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The 12 weeks of Christmas romance novels

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By Michael Patrick O’Brien– When I had to do some field research for my current writing project, I turned to Anne Holman and asked if I could visit with her…

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…