Thomas R. Hennigan, O.S.A.

1937 – 1991 (March 11)

Thomas Roland Hennigan was born on August 25, 1937, in New York City, one of three children and the only son of Thomas Hennigan and Mary Ellen Moriarty. He was baptized on September 12, 1937, at Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Church, the Bronx, grew up in this Augustinian parish and graduated from its grammar school in 1951. His secondary education was at Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, N.Y. He graduated in June, 1955, and entered Our Mother of Good Counsel Novitiate, New Hamburg, N.Y. in September of that year. On September 10, 1956, he professed simple vows, and began his college studies at Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania. He graduated with an A.B. degree with majors in philosophy and English literature in June, 1961. On September 10, 1960 he pronounced solemn vows. He pursued theological studies at Augustinian College, Washington, D.C., and on February 1, 1964, was ordained to the priesthood at Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Church, the Bronx, N.Y. Upon completion of his theology studies he was granted an M.A. in Religious Studies from Augustinian College.

Father Hennigan's first assignment, in 1964, was to Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C. He remained there for two years, teaching English, religion, and U.S. history. His next assignment, in 1966, was to Monsignor Bonner High School in Drexel Hill, PA, where he taught English and served as chairman of the English department. In 1970 he returned to Archbishop Carroll as an instructor of English and moderator of debating. In 1971 he began graduate work in education at Columbia University in New York, while residing at Mount Augustine Retreat House, Staten Island. After two years of graduate work he began teaching in an alternative public high school in Yonkers, N.Y. In 1975 he designed and directed an alternative secondary school for the Pelham, N.Y. Public School System. From 1977-1979, he taught English and served as chaplain at Phillip's Academy in Andover, MA.

In 1981 Father Hennigan co-founded a contemplative community on the grounds of the former novitiate in New Hamburg, N.Y. In 1984 he was assigned to Merrimack College, North Andover, MA, and began to serve as liaison for intercultural and international students at the college. On loan from Merrimack, he became assistant coordinator of the Northeast Consortium of Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts, in which role he worked to provide greater access to higher education for linguistic minorities in the region. For more than 10 years, he was involved with the contemporary problems of the Native American Indians through his work with the Boston Indian Council and the American Indian Program at Harvard University. He also had a keen interest in the relationship between Zen Buddhism and Christianity.

At the time of his death on March 11, 1991, he was the local superior of the Austin Community in Lawrence, MA. “Buddy,” as his fellow Augustinians called him, felt a great sympathy for minority groups. One of the friars commented, "He was like a godfather to minority students who came to Merrimack, he kept track of their grades and shepherded them through the often confusing paperwork." He belonged to many civic organizations in the area and felt very strongly the obligation to help both as a citizen and as a religious priest.

Father Thomas Casey, O.S.A., was the celebrant at the Mass of Christian Burial at the Chapel of Christ the Teacher on the campus of Merrimack College. Father Hennigan is buried in the Augustinian plot in Saint Mary's Cemetery, Lawrence, MA. 

John P. Hennessy, O.S.A.

1918 – 2003 (May 21)

John Patrick Hennessy, son of James Hennessy and Mary Ellen Kane, was born in Wayne, Pennsylvania., on December 18, 1918. He was baptized at Saint Katharine Church in Wayne, Pa., attended Saint Thomas of Villanova School in Rosemont, and later entered the Augustinian Academy on Staten Island, N.Y. as a postulant. He entered the novitiate in 1936 and professed simple vows on September 10, 1937. He made solemn profession on September 10, 1940. In 1941, he graduated from Villanova College with a BA degree in Philosophy and then pursued theological studies at Augustinian College, Washington, D.C. John Hennessy was ordained to the priesthood on May 18, 1944, at Trinity College Chapel in Washington, D.C. by Bishop John McNamara. He earned a Masters degree in Sacred Theology/Pastoral Ministry from New York Theological Seminary in 1972.

Following ordination to the priesthood, Father Hennessy was assigned to Good Counsel Novitiate in New Hamburg, N.Y. One year later he was assigned to Saint Mary's Parish in Waterford, N.Y., where he served until 1954. While there he was instrumental in the construction of a parochial school. From 1954 to 1965 Father Hennessy served at Saint Thomas of Villanova Church in Rosemont, Pa. In 1962, he was elected a counselor of the Province. From 1965 to 1969, he served as pastor of Saint Genevieve Parish in Flourtown, Pa., where he aided in the growth of the parish, supporting the construction of a parish school, convent and friary. In 1969, Father Hennessy was named pastor of Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Parish in the Bronx, N.Y. From 1972 to 1973 he was assistant pastor at Saint Denis, Havertown, Pa., and then appointed pastor of Saint James Parish in Carthage, N.Y., until 1975 when he became pastor of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Staten Island, N.Y

