Fr. Bill Atkinson, O.S.A. Symposium at Villanova | From the Desk of Fr. Rob
November 1, 2023 Dear friend of the Augustinians, On Tuesday, October 3, over 150 people joined the Augustinian Friars, special lecturers, and friends and family of Servant of God Fr. Bill Atkinson, O.S.A. for a special symposium discussing Fr. Bill’s extraordinary life and the Cause for his beatification and canonization. We Augustinians are very excited and invested […]
Prayer Service Celebrates Golden Anniversary of Fr. Bill Atkinson, O.S.A.’s Dispensation
Story by Karen Knight of the Cape May County Herald. Read the full story and see more photos on their website. Family and friends gathered in Ocean City, NJ on August 1 for a 50th anniversary prayer service commemorating the date of the telegram from Pope Paul VI granting dispensation for the ordination of the […]
10th Anniversary Mass & Homily for Father Bill Atkinson, O.S.A., Augustinian Servant of God
Father Bill Atkinson’s 10th Anniversary Mass was celebrated by Prior Provincial Michael Di Gregorio, O.S.A., at Saint Thomas of Villanova church on the evening of Thursday, September 15, 2016. Father Rob Hagan, O.S.A., gave the homily. Nearly 400 people, Augustinian Friars, members of Father Bill’s family – sisters, brothers, nieces and nephews – along with […]
Bonner-Prendie Students Attend Assembly About Father Atkinson, O.S.A.
From CatholicPhilly.com: The assembly students of Msgr. Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School in Drexel Hill attended Friday, May 20 probably held the same appeal as any other: It got them out of class. But by the end of the hour-long presentation, many were actually glad they went. The assembly’s purpose: To introduce them to […]