By Michael Patrick O’Brien– John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were devoted friends who became bitter enemies and then close friends again before they died two hundred years ago on the…
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– When my wife Vicki announced that we were going to see a music group called BTS at a K-pop concert in Las Vegas, I realized I…
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– Most people not here in Utah think the place is a Latter-day Saint monolith. In fact, my home state is much more religiously diverse than many might…
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– I’m not a good golfer, but a golf muse? That’s another story. In ancient Greek mythology, the Muses were nine sister goddesses who presided over the arts and…
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– While growing up Catholic in Latter-day Saint Northern Utah, the trademarks of my distinct faith heritage were the stained glass windows through which colored light illuminated…
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– I’ve lived for 65 years and have two college degrees, but sometimes I feel ignorant. Walt Whitman triggered my most recent brooding about this nettlesome blemish.…
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– (Editor’s note: this is an abridged excerpt from an unpublished manuscript titled In the Valley of Monks and Saints. The book features stories about the Trappist…
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– There are few better examples of living water than the Red Sea. In the Book of Exodus, God delivers the people of Israel through those very…
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– I’m working on my plan to stroll through the restored Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when it opens for…
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– On the occasion of your landmark 65th birthday it’s a little hard to fathom that you may not be the most interesting person who bears your…