Soul Garden: A Catholic Mother’s Collective

The power of a woman is most concretely observed in the seeds she plants, day after day, in the lives of those around her. Soul Garden is a sizable collection of personal stories, essays, poems, and recipes written to cultivate the motherly role of women by offering inspiration, camaraderie, and encouragement.

Contributors from across the country and around the world invite readers to put away their screens and to pick up this lovely, tangible book, in which they can find nourishment for the soul and tips for practical life.

Among the nine chapters are ＂Nurture＂, which encourages women in their call to care for the children and other people God has placed in their lives; ＂Ponder＂, which considers the lessons, blessings, and challenges of motherhood; ＂Dwell＂, which suggests ways to create a beautiful home, regardless of a woman’s budget; and ＂Fiat＂, which honors the Blessed Virgin Mary as the model woman.

Soul Garden aims to strengthen the heart of the mother, thereby strengthening the heart of the Church and of society itself.

Hope Schneir is a mother, recording artist, and cofounder of Humanality, a nonprofit devoted to digital minimalism. She serves on the board of Franciscan University of Steubenville and coedits Soul Gardening Journal. She and her husband, Justin, make their home in Lander, Wyoming, and are joyfully expecting their tenth child.

Sia Hoyt makes her home in the Pacific Northwest, where she works as a potter and teacher. With a large family and bustling household, she crafts Soul Gardening Journal and is actively involved with the Madonna House Apostolate, a steady anchor in her life.