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JANUARY 8, 2017 THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD VOLUME 66:14 DIOCESE OF COLUMBUS A journal of Catholic life in Ohio

TRAVELING ALONG THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO: A SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL JOURNEY 2 Catholic Times January 8, 2017

The Editor’s Notebook Seek the Lord MSGR. ROBERT E. By David Garick, Editor METZGER When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said tian pilgrim. PASSED AWAY ON unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek. (Psalm 27:8) But the Holy Land is As Christians, we must always be seeking not the only place where DECEMBER 28, 2016 God. The Lord created each of us and desires a Catholic can travel to to draw us to Him and to spend eternity with encounter Christ. It can us. He loves us so much that He came to earth come in Rome and the Funeral Mass for Msgr. Robert E. Metzger, 82, who in the person of Jesus Christ to give us the other cities around the Mediterranean where means to overcome sin and to find everlasting the Apostles, evangelists, and church fathers died Wednesday, Dec. 28, was held Monday, Jan. 2, life with Him. Christ seeks all of us to be His built the church we know today. They accom- at Junction City St. Patrick Church. Burial was at St. disciples. It is only fitting that we also should plished all of that through the work of the Holy Patrick Cemetery. seek Him out. Spirit, and those blessings are available to us He was born March 1, 1934 in Junction City to How do we find Christ? Where do we en- when we draw near to them. Our Holy Mother Robert and Mary Elizabeth (Haug) Metzger and re- counter Him? Certainly first and foremost, has made herself known to individuals through we encounter Him in the Eucharist. His Body the centuries, always to lead people to a deeper ceived a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the and Blood become real in our presence and knowledge of her Son. We find an encounter former Columbus St. Charles Seminary and a the- are united with our bodies through the bless- with Mary and with Christ when we visit places ology degree from Mount St. Mary Seminary of ing of holy Communion. We encounter Him such as Lourdes, Knock, Guadalupe, and the the West Seminary in Norwood. He was ordained in prayer. As we search deep within our- first Marian apparition site in the United States, a priest on May 28, 1960 by Bishop Clarence Issen- selves, Christ reveals Himself to us in very the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help in Cham- intimate ways. pion, Wisconsin. Here in Ohio, many people mann at Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral. But we are called to seek even more under- have found great spiritual strength through a He was an associate pastor at Columbus St. Leo standing of Christ. Even the Apostles, His pilgrimage to the Basilica and National Shrine (1960-65), St. Dominic (1965-69), St. John the Evan- closest followers, showed themselves unable of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey, a 90-min- ute drive from Columbus. gelist (eight months in 1969), and St. Gabriel (1969- to grasp the fullness of His divinity, and they 70) churches, then served as pastor at St. Dominic lived, walked, and ate with Him every day. It Through the centuries, the Holy Spirit has was not until after His Passion and Resurrec- blessed artists with the inspiration to create (1970-75), Coshocton Sacred Heart (1975-85), and tion and the gift of the Holy Spirit that they painting, statues, windows, and architecture Jackson Holy Trinity (1985-2004). He also was a began to understand the real message He that convey a deeper understanding of Christ. teacher at Columbus Bishop Hartley and St. Fran- brought to us. This artwork is available in countless church- cis DeSales high schools. He retired in 2004 and es, cathedrals, and shrines. They are located There are many ways we can seek this greater spent the last several years of his life living in the understanding of Christ. One important way all over the world and include many that are to do that is through pilgrimage. In the fourth nearby. A pilgrimage need not be to the other rectory of his home parish. century, St. Helena, the mother of the Roman side of the world. It may be as simple as a He was named a monsignor, with the title prelate emperor Constantine, was so overcome by her visit to a nearby church where you may en- of honor, by Pope John Paul II on Sept. 24, 1992. conversion to Christianity that she set out in counter Christ in a different way, see him in a her old age to visit Palestine and to discover different view. We must not be content with He was preceded in death by his parents and a the holy places where Jesus lived, died, and the notion that we have found Christ and that brother, Father William J. Metzger. Survivors in- rose again. Fellow pilgrims still do that to is enough. Changing your perspective makes clude brothers, Fathers Richard Metzger and Ste- this day. Praying at the site of His incarna- all the difference. phen Metzger, both retired priests of the Diocese tion, walking in His footsteps across Galilee, One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will of Columbus; Michael, and Charles; a sister, Mary standing where Mary stood at the foot of His I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the cross, laying a hand on the stone where His LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty Anne; and a foster sister, Nida Riley. A cousin, the body was laid and resurrected – these actions of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. late Father John Metzger, also was a Columbus di- all make Christ much more real to the Chris- (Psalm 27:4) ocesan priest.

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January 8, 2017 Catholic Times 3 Following in the Footsteps of Our Lord By Father Joseph Klee of Olives. The “Our Father” Church is located where Columbus Sacred Heart Church Our Lord taught His disciples that prayer. Nearby One of the more consoling aspects of our Catholic is the Church of Dominus Flevit, where He wept as faith involves the continuous presence of Our Lord He looked over Jerusalem. The brief time of exalta- Jesus in every moment of our lives, most especially tion occurring on Palm Sunday was remembered as through the Eucharist. Nine pilgrims from the Dio- we trod the Palm Sunday road leading into Jerusalem cese of Columbus, myself included, felt this presence (pictured). All were deeply moved to scan the array strongly in late November and early December 2016 of olive trees located in the Garden of Gethsemani, as part of a 38-member pilgrimage to Israel. Our tour realizing that Our Lord might have leaned against one guide was Father Peter Vasko, OFM, president of the of them as His agony there mounted. Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land. The itiner- Within the Basilica of the Agony (also known as the ary of the pilgrimage basically followed the chrono- Church of All Nations) is the Rock of Agony, where logical progression of Our Lord’s life. He anguished over His anticipated sufferings of Good The morning following our arrival in Tel Aviv, we Friday. We then visited the Church of the Ascension, toured the ruins of Crusader-built churches at Cae- the “stepping-off” point where Jesus was taken up to sarea Maritima, where St. Peter had preached, and the Heaven following the triumphant conclusion of His site from which St. Paul embarked on his mission- earthly mission. Curiously, the church is now under ary voyages. Heading east, our bus took us to Mount Muslim ownership. In anticipation of the day of our Carmel, where the Blessed Mother gave the gift of the redemption, our pilgrim group spent some time in the scapular to St. Simon Stock, and where the prophets Upper Room, the site of the Last Supper – the Pass- Elijah and Elisha lived. This was followed by a stop over meal which transitioned into the first Mass, and of the Sea of Galilee to where the Jordan River begins where Jesus formally instituted the priesthood. in Tiberias, passing by Magdala, the home of St. Mary (and flows all the way down the Dead Sea). Unfor- Magdalene. Our re-experiencing of Good Friday began early, tunately, the actual part of the bank where John the with a 6:30 a.m. Mass at a chapel in the Church of the We next proceeded to the place where Jesus grew up, Baptist baptized Our Lord is now within the boundar- the (present-day) bustling town of Nazareth. We saw Holy Sepulcher. Adjacent to the chapel is an altar built ies of the Muslim nation of Jordan, so the nearby area over the stones of Calvary, where Our Lord’s cross “Mary’s well,” where the Blessed Mother probably of Yardenit was established as a site to celebrate this came to draw water daily. A powerful experience fol- was placed. Within the huge church, below the stairs event. Here, Father Vasko commemorated our own to Calvary, lies the Anointing Stone, where His body lowed at the Church of the Annunciation, where Mary baptisms by pouring a little of the baptismal waters of surrendered her life to God the Father’s will. Adja- was prepared for burial. The Via Dolorosa, or Way of the Jordan River on our heads. Our journey contin- Sorrow, is laid out through the narrow, twisting streets cent to this church is the Church of St. Joseph, which ued southward on the west side of the Jordan River to of the Old City, with the Stations of the Cross located at tradition says was built over the Holy Family’s home Jericho, where we visited the Mount of Temptation, points along the way. A particularly touching stop was and St. Joseph’s workshop. Married couples on the where Our Lord had retreated following His baptism the chapel commemorating the sixth station, in which pilgrimage renewed their wedding vows in a touching and where Satan tempted Him after 40 days of prayer Veronica compassionately cleaned Our Lord’s bloody ceremony at a church in Cana, at the site where Our and fasting. In the town itself is enshrined a huge syc- face. Standing amid pilgrims from all over the world, Lord began His public ministry by turning water into amore tree, which might have been the tree Zacchaeus an hour’s wait was necessary to enter the tomb where wine at a wedding feast. climbed to see Jesus. Our Savior’s body had been laid. All the pilgrims spent The next day included the thrilling experience of a A short drive followed through hilly, rising terrain, precious seconds on their knees before the actual stone boat ride on the waters Our Lord had walked – the Sea leading us to Jerusalem, where Jesus culminated His upon which His crucified corpse had been placed. of Galilee. The boat’s pilot regaled us with a demon- life and completed His mission. Before visiting the holy This whirlwind sprint over the footsteps Our Lord stration of the casting of a fishing net into the sea, but sites there, a day was dedicated to the location where had trod included, on the last day, a side trip to Betha- nothing was caught. Returning to land, we ascended Our Lord entered the world – Bethlehem, just south of ny, where Mass was celebrated at the Church of Mary, Mount Tabor, which afforded a dramatic view of the Jerusalem. There, the pilgrims visited the Shepherds’ Martha, and Lazarus, built over the ruins of their home. Galilean region below, where Jesus took Peter, James, Field Church, where Mass was celebrated in the type of We then hastily departed eastward for a brief tour of and John and was transfigured before them. cave-like enclosure where shepherds would have shel- Qumran, the district on the Dead Sea where the strict Our holy adventure continued at a bracing pace as tered their flocks during inclement weather. Jewish faction known as the Essenes lived. Parchment we visited the Church of Peter’s Primacy, built over A breathtaking high point of the pilgrimage was