Owen R. Jackson, O.S.A.

1933 – 1997 (June 5)

Owen Raymond Jackson was born on December 26, 1933, to Owen Jackson and Alice McDonnell Jackson, in the Bronx, New York, and was baptized there in the Church of Holy Family, on January 1, 1934. He received his early education at St. Anthony School and Cardinal Hayes High School. In 1952, “Ray” entered the United States Marine Corps, and by the time he was separated from service, in 1956, he had earned the rank of sergeant. On September 8, 1956, he was received into the Province as a novice, and professed simple vows on September 10, 1957. Three years later he made his solemn profession, and in 1961, received his B.A. degree from Villanova University. He pursued theological studies at Augustinian College, Washington, DC and was ordained to the priesthood on January 30, 1965, by Francis Cardinal Spellman in St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, Bronx, New York.

Father Jackson spent almost his entire ministry in the field of education. He taught religion at Austin Preparatory School in Reading, MA., and at Monsignor Bonner High School, Drexel Hill, PA. He was a member of the Augustinian Mission Band, served in campus ministry at Villanova University, where he was also a professor, and at Merrimack College, North Andover, MA. He was also very active in Marriage and Family Enrichment Programs. From 1979 until 1981, he was pastor, prior and treasurer at St. Rita Parish, Philadelphia.

At Villanova, Father Ray was very active in the Justice and Peace Center, which he co-founded, and in contemporary social issues on the local, national, and international levels. His automobile bumper sticker, "If you want peace, work for justice," was his motto and way of life. His firm belief in social justice joined with his commitment to the Augustinian Order and to the Church was paramount in his book, Dignity and Solidarity. His writing aimed at creating sensitive, knowledgeable, and conscientious members of society. He enlivened students to develop an ever present awareness of their personal dignity and their responsibility within the human family. Father Ray's approach offered sufficient evidence that individuals can effect social change and, through his style and expertise, he motivated students to that end.

Father Shawn Tracy, O.S.A., homilist at Father Ray's Funeral Mass, emphasized his priestly commitment to the Lord, with these words: "If I can say anything to you tonight, it would be that Ray at the bottom of his heart was "priestly," and that he would want us all to reflect on our own priestly dignity as God's people. He never wanted to be the hero; rather he wanted everyone else to be raised to the level of greatness promised to them by the Gospel."

Father Jackson died on June 5, 1997. The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Thomas of Villanova Church, on the campus of Villanova University. Interment was conducted at the Augustinian Plot at Calvary Cemetery, West Conshohocken, PA. 

Filippo Izzo, O.S.A.

1827 - 1888 (October 2)

Filippo Izzo was born September 14, 1827 at Maddalone, Italy. His twin brother Giacomo, was also an Augustinian. They were educated at our convent of Benevento from their 11th to 20th year and were vested at Benevento on October 11, 1838. They entered the novitiate at Tolentino, and on March 18, 1850 were ordained to the priesthood at Tolentino, following studies at Fermo, Bologna, Tolentino and Foligno.

Father Filippo was first assigned to the Church of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome. In 1865 he was awarded the title of Bachelor. He later served as subprior and master of clerics at Sant’Agostino, Rome.

Father Filippo Izzo was sent to the United States together with Father Pacifico Neno on June 12, 1865 in response to a request for assistance in establishing a theological faculty at Villanova. On arrival, Father Izzo was appointed novice master, and Father Neno was placed in charge of the ecclesiastical department.

In October, 1867, Father Izzo became pastor of Saint Paul's in Mechanicville, New York. He served as pastor until 1876 with Father Nazzareno Proposta, O.S.A. and Brother Sylvester Hogan, O.S.A. assisting him. For four or five weeks at the start of his term he also ministered to the people of Schaghticoke until the arrival of Father George Meagher, O.S.A. there as rector. 

In 1869 Father Izzo succeeded in raising a 125-foot steeple on Saint Paul's Church, at a cost equal to that incurred in the original building of the church twenty years earlier; he also purchased a 2,000 pound bell which he dedicated to the Most Holy Trinity and Our Mother of Consolation. Two years later, with the support of 250 donors, he was able to outfit the church with stained-glass windows. He also built a grape arbor behind the friary and made his own wine. In 1872, he managed to fend off an assailant who tried to rob him of the Christmas Eve collection.

On September 29, 1873 Father Izzo purchased the old Episcopal Church in Stillwater in order to accomodate the increasing Catholic population there, predominantly Irish immigrants who had come to work in the paper mills. He blessed it as a mission of Saint Paul's for Sunday and Feastday Masses. 
  
In the Fall of 1876, Father Izzo was transferred to Schaghticoke as the seventh rector of Saint John the Baptist Parish. There he remained until October, 1879 when he once again assumed the pastorate of Saint Paul's.

