D'Souza, Mario, 1956-2017, former Jesuit scholastic and priest of the Congregation of St Basil

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D'Souza, Mario, 1956-2017, former Jesuit scholastic and priest of the Congregation of St Basil

• Mario Osbert D'Souza
• Mario D'Souza CSB

28 June 1956-26 September 2017

Born: 28 June 1956, Rimpa Skyline, Karachi, Pakistan
Entered: 23 September 1976, Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin (HIB for GER S)
Ordained: 16 August 1991, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Basilian Fathers)
Died: 26 September 2017, Anglin House, Cardinal Flahiff Basilian Centre, St Joseph Street, Toronto, ONT, Canada

Left Society of Jesus: 26 October 1982

Father was of Goan origin settled in Karachi. Father (Archibald) died not long before entry. Mother was Ophelia (Xavier) - lecturer in Persian and Ecnomics at Karachi University, and Economic advisor on Pakistan to the UN. She came from Hyderabad, India. One younger brother (Melvin). Family were friends of the Bhutto family.

Educated at St Paul’s Catholic High School, Maliz Road, Karachi and Karachi University

Baptised at St Francis, Karachi, 22/07/1956
Confirmed at St Jude’s, Karachi by Dr Geisoe OFM of Karachi, 20/01/1963

1976-1978: Manresa House, Dollymount, Novitiate
1978-1979: Clongowes Wood College SJ, studying at ST Patrick’s College Maynooth
1979-1982: John Sullivan House, Monkstown, studying Arts at UCD
Leave of Absence granted 26 October 1982

On leaving departed immediately for Calgary, Canada. There he did a Masters in Education at Calgary University. Address at that time, Pennoworth Road, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Address 2000: University of St Michael’s College, South Mary Street, Toronto, ONT, Canada

https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/thestar/name/mario-d-souza-obituary?id=42130687

REV. Mario O. D'SOUZA C.S.B.

Mario D'SOUZA Obituary

Mario D'SOUZA Obituary
D'SOUZA C.S.B., REV. Mario O. Mercifully from cancer at home in Anglin House with his fellow Basilian Fathers on Tuesday, September 26, 2017. He was predeceased by his parents Archibald D'Souza and Ophelia Xavier and his only brother Melvyn. He is survived by his sister-in-law Cynthia D'Souza and her daughters Michelle and Melanie. Fr. Mario was born in Karachi, Pakistan on June 28, 1956. Shortly after immigrating to Canada, he joined the Basilian Fathers and four years later made his first profession in 1988. He then earned a PhD in the Philosophy of Education while pursuing his theological studies in Toronto. He was ordained to the Priesthood on August 16, 1991 in Calgary where his family lived. Fr. Mario taught in universities in Edmonton and Windsor but mostly at the University of St. Michael's College in the University of Toronto. He served as a member of the Basilian General Council from 2002 to 2006. Fr. D'Souza dedicated his priestly life to the scholarship of Catholic education in the Basilian tradition. His academic publications were many and distinguished but he knew their greatest value was in how they illuminated his ministry as a Teacher. Visitation will be held on Friday, September 29th from 6:30 p.m. with a wake service at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Cardinal Flahiff Basilian Center, 95 St. Joseph St., Toronto. Visitation will also be held on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at St. Basil's Church, 50 St. Joseph Street from 9:30 a.m. until a Funeral Mass there at 10:30 a.m. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, Thornhill, ON.

https://ccsta.ca/a-tribute-to-fr-mario-dsouza/

A Tribute to Fr. Mario D’Souza

CCSTA is saddened to hear of the passing a great promoter and leader of Catholic education, Fr. Mario D’Souza.

A member of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Toronto, Fr. D’Souza made a wide and deep contribution to Catholic education, in particular to its philosophical underpinnings in contemporary culture.

Fr. D’Souza was born in Karachi, Pakistan, in 1956, and moved to Canada as a young adult. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1991, celebrating his 25th anniversary of ordination last year. He began teaching at St. Michael’s Faculty of Theology in 1991, and, other than his time at Assumption (Jan., 2005-Aug., 2006), the Faculty remained his home until his death. He held the Basilian Fathers Chair in Religion and Education, and was named a Fellow of St. Michael’s College in October of 2014. He served as Dean of the Faculty of Theology from 2009 to 2014.

He died peacefully at the Cardinal Flahiff Basilian Centre on Sept. 26 after a brief illness.

The University of St. Michael’s College paid tribute to Fr. D’Souza after his passing.

He brought to the classroom a rich academic history of his own, having received degrees from Boston College, the University of St. Michael’s College, the University of Toronto, the University of Calgary, and University College, Dublin,” the university wrote. “Loved by his colleagues, his friends, and, most importantly, his students, Fr. Mario will be deeply missed.”

Just last year, Fr. D’Souza released his latest book, A Catholic Philosophy of Education. The Church and Two Philosophers (McGill-Queen’s University Press. 2016).

