Classical Education & AI

I am pleased to announce that St. Vladimir Seminary Press just released Into the Light: Classical Education and Orthodox Christianity. This anthology, exploring issues at the intersection of Eastern Orthodoxy and classical…

St. Porphyrios on the “Spiritual” Things that Distract

In Wounded by Love, we read how the remarkable 20th century mystic and miracle-worker, St. Porphyrios, warned against certain pitfalls that over-zealous Christians often fall into and which deflect focus away from Christ.…

Yeonmi Park on Reading

I am currently reading Yeonmi Park’s memoir about her escape from North Korea, the prison state where all literature is carefully censored and curated to align with government propaganda. When, after escaping…

The Truth About Immigration Enforcement that the White House Doesn’t Want You to Know

This post has moved to my substack.

American History Lectures

I recently recorded some videos about American history which I put on my YouTube channel. Yes, I have a YouTube channel, though I don’t talk about it much since that is not…

it is only in and through that sacrifice—including its reenactment in the Sacrifice in the Mass—that culture is driven forward.

More Reflections on Touchstone, Update on my Substack, How the Eucharist Drives Cultural Renewal, and Why Christendom is Good

On May 21, 2023, the crowd of tourists at the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris France witnessed a brutal sight: an elderly man went up to the altar and shot himself in…

OCAMPR, Touchstone, Why Digital Addiction is Worse Than You Thought, and Whether Christendom is Good

There is much to reflect on, coming back from my 10-day trip. Everyone can’t stop talking about the Touchstone conference, which seemed to bring to the forefront a question that numerous public…

The Touchstone Conference

This week I’m off to the Touchstone Conference, “Great & Wonderful Days Recovering the Christian Life in a Post-Christian Age,” while the following week I’m headed to the OCAMPR conference, “The Passions: The…

Yo-Yo Ma Performs Elgar’s Cello Concerto

When I lived in England, everyone loved and talked about the music of Edward Elgar (1857-1934). Elgar is right up there with George Frideric Handel among the island’s musical luminaries (and we…

How to Radicalize Your Child

From my recent Substack article, “Unplugged From Reality: How The Forces that Radicalized Tyler Robinson May Be Closer to Home Than You Think“: Ironically, conservative parents who would never think to pay…

Epistemic Virtue and the Internet

David is a twenty-six-year-old conservative who has become deeply distrustful of information coming from mainstream media or establishment sources. After being radicalized by Alex Jones, he has begun doubting everything from the…

Get Ready for School With Good Study Habits

I recently recorded a couple videos on good study habits to help college students succeed. They are equally applicable to high school students. They can be accessed at the following links. Enjoy!…



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