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November 11, 2018 the 32nd week in ordinary timE volume 68:6 DIOCESE OF COLUMBUS TIMES

VETERANS DAY: HONORING THOSE WHO SERVED GOD AND COUNTRY Catholic Times 2 November 11, 2018

Editor’s reflections by Doug Bean Headline Veterans Day remembrance: Diocesan priest served in two wars Millions of Catholics have faith- a glider regiment and a member of “As Christmas 1944 approaches, and short fully served their country in times the 101st Airborne Division that perhaps no one has fonder mem- thought on the of war and peace. This Sunday on participated in the Normandy inva- ories or happier expectations of Assumption at Veterans Day, the nation honors all sion. He was also with those who the feast of Christ’s nativity than 8:30 then off military men and women for their fought at Bastogne in the Battle of soldiers in battle-torn countries. into the hills dedication and sacrifice. the Bulge in December 1944 and Christmas has always been as- to the west Let’s also not forget the priests January 1945. cribed to children or to the child- end of the sector on the front held and religious who have answered For his gallantry in action, he like in spirit. No less must it be by the First Battalion for the sec- the call to provide spiritual assis- received two bronze stars and was called a soldier’s holy day. ... O ond Mass at 1100 hours. tance in the various branches of the elevated to the rank of captain. prince of peace, we stand at at- “When we arrived in ‘B Co.’ armed forces. Their contributions After World War II, Father Faistl tention for your commands. Teach area after spreading the word at often go unnoticed. returned to the States after his dis- us to convert and save us. And let Mass along the way, I set up the This week’s Catholic Times charge. He became pastor at Mill- there be ‘Glory to God in the high- folding table which is a little short shines a light on the Catholic War ersburg St. Peter and Glenmont est, and on earth peace to men of for a big guy like me to offer Holy Veterans organization and in par- Sts. Peter and Paul churches and good will.’” Mass upon and a little too narrow ticular Father Louis Iasiello, a was the first pastor at New Boston to open the Missal without interfer- priest who was the Navy chief of St. Monica Church. Here’s another, this one from ing with the Chalice cover. While I chaplains and now is in residence In 1950, Father Faistl returned the Imjin River in Korea in Au- was doing this, Jerry took the Jeep as a professor of humanities and to active duty and was assigned to gust 1952: up the road to pick up a load of director of faith formation at the the 82nd Airborne Division with “I hope this finds each of you as rifle men who got off the line long Pontifical College Josephinum. a parachute team. He described safe and well as I am. I am now at enough for Holy Mass. I set up the Through the years, a number of jumping out of a plane: the Korean front and it will sound altar along a gravel road with the Cutline priests from the Diocese of Colum- “I was scared the first time I went as strange to you as it did to me that near noon-day sun beating down. bus have felt compelled to take up out that door. Everyone is. Your a tremendous amount of shooting I knew I was in for another heavy the cross and become chaplains. reaction is not too good,” he said. goes on every day just a short dis- sweat. Our artillery was whistling One of those was the late Father “When you see that chute open, tance from here but still I sit here in its death march overhead for this Clement Faistl. you take a big breath. After the first a tent behind a line of hills on both site of Mass was 300 yards from the Father Faistl represents all that’s couple of jumps, though, you relax sides of the Imjin River and with ridge of the semi-circle of hills on good about the priesthood. His sto- and begin to enjoy the trip down.” electric at night write this letter. I the top of which the rifle men and ry is one that everyone needs to In the Catholic Times’ archives am truly amazed at the incongruity the machine gun men stand watch hear, especially during this painful are several original letters he wrote of the present conflict. It is very dif- day and night to hit anything that period in the history of the Catholic from Europe and Korea, as well as ferent from the European war from moves out in front of their posi- Church in America. newspaper accounts of his military 1943 to 1945. I have already come tons where the Chinese communist The diocesan priest’s humility exploits. upon many fine men, my newfound forces are likewise dug in deeply. belied the hero that he was. His pi- Excerpts from these historical ar- friends. One such is Jerry Smith ... A good percentage of the men ety and reverence were inspiring. tifacts are worthy of publication in from Detroit, who is with me every received Holy Communion at the He was particularly devoted to the this Veterans Day commemorative day as Jeep driver and altar boy 11:00 Mass. No fast from food or Blessed Virgin Mary and Adora- edition to show the great sacrifice and general assistant. drink is required here. tion of the Blessed Sacrament, in of holy priests to bring aid and “Yesterday, the great feast of “When Mass is over all disburse addition to frequently celebrating comfort to soldiers in times of war. the Assumption, Jerry and I really quickly including Jerry and I ... off Mass and hearing confessions in Some of the letters are in Father worked the faithful Jeep over these we go to noon chow at the battalion his retirement years. Faisti’s original handwriting and rough, hilly roads which were ei- headquarters. For the third Mass at Father Faistl was a veteran of others are typed. ther constructed or widened to 1600 hours (4 p.m.) we must make World War II and the Korean War. Here’s a portion of a letter titled meet the demand of Army war vehi- the big circuit around the now fa- During his 28 months of service in “Tis Bethlemen We Seek,” writ- cles. We began at the 15th regimen- the Second World War, he was with ten from the Netherlands in 1944: tal headquarters, confession, Mass See Priest, Page 6

Front Page photo: CATHOLIC Bishop Frederick F. Campbell, DD, PhD: President & Publisher Doug Bean: Editor ([email protected]) Veterans Day Father Louis Iasiello (center), TIMES Tim Puet: Reporter ([email protected]) now at the Pontifical College Josephinum, is shown while Copyright © 2018. All rights reserved. David Vance: Graphic Designer he was chief of Naval chap- Catholic Times (USPS 967-000) (ISSN 745-6050) is the official Mailing Address: 197 E. Gay St., Columbus OH 43215 lains at a memorial service for newspaper of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus, Ohio. It is Servant of God Father Vincent published weekly 45 times per year with exception of every other Editorial/Advertising: (614) 224-5195 FAX (614) 241-2518 Capodanno, a Navy chaplain week in June, July and August and the week following Christmas. Subscriptions: (614) 224-6530 FAX (614) 241-2573 who posthumously received Subscription rate: $25 per year, or call and make arrangements the Congressional Medal of with your parish. Postage Paid at Columbus OH 43218. ([email protected]) Honor for his actions in Viet- nam. U.S. Navy photo Postmaster: Send address changes to Catholic Times, 197 E. Gay St., Columbus OH 43215. Please allow two to four weeks for change of address. November 11, 2018 Catholic Times 3 Serving country, aiding soldiers second nature for Medal of Honor winner Catholic News Service “It was just a series of moments … trying to figure the mission,” he said. which one of the wounded guys needs the most care. When describing life-altering decisions and brave Shurer said his Catholic faith plays an important What’s the best thing I could be doing right now?” moments of selflessness, former Army Staff Sgt. role in his life and in his family’s life, especially One bullet went through his team sergeant’s arm and Medal of Honor recipient Ronald Shurer speaks since he was diagnosed with lung cancer last March. and hit Shurer on the helmet. succinctly and matter-of-factly, as if his actions He’s undergoing chemotherapy but is able to work “It felt like I got hit in the head with a baseball were the most natural thing in the world. on the operations side of guarding the president. bat,” he said. He was so covered in other’s people’s Why did he enlist after 9/11? It didn’t seem right Being chosen as a Medal of Honor recipient came blood he wasn’t sure if he was hurt. But his friend not to, he replied. as a shock. At the White House ceremony, Trump Dillon said he was all right and he continued pro- Why did he become a medic? To take care of the put the blue ribbon and golden star around his neck viding lifesaving medical care. When he returned troops. in front of his family and members of the armed ser- to base, he discovered a bullet had grazed his arm. What was going through his mind during a mis- vices. As he stood to applause, he looked stoically Many of the men were so injured they couldn’t sion gone wrong in Afghanistan? His first and only around the room, then gave a quick smile and wink walk down the mountain. So Shurer and others prayer was that his wife and infant son, Cameron, to his two sons in the front row. wrapped nylon tubing under the arms of the wound- would be OK if he died. And for the next sever- ed and lowered them down a cliff. al hours, he focused on one thing at a time while About a month later, Shurer returned to the States. caring for the soldiers being shot all around him. Today, he is a Secret Service special agent. “It Congratulations! Service is second nature for him. seemed like a good way to continue to serve. I like Shurer was born on the anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor – Dec. 7, 1978. His parents met St. Mary Church in the Air Force, and his father continued to serve Wishes Fr. Kevin Lutz as Shurer was growing up. After graduating from th Washington State University, he applied to join the Happy 40 Anniversary.

