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1910 – 2000 (July 7)

Laurence Joseph Conneen, one of nine children of Michael L. Conneen and Gertrude Woodside, was born on May 17, 1910, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Saint Clement Parochial School in Philadelphia and later, Saint Denis Parochial School, Ardmore, Pa. He entered the minor seminary of the Province in 1926, and on September 10, 1929, was received into the novitiate. He professed simple vows on September 11, 1930, and solemn vows three years later. Upon graduation from Villanova College in 1934 with a B.A. in philosophy, he pursued theological studies at Augustinian College, Washington, DC, where he was ordained a priest by Archbishop Michael Curley of Baltimore, on June 15, 1937.

1935 – 2017 (July 7) Francis Xavier Gallogly was born on February 19, 1935, in New York, New York, one of two sons of Patrick Gallogly and Mary Charles. He was baptized in Saint Pius Church, Bronx, New York on March 17, 1935, and received his primary education at Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Parish School. […]

1913 – 1994 (July 7) John Joseph Gavigan was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on August 23, 1913, to John Gavigan and Mary Cahill. He was baptized at Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Church in Atlantic City, and attended the parish school, graduating in 1926. That same year, at the age of thirteen, he applied […]

1907 – 1970 (July 6)

A native of Haverford, Pennsylvania, John Joseph Costigan was born on May 28, 1907. He entered the novitiate at New Hamburg, New York, on August 15, 1926, and professed simple vows on August 16, 1927. Solemn profession followed on August 16, 1930, as did graduation from Villanova College in 1931. He did his theological studies at Augustinian College and the Catholic University of America and was ordained in Washington on June 12, 1934.

1894 – 1944 (July 2)

July 2nd is the anniversary of the death of Father Bernard M. Albers. Father Albers was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1894. He entered the novitiate at Villanova, Pennsylvania in 1915, and was ordained to the priesthood in St. Thomas’ Church in Villanova in 1922.

1842 – 1902 (July 2)

Joseph A. Coleman was born in Balbriggan, Ireland, on May 17, 1842. He entered the Order in Ireland, and at 22 years of age made his novitiate at Ghent, Belgium. He continued as a student in that General House together with John Fedigan of the American mission. He was professed on August 15, 1865. Joseph then left Ghent for Hoxton, London, sometime after January, 1868, and was ordained by Archbishop Henry Manning in the bishop’s chapel on July 26, 1868. On October 8 of that same year he was named collector for the mission at Hoxton. At the Irish Provincial Chapter of 1871 he was named prior at Drogheda, and in 1875 prior at Dublin. 

1917 – 1986 (July 2)

Edward Joseph Chapman was born April 23, 1917 in Centralia, Pennsylvania to Joseph Chapman and Anne Lavelle. He was baptized April 29, 1917, at St. Ignatius Church, in that city, and received his elementary education in the parish’s elementary school. He attended St. Ignatius High School in Centralia, for three years, and Conyngham Township High School, Aristes, PA., where he earned his diploma in 1934. Edward did post-graduate studies, as a postulant, at Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, New York, and was received into the novitiate on September 9, 1935.

1891 – 1970 (July 2)

James P. Brice, son of Michael Brice and Bridget McNelis, was born in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on June 19, 1891. He entered the novitate at Villanova on June 22, 1911, and professed vows on June 22, 1912. He was solemnly professed on June 25, 1915. Following theological studies in both Villanova and Rome, Italy, he was ordained on May 27, 1917, in the Philadelphia Cathedral.

1901 – 1979 (June 30)

Charles Edward Bauman was born on October 22, 1901 on a farm in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. On September 10, 1917, he entered Saint Rita’s Hall, Villanova, graduating in June, 1920. On June 27, of the same year he entered the novitiate at Villanova and made his first profession of vows on June 28, 1921. After studies at Villanova College which were completed in June, 1920, Charles began theological studies there. He was ordained to the priesthood in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul by Bishop Crane on June 11, 1927. Another year of theological studies was completed in Washington, DC, where, at the same time, he attended the Catholic University. In June, 1928 he received a Master of Arts degree in Sociology.

1920 – 1975 (June 25)

Norman William Galloway was born in Dumbarton, Scotland on May 2, 1920, the fourth of seven children born to Mary Burgess and James Galloway. The family immigrated to the United States and settled in the Bronx, New York, where Norman attended Saint Nicholas of Tolentine High School for two years and DeWitt Clinton High School for two years. He entered the novitiate on September 9, 1941 and was professed on September 30, 1942. He made his solemn profession on September 30, 1945