Hudson Byblow speaks about the Catholic Faith in engaging, personalized, and trauma-informed ways, formed by his own journey of coming home to the Catholic Church – the last place the world said he should ever look. After leaving behind his prior-held “LGBTQ+ is who I am” mindset in favor of striving to grow in the virtue of chastity (as understood by the Catholic Church), he has come to experience greater peace, joy, hope, love, freedom and purpose than he ever before knew was possible.

Since Hudson began speaking publicly of his journey in 2013, he has consulted/edited for 12 books on the topic, and has garnered invitations to speak/consult for multiple Catholic organizations in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia/Oceania, in person and on-line. As well, his 60 articles have appeared on National Catholic Register (EWTN), Chastity Project, Ascension, One Peter Five, CRISIS Magazine, and Catholic World Report, among other notable Catholic websites, and he has been interviewed by Catholic Answers Live, EWTN (Life on the Rock), Ascension (Ask Fr. Josh), The Terry & Jesse Show, The Ruth Institute, and a number of other platforms. His story was also included in Ascension’s You! program and his personal testimony has been featured by the Augustine Institute (Lighthouse Catholic Media and FORMED) since 2018. Hudson continues to presents at conferences and study days for clergy and laypersons, including professional health providers and educators, but also sometimes for youth and young adults. He has also presented for the Theology of the Body Institute and the Pints with Aquinas online conferences, several Courage International Conferences and College Missionary Study Days, and most recently SEEK2026 (through FOCUS). He is also a member of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars (Canada & USA).

In 2024, Hudson quietly founded Something More Beautiful as a little space on the internet to inspire others to never give up on the pursuit of beauty within holy vocation. This, alongside there needing to be a response to the alarming recent trend of young Catholics being seduced by various Catholic-labelled ministries who have, even without saying so publicly, committed to the misrepresentation of chastity (as understood by the Church). As such, Something More Beautiful is a ministry designed to give hope to people with stories like his who have hopes and dreams that are beyond what LGBTQ+ ideology has declared is possible for them. Namely, this ministry effort is designed to help people know the following:
1. Even though same-sex attractions and or transgender inclinations may be part of a person’s story, those experiences alone do not automatically excluded them from the vocation to holy marriage to the the Church or an opposite-sex spouse (which, of course, can be said while emphasizing that marriage should not become an idol and than marriage cannot, under any circumstances, be used as a mask to hide underlying issues).
2. Every person on earth has some role to play with regard to their own formation – spiritually, socially, emotionally, and physically. This, however, also includes neurological considerations, including neuroplasticity of the brain alongside the sympathetic nervous system (which triggers fight/flight/freeze/fawn responses).
3. Every person on earth has the choice to strive to grow in the fullness of virtue as understood and proposed by the Church and that the journey of growing in the fullness of virtue, when embraced, will, by God’s grace, lead people to some degree of interior transformation in every case.  This can be a beautiful opportunity for all people who are experiencing dissatisfaction within their lives, and or who simply want more our of life than what they have been told they could ever have/experience.

UPDATE: While Hudson desires to share the message of God’s amazing and transformative love, he is largely stepping away from public speaking at this time in order to complete a manuscript and to attend to the next chapter of his vocational life after meeting and marrying his beloved spouse (yes, a female). In the meantime, he hopes that the resources already developed will continue to inspire people to surrender their hearts to God more than they ever have before. In this time, he requests prayers for all people that they may have the courage to strive to grow in the fullness of virtue (as understood by the Church) en route to the fulfillment of truly holy and fruitful vocations.

 

Mr. Byblow’s approach is informed by his own journey and ongoing conversion, and by his intellectual, human and spiritual formation. I am confident that Hudson is faithful in presenting the fullness of the Church’s teaching in these areas and that his presentations will be of great benefit to his audiences.” – Most Reverend Mark A. Hagemoen, Bishop of Saskatoon

 

Mr. Byblow’s frank yet tempered approach to some of the most difficult topics facing our youth today is an important part of dialogue and witness so needed by our church on matters including chastity, homosexuality, same-sex marriage, and contemporary gender issues.” – Archbishop Donald Bolen of Regina, Canada