I’m just a guy born to poor parents (mother Catholic, father agnostic) that both died before their time and the second of 5 children. I’m the last practicing Catholic of my family. I was lucky enough to be schooled by the Sisters of Providence (K-8) and to be able to work my way through a Catholic High School. This, I found, was a detriment to qualify for an IL State Grant for college, as the grant is given on the basis of need. People in “need” don’t go to private high schools, I found out! (...regardless of the fact that I had to work two part time jobs to pay for school and my father had a brain tumor and my mother became an alcoholic as a result of his tumor). I managed to work my way through a junior college (night school) to get an associates degree in electronic technology. The two year degree only took 8 years to procure. My personality is somewhat dominant though patient. I love playing Santa Claus at Christmas and I love Comic Books, audio books (sci-fi), Drawing (comic book style), and Drones! …and though I’m rarely inspired by the homilies, I do love going to Mass! I don’t believe in either Creationism or Evolution but in Intelligent design (God’s really, really, smart)! I believe in a multi-dimensional universe that was designed and created by God as a self managing environment (think God of Laws vs. Free Will)! …and I’m rabidly Pro Life! …and I’m Pro Constitution! I view it as a non-living document in a traditional manner (words have meaning)!

I’m self employed as a Satellite Broadcast Transmitter Technician. By the Grace of God, I am one of (if not) the best transmitter technician(s) on the planet! I have spent over 30 years assisting Mother Angelica and EWTN with their broadcast transmissions on a volunteer basis (for the most part) in addition to my regular work. I love to teach and have spent several years as a catechist at my parish until they decided that teaching “Christianity” was more important than teaching “Catholicism.” I tend to be very conservative in both Religion and Politics. I rarely mince words! I enjoy when Jehovahs’ Witnesses or Mormons come knocking at my door! When we’re done, they have enjoyed it less than I and it thrills me to plant a seed of doubt in their minds (and souls), primarily in the basis of their belief system! While they are trying to convert me to protestantism, I am trying to convert them to Catholicism using their own bible and religious documents!!! Not many folks keep at least half a dozen bibles on their phone including a complete and current Catechism of the Catholic Church! I’m almost never what they are expecting! My wife calls me a “zealot!” …an