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Name: Fernando Barboza
Age: 24
Birthday: March 17(St. Patrick's Day)
Job title: Program Director
Place of work: C5 Youth Foundation (formerly Camp Coca Cola)
Education: BA in Philosophy and Letters
School: University of Dallas
Grew up in: I grew up in Wichita Falls, Texas. It may be small but its full of life and great food.
Fav. Movies: Tombstone, The Big Lebowski, and Crash
Fav. musicians: There are so many musicians that I like. Where to start- Ozomatli, Mana, Santana, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Billy Joe Shaver, Kenny Wayne Sheppard, Fiest, Noble Society, Barenaked Ladies, CCR, Texas Tornados, Carolyn Wonderland, Cry Cry Cry, Dave Matthews Band, and so may others. Music is the soundtrack of Life-Dick Clark
Fav. activities: I love being outdoors doing something, walking, riding a bike, listening to good music, enjoying a nice cup of coffee, eating good food, rock climbing, kayaking, reading a good book, and chilling with my C5 kids.
Fav. foods: My favorite food is Mexican followed closely by Italian. (Rock On)
Fav. devotions: Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe (Our lady of Guadalupe)
Fav. prayers: Besides Grace before meals, one of my favorite prayers is the Prayer of Our Lady of Guadalupe. But thanks to my small group, Im taking a liking to the St. Francis prayer.
Fav. scripture verse: My favorite Scripture to tell the kids is 2Kings2. Who doesn't love a good story about she-bears.
Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up by the way, young lads came out from the city and mocked him and said to him, 'Go up, you baldhead; go up, you baldhead!'
When he looked behind him and saw them, he cursed them in the name of the LORD. Then two female bears came out of the woods and tore up forty-two lads of their number.
He went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.
My personal favorite scripture is Matthew 28:16
The Great Commission
"Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
The Reason I love this passage is because it shows how human we are; that sometimes we doubt. But even though we doubt, we must not give because God has blessed us and has called us all to be saints.
What does being Catholic mean to you? For me, it means being in Communion with the World Wide Catholic church, to be a follower of Christ, to love and be charitable to everyone in this world, and to do good for the sake of doing good without seeking a reward. That one day, I will do something and never know I did it.
Why is your Catholic faith important to you? The Catholic faith is my faith and my foundation. It is what I am.
What is your favorite part about St. T's 20-Somethings? My favorite thing about the 20somethings is the community and fellowship for that is what church is: community and fellowship.
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