John E. Glennon, O.S.A.
1906 – 1945 (June 13) John Edward Glennon, son of Thomas Glennon and Marie Morgan, was born in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, on March 20, 1906. He received his education in Pope Leo XIII Elementary School there, and at Boston College High School. Upon graduation from Boston College in 1930, he entered Boston’s Saint John Seminary […]
Dante L. Girolami, O.S.A.
1915 – 2006 (March 18) Dante Louis Girolami was born on November 28, 1915, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Louis Girolami and Mary Villano. He was baptized in Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Parish, South Philadelphia, and attended elementary school at Francis Reed School, Saint Rita of Cascia Parish School and Wharton Junior High School. […]
A.D.R.O.P. Unity Clinic Walk for Change
The Augustinian Defenders of the Rights of the Poor (A.D.R.O.P.) and the Methodist Hospital Foundation have joined efforts to improve health care and education to uninsured and underinsured in South Philadelphia. Join Us, Saturday, June 2 . . .
Preparing for Provincial Chapter
The friars of the Province of Saint Thomas of Villanova will gather from June 10 to June 15 in Chapter for the official installation of the Prior Provincial who was elected in February, and to choose members of his Council, a Province Secretary and Treasurer, all of whom will form the . . .
An Augustinian in Ministry
Team spirit: The priest on Villanova’s bench
by Leslie Scanlon
Father Rob Hagan is the not-so-tall guy—relative to those in basketball— wearing a clerical collar and hanging out near the end of the Villanova University bench when the men’s basketball team plays. He’s the spiritual anchor of a team that . . .
Pentecost Sunday
Today’s great feast, Pentecost – the birthday of the Church – recalls another great story in our salvation history. This feast of Pentecost makes me think of a story that God’s people began to tell many, many centuries before today’s powerful events occurred.
Sixth Sunday of Easter – Year B
Let me start with a story from the Jewish tradition by the late Brooklyn-born Philadelphia writer Chaim Potok, about a young boy whose father was a good man. The boy, though, was troubled because the father was away often serving their religious leader the Rebbe during some very difficult years for their community
ANNUAL RELIGIOUS BROTHERS DAY – May 1, 2018
We Augustinians join in celebration of the gifts, charism and rich tradition of Religious Brothers in our Province, our Order and our Church on this 2nd annual Religious Brothers Day.
God of mercy and compassion,
Our Prior Provincial, Father Michael Di Gregorio, O.S.A., speaks on the Italian Augustinian Mission in South Philadelphia
At the American Catholic Historical Society’s House, Father Michael Di Gregorio. O.S.A., will speak on the history of the Augustinian mission to the Italian community in South Philadelphia . . .
At 12:10PM on Saturday, April 14, Pope Francis received in audience in the Clementine Hall of the Vatican, a delegation of Villanova University.
Villanova University’s Delegation received in private audience with Pope Francis. Following are the Holy Father’s words:
Dear Friends, I am pleased to welcome you, Father President, the Council and the Board of Trustees of Villanova University, on the occasion of your meeting in Rome. I pray that your time in the Eternal City will be a source of spiritual renewal for each of you.
As an heir to the great Augustinian tradition of learning inspired by the pursuit of divine wisdom, your University was founded to preserve and pass on the richness of the Catholic tradition to new generations of students…