At the 1874 Provincial Chapter, the first of the newly established American Province, Father Izzo had been elected one of 3 Judges of Cause. Present also among the 14 voting members of the Chapter were Fathers Neno and Proposta. Both Fathers Neno and Izzo were elected definitors to the first Provincial, Father Thomas Galberry, and Father Izzo was also appointed prior of Saint Paul's in Mechanicville. 

Having successfully planted religious roots in two communities in New York, Father Izzo returned to Italy in the summer of 1881, "to the grief of his people" according to Father Middleton. He continued his ministry in the region of Rocca Romana, Naples, until his death on October 2, 1888. His brother, Father Giacomo Izzo, O.S.A. died three years later.

Joseph E. Hyson, O.S.A.

1895 – 1978 (March 1)

Joseph Edward Hyson, son of Edward Hyson and Mary Kennedy, was born in Mechanicville, New York, on August 16, 1895. He was baptized in the church of Saint Paul the Apostle, and received his early education at the Mechanicville Public School. In September, 1910, he enrolled at Villanova Preparatory School, Villanova, Pennsylvania. On June 19, 1913, he was received into the novitiate, professed simple vows on June 19, 1914, and made solemn profession three years later. In 1917, he received a BA degree from Villanova College, and there also pursued theological studies. On May 29, 1920, he was ordained to the priesthood by Dennis Cardinal Dougherty of Philadelphia, in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul.

Father Hyson's first assignment was to Villanova College, from 1920 to 1926, where he taught Theology and English, began the college newspaper, The Villanovan, and was the first faculty advisor to the yearbook, Belle Air. In 1920, he studied at the University of Pennsylvania, and taught summer school for the next five years at Villanova. In 1926, he was assigned as one of the three founding members of the Prep School, Cascia Hall, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and remained there until 1928, when he became a professor at San Agustin, Havana, Cuba. From 1931 to 1935, Father Hyson served as assistant pastor in Saint Mary's Parish, Lawrence, Mass. Then, he returned to Cuba where he was appointed pastor of San Agustin Parish in Marianao. 

In 1937, Father Hyson was assigned as an assistant at the parish of Saint Paul, Mechanicville, New York. In 1945, he became a member of the Province Mission Band, residing, first at Saint Rita Parish, Philadelphia, and then at Saint Thomas Monastery, Villanova. He continued the Mission Band ministry until his semi-retirement in 1956. He, then resumed a limited teaching schedule at Villanova College. Once, when Father Hyson was asked if he had ever received any awards, honors or signs of recognition, he proudly responded, "I wear my Augustinian habit!" It was this unbounded sense of pride in being an Augustinian that warmed many hearts in his service to the Church and to the Order. 

Father Hyson died suddenly on March 1, 1978 at the age of 83. The Mass of the Resurrection was celebrated at the Villanova Church, after which he was buried in the Augustinian plot at Calvary Cemetery, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. 

Terrance W. Hyland, O.S.A.

1942 – 2006 (October 13)

Terrance William Hyland was born on May 23, 1942, in Hoosick Falls, New York, the son of Thomas W. Hyland and Rita Fordham, and was baptized on June 7, 1942 at Immaculate Conception Church there. He had a twin brother, Thomas, and two sisters, Noreen and Ann Marie. Following his primary school education and high school graduation from Saint Mary's Academy, Hoosick Falls, in 1960, he attended Albany State University, Albany, and graduated with a BS degree in 1964. He taught high school for a year and then was received as a novice on September 9, 1965 at Good Counsel Novitiate, New Hamburg, New York. He professed simple vows on September 10, 1966, and from 1966 to 1968 attended Villanova University, pursuing studies in Philosophy while completing an MA. In 1968 he began studies at the Washington Theological Coalition, Washington, D.C.. He obtained his MA in theology in 1972. He professed solemn vows on September 12, 1970, and he was ordained to the priesthood on August 28, 1971, at Saint Denis Church, Havertown, Pa., by Bishop Peter Van Diepen, OSA, missionary bishop of the Diocese of Manokwari-Sorong, Irian Jaya, Indonesia.

Father Terry's first assignment in 1972 was to Malvern Preparatory School, Malvern, Pa, where he taught, was guidance director, and adapted the Cursillo Movement retreat for the students, calling it MECO, Malvernians Encounter Christ in Others. He next was assigned to formation work in the Province from 1977 to 1982 as Director of Professed and Director of the Pre-Novitiate program at Villanova. From 1982 to 1985 he was assistant pastor at Saint Augustine's Parish in Andover, Ma., and from 1985 to 1993 he was pastor at Saint Augustine's Parish in Troy, New York. In 1993 Fr. Terry was assigned to Campus Ministry at Merrimack College, North Andover, Massachusetts, where he lived in one of the college's residence halls. From 1996 to 1998, he returned to Saint Augustine's Parish in Andover, Ma. as assistant pastor. In 1998, he was part of the first group of friars welcomed into the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, by Bishop Curlin. From 1998 to 2003 he was the Director of the Living Waters Catholic Reflection Center, the retreat house of the diocese, and he helped also at Saint Margaret's Parish, Maggie Valley, North Carolina. 

