December 7 2014

DIOCESE OF COLUMBUSC A T H O L I CTIMESA journal of Catholic life in OhioDECEMBER 7, 2014SECOND WEEK OF ADVENTVOLUME 64:10WWW.CTONLINE.ORGBYZANTINE CHURCH HOSTSERITREAN CATHOLICS

2 Catholic Times December 7, 2014 December 7, 2014 Catholic Times 3The Editor’s NotebookMary leads the wayGetting ready for Christmas is a bigjob. If you have a big job in front ofyou and you need direction, there isone thing I know for sure: Ask Mom.That always worked for me. WheneverI faced a challenge as a child,Mom was there to point the way.The same thing is true for us as weface the challenge of preparing forthe coming of the Lord, both in thecommemoration of his nativity twomillennia ago and for the secondcoming, whenever that comes topass. Our Blessed Mother has alwaysbeen there to lead us to her son.Mary started preparing for the comingof Christ before she was evenborn, being conceived without thestain of original sin, a vessel pureand holy to deliver the Savior of theworld. We celebrated Mary’s immaculatenature this week.Before she actually gave birth to Jesusshe began to prepare others forthe Good News. She visited her relativeElizabeth and shared this wonderfulreflection, “My soul magnifiesthe Lord, and my spirit rejoices inGod my Savior, for he has regardedthe low estate of his handmaiden.For behold, henceforth all generationswill call me blessed; for he whois mighty has done great things forme, and holy is his name.” So powerfulwas the presence of the childBy David Garick, Editorwithin herthat not onlydid Elizabethimmediatelyrecognize thecoming of the Messiah, but so toodid her unborn son, John the Baptist,who leapt in her womb. Our Adventscripture readings tell of how thisrevelation, which John first receivedfrom Mary, lead to the beginning ofChrist’s earthly ministry.After the holy birth, Mary first introducedthe Christ child to some ofthe simplest members of society, agroup of shepherds who were directedby an angel to seek out Mary andthe child. From that simple meetingin a Bethlehem stable, a great evangelizationbegan, which continues tothis day.Mary still helps us prepare to welcomeChrist into our lives and shecontinues to bring that message, notto the powerful, but to the lowly whocan best accept and carry forth thelove of Christ. Mary has appearedin visions throughout the centuries,always appearing to the meek andlowly, always carrying a message ofcalling people to the love of her Son.St. Luke, at the conclusion of hisNativity narrative, simply says that“Mary kept all these things, ponderingthem in her heart.” So should we.Holy Day of obligationsolemnity of the immaculate conception of theblessed virgin mary ~ monday, december 8Check individual parishes for schedule of Holy Day Mass timesFront Page photo:Father Musie Tesfayohanes,OCist, blessesthe congregation duringan Eritrean Catholicliturgy at St. JohnChrysostom ByzantineCatholic Churchin Columbus.Photo by Paula Martin of St.John Chrysostom ChurchCATHOLICTIMESCopyright © 2014. All rights reserved.Catholic Times ( USPS 967-000) (ISSN 745-6050) is the official newspaperof the Catholic Diocese of Columbus, Ohio. It is published weekly 45times per year with exception of every other week in June, July andAugust and the week following Christmas. Subscription rate: $25 peryear, or call and make arrangements with your parish.Postage Paid at Columbus, OH 43218Bishop Campbell to Address ODU CommencementOhio Dominican University’s fallcommencement exercise will takeplace at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13.Approximately 200 students willhave degrees conferred upon themas they are joined by ODU faculty,staff, alumni, and hundreds of familyand friends in Alumni Hall.The event will include the graduationthe inaugural class from ODU’smaster of science in physician assistant(PA) studies program – the firstPA program in central Ohio. Theprogram, launched in 2012, brings50 new graduate students to ODU’scampus each year.Bishop Frederick Campbell willdeliver the commencement addressand receive the degree of doctor ofhumane letters honoris causa. BishopCampbell’s long-standing commitmentto higher education and hispassion for the intellectual, ethical,and spiritual development of studentswill be evident for generationsto come. He is an enthusiasticadvocate for ODU and its mission.“We are honored that BishopCampbell has agreed to join ourcampus community, our graduates,and their families during thistime of celebration,” said Dr. PeterCimbolic, ODU president. “BishopCampbell has been a tireless advocatefor Ohio Dominican University,both as our bishop and as a memberof the board of trustees. He is afamiliar face on our campus, and hehas inspired our students to connecttheir passion with God’s purposefor their lives.”Pope John Paul II appointed BishopCampbell as the 11th bishop ofColumbus in 2004. He was installedon Jan. 13, 2005.Before entering the St. Paul (Minnesota)Seminary in 1976, BishopCampbell was a history professor atthe Pontifical College Josephinumand at California State Universityin San Bernardino.He was ordained a priest of theArchdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolisin 1980 and served as an associatepastor and pastor until John PaulII appointed him as auxiliary bishopof the archdiocese in 1999. In 2002,he became rector and vice presidentof the St. Paul Seminary Schoolof Divinity at the University of St.Thomas. He also served as chairmanof the Bishops’ Committee onthe Diaconate from 2004 to 2006.Bishop Campbell, a native of Elmira,New York, has a bachelor’sdegree in history and foreign languagefrom St. Lawrence Universityand a master’s degree and doctoratein history from The Ohio StateUniversity.Bishop Frederick F. Campbell, D.D., PhD. ~ President & PublisherDavid Garick ~ Editor (dgarick@colsdioc.org)Tim Puet ~ Reporter (tpuet@colsdioc.org)Alexandra Keves ~ Graphic Design Manager (akeves@colsdioc.org)Mailing Address: 197 E. Gay St., Columbus OH 43215Editorial/Advertising: (614) 224-5195 FAX (614) 241-2518Subscriptions (614) 224-6530 FAX (614) 241-2573(subscriptions @colsdioc.org)Postmaster: Send address changes to Catholic Times, 197 E. Gay St., Columbus, Ohio 43215. Please allow two to four weeks for change of address.THE FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTIONThis year marks the 160th anniversaryof Pope Pius IX’s declaration in 1854of the doctrine of the Immaculate Conceptionof the Virgin Mary.His document Ineffabilis Deus (IndescribableGod) proclaimed, “The mostBlessed Virgin Mary was, from the firstmoment of her conception, by a singulargrace and privilege of almightyGod and by virtue of the merits of JesusChrist, Savior of the human race, preservedimmune from all stain of originalsin” (repeated in Paragraph 491 ofthe Catechism of the Catholic Church).What Pius IX proclaimed as an infallibleteaching of the Catholic Churchmade official what had been a commonbelief among Catholics for many previouscenturies.