We all want a bit of joy.
Commercials advertise for it. Politicians claim voting for their party will bring you joy. Apparently even eating certain foods will conjure a bit of joy like a magic potion.
Read MoreThis morning I jumped off the treadmill at 5:40am and into a side room at the gym to talk to Iowa’s Catholic Morning Show. We had an energizing fast paced chat about all things JOY. Listen in!
Read MoreHow do you even begin to get ideas on what to write: let alone something joyful?
In this generative workshop we will look at work from three joyful writers. Being in conversation with other writers help us develop our own pieces.
You will come out of this workshop with the beginnings of three joyful pieces to develop and sharpen in the days thereafter.
Read MoreWe have a cover reveal!
Undaunted Joy: The Revolutionary Act of Cultivating Delight will be out April 22, 2025 with Zondervan.
“I convert because the Catholic Church is apostolic. We can trace Pope Francis all the way to St. Peter and all the Apostles; I want to be a part of that.” She was absolutely beaming when she told me this. As someone who grew up in a church founded in the 1970s, I understood. To be part of something with all that history made me feel connected to the panorama of the Church throughout time.
In the book, First Belong to God, Austen Ivereigh quotes Pope Francis when he writes, “Joy is apostolic. It is ‘a clear indictor of grace.’”
Read MoreI’ve always wanted to chat with Robert McCready since I met him on X. I finally got to as a guest on his podcast Evening Magic.
Read MoreHonored to talk to Jessica Hooten Wilson on The Scandal of Reading Podcast. We spoke about joy and Christian Wiman's collection of Joy Poetry. I would have talked to Jessica if no one listens to this podcast. She is that special of a woman.
Read MoreThank you to all the support I have received lately. Consider supporting me with a free or paid subscription to my Substack, Undaunted Joy, where I explore Christ's presence through Joy in the world--and ultimately how Joy is an act of Defiance in the face of evil. Paid Subscriptions pay my bills.
Read MoreThis reflection for Ignatian Spirituality has been published while I've been gone. Read the background on all this JOY!
Read MoreJoy is the present tense, with the whole emphasis on the present. -Soren Kierkegaard
Welcome to Undaunted Joy!
The world seems to suffocate joy—but joy is not an indulgence; it is a way of life! Undaunted Joy offers the gift of bliss and wonder in weekly brief but glorious prose. I’ll share an unrestrained and delightful lens to view both the ordinary and mysterious, and I hope you will seek to see the world through this lens too.
Read MoreFear attached itself to our ability to experience happiness, as did a sense of guilt. Who am I to be happy when people are dying? When others are unhappy?
But who are you not to be?
Read MoreThrives on moments where storytelling, art and faith collide.
