Poet Christian Wiman said of today’s guest: “She has a rare ear, a keen mind, and a vivid spirit. Like the faith that is her chief subject, her poems cut and console in equal measure.” What Wiman says about her poetry is true about her conversation, too.

Today’s episode features a chat with writer Kate Kilcup Marsh. Kate is a poet, priest’s wife, and mother, and is working on a memoir. Her story is one of continual surprises with God, incuding a head-over-heels Eastern Orthodox conversion, followed by a call to enter the Anglican family. We talk about how Jesus finds us, how to be with kids in church, sobriety and asceticism, and what Eastern and Western Christians learn from each other. This is one woman’s journey into the church, into a clergy marriage, into an Episcopal community, and now motherhood — a dialogue delightful and instructive.

Kate Kilcup Marsh is a poet and essayist. She’s also served as a Russian linguist for the U.S. Army, a janitor, a firefighter, an editor, a farm hand, and a factory worker, among other things. Kate’s writing addresses matters of faith, addiction, motherhood, mental illness, work, gender, and prayer. 

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