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Monica Seeley writes on faith, culture, family, current events and life issues. Her work has appeared in Catholic World Report, Crisis, The Epoch Times , Hearth and Field, and Catholic Exchange, among others.

A graduate of Thomas Aquinas College, she writes from Southern California, where she's raising mostly grown children and wrangling chickens.

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THE LATEST

Hearth and Field

Sunlight Through Stained Glass

What happens when the brain forgets but the soul remembers? Thank you to Hearth and Field for publishing this reflection on faith and memory.

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From the Archives: School Year’s End…

The Lesson of Parental Parting

As children graduate or college looms, it helps to remember that God’s own love and longing for us are written in the sadness we feel at parting.

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