Father Hennessy returned to Saint Genevieve in 1992 and served there for the next six years. In 1998, after a brief stay at Saint Thomas of Villanova Monastery at Villanova University, Father Hennessy returned to Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish on Staten Island where he remained until January of 2003. He then joined the community at Saint Thomas of Villanova Monastery and was living at Saint Joseph Friary in Drexel Hill, during the monastery’s reconstrution, when he died on May 21, 2003 of esophageal cancer. A man of patience and compassion, Father Hennessy quietly and gently touched the lives of those he served and loved - his family, his parishioners, and his Augustinian brothers. His simple tastes, calm nature, and gentleness made others quickly feel at ease in his presence. He loved walking, often times with a 9 iron in hand, and befriended all those he encountered along his journey.Father Hennessy was buried in the Augustinian plot at Calvary Cemetery, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. 

Joseph V. Hennessey, O.S.A.

1907 – 1977 (October 3)

Joseph Vincent Hennessey was born on February 6, 1907 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania to William V. Hennessey and Elizabeth O'Connor, and was baptized there on February 24, 1907, at St. Aloysius Catholic. He attended Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, New York, and was received into the novitiate on August 15, 1926. He professed simple vows on August 16, 1927, and solemn vows on August 16, 1930. He earned a B. A. in Philosophy from Villanova College, Villanova, Pennsylvania, in 1931, and pursued theological studies from 1931 to 1935 at Augustinian College, Washington, D. C. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 12, 1934, and did additional studies at Catholic University of America, Washington.

Father Hennessey was assigned in 1935 to teach at St. Augustine High School, San Diego, California. In 1942 he was affiliated to the newly founded Augustinian Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel and was assigned to St. Rita High School, Chicago, as a teacher of woodshop. When Mendel Catholic High School opened in 1951 on the campus of the former Pullman Free School of Manual Training, Chicago, Father Hennessey was transferred there. There he taught woodshop and mathematics. Because of declining health, he retired in 1973 to St. Monica Monastery, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.

In September, 1977 Father Hennessey became more seriously ill. His condition seemed to improve, and he traveled to Pottstown at the end of that month to visit his family. Shortly after arriving there, he again became ill, and died October 3, 1977 in Pottstown of an aortic aneurysm.

He was originally buried at St. Mary's Hall Cemetery, Villanova. When that cemetery was relocated to the Augustinian plot at Calvary Cemetery, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, Father Hennessey's body was transferred there.

Joseph E. Heney, O.S.A.

1894 – 1960 (January 14)

Joseph Emmett Heney was born March 17, 1894 in Randolph, Massachusetts to William Heney and Margaret Dwyer, and was baptized March 21, 1894 at Saint Mary’s Church there. He received his elementary education at North Grammar School, Randolph, and graduated from Stetson High School, Randolph, in 1911. That same year he entered the Saint Rita’s Hall at Villanova College, Villanova, Pennsylvania. He was received into the novitiate on June 24, 1914, and professed simple vows on July 2, 1915 and solemn vows July 3, 1918. He earned a B. A. in Philosophy from Villanova College in 1918. He then pursued theological studies at Villanova College, and was ordained to the priesthood on June 10, 1922.

Father Heney taught at the Colegio San Agustin College, Havana, Cuba in 1922 and 1923. In 1923 he was assigned to teach at  Saint Rita High School, Chicago, Illinois. In 1931 he became a member of the Augustinian Mission Band, residing first at Saint Thomas of Villanova Parish, Rosemont, Pa., and later at Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Staten Island, N. Y. 

When the new Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel was established in 1941, Father Heney was affiliated to it, and was named the first director of its Mission Band, serving in that capacity until 1944, when he was named pastor of St. Augustine Parish, Detroit, Michigan. In 1947 he was named pastor and prior of Saint Clare of Montefalco Parish, Chicago. He served as Pastor of St. Clare until the time of his death.

Father Heney was elected to the Councils of both the Villanova Province and Our Mother of Good Counsel Province.

He died on January 14, 1960, after a lengthy illness. A priest who knew him well said, "He was a hard worker and a hard preacher, but he was kind and always understanding of the problems of the laity. He was never harsh--never."

Father Heney is buried in the Augustinian plot at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois.

Robert F. Hemler, O.S.A.

1932 – 1964 (September 10)

Robert Francis Hemler, son of George Hemler and Mary Fern Hoffheins, was born on May 23, 1932, in McSherrystown, Pennsylvania. He received his education in the parochial schools there, and after graduating from Delone Catholic High School, entered Villanova College in 1951 as a lay student. On October 15, 1952, he was received into the novitiate of Our Mother of Good Counsel, New Hamburg, New York, and professed simple vows on October 16, 1953. He graduated from Villanova in June, 1955, and was solemnly professed on October 16, 1956. He was ordained to the priesthood in the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, on June 7, 1958, by Bishop McNamara.

