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

We live in uncertain times. Everywhere we look we see evidence of unrest around us. The truth is nothing remains the same. Change is...

Oxford Dictionary says, “Prayer is words that you say to God giving thanks or asking for help. The Diocese of London website says,...

St. Elizabeth of Portugal, byname the Peacemaker or the Holy Queen, Portuguese Santa Isabel de Portugal, a Pacificadora or a Rainha Santa,...

Sometimes, it is a very difficult to be patient. When we’re bringing our concerns to the Lord again and again, we can grow tired of...

This piece comes from an elementary school. Kids were asked questions about the old and new testaments. The following statements about...

Ø It's more fun to colour outside the lines. Ø If you're gonna draw on the wall, do it behind the couch. Ø Even Popeye didn't eat his...

A pastor was giving the children's message during church. For this part of the service, he would gather all the children around him and...

There was a feud between the Pastor and the Choir Director of The Hicksville Baptist Church. It seems the first hint of trouble came when...

This is a story within a story, that starts out from a wholesaler in New York who sent a letter to the postmaster of a small mid-western...

Q. Who was the greatest financier in the Bible? A. Noah-he was floating his stock while everyone else was in liquidation. Q. Who was the...

Saint Peter and Saint Paul Day is observed every year on June 29. The event is the liturgical feast day that honours two martyrs of the...

Ø Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please. Ø Be careless in your dress if you will but keep a tidy...

The entire population of the city stood from dawn to dusk, waiting for the decision of the holy council. When they heard that the...

“I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.” John 12:46 In times of sadness or...

Ø Anger is a condition in which the tongue, works faster than the mind. Ø You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by...

1 cup Tension 2 cups Stress 1 teaspoon of Guilt 2 heaping cups of Limited Time 3/4 tablespoon of Urgency A dash of "No Other Choice" 3...

This week my husband told me about a minor altercation that he had witnessed in our local supermarket. An elderly lady verbally lashed...

One morning in 1888, Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite, the man who had spent his life amassing a fortune from the manufacture and sale...

June 11th in the Christian Calendar is St Barnabas Day and Christian denominations, including Anglican, Catholic, Lutheran, and Orthodox,...

The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings. Perhaps it's the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise, or maybe...