"In the world of snake oils, you have to see the world a little differently. Where others see poverty, you see riches; where others see weeds, you see flowers; where others see sickness, you see openn
What started as an impossible dream-to build a cafe that employs women recovering from prostitution and addiction-is helping to fuel an astonishing movement to bring freedom and fair wages to women pr
In 2012, reverend and social entrepreneur Becca Stevens began work on the Thistle Stop Cafe, a business designed to provide employment opportunities for the residents of Magdalene, as well as Thistle
Love Heals helps you discover how a radical love can heal all kinds of wounds—in the world and your own life and community. Written by Thistle Farms founder Becca Stevens, Love Heals is a beautiful an
Sanctuary is about some unlikely and unexpected places where Becca Stevens has encountered God—a trail in the Andes, her son’s bathtub, Dorothy Day’s Hospitality House, the Kroger parking lot. Sanctu
Inspired by the classic Benedictine Rule, the residents of Magdalene, a residential community for woman with a criminal history of prostitution and drug abuse, express the rules they live by, hoping t
Unfortunately, grief and loss are inevitable parts of living. No one escapes. Even so, it's difficult to know how to console those who have reached a broken place in their lives. What is the best way
"“Love is my grounding,” says Becca Stevens. “It provides the axioms that inform and govern what I do. First is that love is the most powerful source for social change in the world. Second is
