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Xaverian Brothers Kenya

Strive to Excel

23 Jun 2022June 23, 2022
Life at a boarding school moves with rhythmic precision. Days follow strict agendas. Nights follow structured plans. Rising before daybreak, the boys attend morning prayers, share a simple breakfast, gather…
Xaverian Brothers Kenya

Defining Success

15 Jun 2022June 22, 2022
What does it mean to be successful?  Is it determined by our bank accounts? Our intelligence? The friends we make? Our job status? The size of our home? The college…
Xaverian Brothers Kenya

Missionary Unlearning

30 May 2022June 22, 2022
Visiting a mission of the Xaverian Brothers has been an experience of unlearning. Growing up, Africa was talked about as a monolith. Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, and Rwanda, it didn’t matter…
Public Theology & Spirituality

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…
Public Theology & Spirituality

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…
Public Theology & Spirituality

I Was Wrong.

21 Dec 2020February 8, 2021
Admitting you made the wrong decision isn't easy, but it is important to maintain an openness to new information. Follow this link to the Courier-Journal for the article: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2020/12/21/catholic-schools-not-immoral-holding-person-classes-amid-covid-19/3983577001/ The…
Academic Papers…

Being Is Enough

22 Oct 2020November 4, 2020
         I had no business quitting my job. I was making exceptional connections with students and the greater community. The retreat program that I oversaw had seen a substantial increase in…
Academic Papers

Table Leadership

16 Sep 2020November 4, 2020
            Maintaining, evaluating, and guiding culture is essential for the health of any organization. For a faith-based organization, this is particularly important as the guiding principle of culture ought to…
Public Theology & Spirituality

Reopening schools is Immoral

1 Aug 2020August 1, 2020
Reopening schools is immoral and undermines educational values.  Before I say more, allow me to qualify myself. As I enter my 30th year of life, nearly every year has been…
Academic Papers…

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,…
Academic Papers…

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…
Academic Papers…

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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Teaching the art of smiles and finger pointing, and learning the art of joy.
When left St. X in 2019 to pursue further studies, I knew I’d eventually make my way back. Never did I imagine it’d be in Bungoma, Kenya. We are St. X!
My first year as a rector presented challenges I never expected. Many days were more difficult and exhausting than I care to remember. Countless days were hysterical and meaningful, and are days I’ll hope to never forget. I am thankful especially to the graduating class of 2022, they welcomed me into the @KeenanHallND Kommunity and were sources of great wisdom and support.
I am the sun shining bright on our old Kentucky Oaks!
Watching friends come together in marriage is truly a loving gift.
40 days of Lent might not be enough after 3 days of Mardi Gras
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