Fr. Shanley
REV. KEVIN SHANLEY HONORED BY NATIONAL IRISH AMERICAN MAGAZINE
NEW YORK, NY: The Rev. Kevin Shanley, 0.Carm., was recently selected as one or the "Top 100 Irish Americans" for his work among the Irish in the U.S. The award selection was announced by Editor Patricia Harty of "Irish America" magazine published in New York.
"Fr. Kevin's dedication, talent and achievements are truly appreciated, and we would like to thank him in our April/May issue, and honor him at our Gala Awards Dinner and Presentation to be held at the New York Athletic Club on the evening of Thursday, Mar. 16," said Publisher Niall 0'Dowd of "Irish America" Magazine.
Men and women of Irish descent are chosen in various fields of endeavor such as political life, history, teaching, commerce, religion, labor, entertainment, writing, law enforcement, civil service and related activities.
Fr. Kevin, the son of the late Michael and Mary (O’Neill) Shanley, immigrants from Ireland in 1926, learned about Ireland from his earliest years. His rather participated in the Easter Rebellion of 1916 and sentenced to Wakefield Prison in England. After his release, he returned to Ireland and joined the Old IRA and fought throughout the Anglo-Irish War of 1919-21.
Fr. Kevin was ordained a priest at the Carmelite Junior Seminary in Hamilton, Mass., on May 26, l956, and offered his First Mass at St. Aloysius Church in Jersey City, NJ, his family's home parish. He received his B.A. degree from Mt. Carmel College in Niagara Falls, Ont., an affiliate of St. Bonaventure University in Olean, NY. He also holds M.A. degrees in Journalism from Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI, and in Psychology from the Adler School of Professional Psychology in Chicago, IL, and an equivalent M.A. in Theology from Whitefriars Hall in Washington, D.C. He also holds a doctorate degree in Ministry from the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, IL.
After graduating from the international Summer School of Irish Studies at University College Dublin, he taught Irish history and literature courses at St. Xavier University in Chicago, Ill., for 17 years. In addition, he served as communications director for the Irish American Cultural Institute, formerly of St. Paul, MN, for 25 years, and helped to found the Irish American Society of Co. Will in Illinois. He also taught at Joliet Catholic High School in Joliet, IL, for 30 years. He also founded the Celtic News Service in 1962 and has been its director ever since.
The awards presentation will be on March 16, 2006 at the New York Athletic Club.
NEW YORK, NY: The Rev. Kevin Shanley, 0.Carm., was recently selected as one or the "Top 100 Irish Americans" for his work among the Irish in the U.S. The award selection was announced by Editor Patricia Harty of "Irish America" magazine published in New York.
"Fr. Kevin's dedication, talent and achievements are truly appreciated, and we would like to thank him in our April/May issue, and honor him at our Gala Awards Dinner and Presentation to be held at the New York Athletic Club on the evening of Thursday, Mar. 16," said Publisher Niall 0'Dowd of "Irish America" Magazine.
Men and women of Irish descent are chosen in various fields of endeavor such as political life, history, teaching, commerce, religion, labor, entertainment, writing, law enforcement, civil service and related activities.
Fr. Kevin, the son of the late Michael and Mary (O’Neill) Shanley, immigrants from Ireland in 1926, learned about Ireland from his earliest years. His rather participated in the Easter Rebellion of 1916 and sentenced to Wakefield Prison in England. After his release, he returned to Ireland and joined the Old IRA and fought throughout the Anglo-Irish War of 1919-21.
Fr. Kevin was ordained a priest at the Carmelite Junior Seminary in Hamilton, Mass., on May 26, l956, and offered his First Mass at St. Aloysius Church in Jersey City, NJ, his family's home parish. He received his B.A. degree from Mt. Carmel College in Niagara Falls, Ont., an affiliate of St. Bonaventure University in Olean, NY. He also holds M.A. degrees in Journalism from Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI, and in Psychology from the Adler School of Professional Psychology in Chicago, IL, and an equivalent M.A. in Theology from Whitefriars Hall in Washington, D.C. He also holds a doctorate degree in Ministry from the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, IL.
After graduating from the international Summer School of Irish Studies at University College Dublin, he taught Irish history and literature courses at St. Xavier University in Chicago, Ill., for 17 years. In addition, he served as communications director for the Irish American Cultural Institute, formerly of St. Paul, MN, for 25 years, and helped to found the Irish American Society of Co. Will in Illinois. He also taught at Joliet Catholic High School in Joliet, IL, for 30 years. He also founded the Celtic News Service in 1962 and has been its director ever since.
The awards presentation will be on March 16, 2006 at the New York Athletic Club.