I understand what is and what is not at stake in this match. But I find myself squarely on the audere est facare end of the spectrum. So I say send Pulisic in and win the match for the glory of the game and the pride of the nation. ๐บ๐ธโฝ๏ธ
The Christian Union Sports Club (Colombia) putting the beautiful in the beautiful game.
Back to home and work after a summer trip with my school followed by a beautiful vacation with the family.
My book, Rhythms of Habit: Cultivating Virtue Through Christian Time, is now available for pre-order! It is about virtues as moral muscles, habits as exercises for those muscles, and the church year as an annual prescription of habits to strengthen all the right virtues.
From a “history of ideas” perspective, the number of people who have stood within this frame and spoke words that have changed the way humans view the world is astounding.
The Agora, Areopagus, and Acropolis.
Standing at the site of one of the most beautifully contextualized sermons of the New Testament.
Just got word that the subtitle for Rhythms of Habit is being changed to Cultivating Virtue Through Christian Time. Grateful to have a sharp editor who helped improve the flow of the book and made this excellent suggestion. Pre-order in the weeks to come; more info about the book here.
Waking up at 4am in Greece to watch the USMNT after getting settled in our hotel at 1am has paid off. Watching alone, but with a beautiful sunrise approaching.
- The own goal was forced by USA’s attacking pressure. Great confidence boost to see that play of early if match.
- I am excited for what De Zerbi is doing as Tottenham’s manager, but my goodness I miss seeing Poch on the touchline.
- Good creative freedom in the attack - key players given the green light to float and look for opportunities to exploit.
- Ream and Richards solid first half holding the back line.
- The weight on Pulisic’s pass for the second goal was as good as they get.
- Some really great through balls in the first half.
- Love the high press. Not leading to many turnovers yet but exactly what you want to see from a team playing in front of a home crowd with a lead.
- Dest has complete control of the right wing in attack. Putting on a clinic.
- Ream’s defensive header from his knees deserves a hat tip from all middle-aged men watching.
- Criticism that “Balogun has great hold up play but can’t finish” was just smashed into the upper 90. Beautiful cut back and finish.
“I’ve been sent here for your Negroni” is all I had to say. Does not disappoint!
Worshiped in Italian at Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista. Being in a Roman Catholic parish speaking a different tongue did not stop us from recognizing the liturgy and (almost) following along.
Proud of our family for completing the Sentiero Azzuro between Monterosso al Mare and Vernazza. Our kids were by far the youngest hikers out this morning, and powered through some pretty steep inclines.
We started our trip praying in the ruins of a 14th century church, and we ended with Evening Prayer and holy unction in the Little Chapel at the hermitage of St. Francis of Assisi. Beautiful bookends for a wonderful school trip.
An ordered list of World Cup teams I am pulling for this summer, to be updated as teams are eliminated.
The US of A plus two motherlands, along with nations in which people we love live or for whom players we admire play.
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They don’t make instruction manuals like they used to.
Evening Prayer to kick off our Rhetoric School visit to Rome in the ruins of the youngest church we will visit throughout the trip.
San Nicola a Capo di Bove, dedicated in AD 1303.
โ Submit final manuscript for Rhythms of Habit.
This looks to be the final version of the beautiful cover my wife designed for Rhythms of Habit!
Very glad for Petar Musa as he earned a spot on Croatia’s World Cup roster. He has been on fire for FC Dallas this season, and I’m excited to see him play this summer. As you can tell, we are basically best friends because Zoรซ and I saw him walking through the stadium last season.
Headmaster's Address for the Class of 2026
Seniors, I have to be honest with you. I wrote you each a letter that you received on Thursday morning. I then shared another letter with you all at dinner on Thursday night. And now I am standing here to share one final word with you before you walk across this stage. Iโm running out of things to say! But I have the microphone, and I love you, so Iโd like to offer two final thoughts.
Sermon for the 4th Sunday of Epiphany 2026 (Beatitudes)
Are the Beatitudes merely beautiful words โ or do they actually mean something in a broken world? The Beatitudes are not simply moral advice or self-help teaching, but Jesusโ announcement that a new world is breaking in. Spoken into a first-century world shaped by violence, power, and fear, the Beatitudes declare that those who live by Godโs kingdom values now are already blessed.