An exciting announcement! This summer I plan on leading a reading seminar for friends and family, or anyone else who’s interested. It’s definitely going to be a little nerdy, but my goal is to make it as accessible as possible … Continue reading Summer Reading Seminar
A recent trip to Ely Cathedral for an Evensong service left me with two poems. The first, ‘Evensong, Ely Cathedral,’ is an attempt to capture, in the shape of the cathedral itself and in the words of the Gloria Patri … Continue reading Two Poems from Ely Cathedral
I’ve recently had the opportunity of getting to know some wonderful people at St Clement’s Church here in Cambridge. Since the first Covid lockdown in March of last year, they have been publishing a daily newsletter as a way of … Continue reading St Clement’s – Dearly Beloved Newsletter
Back in September, I was thrilled to have a piece published in Ekstasis magazine. Ekstasis is a publication that’s doing some of the more interesting and excellent work that I’ve come across at the intersection of Christian faith and the … Continue reading Our Hearts in Ink
Rod Dreher has been publishing letters from readers of his blog in a series called “Pandemic Diaries.” It’s an effort to document this historic moment, and the individual threads that make up the entire fabric of our collective experience. I’ve … Continue reading A Note for the “Pandemic Diaries”
I have written a short piece for the Forefront Festival blog in response to the global spread of the COVID-19 virus. Many long months of struggle await us in the fight against this disease, and I envision a key role … Continue reading That Beauty May Endure: The Call of Artists in a Pandemic
Amidst the uncertainty of recent days as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, a deeper sense of disorientation has emerged as well. None of us have experienced something of this nature and scale, yet it has unmistakably felt different than … Continue reading Landmarks of Love
As a young boy, I recall watching a documentary on the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. It told the tale of the regional devastation from the ash that buried everything nearby, including the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Interestingly, the … Continue reading The Mountain and the Church
On a frigid December night a few weeks ago, I stepped out of a Christmas party at a farm in Scottsville, New York, a village just south of Rochester. As I walked to my car, I stopped for a moment, … Continue reading Belonging to a Place: Reflections on My Home
I’m late sharing this here, but early in July another essay of mine was published over at Mere Orthodoxy. Drawing from the work of Neil Postman, I wrote in response to the burning of Notre Dame—in particular, I was struck … Continue reading A Call to Remembrance: Notre Dame and the Internet Age
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