By Michael Patrick O’Brien– I’ve seen death but not resurrection. The Easter notion of life beyond death mystifies me. Church art helps my simple mind grasp this ethereal concept. And…
Posts published in March 2026
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– The latest episode of the long-running Discovery Road television series includes a poignant visit to the old Trappist monastery in Northern Utah that was my boyhood…
For St. Patrick’s Day—The Irish Catholic Power Couple that Thrived Among the Utah Latter-day Saints
0 By Michael Patrick O’Brien– Although I earned a law degree 40 years ago from the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law, I failed one important test there. I…
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– It’s hard to fathom, as my 65th birthday fast approaches in May, that I may not be the most interesting person with my name. Yet, my…
By Michael Patrick O’Brien In one of the best local podcasts, my friends David Noyce and Peggy Fletcher Stack from The Salt Lake Tribune focus on faith and interfaith issues…
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– March 1986—four decades ago—was one of the most pivotal months of my life. I was about to graduate from law school, I had an offer for…