Kevin Francis Dwyer, O.S.A.
1936 – 2025 (August 23) Kevin Francis Dwyer, O.S.A., was born on April 18, 1936, in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Francis L. and Helen R. (Donovan) Dwyer. He had two sisters. He was baptized on May 3, 1936, at Saint Augustine Catholic Church, (Tower Hill), Lawrence, Massachusetts. He attended Saint Augustine Parish School, Lawrence, […]
Stephen Joseph Baker, O.S.A.
1963 – 2025 (August 1) Stephen Joseph Baker, O.S.A., was born on June 9, 1963, in Springfield, Pennsylvania, the son of Kenneth J. and Patricia E. (Miller) Baker. He had two brothers and two sisters. He was baptized on June 23, 1963, at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Saint George Parish School, […]
James Robert Flynn, O.S.A.
1946 – 2025 (July 21) James Robert Flynn, O.S.A., was born on August 30, 1946, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Leo J. and Jeanette V. (Daly) Flynn. He had one sister. He was baptized on September 14, 1946, at Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Most Blessed Sacrament Parochial School from 1952 to 1960, […]
Celebrating the Reinterment of Servant of God Fr. John McKniff, O.S.A.
July 8, 2025 Dear Friends in Christ, The Province of St. Thomas Villanova has a longstanding tradition of faith-filled service to the people of God. Our friars today stand on the foundation of many good friars who spent their lives sharing the gospel and Augustinian values with people around the world. One such friar was […]
Edward Joseph Enright, O.S.A.
1947 – 2025 (May 10) Edward Joseph Enright, O.S.A., was born on May 16, 1947, in Medford, Massachusetts, the son of Edward J. and Doris V. (Hill) Enright. He had 1 brother and 2 sisters. He was baptized at Saint Agnes Catholic Church, Arlington, Massachusetts, on June 22, 1947. He attended John A. Bishop Elementary […]
Welcome Pope Leo XIV, the First Augustinian Pope
May 8, 2025 Dear Friends in Christ, What a wonderful day to be an Augustinian as we welcome our brother Robert Prevost, O.S.A. to the papacy as Pope Leo XIV! We’re overjoyed because of what we already know him to be, and what a gift he is to the Church and to the world at […]
Remembering Pope Francis: A Life of Compassion | From the Desk of Fr. Rob
April 22, 2025 Dear Friends in Christ, We join the faithful around the world in deep sadness over the passing of Pope Francis, and in profound gratitude for his life of service to our Church and to all of God’s people. Pope Francis was a servant leader who lived a life of outward simplicity. He […]
Reimagining and Revitalizing the First Foundation of the Augustinians in the United States | From the Desk of Fr. Rob
February 13, 2024 Dear Friends in Christ, Fathers Matthew Carr (pictured at right) and John Rosseter, O.S.A., the first two Augustinians on American soil, responded to a call to provide spiritual direction, support, and education to Irish immigrants in the city of Philadelphia, who were discriminated against because of where they came from and their […]
Thomas Paul Dwyer, O.S.A.
1932 – 2024 (December 9) Fr. Thomas P. Dwyer, O.S.A., was born on October 23, 1932, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, the son of James and Ann (McGroary) Dwyer. He was baptized on November 6, 1932, at Saint Colman Catholic Church, Ardmore, PA. He attended Saint Denis Parish School, Havertown, PA from 1938 to 1946, West […]
From The Augustinian magazine: Fr. Bill Atkinson, O.S.A., Reinterred in St. Thomas of Villanova Church
Story by Sarah Reisert for the fall 2024 issue of The Augustinian magazine. Read the full issue of the magazine and see more photos for this article here. Early in the morning on Monday, June 10, 2024, a small group of people gathered at the Augustinian plot in Calvary Cemetery in West Conshohocken, Pa. Their […]