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1 The Catholic Times Diocese of Columbus, Ohio August 12, 2007 Volume 56:43 Respect Life Art Contest Winners Bethany Dixon, 5th Grade Bishop Flaget School Libby Suegheimer, 5th Grade Sacred Heart School More drawings and Respect Life essays on page 8 In this issue: Page 3 Carmelite Sister celebrates 70 years in Religious Life Page 3 Seminarians are blessing to St. Therese s Retreat Center

2 2 The Catholic Times August 12, 2007 August 12, 2007 The Catholic Times 3 The Editor s Notebook Teach Your Children You, who are on the road, Must have a code that you can live by. And so, become yourself, Because the past is just a good bye. Teach your children well, Their father's hell did slowly go by. And feed them on your dreams, The one they pick, the one you ll know by. By David Garick, Editor Those of us who came of age during the 1960 s and 1970 s remember those words of Crosby, Stills and Nash very well. That was a time when there was a lot of talk about values, about doing the right things for the right reasons, about making a difference. The problem was that this rebellious generation had wildly different ideas about what constitutes a code to live by. So did we teach our children well? I can t begin to tell you how many times young parents said to me, We don t want to force religion on our kids. We want them to make up their own minds when they are old enough. It made me want to scream. These people convinced themselves that they are doing a favor to their children by giving them the freedom a false freedom to decide for themselves. In fact, these parents simply didn t want to take on the responsibility to teach the faith, to live a life that models the faith and to insist that their children live a life of faith. In other words, they didn t want to be real parents, just overgrown buddies. What they really have done is set their children loose in the world with only the popular culture as their guide. When young people grow up in a spiritual vacuum it should come as no surprise that their moral code is then formed by The Simpsons, MTV and so-called reality television. Instead of being inspired by the saints, they look to the current Hollywood star, pop music idol or pro athlete. Their sacraments are wealth, fame and pleasure. It has been said that civilization is always only one generation from paganism. All it takes is for Christian parents to fail to pass on the elements of faith to their children and Christianity dies. Fortunately, as I look around the Columbus Diocese I see countless examples of children who are not being abandoned to the forces of secularism. We have a good example of that is this issue of The Catholic Times. We are honored to be able to share with you this week the winners of the Respect Life Art and Essay contests. Perhaps no issue provides a better gauge of how our young people are defending the faith than in their stand for the most basic of Catholic principles, the intrinsic value of every human life. As you look at their art on the cover page and read their own words in the center spread, I hope that you will be as encouraged as I am that these kids get it. They have a moral compass that works. There are thousands of other Catholic students who share those values, even though we could not present their art work and essays in this newspaper. Their parents and schools are giving them what they need to live a life of faith and one day to pass it on to yet another generation. At the 17th World Youth Day in Toronto during 2002, Pope John Paul II said to the young people: When the light fades or vanishes altogether, we no longer see things as they really are. In the heart of the night we can feel frightened and insecure, and we impatiently await the coming of the light of dawn. Dear young people, it is up to you to be the watchmen of the morning who announce the coming of the sun who is the Risen Christ! It is young people like these who will herald Christ for the dawn of a new generation because we taught them well. JOIN and St. Vincent de Paul move offices By Tim Puet The Catholic Times Two diocesan agencies will be in new quarters at the start of the coming week. The Joint Agency for Inner-City Needs (JOIN), and the diocesan St. Vincent de Paul Society have moved their offices to 578 E. Main St., in Columbus. Dedication ceremonies are scheduled for 3:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 13, with Bishop Frederick Campbell presiding. JOIN had been located at 196 E. Gay St., next to the Cathedral Book Shop at 200 E. Gay St. Both organizations had to move because of plans by the building s owners to tear it down for development. Since June 15, the book store has been at 205 E. Broad St., its original location when it was founded in The St. Vincent de Paul Society is moving from the diocesan office building at 197 E. Gay St. The move allows the two agencies to be closer to many of the people they serve. The site also offers free parking and more room than the previous JOIN office. In addition, it s next to the community housing office for the city of Columbus. Ruth Beckman, JOIN s director, said the agency has an average case load of 2,840 households per month. JOIN helps with food, personal items, cleaning products, clothing, prescriptions, utilities, bus passes, burials, eye examinations, glasses, dental needs, haircuts and baby food. It also refers more than 1,300 households per month to other agencies. Before making the referrals, JOIN makes the first contact for clients, helping get them directly to people who can assist them. The diocesan branch of the St. Vincent de Paul Society is headed by president Patty Doyle and executive secretary Pat Summers. It provides many of the same services as JOIN, which is one reason why the two agencies will work out of the same building. Besides the diocesan organization, the society has units known as conferences in most parishes of the diocese. Those units work to fill the needs of people within parishes who need help. Much of their support comes from monthly collections after Mass in many locations. APPALACHIAN MISSIONS OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI 5946 Churn Creek Road Stout, OH THE BROTHERS KEEPER FOOD PANTRY IS IN GREAT NEED OF: New clothing, good used clothing, household appliances and furniture. We also take good used trucks and cars. We need churches that will be able to collect clothing weekly or monthly or conduct a clothing and food drive three/four times a year. Also in need of help from churches to collect gifts for the poor children. Make checks payable to the: Appalachian Missions of St. Francis of Assisi 5946 Churn Creek Road Stout, OH Please call us with questions or to pick up your donations at Donations are tax deductible. Thank you for your help! Anima Christi Anima Christi, sanctifica me. Corpus Christi, salva me. Sanguis Christi, inebria me. Aqua lateris Christi, lava me. Passio Christi, conforta me. O Bone Iesu, exaudi me. Intra tua vulnera absconde me. Ne permittas me separari a te. Ab hoste maligno defende me. In hora mortis meae voca me, et iube me venire ad te, ut cum Sanctis tuis laudem te in saecula saeculorum. Amen. THE CATHOLIC TIMES ISSN is the official newspaper of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus. It is published weekly, except the second and third weeks of July and the first week of January, by The Catholic Times, Inc., 197 E. Gay St., Columbus, Ohio Periodicals postage paid in Columbus, OH. Subscription rate: $25 per year; foreign subscriptions extra. Price per issue: 50. Postmaster: Send changes to: The Catholic Times, 197 E. Gay St., Columbus, Ohio Please allow two to four weeks for change of address. Contacting us: News: Deadline is 12 days prior to publication date. Send Happenings events to: The Catholic Times 197 E. Gay St., Columbus, OH 43215, or fax. To reach the news department, call ; fax Advertising, Business, Circulation, and Graphics: For information, call ; outside Franklin County, ; fax (editor) Dave Garick, dgarick@colsdioc.org; (news) Laura Troiano, ltroiano@ colsdioc.org; Tim Puet, tpuet@colsdioc.org; (business) Deacon Steve De Mers, sdemers@colsdioc.org; (graphics) Alexandra Keves, alexandrak@ctonline.org; (advertising) Phil Connard, pconnard@colsdioc.org(circulation) Jodie Sfreddo, jsfreddo@colsdioc.org Pray the Rosary Seminarians are blessing to St. Therese s Retreat Center By Mary Murphy Each summer the seminarians from the diocese gather at St. Therese s Retreat Center prior to going back to their respective seminaries for the next academic year. This year, 20 men gathered on Monday evening, July 30, to pray, to socialize and to work together. Being the director of a center like St. Therese s gives one a special perspective on Church. I have watched thousands of people come and go through our doors over the last several years. Each group brings it owns flavor and a blessing to our house. The seminarians who visited us this week have blessed us in many ways. Father Jeff Coning contacted us to see how we felt about participating in a special endeavor, that he deemed Ora et Labor, pray and work from the Rule of St. Benedict. During the time the men would be gathered at St. Therese s, Father Jeff would set aside one day to be deemed as a work day. I jumped at the idea, for the obvious reasons and for reasons that might be somewhat less obvious. Let me explain. A retreat center must be a place where one can experience the presence of God in a unique and personal way. The task of the staff of this center is to create and care for the space that we in Columbus have been blessed with because of the forward thinking of Bishop Hartley and his successors. It is increasingly difficult to maintain buildings and properties due to rising costs and changes in our national work force. We plant gardens and nurture grass and trees to provide our guests with a beautiful atmosphere for quiet and reflection. It is not an easy job. Our people work very hard to maintain, but sometimes weeds and leaves and brush get ahead of us and paint chips and windows get dirty and there is only so much time and energy to keep it all in good repair. We can all be proud of the seminarians of our diocese. On a 90-degree day in July, they weeded and raked, they power washed and scrubbed, they bagged and carried and they prayed. They did it with one spirit, and with little or no complaining. All of the retreatants who come this fall and winter will benefit from their labors, and we are very grateful. This is the obvious reason I jumped at the idea of Ora et Labora. Now, for the more obscure reason. I have found when you toil and sweat and get your hands dirty, you unconsciously grant yourself ownership of a project or a place. My hope is that these men will take root here at this center. That they will return often as a group or individually to pray and rest and to enliven their own spirituality so that they will be leaders in fostering the spirituality of the people of our diocese for years to come. So, Stash, David, Victor, Jimmy, James, Dan, Ty, Adam, Peter, Sean, Michael, Zach, Ryan, Nick, Mark, Steve, Tony, Adam, Matt and Andrew, thanks for your hard work, but more importantly, let us welcome you home to this center often. Nurture your priesthood, sweep out your mental cobwebs and allow yourselves time to be still with God so you will be refreshed in body, mind and spirit. You have helped polish this jewel that we call St. Therese s Retreat Center, and you have all earned a piece of this place of prayer. Seminarians during their Ora et Labor at St. Therese s. CT photos courtesy of Mary Murphy May you all be blessed in your studies this year. Mary Murphy is director at St. Therese s Retreat Center. CELEBRATING 70 Carmelite Sister for the Aged and Infirm M. Elizabeth Eugene Costello, who ministers at Mother Angeline McCrory Manor in Columbus, recently celebrated 70 years in Religious Life at her Motherhouse in Germantown, N.Y., on June 2. CT photo courtesy of the Carmelite Sisters of the Aged and Infirm Come Holy Spirit The Catholic Charismatic Renewal invites all in the Columbus Diocese to gather for the Monthly Charismatic Mass to be held on Wednesday, Aug. 22, at London St. Patrick Church, 61 S. Union St. Father Dean Mathewson will be the celebrant. Rosary will begin at 6:30 p.m., with Charismatic Praise,Worship and Mass from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Personal prayer and fellowship will follow. Bring food to share. For more information about the event, please call the Renewal Center at , Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Come, Holy Spirit, Come! Clergy Assignments Deacon Jack Elam, from diaconal ministry at St. Francis de Sales, Newark, to retirement, effective Sept. 1.