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Before that, Thanksgiving: Are you serious? p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16 at St. Therese’s she taught or was principal at schools in Retreat Center, 5277 E. Broad St., Co- Columbus, Dayton and Hamilton, then Most of you know this Catholic prayer: “Bless us, O lumbus. became a spiritual director. Lord, and these Thy gifts, which we are about to receive The center’s director, Mary E. Mur- Bishop James Hartley founded the from Thy bounty. Through Christ our Lord, Amen.” phy, assisted by Sister Elaine Ball- center in 1931 as “a quiet place where This is the traditional prayer before meals. It is our mann, SNDdeN, will discuss the cen- people may come and rest for a while,” humble request for God’s blessings and an expression ter’s history in a talk titled “Stories of a place to slow down and be refreshed, of gratitude for the many gifts God has entrusted to us. Bishop Hartley’s Gem on East Broad a place of peace. Its greatest charm is It’s the kind of prayer you may expect to hear before a meal on Thanksgiving Street.” The talk will be followed by a its simplicity. Day – a day dedicated to giving thanks to God for our many gifts. short business meeting. A hot lunch will be available at 1 But I must ask, considering recent events, “Are we serious? Are we truly Murphy has been associated with the p.m. for those who are interested. thankful for the many gifts God has given us? Do we even recognize God’s center for nearly 40 years. She attend- Those wishing to have lunch are asked gifts?” When I read today’s news headlines, I’m not so confident we do. ed Columbus Holy Rosary School, Co- to make a reservation by Friday, Dec. I was thinking about including a detailed listing of God’s gifts in my lumbus Bishop Hartley High School 7. The cost is $10. Make checks pay- column just as a reminder. But to be brief, I will focus on only a couple and Ohio Dominican University. Be- able to Diocese of Columbus and mail of categories of God’s gifts: our fellow human beings and the rest of fore coming to St. Therese’s. she was them to Catholic Record Society, 197 creation. employed in publishing for 12 years. E. Gay St., Columbus OH 43215. At the very beginning, we learn in the book of Genesis about what God She also worked at the former Cathe- For more information, contact Mike entrusted to us. God gifted us with a bounty of natural resources to sus- dral Book Shop while serving as re- Finn at (614) 268-4166 or FCoolavin@ tain us with the responsibility of “cultivating and keeping the earth” (Gn treat center director. aol.com. 2:15). We also learn about the value of human life and our responsibility toward each other through God’s dialogue with Cain. God questions him, “Where is your brother Abel?” Cain responds, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” (Gn 4:9) It is safe to say that was the wrong answer. Columbus Catholic Renewal prayer meeting Let’s examine recent events in light of our approach to God’s gifts in Bryan O’Donnell of Encounter Min- to follow. After breakfast, O’Donnell the form of our fellow human beings. For one, I am thankful election day istries will be the speaker at a citywide will share his testimony and speak on is finally behind us. Brought to you ad nauseam by vitriolic campaign Adoration and prayer meeting spon- how the Lord is healing today. rhetoric and ads, humanity once again has debased itself and unsown the sored by Columbus Catholic Renewal Healing and prayer teams will be fabric of civility and the virtue of citizenship for short-term political gain. on Saturday, Nov. 17 at Columbus Our available during Adoration, and the Sac- Let the Church cry out for what we have learned about the horrific treat- Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, rament of Reconciliation will be offered. ment and sin perpetrated by certain members of the Church’s clergy and 5225 Refugee Road. Music will be provided by the Living leadership regarding acts of sexual abuse of minors and the cover-up which The program will begin with Mass Stones. Child care is available upon re- followed. I feel so much for the victims, their families, and the many good at 9 a.m., celebrated by Father Dean quest. For more information, visit ccrco- and virtuous clergy members who are spreading the Gospel, but now are Mathewson, with a potluck breakfast lumbus.org or call (614) 886-8266. looked at with the glare of distrust. We sadly learned about shootings at sacred places of worship and ST. JUDE NOVENA schools. We continue to see the tragedy of abortion, human trafficking, May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout separated immigrant families, racial violence, drug overdoses, low life the world, now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for us; St. Jude, worker of expectancy in poor neighborhoods, cyberbullying, loneliness and suicide. miracles, pray for us; St. Jude, helper of the hopeless, pray for us. Say this prayer 9 A bill was introduced in the Ohio Legislature to legalize assisted suicide. times a day, for 9 days, and your prayer will be answered. It has never been known to Are we really thankful for God’s gifts? fail. Publication must be promised. Thank you Jesus and St. Jude. J.D.M. Today’s headlines also remind us of our poor job performance in “cul- tivating and keeping the earth.” Toxic algae blooms caused by runoff of nutrients from lawns and farmland are poisoning the lakes of Ohio, PRAYER TO THE VIRGIN threatening aquatic life and the people who drink the water. The United (Never known to fail) States refused a request from the Vatican to join 195 nations in adopting Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of heaven, blessed goals of the Paris Agreement to reduce carbon emissions to limit the in- Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in necessity. Oh, star of the crease in global average temperature. Policy plans are in the works to sea, help me and show me herein, you are my Heaven and Earth. I humbly beseech continue to roll back environmental protections. you from the bottom of my heart to secure me in this necessity. There are none But this week’s column is not about doom and gloom. It’s about Thanks- who can withstand your powers. Oh, show me herein you are my Mother. Oh, Mary giving! In our thanksgiving as people of the Good News, we must not be conceived without sin, pray for us, who have recourse to thee. (Repeat three times) complacent, disinterested and indifferent to what is going on around us. Oh, Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hand. (Repeat three times) Holy Spirit, you There is hope, for in these tragedies are opportunities and possibilities for who solve all problems, light all roads that I can obtain my goals. You gave me the us to bring light to the world to overcome the darkness. I am truly thank- divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me, and in all instances in my life, you ful to all those in the Church who are grateful for God’s bountiful gifts, are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as you confirm cultivate them with care, and keep them for the common good. We must once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank you for pray for and gratefully receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit to do this work. your mercy toward me and mine. The person must say this prayer three consecutive Are you serious about giving thanks this Thanksgiving? I hope so. Put days, after three days, the request will be granted. This prayer must be published your faith into action. Pray and act like you mean it. after the favor has been granted. RCR Jerry Freewalt is director of the diocesan Office for Social Concerns. November 11, 2018 Catholic Times 5 In northeastern Kenya, Catholic priest finds, rescues vulnerable children By Doreen Ajiambo in the same situation they were years who is now in 10th grade. “I know my for Father Riwa. ... I thank God for ev- Catholic News Service back.” dreams will now come true. I want to erything. I have a desire to help street MERU, Kenya – As dawn breaks Many of those whom Father Riwa become a nun and teacher so that I can children when I finish my education. in this eastern Kenyan town, Father saved from the streets and early mar- also change lives of vulnerable chil- It’s the mission God wants us to do.” Francis Riwa and his team head to the riages have celebrated his work across dren. I want to go to my community The Catholic Church in Kenya, streets to find and rescue vulnerable eastern Africa. and fight for the rights of girls to ed- which is estimated to have 7.5 million children. Lilian Nabaru, 15, a Samburu girl ucation.” members, or a third of the nation’s On an average day, they take three from Lomirok village, said she would Frankline Mungira, a student at population, has been urging priests and children to St. Rita Catholic Church, not have gone to school had it not been Mount Kenya University in Meru, said the laity to devote themselves to help- where his congregation has donat- for Father Riwa. She said the priest Father Riwa and other priests in the ing the poor and suffering, as Jesus did ed food, blankets, clothing and other during his ministry. items. “Father Riwa is doing a great job of At the same time, another team goes assisting the poor,” said Bishop Philip to the rural villages to support and en- Anyolo of Homa Bay, chairman of the courage young, poor nomadic girls, en- Kenya Conference of Catholic Bish- couraging them to go to schools rather ops. “He is helping the poor and being than marry. Those girls often enroll in on the side of poor people. He is doing one of the several schools Father Riwa what the Catholic Church teaches and has founded in the region. even what Jesus Christ taught about.” Father Riwa, 62, has helped street He urged priests to help Father Riwa children, orphans and poor nomadic in his mission to save vulnerable chil- children in the desert region of Ken- dren in streets, homes and early mar- ya. He has founded several Catholic riages. churches and schools in predominant- “It’s something we should do be- ly Muslim northern Kenya, where it cause the work of charity and social has been always rare to find a place of teachings exists in church. I want to Christian worship. encourage priests and our members The bearded priest was born in north- to help the poor and save lives where ern Tanzania and later came to Kenya, they can, because that’s what the Bible where he attended high school and teaches us,” the bishop said. went to St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary Father Riwa is now focusing on in Nairobi. Two decades ago, he began Father Francis Riwa gestures in late August at Nchiru Catholic Parish in northeastern children with HIV and those suf- his mission with seven street children. Kenya, where he commissioned a new dormitory for children living with HIV. Father fering from AIDS. Many have been Today, more than 2,000 orphaned chil- Riwa, 62, has spent decades helping street children, orphans and poor nomadic children abandoned by parents who have the dren live in Meru’s Children’s Village, in the northern desert region of Kenya. CNS photo/Doreen Ajiambo disease. Partnering with Friends of which he founded. Thousands more Kenyan Orphans, an organization that have left and now attend universities rescued her from an early marriage diocese are like his parents. Mungira provides a community of support for or work throughout the East African that her parents had organized secretly was rescued from the streets of Meru abused, orphaned and abandoned girls nation. with a 60-year-old man. Lilian said the 20 years ago when he was 6. He does in Kenya, he has rescued hundreds of “I feel very happy when I see these priest returned 10 cows as the dowry not know his parents or any of his fam- children since last year. children succeed in education and get that her former husband had paid her ily members. He attended one of the “I want to continue saving lives of jobs,” he said. “Many don’t know parents to ask her hand in marriage. schools founded by Father Riwa, and vulnerable children because that makes their parents and families. They now She said she would like to be a nun he said he wants to be a teacher so he me happy,” he said. “I’m not going to belong to the church. They usually after she completes her education. can go back and work with the priest. give up on this mission, and I urge oth- come during school holidays to help “It’s something that I can’t still be- “It’s like a miracle,” said Mungira. ers to join me to make a difference in the church and other children who are lieve that I’m here today,” said Lilian, “I will be dead by now had it not been people’s lives.” Pope on All Saints’ Day: Live for heaven, not the world Catholic News Agency some fulfillment now?” the pope said. In heaven, they “cheer” for those with God in heaven. They are all one’s “Let us ask ourselves: do we real- on earth when they see them “choose brothers and sisters – making the feast VATICAN CITY - If Christians ly want holiness? Or do we content God, humility, meekness, mercy, puri- of All Saints “a family party,” he said. wants to reach heaven, they should ourselves with being Christians with- ty,” he said. The saints “understand us, Pope Francis said that in the Mass, ask themselves if they are living for out disgrace and without praise, who they love us, they what our true good when the Sanctus or Holy, Holy, Holy the pleasures of the world, or if they believe in God and esteem others but is, they help us and they wait for us. is recited or sung, “it is a hymn that the are striving after holiness with all their without going too far? In short, either They are happy, and they want us to be Bible says comes from heaven.” strength, Pope Francis said on the holiness or nothing!” he said. happy with them in paradise.” When singing the Sanctus at Mass, Feast of All Saints. The pope said it is good for Catho- He noted that among the saints are Catholics “not only think of the saints, “Let us ask ourselves what side we lics to let themselves be encouraged by those who may not be known to us, but we do what they do (in heaven): at are on: that of heaven or that of the the saints, who did not live their lives or who are not on the Church’s litur- that moment, in the Mass, we are unit- earth? Do we live for the Lord or for by “half measures.” gical calendar, but are nevertheless ed with them more than ever.” ourselves, for eternal happiness or for Catholic Times 6 November 11, 2018

