Marlena Loughheed
Marlena Loughheed was born and raised in Belleville, Ontario. After obtaining degrees in communications and journalism and interning with the Vatican’s representative at the UN, she moved to Toronto and spent five years working as a communications coordinator for the Archdiocese of Toronto’s Offie of Public Relations and Communications. In her free time, she swims competitively and has dabbled in the world of triathlon.
Bio last updated April 30th, 2019.
Articles by Marlena Loughheed
A Love Louder Than Noise
By Marlena Loughheed
August 1, 2017
"In the midst of a good life in Canada’s noisiest city, that gentle voice continued its lifelong pursuit of my heart. This pursuit became increasingly personal and powerful. As I made more intentional time to listen, suddenly that voice became louder than all the other noise in my life."
My life is an embarrassment of riches, yet I still find myself asking bigger questions: What is the appropriate outlet for my life and my love? How am I called to attain Heaven for myself and those around me? How can I best use my gifts to bring Christ to the world? In His great mercy and personal love, the Lord used very ordinary circumstances in my life to reveal the answers to these questions Love broke through the noise of my life and offered the answer to the deepest longings of my heart I became friends with the Sisters of Life, a young, vibrant order based in New York and present in downtown Toronto, where they serve women in crisis pregnancies
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A Love Louder Than Noise
Marlena Loughheed
July 27, 2017
The New York Times and National Post recently discovered the "trend" of young women entering religious orders to become nuns. Marlena Loughheed didn't need to read the news. She listened to her heart, and shares with Convivium why she answered the call to consecrated life.
My life is an embarrassment of riches, yet I still find myself asking bigger questions: What is the appropriate outlet for my life and my love? How am I called to attain Heaven for myself and those around me? How can I best use my gifts to bring Christ to the world? In His great mercy and personal l...