3 4 The Catholic Times August 12, 2007 Local Franciscan Sisters mark vow anniversaries Four Stella Niagara Franciscan Sisters of the Columbus Diocese were among 24 recently honored in Stella Niagara, N.Y., on t h e anniversary of their vow professions. T h e local jubilarians are: Sister Barbara Holtzinger, 65 years; Sister Patrick McEneany, 60 years; Sister Marilyn Sue Hopkins, 50 years; and, Sister Therese Kinsel, 50 years. Others with Columbus ties were also celebrated at the anniversary Mass and luncheon at the provincial house of the Sisters of St. Francis of Penance Diocesan Missions Office helps bring Church s mission to world By Leandro Tapay The Columbus Diocesan Missions Office is an extension of Vatican s office of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, which is at the service of the Pope as the central body for promoting, directing and coordinating the activity of evangelization of peoples and missionary cooperation throughout the world. From the beginning, in obedience to the command received from Christ, the Church has always proclaimed the Gospel to all peoples. In order to fulfill her missionary duty in the face of growing demand for evangelization, in the 16th century the Church began to set up special structures. In 1662 Pope Gregory XV instituted the Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide, with the task of preaching Missions Office Leandro Tapay and Christian Charity. Sister Barbara, a graduate of the old German Village St. Mary High School, entered the Franciscans from the Old St. Leo Parish. She served at St. Mary Parish and at St. Ann s Hospital. She was also principal at the old St. Peter and Sacred Heart grade schools as well as taught at St. Leo, and was organist for eucharistic vigils at Columbus Holy Cross Church. Sister Patrick, retired at Nazareth Towers, entered the Franciscans from the old Sister Barbara Columbus St. John the Evangelist Sister Patrick St. Ann s the Franciscans from the old St. Sister Therese Parish after graduating from the old Columbus Holy Rosary High School. She earned a library certification from the then Ohio Dominican College. She taught at Columbus Trinity School after terms as teacher-principal at St. John and teacher at Holy Rosary School. For 23 years, she was the receptionist at the old Columbus Hospital after serving at the old St. Mary s Hospital, which is now Doctors Hospital of Nelsonville. Sister Therese entered the convent from New Lexington St. Rose Parish, where she assists in the school library and teaches music. As a spiritual and retreat director, she also leads Bible Peter Parish. Sister Helen, coordinator of the provincial house community, was superior at Mt. Aloysius and principal of sacred Heart and Trinity schools. Sister Mary Francis, retired at Stella Niagara, was principal at St. John and taught at both St. Leo and st. Peter schools. Sister Catherine Gale, 50 and proclaiming the Gospel and Catholic doctrine in all missions. In 1627, Pope Urban VIII founded the Pro-pagande Fide Urban College, for the formation of secular clergy for the mission and the Tipografia Poliglotta (Vatican Press) to print documents and books in different languages. With the apostolic constitution Pastor bonus, Pope John Paul II had confirmed the general principle of jurisdiction by the Second Vatican Council which states: The Con-gregation has the task of directing and coordinating the work of evangelization of peoples and missionary cooperation. The main duties of the Congregation for the Evan-gelization of Peoples include: guarantee proper distribution of missionaries and formation for local secular clergy and catechists; and, to entrust religious institutes, mis- St. Raphael Home for the Aged. Sister Marilyn Sue, who ministers at the Cathedral Book Shop, entered the community from Columbus Holy Spirit Parish after graduating from the old St. Mary of the Springs Academy. She was radiology department director at sion societies or particular churches with the evangelization of mission territories. As an extension of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, through the national office of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith in New York, the Columbus Diocesan Missions Office is entrusted with Vatican s four mission societies: The Society for the Propagation of the Faith, the Holy Childhood Association, the Society of St. Peter Apostle and the Missionary Union of Priests and Religious. The Diocesan Missions Office is the local office of the Holy Father s Pontif-ical Mission Societies, which supports the evangelization efforts of 1,150 mission dioceses worldwide. Canonical in nature, it is entrusted with empowering parishes to assume their privilege of promoting the mission of Jesus and the Church. The Society for the Propagation of the Faith was founded in Lyons, France, in 1822, and is charged with gathering offerings from Catholics worldwide to support missions study groups for the Perry County Consortium and is Sunday chaplain at Mt. Aloysius. She was also on the staffs of the old Columbus Sacred Heart, the Pope John XXIII and Wehrle high schools. Other jubilarians with diocesan ties include: Sister Marie Alter, 60 years, who entered the community from Corning St. Bernard, and who now ministers in the Women s Respite Program at Stella Niagara. Sisters Helen and Mary Frances Welch, 60 years, entered everywhere. The Propagation of the Faith seeks prayer and support for pastoral and evangelizing programs of mission dioceses from high school and college students and adults. Most familiar to parishioners are the annual collections for World Mission Sun-day, which will be on Oct. 21, and the membership of the Society for the Propagation of Faith Sunday, which will be on Jan. 20, The Holy Childhood Association (HCA) is charged with children helping children, as envisioned by French Bishop Charles Forbin-Janson in It helps to animate children from kindergarten through eight grade to a universal missionary spirit and to gather funds for the mission dioceses that serve the poorest of the world s children. Many of our schools and religious education programs participate in HCA through the efforts of dedicated volunteers called Mission Moderators. For more information, please visit or call the Missions Office at years, is also from St. Peter. She serves in the Vocations Office for Associates and New Members at Stella Niagara. As a graduate of the old Rosary High School, she also taught at St. Rose and Sacred H e a r t schools. She was principal at Trinity School and bookkeeper at Wehrle H i g h School. Sister Marcella Kiesel, 50 years, is a health educator in Florida. As a nurse at St. Ann s and at Nelsonville, she later taught nursing at Capital University before coordinating the Family Resource Center at the Columbus Community of Holy Rosary-St. John The Society of St. Peter Apostle invites us to support the education and formation of men and women to the priesthood and religious life in the missions. We are encouraged to offer our prayer and financial help. Offerings are made through an annual direct-mail summer appeal. The Pontifical Society of St. Peter Apostle supports some 80,000 seminarians (major and minor) in formation all over the world. The Missionary Union of Priests and Religious is a spiritual apostolate that informs and forms priests, religious men and women, pastoral leaders and those responsible for catechesis and religious education so that they may better animate others in the missionary spirit. The Diocesan Missions Office belongs to you, and the staff will be honored if you come and see us. Tapay is director of the Diocesan Missions Office. August 12, 2007 The Catholic Times 5 For the love of Mary Rose, a mother s words The following is a reflection that was given by Carol Fisher at the burial service for her daughter, Mary Rose, who died May 1. It was discovered early in the pregnancy that this child had multiple defects, including Downs Syndrome. Carol and her husband, Tom, chose to continue the pregnancy, which resulted with Mary Rose expiring in the womb. Father Michael B. Watson, pastor at Columbus St. Andrew Parish, was so moved by her words, that he sent the eulogy to The Catholic Times. We named our daughter Mary Rose after the only true rose of the earth, Our Blessed Mother. We knew before she was conceived that we wanted to honor Mary in some special way. Good People Today, I have asked the Blessed Mother to look after our precious little one and I would like for Her to present our daughter to us when we enter Heaven. God has blessed us so greatly. He has taken our situation and allowed us to see His goodness. In late March, I received a phone call from our doctor who told me that he was very concerned about our child and that he thought there to be a chromosomal problem. I told our doctor that night that if that was the case then I would be praying extra hard for her. I knew my husband would be praying too. My doctor said that they would be praying as well. There were an incredible number of people praying for us and each of those prayers were World Missions Making a difference in people s lives The Society for THE PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH a Pontifical Mission Society Rev. Msgr. John E. Kozar, National Director 366 Fifth Avenue New York, NY For more information about the Missions: Good Work Now doing a good deed every day can be as easy as buying groceries or filling up your gas tank. With the World Missions Visa credit card, a donation of 1% of every purchase will be made to the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, which helps over 1,150 Catholic mission dioceses around the world. Good News Show your support. Apply today. (212) (800) To donate directly to the Society: heard and felt. My husband and I were given strength. I knew from the beginning that our prayer had to be that God s will be done not necessarily our own. God has a plan a great plan. As my sister once described to me, from God s view He sees the big beautiful picture on the tapestry while we only see the underside with all of its unfinished strands and knots. God is calling us to have faith and to know that He is taking care of everything. At one point, we learned that Mary Rose did in fact have Downs Syndrome. I was elated. It was the best chance I had of bringing her home. My husband said we would use this time to grow as a family in our faith. We would take whatever God gave us because that was God s will. I envisioned myself gardening with Mary Rose, fixing her skinned knees when she fell, watching her in Special Olympics events. I could see her on her First Holy Communion day wearing her beautiful white dress that her grandmother CNS photo/nancy Wiechec would have sewn. She would have made us proud just like our other children do. When my sister heard that she was a girl, she laughed and said that my husband would be buying Barbies until he was sixty-five. My husband would have loved that! He would have enjoyed seeing her face light up as he handed her a brand new doll. Sadly, we learned that Mary Rose s condition was too severe. Doctors would not put us in the group of 70 percent of Downs Syndrome patients who survive. They lumped us into the 30 percent who don t. I began to tell God that we could do it. We could care for her to the best of our ability but I quickly realized that I could never give my little angel the care that God and the Blessed Mother could. We were reminded to let God s will be done. I knew it was far better for us to suffer the pain of loss than to have our daughter endure any type of physical pain. It does not make it any easier to give her up but I know that this is only a temporary loss. She is with us spiritually and I feel her presence. I know that she is at peace and in the very best of hands. With all the suffering we are faced with today, God keeps reminding me that He feels our sorrow. He gave His only Son. God is the Creator. He creates. I do not believe that He takes away. Temporarily, we feel the loss but we will be together again. That is how my grandmother could survive the loss of her two young sons. She had faith. She knew that they would all be together again and they are now. Mary Rose has helped us to see this. Each day with her was a blessing. God worked mir- What s one of the kindest things you can do for your family? P rearranging your funeral allows you to make thoughtful choices now, as opposed to your family making hurried decisions later. We can help you do one of the most caring and loving things for your family. Call us today. (614) Family owned and operated for 4 generations 1068 S. High St., Columbus, Ohio Please see MARY Page 14 John Quint Tiberi, Anthony Tiberi and Joseph Quint Tiberi