a scrolls of Scripture inscribed by the Essene commu- the rock where Our Lord confirmed Peter’s leadership visit to the Church of the Nativity, accessed through nity were found between 1946 and 1956 in clay pots among the Apostles, telling him three times to “Feed the “door of humility,” which necessitates the pilgrim located in nearby caves. The barrenness of this desert my sheep.” At Capernaum, on the western shore of to bend low in order to enter. A silver star set into region made it an appropriate location for the Essenes, the Sea of Galilee, pilgrims saw the ruins of Peter’s the marble floor below the church’s altar marks the who tradition says John the Baptist spent time with, to home, which was Jesus’ “home base” during His spot where Our Savior is believed to have been born. distance themselves from the world and to spend their Galilean ministry. Adjacent to this site was the Syna- An adjacent site is the Milk Grotto, where tradition lives in a contemplative manner. gogue of Capernaum, where Our Savior delivered his says that a drop of Mary’s milk fell to earth, turning In the end, our pilgrimage group was struck with a deep “Bread of Life” discourse (John 6) – affirming His it white. Powder from the site continues to be taken sense of connectedness, of continuity with the One who Real Presence in the Eucharist. and venerated by women experiencing infertility, and had come to earth to save us. He is not a distant God, Not to neglect the needs of the physical body, we many have conceived. but as with anyone who loves us, is One who is actually also visited the site of the multiplication of the loaves The pilgrims emotionally began bracing themselves very close to us despite the two millennia intervening and fishes, on the northwest shore of the Sea of Gali- as they prepared to walk in the very steps taken by the since He walked that part of the earth. God grant that lee in the town of Tabgha. Redeemer. An afternoon was spent visiting the sites every reader of this article will someday have this same Next, we headed south, following the southern coast east of the Old City of Jerusalem around the Mount powerful and very blessed experience! 4 Catholic Times January 8, 2017 World scarred by war, greed must welcome prince of peace, pope says By Junno Arocho Esteves forever and the international community Peter’s Basilica was broken by the bright laden with immigrants,” the pope said. Catholic News Service to actively seek a negotiated solution so lights emanating from the colonnade and “Let us allow ourselves to be challenged The song of the angels that heralded the that civil coexistence can be restored in the Christmas tree from the square. by the children who are not allowed to birth of Christ urges men and women to the country,” he said. Temperatures just above 40 degrees be born, by those who cry because no seek peace in a world divided by war, The pope appealed for peace for the didn’t stop thousands of people unable one satiates their hunger, by those who terrorism and greed, Pope Francis said. people of Ukraine, “who to this day suf- to enter the packed basilica from partici- do not have toys in their hands, but rath- “Today this message goes out to the ends fer the consequences of the conflict.” pating in the Mass, sitting outside and er weapons,” he said. of the earth to reach all peoples, especially The Vatican announced Dec. 23 that watching the Mass on giant screens in Christmas is not only a mystery of hope those scarred by war and harsh conflicts the first installment of 6 million euro St. Peter’s Square. but also of sadness where “love is not that seem stronger than the yearning for ($6.3 million) would be distributed on In his homily, the pope said the love received and life discarded” as seen by peace,” the pope said Dec. 25. Christmas Day to assist in relief efforts in of God is made visible at Christ’s birth the indifference felt by Mary and Joseph Migrants, refugees, children suffering Ukraine. Earlier this year, the pope called on a night of glory, joy and light “which “who found the doors closed and placed due to hunger and war, victims of human for a collection across churches in Europe would illuminates those who walk in Jesus in a manger.” trafficking as well as social and economic to help the people of the war-torn country. darkness.” That same indifference, he said, exists unrest were also remembered by the pope. Iraq, Libya and Yemen, “where their The shepherds are a witness to “the today when commercialism overshad- “Peace to the peoples who suffer be- peoples suffer war and the brutality of enduring sign” of finding Jesus when ows the light of God and “when we are cause of the economic ambitions of the terrorism,” were in the pope’s prayers so they discover him wrapped in swaddling concerned for gifts but cold towards few, because of the sheer greed and the that they may “be able to once again find clothes and lying in a manger;” a sign those who are marginalized.” idolatry of money, which leads to slav- unity and harmony.” that is given to all Christians today, the “This worldliness has taken Christmas ery,” he said. The pope also remembered Africa, es- pope said. hostage. It needs to be freed!” the pope An estimated 40,000 people slowly pecially Nigeria where fundamentalist “If we want to celebrate Christmas au- said departing from his prepared remarks. made their way through security check- terrorism “exploits children in order to thentically, we need to contemplate this However, the hope of Christmas is the points into St. Peter’s Square to attend perpetrate horror and death” as well as sign: the fragile simplicity of a small light that outshines this darkness and the pope’s solemn Christmas blessing South Sudan and the Democratic Repub- newborn, the meekness of where he lies, “draws us to himself” through his hum- “urbi et orbi” (to the city and the world). lic of Congo, calling on their leaders to the tender affection of the swaddling ble birth in Bethlehem,” he said. Heightened security following the choose the path of dialogue rather than clothes. God is there,” he said. Noting that Bethlehem means “house of Dec. 19 terrorist attack in Berlin, Ger- “the mindset of conflict.” This sign of humility, he added, also re- bread,” the pope said that Jesus was born many was evident as police cordoned off He also prayed for peace in the Holy veals a paradox: God who chose not to to nourish us, creating a “direct thread streets and established multiple check- Land and that Israelis and Palestinians reveal himself through power, but rather joining the manger and the cross.” points throughout the area. turn away from hate and revenge while through the “poverty of a stable” and “in “In this way, he seems to tell us that he While police presence is standard for having “the courage and determination the simplicity of life.” is born as bread for us; he enters life to major events in St. Peter’s, the added to write a new page of history.” “In order to discover him, we need to give us his life; he comes into our world security was a sign of the times where Praying for an end to current tensions, go there, where he is: we need to bow to give us his love. He does not come to crowded areas have become a target for the pope also called for peace in Venezu- down, humble ourselves, make our- devour or to command but to nourish terrorists. ela, Colombia, Myanmar and the Korean selves small,” the pope said. and to serve,” the pope said. The pope prayed for “peace to those peninsula The image of the child in the manger, Pope Francis said that like the shepherds, who have lost a person dear to them as a Christ’s birth, he said, is a sign of joy and he continued, is a challenge for all Chris- who although marginalized are chosen to result of brutal acts of terrorism that has a call for the world to contemplate “the tians to “leave behind fleeting illusions” witness the birth of Christ, Christians are sown fear and death into the hearts of so child Jesus who gives hope once again to and “renounce insatiable claims.” reminded of God’s closeness and can en- many countries and cities.” every person on the face of the earth.” It is also a calling for the world to re- joy the true spirit of Christmas: “the beau- Countries ravaged by the scourge of war “’For to us a child is born, to us a son is spond to the sufferings of children in this ty of being loved by God.” were also in the pope’s thoughts, particu- given.’ He is the ‘prince of peace;’ let us age who “suffer the squalid mangers that “Contemplating his humble and infinite larly in “the war-torn land of Syria, where welcome him.” devour dignity: hiding underground to love, let us say to him: thank you, thank far too much blood has been spilled,” After his address, the bells of St. Pe- escape bombardment, on the pavements you because you have done all this for especially in the city Aleppo. The pope ter’s rang loudly, pealing throughout the of a large city, at the bottom of a boat over- me,” the pope said. called on the world to support the people square as they did in the evening Dec. of Syria with humanitarian assistance and 24 following the proclamation of Jesus’ to put an end to the conflict. birth during Christmas Mass. Lisbon, Santarem, Fatima, Batalha, Nazare “It is time for weapons to be silenced The darkness of the night sky over St. Lourdes, Gavarnie & St. Jean de Luz 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE APPARITIONS OF FATIMA

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January 8, 2017 Catholic Times 5 Catholic Foundation Supports the Columbus ST. PAUL STUDENT SERVICE PROJECT Catholic Men’s and Women’s Conferences Teacher Kathy Gummer The Catholic Foundation is honored otherwise would be unable to attend helps one of her Wester- to announce its sponsorship of the because of financial limitations. Inter- ville St. Paul School 2017 Columbus Catholic men’s and ested parishes should contact the con- middle-school students women’s conferences. ferences directly for bus reimburse- make Christmas orna- Each year, thousands of Catholics ment and scholarship information. ments that were request- gather at these events for the opportu- Grants also were awarded to provide ed by children belonging nity to deepen their relationships with translation services for the hearing- to the Run the Race Club God and strengthen their commit- impaired and Spanish-speaking popu- on Columbus’ west side. ments to serve as disciples of Christ. lation. It is the Foundation’s goal to The Westerville students With the men’s conference in its 20th eliminate all barriers that would pre- were asked to donate $2 year and the women’s in its 10th, these vent anyone from attending the con- for materials, earning the annual events have fostered transfor- ferences. money through a sacrifice mative spiritual growth for thousands of some kind at home. Registration for both events is avail- The angel ornaments of men and women. It is projected that able online. The women’s conference 2017 will be a record-breaking year were the only gift some will take place on Saturday, Feb. 18, of the Run the Race stu- for conference attendance in its new followed by the men’s conference on location at the state fairgrounds. dents received on Christ- Saturday, Feb. 25. Both events will be mas morning. Last year, Through its sponsorship of both at Cardinal Hall on the fairgrounds and the Westerville students conferences, The Catholic Founda- include a lineup of dynamic and inspir- made no-sew blankets tion has provided funding for bus re- ing speakers. The Catholic Foundation for the club as Christmas imbursements for parishes outside of encourages you to take a powerful step presents. Interstate 270. In addition, the Foun- in your faith formation by attending Photo courtesy St. Paul School dation awarded grants to assist with the 2017 Columbus Catholic men’s scholarships for men and women who and women’s conferences.

