Second Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C
The Christmas decorations have been put away. Students are a week or two back at school. Things have returned to “normal,” whatever that is! How has the celebration of Jesus’ birth made a difference in your life and mine? To what does the liturgical calendar now direct our attention?
Bonner & Prendergast High School Remembers Father Bill Atkinson. O.S.A.
Father Bill Atkinson, O.S.A., (1946-2006), would have turned 70 on January 4th, and the high school where Father Bill served for almost 30 years, now the co-ed Bonner&Prendergast High School, held a week-long celebration to share his legacy with the students. Beginning on Monday,
The Baptism of the Lord – Year C
In the study of behavioral analysis, there is a theory that positive reinforcement is an effective way to increase the probability of a particular desirable behavior to be repeated or continued. Today we celebrate the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, the last day of the liturgical season of Christmas. In the Gospel of Luke, we hear of the tremendous and fascinating account of Jesus being baptized by John.
Three Augustinians Ordained to the Diaconate in Chicago
Three Augustinian Brothers were ordained to the diaconate by Bishop Robert Prevost, O.S.A., in a ceremony in Chicago, on Saturday, January 2, 2016.
New Vatican Document on “Identity and Mission of Religious Brothers in the Church”
Vatican City, 14 December 2015 (VIS) – This morning in the Holy See Press Office the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life presented the document “Identity […]
Father Michael Di Gregorio, O.S.A., Elected Prior of The Federation of Augustinians of North America (FANA)
Father Michael Di Gregorio, O.S.A., has been elected Prior of the Federation of Augustinians of North America (FANA).
Adeodatus Prison Ministry Receives a Gift of an Icon
“Mary, Mother of Captives.” an icon written by Jack Pachuta, of Yardley, Pa., was gifted to the Adeodatus Prison Ministry, a program of the Augustinian Defenders of the Rights of the Poor (A.D.R.O.P.).
Father Peter Donohue, O.S.A., Receives 2015 Barry Award
Peter Donohue, O.S.A., was presented with the 2015 Barry Award at a dinner held November 20, 2015, at the Union League in Philadelphia,
Articles on Father Bill Atkinson’s Cause in the Delaware County Times & Catholic Philly
The Delaware County Times has an article covering the recent progress of the Cause for Sainthood for Father Bill Atkinson, which Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia presented at the USCCB’s General Assembly in Baltimore last week. “The Augustinians already have a healthy head start in documenting the saintliness of Atkinson who spent more than 40 years in a wheelchair,” say the article.
Photographs of Cardinal Prospero Grech, O.S.A., to Be Exhibited at Villanova University’s Art Gallery
Photographs taken by Cardinal Prospero Grech, O.S.A., will be on display at Villanova University’s Art Gallery, in the Connelly Center on the campus, beginning November 16, 2015.