Nicholas Hardesty
- Age: 29
- Gender: Male
- Industry: Religion
- Occupation: Director of Religious Education, Blessed Mother Catholic Church
- Location: Owensboro : KY : United States
About Me
I am a professional catechist and an amateur apologist with a passion for the Catholic Church and a desire to help others to know and love Her better.
The "phat" in my screen name comes from my association with Phatmass, where we "Preach Holy Apostolic Truth"
DISCLAIMER: All opinions expressed herein are mine and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the diocese of Owensboro, KY or Blessed Mother Catholic Church.
Interests
- Blogging
- online evangelization and apologetics
- reading theological works and Scripture commentaries
- listening to music
- watching TV
- going to daily Mass
- playing Scrabble
- wasting time on Facebook
- talking about politics and religion with my dad
- laughing at my fiancée :D
- world history
- how things are built or made
- how animals interact in their habitats
- why human beings think and behave the way they do
- UK basketball
- St. Louis Cardinals
- conservative talk shows
- hard rock music (my guilty pleasure)
Favorite Books
- The Catechism of the Catholic Church
- Jesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict XVI
- Ignatius Study Bible
- Navarre Bible Commentary
- Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose
- Once and Future King by T.H. White
- Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
- The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
- The Spirit of the Liturgy by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
- Lamb's Supper by Scott Hahn
- Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
- Life Is Worth Living by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
- The Map of Life by Frank Sheed
- Theology for Beginners by Frank Sheed
- Theology and Sanity by Frank Sheed
- Fr. Brown of the Church of Rome: Selected Mystery Stories by G. K. Chesterton
- Garlands of Grace by Regis Martin
- Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales
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