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APRIL 1, 2018 EASTER SUNDAY VOLUME 67:26 DIOCESE OF COLUMBUS A journal of Catholic life in Ohio

THE TOMB IS EMPTY! CHRIST IS RISEN TODAY! ALLELUIA! 2 Catholic Times April 1, 2018 Father Hummer retires as Editor’s reflections by Doug Bean Scripture columnist Suffering, death, and resurrection Father Lawrence have succeeded is Hummer is retir- not for me to say. ing as the Catho- “I have enjoyed There’s no greater week in Christen- Easter Vigil Mass lic Times’ Scrip- dom than Holy Week. It is a solemn pe- on Holy Satur- writing in the ture columnist past, but have riod of reflection that culminates in the day; and Masses after writing for resurrection of Jesus Christ. of the Resurrec- tired of deadlines the newspaper for in recent months Before we celebrate the joy of the res- tion of the Lord 26 years over two and have decided urrection, we meditate on the crucifix- on Sunday. separate periods. that now is the ion. There can be no resurrection with- Holy Thursday is so rich in significance His final column time to hang it up. I thank out Jesus’ suffering and death on the because Christ instituted the priesthood appears on Page 14. those who have read the col- cross. The crucifix is a reminder of the and the holy Eucharist at the Last Sup- Father Hummer and Msgr. umn and I hope it has been a intense pain that Our Lord endured so per, where He changed the simple bread John Dreese wrote in the that we might have eternal life. Father and wine into His body and blood. Since benefit. The rich papacy of Lumpe, rector of Columbus St. then, in tabernacles in - Times on alternate weeks Francis provides much Cathedral, offers his Easter re- es and at Masses throughout the world, about the coming Sunday’s that can be of far greater val- flections on Page 10. Jesus has been and continues to be truly Scriptural readings from ue for reflection than the few present every day in His body, blood, 1980 to 1991, when Father thoughts I have expressed The solemn liturgies celebrated rev- soul, and divinity. Hummer left the Diocese of each week and I look for- erently during Holy Week are stun- Columbus to serve as a chap- ward to hearing more of Pope ning. The faithful, in their thoughts and On , fasting and praying lain for the Navy. He returned Francis in future issues of prayers, are transported back in time the sorrowful mysteries of the – to the diocese in 2000 to be- the Catholic Times. Thank 2,000 years ago – to Palm Sunday at the Agony in the Garden, Scourging of Je- come pastor of Chillicothe you, and may the grace and beginning of the week; to be with Jesus sus at the Pillar, Crowning with Thorns, St. Mary Church, where he peace of God our Father and Carrying of the Cross, and Crucifixion – and the Apostles in the upper room at has served for the past 18 the Lord Jesus Christ be with deepen our understanding of the impor- the Last Supper on Holy Thursday; to be years, and resumed his week- you all.” tance this day represents in the salvation at the foot of the cross with St. John the ly Scripture column in 2003. of mankind. Father Hummer, a Cam- Apostle and the Blessed Mother when He has written approximately Christ is crucified; and to be there spir- Also, beginning on Good Friday is a bridge native who on Feb. 2 900 Scripture commentaries marked the 45th anniversary itually when Jesus leaves the tomb and of Divine Mercy that continues for the newspaper. his beloved followers discover that He through Easter week and ends with Di- of his ordination as a priest is indeed truly risen. vine Mercy Sunday on April 8. It pro- “I have always tried to of the diocese, also was pas- bridge the gap between the tor of Millersburg St. Peter Holy Week highlights in the Dio- vides another means to deepen our de- academic study of Sacred and Glenmont Sts. Peter and cese of Columbus include confession; votion and realize God’s love for every Scripture and people in the Paul churches and was as- vespers and benediction; the Chrism person. sociate pastor at Columbus Mass at Columbus St. Joseph Cathe- pews,” Father Hummer said. We rejoice on Holy Saturday, when the St. Mary, Mother of God dral, where Frederick Campbell “I have tried to avoid techni- Church is blessed with new Catholics cal jargon, or to explain it if I Church, Worthington St. Pe- blesses the holy oils used at all parish being baptized, confirmed, and receiv- churches throughout the year; the Holy used it. Granted some parish- ter Church, and Columbus ing their first holy Communion at the ioners have objected over the St. Joseph Cathedral. In ad- Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Easter Vigil Mass. followed by adoration; Stations of the years that they need a dictio- dition, he has taught at Co- And on Sunday, voices are raised in Cross, the Seven Last Words of Christ, nary when I preach (an exag- lumbus Father Wehrle High the triumphant song Christ the Lord Is veneration of the cross, the solemn cel- geration, to be sure), I hoped School, been a member of Risen Today. ebration of the Passion, and the Of- to give material to those who the diocesan Tribunal, and fice of Tenebrae on Good Friday; the Happy Easter. preach to clarify or to explain served as chaplain at River- some of what is found in the side and Grant hospitals in Sacred Treasury. Whether I Columbus.

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My dear friends in Christ, Throughout the many centuries since that first Easter Sunday, faithful Christians have always celebrated the feast with profound gratitude and joy. In good times and bad, in times of peace and in times of trouble and suffer- ing, in times of expansion and of contraction, the Church has continued to proclaim the power of the resurrection of Jesus Christ and express the great hope that Easter brings. In the death and resurrection of the Lord, Christians know that the victory over sin and death, violence, and hatred, has been assured, and we await the full revelation of that victory in the second coming of Christ. In the lives of individual Christians, wherever they may live and have lived, in whatever differing circumstances, that Easter joy and expectant hope has been bravely pro- claimed and experienced. As the Apostle Paul wrote to the Christians in : “For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 8:38-39).” May this Easter be the occasion for renewing and deepen- ing your faith and hope, and may you always be lifted up by the joy of this day and be always in peace. Most Rev. Frederick F. Campbell Bishop of Columbus

Pray the Divine Mercy Novena Mary, Mother of the Church To prepare for Divine while the prayers for should be celebrated this year, cardinal says Mercy Sunday, Catho- the fourth day focus on lics can pray a novena “those who do not be- ah said that “all else being equal, the beginning on Good Fri- lieve in God and those obligatory memorial of the Blessed Reminding , pastors and day, nine days before who do not yet know Mary, Mother of the Church is the feast of mercy. (Christ).” Catholics Catholics around the world that all to be preferred.” Latin-rite Catholics should celebrate St. Faustina Kowals- pray for those who have the feast of Mary, Mother of the In addition, he said, the list of Mass ka recorded a mystical “separated themselves” Church on the Monday after Pentecost readings published with the pope’s de- experience in her dia- from the church on the this year, Cardinal Robert Sarah said cree “are to be held as proper because ry, Divine Mercy in My fifth day of the novena. they illuminate the mystery of spiritu- the celebration should take prece- Soul, in which Christ Christ told Fausti- al motherhood.” dence over any other possible liturgy first told her to spread na to “bring to me that day. The Vatican gave two options for the this devotion. “By this the meek and humble first reading: Genesis 3:9-15, 20, and novena, I will grant ev- souls and the souls of The Congregation for Divine Wor- Acts 1:12-14. The Gospel reading is John ship and the Sacraments, headed by ery possible grace to souls,” he said. little children.” That is the focus for 19:25-34, which recounts Jesus telling the sixth day. Cardinal Sarah, had announced in early his beloved to take Mary into During the novena, the Chaplet of March ’ decision to add his home as his mother. Divine Mercy is prayed, using the On the seventh day, Catholics pray the feast to the church’s calendar as an for those who “especially venerate and In cases where a local or national beads of a rosary, and there are addi- “obligatory memorial.” church calendar has another or tional prayers specific to the intention glorify (Christ’s) mercy.” The Monday after Pentecost is May blessed on the calendar May 21, Cardi- of each of the nine days. The eighth day focuses on the souls 21 this year. nal Sarah said, “following the liturgical “All mankind, especially all sinners” in purgatory, and the ninth day has Although there are a few specific tradition of pre-eminence amongst is the focus of the first day. “The souls of prayers for those “who have become cases in which a different Mass can persons, the memorial of the Blessed priests and religious” is the intention of lukewarm” in their faith. be celebrated that day, Cardinal Sar- Virgin Mary is to prevail.” the second. Find the novena at http://www. On the third day, prayers are direct- thedivinemercy.org/message/ ed to “all devout and faithful souls,” devotions/novena.php. 4 Catholic Times April 1, 2018 Edwardians plan trip to Somerset The Edwardians, a social group of 11 a.m., followed by a tour of the ‘Fuel Up to Play 60’ at Trinity men and women age 50 and old- church and lunch provided by the er based at Granville St. Edward women of the parish. Church, invite Catholics throughout Peter Thomas of St. Edward Church the diocese to join them on Tuesday, will lead the group through the cem- April 17 for a visit to Somerset St. etery adjacent to the church. He will Joseph Church to celebrate the 200th talk about the pioneer Catholics buried anniversary of Catholicism in Ohio. there and the career of Father Fenwick. The first Mass in the state was cel- The group then will travel a short ebrated in 1808 at the Dittoe distance to the site of the state’s first farm near Somerset by Dominican Mass, with Thomas leading the Do- Father Edward Fenwick, who became minican Rosary, and will visit Holy Ohio’s first bishop when the Diocese Trinity Church if time permits. of Cincinnati was founded in 1821. The cost for the trip is $25 per person. The first Somerset St. Joseph Church, Paid reservations are due by Wednes- built in 1818, was Ohio’s first Catho- day, April 11. A grant from The Cath- lic church. The current church, the olic Foundation paid for some of the third to bear the name, was dedicated cost of the event. in 1843 and rededicated after a fire in Columbus Trinity Elementary School seventh-grade students kick off a 1866. It has been refurbished to cele- The Edwardians also are planning a “Fuel Up to Play 60” waste management project funded by a grant from brate the bicentennial of Catholicism mystery day trip on Tuesday, May 15; the American Dairy Association. They measured lunchtime food and milk in Ohio and the 150th anniversary of a tour of Maine from Sunday, June 10 waste for the entire school during March in an attempt to create aware- the Diocese of Columbus, which is oc- to Saturday, June 16; and a “Welcome ness and behavior change in a world where hunger is a real issue. curring this year. Summer” dinner at Sts. Peter and Paul Photo courtesy Trinity Elementary School The Edwardians will leave the St. Retreat Center in Newark on Wednes- Edward Church parking lot, 785 day, June 20. Newark-Granville Road, at 8:30 a.m. Details on those are available from The group will join parishioners of Linda Woolard at (740) 323-3105. Her Compliments of Somerset St. Joseph and Holy Trin- email address is lindawoolard@wind- ity churches for a special Mass at stream.net. DEE PRINTING, INC. Hocker named St. Charles coach 49994999 Transamerica Transamerica Drive Drive Columbus, Ohio 43228 Deke Hocker is the new skills, and innovative Columbus, Ohio 43228 varsity football coach at