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RON
CCL President
My name is Ron Hallagan. I was raised in the Catholic faith by wonderful, old-school, Catholic parents. They sent me to a boarding seminary for high school to straighten me out and perhaps get a priest at the same time. Unfortunately, I was asked to leave after two years. I then became an atheist for 10 years until God got my attention one day and I slowly returned to the Catholic Church with many detours along the way (Eastern religions, Judaism, Protestantism, and finally back to Catholicism). I then taught Catechism (CCD) for 15 years, then bible study with the prisoners at Fairfax County Jail, then switched to mentoring Catholic prisoners one-on-one, which I still do.
I am very grateful for the time with my Protestant compadres as they were instrumental in bringing me back to Christianity. However, I heard enough about how Catholics don’t know the Bible, which is why I started Northern Virginia Catholic Bible Study & Apologetics with my daughter, Taylor in 2019.
As I have said from the beginning, you don’t need to know a thing about the Bible to jump into our group – you are among kindred spirits! Also, participation is not required so if you are shy, no worries.
I have certifications in Catholic Philosophy, Catholic Theology, Catholic Apologetics, and the Early Church Fathers. My bachelor and master degrees are in Business/Management, and I have successfully run businesses and managed thousands of employees for over 40 years. This offered me many opportunities to practice “servant leadership.” I am in my 40th year of blissful marriage to Patsy, and we have 3 grown, married, successful, happy, and good-looking children who are much better human beings than I was at their ages. One still lives close by and is our stalwart Bible Study Coordinator – Taylor!
Maranatha!
“The Bible is like a flashlight that shines light on certain places in our lives. Other times, it is like a mirror and reflects us back to ourselves. Still other times, it is like sandpaper that smooths some of our rough edges.” - Fr. Mike Schmi
TAYLOR
CCL Director of Communications
Taylor is the happy behind-the-scenes worker of Catholic Catacombs Light. A happy helper, fellow student, and organizer of this site, Taylor is always open to discussing faith and Bible questions, as well as taking on prayer requests. If you'd like to chat about the bible with a likewise learner, feel free to connect with Taylor through our Meetup group.
THE BIBLE
CCL Guide & Inspiration
The Bible is a collection of religious texts or scriptures sacred to Jews, Samaritans, Christians and others. It appears in the form of an anthology, a compilation of texts of a variety of forms that are all linked by the belief that they are collectively revelations of God.
