News & Media
Stay up to date with recent happenings across the Midwest Augustinian Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel.
First Feast Day Celebration of St. John Paul II
Yesterday was the Feast Day of a Saint that I saw at a Mass in the parking lot of Five Holy Martyrs in Chicago on October 5, 1979 with my Grandmother, Mom and Aunt, shook his hand and took a picture with him after Mass in his private chapel in the Papal Apartment on November 3, 1999, and took a group of students to see him in Rome during the Jubilee Year 2000 World Youth Day...
Marked for Life: Augustinian Impact in My Life
Jenny Meehan, the Pastoral Associate of St. Rita Parish in Chicago, discusses how the Augustinians have impacted her life ever since she was in first grade, attending St. Clare of Montefalco Parish. Read more about her vocational journey and relationship with the Augustinians here.
Introducing the One Mind, One Heart Society
We are proud to announce the newest giving society for supporters of the Augustinians: the One Mind One Heart Society. The society is named after the famous quote by St. Augustine: "The main reason for your coming together is to be of one mind and one heart on the way to God." Read more.
Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church Recognized for Accessibility Efforts
Pathways.org Announces Annual Open Hearts Awards Grants: Congratulations to the Our Lady of the Lake community in Edwardsburg, Michigan, on their recent grant from Pathways.org! Our Lady of the Lake is a parish administered by Fr. Joe McCormick, O.S.A., an Augustinian of the Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel.
Annual Report Now Online
The Augustinians are proud to release the annual report for 2013-2014. Read more here for a link to download your copy, as well as to read the Prior Provincial's executive summary.
Being Augustinian
Every day, Villanovans define what it means to be educated in the Catholic Augustinian tradition. Great article published in the recent Villanova Magazine from Villanova University. Read it now!
Our Newly Professed Augustinians
In August, 2014, Brothers Nick Mullarkey, Colin Nardone, and Joe Siegel all professed their first vows as Augustinians. Watch this short, inspirational video promoting vocations to the Augustinian Order here, and "wake the world with a dawning joy!"
Memorial Mass Homily for the Very Rev. David L. Brecht, O.S.A.
Fr. Jim Halstead, O.S.A., delivers a homily in memory of Fr. David L. Brecht, O.S.A., at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel in Chicago, Illinois, on September 20, 2014. Read now.
Funeral Homily for the Very Rev. David L. Brecht, O.S.A.
In memory of the late Fr. David L. Brecht, O.S.A., we are happy to share the funeral homily delivered by Fr. Tim Cuny, O.S.A., at St. Clare of Montefalco Parish in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, on September 11, 2014. Read now.
Lisa Ann Solava, PHR, Joins Augustinian Advancement Advisory Council
Lisa Ann Solava, PHR, recently joined the Province Advancement Advisory Council. She is a devoted member of St. Jude Parish in New Lenox, Illinois, and an Augustinian Affiliate. Read more about Lisa here.
Augustinian Football Cup this Weekend!
This Friday, September 26th, two undefeated Augustinian football teams meet in competition! Come and enjoy a great game as the Providence Catholic Celtics take on the St. Rita Mustangs at Doyle Stadium on 77th and Western.
Pat Ormsby Joins Province Advancement Advisory Council
Pat Ormsby, Mendel '64, recently joined the Augustinians' Province Advancement Advisory Council. He is the President of Bimba Manufacturing in University Park, Illinois. Read more about Pat Ormsby and why he volunteers for the Augustinians here.