. Eric .

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About me

Gender Male
Industry Education
Occupation College Student
Location Houston, TX
Introduction My name is Eric. I'm a 21 year old college senior studying theology, a 3rd degree Knight of Columbus, and a convert to Christianity. I'm African American, the first in my family to go to college; I also have a homosexual orientation and I've chosen to remain chaste for the rest of my life. I was received into the Roman Catholic Church at the 2007 Easter Vigil. I am deeply fascinated by the mind-boggling existential questions surrounding the human condition. The world is experiencing profound moral crises. War, hatred, violence, injustice, and human suffering plague our planet. I will not be apathetic, as is the norm, given these immense and complex problems. I am called to stand for the Gospel. I often fail to properly respond to this call; yet, despite my weaknesses, I hope I may present to the human family a life consecrated to the Lord. O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.
Interests Jesus Christ, Catholic Christianity, theology, Christian origins, religious antiquity, the classical and medieval world (especially Greece and Rome), world religions, ancient mythology, philosophy (mainly phenomenology, existentialism, metaphysics, ethics, political philosophy, and epistemology), studies on homosexuality, Christian feminism, psychology (particularly the Franklian model, the humanistic approach, and the psychology of religion—especially of religious converts), logotheraphy, English romanticism, culture, transcendentalism, historical figures, African American heritage, student life, retreats, traveling, creative writing, blogging, literature, intellectual conversations, productive debates, quantum mechanics, neo-Darwinian evolution, religious art, operas, symphonies, theatre, American law and politics, humanitarianism, the pro-life movement, social justice, environmental stewardship, international relations, patriotism, and peace.
Favorite Movies The Butterfly Effect, The Lord of the Rings, Interview with The Vampire, Letters From Iwa Jima, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Crash, Losing Isaiah, Gattaca, John Q, Sister Act 2, The Color Purple, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Independence Day, The Pursuit of Happyness, Jesus of Nazareth, The Temptations, Executive Decision, Spiderman, Bella, X2: X-men United, Remember the Titans, The Matrix.
Favorite Books The Bible, Jesus of Nazareth, Christ the Lord: Road to Cana, Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt, Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, Queen of the Damned, Tale of the Body Thief, Memnoch the Devil, Blood and Gold, Merrick, The Vampire Armand, Blackwood Farm, Blood Canticle, The Witching Hour, Lasher, Taltos, Vittorio the Vampire, Pandora, Servant of the Bones, Violin, Feast of All Saints, Angels and Demons, The Lord of the Rings, 1984, Pride and Prejudice, The Divine Comedy, Jane Eyre, The Age of Innocence, Pudd'N'Head Wilson, All Quiet on the Western Front, Anthem, To Kill A Mockingbird, Crime and Punishment, The Scarlet Letter, The Great Divorce, Mere Christianity, The Weight of Glory, The Problem of Pain, God in the Dock, The Abolition of Man, St. Augustine Confessions, Hail Holy Queen, Lord Have Mercy, The Lamb’s Supper, Catholic For A Reason, Rome Sweet Home, The Prince, Leviathan, Being and Time, Revelations of Divine Love, The Meaning of Tradition, The Republic, Two Treatises of Government, Walden, Civil Disobedience, The Four Cardinal Virtues, Julius Caesar, Hedda Gabler, A Doll's House, Kristin Lavransdatter, The Power and the Glory, The End of the Affair, Obasan, Brave New World, Journey of the Mind to God, On The Incarnation, Evangelium Vitae, Fides et Ratio, Deus Caritas Est, The Apostles, The Theology of the Body, On the Dignity and Vocation of Women, Man's Search for Meaning, Crossing the Threshold of Hope, Christianity and the Crisis of Cultures.