Due to health concerns, he was transferred to Saint Thomas Monastery in 2003, during the time of its renovations, such that he was living at Saint Joseph Friary, Drexel Hill, Pa, where the province health care unit was temporarily established. With some improvement to his health, he asked to be assigned as assistant pastor at Saint Rita's Shrine in Philadelphia, from 2004 to 2006. Again, health problems caused him to return to the health care unit at Saint Thomas Monastery.

Father Terry was known for his gentleness, compassion, sense of humor, and approachability. Many sought his spiritual guidance and his insight into the human heart. His long association with the Cursillo Movement helped him to exemplify in all of his ministry the guiding principle of that movement: "Christ is Counting on You."

He passed over to the Lord, early Friday morning, October 13, 2006 at the age of 64. A funeral Mass was celebrated at Villanova, after which his body was taken to St. Augustine Church, Troy, New York, for another Mass on Friday, October 20, 2006. Burial was in the Augustinian Lot in St. John's Cemetery, the following day.

Michael T. Hurley, O.S.A.

1780 – 1837 (May 14)

Michael Hurley was born in 1780, most probably in Ireland, and was the first aspirant for the new American Province. In 1797, he was sent to Rome by Father Matthew Carr for his religious and priestly training, and was ordained there in 1802. When he returned to the United States the following year, Father Hurley assisted Father Carr at Saint Augustine's. Later he served as pastor of Saint Mary's in Philadelphia. He became pastor of Saint Augustine's, and the lone Augustinian in Philadelphia, after Father Carr’s death in 1820. Father Hurley, along with Fathers Carr, Rossiter, and others, was a member of the first board of the "Brothers of Hermits", and later succeeded in having the charter amended. During the Yellow Fever Plague of 1805 and the Cholera Plague of 1832, Father Hurley's administration, devotion and charity for the physical and spiritual needs of the victims earned him the praise of the medical profession.

Father Hurley was a personal friend of Mother Seton who praised him for his work in winning converts to the faith, particularly among the influential persons of that day. One of these converts was her own sister-in-law, Cecilia Seton. Mother Seton also granted Father Hurley's request for sisters of her community to staff Saint Joseph's Orphanage in Philadelphia. From 1822 to 1837, Father Hurley served as Vicar of the Augustinians in the American Province, succeeding Father Carr. He also served as Vicar-General during the last years of Bishop Conwell's administration. And it was mainly through his efforts that the "Sister Bell" to the Liberty Bell became the property of the Augustinians. Father Hurley was also responsible for having a clause removed from the laws of the New York State constitution that Catholics considered offensive. Father Hurely was regarded as an outstanding orator, and he spoke on such occasions as the consecration of Bishop Marechal and the funeral of Bishop Egan. Father Middleton, the first Archivist of the Province, quotes these words from Jordan's biographical sketch of Father Hurley in 1812: "He was the most outstanding pastor." This title was bestowed on him because of the zeal he displayed in every phase of his priestly work. Father Hurely died on May 14, 1837 at the age of 57. He is buried in the vault at Saint Augustine's in Philadelphia. 

James M. Hurley, O.S.A.

1897 – 1987 (December 1)

James Michael Hurley was born on February 1, 1897 in New York City to Michael Hurley and Mary O'Neill, the family, consisting of his older sister, Catherine, and two brothers, James and Neil. James was baptized at Saint John the Evangelist, Bronx, N.Y., and was confirmed at Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Parish. Both parents died while he was still young and, for a time, the family was separated. In his later years he confided that he hardly remembered his parents. His grammar school education was in the Bronx parochial schools, and his high school education, from 1913 to 1916, was spent as a postulant at Villanova Prep, upon the advice of the friars of Saint Nicholas Parish. After graduation he took courses in accounting at Pace University in West Chester, New York. In 1918 he briefly entered the United States Navy, serving with the Quartermaster Corps from June until December. In 1920 James enrolled in Villanova College as a postulant. On June 23, 1922, he was received into novitiate at Villanova, and professed simple vows on June 23, 1923. He completed college and received his A.B. degree in June 1924. He professed solemn vows on June 24, 1926, and was ordained by Cardinal Dougherty at the campus church of Villanova on August 29, 1926. He continued his studies at The Catholic University, Washington, DC, and in 1927 under the direction of Monsignor Guildea earned a masters degree in history. In 1946 Villanova University conferred an honorary Doctor of Law degree upon Father Hurley, and in 1951 the Universidad of Santo Tomás, Havana, Cuba, honored him with a doctorate in Education. In 1957 as former rector, he delivered the principal address when Santo Tomás was elevated to the status of a Catholic University. Father Hurley's first assignment following his ordination was to teach at the Colegio San Agustín in Havana, Cuba. In 1929 he was assigned to Saint Augustine High School, San Diego, California, first as a teacher, and then from 1930 to 1932 as principal. In 1932 he was appointed Master of Novices at Our Mother of Good Counsel Novitiate, New Hamburg, New York, where he remained until 1936 when he returned to California as prior and principal of Villanova Preparatory School, Ojai, In 1944 he was transferred to Saint Nicholas of Tolentine, Bronx, New York, as prior of the community and parish assistant. He later returned to Saint Nicholas as prior and pastor from 1959 to 1965.

