“He was always concerned about the poor, and had a real apostolic heart and a tremendous spirituality,” Watters said. “He wanted to make the lives of the people in India better. He remained devoted to them for the rest of his life.”
McGauley was born in Boston, where he developed his passion for the Red Sox. He graduated from Framingham High School and studied at Georgetown University for three years. He then entered the Society of Jesus at the Novitiate of St. Isaac Jogues, in Wernersville, Berks County, Pa.
He first went to India in 1951 as a Jesuit scholastic. After studying Hindi, he taught mathematics, physics and catechism at the Loyola School in Jamshedpur.
He was ordained a Jesuit priest at De Nobili College in India on March 24, 1955.
He served as teacher, pastor and director of retreats in addition to his other duties.
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