The lives of the Saints are a rich source of wisdom and inspiration, yet many saints' lives — especially women saints — offer sparse detail, and are sometimes interwoven with pious legend. In this 90-minute workshop, we’ll wrestle together with the hard questions: how to honor Holy Tradition while earning the trust of skeptical modern readers, and how to write with both honesty and reverence.
Elissa Bjeletich Davis is the co-author of Tending the Garden of Our Hearts: Daily Lenten Meditations for Families (Ancient Faith Publishing, 2019) and also of Blueprints for the Little Church: Creating an Orthodox Home (Ancient Faith Publishing, 2016). She is the author of Welcoming the Christ Child: Family Readings for the Nativity Lent (Sebastian Press, 2017), In God’s Hands: A Mother’s Journey through Her Infant’s Critical Illness (Ancient Faith Publishing, 2013), and The Art of Myrrh Bearing: Encountering Christ Through Serving Others (Ancient Faith Publishing, 2025)
Elissa has five daughters and a son who reposed in 2005. She is active in youth ministries and at Orthodox summer camps, and directs and teaches Sunday school at Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church in Austin. She sits on the Advisory Board of Youth Equipped to Serve (YES), a ministry of FOCUS North America.
Writers at every stage are welcome. We hope you will join us! (Orthodox women only, please).
When: Sunday, September 27th | 7PM Eastern
Cost: Sliding Scale from $35-45 - if you are able, please consider subisidizing the cost for someone else in need!
Substack paid subscribers receive 5% off!
Questions? Reach out to axia@axiawomen.org.
If cost is an issue, please let us know.