“This is one of those Church teachingsthat arose more from the piety of thefaithful than from the insights of brillianttheologians,” the website www.americancatholic.orgsays in its “Saint of theDay” feature for Monday, Dec. 8, theFeast of the Immaculate Conception.Many people confuse the Church’steaching on the Immaculate Conceptionwith the doctrine of the virgin birthof Jesus. Although both are necessaryto an understanding of Christ’s nature,they are separate doctrines. However,the virgin birth is explicitly describedParishes throughout the Diocese ofColumbus will be celebrating the Feastof Our Lady of Guadalupe with Massesand other events on either the feast dayitself or other days between Sunday,Dec. 7, and Sunday, Dec. 14. The feastday is Friday, Dec. 12, marking the anniversaryof the third and final apparitionof the Blessed Virgin to St. JuanDiego near Mexico City in 1531.Some parish programs will includethe “Happy Birthday” serenades toMary that are known as mananitas. Theschedule for activities throughout thediocese is as follows:Parroquia Santa Cruz, Columbus – Processionstarting at Graceland ShoppingCenter and traveling 4.2 miles downHigh Street to Holy Name Church, 154E. Patterson Ave., Columbus, 9:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m. Dec. 7, with mananitasat 12:30, followed by Mass and refreshments.Mananitas will be sung at thechurch at 11 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11.in Scripture, and Mary’s sinless natureis not. In fact, many of the Church’searly teachers, while considering Marythe holiest of saints, had difficulty seeingher as sinless.The bishops of the United States recognizedthe doctrine eight years beforethe declaration by Pius IX when,in 1846, they placed the nation underthe protection of the immaculately conceivedMary. This is why the Feast ofthe Immaculate Conception is a holyday of obligation in the United States.Before proclaiming the doctrine of theImmaculate Conception, Pius IX askedthe world’s bishops whether he shoulddo so, and 90 percent responded affirmatively.Four years later, Mary put what mightbe said to be her personal stamp of approvalon the proclamation when she appearedto St. Bernadette at Lourdes andsaid “I am the Immaculate Conception.”The Scripture readings for the Feastof the Immaculate Conception includethe Genesis description of the consequencesof the sin of Adam and Eve,and Luke’s Gospel account of Mary’sacceptance of her role as the motherof Jesus. These combine to emphasizeMary as the new Eve who said “Yes” toGod, while the first Eve said “No.”Pius IX put it this way: “Eve listenedOn the Dec. 12 feast day, there will berecital of the rosary, followed by Massat 7 p.m. and a fiesta after Mass.Columbus Christ the King – Mananitas,6 a.m. Dec. 12, with Mass at 7 p.m. thatday, followed by a re-enactment of theapparition in Spanish at 8. Mananitasat 6 a.m. Dec. 14, with a Rosary processionstarting at 11:30 a.m. that dayat the corner of College and Livingstonavenues, traveling to church for 12:30p.m. Mass, followed by fiesta at 2 p.m.in All Saints Academy gym.Columbus St. James the Less – Mass,6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, followed bya procession around the outside of thechurch (weather permitting, otherwiseindoors) and a potluck in the schoolcafeteria, with indigenous Mexicandancing.Columbus St. Peter – Social gathering,9:30 p.m. Dec. 11, featuring a dramatizationof the apparition, followed byrecital of the rosary, refreshments, andto the serpent with lamentable consequences;she fell from original innocenceand became his slave. The mostBlessed Virgin, on the contrary, everincreased her original gift, and not onlynever lent an ear to the serpent, but by divinelygiven power she utterly destroyedthe force and dominion of the evil one.”A feast known as the Conception ofMary began to be celebrated in the seventhcentury in the Eastern Church. TheWestern Church adopted it one centurylater, and it received its name of the ImmaculateConception in the 11th century.It is celebrated nine months beforethe Feast of the Nativity of the BlessedVirgin on Sept. 8, just as Christmas isnine months after the Feast of the Annunciationon March 25.Mary has been honored in the UnitedStates from the earliest days of Europeancolonization.In 1643, the king of Spain issued aproclamation placing the Spanish coloniesin North and South America underthe protection of the Blessed Virgin.Her patronage also was implicit in thevoyages of Christopher Columbus, whonamed his flagship the Santa Maria.The largest Catholic church in theUnited States is the Basilica of the NationalShrine of the Immaculate Conceptionin Washington. Its cornerstonemananitas. Mass, 7 p.m. Dec. 12.Columbus St. Stephen – Novena toOur Lady of Guadalupe daily at 7 p.m.through Dec. 11. Procession starts at9:30 a.m. Dec. 7 from upper parkinglot of church to corner of Sullivant Avenueand Georgesville Road and back,followed by Mass. Vigil Mass in Spanishat 10 p.m. Dec. 11, followed bymananitas at 11:30. Mananitas, 5 a.m.Dec. 12. Masses, 5:30 a.m. (Spanish),8:30 a.m. (English) and 7 p.m. (Spanish).Dec. 12. Posadas, which recreateMary and Joseph’s search for a placeto stay in Bethlehem, will take place at7 p.m. daily from Tuesday, Dec. 16 toTuesday, Dec. 23.Columbus St. Thomas – Procession fromback entrance of Mann’s Trailer Parkand Sixth Avenue to church, 10:30 a.m.Dec. 7, followed by bilingual Mass at11:30, and fiesta in parish center.Delaware St. Mary – Masses, 8:15 a.m.Dec. 12 and 6 p.m. Dec. 13.was laid in 1920, but it took nearly 40years to finish because of the Depressionand World War II.The basilica is one of thousands ofchurches across America dedicated toMary. The Diocese of Columbus has10 churches and four schools with thename “St. Mary,” three churches andtwo schools named “Immaculate Conception,”plus several other churchesand schools dedicated to the BlessedVirgin under one of her many titles.DIOCESAN CELEBRATIONS OF THE FEAST OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPEDover St. Joseph – Procession, 5 a.m.Dec. 12, followed by mananitas, Massat 6, and traditional breakfast.Kenton Immaculate Conception – Mass,including rose-carrying procession andplacement of flowers of feet at OurLady of Guadalupe statue, 6 p.m. Dec.13, followed by potluck in gym withentertainment.Marion St. Mary – Mananitas, 5 a.m.Dec. 12. Mass, 7 p.m. that day, followedby meal with traditional mariachimusic.Newark St. Francis de Sales – Mass,6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, followedby fiesta in Johnson Hall from7:30 to 9:30.West Portsmouth Our Lady of Sorrows– Mass, 11 p.m. Dec. 12, followed bymananitas and light meal of bread andhot chocolate.Westerville St. Paul – Mass, 6 p.m. Dec.12, followed by reception.

