Student Spotlight - Daniela Alba Ramirez
Q: What is your current class standing and anticipated graduation date?
I'm a junior and I'll be graduating in the spring 2021 semester.
Q: What are your major(s) and/or minor(s)?
I'm a philosophy major.
Q: Why did you choose to become a philosophy major?
I chose philosophy because it is the parent of theology. My goal is to continue my studies in cannon law in Rome. I was inspired to follow this path through an encounter with Pope Francis at an audience for the youth of the Neocatecumenal Way. I've always felt a calling to be a part of the necessary change and adaptation of the Roman Catholic Church to modern times. I'd like to focus on pushing the social development of the church in regards to gender power dynamics as well as bringing justice to those who have felt oppressed by a system of patriarchal ideology the church has pushed post Second Vatican Council. In layman's terms" God loves everyone equally! Regardless of sexual orientation, mental health, gender, and specially lifestyle. Any attempts to segregate freedom from our relationship with any higher being is manmade.
With that being said, my interests range from theology and cannon law to modern language, diplomacy. and education. Each of them plays a key role in my quest to understand how to be helpful to the cause!
Q: Who are your favorite philosophers?
Sor Juana Ines de La Cruz, Balthazar Von Hans Urs, and Edith Stein.
Q: Do you have any favorite books?
Vivir Para Contarla, by Gabriel García Márquez, Brother, I'm Dying, by Edwidge Danticat, and Laudato Si, by Pope Francis.
Q: What are one or two fun facts about you?
I am left handed, and I've been dancing salsa since I was four years old!