CatholicThe TIMES The Diocese of Columbus’ News Source February 2, 2020 • FOURTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME • Volume 69:17` Inside this issue Women’s conference: Sister Miriam James Heidland, SOLT, will be one of the speakers at the annual Catholic Women’s Conference on Feb. 15, Page 2 Respect Life Mass: Students from Columbus St. Francis DeSales High School joined others from the diocese for the annual Respect Life Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral on Wednesday, Jan. 22, Page 3 Millennial conference: Seminarians from the Pontifical College Josephinum were among the attendees at a diocesan conference on evangelizing to millennials, Page 13 SISTERS FROM CHILLICOTHE MARCH FOR LIFE, PLAN TO OPEN COLUMBUS CONVENT Page 10 Catholic Times 2 February 2, 2020 Women’s conference speakers announced Father Donald Father Ubald Heidi Hess Saxton Sister Miriam James Emily Jaminet Michele Faehnle Anna Mitchell Calloway, MIC Rugirangoga Heidland, SOLT Six dynamic speakers will be fea- midst of tragedy. State University graduate who now talk preparing those in attendance to tured in four talks at the 2020 dioc- Saxton, who will share the platform lives in Nashville and is a leading receive the sacrament. esan Catholic Women’s Conference with him, received a Master’s degree figure in contemporary Catholic In addition, many Catholic vendors on Saturday, Feb. 15 in Kasich Hall in theology from Sacred Heart Major music. Her songs of faith including and organizations will have display at the state fairgrounds. This will be Seminary in Detroit in 2011 and has Go in Peace, You Alone and Sweet tables with representatives on hand the 13th year for the event, one of the written seven books, including Lent Redeemer that have touched the lives for discussion during breaks. The largest of its kind in the nation, with with St. Teresa of Calcutta and Ad- of thousands. day will close with a Holy Hour at more than 3,000 women expected to vent with St. Teresa of Calcutta. Registration will begin at 7 a.m., 3:20 p.m. featuring Adoration of the attend. Sister Miriam James, a member of with music by Hart beginning at Blessed Sacrament, the sung Divine The lineup of speakers includes Fa- the Society of Our Lady of the Most 7:15 and Mass celebrated by Bishop Mercy Chaplet, and music. ther Donald Calloway, MIC; Father Holy Trinity and a previous speaker Robert Brennan at 8, followed by Advance tickets are $45 for adults Ubald Rugirangoga and Heidi Hess at the conference, is the author of the talks, with a lunch break during and $35 for those 23 and younger. Saxton; Sister Miriam James Heid- Loved As I Am. When her life as which the Sacrament of Reconcil- Prices will be $5 higher at the door. land, SOLT; and Emily Jaminet and a successful college athlete proved iation will be available from more There is no charge for religious Michele Faehnle. unfulfilling, she began searching than 30 priests. Father Brett Gar- sisters. To register and for additional Father Calloway is vicar provincial for something deeper and ended up land, parochial vicar for Columbus information, go to www.columbus- and vocation director for the Bless- falling in love with Jesus. She will be St. Mary Magdalene, St. Agnes and catholicwomen.com. ed Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy inviting her listeners to pursue their St. Aloysius churches, will give a Province of the Marian Fathers of the own relationship with Jesus. Immaculate Conception and the au- Faehnle and Jaminet are locally thor of several best-selling Catholic based authors and broadcasters who books. He exhibits an unmistakable have written best-selling, award-win- zeal for the priesthood and devotion ning books including Divine Mercy SUBSCRIBE to Our Lady, and his conversion story for Moms, The Friendship Project, will astound you. His new book, Our Friend Faustina and Pray Fully. The Catholic Times is the only Consecration to St. Joseph: The They have worked in women’s min- newspaper that brings you a Wonders of Our Spiritual Father, will istry for most of their lives and are on weekly look at Catholic life in be available at the conference. the conference’s board of directors. Father Rugirangoa has been a The master of ceremonies again the Diocese of Columbus. Don’t priest in southeast Rwanda for 35 will be Anna Mitchell, co-host and Miss Out years. 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February 2, 2020 Catholic Times 3 Ohio’s pro-life victories win bishop’s praise By Tim Puet in need of healing. That’s what brings Catholic Times Reporter us here today. On this tragic anniver- sary of Roe v. Wade, people are going Bishop Robert Brennan says the to stand up and witness for life. state Legislature’s pro-life efforts “As that man did, we are coming make him proud to be an Ohioan after to church to pray. We are imploring, a lifetime in New York state. even begging, for God to heal our “Boy, am I glad I live in Ohio!” he society and destroy what’s withered. exclaimed at the beginning of brief Jesus told that man to stretch out his remarks during the annual Roe Re- hand, and we stretch out ours as a membrance pro-life rally at the Ohio witness, a powerful tool and an instru- Statehouse on Wednesday, Jan. 22, the ment of healing.” 47th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Bishop Brennan recalled a homily Court’s Roe v. Wade decision legaliz- by Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chavez ing abortion in the United States. of El Salvador, a frequent visitor to He noted that on the same date in the bishop’s former New York dio- 2019, a New York statute known as cese, which has a large Salvadoran the Reproductive Health Act, widely population. “He said he was going to considered to be the most permissive Students from Columbus Bishop Hartley High School were part of a congregation that speak to schoolchildren one day when abortion measure in the United States, filled Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral on Wednesday, Jan. 22 for the diocese’s annual he was a bishop and had a hard time was signed into law by that state’s Respect Life Mass marking the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade ruling. thinking of a homily subject, but then governor, Andrew Cuomo. That night, he saw a large aquarium,” Bishop the governor ordered One World Brennan said. “He asked the children Trade Center in New York City, the what would happen if someone poi- Alfred E. Smith State Office Building soned the water, and they told him the in Albany and two bridges to be lit in fish would die. pink in celebration of the law. “Bishop Chavez went on to speak of Bishop Brennan at the time was injustices done to the poor, of the real- auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of ities of racism, of caring for the needy Rockville Centre, New York. Three and of the right to education, then days earlier, he had received a phone said, ‘But without the right to life, all call from Archbishop Christophe those others mean nothing. Our water Pierre, papal nuncio to the United is poisoned, and we need to change States, telling him that Pope Francis the water.’ had appointed him to succeed Bishop “One of the ills which poison our Frederick Campbell as bishop of Co- water is the crazy thought that gov- lumbus. The appointment was made ernment bestows the right to life. God public nine days after the New York does,” Bishop Brennan said. “When law went into effect, on Jan. 31. we decide who has that right, we’re “The skyline in New York City was stepping into some dangerous waters. marred that night because of the pas- We are here to ask Jesus to help us sage of the most radical abortion bill change the water, to make it life-giv- in the nation,” Bishop Brennan said.