Catholic World Report
Catholic World Report

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email (Weekly Newsletter)
  • RSS
  • Home
  • Columns
    • Chapp’s Schtick
    • Ecclesia et Civitas
    • God’s First
    • God’s Two Books
    • The Past Present
  • Features
    • Analysis
    • Books
    • Editorial
    • Essay
    • Film & Music
    • History
    • Interview
    • News
    • Opinion
    • Special Report
  • The Dispatch
  • Topics
    • Pope Francis
    • Politics
    • Culture
    • Books
    • Canon Law
    • All Topics
  • About CWR
  • Advertise
  • Donate
News Briefs
  • [ June 18, 2025 ] U.S. Catholic bishops announce Religious Freedom Week theme: ‘Witnesses to Hope’ News Briefs
  • [ June 18, 2025 ] Citing safety concerns, plans changed for Los Angeles conclusion of Eucharistic Pilgrimage News Briefs
  • [ June 18, 2025 ] Ohio bishop invites entire diocese to renew devotion to Sacred Heart of Jesus News Briefs
  • [ June 18, 2025 ] Abortion Pill Rescue Network reports 7,000 babies saved by reversal drug News Briefs
  • [ June 18, 2025 ] Report: Aid to the Church in Need spent $150 million helping Christians globally in 2024 News Briefs

Articles by Monica Seeley

About Monica Seeley
Monica Seeley writes from Ventura, California.
Essay

Honoring the radical choice of full-time motherhood

May 10, 2025 Monica Seeley 13

In his April 2022 essay “Are Women in the Workplace a Good Thing?” Jerry D. Salyer points out that feminism is so pervasive that even today’s conservatives consider traditional teaching on male/female roles to be […]

Books

Digging deep beneath the surface of motherhood

March 15, 2025 Monica Seeley 5

I purchased a copy of Soul Garden, A Catholic Mother’s Collective, when it was first published by Ignatius Press in November. Soon after, I couldn’t resist giving my copy away to a new mom. When […]

Features

Aramean Christians, Israel, and Gaza: An interview with Shadi Khalloul

June 4, 2024 Monica Seeley 11

Shadi Khalloul vividly remembers the moment his “American dream” died. It was the moment a teacher at the University of Nevada Las Vegas described Aramaic as a dead language. The class was studying the Bible […]

Features

Experiencing the Hamas conflict from within Israel: An interview with Channah Bardan

December 27, 2023 Monica Seeley 40

6:29 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 7. Across Israel, families were sleeping in. This Shabbat marked the final day of the high holy days. Thirty days of prayer, fasting and traditions had culminated in Friday’s joyous night […]

Features

Faith and reason at Hillsdale College

December 18, 2023 Monica Seeley 24

When I sent my son off to Hillsdale College in 2015, I had no idea he was going to come home an expert on Calvinism. I felt certain that his strong Catholic faith would be […]

Essay

Memento mori: Thoughts of death and rebirth in a reminiscent season

August 30, 2023 Monica Seeley 11

As I sat down to write this, August was almost over. “Big kids” had drifted off to college already, and the “littles”—no longer so little—were sleeping the sleep of the just; enjoying another couple of […]

Features

Challenging and changing the toxic environment created by contraception

July 25, 2023 Monica Seeley 25

As a newlywed, Julia Ibarra was more than a little nervous about using Natural Family Planning. She had grown up non-Catholic, with the assumption that the Pill would be part of her married life. Stepping […]

The Dispatch

Weeping with Mary: Reflections on the gift of tears

April 8, 2023 Monica Seeley 17

As a child, I accompanied my mother each day to morning Mass. And daily, after Holy Communion, I observed the same phenomenon: my mother, head in hands, absorbed in prayer. Tucked discreetly in one hand, […]

Essay

The power of a Catholic death and the joy that lies beyond

November 29, 2022 Monica Seeley 4

As November draws to a close, the readings at Mass draw our minds to the end of time—the end of all time, and for each of us, the end of our own time. Eschatological themes […]

Features

25 Years of Thursdays: On the life, death, and continuing witness of Angela Baird

April 27, 2022 Monica Seeley 14

March 3, 2022: it is the second day of the spring 40 Days for Life campaign in Ventura, California. The calendar is mostly empty, not surprising as the campaign gathers momentum. But Thursdays are already […]

Posts navigation

1 2 »

The Dispatch: More from CWR

  • The potential dangers in the SCOTUS’s trans-gender mutilation ruling

    John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. June 18, 2025 0
  • Stephen King’s new novel ruined by ideology, stereotypes, and amorality

    Anne Hendershott June 18, 2025 2
  • Supreme Court upholds Tennessee ban on transgender procedures for minors

    Catholic News Agency June 18, 2025 0
  • “Public” does not = “state” or “government”

    George Weigel June 18, 2025 7

Follow CWR on Facebook

  • NPR and the Shrinking of the Western Mind
  • The potential dangers in the SCOTUS’s trans-gender mutilation ruling
  • U.S. Catholic bishops announce Religious Freedom Week theme: ‘Witnesses to Hope’
  • Citing safety concerns, plans changed for Los Angeles conclusion of Eucharistic Pilgrimage
  • Ohio bishop invites entire diocese to renew devotion to Sacred Heart of Jesus
  • Abortion Pill Rescue Network reports 7,000 babies saved by reversal drug
  • Stephen King’s new novel ruined by ideology, stereotypes, and amorality
abortion Americas Asia - Pacific Catholic Church Catholic News COVID-19 Eucharist Europe Jesus Christ Middle East - Africa Pope Francis pro-life prolife prolife2023 prolife2024 religious freedom Ukraine Ukraine War US Vatican Vatican news
  • LJ: Well, I havent attended a Latin Mass in 60 years or more, so I dont have a dog in this…
  • DiogenesRedux: MrsHess: You've made a very valid point about different Rites among Byzantine Catholics. Reading what you wrote makes me think…
  • The Pitchfork Rebel: King is a drug-damaged man, whose gift for nightmarish scribblings have given him a pedestal. However, trying to find any…

Join Our Free Newsletter

Daily
Weekly


 
Search CWR
Follow Us
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email (Weekly Newsletter)
  • RSS
Recent Comments
  • LJ on Cardinal Burke appeals for restoration of Traditional Latin Mass
  • DiogenesRedux on Cardinal Burke appeals for restoration of Traditional Latin Mass
  • The Pitchfork Rebel on Stephen King’s new novel ruined by ideology, stereotypes, and amorality
  • Cleo on Ohio bishop invites entire diocese to renew devotion to Sacred Heart of Jesus
  • DiogenesRedux on Cardinal Burke appeals for restoration of Traditional Latin Mass
Also on CWR
No Picture
General

Dolan: Pope Benedict’s resignation is “an important moment in our lives as citizens of the world”

Catherine Harmon February 11, 2013 0

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York and president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, released this statement today regarding Pope Benedict’s resignation: The Holy Father brought the tender heart of a pastor, […]

  • Home
  • About / Contact
  • Free Newsletter
  • Advertising
  • Sitemap
  • Privacy Policy

© Catholic World Report

Our Spring Sale Has Started

You can see how this popup was set up in our step-by-step guide: https://wppopupmaker.com/guides/auto-opening-announcement-popups/

A FAITHFULLY CATHOLIC PERSPECTIVE

Sign up to receive a weekly email with news, analysis, and commentary from a voice you can trust!

* indicates required


Daily
Weekly