Pat Gohn ~ writer, speaker, & founder of Behold Communications
Pat Gohn is married to Bob and together they have raised three young adults.
Pat holds an MA in Theology and Christian Ministry from Franciscan University of Steubenville, plus certificates in theology of the body and youth ministry. No stranger to writing or public speaking, Pat also has a BS in Communications from St. John’s University in New York. Her favorite subject matter to teach and write about is the Catholic faith and applying it to daily life.
Over the years, Pat has held church staff positions in areas of pastoral ministry and youth ministry. Her founding and nurturing leadership of prayer groups and fellowships for mothers-at-home, married couples, and cancer survivors, has spanned twenty years.
Today, you’ll find Pat in Catholic media with articles in print and and on the internet with regular columns at Catholic Exchange and Catholic Mom, and her blog, “Among Women”
Pat’s latest media projects are two podcasts. “Among Women”, a program for Catholic women, now available on iTunes or at AmongWomenPodcast.com. “Catholic GPS”, a program featuring the Catechism of the Catholic Church is in development.
Pat’s media company, Behold Communications, features her writing, audio production, and voice-over skills for commercial and non-profit organizations.
Together, Pat and Bob have enjoyed travel throughout the USA and Europe with their three children.
In their local church, they are guitarists who play in a music ministry, and hosts to small group studies. They are regular adorers of the Blessed Sacrament.
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Random Trivia About Me
Answers to: Mom, Mum, Ma, Pat, Patty, Auntie Pat, Mrs. G, and a variety of mispronunciations of Mrs. Gohn. (Incidentally, “Gohn” rhymes with “phone”.)
Family status: I love Bob, my husband. We’re married over 27 years, renewing our vows in Italy back in 2007.
We have three children. Son-daughter-son. 2 in college, 1 in high school.
Pets: A feisty Boston terrier and a fish tank of assorted cichlids. I am an avid bird lover and our yard has multiple feeders.
Born & raised: New York City and the Long Island suburbs. I am the oldest of three sisters.
Current residence: Down a country lane in Massachusetts.
Interests: All things Catholic, family time, playing guitar, reading, journaling, travel, music, theatre, radio, skiing, camping, and Scrabble.
Bordering on TMI: I am a breast cancer survivor since 1996, and have a titanium hip replacement since 2008 due to lifelong dysplasia.
My Favorites
Bible verses: John 15:9-16. 1 Peter 1:3-25. Psalms 1, 30, 37, 51 & 103. Rev. 3:19. 2 Cor. 4:7-5:21, Gal. 2:20.
Spiritual reading: Classics - any title from Sts. Augustine, Louis de Montfort, Francis de Sales, Therese of Lisieux, Teresa of Avila Catherine of Siena. Modern authors - Henri Nouwen, Scott Hahn, Fulton Sheen, Alan Schreck, George Weigel, John Paul II, Benedict XVI.
Saints: Patrick, Francis of Assisi, Robert Bellarmine, Catherine of Siena, Peter, Clare of Assisi, Peregrine, Anthony of Padua and Lisbon, Teresa of Avila, Augustine, Bernard of Clairvaux, Francis de Sales, Louis de Monfort, Maximilian Kolbe.
Blesseds: Francisco and Jacinta of Fatima, Julian of Norwich, and Teresa of Calcutta.
Novelists: Jan Karon, Nicholas Sparks, Og Mandino, Taylor Caldwell.
Movies: Lord of the Rings, It’s A Wonderful Life, Casablanca, Ben Hur, Pride and Prejudice (A&E version), The Passion of the Christ, Sleepless in Seattle, Raising Helen, Anne of Green Gables, Chariots of Fire.
Games: Scrabble, Upwords, Wurdle, Cryptoquote, jigsaw puzzles.
Hang-outs: My sofa in front of the fireplace, my adirondack chairs on our porch, any beach setting, any boat under sail.
Cities: New York, Boston, San Francisco, Rome, Fatima, Paris.
National Parks: Acadia, Grand Canyon, Glacier, Yellowstone.
Sports: baseball, ice skating, skiing, swimming, fencing, volleyball.
Artists: Rembrandt, Monet, Van Gogh.
Musicians & Vocalists: Twila Paris, Steven Curtis Chapman, Margaret Becker, Martina McBride, Wynonna Judd, James Taylor, Jim Brickman, Michael W. Smith.
Desserts: Dark chocolate, raspberries, gourmet coffee, cheesecake from the New York area, chocolate ice cream with almost anything in it or on it, homemade chocolate chip cookies.
Flowers: Blue Japanese Irises, Montauk Daisies, Roses, Tulips.
My Sites on the Web
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