Each year, the simple and selfless lifestyle of the Augustinians
is chosen by fewer men. Yet the work of the Augustinians is so
very important. As an annual campaign, The Augustinian Fund will
provide financial support to programs that otherwise
wouldn’t have a regular funding source. Your contribution
to the Augustinian Fund will be used to support ongoing programs.
Justice and Peace
The Augustinians believe there can be no real peace without
justice for all and have created a program in Philadelphia that
works to give everyone—indigents as well as
immigrants—fair treatment and access to important services
like health care, legal counsel, pre-school classes for children
and courses on English as a Second Language.
Click here to see the Justice and Peace video.
Prison Ministry
The Augustinians’ most recent initiative is a prison
ministries program. The program enables Augustinian friars to
supplement chaplains in the Philadelphia prison system, even
working with prisoners after discharge—to give them
support as they return to family and community.
Click here to see the Prison Ministry video.
Augustinian Volunteers
The Augustinian Volunteer program is loosely modeled on the
Peace Corps. Young volunteers from the community give a year of
their lives. Some teach others work in clinics and homeless
shelters. In all cases, the Augustinian friars support these
volunteers with expenses like health insurance, room and board,
transportation and sometimes student loans.
Click here to see the Augustinian Volunteer video.
Augustinian Missions
For over 200 years, the Augustinians have served the poor and
marginalized in the United States, Peru, South Africa and Japan.
Friars provide for humanitarian needs, including housing and
health care. They may build a school or maintain an orphanage.
Regardless of location, each Augustinian Mission is a long-term
commitment.
Click here to see the Augustinian Missions video.
Aged and Infirm
Although Augustinian friars are often associated with a
particular institution, like a university or a parish, they
receive no financial support from those institutions. Today, the
average age of an Augustinian friar is sixty-five and many need
help with daily tasks. As part of the recent renovation of the
monastery in Villanova, a floor has been designated as a
residential health care center. The friars, who have given so
generously throughout their lives, now have a comfortable and
well-staffed care facility within their monastery.
Click here to see the Aged and Infirm video.