Fr. Seán ÓLaoire is a Catholic priest, ordained in 1972.  Born in Ireland, he was awarded a B.Sc. degree (major in Mathematics) from the National University of Ireland.  He spent 14 years in East Africa working in Education, Agriculture, Preventive Medicine, Famine Relief, Architecture and also with physically disabled children.  He is multi-lingual and has an M.A. and a Ph. D. in transpersonal psychology. 

He is a co-founder and the Spiritual Director of a group of Bay Area Catholics, called “Companions on the Journey”, who are attempting to find “a new way of being truly Catholic”

He is also a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with a private counseling practice in Los Altos.  He lectures and conducts scientific research on the effects of prayer.  He is the author of four books:

1.   “Ukweli ni Nini?” (What is truth?) – written in Kiswahili in 1983
2. “Spirits in Spacesuits -  A Manual for Everyday Mystics” – published in 2003
3. “Souls on Safari”     -  published in 2006 -  Translated into German as “Seelen Auf Safari” in 2007
   
4.   “A Sensible God” - published in October 2008