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Recent personal essays.

Arts, Culture & Faith Essays

When Coming of Age Was Horror Time

admin | January 23, 2022July 7, 2022 by admin

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.

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Arts, Culture & Faith Essays

I need an annulment to get my second marriage blessed by the church — even though I feel it already is

admin | January 16, 2022 by admin

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.

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Just the Way We Were

admin | November 18, 2021December 27, 2021 by admin

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”/>

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Francisco De Goya and Brother Ray: Art and Brotherhood

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

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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Arts, Culture & Faith Essays Pietro

Finding Christ in Concrete

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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