ptries , continued from Page 2 Where do ‘single Catholics’ fit?; mous Imjin River. As two bridges are a water can and enjoy the show. It out we must pass by regiment to go was perfect. Donations to Doctors Without Borders from 1st to 3rd Battalion so we stop “ ... drove over slick roads to the off for an hour. It’s hot. I lay down. tent – Home Sweet Home – at regi- Then off again. .... ment. And after a few prayers, very “Finally after crossing the Imjin few, I entered into the blessed regions Question & Answer River we get to the 3rd Battalion of deep sleep with artillery pumping Father Kenneth Doyle headquarters recreation tent, set up off in the distance. The telephone Catholic News Service altar, hear confessions and wait for rings, I knock over the receiver trying the men to arrive. When two 2 1/2- to find it on the wrong side of the bed. ton trucks pull up at the side of the ‘Hello. Yes. I’ll be there in about half Where do single people “rank” tion if one of its services is to do abor- tent, I think they are loaded with men an hour. Is that good enough? O.K.’ within the Catholic Church? tions? I have long supported Doctors for Mass. Wrong. They are loaded So into my clothes. It is 2 am and the QMany times we are asked to pray Without Borders for its lifesaving work with beer for the Battalion ration. next morning. The rain has stopped. for those who are married or who have throughout the world. Mass is a little late starting. Some Off we go into the dark up to the First followed a calling to the religious life But in a recent magazine article, they of the company could not get trans- Battalion aid station. The ... have hit – but how many times has anyone in admit supplying women victims of rape portation to send men to Mass from some of the C Co. men at the base any parish been asked to pray for those with abortifacients and “safe termina- the front lines. Transportation is of old battered ‘Kelly.’ ... I anointed who are single? tion of pregnancy.” I would appreciate breaking down and needed for oth- the most seriously wounded, an Ital- Are we singles shut out; are we to be your advice. (Middletown, New Jersey) ian boy who might lose his leg. As no ignored until we follow one of the oth- Doctors Without Borders – also more wounds were expected the doc- er life paths? What if the single person known by its French name as Me- tor suggested everybody go to bed. I truly believes that his or her calling is to Adecins Sans Frontieres – has, since liked that and back to the Jeep and be single? its founding in 1971, brought lifesaving finally to bed. Who is asked to pray for the single care to many sick and wounded people “This afternoon Jerry and I went to person who steps up whenever someone caught in war, epidemics and other di- the 1st Battalion trenches and hun- else’s children need care, for the single sasters. Sadly, though, I do not believe kered on the main line of resistance, person who is expected to care for ailing faithful Catholics should donate to this the front line known as the James- or aging family members because he or organization. town line. Boy – this is war, and war she “has no other obligations?” (Zions- On its own website, Medecins Sans is everything Sherman said about ville, Indiana) Frontieres concedes that since 2004, it it. I never dreamed this line exist- I couldn’t agree more with your has been offering abortions on request ed across the Korean Peninsula – a eloquent plea. I feel strongly that at some of its field sites and that its re- country halfway around the world Asome are called to the single state sponsibility is to “respect the reason the from the U.S.A. We need plenty of as a true vocation – a deliberate choice woman or young girl gives for wanting prayers, plenty of rosaries. Everyone made to give them more time to serve to have an abortion.” at home should send a rosary to the both God and other people. Traditionally As to whether Catholics may assist soldiers and civilians in Korea every the church has identified three vocations Medecins Sans Frontieres financially, Father Clement Faistl in 1960. CT archives day. I fear this war will not be easy – holy orders, marriage, and consecrated one might read Guidelines on Giving to or short. God knows.” life – but lately I find increasing referenc- Charitable Organizations, published by er things. Mass over, we grab a bite es to the notion of the “single vocation.” the National Catholic Bioethics Center. quickly and Jerry and I must get to From a Nov. 8, 1944 letter “Some- The website of the Diocese of Green Asked whether a Catholic may do- the fourth Mass in the rear of regi- where in the Netherlands”: Bay, Wisconsin, for example, says this: nate to an organization that supports mental reserve area where the 2nd “With artillery shells falling near “Life as a single person can be a voca- research that destroys human embryos Battalion is located. Mass there at at this moment, I don’t know how tion from God. ... Single women and to procure stem cells, the center said, 1830 hours or 6:30 p.m. ... We pass many will be able to leave line posi- men usually have more freedom than “The answer is no. By donating to a the word around the company as soon tions to come (to Mass). ... those in other vocations. ... The vocation research institute or drug manufac- as we arrive and quickly set up the “I was talking of the daily Mass I to the single life is a gift to the church!” turer that funds research that destroys altar at that little incline overlooking offer. Every day Mass is offered in a And the Archdiocese of Melbourne, human beings, one would be cooper- the Battalion headquarters area. different place to enable the scattered Australia explains that “they may be a ating immorally in the act of destroy- “Those clouds overhead look ready troops as many opportunities as pos- carpenter, office worker, scientist, den- ing young human life. Cooperating in to pour out their water. I despair. sible to assist at the Holy Sacrifice. tist, train driver, who has a fulfilling per- an intrinsic evil is itself an intrinsic Jerry, the weather prophet says ‘No.’ All the Catholic chaplains of our air- sonal relationship with Jesus which they evil and should be avoided in all cir- Mass starts about 7 p.m., always borne infantry follow the same plan, feel able to live out more fully if they cumstances.” waiting for more men to come, and in so you see the Precious Blood of Our are not tied to other relationships.” Some might argue, I suppose, that comes the rain. ... The Mass is over, Lord is being poured out in the Great Like you, I believe that those who Catholic donors to Medecins Sans it is soon dark and we stayed right Divine Sacrifice among those who have responded to this noble calling Frontieres could specify that their own there at the Battalion to see my first suffered their blood to be shed in this deserve regular mention in the public contributions be used only for medical picture since joining the division. great human sacrifice of war. prayers of the church. care and not for abortions; but that, I Yessir. We could not be very romantic “And, generally, the men appre- How far must one go in pro-life feel, is an artificial distinction, since it about sitting out under the stars for ciate the value of the Mass in their issues to be a good Catholic? May would simply free up other donations to they were dripping rain but nobody Qone support a charitable organiza- be used for immoral purposes. notices rain: sit down on a helmet or See Priest, Page 7 November 11, 2018 Catholic Times 7 ptries , continued from Page 6 time of danger. … Even some who run of infantrymen, specialized for THE EVERYDAY CATHOLIC were callous about missing Sunday airborne missions and landings. It is By Rick Jeric Mass come along the roads, rifles on the infantry soldier, the guy on foot, shoulders, with loaded ammunition who generally has more impediments belts, looking for Mass when word on his shoulders than a piano mov- 100Year Armistice gets about that it is to be offered. ... er would want to carry, who makes This Sunday marks 100 years since the armistice “It has been my happiness and the foxholes, who spends his sleeping was signed on Nov. 11, 1918 to end World War I. compensation for any effort made hours facing the stars and God, who Now a federal holiday, it was called Armistice Day, to know that the wounded often lives and sweats, walks and crawls until Congress changed it to Veterans Day in 1954. were at Mass and received Holy underneath the death-whistle of the President Eisenhower signed the proclamation. Communion at their artillery shells going World War I was the “Great War,” a “war to end all last opportunity both ways – overhead wars.” The League of Nations was formed, and peace was assured. Twen- to assist at Mass, if he is lucky, drop- ty-one years later, World War II began. We know all too well how wars con- weekday or Sunday. ping in on him and his tinue to rage all over the world. Instant, live global news coverage makes The men in my unit buddies if he is not so us almost numb to violence in other nations. And while not world wars, are no exception, of fortunate – who gains some of the bloodiest and nastiest wars continue as civil wars, ethnic wars course, about Mass the ground. and terrorism. Blood is blood and war is war. As a human race, we have attendance. ... I’ve “What these boys not learned much from the history of the past 100 years. As Americans, we had every kind of endure bravely and remain so very proud of our veterans. They sacrificed life, limb and mind Mass setting. Ne- doggedly at times is so that we may enjoy life in the greatest, most bountiful and most generous cessity, the mother beyond imagination. country in the world. There never can be any reason or excuse to not take of invention, hasn’t And I believe every the greatest care of our veterans, whatever they need, period. God bless been a worthy moth- last man who knows our veterans and all our current men and women defending us around the er several times. In how is sanctifying world. God bless us all this Veterans Day. Normandy, orchards every last ounce of Wouldn’t it be nice to see some real peace for the next 100 years? How usually offered a suffering. Through about an armistice that means something? I have some suggestions for cover from obser- the efficacy of their terms. The U.S. military protects us and our allies around the world. While vation and a fresh, pain, may God covert we always must operate from a position of unmatched strength, let’s be the Capt. Clement Faistl clean background. ... every vice to virtue, protective emissary of the world, promoting human rights and eradicating The hood of a Jeep, prepare hearts for hunger and starvation. Either get out of the United Nations completely or supply boxes, a table borrowed justice and love, guide minds right, just let it go away. It’s a black hole for our taxes and does very little to from a deserted kitchen or living and bring family life back to what it help the most vulnerable. Food and humanitarian aid consistently are lost or room, offer a makeshift altar. ... ought to be. sold. It’s a corrupt organization that has seen its day. Please put a permanent “In the Netherlands, the colder and “Before stopping, I want to let you block on President Trump’s Twitter account. And please, someone find a more windy climate has made some know what occupies the thoughts way to get him a filter for his words, and an initial pause for thought before shelter necessary. So where church of the soldier most of the time. He reacting. Congress, both House and Senate, please shut up and do some- buildings or large rooms were lack- dreams, talks, thinks ‘home’ most thing for a change. An actual budget would be a nice place to start. And all ing near the front lines, the farmers’ of the time. ‘Say, Father, when are Catholic members of Congress, please start acting like it. Supreme Court barns, or lofts loaded with straw, we heading home,’ and ‘Chaplain, justices, just do the right thing. All state lawmakers, leaders, and judges, were the only places large enough when do you think the war is to please see all of the above. And everyone involved at so many levels, can for men to congregate in safety, out be over?’ – such greetings are ad- we please create a reasonable immigration situation? Whatever it might cost of observation. dressed to me as if I had a prophet- to build and maintain a wall, and whatever we do now that is not working, “I often wonder whether I should ic foresight.” I have to believe those funds can be used to pass laws, create reforms and bring the mysteries of the Mass into a Thank you, Fathers Iasiello and fund those mandates. We can send men to the moon, we can plan to send dirty cow barn. I couldn’t have given Faistl and all of the veterans who people to Mars, and we can hold yesterday’s supercomputer in the palm of myself an answer if there had been no have proudly and courageously a hand. We can do this. Law enforcement officers and those in challenging mystery of the Nativity as a stable. ... defended freedom throughout the economic situations and neighborhoods, you can work together. There can “As to the men, their spirit as fight- globe. May God grant peace in the be peace and even prosperity. Like most all of these issues, the answer starts ing men is great. They are the usual world, now and forever. with love, faith and family, followed by education and employment. Let’s slow down the widening gap between rich and poor. Everyone in a position to do something about it, please make mental health a top priority. It’s hor- OPEN POSITION rible to see how this has deteriorated. This nation should not stand idly by Job Vacancy for a Pre-K to 6th Grade Principal exists at St. Peter and watch its people be destroyed by treatable mental health issues. CNN and Fox News, please shut up and start reporting like real journalists. You Catholic School Transfiguration of the Lord Parish, Upper Sandusky, OH. need to explain to us why random gunmen, mail bombers and synagogue CandidatesMay inquire by calling the rectory at (419) 294-1268. murderers are mentally ill, not some sort of political radical. Pope Francis, cardinals and bishops, please get your heads out of the sand. Our Church *Applicants should submit a letter of interest no later than is broken and its members are in pain. We love our faith, we love you, and December 15 and 3 letters of reference. we forgive those who need it most. But fix it, right now. Do what needs to be done, be thorough and complete, and let’s move forward a stronger *Early applications will be viewed favorably by the Search Committee Catholic Church. Finally, each of us must cherish life at all levels, from conception to natural death, period. An armistice for the next 100 years. Catholic Times 8 November 11, 2018 St. Bernadette harvest celebration Trinity Girl Scouts host 24 troops

Lancaster St. Bernadette School had its annual fall harvest celebration on Friday, Oct. 26. The evening began with a blessing by Father Ty Tomson, pastor of St. Bernadette Church, and included a chili cookoff, hot dogs and desserts. Students and parents en- joyed scarecrow races, dancing and games. Photo courtesy St. Bernadette School

St. Anthony has new dismissal plan

Fifth-grade girls from Columbus Trinity Elementary School who are members of Girl Scout Troop 222 hosted a Founders Day festival for the Northwest Service Unit, which consists of 24 troops. More than 100 girls attended the event at Columbus St. Margaret of Cortona Church. The troop organized stations that included slime making, backpack buddies, scavenger hunt, flag folding, book donation, fire safety, and songs. The girls collected more than 50 books for underprivileged children that were donated to the Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Hilltop branch. Hosting the festival earned the girls a service badge. Photo courtesy Trinity Elementary School Bishop Ready planning open house Columbus Bishop Ready High ricular clubs and other organizations, School, 707 Salisbury Road, will have campus ministry programs, and athlet- Columbus St. Anthony School principal Chris Iaconis and her staff put a new dismissal its annual open house for prospective ics. A general session will be followed plan in place for the 2018-2019 school year. The plan requires parents to line up in their students in grades five to eight, poten- by tours and department presentations cars in front of the building, with students brought directly to cars. Iaconis helps the tial transfer students, and their parents featuring school administrators, facul- students into the cars daily, with assistance from the entire school staff. She is pictured or guardians at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18. ty, staff and students. (at far right) at dismissal time with parent Larry Riley and students Leia and Chacelyn Those attending will learn about the For more information, call the Riley. Photo courtesy St. Anthony School school’s academic programs, co-cur- school at (614) 276-5263. November 11, 2018 Catholic Times 9 Scouts’ Santa Maria program Grace in the Moment Mary Van Balen