coaching ideas,” Lawler Columbus St. Charles Pre- said. “Deke is a coach 777-8700 paratory School, replacing and, more importantly the Murnane Family Bob Jacoby, who resigned a person that the play- in December. ers, parents, and the St. Specializing in Catholic Church Sunday bulletins and Hocker was the offensive Charles community can coordinator last year for get excited about.” Serving Columbus Diocese and others since 1974 Delaware Buckeye Val- Hocker has coached at ley High School, where he both the college and high helped lead the Barons to a record of school levels. From 2000 to 2002, he 7-3. He also is assistant principal and was the wide receivers coach under dean of students at Westerville St. Paul head coach Jack Harbaugh at Western School. Kentucky University. He went to Ot- “My family and I are honored, bless- terbein University in 2003 and served ed, and deeply appreciate this oppor- there for the next four years as quarter- tunity,” Hocker said. “St. Charles is a backs coach, passing game coordina- special place. My objective for the St. tor, and special teams coordinator. Charles football team is to utilize the Hocker was a four-year football let- talent of the players, be opportunistic terman at Otterbein, where he started on offense, and get the football toa two years as defensive back and two lot of players through multiple sets.” years as quarterback. In his senior He was interviewed by a selection year, he was the recipient of Otterbe- committee led by St. Charles athletic in’s Harry Ewing Award, named after director Dave Lawler and comprised a former head football coach at the of parents, teachers, and alumni. “The school and given to the player who committee was impressed by Deke’s displays outstanding leadership quali- leadership qualities, communication ties on and off the eld.fi April 1, 2018 Catholic Times 5 Debate: Are physicians allowed to follow their consciences? Patients are autonomous decision-makers and physician-assisted suicide. or qualities the person possesses. A physician never have a right to choose any legal health care service. But Levanthal did not stop. She pressed on and ar- should be forced to refer a patient for an immoral This was the argument of Dr. Naomi Levanthal, an gued that physicians must do what the patient wants. practice which is essentially complicity. Profession- assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of She argued that conscience protection for physicians al bodies such as the American Medical Associa- Michigan’s medical school, in a debate at the school violates patient rights, especially the right to autono- tion, the American College of Obstetrics and Gy- during the university’s spirituality and medicine my and legally permitted health care services. Even if necology, and others have no authority to dictate conference last month. a physician holds a religious belief to the contrary, the what the physician ought to believe or ought not to In America today, the definition of a legal health physician is obligated to perform any legally permit- believe. care service includes abortion and, in some areas, ted service the patient demands, she said. The debate between Levanthal and Fernandes on Levanthal’s position is in direct conflict with Dig- conscience in medicine was an effort to have a re- nitatis Humanae, Vatican II’s declaration on reli- spectful dialogue over the current state of conscience gious freedom, which states that a human person’s protection for physicians in the . religious freedom is personal and that a physician as Respect was the hallmark of the debate. No win- a human person has an intrinsic right to act accord- ner was declared. However, many of those in atten- ing to conscience. dance felt Fernandes clearly articulated the Catho- Dr. Ashley Fernandes, associate professor of pedi- lic position in an understandable and potent way. atrics and associate director of the center for bioeth- Afterward, one woman said, “I’m pro-choice. I ics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, thought I was going to come in here hating every- took the pro-conscience position, saying that a physi- thing Catholic. But Dr. Fernandes was most persua- cian’s moral obligations arise out of his or her person- sive. Thank you.” Kiddie Academy® of Westerville hood, just as the patient’s do, and that this therefore The Catholic Medical Association has vigorous- 614-568-4450 ∙ kiddieacademy.com/westerville should be balanced with a right to autonomy. ly defended physicians’ religious freedom. When Fernandes, a board member of the Central Ohio asked for advice for physicians, Fernandes said, St. John Paul II Guild of the Catholic Medical “Never refuse to see a patient; sometimes refuse a Association, said the historic focus of the pa- practice (treatment). Always provide your presence GEORGE J. IGEL & CO., INC. 2040 ALUM CREEK DRIVE . COLUMBUS, OHIO tient-physician relationship is centered on the pa- and an alternative service to the patient.” 614.445.8421 . www.igelco.com tient’s well-being, with the patient being the de- When asked if he had a call to action, he said, cision-maker and the physician being the expert “Our guild’s patron, St. John Paul II, in his first ad- SITE DEVELOPMENT . EARTHWORK . UTILITIES . CONCRETE guide. Just as the doctor may not impose a deci- dress as pope, quoted Scripture: ‘Be not afraid!’ We STABILIZATION . EARTH RETENTION . ROLLER COMPACTED CONCRETE sion on the patient, neither can the patient impose must march forward armed with the truths of the his or her will on the doctor. Church, even into ‘hostile territory,’ knowing the Physicians need to place reasonable limits on con- Holy Spirit will give us the words when we need it, science to avoid harming the patient. Fernandes and be grateful in humility for His gift of patience, said. For example, a physician should not refuse to reasonableness, and love of the human person in see a person because of acts the person has done our practice of medicine.” ODU receives Catholic Foundation gift Ohio Dominican University has received more than $32,000 in endowment distributions from The Catholic Foundation. The money will help provide scholarship assis- tance to residents of the Diocese of Columbus who are engaged in pastoral or institutional ministry through ODU’s master of theology degree program. It also will support initiatives that help develop and SHERIDAN maintain the university’s Catholic identity. The FUNERAL HOME university’s president, Dr. Robert Gervasi (left), re- 740-653-4633 ceived the money from Loren Brown, president of The Catholic Foundation and a member of the ODU 222 S. 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Recently I read an article in a Catholic ing jobs from Americans,” most of the research Qmagazine that suggested that, in addi- suggests that DACA has in fact benefited the tion to the Ten Commandments, we should use U.S. economy -- with no adverse impact on the beatitudes when examining our conscience employment opportunities for those who are before going to confession. This sent me into native-born. a tailspin, and I had to go and review the be- atitudes to see if I even remembered them all. . A few months ago, I went to my grand- St. Andrew School Passion play Qnephew’s wedding. He married outside I’m afraid that I am in violation of several of the church because his Catholic parish want- Columbus St. Andrew School eighth-grade students pre- the beatitudes because of my views on DACA ed $1,000 for them to get married there. I was sented a Passion play for the school and parish members. -- the call to be merciful, for example, or to sad for this couple and embarrassed, too. No Pictured are Quinn Faherty (left) and Max Latshaw as Ro- “hunger and thirst for justice.” wonder that many couples chose a non-church man soldiers and Dominick Evangelisti as Jesus carrying I feel that it is wrong when immigrants come wedding. This couple does intend to have a the cross. Photo courtesy St. Andrew School here illegally and take jobs that could be held by priest bless their marriage later, and I pray that valid U.S. citizens. But now I don’t know whether they do. (Michigan) I can hold that position and still be a good Catho- Christ Child Society sponsors lic. (West Long Branch, New Jersey) . I am truly sorry for your grandneph- annual layette drive Aew’s experience, and I regret especially . Using the beatitudes (from the Gos- that it resulted in his being married outside the Babies and new mothers layette may be purchased Apel of Matthew 5:3-10) to help examine church. I, too, will pray that they have the mar- come to mind as Moth- in honor of or in memory one’s conscience is a suggestion often made by riage blessed (“convalidated”) by a priest. er’s Day approaches. The of your mother, grand- Catholic teachers and preachers. The website Some parishes do suggest a certain fee for Christ Child Society of mother, aunt, daughter, of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops the use of the church for a wedding -- espe- Columbus is sponsoring sister, or friend. A person- says that, prior to the sacrament of penance, cially for an historic church or chapel. (These its annual layette fund alized Mother’s Day card one should reflect prayerfully on his or her are often located in inner-city areas and de- drive to support needy announcing your gift will thoughts, words and actions and suggests that pend heavily on such revenues for maintaining mothers and their babies be sent to the person being this examination “should be rooted in Scrip- the facility.) throughout central Ohio. honored or to the family ture, particularly the Ten Commandments and Frequently, though, a parish recommends no Gift packages assem- of the deceased honoree. the beatitudes.” set amount or range, and it is left to the bride bled by society members A card bearing the name While the Ten Commandments are expressed and groom to decide whether to make a do- and containing baby care of your honoree will be mainly as prohibitions (don’t steal, kill, lie, nation, which most couples traditionally do. items will be distributed inserted in a layette. etc.), they have always seemed to me to con- I prefer that option, because then the offering to assist with immedi- To order a layette, send stitute the minimum of what a Christian is ex- is more likely to match the couple’s financial ate care for the mothers the name and address of pected to do. The beatitudes, on the other hand, circumstances. and infants. Each lay- the woman to be honored, express in an affirmative way what is required Such donations are usually modest, especial- ette contains a sleep sac, or her family, and a check receiving blanket and/or of a follower of Jesus: being poor in spirit (not ly in comparison to the couple’s other spend- ($35 per layette) payable handmade quilt, sleepers, coveting riches), showing mercy, acting as a ing -- particularly on the wedding reception. to Christ Child Society of onesies, diapers, wipes, peacemaker, etc. There are some churches that tell regular pa- Columbus. bib, book, towel, socks, rishioners, when asked, that there is no fee at Send the order by Friday, I do not think that a Catholic is obliged to and educational material all, since the couple is already contributing to April 27 to Layette Fund support the Deferred Action for Childhood Ar- about infant care. Nearly rivals (DACA) program as an article of faith. the support of the parish at weekend Masses. Drive, Christ Child So- 1,700 layettes were dis- ciety of Columbus, Box Like many pieces of legislation, it seeks to in- And finally, as the U.S. bishops’ conference’s tributed in 2017. tegrate Christian attitudes with what is polit- website For Your Marriage notes, “In no case 340091, Columbus OH For this Mother’s Day, a ically feasible and practically wise -- and, in ... should financial circumstances prevent a 43234-0091. so doing, admits of differing views. Clearly, couple from approaching the church for mar- though, the sympathies of Catholic leaders are riage.” That is consistent with the church’s on the side of welcoming immigrants. Code of Canon Law, which directs priests to Here are some things that have been said. take special care “that the needy are not de- In his Christmas Eve remarks in 2017, Pope prived of the assistance of the sacraments be- Francis likened the Bethlehem journey of cause of poverty” (Canon 848). Mary and Joseph to the migration of millions Questions may be sent to Father Kenneth of people today who are forced to leave their Doyle at [email protected] and 30 homelands for a better life or just for surviv- Columbia Circle Drive, Albany NY 12203. Easter April 1, 2018 Catholic Times 7 Ohio Dominican to inaugurate Gervasi as president

