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David M. O'Leary 

David O'Leary
David  M.  O'Leary 
University Chaplain 
Goddard Chapel 
phone: 617-627-3427 

fax: 617-627-2447 
E-mail: David.OLEARY@tufts.edu 
In case of emergency, Rev. O'Leary can be reached via Campus Police 617-627-3030 

Reverend David M O'Leary, S.T.L., D.Phil., is the University Chaplain at Tufts University. He is also Senior Lecturer in Comparative Religions on the Medford campus and Senior Lecturer in Medical Ethics on the Boston and Grafton campuses.

Reverend O'Leary was born and grew up in Lynn, Massachusetts. He received his B.A. and M.Div. from Saint John's Seminary in Boston. He earned a M.Ed. from Boston College and the S.T.L. degree (Licentiate in Sacred Theology) from Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, MA. He completed his Doctorate in Medical Ethics from the University of Oxford in England. Before coming to Tufts University, Reverend O'Leary was a Professor of Moral Theology, Spirituality and Sexual Ethics at Saint Mary's Seminary & University in Baltimore, Maryland.

Reverend O'Leary reports directly to the President of the University on all religious and spiritual life issues and is the administrator of historic Goddard Chapel. He does work in spiritual direction, retreats, pastoral counseling, engaged and marriage counseling and the full range of campus ministry at Tufts University. His course offerings have been: "International Relations & World Religions", "Religions & Economic Justice", "Mystics & Mysticism", "Catholicism", "Catholic Moral & Social Teachings", "Religious Dialogue", and "Medical, Professional & Researcher Ethics". He is also the Chair of the Institution Review Board for human subjects research and a member of the IRB for the Tufts New England Medical Center in Boston. He is also a member of the Harvard Board of Ministry, Memorial Church, Harvard University.

He has been featured in the Boston Sunday Globe and written up for his pioneering course "Catholicism in Crisis". He has been interviewed on radio and television on a variety of religion and spiritual issues. He is a member of the American Academy of Religion, the Catholic Theological Society of America and the North American Inter Faith Network. He has published articles on spirituality and an op-ed piece in the Boston Globe, "When Adults Become Abusers of Young People." (Boston Globe July 11, 2000) as well as the following books:

  • A Study of Josef Fuchs' Writings on Human Nature and Morality
  • Roman Catholic Beliefs and Prayers, A Handbook for those on a Spiritual Journey
  • Seeking the Path of God's Justice, An Analysis of the U.S. Bishops' Pastoral Letter on Economic Justice
  • The Roman Catholic Perspective on the Morality of Withdrawing or Withholding Food and Fluid Administered Artificially to an Individual in the Persistent Vegetative State

Reverend David M. O'Leary

Link List:

A Renewed Search For Faith
"Reflection, Looking Ahead Upon Pope's Passing", Tufts e-news, April 7, 2005
Rewriting The Curriculum
Faith Amid Chaos

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