4 6 The Catholic Times August 12, 2007 A site to see for Catholics Catholic Travels Travelers who go to Gettysburg, Pa., to learn more about the battle that was the turning point of the Civil War can include some significant Catholic history as part of the trip without going very far from the battlefield. Emmitsburg, Md., about a half-hour south of Gettysburg on U.S. 15, is a significant site for Catholics because it s where St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first native-born American to be canonized, spent the last years of her life. It also has significance for the Columbus Diocese because many of its priests have been trained at Mt. St. Mary s Seminary, the second-oldest seminary in the United States, which celebrates its bicentennial next year. A shrine and basilica dedicated to Mother Seton are one block from the main street of the community of about 2,000 people. The seminary and Mt. St. Mary s University, which also will become 200 years old in 2008, are just outside of town off the highway. The university s grounds include the National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, the oldest known replica of the famed shrine in Lourdes, France. The Virgin Mary appeared to St. Bernadette in France in 1858, and the Maryland shrine was built 17 years later at a spot set aside for prayer in 1805 by Father John Dubois, a refugee from the French Revolution who founded the seminary and college. Atop the mountain for which the two institutions are named is a bell tower which dominates the landscape and can be seen for some distance by travelers along the highway. The tower was dedicated in 1965 and is on the site of Father Dubois original church, which burned down in Mother Seton already had lived a remarkable life when she came to Emmitsburg in 1809 at age 35 to join Father Dubois. She had given birth to five children in nine years of marriage before her husband died in 1803, converted to Catholicism after being born an Episcopalian, founded the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph s, which provided the roots for six religious communities, and started schools in New York and Baltimore. The school she began in Emmitsburg, St. Joseph s Academy and Free School for girls, is considered the foundation for the modern American parochial school system. The temporary quarters in which she and her community lived from mid-1809 to early 1810 and the building which became their permanent residence and in which Mother Seton died of tuberculosis on Jan. 4, 1821, are part of the shrine dedicated to her. Her remains are entombed in its basilica, which was built in 1968, seven years before she was canonized. A number of events will take place in 2008 and 2009 in Emmitsburg to mark the bicentennials of the college and seminary and of Mother Seton s arrival. This year, the 233rd anniversary of her birth will be celebrated during a Family Day event at the shrine on Sunday, Aug. 26. Another significant annual event there is a pilgrimage for personnel of the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine, which this year will be on Sunday, Oct. 7. Mater Dei Academy Christ-Centered Catholic Environment Small class size Now in our 37th year! (614) Seeing God s world through the eyes of new calves By Sarah Reinhard It was a day of weather that only Spring can deliver, hot sun, without the oppression of summer humidity; balmy wind, without the hindrance of looming thunderstorms. We were driving into the nearby Teeny-Tiny Town for something or other, and my husband remembered as he always does to slow down at a particular spot by a favorite cow pasture. There, close enough that we could see details, was a brown and white cow, lying down by a blown-over tree, with a shiny bundle of something behind her. She s having a calf, Bob remarked, slowing down a little more. She s having a calf? I screeched. There, in broad daylight, in the middle of a five-acre field filled with other cows and calves and fallen trees, was a cow doing what cows do in the spring: having a calf. It is the most common and everyday thing in the world. It happens all the time. And I all but made him stop the car so I could get out and walk over there closer to the fence. The first time and only other time I have seen a calf born was at the state fair a few years ago. I was pregnant with my first calf, and there was a huge Holstein cow, in the middle of a tent and surrounded by gawking onlookers, doing her job and delivering her baby. She pushed and strained and the workers there to help held the cow s head and guided the calf s feet. I couldn t take my eyes off that Jello-covered bundle coming out so unceremoniously. It felt disrespectful to stare, but I was unable to help myself. Maybe those friendly animals from the stable long ago would understand how I felt. There it is, something amazing unfolding, and you re entranced. She might only have been a cow, and it might only have been a calf, but here was the miracle of birth playing out right in front of me. It was a humble place the state fair in front of an audience and there was really nothing special about it. It reminded me of another time and place, a birth that changed the world forever. After the blob of calf landed, the cow immediately turned and started licking it, to get its circulation going. After three or four good swipes, the little guy s head was up and bobbing. In another 20 or so, it was struggling to its feet, and, after sticking with it for a while, it made it up, and knew right where to go. Driving by a few days later, I slowed down to see the early-evening sun splashed on the fields, and the handful of brand-new calves basking in it. If you re a calf, there are generally two ways you bask in the sun: You lay down, flat on your side and soak it up so that you can grow-grow-grow, or you leap into the air, in a series of moves. That evening, the calves were leaping, and I felt myself leap in response. Just as it s impossible not to smile back at a young child, I find it hard not to catch the virus of spring joy that emanates from a field of young calves (or lambs). In their abandonment, I see how I want to be when I come to Jesus; in their trusting soaking-up-the-sun, I see an example of how I should soak up the Son in my life. Reinhard is a secretary at Plain City St. Joseph Parish. Volunteers We need you! Ohio s convention success as host for this great event will be greatly enhanced by women, like YOU! Volunteers are a big part of our team. Contact: Lois Murphy or our DCCW office Career Opportunity The is seeking a Field Agent for a career opportunity representing their insurance program in the Columbus Diocese. We offer a complete benefits package with this full time position. In order to qualify, one must be eligible for membership in the Knights of Columbus. For information contact: James Valent at: james.valent@kofc.org Carl Ferguson at: carl.ferguson@kofc.org August 12, 2007 The Catholic Times 7 How to handle the hurt in life, try prayer A kid wrote this letter to God: Dear God, did you really mean, Do Unto Others As They Do Unto You? If you did, then I m going to get even with my brother. Signed, Darla. We all know the pain of being hurt by someone. Whether by enemies, friends or loved ones, all trespasses hurt. Years ago, I suffered an offense that was especially grievous, like a flaming arrow in my back, beyond my reach to pull it out. I tried to get over it with prayer, fasting, exercise, entertainment and forgetting. Nothing worked. I probably seemed like a cartoon character, with a black THE JOYFUL CATHOLIC Rick Hermann cloud and thunderbolts following me everywhere. Robbed of my joy, I saw only darkness at midday. Seeking consolation, I finally stumbled into church. Entering the confessional booth, I saw the familiar face of a benevolent old priest. He welcomed me, then closed his eyes and folded his hands, awaiting my confession. I choked with broken sentences to lament my predicament, saying an offense had wounded me deeply, and in my sorrow and resentment I was experiencing a broken relationship with God, like a total eclipse of the Son. He nodded in silence, smiled and said, Let it remind you of your total dependence on our Lord. I paused, and waited. That s it? Yes, he replied. Now your penance is to say the Our Father for someone who needs it the most. Then he spoke the blessing of Christ s forgiveness. I thanked him and left. Finding a pew in the empty chapel, I knelt on the floor, wanting to depend on God. Unable to decide who to pray for, because many people needed it, including me, I decided to let God decide. I prayed Our Father, who art in heaven, and found myself breathing deeper, rediscovering God s truth that nothing happens to us outside the ordained or permitted will of our Creator. God promises that he works everything together for our good. We know that everything is within his providence, working Please, proper and modest attire at Mass is a must Inevitably and regrettably, as summer moves along, we adapt our clothing to hot weather, and we see this adaptation even in our churches. It is lamentable to see casual and immodest apparel throughout the congregation, but it is shocking to note eucharistic ministers in attire that can only be described as suitable for the beach. It is awkward and really not fair for our pastors to have to speak on such matters. It is especially difficult to correct individuals who have been kind enough to offer their talents and abilities at the altar and whom we would hope would have good judgment in such matters. It should be not too difficult for one to imagine standing before Jesus in the Holy Sacrifice of Mass; Jesus, the King of Kings; Lord of Lords; lover of purity and chastity. If Jesus would allow his mother and his saints to be seen in their human form, adoring in this immeasurable sacrifice, I wonder if they would appear in anything but the most modest attire. Would not the Holy Sacrifice be more truly appreciated if we did not have to deal with such distractions as improper dress at the altar? THE CATHOLIC TIMES Bishop Frederick F. Campbell, D.D., Ph.D. President & Publisher David Garick Editor Laura Troiano Assistant Editor Tim Puet Reporter Alexandra Keves Graphic Design Manager Deacon Steve DeMers Business Manager Phil Connard Advertising Sales Account Executive Jodie Sfreddo Bookkeeper/Circulation Coordinator Please see Page 2 for full contact information Mary Ann Lang Portsmouth for our good and the good of the whole world. So we