The search is what anyone would undertake if he were not sunk in the everydayness of his own life…. To become aware of the possibility of the search is to be onto something. Not to be onto something is to be in despair.
–Walker Percy, The Moviegoer
The wanderings of a stay at home father. As Tim Lilburn explains, haecceitas is the idea that "the thisness of a thing is unknowable, but there. It's the highest expression of the thing, but it can't be known with precision or named." This blog will contain reflections on parenthood, religion, and whatever I find of interest. I hope the spirit of haecceitas colors my words (and life).
About the Author
Chris is the primary care giver for Jonah and Bea, his children. He taught middle school for seven years in various locations (Detroit, Cape Cod, the suburbs of Boston) before moving to Chicago. Sara, his wife, catches babies at Northwestern Memorial Hospital enabling him to stay home. As a Catholic he is interested in apophatic theology and its marriage with social justice. A student of Zen he is interested in unknowing and its partnership with social justice.
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