truth goodness beauty

a story of Catholic conversion

From a former Buddhist yogi liberal, now a Roman Catholic traditionalist. For all called to Christ in our Apostolic Age. A story of METANOIA.

Told through essay and podcast. Grounded in sacred scripture, Catholic poetry, and the wisdom of saints. Truth, Goodness, Beauty offered in TRIPTYCHS.

Includes prayers, meditations, and writing prompts to invite a deepening relationship with the Blessed Mother, Jesus Christ, and His Catholic Church.

METANOIA
A profound change of mind.

TRIPTYCH
Three works of art, hinged.

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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 June 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 June 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 June 2025