The stained-glass windows and the running-gear
were gone, but the altar was still there. I also
found a Life of Pope St. Pius X from 1904 bearing
an apparently authentic signature in the front,
which made it a third-class relic. It’s amazing how
much is out there waiting to be discovered.
What are your hobbies and interests?
I enjoy reading, primarily history, biography, and
classic fiction. G.K. Chesterton and Fulton Sheen
are two of my favorites, with Shakespeare being a
favorite dramatist. If it is good, I’ll read it, and my
favorites were written from the Middle Ages to the
early 1900s.
Music is another great interest. I like popular
music from the 1910s and ‘20s, and classical
music, drawn from an eclectic collection of old
records spanning 1912 to 1982. To sum up, I like
beautiful things and enjoy trying to keep them
that way.
What are some things you do as a family
and on your own that you particularly
enjoy?
I enjoy family outings to the woods, and shooting
clay-pigeons. When I am with my family, I
like trying to pick up some of Dad’s skills in
handicrafts and sportsmanship.
On my own, I usually stick to reading, listening
to music, and writing. Ever since I discovered
my great-grandfather’s old dip pen, I have been
hopelessly addicted to the manly art of cursive. It’s
a civilized way to write, and it looks nice.
What do you hope to do in the future?
My primary goal is to find the ultimate
consummation of all my desires, which can only be
done in Heaven.
However, the question did say future, and, as
Heaven is outside of time, I had better quit playing
the pocket philosopher and just admit that I’d like
to become a priest in the Priestly Fraternity of St.
Peter.
I fully expect to die some time and would be quite
disappointed if I did not, so, with the help of God,
I want to take as many souls to Heaven with me
as I can!
Other than that, I would like to try writing a novel,
just for kicks.
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