Father Hemler was assigned to Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C. in August, 1959. In October of the same year, he was reassigned to Monsignor Bonner High School in Drexel Hill, PA where he taught history and was later named assistant to the principal as director of sophomore studies. In 1960 he was awarded an M.A. in history from Villanova University.

Father Hemler was 32 when he died on September 10, 1964 in Lankenau Hospital in Overbrook, PA after undergoing a very serious and rare heart operation from which he seemed to be recovering. His brother, Rev. Thomas Hemler of the Harrisburg Diocese, was celebrant of the Requiem Mass. A second Mass was held on September 14, 1964 at Monsignor Bonner High School. Burial was in the Community Cemetery at Villanova.

William Hebgen, O.S.A.

1859 – 1928 (October 13)

William Hebgen was born April 9, 1859 at Caden, in the District of Schohberg-Moldinger, Nassau, Germany. His mother was Maria Groot. He was vested at Villanova on August 6, 1891, entered the novitiate there on August 15, 1896, and professed simple vows on August 17, 1897. His solemn profession was made on November 7, 1902.

Brother William spent his whole life as a brother at Villanova attending the boilers and the water systems. He died at Villanova on October 13, 1928 at the age of 69. He is buried there in the Community Cemetery.

Thomas A. Healey, O.S.A.

1873 – 1927 (January 27)

Thomas Aquinas Healy was born in Athlone, County Roscommon, Ireland, on January 1, 1873, the son of Peter Healey and Bridget McKenna. His family came to the United States when Thomas was a year old. He lived in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, where he attended local schools and then worked as a clerk for eight years. He entered our novitiate at Villanova, Pennsylvania, on June 29, 1902, and professed simple vows on June 30, 1903. He was solemnly professed on July 1, 1906, was ordained ten days later by Bishop O'Reilly of Baker City, Oregon.

Father Healy was appointed Vice President of Villanova College on July 17, 1906 and served there until his appointment as Vice President at Saint Augustine's in Havana, Cuba in 1908. He later was a member of the Province Mission Band. In 1922 he was sent as rector of San Luis Parish in Colorado, but after several months was appointed to investigate the possibility of establishing a boarding school in San Diego, California. He became the first Augustinian pastor assigned to Saint Vincent Parish in Alta California, and urged the provincial to abandon plans for a boarding school in that city and to open a day school instead. Thus began Saint Augustine High School. In 1924, the diocese swapped parishes and Father Healy now became pastor of Saint Patrick’s Parish.

In 1926, Father Healy was appointed Rector of Saint Thomas of Villanova Parish in Rosemont, Pa, where he died on January 27, 1927 at the age of 54. He is buried in the Community Cemetery at Villanova.

Paul F. Healy, O.S.A.

1888 – 1957 (September 24)

Paul Francis Healy, son of Michael Healy and Katherine Coan, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 29, 1888. Following his early education he was enrolled for two years at Roman Catholic High School before he transferred to Villanova Prep. He entered the novitiate at Villanova on July 6, 1908, and was professed on July 7, 1909. That same year he was sent to Italy to study at Viterbo and then at our International College of Saint Monica in Rome. He made his solemn profession there on September 22, 1912 and returned to the United States in 1914 because of poor health. He was ordained to the priesthood in Chicago, Illinois, at St. Michael’s Church, on July 25, 1914 by Bishop Paul Rhode.

After ordination, he served in our parishes of Saint Augustine, Troy and Saint Joseph, Greenwich, New York, and at Saint Nicholas of Tolentine in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In the Provincial Chapter of 1932, he was elected prior of Saint Mary's Hall at Villanova. Three years later, he was elected prior of the Villanova Monastery. 

Father Healy was admitted on several occasions, for extended periods, to tubercular hospitals for treatment, In 1948 he was able to accept an assignment as Professor of Philosophy at Villanueva University in Cuba. In 1950 he was reassigned to Atlantic City where he remained until 1953, when he was transferred to the Villanova Monastery.

Father Healy died in Bryn Mawr Hospital on September 24, 1957 after a long illness. He was 69. A Requiem Mass was celebrated on Friday, September 29 at Villanova by his brother, Father Francis Healy. Father Robert Russell, O.S.A. preached. 

Father Healy is buried in the Community Cemetery at Villanova.

Timothy A. Hayes, O.S.A.

1844 – 1869 (November 15)

Timothy Hayes, son of Andrew Hayes and Catherine Walsh, was born in County Cork, Ireland on May 29, 1844. He later lived in Lawrence, Massachusetts. In May 1864, he and four others were sent to Ghent, Belgium to enter the novitiate. Three of those accompanying him were later to become Fathers Fedigan, Gilmore, and Conway. Timothy and John Fedigan made their profession of simple vows on July 23, 1865. It was at this time that Timothy took the religious name Alphonse. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 22, 1869 in Ghent, by Bishop Henry Francis Bracq.

