Welcome.
“we make idols of our concepts but wisdom is born of wonder.”
“we make idols of our concepts but wisdom is born of wonder.”
““We make idols of our concepts, but wisdom is born of wonder.””
The George Peabody Library, “A Cathedral of Books,” Baltimore, MD.
Credit: Katie Marquette
Our culture is experiencing an existential crisis of meaning. The Good, the True, and the Beautiful have the potential to restore equilibrium to a confused and chaotic world.
The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Baltimore, MD.
Credit: Katie Marquette
In brief… I write essays, make podcasts, audio edit for public radio and independent shows, spearhead memory-making and storytelling audio initiatives, ride horses, and read books. I’m passionate about art, history, literature, and the Catholic faith. I am also the full-time wrangler of two small daughters.
In not so brief… I have a B.A. in religious studies and English from St. Mary’s College of Maryland and an M.A. in Conflict Resolution with a Certificate in Humanitarian and Refugee Emergencies from Georgetown University.
My academic life, like my personal interests, has been diverse and varied. I traveled to both Rwanda and South Africa during graduate school while I studied reconciliation and post-conflict societies. In undergrad, I wrote my senior thesis on St. Catherine of Siena’s mystical treatise, The Dialogue and spent a semester studying literature at Oxford.
I’ve worked for non-profits, research institutes, and even a horse tack shop. Somehow along the way I stumbled into the wonderful world of audio and sound design. I was thrilled to discover such an innovative, evocative medium for storytelling. I started working as a producer in public radio.
In 2020 I left my full-time radio gig to stay home with my kids and and create my own projects.
I started the Born of Wonder podcast in 2021. I was inspired by words attributed to St. Gregory the Great - “we make idols of our concepts, but wisdom is born of wonder.” In other words, what makes life worth living is a sense of wonder and awe.
On this podcast I explore literature, art, philosophy, theology, liturgy, and culture with an aim of bringing us all to a state of gratitude and receptivity to the many wonders in this life. You can find Born of Wonder on podbean, iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you download your podcasts.
To follow along with my writing visit me on Substack.
To get you started, here are some of my most popular essays:
Crow’s Feet, Grey Hairs, and Joy
Why We All Want to be Jo March
Is Your Phone Robbing You of Experiences?
Learn more about my audio projects generally head here.
Learn about my 2024 pilgrimage to Ireland here.
In 2024, my husband and I started an audio consulting and podcasting company: MediaMarq
““The sweetest thing in all my life has been the longing — to reach the Mountain, to find the place where all the beauty came from — my country, the place where I ought to have been born. Do you think it all meant nothing, all the longing? The longing for home? For indeed it now feels not like going, but like going back.””
I would love for you to comment and contribute to discussions surrounding these topics!
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“The prince says that the world will be saved by beauty! And I maintain that the reason he has such playful ideas is that he is in love. ””
