Female He Created Them Podcast

KT & Mary
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Welcome to Female He Created them—a podcast about women in the Christian intellectual tradition. femalehecreatedthem.substack.com

  1. A Meditation on Givenness/John Paul II

    MAR 4

    A Meditation on Givenness/John Paul II

    In this episode, Mary and KT are joined by Mary's husband Luke to discuss John Paul II's "Meditation on Givenness." Topics include what's up with phenomenology, questions about KT’s memory, the philosophical anthropology of gift, and whether there is a particular character to the man-woman dynamic outside of an exclusive relationship. Other references: Origen’s Revenge: The Greek and Hebrew Roots of Christian Thinking on Male and Female - FHCT episode Other Feminisms Get full access to Female He Created Them at femalehecreatedthem.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 44m
  2. The Second Sex - Simone de Beauvoir

    FEB 18

    The Second Sex - Simone de Beauvoir

    In this episode, KT and Mary discuss the beginning of Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex, the magnum opus of the mother of modern feminism. We're interested in her also because Beauvoir was raised Catholic. Topics include existentialism and whether one is born or has to become a woman, the invisible ways the built world is hostile to female bodies, and Beauvoir's take on why societal sexism goes much deeper than men thinking women are equal. Other references: The Hidden Face by Ida Görres "The Friend-Group Fallacy" in The Atlantic  My Antonia by Willa Cather "Does the Built World Welcome You?" in Other Feminisms The Saints and Spousal Abuse episode He Leadeth Me by Walter Ciszek, SJ Get full access to Female He Created Them at femalehecreatedthem.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 52m
  3. The Saints and Spousal Abuse

    FEB 4

    The Saints and Spousal Abuse

    In this episode, Mary and KT are joined by Margaux to discuss an article about Servant of God Maria Aristeia Ceccarelli and her experience of intimate partner violence. How ought the Church to tell the stories of women who were heroically holy, even in circumstances they shouldn't have been in? If we uphold someone as a saint so that the living can imitate them, what are the potential dangers of not telling the story of an abused woman carefully? Also includes reflections on what faithfulness in marriage is--and what it isn't. Other references: Episode on the Eternal Woman The Long Loneliness by Dorothy Day "Love, Guilt, and Forgiveness" by Eleonore Stump Get full access to Female He Created Them at femalehecreatedthem.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 14m
  4. Abuse in the Church - Sisters of the Little Way

    JAN 21

    Abuse in the Church - Sisters of the Little Way

    In this episode, Mary and KT discuss the Sisters of the Little Way audio documentary, Descent into Light. The discussion is more about the theory of what is abuse, why does it happen in Church-spaces, and what is a ‘culture of abuse.’ We also talk about spiritual abuse, abuse as the sin of power, and more. There are no descriptions of actual sexual abuse nor similar explicit content. Other references: Lumen Gentium Collaborators and Privates The Catholic Church Lacks an Imagination for Lay Agency Get full access to Female He Created Them at femalehecreatedthem.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 50m
  5. BONUS - Christmas and Genesis

    JAN 7 · BONUS

    BONUS - Christmas and Genesis

    In this episode, Mary and KT talk about Genesis 1-3 and the opening chapters of Luke. Topics include the alleged 'natural created order' upset by Eve's disobedience seen in light of the Annunciation, whether men are more fallen than women and women are more punished than men, the meaning of ‘dominion,' and whether women’s work has to be ‘flexible’ or whether accommodating women's childbearing is a basic requirement for a just society. Other references: Patriarchy’s ‘Created Order’ Dogma Fails Its Highest Profile Test Case The enuma elish FHCT Episode on Origen's Revenge: The Greek and Hebrew Roots of Christian Thinking on Male and Female  Get full access to Female He Created Them at femalehecreatedthem.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 56m

  6. 12/17/2025

    Mary Magdalene?

    In this episode, KT is joined by Rachael Killackey of Magdala Ministries. We discuss the sinful woman of Luke 7 and the woman caught in adultery of John 8, who to KT's surprise, is not necessarily Mary Magdalene. We also discuss Rachael's work with women healing from sexual sin and a lot of other biblical Marys. Other references: Gregory the Great's Homily 33 Five for Sorrow Ten for Joy by Rumer Godden The Chosen (TV show) Letter on the Collaboration of Men and Women in the Church and the World by Josef Ratzinger About Time (movie) Marnie Ferree Love & Responsibility by Karol Wojtyla Other Feminisms Get full access to Female He Created Them at femalehecreatedthem.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 53m

  7. 12/03/2025

    Episode 9 - Abigail, Are All Husbands Priests, and so much more...

    In this episode, KT and Mary talk about lots of things, including the three munera of Christ, Abigail and David, whether women are natural mothers while men are natural priests, gang violence, and making peace through vulnerability as the image of God. Other references: Judith Episode Sheila Wray Gregoire “Idolizing Virginity” by Rachael Gieger Killackey Jesus of Nazareth by Joseph Ratzinger The Last of the Mohicans Pocahontas (yeah) A Catholic Introduction to the Old Testament by Brant Pitre and John Bergsma I Will Take Joy by Rachel Wilhelm Suffer the Children by Carl Bloch Get full access to Female He Created Them at femalehecreatedthem.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 40m

  8. 11/19/2025

    Woman at the Well - Conversation

    In this episode, KT is joined by her sister Grace (BA, Catholic University of America; MA in Theology, University of Notre Dame) to discuss Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4. Themes include how God thinks about women, why KT dislikes bridal imagery but how it might be thought of in an empowering way, and why we're so intent on being indispensable. Other references: The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis Deus Caritas Est episode Good Good Father - Curt Vernon and Julie Futch Get full access to Female He Created Them at femalehecreatedthem.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 24m
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Welcome to Female He Created them—a podcast about women in the Christian intellectual tradition. femalehecreatedthem.substack.com

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  • Creator
    KT & Mary
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    27
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Katherine Brizek & Mary Tillotson
  • Show Website
    Female He Created Them Podcast