Pilgrimage of Pain

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Nov
05
I Need to Be a Better Citizen

I Need to Be a Better Citizen

We don’t just need better leaders. We need better citizens. Americans, collectively, need to work on ourselves.
5 min read
Sep
18
Suffering and Surrender: The Wisdom of Marcus Aurelius and Fr. Walter Ciszek

Suffering and Surrender: The Wisdom of Marcus Aurelius and Fr. Walter Ciszek

How a Roman Emperor and a Roman Catholic Priest Teach Us to Embrace Suffering and Find Peace
8 min read
Jul
24
Chronic Pain and Conversion

Chronic Pain and Conversion

Called to Conversion - A talk on conversion delivered in Geneva
7 min read
Jul
18
The Most Difficult Thing I’ve Ever Done

The Most Difficult Thing I’ve Ever Done

Reflection on completing a week-long fitness bootcamp in Thailand.
12 min read
Jul
07
The Secret Suffering Society

The Secret Suffering Society

Living with a chronic illness often feels incredibly isolating. Watching others go about their seemingly ordinary lives can make it
4 min read
May
21
Starting a Fitness Journey with Chronic Pain

Starting a Fitness Journey with Chronic Pain

For more than half my life, I told myself I was in too much pain to exercise. I recently decided that something had to change.
6 min read
Feb
03
Growing in "Happierness"

Growing in "Happierness"

Happiness is not the goal and unhappiness is not the enemy. Getting happier is the goal…  The goal is happierness.”
4 min read
Dec
02
Join the Pilgrimage

Join the Pilgrimage

To be a pilgrim is to welcome pain and forsake worldly comforts to pursue interior transformation.
1 min read