By Michael Patrick O’Brien– For several months in 1974 during my early teen years, I delivered The Ogden Standard-Examiner—my hometown daily newspaper—to the doorsteps of my neighbors. In return, they…
Posts published in January 2025
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– (Editor’s note: 2025 marks the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Holy Cross Sisters in Salt Lake City. Their kindness, hard work, and devotion changed…
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– As yet another new year begins, I’m stuck ruminating on a simple truth recognized by philosophy, science, and religion alike—nothing lasts forever. A Greek philosopher once said,…
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– (Editor’s note: 2025 marks the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Holy Cross Sisters in Salt Lake City. Their kindness, hard work, and devotion changed…