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Emily Chaffins
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Copy Editor, Dappled Things
Miami
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Biography
A freelance journalist, blogger, and photographer, Emily Chaffins' work has been featured in international and local publications including Flipboard, Catholic News Agency, Catholic Exchange, Catholic Vote's "The Loop," the Florida Catholic, and The Florida Book Review. She is the creator and curator of the Archdiocese of Miami's "Through the Catholic Lens" blog, which is all about rediscovering art and media through a Catholic worldview. She has received multiple journalism awards, including First Place in "Best reporting on Catholic education" (Spanish-language section) in the 2024 Catholic Media Awards. Emily is also a fiction writer and poet seeking out the adventure in the everyday through humor and a passion for storytelling. Her writing has been honored with multiple awards, including First Place for Undergraduate Fiction in the Florida International University Student Literary Awards (2023) and a Silver Key Award in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards (Humor Category, 2021). Her short story “Raspberry Cordial,” told in a recipe format and exploring themes about grief and family bonds, is forthcoming in issue 29.1 of The Windhover August 2025. Her poetry has been featured in Stirring: A Literary Collection. She earned an Associates of Arts degree at Miami Dade College; a Bachelor of Arts in English - Creative Writing at Florida International University; a Certificate in Professional and Public Writing at FIU; and is pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at FIU. Profile Photo Credit: Jacob and John Plante
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By Emily Chaffins| Florida Catholic Verified MIAMI | Han pasado más de 50 años desde que el P. Jorge Perales estudió en el Seminario Universitario St. John Vianney (SJVCS) en Miami, pero es como si nunca se hubiera ido. Aunque se graduó del SJVCS en 1972, el P. Perales regresó como sacerdote, y trabajó como miembro de la facultad a tiempo parcial en las décadas de 1990 y 2000, hasta convertirse en miembro de la facultad a tiempo completo en 2015.
By Emily Chaffins| Florida Catholic Verified MIAMI | It’s been more than 50 years since Father Jorge Perales was a seminarian at St. John Vianney College Seminary in Miami, but it’s like he’s never left. Although he graduated from the seminary in 1972, Father Perales returned as a priest, working as a part-time faculty member in the 1990s and 2000s and advancing to full-time faculty member in 2015.
By Emily Chaffins| Florida Catholic Verified MIAMI | Han pasado más de 50 años desde que el P. Jorge Perales estudió en el Seminario Universitario St. John Vianney (SJVCS) en Miami, pero es como si nunca se hubiera ido. Aunque se graduó del SJVCS en 1972, el P. Perales regresó como sacerdote, y trabajó como miembro de la facultad a tiempo parcial en las décadas de 1990 y 2000, hasta convertirse en miembro de la facultad a tiempo completo en 2015.
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Dappled Things
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