John Shaughnessy

John Shaughnessy has been honored for “Individual Excellence as a Writer” by the national Catholic Press Association. Judges praised, “Shaughnessy has a knack for finding inspiring stories about the human condition and God’s hand in our lives…. His storytelling is compelling,

and he is truly a treasure…”

John Shaughnessy is also the author of "One More Gift to Give", "The Irish Way of Life" and "When God Cheers". A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, he grew up in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area and lives in Indianapolis, Ind. A longtime columnist and feature writer for "The Indianapolis Star", he is currently the assistant editor and a writer for "The Criterion", the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. He and his wife, Mary, have three children, John, Brian and Kathleen. They are also grandparents.