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Category: Public Theology & Spirituality

In an effort to be transparent and honest, these posts are intended to be a record of my experiences from an academic, personal, and reflective perspective.

Public Theology & Spirituality

Being an “And Companion”

17 Oct 2025October 17, 2025
God sees what human memory forgets. On Sunday, October 19, the Church honors the Feast of the North American Martyrs—St. Isaac Jogues, St. Jean de Brébeuf, and their companions. We…
Public Theology & Spirituality

Unexpected Lessons

10 Oct 2025October 10, 2025
Who are the Samaritans in your life? God often speaks through the people we least expect. (Luke 17:11-19) In this Sunday’s Gospel (Luke 17:11-19), Jesus heals ten lepers. But only…
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When my dad was dying, I shouted to God, “Why?!”

5 Oct 2025
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPbUpioEaQa/?igsh=MWIzOW00bjlzaWR2YQ== Gospel Reflection for Sunday, October 5, 2025 - Luke 17:5-10.
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Looking like the One we Love

23 Sep 2025September 23, 2025
People often adopt the traits and characteristics of those they love.  Friends often look, act, and dress alike. Couples begin to sound like one another, even finishing each other's sentences.…
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Sacred Bloody Soil

11 Jul 2023July 11, 2023
On the grounds of the Dachau Concentration Camp lies the Mortal Agony of Christ Chapel and the Carmelite Convent of the Precious Blood. Kneeling to pray the rosary, I realized…
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Discerning Thomas

18 Apr 2023May 1, 2023
Earlier last week, I was invited to the Jesuits, and I accepted their offer to enter the novitiate to discern religious life. My discernment to join the Jesuits has been…
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I Love God as Much as I Love the Least

29 Nov 2022May 1, 2023
I shared the following reflection with the Keenan Hall community and offer it here to the broader global community as an invitation for reflection. Knights,  We’ve done it. We’ve made…
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Lovingly Lonely

26 Jul 2022July 26, 2022
**Note: This post began as a personal journal entry, a reflection I wrote in prayer. It was a one-sided conversation with God, a musing of my spirit. After revisiting it…
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Educational Lamentations

15 May 2022May 15, 2022
I've spent my entire life on an academic schedule, so you’d think I’d learn better. As the sun begins to shine through the winter sky and spring buds its way…
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Never Leave Home without Love

16 Jul 2021July 16, 2021
A house is not a home. Yet, standing in an empty house, these walls and room feel saturated with stories. Silent echoes reverberate the sounds of long ago parties. Shadows…
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Spirituality of Self-Care

23 Mar 2021
            On January 1, 2021, Pope Francis, in a message for the 54th World Day of Peace, pinned the letter, A Culture of Care as a Path to Peace.[1] In this letter, Pope…
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A Pilgrim’s Pedagogy

9 Feb 2021June 30, 2021
I have been blessed to walk the Camino de Santiago, twice, from Southern France, across Northern Spain, to the Atlantic Coast. The ritual of walking echoes through my bones. When…

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