Redemptorist Father Arthur Wendel dies at 90 October 2, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Redemptorist Father Arthur Wendel was offered Aug. 5 at Holy Redeemer Church in New York. Father Wendel died July 26 at the St. John Neumann Community at Stella Maris in Timonium. He was 90. Born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Father Wendel entered the Redemptorists in 1954, professing his perpetual vows in 1959, the same year he was ordained to the priesthood. In the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Father Wendel ministered at the St. John Neumann Residence from 2013 to 2023, often playing the organ and leading his brother Redemptorists in song. Elsewhere, he served in New York and Connecticut. He was active in AIDS ministry and was the founder of the Alphonsian Center for Spirituality Through the Arts in New York. Father Wendel held a bachelor’s degree in history from St. John’s University in New York. He also held a master’s degree in U.S. history from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and took an additional baccalaureate degree in music at Manhattanville College. More obituaries Prolific catechist Paul Thigpen, who mused on extraterrestrial life, dies at 71 Jesuit Father Anthony Berret, distinguished English professor, dies at 86 Pallottine Father Peter Sticco, who served at St. Jude Shrine, dies at 84 Pallottine Father Robert J. Nolan, who served at St. Jude’s Shrine, dies at 86 Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84; Catholic leaders praise civil rights leader’s work for justice Deacon Jack Ames, Project Rachel volunteer and educator, dies at 74 Copyright © 2023 Catholic Review Media Print
