The Province of Saint Thomas of Villanova is pleased to announce the appointment of Lacie Michaelson as Executive Director of the Augustinian Defenders of the Rights of the Poor [ADROP], the Province’s action arm . . .
A.D.R.O.P. Unity Clinic Walk for Change
Preparing for Provincial Chapter
An Augustinian in Ministry
Team spirit: The priest on Villanova’s bench
by Leslie Scanlon
Father Rob Hagan is the not-so-tall guy—relative to those in basketball— wearing a clerical collar and hanging out near the end of the Villanova University bench when the men’s basketball team plays. He’s the spiritual anchor of a team that . . .
ANNUAL RELIGIOUS BROTHERS DAY - May 1, 2018
Our Prior Provincial, Father Michael Di Gregorio, O.S.A., speaks on the Italian Augustinian Mission in South Philadelphia
At 12:10PM on Saturday, April 14, Pope Francis received in audience in the Clementine Hall of the Vatican, a delegation of Villanova University.
Villanova University's Delegation received in private audience with Pope Francis. Following are the Holy Father's words:
Dear Friends, I am pleased to welcome you, Father President, the Council and the Board of Trustees of Villanova University, on the occasion of your meeting in Rome. I pray that your time in the Eternal City will be a source of spiritual renewal for each of you.
As an heir to the great Augustinian tradition of learning inspired by the pursuit of divine wisdom, your University was founded to preserve and pass on the richness of the Catholic tradition to new generations of students...
Congratulations 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball National Champions!
The Augustinian Friars of the Province of St. Thomas of Villanova congratulate Coach Jay Wright, the 2018 Villanova Basketball Team, and the entire University Community on another NCAA Basketball Championship. We are proud of a Program played and won in the Augustinian tradition of brotherhood and honor.
Fr. Michael F. Di Gregorio, O.S.A., Prior Provincial, Province of St. Thomas of Villanova
and Friars at Villanova University, Merrimack College, North Andover, MA Malvern Preparatory School, Malvern, PA, St. Augustine Preparatory School, Richland, NJ, and our many parishes in Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Japan and Peru.
Our Easter Wish to You
The holy, glad day of the Lord’s resurrection has shone forth today to all. Let us rejoice, brothers and sisters, for this is the day the Lord has made: the mother of all good days, the origin of immortal life, the beginning of all our glory. Therefore on the day of this solemnity so venerable, let us offer congratulations both to Christ and ourselves. To Christ, I say, who, after the victory of the cross, brought back spoils from his enemies . . . to ourselves, because we now see the likeness of our future resurrection and gaze upon the sight of our hoped-for glory in Christ. It is our glory that we consider; it is our beauty the we venerate; our resurrection has begun in Christ and will be brought in us in his time.
Saint Thomas of Villanova, Easter Sunday, Sermon 1, 1-2
The Augustinian Friars of the Province of
Saint Thomas of Villanova
Send Sincere Best Wishes and Prayerful Remembrance
That the Joy of the Easter Mystery
May Fill your Heart and Renew your Spirit
NYT writes about Father Robert Hagan, O.S.A., VU Chaplain
We can all connect to the appreciation felt when someone supports us by simply listening. A recent article in The New York Times, You Know Sister Jean, Meet Father Rob by Zach Schonbrun focuses on the influential role Father Rob Hagan, O.S.A., plays as Villanova basketball team’s chaplin. As mentioned in the article, Father Hagan provides an open space for these men to be heard. Father Hagan explains, “They have a million people telling them what to do.” However, when Father Hagan speaks, you can be sure the players listen. This past Palm Sunday’s pre-game prayer offered the team balance as they moved forward, “Don’t drink the perfume. You don’t get too high when things are going well, and you don’t get too low when things are not going so great.”
Father Michael Di Gregorio, O.S.A., Re-Elected Prior Provincial of the Augustinian Province of Saint Thomas of Villanova
Our Brothers in Formation in Chicago Visit Home for Christmas
In Memoriam: John J. Hagen, O.S.A. (1930 - 2017)
The Most Rev. Louis A. DeSimone, Retired Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, Named 2018 Saint Augustine Medal Recipient
Rob Hagan, O.S.A., Receives Villanova University's Kail Ellis, O.S.A., Alumni Medallion
Sacred & Profane – Mixed Media Images by Richard G. Canulli, O.S.A., at Villanova University’s Art Gallery, October 2 – December 19, 2017
“Conflict and Communion: Toward 22nd Century Christianity” Vesper Service in the Collegiate Church at Merrimack College on Monday, October 30, 2017 at 7:00 PM
Aldo Potencio, O.S.A., Ordained to the Priesthood
Film of Aug. 5th Mass of Augustinian Professions
On Saturday August 5, two novices of the Villanova Province, Jeremy Hiers and William Gabriel, professed simple vows, together with two novices of the California Province and a priest who will make his commitment to the Canadian Province. At the same time, two other friars made their solemn profession. The ceremony was held at Founder's Chapel at the University of San Diego, San Diego, California.
OUR APOLOGIES! DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES the video crew set to broadcast the Mass live from San Diego, had problems with the live feed, but the video taping proceeded and the video can be seen by clicking here, YOU TUBE VIDEO CHANNEL.
Prayerful good wishes go to all of these brothers as they live their commitment to the Augustinian way of life.
