I grew up farming in rural Ontario and spent my youth cleaning pig pens, planting trees, and studying Latin. In 2018 I graduated from the University of Toronto with a Ph.D. in Medieval Studies. My research engages with various disciplines: historical theology, canon law, and textual criticism. I now teach in Kansas at St. Martin’s Academy, a boarding school for boys that combines classical academics with work on a sustainable farm.

A selection of my articles on education and the Bible can be read here:
“Why Humanities PhDs Should Teach at Classical Schools.” FirstThings.
“The Grammar and the Bible.” CiRCE.
“Pious Bible Errors.” Word on Fire.
“There is Only One Great Book: The Bible.” The Imaginative Conservative.
“The Tongue of the Bible.” Catholic World Report.
“Simoniacs in the Bible.” Theopolis Institute.

Whatever spare time I can muster is devoted to translating the Glossa ordinaria, the standard Bible commentary of the Middle Ages. The portions on Genesis and Matthew are ready for order, and the Exodus volume is nearing completion. For an in-depth look, see my interviews with the hosts of Gospel Simplicity and The Byzantine Scotist, or the various video and print reviews.

A full list of publications is in my CV.