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September 2014

September 04, 2014

Black United Students at Kent State University Stage a “Die In”

Today at 1 pm EST, Black United Students organized and staged a "die in" at Kent...

September 01, 2014

‘Late to Love’ Round-up!

My debut album, Late to Love, was released in all formats on the feast of St....

August 2014

August 28, 2014

The Way of Beauty: From Aesthetics to Art

A great deal of ink has been spilled lately about the need to appreciate what...

August 19, 2014

Phenomenology is in the Air!

The manuscript that began as my doctoral dissertation was finally sent to my editor this...

August 04, 2014

CNN Exposes Socialist Catholic Archbishops

CNN's recent story about Catholic Archbishops is purportedly about their lavish homes, but in reality the...

August 04, 2014

How Being a Poor Lay Catholic Missionary Changed My Politics

CNN just ran a rather unqualified story on the residences of Catholic Archbishops in the US....

June 2014

June 28, 2014

Agonism, Antagonism, and Attitudes About Certainty

I think PEG really hit one nail on the head in his last post of...

June 18, 2014

Against Methods: The Arts of the Ordinary

This is another reply to Pascal Emanuel Gobry, in particular to his recent reply to me...

June 02, 2014

“Moronic Manhood” at Ethika Politika

My essay on manhood at Ethika Politika is something I've wanted to write for many,...

April 2014

April 24, 2014

“Musings” on LATE TO LOVE with Iguana

Almost two years ago, my good friend and fellow philosopher of education (at Hofstra University),...

February 2014

February 20, 2014

The Tree of Life: An Overview

Characters: Father: Brad Pitt. Mother: Jessica Chastain. Adult Eldest Son: Sean Penn. Eldest Son...

December 2013

December 21, 2013

On Rigor

(The late David Foster Wallace's 2005 "This Is Water" Kenyon College commencement speech drones in...

May 2013

May 12, 2013

The Womb of Love: A Womanist Manifesto

The Ascension is a soft-spoken Catholic feast about dwelling in a prolonged and reoccurring Advent....

March 2013

March 23, 2013

Franciscan Theatrics: Papa Francisco’s Gangsta Ways

"Show, don't tell." This could be the Franciscan evangelical motto. The Franciscan tradition is rooted...

January 2013

January 29, 2013

Space, and not being smart in an e-mail.

Sorry, readers. The end of the month is usually the time when I'm trying to...

January 20, 2013

A Tale of Three Cubicles (full length)

Part One I was first assigned to the beam-cutting station, but I asked to be...

January 20, 2013

A Tale of Three Cubicles, Epilogue

Part I Part II Part III I was destined for the collar. Everyone seemed to...

January 13, 2013

A Tale of Three Cubicles, Part III

Part I Part II The opening details are mostly unimportant. The hiring process was convoluted...

January 10, 2013

A Tale of Three Cubicles, Part II

Part I. Bilingual Benefits Representative. That seemed pretty good. What was it? Target Corporation, corporate...

January 05, 2013

A Tale of Three Cubicles, Part I

I was first assigned to the beam-cutting station, but I asked to be reassigned. I...

January 04, 2013

New Year’s Eve

I spent New Year's Eve with a buddy from college. We weren't super close while...

December 2012

December 31, 2012

Education, The Craft of Desire

There is a universal and inextricable relationship between desire and belief. This relationship contains and...

December 19, 2012

Those Immune to Violence Arm and Disarm

My late Tio "Manino" (short for Marcelino) had an bottle of Mexican brandy beside his...

November 2012

November 12, 2012

Beso, Abrazo y Ternura

(A note to English readers: this begins a series of Spanish-language essays I will post...

November 02, 2012

I Miss My Brother: A Sports Memoir

ESPN is the world's best worst psychic. Always looking ahead to the next story, inventing...

October 2012

October 11, 2012

Faith and Food

Happy Year of Faith, everyone! On Monday, I think I raised some eyebrows when I...

October 08, 2012

The Politics of Language on Columbus Day

The two Spanish words that summarize the predominant reading and counter-reading of Columbus Day are descubrimiento...