It's Time to say "See ya later"

I've been on this adventure since 2017. But the time has come to move on.

Greetings subscribers, free and paid. And hello to those non-subscribers out there. I don’t have a clever or crafty way to segue into a “farewell” so I’ll just say it.

It’s time for me to say “see ya later”. Not exactly “good bye!” but maybe close to it.

It has been a truly strange adventure. “The Catholic Adventurer” was just a casual blogging apostolate in 2017, became a more serious and determined blogging apostolate circa 2020; then a professional podcasting apostolate around 2022. After a lot of thought, introspection and prayer, I’ve decided this is not God’s will for me. In fact I perceive that it has only been getting in the way of God’s will for me.

Also I don’t enjoy doing this anymore. I’ve been unable to drum up interest in what I produce, and continuing just feels like foolishly choosing to run into a brick wall, headfirst, again and again and again expecting that “any minute now” I’ll finally crack that wall. My head hurts now. And my spirit aches over all of this. So it’s time to “go home” and walk away from the wall.

Not “Good Bye”

I’m not saying “Good bye”, just “See ya later” I know I’ll probably write or podcast here on occasion. I may even do something different. Something less like a mission and more enjoyable. Something I can do because it’s enjoyable and not because I feel like “I ought to” or “I have to” do it. I may even start to use my real name at some point and put the “Catholic Adventurer” brand to bed. I have a sense that God is pleased enough with what I’ve done since 2017 and over the past 2 months he has been telling me “That’s enough. Let’s move on.”

I think he’s been telling me that for a while and I’ve been too proud to hear it, not wanting to admit failure or defeat. But that time has come. So I have to untether myself from this, and treat it as a small hobby rather than another duty. It’s taking my mind and some of my time away from the duties God has actually put in front of me (God did not ask me to do this).

Saint Foundry

I still have a desire to write and produce for The Saint Foundry, but so far I haven’t been able to muster the will to do it (or maybe I have the will but can’t muster the desire?) Maybe some day soon. I still believe in its mission, and believe that forming the future saints is part of God’s will for me. But I think that may not be how God wants me to answer that call. Let’s see what God wants.

Thank You to…

Thank you to those of you who have actively followed my work—there are a few of you I’m thinking of by name right now. I hope I’m not disappointing you. But rest assured I won’t be disappearing entirely. I’ll still be somewhat active on Substack Notes (and only on Notes) and I’m confident that I won’t be disconnecting my podcast equipment any time soon. You’ll hear from me every now and then.

Thank you also to those of you who paid to subscribe to my work. The few paid subscriptions I had here have been paused, and paid subscribers won’t be charged again. I’m truly grateful to those of you who signed up for a paid subscription. It takes a lot to open your wallet and pay for a subscription and it was never a small deal to me that some of you did. I’m humbled and deeply grateful!

Finally, thanks to those of you who signed up for a free subscription and became a passenger on this Truth Train. I hope you enjoyed what you got from my apostolate and I hope it brought something to your lives, brought you closer to Jesus, brought you close to holiness, deepened your love for the Church or opened a new road in your Catholic adventure that you hadn’t noticed before.

I’m not vanishing into thin air. I’ll still be on Notes. I’ll still read and respond to comments, etc. Substack is still HQ. Reach out if you should ever want to, I’ll be around.

God bless you, my friends. Please pray for me and my family, even if it’s a single Hail Mary. Thank you again for your support—some over months, others over years. God be with you all. I’ll see ya later!

Ave Maria, Virgo Fidelis!