In 1946 Father Hurley returned to Havana, Cuba, as rector of the Universidad de Santo Tomás, remaining until 1950. That year he began his long service in our parishes, first at Saint Mary's, Lawrence, Massachusetts, as prior, and as pastor from 1959. He returned to Saint Mary's as prior and pastor from 1965 to 1971. In 1971 Father Hurley was transferred to Our Lady of Good Counsel, Staten Island, New York, as assistant pastor. In 1983, now well into his eighties, Father Hurley retired to Saint Thomas of Villanova Monastery, where he died peacefully on December 1, 1987, at the age of 90.

Father Hurley was a familiar figure on the university campus. Despite his impaired hearing, he retained his wonderful sense of humor and his gift for storytelling.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at the campus church of Saint Thomas. Father Hurley is buried in the Augustinian plot at Calvary Cemetery, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

John Herron Hughes

1893 – 1920 (October 6)

John Hughes, son of Stephen Hughes, a mill operative, and Mary Ellen Herron, was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on December 29, 1893. He was baptized two days later at St. Mary’s Church in that city, by Father Alfred Valiquette, O.S.A. After completing studies at local schools, John attended Villanova College’s Preparatory School, and entered the novitiate on June 22, 1911. He professed simple vows on the same day in 1912, and on September 17th of that year traveled to Italy with 9 other friars to pursue studies.

John returned to Villanova in June, 1915, professed solemn vows on June 25th and, in quick succession, in June and July, received tonsure, minor orders and was ordained to the subdiaconate. He was ordained deacon on May 26, 1916, and priest on the same date in 1917 in the Philadelphia Cathedral by Archbishop Edmond Prendergast.

Father Hughes was assigned to St. Joseph Parish in Greenwich, New York, where he passed away on October 6, 1920, as a result of Addison’s disease, from which he had suffered for several years. He was 26 years old. Ironically, several months earlier he had written to Father Thomas Roland at St. Rita Parish in Philadelphia, stating, “The rumor about my illness was unfounded … I am still wearing the marks of my operation in Philadelphia … Personally, I feel quite well and am ‘on the job’ every day.”

Father Hughes’ funeral Mass was offered in Greenwich, new York, after which burial took place at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Francis P. Hughes, O.S.A.

1860 – 1883 (September 8)

Francis Patrick Hughes was born in Thompsonville, Enfield, Connecticut, on September 30, 1860, the son of James Hughes and Mary Dowling. He entered the novitiate at Villanova, PA, on December 8, 1880, and made his first profession of vows on December 8, 1881.

In April, 1883, he was permitted to go to his parents’ home to recover his health. He died there on September 8, 1883, at the age of 23, and was buried in his family's plot in Old Saint Patrick’s Cemetery, Enfield.

Peter C. Hufnagel, O.S.A.

1892 – 1969 (January 28)

Peter Columbus Hufnagel, son of Peter and Catherine Hufnagel, was born in McSherrystown in the Dutch country of Pennsylvania on August 3, 1892. His early education was obtained in Locust Grove Public School and McSherrystown Parochial School. He entered high school at the Augustinian Preparatory Scholasticate, Saint Rita Hall, Villanova, and was received as a novice on June 20, 1912. He professed simple vows on June 20, 1913 and solemn vows on June 23, 1916, and graduated from Villanova College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in June, 1916. Following theological training at Villanova, he was ordained to the priesthood at Saint Charles Seminary, Overbrook, on June 8, 1919. Father Hufnagel's first assignment in 1920 was to San Agustin Parish, Havana, Cuba, where he ministered until his return to the States due to illness in 1938. In 1940 he returned to Cuba to serve at San Agustin Parish, Marianao, and at Santa Rita, Miramar, where he was prior from 1956 to 1961. He was one of eighteen Augustinians expelled by the Communist Castro regime in 1961 from Cuba.

