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Mary Is the Antidote, by Samantha Stephenson – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Samantha Stephenson, Crisis Magazine, Jan. 1, 2026

Samantha Stephenson is a Catholic convert, bioethicist, and author of several books helping Catholics grow in faith and navigate the spiritual and ethical questions shaping our rapidly changing world—whether in the hidden rhythms of home or at the frontiers of science. She hosts the podcast Brave New Us and writes the Choosing Human Newsletter on Substack. You can find her at www.snstephenson.com.

This essay draws on material from my earlier book, Reclaiming Motherhood from a Culture Gone Mad (rights reverted), and has been revised and updated for Crisis readers.

Amid so much toxicity, we find ourselves in desperate need of an antidote. (January 1st), on this Feast of Mary, Mother of God, I submit that it is she, our Queen, who is the antidote.

With every new year comes a rush of cleanses and detoxes and protocols, all aimed at turning over a new leaf. We want to wash away the old and embrace the new start represented by the turning of the calendar.

We don’t just fear toxins in our bodies. We are cautious about the spiritual toxins poisoning our souls and our relationships. We worry about toxic masculinity, toxic feminism, toxic femininity, toxic culture—even toxic online Catholicism. Something is deeply amiss, and the only fitting way we can describe it is by using the language of poison. …

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