MiraVia at 10: Pro-Life Effort Helps College-Age Moms
As college students stepped on to the Belmont Abbey College campus this fall to begin a new academic year, MiraVia (“Miraculous Way”) quietly reached a special anniversary: 10 years of providing love, practical support and encouragement for pregnant and parenting moms who are pursuing a higher education.
The Miraculous Way: A Maternity Home Offers Hope To Women In
Debbie Capen, MiraVia's Executive Director, joined host Traci DeVette Griggs on NC Family Policy Council's Family Policy Matters on July 1, 2023 to discuss what our College Residence looks like and how it serves women in college.
MiraVia home brings hope and life to pregnant students
MiraVia was featured in Catholic News Agency on May 23, 2023.
How to Pro-Life
Debbie Capen, MiraVia's Executive Director, joined Dr. Mario Sacasa on Always Hope Podcast on May 17, 2023 as they discussed effective ways of spreading the pro-life message through local service.
On-campus program supports pregnant college students
MiraVia was featured in Live Action News on May 5, 2023.
Help for New Mothers
Debbie Capen, MiraVia's Executive Director, was interviewed on WBT Radio's The Brett Winterble Show on May 3, 2023.
Choosing Life — and a College Major
MiraVia was featured in the National Catholic Register on Feb. 9, 2022.
EWTN's Life on the Rock
March 1, 2020: Executive Director of MiraVia Debbie Capen shares how they offer a safe haven and source for hope for pregnant mothers and their children.
A ‘Miraculous Way’ for Student Moms
MiraVia was featured in the June 2017 issue of the Knights of Columbus' magazine, Columbia. The PDF version is below.
Catholic News Herald: MiraVia celebrates new era of pro-life outreach at annual banquet
By SueAnn Howell — October 25, 2022 — It was a moment to remember when more than 1,200 joy-filled pro-life advocates rose to their feet to applaud the reversal of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision during the “Leading the Way to Life” fundraiser for MiraVia. Read entire article here.
National Catholic Register: Not Planned, and Not Rejected: How Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers Care
By Susan Klemond — August 2, 2022 — “I think they’re casting a wide net on pregnancy-resource centers and making assumptions about what we do and say,” said Debbie Capen, executive director of MiraVia. Read entire article here.
The Charlotte Observer: I had an abortion decades ago. I wish I knew more about other choices
By Debbie Capen — May 23, 2022 — With a Supreme Court decision coming that may change the practice of abortion in this country, I have great empathy for people on both sides of the debate – because I have lived on both sides. Read entire article here.
Carolina Catholic Radio: Healed and Restored
September 22, 2021 — Host Elza Spaedy interviews special guest Debbie Capen, Executive Director of MiraVia. Listen to the radio interview here.
Crisis Magazine: These Catholic Colleges Are Pro-Life, Pro-Woman
By Kelly Salomon — January 22, 2020 — This year’s theme for the March for Life, “Pro-Life is Pro-Woman,” is likely to resonate with the thousands of college students who will travel to Washington, D.C. — especially those from America’s most faithful Catholic colleges. Read entire article here.
NC Family Policy Council: Walking With Mothers In Tangible Ways On A College Campus
By Thomas Graham — June 14, 2018 — Debbie Capen, Executive Director of MiraVia, a pregnancy care center on the campus of Belmont Abbey College, discusses her personal story and the mission of MiraVia. Listen to the radio interview or read the full transcript here.
Catholic News Herald: MiraVia’s latest BAC graduate shares her story
BELMONT — March 15, 2018 — Motherhood can be a challenging vocation – even more so when the pregnancy is unplanned and the mom-to-be is a young college student. Read entire article here.