rejoice even in darkness, pain and suffering. Jesus shows us the way; Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. (Luke 6:28) We say these words, but can we truly live them? Yes. Even as he endured our pain in his betrayal, desertion, and crucifixion, Jesus cried, Lord, forgive them, for they know not what they do. In contrast to Jesus, I had been reacting to offense with a prideful heart, a hard heart that God wished to break, so he could replace it with a heart of flesh. Slowly and reluctantly, I became more aware of my hidden pride and my own trespasses. Now my penance offered new healing; Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. With divine assistance, my Letters to the Editor Policy The Catholic Times welcomes letters, though not all letters can be published. Letters to the Editor should be identified as such, concerned with relevant issues, written clearly and civilly, 350 words maximum and typewritten, with the author s address, phone number and signature. Mail to: CT Letters, 197 E. Gay St., Columbus, Ohio, Letters may be edited for length/clarity. All opinions expressed in Perspectives are those of the authors. prayer released my offender, liberated me, and restored my relationship with God. As I prayed, Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, I glimpsed an exhilarating vision of how freeing and redeeming it would be to actually live a life of perfect forgiveness, flying above the dark clouds of division, reconciling the world. A shaft of sunlight shone through a stained glass window and burst into colors on my folded hands. A couple of tears on the floor sparkled like dropped diamonds. With a spring in my step, I walked out the front door into dazzling sunlight. A young boy sailed past me on his bicycle, his dog running alongside, and on a branch overhead a dove cooed softly. Hermann is a speaker and author of The Spirit Set Me Free, available on Amazon.com. He can be reached at RH222@sbcglobal.net. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Thank you, thank you Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. This is a short note to let you know how much I am enjoying The Catholic Times newspaper. The articles are so interesting to read as well as informative. The range of events and the history as well as the info on our clergy in our diocese and what various churches are doing are so appreciated. You are opening many doors for us. We can enjoy our sister parishes and their faith activities too. The personal visit from our bishop is very nice. He broadens our knowledge and faith with his articles. Again, thanks. J.A. Gloeckner Columbus

5 FIRST PLACE 7-8 TH GRADE ESSAY By: Mary Cate Anderson Did you know that every day one hundred twenty thousand abortions are committed per day worldwide? Shocking number, isn t it? Can you imagine all those innocent souls of God being slaughtered without even being given the chance of life that God has planned for them? The people of the world, especially the ones who are committing these evil offenses towards God, are blinded by loss of faith or they have never been taught the Faith. This is also happening because of people s selfishness throughout the world. They need to know through our prayers, throughout the world that each person was put on this earth for a particular reason, individually. One way to look at how important each and every life is, is to think that even if you were the only person on earth, Jesus still would have died on the cross for you. Here is something to think about Proverbs 24:11,12: Rescue those who are unjustly sentenced to death. Don t stand back and let them die! Don t try to avoid responsibility by saying you didn t know about it. For God knows all hearts and He sees you. He keeps watch over your soul and He knows you knew! And He will judge all people according to what they have done. Everyone on this earth really needs to understand what the war we really face is. The war that we all really face is that people have lost their morals. People make money and amusement their idols, putting these foolish things before God. Right now the earth is under the devil s power. The devil has made people forget about God by tempting them with the sins of the flesh. The devil is making sure that parents are not raising their children according to God s laws. Corrupted music, television, books, video games and especially unsupervised internet use are raising the children. The devil is working hard to corrupt the youth so that they will despair and possibly commit suicide. All of these problems contribute to the culture of death. The devil is also working against a very important Commandment. Has anyone in this culture ever though about or at least heard about the fifth Commandment of Our Lord, Thou shall not kill? The corrupted people in front of this war will not think of an abortion as a murder of a person but just getting rid of an embryo or fetus. These embryos have the same and equal importance as every human being on earth, no matter the size, shape, age, backgrounds, etc. The answer to how to win this war is we must all become saints and the world will be changed. We must follow the Saint s ways of life and show others our good example, especially through prayer. We must win the spiritual battle! There is only one word that can describe our enemy he is the devil. The devil is the leader of our enemies, who are fallen angels that is, demons, evil spirits. The devil is now ruling our culture and now our culture is our enemy. The devil and his evil companions are behind the whole name of the culture of death. Demons also start their work from the roots of one particular sin. PRIDE. The demons know to attack the youth today with the sin of impurity that stems from pride. The influence of impurity in the youth today has also had many facets, such as depression, high rates of suicide and especially abortion. I would like all youth to take these facts and spread them to every person that you know. It is important that today s youth know that God is always with them and He loves every single one of us. He has so much love for us that you would not be able to imagine. This is the reason why neither the youth nor anyone else should ever despair. If you continue to lead a prayerful life without despair you are safe and you can easily defeat these devils. To fight this enemy, we must teach others the law of God, receive all the Sacraments, read the catechism and the Bible, go to Mass and we must PRAY!! There is always one thing that keeps us Fellow youth, we must stand up and tell the world our true purpose for being on this earth. We must save and protect the innocent unprotected lives. from being in the constant state of grace, and that is sin. Sin is the enemy, which we let inside of us, especially from temptation. Sin is 100% all evil and the devil s work. When you sin, you allow openings for the devil, and as you get weaker in your soul, the more the devil tempts you. The devil knows that the Trevor Harris, 5th grade Bishop Flaget School Jacob Arth, 5th grade Bishop Flaget School more you sin, the more he can weaken your free will and the faster you can fall. All people in the world are tempted with sin everyday and the only way to fight is prayer, resist the temptation, and for youth this is most important, JUST SAY NO! Sin starts with such little things of life. The more we commit these offenses against Our Lord, the easier it gets to commit larger sins, resulting in mortal sin. Fellow youth, we must stand up and tell the world our true purpose for being on this earth. We must save and protect the innocent unprotected lives. Our voices from now on Respect Life Art Contest Winners are the voices of the innocent that were killed without a chance. We are speaking for these innocent lives and we must save the future souls of the world, of God! There is so much that all of us souls can do to defeat these two enemies. Again I will say, some of the most powerful weapons are the SAINTS! They are the true soldiers of Christ! We need to read more lives of the Saints and learn how to follow their examples and teaching others this way of perfection. Even though no one is perfect, and everyone falls, we can still try with all our heart and free will to be soldiers of Christ! If the people in today s culture tried to be saints, our economy would be in peace, with NO ABORTION, no world wars etc. More great weapons against our enemies and spiritual battles are the Mass, the Rosary, sacramentals, holy water, Confession, our medals, miraculous medals and especially the scapular. We all need to say the Rosary every day for people s conversions around the world. We need to pray intentionally for the people like the doctors who have committed murders of the innocent in abortions. We should also pray for the mothers and fathers who made the decision to have an abortion. The Rosary with the mercy of God will help these confused people with His loving grace. Also, when we wear our miraculous medal and scapular we are promised by our Blessed Mother that she will protect us form all evil. By this I am trying to say that we can get rid of our temptations and evil that surrounds us by praying to our Mother who the devil is afraid of. This mighty works of Saint Michael can also defeat the devil, because the devil is also afraid of St. Michael. When you are in a state of sin, and you feel weakened, that is a sign that you need to go to Confession. Going to Confession will make our souls stronger and it renews our sanctifying grace! Here is a question that all people should take into consideration. How would you feel if you knew there would be one more special person in your life? What if this person changed your life? It turns out though that this one special person was aborted. Really gives you something to think about, doesn t it? Well, everyone, and especially youth are the voice of all of those aborted. We need to share the Faith we know with others around us and pray all the time. We need to spread the word about the effects of abortion and how people can become a part of the RIGHT TO LIFE movement! Excerpts from Hillary Mueller, 9-10 th Grade Essay, 1st Place Abortion has taken a horrible effect on our society. It has desensitized people to death and also makes them not value human life The cost of the court hearing in Roe versus Wade has been too great to count. Not only have nearly 50 million children been killed Excerpts from The Catholic Church believes that at the very instant of conception the soul appears and a living being is formed. And if you think about it, it s true. This embryo is growing and through abortion (in America), it has also led to a double in divorce rates, a triple in teen suicide, illegitimate births have quadrupled, and violent crimes have quintupled. If that isn t a costly mistake then I don t know what is. With all these things increasing, how Winners of the Pro-Life Essay Contest 7-8th GRADE WINNERS: 1st: Mary Cate Anderson 2nd: Sean Newman 3rd: Jesse Smith 9-10th GRADE WINNERS: 1st: Hillary Mueller 2nd: Ameer Thomas 3rd: Kyle Shirley 11-12th GRADE WINNERS: 1st: Noeli Fernandez 2nd: Sarah Wayman 3rd: Kristin Doty Noeli Fernandez, th Grade Dialogue Essay, 1st Place could people still think that being pro-abortion is a better decision for our country? Action needs to be taken towards this horrible epidemic. People just can t sit around any longer while lives are taken from these innocent children. dividing almost immediately, plus it has its own unique set of DNA. You and I, we were embryos. Everyone had to be an embryo before they were born; it is the way we develop.

