About the AuthorVeronica Szczygiel, Ph.D., is an award-winning personal essayist and memoirist. She publishes on faith and spiritual growth in popular Catholic multimedia platforms such as FAITH, Busted Halo, Marian Helper, The Tablet, Our Sunday Visitor, and more.
Her work “The Holy Family Belongs to Each One of Us” won an honorable mention in the Catholic Media Association’s Catholic Press Awards in the category of “Best Reporting of Social Justice Issues: Solidarity.” Veronica also won an honorable mention for "Best Essay" for the piece, "How to Talk to Those Who Disagree With You--And Still Love Them." Veronica writes a monthly newsletter, which won an honorable mention for "Best Blog: Expression of Faith", called Playing Fetch at Dawn and other ways to find grace in everyday life. She is currently working on her memoir tentatively titled, "No Expectations: The story of a stray turned service dog and how she tamed her humans along the way." She is available to book for speaking events. Please send a request through her contact page. |
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A Brooklyn resident and proud Polish-American, Veronica spends much of her time with her family, especially outdoors.
She loves to hike and camp with her survivalist husband and their rescue dog Sonia. She gardens with her adopted cat Shadow in her magical urban backyard. Veronica enjoys baking bread and fruit tarts, as well as making her own mustard, ketchup, butter, and mint tea. She also swims, travels, and reads avidly. For Veronica, spending time in nature provides spiritual renewal. She loves praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet and the Rosary and visiting Catholic shrines and spiritual centers. She hopes to one day complete the Camino de Santiago. |