CatholicThe TIMES The Diocese of Columbus’ News Source March 17, 2019 • second SUNDAY OF LENT • Volume 68:23

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Answering God’s Call: Deacon Larry Koebel found great joy in prison ministry, Page 5

Local News and Events: Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia will speak at the Pontifical College Josephinum on March 27, Pages 3, 6, 18

Faith in Action: Jerry Freewalt offers suggestions to get back on the right path during Lent, Page 4 400 people at rite of election state desire to join church Pages 10-13 Catholic Times 2 March 17, 2019 Lenten series: The flight into Egypt By Sister Constance Veit, LSP ity accompany the followers of Christ. It struck me that Mary and Joseph that leads to action! I thought that was The Cross is always present. The flight are great examples of putting out into very good advice. The second of Mary’s seven sorrows into Egypt reminds us to pray for the the deep. Last year’s Synod fathers This is what Mary and Joseph did, is the flight into Egypt. St. Matthew’s innocent young victims of abortion, wrote to young people: “Mission is a isn’t it? Each time they received a Gospel (2:13-16) tells the story: “Be- child abuse and violence of all types, sure target for life’s journey, but not message from an angel, they sprang hold, the angel of the Lord appeared to for refugees, migrants and the home- a ‘satellite navigation system’ which into action. In the flight into Egypt, Joseph in a dream and said, ‘Rise, take less, and for those who are persecuted lays out the whole route in advance. they traveled light in order to hold Je- the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, for the sake of Christ. As we remember Freedom always entails a dimension sus close to their hearts. As we ponder and stay there until I tell you. Herod is these worthy intentions, let’s also pause of risk. ... Many pages in the Gospel this mystery, let’s ask for young peo- going to search for the child to destroy and reflect on what the flight into Egypt portray Jesus inviting us to be daring, ple the grace to listen attentively to him.’ Joseph rose and took the child teaches us about Mary and Joseph. to put out into the deep, to pass from God’s voice speaking in their hearts, and his mother by night and departed I’m sure the couple had prepared the logic of following commandments and the courage to say “Yes” – to take for Egypt. He stayed there until the a safe and comfortable home where to that of generous and unconditional risks and leave everything behind, death of Herod, that what the Lord had they expected to raise their Son. But gift, without concealing the require- putting out into the deep and going said through the prophet might be ful- Jesus was born in primitive circum- ment to take up one’s cross (cf. Mat- wherever God leads them, even when filled, ‘Out of Egypt I called my son.’ stances beyond their control. Then the thew 16:24). He is radical: ‘He gives he leads them to the Cross. When Herod realized that he had been young family was forced to leave their all and he asks all: he gives a love that Let’s also ask for young people the deceived by the magi, he became fu- idea of home behind for good, becom- is total and asks for an undivided heart’ grace of compassion and empathy for rious. He ordered the massacre of all ing refugees in a foreign land. In or- (Pope Francis, homily, Oct. 14, 2018).” those who suffer in any way, especial- the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity der to protect their very special baby, Something we notice in working ly for those who have been wounded two years old and under, in accordance they left everything behind and expe- with young people is that for some, dis- in any way by abortion, for migrants with the time he had ascertained from rienced insecurities and depravations cernment never seems to end. We call and refugees who find their dignity ig- the magi.” of all kinds. But no sacrifice was too them perpetual discerners. I attended nored, for the homeless, and for anyone This mystery gives us a lot to think great for them. They faced their new a vocation talk at which the speaker, who is vulnerable before the inhumane about. In the flight into Egypt, we see situation with courage. After the fiats a theology professor, recognized this attitudes of our throw-away culture. that it didn’t take long for Jesus to be- of the Annunciation and the presenta- tendency and emphasized that voca- come a sign of contradiction, and we tion in the Temple, God asked anoth- tional discernment is not meant to go Sister Constance Veit, LSP, is director are reminded that in every age misun- er fiat of Mary and Joseph, drawing on indefinitely. It should come to a of communications for the Little Sis- derstanding, opposition and even hostil- them further into the unknown. definite end with a committed “Yes” ters of the Poor. St. Patrick’s Day events include Mass, parade, reunion The Shamrock Club of Columbus 333 W. Broad St., going east on Broad Shamrock Club at (614) 491-4449. breads, shortbreads, tea, punch and beer, will sponsor its annual St. Patrick’s and north on High Street to the Colum- Columbus St. Patrick Church, 280 and music by The Kells. Irish dancers in Day events in downtown Columbus bus Convention Center, 400 N. High St. N. Grant Ave., will have its annual the parish have been invited to perform on Sunday, March 17, beginning with The club’s annual Irish family re- Mass celebrating the Solemnity of at the celebration in costume. Mass at 10:30 a.m. in St. Joseph Ca- union will take place in the convention St. Patrick at 6:30 p.m. Friday. March London St. Patrick Church, 61 S. thedral, 212 E. Broad St. Club mem- center’s Battelle Hall at 1:30. Doors 15, followed by a torch-lit procession Union St., will host a St. Patrick’s bers are asked to be in their seats by open at noon. Entertainment will be to the Litany of Irish Saints, accom- Day potluck meal after the 10:30 a.m. 10:20. by The Hooligans folk band and the panied by pipes and drums (weather Mass on Sunday. A solemn tradition- Mass will be followed at 12:15 p.m. Irwin Academy and Regan Rankin permitting). al Latin Mass honoring St. Patrick by a parade starting at COSI Columbus, Holland Academy Irish dancers. For After the parade, there will be a tradi- will be celebrated at 7 p.m. Monday, tickets or more information, call the tional Irish tea party, with scones, soda March 18. correction The list of Lenten activities on Page 13 of the March 10 Catholic Times contained incorrect information on the New Albany Church of the Resurrection’s weekly 33 hours of Exposition Postmaster: Send address changes to Catholic Times, 197 E. Gay St., Columbus OH 43215. of the Blessed Sacrament during Lent. It will Please allow two to four weeks for change of address. take place each week of Lent from the end of the 9 a.m. Mass on Thursday to 6:30 p.m. on Bishop Frederick F. Campbell, DD, PhD: President & Publisher Copyright © 2019. All rights reserved. Friday. 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March 17, 2019 Catholic Times 3 Local news and events Archbishop Chaput to speak at Josephinum Archbishop Charles Chaput, OFM In February 2014, he was appointed considering a transfer to the school, on Columbus St. Catharine, Lancaster St. Cap, the archbishop of Philadelphia, to the Pontifical Council for the Laity Tuesday, March 19 at 7 p.m. Mary and Wellston Ss. Peter and Paul will present the 2019 Pio Cardinal by Pope Francis. In 2015, he hosted The program will include an infor- school and the ODU choir. To order Laghi Lecture at 7 p.m. Wednesday, the World Meeting of Families and mal question-answer session and op- a copy of this year’s performance, go March 27 in the Jessing Center at the the visit of the pope to Philadelphia. portunities to learn about the school’s to http://soundwaves.org and search Pontifical College Josephinum, 7625 He participated in the 2015 Synod of curriculum, spiritual life, co-curricular “Diocese of Columbus.” N. High St. His topic will be “Facing Bishops on the Family in Rome and activities, athletics and financial assis- This event was developed by di- the Future With Confidence and Joy.” has served the Holy See on several tance programs. For more information, ocesan music teachers to give their Archbishop Chaput, 74, has been a occasions. He also has been a mem- call the school at (614) 276-5263. singers an opportunity to perform member of the Capuchin Franciscan ber of several committees of the U.S. challenging works in a large ensem- order since 1965 and a priest since Conference of Catholic Bishops. Honor choir to present ble setting. Singers prepare the se- 1970. He became bishop of Rapid City, The Pio Cardinal Laghi Chair was 11th annual concert lections under the guidance of their South Dakota, in 1988, and archbishop inaugurated at the Josephinum in music teachers and assemble for one of Denver in 1997 and was installed as 1992. At the time, Cardinal Laghi was The Diocesan Catholic Schools afternoon rehearsal and evening per- archbishop of Philadelphia in 2011. prefect of the Congregation for Catho- Honor Choir will present its 11th formance. As a member of the Prairie Band lic Education. American cardinals and annual concert, “Sanctus, Sanc- “It is such a joy for me to have the Potawatomi Tribe, Archbishop Cha- presidents of the U.S. Conference of tus, Sanctus,” at 6:30 p.m. Monday, opportunity, year after year, to work put was the second Native American Catholic Bishops promoted the fund- April 8 at Sunbury St. John Neumann with the young singers of our dio- to be ordained a bishop in the United ing of the chair in recognition of Car- Church, 9633 E. State Route 37. cese,” Cafmeyer said. “Our music States and the first Native American dinal Laghi’s dedicated service to the Each year, students from all dioce- teachers do the hard work of teach- archbishop. Catholic Church in the United States. san schools are invited to participate ing the music to their select singers He is a co-founder of the national in this one-day event, led since 2008 while juggling musicals, Masses, les- Catholic Association of Latino Lead- Ready High School by artistic director and clinician Shei- son plans and classes. Under the clear ers and helped in the founding of EN- to host Discover Night la Cafmeyer. More than 220 singers guidance of the Holy Spirit, each per- DOW, a leadership initiative of Cath- from 12 schools will perform, repre- formance promises to bless all partic- olic women. He also was instrumental Columbus Bishop Ready High senting diocesan grade schools and ipants and our audience.” in creating the Denver-based Augus- School, 707 Salisbury Road, will host Ohio Dominican University (ODU). Sacred music of all styles will tine Institute, an independent, lay-run its annual Discover Ready Night for In addition to the honor choir per- be performed during the concert to graduate school for forming lay Cath- parents and guardians of students in formance, individual selections will demonstrate unity and Catholic her- olic leaders. grades five through eight, or for anyone be performed by the youth choirs of itage through music. A free-will of- fering will be collected for the Holy Family Soup Kitchen. Serra Club honors Beckmans Host families wanted for international students

