A STORY OF CATHOLIC CONVERSION

truth, goodness, beauty

METANOIA
A profound change of mind.

TRIPTYCH
Three works of art, hinged.

This is the story of my Catholic conversion, my metanoia, my coming home. Shaped in triptychs around Truth, Goodness, Beauty. Told through essay and podcast. Grounded in sacred scripture, Catholic poetry, the wisdom of old saints and new theologians. Offered with love to spark recognition in our Apostolic Age. Includes prayers, meditations, and writing prompts to invite a deepening relationship with Our Lord and the Blessed Mother.

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Deception

My heart pulsed in my neck. He was sitting at the kitchen table. As I walked towards him, he raised his head to look at me. That’s when I saw it. His real face. Eyes darkened with rage and disdain. His mask had fallen.

Coming in May 2025

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Death

Her body was impossibly tiny in the hospital bed. I hovered over her. Maybe I was speaking or singing, I don’t know. “You’re free now,” I said. “Beautiful girl,” I sang softly as my fierce mother charged unflinching towards death.

Coming in May 2025

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Solitude

I spent long, quiet hours before my Ancestor Wall. Communing with my mother and my father, my grandmothers and grandfathers, great-grandparents and great-great grandparents. Stretching towards them, my new companions.

Coming in May 2025