Rev. Monsignor Kenneth Boccafola, a 50-year member of the CLSA and recipient of the 2013 Role of Law Award, died on May 9, 2026. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, NY, on December 16, 1963, in Rome and served in pastoral ministry in the diocese. In 1975, Monsignor Boccafola completed a doctorate in Canon Law at the Pontifical Gregorian University. His thesis was “The Requirement of Perpetuity for the Impediment of Impotence.”

He was named by Blessed John Paul II as a Judge of the Roman Rota on April 3, 1986, where he served for 26 years, becoming a Prelate Emeritus on October 9, 2012. He was the author of numerous articles such as “The Special Penal Norms of the United States and Their Application,” “Deceit  and  Induced  Error  about  a  Personal  Quality,” and “Invalid  Convalidation: A Legitimate Autonomous Ground of Marriage Nullity?”

While serving in the Rota, he also worked with the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments on the Commission for Ratum et Non Consummatum cases,  and on the Commission for dispensations from the obligations of the priesthood. He was a Consultor of the Congregation of the Clergy and was a member of the Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia until he became a Judge of the Court of Appeal of Vatican City State in 2004. During his time in Rome, he was an invited Professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University and at the University of the Santa Croce.

A Funeral Mass was held for Monsignor Boccafola on May 13, 2026 at the Cathedral of Saint Agnes, Rockville Centre. May he rest in peace.

Monsignor Boccafola’s Role of Law citation and his acceptance speech are available at this link.

In 2021, CLSA Executive Coordinator Donna Miller interviewed Monsignor Boccafola as part of the Role of Law Award podcast series. Listen to the interview here.

A beloved priest of the Diocese of Grand Rapids known for his scholarly mind and his social spirit, Fr. Brucker was ordained a deacon in 1975, serving his internship at Holy Spirit Church in Grand Rapids. On January 25, 1976, he was ordained to the priesthood at St. Andrew's Cathedral by Most Reverend Joseph M. Breitenbeck. He pursued advanced studies, earning a licentiate in moral theology from the Alphonsian Academy in Rome (1979–1981) and a licentiate in canon law from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. (2003–2005).

Over the following decades, he served various parishes throughout the Diocese of Grand Rapids and worked on the Diocesan Tribunal staff from 1977 until 2023.

Well-loved and highly respected within the Diocesan community, he was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 4404 and a charter member of the Knights of Columbus Msgr. Leo Rosloniec 4th Degree Assembly 3492.

He was granted senior priest status on January 31, 2020, and resided in retirement at Clark Retirement community in Grand Rapids, where he ministered to residents. His life of service, intellectual gifts, and faithful commitment to others will be deeply missed by all who knew him.

Visitation was on Monday, January 5, 2026 at the Cathedral of St. Andrew in Grand Rapids.  The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at the Cathedral of St. Andrew the following day with Most Reverend David J. Walkowiak, JCD officiating.  Burial was at Calvary Cemetery in Niles, Michigan.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Grand Rapids or Catholic Charities of West Michigan. Please specify that your donation is in memory of Fr. Fred Brucker.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

The Role of Law Award citation from 1998, delivered by the Society's President, Rev. Lawrence A. DiNardo, and the Role of Law response delivered by Bishop Fellhauer is available at this link.

A letter from Bishop Cahill of the Diocese of Victoria, Texas, announcing the death of Bishop Fellhauer can be accessed at this link . 

May Bishop Fellhauer rest in eternal peace.

Mass of Christian Burial is set for 11:00 am Eastern time on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.

Additional service details and a fuller obituary are available at this link.

May Monsignor Lyons rest in peace and may God grant peace and comfort to those who knew and loved him.. 

Monsignor Klinger was co-editor in 1992 of the CLSA's first edition of the Clergy Procedural Handbook, a publication that the Society recently updated. At the time that he was working on the handbook, Monsignor Klinger was on staff at the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments.

Viewings will be held on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, from 3:00 to 7:30 PM Eastern time, followed by a Vigil Service at 7:30 PM and on Thursday morning December 11, from  9:00 AM until 10:45. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11:00 AM all at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, 4101 Old Bethlehem Pike, Bethlehem, PA. 

