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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).

Our Daily Bread

Maureen O'Brien June 6, 2021

The words of The Lord’s Prayer are so familiar to us that sometimes it helps to pause on lines of the prayer and go deeper within them.

Gather the Fragments

Maureen O'Brien May 27, 2021

In the multiplication of the loaves miracle Jesus fed the crowd, and when there was bread left over he instructed, “Gather the fragments.” Think of aspects of your past that can still be healed.

Hello, Joy!

Maureen O'Brien May 12, 2021

Jesus said, “I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.” (John 15:11)

Worried for Your Family?

Maureen O'Brien May 1, 2021

In my worry about family members, I sometimes forget that there is always hope—in God. Are there moments you feel you must fix things, forgetting that God is there?

Following Merton’s Wisdom

Maureen O'Brien April 18, 2021

Take a few extra minutes today and do something kind for yourself, giving yourself the same compassion you would offer to a loved one.

Grief in Gethsemane

Maureen O'Brien April 1, 2021

During Lent, as we witness the fullness of Jesus’ story, we see over and over again that we have a God who fully understands the range of our human emotions.