The Office of Special Trial Counsel
How Article 24a, UCMJ — enacted in the FY 2022 NDAA and effective 27 December 2023 — created the Office of Special Trial Counsel and stripped commanders of authority over covered offenses.
· 5 min read
Faith, Law, and the Free Society
Faith. Service. Law.
This is where I think out loud about the things that matter most — how faith shapes public life, what the law demands of us, and why community is worth the work.
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Army JAG School: A Complete Guide to the Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course
The Army's Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course (JAOBC) at TJAGLCS in Charlottesville: schedule, curriculum, daily life, and a week-by-week firsthand account.
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The Yale Divinity School Application Guide: Acceptance Rate, Essays, Degrees, and What to Expect
Yale Divinity School's acceptance rate is roughly 23%. I got in — my complete 2026 guide to degree options, essays, full-tuition aid, and what admissions actually looks for.
· 18 min read
What I Write About
Thoughtful writing at the intersection of faith, public service, and constitutional principles.
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Faith and Public Life
The Book of Romans — Paul's Masterwork and Its Road Into the Canon
A Catholic on the Book of Romans — the one letter no critic could deny, the most tangled text in the New Testament, and why it stands first among Paul's epistles.
Service and Sacrifice
JASOC: The Complete Guide to Air Force JAG Training
Everything you need to know about JASOC—the Air Force Judge Advocate Staff Officer Course at Maxwell AFB. Schedule, curriculum, and firsthand tips from a former JAG officer.
Rule of Law and Liberty
The Article 32 Preliminary Hearing
How the Article 32 preliminary hearing works after the FY 2014 and FY 2015 NDAA reforms — narrower scope, paper-based practice, waiver, and the OSTC interaction.
Community and Place
The Inhospitable Table: On Political Hatred and the Death of Civic Courtesy
Governor Sanders was asked to leave a Little Rock restaurant. This essay examines what the Croissanterie incident reveals about political hatred, tolerance, and the slow death of civic life in America.
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The Book of Romans — Paul's Masterwork and Its Road Into the Canon
A Catholic on the Book of Romans — the one letter no critic could deny, the most tangled text in the New Testament, and why it stands first among Paul's epistles.
· 40 min read
The Gospel of the Hebrews — A Lost Gospel and the Canon It Never Joined
The Gospel of the Hebrews survives only in scraps quoted by the Fathers — the risen Christ appearing to James, the Holy Spirit called his mother. A Catholic reads the fragments and asks why it never entered the New Testament.
· 35 min read
1 Peter — The Apostle’s Letter of Hope in Suffering
The First Letter of Peter is the one catholic epistle the early Church never doubted. A Catholic reads its author, its ‘Babylon,’ its theology of suffering, and the riddle of the spirits in prison.
· 36 min read
2 John — The Elder’s Letter to the Chosen Lady
The Second Letter of John runs thirteen verses, signs itself only ‘the Presbyter,’ and tells a church to shut its door on false teachers. A Catholic reads its author, its ‘chosen Lady,’ and its long road into the canon.
· 32 min read
The Apocalypse of Peter — Heaven, Hell, and the Book That Almost Made the Bible
The earliest Christian tour of heaven and hell was nearly canonized — read in church, defended by Clement of Alexandria. Why the Apocalypse of Peter was left out.
· 28 min read
The Epistle of Jude — The Letter That Quoted Lost Books
Jude runs twenty-five verses, quotes two books outside the canon, and nearly did not make the cut. A Catholic reads its authorship, its apocrypha, and its road to Scripture.
· 31 min read
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