“Look to Him that you may be radiant with joy”
–Psalm 34:5
“Then you shall see and be radiant
your heart shall throb and overflow”
–Isaiah 60:5
Radiant is a literary journal founded in 2025. We strive to promote the true, good, and beautiful in art and literature. Our hope is that you will come away inspired by what you’ve read.
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Rachel studies English with a Professional Writing emphasis and Catholic Studies at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. She seeks to bring the the goodness of God and beauty of nature to the forefront in her writing.
Alex is a composer and computer programmer in Minnesota.
Kyra is an animator in Minnesota. Her drawings are featured throughout the site. These illustrations depict the Holy Family's flight into Egypt in a graphic woodblock style, alluding to Joseph's association with carpentry. The scene is to be read from left to right. It begins in chaos depicting Jerusalem, the Massacre of the Innocents, and Rachel crying for her children. The center of the composition houses the Holy Family, bathed in light, traveling towards Egypt. Continuing right, the trees, birds and river point towards Egypt, guiding the three to their destination.
