Slaying Giants: A Story We All Share
The Writing on the Wall… and the Journey from Lust into Love.
If you've ever stood before one of the great wonders of the world—perhaps the pyramids, or for me, closer to a beloved former hometown of Erie, Pennsylvania, the thundering majesty of Niagara Falls—you know the feeling of being overtaken by awe and wonder. The grandeur, the beauty—there’s a story being told that transcends words.
For me, as a young man discerning the call to give my life to God as a priest, I experienced something similar at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg. I walked into a fellow seminarian’s room and saw, scrawled in bold black letters across the ceiling and down the wall, the words of Psalm 51.
As seminarians, we were familiar with the daily rhythm of the Church’s prayer, the Liturgy of the Hours—prayed every day by religious, priests, and the faithful across the world. Psalm 51, prayed on Fridays, speaks of something far greater than a mere acknowledgment of wrongdoing. It is a cry from the depths of the soul—a man who has stood on the edge, faced the enemy within, and been left bloodied and broken.
It speaks of a heartbreaking loss, of grace expelled, of the moment the presence of God that once walked closely beside us feels impossibly far away. And yet—Psalm 51 does not end in despair. It is a battle cry. A cry not against visible enemies, but the hidden ones: lust, pride, shame, fear. A cry to be made new. A cry to be restored, and then sent—to become an instrument of rescue.
OUR STORY:
As I stood beneath those words, something awakened deep within me. I wondered: Who wrote this? What agony led him to plead so nakedly with God? And then it struck me—this isn’t just David’s story. It’s ours.
We live in a culture that glorifies indulgence and trivializes sin. There is an ache for mercy—true, transforming mercy—that is still there, waiting to be awakened. Slaying Giants isn’t just a creative retelling of David’s story. It’s a mirror. A map. A movement.
It’s a call to face our giants—not just to survive them, but to be remade in the fight… and to become rescuers for others. Even more, it is the spiritual map of a civilization, revealing the giants we all face. And within lies the possibility of extraordinary transformation.
This story has already resonated deeply with leading Christian voices—
With a foreword by Fr. John Riccardo, and enthusiastic endorsements from bishops, Dr. Bob Schuchts, Peter Herbeck, Joe Campo, and others who’ve called it: “Remarkable.” “Convicting.” “Brilliant.” “Captivating.” “Beautiful.”
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Together, let’s shine a light into the dark corners of hearts and culture, inviting others into the same mercy and hope that met David—and meets us.