4 Catholic Times December 7, 2014December 7, 2014 Catholic Times 5PRACTICALBy Rick JericSTEWARDSHIPCathedralHave you been hailing those for whom you aremost grateful all week? This is an easy prayer anda way to thank God for His gift of people in ourlives. I found it to be a nice flow to “Hail” mywife and children, for example, and then immediatelyoffer a Hail Mary for each. It only takes afew minutes. And I cannot be thankful enough forthem in particular. I do not know where I wouldbe without them, and I thank God for the cherished gifts of themselves.Pope Francis has asked us to remember the importance of three (actuallyfour) words: “please,” “thank you,” and “sorry.” With our hail ofthanks, we are partially covering one of them. To really complete thethanksgiving, we can make the extra effort to thank the special peoplein our lives personally. Take the few seconds to say “thank you” to yourspouse, children, associates, and friends. Be aware of those times when“thank you” is appropriate, and even those times when it might be appreciatedmost by the recipient. Finally, we all make mistakes and sometimesoffend those who are close to us. Pope Francis reminds us tonever let the sun set without reconciling. Peace is made each day whenwe say “Please forgive me” and we start over, beginning fresh and new.As we begin another liturgical year with the season of Advent, we onceagain experience that spirit of preparation and anticipation. Everyone isbusy doing the good things that come with each Christmas. These areall good, as we truly give and love with joy, more than we receive. Andwe keep in mind that we prepare not only for His birth, but for His secondcoming. That is a mark of a truly good and faithful steward. Adventgives us an annual opportunity to make use of our gifts of time, talent,and treasure by giving of what we have, not of what we can merely spare.We humbly share our gifts, showing God that we do understand what isexpected of us and that we will return what is His with good measuresome day. One very practical way in which we can do this is literallywithin our own local Church, the Diocese of Columbus. Up front, let mesay “Please give extra generously this Advent to the needs of your localcommunity.” Also, let me challenge us to support a growing ministry ofgreat need at our diocesan mother church, St. Joseph Cathedral. Thecathedral’s Back Door Ministry is literally feeding the hungry, clothingthe naked, and visiting the troubled and lonely. At this time of year, asthe weather grows cold, the urgent need shifts to practical items such asgloves, hats, scarves, and warm clothing. These are our brothers and sistersin need, living outdoors in the elements, in the heart of our diocese.They come to the back door of our cathedral because they know theywill be fed, clothed, and comforted. And a few blocks away, the sameneeds are being met at the cathedral’s sister parish, Holy Cross Church,at its St. Lawrence Haven ministry.Our practical challenge this week is to give the gift of direct and practicalcare for Jesus Christ in the faces of the needy in our community. Amongthe needs are coffee and hot cocoa, clothing items such as those listedabove, and “hoody” pullovers, which are good for warmth and layering,and easily laundered. Please be generous, and send your check made to“St. Joseph Cathedral” to 212 E. Broad St., Columbus OH 43215. Write“Back Door Ministry” in the memo. You can also send a check made to“St. Lawrence Haven” to Holy Cross Church, 204 S. Fifth St., ColumbusOH 43215. Thank you, and may God bless you and your family as youprepare well this Advent.Jeric is director of development and planning for the Columbus Diocese.Joseph’s Coat Needs You!Joseph’s Coat, an interfaith clothingand furniture ministry located off EastBroad Street at 240 Outerbelt Drivein Columbus, is looking for men andwomen who can volunteer two to fourtimes per month.It has many openings, especially onSaturdays from 9 a.m. to noon andTuesday and Thursday evenings from5:45 to 8:15 p.m. To learn more, callPat Lutz at (614) 395-2057 or emailpghgrl11@aol.com.The ministry also needs donations ofready-to-wear men’s, women’s andchildren’s coats, boots and shoes for thiswinter, as well as boys clothing in sizesfive to 12. Household goods such as potsand pans, dishes, eating utensils, smallappliances, towels, and bedding in allsizes are always in demand. These itemsmay be dropped off between 6 and 8 p.m.Tuesdays and Thursdays and 9 a.m. tonoon Wednesdays and Saturdays.Additionally, there is always a needfor good, clean used furniture, especiallycouches, loveseats, chairs, endtables, kitchen tables and chairs, dressers,nightstands, lamps, and mattresssets. Appliances such as washers, dryers,stoves, and refrigerators are in highdemand. Furniture pickup may be arrangedby calling (614) 863-1371 andleaving a voice mail message.Joseph’s Coat is in its 10th year servingeastern Franklin County and is acommunity outreach of five Reynoldsburgchurches: St. Pius X, MessiahLutheran, Reynoldsburg United Methodist,Parkview Presbyterian, and EastpointeChristian.Wilderness Outreach Advent HikeThis year’s Wilderness Outreach Adventhike will take place Saturday, Dec.20 at Tar Hollow State Park, 16396 TarHollow Road, Laurelville. The eventwill have something to offer to all Catholicmen and boys.Participants can choose between doinga 20-mile, all-day hike or a 10-mile hikein either the morning or the afternoon.The morning hike will begin at 7:30a.m. with Morning Prayer at the firetower. It will take place on the southernloop of the Logan Trail and conclude atthe tower at around 11:30.The second hike will start at noon fromthe big shelterhouse north of Pine Lakein the Ross Hollow campground. It willcover the north loop of the Logan Trailand will conclude at the shelterhouse,where a roaring fire will be waiting,around 3:30 p.m.About a half-hour later, Father BrianDoerr will make a presentation on masculinespirituality titled “Seven Waysto Walk with Christ Jesus.” He is vicerector for human formation at MountSt Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg,Maryland.The talk will be followed by Adorationof the Blessed Sacrament and thevigil Mass for the fourth Sunday of Advent.Following the Mass, participantswill be able to relax and talk in front ofthe fire in the shelterhouse’s large stonefireplace.Volunteers are needed to help securefirewood and start and stoke the fire.If you are interested in helping or participating,contact John Bradford at(614) 679-6761 or john@wildernessoutreach.netOne week earlier, on Saturday Dec. 13from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wilderness Outreachwill sponsor a firewood fundraiserat 537 Tarkiln Road S.E., Lancaster.Tarkiln Road is near the southern end ofthe U.S. 33 bypass south of Lancaster.From the bypass, take Tarkiln Roadwest or right and go one-and-threefourthsmile; on the left, look for a lakeand a cluster of mailboxes. Make a hardleft and take the road over the dam.Look for the signs.Firewood will be cut, split, and loadedinto your vehicle. All reasonable freewilldonations will be accepted. Those inneed will be given special consideration.Fathers and sons are encouraged to attendand help cut, split, and load wood.For more information, contact Bradfordat the phone number or address listedabove.Holy Rosary-St. John emphasizes works of mercyAs we enter this season in which we await with anticipationthe celebration of the birth of Our Lord and SaviorJesus Christ, we look again at The Community ofHoly Rosary and St. John the Evangelist on Columbus’near southeast side. It is a church where, said its pastor,Father Joshua Wagner, “there’s an inspiring emphasison both the spiritual and corporal works of mercy.”All that happens at Holy Rosary-St. John (pictured)can be a bit overwhelming at first. The church servesthe community in a variety of ways: with regularMasses and a Parish School of Religion, youth group,summer youth program, senior ministry, Martin LutherKing Day celebration, Black History Month celebration,school supplies giveaway, and the St. JohnFood Pantry. It also manages the St. John Center, formerlya Catholic school and now a community centerwhere, in addition to the parish programs, two organizationsthat grew out of the parish provide services:the Community Kitchen, Inc. and the St. John LearningCenter. Both are now separate nonprofits withtheir own boards and staff, but continue to work withthe church in a variety of ways as all three organizationsreach out to serve the surrounding community.The first thing that strikes a visitor to Holy