Anthony Adoré — New Reflections https://anthonyadore.com New essays, reflections, and book news from author Anthony Adoré—writing on faith, desire, grief, identity, and the divided self. Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:57:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://anthonyadore.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/anthony-adore-temporary-site-icon-512-66x66.png Anthony Adoré https://anthonyadore.com 32 32 https://anthonyadore.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/anthony-adore-temporary-site-icon-512-200x200.pngAnthony Adoréhttps://anthonyadore.com/144144 Feeling God in the Fire You Cannot Escape https://anthonyadore.com/feeling-god-presence-in-fire/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:04:28 +0000 https://anthonyadore.com/?p=9914415 A lone figure standing inside a furnace of pale gold light, a second dim shape walking beside him, ash on the floor
Feeling God's presence physically when you feel only pain? A reflection on the moment despair became a place where He was already standing.
Feeling God's presence physically when you feel only pain? A reflection on the moment despair became a place where He was already standing.]]> Feeling God in the Fire You Cannot Escape Feeling God's presence physically when you feel only pain? A reflection on the moment despair became a place where He was already standing. Anthony Adoré Intellectual Fortress https://anthonyadore.com/intellectual-fortress/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 19:06:24 +0000 https://anthonyadore.com/?p=9922674 An aging mason trapped inside the stone keep he built, torchlit, face full of dawning dread
The mind does not build itself a stronghold; it discovers it has always been building, and calls the architecture thought.
The mind does not build itself a stronghold; it discovers it has always been building, and calls the architecture thought.]]> Intellectual Fortress The mind does not build itself a stronghold; it discovers it has always been building, and calls the architecture thought. Anthony Adoré The Sober Man in a Drunken House https://anthonyadore.com/sober-man-drunken-house/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:02:40 +0000 https://anthonyadore.com/?p=9915574 A single clear-eyed man holding the reins of a dim cart at night, city lights blurred through fogged glass
What the empty chair lyrics really name: how a sober man becomes another's tool, and what desire and clarity cost in a house of intoxication.
What the empty chair lyrics really name: how a sober man becomes another's tool, and what desire and clarity cost in a house of intoxication.]]> The Sober Man in a Drunken House What the empty chair lyrics really name: how a sober man becomes another's tool, and what desire and clarity cost in a house of intoxication. Anthony Adoré Watching Love Instead of Living It https://anthonyadore.com/watching-love-instead-of-living-it/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:06:35 +0000 https://anthonyadore.com/?p=9914328 A dim restaurant table; two figures leaning close in warm low light, and a solitary observer half in shadow, watching
Overcoming childhood trauma isn't more insight—it's being seen. A reflection on Fractions of the Soul and the hidden gravity we carry into every room.
Overcoming childhood trauma isn't more insight—it's being seen. A reflection on Fractions of the Soul and the hidden gravity we carry into every room.]]> Watching Love Instead of Living It Overcoming childhood trauma isn't more insight—it's being seen. A reflection on Fractions of the Soul and the hidden gravity we carry into every room. Anthony Adoré The Threshold of the Body https://anthonyadore.com/the-threshold-of-the-body/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:09:29 +0000 https://anthonyadore.com/?p=9922823 Aged mountain guide gripping cold rock at dawn, breath heaving, weary reverence on a high ridge
Where flesh meets spirit, the human drama unfolds in its most intimate register
Where flesh meets spirit, the human drama unfolds in its most intimate register]]> The Threshold of the Body Where flesh meets spirit, the human drama unfolds in its most intimate register Anthony Adoré What Strangers Teach You When They Admit They Bleed https://anthonyadore.com/learning-from-strangers-fruit/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:02:33 +0000 https://anthonyadore.com/?p=9914389 A lone figure kneeling in a half-tilled field at dusk, hands in dark soil, one bare fruit tree behind
Learning from strangers means reading their fruit, not their claims. What actually grows from a life tells you who is worth following.
Learning from strangers means reading their fruit, not their claims. What actually grows from a life tells you who is worth following.]]> What Strangers Teach You When They Admit They Bleed Learning from strangers means reading their fruit, not their claims. What actually grows from a life tells you who is worth following. Anthony Adoré Why I Show My Wounds Instead of My Face https://anthonyadore.com/pain-i-hide-shown-wounds/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:07:56 +0000 https://anthonyadore.com/?p=9914894 A man seated at a bare table in low lamplight, a plate of untouched bread between two chairs, his hands unnaturally still
The pain I hide comes out sideways—shown, not felt. A reflection on wounds we display to control instead of confess, from Fractions of the Soul.
The pain I hide comes out sideways—shown, not felt. A reflection on wounds we display to control instead of confess, from Fractions of the Soul.]]> Why I Show My Wounds Instead of My Face The pain I hide comes out sideways—shown, not felt. A reflection on wounds we display to control instead of confess, from Fractions of the Soul. Anthony Adoré Why Does Being Touched Feel Like Being Known? https://anthonyadore.com/why-i-like-physical-touch/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:07:34 +0000 https://anthonyadore.com/?p=9915512 A single hand resting on a bare shoulder in dim warm light, the face turned away in shadow
Why do I like physical touch? A raw, honest look at what the skin is really asking for—and how easily we mistake comfort for love.
Why do I like physical touch? A raw, honest look at what the skin is really asking for—and how easily we mistake comfort for love.]]> Why Does Being Touched Feel Like Being Known? Why do I like physical touch? A raw, honest look at what the skin is really asking for—and how easily we mistake comfort for love. Anthony Adoré Showing Intimacy When the Soul Is Split in Two https://anthonyadore.com/showing-intimacy-divided-heart/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 22:02:26 +0000 https://anthonyadore.com/?p=9914851 A solitary figure on a rain-slicked city a stone street at night, lamplit reflections underfoot
How to show intimacy when part of you loves and part only wants the body—a raw, honest look at desire, presence, and the divided heart.
How to show intimacy when part of you loves and part only wants the body—a raw, honest look at desire, presence, and the divided heart.]]> Showing Intimacy When the Soul Is Split in Two How to show intimacy when part of you loves and part only wants the body—a raw, honest look at desire, presence, and the divided heart. Anthony Adoré Yes, To Love Is To Suffer — And Here Is Why https://anthonyadore.com/to-love-is-to-suffer/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:05:14 +0000 https://anthonyadore.com/?p=9914492 A solitary figure in shadow at the threshold of a warmly lit banquet hall, unseen by the feasting crowd
To love is to suffer — you already know the sting. A hard, tender look at why the ache is real, and where God stays when love wounds you.
To love is to suffer — you already know the sting. A hard, tender look at why the ache is real, and where God stays when love wounds you.]]> Yes, To Love Is To Suffer — And Here Is Why To love is to suffer — you already know the sting. A hard, tender look at why the ache is real, and where God stays when love wounds you. Anthony Adoré