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'''Father John Corapi''' was born May 20, 1947 in Hudson, [[New York]]. He is an American [[Catholic]] priest and a member of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT). His deep voice and distinctive speaking style have won him a following on EWTN Television and Radio. He was a successful high school football star but chose to serve in the [[U.S. Army]] during the [[Vietnam War]] until he was injured and was sent to a [[United States]] installation in [[Germany]]. | '''Father John Corapi''' was born May 20, 1947 in Hudson, [[New York]]. He is an American [[Catholic]] priest and a member of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT). His deep voice and distinctive speaking style have won him a following on EWTN Television and Radio. He was a successful high school football star but chose to serve in the [[U.S. Army]] during the [[Vietnam War]] until he was injured and was sent to a [[United States]] installation in [[Germany]]. | ||
| + | John Corapi will tell you he's had a unique life, which is an understatement. He joined the military and trained in Special Forces. Injured in a helicopter accident in Panama, he was removed from combat deployment. All the men in his platoon were killed in battle just 3 months later. After the military, he was schooled in business. Became an accountant in Las Vegas. Worked his way up to casino finances for the municipal government. Elections were held and the people he worked for were no longer in power, so went John Corapi's job. Moved to Los Angeles and became a millionaire as an accountant to the Stars. Subsequently, several years of the party life style left him addicted to freebasing cocaine, homeless and bankrupt. Thanks to twenty straight years of prayer from his beloved mother, John returned home to Hudson, NY. John Corapi went back to school, this time for the priesthood. After many years with multiple Master degrees in Theology, John Corapi was made a priest at the [[Vatican]] by [[Pope John Paul II]]. | ||
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Revision as of 02:35, June 20, 2008
Father John Corapi was born May 20, 1947 in Hudson, New York. He is an American Catholic priest and a member of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT). His deep voice and distinctive speaking style have won him a following on EWTN Television and Radio. He was a successful high school football star but chose to serve in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War until he was injured and was sent to a United States installation in Germany.
John Corapi will tell you he's had a unique life, which is an understatement. He joined the military and trained in Special Forces. Injured in a helicopter accident in Panama, he was removed from combat deployment. All the men in his platoon were killed in battle just 3 months later. After the military, he was schooled in business. Became an accountant in Las Vegas. Worked his way up to casino finances for the municipal government. Elections were held and the people he worked for were no longer in power, so went John Corapi's job. Moved to Los Angeles and became a millionaire as an accountant to the Stars. Subsequently, several years of the party life style left him addicted to freebasing cocaine, homeless and bankrupt. Thanks to twenty straight years of prayer from his beloved mother, John returned home to Hudson, NY. John Corapi went back to school, this time for the priesthood. After many years with multiple Master degrees in Theology, John Corapi was made a priest at the Vatican by Pope John Paul II.