodore Roosevelt 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.
Saint John's Seminary
Brighton,Massachusetts
Graduated: 2002
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Double Major: Philosophy / English Literature
1999 to 2002
Hesser College
Manchester,New Hampshire
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Degree: None
Major: Liberal Arts (Finished 1 year and transfered)
Clubs: Resident Assistant
1998 to 1999
Pinkerton Academy
Derry,New Hampshire
Graduated: 1997
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: St. Michael Society
1994 to 1997
Father V.'s Companies
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Boston, Massachusetts US Priest Curate
May 27, 2006 - Eternity
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Hello! I am Father V., a priest of the Archdiocese of Boston. I am 28 years old, and was ordained a transitional deacon on January 28, 2006 and a priest May 27, 2006. I studied at St. John's Seminary from September of 1999 until May of 2006.
I graduated from Pinkerton Academy in 1997, and after a brief foray in the Army, I entered Hesser College in Manchester, NH. I enjoyed two semesters there as a student and RA, then I transfered to the Seminary. I graduated from St. John's Seminary College in 2002 with a BA. I majored in Philosophy and English Literature. I then entered St. John's Seminary School of Theology, which is a four year program. I graduated from St. John's in May with an M.Div.
My family consists of my Father, (after whom I am named), my brother Anthony and his wife Felicia, and their four beautiful children, Anthony, Isabella, Nicholas and Vincent.
"The world holds us to be fools. Let us hold it to be mad."
Who 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. Sheen
The 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.
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
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Family is foundation of a country! Families building country! Kids before all soldier’s duty! Obviously, once soldier died, his family buried him and his family embraced the lost and suffering! You can order my autographed books online at http://www.wdcic.org
I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
"What can I offer the Lord for all his goodness to me?"
Pslam 116:12
Lord Jesus, You have given me your whole self, all your love, and your life itself.
Let me give myself to you: I give you my body to serve you; my soul to house you; my heart to love you; my mind to remember you; my will to do your will; my life to serve you in others.
From now on, my dear Lord Jesus, may every moment of my time, and every breath I breathe, belong only to you who have first given them to me. May God repay you richly Father,
I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes in him who sent me has eternal life, and will not be condemned, but has passed from death into life.
"Heavenly Father, we, the inhabitants of earth, are worthy of nothing from YOU, except your Justice. We believe in YOUR Perfections, and know that Your Holy Wrath is justified at this time for us, Your unholy people. We beg YOU, with the merits of Your Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, has gained by the virtues of His Most Sorrowful Passion, and by the great sorrows of His Blessed and Immaculate Mother, to look down on earth, see Thy faithful people who struggle to do Your Will, and administer Your Justice quickly and completely with Your Loving and Almighty Hand. Amen "BLESSED BE THE RIGHTEOUS HAND OF GOD".. "BLESSED BE HIS HOLY WRATH.." "BLESSED BE HIS PERFECT JUSTICE" May I suggest reading Romans 1,2,3, and then pray Ps 143 see if we fall short-each and every one of us do....He calls us to be holy and perfect as He is perfect....He has poured out His grace on each of us, we can do better and we are running out of the time,to be on time....
Therefore, I, too, hearing of your faith in the Lord Jesus and of your love for all the holy ones, do not cease giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation resulting in knowledge of him. May the eyes of your hearts be enlightened, that you may know what is the hope that belongs to his call, what are the riches of glory in his inheritance among the holy ones, and what is the surpassing greatness of his power for us who believe, in accord with the exercise of his great might, which he worked in Christ, raising him from the dead and seating him at his right hand in the heavens, far above every principality, authority, power, and dominion, and every name that is named not only in this age but also in the one to come. And he put all things beneath his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of the one who fills all things in every way. Ephesians 1:15–23
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how man times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy seven times.” Matthew 18:21
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