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Cleveland bishop cites health as reason Catholic-Jewish wedding for early resignation By Dennis Sadowski He compared his appointment as apos- Catholic News Service tolic administrator to that of an interim QUESTION & ANSWER Pope Francis has accepted the resigna- coach. tion of Bishop Richard G. Lennon of “My job is to be the conduit from the by: FATHER KENNETH DOYLE Cleveland. He has been the diocese’s past to the future,” he said. Catholic News Service spiritual leader since 2006. Bishop Thomas acknowledged during Bishop Lennon, who turns 70 in the news conference that he had “lim- . At Mass, after the Gospel Mass and noting that this was a regu- March, said during a news conference ited” knowledge of the diocese and that Qhas been read by a priest, can lar practice during the first thousand at diocesan offices on Dec. 28 that he he would undertake a quick study of it. the female parish life director give years of Christianity. had developed vascular dementia, lead- The diocese serves 692,000 Catholics in the homily? With six priests sitting ing to his decision in November to sub- eight northeast Ohio counties. down? At one of our local parishes, . I am a Catholic woman who mit his resignation for health reasons to As apostolic administrator, he will this happens regularly. Qis planning to marry a Jewish the pope. travel the 120 miles between Toledo I have been to this church on occa- man. He is uncomfortable with hav- “Recently, it has come to my aware- and Cleveland frequently. sion, and I feel guilty for being there to ing a Catholic priest preside at the ness that my health has declined to such Bishop Lennon was an auxiliary bish- witness it -- but sometimes this is my wedding, and he says this would be an extent that I should resign as dioc- op of Boston before Pope Benedict XVI only option. (I’m afraid to talk to my awkward for his family as well. Are esan bishop,” he said. appointed him to be Cleveland’s 10th own parish priest about this, because there ways to have a “neutral” pre- “Given the progressive nature of this bishop. During his decade in Cleveland, he might think that I am being critical sider celebrate the service and still illness, Pope Francis has accepted my he led the revision of statutes govern- or judgmental.) (Upstate New York) have the marriage recognized by the request for an early retirement,” Bishop ing the diocese’s finance, pastoral, and Catholic Church? Lennon added. presbyteral councils, established norms governing internal audits of parishes . The current guidelines of the (I have told my husband-to-be Bishops usually do not turn in their and schools, and carried out a plan to Catholic Church on this mat- that my only “requirement” is that resignation to the pope until they turn A consolidate parishes. The diocese also ter are quite clear. The Code of Can- the wedding be seen as valid in the 75, as required by canon law. on Law says “Among the forms of completed a capital campaign in 2016 church’s eyes.) Is this possible, and The pope selected Bishop Daniel E. preaching, the homily, which is part that raised more than $170 million for what would I need to do to make it Thomas of Toledo as the apostolic ad- parish and diocesan needs. of the liturgy itself and is reserved to happen? (Cleveland) ministrator of the diocese until the in- A Boston-area native, Bishop Lennon a priest or deacon, is pre-eminent” stallation of a new bishop. (No. 767). . Yes, in a situation like this a was ordained in 1973 and served in The changes were announced in Wash- the Archdiocese of Boston as a parish Similarly, the General Instruction of Adiocese is able to give permis- ington early on Dec. 28 by Archbishop the Roman Missal, which serves as the sion ahead of time for a marriage cer- priest, fire department chaplain, assis- Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to tant for canonical affairs, and rector of church’s liturgical “rulebook,” says, emony to take place in a nonsectarian the United States. setting, witnessed by a civil official, St. John’s Seminary. “The homily should ordinarily be giv- Bishop Thomas, 57, said Bishop Len- and have that marriage be recognized He was ordained as an auxiliary bishop en by the priest celebrant himself or be non’s request for an early retirement entrusted by him to a concelebrating by the Catholic Church. You and your for Boston in 2001 and was apostolic was “both a humble and courageous act, administrator of the archdiocese from priest, or from time to time and, if ap- fiance should speak with a local priest one that speaks volumes to his love for propriate, to the deacon, but never to a to see that the proper paperwork is December 2002 to July 2003 after Car- the local church and his desire that the dinal Bernard F. Law resigned as arch- layperson” (No. 66). completed. people of God receive the pastoral care bishop in the midst of Boston’s crisis (I should note that in August 2016, But how about, instead, doing a joint they need.” over clergy sexual abuse of minors. Pope Francis appointed a commis- religious ceremony that would high- He said having to take on the addi- Cardinal Law’s successor as archbish- sion of six men and six women to light the role of God in a marriage tional responsibilities of overseeing the op, then-Bishop Sean P. O’Malley, was study the issue of women deacons, and seek the Lord’s blessings? I have Diocese of Cleveland was unexpected. selected as his replacement that July. with a particular focus on their minis- several times done such a wedding try in the early church.) service together with a rabbi. In certain areas of the U.S. where Only one -- either the rabbi or the priest St. Anthony gifts for soldiers priests are not available to celebrate -- would be designated as the respon- Columbus St. Anthony School prin- the Eucharist every Sunday, services sible civil official to receive a couple’s cipal Chris Iaconis and students are guided by a Vatican document vows, but both the rabbi and the priest pack Christmas presents they and called Sunday Celebrations in the could offer prayers from their own their families donated to soldiers Absence of a Priest. In such settings, traditions and appropriate blessings. in the Troop 323 Military Police a layperson may be delegated by the (Two or three times, we have even Company at Fort Bliss, Texas. The local bishop to offer an explanation used the chuppah, the traditional can- packages included socks, toilet- and reflection on the biblical readings opy under which Jewish couples pro- ries, crossword puzzles, candy, and for the service. nounce their wedding vows accompa- more, along with artwork which is Interestingly, L’Osservatore Roma- nied by both sets of parents.) being created in the picture. Stu- no, the semiofficial Vatican newspa- Questions may be sent to Father dents in the foreground are (from per, published in March 2016 a series Kenneth Doyle at askfatherdoyle@ left) Kelly Kays, Hayden Traver, and of essays advocating that women be gmail.com and 30 Columbia Circle Grace Sabo. permitted to preach from the pulpit at Drive, Albany NY 12203. 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FaithFinding the Grace to Lean on Mary Grace always has felt hazy to me, a theory I can’t the fully-graced one, the all-graced one. She who is ever quite grasp, hovering just beyond my under- “full of grace” helps me find grace amid the ordinary standing. Reading in the Catechism of the Catholic Finding Faith in experiences of my everyday life. Church, though, I found that grace, in belonging to Everyday Life As Our Lady of Grace, Mary reaches her arms to a separate order, “escapes our experience and cannot us, ready to cradle us as she cradled the infant Jesus. be known except by faith” (paragraph 2005). Sarah Reinhard She will calm us when we’re losing our minds with All those moments when I can’t explain why I feel worry, frustration, or confusion, just as she must have compelled to do something such as calling a friend or calmed her Son when He was a toddler. family member, saying a prayer for a certain inten- Assuredly not the last two, but there’s no doubt He She will show us reason by pointing us toward tion, acting in a particular way — those are all times was human. When I think of Mary, I think of Jesus’ heaven, even as she introduced the 12-year-old Je- I’m experiencing grace. humanity, of the experience He and I share, however sus to the scholars and doctors at the synagogue in I need grace to act with grace. weak it may seem at first. In bringing God closer to Jerusalem. me, in becoming more intimate with Him, I find grace In giving us Mary, God gave us a portrait of grace, less elusive and more concrete: friendship with God. She will cheer us on and pray for us, whether we’re someone to help us make grace something tangible, bearing a cross that’s too heavy or battling demons of something we can touch, someone who, if not better One of the most well-known titles of Mary is Our addiction and sin, exactly as she watched with sorrow- understood, is at least better appreciated. Lady of Grace. This title, more than anything, re- ful eyes as her Son carried His cross and was crucified. minds us about Mary’s maternal role in teaching us It’s no accident that many women experience a about grace, reminding us about its importance, help- And when we achieve that victory, however small special devotion and/or relationship with Mary. As ing us muddle through to gain more of it. it may seem, she will smile at us and point us to the a mother, I often find myself throwing up my hands Resurrection, the ultimate victory. and pleading to anyone in the heavenly host who will Unlike some of the other titles Mary holds, this one Mary’s intercession to God, in her role as Our Lady listen. doesn’t necessarily point to a specific apparition. It’s a title that has been in use since at least medieval of Grace, helps us to obtain the grace we need — “What can Jesus possibly know about this strug- times. to make it through Mass with a toddler in tow, to gle with puking babies and poopy diapers?” I have receive the sacraments in a worthy state, to let go of screamed in my head. “Was He ever up for endless More recently, it is linked with a vision of Mary to our rationalizations and accept the friendship God hours with a cranky, wide-awake toddler? Did He St. Catherine Laboure. Mary appeared to her in 1830, offers us. ever want to strangle a small preteen know-it-all who standing on a globe, dressed in white with a long, Reinhard is online at SnoringScholar.com and is supposed to be the joy of your life, but is instead a white veil reaching to her feet. pain in your rear?” is the author of a number of books, including her Mary’s hands were extended, at the height of her latest, “The Catholic Mom’s Prayer Companion” It is then, when I’m at my wit’s end and ready shoulders, holding a golden ball heavenward and look- (Ave Maria Press). to dive down the stairs in frustration, that I turn to ing the same direction. On her fingers, she wore rings someone who can understand. with precious jewels. Some of the jewels sparkled and It’s not that Jesus can’t understand; it’s that I don’t showered rays of light on the globe beneath her. Theology on Tap with Bishop think about how He can until I think about His moth- St. Catherine heard this message: “These rays sym- er. It is in Mary’s motherhood, in her humanity, in her bolize the graces I shed upon those who ask for them. The January Theology on Tap discussion group constant pointing back to her Son that I find encour- The jewels which give no rays symbolize the graces for young Catholics will feature Bishop Frederick agement to go on with my life. that are not given because they are not asked for.” Campbell speaking on interpersonal relationships and will be at a different site – St. Therese’s Retreat No, she’s not more important than Jesus. But she There are no rays and no rings on my statue of Our Center, 5277 E. Broad St., Columbus. makes me appreciate the grace — the gift from God Lady of Grace. In fact, my little statue is missing a — that it takes to say “Yes,” not once, but over and hand (much to my dismay). It always has looked like The gathering will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. over and over as I struggle. she would hug me if I could just shrink. 