Back in the United States Father Hufnagel served at our parishes in Jacksonville and Dania, Florida until deteriorating health required his transfer to Saint Thomas Monastery, Villanova, in 1967. Known by his fellow Augustinians as being able and willing to do anything that should be done, he accomplished untold wonders in his own quiet way. Plagued by debilitating diabetes which eventually claimed both his legs, Father Hafnagel bore his cross with heroic fortitude until his death in Bryn Mawr Hospital on January 28, 1969. He is buried in the Augustinian plot at Calvary Cemetery, West Conshohocken, PA.

J. Bernard Hubbert, O.S.A.

1905 – 1988 (June 10)

John Bernard Hubbert was born on November 22, 1905 in Philadelphia, PA, to Edward Hubbert and Sarah Gray. He had one brother and two sisters. Baptized in the Church of Saint Joachim, his early education was at the Henry Lawton Public School followed by two years at Frankford High School. In 1923 he applied to the Augustinian Preparatory Seminary on Staten Island, New York, from which he graduated as a postulant in 1926. That August he began his novitiate and professed simple vows on August 16, 1927. Three years later, he professed solemn vows on August 15, 1930 at the collegiate seminary on the campus of Villanova College, Villanova, PA, from which he graduated with an A. B. Degree in philosophy in 1931. After theological studies at Augustinian College in Washington, DC, he was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop John McNamara on June 12, 1934 at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. During the summers Father Hubbert took a number of courses in both mathematics and science at Villanova, and following his theological studies he began, on a part-time basis, to work for a master's degree in economics at The Catholic University of America. He received the degree in 1939. 

Father Hubbert's first assignment, in September 1935, was to Augustinian Academy on Staten Island, where for the next 22 years he taught science and religion and held the positions, at various times, of rector of postulants and scholastics, principal of the school, and sup-prior of the community. He also taught chemistry at Manhattan College in New York City and was co-author of a high school textbook on biology. In 1957 Father Hubbert was transferred to Saint Thomas of Villanova Monastery on the Villanova campus, where he was a professor of physics. He also directed the graduate program for secondary school science teachers, became director of the National Science Foundation Program, and served as assistant to the Dean of Arts and Science. In the Augustinian Community, he served as sub-prior for 12 years. 

In 1987 Father Hubbert retired as a full-time teacher. He celebrated his golden jubilee of ordination in 1984. He was devoted to the Mother of God and actively promoted the rosary and Marian devotions as well as Right to Life Programs both on and off the campus. A precise and patient man, he excelled in his hobby of repairing watches. Until shortly before his death he remained in the monastery community. He died on June 10, 1988, at Haverford Community Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on June 14, 1988, at the Church of Saint Thomas of Villanova on the university campus. The prior provincial Joseph A. Duffey, O.S.A., was the celebrant and the homily was preached by former provincial James Sherman, O.S.A. Father Hubbert is buried in the Augustinian plot at Calvary Cemetery, West Conshohocken, PA. 

John A. Howard, O.S.A.

1884 – 1945 (January 16)

John Andrew Howard, son of John Howard and Nora Casey, was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on December 4, 1884. Received as a novice at Villanova on July 3, 1904, he made simple profession on July 4, 1905, and solemn profession on July 6, 1908. All of his philosophical and theological studies were done at Villanova where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree on June 14, 1906 and a Master of Arts degree on June 12, 1908. He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Edmond Prendergast at Overbrook on May 29, 1909. Father Howard's first appointment was to Saint John the Baptist Parish, Schaghticoke, New York, on June 24, 1909, and then, in 1910, to Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Parish, Atlantic City, New Jersey. From 1917 until 1922 he was assistant pastor at Saint Paul Parish, Mechanicville, N.Y., and the following year he was at Our Mother of Good Counsel, Bryn Mawr. At the Provincial Chapter of 1922 he was made administrator of the proposed Ojai, California foundation, and in 1924, became the first prior and rector of the new Villanova Preparatory School at Ojai. 

In 1932 Father Howard was appointed prior and rector of Saint Peter High School in Aurora, Illinois, and the following year was made the first Augustinian principal at Saint Thomas High School, Rockford, IL. From 1935 to 1941 he was prior and pastor of Saint Paul, Mechaicville, N.Y. His final assignment was as a member of Saint Mary's Community, Lawrence.
An outgoing, demonstrative person, Father Howard was an inventive, pioneering administrator. Growing feeble in his last years he was taken to mount Hope in Baltimore, where he died on January 16, 1945. Father Howard is buried in the Augustinian plot at Saint Mary's Cemetery, Lawrence, MA.

Michael A. Hopkins, O.S.A.

