Conversion in Reverse: How the Ethos of Americanism Converted Catholics Paperback - 2014

Dr. Thomas A. Droleskey, who was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York, on November 24, 1951, received a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Saint John's University, Jamaica, New York, on January 31, 1973, a Master of Arts from the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, and his Doctor of Philosophy from the State University of New York at Albany, Albany, New York, on August 5, 1977. Droleskey taught as a full-time faculty member at numerous colleges and universities between September of 1976 and January of 2007, starting with Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, New York, in the 1976-1977 academic year, and including Illinois State University (1977-1979 and 1986-1987), Allentown College of Saint Francis de Sales (1979-1980), Nassau Community College (1980-1983), Saint Francis College, Brooklyn, New York (1985-1986), Morningside College (1992-1993) and the C. W. Post Campus of Long Island University (1994-1995). Droleskey also served as an adjunct professor of political science at Saint John's University (1982-1992), the C. W. Post Campus of Long Island University (1991-2007) and New York Institute of Technology (1991-1993). Formerly a pro-life activist and candidate for public office, Dr. Droleskey ran for the office of lieutenant governor of the State of New York on the Right to Life Party line in 1986, running also for the office of Supervisor of the Town of Oyster Bay in 1997 and in a primary for the United States senatorial nomination of the Right to Life Party in 1998. Committed to the restoration of the Social Reign of Christ the King and of Mary our Immaculate Queen, hundreds of Droleskey's articles appeared in The Wanderer (1992-2001) and later The Remnant (2002-2006) and Catholic Family News (2004-2006). This writing led to numerous invitations to speak to groups of Catholics across the nation in the 1990s and into the first decade of the Twenty-first century. Droleskey's online publication, www.ChristorChaos.com, is the continuation of a printed journal that began in September of 1996 and continued until June of 2003. Over two thousand articles have appeared online since the debut of the website on February 20, 2004. Married since June 7, 2001, to the former Sharon Collins, Droleskey and wife live with their daughter, Lucy Mary Therese Norma, who was born on March 27, 2002, within the United States of America.