Ohio Do- time at Ohio THE WRONGHEADEDNESS MAKING SENSE minican Uni- Dominican, OF “WRONGFUL BIRTH” Out of Bioethics versity will he has led the inaugurate university’s LAWSUITS Father Tad Pacholczyk Robert A. effort to de- Gervasi as its velop a five- 16th presi- year strategic At its core, the idea of a “wrongful birth” claim particular, the unborn children they track and follow dent at 2 p.m. plan. is unreasonable and ethically incoherent. Parents during pregnancy count as that doctor’s patients in the Friday, April who bring these lawsuits against obstetricians and same way that the mothers do. He also has hospitals claim that medical professionals should 27, in Alumni Hall on worked to strengthen Whenever a couple sets out with the intention of ODU’s campus at 1216 have detected a particular disease or defect in their aborting an imperfect child and requests that prenatal ODU’s existing com- unborn baby through prenatal testing and informed Sunbury Road, Colum- munity ties and forge testing be performed for this purpose, the process of bus. them about it. Had they been given this information, testing itself becomes immoral. In the same way, any new relationships with their argument continues, they would have chosen The ceremony is open key community partners physicians or health care professionals who arrange to abort their baby, rather than spending years of for such tests, if they have prudential certainty that to the public. To reserve throughout the central their lives caring for a less-than-perfect, possibly Ohio region, includ- a couple intends to abort an imperfect child, would your free seat, visit infirm child. Wrongful birth lawsuits enable the ohiodominican.edu/In- ing Columbus dioce- be guilty of cooperating in evil when that abortion parents to seek legal redress, often in the form of augurationRSVP. san high schools, com- takes place. multimillion-dollar settlements. The inauguration is the munity organizations, To consider a parallel example, if a physician believed centerpiece of a week- alumni, and potential In 2013, for example, a jury in Washington state that a child arriving to the hospital emergency room long series of events for partners in business, awarded a $50 million payout to a couple who had been physically abused or severely beaten by his the university communi- government, and the claimed they would have aborted their five-year- parents, he would be duty-bound, not to mention ty to celebrate Gervasi’s nonprofit sector. old son if they had known he had an “unbalanced legally obligated, to report that abuse to authorities. installation as president. Gervasi previously chromosomal translocation.” Because of the He would not be permitted to turn a blind eye or mismatched chromosomes he received from his An inaugural Mass served as president and otherwise cooperate in the ongoing harm to that will take place at 11 chief executive officer parents, he has an IQ of less than 70 and is unable child by his or her parents. Similarly, obstetricians a.m. Friday, April 27, in of the Institute for Study to walk. who work with pregnant couples should not be Christ the King Chapel, Abroad in Indianapolis, Rachelle Harz, a malpractice lawyer who expected to turn a blind eye and provide diagnostic also located in Sansbury and as dean of Kentucky spearheaded one of these lawsuits in New Jersey in information to parents that will encourage them Hall. Mass will be offi- campuses and dean of 1999, expressed some of the tortuous thinking that fatally to assault their unborn child. ciated by the Most Rev. external programs for goes into these cases during an interview for 60 McKendree University None of us is perfect. None of us is born into this Frederick F. Campbell, Minutes. She noted that although the physician in at its Louisville, Ken- world completely free of defects, whether physical DD, PhD, bishop of the this case “didn’t cause the child’s retardation, what he tucky, campus. or psychological. Those limitations, however, never Diocese of Columbus. caused was not giving the proper information to the entitle others to place our lives in the crosshairs and The inauguration also Gervasi has taught at parents to allow them the choice to abort the child.” pull the trigger — especially our own parents! In sum, coincides with ODU’s the University of Lou- She concluded that the doctor “caused the birth of these wrongful birth cases promote catastrophic alumni reunion week- isville, McKendree this very, very neurologically impaired child.” misunderstandings about parental duties and about end. University, Chatfield the physician’s obligations towards mothers and their College in St. Martin, The fundamental flaw in her argument, of course, children in prenatal care settings. The university’s annu- Ohio, Miami University is the claim that the doctor “caused the birth” of al St. Catherine of Sie- in Oxford, Ohio, Xavier the baby, when, in fact, the birth was caused by an Recognizing that some parents will face na lecture, “Catherine University in Cincinna- activity that took place nine months prior between considerable expense, labor and difficulty in raising a of Siena: Model of the ti, the Wharton School the husband and wife. That action of the mom and child who requires special care and attention due to Common Good,” by of Business at the Uni- dad, not an action by the doctor, resulted in the birth. disabilities, it seems reasonable to promote a pro-life ODU associate profes- versity of Pennsylvania, What the doctor actually “caused” by not discovering and supportive response on behalf of these families, sor of history Matthew and The Ohio State Uni- rather than encouraging the corrosive practice of Ponesse, will take place and sharing specific medical information with the versity. parents was the preservation of the child’s life. These wrongful birth lawsuits. That supportive response at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, He also lectured as Se- should include the expectation of everyone chipping April 26 at the Colonial lawsuits rely on fundamentally flawed logic: first, that nior Fulbright scholar in it is wrong and illegal for a doctor not to know or to in and helping out, whether through insurance, taxes Room, located in Sans- classics at the Universi- or crowd-funding, or through other forms of civic, bury Hall. withhold medical information such that a life that ty of Zimbabwe. would have been ended is saved; second, that a doctor societal or ecclesial outreach. Gervasi began his In addition to his ten- is somehow obligated to facilitate or cooperate Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk, PhD, earned his tenure as Ohio Domin- ure in higher education, in harmful or lethal actions that parents intend to doctorate in neuroscience from Yale and did post- ican’s president in June Gervasi has worked in carry out against their own offspring. The medical doctoral work at Harvard. He is a priest of the Diocese 2017. public relations, mar- profession, however, has long professed allegiance to of Fall River, Massachusetts and serves as director of He spent the previous keting, and publishing the creed of “do no harm,” so that doctors can serve education at The National Catholic Bioethics Center nine years as president for companies such uniquely as healers, not killers. For obstetricians in in Philadelphia. See www.ncbcenter.org. of Quincy (Illinois) Uni- as Bristol-Myers and versity. During his brief Procter and Gamble. 8 Catholic Times April 1, 2018 KNIGHTS HONOR FIRST RESPONDERS

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LIVING FaithMary, the Refuge of Sinners One of the best adventures of my childhood hap- to me first when they’re hurt, and I imagine Jesus pened in junior high, at that gray hormonal point running to Mary, to feel the solace of her strong em- in every person’s life when nothing is right with Finding Faith in brace and the comfort of her soothing words. Did the world. No one understands you, strange things Everyday Life Joseph go to Mary in his doubt, too, to find refuge happen to your body, and, in my case, my dad in her unwavering faith, her ongoing assent to the got remarried. My new stepbrothers, in spite of Sarah Reinhard divine plan? The disciples found her a refuge, from being goons, were wonderful for expanding my the three years of Jesus’ ministry to Pentecost to the creativity, especially when it came to seeking out present day. havens for myself. cence. I was pretty sure back then that God couldn’t Jesus took on our sin – my sin – and died. What In our summer wanderings in about seventh hear me, or that if He could, that He was busier with higher purpose could His mother have than to act as grade, we happened upon a fallen willow. From more important stuff. a refuge to the very ones he offered his life to save? the looks of it, lightning had struck it right down After a time, my stepbrothers tired of the tree, and Jesus wants us to have His mom for comfort, just as the middle. Rather than just falling and rotting, the so did I. Before long, family situations changed, He did throughout His life. six-foot base of the fallen tree listed to the side we moved, and the tree was forgotten in all but In my sin, I always expect a place like prison – and kept on growing. It made a huge bridge, with my infrequent dream visits. I found other refuges dark and cold, gray and unwelcoming: a punish- nooks and crannies on the ground. In the course of as I got older: school activities, educational pur- ment. Sinning makes me think of Hell instead of reading a fantasy novel about druids and tree folk, suits, romance. repentance. But through my repentance in Con- I imagined I was one of them. Sometimes my refuges were hiding places – from fession, I come closer to God. When I cooperate The treehouse was hidden from view because the weight of my problems, from the stress of my with the great graces God has waiting for me – and of the overgrown path and brush. We managed to life, from the things I didn’t understand. Sometimes which His mother so gently and often points me clear a path, although it took at least a week of solid my refuges were places of comfort, places I went toward – I can grow past my sin, past my imper- clearing. We used the branches from the brush we to let my hair down and be me, though I was often fection, past my faults. Coming back to God, the cleared away to mask the booby traps we built into trying to figure out just who exactly “me” was. And ongoing conversion story of my life, makes me a the path … to keep people away, of course, and to sometimes in the flurry and bustle, my refuges were better Christian. lure our unsuspecting friends. When my dad dis- times of peace, sanctuaries of silence, places of rest. And in being a better Christian, I am more like covered the path, thinking it was a shortcut to get I moved away and grew up, only to find that in Mary, my refuge and the refuge of all sinners. She behind the pole barn, he got the tractor stuck in one the loneliness of my soul, something was missing. I stands there, offering comfort, encouragement, and of the holes we had dug, and we spent a weekend didn’t know what it was, but it seemed to be linked peace. She reminds me that it’s not about punish- filling it in and hearing lectures. to a young man and his Sunday morning habit. As ment or suffering; it’s about God’s will. There was a kidney-U-shaped pond beside the I sat with him in Mass, holding his hand and fight- Sarah Reinhard is a Catholic wife, mother, tree. The tree was at the closed end of the U, and ing back the overwhelming desire to cry (and losing and writer in central Ohio and