Saints

Not Your Trad Wife: 3 Women Saints Who Brought the Heat

Their lives push back against the romanticized ideals of domestic femininity. Their stories remind us that faithfulness can look brave, unconventional…

Jun 11 •

Nicole M. Roccas

Resurrection and the Wounds that Remain

The wounds of Christ, St. Macrina, and what it means to carry hope in a scarred body

Apr 16 •

Nicole M. Roccas

What Role Did Women Really Play in the Early Church?

Telling Her Story in the Christian East

Mar 24 •

Nicole M. Roccas

Why I Write About Saints (Even Though I’m Not a “Saint Person”)

And why their stories are more important than ever

Feb 24 •

Nicole M. Roccas

6 Divorced Saints of the Orthodox Tradition

And why they matter

Feb 10 •

Nicole M. Roccas

What St. Nicholas Taught Me About Writing

Notes on poverty, creative generosity, and a very strange legend about pickled children...

Dec 6, 2024 •

Nicole M. Roccas

Side-Eye from a Saint: A Lesson in Sacred Slowness from the Icon of St. Innocent

Catch my recent essay on the Axia Women website

Dec 2, 2024 •

Nicole M. Roccas

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