(CNN) When Joe Biden's father, Joe Sr., experienced financial hardship, he had to move his family into his wife's parents' home in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Biden's Scranton roots certainly helped shape the Democratic nominee who stands before the American people today. And as much as his father shaped his perspective on life, Biden's mother shaped his views on faith. My favorite high school teacher attended St. Paul's, the same church as the Biden family, and once told me that "young Joe always leaned forward during the sermon. Scranton also taught Biden -- as it did his father, when his career wavered -- how to admit when he makes a mistake and grow from it.

Source: CNN August 16, 2020 18:11 UTC