Lorraine V. Murray News & Columns
Lorraine Murray is a parishioner at St. Thomas More Church in Decatur.
Lorraine V. Murray
“In the magical land called maybe”
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Five years ago, my late husband bought me a lovely orchid plant adorned with dazzling pink flowers. Unfortunately, once the array of blooms fell off, the plant stubbornly refused to blossom. One day recently, I was planning to toss the poor thing into the yard when I noticed two fancy blooms peering out from beneath […] English
Previous Columns by Lorraine V. Murray
Silent lambs, valiant martyrs and heartfelt prayers during Lent
Checking our hearts on Ash Wednesday
A reluctant pilgrim at Lourdes
The bear we have to cross
Small steps toward spiritual sanity in 2019
Revealing our true hearts to God at Christmas
Advent is a time to wake up to miracles
Grateful for friends shining like the sun
A tale of two sisters at the zoo
A moth, a flower, a rabbit—and prayers of praise
The magical kingdom of friendship
Surviving the eye of the spiritual storm
The mysterious link between heaven and earth
Why I’m not leaving the Catholic Church
The lonely sea, the sky and ships sailing by
The homilies are dull—and other reasons folks miss Mass
Meditation on lambs, shepherds, wolves and humble pie
Gratitude can be strongest antidote to grief
Fifth-grade field trip to Satan’s paradise