6 10 The Catholic Times August 12, 2007 Nineteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time (Cycle C) The unseen Christian vision Wisdom 18:6-9 Hebrews 11:1-2,8-19 Luke 12:32-48 There are few perceptible links between the Wisdom reading and the Gospel. The Wisdom reading speaks about the night of Passover when the angel of death passed over the houses of the Hebrews which were marked with the blood of the slaughtered lambs. The night itself was known by their ancestors, at least in the sense that they trusted that the Lord s promises to them would be fulfilled. This act of deliverance gave them courage. They trusted in the Lord to save them and to destroy their enemies. This fit the conviction in faith that the Lord had chosen them and would be their redeemer. The ancestors had anticipated this by their faith and put it into effect s a continuous act of deliverance by putting the divine institution in effect with one accord. That is to say, the laws governing the Passover traditions, became an institution which not only commemorated what the Lord did with the ancestors, but what still goes on with those who believe. Thematically, the only links with the Gospel selection are the instruction not to be afraid which would match the courage of those who trusted in the Lord s oaths in the Wisdom reading. The only other link is the idea that the servants who await their master s return from the wedding feast are waiting during the night watch, which is faintly reminiscent of Passover night from the first reading. In the Letter to the Hebrews reading we have the seemingly innocuous statement that Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen. That statement is loaded with complicated ideas and philosophical and theological underpinnings. Others prefer to translate it the assurance of things hoped for. R OSEMARY E BNER P OMEROY ATTORNEY AT LAW St. Michael Parishioner 500 W. Wilson Bridge Rd. Suite 110 Worthington, Ohio Phone (614) Fax (614) WILLS TRUSTS PROBATE Member: American Academy of Adoption Attorneys Reasonable Fees No Charge for Initial Phone Consultation Father Lawrence L. Hummer Loyola University masters program to begin An orientation night will be held on Thursday, Aug. 16, for a master s level program co-sponsored by the diocesan Office of Religious Education and Catechesis and Loyola University of New Orleans. The meeting will be held at The Catholic Center, 197 E. Gay St., in Columbus, in the third floor conference room at 6:30 p.m. This will be the 11th group in the Columbus Diocese that will pursue studies in religious education or pastoral ministries in this program. A master s level or certificate option is available. For more information, please call Sister Rita Jane Radecki, OSF, at or her at rradecki@cdeducation.org. Among the concepts contained in the simple statement are: faith; realization of things hoped for; evidence of things not seen. Faith is considered part of our present existence and is contrasted with that which remains always as a future reality. Thus, hope which is realized is no longer hope. But for the author of Hebrews, faith, a present reality, is where hope, a future reality, meets the present. It does not mean that what is future suddenly becomes present. It means that the vision of the future enables one to act in the present moment. Thus when Hebrews points to the examples of Abraham s faith, in numerous ways he acted because of his confidence that the future promise would be fulfilled. Faith drove him to search for the promised land. Faith gave him the power to generate, even though he was as good as dead and his wife was sterile. Not only did they live (and act) in faith; they also died in faith. They did not receive what had been promised but they acted with a view to what had been promised. It is small wonder then that Abraham, among others, becomes the model of faith. Living, as we do, in what have some have called the postmodern age, many grow impatient with this promise, and so not only give up on hope but abandon faith. But those who are convinced of the reality of what they hope for find the courage to act in the present. It is they who have faith. This is quite dense for a summer morning, but is there a better time to think about faith and what we Available at Giant Eagle Looking for a way to meet other Catholic young adults? On Thursday, Aug. 23, Theology and a Pub will meet at the Columbus Maennerchor, 966 S. High St., in German Village. Doors open at 6 p.m. At 7:30 p.m., Father. Larry Rice, CSP, of the Columbus St. The Weekday Bible Readings believe and why? Artists or writers or poets are rarely satisfied after they have realized their vision. The Christian vision always remains somewhat unseen and just out of reach. But Christian faith remains fixed on hope which never disappoints. Father Lawrence L. Hummer, a Scripture scholar, is pastor of Chillicothe St. Mary. He can be reached at hummerl@hotmail.com. MONDAY Deuteronomy 10:12-22 Psalm 147:12-15,19-20 Matthew 17:22-27 TUESDAY Deuteronomy 31:1-8 Deuteronomy 32:3-4,7-9,12 (Ps) Matthew 18:1-5,10,12-14 WEDNESDAY Revelation 11:19a;12:1-6a,10ab Psalm 45:10bc,11-121b,16 Luke 1:39-56 THURSDAY Joshua 3:7-10a,11,13-17 Psalm 114:1-6 Matthew 18:21-19:1 FRIDAY Joshua 24:1-13 Psalm 136:1-3,16-18,21-22,24 Matthew 19:3-12 SATURDAY Joshua 24:14-29 Psalm16:1-2,5,7-8,11 Matthew 19:13-15 Theology and a Pub will be held Aug. 23 Thomas More Newman Center will speak on Taking Root in America: Vatican I, Isaac Hecker and the Development of American Catholicism in the Late 19th Century. For details, please visit SHERIDAN FUNERAL HOME S. COLUMBUS ST., LANCASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT IGEL Since 1911 JOHN N. SCHILLING INC. Air Conditioning ~ Heating Roofing ~ Sheet Metal Work EARTHWORK George J. Igel & Co., Inc Alum Creek Drive Columbus, Ohio UTILITIES CONCRETE PILING Since Bliss St August 12, 2007 The Catholic Times 11 Some meanings of abbreviations for dates By Father John Dietzen Catholic News Service Could you tell Q: us when the abbreviations of A.D. ( anno Domini, in the year of the Lord) and B.C. (before Christ) were first used for the calendar? How did people designate years before then? Since Christ did not start his public life until he was about 30 and remained teaching only about three years, QUESTION and ANSWER FATHER DIETZEN who first used these initials? I ve been unable to find an answer. Also, Jews and some others today use C.E. (common era) when they refer to the Gregorian calendar. Why is that? (California) Keeping track of A: dates in history is more complicated than most people realize. In ancient times, including in the Bible, dates were usually based on a particular ruler or king ( in the tenth year of the reign of King Darius ), or on major events of a particular culture, such as, for Jews, the exile in Babylon during the sixth century B.C. Early Christians employed a variety of methods. Some used local Greek calendars. Some the common Roman method of dating events from the founding of the city of Rome. Some Christians counted years from the supposed date of the birth of Abraham, others from the schedule of taxation under Emperor Diocletian in the third century. As somewhat of a OHIO LADIES ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS Toledo, Ohio was the location of the 76th Biennial Ohio State Hibernian Convention home to the current Ladies State President Ann Dollman. The convention was organized by the Lucas County Ancient Order of Hibernians John P. Kelly Division and the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians Mother McAuley Division. A full weekend of festivities was planned starting with a Mass and business meetings, followed by an Irish Luau on Friday. The weekend was highlighted on Saturday night of the Installation of the new Ohio officers to their 2 year term. (From left top row are): Jr. Past President Ann Dollman; President Carol Sheyer; Vice President Mary Anne Weber; Secretary Mary Higgins; Treasurer: Eloise Stalter; Historian Maire Manning; Missions and Charities Cindee Case; and, Catholic Action Clara Martin. (From left bottom row are): Past National President Kathie Linton; National President: Dorothy Weldon; National Historian Maureen Shelton; and, National Missions and Charities Judy Leddy. CT photo courtesy of Lady Hibernians byproduct of the bitter controversy between Eastern and Western churches over the date of Easter, a sixth century Roman monk, Dionysius the Little, began dating events from the birth of Christ. Dionysius did not have access to many historical sources available to us today, resulting in his setting year one of the Christian era six or eight years later than it should have been. Thus, the birth of Christ took place about 7 B.C., according to our calendar. The fact that this method of dating took hold at all is greatly due to the eighth century Benedictine historian St. Bede, who utilized this method of dating in his monumental Ecclesiastical History of the English People and in other historical writings. As you note, some writers today also substitute C.E. and B.C.E. (before the common era) for A.D. and B.C., apparently in an effort to secularize or neutralize the designation of years. Though the practice seems aimed at divorcing the designation of dates from reference to Jesus Christ and his followers, it is obvious that the common era means the same as A.D., the era that begins with Jesus. Jews and Muslims are two of several religious cultures who have their own calendars that differ considerably from our common Gregorian calendar. The feeling seems to be that using B.C. and A.D., being Christiancentered terms, requires them and other non- Christians to acknowledge implicitly a religious tradition with which they do not agree. No one knows where this trend will go, but it doesn t seem to be gaining much momentum at present. Questions may be sent to Father Dietzen at Box 5515, Peoria, IL 61612, or ed to him at jjdietzen@aol.com.

