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Paulist Fr. David O'Brien (1928 - 2016)

Paulist Fr. David O'Brien was ordained May 3, 1956. He served from 1995 to 2004 as director of St. Thomas More Newman Center at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH. He also was a campus minister at The University of Texas at Austin; the University of Connecticut; and the University of Colorado at Boulder. He was pastor of St. Austin Church in Austin, TX, and the Paulist Center in Boston. He passed into eternal life the morning of Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2016.
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St Thomas The Apostle
Thomas The Apostle
University Of Connecticut
The Ohio State University
University Of Colorado
Resting Place
St Thomas
Cemetery
Columbarium at St. Thomas the Apostle Cemetery in Oak Ridge, NJ
The resting place of Paulist Fr. David O'Brien in the columbarium at St. Thomas the Apostle Cemetery in Oak Ridge, NJ.
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Campus Ministry
Because Of Him
Ohio State University
Eternal Life
In Boston
Paulist Fr. David O'Brien (d. 2016) will be remembered for his legacy of enlarging the St. Thomas More Newman Center, the Catholic campus ministry at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH.
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St Thomas More
Thursday Evening
Ohio State
A glimpse from the wake for Paulist Fr. David O'Brien on Thursday evening, January 5, 2017, at St. Thomas More Newman Center at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH.
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Be Active
University Of Texas
Columbus Ohio
After entering senior ministry, Paulist Fr. Dave O'Brien remained in Columbus, OH, and continued to be active at the St. Thomas More Newman Center. Here he is with Paulist Fr. Joe Ciccone, Paulist Fr. Vinny McKiernan, Stuart Wilson-Smith (then a seminarian) and Paulist Fr. Steve Bell.
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In Memoriam
Christmas Eve
Christmas
In Memoriam: Rev. David O'Brien, C.S.P.(1928 - 2016)
Paulist Fr. David O'Brien, a longtime Catholic campus minister, passed into eternal life on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2016.
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Couple Photos
Paulist Fr. David O'Brien speaking
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Late 1960s
1960s
Mass at the University Catholic Center in the late 1960s celebrated by Paulist Fr. David O'Brien.
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Student Center
Paulist Fr. David O'Brien is second from right in this photo.
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Saint Joseph Oratory Montreal
Elvis Presley 1969 Press Conference
Cardinal Leo Joseph Suenens, archbishop of Mechelen-Brussel from 1961 to 1979 (center) and Paulist Fr. David O'Brien (right)
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January 23
January 23, 1967: Cardinal Suenens and Paulist Fr. David O'Brien
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Ohio
Thomas the apostle
Paul the apostle
University
Student center
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January 23, 1967: Archbishop Lucey, Paulist Fr. David O'Brien and Cardinal Suenens
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The United States
Leadership
United States
Fr. David O'Brien, C.S.P. (1928-2016)
Paulist Fr. David O'Brien
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X
Fr. Dave O'Brien, C.S.P. (in white) 2001 groundbreaking of the Newman Center renovation.
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Paul The Apostle
Cardinal Spellman prays over the 17 men ordained priests on May 3, 1956, at our mother church, the Church of St. Paul the Apostle, in New York City.
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My Fathers World Rome To The Reformation
Father Paul Midnight
Dedication Of The Basilicas Of Saints Peter And Paul
Signers Of The Declaration Of Independence
Paul Revere Statue
The Prayer
The reverse of the prayer card for the Paulist Fathers Ordination Class of 1956. Seventeen Paulist Fathers were ordained that year -- the largest class thus far in our community's history.