“We also are daughters of the great, and we have wills and courage of our own.”
J. R. R. Tolkien
The Unfinished Tales
Ephesians 5 and Lúthien Tinúviel
By Magdalena Kyne
J. R. R. Tolkien’s story of Beren and Lúthien found in The Silmarillion illustrates a woman living into her feminine genius, serving the man’s mission in a way that does not demean her strength, dignity, or equality with him.
The Lion’s Roar
By Magdalena Kyne
Rise, sister, and take the place prepared for you. Accept the mantle of your daughterhood; receive the power of your baptism; breathe in the life of the Spirit through Whom we call God Father. Rise, lioness, and understand your strength, a strength bestowed on you from above. Know your own beauty, intended and blessed by our Creator.
In the Beginning: What Eve Reveals
By Magdalena Kyne
Woman’s beauty, mystery, and role as eser kenegdo all serve her fundamental vocation as mother and life-giver. She is relational to the core. From the beginning, when Eve was given the glorious title of “mother of all the living,” this has been her grace for the world.
The Feminine Journey: Eve, Mary, and Galadriel
By Magdalena Kyne
Galadriel’s journey from rebellion in Valinor to rejection of the Ring embodies the feminine journey to holiness, going from Eve’s pride to Mary’s humility.