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 Julius and Tharsilla Mtimkulu, she was born on November 26,...
Category: Death
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 spinal problems and Parkinson’s disease. Those who visited Fr Chris...
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 the death of his sister. Born on May 31, 1941,...
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 much more conscious of the question of illness and death....
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 to me” (John 10:29) and “as many as were ordained...
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 age of 39 at the Westville Life Hospital, Durban, after...
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. Ratzinger died in Regensburg, Germany, where he had been hospitalised....
In the End, Death is Part of a Process
Being in lockdown caused Fr Kevin Reynolds to reflect on our mortality — and he found that to be a profitable endeavour, as he shares here. Amid all the bad news, there are certainly as...
Sr Irenaea Christ OP Rest In Peace
By Sr Catherine Hilkert OP – Dominican Sister Irenaea Christ died on May 29, during afternoon community Eucharist, at the age of 85. Rosa Maria Christ was born on May 18, 1935, in Eisenharz in...
Tribute to Two Great SA Women of Faith
In the space of a few days, two great women of faith passed away. Sydney Duval, who knew both of them, pays tribute. This month, the Church in South Africa lost two remarkable and well-known...
SACBC Bishop’s Letter to Friend George Floyd
In an emotional “farewell letter”, a bishop from Botswana recalled meeting and befriending George Floyd and his family while in the United States. Bishop Frank Nubuasah of Gaborone said he met Mr Floyd—who died on May...
Sister Eleanor Wilkinson CSsR Rest in Peace
By Sr Ann Marie CSsR – Redemptoristine Sister Eleanor Wilkinson died on May 13 in Missouri in the US at the age of 85. Sr Eleanor headed the Redemptoristine community of four contemplative nuns in...
