Philip Dennis Brady, O.P., Death, 1973-06-27
Scope and Contents
This collection contains personal materials relating to friars after they have left the order, passed away, or transferred to another province. Each friar's file contents are mostly limited to their novitiate records, canonical assignments, historically important correspondence, and a small number of personal items if desired upon their passing. Within the broader collection, each Friar is sorted as a series.
Friars with particuarly substantial historically important papers or items outside of the scope of the Personal Files are placed within a dedicated collection under their name.
This collection is a work in progress and any use of these files requires the explicit permission of the Provincial. Contact the Archivist to discuss access or inquire about friars that may not been cataloged yet.
Dates
- Creation: Death, 1973-06-27
Conditions Governing Access
Requires explicit permission from Provincial to access any records. Contact the Archivist for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
Can only be accessed upon written permission of the Provincial. Contact the Archivist for further details.
Biographical / Historical
Father Philip Dennis Brady died suddenly on June 27, 1973, while visiting with his family in Lynn, Massachusetts. Following services at St. Mary Church in Lynn, at St. Anthony of Padua in New Orleans, and at Holy Ghost in Hammond, he was buried on July 2 in the Rosaryville Cemetery in Ponchatoula, Louisiana.
Father Brady was born on December 9, 1915, in Lynn,
Massachusetts, the oldest of seven children. After attending local public
and parochial grade schools, he graduated from St. Mary High School in Lynn and then studied at Boston College where he earned his bachelor's degree in education in 1938. He entered the Dominican Order in Springfield, Kentucky, and made his first profession there on October 13, 1939. Philosophical and theological studies followed at the House of Studies in River Forest, Illinois, where he was ordained to the priesthood on March 23, 1945.
His first assignment was to St. Albert the Great Parish in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1950, he was sent to Holy Ghost Parish in Hammond, Louisiana, where he served both as
associate pastor and as an instructor of philosophy and theology for the Dominican Sisters in Rosaryville. He spent a total of fourteen years in Hammond as pastor and superior, as Vicar Forane for the Hammond Deanery, and as Director of the Newman Association at Southeastern Louisiana University, where he also supervised the construction of St.
Albert's Catholic Student Center.
In 1964, Father Brady served for a year as an associate at Holy Rosary Parish in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1965, he was named Director of the Newman Center at Northern State College in Aberdeen, South Dakota, while he also worked to complete requirements for a master's degree in philosophy from the Aquinas Institute in River Forest, Illinois.
In 1966, Father Brady moved to St. Margaret Church in Boyce, Louisiana, as pastor and superior until 1969 when he devoted a year to specialized studies in counselling at Andover-Newton Theological Center. Upon completion of these studies, he was assigned as chaplain and student counsellor to St. Mary's Dominican High School in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he served until the time of his death.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of the Province of St. Albert the Great, U.S.A. Repository
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Chicago Illinois 60608 United States
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