Tobias Wolff pays tribute to John L’Heureux, a literary giant and a great teacher of essential human truths.
Obituary
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Jesuit priest Richard Ryscavage, supporter for world’s refugees, dies at 74
Father Ryscavage’s research and advocacy on behalf of refugees and migrants was recognized around the world
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Patrick Hart, last secretary for Thomas Merton, dies at 93
For decades, Patrick Hart was the literary executor of Thomas Merton’s works and the custodian of the legacy of the 20th century’s most prominent religious seekers and teachers.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Remembering Father Daniel Flaherty, editor of ‘With God in Russia’
Father Daniel Flaherty, S.J., who died February 13, 2019, shared his gifts with the Society of Jesus and the church throughout his long career as a Jesuit priest.
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Gaspar Romero, brother of St. Óscar Romero, has died at 89
On Feb. 2, Santos Gaspar Romero Galdamez, the younger brother of Salvadoran Archbishop St. Oscar Romero, died in San Salvador, El Salvador.
Posted inArts & Culture, Poetry
Mary Oliver, our devotional poet
When the poet Mary Oliver died last week at the age of 83, my social media feeds blossomed into a field of tributes. I was a bit surprised, especially by the posts from some academic poets, because Mary Oliver’s work is simple (at first glance), accessible and bestselling, the antithesis of much poetry written by […]
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Bishop Howze, founding bishop of Diocese of Biloxi, Miss., dies at 95
BILOXI, Miss. (CNS) — Bishop Joseph Lawson Howze, the founding bishop of the Diocese of Biloxi and the first black bishop in the 20th century to head a U.S. diocese, died Jan. 9. Bishop Howze was 95. “While we are saddened by the death of Bishop Joseph Lawson Howze, we rejoice in his life,” said […]
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Art history’s favorite Catholic critic, Sister Wendy Beckett, dies at 88.
Sister Wendy Beckett, an art historian and critic who rose to prominence on TV late in life, has died. She was 88.
Posted inFaith, Vantage Point
Thomas Merton’s Obituary from 1969
I for one have never known a mind more brilliant, more beautiful, more serious, more playful. The energy behind it was immeasurable, and the capacity for love.
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Former President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94
Family spokesman Jim McGrath says Mr. Bush died shortly after 10 p.m., about eight months after the death of his wife of 73 years, Barbara Bush, who died on April 17, 2018, at the age of 92. They were the longest-married presidential couple in U.S. history.