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KEYNOTE Speakerinformationmiraclehunter.comMichael O’Neill is an award-winning author, EWTN Radio and television host, and creator of the popular miracle-tracking website, MiracleHunter.com.
As the world’s foremost English-speaking authority on Marian apparitions, he has been cited worldwide in numerous news articles and books, including 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 and the Theological Commission of the International Marian Association, has been interviewed about his research numerous times for features on Catholic television programs and secular media such as:
- The New York Times
- The Washington Post
- NBC Today
- The Dr. Oz Show
- The History Channel
He was the consultant for National Geographic magazine’s December 2015 cover story and map, The Most Powerful Woman in the World, about the Virgin Mary. He was also interviewed as the Marian expert on the corresponding television piece for NatGeo Explorer.
O’Neill is a regular interviewee on the History Channel’s investigative series The Proof is Out There. He served as the expert commentator during the 2010 live broadcast of the first Marian apparition approval in U.S. history at Champion, WI, as well as EWTN's coverage of the 100th Anniversary Mass of Our Lady of Fatima.
Books
Michael O’Neill is the author of several books, including:
- Science and the Miraculous (TAN, 2022)
- They Might Be Saints (EWTN Publishing, 2021)
- Exploring the Miraculous (OSV, 2015)
- Virgin, Mother, Queen (Ave Maria Press, 2019) – Catholic Media Award winner
Television & Radio
On EWTN, he is:
- Radio Host of the Gabriel Award-winning weekly program The Miracle Hunter® (Saturdays 7 PM ET)
- Television Host & Executive Producerof:
- They Might Be Saints (Wednesdays 9 AM ET) – A docuseries about the lives and intercessory miracles of future American saints
- Explore with the Miracle Hunter (Saturdays 6 PM ET) – A travel series exploring miraculous sites worldwide
He was also the executive producer and host of several Gabriel Award-winning documentaries, including:
- Miracles of Padre Pio (2019)
- Guadalupe Mysteries (2021)
- Miracles of Lourdes (2022)
Speaking Engagements & Pilgrimages
Michael O’Neill has delivered keynote addresses and academic presentations worldwide, including:
- Keynote Address at the Catholic Press Association
- Presenter at the Fatima Congress in Portugal
- Lecturer on miracles in Catholicism at several universities, including as part of the interfaith Comparison Project at Drake University
He also leads an annual international pilgrimage to places of famous miracles around the world.
