By Michael Patrick O’Brien– I’ve always been more of a night owl than a morning lark. This circadian orientation probably explains my unusual teenage interest, some fifty years ago, in…
Posts published in April 2023
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– Although my mother wanted nothing from life but marriage, children, and a home, circumstances beyond her control destroyed that white picket fence dream. She had to…
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– The dramatic Easter saga of crucifixion and resurrection includes some wonderful images—a cross, empty tomb, candle, paschal lamb, bunny with colored eggs, and white lily. My…
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– A century ago, London sociologists suggested, “The purpose of liturgy is to quicken the mind, energise the body, awaken the soul.” Based on my own experience, they were describing…
By Gary Topping– Bandon, Oregon is a popular tourist destination on the southern coast at the mouth of the Coquille River. When my grandfather, George P. Topping, arrived there in…