12, with socializing, light snacks (appetizers and des- serts), and wine samples from the Wyandotte Winery. It is Mary who has made me think of God in more Maybe, in the end, that’s what grace is: a hug from Bishop Campbell will speak at 7:30. intimate terms — as my Daddy instead of as a cold, God, something we can’t see, but that we can feel distant deity. and know. Maybe I feel that the hug — the grace — Wine bottles will be available for purchase. There is a $5 cover charge. How can I keep Him at arms’ length when He was comes from Mary and that she is the channel, the once a baby, a toddler, a preteen, a teen, a young way that God relates to me where I am. Anyone interested in attending is asked to RSVP to adult? Could he have been fussy? Full of attitude? We can look back to the time of the Bible, when, [email protected] or go to the Colum- Full of Himself? in Luke 1:28, Gabriel greets Mary as kecharitomene, bus Theology on Tap Facebook page. 10 Catholic Times/January 8, 2017 January 8, 2017/Catholic Times 11 Every Step: Our Journey on the Camino De Santiago, The Way of St. James By Debra Shiley the Camino with her nine-year- of the story is that many of them mains of St. James, walked through Sunbury St. John Neumann Church old twin boys, who told us it took were locked, and we often were the Holy Door, and celebrated the them longer to walk because they challenged to be able to celebrate pilgrim’s Mass with thousands of had to stop in every village with Mass, so we welcomed the arrival others who had been on this journey n February 2015, my husband, a park to play. There were days of our pastor and fellow parish- with us. We watched in awe as the IJim, attended the Colum- when villages were few and far ioners on Oct. 4. Their presence botafumeiro swung through the ca- bus Catholic Men’s Conference, between and the challenge to keep gave us new vigor and uplifted thedral. The burning container of where he listened to Father Dave going was great, but with God’s our weary bodies and minds. incense weighs 175 pounds and is Pivonka speak about his experi- help, we persevered. We celebrated Mass daily – five feet high, requiring eight men to ence on the Camino De Santiago. On day 28, one day before we sometimes in an ancient church swing it. My husband purchased Father were joined by Father David Size- such as the beautiful reconstruct- When I put my hands on the stat- Pivonka’s book, 500 Miles With more, our pastor; Father Kevin ed Iglesia de Santa Maria la Real ue of St. James to mark comple- Jesus, and our Camino journey Lutz from Columbus St. Mary atop O Cebreiro; and other times tion of the pilgrimage, I felt as if began. Church; and 33 other parishioners in a garden of our hotel, where he were there with me, telling me The Camino De Santiago is a from St. John Neumann and other pilgrims we had met along the that with God, anything is pos- Christian pilgrimage which origi- Columbus diocesan churches for way joined us. sible, because without Him, as nated in the Middle Ages. People the last 114 miles of our journey, During the final nine days of our in life, we would not have been left their homes and villages and we visited the Cruz Ferro (Iron journey, we prayed the rosary as we able to complete every step of our traveled for months, sometimes Top: Camino pilgrims from Sunbury and Columbus. Right: A typical scene for Cross), the highest point on the walked, many of us had our con- Camino journey. years, to reach their destination of Camino pilgrims walking through the Spanish countryside, with a town in view. Camino. The cross sits on a tall fessions heard, and we shared our (Gary Dwyer of Sunbury St. John the burial place of St. James the wooden pole, but what is remark- spiritual journeys, our reasons for Neumann Church is planning two Greater in Santiago, Spain. Their Our excitement built as we elevation at the beginning, and a able about it is the mound under- walking the Camino, and our hopes pilgrimages for 2017. The first, a purposes were many: to repent, to toured this beautiful city at the steep, dangerous, rocky down- rested, and how we awoke each lenged us. As in life, we kept neath the pole, stacked 10 feet of how this pilgrimage would influ- trip to Poland, will be led by Father seek forgiveness, to pray, or to pe- foot of the Pyrenees Mountains, hill journey led to Roncaesvalle, day with new strength and vigor our eyes on our destination and high and 20 feet wide with stones ence our spiritual journey. David Sizemore from May 15 to 23, tition St James for a certain bless- and on Sept. 6, we took our first Spain, our destination for the for our journey ahead. strengthened each other with our left by pilgrims representing their On Oct. 13, after 35 days and 480 and the second, another Camino ing or healing. The symbol of the steps on the Way of St. James. evening. This day seemed much For the next 11 days, we walked, prayers, spiritual reflection, and burdens. It is a very emotional and miles of walking, we entered the pilgrimage, will last from Aug. 31 to Camino is a scallop shell. With its Our first destination was Orisson, harder than the day before, even averaging 12 to 15 miles each day, fellowship with fellow pilgrims. spiritual place for every pilgrim. city of Santiago and, full of over- Oct. 14, with shorter stages for any- lines converging at one point, it France. We walked five miles that though the terrain was not as chal- We passed through the city of Ak- We met a young man who was Along our way, we had encoun- whelming emotion, walked to the one who does not want to walk the represents the different roads all day in 95-degree heat, 3,500 feet lenging. My body and mind were erreta, where we stayed at a love- a paraplegic and completing his tered many beautiful churches, Cathedral of St. James, where we full Camino. For more information, leading to one destina- up into the Pyrenees Mountains. exhausted and weary already, and ly bed and breakfast where the Camino in a special bicycle, and many of them holding ancient celebrated a private Mass in an Ado- contact Dwyer at garyedwyer@ho- tion, the Cathedral de The switchbacks and elevation we had only traveled 18 miles, movie The Way was filmed. We a young mother who was walking Christian artifacts. The sad side ration chapel. We venerated the re- tmail.com or 614-633-8419.) Santiago. were endless and the heat almost with 472 to go. walked over Romanesque bridges After many months of unbearable, but the amazing thing That day, we met a lovely girl from (the steepest bridges ever) and planning, training, and was the amount of people we met Norway, singing with a beautiful down ancient Roman steps (very anticipation, my hus- that day from Germany, Canada, voice as she took on the challenge steep again!), and through Pam- ITALY band and I, with fellow England, Norway, and many more of the steep downhill. The next day, plona, with its beautiful Gothic parishioners Gary Dw- nations, who joined us on this we would meet her again, and she cathedral. We visited the pilgrim PILGRIMAGE yer and John and Mary journey with the same excitement asked for requests and sang Amaz- statue at Alto de Perdon, another Parishioners of Columbus Immaculate Mulach, left Columbus in their hearts for this amazing ex- ing Grace for us with the voice of place seen in The Way, and fields Conception Church pose for a photo on Sept. 4, 2016, and, perience, each with their own rea- an angel, uplifting us in our weari- and fields of grapevines, and the on Sept. 5 in front of Santa Maria after a long journey ar- sons for completing this journey. ness. This is the last time we saw wine fountain at Irache, where Maggiore, site of one of the four Holy rived in St. Jean Pied At times we talked, at times we her – a Camino angel, perhaps? We pilgrims can fill their shells and Doors of Rome. Led by Father Mat- de Port, France, the be- prayed, and at times we were si- also met a Korean girl who could drink the red wine. thew Hoover, the parish’s pastor, the ginning of the Camino, lent and just concentrated on our not have weighed more than 100 The Camino De Santiago is said group made a weeklong pilgrimage with one goal in mind: task at hand of arriving safely at pounds, carrying a 30-pound pack to be made up of three stages: to Italy in celebration of the parish’s complete every step of our first destination. We arrived in on her back; her tears, determina- the physical, the emotional, and 100th anniversary and the canoniza- our Camino on foot. Orisson six hours later, exhausted tion, and strength were an inspira- the spiritual. We were told that tion of St. Teresa of Kolkata. Im- but uplifted that we had survived tion to us all. the Camino will train you, and maculate Conception school principal Top: A signpost in St. the first day, and wondering what On day three, the intense heat so it was. After 11 days, we Colleen Kent said the group’s visit to Jean Pied de Port, France, the days ahead would bring. We continued throughout our long felt strengthened physically and the Sistine Chapel brought “a con- marks the beginning of all agreed it was one of the hard- and arduous 17-mile hike. With emotionally, and the 95-degree stant stream of tears” to her eyes. the 790-kilometer Camino est things we had ever done. more than three miles left to our days had cooled to 75. After a Aniversary chairperson Jeanne Stoker de Santiago pilgrimage. On day two of our journey, we destination, my emotions over- rest day in the beautiful city of described it as “an experience of a Middle: Father David walked through miles of open, whelmed me and I walked with Burgos, where we participated lifetime,” saying a visit to Assisi, the Sizemore (left) and Father in the pilgrim’s Mass at the ca- Kevin Lutz on the Camino. mountainous landscape, listening silent tears and thoughts of “What home of St. Francis “was so fulfilling Bottom: The main altar of to the soothing sounds of cow- were we thinking? How can we thedral, we entered the meseta, that I didn’t want to leave it.” The the Cathedral of St. James bells and sheep. After a grueling ever manage to walk for the next the emotional stage. group also visited Siena, the home of in Santiago, Spain, where and steep uphill trail, we crossed 33 days, every day, for miles?” Miles and miles of wheatfields St. Catharine, as well as other holy the Camino ends. the border from France into Spain. The amazing answer is how God – plains that allowed you to see places. Photo/Immaculate Conception Church Photos courtesy Gary Dwyer A 13-mile hike with a more gentle strengthened us each night as we your path for miles ahead – chal- 12 Catholic Times January 8, 2017 A Practically Perfect Pilgrimage By Anya Cara/Columbus St. Agatha Church give your eyes to God.” When my four sisters asked me to meet them in Rome We spent our first day at the Vatican museums, where for a pilgrimage to the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basil- every room, wall, ceiling, and floor is a masterpiece of ica this past September, I didn’t think I could go. We its own. We decided to see the Sistine Chapel first and haven’t been on vacation together since we were kids rushed through the museum to get there. I was so hun- with our parents. We live in different states. We are all gry for, and so moved by, the beauty around me that I self-sufficient, type A”“ personalities, if not more, with had a hard time keeping up with them. demanding schedules. People were talking inside the Sistine Chapel. Mu- The last time I saw my sisters