I was born in South Philadelphia into an Italian American family in a predominately Italian neighborhood. Life for me at that time was comprised of a close extended family, parish grade school, music and sports. The religious training I received in the parish grade school St. Monica's served me well in my time of need later in life. Sundays consisted of church in the morning, dinner by 1:00PM, and always a visit to someone in the family.
Education was comprised of college prep courses in a Catholic High school followed by the study of Psychology in college. Later in more...