obituaries
Sister Margaret Mary Lewis, O.S.F., dies at 92
During her 16 years in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Sister Margaret worked at what is now University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson; Shrine of the Little Flower School in Baltimore and The Catholic High School of Baltimore.
Sister Mary Ann Potenza, O.S.F., dies at 89
Sister Mary Ann ministered mostly in Pennsylvania and Delaware, but also spent eight years in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, serving in education at St. Elizabeth School and the Shrine of the Little Flower School in Baltimore.
Sister Mary William Philbin, I.H.M., dies at 75
Sister Mary William entered the IHM congregation in 1964, making her final profession in 1972. She served as a teacher at St. Agnes School in Catonsville from 1969 to 1970.
Remembering the life of a beloved Black nun, leader and friend
2021 saw the passing of some of the nation’s most important leaders, thinkers, writers and freedom fighters of the modern era.
Father Brian Rafferty, founding pastor of Ellicott City parish and advocate for social justice, dies at 84
Father Brian Rafferty, the founding pastor of Church of the Resurrection in Ellicott City who later shepherded Our Lady of the Chesapeake in Lake Shore for 25 years, died on Christmas Eve after an extended illness. He was 84.
Desmond Tutu, known for commitment to justice, peace, dies at age 90
Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s compassion and sense of humor, as well as his commitment to justice and processes of peace, were among the many reasons he was an icon, said Bishop Kevin Dowling of Rustenburg.
Tom Quigley, longtime foreign policy adviser to U.S. bishops, dies at 91
Thomas J. Quigley, who worked for 45 years in service to the U.S. bishops, mostly in the realm of foreign policy, died Dec. 11 at age 91.
Leading voice for just treatment of African American Catholics dies at 75
A funeral Mass was offered Nov. 23 at St. Peter Claver in West Baltimore for Dr. Beverly A. Carroll, a social justice advocate who spent her life raising her voice for African American Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, the United States and the world.
Father Ronald Bonneau, C.Ss.R, dies at 76
A funeral Mass for Redemptorist Father Ronald E. Bonneau was offered Nov. 18 at St. John Neumann in Annapolis.
Sister Elizabeth Frances Scully, O.S.F., dies at 97
Sister Elizabeth Frances Scully, who ministered in education in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Nov. 14. She was 97