After ordination, Father Hayes returned to the United States in July 1869, and was stationed briefly at Saint Augustine's in Philadelphia. He was subsequently assigned to Saint Patrick's in Cambridge, New York, but shortly before his death was taken to Saint Augustine’s, Lansingburgh, New York.

He died at Saint Augustine's in Lansingburg, on Sunday, November 15, 1869 at the age of 25, six months after his ordination. He is buried at Saint Mary's in Lawrence.

Edmund J. Hayes, O.S.A.

1915 – 1968 (June 19)

Edmund Joseph Hayes was born May 12, 1915 in Springfield, Massachusetts, to Denis Hayes and Helen Lyons Hayes, and was baptized in that city on July 11, 1915 at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church. He received his elementary education at St. Rose School, Chelsea, and his secondary education at Cathedral High School, Boston, Massachusetts. He was received into the Augustinian Novitiate on September 10, 1933, and professed simple vows on September 10, 1934. He was solemnly professed on September 10, 1938. Edmund earned a B. A. in Philosophy from Villanova College, Villanova, Pennsylvania, in 1938. He then pursued theological studies at Augustinian College, Washington, D. C. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 10, 1941, and did additional studies at Columbia Technical Institute, Arlington, Virginia.

In 1942 Father Hayes was assigned to teach at St. Rita High School, Chicago, Illinois. In 1962 he was assigned to Mendel Catholic High School, Chicago.

Father Hayes experienced health problems for many years. He died June 19, 1968 of arteriosclerotic heart disease. He is buried in the Augustinian plot in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

John R. Havener, O.S.A.

1928 – 2010 (June 1)

John Riley Havener was born on August 3, 1928, in Oneida, New York, one of two sons of Frank Havener and Kathryn Riley. He was baptized on August 26, 1928 at Saint Francis Church, Durhamville, N.Y, and attended public elementary and high school in Verona, N.Y. Upon graduation from high school in 1946, he went to the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., where he studied mechanical engineering. In 1948 he applied for admittance to the Province, and was accepted that year into the post-graduate postulant program at Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, N.Y. John was received as a novice on September 9, 1949, and following his year at Good Counsel Novitiate, New Hamburg, N.Y., he professed first vows on September 10, 1950. He then attended Villanova College, where he obtained his BA in Philosophy in 1952. From 1952 to 1956 he studied Theology at Augustinian College , Washington , D.C., and professed solemn vows on September 10, 1953. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 4, 1955, at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington , D.C., by Bishop John McNamara. He obtained an MS in Physics for the Catholic University of America in 1957. 

Father Havener was assigned to Monsignor Bonner High School, Drexel Hill, PA, where he taught from 1956 to 1961. He then was assigned to Merrimack College , North Andover, MA. In 1963, he taught at Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, N.Y., and in 1968, at Malvern Preparatory School, Malvern, PA. In 1975 he returned to teach at Monsignor Bonner High School and remained there as teacher until 1991. Upon completion of his teaching career, he continued in residence at Saint Joseph Friary, attached to the school, and served as chaplain to the Villa Maria House of Studies, Immaculata, PA. From 1995 to 2005, he served in parochial ministry at Saint Mary’s Church, Waterford, N.Y. In 2005, Father Riley, as he was known throughout his life, moved to Saint Thomas Monastery, Villanova.

Father passed over to the Lord in the early morning of June 1, 2010, at the age of 81. His Funeral Mass was celebrated on Thursday, June 3, 2010 at St. Thomas of Villanova Church. Burial followed in the Province’s section of Calvary Cemetery, West Conshohocken, Pa. 

Father Havener was known for his sense of humor and his gracious presence in community. A highly qualified teacher of physics, he modernized the physics departments at Malvern Prep,  Augustinian Academy, Msgr. Bonner High School and Merrimack College. 

Edward V. Hattrick, O.S.A.

1929 – 2007 (October 10)

Edward Vernon Hattrick was born on November 27, 1929, at Riverhead, Long Island, New York, the son of William J. Hattrick and Mary Hayes, and was baptized on December 15, 1929, in Saint John the Evangelist Church, Riverhead. He attended Riverhead Public Elementary and High School and in 1947 enrolled at Villanova College. He then applied for admission to the Order and was received as a novice on September 9, 1948, at Good Counsel Novitiate, New Hamburg, N.Y. He made simple profession of vows on September 10, 1949, and then returned to Villanova College to complete his BA degree, graduating in June 1952. He professed solemn vows on September 10, 1952. From 1952 to 1956 he studied theology at Augustinian College, Washington, DC, and was ordained to the priesthood on February 4, 1956, by Bishop John McNamara at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

From 1956 to 1958 Father Hattrick taught at Archbishop Carroll High School and obtained an MA in English from the Catholic University of America, Washington, DC. In 1958, after spending three months at Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Parish, Jamaica, New York, he sailed for Nagasaki, Japan, as part of the third group of friars to go the Japanese Missions. His first assignment in Japan was to Our Mother of Consolation Friary and Parish, Nagasaki, where he served from 1958 to 1979. From 1979 to 1982 he was assigned to Saint Augustine's Friary and Parish in Fukuoka, where he was Director of Formation. From 1982 to 1989, he served in Nagoya at Saint Monica's Friary and Parish. He returned to Nagasaki and served there from 1989 to 1997.