7 12 The Catholic Times August 12, 2007 August 12, 2007 The Catholic Times 13 ON A FIRM FOUNDATION Endowments...ideal tools By Susan Emerson In some ways, parish finances are a lot like family finances. Sometimes there s enough money, sometimes there isn t. Often, tough choices have to be made about priorities. Just like with a family, the future can be a lot less scary if there s a little money in the bank, a little something to help in the lean times. For a parish, that money in the bank can take the form of an endowment. An endowment is a permanent fund, meaning that the original gifts, known as principal, are never spent. Only the interest earned on the funds investment is available for use annually. That way, the fund exists forever and provides income every year. The Catholic Foundation provides faithful Catholics a means to support the future of the Church by creating endowments, funds that will sustain the parishes, schools and ministries of the diocese long after we are all gone. We manage the investments, keep the records and distribute the proceeds. Currently, 74 of the 109 parishes in the Columbus Diocese benefit from an endowment fund. Many of those funds are still small, but some parishes enjoy $25,000 to $50,000 a year of additional income from their endowments, a few, even more than that. Once an endowment is established, anyone can add to it in any amount. You d be surprised how quickly small donations can work together to turn that endowment into a meaningful source of income to your parish! If your parish does not have an existing endowment fund, now is the time to start one. Imagine if you and nine of your fellow parishioners join in putting in $1,000 each. Such gifts would mean $500 each year in new income to your parish, and that income would continue to grow with investment performance and additional gifts. Or talk with your Pastor about putting together a fundraiser or campaign to start an endowment. This is one of those things where a little effort today can become a huge benefit later. If your parish already has an endowment fund, it is an ideal tool to use when you or one of your ministries wants to make a memorial gift or honor someone for their service. I also urge you to remember your parish endowment fund when you write your will or make estate plans. After a lifetime of giving to the Church, doesn t it seem natural to give one last gift that will keep on giving? Emerson is the director of marketing and community relations for the Catholic Foundation. Columbus St. Charles, St. Joseph Academy have upcoming reunions The Columbus St. Charles Preparatory School classes of 1957, 1962, 1967, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992 and 1997 will all be part of the school s Combined Class Reunion Celebration the weekend of Aug. 17 and 18. All reunion groups will meet together as a single community that Saturday afternoon on the school s campus at 2010 E. Broad St. Activities begin a 3 p.m., with campus tours; an all-class Mass concelebrated by alumni priests in the school s Mother of Mercy Chapel at 4:30 p.m.; class photos; a reception, buffet dinner and presentation will take place in the Robert C. Walter Student Commons. For more information, please contact Louis Fabro by at lfabro@stcharlesprep.org or by phone at The old Columbus St.Joseph Academy class of will celebrate its 30th class reunion on Saturday, Aug. 25, at 7 p.m., at the Altman Residence. The class represents the last graduating class of the school. St. Joseph Academy closed in June of For more information, please contact Chris Altman Kaiser at or Joan Coffman First at Catholic Foundation solicits parish grant applications The Grants Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Catholic Foundation invites parishes of the Columbus Diocese to apply for grants for parish maintenance or capital repair needs, as well as for programmatic needs for any parish ministry other than those related to a Catholic school or religious education program. Applications for grants to address needs of School and religious education programs are accepted separately during the winter grant cycle. Grant applications must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept.7. These grants represent the income generated from an endowment established in 1989 by an anonymous donor to help pay for church maintenance and repair projects, as well as the investment income from other unrestricted endowments. Last year 13 parishes throughout the diocese received maintenance or capital repair grants, totaling over $58,000. The maximum available for any individual grant is $5,000. Andrew Sonderman, board president and chairman of the grants committee, explained that grant applications are evaluated based on demonstrated need; the availability of other funds for the same purpose; and the extent to which this funding will fully meet the need or complete the project. It is very humbling to try to allocate the funds wisely when all of the applicants are so deserving, said Sonderman. This year marks the second annual Grants Cycle at the Foundation, whereby grant applications are solicited for specific types of projects on a seasonal basis. These grants are wholly separate from the Challenge in Changing Times grants which are awarded each spring. Application forms for these grants have been mailed to each parish in the diocese. For an additional copy, please contact Jennifer Damiano at or via at jdamiano@catholicfoundation.org. The Catholic Foundation provides financial support each year to parishes, schools and Catholic organizations throughout the 23-county Diocese of Columbus. The Catholic Foundation is the largest supporter of the diocese, contributing over $35,000,000 in the last 21 years. For additional information about the Catholic Foundation, please visit Weekend retreat for men The Sept. 7-9 Silent Retreat of the Catholic Laymen s retreat League is for all men of the Columbus Diocese, especially for those who have experienced some of the typical stresses of a man in America: Career struggles, financial worries, marital tensions, anxiety about development of children and grandchildren, finding new directions in retirement, death and separation. Come rest, pray and reflect with Marianist Father John Bakle on words of Luke s Gospel while dwelling in The House of the Lord for 36 hours. The theme of the retreat conferences, Lessons from Luke, will be a development of insights based upon one or more of the themes of St. Luke s Gospel. Father Bakle is a priest of the Society of Mary. He entered the society in 1955 and was ordained a priest in Father Bakle has degrees in secondary education, theology and educational administration. He spent his early years in teaching in Marianist high schools and at the University of Dayton. He also served for almost 15 years in the U.S. Army as a chaplain. Most recently, he has been engaged in pastoral work. He is currently associate pastor at Columbus Christ the King Church. This retreat will be held at St. Therese s Retreat Center, 5277 E. Broad St., in Columbus, and is being sponsored by the Catholic Laymen s Retreat League. A donation of $120 covers the cost of the retreat. For more information about this silent retreat, please contact Tim Kennedy at timjkennedy@yahoo.com or Charles Kielkopf at kielkopf.1@osu.edu. Crossroads cross-country walkers mark 13 years of pro-life activism INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) They walk and pray and walk some more and pray again with one goal in sight. Their destination is the nation s capital, and their goal is expressed by their slogan of saving lives one step at a time. During the 13th annual Crossroads Pro-Life Walk Across America this summer, more than 50 young adults are trying to educate countless Americans about how abortion kills babies. They are walking on one of three 10-week, 3,200- mile, coast-to-capital pilgrimages and sharing their pro-life messages with an estimated 1 million people in dozens of cities. Walking an average of 17 miles a day, each Crossroads volunteer will cover more than 1,200 miles by Aug. 11, when all three groups of pro-life pilgrims are scheduled to arrive on Capitol Hill in Washington for a prayer service. Organizers of Crossroads said that since the first cross-country pilgrimage took place in 1995, the walkers have saved the lives of many unborn babies, and 10 former walkers have pledged their lives to God as priests or religious. Franciscan Father Dan Pattee, a native of South Bend, Ind., and director of graduate theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio, and seven young adults departed from San Francisco in May, following the pilgrimage s central route. They started at the same time that two other Crossroads groups left from Los Angeles and Seattle to follow a southern and a northern route, respectively. Also, for the first year, a group of Canadian youths are walking Crossroads Pro-Life Walk Across America walkers with Franciscan Father Dan Pattee (center). CNS photo/mary Ann Wyand from coast to coast in their country to promote the dignity of human life. They left Vancouver, British Columbia, May 19, with plans to arrive in Ottawa Aug. 11. It s been a real joy in the journey, Father Pattee said July 21. From the Pacific coast, walkers on the central route crossed the arid desert in Nevada and Utah, then snow-covered mountain ranges in Colorado and continued on through the Great Plains states on their way to the Midwest and eastward to the District of Columbia, walking in all kinds of weather and temperatures that ranged from 25 degrees to 110 degrees. I am inspired by each one of the walkers, said Father Pattee. For them, this (pilgrimage) is personal because they are post-1973 babies who were born after women had a choice and could be pro-death, he said, referring to the year the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion during all nine months of pregnancy. A lot of their peers have not made it into this world, and they feel that. To me, it s been a real lesson on just how motivated this generation feels when they come on to the truth of what abortion is doing to their generation, the priest said.

