Catherine Nagle grew up in Philadelphia with sixteen brothers and sisters, reared by loving, old-school Italian parents. Her artist father's works graced churches and public buildings; her mother was a full-time homemaker. A professional hairdresser, Catherine worked in various salons while studying the Bible and pursuing spiritual growth through courses, seminars, lectures, the works of Marianne Williamson, C.S. Lewis, and through various Christian conferences, including the National Theology of the Body Congress.

She is an ambassador of the Society of Emotional Intelligence, and a frequent contributor to the Huffington Post and Arianna Huffington's Thrive Global. The mother of two children and a grandmother, Catherine lives in Pennsylvania with her husband. She is the author of two nonfiction books, "Imprinted Wisdom" and "Absence and Presence" and two novels, "Amelia" and "One of Seventeen". Her work also appeared in Anne Born's These Winter Months.