
I teach philosophy and religion at Albertus Magnus College, a small Catholic liberal arts college in New Haven, Connecticut. My work focuses on the philosophy of personalism and the Catholic intellectual tradition. For more about me, see the About page.
My current project is a study of the thought of Peter Maurin (1877–1949), co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement with Dorothy Day. I focus on the content of Maurin’s ideas, especially his call for a “green revolution” and his “Easy Essays,” and trace connections between his own work and the personalist philosophy of French Catholic activist and intellectual Emmanuel Mounier (1905–1950).
Recent videos
Posts
Spirituality and experience
A discussion of three texts related to spirituality and experience: a chapter from Philip Sheldrake, on mystical traditions; a selection from Robert Inchausti’s discussion of the spiritual vision of the Beat poets (including Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac); and an article from Price on the “spiritual ethos” of Black music, focusing on the examples of Thomas Dorsey, John Coltrane, and Tupac Shakur.
Remarks on Pope Francis
Contribution to a panel discussion of Pope Francis’s video message to the IV World Forum of Popular Movements in October 2021.
How to write an essay
Some tips for writing college essays.
Secular spiritualities
A discussion of three forms of secular spirituality, as expressed by André Comte-Sponville (atheist spirituality), Carol Christ (feminist spirituality), and Chris Greenough (queer theologies).