Aurora Vaticana
Aurora Vaticana is a podcast hosted by me, Edith, a lay Dominican and unapologetic daughter of the Catholic Church. Rooted in tradition yet alive to the present moment, each episode is a call to rise like the dawn and see all things in the light of Christ. Whether you’re driving to work, curled up with your journal, or praying your way through ordinary life, welcome! The dawn is breaking, and the Church is radiant!
Aurora Vaticana
My book of the year! / What I learned about chastity (the most misunderstood virtue?) / Pope Leo's Prayer for Discernment
In this episode, I talk about my book of the year: Chastity by Bishop Erik Varden. I picked it up during Lent kind of unexpectedly. And no—this isn’t a book just about celibacy or saying “no” to things. It’s about living with wholeness, poise, and freedom. An elegance of the heart.
I share how this book helped me understand chastity not as repression, but as integration. It’s about bringing order to the senses, emotions, and desires so we’re not ruled by them—and that leads to a kind of inner peace and beauty I hadn’t experienced before.
Basically, chastity is for everyone. It’s not just about what you don’t do—it’s about living free from possessiveness and learning how to love rightly. I end the episode with a prayer for discernment from Pope Leo that I’ve been praying myself lately. I hope this episode encourages you to see chastity in a whole new way.
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