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A Divine Quartet of Monastery Films

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By Michael Patrick O’Brien– Monastery films are divine. The last four I’ve watched are especially memorable.  Three of those films are about Holy Trinity Abbey, the now closed Trappist monastery…

The Butterfly Bliss Effect

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By Michael Patrick O’Brien– Does art change us?  Does its effect linger and sink into our DNA beyond the mere moment of initial existential enjoyment? I don’t have scientific proof,…

I’m going out to the pumpkin patch…you come too!

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By Michael Patrick O’Brien– The first time I took my family, including a grandchild, to my favorite Northern Utah pumpkin patch, I suspected the youngest among us would enjoy it.…

The Monk who Came to Dinner

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By Michael Patrick O’Brien– The only monk who ever came to my house for dinner was the one I never expected to be there. It happened quite serendipitously, just before…

My Third Place: Not Your Average Statues or Stained Glass 

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By Michael Patrick O’Brien– (Note: this is the final article in a four-part series about the people, art, and architecture of my “Third Place,” the Utah Catholic parish church my…

My Third Place: The Woodcarver and the Blacksmith 

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By Michael Patrick O’Brien– (Note: this is the third article in a four-part series about the people, art, and architecture of my “Third Place,” the Utah Catholic parish church my…

My Third Place: A Landmark Project for the Catholic Church

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By Michael Patrick O’Brien– (Note: this is the second article in a four-part series about the people, art, and architecture of my “Third Place,” the Utah Catholic parish church my…

My Third Place: People, Art, Architecture

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By Michael Patrick O’Brien– (Note: this is the first article in a four-part series about the people, art, and architecture of my “Third Place,” the Utah Catholic parish church my…