Rev Shirley Murphy
The thoughts, reflections, faith stories and meanderings of an 
Anglican Priest

There is a cartoon depicting a preacher right before a worship service. The preacher is standing in the vestry wearing a black robe, and...

A little boy was asked what part he had in the Christmas play. He shrugged his shoulders and said that he didn’t really have much to do....

Bret Harte wrote a book entitled The Luck of Roaring Camp. Roaring Camp was supposed to be, according to the story, the meanest, toughest...

When have you recently experienced beauty? What are some of your most beautiful experiences? Before you answer let me explain what I am...

Watch TV and you will hear the promise that a particular washing powder washes cleaner and brighter than any other. Talk to a car dealer...

"I want to make a confession." That was the first thing Sally said to me after we introduced ourselves. Sally was in her mid 20's. The...

In the days leading up to Christmas a lot of thought and preparation go into making Christmas Day the best day of the year. Christmas...

This is an interview by Kitty Parsons of Pembrokeshire Online with me on the true meaning of Christmas from a Christian's persepctive....

The music of Christmas is everywhere. In fact, we have heard for weeks already choirs singing the familiar Christmas tunes at carols by...

This is my Christmas message for 2020. This video was produced by my husband Julian. Please listen, like and share. God bless you all :)...

Being prepared is really important. Whether talking about preparing for an exam, a trip overseas or a dinner party. The 19th-century...

“Among you stands one whom you do not know.” (John 1:6-8) Those are John’s words to the religious authorities whom come to him. They are...

Have you been at a point in your life when you’ve said, “This just doesn’t make any sense!” Or maybe you’ve asked the question, “Why has...

The third Sunday of Advent is known as “Gaudete Sunday.” While the theme of Advent is a focus on the coming of Jesus in three ways: his...

"At last meditating day and night, by the mercy of God, I began to understand that the righteousness of God is that through which the...

Pride is universal—something we all deal with, ancient as Adam and relevant as the morning news. Yet we don’t always see it, for it grows...

Kids are waiting for the end of the school year and of course, then it’s time to wait for Christmas. Almost every day we are involved in...

SHE HAS BEEN CALLED A SAINT. A heretic. “A diamond among pebbles.” Who was this illiterate French peasant girl, who in fifteen months...

“It is not true that creation and the human family are doomed to destruction and loss—This is true: For God so loved the world that He...

1. Prayer is a relationship of intimacy not a transaction that transmits information to a distant God. As with any relationship of...