In 1997, after almost forty years of service in the Japanese missions, and, at the age of 68, Father Hattrick volunteered for the Province's new mission at Botha's Hill, in the Archdiocese of Durban, South Africa. There, he worked in the English-speaking parish of Our Lady of Mercy, Kloof, and in the two Zulu-speaking missions of that parish, St. Helen's and St. Leo's, both of which he was instrumental in establishing. After ten years of service there, because of failing health, he returned to Villanova and was assigned to Saint Thomas Monastery.

Father Hattrick passed over to the Lord in the early afternoon of October 10, 2007, at the age of 77. A funeral Mass was celebrated for Fr. Ed on October 15 at St. Thomas of Villanova Church, Villanova University. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery, West Conshohocken, PA.

Father Hattrick was dedicated to the living and the spreading of the Gospel. He did not allow the difficulty of language nor the adaptation to new cultures to be an obstacle to his zeal and dedication. He was involved in many building projects throughout the course of his ministry, but his most important concern and the focus of his ministry were the people he served, building up their faith by his tireless compassion, good example, and encouragement of all their efforts.

James J. Hasson, O.S.A.

1879 – 1960 (September 8)

James J. Hasson, son of John Hasson and Bridget Duffy, was born in County Donegal, Ireland on May 3, 1879. He immigrated to the United States and lived in the Cathedral Parish in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from which he attended Villanova College. On June 29, 1901, he entered the novitiate at Villanova and pronounced simple vows on July 2, 1902. He received his B.A. degree in 1904 and made solemn profession on July 4, 1905. He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Edmond Prendergast at the Overbrook Seminary in 1906.

After ordination, Father Hasson served for one year at Colegio San Agustin, Havanva, Cuba. In June, 1907, he was assigned to Saint Laurence O’Toole Parish, Lawrence, Massachusetts. Two years later he was transferred to Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, N.Y. where he was appointed procurator in 1910. In 1911 he was appointed to Saint Augustine Parish, Troy, and then, in 1918, he was named pastor of Saint Thomas of Villanova Parish, Villanova. In 1924, he was elected a Definitor of the Province, and pastor of Our Mother of Good Counsel Parish, Ardmore.

Father Hasson was prior and pastor at Our Lady of Good Counsel, Staten Island from 1932 to 1938. He then served at Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Parish in the Bronx, until 1945 when he was transferred to Our Mother of Consolation, Chestnut Hill, Pa., and in 1948 to Saint Augustine, Detroit, Michigan.

In 1950, because of poor health, Father Hasson was assigned to Saint Thomas Monastery at Villanova. He was 81 when he died in New York at St. Vincent Hospital while on holiday, on September 8, 1960. Father James Donnellon, O.S.A., Prior Provincial, celebrated the Requiem Mass on September 13, 1960, at which Father John Fagan, O.S.A. preached. Father Hasson was buried in the Community Cemetery at Villanova.

Joseph F. Hartman, O.S.A.

1919 – 2004 (February 10)

Joseph Francis Hartman was born April 10, 1919 in Audubon, New Jersey to Lambert J. Hartman and Jennie King, and was baptized May 4, 1919 at Saint Rose Church, Haddon Heights, New Jersey. After graduating from Saint Rose Parochial School in 1933, he enrolled in Camden Catholic High School, Camden, N.J., and after two years transferred to Collingswood High School, Collingswood, N.J., which awarded him a high school diploma in 1937. He then attended Camden County Vocational School from 1937 until 1939. Joseph entered the Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, New York, as a post-graduate postulant in September 1939. He was received into the novitiate on September 9, 1940, and professed simple vows on September 10, 1941. He earned a B.A. in Philosophy from Villanova College in 1944 and pronounced solemn vows on September 10, 1944. He was ordained a priest June 10, 1947, following theological studies at Augustinian College, Washington, D.C. He received an M. A. in Education, with a minor in Physics, from the Catholic University of America, Washington, and did additional studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts (Westinghouse Fellowship); Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois; University of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan; Ss. Cyril and Methodius Seminary, Orchard Lake, Michigan; St. John's University of Collegeville's Jerusalem Extension, Israel, and St. John University, Plymouth, Michigan.

