News & Media
Stay up to date with recent happenings across the Midwest Augustinian Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel.
Photos from St. Rita Feast Day
Photos from our St. Rita Feast Day Celebration are now available in our Photo Galleries page. Check them out!
Fr. Ted Tack, O.S.A. Biography
You can now watch the beautiful 20-minute video biography on the life of Fr. Ted Tack, O.S.A., Prior General of the Augustinian Order; the video was created by the Cascia Hall community of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Cardinal George's Remarks at Inaugural Gala
Last month, Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I., Archbishop of Chicago, offered an opening prayer to the 460 gathered to celebrate the Augustinian Inaugural Gala. He briefly discussed his role in electing Pope Francis, Augustinian spirituality and ministry, and the Church in Latin America. Check out this video to see an excerpt from this Invocation.
Inaugural Gala a Success!
Thank you to all that attended and sponsored our Inaugural Gala in Chicago on April 26, 2013. The event was a great success to raise awareness and funds for the Midwest Augustinians, and a great opportunity to bring together supporters from all over the Province. Click for photos and sponsor listings.
Augustinians Mark World Day of Prayer for Vocations
Sunday, April 21st is the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. We ask that you please continue to pray for people to respond to the call to discern religious life and ordained ministry.
Visit our Directory of Saints and Blesseds
Through the ages many followers of the Augustinian way of live have been declared Saint r Blessed. These heroes of the Christian Faith are recognized for their lives of virtue and for their service to God and the Church.
Especially for Notre Dame Football Fans...
The Midwest Augustinians are offering their vacation and retreat house on Baldwin Lake near Notre Dame to groups for Notre Dame's home weekends and other big campus events in 2013-2014.
Sacraments for Special Needs Children in Peru
Recently in the church of El Señor de los Milagros (Lord of Miracles) in Pacasmayo, we had the Confirmation of 17 special needs children.
Augustinian School Opens in Peru
By Rev. John Lydon, O.S.A.
On the second Monday of March, the official school year in Peru got of to a start with a new school opening its doors in Trujillo.
How I Found the Augustinians
By Rev. Rich Young, O.S.A.
Sometimes you find things that you didn’t even know you were looking for. That is probably the most apt statement when it comes to how God has moved me and my life to a deeper relationship with the Augustinians.
Advancement Progress Report
Written by Mr. Gregory Jania
Vice-Chairman of the Province Advancement Council
The Augustinians have been a big part of my life for over 25 years, and I was honored to have been asked to join the Advancement Council and serve as Vice-Chairman.
Mass of Christian Burial for the Reverend Theodore E. Tack, O.S.A.
By Most Rev. Robert Prevost, O.S.A.
Ted was truly a humble, warm, and generous human being. And the sense of loss we feel at losing someone we love, who has been called from this life, is deeply felt. But we come to acceptance, and even understanding through the eyes of faith.