Category Archives: Faith

As the Journey to Resurrection Begins

Andrew Peterson will be releasing his long-awaited Resurrection Letters: Volume One at the end of March (and in time for the beginning of the Easter season).  For the season of Lent, though, he has released a “prologue” EP, which dropped … Continue reading

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Walker Percy and the 98%

Early in The Moviegoer, Binx Bolling starts talking about “the search” that he finds himself on when he is not too “sunk” into reality.  Soon after that initial talk of the search (which I mentioned here), Bolling continues: What do … Continue reading

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Friendship or Community

I’ve spent the last few days thinking about this post by Rod Dreher and the comments that it inspired.  The post, which consists almost entirely of a letter written by one of Dreher’s readers, was intended to be a kind … Continue reading

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Thomas the Monk

From a recent homily concerning Thomas Aquinas, given by Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, OP, someone I follow on Twitter. The monk lives close to God through the ora—the prayer—of his life, which takes its preeminent form in the liturgy. The monk lives … Continue reading

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The Nature of the Search

I was recently inspired to re-read The Moviegoer by Walker Percy.  I read it soon after moving to Hawaii, and I’m enjoying it quite a bit (as I seem to have forgotten quite a bit). Here’s one of my favorite … Continue reading

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Poetry, Please

This poem by Wendell Berry showed up in my Twitter feed yesterday. I quite like it, particularly as a distillation of Berry’s thought and practice. (hat tip to Nick Ripatrazone)

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Like a Sitting Duck

This past Saturday morning was one of those moments that will be difficult to forget. It started out like almost every other Honolulu Saturday morning for me.  Slept in a little bit (compared to a work day).  Caught the bus … Continue reading

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Unclosed Loop: How to Think

The floor of my digital mind is littered with reflections that didn’t make it to this site.  At the end of December, I started titling a handful of entries with the phrase “Unclosed Loop.”  It’s a reference to something I … Continue reading

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Unclosed Loop: The Last Jedi

Perhaps the only thing more interesting in the Star Wars universe than The Last Jedi right now is what people have been saying about the movie.  I posted my initial thoughts here.  Now that school is back in session, though, … Continue reading

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Unclosed Loop: U2’s Songs of Experience

I’ve been meaning to get something a little more substantial down concerning U2’s most recent release, Songs of Experience.  It’s been a rough semester for U2 in my classroom.  Each fall for the last few years I’ve played “When I … Continue reading

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