Looking for an intercultural experi- ence for your family? Have a room to spare? The International Partnership of Education Research and Commu- nication (IPERC) might have an op- portunity for you. IPERC is a nonprofit group that works with diocesan middle and high schools to assist students from other nations who want to study in America. Through IPERC, more than 50 in- ternational students are attending local Catholic schools such as Co- lumbus Bishop Watterson, St. Fran- cis DeSales and Bishop Ready high The Serra Club of Downtown Columbus honored members Jack and Ruth Beckman, who shared their story of more than 61 years of schools. IPERC is looking for caring marriage and how their faith, prayer and the church have been at the center of their family. Ruth is known throughout central Ohio host families to welcome incoming for her 34 years as director of the Joint Organization for Inner-City Needs and Jack for his leadership in the Knights of Columbus. They students and help them become active are longtime active members of Columbus Christ the King Church, but they also raised eight children, one of whom is married with two members of their school communities. children (one in college) after being diagnosed with cancer as a child. In telling of how she responded to the many challenges in her life, Host families must provide students Ruth said, “Three Hail Marys can get you through anything.” Ruth and Jack (fifth and eighth from left) are pictured with friends (from left) Anne Jupinko, Pat Durbin, Karen Laihr, Marion Reda, Carmen Angelo, Marjo Angelo, Betty Eschleman and Mel Rogers. Photo courtesy Downtown Serra Club See local news, Page 6 Catholic Times 4 March 17, 2019 What shall I give up? Faith in Action By Jerry Freewalt Get back on the right Stewardship, Living our Faith Andrea Pannell path during Lent The season of Lent is about getting istry-enrich- back on the right path. On the jour- ment. What shall I give up for Lent? Each Our surrender to the transformative ney of life, our demands, pressures Encounter year, I hear a number of people say, love of God allows the tender heart and distractions can lead us astray. Lent through “I want this year’s Lenten sacrifice to of Jesus to lead us through this des- We lose our bearings on what mat- CRS Rice Bowl – This Lenten faith mean something.” As we seek to grow ert time. Jesus entered humbly into ters most – our relationships with formation program ensures that the in faith, we look to the season of Lent the desert, wrestling with demons and God, family and neighbors. When Catholic community of the United as a “kickoff” of sorts toward a journey emerging ready to be who His Father we go astray and fracture relation- States is present in more than 100 into deepening faith. We begin to look desired Him to be, the Savior, and so ships, we may not even realize the nations worldwide, serving the at our Lenten sacrifice as more than should we. We are not called to be sav- damage inflicted on ourselves and poorest among us through Catholic a mere test of will and seek greater iors, but our desert time encourages our surroundings. Relief Services. It transforms lives, awareness of its invitation into some- us to seek God’s will for our lives. We Lent is a time to reorient our lives including yours. Use the CRS Rice thing more hopeful and meaningful. question ourselves and reflect on what by using the proven disciplines Bowl Lenten family kit and calen- As I listen to friends, family, we should give up, but not for the sake of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. dar found in the Rice Bowl box, on co-workers, and others I meet, shar- of sacrifice alone. We seek to ready These guides help point us in the the app, or online at www.crsrice- ing what they have committed to ourselves for what comes after the dry, right direction, aiding in a conver- bowl.org. during Lent, the vast majority speak arid time of desert life. sion of heart. Prayer builds a rela- Give witness at 40 Days for of promises to give up sweets or soda, We let go of what will keep us from tionship with God. Fasting reduc- Life – This peaceful prayer vigil is bad language, watching TV, and so- emerging from the desert ready to be es distractions cluttering our soul. held at abortion centers throughout cial media. The very sad part of this is who God, our Father, created us to be Almsgiving expresses love to our America during Lent. Participants that for some, our relationship with the and to ready ourselves to be a credible neighbors in need. Keeping these are asked to volunteer for one-hour Church and with God, beyond Lent, witness to the glory and salvation we guides in mind, here is a list of sug- shifts and sign a statement of peace. has become defined by what we give find only in Jesus Christ. The Church gested ways to help you get back on It calls for prayer and fasting, con- up and sacrifice. Lent becomes mere- gives us the penitential season of Lent the right path during Lent. stant vigil, and community out- ly another demand from the Church to to guide us through a time of sacrifice, Perform an examination of con- reach. For details, visit www.gcrtl. deny ourselves the things we love and discipline and deep reflection in antic- science – There are many types of org/40-days-for-life.html. enjoy. People can find themselves de- ipation of the restoration and joy we examinations of conscience to aid in Join us for the Good Friday fining their relationship with God and then emerge radiating on Easter. As the preparation for the Sacrament of Walking Stations of the Cross Church only in terms of the things, mature Christian stewards, we begin to Reconciliation. One you might not – Hundreds of youth and adults people and activities they have given ask “How can I live my call to pray, be familiar with is the Examination will follow the three-hour Way of up or avoided for the Church and God. fast and give alms in such a way that of Conscience in Light of Catholic the Cross to locations throughout They can then give very little, if any, leads me to emerge from this desert Social Teaching found on the U.S. downtown Columbus. Pray, recog- thought to how life and relationships time as a joy-filled witness to the risen Conference of Catholic Bishop’s nize Jesus’ suffering and crucifix- grow and expand with greater kinship Lord?” website, www.usccb.org. ion, and reflect on current issues of to both Church and God. While Lent is Take the Lenten journey for social concern. The walk begins at a season of sacrifice and penance, we Andrea Pannell is episcopal moder- families – The diocesan Office 8 a.m. on Good Friday, April 19, at can miss its joyful invitation to greater ator for the diocesan Office of Devel- for Social Concerns and the Mar- St. Joseph Cathedral. discipleship. opment and Planning. riage and Family Life Office have Respect the dignity of human teamed up to suggest three ways life – Celebrate the lives of per- for the domestic Church to grow sons with disabilities during De- in prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. velopmental Disabilities Awareness Bishops’ special edition in next issue A Family Mission Rosary can help Month in March and Autism Aware- To commemorate the historic oc- beginning Friday, March 22 rather families discover their own mis- ness Month in April. Reflect on the casion of Bishop Robert J. Brennan’s than Thursday, March 21. sions and deepen their relationships message of Open Wide our Hearts: installation as the 12th bishop of the Bishop Brennan’s installation is set with God, Mary and each other. The The Enduring Call to Love, a pas- Diocese of Columbus, The Catho- for 2 p.m. Friday, March 29, at St. Lenten journey focuses on fasting toral letter against racism. Accom- lic Times will publish an expanded Joseph Cathedral. from distractions in your home by pany some of our returning citizens, March 24 issue to welcome him and If you have questions, would like dedicating one day of the week to the formerly incarcerated, with to say thank you to Bishop Frederick to order extra copies of this special a family “day of rest.” Finally, you hope through our ARCH ministry. 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See faith in action, Page 18 March 17, 2019 Catholic Times 5 Answering God’s Call: Deacon Larry Koebel: Serving inmates ‘everything a ministry should be’ By Tim Puet “I learned early that the biggest in- I was greener than last week’s bread, and was admitted to diaconal studies.” Catholic Times Reporter strument in prison ministry is the ear,” but since I had no preconceived notion At the time, men studying to be dea- Deacon Koebel said. “A good prison of what to do, that might have been a cons for the diocese attended classes minister spends 90 percent of his time good thing. at the former Sacred Heart Seminary “I was locked up for 15 years, and listening. One of the most important “I made it a practice not to stay in the in Shelby for most of the year, with I loved every minute of it,” Deacon things this ministry does is to give men office, but to go out into the units, into courses taught at the Pontifical Col- Larry Koebel says. a chance to cry in an envi- the yard, into ‘the hole’ lege Josephinum in the summer. “That Deacon Koebel was referring to his ronment where they don’t (the prison’s disciplinary shared experience at Shelby gave those service as chaplain at the Pickaway dare cry otherwise, because area). I went everywhere, of us who went through it a special Correctional Institution in Orient from they would be perceived as even where the prison of- bond,” he said. “Having the Sacred 1990 to 2005. He said it was a high- showing weakness.” ficials wished I wouldn’t. Heart missionaries around and talking light of a life that has included almost Deacon Koebel had been And that encouraged the to them gave things a different flavor.” 39 years as a deacon and 31 years as in diaconal service for men to open up to me,” After Deacon Koebel was ordained an educator in Columbus City Schools. 10 years at Columbus St. Deacon Koebel said. by Bishop Edward Herrmann on Oct. He visited the prison at least once Elizabeth Church when he “The prison also is the 12, 1980, he was assigned to St. Eliz- a week and sometimes more often saw an ad in The Catholic only place I’ve ever worn abeth’s. “Father Art Dimond was the when he was its chaplain. During the Times in 1990 that said the a Roman collar. I didn’t do pastor for my first 10 years there, and I school year, this meant that on days Ohio Department of Reha- it before, because we were could not have had a more supportive when he went to the prison, he would bilitation and Correction was looking told that as deacons, ‘You are not a mini- pastor,” he said. “I had the academ- dash to his car after a full day in the for a priest or deacon to serve as chap- priest.’ But Father Dave Schilder, who at ic ability. Art taught me the pastoral classroom and head for Orient, where lain for the Orient prison. the time was chaplain at the Correctional approach. I’d have a question for him he would stay until 9 p.m. to counsel “Those two words, ‘or deacon,’ were Reception Center, the other prison in Ori- about something, and he said, ‘Lar- prisoners’ spiritual needs. like a blinking neon sign,” he said. “It ent, told me I needed to wear the collar ry, if I didn’t think you could do it, I “It was everything a ministry should was the first time I’d ever seen word- so the guards and other workers would wouldn’t have asked you. Just do it.’” be,” he said. “I was able to minister to ing like that in an ad. I saw this as a know who I was. That collar got me into Two other influential priests in his life the poorest of the poor – people who maturing of the diaconate, something some of those places you couldn’t go were Father Robert Reilly and Msgr. had no money and no support and re- that showed deacons were making a with a shirt and tie,” he said. Richard Dodd, who were teachers of ally needed someone to just listen and positive impact. I talked about it to the Deacon Koebel, 74, grew up in Co- his at Watterson. “Every summer while provide an understanding response. late Deacon Joe Farry, who at the time lumbus, attending the former St. Peter I was at Watterson, they got a dozen of Everybody, from violent drug dealers was director of the diocesan Office of School in the Milo-Grogan neighbor- us students together and taught us about to lawyers, all had stories to tell.” the Diaconate. He told me, ‘You know hood. He is a 1962 graduate of Bishop the church’s teachings on social justice,” Deacon Koebel wrote some of those as much as I do,’ and encouraged me Watterson High School, “which I had he said. “They had us take Dale Carne- stories in a book, Right Side of the Grass to find out what this was about. to ride three city buses each day to get gie leadership training and discussed the Wrong Side of the Fence. The title refers “I went to the prison and talked to two to and from,” he said. That’s where principles of ‘observe, judge and act.’ to an inmate’s response when the deacon chaplains there who were pretty hostile he met his wife, the former Laura De- Every day, I thank God for that,” he said. asked him, “How ya doin’?” The “fence” to the Catholic Church. I thought that Francisco. They have been married During his time as a prison minister, is the double chain-link fence topped was that, but a couple of weeks later, for 54 years and have three sons, ages Deacon Koebel also assisted on week- with razor wire that surrounds the prison. I received a letter saying the state had 52, 50 and 48; two step-grandchil- ends at Columbus St. John the Baptist, The inmate was saying he was alive but hired me. I had no idea what to do next. dren; and four great-grandchildren. Holy Cross and St. Mary, Mother of locked inside prison. He graduated from Ohio State Uni- God churches. He retired because he versity with a bachelor of science de- had leukemia, but has recovered, and gree in education and later received a for several years he has been part of Diocesan parishes list changes master of arts degree in educational the pastoral staff at his home parish, administration from OSU. His first job Gahanna St. Matthew the Apostle. in Eucharistic Adoration schedule out of college was as manager of the “A deacon is a servant,” he said. The following parishes have Burkley Building next to the church. infants, yard goods and housewares de- “We serve the bishop, the pastor and changed their schedule for Eucharis- It is anticipated that Masses will re- partments at the former JCPenney store the people, and perhaps that should be tic Adoration from the times listed in sume on Palm Sunday in the church, in the Central Point shopping center. in reverse order because we really have the March 10 Catholic Times: which is being renovated because of a After a short time there, he began his the most interaction with the people. Worthington St. Michael Church no lightning strike in August 2016. Until career in education, primarily teaching “One of the most critical things longer has Perpetual Adoration. Its new then, weekend Masses are at 4 p.m. social studies at Central, Beechcroft about being a deacon is having a sup- schedule is: Sunday: Through the night Saturday at Columbus St. Leo Church and Walnut Ridge high schools and portive wife,” he added. “You’re at until 8:15 a.m., resuming at 2 p.m. and and 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday in the St. also helping new teachers. church many times at night. You come continuing to 6 a.m. Monday; 9 a.m. Mary School gymnasium. He and the late Deacon Terry Ca- in early, and you stay late. Your wife to 9 p.m. Monday; 7 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. In addition, the list of Lenten activi- navan, a member of the diocese’s first shares your marriage with the church. Tuesday; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday; ties on Page 13 of the March 10 Cath- class of permanent deacons, talked “When I was going to Shelby for 9 a.m. Thursday to 8:15 a.m. Sunday, olic Times contained incorrect infor- about the diaconate when both were classes, we had three small kids, one except during Masses at 6:30 and 8:15 mation on the New Albany Church of part of a prayer group at Westerville of whom is developmentally disabled, a.m. Friday and 8:15 a.m. and 4 p.m. the Resurrection’s weekly 33 hours St. Paul Church in the 1970s. “I asked and the responsibility of raising them Saturday. Adoration takes place in the of Adoration during Lent. It will take Terry about his work as a deacon and was pretty much all on Laura. She ac- church’s Adoration Chapel. place each week of Lent from the became interested, then Laura encour- cepted that, and her support made it Adoration hours at Columbus St. end of the 9 a.m. Mass on Thursday aged me to go to an information night possible for me to serve the church. Mary, Mother of God Church in the to 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Information about the diaconate program,” he said. Deacons’ wives never get the appreci- city’s German Village neighborhood elsewhere in that edition concerning “I went, then was interviewed by the ation they deserve, and the diaconate are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the the devotion is correct. diocesan panel for prospective deacons couldn’t exist without them.” Catholic Times 6 March 17, 2019 Annulment necessary?; ‘Amen’ is right fore taking Communion? I’m sure that part of the reason for When the priest says, “body of this universal conformity is to assure Question & Answer Christ,” is it ever appropriate to say the dignity and respect that should something different, such as “yes,” “I surround the Eucharist. What if the Father Kenneth Doyle believe” or even “thank you”? Or what church allowed for creative varia- Catholic News Service if the recipient simply says nothing at tions, simply permitting recipients to all? With any of these or other possi- say whatever they wanted? ble responses, could the priest refuse to Your own examples – “yes,” “I be- I was married by a minister/at- filling out some short paperwork re- serve Communion? (southern Indiana) lieve” and “thank you” – are tame, but torney 40 years ago. My husband garding your earlier wedding – where suppose someone chose to say “I am Qwas Jewish, and the marriage it took place, who officiated, etc. The response to “the body of very grateful” or even, “This makes ended in a divorce after nine months. The priest would then submit this pe- Christ” is “amen.” In the liturgical my day.” Might it then be difficult for I now want to marry a man who is a tition to your diocese, requesting a for- guidelines, there is no suggestion those nearby to give their full atten- widower. We are both active Catho- mal declaration that the earlier ceremo- A of – or permission for – an alternative tion to the sacred sacrament? lics, and we want to be married in the ny did not constitute a valid Catholic response. The General Instruction of the Now to your final question – whether church. Will I need to apply for an an- wedding – which would then leave you Roman Missal, the official “rulebook” the priest should refuse to give Commu- nulment? If so, how long will it take? free to marry in a Catholic ceremony. of the church on liturgy, says: “The nion to someone who uses a different (Santa Barbara, California) This would almost surely be a relative- priest raises the host slightly and shows response. I don’t think so; that doesn’t ly quick process. it to each, saying, ‘the body of Christ.’ mean the person doesn’t believe in the This is an easy one – both for One California diocese, for exam- The communicant replies ‘amen’ and Eucharist or is unworthy to receive. me to answer and for you to car- ple, says on its website that “a typical receives the sacrament” (No. 161). If the recipient, however, made no Ary out. I am assuming here that administrative declaration of nullity The U.S. Conference of Catho- response at all, the priest might won- 40 years ago, you never received the in the Diocese of Oakland would take lic Bishops document Norms for the der whether the person had ever re- Catholic Church’s permission to mar- about three weeks to obtain, once the Distribution and Reception of Holy ceived before. I can imagine a priest, ry in an other-than-Catholic ceremo- necessary papers have been sent to the Communion explains that “the act of in that situation, quietly asking if the ny. If that is true, you do not now need tribunal office.” Communion, therefore, is also an act person were a Catholic – although a full-scale annulment process (which of faith. For when the minister says, my own tendency would be simply to normally can take upward of a year). I know that there is some lee- ‘the body of Christ’ or ‘the blood of give the benefit of the doubt. Instead, you simply need an admin- way as to whether to receive the Christ,’ the communicant’s ‘amen’ istrative proceeding – called, techni- QEucharist in the mouth or in the is a profession in the presence of the Questions may be sent to Father cally, a “declaration of nullity for ab- hand – and also as to whether to re- saving Christ, body and blood, soul Kenneth Doyle at askfatherdoyle@ sence of canonical form.” This would ceive kneeling or standing. But what and divinity, who now gives life to the gmail.com and 30 Columbia Circle involve your meeting with a priest and about the “Amen” response just be- believer” (No. 14). Drive, Albany NY 12203. local news, continued from Page 3 with a safe, stable environment, their All sessions will end at 8:30 p.m. College Josephinum. the Newman Center, said Mack was own bedroom with a desk, transporta- Heyer will speak on Monday about For more information, call (614) invited to the center as a result of lis- tion to and from school and school-re- the architecture of churches from 761-0905. tening sessions it conducted in con- lated activities (the bus is acceptable), the ancient classical period through nection with the abuse crisis within and all meals, other than school lunch- the Renaissance, on Tuesday about Abuse survivor to tell his the Catholic Church. Mack has pre- es. To help offset these costs, host churches from the Renaissance to story at Newman Center sented the play at the Paulist Center in families are provided with a monthly the 20th century, and on Wednesday Boston, which, like the Newman Cen- stipend, as well as local support. about contemporary churches. Michael Mack, a survivor of clergy ter, is operated by the Paulist Fathers. To learn more about this opportuni- The talks will explore the origins sexual abuse, will tell the story of the “It is our hope that Michael’s jour- ty, contact Rachel Fullin, IPERC pro- and growth of Catholic architecture odyssey of healing that led him back ney back to the church can help others gram director and coordinator for the through the ages and the language and to the Catholic Church in a play com- heal from the grievous wounds of sex- Columbus area, at (614) 499-3958. expression of Christian architecture. ing to the Columbus St. Thomas More ual abuse,” Father Nowak said. “With The timeless nature of sacred archi- Newman Center, 64 W. Lane Ave. the most recent release of the names tecture finds its roots in our desire to The one-man, 90-minute program, of the credibly accused priests in the Architecture will be theme be part of something greater than our- Conversations With My Molester: A Columbus diocese, this event can be of St. Joan of Arc mission selves. Christian architecture reveals Journey of Faith, will be presented on one that helps the diocese begin to that “something greater” to the world Saturday, April 6 at 7 p.m. heal as well.” The parish mission at Powell St. and shows a desire to express true Mack’s boyhood dream of becom- Following the play, there will be a Joan of Arc, 10700 Liberty Road, reverence to the creator. Heyer will ing a Catholic priest ended when his discussion with Mack and members will feature noted liturgical architect examine how this was accomplished pastor first invited him to the rectory. of the clergy. This event is free and William Heyer presenting three talks in ancient times and even in our own This play is his spiritual autobiogra- open to the public. It will include ma- on understanding sacred architecture. diocese and at St. Joan of Arc. phy – a true story of trespass, grace ture themes and content. For more The mission will take place Monday Heyer has been the architect for and healing. It has been praised by information, visit BuckeyeCatholic. to Wednesday, April 8 to 10, at 7 p.m., several churches in the Diocese of secular and religious sources. concluding with Adoration and prayer. Columbus and elsewhere, including Father Ed Nowak, CSP, director of St. Turibius Chapel of the Pontifical See local news, Page 18 March 17, 2019 Catholic Times 7 Love and labor Choose words that affirm human dignity By Mark Butler the malice in our hearts and the mis- understandings in our minds. For more than 30 years, March has What might start as a simple bad lighting the way been recognized as Developmen- habit or poor choice of words can J. P. Leo Thomas tal Disabilities Awareness Month. come to shape your attitudes, the Organizations, families and persons attitudes of those around you, and with developmental disabilities use even your own behavior. In the third this month to educate the community chapter of the Letter of James, we about their condition, to advocate for are asked to “Consider how small a Lent is a time for repentance and for all much love we put in the doing that inclusion and access to services, and fire can set a huge forest ablaze. The the labors we so avidly produce. We cele- makes our offering something beau- to share stories about the struggles tongue is also a fire. It exists among brate this month in memory of St. Joseph, tiful for God.” We are all loved and and successes of persons with devel- our members as a world of malice, known to us as “the worker.” It places cared for by someone in our lives. We opmental disabilities. defiling the whole body and setting emphasis on doing good works, being are connected to each other in unseen the entire course of our lives on fire.” responsible for what we create and being ways. How we treat others is just as The term “developmental disabil- Changing whatever communica- good stewards of the rewards of our work. important as how we treat ourselves. ities” refers to a group of conditions Repentance and labor are inexpli- I remember a time when I volun- that cause impairment or delay in tion-related vices we have is a small cably and lovingly intertwined. They teered at a picnic for the homeless at learning, communication, behavior step all of us can take toward creating represent a person’s need to give of Goodale Park and was working in a or mobility. These disabilities are a better world, especially for persons his or her talents and the need to be ac- building where free clothing was avail- present at birth or are diagnosed in with disabilities. Love impels us to knowledged for doing so. able. I recall seeing so many people early childhood, usually lasting for choose words that celebrate each We seem to go through life on such who were without homes, food and the person’s entire life. Developmen- person’s human dignity – a dignity a high scale. We place so many ob- even basic shelter. I looked into their tal disabilities include Down syn- rooted in our having been created stacles in our path that we innocently eyes and my inhibitions melted away. drome, attention-deficit/hyperactivity in the image and likeness of God. A forget that there may just be an easier In the midst of their chaos was a sense good way to celebrate this is to use way. It could be as simple as saying an of calm toward each other. I literally disorder, autism spectrum disorder, “person-first” language. A person extra prayer, volunteering for a cause gave one man the coat off my back and more. Nearly one in six children or, even better, passing on what you because I knew he needed it far more in the United States have been diag- with a disability is, above all else, a know to someone who needs a helping than I ever would. nosed with one or more developmen- person made in God’s image. Per- hand. Jesus taught us that we could be- Let the experience you have change tal disabilities. son-first language also embraces the come what we were meant to be only you. Let it alter your perceptions One way you can get involved in truth about a disability far better than through sacrifice and supplication. The about the character of an open heart. the work of advocacy during Develop- euphemisms such as “special needs.” possibilities are endless, if we only let We all deserve a little love now and mental Disabilities Awareness Month Rather than calling people “autis- our guard down long enough to experi- then. To be healthy and whole is a re- is to join the campaign to stop using tic,” try to refer to them as “persons ence this shared and awesome experi- markable thing to have, but the gratifi- the “R-word.” The R-word is the word with autism.” It is better still to get ence known as life. cation you receive from doing a good to know them, to share not only their There are those who say the pur- deed, however large or small, makes “retard(ed).” It has been used in the struggles, but their hopes and dreams, suits of giving for the benefit of others you grow exponentially toward Christ past to diagnose or describe people creates a truly profound meaning, and in the hope for the validation of your with Down syndrome or other intel- and to come to know them by name. there are those for whom the experi- journey to repentance and the con- lectual disabilities. In more recent Developmental Disabilities Aware- ence falls short of often lofty expec- version of your soul. Please pray for years, it has become a derogatory term ness Month is a good opportunity to tations. Make sure you are doing it our families, for our friends and for used when insulting or questioning the reflect upon the words we choose. It for all the right reasons, and try things those whom we never will know. We intelligence of others. also is an invitation to explore ways that can be quantifiable and fulfilling. are patiently waiting, always faithful, Sadly, I sometimes hear fellow to advocate for and celebrate the dig- Give of your time, talent and treasure awesomely connected to the beauty of Catholics unintentionally using the nity of people with disabilities. to causes for which you care deeply, God and His hopes for a more peace- word or thinking they are funny by and you will never end up regretting ful and forgiving world. Mark Butler is education resource co- your decision. I believe that as long as May the wind be forever at your making a “short bus” joke. We must ordinator for the Dominican Sisters of there is a personal connection to your backs, may you find solace in your all remember this simple fact: the giving, your passion will never fade. deeds of service, and may His peace way we speak about people matters. Peace. He has spent 20 years working Although we feel that what we be with you always. This is not a new idea born out of in religion education and youth minis- might be doing to help one another is political correctness. Sacred Scrip- try on the parish and diocesan levels. too small of an effort, remember the Joseph Thomas, a member of Gah- ture teaches us that “When a sieve A parent of two young adults with dis- words of Mother Teresa, that “to show anna St. Matthew Church, is a free- is shaken, the husks appear; so do abilities, he advocates for the rights of great love for God and our neighbor, lance writer and is active in many people’s faults when they speak” parents and young people with disabili- we need not do great things. It is how diocesan and church activities. (Sirach 27:4). Words can reveal both ties on the local and state levels.

