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A good death
The monk who died with a smile on his face This photo of Elder Joseph of Vatopedi, a monk of Mt Athos, was taken at his funeral.
Msgr William Kerr died while preaching a sermon
Matthew of the Shrine of the Holy Whapping delivers the sad news that Msgr William Kerr who baptized him in 1983, was felled by a massive stroke while in the pulpit last week at the co-cathedral of St. Thomas More. There is a fascinating connection to Ted Bundy, the story of which you click the […]
“That’s the way to go”
Via the Deacon’s Bench, comes this story in the Washington Post about a Maryland priest who died on Holy Thursday. Md. Priest’s Death Adds Meaning to Holy Week Dying on Holy Thursday — the day marking the creation of the priesthood — on the floor of his parish’s sanctuary, under the eyes of a statue […]
Being in a mystery
Amy Wellborn on the death of her husband Michael Dubriel. There are stages, there are layers, there are bridges. There is a void, my best friend in the world is just – gone. But in this moment I am confronted with the question, most brutally asked, of whether I really do believe all that I […]
Death by Stomping Wine
Two French wine-makers suffocated by carbon dioxide fumes from grapes they were treading Two amateur French wine makers have died after they were suffocated by the fumes from the grapes they were treading with their bare feet. The victims had volunteered to help a friend make wine at his vineyard in the northern Ardeche region […]
Father Died Saving Son
In the Washington Post, Jonathan Mummolo writes that the Father Who Died Saving Son Known for Sacrifice If you ever ran into Nokesville dad Thomas S. Vander Woude, chances are you would also see his son Joseph. Whether Vander Woude was volunteering at church, coaching basketball or working on his farm, Joseph was often right […]
Singing a happy song, the world’s oldest blogger dies
Olive Riley began blogging at 108 to share stories from her life in the Australian outback, during two world wars and raising children on her own. She delighted in her notoriety because she said it kept her mind fresh. She died singing a happy song as she did every day. Ronni Bennet muses on […]
Alex the Parrot
When Dr. Pepperberg put Alex parrot in his cage last Thursday night, he looked at her and said,”You be good, see you tomorrow. I love you.” Next day he was found dead in his cage. Brainy Parrot Dies, Emotive to the End. In 1977, when Dr. Pepperberg, then a doctoral student in chemistry at Harvard, […]