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CatholicThe TIMES The Diocese of Columbus’ News Source February 17, 2019 • SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME • Volume 68:19 Inside this issue Safe environment: Robert McGee has joined the diocese’s Safe Environment Office as a specialist, Page 2 Tet Mass: The annual Mass to celebrate the Vietnamese Lunar New Year was celebrated at Ss. Augustine & Gabriel Church, Page 3 Scout Day: The diocese’s annual recognition ceremony and prayer service for scouts was held Sunday, Page 8 CUM CHRISTO COLUMBUS COMBINES PIETY, STUDY, ACTION Pages 10-12 Catholic Times 2 February 17, 2019 Editor’s reflections by Doug Bean Safe Environment Office Devil of a prediction adds specialist In 1964, exciting so that anything else would The diocesan Safe Environment total includes children, clergy, can- legendary broad- appear dull and uninteresting. I’d peddle Office has hired Robert C. McGee, didates for ordination, educators, caster Paul narcotics to whom I could. I’d sell alco- Harvey presented hol to ladies and gentlemen of distinc- a longtime Franklin County Munic- diocesan employees and volunteers a warning about tion. I’d tranquilize the rest with pills. ipal Court employee, to assist in the who work with children at diocesan the direction the “If I were the devil, I’d soon have office’s work of protecting children. parishes, schools and institutions. country was head- families at war with themselves, church- McGee will have the title of safe Background reports were reviewed ed. His insights in “If I Were the Devil,” es at war with themselves and nations environment specialist. He joins for 24,150 people. Minors are not which he updated in the ensuing years, at war with themselves until each, in its the office’s director, Regina Quinn, subject to such reports. were eerily prophetic. turn, was consumed. And with promises in administering the VIRTUS Pro- The office also is in charge of an- Older readers might have heard the of higher ratings, I’d have mesmerizing tecting God’s Children (PGC) nual audits required by the Diocese broadcast. Younger people might have media fanning the flames. program and making sure that all of Columbus and the U.S. Confer- seen it on social media. “If I were the devil, I would encour- diocesan employees who might ence of Catholic Bishops; assur- It’s worth mentioning in a top- age schools to refine young intellects come in contact with minors while ance of parish, school and agency sy-turvy world where states have but neglect to discipline emotions. I’d working with any diocesan church, compliance with equal-employment passed, or are trying to pass, laws to tell teachers to let those students run school or affiliated institution have guidelines and all other applicable allow abortion until birth; the sanctity wild. And before you knew it, you’d received PGC training, been fin- local, federal and state laws; and of marriage is undermined; opioid use have drug-sniffing dogs and metal gerprinted and have cleared back- many other activities related to child runs rampant; and our religious liberty detectors at every schoolhouse door. ground checks. safety and government regulations. continues to be threatened. Within a decade, I’d have prisons The office’s duties have increased “Most of my work involves han- What follows is Harvey’s updated overflowing, and judges promoting significantly in recent years. Quinn dling day-to-day operations such version of “If I Were the Devil” from pornography. Soon, I would evict said that during the year which as taking phone calls from schools, 1996. It serves as a reminder to pray for God from the courthouse and the began on July 1, 2017, and ended handling background reports, up- our society: schoolhouse and then from the houses on June 30, 2018, her office “If I were the prince of darkness, I of Congress. In his own churches, I conducted safe environment would want to engulf the whole world would substitute psychology for reli- training for 63,739 people. The See SAFE ENVIRONMENT, Page 3 in darkness. I’d have a third of its real gion and deify science. I’d lure priests estate and four-fifths of its population, and pastors into misusing boys and but I would not be happy until I had girls and church money. seized the ripest apple on the tree – “If I were the devil, I’d take from thee. So I would set about however nec- those who have and give to those who essary to take over the United States. wanted until I had killed the incentive SUBSCRIBE “I’d subvert the churches first, and I of the ambitious. What’ll you bet I would begin with a campaign of whis- couldn’t get whole states to promote Catholic Times is the only pers. With the wisdom of a serpent, I gambling as the way to get rich? newspaper that brings you a would whisper to you as I whispered “I’d convince the young that mar- weekly look at Catholic life in to Eve: ‘Do as you please.’ riage is old-fashioned, that swinging “To the young, I would whisper that is more fun and that what you see on the Diocese of Columbus. Don’t the Bible is a myth. I would convince television is the way to be. And, thus, Miss Out the children that man created God I could undress you in public and lure By dropping your Catholic instead of the other way around. I’d you into bed with diseases for which confide that what’s bad is good and there are no cures. Times envelope into the what’s good is square. And the old, “In other words, if I were the devil, I’d collection plate in February, The Catholic I would teach to pray after me, ‘Our just keep right on doing what he’s doing.” you guarantee getting the Father, which art in Washington. ...’ With Christ’s help, we have the Times Collection “Then I’d get organized, I’d educate power to change the direction of our Catholic Times for the special authors in how to make lurid literature world one soul at a time. parish rate of only $17. February 2019 Front Page photo: CATHOLIC Bishop Frederick F. Campbell, DD, PhD: President & Publisher CUM CHRISTO Doug Bean: Editor ([email protected]) From left, Barbara Altenburg, Karla Hall, TIMES Tim Puet: Reporter ([email protected]) Pearlene Delph and Copyright © 2019. All rights reserved. K. Colston-Woodruff: Graphic Designer ([email protected]) Julie Meyers pray at Catholic Times (USPS 967-000) (ISSN 745-6050) is the official Mailing Address: 197 E. 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Assisting were Deacon Jason Nguyen (right) and altar servers (kneeling) in tradi- tional Vietnamese garments. Top right: Linh Doan serves 7-year-old Teresa Easterday while her mother, Nhung Easterday, watches. Bot- tom right: an elder hands a small traditional gift to a young person after Mass. The community shares food and participates in activities after Mass as part of the celebration. CT photos by Ken Snow SAFE ENVIRONMENT, continued from Page 2 dating and scheduling PGC classes office and supervising at various times from and of DeSales, where he was cap- and keeping our electronic files cur- its other 13 employees. 1993 to 2018 at Colum- tain of the soccer team for two years rent,” McGee said. “Eventually, I will During his final three bus St. Francis DeSales, and became the school’s first athlete be facilitating PGC classes.” years with the court, he Upper Arlington, Lan- to play college soccer. He graduated Quinn said, “Having Bob as part of was an assistant proba- caster Fisher Catholic, from Adrian College in Michigan in the team frees me to look at the big tion supervisor, work- Pickerington Central 1984 with a bachelor of arts degree in picture on issues such as how to ad- ing with the alcohol and and Gahanna Lincoln sociology with an emphasis on crimi- dress changes in the Safe Environment drug addiction court high schools. His com- nology. At Adrian, he was soccer cap- program. It also makes it easier for par- presided over by former bined record at the tain for three years. ishes to get to someone in the office if Judge Scott VanDerK- schools is 337-81-50. He and his wife, Denise, have been they need to schedule a program. Since arr. His DeSales teams won married for 25 years and are the par- Bob was hired in December, it’s been Following McGee’s state championships in ents of four daughters. well-received by parishes and schools. retirement from the Robert C.