Thomas Bender:
CLASS OF 1984
St. John Preparatory SchoolClass of 1984
New orleans, LA
Thomas's Story
Thomas is from Harvey, Louisiana. Thomas's schools include St. John Preparatory School. Thomas later attended Loyola University New Orleans (Spanish) . Thomas works(ed) at Notre Dame Seminary, Cigar Weekly, St. Rita Of Cascia Roman Catholic Church.
Music Thomas likes includes Irish Music Daily, Ibrahim Ferrer, America (The Band). Books Thomas likes include Jesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict XVI, Father and Captain, Ora et Labora et Zombies. Movies Thomas likes include Blazing Saddles, The Hunt for Red October, Indiana Jones. TV shows Thomas likes include Military Channel, Powerblock TV, Cadfael.
One of Thomas's favorite quotes is:""Consider the monkey, the higher it climbs, the more you can see of its backside"--St. Bonaventure
"Humility is the root, mother, nurse, foundation and bond of all virtue"--St. John Chrysostom
"Liberty is a gift from God Almighty, and I believe with all my heart we are obligated to the Author of the Universe to guard it vigilantly and well, with dignity, with honor, with charity--and with energy" Alan Keyes
"Excess on occasion is exhilirating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the d...Expand for more
eadening effect of a habit." W. Somerset Maugham
"Too many parents make life hard for their children by trying, too zealously, to make it easy for them. " Goethe
"When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stand explained." Mark Twain
For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be servants of one another." Galatians 5: 13
"Faith is to believe what we do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what we believe" St. Augustine
"Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book." Cicero
"When home ties are loosened; when men and women cease to regard a worthy family life, with all its duties fully performed, and all its responsibilities live up to as the life best worth living; then evil days for the commonwealth are at hand." Theodore Roosevelt.
"If rationality were the criterion for things being allowed to exist, the world would be one gigantic field of soybeans!" Tom Stoppard
"The Catholic Church is like a thick steak, a glass of red wine, and a good cigar."
G.K. Chesterton".
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