Why on earth am I still up?? Sure, there is class tomorrow. But as is the life of a college student...duty calls.
About me:
I'm 23 years old as of forty minutes from right.....now. I was born on this date in 1988. I was born here in good ol' Memphis. Raised in the Cooper-Young area of Midtown. On my twelfth birthday, my Mom said, "SURPRISE!! We're moving to Jacksonville, Florida!!!". She slapped me into her 1996 Isuzu Rodeo and off we went.
Fast forward eleven years and here I am: I'm a first year freshman, Journalism major at the University of Memphis. I am a 2006 graduate of Mandarin High School in Jacksonville. I am also not a "cradle" Catholic as some might say, I converted to the faith not long after meeting my now fiance, Amelia. I am no stranger to Catholicism, my mother and her entire side of her family is Catholic. My Dad is Southern Baptist and attends a resident "mega-church" in the area near Appling Rd and I-40. I'll save you the details of my conversion story and some of the funny and humbling events along the way. It's great but waaaaaaay too long for my introduction.In fact, this is getting too long. So I'm going to leave you here. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment. DEFINITELY don't forget to subscribe to my blog so you can catch all of my latest posts. I'll be updating this regularly.
Ciao for now!
-drew
drew, ty for you post and the picture of and the wife! im half irish and half italian so i feel like ive been to my fair share of mass:) more importantly i wanted to thank you for the willingness to share so much about yourself right off the bat! your faith and the catholic church is fascinating. the focus of the history degree im working on atm involves the church from the apostolic era to the Bavarian reformation. personally i couldnt respect you convictions more. i am an avid fan of Erasmus, g.k. chesterton and Vatican 2! looking forward to your future blogs and i must say your blog title is near flawless considering your content. keep well and the best of luck with your semester.
ReplyDeleteAs a cradle Catholic headed to the convent turned roaming Catholic turned to nothing but love and tolerance, it could be fun to use this course to explore the ways in which religion, faith, and spirituality affect our voices and the arguments that surround us. Teaching in the Bible Belt is a fascinating experience as many students are fearful of questioning their faith foundations. However, one possible interpretation of the subtext of your blog's title is that we can all benefit from digging a little deeper to understand ourselves and the world around us.
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Whats going on Drew I'm Cecil Franklin. I was also born here in good ole Memphis but have lived here my entire life. Don't worry, you haven't missed much. I am Catholic as well and have grown up as one. Well besides us both being Catholic I'm definitely not married or 23, I'm 18 just enjoying college.
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