Jared Anthony McNeil-Smith, is a schoolteacher, writer, and spiritual director from San Diego. There he enjoys life with his wife and daughter, aiming to serve Christ’s kingdom through Catholic, education and instilling young men in spiritual disciplines and moral formation by mentorship.
In 2018, he founded The CrossSwords Order: a fraternal society of Christian philosophy dedicated to forming boys and men through cultures of nobility. This fraternity lets men live out the call to “sharpen your soul” in fellowship together.
As a lay Catholic Christian, Jared provides spiritual direction and formation in the disciplines of nobility to teens and men of all backgrounds seeking growth in the spiritual life, that is: who are seeking to sharpen their souls.
The CrossSwords Order is open to both to Christians (Catholics or otherwise) as well as to men of any background or faith (Christian or not). This is because it is the focus of the Order to provide formation to men anywhere along their stages of conversion to Christ and formation in the Way, believing that the Lord draws all men to Himself and that a full understanding of Christ lays at the end of the road in spiritual growth. He is the Way which all men seek, the one and the only.
Thus, the hope of his ministry here online at SharpenYourSoul.com or with the CrossSwords Order is one: to show the Way to all who are seeking the true, the good, and the beautiful in their lives.
If you are looking for direction, reach out and see if formation with the CrossSwords Order is a good fit for where you are on the path. Join the #HumbleRebellion and sharpen your soul!
