As to a profile or biography, my name is Rev. John P.P. Fallon .1 was born on March 29 1964, I am English and a Catholic priest. I grew up in the heart of England in a small country town called Alcester near Stratford upon Avon [Shakespeare's birthplace] in Warwickshire. It is an old Roman settlement, with many old buildings and ruins. Graduating well from school [1980] I was apprenticed into the printing industry. Achieving craftsman status early after completing my collage finals, I was invited into management in the same company. The following year however life took a different turn with my decision to enter seminary and study for the priesthood. This was 1984. Ten years later after studying and ministering in England, Spain, Italy, Germany and France I was invited to the U.S.A. by a bishop in ND and ordained deacon and priest in 1995. I am now the pastor of three country parishes here in ND.

Since the age of eleven I've been an avid trumpet and cornet player. I like all sorts of music and have played in many kinds of bands ranging from the formal symphony orchestra right through to the informality of a jazz band.

I am very interested in space and all areas of study connected with it. I have taken part in one of NASA's space academies for adults in Alabama. I have expressed interest in a future with NASA, ultimately it is my hope to go beyond this and work in space as an astronaut. In the interim I have an opportunity to do research at the Vatican Observatory at Mount Graham AZ. For these reasons I am pursuing a Masters degree in space studies at UND... .as a beginning of reaching my goals.

I have written various novels for children, one of which is now being considered by a publisher. Other interests include reading, all forms of music making, the arts, photography, socializing, and Sci-fi. I am a qualified SCUBA diver. It is the opposite of outer space but is similar being called by some inner space.'

I belong to various organizations and offer counseling services in some at their request, using my years of training to help wherever.

I believe that there are many discoveries yet to be made, especially in space. Ultimately exploration helps us grow in knowledge.... and more importantly self knowledge and growth as a species and individuals.
I hope that the more we reach out to the stars, we will reach out more and more to each-other!