Katherine Andes is a Catholic author and professional writer based in California’s Central Valley, where she runs a copywriting and web-content practice. Her gift for making complex ideas simple and memorable has shaped both her professional work and her contributions to Catholic publishing.
For Ascension, she created and co-authored, with Ascension founder Matthew Pinto, the popular Friendly Defenders Catholic flash cards — including Friendly Defenders and Friendly Defenders 2 — which help children and teens learn to answer the most common objections to the Catholic faith. Released beginning in 2001, the cards have sold tens of thousands of sets and are praised by parents, catechists, and even professional apologists for getting simply and quickly to the heart of the issues. Her seasonal article “Taking Back Our Holy Halloween” is widely republished each fall.
