From the pen of John O’Brien OFM

Latest book from John O’Brien OFM – a review

Paul Clayton-Lea reviews the latest publication from one of our Multy friars, John O’Brien OFM, entitled “The Darkness shall be the light.” John draws inspiration from the writings of T. S. Eliot as he addresses the great human disease of loneliness.

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On new faces and Dostoevsky’s faith!

In sharing his thoughts this week, Fr Kieran comments on additions to the fraternity in Multy and the newly published book by another member of the Multyfarnham fraternity, Fr John O’Brien ofm.

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All the beauty I see …

“Oh! pleasant exercise of hope and joy! For mighty were the auxiliars which then stood Upon our side, we who were strong in love! Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive, But to be young was very heaven!” These are the words of Wordsworth recalling his earlier...

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John O’Brien OFM

We have added a new section to our website and here you will find the occasional reflections of John O'Brien OFM.   John is a member of the Multyfarnham fraternity.  Although not in the best of health, John is a prolific writer and has published a...

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Pentecost

We live in a world that is very material. Our very language speaks in material terms, so it is very hard for us to speak of Spirit. Yet we have not totally lost all language of the spirit. In football we speak of the spirit of a club or a spirited performance. We...

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Love is as strong as death (Song of Songs 8:6)

In our Bibles we are used to seeing the Gospel of Mark ending with chapter 16:1-20. However, in the 18th century it was found that Mark ended in v.8. The ending in the early manuscripts reads: “And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment...

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