[Matthew]

Update: I forgot to request: I want everyone to UPVOTE each post where a member actually posts his REAL photo.

I have been doing this, and I can tell that others are too. I'm not just upvoting those I think are good looking (after all, most photos so far have been men!) but I'm knee-jerk upvoting them out of principle.

For those of you who claim to want to see everyone's photo, you in particular had better heed my request! Up-voting the good sports who post photos is one good way to promote the desired behavior.

Downvoting those who post silly photos is optional. I plant that idea in your head, and then leave that up to you :)


I will unpublish this thread in a week or two, so it won't be "out there" long term, or in Google.

In the meantime, I invite everyone brave enough to post a picture of themselves!

I'll go first:

The top picture is from my seminary days. It's from 15 years ago. I'm the one on the far right.

The 2 closest to me are also named Matthew. The one right next to me is the Canadian author of the "Life in the Seminary is like the movie Platoon" thread.

The one next to him (grinning at the camera) is from Oregon. He's quite handy with a log splitter -- I guess everyone has to be when you live in a state that is almost completely forested. He was the only classmate older than me, until Sean Johnson (yes, "that" Sean Johnson) arrived at the beginning of my class's First Year. (Most of my class started out in Zero Year, a.k.a. "Humanities") Why am I so aware of age/rank? Because in the seminary, age/rank is very much acknowledged. It determines where you sit in choir, so your "place" is always apparent. Even within the same class, everyone is ranked according to age. The seminary is a strict hierarchy. Eat your heart out, Democracy!

The one next to him (second from the left) is the brother of an SSPX priest. The SSPX priest is this man's younger brother, and his German last name begins with an F.

The first on the left just recently left the religious life (brother) in the SSPX. He was a seminarian or brother for almost 15 years. Imagine returning to the world after THAT!

These were all classmates of mine. The same year as Fr. Riccomini.

The bottom picture is from November 2015.

Trads are a real variety pack -- just look at this photo taken in front of Stella Maris Chapel.

I mean, the 3 Trads (excluding the priest/bishop) in this picture aren't even in the same BALL PARK when it comes to clothing style. More like 3 different planets...

I'm the one on the far left. I'll admit I look the dorkiest, and dress the poorest, of the 3 laymen pictured. I have a face for radio, and a voice for writing books! hahaha

I guess Trads just dare to be different!

 

[Matthew]

Actually, one other *current* CathInfo member has involuntarily participated in this thread. I won't give away who it is, unless he wants to come forward! hahaha

[Matthew]

And so it begins!

[Matthew]

Since Eric GaJєωski was a member of CathInfo briefly, but he was banned, I'll go ahead and post his picture on his behalf:

[Matto]

This is a picture I took with my old computer a few years ago. I look similar now, except I gained some weight and I grew a beard.


A few years ago we had a picture of yourself thread on Cathinfo and after I posted my picture I met someone at Mass who recognized me from Cathinfo.

[Matthew]

Matto, I hate to say it, but you seem to have the same face shape as Eric GaJєωski. And if you grew a stubble beard (and long hair), perhaps the similarity would be even greater?

Just kidding...thanks for being the first non-Admin to jump in the water.

So far, CathInfo has (1) admin and (1) member with some guts! Anyone else?

 :scratchchin:

(no pressure, though!)

[Matthew]

I will unpublish this thread in a week or two, so it won't be "out there" long term, or in Google.

What happened to the old thread that had a lot of member pictures?

I can't find it myself.

But I don't intend to keep this thread live indefinitely either. Just a week or two, so everyone can put a face with some of the names, and then it's back to obscurity.

Some people would like to share their face, but not indefinitely on the Internet/Google for people to find 5 years from now.

[SoldierofCtK]

I can't compete with Matthew's beard, but figured I'd post anyway  :smile:

[MyrnaM]

This was taken on our 50th Wedding Anniversary 5 years ago. God allowed us 2 more years after this picture before my husband went to his reward 3 years ago.

He became a Catholic 18 years prior to his death and died a very holy death.  

[RomanCatholic1953]

Here is a photo of my Sister and I who was Baptized on the same day in 1953
at St.James Catholic Church in Redondo Beach, CA.
The Photo was developed a year latter in 1954. My Dad very seldom took
photos.

[Cantarella]

This is my current FB picture:

[PG]

This is a recent picture of me.

[Matthew]

Here is a photo of my Sister and I who was Baptized on the same day in 1953
at St.James Catholic Church in Redondo Beach, CA.
The Photo was developed a year latter in 1954. My Dad very seldom took
photos.

Well...

Hmm...

I guess now we know that you're white?

Hahaha

[TheRealMcCoy]

Hope this isn't too risque for this forum

[Immaculata001]

He became a Catholic 18 years prior to his death and died a very holy death

God is so good.