Redemptorist Father Albert Castellino, 91, died March 23 in Missouri. Father Albert preached the Good News in four languages on five continents for nearly six decades.

Born in Maharashtra, India, he professed temporary vows with the Province of Bangalore in 1954 and professed perpetual vows in 1957. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1961.

Father Albert met and worked with St. Teresa of Calcutta in India before becoming active in the Marriage Encounter program there. Couples from the United States who assisted in building the program in India asked the charismatic Father Albert to return to the United States to lead the program in the Diocese of Boise.

While in the United States, Father Albert became involved in other movements within the church: the Cursillo and charismatic movements, as well as Teens Encounter Christ and Engaged Couples Weekends. He began preaching missions throughout the West Coast in 1981.

He joined the former St. Louis Province in 1988, and was known as a creative, engaging and effective itinerant preacher. He maintained an extensive network of friends throughout the country.

As a member of the mission team, Father Albert was stationed at St. Alphonsus Parish from 1986 to 1993 and St. Michael Parish from 1993 until 1999.

Deacon John A. Henricks, 79, died March 6. He was ordained in 1993 and ministered at Sacred Heart Parish (Melrose Park) and St. Giles, Oak Park.

Born in Ohio, he moved with his family to Baltimore, then Indiana, before arriving in Oak Park, where he attended Fenwick High School. During his time there, he did service work with Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly, which inspired a lifetime of social justice work and caring for others.

He earned a master’s degree in social service administration from the University of Chicago and worked as a licensed clinical social worker at Chicago-Read Mental Health Center and Rush University Medical Center.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Lois; three daughters, Rebecca, Jennifer and Elizabeth; and one grandchild.

Father John Paul Lucas, 85, of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of St. Nicholas died Feb. 4.

Born in Cleveland, Father Lucas attended Ohio State University, the Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Sts. Cyril and Methodius and Notre Dame de Namur University. During his time in the seminary, he regularly wrote articles for the Byzantine Catholic World.

He was ordained to the priesthood in 1966 and incardinated into the St. Nicholas Eparchy, based in Chicago, in 1985. Father Lucas served parishes in Sacramento, San Francisco and Santa Clara, California, before coming to Chicago to serve at St. Michael Parish in the West Pullman neighborhood.

In 2002, Father John was appointed English-language editor of the eparchial newspaper New Star, and in 2007 he became its managing editor.

He is survived by his brother, Donald.

Deacon Manuel Rodriguez Torres, 99, died Feb. 15 in Chicago. He was ordained in 1972 and served at St. Francis of Assisi Parish (Roosevelt Road).

Born in Puerto Rico, Deacon Rodriguez Torres and his wife, Carmen, built a life in Chicago rooted in love for their family and commitment to serving others.

He was preceded in death by Carmen, his wife of 59 years; a daughter; and a grandson. He is survived by 13 children and dozens of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Mary (Marie Alfred) Rathert, 82, died Jan. 20 in Muskego, Wisconsin.

Born in Madison, Wisconsin, she professed vows with the Sinsinawa Dominicans in 1963. She earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Rosary College (now Dominican University), River Forest; a master’s degree in math education from Ohio State University; and a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Gonzaga University.

Sister Mary’s ministry was dedicated to teaching, pastoral care and social service work. She taught math at Visitation High School and at Trinity High School, River Forest, as well as in Milwaukee and in Omaha, Nebraska.

She then served her congregation on the formation team for the Sinsinawa Dominican Novitiate, as a provincial councilor for the Eastern Province, and as councilor on the Sinsinawa Dominican Leadership Council.

She worked in outreach and parish ministry in Florida, West Virginia and Virginia, and as a program director in Washington.