By Michael Patrick O’Brien– (Editor’s note: this is an abridged excerpt from an unpublished manuscript titled In the Valley of Monks and Saints.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…
Posts published in May 2026
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…