The Mass will be live-streamed. For more information on how to access the service, and for more details about Monsignor Klinger's life of service, please visit this link. 

Monsignor Doyle received his JCL from St. Paul University in Ottawa in 1982 and his JCD from there in 1991. He was a member of the CLSA from 1975 until 2021, after his retirement from active ministry.

A short biography of Monsignor Doyle's life and accomplishments can be found at this link.

May he rest in eternal peace and be rewarded for his work as a canonist and in tireless service to the People of God. 

Reverend John E. Lynch, CSP, entered into eternal life on November 15, 2025, at the Sacred Heart Home in Hyattsville, MD. He was 101 years old.

Father Lynch was a long time member of the Canon Law Society of America. He was selected as our Role of Law Award recipient in 1984. The citation and his response upon receiving the award are posted here.

According to the Paulist Fathers website, where a complete obituary can be found, the Mass of Christian Burial for Rev. John E. Lynch, CSP, will be celebrated at 10 am on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 , in the Crypt Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. His cremated remains will be placed in the Paulist section of St. Thomas the Apostle Cemetery in Oak Ridge, NJ, on a future date.

Additional information about Fr. Lynch's life is available on the Paulists' Facebook page at this link.

A full obituary for Father Ledford is on the diocesan website at https://dwc.org/01-13-25-obituary-of-very-rev-john-selwin-ledford-v-f/. 

Please pray for the repose of his soul and for his family, parishioners, and other loved ones. May he rest in peace.

Father Deibel was ordained to the priesthood on June 11, 1983, at St. Paul’s Church in North Canton, Ohio for the Society of the Precious Blood. He was incardinated into the Diocese of Monterey by Bishop Richard J. Garcia on September 1, 2010.

Born on January 11, 1950 in Wauseon, Ohio, he grew up in North Canton, Ohio and later received various degrees while attending different schools, including: B.A., Philosophy and Theology  at St. Joseph's College, Collegeville, Indiana, 1972; his Juris Doctor from the University of Akron School of Law Akron, Ohio, 1975; his Master of Divinity from Franciscan School of Theology Berkeley, California, 1982; Diploma in Latin Letters from the Pontifical Gregorian University Rome, Italy, 1986; Juris Canonici Licentiatus from the  Pontifical Gregorian University Rome, Italy, 1985; Research in Medieval Canon Law, Theology, and History from the University of California School of Law, Boalt Hall Institute of Medieval Canon Law, 1986 to 1988; Pacifica Graduate Institute Carpinteria, California, Attended 3 years of Ph.D. Program in Clinical Psychology, 1990 to 1993.

Father David’s ministry brought him to many locations and his experience was varied and distinguished. At the time of his death he served as Sacramental Minister for the Diocese of Gaylord, Michigan, and had his own canonical law practice.

He served as Chaplain for the De La Salle Institute in Napa, Judicial Vicar for the Diocese of Sacramento, Ecclesiastical Judge for the Diocese of Stockton, Canonical Consultant for the Servants of the Paraclete in New Mexico, Ecclesiastical Judge for the Diocese of Oakland, Chaplain to US Armed Forces in Europe, Chaplain to US Air Force at Travis AFB, and in Mission Appeals for Food for the Poor and was an advocate for Priests for Life.

The Rev. Matthew Wigton and Rev. Patrick Maher of the Diocese of Gaylord will officiate at the Cross in the Woods Catholic Shrine and burial will be in the Cross in the Woods Cemetery in Indian River, Michigan on Friday, June 20, 2025. Viewing at 11:00 am and Mass at 12:00 pm.

Requiescat in pace.

With sadness we write of the unexpected passing of our sister in Christ, Sister Marie-Eloise, who died suddenly at home on April 14, 2025. She was 81 years of age.

Eloise was born in Boise, ID, the eldest of six children of Ned and Mary Louise Crum Rosenblatt. Following her graduation from Santa Clara University and from USC, she entered the Sisters of Mercy in 1967 and professed her vows in 1970.

