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The Golden Rule Made Easy

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By Michael Patrick O’Brien– I have so much love for my neighbors that I am sorely tempted to commit an act of extreme and violent vandalism on the front yard…

Black Lives Matter – Three Stories

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By Jathan Janove– In my life, I’ve had two uncomfortably close encounters with police officers. Having read coverage and seen videos from Michael Brown to George Floyd, I have little…

Giving proper credit for that “sings-prays-twice” thing

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By Michael Patrick O’Brien– Despite popular belief, St. Augustine probably did not say that the person who sings prays twice (see: Because sometimes the internet is wrong: Augustine: He who…

Three months, three monks, three manuscripts

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By Michael Patrick O’Brien– I spent many happy hours as a boy visiting the now-closed Trappist monastery in Huntsville, Utah. It is impossible to catalogue or pigeonhole the wide swath…

Memorial Day with Veteran Monks

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By Michael Patrick O’Brien– The 2020 Memorial Day holiday—75 years after World War II ended—always was going to be rather memorable. It became simply unforgettable, however, when I filled in…