employed by though the pond often dried up in the summer (an- most of the time), I sensed that same feeling I felt Our Sunday Visitor. Get her Catholic take every other great place to explore, with deep cracks and back in our fallen tree. It was peace, and silence, weekday at http://bit.ly/TripleTakeOSV. critters), it made for a much-needed escape for me and safety. I could hide from the things that dis- and my inevitable book. turbed me and settle in to be myself. Strike back at cancer in a Catholic way I used to go there with books, with homework, Once upon a time, there was a refuge in the Gar- with problems, and sit in the muted green. When den of Eden. It was Paradise, and it was perfect. The Diocesan St. Peregrine Fund provides resources for can- I visit it in my dreams, I always think of praying, Before the loss of innocence, there was peace. Now, cer screening, ethical research, and outreach to individuals though that never occurred to me in my adoles- living in the midst of our fallen world and my fallen and families dealing with all forms of cancer. The fund also self, I find my refuge is a glimpse of heaven. provides opportunities for acts of kindness (such as prayer shawls and chemo caps) to connect those dealing with cancer I go to her, my refuge, and I snuggle in her lap. to parishioners. Her cool hands brush my hair off my forehead and she holds me. She doesn’t talk. She doesn’t distract Many people in the diocese need help obtaining compres- me. She lets me be. And when I’m ready, she points sion garments, wigs, prosthetic breasts with bras, genetic me to her Son, whose arms have always been open, counseling and testing, comfort bags, transportation, breast waiting. She understands that settling in, being my- reconstruction, mammograms, medications, diet counseling, self, is not comfortable. I don’t like what I see. I and lymphedema treatment. have sinned and fallen short; I have fallen, just as Send donations to: Erin Cordle, Diocesan Office for Social Beautifully and Eve did, again and again. Concerns, 197 E. Gay St., Columbus OH 43215. Make checks out I think of my early days of attending Mass and to Catholic Diocese of Columbus, with “St. Peregrine” in the 614-276-1439 modlich-monument.com my childhood treehouse when I hear Mary called memo line. For more information, call (614) 241=2540 or email Refuge of Sinners. I think of how my children run [email protected]. 10 Catholic Times/April 1, 2018 April 1, 2018/Catholic Times 11 AS JESUS OPENED HIS HANDS FOR THE NAILS, AN EMPTY TOMB AND A BODILY RESURRECTION: THE GATES OF HEAVEN WERE OPENED FOR YOU WHY IT MATTERS STER Leandro M. Tapay By Mark Pattison phone interview, talk about the even doubt on the part of the story of the Passion and Res- EA Director, Columbus Diocesan Catholic News Service concept of life after death as be- disciples,” Pitre said. “Even as urrection of Christ as just one Missions Office ing just “the immortality of Je- Christianity spread throughout more myth.” Catholics and other Christians sus’ soul. They would have said the Roman Empire, the Resur- For fear of not telling all my sins in have grown up believing in the The real difference about Je- that about anybody in the Old rection was one of the stumbling confession, I used to make a list of Resurrection, but the Apostles sus and superheroes, according Testament.” blocks,” he added, noting that them before going to the sacrament. themselves were among the to Papandrea, is that “the res- 2018 That is what makes the Res- St. Paul preaching about Christ urrection of Christ is not some- I stopped doing it for fear that some- first who were skeptical that in to the Greeks had his one might find and read my list. Jesus arose from the dead. urrection not just different, but thing that happened on top of audience “until he says Christ Mount Olympus before time, A list of our sins – would you like They didn’t believe it at first unique, according to Pitre, au- thor of The Case for Jesus. was raised from the dead. They but God broke into time.” someone to see it? How would you like when they were told by the mock him. It’s impossible; even it if your sins were made public and ev- women who had come to anoint “The empty tomb is a neces- The bromide that “you can’t EASTER BROUGHT A ancient people knew that dead have Easter Sunday without eryone could see what they were? the crucified Jesus’ body, but sary condition for the Resur- people stayed dead.” instead found an empty tomb. rection, but it’s not sufficient,” Good Friday” is true as far as NEW ORDER Though you may not believe it, “Many of us have the ad- it goes, but “it would be just as there was a moment when your sins – “To be fair, you can say the Pitre said. The other element is Jesus’ appearances to the Apos- vantage where it’s normal to valid to wear a little gold emp- By Father Michael Lumpe that freedom is the freedom to be- past, present, and future – were made men didn’t believe the wom- believe in the Resurrection,” Rector, Columbus lieve – to believe what Jesus said, tles. “They needed to see in the ty tomb around your neck,” public for everyone to see. en, but who could believe that said Papandrea, whose books Papandrea said, noting how St. Joseph Cathedral to believe what Jesus did, and to story? Let’s be fair to the men. flesh that he was alive again in That moment was on the hill of Cal- his body, but in a transformed include Handed Down: The Protestants tend to wear a cross At this Easter time, and indeed incorporate His teachings in our They would have to see for vary on Good Friday. The moment was and glorified state,” he added, Catholic Faith of the Early rather than a crucifix “because throughout the year, it is import- daily lives. themselves,” said James Papan- when Jesus was nailed to the cross. citing the account in Chapter 24 Christians. “We grew up and they know Jesus didn’t stay on ant for us to remember that when It simply means to follow Him drea, a Catholic who is associ- Jesus saw your sins when he saw his of St. Luke’s Gospel in which our parents believed it, and the cross. Both make perfect our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ out of reverence and love – Jesus, hands being nailed to the cross. ate professor of church history why wouldn’t we?” theological sense.” rose from the dead, a completely who leads us to eternal life. Jesus at Garrett-Evangelical Theo- the Apostles initially think Could Jesus have stopped the sol- He added that popular culture new order of creation came into said at the Last Supper, “This is logical Seminary in the Chicago “they saw a spirit – which shows “Without Easter Sunday,” dier from nailing him to the cross? now holds up many Christ fig- being. my body. This is my blood.” And suburb of Evanston, Illinois. you the Apostles believed in Pitre said, “Good Friday Sure, he could have. With a flex of ures. “If you watch the super- the next day, He died to make the ghosts.” But Jesus tells them, would just be one more tragic When Our Lord rose, death his biceps or the clench of his hands, “I think anyone would want hero movies, they make liberal sacrifice real. “Look at my hands and my death, one more tragic execu- ceased to be the end of life. Our he could have stopped the crucifix- to see for themselves. We be- feet,” which had been pierced use of Christian themes, death tion of one more poor Jewish Lord was born, and, yes, He died. And though spilled and broken ion. The hands that were nailed to lieve what we see, we believe with nails when he was cruci- and resurrection. These themes man crushed by the Roman our senses, and it’s only natu- But Our Lord died in order to live, once on the cross, they are now the cross were the same hands that fied, “for a spirit does not have recur, but they also use themes Empire. Easter Sunday is the ral that if somebody says the and this was something not just the risen body, the risen blood of cleansed the temple. They were the flesh and bones, but I have.” from Greek and Roman my- vindication of what happened new, but something almost unbe- Christ. And they are upon the al- same hands that summoned Lazarus Lord is alive and you knew he thology, Nordic mythology, on Good Friday – the atoning lievable for people to conceive. tar of our cathedral and upon the was dead, you’d say, ‘Show Even though the Apostles – from the dead. even doubting Thomas – came as if they have equal cultural death of the son of God for the For this reason, when we read altar of every Catholic church, to me.’ The disciples, even after value. A lot of people treat the whole world.” the accounts in sacred Scripture be worshipped and adored, and to But Jesus’ fists did not clench. The all of Jesus’ teachings and all to believe, it was not easy to of Easter morning, we have some be embraced with love by all who moment was not aborted. As the his hints about death and resur- convince others. “One of the sense of the confusion of those in- wish to say with Mary, “I have seen strike of the hammer sounded, Jesus rection, they seem not to have things skeptics will say: ‘The hands were ripped and Jesus’ blood The Resurrection of Christ is portrayed in a painting by French artist Noel Coypel. volved on that day of resurrection. the Lord,” and by all who, like the Easter, the feast of the Resurrection, is on Sunday, April 1 this year. expected him to rise from the Apostles were simple fisher- began to drip. men. They would believe any- For those who lived and worked women, wish to fall and embrace CNS/Bridgeman Art Library dead. They automatically went thing, out of their simplicity,’” alongside Our Lord, their duty Him and hear Him speak the words Why did Jesus not resist? Is it be- into skeptic mode. We have that dispel all the darkness and anx- cause Jesus loved us? That is very Peter and John running to the Pitre said. was to believe that He would rise gypt and the raven that fed . took it and destroyed it by hanging it ieties of human fear: “Do not be true. But it is only partially true. There empty tomb, to see that it’s The case even holds true for from the dead. For each of us, to Christ’s cross” (Colossians 2:14). who live thousands of years after afraid.” is more to Jesus’ reasoning. He did not The hand of God is a mighty hand. empty,” Papandrea said. the women who found the Our Lord returned to the Father, There is nothing that I or anyone resist because he saw something. It is the hand of incarnation at birth; Between his hand and the wood, “For believers, the signifi- empty tomb. “In the first centu- it is our duty to believe He rose in the Church could ever say or do As Jesus rolled to his side with his the hand of liberation as he healed; there was a list of your sins dangling cance of the tomb is that when ry AD, the testimony of women from the dead. God the Father to force anyone to believe. Why? face resting on the beam of the cross, the hand of inspiration as he taught; on the cross. On the cross, in broad Christians were talking about in a courtroom was not consid- has given us the proof in the only Because our belief is founded in he saw – a hammer? Yes. The nails? the hand of dedication as he served; daylight, for all of heaven to see, was the Resurrection, they weren’t ered reliable,” Pitre said, add- way that He could, and in a way our faith. But each of us can re- Yes. The soldier’s hand? Yes. But he and the hand of salvation as he died. a list of your sins. just claiming Jesus’ soul went ing that for more believability, that respects our freedom – our ceive what has been told to us by saw something else. He saw the hand The crowd around the cross conclud- The list, however, cannot be read. to heaven. Or that Jesus lives “you’d want the chief priest freedom to love Him or not, our those who saw Him in His risen of God, though it appeared to be a ed that the purpose of the crucifixion Your sins were covered. Your sins on in our heart,” said Brant to find the (empty) tomb.” As freedom to believe or not, our flesh – the Body and Blood of hand of man. It appeared common. It was to hang Jesus on the cross. But were hidden. His hand hid those on Pitre, a Scripture professor Papandrea told CNS, “If some- freedom to accept His Son and