Michael W O'Neill

Michael O'Neill is an author, speaker, and creator of the website MiracleHunter.com, the web's top resource on Marian apparitions cited in news articles and blogs around the world and throughout renowned Mariologist Fr. René Laurentin's comprehensive work "The Dictionary of the Apparitions of the Virgin Mary" (2010 Edizioni ART). O'Neill, a graduate of Stanford University and member of the Mariological Society of America, has been interviewed about his research numerous times for features on Catholic media outlets like EWTN and Radio Maria and secular publications like National Geographic and Live Science magazine. On December 8th, 2010, O'Neill served as the Marian expert for Relevant Radio on the live broadcast of the Mass in Champion, WI where David L. Ricken, Bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay, gave his official declaration on the authenticity of the 1859 Marian apparitions to Adele Brise, the first such approval in the history of the United States. He co-hosted the television special Miracle Hunters (UpTV 2014) and is author of the books "365 Days with Mary" (Salt Media 2014) and "Exploring the Miraculous" (Our Sunday Visitor 2015).