Mary, Untier of Knots
Maureen O'Brien
April 25, 2022
When life gets tangled, who better to go to than our mother?
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Maureen O'Brien
Maureen O'Brien's award-winning short stories and poems have been published widely in magazines and anthologies. She lives in Connecticut, where taught creative writing to teenagers for 25 years. She holds an MA in creative writing and a BA in philosophy and religion. She is the author of What Was Lost: Seeking Refuge in the Psalms and Gather the Fragments: My Year of Finding God’s Love (Franciscan Media).
Like Green Sunflowers
Maureen O'Brien
April 9, 2022
Look around your life today. Can you see how God is right here? Can you tell that you don’t have to wait for anything else to happen?
Gabriel’s Wings
Maureen O'Brien
March 25, 2022
In the rush and busyness of our lives, we sometimes forget that our prayers come from a truly holy source, and that we, too, are holy.
Buds of Hope
Maureen O'Brien
March 14, 2022
During the weeks of Lent, we embrace the sorrowful mystery of Christ’s death, knowing we are always journeying toward rebirth. Who in your life is feeling spring will never come to their hearts again?
Holy Humdrum
Maureen O'Brien
March 1, 2022
Instead of fighting the mundane and boring today, flip it and see if you can find something sacred in the act, a deeper connection lurking underneath.
‘A Very Complicated Tree’
Maureen O'Brien
February 3, 2022
As you say a prayer for all those in distress today, open your heart as wide as you can. Let your prayer grow and grow, touching all the branches of our common tree.
Riverbank of Love
Maureen O'Brien
January 21, 2022
Sleep is restorative when we get enough of it. But unfortunately, so often we don’t get the nightly rest we need.