Following nine years of teaching high school, she completed a doctorate in Christian Spirituality in Berkeley in 1987. Eloise taught at Santa Clara University, the Catholic Theological Union, the GTU, St. Mary's College, and was director of the diaconate in San Francisco. She graduated from Lincoln Law School of San Jose 2003 and passed the bar. Since that time, she practiced and taught law.
She was a co-founder of Mercy Association in Scripture and Theology (MAST) in 1987 and she continued to edit the Mast Journal until her death.
Eloise was an Associate member of the Canon Law Society of America for several decades. Her interest in canon law led her to enter studies at St Paul University to earn a JCL a few years ago. Although she passed before completing the licentiate degree, she is remembered fondly by all whom she encountered.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. in the main Mercy Convent Chapel, 2300 Adeline Drive. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. Memorial gifts may be made to the Sisters of Mercy, 2300 Adeline Drive, Burlingame, CA 94010.

Online obituary at Marie-Eloise Rosenblatt Obituary (1944 - 2025) - Daly City, CA - San Francisco Chronicle.

Any attempt to capture the essence of Father Orsy would be feeble at best. The Georgetown University announcement of his passing is at this link: https://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/in-memoriam-father-ladislas-orsy-s-j/. 

Father Orsy was the CLSA's Role of Law Award recipient in 1992. The citation and his acceptance speech are available at this link.

May Father Orsy rest in peace and reap the highest heavenly reward for his faithful service to the Church as a canonist and theologian. 

Any attempt to capture the essence of Father Orsy would be feeble at best. The Georgetown University announcement of his passing is at this link: https://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/in-memoriam-father-ladislas-orsy-s-j/. 

Father Orsy was the CLSA's Role of Law Award recipient in 1992. The citation and his acceptance speech are available at this link.

May Father Orsy rest in peace and reap the highest heavenly reward for his faithful service to the Church as a canonist and theologian. 

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Mary was a "renaissance woman" knowledgeable, cultured and proficient in a wide range of fields. Her commanding intellect and natural authority combined with her enviable ability to communicate profound and complex matters with refreshing clarity and simplicity made her a highly sought after adviser and speaker. A lover of history, science, nature, the arts and humanities, Mary was both grounded and imaginative, often drawing on music and art to illustrate an argument. Alongside her incisive intellect, Mary had a deep faith reflected in her motto "Come Lord Jesus," an abiding freedom "to refer all to God," practical compassion and a great capacity to enjoy life. She gave herself wholeheartedly to the task at hand whether it be work or recreation.
In November 2023 Mary was once again appointed the Leader of the Province of Australia and South East Asia; a position she held until January 2025 when she resigned due to ill health.
Mary's recent months were marked by illness, which she faced with remarkable grace and quiet dignity. She died peacefully, leaving behind a legacy of expertise, wisdom, generosity, and deep grounded faith.
Mary was a true Mary Ward woman, we celebrate her life and give thanks for her immeasurable contribution to the Province, the global Institute, the Church and the wider community.
May she now rest in peace.

Helen Maquire IBVM
First Consultor, Loreto Province Australia and South East Asia 29 March 2025

Rev. Msgr. Bruce Miller, JCL, died in the peace of Christ on February 25, 2025. An Active member of the CLSA, Msgr. Miller served as CLSA President in 2016-2017. He lent his considerable expertise to many CLSA initiatives through his work on the Committee on Sacramental Law, which he chaired for three years; the Research and Development Committee, which he chaired for two years; and the Strategic Visioning Task Force, which helped shape the Society’s future. In addition, he was a presenter at CLSA conventions and contributed to many CLSA publications.

Throughout his ministry, Msgr. Miller served in pastoral ministry at various parishes, including as Associate Pastor at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Natchitoches, and Pastor at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pineville, St. Martin Catholic Church in Lecompte, Mary, Mother of Jesus in Woodworth, St. Rita Catholic Church in Alexandria, and St. James Memorial Catholic Church in Alexandria.

In recognition of his outstanding service to the Church, Pope Francis named him a Chaplain to His Holiness with the title of Reverend Msgr. on May 8, 2019.

