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Recovering the Art of Living Well.
Thoughtful conversations for audience of thoughtful people, institutions, and communities who care about these questions.
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Thoughtful conversations for audience of thoughtful people, institutions, and communities who care about these questions.
Thoughtful conversations for audience of thoughtful people, institutions, and communities who care about these questions.
Start a ConversationThe foundational essay for this body of work. On what it means to flourish in a world organised around production — drawing on Pope Leo XIV, Josef Pieper, clinical observation, and a childhood in Uganda.
Read the Essay →"When efficiency becomes the ultimate measure of value, human beings are tempted to see themselves as a project to be optimized rather than as persons called to relationship and communion."
Pope Leo XIV — Magnifica Humanitas, 112
Why modern life becomes fragmented — and how to begin recovering an integrated way of living. For conferences, universities, churches, and leadership gathering
On the crisis of attention as the deepest problem of our cultural moment, and the ancient and practical wisdom of the tradition for restoring it — in the home, in work, and in the interior life.
How attention shapes identity, relationships, work, and prayer. For educators, Christian leaders, and formation programs.
Character, virtue, and faithful leadership in ordinary life. For business leaders, nonprofits, and women's conferences.
Organizations are always forming people — intentionally or not. For businesses, schools, ministries, and leadership teams..
Conferences, churches, and community events.
Healthcare systems, schools, and businesses. Forming people, not just managing them.
Small, invitation-based sessions for senior leaders.
In healthcare, I have watched capable people work inside systems that made their best work difficult to sustain. The questions that follow from that — how people are formed by the places they work, what leadership is actually for — are the questions I care most about.If your organization is asking them too, I would be glad to join the conversation.
request a speaking invitationConversations, interviews, panels, and collaborative projects with individuals and institutions engaged with these ideas. Speaking engagements from 2027 onward.
A thoughtful letter for the week ahead.