Dear Readers
Happy New Year! Thank you for sticking with me through the quiet and lean times of November and December. I apologize for dodging you for that long, but the time has not been poorly spent. I have been putting a lot of effort into professionalizing the face of my respective Substack ventures, and this year I hope to show you the effort I have put into making not just the face but the substance of my work even better.
Not only have I been working hard to set all this up, but it is a new year, a new liturgical season, and God has blessed us with yet another opportunity to start fresh with a blank canvas, full of opportunity and inspiration. Join me, my friends! Let’s see where this year takes us!
Some Housekeeping
I mentioned the schedule here would change. This is the Letter from the Editor, which you can expect on the first Monday of every month. The Podcast will resume on the second Wednesday of each month, followed by the Open Thread on the third Wednesday, and the monthly Edition on the fourth Wednesday. Keep an eye out for these things, and I hope you enjoy!
Also, I mentioned I am cleaning up my second Substack, Gibberish, and have recommended it. Some of you may have already joined, but I was contemplating importing everyone that is subscribed here to subscribe there. But, that feels like a dramatic move and some of you may not like being given the subscription. So let’s do a poll!
If you don’t want to wait for me to complete this poll, you can check out Gibberish yourself right now!
One last housekeeping item. I am no longer going to use a paywall for the time being. Right now my focus is on building a subscriber base and hopefully those of you who feel my work is worth supporting, you still have the option to get a paid subscription. I appreciate all of you for being here and reading and supporting the Peasant Faith project here.
St. John the Baptist, Pray for us
Every year, I choose a patron saint for myself and for my online writing endeavors. This year I have chosen St. John the Baptist.
I have always been fascinated by the life of John the Baptist. His whole purpose was to point people to Christ, and when that purpose was done he quickly disappeared from the gospels and was rewarded with a violent death (and a martyr’s crown). For me, the scripture which most encapsulates the life of St. John the Baptist is “He must increase, but I must decrease.”
He is the perfect demonstration of what a life in Christ ought to be, what a Peasant Faith ought to be, and what I hope to do with my writing. Let me decrease, let Him increase. All troubles and worries fade away before the increase of Christ.
Thank You
Thank you for reading. I am excited for you to see what I’ve got in store for 2023, and I hope you enjoy.
God bless you all!
-Scoot
Ad Jesum Per Mariam