Laura Reece Hogan is the author of I Live, No Longer I, which examines the apostle Paul’s spirituality of suffering, transformation, and joy.

Laura's poetry has appeared in The Christian Century, Faith Hope and Fiction, PILGRIM: A Journal of Catholic Experience, The Penwood Review, Plum Tree Tavern, and ​The Windhover. Her poetry chapbook O Garden-Dweller​ is forthcoming from Finishing Line Press. Her essay “The Brightness of Bones” was featured in the Volume 21 March/ April 2015 issue of Spirituality.

Laura holds a B.A. from Rice University in Houston, Texas, a J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, and a M.A. in theology from St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo, California. She is a professed Third Order Carmelite. She lives in Southern California with her family and a red-tailed hawk.