together was at the wed- seum guards periodically walked to the microphone ding of the older of my two daughters, and there were to say “Silence. Silence, please.” When my sisters misunderstandings. One month later, my daughter was continued to talk and point, I got nervous and pulled crushed under a delivery truck, resulting in severe in- away to let the Sistine talk to me. I’d read about it juries to her hip, thigh, and lower back, which require and enjoyed the pleasant feeling of knowing Michel- considerable rehabilitation and care from her husband angelo’s struggles. and myself. I help her during the week and her husband While I was standing on my own, a priest entered cares for her on nights and weekends. the chapel and began to speak. He led the room in In the four years since this happened, no one has really prayer and offered to hear confessions, bless medals, talked to me about it or come to help. What has helped and pray for intentions. A sister rushed behind me and Sisters and pilgrims (from left): Anya Cara, Mary Ana Gil- me deal with the situation is my belief that through us, pushed me toward the platform. “Go up there first. I’ll bert, Trish Vogel, Dorothy Seykora, and Aja Williams. God sees what being here is like. Reminding myself of get the others.” she said. this is a daily practice that makes appointments, surger- I told Father Valentine about our pilgrimage and my “Glad you could make it.” I felt like saying “Where else ies, and treatments for my daughter bearable. daughters. After praying with my sisters and I, he would I be?” But my mind changed. “That was the nic- Once I made the decision to go with my sisters, Mi- held my miraculous medal and blessed it with a long, est thing I’ve heard all day,” I said. sericordiae Vultus – the face of mercy – started to loving prayer. Later, my sister asked what he said. He I was still shaking when the jubilant papal proces- show. One sister booked the airfare. Another paid prayed in Italian for my “mother’s heart.” That’s all sion began. I couldn’t hold my camera still. The girl for it. One sister helped me find walking shoes. Our I understood. in front of me stayed standing on her chair, taking pic- parents covered the cost of a family apartment and Our official journey to the Holy Doors of Mercy be- tures long after the pope was seated. So I sat down, pledged to help my daughter while I was away. gan the next day at the Misericordiae tent, a 15-min- bowed my head, and whispered, “Well, God, this I prepared myself for public moments of anxiety by ute walk from St. Peter’s Basilica. Half of those in our is what it feels like to be sitting with my sisters in a practicing what I would do to keep calm. My mantra group went early. I was registered as the group leader, golden chair, four rows from the pope at the Vatican was “Do as your spirit guides. Become aware of your but keeping us in our own group was such a challenge in St. Peter’s Square.” surroundings, become aware of yourself, be still, and that I gave up. Just then, I envisioned being spirited to the top of the We proceeded down the Via della Conciliazione, dome of St. Peter’s. I could see the Vatican and the the corridor that Mussolini built, traversed St. Pe- rooftops of Rome for miles. I could see for hundreds ter’s Square, and climbed the stairs to the basilica. of miles and more. I saw my two daughters, each of The doors were open, the building was crowded with them safe, and my parents holding each other, saying tourists, and we could only stop for a second. What I tender prayers for our pilgrimage. remember most, besides the jockeying, was witness- Then, like a bird in migratory flight, I went back to ing my sisters’ reverent gaze and soft touches upon Italy, back to Rome, and made a dive for the Vatican the door at the moment they passed through it. into St. Peter’s Square, where I again was seated with We marked the end of our pilgrimage with a picture my sisters in a golden chair four rows from the pope. I taken in the center of the cathedral, with our feet on could see everything then, even the letters on the caps the papal seal of Pope Pius XI. Later, my sister re- of those in the general audience. And for a moment, marked that people in the crowd stopped what they at least, I understood Italian. were doing to watch me walk by. They stood straight- I heard a speaker welcoming groups from the United er and some prayed spontaneously. Surprised by her States. “That’s us!” I told my sister. observations, I said, “I just try to be reverent to life.” “No,” she shook her head, “I didn’t hear it.” She con- My sister had worked with her parish to obtain spe- tinued eating her sandwich and talking with my other cial tickets for the papal audience the next morning. sister. It was as though we were having a picnic with I awoke from an exhausting nightmare and was slow the pope, but I couldn’t possibly eat at that point. Oh, to think or move. The older sisters left early. One sis- well! Feeding the hungry is an act of mercy. ter waited, then asked me for money for cab fare. I The doctor recently confirmed that my daughter has thought we were walking. I couldn’t see straight and, an unrecoverable injury. My other daughter is engaged after the third demand, I just said “I don’t want to.” to be married and is starting her career. She lives two She was furious. I had money somewhere, but I was hours away. Together, we miss her sister and hope she steely to her request. I didn’t know it then, but later will be well enough to enjoy this wedding. realized I withheld mercy. My sisters held me in a merciful place while I was She and I got there at the same time, taking different on our pilgrimage. The Vatican made my heart sing routes. I was astonished that our seats were on the view- again, and the picnic with the pope is something I’ll Pilgrims on St. Peter’s Basilica center aisle. Photos/ Anya Cara ing platform, a few steps from the pope. My sister said, never forget. January 8, 2017 Catholic Times 13 Mexico Mission By Father Michael Hartge trial, she experienced what she consid- “OK, we have confirmation. The bus- ers a miraculous understanding of the es will be here at 4:30 a.m.!” This was impact of the good and bad deeds of announced in the lobby of our hotel on her life. She understood with a divine Sunday evening, July 17, 2016 after a illumination that she and Jose Manuel long day of traveling to Mexico City on were giving of their time and material Saturday. Not one groan or complaint assistance only from their surplus to was uttered by any of the 21 people in people who were in need. our missionary pilgrimage group from As Jose Manuel said, “We were more Chillicothe, and none of us knew how like philanthropists. We were giving this early-morning excursion would so things, but not giving ourselves. We positively impact our trip. We were go- were willing to help, but it was nothing ing to get up early on Monday to pray that would help us in heaven.” During in front of an abortion clinic in Mexico her 47 days in the hospital, Miriam, para- City from 5-7 a.m., and then make our lyzed in body but now unbound in spirit, Chillicothe pilgrims with Mexico City Mater Filius staff and residents. Photo/Fr. Michael Hartge long-awaited pilgrimage to the basilica was asked by Our Lady to do more than of Our Lady of Guadalupe. that, and received what she considers a When we arrived at the abortion clinic There are thousands, probably mil- The purpose of our trip from Chilli- sort of commission from Our Lady. in the dark on Monday morning, there lions, of churches and chapels world- cothe to Mexico was twofold. We were Miriam was to begin a home for 10 was a line of young men and women wide. All these “temples” are made going as pilgrims to venerate the mi- pregnant women. It would have a cha- waiting for it to open at 7 a.m. The vol- to glorify God, but only a handful are raculous image of Our Lady of Guada- pel and four bedrooms. She saw it as unteers from Mater Filius went right raised to the level of basilica, for rea- lupe in her basilica and pass through its clearly as if it were a picture, and she to work trying to counsel those in line. sons which include their exceptional Holy Doors during the Year of Mercy, even understood exactly the way it Meanwhile, we prayed 15 mysteries of historical or architectural significance. and we were going as missionaries to would be operated. Miriam saw it as a the Rosary, litanies to the Sacred Heart Similarly, millions of Catholics and support the efforts of a pro-life organi- mission entrusted to her to assist wom- and St. Joseph, and many psalms. Christians around the world are made zation in the city of Puebla known as en who might have chosen abortion if At the same time, there was a mo- by the grace of baptism into churches Mater Filius (Mother and Child). they had no help with their pregnancy. bile ultrasound unit on the corner, and of sorts – temples where the Holy Mater Filius is a nonprofit organiza- She and Jose Manuel were being asked three young women took the opportu- Spirit dwells. How many of us allow tion that provides housing to expect- to rearrange their lives for women they nity to see their unborn babies on the ourselves to be elevated to basilicas? ant mothers, as well as an opportunity did not know. With great trust in Our ultrasound. Rationalizing the reasons Do we build up God’s body with ac- to learn basic household skills. The Lady, they accepted the mission, which for having an abortion is similar across tions and prayers that are significant founders, Miriam and Jose Manuel has grown to the point that Mater Filius cultures, but the same is true for the de- for our neighbor? One could argue that Tejeda, had an overwhelming convic- has nine houses in Mexico and two in sire to keep a child which often occurs the saints have done so. Their gifts of tion that they needed to provide mate- the United States. once he or she becomes visible on the themselves provide us with so many rial assistance to single mothers who This was the organization we wanted ultrasound screen. examples of historically significant ac- chose to carry their children to term. to help. Mater Filius recently had ac- One young girl’s situation highlighted tions and answered prayers for people This conviction came after many years cepted the donation of a house in Pueb- for us the coercion many women sadly around the world. of growing in their faith with the help la, about two hours south of Mexico face when they make this heartbreak- Those three women who chose life of Our Lady. City. We were going to paint it to get it ing decision. The girl’s mother was after encountering the image of God After their first child was born with ready for the women who soon would with her when she saw the ultrasound, in their womb through the ultrasound complications and they feared he would be welcomed there as they prepared to and was upset at her daughter’s desire on that dark morning made a very his- not live long, they had him baptized and welcome their babies into the world. to now keep the baby. This reminds us torically significant decision for them- prayed for him at the basilica of Our We already were highly motivated to that we must pray for healing for wom- selves and for their unborn children. Lady of Guadalupe. At that time, Miriam work hard to finish our project by Our en who have undergone an abortion, That young woman who came with us admitted that she was only a lukewarm Lady and by the testimony of Miriam and that we must embrace with mercy on the bus was later planning to go to Catholic and that Jose Manuel was the and Jose Manuel. However, our Mon- those who make this decision – often in the Puebla Mater Filius house where one with great faith. They prayed their day morning encounter with the power- ignorance and often under great duress we would be working that week – a rosaries to the Virgin and continued to ful intercession of