Emily Chaffins

Emily Chaffins

Emily Chaffins is a Miami-based writer, 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.

Articles by Emily Chaffins

“The Christian is supposed to answer the question ‘Who is my neighbor?’, and the answer is: ‘The one who needs me,’” said Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski during an Oct. 9, 2025, press conference in Miami. Credit: Emily Chaffins/CNA

Miami archbishop, president of Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA delve into Dilexi te

Oct 10, 2025 / 07:00 am

Archbishop Thomas Wenski and John Berry, president of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA, unpack Pope Leo XIV’s first apostolic exhortation.

Bethany and Daniel Meola, a married couple with a special heart for adult children of divorce, created the Life-Giving Wounds apostolate, currently celebrating its five-year anniversary in 2025. Credit: Photo courtesy of Life-Giving Wounds

Catholic ministry helps adult children of divorce find healing and love

Jun 30, 2025 / 06:00 am

Life-Giving Wounds is empowering adults to heal from the wounds from their parents’ divorce.

Legatus President Stephen Henley speaks at the organization’s 2025 annual conference in February in Naples, Florida. Credit: Courtesy of Legatus

Catholic businesspeople transforming culture: Legatus

Mar 13, 2025 / 07:20 am

With nearly 90 chapters across the U.S., Legatus aims to empower Catholic business leaders to become what St. Paul coined “ambassadors for Christ.”

Father Rafael Capó (third from left) with young adults (from left) Alan Angelis, Arturo Zayas, Dylan Francisco, Rosanne Sherman, Cecilia Seiglie, Father Hilary Nwainya, Isabelle Seiglie, and Maria Vazquez at the National Eucharistic Congress outside of the Indianapolis Convention Center July 17, 2024. Credit: Antonio Dejesus

U.S. Hispanic ministry’s Miami model: an insider’s view with Father Rafael Capó

Nov 16, 2024 / 07:00 am

Through his ministry to young adults in Miami and beyond, Father Rafael Capó seeks to enable young Hispanics to live out their call.

Alejandro Aguilera-Titus (at left), lead staff for Hispanic/Latino Ministry at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, speaks during the 2024 Conference of the National Catholic Association of Diocesan Directors for Hispanic Ministry, which took place from Oct. 8–11. Next to him is Lorianne Aubut of the Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin, and Edwin Ferrera of the Archdiocese of Seattle. Credit: Emily Chaffins

‘Responding to the signs of the times’ to revitalize Hispanic ministry — and the whole Church

Oct 15, 2024 / 13:15 pm

For attendees at this year’s Hispanic ministry directors conference Oct. 8–11 in Miami, effective Hispanic ministry has become part of the lifeblood of the Church.