Rosary-St. John on a Sunday is its Gospel choir. As is thecase with many black Catholic parishes, the music issteeped not only in Catholic history, but in AfricanAmerican history. Lily Kilburn is a member of thechoir and sums it up this way: “The Gospel choir atHoly Rosary-St. John helps combine the best of bothworlds: the Eucharistic feast of the Catholic Churchand the soul-stirring songs of praise and worshipfrom the African American religious culture. EverySunday, the Gospel choir leads the congregation withsongs that truly express the good news of the wordof God.” Many who visit are so moved by the musicthat they join the church. The music at Holy Rosary-St. John embodies evangelization.A very bright spot at Holy Rosary-St. John is theage range of parishioners, from the youngest PSRparticipant to the oldest person taking part in the SeniorImpact program. This outreach, run by directorIrma Nowell, works to serve the spiritual, material,and social needs of seniors in the church. The youthprogram, working with Westerville St. Paul Church,sponsors an annual school supplies giveaway thatserved more than 300 neighborhood young peoplethis year. The youth and senior programs have receivedsupport from The Catholic Foundation.The parish also has a growing RCIA group. RCIAcoordinator Carol Smith puts a lot of thought and effortinto making sure new members understand thehistory and commitment of the parish. There also isa young adult group that meets regularly – somethingthat Father Wagner was happy to see, since manychurches today struggle to involve young adults inparish activities.Another moving feature of the parish is its outreachto those who are struggling. The St. John Food Pantryis a large part of this outreach and serves more than8,000 people each year who would otherwise go hungry.Rose and John Moses have been volunteering tocoordinate pantry activities for years. Rose Moses said,“Many seniors come to the pantry, because otherwisethey would have to choose between food and heat orfood and medication.” Another group whose numbershave been rising are those who previously donated, but,because of the economic downturn, have been forced toask for help themselves. “People who were previouslyable to give, but now have to ask for help, can get verydiscouraged at the change in circumstances, but we tryto keep them encouraged,” said Mary Roberts, anotherlongtime pantry volunteer.The parish has struggled at times to keep up with therising costs of providing such assistance. Supermarketinventory systems are much more sophisticatedthan they used to be, and there is not as much leftoverfood to donate. Father Wagner is trying to encouragea solution that draws on the wider Catholic community.“We would like to find 12 parishes that are willingto work with us to donate food to the pantry for onemonth out of each year,” he said. “Currently, we geta lot of donations around Advent and Lent, but lessduring the remainder of the year. If we could identify12 churches that could work with us to donate for onemonth a year, it would be such a huge blessing for ourpantry. Holy Rosary-St. John is a small parish, so wecan’t do it all ourselves at this point. We appreciateall the help we get, but also wish we could spread itout a bit more over the course of the year. This 12churches for 12 months idea seemed to me to be agood way to do this, so it wouldn’t be overwhelmingfor the churches that partner with us.”When many people think of Holy Rosary-St. John,they think of the organizations that grew out of theparish. The Community Kitchen, Inc. serves hotmeals six days per week to those in need, not onlyfrom the surrounding community but from all aroundthe city. It also serves the neighborhood in a majorway when Thanksgiving and Christmas roll aroundeach year, providing meals and Christmas presents.The Community Kitchen has lost some funding thisyear and is looking hard to find donations to replaceit. Marilyn Oberting, a parishioner who has workedfor the Community Kitchen for many years, sums upits joys and challenges this way: “The experience isnot all giving, but also receiving an opportunity tohelp others makes you aware of what is happening inother areas of this great city. Funding is the biggestchallenge. There is never enough funding. Many ofus try hard, but feel all we do is never enough.”The St. John Learning Center provides literacy,learning, and leadership in the community and hasan active new director, Teresa Thorpe. The center’smain focus is adult education, with an emphasis onGED and computer classes, but it also regularly providesjob fairs, recently sponsored a Meet the CandidatesNight, and co-sponsored a health and safetyfair this fall. The Learning Center, perhaps more thanany other organization in the St. John Center, is strugglingfor funds to continue to provide these services.Thorpe said, “You always hear the saying about howteaching a person to fish is the better answer longterm,rather than always just giving them a fish. Feedingpeople when they are hungry is very important,and all the work that goes on here is admirable andworthy of support, but I like to think that we are theorganization that also teaches people to fish. We allowthem to find ways to get beyond being constantlyin need. But we really need funding this year to beable to continue to change lives. We are facing a hugechallenge financially in the coming year, becausethere is actually a lot less funding for adult educationthan many people assume.”The parish and the two independent organizationsbased there are proud of the way they continue towork together. Father Wagner serves on the boardsof the Community Kitchen and the St. John LearningCenter, and The Catholic Foundation has also providedsupport for each. The parish and the organizationssplit space costs for the St. John Community Center.A final need at Holy Rosary-St. John is funding forrepairs. Father Wagner said, “We have very generousparishioners at Holy Rosary-St. John, but given oursmall size and all the needs, we find it hard to supportgeneral expenses, our Bishop’s Annual Appeal drive,and all the capital needs on our own. In the past, wehave had generous grant support for capital needs, butmany foundations are moving away from supportingcapital needs, and that leaves us in a bit of quandary interms of being able to keep up with repairs, as well asSee HOLY ROSARY, Page 6

6 Catholic Times December 7, 2014December 7, 2014 Catholic Times 7Bus trips to the annual March for Life in Washingtonin January again will be sponsored byKnights of Columbus Council 11187 of PickeringtonSt. Elizabeth Seton Parish and by DanvilleSt. Luke Church.The bus from Pickerington will leave earlyWednesday, Jan. 21, returning in the early-morninghours of Friday, Jan. 23.Participants will travel directly to the NationalShrine of the Immaculate Conception for the VigilMass for Life on Wednesday, then go to the HolidayInn in downtown Washington for the night. Afterbreakfast Thursday, Jan. 22, members of the groupwill attend pro-life functions or the family rally andMass for Life at St. Matthew Cathedral. The entiregroup will attend the March for Life’s noon rallyDO BELIEFS MATTER?QUESTION & ANSWERby: FATHER KENNETH DOYLECatholic News ServiceThe annual diocesan Bosco Bash youth rally forstudents in grades six to eight will take place from2:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31 at Columbus St.Cecilia Church, 434 Norton Road.The program will include music by the Station 14band, hangout time with friends, games, dinner,evening Mass, and a inspirational and humoroustalk by Father Steve Ryan, SDB, of Tampa, Florida.The theme will be “Rise Up.”The cost is $20. To register and learn more, visitwww.cdeducation.org/YouthYoungAdult/Youth-Ministry/Events/BoscoBash.aspx.Q. Please help me to know how to answer peoplewho say, “It doesn’t matter what religionor beliefs you have, since we’re all going to thesame place anyway.” (Versailles, Kentucky)A. The quote you offer strikes me as a speciesof what the Second Vatican Council called“false irenicism.” That is a fancy expression to describethe habit of playing down doctrinal differencesfor the sake of keeping the peace. (It comesfrom the Greek word eirene, meaning “peace.”)The council’s Decree on Ecumenism, in No. 11,said: “Nothing is so foreign to the spirit of ecumenismas a false irenicism, in which the purity ofCatholic doctrine suffers loss and its genuine andcertain meaning is clouded.”Simply put, what people believe matters. If I believethat God revealed himself by coming to earthin the person of Jesus, then I consider