Read Like Me, Pray (Badly) Like Peter
Turing test results continue tomorrow, and, in the meantime, I’ve got links if you want to read like me or screw up like Peter. Ethika Politika has a summer reading recommendations feature running, and...
View ArticleOffering Magpie Prayers to God at First Things
When Arriving at Amen, my book on learning to pray, came out, I gave a talk on some of the unexpected ways I found to reach out to God (Fermat’s Little Theorem, people mummified in honey, etc). First...
View Article“The Opposite of Kicking People In the Shins” and more from my Crossroads talk
I had a great time visiting the Crossroads Cultural Center last night to talk about my conversion and the witness my friends offered me. And now they’ve got the video of the talk up! Part 1: Part 2:...
View ArticleLewis, Chesterton, and Card on Our Tolerance for Mystery
I had the pleasure of speaking at Doxacon (a scifi/fantasy convention for theology nerds) in November, and the audio of my talk (“Chesterton, Lewis, and Card on Worldbuilding and Our Tolerance of...
View ArticleSpeaking on the Benedict Option in Boston & Two Questions
I’m in Boston tomorrow night (Jan 12) for a Theology on Tap on the topic of Accidental Stylites: The Benedict Option and the American Church I’m going to talk about the Benedict Option movement (ways...
View ArticleAudio is up from my Building the Benedict Option talk in Boston
I had a wonderful time in Boston last week, talking about some of our Benedict Option efforts here in DC, and some of my starter kit ideas for beginning to build closer ties in your own community....
View ArticleAdvice on Persisting in Prayer with the Caritas Podcast
Last week, I climbed the curbside snowbanks to meet up with the women of Caritas, a Catholic podcast, and the audio from our conversation on how to persist in prayer is up now! In the introductory...
View ArticleSpeaking in Rhode Island tonight & how to have me visit your school
Tonight, I’m giving a talk on my book Arriving at Amen: Seven Catholic Prayers that Even I Can Answer on “Lessons in Prayer from an Atheist Convert” at Portsmouth Abbey in Rhode Island. The full...
View ArticleI’m Speaking in NYC on Fights and Statistics
I have two speaking gigs coming up in New York City, if you’re in town or have friends who are interested in arguments, statistics or both! Theology on Tap: “Fighting in Good Faith” April 11, 7:30p...
View ArticleI’m speaking about my conversion in Denver!
The archdiocese of Denver is running a special season of Theology on Taps this spring on “Why I am Catholic.” I’ll be kicking off the series this coming Monday, January 9th, with “Arriving at Amen: An...
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