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Rhyme & Reasons: Humanities for Young People, 2026

Rhyme & Reasons: Humanities for Young People, 2026

teaching
A week-long humanities camp for teens at University of King’s College on the theme of Philosophy and Poetry.
July 5, 2026
POEM: Skin of the Evening

POEM: Skin of the Evening

poetry
A poem published in the underground poetry publication, Open Heart Forgery.
June 1, 2026

PERFORMANCE: The Lost Books of Augustine's Confessions

music
The world’s first musical interpretation of the last four books of Augustine’s Confessions.
April 14, 2026
ESSAY: Hope without Optimism: The Atlantic Canadian Realists

ESSAY: Hope without Optimism: The Atlantic Canadian Realists

writing
An essay on the spiritual methods of artists Alex Coville, Mary Pratt, and Tom Forrestall. This piece was included in the anthology of local writing Each Life a Poem which celebrates 20 years of Halifax Humanities.
March 29, 2026
ESSAY: Music That Belongs Where You Are

ESSAY: Music That Belongs Where You Are

writing
An essay on the art of listening to local music published on the newsletter, New Bands for Old Heads.
November 18, 2025
SINGLE: Where Love Goes

SINGLE: Where Love Goes

music/single releases
A song that came about after Amy and I celebrated the 10th anniversary of our wedding.
October 24, 2025
LECTURE: Christian Origins

LECTURE: Christian Origins

teaching
A recording of a lecture I gave in Foundation Year Program about the emergence of the Christian faith in the Roman Empire.
October 6, 2025
The Way of Wisdom: Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy

The Way of Wisdom: Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy

teaching
A weekend lecture retreat on Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy at Manitoba Pioneer Camp.
September 26, 2025
POEM: Gus (2013–2020)

POEM: Gus (2013–2020)

poetry
A poem published in the underground poetry publication, Open Heart Forgery.
August 30, 2025
ARTICLE: On the Chance Encounters That Form Our Musical Tastes

ARTICLE: On the Chance Encounters That Form Our Musical Tastes

writing
A reflection on Foxwarren’s 2025 album, 2.
July 23, 2025

ESSAY: The Apostle Paul and the Apocalyptic Hope of the Cosmic Christ

research
An essay on the cosmic dimensions of the Gospel in the Pauline epistles presented at the Atlantic Theological Conference.
June 24, 2025
SINGLE: It's So Easy to Love You

SINGLE: It's So Easy to Love You

music/single releases
A song about being a dad.
June 13, 2025

ESSAY: The Death and Resurrection of the Biopic: Bob Dylan, Robbie Williams, and Divine Inspiration

writing
March 1, 2025
POEMS: Three Poems

POEMS: Three Poems

poetry
Some poems published in the Nova Scotian online lit journal, The South Shore Review.
January 1, 2025
BOUND: The Live Book Making Performance

BOUND: The Live Book Making Performance

art
We made hand-bound books of original poetry live for 6 hours as part of the art festival, Nocturne
October 19, 2024
LECTURE: Plotinus and the Neoplatonic Tradition

LECTURE: Plotinus and the Neoplatonic Tradition

teaching
A recording of a lecture for Foundation Year Program on one of my favourite philosophers.
October 4, 2024
SINGLE: Water in my Mind / The Grey Line

SINGLE: Water in my Mind / The Grey Line

music/single releases
Two bits of Canadiana. A song about the Bay of Fundy and another about Canada’s long-lost Greyhound bus lines.
October 4, 2024
POEM: Leendert Vanderkwaak (1931–2020)

POEM: Leendert Vanderkwaak (1931–2020)

poetry
A poem about my late grandfather, published in the underground poetry publication, Open Heart Forgery.
June 30, 2024
DISSERTATION: Noble Soul and the Metaphysics of Celestial Life

DISSERTATION: Noble Soul and the Metaphysics of Celestial Life

research
My PhD dissertation on the concept of celestial animation in 13th-century Latin commentaries on the Book of Causes.
January 1, 2024
POEM: The Well

POEM: The Well

poetry
A poem published in the online lit journal, Ekstasis.
January 1, 2024
POEM: A Dried Up Worm

POEM: A Dried Up Worm

poetry
A poem published in the underground poetry publication, Open Heart Forgery.
August 7, 2023

BOOK REVIEW: World Soul: A History

research
My review of a really dynamic and diverse collection of essays on the concept of World Soul.
January 1, 2022
ARTICLE: The Necessity of Platonism for (Insert Here)

ARTICLE: The Necessity of Platonism for (Insert Here)

writing
A reflection on a talk by Andrew Louth for FYP News
January 1, 2021

BOOK REVIEW: World Soul – Anima Mundi

research
My review of the first edited volume of essays dedicated to the concept of World Soul.
January 1, 2020

ESSAY: A Shrine for the Everlasting Gods: Matter and the Gods in Proclus

research
A meditation on the theology of matter in the thought of Proclus.
January 1, 2019

MASTER'S THESIS: Matter and the One in Proclus

research
A Master’s thesis on the metaphysics of matter in the thought of the late-ancient Greek philosopher, Proclus.
January 1, 2018
LECTURE: Sacred Geometry: St. George’s Round Church, 1800–1827

LECTURE: Sacred Geometry: St. George’s Round Church, 1800–1827

teaching
On the theology of the circular architecture of the oldest wooden round church in North America.
June 1, 2017

ESSAY: Dike, Daughter of Zeus: Divine Civics in Hesiod’s Works and Days

research
An essay on the theology of Justice in the poetry of Hesiod.
January 1, 2017
ALBUM: On Seeing

ALBUM: On Seeing

music/album releases
A seven-song album released in 2011.
April 13, 2011
EP: The Rocky Mountains EP

EP: The Rocky Mountains EP

music/EP releases
A six-track EP of post-rock (mostly) instrumental music.
November 18, 2010
SINGLE: Calgary, Please

SINGLE: Calgary, Please

music/single releases
Two songs recorded with the 2009-10 Matthew Joel Band lineup. What a special time.
August 2, 2010
ALBUM: The Axe and the Evergreen (in the Key of Grey)

ALBUM: The Axe and the Evergreen (in the Key of Grey)

music/album releases
My first album. I was 19 years old, the summer between my first two years of college. It is very “bedroom.”
November 13, 2009