Books
Reclaiming Motherhood
In the midst of a culture that is increasingly confused about sexuality, love, life, and our very identity as persons, the Church offers us the truth of who we are.
Will we unmask the fundamental lies fueling our culture's attacks on marriage, motherhood, and the family, or stand watch as these pillars of society unravel for future generations?
Reclaiming Motherhood equips Catholics to combat our current madness by boldly proclaiming God's vision for our lives.
Mama Prays
The Mama Prays devotional is an invitation for mothers to immerse themselves in the wonder of their everyday lives, to watch as the seeds of contemplation bloom in the messy and the miraculous, in fleeting moments and timeless truths.
A new story each day offers a month of faith-filled reflections revealing that every moment of motherhood truly is holy ground.
Abortion
Crisis Magazine: Abortion is the Real Assault on Women
Faith + Bioethics: The Domino Effect: Roe Falls. What Else Goes?
Faith + Bioethics: The One Question Mission from the Abortion Debate
FemCatholic - Abortion and Maternal Health
Word on Fire - Women Deserve Better than Abortion
Artificial Wombs
Public Discourse: Artificial Wombs, Artificial Love
FemCatholic - Could Artificial Wombs End Abortion?
FemCatholic - Are Artificial Wombs the Future of Reproduction?
Bioethics
Crisis: Does Genetic Prenatal Testing Actually Put Babies at Risk?
OSV: Designer Babies and Genetic Editing: Guidelines for Catholics
Faith + Bioethics Newsletter on Substack
Grotto Network - 5 Questions to Ask Before Testing Your Ancestry DNA
Faith + Bioethics: What is the Catholic Take on Human Composting?
Contraception
OSV: Why OTC Birth Control Pills Are Dangerous to Women and Girls
Faith + Bioethics: When Contraception is Actually Abortion
Faith + Bioethics: Should the Church Allow Abortifacient Contraceptives for ‘Medical Reasons’?
Natural Womanhood: That Time When Hormonal Contraceptives Almost Killed Me
Culture
Our Sunday Visitor: Disney Reaches New Lows
Crisis: In Defense of Anti-Feminism
Crisis Magazine: Huxley’s Brave New World Is Here
Radiant: Finding Real Happiness in a Success-Driven Culture
Embryonic Research
Faith + Bioethics: Researchers Create Synthetic Embryos
Our Sunday Visitor: Why Embryonic and Fetal Tissue Research is the Next Prolife Frontier
Gender
OSV: How to Help a Child Struggling with Gender Identity
Faith + Bioethics: Why is Planned Parenthood Offering Transgender Services?
The Federalist - ‘Gender Affirmation’ for Minors is Child Abuse, Not Treatment
Our Sunday Visitor: What Does the Church Teach about Gender Identity?
Motherhood
FemCatholic - We Need a Theology of Motherhood
CatholicMom.com - It’s Okay to Hide in the Shower
CatholicMom.com - When the Cry Room Makes You Want to Cry
FemCatholic - Dismantling the ‘Just a Mom’ Myth
The Catholic Woman - What I’ve Learned from Becoming a Stay-at-Home-Mom
Prayer and discernment
Our Sunday Visitor - Learning to Love Mary as a Convert
Blessed Is She - Using Negative Feelings In Discernment
Blessed Is She - How Questioning My Faith Opened the Way to Knowing Jesus
CatholicMom.com - The Art of Allure in Marriage
Catholic Women in Business - 5 Ways Ignatian Wisdom Can Help You Cultivate Work/Life Balance
Catholic Women in Business - Letting Go of Perfectionism by Embracing Weakness
Catholic Women in Business - 7 Virtues for the Workplace
Catholic Women in Business - 6 Hallmarks of Catholic Mentorship
LMU Magazine - “The Value of the Stick” (print interview, Summer 2010)
Los Angeles Loyolan - “Losing the Ability to Be Lost” (print)
Millennial Journal - Mercy for the Outcast: The Story God Wants Told
LMU Magazine - For and With (print, Winter 2020)
Reproductive Technologies
Public Discourse: Elon Musk and the Reproductive Revolution
Catholic Review: Postmortem Conception is No ‘Miracle’
Our Sunday Visitor: Netflix’s ‘Our Father’ Grapples with the Perils of Artificial Insemination
Our Sunday Visitor: Prohibition Isn’t Punitive: Understand the Catholic Church’s Stance on IVF
FemCatholic - Why Surrogacy Is a Social Justice Issue
Faith + Bioethics: 7 Documentaries that Unveil the Truth about Reproductive Technologies
Current Projects
Blessed Is She - Guest Blog Contributor (2019-present)
CatholicMom.com - Contributor (2019-present)
Our Sunday Visitor - Freelance writer (2021-present)
Public Discourse - Guest Contributor (2023-present)
Past Projects
Mama Prays Podcast (2020-2024)
Mama Prays Newsletter (2020-2024)
Brave New Us Podcast/ YouTube(2020-2024)
Mama’s Little Homestead YouTube Channel (2023-2024)
Brave New Us: Faith + Bioethics Newsletter (2021-2024(
Spoken Women - Founder and podcast host (2020)
FemCatholic - Contributor (2019-2020)
Spirituality of the Ordinary - Creator and Editor
Christus Ministries - Lenten/Advent Reflection Contributor (2016-2020)