Flow of Grace:
The Life of William M. Carrigan, Padre Pio’s “Best American Friend”
Chapter—by—Chapter Photo Gallery
William M. Carrigan (1930s).
Chapter One:
William Carrigan, aged 5, with sisters Loretta Marie and Margaret (1907).
Micheal Patrick Carrigan, William Carrigan's father, 1865.
Mary Hanora Maguire Carrigan, William Carrigan's mother, 1888.
Chapter Two:
William Carrigan, aged 15 (1918).
William Carrigan, aged 18 (1920).
Chapter Three:
William Carrigan fighting forest fires in Minnesota (1922).
William Carrigan aged 21 (1923).
William Carrigan in Pipestone, MN (1922).
Bill Carrigan at the University of Arizona (approx. 1923).
William Carrigan at the swimming pool dedication at the St. Joseph's Orphan Home (far right, 1935).
William Carrigan with University of Arizona classmates, (1923 or 1924).
Chapter Four:
Ramona J. Newman (1931).
Ramona J. Newman (1932).
Ramona Carrrigan (1938).
Ramona Carrigan, with Pi Gamma Mu at the Catholic University of America (second row, far left) (1939).
Ramona Carrigan, with Pi Gamma Mu at the Catholic University of America (second row, far right) (1941).
Chapter Five:
Bill Carrigan in Red Cross uniform, (1944).
Bill Carrigan in Red Cross uniform, (1944).
Bill in the Red Cross (1943 or 1944).
Chapter Six:
An early Mass at San Giovanni Rotando with American Troops, Padre Pio as celebrant and William Carrigan on the far right (1944).
William Carrigan receiving a blessed rosary from Padre Pio (1944).
William Carrigan receiving blessed rosaries from Padre Pio (1944).
William Carrigan with American troops outside of San Giovanni Rotando, speaking with an Italian woman, likely Mary Pyle (1944).
American troops receive Communion from Padre Pio (1944 or 1945).
American troops arriving at San Giovanni Rotondo for Palm Sunday Mass (1944 or 1945).
Chapter Seven:
Photos of Padre Pio by Frank Abresch and William M. Carrigan (1944–1953).
Chapter Eight
William Carrigan distributes clothing in Italy (1944 or 1945).
William Carrigan distributes clothing in Italy (1944 or 1945).
William Carrigan discusses harvesting Christmas trees with his Red Cross supervisors in Foggia, Italy (December 1944).
William Carrigan reunites an Italian-American GI with his Italian relatives (Italy, 1944).
William Carrigan with the 15th American Bomber Group in Italy (late 1943 or 1944).
William Carrigan exchanges a toast with American troops (Italy, 1944).
Chapter Nine:
William Carrigan receiving the Eucharist from Padre Pio (Italy, 1944).
William Carrigan takes photos of Padre Pio's Monastery (1953).
Padre Pio blesses William Carrigan's car during a post-war visit (1953).
Chapter Ten:
William and Ramona Carrigan (1953).
William Carrigan in Europe (1953).
The Carrigans with an unnamed young woman (1950s).
Ramona Carrigan in Paris (1953).
Chapter Eleven:
The last page of William Carrigan's final letter to his wife written in Italy (November 8th, 1945).
Chapter twelve:
William and Ramona Carrigan with the pastor of Holy Family Church in Maryland (Between 1952-1957).
Chapter Thirteen:
Avon Hall, Washington, Virginia (mid-20th century).
Avon Hall, Washington, Virginia (mid-20th century).
Bill Carrigan on his tractor, (approximately 1970s).
William and Ramona Carrigan (approximately late 1960s).
William and Ramona Carrigan (approximately late 1960s).
Thanksgiving at Avon Hall, (1970s).
William Carrigan on the 4th of July (1980s).
4th of July at Avon Hall, Little Washington, Virginia (1980s).
4th of July at Avon Hall, Little Washington, Virginia (1980s).
4th of July at Avon Hall, Little Washington, Virginia (1970s).
4th of July at Avon Hall, Little Washington, Virginia (1970s).
4th of July at Avon Hall, Little Washington, Virginia (1980s).
4th of July 4th of July at Avon Hall, Little Washington, Virginia (1980s).
Chapter Fourteen:
William Carrigan with his loaned statue of Padre Pio from Christendom College (1980s).
William Carrigan gives a presentation on Padre Pio at Mount de Sales Academy (1980s).
Photos of William Carrigan's involvement at Mount de Sales Academy (photos courtesy of Mount de Sales Academy, 2022).
Chapter Fifteen:
William and Ramona Carrigan late in their marriage (1980s).
Dedication of the Ramona Carrigan Science Center at Mount De Sales Academy (1980s).
Dedication of the Ramona Carrigan Science Center at Mount De Sales Academy (1980s).
Dedication of the Ramona Carrigan Science Center at Mount De Sales Academy (1980s).
William Carrigan at the beatification of Padre Pio (May 2nd, 1999).
William Carrigan at the beatification of Padre Pio (May 2nd, 1999).
William Carrigan at the beatification of Padre Pio (May 2nd, 1999).
The Carrigan graves, Washington, D.C.
The Carrigan graves, Washington, D.C.