<\/a><\/p>\nBelow I’ve broken out some of the topics I am always reading, learning about, or watching movies on. The research lists are authors I appreciate and\/or am wrestling with.<\/p>\n
I believe it’s important to read widely, from all sides, and to celebrate the good, true, and beautiful wherever it is found.<\/p>\n
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How to be Catholic in the modern world, integrating the rim of the Catholic frontier between faith and all subjects, and how to live an authentic witness.<\/p>\n
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Research: Pope Francis, Bishop Robert Barron, Margaret Barker, Hans Urs von Balthasar, Peter Kreeft, Fr Richard Rohr, GK Chesterton, St Therese of Lisieux, St Thomas Aquinas, Valentin Tomberg, Fr Robert Spitzer, Michael Martin.<\/p>\n
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The origins of human history, from deep evolution through to the writings of Genesis. Ancient culture and myth, and how they map against a 70,000 year timeline. How God worked with many cultures to seed and inspire a positive contribution.<\/p>\n
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Research: Jordan Petersen, Margaret Barker,\u00a0 Graham Hancock, Teilhard de Chardin, Rodney Stark, Rupert Sheldrake, Rudolf Steiner, Fr Robert Spitzer, Michael Martin.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”2em|2em|2em|2em|true|true” border_radii=”on|3px|3px|3px|3px” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https:\/\/dominicdesouza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/nasa-Q1p7bh3SHj8-unsplash.jpg” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”2em|2em|2em|2em|true|true” border_radii=”on|3px|3px|3px|3px” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”rgba(22,22,22,0.96)” custom_padding=”3em|3em|3em|3em|true|true” border_radii=”on|3px|3px|3px|3px” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”modern science” content_max_width=”100%” admin_label=”Brand Strategist” _builder_version=”4.16″ header_level=”h2″ background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”||2em||false|false” custom_padding=”||2em|0px|false|false” border_width_bottom=”2px” border_color_bottom=”rgba(255,255,255,0.11)” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Understanding the impact of biocentric models of consciousness and quantum physics, how epigenetics and NDEs square with soul and angels. The impact of technology on the human person, and the possibilities for human connection and evangelization.<\/p>\n
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Research: Jordan Petersen, Teilhard de Chardin, Rupert Sheldrake, Rudolf Steiner, St Thomas Aquinas, Fr Robert Spitzer.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https:\/\/dominicdesouza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/linus-sandvide-5DIFvVwe6wk-unsplash-scaled.jpg” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”rgba(22,22,22,0.96)” custom_padding=”3em|3em|3em|3em|true|true” border_radii=”on|3px|3px|3px|3px” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”myth & imagination” content_max_width=”100%” admin_label=”Brand Strategist” _builder_version=”4.16″ header_level=”h2″ background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”||2em||false|false” custom_padding=”||2em||false|false” border_width_bottom=”2px” border_color_bottom=”rgba(255,255,255,0.11)” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Understanding how to intuit and create meaningful stories and novels, dramatizing the greater truths that we struggle with so that others can begin to see. Myth and story are critical to the human experience, and how we share our love of deep truth.<\/p>\n
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Some favorite authors: JRR Tolkien, GK Chesterton, Stephen Lawhead, CS Lewis, Michael Crichton, JK Rowling, Lois McMaster Bujold, Brandon Sanderson, Lloyd Alexander, Brian Jacques, Neil Gaiman, myths of many cultures<\/p>\n
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\n[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#ffffff” custom_padding=”2em|2em|2em|2em|true|true” border_radii=”on|3px|3px|3px|3px” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”Entrepeneurd” content_max_width=”100%” admin_label=”Entrepeneurd” _builder_version=”4.16″ header_level=”h2″ global_colors_info=”{}”]Creativity and imagineering comes from my core. As an INTP, I enjoy fusing ideas and inventing new projects. I enjoy the mental and practical challenges of taking a project from zero to completion, rooted in engagement and user experience.
\n[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#ffffff” custom_padding=”2em|2em|2em|2em|true|true” border_radii=”on|3px|3px|3px|3px” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”Web & Graphic Design” content_max_width=”100%” admin_label=”Web & Graphic Design” _builder_version=”4.16″ header_level=”h2″ global_colors_info=”{}”]Modern, exciting, clean, and professional. These are the driving themes that are woven into each project. A website is like a piece of art; all the elements play together in a pleasing unity. And it must be pleasing for the average user – no ‘avant garde brutalism’ here. A website should be beautiful, work well, and communicate clearly for conversion.
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Writing novels has been my passion since I was young. The core theme that underlies my fiction is the discovery of new worlds through a surprising portal. An avid reader of archaeoastronomy, to spirituality, history, and branding manuals.<\/p>\n
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\n[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#ffffff” custom_padding=”2em|2em|2em|2em|true|true” border_radii=”on|3px|3px|3px|3px” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”Recipe-follower” content_max_width=”100%” admin_label=”Recipe-follower” _builder_version=”4.16″ header_level=”h2″ global_colors_info=”{}”]Daily in the kitchen, getting floured up and frying chicken tenders, home-made tacos with fresh chopped salsa, and plenty of Earl Grey tea and organic coffee. Everything is fresh, grain-free, tasty, and all about meat and veges.
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I think every designer should also be a photographer. I enjoy the play of light and cool details.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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