www.columbuscatholic.org Catholic Times 8 March 17, 2019 Motherhood: ‘Don’t worry. I love you. Let’s say a Hail Mary’ By Tim Welsh by the proximity of death but her spirit loved each one of her children fully given by our mothers. consumed with honor and pride. Even and myopically. But the very moment we come into My mother passed away when I was a few short weeks before death, you She died in the home. We all this world, we are loved uncondi- 35 years old. can see the charm in her eyes. watched her deteriorate as she came tionally by them. And all we did was She was a highly educated mother Mom was an English major in col- closer and closer to her last breath. We show up. Just show up. It’s a love of 11 who had a sense for the chic, but lege. I think of her every time I end a could seemingly count the days. She that’s clearly divinely ordered. was never afraid to make a fool of her- sentence in a preposition, or dangle a went from being completely lucid and So my chance to give back came. self. She was serious when she needed participle, or use “lay” instead of “lie” sitting up in bed to being curled up in For me, the significance of this mo- to be and playful when she wanted to (“Chickens lay eggs, you lie down,” the fetal position, unable to communi- ment was beyond description. be. She was Einstein, Freud, and Bugs she used to say). She was a gentle cor- cate with anything more than a grunt I sat down on the edge of the bed, Bunny all rolled into a package that rective agent when it came to how we here or there. ready to pour out for her all that she was both practical and elegant. There spoke, but we all owe our ability to As she lay dying in the bed that she had poured out to me over the years. was a style about her that was a bit rug- speak correctly to her. shared with my father for decades, we And I cried like a baby. ged, but ultimately delicate. The first time I heard the word “palli- all got the chance to say goodbye to her Not just a few tears, but a sobbing, And she died too soon. ative” was a few weeks before she left privately. I’m not quite sure how that shoulder-quaking, snot-dripping, un- I still laugh at a photo of her trying us. It was at the hospital, and a doctor got arranged, but I always have imag- controllable blubbering that would to do some Irish dancing in our liv- friend used the term with me to describe ined that one of my type-A sisters ar- make any teething six-month-old ing room in front of the whole family. what was happening with her. I had ranged a schedule on a spreadsheet or proud. I couldn’t get a word out. Know- Never having taken a lesson in Irish asked him about her prognosis, and he something. All I know is that I some- ing that this was the last time mom and dancing, she did the best she could, told me that her care was simply palli- how knew when it was “my turn.” I would talk made it even worse. but the picture is of one of those mo- ative. I remember nodding seriously to And when my turn came to say Then in the midst of my meltdown, ments that I both cherish and dislike at match the seriousness I sensed in his goodbye, I knew exactly what I was an amazing thing happened. the same time. It embarrasses me and voice, then looking up what the word going to say to mom. One last time … makes me proud. meant as soon as I got home. There are After all the times that she consoled She took me by the hand. And I still cry at a photo of a fami- some words that I wish I didn’t know me, I was going to give that back to Told me not to worry. ly reunion we had, shortly before her what they mean. Palliative is one of her. For every skinned knee, every Said “I love you.” death, that shows her surrounded by them. incident at school, every tiff with a And through the tears, we said a her extended family, her body obsessed Mom was always the great consoler sibling, it was going to be my turn to Hail Mary together. and the great translator for me. console her. Better than any Mother’s It has struck me since then that the All through my life, she would Day card or Christmas present, I was love my mother showed me all through Give diapers for needy translate what an authority figure re- going to return to her what she always my life and even on her deathbed is a ally meant or would console me after had given me. love that can only have been laid on mothers during Lent some traumatic event. If I skinned my As I made my way up the steps to her heart by the very hand of God. It’s knee, she’d be there consoling me. If I her room, emotions going wild, my an indelible mark seared into her heart got in trouble at school, she’d explain plan was very simple. I would take that cannot be removed. what the teachers meant by their obvi- her by the hand, tell her not to worry, Because with all the pro-life slo- ously mistaken notion of the need for tell her that I loved her, and say a Hail gans and all the years of working discipline. If I got into a fight with one Mary with her. Just as she always had toward the legal protection of the un- of my brothers or sisters, she’d try to done for me. I was going to give all born child, we seem to have allowed a explain the value of harmony in the that back to her. very profound fact to be obscured in family. If I made my dad mad at me, As I entered her room, there was a the dim mists of activism and legisla- she would translate his words for me. quiet and a peace that was almost vis- tive language. And every time we had these little ible. She looked at me with a sorrow- While it is true that life begins at con- impromptu meetings, she would always ful welcome that almost startled me. I ception, it is also true that motherhood do the same thing at the end of them. realized immediately that her sorrow begins there, too. When sperm meets She’d take me by the hand and say was not for her fate, but for mine. She egg, a child is created, but so is a moth- “Don’t worry.” Then she would say, “I was sorry for my sorrow. She was hurt er, and she bonds with that child in a love you.” And then she would make because I was hurting. way that is not understandable outside St. Gabriel Catholic Radio executive direc- me say a Hail Mary with her. There is a love that is laid on the of the understanding of an Almighty tor Bill Messerly (left) and assistant direc- These times were really special to hearts of mothers for their sons and God. When that motherhood is inter- tor and station manager Dave Orsborn me. I felt closer to her at these mo- daughters that cannot be explained. rupted for any reason, it is interrupting pose in front of diapers that listeners have ments than at any other time in my It’s an underserved love that is or- a natural order that was set in place dropped off at the station for the Bottoms life. I’ll never forget the feeling that dained, but not earned. Think about it. long before any of us were conceived. Up diaper drive. Bottoms Up is encourag- this woman, with 10 other children to For the first nine months of our rela- For motherhood is the core of what ing listeners of St. Gabriel Radio to include tend to, loved me in that moment. Just tionship with our mothers, we make the pro-life community espouses. buying diapers for needy mothers as part me. For those few precious moments, their lives pretty miserable. We make Motherhood is the personification of of their Lenten almsgiving. Diapers may she was just mine and I was all hers. them sick in the morning. We make divine love. And it carries the delicate be dropped off at the station, 4673 Wint- That was the real beauty of mom. their ankles swell. Their clothes don’t aroma of joy. erset Drive, Columbus, or purchased online You never got cheated with her. She fit any more. And forget about being Tim Welsh is executive director of the at https://bottomsup.life and shipped always made you feel like you were comfortable. In short, we do absolute- Bethesda Healing Ministry for post- directly to Bottoms Up. the only other person in the room. She ly nothing to deserve the love we’re abortive women and men. March 17, 2019 Catholic Times 9 St. Anthony students make ice cream STEM activities at St. Andrew School