Father Hartman was assigned to Saint Rita High School, Chicago, in 1948. He was named Principal of Saint Augustine Seminary High School, Holland, Michigan, in 1963, but returned to Chicago in 1964, serving as Vice-Principal for Studies at Mendel Catholic High School there. Father Hartman was Chaplain for the Chicago Fire Department for many years. In 1966, he was assigned to Austin Catholic High School, Detroit.

In 1978, Father Hartman was transferred to Saint Mary Parish, Rockford, Illinois, as associate pastor. He became associate at Saint Matthew Parish, Flint, Michigan, in 1979, and pastor in 1980. During his time in Flint, he also served as Administrator of Christ the King Parish for a short time. 

He became associate pastor of Saint Joseph Parish, Pekin, Illinois in 1988, and moved, in 1994, to Saint Clare of Montefalco Parish, Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, where he remained active in ministry until illness necessitated his hospitalization in late December 2003.

Father Hartman was interested in people. He consistently maintained a positive attitude toward others and was constantly affirming the goodness that he saw in others. Particularly after the Second Vatican Council, his Christ-centered spirituality grew and deepened, and he became a man of profound prayer. He died February 10, 2004 at Bon Secours Nursing and Rehab Center, St. Clair Shores, Michigan, following a six-week illness, and is buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Detroit, Michigan

Leo A. Hart, O.S.A.

1899 – 1973 (April 29)

Leo Augustine Hart was born on December 17, 1899, to Daniel Hart and Mary Kearney in Andover, Massachusetts. He was baptized there on December 24, 1899, in the Church of St. Augustine. He received his early education in Andover, and after attending three years at Punchard High School, entered Villanova Preparatory School, Villanova, PA, as a postulant. He began his novitiate on June 15, 1918, professed first vows on June 25, 1919, and made solemn profession on June 25, 1922. Leo received a B.A. degree from Villanova College in June 1922, and studied theology there as well. He was ordained to the priesthood at Villanova on August 2, 1925 by Thomas J. Walsh, bishop of Trenton, New Jersey. He spent a year at Catholic University, Washington, D.C., where he specialized in Psychology and Sociology.

In 1926, Father Hart taught at Villanova's summer school, followed by an assignment to teach at Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, New York. In 1927, he became sub-master at Mother of Good Counsel Novitiate, New Hamburg, New York. In 1928, he was assigned to St. Rita High School, Chicago, Illinois, and attended Loyola University for two years, after which he received an M.A. in Sociology. He ministered in the mid-west also at Cascia Hall Preparatory School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and in the parishes in Michigan, namely, St. Matthew in Flint, and St. Clare of Montefalco in Grosse Pointe. In 1935, after a short stay at St. Nicholas of Tolentine Parish, Jamaica, New York, Father Hart served in St. Augustine Parish, Andover, MA. On November 25, 1935, he was appointed assistant pastor at St. Augustine Parish, Philadelphia, PA., where he remained until 1971, when he retired to St. Thomas Monastery, Villanova, PA.

Father Hart wrote a biographical sketch of the life of Saint Nicholas of Tolentine, in order to extend and perpetuate a devotion to the saint that survived for over seven centuries. On April 29, 1973, Father Leo Hart passed away in Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, at the age of 73. A Mass of the Resurrection was celebrated in the chapel of St. Mary's Hall. Interment followed at St. Mary's Hall Cemetery and later his remains were relocated to the Augustinian Plot at Calvary Cemetery, West Conshohocken, PA. 

Clarence J. Hart, O.S.A.

1907 – 1968 (October 1)

Clarence James Hart was born on July 19, 1907 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to John Hart and Helen Crowley, and was baptized on August 11, 1907 at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, Philadelphia. After completing his elementary education at St. Ignatius School, he studied for one year at West Philadelphia High School, and then transferred as a postulant, to Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, New York, which granted him a high school diploma in 1927. Clarence was received into the novitiate on September 8, 1927. He professed simple vows on September 9, 1928 and solemn vows on September 9, 1931. He earned a B.A. in Philosophy from Villanova College, Villanova, Pennsylvania, in 1932, and pursued theological studies at Augustinian College, Washington, D.C. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 11, 1935. He earned an M.A. in English from Catholic University of America, Washington, in 1936.

When the Order appealed for volunteers to teach in the Philippines, Father Hart responded immediately. He was assigned to Colegio de San Agustín, Iliolo, where he taught until 1941. He then ministered briefly at St. Clare of Montefalco Parish, Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan. Father Hart taught at St. Rita High School, Chicago, Illinois, from 1941 to 1945; at Cascia Hall School, Tulsa, Oklahoma, from 1945 to 1947; and at St. Monica Seminary, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, from 1947 to 1949. When the minor seminary program relocated in 1949 from St. Monica to St. Augustine Seminary, Holland, Michigan, he moved and taught there until 1959. He also held the position of Rector of Postulants from 1957 to 1959.

