I ended my last post, “The Wind in the Willows and the Importance of Home,” by suggesting that many of us are living in two worlds: the life of media where we…
The 1908 book The Wind in the Willows is a lovely story about four friends: a rat, a mole, a badger, and a toad. Although people only familiar with the Disney retelling…
Below is an expanded version of a presentation I gave for a panel on the role of beauty in worship. You can watch the full panel, which included presentations by Fr. Patrick…
In a substack article, “The Hidden Danger in Becoming Orthodox That Is Rarely Talked About,” Kenneth B. shares his experience as an Orthodox catechist. As he instructs people in their journey to…
An edited and slightly longer version of this article is now available at my Substack. In Greek mythology, King Midas of Phrygia once performed a great service to the god Dionysus by…
The following is from my recent Substack Note responding to Chad Arneson’s series of hit-pieces against my friend Annie Crawford (which he published here, here, and here). I hope that even those…
Most people who suffer from evil, obscene, or even blasphemous thoughts during church or other times, feel they need to fight the thought head-on, to argue with it, and maybe even to…
I’m currently reading Fr. Joshua Makoul’s book, Healing Your Wounded Soul: Growing from Pain to Peace. Makoul is a licensed counselor and an Orthodox priest, so he brings a spiritual perspective to…
I want to open this post by sharing two stories. The first takes place at the cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris. Tourists come from all over the world to see this magnificent…
Ruth Gaskovski and Peco have an excellent Substack piece on the value of walking, in which they reflect on the oft-overlooked social benefits of walking. Jean M. Twenge and Sherry Turkle have both…
This morning I was writing a letter to a spiritual mentor about certain questions related to vocation. Before sending, I copied and pasted the message into Grok (Elon Musk’s chatbot, a competitor…
I wanted to let everyone know that my publisher, Ancient Faith, is putting on a 50% off sale for both my books. But just for one day! Mark your calendars for Friday…