Father Thomas Keating I’m not sure when I began reading for his development and promotion books by Thomas Merton. Probably late of the centering prayer method, along high school or early college. I’m also with others, including Fathers M. Ba- not sure how I discovered them. Though sil Pennington and William Meninger, I naturally was drawn to contempla- also Trappist monks. tive prayer, the word was unfamiliar to This prayer practice began in the 1970s me until Merton’s writings provided it. at St. Joseph’s Abbey in Spencer Massa- “Contemplative” was not something you chusetts, where Keating was abbot for 20 heard about sitting in the pews on Sun- years. It was prompted by conversations days, or even in Catholic schools. Not with young Christians who, like my col- usually. Reflecting on that later, I never lege friends, were seeking a prayer path understood why. Christianity has a long, that was meditative and transformative. rich contemplative tradition. They stopped by the abbey to ask direc- Some of my friends from those ear- tions to a Buddhist meditation center that ly days, searching as college students had been opened nearby in what once do and longing for an alternative to had been a Catholic retreat house. When rote prayers and rituals that, for them, Keating asked the young searchers why had become mindless habit, explored they didn’t look for a path in the Chris- meditation found in Eastern traditions. tian tradition, their answer was the same The diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting sponsored its annual Santa Maria program They hungered for a deeper relation- as my friends’ might have been: “There’s at the Jubilee Museum in Columbus. Students in grades one to five learned about the ship with God. a Christian path?” life and voyages of Christopher Columbus and his visionary role in bringing both com- Contemplative prayer is a way to sink Keating talked to the monks at the ab- merce and Catholicism to the Americas. They also got a chance to tour the museum, deeply into that relationship. Not re- bey about developing a method of med- which houses the nation’s largest collection of diversified Catholic artwork and displays served for “special” people or for a few itation – based on Scripture and Chris- a scale model replica of Columbus’ flagship, the Santa Maria. Program participants were “advanced” souls, as sometimes thought, tian tradition – that would be accessible (clockwise from bottom center): Dominic Davoli, Jack Curtis, David Klear, Kaylie Klear, it is simply resting in silence with the lov- to anyone, those beyond the monastery Cailee Hatherly, Daniel Klear and Lilly Klear. Photo courtesy Beth Wiley ing God who dwells within each of us. walls as well as inside them. The result is I was lucky to find not only Thomas what is now known as Centering Prayer. Merton, but also a small community that There are many resources available Lancaster St. Mary science fair introduced me to classics in Christian if you are interested in learning more literature, such as the works of Teresa of about it. Here are a few: Open Mind, Avila and John of the Cross, and provid- Open Heart by Keating; Finding Grace particpants recognized ed a vocabulary to talk about contempla- at the Center by Keating, Pennington tive prayer. What a gift it was to finally and Thomas E. Clark, SJ; or Centering have others with whom to pray and share Prayer and Inner Awakening by Episco- the journey. pal priest Cynthia Bourgeault. The Con- Later, I found the Desert Fathers and templative Outreach, an organization Mothers, The Cloud of Unknowing Keating founded in 1984, has a website (written by an anonymous 14th century full of information and resources. Some English monk), John Cassian, Julian of parishes have Centering Prayer groups Norwich, and other mystical writers. I that meet weekly. had begun to practice Lectio Divina and Centering Prayer is not the only way realized that my longtime journaling was to practice and nurture one’s contem- part of my contemplative prayer journey plative life. As Keating wrote in a se- (something I love to share at retreats and lection found on the Contemplative workshops). Time spent with Benedic- Outreach website, addressing different tine monks and sisters broadened and approaches to meditative prayer: “In deepened my prayer experience. Buddhism there are a wide variety of The hunger for contemplative prayer methods (perhaps techniques would be State Rep. Tim Shaffer (R-Lancaster) visited Lancaster St. Mary School to recognize its remains as deep as ever. a better designation). Why shouldn’t science department for receiving the Harold C. Shaw Award at the 2018 State Science What prompted me to reflect on this Christians have a few?” Day. It was one of 16 schools in the state to receive this award, meaning 100 percent of was the passing on Oct. 25 of Father There are more than a few! If you find the school’s students who participated in Science Day earned superior ratings on their Thomas Keating at age 95. He is like- yourself drawn to contemplation, Cen- projects. Pictured are (from left): Shaffer, students Cora Anders, Lillia Funk, Luke Sharp ly the most well-known Trappist monk tering Prayer is one method to consider. and Kate Gavin, and teacher Anita Yaple. Photo courtesy St. Mary School since Merton. Keating is recognized Thank you, Father Keating. Catholic Times 10 November 11, 2018 Veterans recall how military service strengthened their faith By Tim Puet, Catholic Times Reporter

The commanders of Columbus’ two Catholic War Veterans posts say their military service to the nation brought them a deeper appreciation of their faith and a desire to be of greater service to the church. Ted Mosure, commander of CWV Post 1936, never had a chance to attend a religious service while he was in Vietnam as a Navy SEAL because he was stationed in areas so remote that they had no chaplain from any denomination. “But whatever I had accrued in the faith by that time was enough to hold me through a pair of six-month deployments” that lasted through parts of 1969, 1970 and 1971, he said. “While in combat, I saw some pretty awful stuff, but that’s part of the scenario you deal with. You do what is necessary to survive, and that can include taking another’s life. You take the part of you that was an altar boy, a paper boy, a good kid, and put that in a box in your mental closet, but you never forget it. My mom and the priests and teachers I had in Catholic parishes and schools in Columbus gave me the grounding I needed to get through those dif- Father Louis Iasiello, OFM (center), is “piped ashore” at the Washington Navy Yard in a 2006 ceremony concluding ficult times,” Mosure said. his three years as chief of Naval chaplains. He now teaches at the Pontifical College Josephinum. U.S. Navy photo Mary Ann Janning, commander of CWV Post at the site of the former Franklin County Veterans tribute to veterans, Memorial Day in May, specifi- 1963, served in the Air Force from 1978-82 as a Memorial. cally honors veterans who died while serving their mechanic working on jet engines for the F-4 fight- This year also is the 100th anniversary of the country. er-bomber on a base at Spangdahlem in what then event that led to Veterans Day – the signing of the Mosure’s father was a World War II veteran and was West Germany. armistice which ended World War I at 11 a.m. Paris flew C-47s over France as part of the D-Day inva- “When I first went over there, I slept in on Sun- sion, then became a corporate pilot after the war. days,” she said. “But I felt like I was missing some- Ted is the second-oldest of seven children. The thing. I realized that what I was missing was the family attended Columbus St. John the Evange- Body and Blood of Christ in the Eucharist. On base, list Church, then moved to Columbus’ Northland we did have Catholic services, but they were in a area, where they were parishioners of St. Matthias one-size-fits-all room that served as a chapel. Church, which Ted and his wife attend today. “Being away from a regular church environment He attended St. Matthias School and St. Francis for the first time brought me to a greater apprecia- DeSales High School, next door to St. Matthias, tion that my faith was a big part of who I was sup- and graduated from Columbus Brookhaven High posed to be. I came to understand how we are all School. He entered the Navy in Columbus in early called to serve God. That’s something I’ve tried to 1968, was inducted on Gay Street near the Catho- act on ever since, whether in the service or with the lic Center, and was processed at Fort Hayes, which CWV.” was still a military post, then went to San Diego for This weekend, the nation pays tribute to veterans Naval training. through its annual celebration of Veterans Day on “By the time I got to Mass there five days into Nov. 11. Because that date is on a Sunday this year, boot camp, I was pretty disoriented, but at Mass, it the legal holiday for the event will be the follow- seemed everything began to get centered,” Mosure ing day, when government offices and banks will said. He continued attending Mass while receiving be closed. Deacon Chris Yakkel, Arminda Crawford and Father Louis SEAL training in underwater demolition in Califor- Many Veterans Day activities are taking place Iasiello, OFM at the Josephinum. CT photo by Tim Puet nia, then went to Vietnam, where his unit’s isolation earlier, including Columbus’ Veterans Day parade prevented him from church attendance. on Friday, Nov. 9. In addition, the National Veterans time on Nov. 11, 1918 – “the eleventh hour of the “In the middle of my two Vietnam tours, I went Memorial and Museum, the nation’s first museum eleventh day of the eleventh month.” That day has to Okinawa and Taiwan and can’t recall going to focusing mainly on telling the stories of veterans of been celebrated every year since then as a holiday. church there, though the opportunity existed, but all American wars rather than on specific wars or It was known as Armistice Day until 1954, when my faith never was far from my mind at the time,” military hardware, opened in Columbus on Oct. 27. the federal government changed the day’s name to It’s located across the Scioto River from downtown, honor all veterans. The nation’s other day paying See VETERANS, Page 11 November 11, 2018 Catholic Times 11 veterans, continued from Page 10 he said. He resumed attending Mass do I want to. I’m proud of serving my the special bond we have through mil- schools and other parochial and pub- after returning to the United States country, and it was a significant part itary service.” lic elementary and secondary schools. in February 1971. On completing his of my life.” Post 1963 meets on the third Sunday Sometimes, involvement in the pro- service later that year, he returned to Janning said that after recognizing of every month at St. Patrick Church. gram has encouraged veterans to open Columbus, where he worked with in the Air Force how important her Post 1936 no longer has formal meet- up and describe their combat experi- several companies in the grocery in- faith was to her, she became involved ings, but gathers with Post 1963 to ences after keeping silent about them dustry. in the Parish School of Religion on attend Mass as a group at various Co- for years. In Vietnam, he served on a mobile her German base. She continued that lumbus-area Catholic churches, usu- “My husband served in Vietnam, base known as Seafloat, which con- activity when she returned to the Unit- ally about every other month. but didn’t talk about it much until he sisted of a group of barges on the Song ed States and lived for a few years in The two posts, with the help of got involved with the living history Cua Lon River in Ca Mau province on Tucson, Arizona. parish-affiliated troops from the Boy presentation,” said Arminda Craw- that nation’s southern tip. He looked “I believed the Lord had given me Scouts, Girl Scouts, and American ford, who was national commander of at that area using Google Earth on his blessings others didn’t have, and I Heritage Girls, decorate veterans’ the CWV in 2015 and 2016 – the first computer a few years ago. “One area wanted to share those gifts,” she said. graves every Memorial Day at St. Jo- woman to serve in that post for any I remember in particular that used to “In the service, I didn’t have much seph Cemetery in Columbus. national veterans organization. “Now be a mangrove swamp now is used for money, but I had time to volunteer.” The posts also support the annual he has no problem talking to a room aquafarming, and shrimp are being She has lived in Columbus since Stand Down Columbus, which pro- full of young people. raised there. If you didn’t know, you coming to The Ohio State Universi- vides services to homeless veterans; “It’s the same way with many of the could never imagine that a war was ty in 1994 for pharmacy studies. She pay periodic visits to the Veterans Ad- men who have come back from Iraq fought there. I am happy that some- now works for the Franklin County ministration hospital in Chillicothe; and Afghanistan that we see in the VA thing good seems to have come from Public Health Department as emer- support the Fisher House Foundation, hospitals. They’re not ready to open the trials the Vietnamese people en- gency preparedness coordinator. She which operates homes where families up; the experience is still too fresh in dured there,” he said. has a son who is a Columbus firefight- can stay at no cost while a loved one is their minds.” After the war, he became involved er, a daughter living in Florida, and receiving treatment at a VA hospital; The Catholic War Veterans organi- with the Vietnam Veterans of Amer- eight grandchildren. and work with Sua Sponte, Ohio Do- zation has about 7,500 members in ica, serving as president of its Co- about 230 posts nationwide. It was lumbus chapter in the 1980s, and founded in Brooklyn, New York, with other veterans groups. He joined mainly for World War I veterans, in CWV Post 1936 in 2003 and has been 1935, received a papal blessing from its commander since 2009. He also is Pope Pius XI later that year, was offi- a founding member of the Ohio Mil- cially recognized by the VA as a vet- itary Hall of Fame, formed in 2000, erans assistance group in 1940, and which honors Ohio veterans who have received a congressional charter in received a medal for valor. 1984. Mosure is president of the board of It is open to any American citizen directors of the hall, which has an an- who is a Catholic and has served at nual induction ceremony at the State- least 90 days in the armed forces, or house. As a board member, he reviews has been honorably discharged after applications for potential hall induct- less than 90 days because of a dis- ees and helps decide who will be hon- ability incurred while on active duty, ored each year. “I have no medals for and to anyone on active duty or cur- valor, so I can be more of an impar- rently serving in the National Guard tial voice in making the decision,” he or Reserves. said. “It was a great honor to serve the He and his wife, Linda, have a son, CWV and work closely with veter- a daughter, six grandchildren and two ans and their families from across the great-grandchildren. country during my two years as na- Janning, like Mosure, entered the Ted Mosure, commander of Catholic War Veterans Post 1936, at a display which is part tional commander,” Crawford said. “I military straight out of high school, of the post’s Living History 101 program, in which CWV members visit schools to talk already had great respect for what the coming from Niagara Falls, New about their military service. Mosure was a Navy SEAL in Vietnam. Photo/Ted Mosure veterans have done, but this made me York. She said her four years of ser- appreciate their service even more. vice have made a significant impact Janning joined CWV Post 1963, minican University’s student veteran There was no problem with being a on everything she has done since then. which is based at Columbus St. Pat- association. Last month, they provid- woman and becoming commander. “You grow up really fast once you’re rick Church, after reading about it in a ed the color guard for the annual Co- My male colleagues were supportive in the military,” she said. “You’re torn bulletin from Grove City Our Lady of lumbus Italian Festival. of me and told me I had earned the job down in basic training, then you’re Perpetual Help Church. “It’s a won- The posts also offer a Living Histo- because I went through all the steps built back up. It makes you a stronger derful opportunity to fulfill my call ry 101 presentation in which members leading up to it. person. The maturity which occurred to service,” she said. ”People have visit schools to talk about their mili- “My most memorable moments in during my time in the service has car- helped me throughout my life, and tary experiences and display artifacts. that period were the two times I took ried me through the rest of my life. now I get to help them, in particular The program has been presented at It’s something I haven’t let go of, nor the veterans. We share our faith and most Columbus-area Catholic high See VETERANS, Page 12 Catholic Times 12 November 11, 2018

