Patrick O'Hearn is a husband and father. He has authored and co-authored seven books including the Parents of the Saints, Nursery of Heaven (coauthor), The Shepherd at the Crib and the Cross, Courtship of the Saints, The Grief of Dads (coauthor), Go and Fear Nothing, and Our Lady of Sorrows (coming this February by Sophia Press). His subjects of interest include the lives of the saints and the interior life. He holds a master's in education from Franciscan University. You can visit his website at patrickrohearn.com.
Author: Patrick O'Hearn
The Church’s Abandonment on the Cross
Having devoured many spiritual classics from the desert fathers to St. Augustine during my two and half years as a Benedictine monk before discerning out, one idea struck me above the rest. An author, whose name escapes me, prophetically proclaimed …
Religious Life or Marriage? Vocational Wisdom from the Parents of Saints
For years, a friend of mine wrestled with his vocation. Should I be a priest? Should I get married? Which one, Lord, are you calling me to? One roadblock stood in his way. Surprisingly, celibacy was not holding him back; …
The Fifth Prophecy of Humanae Vitae
In his 1968 encyclical Humanae Vitae, Pope Paul VI prophesied four serious consequences if contraception became embraced by the culture and the family: infidelity/moral decadence, lost respect for and use of women by their husbands, government’s abuse of power, and …
St. Benedict’s Lenten Paradigm Shift
Every Ash Wednesday, I feel as though I were attending a funeral Mass. You would think someone had died — and this joyless expression lingers on for many of us until Easter. For years, I held that same expression — …
After I Lost My Vocation, These Saints Rescued Me
A week before my high school graduation in 2002, the horrid priest abuse scandal broke. A few days later, the media swarmed our bishop following our Baccalaureate Mass. Thanks be to God, I had had only positive encounters with bishops …