
After Death Comes Life...to the Soul in the Grace of Jesus Christ – Fr. Gabriel O'Donnell, O.P.
From The Thomistic Institute by The Thomistic Institute
May 1, 2026 · 49 min
About this episode
Fr. Gabriel O'Donnell discusses the concept of life after death in the context of Christian grace.
This lecture was given on March 14th, 2026, at Dominican House of Studies. For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events . About the Speakers: Fr. Gabriel O’Donnell, O.P., entered the Order of Preachers in 1963 and was ordained a priest in 1970. He is a professor and spiritual director at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD. He previously taught at the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC; St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, PA; and the Angelicum in Rome. He serves as the vice-postulator for the canonization of Blessed Michael J. McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus, and Venerable Rose Hawthorne, O.P., the foundress of the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne.
People in this episode
Guest: Fr. Gabriel O'Donnell, O.P.
Topics covered
- afterlife
- grace
- Christianity
- spirituality
- Dominican tradition
Keywords
- after death
- soul
- Jesus Christ
- lecture
- Dominican House of Studies
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Dominican House of Studies, Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Angelicum
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