How Dr. Alice von Hildebrand taught me what it means to be a woman
One night during a Lenten dinner at my childhood parish, I sat spellbound listening to a tiny white-haired woman with a German accent. She was barely visible behind the podium,…
A guide to the woman we all want to become
Women — the muse of choice for poets, painters and songwriters — are beautiful. Not only do women inspire art; they are, themselves, works of art. To be a woman…
The genius of my sister — St. Hildegard of Bingen
This is the latest installment of the series, “The genius of my sister.” Read other articles in the series to learn more about Catholic women throughout history and how they…
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…