Fran Rossi Szpylczyn is a writer, retreat leader and speaker. She is also the pastoral associate for administration at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Glenville, New York, and resides in Albany with her spouse.
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Book Review
New book asks: 'How should Christians talk about depression?'
The consistent thread weaving this book together is the voice of a human being. Her gift is to find fresh ways to discover depression as a matter of faith and theology.
Book Review
'The Defiant Middle' makes a case for women to be unapologetically courageous and bold
The Defiant Middle is a provocative book that will feed hearts and minds with questions and answers. Simultaneously it will challenge the cultural and religious norms that put women in bondage.
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Why believers and unbelievers must read Fr. James Martin's new book on prayer
Book review: Without judgment, Jesuit Fr. James Martin offers a road map that shows how prayer is for everyone — including those unsure if they believe in God — at all sorts of times and manners.
It all tastes like love
Jennie and Darlene are arranging name tags on a folding table in front of the church. "Be my first?" I ask them. Mom and daughter beam. I take my first picture on this special day at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Glenville, N.Y. I'm Fran, the church office manager. It's a madcap job, but somebody's got to do it.