Christ. was, however, anything but. they were only half right. We cannot the top. His blood covered those at Notre Dame Seminary in thing is in the Gospels, it’s in our Savior. And from that gift, that grace, That was the hand that formed Adam blame them for missing the other half. down the list. Jesus blotted out your New Orleans. “They’re saying there for a reason. If they were We can, of course, choose to eat that love of God poured out for out of a mound of clay; those were the They could not see it. But Jesus could. sins. “He has forgiven all your sins; something happened to Jesus’ ashamed of the fact that the the forbidden fruit of pride and ar- us and upon us, I can be given the fingers that inscribed the Ten Com- Heaven could. And we can. he has utterly wiped out the written corpse, Jesus’ body. That’s women were the first ones to rogance and try to come up with strength to feel in my heart what is mandments on a tablet; with a wave, Through the eyes of the Bible, we evidence of broken commandments the other essential story of the find the tomb, they could have Resurrection.” easily left it out.” an answer on our own – an answer true, what is the only answer, what that was the hand that toppled the tow- see what others missed, but what Je- which hung over our heads, and has A Swiss Guard stands next to Easter flowers as Pope Francis leads that will take from us the labor is the only choice worth making – er of Babel and split the Red Sea. That sus saw. “He canceled the record that completely annulled it by nailing it to Some skeptics, Pitre told The Apostles at first “met his general audience in St. Peter’s Square in 2017. CNS photo/Paul Haring of life and the fear of death. And the choice to believe. was the hand that summoned locusts in contained the charges against us. He the cross” (Colossians 2:14). Catholic News Service in a tele- with opposition, mockery and 12 Catholic Times April 1, 2018 Speakers focus on role of God’s grace, Mary’s intercession in daily life By George P. Matysek Jr. eral books, said Mary provides the Catholic News Service spiritual support men need to live out their Christian lives. The rosary is an Their lives could not have started especially powerful weapon for com- more differently. bating evil in the world, he said. At age 7, Wesley Baker was shining “Are you unsheathing this sword?” shoes on ’s notorious Block. he said, lifting a rosary into the air. The troubled youth, conceived when “You will be a phenomenal father and his mother was raped at age 12 or husband if your family sees you on 13, fell victim to child sex abuse and your knees praying this.” suffered a drug overdose before he reached adolescence. Mary is calling on men to “step up,” Father Calloway said. Convicted in the 1991 of a 49-year-old teacher’s aide, in 2005 “Are you listening?” he asked. “Are you manning up to this challenge or he became the last man executed in dorking around?” before lawmakers abolished the death penalty in ttat state. During the conference, Frank Ristaino, a retired Army sergeant At age 7, Mark Teixeira was swing- Retired Auxiliary Bishop Denis J. Madden of Baltimore (center) smiles as retired Major major and a parishioner of St. Mary ing the baseball bat better than chil- League Baseball first baseman and Irvington, Maryland, Mount St. Joseph High School Church in Annapolis, Maryland, dis- dren several years older. graduate Mark Teixeira presents an autographed baseball to Baltimore Archbishop Wil- tributed “Ranger Rosaries.” Made of Part of a loving family that nurtured liam E. Lori. They were at the Catholic Men’s Fellowship Conference at St. Philip Neri military parachute cord, he developed his Catholic faith, he became a varsi- Church in Linthicum, Maryland. CNS photo/Kevin J. Parks the idea for the special prayer beads ty standout at Mount St. Joseph High during military training in the Mary- School in Irvington, Maryland, and at the “Bread of Life” discourse from the “It doesn’t matter how your life be- land Army National Guard. Gospel of John. gan,” Father Canterna told 750 confer- the Georgia Institute of Technology, Parishes throughout the archdiocese ence attendees at St. Philip and anoth- and then a star for the Texas Rangers, The priest thought it was an odd se- and around the nation make the ro- Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels lection, because Baker was not Cath- er 80 watching at the satellite location. saries for distribution to members of and New York Yankees. After playing olic and Catholics frequently cite the “It’s how it ends that matters.” the armed forces around the world. on three All-Star teams, the five-time discourse as part of the basis for belief Teixeira, who embraced his uncle In 2014, the Annapolis-based Ranger Gold Glove winner retired in 2016 and in the Eucharist. before addressing conference partic- Rosary Network surpassed the distri- now is a broadcaster for ESPN. Near the end of the reading, Cardi- ipants, encouraged his audience to bution of one million rosaries. Father Charles Canterna, the Balti- nal Keeler recited the words of Jesus recognize that God is with them at all In his homily during an afternoon more prison chaplain who ministered proclaiming himself the living bread times. Mass at the conference, Baltimore to Baker on death row and who is of heaven – the bread that provides Throughout his career, he said, he Archbishop William E. Lori held up Teixeira’s uncle, believes God’s grace eternal life for those who eat it. always tried to “play up a level” – Roberto Clemente as a model of how touched the lives of both men in pro- “The eyes of that prisoner were so competing in baseball with college to lead a humble life of virtue. The found ways. wide,” Father Canterna recalled. “This freshmen when he was a freshman at Hall of Fame outfielder for the Pitts- Speaking at the March 10 Catho- guy was just mesmerized. He said, ‘I Mount St. Joseph and seeking veter- burgh Pirates always credited God for lic Men’s Fellowship Conference at want that bread.’” an superstars’ advice when he was a his success on and off the field, Arch- St. Philip Neri Church in Linthicum, According to Father Canterna’s re- rookie in the majors. bishop Lori said. Maryland, and simulcast via live vid- counting, the white-haired cardinal –- “To me, that is such a parallel to our Clemente died in a plane crash in eo to a satellite location at nearby St. small in stature compared to the mus- Christian lives,” Teixeira said. “God 1972 while delivering relief supplies Mary Magdalen Church, Father Can- clebound prisoner who towered over is calling us to search out people who to Nicaragua following a devastating terna emphasized that all lives have him – turned to Father Canterna and will make us better. Guys who don’t earthquake. value and that those in prison are no said, “Take care of it.” challenge us are easy to be around.” “This is a pretty good thing for us different from those on the outside. The priest later heard Baker’s near- The father of three, who now lives in to think about as Lent winds down,” Father Canterna remembered that ly six-hour confession and asked the Greenwich, Connecticut, and worships Archbishop Lori said, “to give God the Baker, knowing execution was immi- Methodist if he truly understood what at St. Michael the Church credit, the thanks, the praise, the ado- nent, contacted him about deepening the Eucharist is. there, warned against putting God in a ration, by spending time in prayer, by his relationship with God. The priest, “When that old man was reading the box. Each person has a responsibility to attending Mass devoutly and, whenev- who is assigned to St. Vincent de Paul Bible to me, I saw his eyes,” Baker uncover his or her God-given talent and er possible, eucharistic adoration.” Parish not far from the Baltimore told Father Canterna, referring to Car- then share it with the world, he said. The archbishop encouraged the men housing projects where Baker grew dinal Keeler. “He was holy. I want it.” In several presentations, Father Don- to receive the sacrament of reconcilia- up, began praying regularly with the Baker received his first Communion ald Calloway, a member of the Con- tion and to ask God for the “grace of a convicted murderer and encouraged and was welcomed into the Catholic gregation of Marian Fathers of the humble and contrite heart.” him to read the Bible. Church. On the night of his execution, and a convert Throughout the conference, long One week before the execution, Car- Dec. 5, 2005, as a lethal cocktail of to Catholicism, addressed the theme lines formed for the sacrament of rec- dinal William H. Keeler, who then three drugs flowed through his veins, of the conference, “Hail, Holy Queen: onciliation. was archbishop of Baltimore, visited Baker prayed to Mary that his soul be Knighted by Mary.” Matysek is digital editor for the Baker on death row and simply read taken to Christ. The priest, who is the author of sev- Archdiocese of Baltimore. April 1, 2018 Catholic Times 13 How the Big Easy celebrates the Feast of St. Joseph Catholic coming over in the late 18th century/ Catholic culture is everywhere in early 19th century, and with the Sicil- New Orleans. Mardi Gras is the city’s ian immigrants came the tradition ... of defining celebration. The city’s ca- St. Joseph’s altars,” McDonald said. thedral is one of its most well-known She said the altars were first built in landmarks. people’s homes, for celebration with And in the days leading to March 19, neighbors and families. the Feast of St. Joseph, the people of They have now moved to parishes New Orleans take up a Catholic tra- and are even found in some business- dition that began in the Middle Ages es, including grocery stores and con- – they build “St. Joseph altars.” cert venues. This year, nearly 60 New Orleans Constructed over several days, the Catholic schools and parishes built altars typically are made in the shape devotional altars as an expression of of a cross, with three tiers to represent gratitude to St. Joseph and as a labor the Trinity. A picture of St. Joseph is of love for parishioners, friends, and placed on the top tier. Altars are typi- neighbors. cally blessed by a priest. “The original (St. Joseph’s) altar was The altars are covered with baked built by the people of Sicily in thanks goods, flowers, candles, fruits, vegeta- for his prayers to bring an end to their bles, and meatless meals. Many of the famine,” said Sarah McDonald, com- This display for the Feast of St.Joseph at Brother Martin High School in New Orleans is pastries and cookies have a symbolic munications director for the Archdio- typical of the “St. Joseph altars” found throughout the city. Photo/Archdiocese of New Orleans meaning: some cookies are shaped as cese of New Orleans. carpenter’s tools or the Sacred Heart “Today, they are considered a labor to hear your intentions and pass them have helped the island through a se- of Jesus. of love. As you are supposed to be on,” she told . vere famine almost 1,000 years ago. The food is an expression of grati- working on the altar, you are praying The tradition began in Sicily, where According to legend, people thanked tude for the local harvest, McDonald to St. Joseph to bless your family and St. Joseph’s intercession is said to St. Joseph for his prayers by building said, noting that after the festival, altars on which they placed food, pas- canned goods and money are donated tries, flowers, wine, and, especially, to those in need. fava beans. To complete the day, many parishes The beans were the first crop Sicil- stage a reenactment of the Holy Fam- ians are believed to have grown once ily’s search for shelter in Bethlehem, after which a feast is served. their drought ended. Called “tupa tupa” or “knock Wishing a Happy The altars became a custom in Sici- knock,” the custom has children rep- th ly. They came to New Orleans during resenting the Holy Family knocking 80 Birthday to a wave of Sicilian migration in the on the parish door, looking for shelter. 19th century. The procession is denied shelter, two “In New Orleans, we have a very times, and on the third knock, every- large Sicilian immigrant population one is let in for the feast.