VETERANS, continued from Page 11 part in the Memorial Day wreath-lay- Post 1884, which does not meet reg- priest,” he said. Father Daniel Swartz, parochial vic- ing ceremony at Arlington Nation- ularly, but in the past has conducted a “I even went on a ‘live-in’ weekend ar for the Perry County Consortium of al Cemetery and was on the podium Christmas letter-writing campaign for at a seminary, but didn’t feel ready Parishes, who was ordained a priest with President Obama. Being able to troops on active duty and hopes to do to enter the priesthood at that point. of the diocese in 2016, is on a similar take part in that event, with such a sol- so again this year. I did feel a call to serve, so I joined path. It is anticipated that he will be emn atmosphere, is unforgettable.” A seminarian at the appointed a Naval chap- Crawford served in the Women’s Josephinum from the lain as soon as next year. Army Corps from 1966-68 in Fort Diocese of Columbus, Deacon Yakkel was Gordon, Georgia. She worked in the Deacon Chris Yakkel, commissioned a sec- communications center for the colo- is planning to become a ond lieutenant in the nel who was in charge of all commu- military chaplain after Air Force Reserve three nications from the post, and rose to being ordained to the years ago and spent this the rank of platoon sergeant. diocesan priesthood in past summer stationed at She also met her husband, George, May 2019. Misawa Air Force Base while working there. They married He was ordained to in Japan, where he deliv- after his return from Vietnam, eventu- the diaconate this past ered homilies and served ally settled in central Ohio, and have May and is in his final at Mass, assisted the base seven children ages 13 to 28. year of theology studies chaplain, learned admin- One son is a lieutenant colonel in at the college. As part of istrative duties that are the National Guard and is stationed his final-year training, he part of a chaplain’s role, at Beightler Armory in Columbus; assists with activities at and helped deal with the another son is a captain in the Navy Columbus St. Catharine spiritual needs of airmen at the Kings Bay submarine base in Church. and their families. Georgia. He grew up in a mil- “There have been George Crawford spends two days a itary family, living at some big changes in Air week at the Chalmers Wylie VA Cen- various times in North Force training in the last ter in Columbus as a volunteer driver, Carolina (where he was Boy Scouts prepare to decorate the graves of veterans at St. Joseph few years,” he said. “It’s taking patients from there to other VA born), New Mexico, Il- Cemetery in Columbus on Memorial Day. Photo courtesy Ted Mosure now based on a concept facilities in Chillicothe, Cincinnati linois, Oklahoma, En- known as comprehen- and Cleveland. gland and Hawaii while his father NET Ministries. During my two years sive airman fitness, which offers much Crawford has been administrative served in the Air Force for 28 years. there, I felt called to take the next step. more of a holistic approach toward assistant at the Pontifical College Jo- His father and mother are now retired “The call to enter the priesthood and taking care of individual airmen than sephinum for 20 years after being em- and live in Xenia. the call to enter the chaplaincy came the previous model, which was more ployed for several years at Westerville Deacon Yakkel attended college at almost simultaneously. That’s not sur- regimented. St. Paul Church, which her family at- Miami University in Oxford, then was prising, because most of the priests I “It focuses on four dimensions of tends. a lay minister with Minnesota-based knew while growing up were chap- wellness – mental, physical, social She said she applied for the posi- NET Ministries, where he discerned lains, so it was natural for me to think and spiritual. This recognizes, for in- tion at the Josephinum because she whether he was being called to the of the chaplaincy. stance, that an airman’s injury may be is bilingual and the college has a His- priesthood. “During the discernment process, I physical, but there are a lot of hidden panic formation program for its En- “I had been considering a job in the had been praying to St. John of Cap- wounds you can’t see. glish-speaking seminarians. health care field, but while in college, istrano,” the patron of military chap- “It places a greater emphasis on The Josephinum has a CWV unit, I began thinking about becoming a lains, Deacon Yakkel said. spirituality, recognizing that this may St. John, though he was a priest, not mean the same thing for every air- led part of a Christian army in its suc- man, but for a lot, it involves religious cessful defense of Belgrade, Serbia, faith. against a Turkish invasion in 1456. “It makes sense that taking care of Beginning November 12, “There was one moment in my dis- your faith life leads to becoming a visit iGiveCatholic.org cernment where I felt an extra boost, stronger, more resilient airman, and to make an advanced day a tangible sense of St. John’s interces- resiliency is the key concept in all of sion. From that moment, I felt a sense these changes.” #iGiveCatholic gift in of peace in my decisions to become Deacon Yakkel said he’s pleased support of your a priest and a chaplain, which came that despite his youth, people respect only through spending a significant what he has to say. favorite parishes, schools, amount of time in front of the Blessed “The vast majority of people I’ve and ministries or Sacrament.” encountered, especially those in the After his ordination to the priest- Catholic community, really seem to “Give Catholic” on hood, Deacon Yakkel will spend at value my opinion,” he said. “From #GivingTuesday, November 27! least three years serving in the Dio- cadets to individuals who have been cese of Columbus before going on serving for 15 or 20 years, they don’t active duty as a chaplain in the Air hesitate to ask me difficult questions Force. and appreciate my responses.” November 11, 2018 Catholic Times 13

Answering God’s Call Father LOUIS IASIELLO, OFM Josephinum instructor’s career as former Naval chief of chaplains has taken him around the world By Tim Puet Catholic Times Reporter

Father Louis Iasiello, OFM, has a dis- not a diocesan priest, and I’m not a priesthood at Holy Cross Church in the Jewish lay leaders prepare bread and tinction that can be matched by no other theologian. Father Wehner and Msgr. New York City borough of the Bronx, wine for the weekly Shabbat (Sabbath) living priest – he may be addressed as Osborn said they had talked to my serving a large Hispanic community. observance and offer whatever support either “Father” or “Admiral.” Minister Provincial about this and it That was followed by three years teach- I could for them and other faith groups. “People who realize this sometimes was acceptable to him. I came here ing at Bishop Timon High School in “That’s the kind of thing you’re not ask what they should call me,” said Fa- for a visit and I began thinking this Buffalo, New York, where he served as likely to see often as a parish priest,” ther Iasiello, a Pontifical College Jose- wouldn’t be a bad place to continue head of the modern languages depart- Father Iasiello said. “In the military, phinum faculty member who was chief my service.” ment. your duty is to watch out for the needs of chaplains of the U.S. Navy from Father Iasiello grew up on Stat- “About two years after I began of everyone. They’re all your parishio- 2003 to 2006 – a position giving him en Island in New York City with two teaching, I had a talk with my Minister ners. I’ve been in combat a number of the rank of rear admiral. “I respond younger sisters. His father, a disabled Provincial. He said, ‘We’ve had mili- times, and in those situations, just your with the answer one of my predeces- veteran who served in the Philippines tary chaplains in the presence is incredibly sors, Cardinal John O’Connor, gave in World War II, was employed by the Franciscans since important.” – ‘Admiral is a temporary rank, but U.S. Postal Service for more than 35 World War I and the Perhaps the best- priest is a permanent rank. Call me Fa- years, starting as a driver and ultimate- last chaplain is get- known military chap- ther.’” O’Connor, archbishop of New ly being in charge of a fleet of vehicles. ting ready to retire. lain today is a fiction- York from 1984 to 2000, was chief of His mother worked at Mount Loretto, Would you consider al character – Father Naval chaplains from 1975 to 1979. a former Catholic orphanage and farm becoming a chap- Mulcahy of the movie Father Iasiello, 68, a member of on Staten Island that now is a New lain?’” Father Iasiel- and television series the Order of Friars Minor, commonly York state recreation area. lo said. “I accepted, MASH. “It’s interest- known as the Franciscans, has been at “I grew up in a very Catholic envi- spent a year in the ing how that charac- the Josephinum since 2010. Columbus ronment, attending St. Peter’s Church Naval Reserve, then ter developed on the is his most recent stop in a career that, on Staten Island and graduating from was on active duty show over time,” Fa- in the tradition of the Navy, has taken its high school,” he said. “The church from 1983 to 2006.” ther Iasiello said. “His him around the world – to Korea, the is ‘the mother church of Staten Island’ During that time, presence didn’t seem Persian Gulf, Panama, Cuba and Hai- and celebrates its 160th anniversary he served at the Na- to be appreciated when ti – and throughout the United States. next year. The school recently marked val Air Station in Fr. Iasiello in full-dress uniform. the show first started, He serves at the seminary as director its 100th anniversary and I went back Memphis, Tennes- but in time, he became of pastoral and apostolic formation and for both that celebration and my see; with the Coast Guard in Alaska; an integral part of the lives of the sur- teaches history classes to students of 50th-anniversary high school reunion. on the aircraft carrier USS Ranger, geons and nurses. His role was not a the Josephinum’s liberal arts college “I went to St. Bonaventure Universi- with deployments to Korea and the medical one, but he was a healer, just and to fourth-year theology students ty in upstate New York, which is run by Persian Gulf; and with the Second as much as they were. who already are deacons and in their the Franciscan friars, and that’s where I Marine Division, with deployments to “At some point, all the principal last year of study for the priesthood. first came in contact with them. When the Mediterranean, and to Panama for characters recognized how he impact- As formation director, he oversees I was a junior or senior in college, I Operation Just Cause (1990-91). Other ed their lives and kept them sane in dif- all parish service assignments in the was part of a group that went on a dis- assignments were with the Naval War ficult conditions. He matured over the Diocese of Columbus for students at cernment weekend with a young friar, College in Newport, Rhode Island; the length of the show and provided a pos- the Josephinum, the only papal sem- and that’s when I began considering U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, itive example of what a chaplain does.” inary outside Italy. He also is the un- the priesthood. I did a year of graduate Maryland; a joint task force in Cuba Naval chaplains also serve the Ma- official mentor for the fourth-year the- studies at Niagara University after col- and Haiti; the Armed Forces Staff Col- rine Corps and the Coast Guard. Father ology students and travels with them lege and gradually decided to give the lege; the U.S. Atlantic Fleet; and the Iasiello said one of his most memo- every year to the Holy Land during the Franciscans a shot. I entered the order Navy Chaplains School, which he di- rable periods of duty came with the school’s Christmas break. in 1973 and have been a Franciscan rected from 1998 to 2000. Coast Guard in Alaska in 1985 and His work from 2008 to 2010 as co- ever since – 45 years now,” he said. The background picture on his cell 1986. “I remember vividly traveling chair of a Defense Department task Father Iasiello made his first Fran- phone shows the Ranger. “That was all over Alaska by plane to visit LO- force on sexual harassment in the mili- ciscan vows in 1974 and his final a remarkable assignment,” he said. RAN (long-range navigation) stations, tary brought him to the attention of the vows three years later, then served as “You’re on a carrier with more than which provided directions in the days Josephinum’s former rector-president, a deacon in Brazil for nearly a year. 5,000 people, there are 12 or 13 other before today’s GPS tracking. Those Father James Wehner, and its former Earlier this year, he celebrated the ships that are part of its strike group, places were extremely isolated, and the dean of men, Msgr. Michael Osborn. 40th anniversary of his ordination as and you’re the only Catholic priest for staff there was always grateful to see a “They were aware of my work with the a priest. He was ordained by Bishop all these people. chaplain,” he said. task force and asked if I might be inter- Robert Garner of the Archdiocese of “Your initial duty is to provide sacra- “Two or three days before that assign- ested in becoming part of the seminary Newark, New Jersey, at St. John the mental care for the Catholics on board, ment was supposed to end, a flight crew faculty,” Father Iasiello said. Baptist Church in Hillsdale, New Jer- but you recognize the further responsi- was called to perform a medical evacua- “That was somewhat of a surprise, sey on May 13, 1978. bility of providing for everyone’s spir- being that I’m a Franciscan friar, and He spent his first two years in the itual needs. For instance, I would help See iasiello, Page 18 Catholic Times 14 November 11, 2018

