It was my farewell party from the Portuguese speaking Fatima parish. I was privileged to work there for sixteen years and to allow myslef to be touched by their faith and their lives as migrants in this Dutch society. Some were “legal” and others were undocumented. We didn’t care, because they wanted to survive. The…
Born in 1881, Titus Brandsma was a Dutch theologian, journalist, and author, as well as ordained Carmelite priest, who forcefully opposed and spoke out against the anti-Jewish laws the Nazis were passing in Germany before World War II. In January 1942, when Germany invaded the Netherlands, he was arrested. The Nazis told the Carmelite priest that…
Amid the flood of disinformation ahead of this year’s Philippine national elections, Filipinos should find inspiration in a priest who was dubbed “martyr of press freedom” for standing for the truth. “With fake news and misinformation going on, the truth is compromised,” said Father Christian Buenafe, O.Carm, at the opening of an exhibit on the…
It is with regret that we inform you of the death at 06h00 on the 18th day of April, 2022 in Missiehuis, Vrijland, the Netherlands, aged 91, of Brother Peter (Piet) van Leeuwen Mill Hill Missionary May he rest in peace Piet, the younger brother of our Father Willem van Leeuwen MHM, was born…
It is with regret that we inform you of the death at 03h00 on the 18day of April, 2022 in Missiehuis, Vrijland, the Netherlands, aged 93, of Father Adrian (Arie) Linsen Mill Hill Missionary May he rest in peace Arie was born on the 23rd of November, 1928 in Driel in the Diocese of Utrecht…
Brothers and sisters in Christ: On behalf of the people of Basankusu Diocese in general and Bolomba Parish in particular, allow me to express heartfelt condolences to Fr Harry’s family and to his fellows Missionaries. Father Harry came to my parish when I was 9 years old. As a young boy alongside the other children…
It is with regret that we inform you of the death on the 6th day of April, 2022 in the Missiehuis, Vrijland, the Netherlands, aged 82, of Father Henricus (Harry) Johannes Reusen Mill Hill Missionary May he rest in peace Harry, as we knew him affectionately in the Mill Hill Missionary community, was born on…
It is with regret that we inform you of the death on the 6th day of April, 2022 in the Missiehuis, Vrijland in the Netherlands aged 82, of Brother Leo Bouma Mill Hill Missionary May he rest in peace Leo was born on the 22nd of March, 1940 in Groningen in the north of Holland….
It is with regret that we inform you of the death on the 6th of April, 2022 in Missiehuis Vrijland, Oosterbeek, The Netherlands, aged 82, of Father Harry Reusen Mill Hill Missionary May he rest in peace Full obituary notice to follow soon
It is with regret that we inform you of the death on the 16th of April, 2022 in Missiehuis Vrijland, Oosterbeek, The Netherlands, aged 82, of Brother Leo Bouma Mill Hill Missionary May he rest in peace Full obituary notice to follow soon.
Today the Dutch Masterpainters launched a very attractive website featuring the life and work of Fr Cornelius Breed MHM aka Brederoc. View website (Right click page for English translation) An exhibition of a selection of his artwork is scheduled to open on September 11th at the Museum Tongerlohuys in Roosendaal, The Netherlands
It is with regret that we announce the death on the 21st day of March, at Missiehuis Vrijland, aged 92, of Father Theo Beemster Mill Hill Missionary May he rest in peace Theo was born on the 14th of March, 1930 in the town of Hoogkarspel, Haarlem, in the Netherlands. His father was Piet Beemster,…
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