Were you one of those kids who attempted to feign ill on the day of the dreaded gym class dodgeball game? Me too. It’s not that I hated the game. Competition, playing hard, and being part of a team gives me great satisfaction. It was becoming part of that team that plagued me with anxiety….
Category: Conversion
Don’t Walk Alone
Sometimes while surfing YouTube, I’ll come across an old song from a band I used to listen to and memories of the past come flooding in… Cheap Trick’s Surrender, Sweet’s Ballroom Blitz, really, anything by Fleetwood Mac. Music has a way of setting a mood and giving voice to thoughts we often can’t seem to…
A Herd of Angels
As I continue out of hibernation there is often a lagging sense of fatigue. A strange paradox to feel exhausted after many months being sequestered. And, yet this is where I find myself. It’s a good exhaustion; born of great healing through prayer, silence, and many encounters with the Lord. This hibernation has been a…
Politics and Faith
Oh, the elections of 2020; could there be anything worse? 2020 sucked to begin with and politics just sprinkled a little unicorn poo on top. Fueling this suckiness is that we, as Catholics, have lumped each other into one of two categories: the Altmans vs the Martins These two James’s could not be further apart….



