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Francisco De Goya and Brother Ray: Art and Brotherhood

By admin | July 1, 2020December 22, 2021 by admin

In the Italian American Literary Journal Ovunque Siamo, a reflection on the early (and ongoing) influence of a De LaSalle Christian Brother on my education and love of the arts and humanities. Read more at Ovunque Siamo.

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St. Jeter the Kitty Cat, Pray for Us

By admin | April 9, 2020December 22, 2021 by admin

Sometimes transcendence comes during a marathon of potty breaks and toddler demands. At Chapter 16, a reflection on fatherhood, prayer and death. And whether animals go to heaven. Read more at Chapter 16.

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The surprising true story of Pietro Di Donato, the bricklayer turned author

By admin | October 25, 2019December 22, 2021 by admin

At America Magazine, an 80th Anniversary appreciation of Pietro di Donato’s classic autobiographical novel Christ in Concrete. Read more at America Magazine.

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Finding Christ in Concrete

By admin | November 1, 2018December 26, 2021 by admin

In Ovunque Siamo, a personal essay and reflection discovering a Pietro Di Donato’s 1939 novel, Christ in Concrete, much later in my life than I would have liked. Read more at Ovunque Siamo.

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