Beauty was my light in the darkness
The past several years have not been void of darkness. Pandemics, political turmoil, economic wars, actual wars, isolation, depression — and I think there were murder hornets somewhere in between….
Discovering God’s beauty as a Latina Catholic
There are few movements in today’s mainstream climate that I agree with or like, but one of the current trends I absolutely love is seeing more diversity in the display…
A letter to my younger self: Body image
Can you look into the mirror and tell yourself you are beautiful? Not out of pride or conceit, but because you are rooted in the knowledge that everything God created…
Why Catholics should read great books
In the 1970s, the University of Kansas launched an investigation on their recently developed Integrated Humanities Program. The administration at the secular university had concerns that the three Catholic professors…
An unlikely image of beauty: The Pietà
At the close of the 15th century, Michelangelo carved two figures out of what he claimed was the most perfect block of Carrara marble. The statue, which depicts the Virgin…
Bringing your feminine genius to the world
A few hours after our first child was born, my husband and I heard a knock at the hospital door. A Catholic woman and lay minister at the hospital entered…
Homeward March
This poem was first presented at “This too shall pass: Stories of hope, victory and community,” an Instagram Live event hosted by Ever Eden Publishing and Radiant magazine in order…
Reclaiming the simple life
In perhaps the most beautiful passage in his Confessions, St. Augustine writes, “For behold thou wert within me, and I outside … .” The great Doctor of the Church, reflecting…
A transforming beauty
Philosophers and scientists have grappled over the centuries to define beauty. But in my experience, beauty is a transcendent quality that draws me into a totally selfless response to the…