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This blog began as a public journal during my undergraduate studies and has grown into a space for honest, imperfect reflections on faith, education, and public theology. Written across different seasons of life and formation, these posts invite dialogue and thoughtful interpretation rather than aim to settle debates.

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Introduction & Overview

This blog began in 2011 while I was an undergraduate student, as a way to share retreat talks, essays, and reflections on my experiences at Xavier University. Its primary purpose was to detail my study abroad experience in Shanghai and serve as a “public journal” of that summer in China.…Continue reading “Introduction & Overview”

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October 17, 2025October 17, 2025
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Being an “And Companion”

God sees what human memory forgets. On Sunday, October 19, the Church honors the Feast of the North American Martyrs—St.…

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Looking like the One we Love

People often adopt the traits and characteristics of those they love.  Friends often look, act, and dress alike. Couples begin…

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Discerning Thomas

Earlier last week, I was invited to the Jesuits, and I accepted their offer to enter the novitiate to discern…

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Camino de Santiago

Day 9

19 Jun 2016November 4, 2020
Day 8. Logroña to Nájera.  Day 9. Nájera to Grañon 28.4km. With elevation and according to my iPhone 36.74km.  Coming out of Logroña, my wooden walking-stick clacks through the manufactured…
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Day 7

17 Jun 2016May 29, 2019
Day 7. Los Arcos to Logroña. 27.8km. With elevation factor, 29.3km.  Graffitied under an over pass: Inner peace comes after the war within. Today was the first day that I've…
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Day 6

16 Jun 2016November 4, 2020
Day 5. Puente La Reina to Estella. 21.9km. With elevation 23.4km. Day 6. Estella to Los Arcos. 21.5 km. With elevation 23.3km.  Making friends on the Camino is easy. People…
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Day 4

14 Jun 2016November 4, 2020
​​​ Day 3. Larrasoaña to Pamplona. 15.6km.  Day 4. Pamplona to Puente la Reina. 23.8km. 25.5km with elevation climb from 450m to 750m and back down to 350m.  Pain. I…
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Day 2: to Larrasoaña 

12 Jun 2016November 4, 2020
Day 2. Roncesvalles to Larrasoaña. 27.4 km, but according to my phone it was 32.3 km. Today we planned to wake up at 6am. The albergue, had the lights on…
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Day 1: to Roncesvalles

11 Jun 2016November 4, 2020
   Day 1. St. Jean Pied de Port to Roncesvalles. 25.1 km,with the elevation factor (peaking at 1450m) the distance is more realistically 32km. When you're walking up a mountain,…
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Home

10 Jun 2016November 4, 2020
Home. What is home? Is it the place you grew up in, your hometown? Is it the place where your family lives? Is it limited to just your parent's house,…
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Lost in France

8 Jun 2016May 29, 2019
https://twitter.com/nicholsrobert/status/740463247443275776 ​​ It's incredible how easily all intelligence is lost when you find yourself alone and drowning in a linguistic sea foreign to your own. When you don't know a…
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The Journey Begins

7 Jun 2016May 29, 2019
​ As I traveled from Louisville, to Chicago (back through TSA) and now sitting in the Dublin airport, before my final flight to Paris it couldn't be more clear that…
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ITS Induction 2016

10 May 2016November 4, 2020
I was given the opportunity to speak at the International Thesbian Society Induction ceremony on Monday, May 9, 2016. Below is what I had to share.  Good afternoon. First of…
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Emerging Leader

13 Apr 2016May 19, 2019
This evening I had the opportunity to speak at a St. X young alumni event to help support the mission of the school. It was a privilege to share my…
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The Magnificat of Life

22 Dec 2015December 21, 2015
How often in life do we find ourselves in  difficult situations? A friend divulging that their partner has been cheating on them and their marriage is now in question. A…

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