myself obligatedto examine seriously what Jesus had to sayand to align myself with whatever religious institutioncarries that teaching forward most faithfully.This certainly does not mean that someone must bea Catholic, or even a Christian, to be saved.In fact, the Catechism of the Catholic Churchexplicitly rejects that restrictive notion in No.847, referencing Vatican II’s Constitution on theChurch, where it says “Those who, through no faultof their own, do not know the Gospel of Christ orHis Church, but who nevertheless seek God with asincere heart and, moved by grace, try in their actionsto do his will as they know it through the dictatesof their conscience -- those too may achieveeternal salvation.”But I believe that Catholics get “extra help” alongthe way to heaven -- especially through the sacraments,but also through the guidance of churchteaching, since the truth of its fundamental doctrinesis guaranteed by Christ. I, for one, am supremelygrateful to be a Catholic, and, to me, itmakes a very big difference indeed.Questions may be sent to Father Kenneth Doyleat askfatherdoyle@gmail.com and 40 HopewellSt., Albany, N.Y. 12208.Two parishes planning March for Life bus tripsBosco Bash Rallyon the Mall, followed by the actual march to theU.S. Supreme Court building, then board the busfor the trip home. The cost is $190 per person,based on double occupancy. Contact Edd Chinnockat echinnock@aol.com or (740) 927-5099or (614) 403-0214, or Glenn Williams at (614)829-6461 for registration forms or more information,or see the Seton Parish website, www.setonparish.com.The registration deadline is Monday,Dec. 15.The trip from Danville will be for four days andthree nights. The cost is $320 for a double roomand $280 each for three or more persons in a room.This covers the ride on a 54-passenger bus, threenights at the Hampton Inn in Alexandria, Virginia,and visits to various Washington sites, with formerSt. Luke parishioner John Durbin, a career courierwith the federal government, as tour guide.The bus will depart Danville at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 21.The group will attend the vigil Mass at the ImmaculateConception shrine that evening. After themarch on Thursday, the group will stay throughFriday before leaving Washington at 9 a.m. Saturday,Jan. 24, returning to Danville in the earlyevening.A $50 deposit is due by Wednesday, Dec. 10.Final payment is due by Saturday, Jan. 10. Makechecks payable to St. Luke Parish. For more information,contact the church office at (740) 599-6362 or Bobbie Thomas at (740) 398-9710 or(740) 427-4044.HOLY ROSARY, continued from Page 5general expenses. We are actively looking for waysto address our capital needs and are open to suggestions,as well as, of course, donations.”An example of the challenges that come with runninga community center involves the center’s needfor a new heating and cooling unit. The expensewas more than the parish could cover on its own, butoutside donors stepped in and provided about twothirdsof the funding to get the work done. “Thosedonations were so important,” said Father Wagner.“Without them, the staff and volunteers for all ofthese programs would still be working in a buildingthat was too hot in the summer and too cold inthe winter because of the failing HVAC system. Weare so grateful that after two years of working to replaceit, we were finally able to do so. I know allthe staff and volunteers in the St. John Center aredoubly grateful.”Father Wagner wants to make clear that the parishappreciates all the support it already receivesfrom its members, the Diocese of Columbus, TheCatholic Foundation and other foundations, andother parishes that partner with Holy Rosary-St.John. “We appreciate everything and we couldnot do what we do without all these sources ofsupport, but the challenges are still never-ending,and there are many more opportunities for peopleand parishes to partner with us,” he said. “Christcalls us to a life of discipleship that is ongoing.We keep running the race, working continually tolive up to this high calling in Christ Jesus.”To learn more about the parish, the CommunityKitchen, and the St. John Learning Center, and tofind out how to sign up for their newsletters and followthem on social media, go to hrsjchurch.org/service.html,email them at holy.rosary.st.john@gmail.com, or call them at (614) 252-5926, extension 7.The church and its related organizations are alwayslooking for volunteers and other assistance. 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She brought her life to a closeon Saturday, Nov. 1, a date she had selected aheadof time, by taking a lethal dose of barbiturates prescribedby her doctor.In the public discussions that have ensued, somepeople have ventured to argue that suicide undersuch desperate circumstances would, in fact,be justifiable. A recent online article from Timemagazine observed that few fault those who weretrapped on the top floors of the Twin Towers on9/11 when they jumped to their deaths below asthe flames surged around them. Similarly, the articlesuggests that those who face the prospect ofa difficult, pain-wracked death from a terminal diseaseshould be able to take their own life throughphysician-assisted suicide without fault or blame.For those jumping out of the Twin Towers, however,we recognize a horrific situation of desperation,and even the possibility of a kind of mentalbreakdown in those final panic-stricken moments.Their agonizing choice to hurl themselves out ofthe building to their deaths below would be, objectivelyspeaking, a suicidal act, and would notrepresent a morally good choice, but their moralculpability would almost certainly be diminished,if not eliminated, by the harrowing circumstancesin which they found themselves, driven by rawterror more than by anything else. Clearly, gravepsychological disturbances, anguish, or grave fearof suffering can diminish the responsibility of theperson committing suicide.Yet in the face of a terminal medical diagnosis, itis not reasonable to let our fears dictate our choices;instead, it behooves us to confront and resolvethose fears without yielding to panic and withoutallowing unpleasant future scenarios to loom largein our imagination.Brittany Maynard not only greatly feared a difficultdeath for herself, but also argued that protectingher family from pain and suffering was animportant consideration in her decision to carryout physician-assisted suicide. “I probably wouldhave suffered in hospice care for weeks or evenmonths,” she said. “And my family would havehad to watch that. I did not want this nightmarescenario for my family.” Yet even with very nobleintentions and a loving concern for our family, wecan unwittingly become overzealous in our desireto “protect” them from suffering.Brittany’s desire to protect her family and friendsfrom pain by committing suicide also led her tocross over critical moral boundaries, deprivingher family and friends of the chance to love herthrough her sickness. Suicide in any form runs contraryto our duty to love - to love ourselves andto love our neighbor - because it unjustly breaksimportant ties of solidarity we have with family,friends, and others to whom we continue to haveobligations. It is always violent to eliminate sufferingby eliminating the sufferer. We effectively giveup on the Creator and all he has created. We refusethe help of our neighbor, the love of a family member,or even the beauty of another sun-drenchedday to lighten our affliction.Even as our lives wind down, we have a calling tobe good stewards of the gift of life. Hospice andpalliative care, along with careful pain management,can lighten our burdens during the dyingprocess. The mutual support of family and friendsenables us and them to grow in unexpected ways.By respecting and working through the dying process,we can encounter deep and unanticipatedgraces. We may recognize the need to ask for andreceive forgiveness from others and from God. Wemay become aware of God’s presence and receivea strengthened faith. We gain peace in our dyingdays and hours by accepting our mortality andour situation, journeying down the road that stillopens ahead of us, even as it becomes shorter, livingit with the same tenacity and generosity we didwhen the road was longer.Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk, PhD, earned his doctoratein neuroscience from Yale and did postdoctoralwork at Harvard. He is a priest of the dioceseof Fall River, Massachusetts, and serves as directorof education at The National Catholic BioethicsCenter in Philadelphia. See www.ncbcenter.org.