All students at Columbus St. Andrew School took part in STEM (science, technology, en- gineering and math) activities brought to their classrooms by Dr. Betty Anderson of The Eighth-grade students at Columbus St. Anthony School, including Joey Harrington and Ohio State University. They worked on projects related to wireless energy, speakers, heart Samaria Beedles (pictured), made ice cream in a bag in Brandon Garrick’s science class. rate monitors, DC motors, LED flashlights, and water filtration systems. Pictured are Izzy The students learned that ice cream freezes at minus-6 degrees Centigrade (21 Fahren- Poulton (left) and Ella Erdman learning about water filtration. heit) and that the freezing point of water is lowered by adding rock salt to ice placed in Photo courtesy St. Andrew School the bag. Heat energy is transferred from milk poured in the bag to the salty ice water, causing the ice to melt. As it does, the water in the milk freezes, resulting in ice cream. Photo courtesy St. Anthony School Trinity Power of the Pen Scouts, adults take part in St. Tarcisius program

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Columbus Trinity Elementary School’s Power of the Pen team placed third in the district tournament and advancedCamera to the regionals.Ready Team Copy members below pictured are (from left): first row, Madi Dickson,(2x Evie the Borgerding, actual Sarahsize Kelby,of the Jacob Display Blubaugh Ad) and Josh Ashmore; second row, Zelma Hutton, Mia Stratton, Lucy Rodriguez, Sarah Qemalli, Gabbie McCrea- ry, Alana Ionno, Raya Gardner and Sam Schulz. Four Scouts and five adults took part in the annual St. Tarcisius program sponsored by Photo courtesy Trinity Elementary School the diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting on Friday and Saturday, March 1 and 2, at Plain City St. Joseph Church. They are (from left): first row, Chuck Lamb, Jodi Santini, Sha- All Fridays in Lent 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. ron Roche, Ed Schneider, Dominic Paulus and Jon Santini; second row, Tim Paulus, Isaak Knights of Columbus Giddens, Father Joseph Trapp, pastor of St, Joseph Church, and Jon Santini. The 24-hour St. Michael Church program, which began at 6 p.m. Friday and concluded with Mass on Saturday, is for any- 5750 N. High St., Worthington one age 11 and older. It takes place on the Friday and Saturday before Ash Wednesday Fish Dinner: Regular-$9.00, Small-$7.00 and focuses on the Eucharist. St. Tarcisius, an early Christian martyr, was a young man Macaroni-Cheese Dinner - $7.00 Handicap Seating who was killed for protecting the Eucharist from pagans. St. Joseph Church hosted the DIne in, Available Meal: Fish (or Mac/Cheese), Fries, Roll, Cole program for the first time this year and will be the new home for the event. Drive Thru, Carry Out Slaw (or Apple Sauce), and Beverage Photo courtesy diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting Sides:(Clam Chowder, Mac/Cheese) - $2.00, Desserts - $1.00

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Bill to: Tony Petrarca KofC Council #11445 Publicity Co-Chairman 194 Meadowlark Lane Columbus, Ohio 43214 Phone: 614-888-2415 email: [email protected] Catholic Times 10 March 17, 2019 Rite of Election shows power of personal example By Tim Puet have been baptized) stand. “Our son, Dominic, is in the third whom they plan to send to Catholic Catholic Times Reporter “This should impress on you the grade,” Davoli said. “My wife and I school when she is old enough. Davo- crucial element of personal witness,” decided to send him to school at Our li said that once he becomes a member Every year, near the conclusion of the bishop said at this year’s Rite of Lady of Peace because it fit what we at Our Lady of Peace, he plans to join the diocesan Rite of Election ceremo- Election on Sunday, March 10 at were looking for in a school. We take the parish men’s faith-sharing group. ny, Bishop Frederick Campbell asks Westerville St. Paul Church. “As St. him to Mass, he partakes of the Eu- Marmion, 44, grew up as a Baptist adults from the Diocese of Columbus John Neumann said, ‘The Gospel is charist by himself, and that spurred and married her husband, Shea, who who plan to join the Catholic Church merely a series of words on paper me to decide that I wanted to join him. is Catholic, 10 years ago. He also is at the Easter Vigil what prompted unless enhanced in the person of the Davoli, 46, said he grew up as her sponsor. In that role, he serves as a member of a Disciples of Christ an example and provides support as church and joined his wife’s Method- the catechumen or candidate exam- ist church after getting married. “We ines his or her relationship with God, would go to church occasionally but “Our daughter is in second grade got more engaged with that aspect at Our Lady of Peace School and is of life when Dominic began going preparing for her first Communion. to school,” he said. “Once I started That was the catalyst for me to join going to Mass, I found I was getting the Catholic Church,” she said. The more out of it than I was from worship couple also has a son in kindergarten services of other denominations. at the school. “I also found Catholics were less “My mom died last October, and judgmental and more open than I some- that also was a big factor in my deci-

Bishop Frederick Campbell delivers the homily at the diocesan Rite of Election on Sunday, Jim Davoli and Jodi Marmion of Columbus Our Lady of Peace Church plan to join the March 10 at Westerville St. Paul Church. CT photos by Ken Snow Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil. Both say their children influenced their decision. them take this step. believer.’” how thought they would be. Some of sion. Even without those two events First, he asks how many were prin- The stories of five participants in the churches I’ve been to seemed to having an impact, I probably would cipally influenced in their decision by this year’s Rite of Election – candi- have the attitude of ‘we have the right have become Catholic at some point something they had read, and a few dates Jim Davoli and Jodi Marmion of way to do it and others are wrong.’ I because of the influence of my hus- people stand up. Second, he asks how Columbus Our Lady of Peace Church didn’t find that in the Catholic Church. band and his family. They’re the best many decided to become Catholic and Jim and LeAnn Hendrickson of Catholics seemed to have more of a examples of being Catholic that I’ve based on something they saw, such as Hilliard St. Brendan Church, and cat- spirit of humility,” Davoli said. met, because of the way they give to a movie or television show, and a few echumen Steven Fu of Grove City “Once I began getting involved the community,” she said. others stand. This year, one man, when Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church with RCIA (Rite of Christian Initia- Marmion said that once she made the bishop asked what influenced him, – illustrate the impact of personal ex- tion of Adults) classes to learn more the decision to become Catholic, she responded, “A bumper sticker.” ample upon evangelization. about the Catholic faith, I found it was took the Alpha course, which has been Finally, the bishop asks how many Deacon Jeffrey Fortkamp of Our no walk in the park, but it felt like the described as “Catholicism 101” and came to Catholicism because of the Lady of Peace said his parish had four right thing to do. In becoming Catho- is a review of the basics of Christi- example set by a family member people taking part in the ceremony, lic, I feel like I’m coming home.” anity and Catholicism for both those or friend, and a vast majority of the with all four making the decision to Davoli said his wife, Elizabeth Wi- who are Catholic and those who are “candidates” (those already baptized become Catholic largely because of ley, is not considering Catholicism but interested in the faith. She followed in another Christian denomination) the influence of their children, who at- is happy with his decision. The cou- and “catechumens” (those who never tend Our Lady of Peace School. ple also has a 3-year-old daughter, See rite of election, Page 11 March 17, 2019 Catholic Times 11 rite of election, continued from Page 10

