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 […]
Villanova Province Celebrates 150th Anniversary
On August 25, 2024, the Augustinian Province of St. Thomas of Villanova will celebrate the 150th anniversary of its founding.
New Appointment in the Vatican Apostolic Archive
Vatican City, July 5 – Pope Francis has appointed Father Rocco Ronzani, an Augustinian priest and esteemed patristics professor from Rome, as the new prefect of the Vatican Apostolic Archive. This archive, which was formerly known as the Vatican Secret Archive, preserves Church documents dating back to the eighth century.
Fr. John’s Peru Visit: A Week of Teaching and Book Presentations
LIMA, Peru — Fr. John Lydon, O.S.A., recently concluded a visit to Peru, where he taught a weeklong class at the international novitiate in Lima and presented his latest book, published by the University Press of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP). Doctrina Social de la Iglesia, su Historia y Enseñanza, translated “Catholic Social […]
David Joseph Kelley, O.S.A.
1942 – 2024 (June 28) Fr. David J. Kelley, O.S.A., was born on July 30, 1942, in Staten Island, New York, the son of Arthur Chester Kelley and Alice Josephine Murphy. He was their only child. He was baptized on August 16, 1942, at Sacred Heart Church, Staten Island, New York. He attended the Academy […]