The Rev. Catherine (Cathy) Carpenter

Faith Community: Special Priest-in-Charge, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church - Valparaiso

Hometown: Raised in Madison, NJ; spent many years in St. Paul, MN

Family: Husband, Jonathan Homer; Two cats, Cyrus (not a Persian) and Patterson

Education: B.A. St Catherine University, M.Div. The General Theological Seminary NYC

Who is your greatest inspiration?: The (late) Most Rev. Desmond Tutu (an actual Saint, IMO)

Where do you want to visit before you die and why?: That's a hard question... England, Jerusalem and New Zealand are all on the list. England because I've got relatives there and I love the Anglican choral tradition, Jerusalem because it would be so cool to actually see the places I've studied, and New Zealand because I fell in love with descriptions of the countryside when I read novels set there as a 'tween.

What’s your favorite TV series?: Anything Star Trek

What are your hobbies?: Cooking, reading, taking artsy photos

What was your childhood ambition?: In first grade we visited the elementary school's library for the first time, and I wanted to read Every. Single. Book. there.