Mr. Bordages has been teaching since 1979. In addition to his duties at St. Catherine, he teaches 6th and 7th Grade Religious Education at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Beaumont, Texas. He is an Oblate of the Order of St. Benedict and active in the Knights of Columbus. His educational background includes degrees or degree equivalents in Math, History, Theology, Economics, English/Language Arts, and Secondary Education. He is a widower, with 5 adult children, including one foster son. He has 8 grandchildren and one on the way. His hobbies include opera, middle distance running, reading, writing, Ham radio and learning foreign languages.