Father William DeVille 14 Catholic Times April 1, 2018 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord (Cycle B) The Weekday Bible Readings A proclamation of the Resurrection, and a farewell MONDAY Acts 2:14,22-23 hidden with Christ in God.” Psalm 16:1-2a,5,7-11 Mark’s Gospel is used at the Easter Vigil, and, in Matthew 28:8-15 this year of Mark, might be the better choice for the TUESDAY Father Gospel. Mark’s is a bare-bones presentation of in- Acts 2:36-41 formation he considered key in presenting “the Gos- Psalm 33:4-5,18-20,22 Lawrence L. Hummer pel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God,” as his opening John 20:11-18 statement in the Gospel reads. The original ending WEDNESDAY of Mark actually includes verse 8 of chapter 16, Acts 3:1-10 Acts 10:34a,37-43; which is dropped from the Easter proclamation. It Psalm 105:1-4,6-9 Luke 24:13-35 Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8; reads, “Then they went out and fled from the tomb, seized with trembling and bewilderment. They said THURSDAY John 20:1-9 or Mark 16:1-7 nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.” Acts 3:11-26 Psalm 8:2a,5-9 As we see above, celebrants have a variety of read- Other endings both longer and shorter were added Luke 24:35-48 ings from which to choose for the Easter proclama- by later writers. I find the original preferable, if only FRIDAY tion. People may well spend a few lost moments because it shows how in the earliest Gospel, writ- Acts 4:1-12 hunting for the readings. A simple announcement ten between 65 and 70 AD, the early Christians still Psalm 118:1-2,4,22-27a before Mass indicating the readings should clarify were coming to grips with what had happened after John 21:1-14 things. Readers will note that all selections for read- the death and, on the testimony of these women, the SATURDAY ings at Mass during the Easter season come from resurrection of Jesus. These women were the same Acts 4:13-21 the New Testament, allowing us to celebrate the ones mentioned in Mark 15:40 (two of them are Psalm 118:1,14-15,16ab-21 feast, as Paul says to the Corinthians, “with the un- mentioned in 15:47) as looking on the crucifixion Mark 16:9-15 leavened bread of sincerity and truth, for Christ our at a distance. The core of the material is that women Passover (lamb) has been sacrificed.” found an empty tomb after Jesus had been buried, This means, as the Christian celebrates this feast of after his crucifixion. There is also the strange men- eternal liberation from death and sin, that the time of tion of the young man in white who informs them Easter is devoted to proclamation. With such proc- that Jesus has been raised. DIOCESAN WEEKLY RADIO AND lamation of faith, we are dealing with a generation The other traditional Gospel for Easter is John TELEVISION MASS SCHEDULE or two after the actual events. The Acts of the Apos- 20:1-9. There, we see alone of the WEEK OF APRIL 1, 2018 tles, for example, reflects Luke’s version of events women, as well as the disciple whom Jesus loved that happened after the resurrection and ascension, and Simon Peter. The men encountered an empty SUNDAY MASS during the 80s of the first century. How much of 10:30 a.m. Mass from Columbus St. Joseph tomb and burial wrappings and “did not yet un- Cathedral on St. Radio (AM 820), Co- Luke’s testimony reflects the years immediately af- derstand the Scripture that he had to rise from the lumbus, and at www.stgabrielradio.com. ter the resurrection experience of the first disciples dead.” We are left with that to ponder as we cele- Mass with the Passionist Fathers at is impossible to say. brate this Easter morn. 7:30 a.m. on WWHO-TV (the CW), Channel 53, Columbus. and 10:30 a.m. on WHIZ-TV, Chan- Luke has fashioned a standard kind of speech for This material seems a bit sketchy and unsatisfy- nel 18, Zanesville. Check local cable system Peter in the house of the Roman centurion Corne- ing, but that is all we are going to get in this life. for cable channel listing. lius, intended to stress the high points of those early Other evangelists came up with other material to try Mass from Our Lady of the Angels Monastery, Birming- experiences as they came to be handed down to oth- to bridge this gap, but Mark simply put it out there ham, Alabama, at 8 a.m. on EWTN (Spectrum Channel ers. Those details include whatever gives the speech 385, Insight Channel 382, for us to deal with as we might. The best occasion or WOW Channel 378). credibility, such as the Apostles’ eating and drinking must be the final one, when we experience this for (Encores at noon, 7 p.m., and midnight). with the risen Christ after the resurrection. That is ourselves in the fullness of time. Mass from the Archdiocese of Milwaukee at because Luke already had mentioned in his Gospel 6:30 a.m. on ION TV (AT&T U-verse Channel the tale of the two unnamed disciples on the road I have been writing commentaries on 195, Dish Network Channel 250, to Emmaus, when they walked with the Lord, not these Scriptures off and on since the or DirecTV Channel 305). knowing who he was until they broke bread with 1980s. It is time for me to put down my Mass from Massillon St. Mary Church at 10:30 a.m. on pen and get myself ready for the Lord’s WILB radio (AM 1060, FM 94.5 and 89.5), Canton, heard him. Naturally, Luke would mention this detail to in Tuscarawas, Holmes, and Coshocton counties. strengthen his own witness and that of Peter to the coming. truth of their testimony. Thank you to those who have read DAILY MASS 8 a.m., Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Birming- Paul is not concerned with historical details of the these comments and for your encour- ham, Alabama. (Encores at noon, 7 p.m. and midnight). resurrection. He is concerned with how our relation- agement over the years. See EWTN above; and on I-Lifetv ship with the risen Christ should change the way we Father Lawrence Hummer, pastor of Chillicothe (Channel 113 in Ada, Logan, Millersburg, Mur- ray City and Washington C.H.; Channel 125 in Marion, relate to the world around us. We should “think of St. Mary Church, can be reached at hummerl@st- Newark, Newcomerstown and New what is above, not of what is on earth … your life is marychillicothe.com. Philadelphia; and Channel 207 in Zanesville); 8 p.m., St. Gabriel Radio (AM 820), Columbus, and at www.stgabrielradio.com. We pray the Seasonal Propers The Catholic Times thanks Father Hummer for his years of service to its readers. for the Days of the Octave of Easter April 1, 2018 Catholic Times 15 Memory, identity, and patriotism The second volume of my biography of St. John In recent years, real progress has been made in Paul II, The End and the Beginning, benefited im- eradicating offensive terms like “Polish death mensely from the resources of Poland’s Institute of THE CATHOLIC camps” from the world’s vocabulary, as Poles, National Remembrance (IPN, from its Polish ini- Germans, and others have worked together to make tials), which was established after the Revolution DIFFERENCE clear that those were Nazi extermination camps. of 1989 to preserve records related to the Polish George Weigel Moreover, Poland’s Jewish heritage is now cele- experience under the Nazis and the communists. brated in massive cultural festivals such as the one Documents obtained from IPN by Polish historians held in Cracow every summer, and above all in a helped me paint a detailed picture of the 40-year it makes IPN into something ominously resem- magnificent new museum of the history of Polish war the communists conducted against Karol Wo- bling Orwell’s “Big Brother”; misconceived be- Jewry in – one of the finest historical mu- jtyla, from the days when he was a young priest, cause it could promote falsifications of history seums in the world. Further, the late Archbishop through his Cracovian episcopate, and on to his while criminalizing truth-telling; misconceived Jozef Zycinski of Lublin, following the example of first decade as Pope John Paul II. because it deflects attention from the 6,000 Pol- John Paul II, slowly but carefully created a Jew- Thus, as a beneficiary of IPN’s archives, a long- ish rescuers honored at the Yad Vashem Holocaust ish-Christian dialogue in Poland, so that memories time friend of Poland, and a grateful recipient of memorial in Jerusalem; misconceived because it could be cleansed and purified and a new relation- that country’s highest award for contributions to reawakens stereotypes many of us have worked ship between Catholics and Jews forged. for decades to erase; misconceived because it ex- Polish culture, I am deeply concerned by the new In light of all this, and more, the IPN Act seems acerbates tensions in a country where (like Amer- “IPN Act” signed into law in Poland this past Feb- a grave mistake. Poland in the 1980s offered the ruary. For the law dictates that IPN – presumably ica, alas), the survival of the shrillest seems to be the order of the day. world an inspiring model of morally driven nonvi- an archive for research – will now become an olent revolution. Since 1989, Poland has been the agency monitoring thought, speech, and writing. No one should doubt that all Poland suffered terri- model for post-communist transitions, politically According to a law so vaguely drawn as to in- bly during World War II. Twenty percent of the pop- and economically. Poland and its friends were suc- vite abuse, it seems that IPN is to flag instances of ulation in 1939 was dead in 1945, including thee cessfully making the case to the world about the someone speaking publicly or writing about Polish million Jews. Another 1.2 million people had been full truth of the unspeakable atrocities that took involvement in the Holocaust of European Jewry “transferred” to Siberia and its gulag camps. The place there during World War II. Now this. – speech and writing that has been declared illegal race-mad Nazis seized 200,000 Polish children and under the IPN Act. The penalty for such trans- took them to Germany. At the end of the war, there And in the name of what? National identity is a gressions is three years in prison (ironically, the was not a single structure more than two feet high precious thing, but it can only lead to a true civic sentence passed by a Viennese court against the in Poland’s capital, which Hitler had ordered razed patriotism if it deals with history honestly. Russia odious Holocaust denier, Irving). in retaliation for the Warsaw Uprising of August is a prime example of a country beset by a national Sympathetic as I am to some of the current Polish 1944. In the immediate aftermath of the war, Polish story riddled with historical falsehoods. Poles, of government’s criticisms of the European Union, heroes of unimpeachable integrity were judicially all people, should not want to follow that example. and much as I welcome its efforts to strengthen murdered by the country’s new Stalinist occupiers George Weigel is Distinguished Senior Fellow family life, I cannot extend my sympathy to this because their democratic convictions might pose a of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in gravely misconceived law: misconceived because threat to consolidating communist rule. Washington, D.C.

