Sr Andrea van Hal OP, Rest in Peace
Dominican Sister Andrea van Hal died on July 16 at Emmaus convent, East London. She was 92. The Sisters had been notified after supper that...
Category: Death
Sr Rosella Langer OP, Rest in Peace
Dominican Sister Rosella Langer died at the age of 82 on July 14 at Emmaus Home in East London after a short illness. The eldest...
Fr Eamon O’Reilly OMI, Rest in Peace
Oblate Father Eamon O’Reilly, formerly of Johannesburg, died on July 12, a day before his 88th birthday, in Ireland. Fr O’Reilly made his first vows...
SACC Calls for Covid-19 Funeral Compliance
According to a statement released by the South African Council of Churches (SACC), funerals continue to be a major source of Covid-19, accelerating the numbers...
Fr Peter Hillen, Rest in Peace
Pallottine Father Peter Hillen, who served in South Africa from 1999-2007, died on July 18 at the age of 68 in Nigeria. Fr Hillen spent...
Sr Bernadette Mtimkulu CPS Rest in Peace
By Sr Mary Florence Sitwala CPS – Precious Blood Sister Mary Bernadette Mtimkulu died at the age of 101 on July 5. The daughter of...
Fr Christopher Lockyer OMI Rest in Peace
Oblate Father Chris Lockyer died at 78 on July 14 at Nazareth House, Durban, after patiently enduring much suffering for a number of years with...
Bishop Patrick Mvemve dies at 79 – Rest in Peace
Bishop Zithulele Patrick Mvemve, former head of Klerksdorp diocese and auxiliary in Johannesburg, died on July 6 at the age of 78 — days after...
Why We Must Face Up To Our Death
This month marks my birthday— which strangely puts me to thinking about death. Of course, the prevailing impact of Covid-19 means that we are all...
Is Predestination in the Bible?
The Church rejects any suggestion of the “predestination” doctrine, and yet I seem to detect such suggestion in Scripture. “My Father, who has given them...
Fr Sizwe Nxasana Rest in Peace
By Fr S’milo Mngadi – At 8:30am on Sunday, June 21, the vibrant Fr Sizwe Wiseman Nxasana of Mariannhill was called to rest at the...
Mgr Ratzinger, Retired Pope’s Brother, Dies At 96
Mgr Georg Ratzinger, a musician and retired Pope Benedict XVI’s elder brother, died July 1 at the age of 96. According to Vatican News, Mg....
