The Seagull on the Chapel: A Story of Value and Worth (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9798893480498)

Shannon K. Evans is the spirituality and culture editor at the National Catholic Reporter and the author of many books.Shannon enjoys ecumenical and interfaith spaces, especially those geared toward women. She has had writing published at Franciscan Media, Jesuits.org, Red Letter Christians, Geez, Ruminate, and Relevant websites as well as Americaand U.S. Catholic magazines. Shannon has been a keynote speaker, presented workshops on prayer, and has led spiritual retreats and workshops in both Catholic and Protestant circles.She lives on the prairies of central Iowa with her family.

Eric A. Clayton is an award-winning writer, speaker, storyteller, and retreat leader, and the deputy director of communications at the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States. He guest-hosts AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast and writes an award-winning weekly newsletter entitled Now Discern This. His writing has appeared in America, National Catholic Reporter, U.S. Catholic, Busted Halo, Amendo, Sojourners, and Grotto Network, and he is a frequent contributor to Give Us This Day and IgnatianSpirituality.com. In 2025, Eric was awarded the annual "Writer's Award in Spirituality" from the Loyola Institute for Spirituality. Eric's other book awards include the Illumination Book Award Gold Medal; two Catholic Media Book Awards; and recognition as an Independent Press Award Distinguished Favorite. Eric is a one-time hedgehog owner and a life-long Star Wars fan. He lives in Baltimore, MD, with his wife, two young daughters, and their cat.

Angela Edmondsstarted drawing animals at the age of four and has never stopped. She grew up in the bush of Alaska, where there were few roads, so the family car was a tiny propeller bush plane. She graduated from California Institute of the Arts and landed her first job with Disney Animation as a layout artist. She spent her early career working as an artist in children's entertainment television and soon fell in love with children's book illustration. She now lives on a ranch near Los Angeles, with her husband and pets.