// what is a useful footnote?

Looking up a quick definition of what a useful footnote would be, the following came up:

A useful footnote provides a clean source citation or adds helpful background context without interrupting the main story flow.

I spent a lot of time serving as a musician and in ministry for Evangelicalism/Pentecostalism until I was called to a deeper, sacramental relationship with Jesus and his Church. My conversion wasn’t an interruption to the main story that God has for my life, but it did provide helpful background context of what it means to be a Christian. Over the years since becoming Roman Catholic, I’ve reflected on and had many conversations about what it means to be a Catholic and how to live the fullest expression of the Christian Faith and discipleship.

I created Useful Footnote to share some of the fruits of my contemplation¹ regarding the Faith, in hopes that we can all be reminded of the richness and beauty of Catholicism that permeates and informs every aspect of life, showing just how special it is to be a part of the Church.

// about me

I’m currently the Business Administrator and director of young adult outreach ministries for my local parish in the Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis in Minnesota. Before moving into full time ministry, I served as the Chief Operating Officer for the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton & the Chesterton Schools Network.

My background included over 20 years of ministry experience as a musician and praise & worship leader. During that time, I also spent over 18 years as an IT professional, working with a Fortune 500 company in the Southwest before relocating to the East Coast to manage technology process improvements for public housing in New York City, where I was blessed to be able contribute in a small way in helping to solve some of the greatest socio-economic challenges of our time.

I am also a husband, father, armchair theologian, lay member of the Dominican Order, coffee aficionado, and self-professed bibliophile.²

You can learn more about projects I’m currently involved in here and ways to contact and support me here.

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