nd 32 Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B The Weekday Diocesan Weekly Radio Dangerous behavior Bible Readings and Television Mass MONDAY Schedule: NOV. 11, 2018 By Kevin Perrotta You’re asking me? I’m just an ob- Titus 1:1-9 Catholic News Service server. I don’t do extreme sports, or Sunday Mass Psalm 24:1-6 10:30 a.m. Mass from Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral on St. Gabriel Luke 17:1-6 extreme trust in God, either. I look at Radio (AM 820), Columbus, and at www.stgabrielradio.com. 1 Kings 17:10-16 these women, feel the danger and am TUESDAY Psalm 146:7-10 amazed. Mass with the Passionist Fathers at 7:30 a.m. on WWHO-TV (the Titus 2:1-8,11-14 CW), Channel 53, Columbus. and 10:30 a.m. on WHIZ-TV, Channel Hebrews 9:24-28 They must have discovered some- Psalm 37:3-4,18,23,27,29 18, Zanesville. Check local cable system for cable channel listing. Luke 17:7-10 Gospel: Mark 12:38-44 thing, experienced something. Oth- erwise why would doing what was so Mass from Our Lady of the Angels Monastery, Birmingham, Ala., WEDNESDAY at 8 a.m. on EWTN (Spectrum Channel 385, Insight Channel 382, Longboarding. Slacklining. Free humane and generous look so good to Titus 3:1-7 or WOW Channel 378). (Encores at noon, 7 p.m., and midnight). climbing. Kiteboarding. BASE jump- them? Psalm 23:1-6 ing. Extreme sports are dangerous. “I never met this man before. He’s a Luke 17:11-19 Mass from the Archdiocese of Milwaukee at 6:30 a.m. on ION foreigner. Who knows if his God can TV (AT&T U-verse Channel 195, Dish Network Channel 250, or That’s why they’re such a kick. Fear THURSDAY DirecTV Channel 305). pumps adrenaline. multiply flour and oil? But he asked Philemon 7-20 There’s a high that comes from me for food, and I will share my last Psalm 146:7-10 Mass from Massillon St. Mary Church at 10:30 a.m. on Luke 17:20-25 WILB radio (AM 1060, FM 94.5 and 89.5), Canton, heard in riding the fear and breaking through meal with him.” Tuscarawas, Holmes, and Coshocton counties. “I’m broke, but what I do with my ordinary limits. The observer senses FRIDAY the fear and admires the last dollar is my busi- 2 John 4:9 Daily Mass movement. The exhilara- ness. And what I real- Psalm 119:1-2,10-11,17-18 8 a.m., Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Birmingham, Ala. Luke 17:26-37 (Encores at noon, 7 p.m. and midnight). See EWTN above; and on tion, though, belongs to ly want to do with it is I-Lifetv (Channel 113 in Ada, Logan, Millersburg, Murray City and the athlete alone. give it to God. So there SATURDAY Washington C.H.; Channel 125 in Marion, Newark, Newcomerstown Extreme trust in God it goes into the collec- 3 John 5-8 and New Philadelphia; and Channel 207 in Zanesville); looks scary, too, because tion box.” Psalm 112:1-6 8 p.m., St. Gabriel Radio (AM 820), Columbus, and at www. it, too, is dangerous. The These women do Luke 18:1-8 stgabrielradio.com. displays of “stranger wel- it, decisively, without We pray Week IV, Seasonal Proper of the Liturgy of the Hours. coming” in the first read- looking back. The kite ing and of “contributing goes up, the wind grabs Cathedral Healing Mass and service on Nov. 19 everything” in the Gospel it, the board leaps for- A Mass of healing and healing ser- are invited, especially those who suffer are almost foolish. Star- ward across the water. vice will take place at 6:30 p.m. Mon- with physical illness and infirmities, in vation is as close to the How did they do it? day, Nov. 19 at Columbus St. Joseph addition to those in seek emotional and participants as the cliff is alongside As they looked at their situations, God Cathedral, 212 E. Broad St. spiritual healing. All caregivers, family the longboarder accelerating down must have been in their hearts, and The healing service will follow the members, and members of the medical the hill. they said, “Yes, absolutely,” to him. Mass and include Exposition of the community also are invited. The two biblical athletes are at the I bet they experienced something Blessed Sacrament, veneration of a Parking is available at the rear of the end of their resources. One is caught greater than mere exhilaration. relic of the True Cross of Christ, and cathedral off East Gay Street. There is up in a famine. Her kitchen contains Reflection Question: a chance to speak individually with a a handicapped-accessible elevator on one last meal. Why would she share it When have you done something priest and have him say prayers of heal- the west side of the cathedral. Healing with a visitor? a little like what these women did? ing for what they seek. The sacrament Masses take place on the third Monday The other is surrounded by wealth Does reflecting on this help you see of Anointing of the Sick also will be of every other month. The next Heal- but has nothing. Why should she give something in your life now in a new available. The service will close with ing Mass will be on Jan. 21, 2019. her last dollar to God’s temple? It light? Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. For more information, call the cathe- doesn’t need it. It’s already one of the - - - All persons who seek Christ’s healing dral at (614) 224-1295. most splendid buildings in the world. 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Catholics are fed up with clerical That this crisis is not acknowledged summer, my friend Woodward made lot of the awfulness that is going to narcissism. The angers of the present for what it is by the highest authori- a crucial point: keep coming out – both in terms of have been stoked by that narcissism ties in Rome is a subject for another “The way Pennsylvania attorney abusive clergy and malfeasant bish- for decades; the deadly combina- reflection at another time. The ques- general Josh Shapiro presented the ops – was in the past. Effective anger tion of McCarrick and Josh Shapiro tion today is: What are the roots of report – and the way it was often de- today will focus on the present. And blew the boiler’s lid off. Anyone who today’s Catholic anger and disgust? scribed in the press – made it easy it will not be limited to local situa- doesn’t recognize this is not going to Part of the answer to that, surely, is to assume that the grand jury had tions, but will include the obtuseness be much help in fixing what’s broken. exhaustion. Why must we go through unearthed three hundred new cleri- (and worse) of officials in Rome. At the same time, it must be remem- this again? Wasn’t the Long Lent of cal abusers, when in fact most of the Digging deeper, one hits another bered that most priests and bishops 2002 enough? Weren’t things fixed abuse covered in the report occurred question: Why were so many Cath- in the United States are not narcis- then? in the last century and roughly eight olics, who don’t believe much else sists: rather, they’re men with a deep Those whose anger is stoked by out of ten of the alleged abusers are they read in the papers or see on TV, sense of vocation who know they’re these understandable questions might dead. It was easy to overlook the so ready to believe the misrepresen- earthen vessels through whom flows have a look at a recent and thought- good news in an otherwise disheart- tations of the Pennsylvania grand unmerited but superabundant divine ful article by Kenneth Woodward ening report – namely, that since the jury report? Part of the answer, I sus- grace. Those men deserve our sup- in Commonweal (https://www.com- U.S. bishops established stringent pect, has to do with pent-up Catholic port, affection, and gratitude as they, monwealmagazine.org/print/40277). new procedures for handling allega- anger with clerical narcissism. like the rest of us, deal with the fall- Woodward understands that ripping tions of sexual abuse in 2003, only A priest or bishop who messes out of this season of humiliation and the cover off the serial sexual pre- two priests from the seven dioceses with the Missal and rewrites it to purification. dations of the former archbishop of studied have been accused.” his taste as he celebrates Mass is a As for the narcissists, they need Washington, Theodore McCarrick, The “narrative” of an ongoing, narcissist. The priest or bishop who help – and disciplining. triggered a gag reflex among the widespread and unaddressed rape Catholic laity that seems to have culture in the Catholic Church in the In the marriage case styled PAUL AUGUSTIIN SMITHHISLER – CAROL FALLET, 2018-0176, the Tri- been bred out of at least some Cath- United States is false. There are still bunal of the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio is currently unaware of the present address of MS. CAROL olic clergy, both here in the United abusive Catholic clergy in Ameri- FALLET. The Tribunal herewith informs her of the case and invites her to contact REVEREND MON- SIGNOR JOHN JOHNSON, JCD, Presiding and sole Judge, no later than 26 NOVEMBER 2018 - Phone States and in Rome. But the long- ca; they must be rooted out and dis- 241-2500 Extension 3. Anyone who knows of the whereabouts of MS. CAROL FALLET, is herewith time religion editor of Newsweek missed from the ministry. 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Bishop confirms 35 Man issued trespassing warning after disrupting EWTN Mass Bishop Frederick Catholic News Agency EWTN Global Catholic Network was launched Campbell adminis- EWTN Global Catholic Network has called in 1981 by Mother Angelica of the Poor Clares ters the Sacrament for prayers for a man who caused a disturbance of Perpetual Adoration. The largest religious me- of Confirmation to during the network’s televised Mass on Nov. 4. dia network in the world, it reaches more than one of 35 adults who “We ask that our EWTN family keep this in- 275 million television households in more than were confirmed at dividual in their prayers,” said EWTN Chairman 145 nations and territories. Columbus St. Joseph and CEO Michael Warsaw in a Nov. 4 statement. In addition to 11 television channels in mul- Cathedral on Satur- The man reportedly caused a disturbance and tiple languages, EWTN platforms include radio day, Nov. 3. Those attempted to approach the altar during the 7 a.m. services through shortwave and satellite radio, who received the live televised Mass on EWTN. SIRIUS/XM, iHeart Radio and more than 500 sacrament had been EWTN security personnel promptly removed AM and FM affiliates. EWTN publishes the baptized as Catholics the man from the chapel. Local police detained National Catholic Register, operates a religious earlier in their lives, the man and issued him a warning for trespass- goods catalog, and in 2015 formed EWTN Pub- but not confirmed. ing. lishing in a joint venture with Sophia Institute Photo courtesy Father No one was injured in the incident and the Press. Catholic News Agency is also part of the Michael Lumpe Mass continued without issue, Warsaw said. EWTN family. November 11, 2018 Catholic Times 17 H A P P E N I N G S Heart Congress, with talks by Emily Jaminet, Holy Hour at Columbus St. Francis of Assisi 614-721-2100 David Karam and Father Stash Dailey. Mass St. Francis of Assisi Church, 386 Buttles Ave., CLASSIFIED celebrated by Father Dailey at 8 a.m. Confessions Columbus. Monthly Holy Hour following 6 p.m. 15-18, THURSDAY-SUNDAY heard and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Mass. 614-299-5781 St. Charles Presents ‘Mullen’s Alley’ ST. ANDREW HOLIDAY BAZAAR throughout the day. $10 individuals, $20 families. Rosary for Life at St. Joan of Arc 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, St. Register at www.sacredheartcolumbus.org. Following 6:15 p.m. Mass, St. Joan of Arc Church, Charles Preparatory School, 2010 E. Broad St., 1899 McCoy Rd. 43220 Life and Mercy Mass in Plain City 10700 Liberty Road, Powell. Recital of Rosary for Columbus. School presents the central Ohio 9 a.m. Mass, St. Joseph Church, 140 West Ave., Life, sponsored by church’s respect life committee. premiere of the drama “Mullen’s Alley.” Tickets $10 November 10 • 9 am-3 pm Plain City. Saturday Life and Mercy Mass, followed EnCourage Ministry Monthly Meeting adults, $5 students. 614-252-6714 New and returning vendors, by rosary and confession. 6:30 p.m., EnCourage, an approved diocesan Bishop Watterson Presents ‘12 Angry Women’ ministry for families and friends of persons who 16, FRIDAY Subway box lunch, “Buckeyes,” raffles 7 p.m., Bishop Watterson High School, 99 E. experience same-sex attraction. EnCourage Catholic Foundation Estate Planning Seminar and bake sale! No admission charge! Cooke Road, Columbus. School presents the respects the dignity of every person, promotes the 8 a.m. to noon, Fawcett Center for Tomorrow, The drama “12 Angry Women.” Tickets $10 adults, $5 truth of God’s plan for each of us, and focuses on Ohio State University, 2400 Olentangy River Road, students. 614-268-8671 sharing our love. Confidentiality is maintained. Call Columbus. Inaugural John L. Sauter Seminar for site. 614-296-7404 sponsored by The Catholic Foundation, featuring 11, SUNDAY four talks related to various aspects of estate ST. ALOYSIUS BAZAAR St. Christopher Adult Religious Education 14, WEDNESDAY planning. Cost $50 (free for sustaining members SATURDAY, NOV. 17 2 PM - 6 P.M. 10 to 11:20 a.m., Library, Trinity Catholic School, Ohio Dominican St. Albert the Great Lecture of Foundation’s professional advisers group). 1440 Grandview Ave., Columbus. “The Fire of His 11 a.m., Matesich Theater, Erskine Hall, Ohio 614-443-8893 SUNDAY, NOV. 18 9 AM - 3 PM Love: Prayer and the Life of the Spirit,” Part 9 of Dominican University, 1216 Sunbury Road, Catholic Singles on Fire for Christ Educational Academy for Boys and Girls 35 Bishop Robert Barron’s “Catholicism” series. Columbus. Dr. Claudio Turro, Dow professor at 6 p.m., Chapel, Church of the Resurrection, 6300 Our Lady of Peace School Open House The Ohio State University, delivers ODU’s annual E. Dublin-Granville Road, New Albany. Monthly Midland Ave. Directly behind St. Aloysius Church 12:30 to 3 p.m., Our Lady of Peace School, 40 St. Albert the Great lecture. Topic: “New Strategies meeting of Catholic Singles on Fire for Christ, for Santa, raffles, hand crafted items, baked E. Dominion Blvd., Columbus. Open house for for Targeting Cancer: Shining Light on Transition anyone older than 35 who is single in the eyes of parents of prospective students. 614-267-4535 Metal Complexes.” 614-251-4453 the Catholic Church and seeks to grow in faith, goods, cinnamon rolls, and soups Lay Fraternities of St. Dominic Meeting Turning Leaves and Tea Leaves bring hope to others and share the love of Christ. 1:30 p.m., St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave., 2 to 3:30 p.m., Martin de Porres Center, 2330 Begins with prayer and Adoration, followed by Columbus. Meeting of St. Catherine of Siena Airport Drive, Columbus. Turning Leaves and dinner at a restaurant. 614-855-1400 Corpus Christi Church chapter, Lay Fraternities of St. Dominic. Tea Leaves book club with Dominican Sisters Father Lutz’s 40th Anniversary Marialein Anzenberger and Colleen Gallagher. 17, SATURDAY Christmas Bazaar/Fundraiser 2 p.m., Sacred Heart Church, 893 Hamlet St., 614-416-1910 Citywide Adoration and Prayer Meeting Columbus. Solemn High Latin Mass celebrated by Frassati Society Trivia Night 9 a.m. to noon, Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal December 1st 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Father Kevin Lutz, pastor of Columbus St. Mary, 7 p.m., The Daily Growler, 1129 Fishinger Road, Church, 5225 Refugee Road, Columbus. Citywide December 2nd 8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. Mother of God Church, on the 40th anniversary Upper Arlington. Columbus St. Patrick Church Adoration and prayer meeting sponsored by of his ordination to the priesthood, followed by Frassati Society for young adults sponsors trivia Columbus Catholic Renewal. Begins with Mass Bake Sale/Gifts/$1k 1st prize raffle reception from 4 to 5:45 p.m. at the Jubilee night. 614-224-9522 celebrated by Father Dean Mathewson, followed 1111 Stewart Ave., Columbus Museum, 57 S. Grubb St. Receptions also after by potluck breakfast and testimony by Bryan Masses at 4 p.m. Saturday and 9 and 11:30 a.m. 15, THURSDAY O’Donnell of Encounter Ministries. Healing and Sunday at St. Mary School, 684 S. 3rd St. Mental Health First Aid Training prayer teams and Sacrament of Reconciliation Art Exhibit Opens at Ohio Dominican 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Siegel Center, Mount Carmel available during Adoration of the Blessed Holiday Craft Bazaar & 2 to 4:30 p.m., Wehrle Gallery, Ohio Dominican East Hospital, 5975 E. Broad St., Columbus. Free Sacrament. Worship music by the Living Stones. Bake Sale University, 1216 Sunbury Road, Columbus. mental health first aid training session to help Child care available on request. 614-886-8266 Opening reception for “Delhi to Jaipur,” an exhibit people deal with others who are developing or Life and Mercy Mass in Plain City Saturday, November 17 9-3pm of works by printmaker Nicholas Hill. Exhibit experiencing a mental health problem. Sponsored 9 a.m. Mass, St. Joseph Church, 140 West Ave., continues through Jan. 13, 2019. 614-251-4453 by Mount Carmel Church Partnerships and Mental Plain City. Saturday Life and Mercy Mass, followed Our Lady of Lourdes Prayer Group Meeting at Christ the King Health America of Franklin County. Registration by rosary and confession. Catholic Community Center 5 to 7 p.m., Christ the King Church, 2777 E. required. 614-221-1441 Centering Prayer Group Meeting Livingston Ave., Columbus (enter at daily Mass Presentation on Cultural Diversity 10:30 a.m. to noon, Corpus Christi Center of 1033 W. 5th St., Marysville entrance). Weekly parish prayer group meets 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, Peace, 1111 E. Stewart Ave., Columbus. Centering 67 Tables of Holiday Crafts for praise, worship, ministry, and teaching. 600 Hill Road N., Pickerington. Presentation on prayer group meeting, beginning with silent prayer, 614-886-8266 “Cultural Diversity in a Parish Setting” with Pam followed by Contemplative Outreach DVD and Free Admission Spanish Mass at Columbus St. Peter Harris, director of diocesan Office of Catholic discussion. 614-512-3731 7 p.m., St. Peter Church, 6899 Smoky Row Road, Ethnic Ministries. Sponsored by Diocese of Columbus. Mass in Spanish. 706-761-4054 Columbus Association of Faith Formation Leaders. 17-18, SATURDAY-SUNDAY NOVEMBER Includes lunch. Cost: $25 for nonmembers of 40 Hours Devotion at Holy Redeemer 12, MONDAY association. 614-221-4633 Midnight Saturday to 4 p.m. Sunday, Holy 9, FRIDAY Bethesda Post-Abortion Healing Ministry Cenacle at Holy Name Redeemer Church, 1325 Gallia St., Portsmouth. Bishop Watterson Presents ‘12 Angry Men’ 6:30 p.m., support group meeting, 2744 Dover 6 p.m., Holy Name Church, 154 E. Patterson Ave., 40 Hours of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. 7 p.m., Bishop Watterson High School, 99 E. Road, Columbus (Christ the King convent, first Columbus. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Includes rosary, Divine Mercy chaplet, and sacred Cooke Road, Columbus. School presents the building west of church). 614-718-0227, 614-309- with prayers in the Cenacle format of the Marian music. Concludes with Benediction and Solemn drama “12 Angry Men.” Tickets $10 adults, $5 2651, 614-309-0157 Movement of Priests. Vespers, followed by meal in parish activity center. students. 614-268-8671 Our Lady of Peace Men’s Bible Study Eucharistic Holy Hour at Sacred Heart Sponsored by Scioto County chapter, Eucharistic 7 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Church, 20 E. 7 p.m., Sacred Heart Church, 893 Hamlet St., Apostles of Divine Mercy. 740-354-4551 9-10, FRIDAY-SATURDAY Dominion Blvd., Columbus. Bible study of Columbus. Eucharistic Holy Hour with the ‘Tolton: From Slave to Priest’ at ODU Sunday’s readings. intention of deepened holiness and an increase 18, SUNDAY 12:30 and 6 p.m. Friday, 1:30 and 6 p.m. Saturday, in the virtue of fortitude for the Holy Father, St. Christopher Adult Religious Education Matesich Theater, Ohio Dominican University, 12-13, MONDAY-TUESDAY bishops, and priests, concluding with Benediction, 10 to 11:20 a.m., Library, Trinity Catholic School, 1216 Sunbury Road, Columbus. “Tolton: From Doug Brummel Presentation at St. Paul social period and refreshments. 614-372-5249 1440 Grandview Ave., Columbus. Old Testament Slave to Priest,” a one-man presentation by Jim 6:47 p.m. St. Paul Church, 313 N. State St., Holy Hour at Holy Family study with Scripture scholar Angela Burdge. Coleman on Servant of God Father Augustus Westerville. A celebration of faith and family with 7 to 8 p.m., Holy Family Church, 584 W. Broad Frassati Society Mass at St. Michael Tolton, the first recognized African American priest Catholic humorist Doug Brummel and his “cast of St., Columbus. Holy Hour of Adoration of the 10:30 a.m., St. Michael Church, 5750 N. High St., in the United States, followed by a discussion on characters.” 614-882-2109 Blessed Sacrament, followed by meeting of parish Worthington. Columbus St. Patrick Church Frassati race relations in the United States, facilitated by Holy Name and Junior Holy Name societies, with Society for young adults attends Mass, followed guest speakers. Admission $20; children 10 and 13, TUESDAY refreshments. 614-221-4323 by brunch at Over the Counter, 5596 N. High St. younger free. 614-221-7990 Calix Society Meeting Abortion Recovery Network Group 614-224-9522 6 p.m., Panera restaurant, 4519 N. High St., 7 p.m., Gateway Center, 2670 N. Columbus Blessing of St. Gerard Majella at Holy Family 10, SATURDAY Columbus. Monthly meeting of the Calix Society, St., Lancaster. Abortion recovery network group After 11 a.m. Mass, Holy Family Church, 584 W. Sacred Heart Congress at St. Michael an association of Catholic alcoholics. Preceded meeting for anyone interested in recovering Broad St., Columbus. Blessing of St. Gerard 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., St. Michael Church, 5750 by 5:30 p.m. Mass at Our Lady of Peace Church, from abortion or who has been through a Majella, patron of expectant mothers, for women N. High St., Worthington. Seventh annual Sacred across street from meeting site. recovery program and wants to stay connected. who are pregnant or wish to become pregnant. Catholic Times 18 November 11, 2018

