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What is authentic femininity?
Revealing the feminine genius in the light of ancient wisdom.
"Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.
Let it be done to me according to your word."
Luke 1:38 · The Annunciation
Domus Aurea
House of Gold“Mary is golden…the house and palace of the Great King, of God Himself. Our Lord…once dwelt in her.”John Henry Cardinal Newman
Enter Kristen West McGuireSecretum Meum Mihi
My Secret is Mine“[God] heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”Psalm 147:3
Enter Jessica Vincent MaleskiFiat Mihi
Be It Done Unto Me“Whoever prays with the Church in spirit and in truth knows that her whole life must be formed by this life of prayer.”Edith Stein
EnterWhat is the feminine genius?
It’s you!
The feminine genius is the unique gift each woman brings to the Church and the world. Created by God, it unfolds through her personality, vocation, relationships, and growing life of faith. The Church and the world need your special feminine genius today more than ever before!
Will you say yes?
Mary’s “yes” to God shows us how to receive his grace and share Christ’s love. Following her example, women cultivate virtue, deepen prayer, and offer spiritual motherhood through care, encouragement, and faithful presence, whether or not they are biological mothers.
Why you? Why now?
For mature women, the wisdom gained through life’s joys, struggles, and even missteps can become a source of healing and hope. Rooted in Catholic teaching and nourished by the sacraments, especially the Eucharist, the feminine genius strengthens families, serves the Church, and helps transform the wider culture.
“A generation poor in spirit and thirsting for the spirit looks anywhere where it once flowed abundantly in order to drink of it. And that is a healing impulse. For the spirit is living and does not die. Wherever it was once at work in forming human lives and human structures, it leaves behind not only dead monuments, but leads therein a mysterious existence, like hidden and carefully tended embers that flare up brightly, glow and ignite as soon as a living breath blows on them.”
Edith Stein, The Spirit of St. Elizabeth as It Informed Her Life
The O Antiphons: Yearning for the Messiah
People have been waiting for the Messiah… even before Jesus was born in a stable.
Advent isn’t a mini-Lent. It’s a time to remember that our world is a mess, and that we all are yearning for the Messiah. Join Kristen West McGuire for three Sunday evenings with the medieval O Antiphons.
- O Sapientia / O Wisdom
- O Adonai / O Lord
- O Radix Jesse / O Root of Jesse
- O Clavis David / O Key of David
- O Oriens / O Daystar
- O Rex Gentium / O King of the Nations
- O Emmanuel / God with us
Under Mary’s Mantle: The Feminine Soul
Your vocation is to say yes to the Messiah with Mary.
No matter your state in life, we are free to imitate Mary, who brings forth the Messiah. Over six weeks, Genevieve Kineke takes us to Mary’s hearth to learn the virtues that last: a courageous heart, an inquiring mind, and obedience to the prompting of the Holy Spirit.
- What is the feminine soul?
- The Church as the Bride of Christ
- Mary as the perfect image of the Church
- Finding your feminine genius
- The refusal to love
- “I thirst”: the world needs mothers
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Shorter reflections, saints’ feast days, quotes from Edith Stein and the tradition — and glimpses of the work behind the work.
@the_femininegenius“Were each woman an image of the Mother of God, a Spouse of Christ, an apostle of the divine Heart, then would each fulfill her feminine vocation no matter what conditions she lived in and what worldly activity absorbed her life.”
Edith Stein