1892 – 1977 (November 16)

Michael Augustine Hopkins, son of Thomas Hopkins and Mary Reilly, was born in Lawrence, MA, on November 15, 1892. He attended Saint Mary's Parish School and Villanova Prep. He entered the novitiate on June 20, 1912, and made his first profession of vows on the same day in 1913. He was solemnly professed on June 23, 1916. He attended Villanova College where he was awarded his A.B. degree in 1916, and continued his theological studies in Washington, DC. Ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Denis Dougherty at Saint Charles Seminary, Overbrook, PA on June 8, 1919, he also completed his studies in Biology at Villanova and received his M.S. that same year.

Returning to Villanova after his seminary studies, Father Hopkins headed the Biology Department and the School of Science from 1919-1926, during which period he formed the pre-medical school. During this time he continued his professional studies at Harvard Medical School, where he also taught, and at the University of Pennsylvania.

From 1926 to 1933 he served in our parishes in Hoosick Falls, Andover, and Atlantic City, in the last place he chaplained the Policemen, Firemen, and Coast Guard, forming the League of the Sacred Heart for them. He also formed a Welfare Organization for the area.
In 1934 he was assigned as prior and headmaster at Malvern Preparatory School, where he taught science, and undertook many renovations and introduced the first "bus" system.

In 1941 he was appointed prior and pastor of Saint Paul's, Mechanicville where, again, he undertook renovations in the church, school, rectory, convent, and cemeteries. In 1947 he was reassigned to Saint Laurence O'Toole Parish.

From 1953 to 1956 he served the church of Our Mother of Good Counsel, Staten Island as prior and pastor, and in 1959 he returned to Saint Paul's, Mechanicville.
In 1965 he returned to the Lawrence area as prior of the community at Assumption parish. He served in this capacity until his retirement in July, 1971, at the age of 79.

Father Hopkins remained with the community at Assumption and it was here that he died in his sleep in the early morning of November 16, 1977, having just celebrated his 85th birthday the evening before.

His life came full circle, as he lay in state in the Church of Saint Mary, Lawrence where he had been baptized, participated in the sacramental life of the Church in his youth, and had celebrated his first Solemn Mass as a priest.

Father Hopkins is buried in the cemetery at Saint Mary's, Lawrence.

Philip A. Holland, O.S.A.

1897 – 1961 (April 12)

Philip Anthony Holland was born to Philip and Julia Holland, on November 23, 1897, in Lawrence, Massachusetts. In 1921, he entered Villanova College, Villanova, Pennsylvania, and received his A.B. degree in June, 1925. On August 15, of that same year, he was received as a member and dean of the first novitiate class at Mother of Good Counsel Novitiate, New Hamburg, New York. On August 16, 1926, he professed first vows, and on April 9, 1929, he made solemn profession in Washington, D.C. He was ordained to the priesthood by Thomas J. Shahan, D.D., on June 10, 1929, at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, and on June 16, celebrated his first solemn Mass at St. Mary's Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts.

From 1929 to 1930, Father Holland was a student-priest at Villanova, before receiving his first assignment to St. Nicholas of Tolentine Parish, Bronx, New York. On June 16, 1933, he was assigned to the parish of St. Clare in Chicago, Illinois, and in 1935, to St. Rita Parish in Chicago. In 1937, Father Philip was transferred to Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish on Staten Island, New York. Shortly after the beginning of World War II, on September 29, 1942, he applied for a chaplaincy in the U.S. Army and studied at the Chaplains' School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. He received citations for serving in the European African Middle Eastern Service, including the American Service Medal and World War II Victory Medal. During the war he had been stationed in Germany, England, France and Belgium. On March 3, 1946, he returned to the United States, and on June 13, 1946, was separated from military service with the grade of Major. He then became associate pastor at Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, Lawrence, Mass. In 1950, he was assigned as pastor of St. Thomas parish in Ojai, California, where he remained until January 3, 1961, when poor health required that he be sent to Saint Thomas Monastery, Villanova, Pa. 

In March 1961, Father Holland moved to Merrimack College, North. Andover, Mass., where he remained until his death, one month later.

On April 12, 1961, at the age of 63, Father Holland collapsed and died while walking in Andover, Mass. His funeral Mass was celebrated in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher, at Merrimack College, by Prior Provincial James Donnellon, followed by interment in St. Mary's Cemetery in Lawrence, Mass.

William P. Hogan, O.S.A.

1820 – 1852 (June 14)

William P. Hogan, a nephew of Father Nicholas O’Donnell, O.S.A. studied at Emmitsburg, Maryland and was ordained to the priesthood in New York by Bishop John Hughes on January 29, 1843. He assisted his uncle at St. Paul’s Church in Brooklyn from 1845 to 1848, and then asked to enter the Order. He was sent to Italy to make his novitiate. After profession he returned to the United States and, in 1851, was assigned to Villanova, Pennsylvania. 

