Landscapes of Grace

Landscapes of Grace

Landscapes of Grace: Hiking, Faith, and Finding Yourself in the Wild is now available on my Amazon page. “Landscapes of Grace is more than a collection of hiking stories – it’s an invitation… I strongly recommend that you read to this book, take the...
The Grandest of Adventures

The Grandest of Adventures

A few summers ago, I had the great privilege (and I do intend to use the word “privilege”) to spend some weeks in Paris with my wife and daughter, and then a couple of weeks trekking with my youngest son through the Picos de Europa mountains in northern Spain. It was...
Rejoice!

Rejoice!

In the lead-up to Easter, 2026, organizations and news agencies around the country are reporting a surge in the number of people joining the Catholic Church. From religious publications like the National Catholic Register to the thoroughly secular New York Times,...
A place of greater safety

A place of greater safety

Compared to some, I spend a lot of time tramping around outside and sleeping on the ground in a thin, nylon tent. When I factor my age into this comparison, I am now comfortably in my sixties, I suspect that relative to all people my age, I spend a lot of time...
What do I know, anyway?

What do I know, anyway?

A couple of days ago, I posted some thoughts on how we might look at this latest war in the Middle East. I pointed out that the proper way, really the only way, to think about, initiate, and execute a war is in human terms. What I meant by that, I wrote, is that we...
Who do you say that I am?

Who do you say that I am?

On Sunday, May 25, Dr. Jordan Peterson faced off against twenty self-proclaimed atheists on the Jubilee YouTube channel as part of its “Surrounded” series. For those who are not familiar with the series, the format involves an individual seated at a table,...