Other Works

The anthology Beyond Belief: Women in Extreme Religions closes with Mary’s essay “Nun Hands.” In other news, Mary is currently hard at work on a new book examining the human brain from a novel angle. Be sure to check back for updates. Or sign up for our newsletter to be the first to know.

Mary has published widely in print media and online.
Here are some highlights:

The Easter edition of The New York Times Magazine features the story of how Mary happened across an unexpected Jesus.

Mary looks at her multi-religious family in “Faitheist, Courage, and Keeping Up with the Johnsons’ Eleven Faith Traditions” in The Humanist.

USA Today publishes Mary’s opinion piece on the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI: “Pope Benedict an unexpected revolutionary.” 

Bloomberg runs one of Mary’s several pieces on the Vatican’s investigation of American nuns: “Nuns In Street Clothing Shouldn’t Frighten Vatican.”

O, the Oprah Magazine presents an excerpt from An Unquenchable Thirst.

Mary remembers the day two of the world’s most admired women shook hands for the first time: 
”Remembering Princess Diana and Mother Teresa: They Met at My House.” The Huffington Post.