June 2023
A Time in History (June 1 – 7)
June 1 FR. PATRICK J. McMAHON was born at Woodford, County Galway, Ireland in 1921. He died in a Manila hospital on June 1, 1962. Father P.J., as he was called, came to Dalgan seminary in 1941 after studying at St. Joseph’s College, Ballinasloe. He was ordained priest in 1947 and appointed to the Philippines where …
A Time in History (June 8-16)
June 9 FR. FRANCIS M. AWBURN was born in Wodonga, Victoria, Australia, in 1928. He died suddenly on June 9, 1993 in his parish of Matain, Zambales, Philippines. Having completed his secondary education at St. Patrick’s College, Ballarat, Australia, Father Frank entered St. Columban’s, Nth. Essendon in 1946 where he studied philosophy and then went to …
A Time in History (June 17-23)
June 18 FR. JAMES J. FLYNN was born in the parish of Moore, County Roscommon, Ireland in 1925. He died at Manila Doctors Hospital on June 18, 2001, less than three months from being taken ill. Having completed his secondary education at St. Joseph’s College, Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland, Father Jim came to Dalgan seminary in …