10 Catholic Times/December 7, 2014 December 7, 2014/Catholic Times 11ERITREAN CATHOLICS FIND NEW HOME AT BYZANTINE CHURCHCommunity is one of five Eastern Rite Catholic groups celebrating liturgies in Diocese of ColumbusThe Anaphora (Liturgy of the Eucharist) procession during an Eritrean Catholic Divine Liturgy atSt. John Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic Church in Columbus. Photos by Paula Martin of St. John ChrysostomThe choir for the liturgy, which was celebrated in the Ge’ez language, a Semitic language nowmainly used in worship services. An Eritrean priest came from New Jersey for the event.The local Eritrean Catholic community hosted St. John Chrysostom parishioners for a meal afterthe liturgy. The Eritreans have been attending the Columbus church for the past five months.BY TIM PUETReporter, Catholic TimesCatholics of Eritrean origin in the Columbusarea have found a new home.For the past five months, the localEritrean Catholic community hasbeen gathering each Sunday at St.John Chrysostom Byzantine CatholicChurch on Columbus’ north side. TheEritreans attend the Divine Liturgy at9:30 a.m. each Sunday, then gather afterwardfor songs and prayers, includingthe rosary and a Marian litany, andfrequently a meal.For the past two decades, they hadbeen attending Mass at St. AnthonyChurch, also in north Columbus. Arepresentative of the Eritrean community,Dr. Michael Hailu, said the decisionto change worship sites was madefor reasons of liturgical tradition andmore frequent availability.“Catholics in Eritrea are part ofthe Ethiopian Catholic Church. Thestructure of its services is muchmore similar to Byzantine Catholicliturgies than to the Roman CatholicMass,” he said. “There are fewEthiopian priests in the United Statesand we aren’t able to have one cometo Columbus very often, so we havebegun celebrating with the Byzantinecommunity and feel comfortable withthem, and are grateful to their pastor,Father Robert Stash, for welcomingus to his church.“At the same time, we will alwaysbe thankful to St. Anthony’s for allowingus to use the facilities therefor so long,” he said. “St. Anthony’shas become busier over the years withits own activities and with those ofthe Catholic community from Ghana,which it also hosts. Because it had somany things going on, we were limitedthere in what we could do.“Since the Byzantine church is asmaller church, it gives us more flexibility.We can now meet after the liturgyevery Sunday. That’s importantto us, as we don’t want to lose ourtraditions and want to pray together asoften as we can,” Hailu said.Hailu, chairman of the science departmentat Columbus State CommunityCollege, said there about 3,500Eritreans in central Ohio, includingabout 150 Catholics, with a similarnumber of Eritrean Catholics livingin the Cincinnati and Dayton areasand coming to Columbus at least occasionally.He said the local EritreanCatholic community has a leadershipgroup which meets every two weeksand a youth group which has regulargatherings combining Bible study andsocial interaction. The group hostedthe community’s adults for a Thanksgivingdinner on Saturday, Nov. 29.Eritrea was part of Ethiopia untilgaining its independence in 1991. Itspopulation of about five million is splitalmost equally between Christians andMuslims. Between five and sevenpercent of the population is Catholic,with most of the rest of the Christiansbelonging to the Orthodox church. Catholicismwas revived in the nation inthe late 19th century, mainly throughthe efforts of Vincentian missionaries,who were followed by Franciscans inthe 20th century.The Ethiopian Catholic Church is oneof 22 worship communities knowncollectively as the Eastern Catholicchurches. Eastern-rite Catholics, liketheir Roman Catholic counterparts,recognize the supremacy of the popeA drummer announces the proclamation ofthe Gospel during the Eritrean Mass.and are part of the worldwide Catholiccommunity.Within the 23 counties of the Dioceseof Columbus, four other Eastern Catholiccommunities – the Byzantine,Maronite, Melkite, and Syro-Malabarchurches – also have their ownchurch buildings or conduct regularlyscheduled services in Roman Catholicchurches.The diocese also hosts Roman CatholicMasses in English, Spanish, theAkan language of Ghana, the Tagaloglanguage of the Philippines, Creole(Haitian) French, Italian, Korean,the Igbo language of Nigeria, Portuguese,and Vietnamese. All this is anindication of the area’s growing ethnicdiversity and a constant reminder ofthe church’s universal outreach and ofJesus’ last command to his disciples to“Go, therefore, and make disciples ofall nations” (Matthew 28:19).Ethiopian Catholic liturgies use alanguage known as Ge’ez, which hasfallen out of use for the most part and,like Latin and the Byzantine languageknown as Church Slavonic, isused primarily in church services. Itis considered one of the four Semiticlanguages, along with Arabic, Hebrew,and Aramaic, the language Jesusspoke.Hailu said the local Eritrean communitygenerally brings in a priest toconduct services to conduct Ge’ezliturgies three times a year – aroundChristmas, Easter, and Aug. 15, theFeast of the Assumption – and forspecial events such as baptisms, weddings,or funerals,The next such liturgy is scheduledfor Sunday, Jan. 10, at 7 p.m. “Ourchurch still uses the old Julian calendar,which was adjusted in the 16thcentury. Under that calendar, Christmascomes on what is now Jan. 7. Jan.10 was the closest Sunday to that, sothat’s when we’ll have Christmas,” hesaid.Ge’ez liturgies are celebrated accordingto the Alexandrian, or Coptic form,which traces its roots to St. Mark theEvangelist, who was the first bishop ofAlexandria, Egypt.The first Ge’ez liturgy at St. JohnChrysostom, and the only one to date,was celebrated on Sunday, Aug. 24.The celebrant was Father Musie Tesfayohanes,OCist, one of two Cistercianmonks stationed at St. John NeumannChurch in Mount Laurel, NewJersey, who are trained to conductservices in Ge’ez. He will be returningto Columbus for the Jan. 10 liturgy.Hailu said Father Tesfayohanes andhis counterpart, Father Awte Weldu,OCist, have come to Columbus frequentlyover the years because theylive closer to Ohio than any of the otherGe’ez priests in the United States.One of the St. John Chrysostom parishionersattending the liturgy wasJulia Parks, a doctoral student in theologyat the University of Dayton. Shewas impressed by both the service andits meaning as a symbol of the universalCatholic Church. She wrote thefollowing for the Catholic Times todescribe her experience:“This past summer, the meaning of thewords ‘one holy, Catholic, apostolicChurch’ in our Creed was made clearerto me more than ever before. My parishhas been blessed over this past yearto be joined by a community of EritreanCatholics. As I understand it, there areonly a few Eritrean Catholic priests inthe entire United States, so only twoor three times a year is this communityable to celebrate its Divine Liturgy (theAlexandrian or Coptic rite).“Joining up with St. John’s is a wayto help the community stay togetherand to provide one place to gather toworship, rather than being spread overseveral different Catholic parishesaround the city. However, if St. JohnChrysostom has provided any benefitto the Eritrean community (and I dopray that it has), I can honestly andvery gratefully say that the blessingshave been returned many times over.“One of these many blessings wasthat for the Feast of the Dormition(the Eastern Catholic term for the Assumption),the Eritrean priest, FatherMusie Tesfayohanes, came to celebrateDivine Liturgy. Everyone fromSt. John Chrysostom, as well as fromHoly Resurrection Melkite Parish (ourfellow Byzantine Catholics in Columbus),was invited to attend this liturgyand a luncheon provided afterward bythe Eritreans.“No words can fully describe thebeauty of this whole experience. First,there was a baptism, and the beginningof new life as a Christian is always ajoyous occasion. Then the liturgyitself – even though my ears did notknow the language or the chants, myheart knew the reality of what was goingon – the divine mysteries of theliturgy, the presence of Our Lord andSavior Jesus Christ. There was nodoubt who this was all about.“There were hymns during and afterthe liturgy, along with drums and dancesto honor Our Lady, and there wasjust an utter joy expressed throughouteverything. Father Musie deliveredtwo homilies – the first not in English(I believe the language is Ge’ez).He spoke of the Feast of the Dormitionand of the beauty of our CatholicChurch – the WHOLE Church in allher united diversity.“Though this unity is the reality ofthe Church, we all can admit thatwe do not always ‘feel’ that reality– however, that day, we did. Itwas pointed out to me later that daythat in our little church in Columbus,Ohio, Catholics from all fivepatriarchates were most likely present:Alexandria, Antioch, Rome, Jerusalem,and Constantinople. Whata beautiful and awe-inspiring thing!In a world that suffers so much fromdivision and conflict, an example ofunity and love was given to us.“It is so easy to believe that theconflict we see is the reality of theworld, but in fact, the TRUE realityis Christ, who gives Himself to usand in whom we are all united, as St.Paul reminds us in his epistle to theGalatians (3:28). The reminder ofthis unity in Christ is a blessing thatwe all received that day, and to myEritrean brothers and sisters, I wantto thank you for that reminder. andI express my gratitude to our Godthat he keeps us all in this ‘one holy,Catholic, apostolic Church.’”From left: Byzantine Father Eugene Linowski, Byzantine DeaconJeffrey Martin, Melkite Father Ignatius Harrington, andEritrean Father Musie Tesfayohanes, OCist.Father Musie Tesfayohanes, OCist, baptizes infant Yafet FisshuhYakob according to the Ge’ez rite of the Catholic Church.

