Jay Anderson

• Gender: Male
• Industry: Law
• Occupation: Sr. Legal Analyst
• Location: Norwalk : Ohio : United States

About Me

I'm a convert to the Catholic Church who was raised Southern Baptist. I became Catholic because of my belief in and devotion to the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. * I am a graduate of Baylor University and the University of Virginia School of Law. From September 1998 until September 2005, I served as Mayor of the Town of Columbia, Virginia (the smallest incorporated town in Virginia). * My wife, Sarah, and I have four beautiful children: Jamie, age 7; Aidan, age 5; Mary Virginia, age 3; and 2-year-old Grace Assumpta. * My 3 major interests are the Catholic Church, my family, and politics. I hope that this blog will foster enlightened discussion about the roles played by the institutions of religion, family, and state in our daily lives. * I have placed this blog under the protection of St. Thomas More, martyr, and patron of lawyers, judges, civil servants, politicians, statesmen, and large families (not to mention troubled marriages).

Interests

• The Father
• The Son
• The Holy Spirit
• The Holy Catholic Church
• My Family
• Politics
• History
• Reading
• Sports (especially College Football)

Favorite Movies

• The Passion of the Christ
• Braveheart
• A Man For All Seasons
• Pride & Prejudice (A&E version)
• The Lord of the Rings (Peter Jackson version)
• Michael Collins
• Barcelona
• The Quiet Man
• Rio Bravo
• True Grit
• Tombstone
• Lonesome Dove

Favorite Music

• U2
• Van Morrison
• Lenny Kravitz
• Ray LaMontagne
• Pierce Pettis
• Robert Earl Keen
• Jerry Jeff Walker
• Jimmie Dale Gilmore
• Townes Van Zandt
• Asleep at the Wheel
• Dwight Yoakam
• Del McCoury
• Early Music
• Gregorian Chant
• Medieval
• Renaissance
• Bluegrass
• Roots Music
• Traditional Folk Music
• Irish
• Scottish
• Conjunto
• Tejano

Favorite Books

• The Jerusalem Bible
• The Douay-Rheims Bible
• The Lord of the Rings
• The Wind in the Willows
• Pride & Prejudice
• Vanity Fair
• Great Expectations
• A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
• Ulysses
• The Federalist
• The Ballad of the White Horse
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
• Animal Farm
• The Stripping of the Altars

My Blogs	Team Members
Amateur Catholic	Jeff Miller David L Alexander SRMcEvoy Der Tommissar Maureen Julie D. Rick Lugari
Catholics Against Joe Biden	Steve Dillard (aka Feddie) Christopher Darwin
Pro Ecclesia * Pro Familia * Pro Civitate
Saint Anthony Catholic Church	Alex Fries Mike Doughty Nick Doughty
Catholics in the Public Square	Christopher Jeff Miller Earl David Steve Dillard (aka Feddie)
Saint Mary Mother of the Redeemer Church	Mike Doughty Alex Fries