8 14 The Catholic Times August 12, 2007 August 12, 2007 The Catholic Times 15 Pray for our Dead BERLS, Leslie L. Toodie, 56, Aug. 4. St. John Neumann Church, Sunbury. BRENNAN, John R., 87, formerly of Columbus, July 31. St. Philip Church, Morrow. CAMBA, Kaden A., 5 days, Aug. 3. St. Stephen Church, Columbus. CHARLTON, Patricia A., 51, Aug. 1. St. Matthew Church, Gahanna. COMORETTO, Amadio G. Joe, 81, July 31. St. Pius X Church, Reynoldsburg. DiSABATO, Binnie I., 69, Aug. 4. St. Mary Magdalene Church, Columbus. DRIGGS, Suzanne R., 72, July 31. St. Catharine Church, Columbus. FEENEY, Daniel A., 75, formerly of Columbus, July 28. San Antonio Church, Port Charlotte, Fla. FERGUSON, Josephine E., 87, Aug. 6. St. Nicholas Church, Columbus. HAYES, Evelyn M., 89, Aug. 2. St. Mary Church, Groveport. IOIA, Thomas J., 60, Aug. 4. St. Christopher Church, Columbus. KLUMP, David L., 21, Aug. 3. St. Joseph Church, Plain City. MITCHELL, Charles, 82, Aug. 3. St. Mary Church, Columbus. MOTIL, Frances, 81, Aug. 5. St. Anthony Church, Columbus. PACHUTA, Jessie L., July 31. St. Pius X Church, Reynoldsburg. PAULUS, Rhett A., 59, Aug. 1. St. Mary Church, Marion. PEZZANO, Carol, 63, Aug. 4. St. Margaret of Cortona Church, Columbus. PHILLIPS, Cecilia Fran, 73, July 30. St. Leo Church, Columbus. RICO, Louis C., 86, Aug. 4. St. Francis De Sales Church, Newark. WING, Linda L., 78, Aug. 2. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Buckeye Lake. Valentine Val Boehm Funeral Mass for Valentine Val Boehm, 89, who died Wednesday, Aug. 1, was held Monday, Aug. 6, at Columbus St. Aloysius Church. Burial was at Columbus St. Joseph Cemetery. He was born in 1918 to Lula and Frank Boehm. He graduated from the former Columbus Aquinas High School, where he returned to coach championship football and basketball teams. He attended Xavier University in Cincinnati on a football scholarship and played pro football with the Columbus Bulls of the old American Football League in the 1940s. He was a Navy veteran and a former Columbus firefighter, and owned and operated the Old Trail Inn from 1947 until his death. He was a member of Columbus St. Agatha Church, the Charity Newsies, American Legion and the Knights of Columbus. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Frank and Edward; and sisters, Bernice and Mary. Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Jennie; son, Mike; daughters, Deanna (John) Napoli, Tina (Gary) Fimple, Pam (Al) Tague, Jeanette (Jamie) Kevelder and Jeanine Boehm (Greg McCloud); and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. Please submit obituaries There is no charge for obituaries. To have an obituary printed in The Catholic Times please send it to: The Catholic Times, Obituaries, 197 E. Gay St., Columbus, OH 43215; or fax to Obituaries cannot be taken by phone. Obituaries will be edited for length/clarity/style and printed as space permits. Thank you. MARY from Page 5 acles through her. He revealed Himself to us through her. She touched our lives in more ways than I ever dreamed possible, and she continues to do so. We have an eternity of love for our little girl. Her five sisters pray for her and talk to her each day, and we remind them that she is doing the same for all of us. She has given us even more faith. She has given me so much that I pray that someday I can give back to her and make her proud enough to call me Mommy. It was hard to not be able to take Mary Rose home after birth like all the other mothers were able to do. But even her birth was a blessing. She was delivered in such a peaceful state with her hands embracing her head as if she were lying her head down on a soft pillow yet another gift from God. My husband and I spent the rest of our time with her holding her in our arms. Nowadays, I cry a lot but then am quickly reminded by one of the girls, Do you think Grandpa is bouncing Mary Rose on his knee right now? Another has responded, Oh yes. Grandpa loves babies. Mary Rose is already with many of her very special loved ones. I have asked them to be with her. She is in the best place possible. My husband and I regret nothing. We would do it all over again to have such a special little girl. She is just like her sisters, a true blessing. God bless you, Mary Rose, with His most wonderful blessings. We love you with all we have. God bless you, angel. Sister Thomas Albert Corbett, OP Funeral Mass for Sister Thomas Albert Corbett, OP, 93. who died Wednesday, Aug. 1, at the Mohun Health Care Center in Columbus, was held Saturday, Aug. 4, at the Motherhouse of the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs in Columbus. Burial was in St. Joseph Cemetery in Columbus. She was born in 1914 in Columbus to John and Elizabeth Corbett. She entered the novitiate in 1939 and made her profession of vows in She earned a bachelor of arts degree from St. Mary of the Springs College, now Ohio Dominican University, a master of arts degree from The Ohio State University and a doctorate in philosophy from the Catholic University of America in Washington. She was a general councilor and secretary general for the St. Mary of the Springs congregation from 1982 to 1990 and spent a total of 36 years as a teacher at Ohio Dominican between 1941 and At the university, she was political science department chair from 1962 to 1983, institutional research director from 1982 to 1984, and an academic adviser and honors program director from 1991 to She was academic dean at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Conn., from 1956 to 1962 and also taught at the Catholic University and Albertus Magnus. She served on the justice and peace commission of the Diocese of Columbus for many years. After her retirement in 2000, she volunteered in community service at the Motherhouse before coming to the Mohun Center in She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, John. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Margaret Corbett; a nephew, Father John Dominic Corbett of the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, and four nieces. Joseph Jim Doyle Funeral Mass for Joseph Jim Doyle, 77, who died Friday, Aug. 3, was held Tuesday, Aug. 7, at Sunbury St. John Neumann Church. Burial was at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in Rittman. He was born in 1929 in Cleveland to Joseph and Ethel Doyle. He was a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War and was circulation manager of the Catholic Universe Bulletin, the newspaper of the Diocese of Cleveland. He also was employed as a crane operator for Republic Steel, worked in administration with the Vicheck Tool Co. and Ingersoll Rand, and retired in 1998 as manager of the Carter Lumber distribution center in Condit. He was president of the Holy Name Society at St. John Neumann. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Rosemary; sons, Jim (Barb) and Tim (Lisa); daughters, Sharon (Charley) Dantzer, Kathleen (David) Frey and Marlene (Randy) Rathmann; and, 16 grandchildren. St. Brendan Church 4475 Dublin Road, Hilliard PARISH FESTIVAL Friday, August 10 & Saturday, August 11 6-Midnight Food Rides Live Entertainment Grand Prize Car Raffle St. Anthony Church 1300 Urban Drive (Karl Rd to Norma to Atwater) CORN ROAST & FESTIVAL Saturday, August 25 4-Midnight Casino Night Friday 6-Midnight and Saturday, 4 pm-midnight Food, Games, Rides, Prizes Fun for the entire Family! St. Elizabeth Church 6077 Sharon Woods Blvd. 17th ANNUAL FESTIVAL Friday, August 17 ~ 6 pm-midnight Saturday, August 18 ~ 5 pm-midnight Fri: Classic Car Show, Music by Shock Sound System D.J. Sat: Entertainment by The Howl Band Food, Kids Games, Games of Chance, Silent Auction, Big Raffle To advertise your Fundraising Event please call Alexandra at Televised Sunday Mass for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Aug. 12, 2007 From the Diocese of Columbus The Sunday Mass with the Passionist Fathers can be seen at: 7 a.m. on WHIZ 18 7:30 a.m. on WWHO a.m. on Cable Channel 2 (in Marion) 11 a.m. on Cable Channel 20 (on Adelphia Cable in Scioto County) The televised Sunday Mass also can be seen on Time Warner Cable Chan. 6 (Hardin County), at: 10 a.m. Immaculate Conception Church, Kenton On the HALLMARK Channel at: 8 a.m. University of Notre Dame On EWTN (Time Warner Chan. 127, Insight Chan. 382 and on WOW Chan. 378) at: 8 a.m. Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Birmingham, Ala. (Encores at noon and midnight) Daily Mass 8 a.m. Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Birmingham, Ala. (Encores at noon, 7 p.m. and midnight) See EWTN above; and on I-LIFETV (Chan. 113 in Ada, Logan, Millersburg, Murray City and Washington C.H.; Chan. 125 in Marion, Newark, Newcomerstown and New Philadelphia; and Chan. 207 in Zanesville; 1270 AM in Marysville on St. Gabriel Radio, rebroadcast at noon.) We pray Week III, Seasonal Proper of the Liturgy of the Hours Festival and Event Guide St. Pius X Church 1061 Waggoner Rd. PARISH FESTIVAL Aug. 10, 6-11 pm Aug. 11, 4-11 pm Games, Food, Silent Auction, Raffle Live Entertainment St. Andrew Church Reed & McCoy Roads - Upper Arlington Festival Friday & Saturday, August 17 & 18 5 pm -12 am Rides Games Casino White Elephant Sale Silent Auction Cash Raffle Morone s Pizza- Berwick Lasagna Dinner on Saturday Music: Conspiracy on Friday and Arnett Howard on Saturday Raffle for ipod &Wii or PS3 and more St. Andrew Church Reed & McCoy Roads - Enter from Reed Road HUGE ELEPHANT SALE Saturday, August 18 9 am -Noon Good, useable items for sale. Bargains galore! Stock up! Info: or Our Lady of Perpetual Help 3730 Broadway, Grove City 17th ANNUAL FESTIVAL Friday, August 17 ~ 6 pm-midnight Saturday, August 18 ~ 4 pm-midnight Great Food Games Rides Raffle Silent Auction Live Entertainment AUG , FRIDAY-SATURDAY St. Mary s Class of 1957 Reunion Columbus St. Mary s School Class of 1957 sponsors 50th Anniversary reunion Friday at Berwick Manor Party House, 3250 Refugee Road, Columbus, and Saturday at the annual homecoming of the church, 684 S. 3rd St., beginning with 4 p.m. Mass DeSales Class of 1967 Reunion Columbus DeSales Class of 1967 sponsors 40th Anniversary reunion, with casual gathering Friday at Gabby s on Tamarack Circle, golf outing Saturday, and dinner Saturday night at Milano s Steak House or AUG. 11, SATURDAY Single Parent Family Fair 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Blessed Sacrament Church Annex, 411 E. Main St., Newark. Event sponsored by Licking County churches, service and professional organizations to give families, especially those with one parent, free access to resources designed to ease their burdens as they get ready for school to resume St. Dominic Groups Perform in Danville 5 p.m., St. Luke Church, 307 S. Market St., Danville. Mass featuring performances by Gospel and traditional choirs and Bahkita Dance Ministry of Columbus St. Dominic Church Marion Catholic All-School Reunion 5 to 11 p.m., Marion Catholic High School, 1001 Mount Vernon Ave., Marion. Reunion celebrating school s 50th anniversary, with 5 p.m. Mass celebrated by Bishop Frederick Campbell, followed by social hour, buffet dinner and entertainment AUG. 12, SUNDAY Our Lady of Czestochowa Anniversary 10:30 a.m., Our Lady of Czestochowa Shrine, Marymount Convent, Granger Road, Garfield Heights. Mass celebrating shrine s 68th anniversary, preceded by Reconciliation at 9:30 a.m., then followed by blessing of flowers and religious articles Youth Conference Preview Concert 4 p.m., St. Christopher Church, 1420 Grandview Ave., Columbus. Concert sponsored by the Rock youth group to help send representatives to National Catholic Youth Conference Nov. 8 to 11 in Columbus AUG. 13, FRIDAY JOIN, St. Vincent de Paul Dedication 3:30 p.m., 578 E. Main St., Columbus. Bishop Frederick Campbell blesses the new home of the Joint Organization for Inner-City Needs and the diocesan St. Vincent de Paul Society. AUG. 14, TUESDAY Healing Mass at Maria Stein 7 p.m., Spiritual Center of Maria Stein, 2365 St. Johns Road, Maria Stein. Healing Mass with Father Jim Trick AUG. 16, THURSDAY Loyola University Master s Program 6:30 p.m., conference room, third floor, Catholic Center, 197 E. Gay St., Columbus. Orientation for master s level program in religious education or pastoral ministries sponsored by Loyola University of New Orleans and the diocesan Office of Religious Education and Catechesis AUG. 17, FRIDAY Respect for Life Eucharistic Adoration 8 p.m. to 7 a.m., exposition and adoration all-night vigil at St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant St., Columbus. Respect for Life Mass at 7 a.m. Saturday, followed by Rosary in front of health clinic at 1243 E. Broad St. AUG. 18, SATURDAY St. Charles Combined Reunion 3 p.m., St. Charles Preparatory School, 2010 E. Broad St., Columbus. Reunion for school s classes of 1957, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, and 1997, with campus tours, Mass at 4:30 p.m., class photos, reception, buffet dinner and presentation , ext.21 Interfaith Prayer for Peace 8 p.m., Statehouse west lawn, Columbus. Interfaith hour of prayer for peace throughout the world, sponsored by social concerns committee of New Albany Church of the Resurrection in cooperation with Protestant, Jewish, Hindu, and Sikh organizations AUG , SATURDAY-SUNDAY Ready Class of 1982 Reunion Columbus Bishop Ready High School Class of 1982 sponsors 25th Anniversary reunion, with dinner at 7 p.m. Saturday, Buckeye Hall of Fame Cafe, 1421 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, and picnic at noon Sunday, Shamrock Club, 60 W. Castle Road, Columbus AUG. 19, SUNDAY Summer Fastpitch Softball Tryouts St. Francis DeSales High School, 4212 Karl Road, Columbus. Tryouts for Central Ohio Stampede 2008 summer fastpitch softball program for 10-Under, 12-Under, and 14-Under divisions St. Padre Pio Secular Franciscans 2 to 5 p.m., Holy Family Church, 584 W. Broad St., Columbus. Eucharistic adoration, Franciscan Crown Rosary, and Chaplet of Divine Mercy in church, followed by Evening Prayer, general meeting, and ongoing formation in social hall. Cookie St. Catherine Secular Franciscans 2:30 to 5 p.m., St. Christopher Parish Center in Trinity School, 1420 Grandview Ave., Columbus. Rosary at St. Christopher Church, followed by Evening Prayer, general meeting, and ongoing formtion in parish center Band Concert and Ice Cream Social 3 p.m., St. Agnes Church, 2364 W. Mound St., Columbus. Music by the Worthington Civic Band, followed by an ice cream social at 4 p.m Catholic Faith Rally at Maria Stein 7:30 p.m., Spiritual Center of Maria Stein, 2365 St. Johns Road, Maria Stein. Catholic faith rally led by Father Jim Trick AUG. 23, THURSDAY Picnic for Men and Women Religious 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Dominican Acres, Wengert Road, Columbus. End-of-summer picnic for men and women religious of the diocese, sponsored by Diocesan Council of Religious. Bring salad, dessert or appetizer; meat and buns will be provided or AUG. 24, FRIDAY Vocations Eucharistic Adoration 8 p.m. to 7 a.m., St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant St., Columbus. Priestly/consecrated vocations Eucharistic exposition and adoration allnight vigil, followed by Mass for vocations at 7 a.m. Saturday. AUG. 26, SUNDAY Sts. Augustine-Gabriel Altar Rededication 11 a.m., Ss. Augustine & Gabriel Church, 1550 E. Hudson St., Columbus. Bishop Frederick Campbell celebrates Mass rededicating the church s refurbished altar St. Dominic Family Fun Day After 10 a.m. Mass, St. Dominic Church, 453 N. 20th St., Columbus. Church s annual family fun day, honoring Father James Colopy before his sabbatical leave Catholic Woman of the Year Awards 3 p.m., Berwick Manor Party House, 3250 Refugee Road, Columbus. Catholic Woman of the Year luncheon sponsored by Diocesan Council of Catholic Women. Serra Club Dessert and Discussion 7 to 8:30 p.m., Pontifical College Josephinum, 7625 N. High St., Columbus. Sponsored by Serra Clubs of Columbus and North Columbus and Friends of the Josephinum to introduce guests to ways by which they can be part of the solution to the piest shortage AUG. 27, MONDAY Bethesda Post-Abortion Healing Ministry 7 p.m. support group meeting, 2744 Dover Road (Christ the King Church campus), Columbus. Information , or AUG. 28, TUESDAY Natural Family Planning Class 7 to 9:15 p.m., St. Paul Church, 313 N. State St., Westerville. First of five classes on a combination of symptothermal and ovulation methods of Natural Family Planning, sponsored by diocesan Marriage and Family Life Office AUG. 29, WEDNESDAY St. Patrick School Anniversary 9 a.m., St. Patrick School, 226 Elm St., London. Bishop Frederick Campbell presides at Mass marking 50th anniversary of school s current building AUG. 30, THURSDAY Courage Support Group Meeting 7:30 p.m. A Catholic organization providing support for individuals with same-sex attraction. 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9 16 The Catholic Times August 12, 2007 Journeying with Jesus at Plain City St. Joseph The Plain City St. Joseph Parish Community recently enjoyed a Vacation Bible School alternative, Journey with Jesus, written by volunteer and program coordinator Sue York, which included a day of family-filled hands-on activities that were common in the village of Nazareth. Activities included learning to write prayers in Hebrew or Greek with a scribe, making leather phylacteries with a leathersmith, building clay pots with the potter and putting together mud bricks with the carpenter. The families gathered for lunch in thanksgiving with a celebration of a Seder Meal led by Pastor Father Patrick Toner. The day concluded with an outdoor Mass. This was a wonderful day, said Father Toner. Families were able to come together and learn more about the time when Jesus was alive. It was an opportunity for families to grow together in their faith. It is going to be the beginning of a long-lived tradition here in Plain City. (Clockwise from top): Madison Hibbs, Annie Ratliff and Natalie Ratliff make mud bricks in the carpenter s shop. Connor and Brandon Dembek enjoy the lunch after the Seder Meal. Kelsey McKenna is dressed in costume and taking a break by a tree. CT photos courtesy of Sarah Reinhard