Archive - Rise Above

They love what we love

Our kids copy and amplify our vision

Jul 11 •

Christopher Jolma

Talking about porn with your sons

It's tough. It's weird. It's mandatory.

Jul 9 •

Christopher Jolma

June 2025

No time for nostolgia

The battle is always right here, right now.

Jun 24 •

Christopher Jolma

My Life as a Sampler Platter

Making leather death bags, publishing audiobooks, and reflecting on absurd levels of masculinity.

Jun 14 •

Christopher Jolma

May 2025

Crockpot Tuscan Chicken

Day 1 of something new

May 17 •

Christopher Jolma

While at work yesterday, I realized I wanted sausage and eggs for breakfast.

May 1 •

Christopher Jolma

April 2025

Forgiveness, repentance, and putting the lessons of the monastery into practice...

Apr 26 •

Christopher Jolma

Terror in the Lake

Identifying your fears, finding their source, and killing them

Apr 6

March 2025

Sackcloth and Steel

Great Lent Begins

Mar 2 •

Christopher Jolma

February 2025

Liturgy of the Based

Orthodoxy's appeal for men

Feb 26 •

Christopher Jolma

St. Theodosius the Great

What a mass murderer taught me about scrupulosity

Feb 5 •

Christopher Jolma

January 2025

Here's to you, my 300 subscribers. Also, some questions...

Jan 30 •

Christopher Jolma

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