I find myself unable to truly let go.
Ten years ago, I started writing this blog.
Ten. That is two presidential administrations, three popes, and at least fifteen attempts by Hollywood to reboot Batman (I am still a fan of Ben Affleck in the role, by-the-way, but my opinion has not been requested). In that time, I have reflected on Catholic education, Ignatian spirituality, leadership, adolescence, adulthood, and everything in between. I have told you about my students, my school, my family, my failures, and even (because I am nothing if not humble – just ask me) my minor victories.
This year, I told myself – and maybe even told some of you – that this would be the last lap. A full decade. A clean ending. A mic drop. Cue the credits.
But then… well… life happened.
As many of you know, this has been a year of profound change. I moved to the West Coast. I endured the great and tragic loss of Caroline. I have continued to walk forward.
Love, loss, transition, growth. Some endings I chose. Others came uninvited. And through it all, the rhythm of this blog – a Wednesday reflection, rain or shine – has held me in a way I did not realize I needed. It has been, to borrow from our Jesuit toolkit, a kind of weekly Examen. A pause. A place to notice where God has been hiding (or very obviously waving) in the middle of the mess.
So yes, I have said this is the final season.
And yet… like Tom Cruise hanging off the side of a moving plane again in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, I find myself unable to truly let go.
Which brings me to this announcement:
Something is coming next year.
Something will fill this space every Wednesday.
What exactly?
I do not know.
(Insert dramatic music here.)
Will it be shorter? Probably.
Will it involve Ignatian reflection? Almost certainly.
Will it include a story about a student, a teacher, a ridiculous email I received, or an encounter in the grocery store that made me think about God? I mean… have we met?
So, mark your calendars:
Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
That’s when we launch what’s next.
Tune in. Subscribe. Or just accidentally click on the link in your email while trying to delete it. I don’t care how you get here, I’ll just be grateful that you showed up.
I’ll close with the words of the great poet and theologian… Jason Bourne: “Look at what they make you give.”
Somehow, it still resonates. Especially this year.
Thanks for walking with me through this decade.
And thanks, in advance, for sticking around for what’s next.