Lorraine V. Murray News & Columns
Lorraine Murray is a parishioner at St. Thomas More Church in Decatur.
Lorraine V. Murray
“Dashing down a path in heaven”
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“Run, Maddy, run!” reads the caption in my mother’s handwriting on the old black-and-white photo. Madeline, my mom’s best friend, is shown sprinting barefooted across the lawn wearing a skirted bathing suit. She looks to be in her 30s and is laughing mischievously at the camera. She was 10 years older than my mom and […] English
Previous Columns by Lorraine V. Murray
Sleepwalking through life
Mother Mary’s tears
Lenten love letters
Reflections on prayer, penance—and pretzels
Sometimes I’m driven to prayer
Giving to the poor for Christ’s sake
Why we need babies at Mass
Finding grace in surprising places
My gifts for the Christ Child
Dreaming of a Miami Christmas
Chopping, slicing, dicing—and praying
The terrors of ‘Turkey Day’
Strangers in the family album
‘We’re afraid of winter’
Popular excuses for avoiding adoration
Beware of dragons at college!
The secret of a grateful heart
Flannery O’Connor’s love letters to God
Secrets of Catholic hospitality