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Habemus Papam!
Witnessing history unfold in Rome
Jul 8 • 
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Letters to a Suffering Friend
On Choosing to Confront Your Pain
Jul 1 • 
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May 2025

The Death of a Pope
Reflections after the death of Pope Francis
May 6 • 
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February 2025

The Monk, the Wanderer, and Me
Reflections on Caspar David Friedrich’s Paintings (Currently on Exhibition in New York)
Feb 18 • 
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January 2025

Breaking Free from the Cycle of Fear
How Fitness Helped Me Reclaim My Life While Living with Chronic Pain
Jan 27 • 
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What I Read in 2024
Some highlights from the 52 books I read in 2024
Jan 21 • 
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December 2024

18 Years in Chronic Pain
Reflections on Suffering, Loneliness, and Hope
Dec 17, 2024 • 
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Advent Reset
Unplugging, Refocusing, and Preparing
Dec 2, 2024 • 
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November 2024

I Need to Be a Better Citizen
We don’t just need better leaders. We need better citizens. Americans, collectively, need to work on ourselves.
Nov 5, 2024 • 
David Dry

September 2024

Suffering and Surrender: The Wisdom of Marcus Aurelius and Fr. Walter Ciszek
How a Roman Emperor and a Roman Catholic Priest Teach Us to Embrace Suffering and Find Peace
Sep 18, 2024 • 
David Dry

July 2024

Chronic Pain and Conversion
Called to Conversion - A talk on conversion delivered in Geneva
Jul 24, 2024 • 
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The Most Difficult Thing I’ve Ever Done
Reflection on completing a week-long fitness bootcamp in Thailand.
Jul 18, 2024 • 
David Dry
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