Msgr. Miller held numerous ecclesiastical offices in the Diocese of Alexandria, including Judicial Vicar, Episcopal Vicar for Administration, Moderator of the Curia, and Judge in the Diocesan Tribunal.

He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre, the Knights of Peter Claver, and the Order of the Fleur-de-Lis. His many initiatives, including the founding of The Catholic Foundation of North-Central Louisiana, Caring People’s Free Pharmacy, Inc., and Cane River Children’s Services, Inc., showcase his unwavering commitment to helping those in need. He had a special commitment for the residents of St. Mary’s Residential Community and Services, who honored him by naming one of their group homes after him.

A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Mandeville on Thursday, March 6 at 7 p.m. with visitation from 5 p.m. until the start of Mass. His Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Alexandria on Saturday, March 8 at noon with visitation from 10 a.m. until the start of Mass. Interment will follow at Alexandria Memorial Gardens.

May he rest in peace.

Thomas Joseph was born to Mathias and Opal Fransiscus on May 6, 1939 in Omaha, NE. After 14 years of ministry, Fr. Tom enrolled at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. He earned a bachelor’s degree in canon law and a licentiate degree in canon law by 1981, greatly impacting the scope of his ministry for the next 38 years. He joined the CLSA in 1980. 

Fr. Tom he was a judge on the tribunal of the Diocese of Stockton for a number of years; he served as adjutant judicial vicar of the Diocese of Reno’s tribunal from 1986 to 1989, at which time he joined the Diocese of Monterey’s tribunal as judicial vicar. He returned to the Diocese of Fresno’s tribunal in 1996 as a judge, and he was called back to the Diocese of Reno in 1997 as judicial vicar.

Additional details of Father Tom's life and service to the Church are available at this link.

FUNERAL SERVICES

Tucson
Saturday, February 22, 2025
11:00 AM: Memorial Mass
Our Lady of the Desert
Redemptorist Renewal Center
7101 W Picture Rocks Rd
Tucson, AZ 85743

Diocese of Reno
Sunday, February 23, 2025
6:00 PM: Visitation & Vigil
St. Michael’s Catholic Church
14075 Mt Vida St
Reno, NV 89506

Monday, February 24, 2025
11:00 AM: Mass of Resurrection
St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Community
3000 N Lompa Ln
Carson City, NV 89706

Presider: Most Rev. Daniel Mueggenborg
Bishop of Reno

Preacher: Most Rev. Randolph Calvo
Bishop Emeritus of Reno

Interment to follow at Liguori Cemetery in Barnhart, MO

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon him.

May he rest in peace.

Known to many of his fellow canonists and friends as “Larry,” Father Wrenn was  born on June 26, 1928, in New Haven, CT, and was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Hartford on May 14, 1953. He studied canon law at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome, where he earned a licentiate in 1960 and a doctorate in 1976. He served the Archdiocese of Hartford as Judicial Vicar of the Metropolitan Tribunal from 1965 to 1983, and was  judge in the tribunal until he retired in 2003.

Father Wrenn became a member of the CLSA in 1962. He was a prolific writer, and many of his practical books were published by the CLSA for decades. His book The Invalid Marriage is still being published, and it continues to assist canonists in writing judicial briefs in marriage cases.

Father Wrenn was selected as the Society’s Role of Law Award recipient in 1976. At a time when the revision process of the 1917 Code of Canon Law was under way—following Vatican II—Father Wrenn used his response to the award citation to lobby for a new way of structuring the laws of the Church—an ecumenical one. In his response he said, “ My idea is not so complicated, and doesn’t really aim at consensus. It’s very simple really. Perhaps too simple. Maybe that’s why nobody has tried it. But the idea is this: that as the Catholic Church sets out to renew and reform its law, it should investigate thoroughly the various legal systems of other Christian churches with a view to using one or other of them, rather than the 1918 Code, as a model or starting point.” Father Wrenn’s entire Role of Law Response is available here.