Arvind Bantu of Columbus St. Patrick Church signs the Book of the Elect. His sponsor Stephen Fu of Grove City Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church and his godparent, Anne stands closest to him at left; Sister Maxine Shonk, OP, stands at right. Durbin. He originally came to Columbus from China to attend Bishop Ready High School. that up by entering her parish’s cur- my journey to becoming Catholic,” rent RCIA class (the formal process he said. “I enjoyed the peacefulness, through which adults are instructed the teachings and, most important- about Catholic teaching in the months ly, the faith. In addition, the way the leading to the Easter Vigil). Durbin family practiced their faith left “As I learned about the Catholic a strong impression on me.” Church, the feeling kept getting stron- Another important influence was ger that all this was happening for a Charles Durbin’s response upon reason,” Marmion said. “It got me learning he had stage-four cancer. thinking more and more about my re- “He was telling us that he was sor- lationship with God and realizing how ry for all that his disease would entail important it was to join a church and for us. I replay that moment over and be part of a community. Until now, I over in my head. It spoke volumes of haven’t gone to church that much. his character,” Fu said of the man he “I feel the Catholic Church provides calls Dad. “What a selfless man! That the sense of community I’m looking is what a real Catholic should be. He for,” she said. “It’s been especially in- was such a selfless role model. He gave teresting to learn about the beginnings the biggest smile to everyone he met. of Christianity and how Jesus affected “After Dad passed away, I told my- people not just during his life, but af- self, ‘I need to pass on his positive ter his death, and how that caused be- attitude, his deep faith, his courage lief in him to spread. My involvement and his unbreakable spirit.’ In short, with more Catholics also has made I wanted to bring all that was good me see the strength of the power of about him and spread the love of prayer more than I ever have.” Chuck Durbin, one of the most Christ- Fu is a junior majoring in math ed- like men I ever knew, to everyone. ucation at Ohio State University and “Easter cannot get here soon has been in the United States since enough, as I am so excited to be bap- coming from China and enrolling at tized in the church,” Fu said. “I look Columbus Bishop Ready High School forward to sharing my faith and my as part of an exchange program. He love for God with every person I was placed with Charles and Anne meet.” He has chosen Anne Durbin to Durbin of Grove City and joined the serve as his godparent, fulfilling the choir at Our Lady of Perpetual Help role a sponsor does for candidates. while he was at Ready. Once he start- The Hendricksons, who both came ed singing with the group, “I realized from a Southern Baptist background, how natural it was for me to be at found themselves looking for a deep- Mass, and I had this feeling that I be- er worship experience than they were longed there,” he said. finding in that denomination. During his senior year at Ready, he “We were very active in our church, A catechumen bows his head in prayer near the conclusion of the Rite of Election. A total went on a retreat with his classmates. “That was the real starting point of of 400 people expressed their desire to enter full communion with the Catholic Church. See rite of election, Page 12 Catholic Times 12 March 17, 2019 rite of election, continued from Page 11 but as it adopted more of a contem- going through RCIA has been amaz- endurance and saved her from despair. life awakening a persisting hope that porary worship environment, we were ing. One of the great things I didn’t re- “She was eventually freed from all things will be transformed for our finding it more difficult to attend,” alize about the Catholic Church is the slavery and ended up in Italy in ser- good and happiness. said Jim Hendrickson, 57, who teach- vast resources it has available to lay- vice to a family where, in the words “Remember that your full reception es logistics at OSU’s business school. persons. The Catechism of the Catho- of a commentator, ‘Josephine experi- into the body of Christ will call you to “The services, the music, the lic Church explains things so well that enced kindness that she hardly knew a mission, not only to make the truth preaching and the people were all it confuses me why there are so many existed.’ She encountered a group of and peace of Christ more and more the nice, but we struggled to find Jesus. It religions.” religious sisters, whom she would lat- heart and soul of your own lives, but seemed like we were going more to a The Hendricksons’ daughter Emma, er join, and among them met her long- also to make the name of Jesus known concert than to a worship service. a junior at OSU, also will join the time companion more vividly, and and loved throughout the world,” “St. Brendan’s is in our neighbor- Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil. discovered that his name was Jesus Bishop Campbell told the candidates hood, and we have a number of Catho- She is in the RCIA program at the Christ. and catechumens. “Our earthly joy lic friends, so we went to a Mass there Columbus St. Thomas More New- “Thankfully, very few of us will have will wax and wane, our earthly chal- and found it to be strikingly different man Center, adjacent to the universi- than what we were used to,” Hendrick- ty campus. The couple also has two son said. “The presence of Jesus was grown children. very apparent. We had no difficulty This was the 15th time Bishop with Catholic teaching on Jesus being Campbell has presided over the Rite present in the Eucharist, but we strug- of Election and the last time he will gled with things like confession and serve in that role. He officially has the role of Mary and the saints. been apostolic administrator of the “We sat down with Father Tom diocese since the Vatican accepted Gardner, who was parochial vicar at his letter of resignation as bishop in St. Brendan’s at the time, to tell him late January. Bishop Robert Brennan, of our concerns, and he was very en- auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of couraging. He explained that in con- Rockville Centre, New York, will be fession, it’s not the priest who is for- installed as his successor on Friday, giving you, but that it’s God forgiving March 29. you through the authority Jesus gave In his homily at the Rite of Election to the Apostles and their successors. ceremony, Bishop Campbell cited the “He also said that Catholics hon- example of St. Josephine Bakhita, who or Mary and the saints, but we don’t was born in Sudan around 1869, died in Jodi Marmion (center) and her husband, Shea, who is her sponsor, present a record of her worship them, for that would be idol- Italy in 1947 and was canonized in 2000. baptism in another Christian denomination as part of the diocesan Rite of Election.

Candidate Morgan Lundquist (kneeling, left) and her sponsor at the Rite of Election, LeAnn, Jim and Emma Hendrickson (from left) of Hilliard St. Brendan Church come from a saying intercessory prayers in anticipation of sharing the joys of celebrating Easter. Baptist background and have decided to join the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil. atry – that statues to them are merely “Early in her life, she was kid- to endure such suffering, although we lenges and sorrows will have an end, forms of honor in the same way we napped and sold into slavery, a situa- can all have her experience of eventu- but Jesus Christ is now and forever.” honor public figures,” Hendrickson tion in which she was cruelly treated. al kindness, peace and joy,” the bishop The diocesan Office for Divine said. “We have statues of George But in the midst of her suffering, she said. “Her lesson is that in all times and Worship said 400 people – 227 can- Washington or Abraham Lincoln, but always sensed the presence of a com- places, whether unknown for a while didates and 173 catechumens – within don’t worship them, and it’s the same panion with her,” Bishop Campbell or experienced with clarity of mind the diocese declared their intention at with Mary and the saints. said. “She could not name the pres- and heart, Jesus Christ is a companion “This was very eye-opening, and ence, but it gave her great hope and to us on our pilgrimage, through this See rite of election, Page 13 March 17, 2019 Catholic Times 13 rite of election, continued from Page 12 the Rite of Election to become Catho- The word “election” in this case has of many sendings they will receive sacraments of initiation, they public- lics. Since 2005, when Bishop Camp- nothing to do with politics; rather, it is throughout their faith journey. ly embrace the Catholic Church and bell became the spiritual shepherd of a discernment that God is present in Those who are sent can then be demonstrate their commitment to a the Diocese of Columbus, there have the life of the catechumens and candi- received. The bishop of a diocese process of growth in faith and solidar- been 8,501 participants in the cere- dates and is inviting them into a fuller attends the Rite of Election, accepts ity with the Catholic community. mony – 3,447 catechumens and 5.054 life of the Sacraments. the parish community’s judgment, In addition to those taking part in candidates. The celebration of the rite has two receives the catechumens and invites the Rite of Election services, there are The Rite of Election takes place parts: a sending and a receiving. First, them to enter their names in the Book baptized Catholics in the diocese who each year on the First Sunday of Lent. catechumens are sent by the parish. of the Elect. The announcement of the are taking part in RCIA classes this Catechumens indicate their desire to This is a public pronouncement that church’s decision to call candidates year because they have not received join the church by signing the Book of they are ready to enter a covenant re- to receive the sacraments of initiation the sacraments of Confirmation and the Elect, giving them the title “mem- lationship through participation in the (Baptism, Confirmation and the Eu- the Eucharist. They will take part in bers of the elect.” Candidates partici- sacramental life of the church. This charist) at the Easter vigil falls to him. a service on Friday, March 22 at Co- pate in the Call to Continuing Conver- pronouncement is done through their Candidates are asked to present a lumbus Christ the King Church at sion that is part of the ceremony and presentation to the bishop. We are record of their baptism to the bish- which they will receive those sacra- sign the book. sent every Sunday from Mass to love op. Through the presentation of their ments from Bishop Campbell. and serve the Lord. This is the first prior experience of the first of the St. Margaret o f 1600 N. Hague Ave. Cortona Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church • 614-279-1690 1559 Roxbury Road, Marble Cliff (Paris h Life Center) Fried Ocean Perch or Baked Cod, with French FISH FRY DINNERS Fries, Baked Potato or Sweet Potato, Macaroni & Cheese, Cole Slaw, Applesauce, Roll & Fridays, 3/8 - 4/12, 4:30 - 7 pm Butter, and homemade Desserts. Free coffee! Fridays during Lent March 8 - April 12|4:30 - 7:30 PM Fresh Ocean Perch (fried) • $10.00 Adults Baked Potatoes, French Fries or Rice Best Fish Fry • $9.50 Seniors • $5.00 Children (10 & under) Salad or Slaw, Beverages, Dessert included • Free (3 & under) Dinner in Town! • Pop, Beer, Seconds, and Carryouts available $10 Adults, $5 Kids - Ca rryouts available

