Coping Words
Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD
June 24, 2025
So many problems, so much pain, so little we can do to resolve it all. But we can start in our own homes, neighborhoods, schools and non-profits.
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Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD
Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD, is an English professor and chair of the department of liberal arts at Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is also the author of four books, including Life after Death: Practical Help for the Widowed (Franciscan Media).
Do No Harm
Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD
June 6, 2025
I was looking forward to meeting a friend at a volleyball game. It had been a disturbing week. When I looked up in the stands, there he was chatting with the source of my disturbance.
Let Go of the Hurt
Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD
May 23, 2025
Search your heart for a lingering resentment about a difficult encounter or conversation, recent or longstanding.
Healing Touches
Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD
May 10, 2025
Are there people in your life—personal or professional—who are recovering from surgery or long illness?
God’s Grandeur
Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD
April 1, 2025
My third-grade granddaughter’s science essay delighted me: a picture of her pointing to her head and words that explained why her brain is the most important part of her body.
The Nuns Are OK: Building a Sustainable Future for Women Religious
Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD
February 24, 2025
While numbers in congregations of women religious are falling in the United States, Catholic sisters from all corners of the country are reimagining how to live out their missions in a shifting cultural landscape.
The Legacies of Helen Prejean and Religious Sisters
Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD
January 31, 2025
Elizabeth Bookser-Barkley, PhD, known by her loved ones and students as “Buffy,” is an English professor and chair of the Department of Liberal Arts at