I ASiello, continued from P. 13 tion for a young girl who had a subdural be at the college and become an asset not a position you aspire to,” he said. graduate school of theology for male hematoma. The plane never got there. for our line officers. We want to help “When you’re selected, you’re shocked religious studying for the priesthood It crashed into a mountainside. All six them when they have moral and ethical because you know a hundred others that expanded its role to serve reli- people on board died that night. dilemmas. You need to be at the col- could do as well as you, if not better.” gious communities of women, as well “At the request of the commanding lege and learn what they will face, so Father Iasiello was the first Chaplain as deacons, Catholic laypersons and officer, I stayed for a couple of months you can advise them and advise us.’” Corps flag officer to serve as deputy members of other faith traditions. to help the six families deal with their Father Iasiello graduated from the chief of chaplains and chaplain of the “I had been a student there in the grief. It’s a sad duty, but it’s part of college with a degree in national se- Marine Corps. He was selected by a 1970s, when the school had about 100 what a chaplain does – not just a mil- curity and strategic studies. He would board of seven admirals. candidates for the priesthood,” he said. itary chaplain, but those who serve as return there as an admiral and lecture He was the 23rd person and the fifth “When I took over, we had less than chaplains in prisons, hospitals and oth- the young officers in attendance. Catholic priest to serve as chief of Na- 35 full-time religious attending, and I er places – in bringing spiritual com- “I’ve found that we need more peo- val chaplains since the position was knew the numbers were not likely to fort to people of all faith traditions.” ple who understand ethics and war- created in 1917. He facilitated minis- increase.” He left the school in 2008. It Father Iasiello has written a number fare,” he said. “JAGS (Navy lawyers, try for more than one million persons, stopped accepting new students in 2011 of articles and academic papers on the members of the Navy’s Judge Advo- including active duty and reserve per- and suspended operations in 2015. subject of Just War theory, which ex- cate General’s Corps) can advise com- sonnel in the Navy, Marines, Coast From there, the secretary of defense amines the ethical criteria under which manders as to what is legal; chaplains Guard, and U.S. Maritime Adminis- appointed him as co-chair of a federal a war can be considered morally justi- can advise them as to what is right. tration and their families. He led more task force of 60 members, which was fiable. Just behavior in war is the sub- “In the current struggle against glob- than 870 active-duty and 1,100 reserve established to examine the issue of sex- ject of his doctoral thesis. al extremism, the most common ques- chaplains, including priests, minis- ual assault in the military services. After “One day while serving in the Medi- tion I get as a Just War theorist is ‘Why ters, imams and rabbis from more than completing its work and testifying about terranean, I got a call saying ‘We want should we follow the rules of war when 200 denominations and all major faith its findings before Congress, he accepted you to be a student at the Naval War the enemy ignores or exploits them?’ I groups, plus 1,500 enlisted religious an appointment to the Josephinum. College,” he said. “My response was remind them, ‘It’s what American war- program specialists. “Coming here has allowed me to be ‘Why go there? I’m a Franciscan. We riors do and it is what the American The current chief of chaplains, the generative as a priest, to give some- believe in peaceful solutions.’ people expect them to do.’” 27th person to hold the position, is thing back to the young men I’m help- “The response I got back was ‘You Father Iasiello was appointed deputy Rear Adm. Brent Scott, an evangelical ing prepare for the priesthood,” Father were chosen. That’s why we call these chief of Naval chaplains in 2000 for a Protestant minister. Iasiello said. “It’s not often a priest gets decisions orders. And we do have a rea- three-year term, which was followed by On retiring from active duty in 2006, this type of a chance to give back. I’m son for wanting you to come. We want his three years as chief of chaplains in Father Iasiello became president of grateful for the opportunity to continue a chaplain who’s had ethical training to what is a traditional progression. “It’s the Washington Theological Union, a to serve the Church in this way.” New York friar’s new album says life is a pilgrimage made ‘poco a poco’ Catholic News Agency and working in Honduras. just grabbed my heart,” Brother Isaiah yond the familiar lands of our habits Musical inspiration can come from “But it ends with this hope of vamos a said in a video about the CD for Ascen- and capacities to frontiers of growth, unexpected places – like a Franciscan llegar: we’re going to make it, our hope sion Press. transformation, and ever-deepening friar’s struggle to learn Spanish. is in Christ and we do not hope in vain,” “Little by little, there’s something peace as we come to behold the God The inspiration for the title and theme he told CNA. about that that my heart just says ‘OK, of love, in the face of Christ Jesus, of Poco a Poco, a new CD from the Father Mark-Mary shared the phrase yeah, I can handle that.’ ... It’s become whose peace (and love for us) ‘passes Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, came and story with friend and fellow friar a chorus for me when facing life’s diffi- all understanding,’” he said. from a friar living in Honduras, who culties,” he said. “It’s become a rallying The theme of life as pilgrimage also worked at a hospital that serves the poor- phrase for whatever the moment calls fits perfectly with the charism of the fri- est of the poor. for.” ars, as stated on their recently-received Although he was having a hard time The biblical theme of life as a pil- pontifical decree from Rome: “In imi- learning Spanish, the friar wanted to grimage journeying to the Lord, and tation of St. Francis of Assisi, the friars encourage people as they waited for with the Lord, is something that perme- seek to follow in the footsteps of Jesus, medical attention – some of whom had ates the whole CD, Brother Isaiah said as a prophetic witness that life is a pil- walked for miles to receive care – so he in email comments to CNA. grimage to the Father, of faith, hope and memorized a simple but encouraging “The Book of Exodus recounts how love of God and neighbor, made possi- phrase in Spanish: Somos peregrinos God led Israel ‘little by little’ through ble by the Holy Spirit.” caminamos al Señor; poco a poco, va- the desert in their pilgrimage to the So far, the album has been received mos al llegar, which translates to: “We Promised Land and so He does with very well, Father Mark-Mary said. It are pilgrims walking to the Lord; little us,” he said. was at one point the fourth best-selling by little, we will arrive.” ‘“Poco a poco,’ God guides us Christian album according to Amazon, “It was just this little way of like en- Brother Isaiah, CFR, who found that it along our journey, encouraging the and the No. 23 best-selling album for all couraging people ... little by little, step resonated with him so personally that he heart to set out each day to a land it music on Amazon. by step, I can get through another day,” chose Poco a Poco for the title of his first knows not, by paths it has not known, The album Poco a Poco is avail- said another Franciscan, Father Mark- full-length musical album. all with the promised accompani- able on iTunes and Amazon, and CDs Mary, CFR, who heard the friar’s phrase “Every time I heard it, I just lit up be- ment of an ever-present and unwea- and merchandise also may be ordered for the first time when he also was living cause there was something about it that ried Love, capable of carrying us be- through Ascension Press. November 11, 2018 Catholic Times 19 Hartley advances to regional semifinals in football playoffs By Doug Bean, Catholic Times Editor finished with a 6-4 record after their School. Turnovers and mistakes hurt Fisher first playoff appearance since 2006. Fourth-seeded Eastmoor trailed at Catholic in the second half at Trim- All done but one from the Diocese Eighth-seeded Tuscarawas Central halftime in its opening playoff game ble. The Irish trailed 8-0 at halftime of Columbus in the state high school Catholic’s improbable playoff appear- before blowing past fifth-seeded Hill- and 15-0 after three quarters before football playoffs. ance concluded with a 42-13 loss to sboro 34-14 last Friday. Trimble scored 21 points in the fourth Top-seeded Columbus Bishop Hart- top-seeded Cuyahoga Heights on Sat- Hartley had no problem with Ath- quarter to pull away. ley was the lone survivor in the first urday night in Region 25. The Saints ens. Jalan January, the team’s top run- Fisher Catholic quarterback Kaden round last weekend after rolling to a (5-6) were among a state-record 11 ning back, was slowed by an ankle Starcher completed four of seven 51-14 victory over eighth-seeded Ath- teams to qualify for the postseason injury and rushed for 40 yards and a passes for 39 yards, Caden McColley ens in Division III, Region 11. with a 5-5 record. Only one of those, touchdown, but the Hawks received rushed for 30 yards on six carries and Lancaster Fisher Catholic and Tus- Warren John F. Kennedy, won its contributions from a host of players. Daniel Turner had two receptions for carawas Central Catholic weren’t as opening game. Quarterback Miles Fleming rushed 26 yards. fortunate. Both were eliminated in the Hartley (9-2) advanced to face for 98 yards and passed for 142 yards, Tuscarawas Central Catholic hung opening round in Division VII. neighborhood rival and annual scrim- Kiron Anderson rushed for 92 yards with Cuyahoga Heights early, pull- Fisher Catholic’s season ended with mage partner Eastmoor Academy on 10 carries, Philip Cole had three ing even at 7 with 1:04 left in the first a 36-0 loss to Glouster Trimble last (9-1) at 7 p.m. Friday in a regional receptions for 129 yards and a touch- quarter on a 7-yard touchdown pass Saturday night in Region 27. The Irish semifinal at Hamilton Township High down and three rushes for 38 yards from Alex Price to Anthony Freder- and a TD. Mason Sawyer ran for two icks. The Irish trailed just 14-7 with touchdowns and Angelo Evans added three minutes left in the first half. a rushing score. But Cuyahoga Heights (9-2) took “Eastmoor is really good. They control at that point, expanding its ‘Mullen’s Alley’ premieres at St. Charles have tremendous talent and are real- lead to 35-7 in the third quarter. Price ly well coached,” Hartley coach Brad added a late touchdown run for Cen- Burchfield said. “It will be a big chal- tral Catholic. lenge for us. “We went up there to play 48 min- “This will be a rare emotional play- utes of football and that’s exactly off game with them being so close to what we did,” Saints coach Casey us, knowing each other so well. A ton Cummings said. “I could not have of pride on the line.” been prouder of this group.”