In March, 1852, he was accepted by the Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, to assist on the missions in his diocese. He died on June 14, 1852 in Cincinnati, Ohio, of cholera. The Catholic Directory of 1853 records that he was 32 years old at his death. The place of his burial is unknown.

Sylvester Hogan, O.S.A.

1822 – 1882 (January 24)

Richard Hogan, son of Andrew Hogan and Anastasia Butler, was born in County Kilkenny, Ireland, in 1822. He arrived at Villanova in 1849 and was vested on December 31st of that same year with the religious name, Brother Sylvester. On October 26, 1852, he, together with Brothers Lawrence and Kieran left the community for Gethsemani, Kentucky, to join the Trappists. The next year, however, they returned and once again put on the Augustinian habit. 

Brother Sylvester made his profession of vows as a lay brother of our Order on June 2, 1859. He was stationed at Saint Augustine Church, Philadelphia; Saint Augustine Church, Lansingburg, New York, and Saint Thomas Monastery, Villanova.
Brother Sylvester died at Villanova, January 24, 1882, at the age of sixty. He rests with his Augustinian brothers in the community cemetery at Villanova.

John A. Hogan, O.S.A.

1862 – 1941 (July 16)

John Augustine Hogan, son of Michael Hogan and Margaret Croake, was born in Tipperary, Ireland, on July 19, 1862, and came to the United States at the age of 20. Two years later, on August 28, 1884, he entered the novitiate at Villanova, Pennsylvania, and made his profession of vows on the same date in 1885. He was solemnly professed on September 2, 1888, and was ordained to the priesthood on October 10th of the same year by Archbishop Patrick Ryan in the Philadelphia Cathedral.

Father Hogan was assigned as an assistant at Saint Augustine Parish, Andover, Massachusetts in February, 1888, but due to illness returned to Villanova in October of the following year. In 1890 he was appointed sub-master of novices there. In 1891, he was assigned to Immaculate Conception Parish, Hoosick Falls, New York. In 1896 he was transferred to Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Parish, Atlantic City, New Jersey, and later that same year to Saint Augustine Parish in Philadelphia. 

Father Hogan was appointed to Our Mother Good Counsel Parish, Bryn Mawr, PA, where he remained until 1909, when he was transferred to Saint Mary Parish, Lawrence. He was appointed pastor of Saint John's Parish, Schaghticoke, N.Y. in 1914 and remained there four years until appointed once again to Saint Augustine, Philadelphia. Father Hogan was a zealous promoter of Augustinian devotions. He translated the "Manual of the Third Order," and edited various pamphlets in honor of Our Mother of Good Counsel.

In 1939 he was transferred to the Villanova Monastery where he spent the last years of his life in retirement and where he died on July 16, 1941 at the age of 79. He is buried in the Community Cemetery at Villanova.

Robert P. Hickey, O.S.A.

1936 – 1998 (January 11)

Robert Paul Hickey was born in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, on November 18, 1936, one of two sons and one daughter of Francis Hickey and Hannah Sullivan. He was baptized on December 6, 1936 in Saint Denis Church, Havertown, Pa. and received his early education at Saint Denis Grammar School. After graduating from West Catholic High School in Philadelphia in 1954, he attended Villanova University and Saint Joseph College. Robert lived in central Pennsylvania for twenty-two years, and for most of these years he was an industrial engineer at Standard Steel Corporation. He was quality control manager for the Tappan Company, where he used his accounting and credit analysis skills.

In March, 1987, he entered the Province’s pre-novitiate program at Saint Augustine Friary, Villanova. After a year as a novice at Racine, Wisconsin, he professed simple vows on August 6, 1988 and on September 7, 1991, solemn vows. He studied theology at the Washington Theological Union in Washington, D.C. Prior to his ordination Bob studied Spanish in Cuernavaca, Mexico, and spent time in the Augustinian missions in Peru. On September 20, 1992, he was ordained to the priesthood at Saint Denis Church, Ardmore, by Bishop Francis Murphy, auxiliary of Baltimore, Md.

On November 3, 1992, Father Hickey was assigned to Saint Mary Parish, Lawrence, Massachusetts. In 1995, he was transferred to the community of Austin Friars in Silver Spring, Maryland, where he worked in hispanic ministry, counseled prisoners, and preached on weekends for the organization Food For The Poor. On November 27, 1996, Ferdinand Mahfood, founder and president of Food For The Poor wrote the following to Father Hickey. "I want you to know that I am deeply grateful for the part you play in sustaining and guiding our organization. Your role as a speaker is very important to Food For The Poor, and I am proud to share the results of our ministry with you."

On January 11, 1998, Father Hickey died suddenly in Washington, DC., at the age of 61. The Mass of the Resurrection was celebrated at Saint Denis Church, Havertown, Pa., followed by burial in Saint Denis Cemetery. 

