Patrick O\’Hearn

Patrick O'Hearn is a writer and freelance editor, and the former acquisitions editor at TAN Books. He grew up in the Midwest and spent close to three years in a Benedictine Monastery before discerning the call to marriage. His first book "Nursery of Heaven: Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss in the Lives of the Saints and Today's Parents," which he co-authored with Cassie Everts, was released in 2019. His subsequent books include "Parents of the Saints: The Hidden Heroes Behind Our Favorite Saints," the children's book "The Shepherd at the Crib and the Cross," and (with Dan Burke) "The Truth About Hell" (2025, Sophia Institute Press). He graduated holds a master's degree in education from Franciscan University of Steubenville and a bachelor's in marketing from St. Ambrose University.