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Lent II Year C Sunday The Weekday Diocesan Weekly Radio Are you ready to climb Mount Tabor? Bible Readings and Television Mass they could not grasp the depth of what was happening. Schedule: MARCH 17, 2019 Father Mount Tabor is an amazing sight. It MONDAY has been a place of worship for mil- Deuteronomy 9:4b-10 Su nday Mass Timothy lennia. Even before the Jews entered Psalm 79:8-9,11,13 10:30 a.m. Mass from Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral Hayes the promised land, it was a “high Luke 6:36-38 on St. Gabriel Radio (AM 820), Columbus, and at www. place” where human beings believed stgabrielradio.com. they could encounter their gods. TUESDAY Now it is a church, with three cha- 2 Samuel 7:4-5a,12-14a,16 Mass with the Passionist Fathers at 7:30 a.m. on WWHO- Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 pels: the “booths” for Jesus, Moses Psalm 89:2-5,27,29 TV (the CW), Channel 53, Columbus. and 10:30 a.m. Psalm 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14 and Elijah that remind us of their en- Romans 4:13,16-18,22 on WHIZ-TV, Channel 18, Zanesville. Check local cable Philippians 3:17-4:1 during legacy and power in our lives. Matthew 1:16,18-21,24a system for cable channel listing. Luke 9:28b-36 To get there, you crowd into a taxi or Luke 2:41-51a whose sole purpose is to go up and Mass from Our Lady of the Angels Monastery, The image of the Transfiguration of down the mountain along a zigzag WEDNESDAY Birmingham, Ala., at 8 a.m. on EWTN (Spectrum Jesus in His human mature is a pow- trail. This “lonely mountain” is visible Jeremiah 18:18-20 Channel 385, Insight Channel 382, or WOW Channel erful reminder of God’s work among from Nazareth and across the plains Psalm 31:5-6,14-16 378). (Encores at noon, 7 p.m., and midnight). human beings and its effects. God is traveled by peoples of every culture Matthew 20:17-28 God. When God touches something and nation through the centuries. It Mass from the Archdiocese of Milwaukee at 6:30 in our world, there is always an effect stands as a reminder to all of us of the THURSDAY a.m. on ION TV (AT&T U-verse Channel 195, Dish that transcends anything the earth can glory that is in store for us in Christ. Jeremiah 17:5-10 Network Channel 250, or DirecTV Channel 305). offer. There is an afterglow. Each human soul is a unique creation Psalm 1:1-4,6 Worldly successes and accomplish- of Almighty God. God knows each of Luke 16:19-31 Mass from Massillon St. Mary Church at 10:30 a.m. ments can offer something. But when us intimately. He knows who we are on WILB radio (AM 1060, FM 94.5 and 89.5), Canton, the moment of human, earthly glory and who He has created us to be. FRIDAY heard in Tuscarawas, Holmes, and Coshocton passes, that’s all there is. You may At the same time, every soul exists Genesis 37:3-4,12-13a,17b-28a counties. have a picture or a trophy or a medal, in a living relationship with the whole Psalm 105:16-21 but the rest of the world is moving on of creation and with every other hu- Matthew 21:33-43,45-46 Daily Mass to the next bearer of the torch. man being created in the image and 8 a.m., Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Birmingham, God’s gifts are quite different. They likeness of God. SATURDAY Ala. (Encores at noon, 7 p.m. and midnight). See EWTN create changes in us that last and con- There are people who belong to you Micah 7:14-15,18-20 above; and on I-Lifetv (Channel 113 in Ada, Logan, tinue to grow. in a physical, biological way. You are Psalm 103:1-4,9-12 Millersburg, Murray City and Washington C.H.; Channel Look at the great figures of faith connected to certain people in a psy- Luke 15:1-3,11-32 125 in Marion, Newark, Newcomerstown and New that appear in our Scriptures for the chological, emotional way. And you Philadelphia; and Channel 207 in Zanesville); Second Sunday of Lent: Abram with have people who are yours spiritually. God’s promises to him through the We wander through life seeking 8 p.m., St. Gabriel Radio (AM 820), Columbus, and covenant; Moses and Elijah, with the “the one” to whom we can relate in at www.stgabrielradio.com. fulfillment of their earthly dreams in a deep and personal way as a “soul the person of Jesus; Peter, James and mate.” Do we have the same aware- We pray Week II, Seasonal Proper, Liturgy of the Hours. John, in their taste of Christ’s glo- ness of our relatedness to a “many” ry; and Paul, in his understanding of that God Himself has created to be the wonderful power at work in us with us in time and in eternity? through our heavenly citizenship. Jesus found three that were His in Each one of these unique persons an intimate way. Peter was His rock. got a hint of something and gave in James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, to its power. Even Jesus can be under- were “sons of thunder.” These three stood in His human nature to be en- saw Jesus at His best – this moment Living ‘I Do’ – Weekly Marriage Tips tering into this movement with a free of transfiguration. And they would see choice to cooperate with the Father’s Remember when you were dating and you asked each other lots of ques- Him at the worst – in the Garden of tions? This helped you grow intimacy through knowledge of each other. You Gethsemane. John would see Him on know your spouse better now, but people change over time and have new the cross. All three would proclaim experiences. Be sure to still ask questions about your spouse’s experiences, His resurrection. preferences and opinions. It shows respect! As Jesus’ intimate friends, Peter, Diocese of Columbus Marriage and Family Life Office James and John glimpsed the effects of divinity on human nature. Each of us is invited to see the glory in our PRAYER TO THE VIRGIN friends and to share the news of God’s (Never known to fail) plan for humanity in Christ. How is Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of heaven, blessed Mother of the Son ofGod, Jesus inviting you to share His prayer? Immaculate Virgin, assist me in necessity. Oh, star of the sea, help me and show me herein, you are my Heaven and The Transfiguration of Jesus. Where do you discover hints of glory? Earth. I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to secure me in this necessity. There are none who can withstand your powers. Oh, show me herein you are my Mother. Oh, Mary conceived without sin, pray for us, who Are you ready to climb Mount Tabor have recourse to thee. (Repeat three times) Oh, Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hand. (Repeat three times) Holy and to continue on the way? Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads that I can obtain my goals. You gave me the divine gift to forgive plan. He went up the high mountain to and forget all evil against me, and in all instances in my life, you are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank pray, and He decided just this once to you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank you Father Timothy M. Hayes is pastor of for your mercy toward me and mine. The person must say this prayer three consecutive days, after three days, the take some of His disciples into the in- request will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favor has been granted. WPH timacy of the experience, even though Columbus St. Timothy Church. March 17, 2019 Catholic Times 15 The Holy See and Cardinal Pell Cardinal George Pell’s December ti could have, and should have, said 2018 conviction on charges of “his- that the Holy See awaits with interest toric sexual abuse” was a travesty and concern the results of the appeal of justice, thanks in part to a public The Catholic Difference process, and hopes that justice will be atmosphere of hysterical anti-Ca- done. Period. Full stop. No flattery. tholicism – a fetid climate that had a George Weigel Above all, no hint of a suggestion that devastating impact on the possibility the Holy See believes that the Aus- of his receiving a fair trial. How else tralian police and judicial authorities does one explain how 12 jurors, pre- have done their job fairly, impartially sented with uncorroborated charges mit himself to his country’s criminal al of the alleged crimes. The first trial and respectably thus far. refuted by overwhelming evidence justice system. He knew he was inno- proved the cardinal innocent, and the Shortly after Mr. Gisotti’s comment, that the alleged crimes could not have cent, he was determined to defend his retrial returned an irrational verdict it was announced that the Congrega- happened, completely reversed the honor and that of the Church, and he unsupported by any evidence, corrob- tion for the Doctrine of the Faith was overwhelming pro-acquittal vote de- believed in the rectitude of the Austra- orating or otherwise. The media gag beginning its own canonical inquiry livered by a hung jury in the cardinal’s lian courts. So he went home. order placed on both trials, although into the Pell case. In theory, and one first trial last year? It is not unreasonable to suggest likely intended to dampen the circus hopes in practice, the CDF investiga- Cardinal Pell knew from hard per- that the Australian justice system has atmosphere surrounding the case, in tion can be helpful: properly conduct- sonal experience how virulent the thus far failed one of Australia’s most fact relieved the prosecution of hav- ed, it will exonerate Cardinal Pell of anti-Catholic atmosphere in Austra- distinguished sons, who had put his ing to defend its weird and salacious the preposterous charges on which he lia had become. As a member of the trust in it. The police went on a taw- charges in public. was convicted, because there is zero College of Cardinals and a senior dry fishing expedition for something So as of early March, the cardinal evidence that the cardinal abused two Vatican official, Pell enjoyed Vatican on Pell. (Who, one wonders, set that is in jail, in solitary confinement, al- choir boys and ample evidence that citizenship and held a Vatican diplo- in motion? And why?) A preliminary lowed a few visitors a week, as well the abuse could not have occurred in matic passport; he could have stayed hearing sent the subsequent charges as a half-dozen books and magazines the circumstances in which it alleged- put, untouchable by the Australian au- to trial, although the hearing magis- at a time. But he is not permitted to ly happened. So justice can be done thorities. Yet he freely decided to sub- trate said that, were she a juror, she say Mass in his cell, on the bizarre by the Holy See, whatever the ulti- wouldn’t vote for conviction on sever- grounds that prisoners are not allowed mate outcome in Australia. to lead religious services in prisons in For the sake of an old friend, but the State of Victoria and wine is not Compliments of also for the sake of Australia’s rep- permitted in cells. utation in the world, I hope that the Given all this, it is not easy to un- appeal process, which begins in early DEE PRINTING, INC. derstand why, the day after the con- June, will vindicate Cardinal Pell – viction was announced publicly, the and the faith he has put in his coun- 49994999 Transamerica Transamerica Drive Drive interim Vatican press spokesman, trymen and the Australian judicial Columbus, Ohio 43228 Alessandro Gisotti, reiterated the system. 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Catholic Times 16 March 17, 2019 Diocese updates list of clergy Pray for our dead credibly accused of abusing minors ASHLEMAN, Helen E. (Oberholzer), 93, LITTLETON, Barbara J., 81, March 3 The Diocese of Columbus has re- has been added to Section II, “Clergy March 1 St. Pius X Church, Reynoldsburg Immaculate Conception Church, Dennison leased two updates to the names of incardinated in the Diocese of Colum- MALONEY, John E., 57, March 8 those clergy who have served in the bus against whom a credible allega- CALLAHAN, Mary E. (Edwards), 75, St. Andrew Church, Columbus diocese who have been credibly ac- tion of sexual abuse of a minor within March 11 cused of sexual abuse of a minor. the Diocese was made after the cler- Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel, Columbus McCLUGGAGE, Kristi (Rowland), 51, After review and consultation with gy’s death.” March 8 DeCESARE, Ann J. (D’Onofrio), 89, Sacred Heart Church, Coshocton the Diocese of Steubenville, Msgr. The revised list is available on the March 3 Robert A. Brown has been added to diocesan website by clicking on the Resurrection Cemetery Chapel, Lewis NARDONE, Theresa J. (Bianco), 102, Section V, “Extern or religious cler- graphic at the top of the home page or Center Feb. 10 gy who served in the Diocese of Co- by entering https://columbuscatholic. St. Christopher Church, Columbus lumbus that were credibly accused org/list-of-credibly-accused-clergy DEVINE, Thomas J., 89, March 6 St. Catharine Church, Columbus PARRISH, Jill M. (Sweeney), 48, March 5 of sexual abuse of minors elsewhere from a web browser. St. Joan of Arc Church, Powell (alleged conduct occurred outside the The Diocese of Columbus encour- DeVOL, Mary R. (Burkhart), 85, March 6 Diocese of Columbus).” The Diocese ages anyone who may have claims of St. James the Less Church, Columbus RABER, Noah, 85, March 9 of Columbus is in the process of cross abuse by clergy or others associated Sacred Heart Church, Coshocton checking its list with the lists of other with the Church to notify law enforce- FETTER, Betty L. (Coleman), 79, March 10 St. Matthew Church, Gahanna RITCHEY, John C., 44, March 7 dioceses in Ohio. ment immediately and also the diocesan St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, Pickerington Since the initial list was released, a victims assistance coordinator at (614) GRESS, Floyd, 82, March 7 credible allegation of abuse has been 224-2251, (866) 448-0217, or helpis- Sacred Heart Church, Coshocton SCHILLING, Nancy E. (Hinterschied), 86, received for Father John J. Ryan. He [email protected]. March 8 HABIB, Rebecca S., 71, Feb. 25 Our Lady of the Miarculous Medal Church, St. Nicholas Church, Zanesville Columbus HAMBLETON, Janet C. (Stokes), 97, THOMAS, Michael A., 68, March 7 March 1 St. Matthew Church, Gahanna CLASSIFIED Our Lady of Peace Church, Columbus VANNICELLI, Lita (Varrasso), 90, March 9 HANNUM, Marybelle (Giles), 88, Feb. 25 Our Lady of Victory Church, Columbus Church of the Atonement, Crooksville Our Lady of Victory FISH FRY WEISSER, Rachel (Tristano), 93, March 6 Catholic Church Knights of Columbus 1559 Roxbury Road ST JOAN OF ARC PARISH HERRIOTT, (IDDINGS), L. Pauline Mother Angeline McCrory Manor Chapel, Marble Cliff (Parish Life Center) (Straub), 85, Feb. 24 Columbus Powell Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel, Columbus FISH FRY DINNERS FRIDAYS March 8 – April 12, 5 – 7:30 PM WOOD, Donna L., 73, March 4 Fridays, 3/8 - 4/12, 4:30 - 7 pm All you can eat meal includes: KELLY, William J. Jr., 85, March 8 St. Patrick Church, London Fresh Ocean Perch (fried) Baked & Fried Fish, French Fries, Mac & Cheese, St. Mary Church, Marion Baked Potatoes, French Fries or Rice Green Beans, Cole Slaw, Rolls, Soft Drinks. Salad or Slaw, Beverages, Dessert included Adults: $10, Children: $5, Seniors: $9, Carry-out: $9. $10 Adults, $5 Kids - Carryouts available Cash or Check only. www.bestfishfry.com Cremation for Catholics? St. Margaret of Cortona Church 1600 N. Hague Ave, Columbus LENTEN FISH FRY Are you aware the Catholic Church allows cremation?T his 21st Annual Fridays 5-8 pm, Mar 8-Apr12 informative brochure takes an in-depth look at the effect “Best Fish Fry Dinner in Town!” ST MICHAEL CHURCH recent changes have made. It’s free and you’ll learn more Fridays during Lent, March 8 - April 12, 5750 N. High St., Worthington about cremation and where the Catholic Church stands. 4:30 - 7:30 PM fish dinner: reg $9; small $7 Fried Ocean Perch or Baked Cod, with French Fries, Baked Central: 403 E. Broad St. Potato, Sweet Potato, Macaroni & Cheese, Cole Slaw, macaroni/cheese dinner $7 Applesauce, Roll & Butter, and Homemade Desserts. sides: clam chowder, mac/cheese $2 221-6665 Free coffee! desserts $1 East: 4019 E. Livingston Ave. Adults - $10; Seniors - $9.50; Children 10 & under - $5; Dine In, Drive Thru & Carryout Free under 3 235-8000 Pop, Beer, Seconds & Carryouts available. Info: 279-1690 Northwest: 4661 Kenny Rd.

