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March 2018

March 12, 2018

What To Do When You Are Unceremoniously Insulted

I am re-posting a piece I wrote almost five years ago, because, despite the passage...

February 2018

February 22, 2018

That Time Billy Graham Saved My Faith

by Wendy Murray Shortly after my (spontaneous) conversion at the age of 16, I went...

February 16, 2018

Remembering Mister Rogers and the Light He Left

By Wendy Murray Fred "Mister" Rogers died 15 years ago this month. I always think...

December 2017

December 20, 2017

Christmas Magic, Actually

by Wendy Murray Once I pondered if I believed in "Christmas magic." My primary impulse...

December 18, 2017

Mary Rejoicing, Rachel Weeping

by Wendy Murray A disastrous event that took place in Bethlehem related to Jesus’ birth...

December 11, 2017

Joseph, God’s Ordinary Man

In the magic of the Christmas story, let’s not forget the one who paid the...

December 06, 2017

Christmas: From Jesus’ Birth to Santa ~ But How?

Where Did “Christmas” Come From? Christmas is typically associated with the birth of Jesus, a...

November 2017

November 19, 2017

The Mayflower Compact, Harsh Though It Was, Helped the Struggling Pilgrims Survive

Thanksgiving approaches and we ponder giving thanks, it seems an appropriate time to reflect upon...

October 2017

October 31, 2017

The Catholic Who Paved the Way for Martin Luther’s Reform

Three centuries before Martin Luther posted his ninety-five theses on the church door at Wittenberg,...

October 07, 2017

When Does a Girl Stop Missing Her Father?

My father died 22 years ago on this day. I am within 10 years of...

October 06, 2017

The Antidote for the World-weary: Spiritual Practice

In times such as those in which we live -- a time of an unrelenting...

October 04, 2017

How Do You Finish a Life with Wounds? Thoughts on Saint Francis on His Feast Day

Today is the Feast Day of Saint Francis, which in the Catholic tradition, is the...

September 2017

September 20, 2017

Are You Ready for “After-birth Abortion”?

In an article in the Journal of Medical Ethics the authors present the argument, on ethical...

September 18, 2017

Dante’s Hell ~ He Names Names

Famed Italian poet Dante Alighieri died this month almost 700 years ago, in 1321 (aged...

September 11, 2017

Amid September 11 Remembrances, Think on the Curious Case of Tony Rooke

By Wendy Murray A Brit who took on the BBC and their staged reporting of...

September 11, 2017

The Passengers of United Flight 93 Defined Their Moment

I was writing a book, titled Facing Forward, in September 2001, a memoir related to the...

September 06, 2017

A Shamed and Failed Knight ~ Saint Francis’ Other Life

For a knight -- picture Ragnar Lothbrook -- no greater humiliation befalls him than to...

July 2017

July 20, 2017

Thoughts on Eugene Peterson’s Christian Repartee

by Wendy Murray I have been saying for a long time that Christians who devote...

July 06, 2017

Pop’s Garden

Thirty years ago this month a 92-year-old man died and I've never forgotten him. His...

June 2017

June 23, 2017

Warrior Poet, Columcille ~ Light of the North Who Brightened the West & Inflamed the East

In sixth century Ireland approximately one third of the population were poets. As Saint Patrick...

June 07, 2017

Yes, I Can’t Find My Glasses

When I was young -- meaning inexperienced, myopic and shallow -- I remember passing a...

June 05, 2017

There Is a Reason King David Was a Man After God’s Heart and It Is Not What You Think

As a member of a coterie of journalists who cover religion, I have been confounded...

May 2017

May 25, 2017

Reflections on Life After Antidepressants

The main point I have wanted to make in this series of posts related to...

May 18, 2017

Third Try to Get Off Antidepressants: Success, at Long Last

In honor of Mental Health Awareness month, I have been posting about the long and...

May 15, 2017

The Troubling Matter of Medical NonCompliance

by Wendy Murray In keeping with my posts this month -- Mental Health Awareness month...

May 11, 2017

What SSRIs Do To the Brain, Making Them Difficult to Quit

(This series about antidepressants is posted during Mental Health Awareness month.) For some, the attempt...

May 08, 2017

I Knew I Had to Quit Antidepressants When My Mind Grew Dull

Since May is Mental Health Awareness month, I am highlighting my experience with taking antidepressants...

May 05, 2017

Kierkegaard’s Unrelenting Questions About Faith

Today is the birthday of the Danish Christian philosopher, Søren Kierkegaard (May 5, 1813 to – November,...

May 03, 2017

My Struggle with Antidepressants: An Epic Slog

Continuing my series, this Mental Health Awareness month, about my journey to quit antidepressants, this...

May 01, 2017

Before Starting Antidepressants, Please Think Again

The month of May is Mental Health Awareness month and thus is it a good...