Madonna Sutter's first day as director of advancement included a bus trip to an evening event at the Athletic Club in New York City.
The Art of Father Walter J. Quinn, O.S.A.
Mass Honors Friars’ Anniversaries at Annual Retreat Led by Bishop Alberto Bochatey, O.S.A.
In Memoriam: Robert E. Steinman, O.S.A. (1923 - 2015)
In Memoriam: William T. Garland, O.S.A. (1935 - 2015)
Father Bill Atkinson, O.S.A.: The Cause for Sainthood
Richard Cannuli, O.S.A., Conducts a Workshop in Icon Writing at Clare Priory in England
Augustinians Celebrate the Feast of Saint Rita of Cascia at the National Shrine
Peter M. Donohue, O.S.A., President of Villanova University, Awarded 2015 Ellis Island Medal of Honor
Madonna Sutter Named Director of Advancement for the Augustinian Province of Saint Thomas of Villanova
Villanova, PA – Father Michael F. Di Gregorio, O.S.A., Prior Provincial of the Province of St. Thomas of Villanova, has named Madonna Sutter to the position of director of advancement for the Province. “I welcome Madonna to the provincial staff. Her vast experience in community relations and her success in fundraising for non-profits, as well as her knowledge of Augustinian values, will serve us well as director of advancement,” said Fr. Michael F. Di Gregorio, O.S.A.
In Memoriam: Edward E. Doran, O.S.A. (1928 - 2015)
In Memoriam: James L. Nolan, O.S.A. (1920 - 2015)
In Memoriam: Joseph A. Spinelli, O.S.A. 1929-2015
Joseph Anthony Spinelli, O.S.A., died on March 10, 2015. Father spent the first half of his priestly life in the education apostate, teaching for 26 years at Msgr. Bonner High School in Drexel Hill, PA. The second half of his priestly life was spent in the parochial apostolate, in parishes in Dania Beach and Golden Gate, Florida.
In Memoriam: Edmund J. Dobbin, O.S.A., 31st President of Villanova University
The Year of Consecrated Life Has Begun!
In November 2013, Pope Francis proclaimed the Year of Consecrated Life to be celebrated in honor of Men and women in Religious Orders and Congregations, Secular Institutes, Societies of Apostolic Life and new forms of consecrated life. It started on November 30, 2014 and will end on February 2, 2016.
50 Years of Augustinian Presence in Morropón
Christmas in Fukuoka
Remembering Father Purcell
Former Prior General Ordained Bishop in Peru
Fr. Robert Prevost, O.S.A.
On November 3, 2014, Pope Francis named former Prior General of the Order of Saint Augustine, Father Robert Prevost, O.S.A., Bishop of the Diocese of Chiclayo, Peru. Born in Chicago, Illinois, and a member of the Midwest Province, Father Prevost served as Prior General of the entire Order for two terms, from 2001-2013. After his return to the United States, he served as director of the formation house of theology in Chicago.
No stranger to Peru, Father Prevost served in various capacities in the Augustinian missions in Chulucanas and Trujillo from 1985 to 1998 (except for one year when he was vocation director and mission procurator in the United States). He served as chancellor of the Prelature of Chulucanas, as prior and director of the Augus- tinian formation house, and in the Diocese of Trujillo as judicial vicar, pastor, and director of studies for the diocesan seminary.
He returned to the United States in 1998 after having been elected Provincial of the Midwest Province, in which office he remained until his election as Prior General in 2001.
On December 12, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas, Apostolic Nuncio to Peru, Archbishop James Green, ordained Father Prevost as the fourth Bishop of the Dio- cese of Chiclayo. Twenty-three other bishops, including Bishop John McNabb, O.S.A., and Bishop Daniel Turley, O.S.A. (founding and current bishops of Chulucanas, respectively), participated in the rite that took place in the Catedrál Santa Maria. At the end of Mass, Prior General Alejandro Moral Antón, O.S.A., offered words of congratulations on behalf of all Augustinians.
The appointment of Bishop Prevost by Pope Francis is an indica- tion of the respect with which theAmerican Augustinians are held by the people of Northern Peru, whom they have served for over 50 years.
