Cathy McBride
Cathy McBride, who recently completed a Master of Social Work degree, writes from Quincy, Florida.
Articles by Cathy McBride
When the pastor's wife rebels
October 1985
Come on, ring those bells!
December 1987
It was December 1982. Christmas trees sparkled in store windows and in residences—from narrow row houses to the brick shoe-box louses that are so familiar to Chicago. Children dreaming of brightly colored toys skipped excitedly through department…
Should a minister's wife weep?
October 1987
Do you ever weep with your church members when they're hurting?" Connie Reese asks her pastor husband as they prepare for bed.
Her husband's eyes widen with interest.
"Sure I do, honey. Sometimes there's nothing else you can…
Touch: the forgotten sense
November 1988
It was a Monday, and the shopping center was half empty. Seated next to a large fountain in the middle of the mall, I drank in the sounds around me—clicking heels, the hum of voices, the steady rush of the spraying fountain.…
Healing old wounds
May 1989
How important is a father's relationship to his daughter? What effect does the nature of that relationship have on the minister's wife? Can it affect her functioning in life and in the church?
Cindy Blake found that her relationship…