Meet Samantha
Samantha Stephenson is a Catholic author and bioethicist whose work explores what it means to be human in an age of rapid technological change.
Rooted in the truth of her faith and the rhythms of family life, she invites readers to grow where they’re planted—seeking wisdom, nurturing dignity, and resisting the dehumanizing pull of our technocratic age.
Living Faith
In a world that rushes past the sacred, Samantha’s work invites us to slow down and listen. Through prayerful reflections and grounded theology, she cultivates a space where faith roots deep and blooms in the ordinary.
Growing Home
Growing where you’re planted is more than a lifestyle choice—it’s a living response to the cultural forces that disconnect us from our bodies, families, and the created world.
It’s not about perfection, but about learning to live attentively and embrace the limits that make us human. This way of life is both practice and parable—an invitation to co-create with God in the garden of daily life.
Moral Imagination
As a Catholic bioethicist, Samantha explores what it means to be human in an age of genetic editing, AI, and transhumanism. Her writing brings clarity and compassion to life’s hardest questions, with reverence rooted in the dignity of the person and the sanctity of life.
Books & Projects
Whether writing about motherhood, medical ethics, or heirloom tomatoes, Samantha’s books and creative work are bound by the call to pray continually, love deeply, and grow where you’re planted.
Coming soon…
Samantha’s forthcoming books will be published in the spring of 2026.
The Bellbind Letters: Inside the Devil’s Plan for Your Motherhood (OSV Press), is a creative take on C.S. Lewis’s spiritual classic.
Grow Where You’re Planted: Reclaiming Eden in Your Own Backyard (Sophia Institute Press) is a theological meditation and practical guide to cultivating seasonal abundance—for the body and the soul.
See what people are saying…
“Samantha uses her gift of writing to invite mothers to explore Ignatian Spirituality and discover God in the ordinary unfoldings of their everyday lives. It’s easy to feel like Samantha is right there with you while reading her works, because her writings speak to the heart like the words of a dear friend.”
- LINDY WYNNE, HOST OF THE MAMAS IN SPIRIT PODCAST
“Samantha’s writing combines lived experience, theological knowledge, and common sense. She has a deep knowledge of bioethics, a lively sense of our current culture, and a profound love for God and his Church. Her writing does not appeal to the mind alone, nor the heart alone, but provides an intelligent and compassionate perspective that's well worth the read.”
- DR. CHRISTOPHER KACZOR, PHILOSOPHER AND DEAN OF FELLOWS AT WORD ON FIRE
“Samantha has a gift for seeing the connections between the mundane and the sacred, the messy and the miraculous, fleeting moments and timeless truths. Rooted in Ignatian spirituality, she invites readers to find God in all things in a voice that is both personal and profound.”
- KATHERINE BROWN, DIRECTOR OF MISSION AND IDENTITY PROGRAMS AT LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
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