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 […]
A New Resting Place for a Servant of God – CatholicPhilly.com
Story by Fr. Thomas Dailey, O.S.F.S. for CatholicPhilly.com. Read the full story and see more photos on their website. Fr. Bill Atkinson has a new home – at least here below. On June 14, in a ceremony presided over by Archbishop Nelson Pérez, the mortal remains of the Servant of God were “translated” (i.e., moved) […]
Martin Lawrence Smith, O.S.A.
1945 – 2024 (January 19) Martin Lawrence Smith, O.S.A., was born on July 6, 1945, in New York City, New York, the son of James A. and Agnes R. (Kollenz) Smith. He had one brother. He was baptized on July 22, 1945, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bronx, New York. He attended Sacred Heart Parish School from […]
William Howard McGraw, O.S.A.
1931 – 2023 (September 15) William Howard (Howie) McGraw, O.S.A., was born on March 19, 1931, in Watertown, New York, the son of Lawrence H. and Melina M. (St. Louis) McGraw. He had two sisters. He was baptized on June 28, 1931, at Saint James Minor Catholic Church, Carthage, New York. He attended Carthage Elementary […]
Edward John Dixey, O.S.A.
1929 – 2023 (August 31) Edward John Dixey, O.S.A., was born on May 31, 1929, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Joseph N. and Mary A. (Walsh) Dixey. He had two brothers and one sister. He was baptized on June 15, 1929, at Saint Vincent’s Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended St. Barnabas Parish School (1935-1940), […]
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 […]
Michael Patrick Sullivan, O.S.A.
1940 – 2023 (August 3) Michael Patrick Sullivan, O.S.A., was born on March 11, 1940, in New York, New York, the son of Thomas and Margaret (Connaire) Sullivan. He had one brother and one sister. He was baptized on May 31, 1940, at Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Church, Bronx, New York. He attended elementary […]
This Day in Province History: July 1, 1839
Bishop John Dubois of New York invited the Augustinians to take over the parish of Saint Paul in Brooklyn. Within a few weeks, Fathers Nicholas and James O’Donnell moved to Brooklyn from Philadelphia.
This Day in Province History: June 30, 1999
On this date in, 1999, the Province, after over 140 years of service, relinquished administration of Our Mother of Consolation Parish, Chestnut Hill, to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
This Day in Province History: June 29, 1922
Fr. Nicholas Vasey with his Council approved the plan to purchase a 145 acre property at Malvern, Pennsylvania, to establish there a high school, the successor of Villanova College’s ‘Academy’.