by Kathleen Staudt | Jul 22, 2026 | poetry, saints, spirituality
Today, July 22, is the Feast Day of St. Mary Magdalene – one of my most cherished saints of the Church. The story of her meeting with the Risen Jesus in the garden, told in John 20, is really the origin story of Christianity, if you think about it. And I...
by Kathleen Staudt | Sep 8, 2024 | Evelyn Underhill, spiritual direction/companionship, spirituality
I was honored to be asked to write an online profile of Evelyn Underhill for the Women in World Religions project, part of an ongoing and important scholarly effort, all online, called the World Religions and Spirituality Project. You can find my post here I have been...
by Kathleen Staudt | Nov 19, 2022 | Evelyn Underhill, poetry, spiritual direction/companionship, spirituality
I’ll be offering a talk on Evelyn Underhill next month as part of the Women Mystics School sponsored by Kelly Deutsch’s Spiritual Wanderlust website. In preparation and I suppose as a teaser, Kelly interviewed me for a podcast in the...
by Kathleen Staudt | Sep 10, 2022 | attentiveness, prayer, spiritual direction/companionship, spirituality
As the academic/program year begins I step back into the deeply satisfying work I’ve been called to as a spiritual director/spiritual Companion. Trying to explain the gift of this work to people, I recently shared this quote from the 20th century Anglican...
by Kathleen Staudt | Apr 20, 2022 | Easter, prayer, spirituality, Uncategorized
I am giving a talk soon entitled “attending to Emmaus moments.” – I put it on the schedule at Christ Church Georgetown partly to invite myself to reflect on the way the Emmaus story has been important to me in my journey. The story shows up in Luke...
by Kathleen Staudt | Jan 31, 2022 | Evelyn Underhill, retreats, spirituality
I was excited to be invited to join a “Women Mystics School” being offered by a fascinating media universe run by Kelly Deutsch. Her website and podcast, Spiritual Wanderlust is a treasure trove of spiritual resources for seekers across traditions. Kelly...