Lorraine V. Murray News & Columns
Lorraine Murray is a parishioner at St. Thomas More Church in Decatur.
Lorraine V. Murray
“Mother Mary’s tears”
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One of my favorite lines in the Gospels comes from Mother Mary when she has been searching for three days to find her boy. When she and Joseph find Jesus, she utters words any mother in the world would understand, “We have been searching for you in great anxiety.” Too often Mary seems to share […] English
Previous Columns by Lorraine V. Murray
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
Lightning bugs, hummers and frogs – oh my!
Sweeping the devil away