Brian Doyle

Brian Doyle (1957-2017) was the longtime editor of the University of Portland's award-winning Portland Magazine . His essays appeared in Harper's, The Atlantic Monthly , U.S. Catholic , First Things , Christian Century , America , and The American Scholar . He was the author of two Liturgical Press books, A Shimmer of Something: Lean Stories of Spiritual Substance and The Kind of Brave You Wanted to Be: Prose Prayers and Cheerful Chants against the Dark as well as a contributor to Give Us This...See more

Brian Doyle (1957-2017) was the longtime editor of the University of Portland's award-winning Portland Magazine . His essays appeared in Harper's, The Atlantic Monthly , U.S. Catholic , First Things , Christian Century , America , and The American Scholar . He was the author of two Liturgical Press books, A Shimmer of Something: Lean Stories of Spiritual Substance and The Kind of Brave You Wanted to Be: Prose Prayers and Cheerful Chants against the Dark as well as a contributor to Give Us This Day . See less