--- title: Articles – Church Life Journal | David O'Brien description: "David M. O’Brien is an adjunct professor at St. Leo University and President of the American Institute for Democracy, Justice and Human Rights. He is also Director of Faith Formation at St. Timothy Parish (Lady Lake, FL) and author of There’s a Beer in My Handbag: Unusual Thoughts about Everyday Faith." --- Search [![churchlife](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/church-life-journal-white-horizontal-1.png)](http://churchlife.nd.edu/) - [Essays](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays) - [Articles](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles) - [Blog](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) All posts filed under: ARTICLES ## David O'Brien ![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/David_OBrien-e1462387730629.jpg) David M. O’Brien is an adjunct professor at St. Leo University and President of the American Institute for Democracy, Justice and Human Rights. He is also Director of Faith Formation at St. Timothy Parish (Lady Lake, FL) and author of There’s a Beer in My Handbag: Unusual Thoughts about Everyday Faith. ### Recent Posts [![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/OBrien-crop.jpg)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/2016/05/09/tales-from-the-crypt) ## [Tales from the Crypt](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/2016/05/09/tales-from-the-crypt) Published by [David O'Brien](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/author/david-obrien) I spent Easter in a cemetery. No, I wasn’t exactly visiting the graves of my blood relatives. Nor was I trying to get a part in an episode of *CSI*. I was at Mass—the Easter Vigil to be exact. 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