Dawn Eden

Dawn Eden is a Catholic author who desires to make faith, and it's implications, clear to the next generation. As a former agnostic, of Jewish heritage, she understands the doubts that people have and seeks to address those in a relatable way. She tackles issues of sexuality, identity, and others both in her books and in her talks.

Eden is the author of "My Peace I Give You: Healing Sexual Wounds with the Help of the Saints" (Ave Maria Press, 2012) and "The Thrill of the Chaste: Finding Fulfillment While Keeping Your Clothes On" (Ave Maria Press, 2015).

Eden, who converted from Judaism to Protestantism, then to Roman Catholicism, tells her story and offers an updated Catholic Edition of her 2006 book, The Thrill of the Chaste: Finding Fulfillment While Keeping Your Clothes On.

Publishers Weekly asked Eden how single Catholics can live faithfully in a society where casual sex is often the accepted behavior. Says Eden, “As an unmarried Catholic, I don’t think of my chastity as a ‘no’ to sex; I think of it as a ‘yes’ to love, because it shows me how to be truly present for others.”

Born into a Jewish family in New York City, Eden lost her faith as a teenager and became agnostic. During her twenties, in the 1990s, she was a rock journalist in New York City, interviewing performers such as Elton John and Brian Wilson. She went on to work on the editorial staff of the New York Post and the Daily News.

When Eden was thirty-one, she experienced a dramatic conversion to Christianity that ultimately led her to enter the Catholic Church. Her first book became a surprise hit, published in five languages.

In My Peace I Give You, which carries an Imprimatur from Donald Cardinal Wuerl, Eden offers a Catholic spirituality of healing for adult victims of childhood sexual abuse. She has shared its message throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Ireland, England, and Slovakia (where the book has been translated into the Slovak language).

Father James Brent, O.P., Director of the Dominican Friars' Angelic Warfare Confraternity, wrote in a letter to confraternity members: "For anyone who has suffered from sexual abuse, Eden’s book is a must-read. The testimonies of victims who have read it are powerful testimonies indeed. But in my opinion, anyone who suffers from the wounds of sexual sin in any way whatsoever will also find in this book a powerful aid for healing and renewal."

Since the publication of "My Peace I Give You", Eden has been the subject of a profile in the New York Times Magazine and has been interviewed on several EWTN programs. She holds an STB--a graduate degree in theology, given under the authority of the Holy See--which she received with honors from the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception.

Eden would love to speak to your church and help them wrestle with the hard questions they are asking.