Our Blessed Mother and pressure. house from Miriam and Jose Manuel’s entrust their son to her. Their son, also solidified our desire to do the work set Ultimately, three young women got gift of themselves. named José Manuel, lived, and they had in front of us later that week. out of the abortion line that morning. Additionally, as a sort of sign from four more children, with no complica- That early-morning addition to our They all saw their children, and each Our Lady to our group of pilgrims from tions. Some time later, Miriam was asked schedule of praying at the abortion chose to keep her baby for at least one Chillicothe, the name of the woman who to work with a pro-life organization, but clinic proved to be just the way Our more day. Moved by an overwhelming chose life that morning, joining us on the she wanted nothing of it because of her Lady wanted to show us how to give experience of prayer and with gratitude bus to visit the very church Our Lady re- busy family life and successful practice not only of our time and resources, but for these mothers who chose life, we quested centuries earlier, was Basilica. as a psychologist. of our whole selves on this trip. It was boarded the coach to go to the basilica (Father Hartge is parochial vicar of Years later, she was diagnosed with a way for us to make a sacrifice and of Our Lady of Guadalupe. One of the Chillicothe St. Peter, Washington Court a serious autoimmune disease which receive a great consolation from the women who saw her baby on the ultra- House St. Colman of Cloyne, Wa- attacks the voluntary and involuntary Blessed Virgin that she really does hear sound machine boarded the bus with us verly St. Mary, and Zaleski St. Sylvester muscles, causing paralysis. During this our prayers. and went to the basilica. churches) 14 Catholic Times January 8, 2017 The Epiphany of the Lord (Cycle A) The Weekday Bible Readings Identity and number of magi remain a mystery MONDAY Isaiah 42:1-4,6-7 or Acts 10:34-38 carols that we forget Matthew simply called them Psalm 29:1-2,3-4,9-10 magi. The carol We Three Kings calls them “kings.” Matthew 3:13-17 In the carol The First Nowell, they are called “wise Father TUESDAY men.” Other carols call them “sages.” Let’s just call Hebrews 2:5-12 Lawrence L. Hummer them magi and move on. Psalm 8:2ab,5-9 Noting the kingship of Herod, magi quickly proceed Mark 1:21-28 to mention the rising star. People wonder about that star WEDNESDAY and argue whether it was a supernova or some cosmic Hebrews 2:14-18 Isaiah 60:1-6 wonder, such as a meteor or a planetary alignment. Psalm 105:1-4,6-9 Ephesians 3:2-3a,5-6 Yet Numbers 24:17 was probably Matthew’s Old Mark 1:29-39 Matthew 2:1-12 Testament reference. In this verse, Balaam, who was THURSDAY supposed to curse Israel, instead pronounces a blessing Hebrews 3:7-14 “Epiphany” derives from a Greek verb (epiphaino) upon them: “I see him, though not now; I observe him, Psalm 95:6-7c,8-11 meaning “to make one’s presence known,” or “to shed though not near: A star shall advance from Jacob, and Mark 1:40-45 light on,” or simply “to show oneself.” Oddly, the a scepter shall arise from Israel. …” FRIDAY only verb Paul uses to describe “the mystery of God’s Who said the magi were three? All Matthew wrote Hebrews 4:1-5,11 grace” was a variation of the Greek verb apokalypto was that the magi “opened their treasures and offered Psalm 78:3,4bc,6c-8 (from which comes the English word “apocalypse”), him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.” Over the Mark 2:1-12 which means “to reveal.” course of time, as many as 12 and as few as two have SATURDAY In Isaiah, the Lord reveals divine favor by returning been reported as belonging to this mysterious band. Hebrews 4:12-16 exiles to their homeland. The mood is festive because, However, “we 12 kings” just doesn’t ring true, so we Psalm 19:8-10,15 like any people who have been held against their will, are free to pick any number we like. Three works as Mark 2:13-17 these former captives are now returning from Babylon well as any. and shouting with joy. Jerusalem particularly shines Herod, as we will discover, has ulterior motives for with the light of the Lord because most of these people wanting to know where the child is “so I too may go returning had come from there. The future is full of and do him homage.” In fact, the notion that someone hope for prosperity and wealth, when even foreigners has been “born king of the Jews” (as reported by the DIOCESAN WEEKLY RADIO AND will come to Jerusalem bearing tribute to Israel and TELEVISION MASS SCHEDULE magi) would make that child a rival to Herod, who was WEEK OF JANUARY 8, 2017 praising the Lord God. appointed king by the Romans. We will discover that Psalm 72 prays for the king, probably David or one Herod will seek to kill the child, not do him homage. SUNDAY MASS of his successors. It is similar to the Isaiah passage. One other interesting note concerns where the magi 10:30 a.m. Mass from Columbus St. Joseph It probably was sung on the anniversary of a king’s found the child: “ … on entering the house they saw Cathedral on St. Gabriel Radio (AM 820), Co- enthronement. Many commentators argue effectively the child with Mary his mother.” We should note that lumbus, and at www.stgabrielradio.com. that verse 10 was added to the original psalm to better Matthew never gave the reader a picture or an idea that Mass with the Passionist Fathers at align with the Isaiah passage, in which foreign rulers there was no room for the Holy Family in the inn. That 7:30 a.m. on WWHO-TV (the CW), Channel 53, bring tribute to Israel’s future messianic king. was Luke’s story. Nor did Matthew ever say that they Columbus. and 10:30 a.m. on WHIZ-TV, Chan- Matthew drew on both the Isaiah passage and the went to Bethlehem from Nazareth. Matthew simply nel 18, Zanesville. Check local cable system for cable channel listing. Psalm to build his story of the visit of the Magi. says that the magi found the child and his mother in Mass from Our Lady of the Angels Monastery, The magi appear as suddenly and mysteriously Bethlehem, in a house. Matthew and Luke each wrote Birmingham, Ala., at 8 a.m. on EWTN (Time as their identity. After years of calling them kings, an infancy narrative. We should read each on his own Warner Channel 385, Insight Channel 382, or or astrologers or magicians (derived from magi), terms. WOW Channel 378). or wise men, the Lectionary has returned to calling Father Lawrence Hummer, pastor of Chillicothe (Encores at noon, 7 p.m., and midnight). them magi and proceeding without explanation. Our St. Mary Church, may be reached at hummerl@ Mass from the Archdiocese of Milwaukee at understanding of them is so colored by Christmas stmarychillicothe.com. 6:30 a.m. on ION TV (AT&T U-verse Channel 195, Dish Network Channel 250, or DirecTV Channel 305). Bishop Flaget Students’ DAILY MASS Living Nativity 8 a.m., Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Birmingham, Ala. (Encores at noon, 7 p.m. and Chillicothe Bishop Flaget School sev- midnight). See EWTN above; and on I-Lifetv enth- and eighth-graders presented (Channel 113 in Ada, Logan, Millersburg, Mur- a Living Nativity scene for the city. ray City and Washington C.H.; Channel 125 in The depiction of Jesus’ birth fea- Marion, Newark, Newcomerstown and New tured a horse, llamas, and goats. A Philadelphia; and Channel 207 in Zanesville); food drive for the St. Vincent de Paul 8 p.m., St. Gabriel Radio (AM 820), Columbus, Society food pantry at Chillicothe and at www.stgabrielradio.com. St. Peter Church was We pray Week I, Seasonal Proper incorporated into the event. of the Liturgy of the Hours Photo courtesy Bishop Flaget School January 8, 2017 Catholic Times 15 Christmas and the divine proximity In October 2001, I had a long conversation with Car- to be found without ear buds of some sort stuck into dinal Joseph Ratzinger. It was but weeks after 9/11; a their heads. The iPod is ancient history, but the buds new century and millennium were opening before us THE CATHOLIC are still there, and so is the isolation. and I wanted to get Ratzinger’s view on the main issues Social media is no antidote to this isolation, for for the Church and for theology in the 21st century. DIFFERENCE tweets or Facebook postings (not to mention comment The man who would become Pope Benedict XVI threads beneath online articles) are not substitutes for was deeply concerned about the moral relativism he George Weigel real conversation. In many cases, I fear, they intensify thought was corroding the West, and located its roots the loneliness and self-absorption from which it often in Western high culture’s refusal to say that anything springs. was “the truth,” full stop. This was a serious problem. a much more precise idea of God, who God is, and Christmas reminds us what Christians have to say For when there is only “your truth” and “my truth,” what God does.” to this pervasive loneliness. We say “God is with us,” there is no firm cultural foundation for society, for de- Then the cardinal connected the dots to 9/11. A as throughout the Christmas season we celebrate the mocracy, or for living nobly and happily. “more precise” idea of God, gained through an expe- divine answer to the Advent plea “O come, O come, Then Ratzinger turned to Christology, the Church’s rience of God-with-us, was not only important for the Emmanuel.” That plea did not go unrequited. We see reflection on the person and mission of Jesus Christ. Church and its evangelical mission. It was also “cru- the answer to it in the creches in our homes. God is Both the Church and the world were suffering from a cial for the dialogue with the Islamic world, which with us, not in awe and majesty, but in that most ac- “diminishing Christ,” he suggested. Some wanted a really is about the question ‘Who is God?’” cessible of human forms, the baby who reaches out less assertive Christology to avoid conflict with other Fifteen years later, that typically brilliant Ratzing- for our embrace. world religions. Some wanted to make Jesus “one of erian analysis seems even more salient – not just in God is Emmanuel, God-with-us, in the midst of our the illuminators of God,” but not the unique, saving terms of whatever dialogue may be possible with Is- lives, not outside them. A few years ago, I began col- Son of God. Both these interpretations were deeply lam, but in terms of us. lecting Fontanini creche figures, and while the display problematic, the cardinal continued, because they Loneliness is the modern predicament, and it’s get- is now as big as it’s going to get, there’s a reason why pushed God farther and farther away from humanity. ting worse. I recently was in New York, and, as walk- the manger in our creche is surrounded by dozens of “If Jesus is not the Son of God,” Cardinal Ratzinger ing is the only way get around traffic-choked Man- figures: decoratively speaking, that’s the best way to said, “then God really is at a great distance from us.” hattan, I hoofed it. And what powerfully struck me is express my conviction that the Lord of history came So perhaps the chilling sense of the absence of God how isolated the denizens of the concrete jungle are into history to redeem history in the midst of history. evident throughout much of the Western world was – and are by choice. For the vast majority of people He is Emmanuel. He is God-with-us. We are not “a product of the absence of Jesus Christ,” who is not you bump into (sometimes literally) on the sidewalks alone. just moral exemplar but Savior, Lord, and God-with- of New York are living inside their own reality: Pod George Weigel is Distinguished Senior Fellow us – “Emmanuel.” On the other hand, “if we see this World, I started calling it when the iPod was all the of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Jesus” born for us and crucified for us, “then we have rage. Today, there are very few New York pedestrians Washington, D.C.

