Rev. Joseph Flanagan

Paul,
Please accept Karen's and my condolences for the loss of your Uncle

June 1, 2010

I was terribly saddened to hear of Fr. Flanagan's sudden passing. I counted Fr. Flanagan as one of my guiding lights during my undergraduate years at Boston College (AB Philosophy and English, 1973). I was without a compass before I signed on to take his Aesthetics course during which we read Suzanne Langer (among others). His prodigious intellect was remarkably matched by a warm and compassionate soul. I do recall at one point unwittingly playing Fr. Flanagan's...

I count Fr. Flanagan among the best teachers I've had at any point in my education. I was very fortunate to study under him as an undergraduate at BC, for his course on Modernism; and my lasting interest in philosophy, education, and art has so much to do with his influence as a generous and wise person.

To John Flanagan & family:
My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time.
Jerry Quinn
BC High Class of '73

Father Flanagan not only was an most excellent professor of philosophy, but a great department chairman. I was fortunate enough to be a graduate student at BC under him, to teach under him, and to take classes from him. He backed me up in making some tough life decisions; I became a Catholic in part due to seeing his faith in action every day...my fondest memory tho, is that of my then 4 year old child running through his open door and his picking her up and holding her, talking with her. ...

May the angels welcome him to Paradise

i will always be grateful for Father Joe's support at a difficult transition in my life. He embodied the twofold commandment of love of God and of neighbor, besides being a faithful steward of tradition and a herald of the future. William E. Murnion (Bellvale, NY)

A brilliant mind, a loving soul, a heartfelt servant for the greater good. You live on in the lives you touched for so many years. We are better people because you were here. To Father Joe Flanagan.