Steven R. Francis Roehr
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Science |
| Occupation | Pharmaceutical Technician |
| Location | Las Vegas, NV, United States |
| Introduction | I spent most of my life in the pursuit of God through Buddhism and various new age means, with some Christian exposure here and there through the Lutherans and Baptists. The largest portion of my life was spent in Buddhism. Mostly Pure Land Buddhism, (Jodo Shinshu), where I took vows with an Abbott. My conversion to Roman Catholicism began more or less in 2003 over the course of some serious discussions with a Methodist friend at work, and really blossomed in January 2004 while traveling accross country with an audiobook that I was inexplicably attracted to at a truck stop called "The Lamb's Supper", by Scott Hahn. I found a parish and began attending Mass. My wife, (formerly atheist), began to attend Mass with me. The two of us enrolled in the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA), and on Easter Vigil of 2006 we were both brought into full communion with the Catholic Church. |
| Interests | Theology, Philosophy, Music, Literature, History, Philology, Movies, Poetry |
| Favorite movies | Elephant Man, Schindler's List, Glory, Patton, Dr. Strangelove, The Pursuit of Happyness, The Passion of the Christ, Office Space, Blazing Saddles, It's A Wonderful Life, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Harvey, Across the Universe, Dances with Wolves, Field of Dreams, Gran Torino, Up, Finding Nemo, Jesus of Nazareth, M*A*S*H*, Iron Man, Countless others. I love movies. |
| Favorite music | Yes, King Crimson, The Beatles, Frank Zappa, Johnny Cash, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Led Zeppelin, Janis Ian, Secret Chiefs 3, Vangelis, Larry Fast, Mike Oldfield, John Coletrane, Buddy Rich Orchestra, Queen, Rush, Steely Dan and David Bowie. Hundreds of others, but they are all derivitives of these in one way or another |
| Favorite books | Easier by writer: Chesterton, Dr. Scott Hahn, Tim Staples, Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, Bishop Robert Baron, Charles Dickens,C.S. Lewis, Kurt Vonnegut, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI), Pope John Paul II, Peter Kreeft, Flannery O'Conner, Donald Barthelme, countless others, and above all, the Holy Bible, (Favorite version is RSV-CE) |