Our Lady Seat of Wisdom in Barry’s Bay, Ontario, is proud and honoured to have the internationally renowned Michael D. O’Brien as our Artist and Writer in Residence. Born in Ottawa, Canada, in 1948, Mr. O’Brien is the author of twenty-eight books, notably the novel Father Elijah and eleven other novels, which have been translated into fourteen languages and widely

reviewed in both secular and religious media in North America and Europe.

Michael O’Brien is a well know writer on religion and culture, and his essays have appeared in international journals such as Communio, Catholic World Report, Catholic Dossier, Inside the Vatican, The Chesterton Review and others. For seven years he was the editor of the Catholic family magazine, Nazareth Journal. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Baylor University Honors College (Texas). He has given hundreds of public talks and lectures at universities and churches throughout Europe and North America, and has frequently appeared as a guest on television programs in several nations.

Since 1970 he has also worked as a professional artist and has had more than 40 exhibits across North America. Since 1976 he has painted religious imagery exclusively, a field that ranges from liturgical commissions to visual reflections on the meaning of the human person. His paintings hang in churches, monasteries, universities, community collections and private collections throughout the world.

Michael O’Brien lives in Barry’s Bay, Ontario. He and his wife Sheila have six children and nine grandchildren.

Selected Publications

Fiction The Small Angel (1993) Father Elijah (1996) Strangers and Sojourners (1997) Eclipse of the Sun (1998) Plague Journal (1999) A Cry of Stone (2003) Sophia House (2005) Island of the World (2007) Theophilos (2010) The Father’s Tale (2011) Winter Tales (2011) Voyage to Alpha Centauri (2013) Elijah in Jerusalem (2015) The Fool of New York City (projected 2016)

Non-Fiction The Mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary [text and illustrations] (1992) The Family and the New Totalitarianism (1995) A Landscape with Dragons: the Battle For Your Child's Mind (revised, expanded edition)(1998) Friendly Dragons, Moral Nightmares (2009) John Paul II’s Biblical way of the Cross [illustrations] (2009) Remembrance of the Future: Reflections on Our Times (2009) Harry Potter and the Paganization of Culture (2010) Waiting: Stories for Advent (2010) Father at Night (2011) Arriving Where We Started: Faith and Culture in the Postmodernist Age (2012) William Kurelek: Painter and Prophet (2013) The Donkey Dialogues: correspondence between Mate Krajina and Michael O'Brien (2014)

Visit StudioOBrien.com, Michael's personal website, for writing excerpts, essays, and artwork.

Awards

Canadian Christian Writing Award, from the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada: First Place, for "Eclipse of the Sun" (1999)

The Andrija Buvina Award from the Church in Croatia, for accomplishments in Faith and Culture (2005)

The Servant of the Word Award, from the Archdiocese of Denver, Colorado (2006)

The Archbishop Adam Exner Award for Catholic Excellence in Public Life, Catholic Civil Rights League, Canada (2012)

Logos Book Award, "Best 2012 Book—Fiction" for The Father's Tale, from the Logos Bookstore Association, U.S.A. (2013)

Catholic Culture Award, from Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy, Barry's Bay, Ontario (2014)

OUR LADY SEAT OF WISDOM

Artist and Writer in Residence

Michael D. O’Brien

to an evening with Michael D. O’Brienbest-selling Catholic novelist, artist, essayist, and speaker on faith and culture

BUILDING A CULTURE OF HOPE IN AN ERA OF CONFUSION

SATURDAY DECEMBER 5, 2015 7:30 PMTHE CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST1423 8TH AVENUE, S.E., CALGARY | PARISH HALL

Introduction to Our Lady Seat of Wisdom by President Dr. Keith Cassidy

Talk by Michael D. O’Brien, Artist and Writer in Residence at Our Lady Seat of Wisdom

Wine and Cheese reception to follow

Free-will donations are gratefully accepted.

For donations of $500 or more, supporters will receive a signed copy of Michael D. O’Brien’s latest novel, Elijah in Jerusalem,

a sequel to his best-selling novel, Father Elijah.

For more information, call Maria Reilander at 1.877.369.6520 Our Lady Seat of Wisdom, Barry’s Bay, ON www.seatofwisdom.org

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