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Sung Vespers with the cathedral choir. been through a recovery program. 614-721-2100 Parish mission, with Father Sylvester ‘The Wild Goose Is Loose’ at Christ the King Center for Dominican Studies Lecture Series 14-15, THURSDAY-FRIDAY Onyeachonam, pastor, speaking on Reconciliation 5 to 7 p.m., Christ the King Church, 2777 E. Noon to 12:30 p.m., St. Catherine of Siena Room, 33 Hours of Adoration at Resurrection after 4:30 p.m. Mass Saturday, Father David Livingston Ave., Columbus (enter at daily Mass Erskine Hall, Ohio Dominican University, 1215 From end of 9 a.m. Thursday Mass to 6:30 Schalk, pastor, Columbus Christ the King Church, entrance). Lenten preparation program featuring Sunbury Road, Columbus. Sister Louis Mary p.m. Friday, Reservation chapel, Church of the speaking on healing and humility after 5:30 p.m. The Wild Goose Is Loose DVD series on the Holy Passeri, OP, speaks on “I Was Thirsty and You Resurrection, 6300 E. Dublin-Granville Road, New Mass Sunday, and Drew Snyder, Christ the King Spirit with Father Dave Pivonka, TOR. Gave Me to Drink” as part of Center for Dominican Albany. 33 Hours of Eucharistic Adoration in honor evangelization director, speaking on discipleship Spanish Mass at Columbus St. Peter Studies series on justice. of Jesus’ 33 years on Earth. 614-390-9385 and evangelization after 5:30 p.m. Mass Monday. 7 p.m., St. Peter Church, 6899 Smoky Row Road, Divine Mercy Chaplet at St. Pius X Columbus. Mass in Spanish, with confessions from 6:30 p.m., St. Pius X Church, 1051 S. Waggoner 15, FRIDAY 17, SUNDAY 6 to 7. 706-761-4054 or 614-294-7702 Road, Reynoldsburg. Recital of Chaplet of Divine Catholic Singles on Fire for Christ Anointing of the Sick at St. Pius X Mercy. 614-866-2859 6 p.m., Chapel, Church of the Resurrection, 6300 8:30 a.m. Mass, St. Pius X Church, 1051 S. 17-19, SUNDAY-TUESDAY Labyrinth Walk at Shepherd’s Corner E. Dublin-Granville Road, New Albany. Monthly Waggoner Road, Reynoldsburg. Anointing of the Parish Mission at St. Elizabeth Seton 7 to 8:30 p.m., Shepherd’s Corner Ecology meeting of Catholic Singles on Fire for Christ, for Sick. 614-866-2859 7 p.m., St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, 600 Hill Road Center, 987 N. Waggoner Road, Blacklick. anyone older than 35 who is single in the eyes Vietnam Mission Tour Recap N., Pickerington. Parish mission presented by Labyrinth walk led by Dominican Associate Donna of the Catholic Church. Begins with prayer and After 8 and 10:30 a.m. Masses, St. Mark Church, Judith Dunlap, with theme “Beyond the Biggest Lie Doone. Theme: “Let Each Step Be a Prayer.” Adoration, followed by dinner at a restaurant. 324 Gay St., Lancaster. Recap by Randall Tipple in the History of Christianity.” 614-833-0482 Young Catholic Professionals Speaker Series Praying the Stations of Mercy at St. Matthias and Paul Sullivan of parish’s Bridges of St. Mark Parish Mission at St. John Neumann 7 to 9 p.m., Jessing Center, Pontifical College 7 p.m., St. Matthias Church, 1582 Ferris Road, outreach of their monthlong tour of Vietnamese 7 to 9 p.m., St. John Neumann Church, 9633 Josephinum, 7625 N. High St., Columbus. Young Columbus. Praying the Stations of Mercy with missions supported by the parish. 740-653-1229 E. State Route 37, Sunbury. Parish mission Catholic Professionals monthly executive speaker Pope Francis. 614-267-3406 Exposition at Our Lady of Mount Carmel presented by Father Thomas Blau, OP, with theme series, featuring talk by Tim Needles, president of Byzantine Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., Our Lady of Mount Carmel “Matters of Spiritual Maturity.” 740-965-1358 cloud solutions provider Onix Networking Corp. 7 p.m., St. John Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic Church, 5133 Walnut Road S.E., Buckeye Lake. ‘Worship and Wings’ at St. Michael Church, 5858 Cleveland Ave., Columbus. Liturgy Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament each Sunday 18, MONDAY 7 p.m., St. Michael Church, 5750 N. High St., of the Presanctified Gifts, a Vespers service with during Lent. 740-928-3266 Mass of Healing at Cathedral Worthington. “Worship and Wings” program for Holy Eucharist. 614-882-7578 St. Christopher Adult Religious Education 6:30 p.m., St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 E. Broad St., young adults, beginning with praise and worship in Feast Day Celebration at Columbus St. Patrick 10 to 11:20 a.m., Cafeteria, Trinity Catholic School, Columbus. Mass of Healing, followed by healing front of the Blessed Sacrament at church, followed 7 p.m., St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave., 1440 Grandview Ave., Columbus. “World Without service including Exposition and Benediction and by a meal at a local restaurant. 614-885-7814 Columbus. Mass celebrating Feast of St. Patrick, End: The Last Things,” Part 10 of Bishop Robert veneration of relic of the True Cross. followed by torchlight procession. Barron’s Catholicism series. Rosary at St. Pius X 21, THURSDAY Scripture, Music at Church of the Resurrection Blessing of St. Gerard Majella at Holy Family 6:30 p.m., St. Pius X Church, 1051 S. Waggoner ‘Live Lent’ Program at St. Ladislas 7 to 8 p.m., Church of the Resurrection, 6300 After 11 a.m. Mass, Holy Family Church, 584 W. Road, Reynoldsburg. Recital of Rosary for the sick 1 to 2:30 p.m., Shott Hall, St. Ladislas Church, 277 E. Dublin-Granville Road, New Albany. Evening Broad St., Columbus. Blessing of St. Gerard of the parish and all who are ill. 614-866-2859 Reeb Ave., Columbus. “Live Lent” open discussion of Scripture and sacred music reflecting on the Majella, patron of expectant mothers, for all Evening Prayer at St. John Neumann program on how Scriptures pertain to life today. Seven Sorrows of Mary, for those 10 and older. women who are pregnant or wish to become 6:30 p.m., St. John Neumann Church, 9633 E. Cenacle at Holy Name pregnant. 614-221-1890 State Route 37, Sunbury. Evening Prayer led by 6 p.m., Holy Name Church, 154 E. Patterson Ave., 15-16, FRIDAY-SATURDAY ‘Catholicism’ Series at Holy Cross Deacon Carl Calcara. 740-965-1358 Columbus. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Three Bags Full Consignment Sale Noon, Holy Cross Church, 204 S. 5th St., with prayers in the Cenacle format of the Marian 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to Columbus. Parts 3 and 4 of Bishop Robert 18-19, MONDAY-TUESDAY Movement of Priests. 3 p.m. Saturday (selected items half-price Friday Barron’s 10-part Catholicism series. Parish Mission at Zanesville St. Nicholas Eucharistic Holy Hour at St. John the Baptist night and Saturday), Franklin County Fairgrounds, St. Catharine Parish Center Groundbreaking 7 p.m., St. Nicholas Church, 955 E. Main St., 7 p.m., St. John the Baptist Church, 720 Hamlet 5035 Northwest Parkway, Hilliard. Three Bags Full 12:30 p.m., St. Catharine Church, 500 S. Gould Zanesville. Parish mission presented by Dr. St., Columbus. Eucharistic Holy Hour with the consignment sale of children’s items. Road, Columbus. Blessing and groundbreaking Ray Guarendi, EWTN radio and television host. intention of deepened holiness and an increase for parish’s Msgr. David Sorohan Parish Center Topics: Monday, “Standing Strong As a Parent in the virtue of fortitude for the Holy Father, 15-17, FRIDAY-SUNDAY and Adoration Chapel, followed by reception. or Grandparent”; Tuesday, “The Logic of Being a bishops, and priests, concluding with Benediction, Columbus Catholic Renewal Retreat Angelic Warfare Confraternity at St. Patrick Catholic.” 740-453-0597 social period and refreshments. 614-294-7702 St. Therese’s Retreat Center, 5277 E. Broad Following noon Mass, St. Patrick Church, 280 Presentation On ‘Lumen gentium’ St., Columbus. Columbus Catholic Renewal N. Grant Ave., Columbus. Monthly meeting of 19, TUESDAY 7 p.m., St. Michael Church, 5750 N. High St., retreat presented by Deacon Darrell Wentworth Angelic Warfare Confraternity, with talk on Program for Prospective Hospice Volunteers Worthington. Part 3 of three-part presentation on of the Diocese of Richmond, Virginia, with theme chastity-related issues followed by Holy Hour. 6 to 7 p.m., Mount Carmel Hospice, 1144 Dublin Lumen gentium, the Second Vatican Council’s “Moving Into the Current of Grace.” Kateri Prayer Circle at St. Mark Road, Columbus. Panel discussion for anyone Constitution on the Church. 614-885-7814 1 p.m., Aranda Center, St. Mark Church, 324 Gay interested in becoming a hospice volunteer. Lenten Literature Series at Cols. St. Patrick 16, SATURDAY St., Lancaster. Kateri Prayer Circle meeting to Rosary for Life at St. Joan of Arc 7 p.m., St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave., Life and Mercy Mass in Plain City honor St. Kateri Tekakwitha and promote Native Following 6:15 p.m. Mass, St. Joan of Arc Church, Columbus. Series on literature related to Lent 9 a.m. Mass, St. Joseph Church, 140 West Ave., Catholic spirituality. 10700 Liberty Road, Powell. Recital of Rosary for features Father Patrick Briscoe, OP, speaking on Plain City. Saturday Life and Mercy Mass, followed St. Padre Pio Secular Franciscans Life, sponsored by church’s respect life committee. “The Christian Fiction of Willa Cather.” by rosary and confession. 1 to 5 p.m., St. John the Baptist Church, 720 Discover Ready Night Holy Hour at Holy Family Centering Prayer Group Meeting Hamlet St., Columbus. Fellowship and ongoing 7 p.m., Bishop Ready High School, 707 Salisbury 7 to 8 p.m., Holy Family Church, 584 W. Broad 10:30 a.m. to noon, Corpus Christi Center formation followed by adoration and prayer, Road, Columbus. Discover Ready Night, an St., Columbus. Holy Hour of Adoration of the of Peace, 1111 E. Stewart Ave., Columbus. Liturgy of the Hours, and initial formation with informal question-answer session about the school Blessed Sacrament, followed by meeting of parish Centering prayer group meeting, beginning with visitors. 614-282-4676 for parents and guardians of fifth- to eighth-grade Holy Name and Junior Holy Name societies, with silent prayer, followed by Contemplative Outreach Polish Mass at Holy Family students or anyone interested in transferring. refreshments. 614-221-4323 DVD and discussion. 614-512-3731 2 p.m., Holy Family Church, 584 W. Broad St., Vespers, Benediction at St. Margaret ‘No Greater Love’ at Church of Our Lady Columbus. Monthly Mass in Polish. 614-221-4323 19-20, TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY 7:30 p.m., St. Margaret of Cortona Church, 1600 5 p.m., Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, Seven Sorrows Program at Marion St. Mary Midweek Retreat at St. Therese’s N. Hague Ave., Columbus. Sung Vespers and 5225 Refugee Road, Columbus. Part 2 of Edward 3 p.m., St. Mary Church, 251 N. Main St., Marion. 10 a.m. to 10 a.m., St. Therese’s Retreat Center, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, following Sri’s six-part No Greater Love series, telling the Program on “The Seven Sorrows of Our Lady in 5277 E. Broad St., Columbus. “Come to the Quiet” Stations of the Cross. 614-279-1690 story of Christ’s Passion on location, repeating at Reparation for the Seven Deadly Sins” with the midweek retreat presented by staff member Katie 6:30 p.m. March 18. 614-861-1242 Sisters of Reparation to the Most Sacred Heart. Ryzenga. Cost $90. 614-866-1611 21-23, THURSDAY-SATURDAY Anointing of the Sick at St. Pius X Taize Evening Prayer at Corpus Christi Fisher Catholic Presents ‘Mary Poppins’ 5 p.m. Mass, St. Pius X Church, 1051 S. 4 to 5 p.m., Corpus Christi Center of Peace, 1111 20, WEDNESDAY 7 p.m., Fisher Catholic High School, 1803 Waggoner Road, Reynoldsburg. Anointing of the E. Stewart Ave., Columbus. Evening Prayer Abortion Recovery Network Group Granville Pike, Lancaster. School’s theater Sick. 614-866-2859 in the style and spirit of the Taize monastic 9:30 a.m., Westerville Area Resource Ministry, department presents the musical “Mary Poppins.” community, with song, silence and reflection. 150 Heatherdown Drive, Westerville. Abortion Tickets $8 to $12. 614-654-1231 16-18, SATURDAY-TUESDAY Sung Vespers at Cathedral recovery network group meeting for anyone Catholic Times 18 March 17, 2019 Diocesan Recreation Association basketball champions