Mother Angelica tour announces 2018 dates The Tour has announced its their way through downtown Canton, with their Sancta Clara Monastery, 4200 Market Ave N., 2018 dates. Those who make the journey will learn first stop at St. Anthony Church, 1530 11th St. will be the final stop on the tour. Pilgrims will be about the life of Mother Angelica, the Canton na- S.E., where Mother Angelica was baptized, attend- able to pray in silence and walk the grounds of tive who founded the EWTN radio and television ed school, and was confirmed. the sprawling convent where, as a young nun, the networks, by visiting sites in her hometown that are Next, the tour heads to the Rhoda Wise House and then-Sister Angelica lived, prayed, and worked. associated with her. Shrine at 2337 25th St. N.E., where young Rita was Here, she made her bargain with God that if she could overcome the pain in her legs and walk “We are blessed to be able to teach people about healed of a stomach ailment through prayers by Wise, a mystic and stigmatist who has been declared again, she would build him a monastery in the the life of Mother Angelica, who was given the South. She walked, then she raised money from lo- name Rita Rizzo when she was born in Canton in a , the first step toward sainthood. Pilgrims then will head back to the bookstore for an cal residents and people across the nation by carv- 1923 and built a global network in Alabama that ing and painting wooden fishing lures, known as preaches the word of God,” said tour director Bar- Italian lunch and a chance to pray the rosary, browse the bookstore, and walk in its new Lourdes Grotto. St. Peter’s lures for the fisherman and Apostle who bara Gaskell. “This tour will remind people that, no became the first pope. matter your circumstances, you can make a differ- St. Peter Church, 726 Cleveland Ave. N.W., will ence in the world.” be the first stop after lunch. Those in attendance For more information about the tour, go to www. will marvel at the architectural splendor of the motherangelicatour.com or call Barbara Gaskell at Tour dates, all Tuesdays, are April 17, May 15, building, which is on the National Register of His- (330) 492-7018. June 19, July 10, Aug. 21, Sept. 11, and Oct. 23. toric Places.This church is where both Rita Rizzo The tour begins with Mass in the Mary Ark of and Rhoda Wise attended Mass. The tour bus then the Covenant Chapel at the St. Bookstore, will head to the burial place of Wise, her husband, www.columbuscatholic.org 4365 Fulton Drive N.W. The pilgrims will make and their daughter, Anna Mae. 16 Catholic Times April 1, 2018 Record Society to honor diocese’s anniversary Pray for our dead The Catholic Record Society’s annu- to the more settled world of growth al lunch meeting will commemorate and development. It will revisit some AMICON, Dr. Robert F., 86, March 18 LAIRD, Mary M. (Murphy), 89, March 22 the 150th anniversary of the Diocese “lost” churches in the diocese and St. Christopher Church, Columbus St. Peter Church, Columbus of Columbus. Msgr. Frank Lane will look at the continuation of shifting be the speaker for the event, which patterns of the church today. ANNARINO, George A., 82, March 19 LaROCHELLE, Thomas E., 83, March 17 will take place Saturday, May 5, be- A short business meeting will follow St. Church, Newark St. Paul Church, Westerville ginning at 11:30 a.m. in the auditori- the talk. The society hopes to arrange BEAN, Barbara E. (Fester), 81, March 22 LIGON, Nancy E. (Keenan), 70. March 18 um of the Westminster-Thurber Com- for a silent auction of duplicate his- St. Timothy Church, Columbus Sacred Heart Church, Columbus munity, 717 Neil Ave., Columbus, torical booklets. Copies of society His topic will be “Lost Horizons member Donald Schlegel’s new biog- BOLLER, Marguerite V. (Konanz), 101, March LINARD, Alex B., 23, March 17 and Forgotten Pieces on Pilgrimage.” raphy of Bishop Sylvester Rosecrans, 17 St. Church, Powell Lunch will be at 12:15 p.m. in the the first bishop of Columbus, will be Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel, Columbus LOMBARDO, Vincent L., 88, March 21 community’s Victorian Room, fol- available for sale. CLARK, Mathilda W. “Tillie,” 72, March 20 St. Pius X Church, Reynoldsburg lowed by the talk in the auditorium. The cost of the lunch is $20. The Msgr. Lane’s talk will look at the rap- deadline for reservations is Friday, St. Nicholas Church, Zanesville MARTIN, Catriona A. (Hay), 32, March 20 idly changing experience of the Cath- April 27. For more information, con- St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, Pickerington COURTNEY, Thomas P. Jr., 81, March 18 olic Church in central and southern tact Mike Finn at (614) 268-4166 or Church of the Resurrection, New Albany PANTHANA, Charles E., 87, March 16 Ohio, from the early missionary days [email protected]. DOERSAM, Steven M., 66, March 23 Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel, Columbus Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel, Columbus POTTER, Edward J. II “Skip,” formerly of Citywide Mass and prayer breakfast EARLY, Walter J. “Mick,” 68, March 17 Columbus, 80, March 21 St. Paul Church, Westerville St. Ann Church, Naples, Fla. Columbus Catholic Renewal will ministry and confession will be of- be sponsoring a citywide Mass and fered during adoration. Child care is FRANCIS, Donna B., 87, March 16 SAUL, Teresa A. (Wolf), 75, March 19 prayer breakfast from 9 a.m. until available. Participants are asked to St. John Church, Logan Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, noon Saturday, April 14th at Colum- bring a breakfast dish to share. Columbus GOODBURN, Michael J., 79, March 21 bus Our Lady of the Miraculous Med- Columbus Catholic Renewal, also St. Paul Church, Westerville SIDWELL, Glen D. Jr., 60, March 20 al Church, 5225 Refugee Road. known as the Catholic Charismatic St. Nicholas Church, Zanesville The event will open with morn- Renewal, Inc., is a 501-c-3 lay orga- GUISINGER, Jodie, 87, March 17 ing Mass celebrated by Father Dean nization under the authority of Bish- St. Mary Church, Lancaster SIMS, Howard N. “Howdy,” 83, March 15 St. Therese’s Retreat Center, Columbus Mathewson and concelebrated by Fa- op Frederick Campbell through his HARPER, Mary (Beltram), 87, March 17 ther James Coleman, followed by an appointed liaison, Father Mathewson. St. Church, Columbus SPINOSI, Filomena “Fannie” (Ventresca), 90, opportunity for fellowship and break- For more information, go to www. March 24 fast, and continuing with adoration of ccrcolumbus.org, call Dan Canlas at JOLLIFF, Gary E., 69, March 20 St. Matthias Church, Columbus the Blessed Sacrament and worship (614) 500-8178, or send an email to St. Mary Church, Marion SULLIVAN, Barbara K. (Neugebauer), 74, music by the Living Stones. Prayer [email protected]. JOOS, Dr. Francis E. “Bud,” 85, March 19 March 23 St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, Pickerington St. Leo Church, Columbus KESSLER, Patricia L. (Jeffries), 90, March 9 SZABO, Mary, 91, March 17 St. Mary Church, Lancaster St. Paul Church, Westerville Deanery sponsors bereavement ministry Anyone suffering from the loss of a consecutive Sundays, from April 8 to loved one is invited to take part in the May 13, in the parish hall of Colum- Seasons of Hope bereavement minis- bus St. Church, 386 try meetings sponsored by the North Buttles Ave. THIS LENT High Deanery. Registration will take place each Seasons of Hope is a Catholic, week from 1:30 to 1:55 p.m., followed Christ-centered support group that by the group sharing session from 2 invite a friend to includes Scripture, prayer, reflec- to 4 pm. Questions may be directed tion, and sharing. It is offered for six to Mike Schmidt at michaeljamess- LISTEN TO AM 820 weeks, four times per year. The min- [email protected] or Michael Ju- istry’s spring session will meet on six lian at [email protected].

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Mime Stations at Ada Our Lady of Lourdes Easter Food Basket Blessing at Delaware St. Mary Marian Devotion at St. Elizabeth Noon, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 300 E. Highland 8:30 a.m., St. Mary Church, 82 E. William St., Delaware. 7 p.m., St. Elizabeth Church, 6077 Sharon Woods Blvd., CLASSIFIED Ave., Ada. Mime Stations of the Cross with eighth- to Blessing of Easter food baskets. 740-363-4641 Columbus. Marian devotion with Scriptural rosary, fol- 12th-grade students. 419-634-2626 Easter Food Basket Blessing at St. Pius X lowed by Mass and monthly novena to Our Lady of Per- BUSINESS FOR SALE Walking Stations at Dover St. Joseph 1 p.m., St. Pius X Church, 1051 S. Waggoner Road, Reyn- petual Help, with Father Ramon Owera, CFIC. Home-based ad agency for non-profit charities. Noon, St. Joseph Church, 613 N. Tuscarawas Ave., Dover. oldsburg. Blessing of Easter food baskets. 614-866-2859 Clients established. Walking Stations of the Cross led by parish youth group. Bishop Campbell Presides at Cathedral Vigil Service 5, THURSDAY 330-364-6661 8:30 p.m., St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 E. Broad St., Colum- Cenacle at Holy Name Average annual net is $67K part time Living Stations at Newman Center bus. Bishop Frederick Campbell is celebrant for Easter Work from any location. Will train. Retiring. $29,900. 6 p.m., Holy Name Church, 154 E. Patterson Ave., Co- 3 p.m., St. Newman Center, 64 W. Lane Vigil service. 614-224-1295 lumbus. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, with Call Leida at 828-633-6382. Ave., Columbus. Living Stations of the Cross. prayers in the Cenacle format of the Marian Movement 614-291-4674 of Priests. Walking Stations in Portsmouth Eucharistic Holy Hour at Sacred Heart 6 p.m., St. Mary Church, 524 6th St., Portsmouth. Walking 7 p.m., Sacred Heart Church, 893 Hamlet St., Columbus. Stations of the Cross, ending at Holy Redeemer Church, APRIL Eucharistic Holy Hour with the intention of deepened MARCH 1325 Gallia St., Portsmouth. 1, SUNDAY holiness and an increase in the virtue of fortitude for Overnight Vigil with the Virgin at Holy Family Easter Egg Hunt at Holy Redeemer the Holy Father, bishops, and priests, concluding with 30, FRIDAY 7 p.m., Holy Family Church, 584 W. Broad St., Columbus. 10 a.m., Holy Redeemer Church, 1325 Gallia St., Ports- Benediction, social period, and refreshments. Walking Stations of the Cross in Downtown Columbus Stations of the Cross, followed at 7:30 by overnight vigil mouth. Easter egg hunt. 740-354-2716 614-372-5249 8 to 11 a.m., starting behind St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 until 10 a.m. Saturday with statue of the Virgin Mary Bishop Campbell Celebrates Easter Morning Mass Scripture Study at Columbus St. Patrick E. Broad St., Columbus. Annual Walking Stations of the standing watch over the crucified Jesus. Confessions un- 10:30 a.m., St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 E. Broad St., Colum- 7 p.m., Aquinas Hall, St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Cross, stopping at 14 sites around downtown Columbus til midnight. Sorrowful mysteries of the rosary prayed bus. Bishop Frederick Campbell celebrates Easter Mass. Ave., Columbus. Part 5 of Scott Hahn’s 11-part “The Bible to commemorate Jesus’ crucifixion and reflect on vari- hourly. 614-221-4323 614-224-1295 and the Sacraments: A Journey Through Scripture.” ous social issues. 614-241-2540 Tenebrae Service at St. Christopher Prayer Group Meeting at Christ the King 614-224-9522 Living Stations at Holy Redeemer 7:30 p.m., St. Christopher Church, 1420 Grandview Ave., 5 to 7 p.m., Christ the King Church, 2777 E. Livingston 9 a.m. to noon, Holy Redeemer Park, 1325 Gallia St., Columbus. Tenebrae service, designed to recreate the 6, FRIDAY Portsmouth. Living Stations of the Cross representation sense of betrayal, abandonment, and agony related to Ave., Columbus (enter at daily Mass entrance). Weekly St. Cecilia Adoration of Blessed Sacrament by Missionary Servants of the Word. 740-354-3716 Good Friday. 