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Ancient Paths | A Monk’s Unlikely Marriage

Editor’s Note: The following article appears in the Spring 2024 issue of Eikon. That an Augustinian monk and a nun would be credited with establishing the ideal of the Protestant family is truly one of the most remarkable surprises of all church…

A Meditation on Wombs

It’s a curious story, this drama unfolding in the lives of two women, each one an unlikely choice to participate in the gate-crashing of the universe. God chose women and wombs to house men. And what men! One, the messenger…

Mama and the Water Spout

By GraceAnna Castleberry My oldest child, AudreyKate turned five-years-old last week. Since March 3rd, she has let everyone, and I mean everyone, know “I’m five!” every place we go. Yesterday, I took all three of my kids to the restroom…