About

Samantha Stephenson is a Catholic author and bioethicist rooted in the belief that every human life is a gift worth nurturing.

Her work explores the intersection of faith, family, and emerging technologies, grounded in the rhythms of the garden and the teachings of the Church. Whether pondering the ethics of gene editing or harvesting tomatoes with her children, she invites others to grow where they’re planted—and to live deeply, attentively, and with reverence for the mystery of being human.

She is the author of Reclaiming Motherhood from a Culture Gone Mad, the Mama Prays Devotional, and the forthcoming books The Bellbind Letters: Inside the Devil’s Plan for Your Motherhood and Grow Where You’re Planted: Reclaiming Eden in Your Own Backyard (coming in 2026).

Samantha holds master's degrees in theology and bioethics, and is a former Paul Ramsey Fellow at the Center for Bioethics and Culture (2023-2025) and course instructor for Notre Dame’s McGrath Institute. For several years, Samantha explored optimal health and emerging medical research and technology via her podcast and Substack newsletter, Brave New Us, and shared devotional-style stories designed to reveal the hidden holiness in every moment of motherhood on the podcast Mama Prays.

Samantha’s writing has been featured at Blessed Is She, CatholicMom, Crisis Magazine, The Federalist, FemCatholic, Natural Womanhood, Notre Dame’s Grotto Network, Our Sunday Visitor, Public Discourse, and Word on Fire.

Samantha homeschools her 4 children and homesteads with her family on a 1/3 acre nestled in the heart of Idaho’s Snake River Valley.

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