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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).
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Morning Birds

Maureen O'Brien March 12, 2023

Reflect Today, before checking your email, your phone, and connecting with the outer world, can you start your day noticing the simple, nearby joys already

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Art and the Holy

Maureen O'Brien March 11, 2023

I turn to art, as I always do, in trying to understand the holy. The first thing that came to me initially as I dove

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We Are Found

Maureen O'Brien March 11, 2023

Reflect During Lent, as we are called to look more closely at the Stations of the Cross, we witness Jesus falling for the first time,

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Gather Up the Fragments

Maureen O'Brien March 10, 2023

Reflect In the “Multiplication of the Loaves” Jesus fed the crowd, and when there was bread left over he instructed, “Gather the fragments.” Think of

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Journey Toward Rebirth

Maureen O'Brien March 9, 2023

Reflect During the weeks of Lent, we embrace the sorrowful mystery of Christ’s death, knowing we are always journeying toward rebirth.  Pray Dear Jesus, Throughout these

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