12 Catholic Times December 7, 2014December 7, 2014 Catholic Times 13Art and technology competition winnersA team of Portsmouth Notre Dame High School students finishedfirst in the Game Design Jam competition at a recent art and technologygame conference at Shawnee State University. Team membersare (from left) Nathaniel Slone, Hayden Baker, Will Mays, Jayla Bowling,and Vincent Randaisi. They were among 24 students taken byteachers Anissa Harr and Michelle Baker to the conference. The studentshad hands-on access to exhibits and were able to play gamesthat were developed by SSU students. The competition featured 60students from different schools who were broken up into 12 groups.Each team was given 30 minutes to write a game from scratch andincorporate five requirements in the design. Fifteen minutes into thestart, another scenario was randomly given to each group. The winnerwas chosen by the SSU students.Photo courtesy Notre Dame High SchoolFlaget Students Honor VeteransChillicothe Bishop FlagetSchool students (fromleft) Dane Barron, DelilahPinkerton, Lillian Detillian,Halle Woodside,Noah Flores, and MoriahPockras stand around atable which was set inthe school cafeteria tohonor veterans. The tablesetting has becomean annual event at the school and is based on the book “America’s White Table”by Margot Theis Raven. This table, a place where no one is to sit, provides thestudents with a reflection on the importance of the sacrifices those in the militarymake and have made. The table setting is filled with symbolism and respect forveterans, particularly those still missing. The white tablecloth represents the purityof the soldier’s heart as he answers the call to duty, a lemon slice shows thebitterness of captivity, salt on the plate represents the tears of families waitingfor loved ones to return, an empty chair is for the missing soldiers, a black napkinfor the sorrow of being captive, an overturned glass for the meal that won’t beeaten, a white candle for peace, and a red rose in a vase tied with a red ribbonfor the hope that all our missing will return someday. Photo courtesy Bishop Flaget SchoolMount Carmel Honored with AwardThe Niagara Foundation honored theMount Carmel Health System withthe organization’s community serviceaward during the foundation’s peaceand dialogue awards program.The foundation, based in Chicago, recognizespeople and organizations whohave distinguished themselves in theirprofessions, community, and service tohumanity and the community in Ohioand seven other Midwest states. MountCarmel was nominated for the award bythe family of a patient who was cared forin the hospice and palliative care unit atMount Carmel East Hospital.Claus von Zychlin, president andchief executive officer of Mount CarmelHealth, accepted the award and wasjoined at the ceremony by members ofthe Mount Carmel hospice and palliativecare team.“I am honored to receive this award onbehalf of Mount Carmel’s colleagues,physicians, and volunteers and theircontribution to the exceptional people-centeredcare delivered at MountCarmel. I want to especially recognizeour hospice and palliative care team,whose incredible compassion for theirpatients earned Mount Carmel a nominationfor this award,” he said duringthe awards ceremony.YOUTH MINISTRY COORDINATORSt. Peter Catholic Church is seeking a Youth Ministry Coordinator for itshigh school-age parishioners (Grades 9 – 12). This is a part-time position(29 hours per week). The Youth Ministry Coordinator may eventually beasked to assume other responsibilities, at which time he or she would beoffered full-time employment. The hourly rate of pay for the part-time postis negotiable.Minimally, an applicant must:• Be a practicing Roman Catholic with knowledge of the Faith and living in accordancewith the moral precepts of the Church.• Be fully compliant with safe environment/child protection policies in effect and required.• Be at least 21 years of age.• Have a 4-year college degree. Especially attractive are Religious Education, ReligiousStudies, Theology, Youth Ministry, and other such focused majors.• Be a “team player,” energetic, and hard-working.• Be visionary – able to “think outside the box.”• Be a community mobilizer with strong recruiting and marketing abilities.• Have computer graphics, writing, and editing skills.• Have leadership strengths.• Have experience in Youth Ministry.The Youth Ministry Program is a department within the Parish School ofReligion (PSR). The Youth Ministry Coordinator reports to the Director ofPSR. A focus on the family as a necessary context for affirming youth intheir Catholic life is a foundational principle at St. Peter. The Youth MinistryProgram is a catechetical one, with a focus on teaching the core contentof the Catholic faith. The study of Sacred Scripture, the Church, the sacraments,and the principles of Christian morality characterize the catechesisof adolescents. The purpose of the Youth Program is to form the young tobecome faithful to, and active practitioners of, Roman Catholicism all theiradult lives. The Youth Ministry Coordinator is to actively promote weeklyMass attendance; to introduce adolescents to other liturgical prayer formsand devotional expressions; and to offer a variety of service and fellowshipopportunities for high school-age children to apply their knowledge of theFaith in Corporal Works of Mercy and Diocesan-sponsored activities.Send resumes and references to:Mrs. Maureen Luis/Director of PSRSt. Peter Catholic Church • 6899 Smoky Row Road • Columbus, Ohio 43235maluis@rrohio.comST. BRIGID BLUE RIBBON CELEBRATIONStudents at Dublin St. Brigid of KildareSchool had a special day to celebrate beingchosen as a Blue Ribbon school by theU.S. Department of Education. Studentswere able to dress in blue clothing, receivedblue slushies, and had a surprisedance party in the gym, where theydanced the “Blue Ribbon Shuffle.”Msgr. Joseph Hendricks, St. Brigid ofKildare Church pastor; Kathleen O’Reilly,school principal; and Cindy Lombardo,vice principal, traveled to Washington toaccept the award. They attended teachingand learning sessions and roundtablediscussions at which Blue Ribbonhonorees shared their strategies andMOUNT CARMEL HOSPICE HAS SERVED 30,000For nearly 30 years, Mount Carmel Hospiceand Palliative Care has provided compassionateend-of-life care to members ofthe central Ohio community. The hospiceteam reached a milestone on Nov. 21 whenit served its 30,000th patient.“Thirty-thousand patients impacted by ourcare is truly humbling,” said Lori Yosick,Mount Carmel Health executive director forhospice and palliative care. “I am very proudof the work our team has done and continuesto do as we help people with advanced andterminal illness have quality and compassionin whatever time they have left.”November is traditionally observed as NationalHospice and Palliative Care Month,with a goal of creating awareness abouthospice and palliative care services andhow they help patients and families managethe effects of chronic and life-limitingillnesses.A hospice team consists of physicians,nurses, chaplains, aides, volunteers, socialsuccessful experiences.One of the sessions included remarksfrom Msgr. Hendricks on the funding modelhe designed for the school -- teachingothers how the cost-based tuition modelhas positioned the school to be financiallyindependent and sustainable for the longterm. He also discussed the school’s endowmentcampaign, designed to combatrising tuition costs.The award celebration concluded with aparish Sunday Mass of Thanksgiving, followedby a ceremony in the church and areception and open house at the school.The ceremony included remarks from U.S.Rep. Pat Tiberi, state Sen. Jim Hughes,workers, and staff who provide emotional,physical, and spiritual support, but mostimportantly focuses on providing qualityof-lifecare.