In 1959, Father Hart was named Principal of St. Thomas High School, Rockford, Illinois.  In 1962, he became a teacher at Augustinian Academy, St. Louis, Missouri. He then returned to teach at St. Rita High School, Chicago, in 1963 and 1964. He was named the Director of Vocations for the Province in 1964.

Father Hart began to experience serious health problems and retired from full-time ministry in 1965. He resided for a time at St. Clare of Montefalco Parish, Chicago. Later, he was moved to St. Joseph Home for the Elderly, Palatine, Illinois, where he died on October 1, 1968 at the age of 61,  of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and bronchopneumonia.

He is buried in the Augustinian plot at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois.

Charles F. Hart, O.S.A.

1897 – 1982 (November 15)

Charles Francis Hart, son of Daniel Hart and Mary Carney, was born in Andover, Massachusetts, on May 23, 1897, and was baptized by Father Thomas A. Field, O.S.A., at Saint Augustine Church. He enrolled at the Augustinian Preparatory Scholasticate at Saint Rita Hall, Villanova, and was received as a novice on June 15, 1918. He professed simple vows on June 25, 1919, and solemn vows on June 25, 1922. He graduated from Villanova College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1922. After completing his theological training at Villanova he was ordained there in the College chapel, along with his brother, Father Leo A Hart, O.S.A., on August 2, 1925.

After a year's study at Catholic University, Washington, DC, Father Hart was assigned to Saint Rita Parish in South Philadelphia in 1926. From 1927 until 1930 he served as assistant pastor at Saint Mary's, Lawrence, Massachusetts. Recognizing his talents as an eloquent preacher, the Prior Provincial named him, in 1930, to the Mission Band with residence at Saint Rita Parish, Philadelphia. In 1933 he returned to Saint Mary's Lawrence, and was given charge of the Immaculate Conception Church, which he renovated. He also beautified the grounds and organized the Saint Rita Guild. In 1947 the Augustinians were requested to take charge of Sacred Heart Parish in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and to serve as chaplains at the federal penitentiary there. Father Hart was chosen as the pastor and distinguished himself with his care and concern for the prisoners. In recognition of his service his fellow Catholic chaplains across the country chose him for the Saint Dismas award.

In 1958 he returned to Saint Rita Parish, Philadelphia, and the following year was selected as prior and pastor of Saint Augustine in Troy, New York. Here again, in addition to his pastoral duties. Father Hart undertook the task of renovating the church and rectory, and refurbishing the convent, the parish hall, and the grammar school. In 1968 he was assigned as prior of the community of Saint Nicholas of Tolentine, Jamaica, New York. In 1971 he returned to Saint Augustine, Troy, where he devoted the remaining years of his apostolate.

An engaging, happy friar and priest, Father Hart communicated this spirit to all around him, particularly to those in his own community. God gave him the privilege of celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of his ordination among the people he loved so much and served so well — and seven more years besides.

Full of years, Father Charles Francis Hart died in Troy on November 15, 1982, and is buried in the Augustinian plot at Saint John Cemetery, Troy, New York.

John J. Harris, O.S.A.

1884 – 1937 (June 8)

John Joseph Harris was born in Yonkers, New York, on July 8, 1884, the son of Samuel Harris and Helen Manning. Before entrance into the novitiate at Villanova, Pennsylvania, on June 22, 1911, he worked as a plumber’s assistant in the New York area. He was simply professed on June 22, 1912, and made solemn profession on June 25, 1915. He was ordained to the priesthood in the church of the Passionists in West Hoboken, New Jersey, by Bishop O'Connor of Newark, on May 16, 1918.

Immediately after ordination, Father Harris served as an assistant in the Villanova summer school. He was then assigned to Saint Augustine's in Troy, NY. From 1919 to 1935, he was stationed at Saint Rita's High School in Chicago, Illinois, where he served at various times as prior, president, and procurator. At the Provincial Chapter of 1935, he was appointed prior of Saint Nicholas of Tolentine in the Bronx, NY.

Father Harris was 53 when he died on June 8, 1937 while attending a school outing at Indian Point, NY. He is buried in the Community Cemetery at Villanova.

Father Harris devoted a great deal of his time and efforts to the youth of Saint Nicholas' parish and of the surrounding areas. In recognition of his work with young people, the city of the Bronx named a playground park in his honor.

William Harnett, O.S.A.