The cast of the Columbus St. Charles Preparatory School play “Mullen’s Alley” includes (from left): Cameron Tiefenthaler, Andy Kraus, Noah Kuhr, Jack Margiotta, Avantae Gonzalez, Anna Turek, Nathan Schirtzinger, Donald Search. George Ferris, Jane Carney and Alex Smith. Photo courtesy St. Charles Preparatory School Columbus St. Charles Preparatory tenements of New York’s Lower East School, 2010 E. Broad St., will pres- Side, showing the world “How the ent the central Ohio premiere of the Other Half Lives” in his famous book drama Mullen’s Alley at 8 p.m. Thurs- of the same. day to Saturday, Nov. 15 to 17 and 3 The play looks at the world of Mul- p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18. len’s Alley and the lives of a handful Cast members include Cameron of children who are ferociously deter- Tiefenthaler, Andy Kraus, Noah Kuhr, mined to grow and live in spite of the Schedule Your Visit to ODU Jack Margiotta, Avantae Gonzalez, many obstacles in their way. With wit, Find out for yourself how a college education rooted in Anna Turek, Nathan Schirtzinger, anger and ingenuity, these immigrant the Catholic Dominican tradition can help prepare you for Donald Search. George Ferris, Jane children carve out lives for them- a rewarding career and fulfilling life. Carney and Alex Smith. selves as they interact uneasily with • 40 market-driven undergraduate majors Mullen’s Alley, by Timothy Mason, the intrusion of Riis and his omnipres- • Honors Program and study abroad opportunities premiered on Aug. 26, 2005, pro- ent camera. • Minutes from downtown Columbus duced by the Young Conservatory Adult tickets are $10 and student Schedule your ODU visit today | ohiodominican.edu/Visit at the American Conservatory The- tickets are $5. Reservations may be ater in San Francisco. It is based on placed by calling the school office at Central Ohio’s Catholic University • Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Peace. the photographs of Jacob Riis, who (614) 252-6714 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the 1880s took a camera into the Monday to Friday. 1216 Sunbury Rd. | Columbus, OH 43219 | 614.251.4500 Catholic Times 20 November 11, 2018

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OPENSunday, November HOUSE 18, 2018 For prospective students in grades 5 through 8, potential transfer students, and their parents/guardians general session begins at 1 p.m. followed by tours and department presentations. Join us and learn about liFe at bishop ready… our academic programs, co-and extra-curricular activities, Campus Ministry program, and athletics.

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