October 26, 2007

Random or Weird Facts Meme

I'm really bad about these memes. I don't respond when tagged, and even if I do, I don't tag others as instructed. But this one that Paula has tagged me with is just too tempting to pass up.

So here goes, seven weird or random facts about me:

1. I believe that I had mystical experiences as a little kid.

2. The first time I ever knew of any connection between classical philosophy and Christianity was in the Iron Maiden song, Alexander the Great.

3. Since I left home seventeen years ago to go to college, I have lived at 17 different addresses.

4. I celebrate my baptismal name day on the feast of Charles Lwanga. In odd ways, I have come to appreciate him more and more over the years.

5. The first place I ever read the Scriptures at Mass was inside the Lord's tomb at the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, and the first place I was ever an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion was in the Capuchin church in Cartago, Costa Rica.

6. Here on my desk I have a sliver of wood from St. Bonaventure's cell at the Franciscan hermitage of Monte Casale.

7. When I noticed that I was tagged for this meme, I was listening to Rammstein's Rosenrot.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

:-). Fr. Charles, I am glad you took the tag.