1820 – 1875 (March 28)

William Harnett, son of Patrick Harnett and Joan Walok, was born in Saint Augustine Parish, Philadelphia, Penssylvania. It is commonly accepted that he was born and baptized on December 17, 1820. He received his early education from a parishioner, Miss Mary Lloyd. By the time William was sixteen, his parents had died and he lived with the friars at Saint Augustine Friary, as a student. He was the third native born American to enter the Order. While en route to Europe, to continue his studies, his luggage was either stolen or lost along with his vital records. A dispensation was granted on the strength of an oath that his baptism and confirmation records existed. On November 27, 1837, he was vested as a novice at Genazzano, Italy. The time lapse between requesting and obtaining the dispensation added two months to William's novitiate. On February 2, 1839, he was professed and began his philosophy course at San Lorenzo, the General Professorium, in Recanati. He studied theology in Rome, and was ordained a subdeacon in 1843. That same year he returned to the United States and became a member of the first faculty at Villanova College. He had a limited teaching schedule since he still had to complete his theology studies. On June 1, 1844, he received diaconate from Bishop Francis Kenrick of Philadelphia, who, on September 21, 1844, also ordained him to the priesthood at Saint John’s Church, Philadelphia.

On April 28, 1847, Father John O'Dwyer, O.S.A. wrote, "On Easter Monday I appointed Fr. Harnett Prior at Villanova." At that time Father Harnett became president of Villanova College. On May 18, 1848, Father Harnett was appointed novice master and later, temporary commissary general for about a year.

In 1857, he received an assignment to Our Mother of Consolation parish in Chestnut Hill, Pa., where he remained for the next nine years. In September, 1867, he was appointed sub-prior to the community at Saint Mary's Parish, Lawrence, Massachusetts. At that time a second church was being built. Father Harnett assisted Bishop John J. Williams at the dedication of St. Mary's Church, on September 3, 1871.

Father Arthur J. Ennis, O.S.A., described in his publication, No Easy Road. The Augustinians in the United States, the talents with which Father William Harnett was blessed. Father Ennis wrote, "As a youngster, Harnett proved to be the ideal student - alert, intelligent, industrious, and malleable - so much so that his Italian Augustinian instructors, called him 'the American Angel'. He absorbed so well the education they offered him that he came to be recognized as a learned and able teacher and, especially, a competent speaker and pulpit orator…. He neither sought nor enjoyed the spotlight, and although he was several times chosen for a role of leadership, he was a retiring man who much preferred to work quietly behind the scenes."

Father William Harnett died in the friary at Saint Mary's on Easter Sunday evening, March 28, 1875, at the age of 55. The previous day he had heard confessions for nine hours, and during the night suffered a heart attack. A second attack later that night was fatal.

The funeral mass was celebrated by Father Ambrose A. Mullen, O.S.A., the second pastor of St. Mary's. The homily was delivered by Bishop-elect, Thomas Galberry, O.S.A. Interment took place at Saint Mary's Cemetery, Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Roger M. Hanouille, O.S.A.

1933 – 2014 (January 26)

Roger Meril Hanouille was born on June 9, 1933, in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the son of Meril Hanouille and Lillian Perrault. He had one brother and three sisters, and was baptized in Saint Anne’s Church, Lawrence, on June 11, 1933. He attended Saint Theresa Parochial School, and Central Catholic High School, both in Lawrence, for two years. In 1949, he entered Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, New York as a postulant, completing his high school education there in 1951. He was received as a novice on September 8, 1951, at Good Counsel Novitiate, New Hamburg, N. Y., and professed simple vows on September 10, 1952. He then studied at Villanova University, obtaining his BA in Philosophy, in 1956, and professed solemn vows on September 10, 1955. He then went to Rome, Italy and to Collegio Santa Monica for his theological studies, from 1956 to 1960, and was ordained to the priesthood in Rome, on July 12, 1959.
 
Father Hanouille was assigned to Monsignor Bonner High School, Drexel Hill, Pa., where he taught Latin, Religion, and Mathematics, from 1960 to 1967. He then returned to Rome, Italy, as a member of the Collegio Santa Monica and attended classes at the Pontifical Oriental Institute, where he obtained a Licentiate in Eastern Patristic Theology. From 1971 to 1974 he continued with research work at the University of Munich. In 1974, he returned to Monsignor Bonner High School where he taught until 1981. From 1981 to 1984, he was assigned to Saint Thomas Monastery, Villanova, Pennsylvania, and from 1984 to 1989 to Saint James Parish, Carthage, New York. In 1989 he was assigned to St. Patrick Parish, Cambridge, New York, and in 1997 to Saint Mary Parish, Lawrence, Massachusetts. In 2007, Fr. Hanouille returned to Saint Thomas Monastery, Villanova, Pennsylvania.
 
Father Roger, in the spirit of St. Augustine, scholar, teacher and preacher, spent his life studying, teaching and ministering to God's people. He studied the Fathers of the Church and their profound impact on our understanding of the central mysteries of our faith, sharing that understanding with those to whom he ministered. He died in Saint Thomas of Villanova Monastery on Sunday, January 26, 2014.
 
A wake was held in Saint Thomas of Villanova Church on Wednesday, January 29, 2014. His funeral Mass followed immediately, with principal celebrant and homilist Prior Provincial Anthony M. Genovese, O.S.A. Interment was in the Augustinian plot at Calvary Cemetery, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.