Joseph A. Hickey, O.S.A.

1883 – 1955 (July 9)

Joseph A. Hickey, son of James Hickey and Margaret Dawson, was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 30, 1883. He attended Villanova College, Villanova, Pennsylvania in 1898, and entered the novitiate there on March 17, 1902. He made his simple profession of vows on March 18, 1903, and solemn profession of April 12, 1906. Two years later he was sent to the International College of Saint Monica in Rome to continue his studies for the priesthood. He was ordained in Rome on December 22, 1906. After ordination, he remained in Rome to do graduate work in Canon Law for which he was granted a doctorate in 1908.

Father Hickey then returned to the United States and was assigned to the newly established St. Rita's High School in Chicago, Illinois. In 1910, he became Rector of St. Rita's Hall, the preparatory seminary at Villanova, and also a professor at the College. He was appointed Provincial Regent of Studies in 1913, Definitor in 1914, and Provincial Socius and Secretary in 1918.

Father Hickey became the first Prior of St. Mary's Hall at Villanova in 1921, and held this post until he was appointed President of Villanova College in January 1925. At the General Chapter of September 1925, he was named Assistant General for the English-speaking provinces. From that time until 1953, except for the war years, he lived in Rome. At the General Chapter of 1947, Father Hickey was elected Prior-General of the Order. During his term of office, Collegio Saint Monica was completely remodeled and the new Curia building was erected. In 1953, after completing his term as Prior-General, he retired to the Villanova Monastery. He was 72 when he died on July 9, 1955 in Bryn Mawr Hospital. He is buried in the Community Cemetery at Villanova.

Daniel A. Herron, O.S.A.

1874 – 1942 (July 27)

Daniel Aloysius Herron was born at Buck Mountain, Pennsylvania on October 22, 1874, to John Herron and Nancy Burke. He entered the novitiate at Villanova, Pennsylvania, in 1895, and made his first profession of vows on September 20, 1896. He was solemnly professed on September 21, 1899, was ordained to the priesthood two days later, on September 23, 1899, by Archbishop Ryan in the Philadelphia Cathedral.

Immediately after ordination, Father Herron was assigned to teach in the Province’s newly founded high school on Staten Island, New York. In 1900 he was assigned to parochial work at Our Mother of Consolation Parish, Chestnut Hill, Pa. He was transferred in 1902 to Saint Mary’s Parish in Waterford, N.Y., and, in 1906, to Saint Mary’s Parish in Lawrence, Massachusetts. In 1910, he was appointed rector at Saint James in Carthage, N.Y. In 1916 he was appointed to serve in the same capacity at Saint Denis in Ardmore, and in 1918, to Our Mother of Good Counsel, Bryn Mawr, Pa.

In 1926, Father Herron was elected Prior Provincial of the Province of Saint Thomas of Villanova. In 1928, during the second year of his term of office, a disastrous fire destroyed most of the classroom and laboratory facilities of Villanova College. The building was completely rebuilt as Mendel Hall, which was later renamed Tolentine Hall. Three other structures were also erected within a few years, including Fedigan Hall; a Commerce and Finance Building which was later named Vasey Hall, and the gymnasium and stadium. Father was elected to a second term as Prior Provincial in 1929.

In 1932, Father Herron returned to Carthage as prior and pastor. He also served as prior and pastor of Saint Mary's in Waterford, beginning in 1938. He died after a long illness, in Philadelphia's Misericordia Hospital on July 27, 1942 at the age of 68. Requiem Masses were celebrated at both Waterford, New York and Villanova, Pa. Father Herron is buried in the Community Cemetery at Villanova.

Timothy F. Herlihy, O.S.A.

1856 – 1930 (April 4)

Timothy Francis Herlihy, son of Timothy Herlihy and Mary Sweeny, was born in Glenn's Falls, New York on August 1, 1856. He entered the novitiate at Villanova, PA in 1880, and was professed on February 2, 1881. He made his solemn profession on February 3, 1884, and was ordained to the priesthood in the Cathedral in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 11, 1885, by Archbishop Ryan.

After ordination, Father Herlihy taught at Villanova. Then he served in our missions at Saint Denis' in Havertown, PA beginning in 1890. In 1892, he was assigned to Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Parish, Atlantic City, New Jersey, and in 1894, was transferred to Our Mother of Consolation Parish, Chestnut Hill, PA. In 1898, Father Herlihy was assigned to Saint Augustine Parish in Lansingburg, N.Y, where he remained until 1902. In that year he returned to Villanova.

Father Herlihy spent the last two years of his life at Saint Mary's in Lawrence, MA, where he died on April 4, 1930. He was 74. He is buried in Saint Mary's Cemetery.