A few years later, in 1994, Father Wrenn was one of the first members of the CLSA to be awarded “Honorary Member” status. Five years later, the Society commissioned a Festschrift to honor him at its 61st annual convention in Minneapolis, and the resulting publication, The Art of the Good and the Equitable, was published in 2002. Cardinal Adam Maida wrote the preface, and he sang the praises of his friend and fellow canonist, saying, “It would be hard to imagine anyone involved in tribunal work in the dioceses of the United States not being familiar with his written words, especially the several editions of Annulments and, most recently, The Invalid Marriage.”

An online obituary with additional information about the life and passing of Father Lawrence Wrenn can be found at this link.

Requiescat in pace.

Father Coriden was ordained in 1957 for the Diocese of Gary. He earned a JCD in 1961 and joined CLSA that same year.

Father Coriden served on the tribunal and in the chancery in Gary and then taught canon law at CUA before joining the faculty at Washington Theological Union in 1975 to teach canon law. He taught there for over three decades.

In 1987, Father Coriden was chosen as the CLSA’s Role of Law Award recipient. In his citation announcing Father Coriden as the recipient, Father Richard Cunningham noted the following:

A priest of the Diocese of Gary, Indiana, Father Coriden attended St. Meinard's Seminary, received a Licentiate in Sacred Theology and a Doctorate in Canon Law from the Gregorian University, and a Doctor of Laws from The Catholic University's School of Law. He has been admitted to practice before the bar of the Supreme Court of the State of Indiana, the Court of Appeals and the United States District Court of the District of Columbia, and the United States Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia Circuit.

In 2022 Father Coriden joined Msgr. Fred Easton and Donna Miller for a podcast to talk about his life as a canonist. That podcast is available at this link.

The CLSA owes Father Coriden a debt of gratitude for serving as one of the editors for the CLSA’s New Commentary on the Code of Canon Law that was published in 2000. He wrote numerous other books and articles on canon law and theology throughout his life.

CLSA members of a certain age will remember Father Coriden as the stalwart member who proposed a resolution at nearly every convention for many years. A review of past issues of Proceedings from the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s confirms his involvement in the Society in this unique way.

Father Coriden was the recipient of the 2011 Catholic Theology Society of America’s John Courtney Murray Award, the highest honor bestowed by that society on a theologian.

Details of Father Coriden’s funeral arrangements are pending; we will post them when they are made available.

Born on July 30, 1945, and ordained on June 8, 1971, Father Robertson earned his canon law licentiate in 1985 from the Catholic University of America. He was Judicial Vicar of the Diocese of Helena at the time of his passing, where he previously served as Vicar for Canonical Services and Chancellor. 

Father Robertson was a presenter at the Society's convention in 1993, where he spoke on "Liturgical and Canonical Issues of Sacramental Celebration, Especially Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, and Orders" (CLSA PROCEEDINGS 55 (1993) 192-213).
A vigil for Father Robertson will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at the Cathedral of St. Helena, 530 N. Ewing Street in Helena. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 12:00 pm on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at the Cathedral of St. Helena, and it will be livestreamed. A reception will follow the Mass in the Brondel Center of the Cathedral.
Requiescat in pace.

A dedicated intellectual and a voracious reader, Fr. Ken excelled in academic endeavors as evidenced by his facility with languages and his many degrees: BA in Philosophy from his cherished Duquesne University in Pittsburgh; Master of Theology, Masters in Divinity, Licentiate and Doctorate in Canon Law from the Gregorian University in Rome; and finally a Doctorate in Ministry. Ordained as a Catholic priest on February 28, 1976, Fr. Ken served at several area parishes. He was on faculty at Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Sts. Cyril and Methodius Seminary and Madonna University.

Visitation will be held at St. Anastasia Church located at 4571 John R Rd., Troy, Michigan 48085 starting at 5pm on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. A prayer service will follow at 7pm. The Mass of the Resurrection will be held at St. Anastasia Church on Wednesday, July 31 at 11:00 am. The burial of the urn will take place the following day, Thursday, August 1 at St. Mary's Church in Maidstone, Canada at noon.

Requiescat in pace.

Mass of Christian Burial

Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 10:30 a.m.

St. Paul of the Cross Parish, 320 S. Washington Avenue, Park Ridge, IL 60068.

