October 31, 2019 – William L. Mulligan was born in Boston, the second youngest of the four sons and four daughters of Anthony and Anna Mulligan. Both his parents had come from Ireland and met and married here. His father was a court officer and his mother took care of the large family. They lived …
Oct. 17, 2019 – Fr. Anthony R. Picariello, SJ, was born on May 30th, 1930, in Brighton, a mostly Irish section of Boston west of downtown, near the cardinal’s residence and the archdiocesan seminary. Tony later said that, growing up, he thought he was Irish, he knew so few kids from Italian families. He was …
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Sept. 10, 2019 – Robert M. Hanlon was born on July 25, 1932, in Worcester, Mass., the youngest of three boys and two girls. His father, Edward J. Hanlon, was a plumbing inspector for the city. His mother, Agnes Bridget Cleary, was the organist at Our Lady of the Angels, the parish church where Fr. …
Aug. 5, 2019 – Br. Sebastian A. Boccabella, SJ was born in Brooklyn to Carmen and Marie (Gesualdi) Boccabella on September 4, 1931. At the age of 19, he entered the Society of Jesus at St. Andrew-on-Hudson (July 14, 1950) as a Novice Brother. After pronouncing his vows in 1952, Br. Boccabella worked for one …
May 11, 2019 – Fr. Paul J. Dugan, SJ, was born in South Buffalo, N.Y., on March 20, 1924, to Simon and Mary Klas Dugan. He attended the LaSalle Brothers’ St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute, a strong rival for Canisius, the Jesuit High School in Buffalo. However, upon graduation, Fr. Dugan went to Canisius College and …
Fr. Richard J. Ryscavage, SJ, a tireless advocate for migrants and refugees, has died at 74.
April 25, 2019 – Fr. Mallick J. Fitzpatrick, SJ, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on August 16, 1929, and grew up in Queens. His parents were Mallick and Elizabeth “Beth” Flynn Fitzpatrick. He attended Saints Joachim and Anne’s Grammar School in Queens and then Regis High School in Manhattan. Upon graduation he entered the Society …
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March 13, 2020 – Fr. Robert J. Kaslyn, SJ, was called to eternal life on March 13, 2019. Fr. Kaslyn died in Washington, D.C. He was born on April 19, 1956, in Hackensack, N.J., and entered the Society of Jesus at St. Andrew Hall on Feb. 20, 1975, and was ordained on June 8, 1985, at …
March 11, 2019 – Fr. Charles B. Connolly, SJ, was born, on Dec. 16, 1945, in Medford, Mass., one of the cities and towns that ring the city of Boston. He and his two sisters were the children of John and Mary (O’Brien) Connolly. The family moved to nearby Arlington and Fr. Connolly attended the …
June 26, 2017 – Born in 1936, Vincent M. Cooke, graduating from Xavier high school, entered the Society of Jesus at St. Andrew-on-Hudson on August 14, 1954 and took First Vows at Bellarmine College in Plattsburgh, NY, on August 15, 1956. After philosophy at Loyola Seminary, Shrub Oak, he taught at Regis High School in …