Marvin R. O'Connell is a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. He has taught for thirty-eight years at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul and at the University of Notre Dame. His specialty is various aspects of church history. He was chairman of the History Department at Notre Dame 1974-1980 and director of the Notre Dame London Program 1993-1995. He has written eight books and hundreds of articles.
