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…
Beauty so ancient: My semester in Rome
“Late have I loved you, beauty so ancient and so new.” When reflecting on my semester studying abroad in Rome, Italy, these words of St. Augustine come to mind. Not…
Body image: Breaking down the lies and embracing the truth
One of the deepest questions of a woman’s heart is, “Am I beautiful?” There’s a deep ache within every woman to be cherished, to be celebrated, to be LOVED. Marketing…
Why beauty will save the world
It was as if I were being wrapped in a blanket. A blanket made of velvet mountains, leaves that fell from the sun and glittering waves on a lake. The…
The wilderness
What led King David to become a man described as “after God’s own heart?” What made him seek to glorify the God of Israel in everything he did, even when…
