CATHOLIC OCTOBER 21, 2018 THE 29TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME VOLUME 68:3 DIOCESE OF COLUMBUS TIMES FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: FAITH AND FOOTBALL Catholic Times 2 October 21, 2018 Editor’s reflections by Doug Bean Fr. Adrian Dionne, OP, Goodbye Columbus Day? Sadly, the city of Columbus de- respect, but as is passed away on Oct. 11, 2018 cided this year not to observe the in the case with federal holiday honoring the city’s most everything Funeral Mass for Father Adrian Dionne, OP, 96, namesake, Christopher Columbus, nowadays, the who died Thursday, Oct. 11 at the Mohun Health for the first time. decision seems Care Center in Columbus, will be celebrated Fri- City offices remained open on politically moti- day, Oct. 19 at Somerset St. Joseph Church, with Monday, Oct. 8 while the federal vated. burial in the parish cemetery. government was shut down, as it And you have to wonder what’s He was born Joseph Dionne on May 17, 1922, in has done annually since 1934, to next. Providence, Rhode Island to the late Ludger and commemorate the day in 1492 that Take down the statue of Columbus Elizabeth (Adams) Dionne, and was a graduate of the Catholic explorer from Europe in front of City Hall? It was donated LaSalle Academy in Providence. landed in the Americas. in 1955 by Genoa, Italy, which is con- He was accepted as a preparatory student for the priesthood Columbus, with a population of sidered to be his birthplace. in the Order of Preachers (the Dominican Order) in 1940 at Prov- 860,000, is the largest city in the Unit- Or is it possible that the city would idence College and entered the Dominican novitiate in 1942 at ed States to be named after him. The take the drastic step of changing its St. Rose in Springfield, Kentucky, receiving the religious name decision to ditch Columbus Day made name? That might seem far-fetched, Adrian. international headlines and, whether but protesters have demanded for He made his first profession of vows on Aug. 16, 1943 at St. intended or not, the city succumbed that to happen. Rose and his final profession on the same date in 1946 in Ocean to popular movements that cast the Anyone who was around here in City, Maryland. He studied philosophy at St. Joseph Priory in explorer in a negative light. 1992 remembers the $95 million Somerset and theology at the Pontifical Faculty of the Immacu- Instead, the city will give its 8,500 AmeriFlora exhibit on the 500th an- late Conception in Washington. He was ordained a priest on June employees a Veterans Day holiday, niversary of Columbus’ discovery 9, 1949 at St. Dominic Church in Washington by Bishop Edward saying it couldn’t afford to pay them that brought thousands of visitors to Daly, OP, of Des Moines, Iowa. to have both days off. the city. It’s highly doubtful a similar In the Diocese of Columbus, he was pastor of Somerset St. Jo- There’s absolutely nothing wrong event would even be considered to- seph Church from 1961-73 and of St. Joseph and Somerset Holy with honoring veterans, but any wise day. Trinity Church from 1989-2001. He was prior of St. Joseph Priory person can read between the lines and So why should we care as Catho- in Somerset from 1967-73. figure out for themselves that the city lics? It’s a civil dispute, after all. He also served at parishes and hospital chaplaincies in Provi- is trying to avoid controversy while Here’s why: Columbus had a mis- dence, Rhode Island; Hawthorne, New York; and Silver Spring, acquiescing to vocal protesters. sion to bring Christ to the natives and Maryland. He was a teacher at Providence College in 1950. An alternative Indigenous Peoples the good news of salvation to unchart- On leaving Somerset in 2001, he was assigned to St. Dominic Day has gained popularity in recent ed lands. He wanted to offer to others Priory in Washington, where he resided in the Center for Assisted years. It sprang out of misconcep- the gift of the Catholic faith. Living of the Dominican Province of St. Joseph. He was assigned tions that Columbus’ mission was to Examine the logs from his voyage to the rectory of Columbus St. Patrick Church in April 2015, and enslave and exploit native people for for proof. The day before he and his resided at the Mohun center from that time until his death. his own gain. men sighted land, he wrote: “As is The mayor’s office emphasized the our custom, Vespers were said in the city’s intention was not to replace Co- late afternoon, and a special thanks- lumbus Day with Indigenous Peoples giving was offered to God for giving Day, but maybe it’s only a matter of us renewed hope through the many Late-arriving papers alert time until that happens. Cincinnati has signs of land He has provided. I now joined other cities in sacking Colum- believe that the light I saw earlier was Please be advised that you might experience delays in receiving the Catholic bus Day in favor of the alternative. a sign from God and that it was truly Times for the next few weeks because of the high volume of politically related Don’t misunderstand. 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In the background is Bill Pederson, a fourth-degree member of Knights of Columbus Council 3037. Bishop Frederick Campbell said as part of his Rosary Day re- flection: “So, my friends, on this day when our prayers are most needed, we ask Mary to be with us, to allow what shines through her life — that reflection of the power of God — to shine upon us, to invite him into the dark corners of our minds and hearts, to assure us of the victory of his Son the Lord Jesus Christ, and to awaken in us the memory of who we are and what we are called to do.” Blessed Sacrament featured on liturgical arts site Restoration of the interior no doubt also help the musical of Newark Blessed Sacrament acoustics of the church. An altar Church is featured on Liturgical rail now separates the sanctuary Arts Journal, a website dedicat- from the nave. ed to “seeking out noble beauty” “As we proceed into the sanc- in all forms of the liturgy, includ- tuary itself, one will note how the ing church architecture, sacred high altar and reredos structure vestments, sacred music and li- behind merge quite seamlessly. turgical prose. The new tabernacle is also quite The site, at www.liturgica- splendid and pairs well with the lartsjournal.com, was founded in high altar itself – in fact, it looks 2017 by Shawn Tribe of London, as though the two could be easily Ontario, who has been writing merged, with some minor adjust- about liturgical arts since 2005, ments to the predella (platform when he began another website, on which the altar stands), into New Liturgical Movement (www. a classic non-freestanding ar- newliturgicalmovement.org) “Before (left) and after” photos of Blessed Sacrament. Photos/Liturgical Arts Journal rangement if that were ever de- from which he retired in 2013. “First, the color of the new chap- churches. Simple but tasteful. sired at some future point down The Blessed Sacrament resto- el is certainly far more ‘timeless’ in “Also removed was the carpeting the road. ration is part of a regular “before look and feel. You will note as well that was found both in the sanctu- “I am particularly pleased to see and after” feature on the site. Here that the former pews have all been ary and up the central aisle, replaced the sedilia (seating for clergy) ar- is what Tribe had to say about it in a replaced by something more akin to now by tile work.