Debra Murphy

First National “Theology of the Body” Congress

Debra Murphy — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:07:42 +0000

As anyone who has read The Mystery of Things knows, I have had a longtime interest in the so-called “Theology of the Body” developed by Pope John Paul II, so it was with some interest that I read this article in the National Catholic Register by Thomas L. McDonald on the first (presumably annual) national [...]

My two Mel Gibson articles

Debra Murphy — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:33:16 +0000

The latest “Mad Mel” kerfuffle, this one involving the (in my view immoral and one would hope illegal) publication of assorted telephone rants with girlfriend Oxsana, induced me to dig up my two articles on Mel Gibson previously published on the now sadly defunct GodSpy.com. Looking over them, I can’t say there’s much if anything [...]

What I’m working on now…

Debra Murphy — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:15:46 +0000

a comedy-of-manners/mystery set in Ashland, OR. Think Jane Austen or Sherman Alexie (with a touch of P.G. Wodehouse) crossed with P.D. James. Yes, eccentric, I suppose, but I think it will be effective and, perhaps more importanlty, a hoot. One of the best parts: I do a lot of the otherwise onerous first-drafting at beautiful [...]

Debra on the fiction of Ian McEwan

Debra Murphy — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:05:28 +0000

First published last winter in Second Spring Journal, Debra’s article, “A Christian looks at the fiction of Ian McEwan”, is now available online at CatholicExchange. Here’s how the article begins: Two things need to be gotten out of the way before anyone attempts to address the fiction of English novelist Ian McEwan in a disapproving [...]

Online Catholic Writers Conference, 2010

Debra Murphy — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:57:44 +0000

Join Debra Murphy February 26 through March 5, 2010, for the Catholic Writers Conference Online, organized by the Catholic Writers Guild. Debra will be leading a five-day workshop, “Ten Commandments for Catholic Fiction Writers”, in which she will share some of the insights and resources she’s gleaned from several decades of reading, writing, editing, and publishing [...]