Shemaiah Gonzalez

Shemaiah Gonzalez is a writer with degrees in English Literature (B.A.), Intercultural Ministry (MAPS), and Creative Non-Fiction Writing (MFA). She thrives on moments where storytelling, art, and faith collide. Her work has appeared in Busted Halo and America Magazine, among others. Her essay collection, Undaunted Joy: The Revolutionary Act of Cultivating Delight, was published with Zondervan/HarperCollins in 2025. A Los Angeles native, she now lives in Seattle with her husband and their two sons.

Doing Advent Right

Each year, as Advent approaches, I think to myself how familiar and comfortable this all feels: the lighting of our Advent wreath, the readings from Scripture, and saints our...

Jesus Wants All of Us

Editor’s note: Sacred Space: The Prayer Book 2026 suggests six steps of prayer and contemplation for exploring the daily Scripture passages: The Presence of God, Freedom, Consciousness, The Word,...

God’s Steadfast Love

Many years ago, I was asked to read the Psalm at a friend’s wedding. Actually, two of us friends shared in reading Psalm 136. The other friend, a gentleman, read...

Kindness Eggs

My 16-year-old son and I stood shielding our eyes from the sun on an unusually hot afternoon at a four-track train station in Kent, England. We were looking for...

The Gift of Prayer

There are times when I am so overwhelmed or grieved, I cannot pray for myself. I feel like I am drowning. I want so desperately to see Jesus with...

Redirecting Our Gaze to Hope

Editor’s note: Throughout July, we’re hosting 31 Days with St. Ignatius, a month-long celebration of Ignatian spirituality. In addition to the calendar of Ignatian articles found here, posts on...