Main celebrant: Cardinal Blase J. Cupich.

Homilist: Reverend John Lodge.

Bishops are invited to concelebrate and are asked to inform the parish office of their participation (phone: 847-825-7605). Priests wanting to concelebrate are asked to bring an alb and a white or Archdiocesan stole.

Interment

Queen of Heaven Cemetery, 1400 S. Wolf Road, Hillside, IL 60162

Notes of condolences

Can be sent to the family care of Father Daniels’s sister, Mary Madda. 675 Sycamore, Lane, Glencoe, IL 60022.

Fr. Dan was born in Chicago and attended St. Giles School in Oak Park, Quigley North, Xavier University in Cincinnati, Loyola University Chicago and the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary. He was a seminary classmate of Cardinal Wilton Gregory at Mundelein. In addition to his doctorate in canon law (from the Gregorian University), he held a master’s degree in divinity.

Over the past five decades, Fr. Dan served in many capacities, including: Judicial Vicar; Vicar for Canonical Services; Professor; Judge, Advocate, and Promoter of Justice for Canonical Penal Trials; Author; Teacher; and a member of the Diocesan Review Board.

Funeral arrangements are pending and will be posted here when they are announced. May Fr. Dan  rest in eternal peace.

Father Paul died on the morning of Saturday, January 20, 2024 at Perryville, Missouri, the retirement facility of the Vincentian Community. 

There will be a wake service on Tuesday evening (January 23) at 7:00 p.m. Central at St. Mary's of the Barrens, Mary, Mother of God Chapel, Perryville, Missouri. The funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, January 24 at 10:30 a.m. Central at Mary, Mother of God Chapel. The services will be livestreamed on their Facebook page at: stmarysofthebarrens.

Father Paul was interviewed for a podcast in 2022, and he recorded his Role of Law Award response at that time as well. The links to those podcasts are below, as are the links to two other video recordings of Father Paul.

Podcast interview: Acting Justly, Loving Tenderly, and Walking Humbly with our God

Paul reading his ROLA response: Role of Law Response 2005

Conversations with Confreres--Fr. Paul Golden, C.M. (4:15)

Fr. Paul Golden, C.M. shares why he enjoys being a Vincentian priest (3:55)

He received various assignments during his priesthood including Scholastic Professor in Pass Christian MS; Pastor in McCook MS; Director and Superior of Our Lady of the Snows Shrine in Belleville, IL; Central Province Provincial in St. Paul, MN; Director General Executive Secretary at General House Rome Italy; Professor of Canon Law, Ottawa ON Canada; and Tribunal Office for the Archdiocese of Chicago. 

This breadth of experience in pastoral duties and religious life added a unique dimension to his role as professor of canon law at St. Paul University from 1986-2000. He was likewise well-prepared for the role of professor by his own studies. He received licentiate degrees in philosophy and canon law from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, also in Rome. He later obtained the Diploma of Advocate for the Roman Rota after completing the course at the Studia Rotale.

He authored numerous articles that were published in The Jurist, Monitor Ecclesiasticus, Newsletter of the Canadian Canon Law Society, Pastoral Sciences, The Priest, and Studia Canonica.  He authored or edited several books, many of which have been translated into other languages and published simultaneously in various places around the world, especially for the benefit of the Church in developing nations. 

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at the Church of Our Lady of the Snows at the National Shrine Our Lady of the Snows, Belleville, IL. The Mass will be livestreamed on www.youtube.com/oblatesusa. Burial will be at the St. Henry’s Oblate Cemetery, Belleville, IL.

Online obituary available at https://rennerfh.com/fr-william-woestman-omi/.

A podcast featuring Fr. Woestman, our 2004 Role of Law Award recipient, is available at https://clsa.org/page/podcast_woestman.

A vigil is scheduled for October 29 at 6 p.m. at Holy Family Parish in Orange, California. The funeral Mass will be celebrated on October 30 at 10:30 a.m. at Christ Cathedral. Both events will be livestreamed. For more about Bishop Brown and the services to be held in his memory, see this Orange County Catholic article.