Catholic wife and mother, award-winning author and journalist, speaker, blogger, columnist, and popular radio personality.
Support for Your Life's Journey
Together, we will set out on a spirited quest to unlock your potential, boost your spiritual and personal growth, and uncover what God has in mind for you.
Award-winning author Marge Steinhage Fenelon brings you along on a pilgrimage to nine Marian shrines across the United States. Each day of this spiritual journey helps you encounter God and a deeper relationship with the Blessed Mother.
Hi, I’m Marge!
I am a Catholic Purpose Coach and I help faith‑driven adults live with clarity, peace, and purpose by learning to discern God’s call through deeper self‑understanding.
A Purpose Coach helps you understand how God uniquely designed you — your temperament, gifts, and interior patterns — so you can discern decisions, navigate life transitions, and live your vocation with clarity and peace.
At Simply Holy Coaching, you are accompanied with compassion and wisdom during seasons of uncertainty or change. By integrating Catholic discernment, emotional intelligence, CliftonStrengths, and the Four Temperaments, coaching creates a sacred space to listen for the Holy Spirit, grow in self‑knowledge, and move forward with intention.
This is collaborative, hope‑filled coaching rooted in the belief that holiness is lived one small yes at a time.
Christ‑Centered Discernment
Everything flows from a desire to help clients listen for and respond to God’s voice with trust and freedom.
Integrated Human Formation
Faith and psychology are not opposed. Coaching honors emotions, temperament, and strengths as part of God’s design.
Warm, Pastoral Accompaniment
Clients are met with compassion, wisdom, and respect — never pressure or judgment.
Practical Clarity
Insight leads to action. Coaching helps clients move forward intentionally, not stay stuck in analysis or confusion.
Holiness in Everyday Life
Discerning God’s will happens in ordinary moments through small, faithful yeses.
As a Purpose Coach, I partner with clients to discover how God uniquely designed them — their temperament, strengths, emotional patterns, and interior movements — so they can make confident, peaceful, and aligned decisions.
This coaching experience integrates:
Coaching is not therapy or spiritual direction, but a collaborative, forward‑moving process that creates sacred space to listen for the Holy Spirit, grow in self‑knowledge, and take intentional next steps.
Ideal for individuals who are:
Longing for peace, confidence, and deeper purpose
Discerning a major decision or next season
Navigating life or vocational transitions
Feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsettled
Seeking clarity without separating faith from real life
Faced with obstacles caused by wounds from the past
Certified Professional Life Coach (CPLC)
Strengths Certified Champion Coach (SCCC)
Certified Spiritual Mentor
Certified Emotional Intelligence Brain Profiler (BPC)
Four Temperaments Qualified
Equipped to accompany others in overcoming wounds from the past
More than 25 years ministry experience
I hold myself to the highest standards of integrity, credibility, and service. I employ a non-directive coaching method that enables my clients to achieve deep awareness and make informed, autonomous decisions. I abide by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) Code of Ethics and Core Competencies. I will never break our confidentiality agreement and will always act in my clients’ best interest.
If you are longing for clarity, navigating a transition, or seeking discernment with depth — you don’t have to do it alone.
I would be honored to walk with you as you learn to live guided by faith and fueled by purpose.
“I was searching for the perfect blend of traits and talents in a life coach and voilà, I found them in Marge! She is respectful, kind, compassionate, positive, focused and an excellent communicator. I also found her to be trustworthy, dedicated and honest. From the get go she was able to tap into the issues I was having and kept me grounded while guiding me to search for answers. I am grateful to Marge and recommend her to anyone who is sincerely ready to move forward in life.” –C.W., San Antonio, TX
“Marge is a gifted listener and a patient coach. She demonstrates a genuine concern for the client and possesses a keen insight into human behavior. Marge can help you find direction and establish the goals you need to succeed.” –MG
“Through her attentive listening and thoughtful questioning, Marge helped me recognize the key elements behind a personal work-related struggle. Without her guidance to identify actionable steps that provided a breakthrough, I’d still be stuck or would’ve walked away from the project altogether. Thank you, Marge!” –S.K., Houston, TX
“Marge was truly a wonderful coach to work with. She is very empathetic, super easy to talk to, and a great listener. During our time together we spoke about several parts of life in ways that still benefit me to this day. Her insight and homework ‘assignments’ have helped me reach many goals that I didn’t know would be possible. I appreciate her not only as a coach but as a person.” –A.P., Milwaukee, WI
Discover your unique behavioral style and how you experience and react to the world around you.
Simply Holy Insiders discover joy, inspiration, and simple, everyday spirituality with a Marian twist. PLUS, they are privy to insider knowledge of my newest projects, writing life, special offers, and practical advice for deepening their faith. As a special bonus, you’ll receive a FREE download of my Ebook, Real Forgiveness is RARE. Don’t miss out!
Did you know that unforgiveness is classified as a disease in the medical journals? That’s because it causes us to harbor negative emotions, which can harm our health. The way to prevent it is by learning to forgive – truly forgive.
Become a Simply Holy Insider and receive a FREE download of Real Forgiveness is RARE. This short book will give you an overview of the forgiveness process I discovered through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the healing of her Son, Jesus.
The tradition of praying litanies can be traced back to the early centuries of the Church. Of all the litanies to Mary, the most used and well known is the Litany of Loreto. It is named after its place of origin, the Shrine of Our Lady of Loreto in Italy, and was approved by Pope Sixtus V in 1587. Since …
The times are tough — we need the help of St. Michael and all the holy angels more than ever! Award-winning author Marge Steinhage Fenelon has written an excellent introduction to devotion to St. Michael, especially by praying the Chaplet of St. Michael.
The Archangel himself made three promises to all who faithfully pray the Chaplet in his honor: an escort …
Based on historical documents, testimonies, personal interviews, and expert analysis, America’s Mary: The Story of Our Lady of Good Help chronicles for the first time the United States’ only Church-approved Marian apparition.
You want to know that your life matters. I know that because I do, too. In fact, I would dare to say that all humans want to know our God-given calling and its importance in Read more
The custom of honoring Mary in a special way during May developed over centuries (and spread widely in the 18th and 19th centuries), pairing the month’s themes of new life and beauty with the one Christians have long called the “Mother of God” and the “Queen of Heaven.”
I’m excited to share Part 1 of my emotional intelligence at SpiritualDirection.com. The website is an outreach of the Avila Institute, a respected school of spiritual education and formation founded by author and educator Dan Read more
Carrying on the Joy of the Resurrection Resurrection joy does not belong to a single morning or a single season. When Easter arrives with sunrise services, lilies, and hymns, it signals more than a calendar Read more
Reflecting on St. Joseph, Spouse of the Virgin Mary, Terror of Demons, and Patron of the Universal Church.
