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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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September 23, 2025September 23, 2025
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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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April 18, 2023May 1, 2023
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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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Public Theology & Spirituality

Setting the Epiphany Starlight

5 Jan 2020November 4, 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…
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A Universal Embrace of Christophany

11 Dec 2019November 4, 2020
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……
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Advent: How Christ Illuminates the Classroom

8 Dec 2019December 4, 2020
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,…
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A Doctrine of Original Love

5 Dec 2019November 4, 2020
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,…
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Story Based Learning

23 Nov 2019November 4, 2020
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…
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Love Long Learning

4 Nov 2019November 4, 2020
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…
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I’ll Vomit You out my Mouth!

3 Nov 2019November 4, 2020
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…
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Screaming Eyes of the New World

27 Oct 2019November 4, 2020
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…
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Cosmically Incarnated Christ

19 Sep 2019November 4, 2020
As a child I was not close with my father. Suffering from poor health and a heart attack that occurred early in my childhood, my father rarely had time for…
Public Theology & Spirituality

Active Shooter

9 Sep 2019September 9, 2019
No. Not here. This can’t be real? Are these texts really happening?  Looking out my window I can see police cars streaming onto campus. The report came from a residence…
Camino de Santiago

Stranger Within

10 Jul 2019February 13, 2021
Along the Camino de Santiago, you meet a great number of people, but the most difficult person to meet is yourself. For 30 days, I walked and wrote about my…
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The Story of Santiago de Compostela

7 Jul 2019November 4, 2020
Stage 30: Pedrouzo to Santiago de Compostela Official: 19.16km // iPhone Step Count: 20.6km Writing on the Camino was so natural. The fluid repetition of typing clicked along with our…

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