Recent personal essays.
In Today’s American Catholic, a personal essay on how revisiting lyrics I’d written for my hardcore band 30 years ago prompted an exploration of my faith and creative journey. With references to both Dorothy Day AND Ronnie James Dio. Read more at Today’s American Catholic.
In America Magazine, a personal essay about my desire to get an annulment of my first marriage, and the mix of healing, confusion, and frustration that followed. Read more at America Magazine.
At Chapter 16, the literary magazine from Humanities Tennessee, a new personal essay reflecting on my friendship with Dennis Wilkins, who died 30 years ago when we were both 19 years-old. Read more at Chapter 16. alt=”website header”/>
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.
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.
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.