Diocesan school Superintendent Adam Dufault presents trophies to members of the Dublin St. Brigid of Kildare boys and the Hilliard St. Brendan girls basketball teams after the Diocesan Recreation Association championship game in February. Photos courtesy Diocesan Recreation Association local news, continued from Page 6 com or michaelmacklive.com or call The outing will have a four-person All-CCL bowling teams selected (614) 291-4674. scramble format. Its $100 cost per per- Three members from the Central and Isaiah Thomas. son will include greens and cart fees, Catholic League girls high school Joining them on the first team were Gilchrist golf outing range balls, drinks and dinner. There bowling champions and three from Grant Flory of co-champion Colum- scheduled for June will be a 50-50 raffle, and other prizes one of the boys co-champions recent- bus St. Charles and Anthony Metness will be awarded at the reception and ly were named to the all-conference and Victor Jackson of Hartley. The second annual Gilchrist broth- meal following the tournament. first team. Chosen for the girls second team ers scholarship golf outing, benefiting Sponsorships ranging from a $5,000 The All-CCL girls first team in- were Rachel Reuter of Watterson; Walsh University, will take place Sat- title sponsorship to $200 for an in- cluded Mary Pulsinelli, Isabelle Pay- Maryann Rucker, Samantha Black- urday, June 8 at Bent Tree Golf Club, dividual hole are available. A schol- ton and Anna Rose from conference burn, Megan Hackman and Kateland near Routes 36 and 37 in Sunbury. arship fund has been set up at PNC champion Columbus Bishop Watter- Vargo of Ready; and Tara Bush of Proceeds will go toward a schol- Bank. son, as well as Mary Zerrien of Co- Hartley. arship honoring Michael and Brian For more information, contact Jac- lumbus Bishop Ready, Libby Erwin Second-team boys selections were Gilchrist, who were Walsh basket- queline Gilchrist at (614) 507-8104 of Columbus Bishop Hartley and James Jackson and William McA- ball players and graduates and died or Nate Cooks at (330) 353-1670 or Skyla Blumenschield of Columbus St. fee-Witherspoon of DeSales; Domi- in 2010 and 2013, respectively. They go to www.benttreegc.com/golf/ecom Francis DeSales. nick Koeth and Jack Anderson of St. were baptized at Columbus St. Dom- v_2ecom.php?cat=100220&item, First-team All-CCL boys selections Charles; Seth Payton of Watterson; inic Church and attended Columbus from league co-champion DeSales and Jack Shisler of Hartley. St. Mary of the Springs Montessori Looking for St. Aloysius were Andrew Swift, Bryan Ritzler preschool, Columbus St. Catharine 1949 graduates School and Columbus St. Charles Pre- paratory School. A group of 1949 graduates of Co- Friends and teammates established lumbus St. Aloysius School wants to All-CCL girls basketball teams named Central Catholic League co-cham- liams of Hartley, Ariyhana Marshall the scholarship and are attempting to know if there is interest in a reunion. pions Columbus Bishop Watterson of Bishop Ready and Eva Nicolosi of raise $30,000 to fully endow it, allow- Members of the class can contact and Columbus Bishop Hartley each Columbus School for Girls. ing students to be helped immediately. Dick Vargo at (614) 855-3629. placed two players on the 2018-19 all- Watterson finished with a record of league girls basketball team. 23-3 overall and 6-1 in the CCL. The faith in action, continued from Page 4 Watterson’s Paige Woodford and Eagles advanced to a Division I dis- Grace Jenkins were selected for the trict final before losing to Newark. er new ways to be good stewards of season of Lent and all it has to offer first team, along with Hartley’s Chia Hartley posted a 12-11 overall record God’s creation through our Creation guide you in the right direction to Nwokolo and Kami Kortokrax. and went 6-1 in the league. Ready (9- Care Guide, www.columbuscatholic. what matters most. Joining them on the first team were 13, 3-4) finished third, followed by De- org/care-for-creation. Derricka Bramwell of Columbus Sales (6-16, 1-6) and CSG (6-16, 0-4). It’s time to get back on the right Jerry Freewalt is director of the dioc- Bishop Ready and Gabby Elliott of Watterson’s junior varsity team went path. It’s time for renewal. Let the esan Office for Social Concerns. Columbus St. Francis DeSales. 6-0 in the CCL to win the title and The second team included Elizabeth compiled a 20-1 overall record. Rabold and Dani Grim of Watterson, Hartley (12-7, 4-2) took second in access previous issues of the catholic times at Izzy Strickland and Milayna Wil- the league. www.columbuscatholic.org/catholic-times-archive March 17, 2019 Catholic Times 19 Hope Hollow a refuge for cancer patients, families By The Catholic Foundation was just 10 years old, she lost her Jane having survived two cancers, want to support the mission and min- mother to pancreatic cancer and even- the couple wanted to express their istry of Hope Hollow. The generosity The story of Hope Hollow is a story tually her aunts. In addition to loved gratitude for her life. In 2009, Hope and goodness of donors truly touch of living the gratitude for life and re- ones dying of cancer, Jane was diag- Hollow was founded, and lives were the lives of cancer patients who are in sponding to God’s call. nosed 10 years ago with an aggressive forever changed. need, both physically and emotionally. Hope Hollow is a nonprofit that pro- medullary thyroid malignancy that Jane said, “Our lives have been Hope is the very foundation of a vides lodging, meals, transportation was an early detection, and then five changed as well. … First, we come to patient’s journey with cancer. Hope and emotional support, at no cost, to cancer patients and their loved ones. Most are financially in need as they travel to Columbus to seek medical treatment for their cancer. Hope Hollow began in the home of Kevin Clark and Jane Jacque- min-Clark. The Clarks welcome cancer patients and their families for overnight or short-term stays while visiting Columbus for their treatment. The Clarks’ desire was and still is to provide a place of comfort, hope and a sense of home to those who need it the most. Due to the generosity of donors, Hope Hollow has expanded its ser- vices to include lodging at local hotels and motels, meals, transportation as- sistance and emotional support to can- Hope Hollow House is the home of Kevin Clark and Jane Jacquemin-Clark, who welcome cancer patients and their families. cer patients and their loved ones. The house itself is warm and has multiple spaces that are welcoming, including years later, she was diagnosed with a meditation and prayer room. breast cancer. The Clarks have chosen a life of The Clarks have walked the walk service to others that came from their and understand the path with cancer own journey with cancer. When Jane that those they serve must trod. With

Hope hollow founders Kevin Clark and Jane Jacquemin-Clark. Photos/The Catholic Doundation

know the patients and families, then we Hollow is a place of refuge, safety and come to love them and then we become peace. Cancer treatment can feel lone- family. … The bonding is phenome- ly, not only for the ones living through nal. People invite us into their lives at it but also for their loved ones who a very difficult, vulnerable and precious share the journey. The Clarks want time. …We are truly walking on sacred to make that journey a little easier, a ground. The relationships we form with little lighter and a little more hopeful. those we serve are so important and are If you would like to support orga- a gift beyond compare.” nizations such as Hope Hollow, visit Hope Hollow is funded by individ- The Catholic Foundation website at uals, like Jack and Laura Fisher, and www.catholic-foundation.org and businesses in the community who click on “Give Now.” Catholic Times 20 March 17, 2019 Middle school students attend Bosco Bash Jon Konz entertains young people

Young people attending the annual Bosco Bash sponsored by the diocesan Office of Youth Jon Konz sang praise and worship music at the Bosco Bash and presented two keynote and Young Adult Ministry take part in an “icebreaker” game. The event for middle school talks. During one of the talks, he said, “Through a number of events in my life, the Lord (sixth through eighth grade) students took place on Saturday, March 9 at Columbus just stripped away everything but himself and I got called into a ministry of music and Bishop Watterson High School. It is named for St. John Bosco, known for his work among speaking. Today, I’m sharing from my own heart, my own prayer, and allowing an out- Italian young people in the 19th century. The office’s director, Mike Hall, said “Our theme flow of Jesus’ presence. Our teens today need to know that it’s not just a nice idea that this year is ‘Strengthened and Sent.’ Its purpose is to bring young people together in an God is real and powerful and is a person, but that you can know him, you can hear his event where they can experience the Lord in many ways, some of them fun, some of voice, and you can see him working in the world around you. But you have to spend time them prayerful and solemn. Our hope is that this will impact their faith formation in with him in order to recognize his voice and know what he looks like when he’s working.” ways they can bring back to their homes and their parishes.” CT photos by Ken Snow

Brandon Heil, 12, of Westerville St. Paul Church prays during the Bosco Bash. Other activities during the day included student-led drama, parish breakout groups, CONNECT. SERVE. JOIN. a large group game, student testimony, a talent show, entertainment by the Station 14 praise and worship band, Become a Martha and join the and dinner. The day concluded with Mass. This is the 12th year for the Bosco Bash. The Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry also sponsored the annual Diocesan Catho- lic Youth Conference the following day at Bishop Watter- son. It also had the “Strengthened and Sent” theme and featured keynote talks and music by Konz, the Station 14 band, and workshops on a variety of topics, including human trafficking, individual charisms, and the strengths and uniqueness of men and women.

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