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Pádraig Ó Tuama (b. 1975, Ireland) is an Irish poet with interests in language, violence, power, and religion. He is the host of On Being's Poetry Unbound and has published volumes of poetry, essays, a memoir and theology. He lives in Belfast and New York City. From 2014-2019 he was the...

Tom O'Brien is a Canon and Examining Chaplain for Holy Scripture in the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida. The writings presented by Tom are those prescribed in the Revised Common Lectionary for the upcoming Sundays. Tom has been a Lay Deputy to the last five Episcopal Church General Conventions and...

William O'Brien (1934-2020)  was the founding director of The Global Center at Samford University and formerly a missions professor at Beeson Divinity School. He served on the board of directors of The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, as a senior associate of the Evangelical Fellowship of Missions Agencies, and was a former...

Dr. Brandon O'Brien is th Sr. Director of Global Thought Leadership for Redeemer City to City. He has served in pastoral ministry, worked in publishing, authored a few books, and taught for state and Christian colleges and universities. He earned his PhD from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. (Source: brandonjobrien.com)

Fr. John O'Connor is the Regent of Blackfriars Hall and Studium, and Regent of Studies for the English Province of the Order of Preachers. He grew up in County Galway in Ireland and studied Electronic Engineering at NUIG, and completed a doctorate in applied superconductivity and electron microscopy at the...

Mary Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964) was an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. She wrote two novels and 31 short stories, as well as a number of reviews and commentaries. She often wrote in a sardonic Southern Gothic style, and relied on regional settings and grotesque characters, often in violent...

John O'Donohue (1956-2008) was an Irish poet, author, priest, and Hegelian philosopher. He was a native Irish speaker, and as an author is best known for popularizing Celtic spirituality. He graduated from St Patrick's College in County Kildare, and was ordained as Catholic priest in 1979. He completed his doctoral dissertation from University of Tübingen. In 1990, he returned to...