The two philosophers Fr. D’Souza draws on are the neo-Thomist Jacques Maritain and the Jesuit Bernard Lonergan, while “The Church” refers to the various documents on education issued by Rome in a time range of prior to, during and following Vatican Council II.

Fr. D’Souza writes: “My interest has been to explore the universal themes and challenges of a Catholic philosophy of education: human flourishing and the subject as developing in relation to the good, as Lonergan sees it; the role of Catholic education in the heuristic discovery of the common good, as Maritain envisioned; and how the tremendous advances in working for human unity, liberation, and freedom are also beset with dangers leading to the diminishment of the student as a person, as laid out in the Church’s educational documents” (218).

Dr. Bonaventure Fagan of Newfoundland outlines how Fr. D’Souza’s book was on his Catholic education summer reading list.

“The result is a work that is bound to stir within the reader a deeper appreciation of the underlying roots and essence of Catholic education, the contemporary challenges it faces, and a holistic vision of how our youth can best serve our Creator and the diverse human community,” says Dr. Fagan. “A Catholic Philosophy of Education… gives us an insight into Fr. D’Souza’s broad contribution to Catholic education. In the classroom and in his many scholarly articles, he reflected on and argued for a more precise understanding of what constitutes Catholic education in the contemporary world. He respected those who articulated a contrary position. In Toronto and elsewhere teachers who studied with him must have marvelled at his wisdom – he pointed out how much he learned from them, for education, he said, is never a solitary exploration. In short, Mario D’Souza will be sorely missed by the university community, by the Catholic education community, and most dearly by his Basilian community.”

A funeral mass was held for Dr. D’Souza on Sept. 30, 2017.

https://stmikes.utoronto.ca/news/usmc-mourns-the-passing-of-fr-mario-dsouza-csb

USMC Mourns the Passing of Fr. Mario D’Souza, CSB

It is with great sadness but in the abiding hope of the Resurrection that we announce the death of Fr. Mario D’Souza, CSB. Fr. D’Souza, former Dean of the Faculty of Theology, former President and Vice Chancellor of Assumption University, Windsor, and a world leader in the field of religious education, died peacefully at the Cardinal Flahiff Basilian Centre on Tuesday evening, Sept. 26 after a brief illness.

Fr. D’Souza was born in Karachi, Pakistan, in 1956, and moved to Canada as a young adult. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1991, celebrating his 25th anniversary of ordination last year. He began teaching at St. Michael’s Faculty of Theology in 1991, and, other than his time at Assumption (Jan., 2005-Aug., 2006), the Faculty remained his home until his death. He held the Basilian Fathers Chair in Religion and Education, and was named a Fellow of St. Michael’s College in October of 2014. He served as Dean of the Faculty of Theology from 2009 to 2014.

He brought to the classroom a rich academic history of his own, having received degrees from Boston College, the University of St. Michael’s College, the University of Toronto, the University of Calgary, and University College, Dublin.

A passionate educator and prolific researcher, Fr. D’Souza produced many works over the course of his career, his most recent being Catholic Philosophy of Education: The Church and Two Philosophers, published in October, 2016 by McGill-Queen’s University Press.

Earlier this year, the process had begun to consider Fr. D’Souza for full professorship.

Loved by his colleagues, his friends, and, most importantly, his students, Fr. Mario will be deeply missed.

https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/alumni-friends/in-memoriam/09-26-17-fr-mario-dsouza-associate-professor

Fr. Mario D'Souza, Associate Professor

September 26, 2017
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Fr. Mario D’Souza, CSB. Fr. D’Souza, former Dean of the Faculty of Theology, former President and Vice Chancellor of Assumption University, Windsor, and a world leader in the field of religious education, died peacefully at the Cardinal Flahiff Basilian Centre on Tuesday evening, Sept. 26 after a brief illness.

Fr. D'Souza began teaching at the St. Michael’s Faculty of Theology in 1991, and, other than his time at Assumption (Jan., 2005-Aug., 2006), the Faculty remained his home until his death. He held the Basilian Fathers Chair in Religion and Education, and was named a Fellow of St. Michael’s College in October of 2014. He served as Dean of the Faculty of Theology from 2009 to 2014.

He brought to the classroom a rich academic history of his own, having received degrees from Boston College, the University of St. Michael’s College, the University of Toronto, the University of Calgary, and University College, Dublin.

Loved by his colleagues, his friends, and, most importantly, his students, Fr. Mario will be deeply missed.

Rimpa Skyline, Karachi, Pakistan; St Paul’s Catholic High School, Maliz Road, Karachi, Pakistan; University of Karachi, KU Circular Rd, Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan; St Francis Church, Pilgrim Road, Old Haji Camp, Karachi, Sind, Pakistan; St Jude's Catholic Church, D'Silva Town, Sindh, North Nazimabad Town, Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan; Pennoworth Road, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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