diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -125,4 +125,9 @@
     result.html_safe
   end
 
+  def markdown(text)
+    markdown = RDiscount.new(text)
+    markdown.to_html.html_safe
+  end
+
 end