614-486-0457 parish prayer group meets for praise, worship, ministry, St. Cecilia Church, 434 Norton Road, Columbus. Begins Procession at St. Stephen Tenebrae Service at Cathedral and teaching. 614-237-0401 after 8:15 a.m. Mass; continues to 5 p.m. Saturday. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Stephen Church, 4131 Clime Road, 8 p.m., St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 E. Broad St., Columbus. Spanish Mass at Columbus St. Peter Monthly Adoration of Blessed Sacrament Columbus. Procession around the church property, with Tenebrae service featuring the Cathedral Schola and 7 p.m., St. Peter Church, 6899 Smoky Row Road, Colum- Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, 5225 Refugee Stations of the Cross in Spanish. 614-272-5206 including Thomas Tallis’ “Lamentations of .” bus. Mass in Spanish. 706-761-4054 Road, Columbus. Begins after 9 a.m. Mass; continues Walking Stations, Prayer Service at Del. St. Mary 614-241-2526 Compline at Cathedral through 6 p.m. Holy Hour. 11 a.m., St. Mary Church, 82 E. William St., Delaware. Living Stations in Spanish at Dover St. Joseph 9 p.m., St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 E. Broad St., Columbus. First Friday Masses at Holy Family Walking Stations of the Cross through downtown, fol- 8 p.m., St. Joseph Church, 613 N. Tuscarawas Ave., Dover. Chanting of Compline, the Catholic Church’s official 12:15 and 7 p.m., Holy Family Church, 584 W. Broad St., lowed by ecumenical prayer service at noon. Living Stations of the Cross in Spanish. 330-364-6661 night prayer. 614-241-2526 Columbus. First Friday Masses in honor of the Sacred 740-363-4641 Heart of Jesus. 614-221-4323 2, MONDAY Catholic Men’s Luncheon Club Bishop Presides at Cathedral Good Friday Liturgy 30-APRIL 8, FRIDAY-SUNDAY Noon, St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 E. Broad St., Columbus. Aquinas Alumni Luncheon 12:15 p.m., St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave., Colum- Divine Mercy Novena at Blessed Sacrament 11 a.m., TAT Ristorante di Famiglia, 1210 S. James Road, bus. Catholic Men’s Luncheon Club meeting, with Jerry Bishop Frederick Campbell presides at Good Friday lit- 2 p.m. March 30, 3 p.m. March 31, 9:30 a.m. April 1, 3 urgy. 614-224-1295 Columbus. Monthly Columbus Aquinas High School Freewalt of the diocesan Office for Social Concerns p.m. April 2-7, Blessed Sacrament Church, 394 E. Main alumni luncheon. speaking on the ARCH (Accompanying Returning Citi- St., Newark. Novena of Divine Mercy, concluding on Eucharistic Adoration at Our Lady of Victory zens with Hope) ministry, which helps released prison- April 8 with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 7 to 8 a.m., Our Lady of Victory Church, 1559 Roxbury ers readjust to society. end of 10:45 a.m. Mass until 3 p.m., when chaplet will Road, Columbus. First Monday Eucharistic Adoration, Labyrinth Walk at Shepherd’s Corner All fund-raising events (festivals, bazaars, be recited, followed by Benediction. Sacrament of beginning with Morning Prayer, concluding with Mass. 7 to 8:30 p.m., Shepherd’s Corner Ecology Center, 987 N. spaghetti dinners, fish fries, bake sales, Reconciliation will be available from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Marian Prayer Group at Holy Spirit Waggoner Road, Blacklick. Labyrinth walk led by laby- pizza/sub sales, candy sales, etc.) 740-345-4290 7 p.m., Day chapel, Holy Spirit Church, 4383 E. Broad St., rinth caretaker John Seryak. Theme: “Alone With Each will be placed in the Divine Mercy Chaplet Recital at Chillicothe St. Peter Columbus, Marian Movement of Priests Cenacle prayer Other.” Suggested donation $5. Registration deadline “Fund-Raising Guide.” An entry into the 7 p.m. March 30 (sung), 3 p.m. subsequent days, St. Peter group for Catholic family life. 614-235-7435 April 4. 614-866-4302 Guide will be $18.50 for the first six lines, Church, 118 Church St., Chillicothe. Daily recital of Chap- Eucharistic Vigil at Holy Cross let of Divine Mercy, concluding on April 8 with Exposition Holy Cross Church, 205 S. 5th St., Columbus. 7:30 p.m. and $2.65 for each additional line. 3, TUESDAY For more information, call Douglas Bean at of the Blessed Sacrament from end of 11:30 a.m. Mass un- Mass, followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament til singing of Chaplet, with procession and Benediction, Our Lady of Good Success Study Group with various prayers, ending with Benediction around 11. 614-224-6530. 11 a.m., Sacred Heart Church, 893 Hamlet St., Columbus. at 3 p.m. Confessions heard from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. April 7. All-Night Exposition at Our Lady of Victory Monthly meeting of Our Lady of Good Success study 740-774-1407 Our Lady of Victory Church, 1559 Roxbury Road, Colum- group. Eucharistic Holy Hour in church, followed by cat- bus. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from 8 p.m. 31, SATURDAY echesis study and discussion. 614-372-5249 until Mass at 8 a.m. Saturday. Wilderness Outreach ‘Carry the Cross’ Hike Rosary for Life at St. Joan of Arc ‘Happenings’ submissions Following 6:15 p.m. Mass, St. Joan of Arc Church, 10700 7:30 a.m., Parking lot and shelter house, Barneby Ham- 7, SATURDAY Notices for items of Catholic interest must be Liberty Road, Powell. Recital of Rosary for Life, spon- ilton area, western end of Clear Creek Metro Park, off Fatima Devotions at Columbus St. Patrick received at least 12 days before expected publi- U.S. 33 near the Fairfield-Hocking county border. Wil- sored by church’s respect life committee. 7 a.m., St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave., Columbus. cation date. We will print them as space permits. derness Outreach sponsors 12-mile “Carry the Cross” Abortion Recovery Network Group Mass, followed by devotions to Our Lady of Fatima, Items not received before this deadline may not hike for men, carrying a 3- by 6-foot timber cross 7 p.m., Pregnancy Decision Health Center, 665 E. Dub- preceded by confessions at 6:30. 614-240-5910 be published. through park. Participants may take part in all or a por- lin-Granville Road, Columbus. Abortion recovery net- Mary’s Little Children Prayer Group Listings cannot be taken by phone. tion of the hike and should bring a day pack with two or work group meeting for anyone interested in recovering Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, 5225 Refugee from abortion or who has been through a recovery pro- Mail to: The Catholic Times three liters of water, snacks, and rain gear if appropriate. Road, Columbus. 8:30 a.m., confessions, 9 a.m., Mass, gram, and wants to stay connected. 614-721-2100 Happenings, 614-679-6761 followed by Fatima prayers and Rosary (Shepherds of 197 East Gay St., Columbus, OH 43215 St. Pius X ‘Carry the Cross’ Hike Christ format); 10 a.m., meeting. 614-861-4888 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Gazebo, John F. Kennedy Park, 4, WEDNESDAY First Saturday Devotion at St. Joan of Arc Fax to: 614-241-2518 7232 E. Main St., Reynoldsburg. St. Pius X Church Men’s ODU Adult Education Information Session 8:30 a.m., St. Joan of Arc Church, 10700 Liberty Road, E-mail as text to [email protected] Ministry sponsors walk with wooden cross over an 6 to 7 p.m., Room 274, Bishop Griffin Center, Ohio Do- Powell. Mass, followed by rosary in reparation to the eight-mile round-trip course along bike trails and side- minican University, 1216 Sunbury Road, Columbus. In- Immaculate Heart of Mary, concluding with Fatima walks of Reynoldsburg. 614-866-2859 formation session on ODU adult education programs. prayers. 18 Catholic Times April 1, 2018

“The Pope’s Cat”: New book series introduces kids to papal office, Rome

Book review The Pope’s Cat Catholic News Agency Margaret, the fiction- al stray cat adopted by a fictional pope in a new children’s book series, gets an up-close and personal look at the Vatican and the papal office that most Catholics could only imagine. In The Pope’s Cat, a series was already underway. new children’s book “Somehow I missed all of that completely,” Swee- series by Jon M. Swee- ney said. ney, Margaret is just another stray cat on the Sweeney said he chose to tell the story of the pope streets of Rome until and Rome through a cat because of his own person- the Holy Father finds al love for felines, even though he doesn’t own one her on his early morn- at the moment. ing stroll, scoops her “I don’t get to have a cat because our dog, Max, up into his arms and would chase it and probably eat it,” he said. decides to adopt her as “I think that if you know cats and you read The many aspects of life in the Vatican. his own. Pope’s Cat, you will see or get the feeling that I The ensuing shenanigans are what one might ex- “It’s a fictional pope who introduces kids to what understand cats, that I’ve lived with cats a lot,” pect from a feline who suddenly finds herself in the do, to the fact that the pope is the head of he said. “That the cat would sort of turn away pope’s life - she sleeps on his furniture (a lot), gets state, to the fact that a pope is a very human person from the pope at first and not come when he calls a glimpse at the general audience from the papal who experiences anxiety and nervousness ... and is – that’s part of what I love about cats instead of apartment window, and even interrupts an import- someone who is invested with enormous responsi- dogs, actually.” ant dinner with the queen of England. bilities as the leader of the Catholic Church, with more than one billion people,” he said. The illustrations for The Pope’s Cat were done The pope in the series reacts to his new friend with by Roy DeLeon, a Benedictine oblate and retired bemusement and good humor, all while going about The pope in the story also frequently speaks to graphic designer from Seattle. his busy schedule as the leader of the Vatican and Margaret in Italian phrases (such as dai, meaning the Catholic Church. “come!”) because “how else would you speak with “He’s done a beautiful ,” Sweeney said. “He’s putting a lot of himself into it, and a lot of research “I find that we as adults are often thinking about a Roman stray other than to speak to her in her na- tive tongue?” into what it might look like in the pope’s apartment, the pope and talking about the pope and listening or what the Swiss guards look like.” to what he has to say, but that young children don’t “Rome is a meaningful place to me,” said Swee- really understand and often just think of the pope as ney, who is “a little bit Italian” and whose visits to The Pope’s Cat is the first in a series of four books. an image on the refrigerator,” Sweeney told Catho- Rome helped inspire his journey into the Catholic The next book, Margaret’s Night in St. Peter’s lic News Agency, “and I wanted to see if I could do Church a decade ago. “I wanted to give kids that Square, is a Christmas story with fully colored il- one little thing to change that.” feeling of Rome, as well, I love the Roman side of lustrations. Books three and four will see Margaret His new series about Margaret the cat aims to teach Catholicism,” he said. venture into the Vatican’s Holy Week festivities and children about the pope and his duties, to make him Margaret was not inspired, as one might think, to Assisi with the pope. seem more relatable and human, and to also give by the beloved cats of Pope Emeritus Benedict The series is intended for first- to fourth-graders. them a taste of the Roman culture that permeates XVI, of which Sweeney knew nothing until the It is published by Paraclete Press. April 1, 2018 Catholic Times 19

St. Anthony ‘Men Who Mean the Most’ Columbus St. Anthony School second-grade students hosted a “Men Who Mean the Most in March” event for all men in their lives. They celebrated with books, games, puzzles, and snacks. The “special men” were treated to time with their students for one-on-one interaction. Pictured are Jeff and Lauren Waldron (left) and Ashley and Mithran Fernandes. Photos courtesy St. Anthony School

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