It's hard for me to believe, but it was 15 years ago today — on the Feast of St. Francis de Sales, patron saint of journalists — that I launched this blog. (You ...
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It was 10 years ago today that I decided to launch this blog on the Feast of St. Francis de Sales, patron saint of communicators. Where has the time gone? Back ...
My newest book of spiritual reflections is now available from Liturgical Press. It's never too early to start planning for Christmas, right? You can get Daily ...
It was nine years ago today that I launched this blog. Although it looked very different when it started out and I posted much more frequently, the overall ...
I opened my Twitter feed yesterday to find this message posted by The Clearing, a spiritual wellness website:
"Read why @MaryDTP is one of our top 25 blogs on ...
I was featured as a Faces of Faith interview by Rob Brill in today's Albany Times Union. I'm honored. Here's the story:
MARY DeTURRIS POUST
Background: Born ...
Big news on the work front for me. On Friday, Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger of Albany appointed me Director of Communications for the Diocese of Albany. I am ...
My Gospel reflection from today's Give Us This Day:
I come from a big Irish-Italian family, one where the food was always delicious and plentiful. On any ...
A former editor, current friend, and perpetually great writer posted an essay -- What Fresh Hell Is This? -- about the advice he'd give to his 22-year-old self ...
I haven't kept a gratitude journal with any long-term success over the years, despite knowing the benefits. In my latest Life Lines column (now running in the ...
Time for a little honesty. I woke up this morning feeling beyond down in the dumps. Actually I've been waking up that way a lot lately, save for a few days on ...
I've decided to continue our Lucinda Williams theme by choosing her song "Blue" as our Wednesday Wisdom. One of the few "poems" I've written in my life is ...
When I moved to Austin, Texas, the first time... (I actually moved there twice, first in 1988 and again in 1995. Almost moved there a third time. It's that kind ...
Happy Feast of St. Francis de Sales and Happy Anniversary to Not Strictly Spiritual. It was six years ago today that I decided to launch this blog, choosing the ...
It was hard enough staying off Facebook for two days when I had multiple people emailing, texting and calling to ask why I had disappeared. Apparently when you ...
I've been off Facebook for only 36 hours and already I can see a monumental difference in the way I'm working, thinking, living. Sounds ridiculous, I know, but ...
As I mentioned last week, I have a love-hate relationship with Facebook. I love, love, love that I get to meet up with friends I don't get to see in real life, ...
I rarely get to talk about writing. Mostly when I go out and give workshops or seminars, they're focused on one of my books or on the topic of spirituality in ...
Today's "Pray, Love, Then Eat" blog tour stop is over at My Catholic Blog, where the interview goes beyond the subject of my new book, Cravings, to delve into ...
If you have power tonight, you can catch my cable TV debut on "Guided by Grace," a new 30-minute show from Telecare featuring yours truly as one of four ...