Academic Papers… Healthy at Home: A Modern Day Ritual of Initiation 1 May 2020 During a time of social distancing and self-quarantine to slow the spread and transmission of the novel Coronavirus, people around the world have been instructed to remain “healthy at…
Public Theology & Spirituality The Cost of a Human Life 20 Apr 202020 Apr 2020 The United States government currently estimates the cost of one human life to be 10 million dollars.1 This evaluated cost does not vary per person. Regardless of age, gender, ethnicity,…
Public Theology & Spirituality My Tomb of Isolation 12 Apr 2020 I have never been one to process my emotions. Rather, I have buried myself in tasks and responsibility to feel a sense of accomplishment. When emotions were necessary, I have…
Academic Papers… Liberation Christophany 25 Jan 2020 A Christophanic Hermeneutics The work of Raimon Panikkar cultivates a dynamism for the Christian faith that motivates all humanity to recognize the goodness that they already know deep within our…
Advent Reflections Setting the Epiphany Starlight 5 Jan 2020 Sun sets. Moon rises. Stars shimmer over every inch of the horizon. As we breath in the still night air, silence echos in the darkness. A yearning breaks forth, amazed…
Academic Papers… A Universal Embrace of Christophany 11 Dec 201912 Dec 2019 Imagine for a moment… standing atop a mountain after having spent the morning hiking to the summit and being overwhelmed by the clouds that envelope you at the peak. Imagine……
Academic Papers… Advent: How Christ Illuminates the Classroom 8 Dec 20196 Dec 2019 The season of Advent is a time to pause and take a “long loving look at the (reality)” of life.1 This voluntary pause gives people the grace to breathe honestly…
Academic Papers… A Doctrine of Original Love 5 Dec 20199 Dec 2019 Sitting in a quiet room of a retreat center tucked into the woods, men and women gather to hear three simple words, “You are loved.” As the words pour forth,…
Academic Papers… Story Based Learning 23 Nov 20196 Dec 2019 In a room of nearly 30 students, you’re not just dealing with 30 different learning styles, but also 30 different political persuasions, 30 different socioeconomic backgrounds, 30 different walks of…
Academic Papers… Love Long Learning 4 Nov 20196 Dec 2019 Each Monday began with the same question, “Tell us at least one high and one low since last week.” Snaking around the room, everyone would turn and face each person…
Academic Papers… I’ll Vomit You out my Mouth! 3 Nov 20196 Dec 2019 Read any guidebook to magic and you’ll quickly become introduced to the “art of misdirection.” When preforming a magic trick, magicians will call the attention of the audience to their…
Academic Papers… Screaming Eyes of the New World 27 Oct 20196 Dec 2019 In 2013 when I graduated from Xavier University, I moved back to Louisville and hungrily searched for a faith community. I tried my childhood parish, but was met with a…
