It’s been over three years since I’ve had the chance to post anything here. Life is weird that way. Here’s an article from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific‘s Fall 2023 issue of Crossings explaining a little about my recent path. In addition to being the chaplain at the Episcopal School of Acadiana, I’m…
Author: Reese
Caution: Context Ahead
I ran across something in the paper this morning which made me laugh, and I don’t think it was intended. I also just wrapped up a month-long study of Animal Farm with my 8th grade students. It’s one of those books that just seems to grow on me. I loved it in junior high, and…
Learners Permit
We’re driving down backroads when my son says, “I don’t like Breaux Bridge. Nothing good ever seems to happen there.” I say that sometimes as I drive through these small towns, I romanticize about how nice it must be to live there, to walk to and from your grocery store, your church, your school. To…
Mothers
I’ve been thinking a lot about mothers lately. Two months ago, I received an email from StoryCorps notifying me that an interview I had conducted with my mom 13 years ago was now accessible in their online archives and part of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. I was…