About

I'm a husband, father, deacon, and leader — not necessarily in that order on any given day, but always all at once. Everything I do flows from who I am, and I've never been very good at keeping the different parts of life in separate boxes. Life in multiple vocations is all about integrating all of these in a healthy way.

Family

I've been married to Suzanne for 21 years. We have four sons: Thomas, Matthew, Joseph, and Andrew. We're a Catholic family rooted in the St. Louis area — Suzanne is the Development Director at Father McGivney Catholic High School, and together we co-founded Phil44, a limited-edition apparel brand inspired by Philippians 4:4.

Vocation

I was ordained a permanent deacon in the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois on June 26, 2021, and I serve at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Granite City. The diaconate shapes everything I do — it's not a side project or a weekend role, but the lens of servant through which I see my work, my writing, and my life.

I write here every week about faith, family, work, and life. I also send out Wednesday @ Lunch, a weekly email reflection that lands in your inbox around lunchtime on Wednesdays.

Work

I've spent 30 years total in media, marketing, technology, and consulting leadership, including 18 years at Adobe, consulting and leading teams of 100 or more. I'm still learning something new every day.

Work in the Back Half

I'm building Domus Formation — a family of platforms serving Catholics across every stage of life, from teens to elders, in English and Spanish. It includes communities like Deacon Life for permanent deacons, Emmaus Disciples for evangelization training, Hearth & Altar for families, and more. It's the work I believe I was made for.

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