“Hospice is an important part of the continuumof care, and more people are seekinginformation on their options. Theywant to know what hospice is and is not,”said Yosick. “The families impacted by the30,000 patients we have served continue tobe our ambassadors.”Mount Carmel Hospice and PalliativeCare is a not-for-profit hospice and palliativecare service affiliated with MountCarmel Health System. The award-winningorganization is accredited by The JointCommission and has been designated aLevel 4 partner with the Hospice VeteransPartnership through the We Honor VeteransProgram. For more information on MountCarmel Hospice and Palliative Care, contact(614) 234-0200 or visit www.mountcarmelhealth.com/hospice.CATHEDRAL LESSONS AND CAROLSFOR ADVENTThe Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral Choir and Cathedral Brass willpresent its annual program of music for Advent and Christmas at3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14 at the cathedral, 212 E. Broad St. Scripturereadings and choral music will tell the story of the Christ child,from the foretelling by the prophets to the visit of the Magi. Theaudience also will have the opportunity to join the choir, brass,and organs in singing traditional carols of the season.diocesan school Superintendent JosephBrettnacher, Msgr. Hendricks, O’Reilly,and representatives from the school’sHome and School Association and SchoolAdvisory Committee.Photo courtesy St. Brigid of Kildare SchoolST. ANTHONY SAINT PROJECTStudents of Amy Moonis’ fifth-grade class at Columbus St. AnthonySchool who studied the lives of some of their favorite saints areshown with their projects.Photo courtesy St. Anthony School

14 Catholic Times December 7, 2014December 7, 2014 Catholic Times 15Second Sunday of Advent (Cycle B)Voices of preparation in both Isaiah and MarkFatherLawrence L. HummerIsaiah 63:16b-17,19b;64:2-71 Corinthians 1:3-9Mark 13:33-37After many long years of warnings by the prophets,the unthinkable happened in Judah. In 586 BC, thekingdom was overrun by the Babylonian Empire andthe nation was destroyed. The king and his familyand advisers were taken captive and marched off toBabylon. The Temple was ransacked and lay in ruins,and the future looked bleak.Then, after all those years of warnings and, finally,the exile, Isaiah and other prophets began to look tothe future with hope, and here the prophet announces,“Comfort, give comfort to my people, says yourGod!” Commentators debate who is doing the comforting.Usually the subject would be the Lord, whowould give comfort to “my people.” Some argue thatIsaiah is the one who is giving the comfort by announcingthat the people’s forced service is at an end.There are better days coming.A voice cries out. Whether it’s the Lord’s, the prophet’s,or another is unclear. The message is “Preparethe Lord’s way in the desert,” recalling the Israelites’original deliverance from Egypt as they made theirway through the desert of Sinai. This desert will bethe vast desert between Babylon and the Holy Land.It will be a smooth highway for “our God” becausethe Lord will come escorting the exiles back to theirhomeland. This action alone will reflect the glory ofthe Lord. The Lord leads the exiles home, like a shepherdcaring for the flock. Here, echoes of Psalm 23and various passages from Ezekiel are heard.Mark’s opening verse acts more like a title: “TheRecord Society MeetingMsgr. Robert Noon will tell“Tales of Bishop Hartley” at thequarterly meeting of the CatholicRecord Society on Sunday, Dec.21 at 2 p.m. in the social hall ofColumbus Our Lady of VictoryChurch, 1559 Roxbury Road.Bishop James Hartley was bishopof Columbus from 1904-44,a longer tenure than any of his10 predecessors or successors.Msgr. Noon has been a priest for63 years, spending all his priestlylife in the diocese except for ashort period as a missionary inPeru, and lives in retirement atthe Villas of St. Therese.A business meeting will followthe presentation. For moreinformation, contact Mike Finnat fcoolavin@aol.com or (614)268-4166.beginning of the Gospel (or Good News) about JesusChrist, the son of God.” That means the readeris aware of the identity of Jesus Christ as son of Godfrom the very beginning. It will take his disciples theentire Gospel to grasp this.Mark uses Sunday’s Isaiah passage (along with Malachi3:1) to set the stage for John the Baptist. Johncomes as the messenger of the Lord, who preparesthe way for the Lord. This was of such significanceto the early church that Mark had no need to providean infancy narrative for his Gospel, because he recognizedthe interdependent roles of the Baptist andJesus as more important than any other considerationand as the key event which sets each of them off ontheir respective tasks.John came “proclaiming a baptism of repentance forthe forgiveness of sins.” This repentance calls for achange in the way one lives one’s life. It is broughtout clearest among those adults preparing for baptismthrough the RCIA. Baptism symbolizes that turningaround of one’s life by the ritual washing which symbolizessomething far deeper. Like the ritual, so thereality, washing the person, setting him or her on apath of righteousness.John came in the style of traditional prophets of theOld Testament, with his prophetic announcementand the description of his clothes as a camel skin anda belt, and his diet of locusts and wild honey, suggestinghe didn’t eat very much. His “fan base,” as itwere, came from “the whole Judean countryside andall the inhabitants of Jerusalem.” One can surmisethat Mark is using a bit of hyperbole.Finally, John announces that there is one coming afterhim who is mightier than he, whose sandal straphe is unworthy to untie. That means John says hehimself is lower than a slave. John adds that the onecoming will baptize “with holy spirit.” Most translationssupply the definite article and capitalize “HolySpirit.” Mark does not have in mind what we meanby the third member of the Blessed Trinity. That conceptdeveloped in later theology.Father Lawrence Hummer, pastor at Chillicothe St. Mary,can be reached at hummerl@stmarychillicothe.com.Read the BibleThe Weekday Bible ReadingsMONDAYGenesis 3:9-15,20Psalm 98:1-4Luke 1:26-38TUESDAYIsaiah 40:1-11Psalm 96:1-3,10ac,11-13Matthew 18:12-14WEDNESDAYIsaiah 40:25-31Psalm 103:1-4,8,10Matthew 11:28-30THURSDAYIsaiah 41:13-20Psalm 145:1,9-13bMatthew 11:11-15FRIDAYZecariah 2:14-17 or Revelation 11:19a;12:1-6a,10abJudith 13:18bc,19 (Ps)Luke 1:26-38 or Luke 1:39-47SATURDAYSirach 48:1-4,9-11Psalm 80:2-3,15-16,18-19Matthew 17:9a,10-13DIOCESAN WEEKLY RADIO ANDTELEVISION MASS SCHEDULEWEEK OF DECEMBER 7, 2014SUNDAY MASS10:30 a.m. Mass from Columbus St. JosephCathedral on St. Gabriel Radio (820 AM),Columbus, and at www.stgabrielradio.com.Mass with the Passionist Fathers at7:30 a.m. on WWHO-TV (the CW), Channel53, Columbus. Check local cable systemfor WWHO’s cable channel listing.Mass from Our Lady of the Angels Monastery,Birmingham, Ala., at 8 a.m. on EWTN(Time Warner Channel 385, