Br Martin Thompson OFM Rest in Peace
By Paddy Noonan OFM – Franciscan Brother Martin Thompson died on September 29 in Ireland. He was born as George Thompson in Dublin on November 4, 1934, and after his education at Belvedere College,...
Category: Death
Augustinian Sister Mary Carmel Collins Rest in Peace
By Shirley Juan – Sister Mary Carmel Collins of Estcourt, KwaZulu-Natal, died on September 18 at the age of 88. Born Mary Philomena Collins on August 9, 1931, in Castlehaven in County Cork, Ireland,...
Murder Of Jesuits Was Marked With Horror, But Inspired Defence Of The Poor
By Rhina Guidos – No one can deny that the act was horrific. Six priests found face down on a lawn with bullet holes through various parts of their bodies. One was in his bathrobe....
Peter Throp Rest In Peace
Catholic pro-life activist Peter Throp of Cape Town died at 73 on October 19, having lived to see his dream: the closure of Cape Town’s biggest abortion clinic, Marie Stopes in Bree Street. Mr...
Sr Regina Giwu OP Rest in Peace
Dominican Sister Regina Giwu of King William’s Town died on September 19 at 90. Born on August 14, 1929, and named Elizabeth, she was the second-last of the eight children of Pearce and Wilhelmina...
Pope: The Question of Death is also a Question of Life
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Death is not a topic that should be avoided but a reminder that cures men and women from any illusion of being all-powerful, Pope Francis said. While today’s worldly...
How Do We Deal With Death and Loss?
Do you and I feel at peace with those we have loved and who have died? What about us who are left behind after a death or a separation or divorce?
The Funeral Liturgy: Let Eulogies Be Heard
By Chris McDonnell – Liturgy is a cultured conversation, a public celebration, a relationship with each other and ourselves with God. We get used to the words and the pattern in which they are...
Father Pieter van Heeswijk Rest in Peace
Father Pieter van Heeswijk of Durban died on September 8 at 91. Petrus (Pieter) Johannes Josephus van Heeswijk was born on September 3, 1928, in the Netherlands. After his philosophical and theological studies, he...
Sr Mary Virginia Fredericks SAC Rest in Peace
By Sr Annemarie Niehsen SAC – Pallottine Sister Mary Virginia Fredericks died on August 14 at the age of 91. Born Magdalena Fredericks in George on August 25, 1928, she was the youngest sibling...
Sr Mannes Fourie OP Rest in Peace
Dominican Sister Mannes Fourie died on July 30 at the age of 91. Born a twin on March 3, 1928, to Emma and Stephan Fourie, she was named Dorethea Wilhelmina. Emma died when Dorethea...
Father Clemens Josef Hilchenbach Rest in Peace
Schoenstatt Father Clemens Josef Hilchenbach died on August 20 at the age of 89. Clemens Hilchenbach was born in Welterod, western Germany, on July 12, 1930, and wanted to become a priest from an...
