Fr. David Oldham

Fr. Oldham returned to his alma mater in the Fall of 2022, having been born and raised in Hastings. After graduating from St. Cecilia in 1993, he attended UNL for three years, studying journalism. He then entered the seminary at St. Charles (Philadelphia, PA) and attended Theology at St. Joseph (Yonkers, NY) and Mount St. Mary's (Emmitsburg, MD), earning a Bachelor's in Philosophy and a Master's in Divinity. Father has three sisters and one brother and enjoys writing, reading, playing golf, and listening to music. He is currently the pastor at St. Ann Parish in Doniphan.

Favorite Bible Verse:

In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as expiation for our sins.

1 John 4:10

Saint Thomas Aquinas, you are called by Holy Mother Church, the Angel of the Schools. Your wisdom, gathered through long meditation from the source of all wisdom, the most holy Trinity, has long been a shining light in the Catholic Church. Ignorance of the things of God is a darkness now enveloping the minds of many of our countrymen. In this darkness, we need an angel like you who will protect, foster, and nourish the schools we have, and guide and strengthen us in establishing and building newer and more adequate schools for the instruction of our children in the ways of Christ. Help and bless the generous sisters, brothers, and priests who labor so unselfishly in the classroom to spread the knowledge of Christ. Inspire our Catholic men and women to be most generous in the support of the schools we have. Grant to parents the wise generosity they need to give their child back to God when that child wishes to follow a priestly or religious vocation. Help us, Saint Thomas, Angel of the Schools, to understand what you taught, and to follow your example. Amen.