Other Writings

Contemplatives in Conversation: The Problem of the Spiritual in Contemporary Art

In a period of unprecedented societal change, many artists of the last century responded by seeking creative inspiration and new visions...

Contemplatives in Conversation: The Theology of Cinema

Going to the movies may not seem like religious action, but it’s one of the most common ways we experience spiritual insight. Film...

Contemplatives in Conversation: Simulacra and the True Image

This piece, featured in Genealogies of Modernity, is based on my conversation with Matthew Tan on Zoom. In it, we discuss how images...

Contemplatives in Conversation: Images in Contemplative Practice

This piece, featured in Interalia Magazine as well as in Contemplative Light, is based on my conversation with Don Salmon on Zoom. In it,...

Contemplatives in Conversation: The Theology of Comic Books

This piece, published in Radix Magazine, is based on a conversation with d'Angelo Dia. In it, he and I share our thoughts on the ways the...

Contemplatives in Conversation on Cinema

This piece, published in Genealogies of Modernity, is based on a conversation with Michael Maciel on Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1964 film The...