Erin Kinsella is a consecrated virgin of the Archdiocese of Ottawa and a cohost of In the Thicket, a podcast on suffering and hope. Although she grew up Catholic, Erin drifted from the Faith during her university years. While pursuing graduate studies in virology, she encountered the Lord’s mercy during a period of intense suffering and experienced a powerful reversion to the Faith. She was blessed to work in youth, young adult, and campus ministry for more than twenty years. Erin was consecrated to a life of virginity lived in the world in 2019 on the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. She holds a master of theological studies from St. Augustine’s Seminary conjointly with the University of Toronto, and she completed her thesis on the theology of the suffering body. Erin is a frequent speaker and writer on topics including suffering, the Theology of the Body, and consecrated virginity.