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Rev Shirley Murphy
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ITV Wales - Welsh Lives Program featuring me and my family..
Ordinary people, extraordinary stories. The story of my journey from India to Pembrokeshire and my life at the heart of the community....

RevShirleyMurphy
Apr 8, 20211 min read


All Lives Matter - A Personal Reflection on Racism
"You are just slaves. So go back to where you came from..." is what I was told by an elderly British lady when I was working in a travel...

RevShirleyMurphy
Aug 13, 20207 min read


Barnabas the Apostle
Barnabas born Joseph was according to tradition an early Christian, one of the prominent Christian disciples in Jerusalem. Originally...

RevShirleyMurphy
Jun 267 min read


World Refugee Day: A Call to Love Like Jesus
World Refugee Day is an international day organised every year on 20 June by the United Nations. It is designed to celebrate and honour...

RevShirleyMurphy
Jun 255 min read


Nativity of John the Baptist - 24th June
The Nativity of John the Baptist is a Christian feast day. It is observed annually on 24 June. The Nativity of John the Baptist is a...

RevShirleyMurphy
Jun 245 min read


The Sound of Silence
“But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will...

RevShirleyMurphy
Jun 14 min read


Contrary winds : When God Has a Purpose
"The winds were contrary." Acts 27:4 When life hands us lemons, it can be challenging to trust that God has a purpose for us. In Acts 27,...

RevShirleyMurphy
May 232 min read


Mary Magdalene and the lavishness of God's mercy
Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the...

RevShirleyMurphy
May 104 min read


Integrity at home
"They thought he was joking, and they laughed at him." Genesis 19:14 Make your life an open book. Establish a system of values against...

RevShirleyMurphy
May 92 min read


Saint Mark the Evangelist: A Beacon of Faith and Inspiration - Feast Day 25th of April
Also referred to as John Mark, he was first introduced in Acts 12 as the companion of Paul and Barnabas on their apostolic missions. He...

RevShirleyMurphy
Apr 295 min read


Reflection for Easter Sunday
Easter means many things to us as Christians. It is too big a miracle to mean just one thing. Easter clearly means that Christ is risen....

RevShirleyMurphy
Apr 205 min read


St Brynach - Feast Day 7th April
Not too much is known about St Brynach and what is known is questionable on the accuracy as it was written in the 12th century. He is a...

RevShirleyMurphy
Apr 85 min read


Reflection for Passion Sunday
Today is Passion Sunday or the Fifth Sunday in Lent – the beginning of the two most holy weeks of the Christian calendar. Today reminds...

RevShirleyMurphy
Apr 65 min read


Not my will
Not what I want, Father, but what you want. So that’s no to easy solutions, No to just commenting and not doing, No to all the things...

RevShirleyMurphy
Apr 61 min read


Mothering Sunday Reflection
Mothering Sunday , the fourth Sunday in Lent has long been a time for a momentary celebration, sometimes also known as Refreshment...

RevShirleyMurphy
Mar 314 min read


Oscar Romero - A Life Lived Through Faith in Action
Oscar Romero was Archbishop of San Salvador. He was assassinated on Monday March 24th 1980 as he was celebrating Mass in the chapel of...

RevShirleyMurphy
Mar 283 min read


Patchwork Quilt - Anna M. Aquino
Artist Credit : Daniella Willet-Rabin In your life, the people become like a patchwork quilt. Some leave with you a piece that is bigger...

RevShirleyMurphy
Mar 221 min read


Fasting for Lent - Pope Francis
Eat whatever you want during Holy Week, the sacrifice is not in the stomach but in the heart. People abstain from eating meat, but they...

RevShirleyMurphy
Mar 211 min read


United with Mary through suffering
This was sent to me by a friend through WhatsApp. This.. right here tugs at me more than any other image of our Lady's sufferings. We all...

RevShirleyMurphy
Mar 202 min read


St. Joseph of Nazareth: A Man of Dreams; A Man of Action
Today, March 19th, is the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, husband of the Virgin Mary and patron saint of the Church, celebrated in Western...

RevShirleyMurphy
Mar 195 min read



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