NEW INDUCTEES INTO WATTERSON’S ST. JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA SOCIETY Columbus Bishop Watterson High School inducted 30 young men into its St. Joseph of Arimathea Society for the 2016-17 school year. The organization consists of pallbearers under the patronage of St Joseph of Ari- mathea, the man who took the body of Jesus from the cross and placed it in his own new tomb. The group, now in its fifth year, consists of juniors and seniors who have been trained and commissioned to assist at Catholic burial services. The society has a monthly meeting to discuss issues, talk about experiences, and pray for the faithful departed, especially those whom it members have recently served. Society members are (from left): first row, Thomas Anglim, Patrick Mulligan, Anthony Orsini, Kyle Utt, Timothy O’Brien, Danny Callaghan, Matthew Hartel, and Nicholas Ritzenthaler; second row, Kyle Simmonds, DJ Brown, Joseph Decaminada III, Jack Eddingfield, Jack Geswein, Joseph Heutel, and Johnny Davis; third row, Ethan Bogan, Nathan Meyers, Connor Hoyng, Michael Grunenwald, Riley Taylor, Francis Jobko, and Riley Fortkamp; fourth row, Andrew Wagner, Will Fortkamp, Michael Massinople, Casey Douthitt, Francisco Cortes-Fontcuberta, Thomas Abrams, Todd Harklerode, and Joseph Jaquier; fifth row, Jane Jacquemin-Clark, adviser; Ray Maurer, faculty assistant; Michael Fry, adviser; and Dominic Marchi, adviser/faculty assistant. Photo courtesy Bishop Watterson High School 16 Catholic Times January 8, 2017 Pray for our dead

ALBANESE, Dr. Robert M., 86, formerly of LANG, Mary L. (Shafer), 56, Dec. 16 Columbus, Dec. 25 St. Vincent de Paul Church, Mount Vernon Fr. David W. O’Brien, CSP St. Thomas Aquinas Church, College Station, Funeral Mass for Father Da- the Paulist community in Co- LEIBFARTH, Anne, 59, Dec. 26 Texas vid W. O’Brien, CSP, 88, who lumbus from 1995 to 2004. St. Joseph Church, Dover died Saturday, Dec. 24 at the In that time, he led the reno- ALLERTON, Jack R., 91, Dec. 25 LEWIS, Marilyn (Cullen), 89, Dec. 24 Mohun Health Care Center in vation and expansion of the St. Timothy Church, Columbus St. Mary Church, Lancaster Columbus, will be held Satur- center and established the AUGENSTEIN, Eileen M. (Solomon), 95, Dec. day, Jan. 7 at the Columbus St. largest chapter of the Paulist MacDONALD, David J., 60, Dec. 31 31 Thomas More Newman Cen- Associates. He remained ac- St. Patrick Church, Columbus St. Mary Church, Marion ter. Burial will be in the Paulist tive at the center after his re- MARGIOTTI, Joseph, 66, Dec. 22 Fathers section of St. Thomas tirement. AWALT, Carolyn L. (Yates), 86, Dec. 8 St. Catharine Church, Columbus Cemetery in Oak Ridge, New Jersey. St. Mary Church, Mattingly Settlement He also was a campus minister at MASDEA, Bruno J., 88, Jan. 1 He was born May 21, 1928, in Hart- the University of Texas at Austin, the BAKER, Philip “Skip,” 72, Dec. 29 St. John the Baptist Church, Columbus ford, Connecticut, to the late Arthur University of Connecticut, the Uni- St. Brigid of Kildare Church, Dublin and Mary (Driscoll) O’Brien. He at- versity of California at Santa Bar- MAZZA, Patricia A. (Leitch), 73, Dec. 20 BARNEY, William S., 88, formerly of Colum- tended St. Bonaventure University in bara, and the University of Colorado Holy Cross Church, Columbus bus, Dec. 24 Olean, New York, made his first prom- at Boulder, and was pastor of Pau- St. Mary Church, Franklin, Ky. MEIGS, Joan H. (Seko), 85, Dec. 20 ises with the Paulists in 1951, and was list parishes and centers in Boulder, Holy Spirit Church, Columbus ordained a priest by Cardinal Francis Austin, and Boston. In addition, at BAYER, John A., 44, Dec. 18 Spellman, archbishop of New York, various times he was vice president, Ss. Simon and Jude Church, West Jefferson MILBOURNE, Audrey R., 95, Dec. 27 at the Church of St. Paul in New York first consultor, and a general council St. Mary Magdalene Church, Columbus BEICKELMAN, Rose A. (Coyle), 82, Dec. 24 City on May 3, 1956. member for the Paulist order. St. Andrew Church, Columbus MORROW, Sue E. (Stout), 72, Jan. 1 He served as director of the St. He is survived by many nieces and St. Mary Church, Lancaster Thomas More Center and superior of nephews. BOHN, Pyretta M. (Reid), 79, Dec. 24 St. Nicholas Church, Zanesville MURPHY, John R. Jr., 90, Dec. 23 St. Patrick Church, Columbus BURGESS, Rita U. (Douglas), 89, Dec. 21 St. Matthias Church, Columbus O’CONNELL, Lawrence, 64, Dec. 22 St. John the Baptist Church, Columbus CATANZARO, John, 70, Dec. 22 St. Andrew Church, Columbus O’NEILL, Ann M. (Ripberger), 74, Dec. 30 St. Anthony Church, Columbus CERVI, Antoinette, 96, Dec. 27 Holy Spirit Church, Columbus POTTER, Alverna (Sorg), 93, Dec. 22 St. Christopher Church, Columbus CONLON, Mary A., 52, Dec. 24 St. Agatha Church, Columbus ROTH, Helen K. (Delabar), 80, Dec. 12 St. Peter in Chains Church, Wheelersburg CORBETT, Grace J. (Pattison), 90, Dec. 11 St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Zanesville ROTONDA, Joseph, 80, Dec. 28 St. Philip Church, Columbus DERLETH, Michael, 80, Dec. 22 Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Grove SCHORR, Richard, 80, Dec. 29 City St. Bernadette Church, Lancaster DITTOE, Robert L., 89, Dec. 27 TANGI, Florence “Sis” (Leidinger), 85, Dec, 31 St. Mark Church, Lancaster St. Mary Magdalene Church, Columbus DOHERTY, Elizabeth V. (Madigan), 99, Dec. 26 TERANGO, Joanie (Armstrong), 77, Dec. 27 St. Andrew Church, Columbus Our Lady of Victory Church, Columbus HANLIN, Mary “Joyce” (Backmeyer), 80, Dec. 23 VITTORIO, Lucia M. (Daloia), 95, Dec. 18 St. Pius X Church, Reynoldsburg Our Lady of Peace Church, Columbus HOGAN, L. Nicholas, 66, Dec. 29 WILSON, Thomas E., 88, Dec. 15 St. Matthew Church, Gahanna St. Mary Church, Marion KUNKLER, Joan I. (Krannitz), 88, Dec. 19 WRONSKI, Robert J., 86, Dec. 30 St. John Church, Logan St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, Pickerington

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movie review SILENCE

In Jesuit publications, filmmaker Scorsese talks about his faith By Cindy Wooden needs of his parishioners. “I wanted to make that film. And I realized that with Silence, almost 60 Catholic News Service years later, I was making that film. Rodrigues (one In two long interviews with Jesuit publications, of the main Jesuits in the story) is struggling directly director Martin Scorsese described his new film Si- with that question.” lence as a major stage in his pilgrimage of faith – a Scorsese told Father Spadaro that while he would pilgrimage that included flunking out of minor semi- not describe himself a regular church-goer, “my way nary, investigating other religions and recognizing has been, and is, Catholicism. After many years of that the Catholic Church was his home. thinking about other things, dabbling here and there, Growing up in New York, “I was extraordinarily I am most comfortable as a Catholic.” lucky, because I had a remarkable priest, Father “I believe in the tenets of Catholicism. I’m not (Frank) Principe. I learned so much from him, and a doctor of the church. I’m not a theologian who that includes mercy with oneself and with others,” could argue the Trinity. I’m certainly not interested Scorsese told Jesuit Father Antonio Spadaro, editor in the politics of the institution,” the director said. of the journal La Civilta Cattolica. “But the idea of the Resurrection, the idea of the “This man was a real guide. He could talk tough, Incarnation, the powerful message of compassion but he never actually forced you to do anything – he and love – that’s the key. The sacraments, if you guided you. Advised you. Cajoled you. He had such are allowed to take them, to experience them, help extraordinary love,” the director said in the inter- you stay close to God.” view, published on Dec. 9, 2016. Father Spadaro asked Scorsese if, like Father Ro- A day earlier, America magazine released an inter- drigues, he ever felt God’s presence when God was view with Scorsese conducted by Jesuit Father James silent. Martin, who also provided advice during the making “When I was young and serving Mass,” the director of Silence, a film based on a novel by Shusaku Endo. responded, “there was no doubt that there was a sense The book and film are a fictionalized account of the old Scorsese said, “When I was younger, I was of the sacred. I tried to convey this in ‘Silence’ dur- persecution of Christians in 17th-century Japan. The thinking of making a film about being a priest. I my- ing the scene of the Mass in the farmhouse in Goto. central characters are Jesuit missionaries. self wanted to follow in Father Principe’s footsteps, At any rate, I remember going out on the street after Scorsese had wanted to make the film since reading so to speak, and be a priest. I went to a preparatory the Mass was over and wondering ‘How can life just the book in 1989. He told Father Martin that actu- seminary. but I failed out the first year. be going on? Why hasn’t everything changed? Why ally making the film “becomes like a pilgrimage. It’s “And I realized at the age of 15 that a vocation is isn’t the world directly affected by the body and blood a pilgrimage. We’re still on the road and it’s never something very special, that you can’t acquire it, and of Christ?’ That’s the way that I experienced the pres- going to end. I thought it would for a little while, but you can’t have one just because you want to be like ence of God when I was very young.” once I was there, I realized ‘No, even in the editing somebody else,” he said. “You have to have a true room, it’s unfinished.’ It will always be unfinished.” Photo: Pope Francis meets film director Martin Scorse- calling.” se during a private audience at the Vatican on Nov. 30, The film was released on Dec. 23, 2016, in the One thing he always wondered about Father Prin- 2016. The meeting took place the morning after the United States. cipe and other priests, he said, was “how does that s c r e e n i n g o f h i s fi l m , “ S i l e n c e , ” f o r a b o u t 3 0 0 J e s u i t s . In the interview with Father Spadaro, the 74-year- priest get past his ego? His pride?” and focus on the CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano, handout January 8, 2017 Catholic Times 19 For U.S. Pilgrims, Mass at Assisi Connects Vision of Pope, Saint By Catholic News Service ripheries, making sure that no one is One day before he was inducted into left behind. the College of Cardinals on Nov. 19, “That is the role and the work of the 2016, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chi- Holy See, which we get to share in our cago connected Pope Francis’ vision of own way through Catholic Extension,” the church going out to the peripheries he said. to be “a poor church for the poor” with Calling it “a feast for the eyes,” the St. Francis’ vision of restoring and re- Chicago archbishop noted the beauty of building the church. the Pauline Chapel and the privilege of Chicago’s archbishop made that con- celebrating Mass with Cardinal Paro- nection on Nov. 18 in a homily at a lin for the Catholic Extension pilgrims. Mass he celebrated for more than 160 Stunning frescoes surrounded the group, U.S. pilgrims from Chicago, Omaha, including Michelangelo’s last two paint- Nebraska, and Rapid City, South Dako- ings, The Conversion of Saul and The ta in the lower Basilica of St. Francis in Crucifixion of St. Peter. Assisi. He made similar points one day The Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy, in a photo taken on Nov. 17, 2016. Partici- He reminded the pilgrims that the earlier in an address to the same group artists and church leaders who created in Rome. pants in a Catholic Extension pilgrimage gathered for Mass the next day in the lower basilica. these places inside the Vatican “were In his homily, Cardinal Cupich, a for- not interested in just opulence, in just mer rector-president of the Pontifical each other’s brothers and sisters.” of St. Francis and to respond ourselves showiness. Rather, they wanted to re- College Josephinum, noted how the The altar in the lower basilica is above as he urges us on his great mission.” flect a faith that said that they experi- pilgrims’ journey to Rome and Assisi St. Francis’ tomb. The pilgrims’ hymns On Nov. 17, Cardinal Cupich ad- enced the lavish love of God. was “really tying together the voice of filled the cavernous church, echoing off dressed the pilgrims at the end of a “And just as there is so much lavish Pope Francis with the voice of St. Fran- 12th- and 13th-century frescoes cel- Mass celebrated by Cardinal Pietro Pa- beauty here, they wanted people to cis as we move forward in the life of ebrating the life of Christ and the life rolin in the Pauline Chapel inside the come into these beautiful spaces and the church today, and particularly for of St. Francis. During Communion, Apostolic Palace of the Vatican. reflect on how God is so very loving, the church in Chicago.” the pilgrims sang Make Me a Channel Speaking to Cardinal Parolin, the so abundant and opulent in his love for The Jubilee Year of Mercy pilgrimage of Your Peace, a hymn based on the Vatican’s secretary of state, Cardinal us,” the cardinal said. was organized by Catholic Extension, Prayer of St. Francis. Cupich described how the Vatican of- Cardinal Cupich urged pilgrims to a 111-year-old Chicago-based papal The cardinal told the pilgrims that ficial has helped all those associated “take a moment to reflect on how God society that builds churches and the when they prayed at the Cross of San with Catholic Extension “to see how has lavished his love on us personally church in America’s mission dioceses. Damiano, they should “see it as an what we do is so very important and and in that way allow us to have our The archbishop of Chicago also is the at the heart of what is done here in the thanksgiving to have so much more chancellor of Catholic Extension. opportunity, an occasion for Jesus to speak to you and to speak to the church Holy See: to be that church, which is lasting impact than just saying thanks Besides a large contingent of Chicago in the Archdiocese of Chicago.” He mission, always going out to the pe- today.” Catholics and associates and donors of said Catholics must not “be afraid to Catholic Extension, the pilgrimage in- die to ourselves because that is what we cluded many members of the cardinal’s need to do with regard to what divides family, as well as a significant number us, but also to make sure that we cel- of pilgrims from Rapid City, a mission ebrate all that unites us together, find- diocese where he served from 1998 to ing that we are truly people who live by 2010; and Omaha, where he grew up God’s promises.” and started his ministry as a priest. In Chicago, Cardinal Cupich has ini- Cardinal Cupich noted that later that tiated a “Renew My Church” initiative day, the pilgrims also would visit the that is designed to refocus and renew Basilica of St. Clare on the other end the archdiocese’s parishes and institu- of Assisi. He based his homily on a tions so they can respond better to the meditation on the cross the pilgrims would visit there: “the Cross of San pastoral, ecclesial, and societal chal- Damiano, from which St. Francis lenges of the day. heard the voice of Jesus calling him He urged the pilgrims to remind to restore, rebuild, and remake my themselves as they walked across this church and make it new.” “City of Peace” that “we are taking For the church in this moment, he said, the next steps in our lives, and walk- “unity is prior. We must come together. ing together in the direction of God’s Contemporary society so often divides great promise.” Participants in a Catholic Extension pilgrimage gather for Mass on Nov. 18, 2016 in us.” Rather than focusing on differences “Continue your pilgrimage,” he urged the lower Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy. The Mass was celebrated by then- among people, the cardinal quoted Pope them, “knowing that, as we share bread Cardinal-designate Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, who the following day was Francis, “who has been reminding us together, it will nourish our souls and inducted by Pope Francis into the College of Cardinals. that what counts is the fact that we are allow us to take on that noble mission CNS photo/Rich Kalonick, Catholic Extension 20 Catholic Times January 8, 2017 U.S. Archbishop, Pilgrims Were Celebrating Mass in Norcia When Earthquakes Struck By Junno Arocho Esteves found it “very moving to see the people Catholic News Service kneeling on the ground to receive holy Communion. It was beautiful.” After U.S. Archbishop Alexander K. Sam- Mass, several monks helped retrieve the ple was preparing to celebrate Mass on pilgrims’ personal items from the church Oct. 26, 2016, with Benedictine monks before they returned to their hotel. in Norcia, Italy, when the first of two powerful earthquakes struck. Pope Francis took to social media to express his solidarity with those af- “I had no sooner finished (the vesting) fected, tweeting, “I am close in prayer prayer to be protected from the assaults to the people struck by the new earth- of Satan when ‘bang,’ it just hit, and it quake in central Italy.” hit with a vengeance. It didn’t last very The earthquakes, which came two long, but it really shook the building we months after a powerful quake devas- were in,” Archbishop Sample of Port- tated several towns in the region, left land, Oregon, told Catholic News Ser- several churches with major damage. vice in Rome the next morning. Avvenire, the newspaper of the Ital- No casualties were reported from the ian bishops’ conference, reported that quakes. According to the U.S. Geo- one of the destroyed buildings was the logical Survey, an earthquake measur- 13th-century church of San Salvatore ing 5.5 struck shortly after 7 p.m. lo- in Campi, just outside the center of cal time and a 6.1-magnitude quake Archbishop Alexander Sample of Portland, Oregon, poses with Benedictine monks after cele- Norcia. followed two hours later. Both were The church “no longer exists,” Arch- centered in Italy’s Marche region, not brating Mass at the San Benedetto in Monte monastery overlooking Norcia, Italy, on Oct. 27, 2016. An earthquake struck Norcia the previous day. CNS photo/courtesy Populus Summorum Pontificum bishop Renato Boccardo of Spoleto- far from Norcia. Norcia told Avvenire. “I’m trying to Archbishop Sample and other Port- Although things seemed to calm down, perience” during the earthquake while contact the pastor, but communications land pilgrims were visiting Norcia, the “there were a number of aftershocks” celebrating Mass in the crypt of the Ba- are interrupted at this time.” birthplace of St. Benedict, during a trip throughout the night, he said. silica of St. Benedict in Norcia. The rose window of Sant’ Eutizio Ab- to Italy for the fifth annual Populus “I think about three times during the “Father Boyle was just beginning the bey, one of Italy’s oldest monasteries Summorum Pontificum pilgrimage, an night, I was halfway out of bed to get to preparatory prayers for holy Commu- dating back to the 5th century, also col- international gathering for Catholics the door,” he said. “I confess I’m a bit nion when it hit, and he took shelter lapsed following the first earthquake. devoted to the extraordinary form of of a chicken, and I slept in my clothes underneath the altar and instructed the The 6.1 quake on Oct. 26, the U.S. the Mass. last night in case I had to run outside. I other pilgrims to take cover under the Geological Survey said, “is currently Speaking by telephone from Norcia, wanted to be properly attired. It was not pews,” the archbishop told CNS. the largest aftershock” of the quake that the archbishop said that despite feel- the most restful night.” When the earthquake ended, Arch- struck central Italy two months earlier. ing aftershocks during the Mass, he While Archbishop Sample was with bishop Sample said, the pilgrims went The epicenter of the August earthquake finished celebrating and was in his the Benedictine monks, he said anoth- outside the church and Father Boyle was close to Norcia, with a magnitude hotel room when the second earth- er group from Portland, led by Father brought them Communion. of 6.2. It caused the deaths of nearly quake struck. John Boyle, also had “a harrowing ex- The archbishop said that Father Boyle 300 people.

Left: A collapsed church in Borgo Sant’Antonio, Italy, one day after the Oct. 26, 2016 earthquake. Right: People rest in a hangar used for recovery in Camerino, Italy. CNS photos/Max Rossi, Reuters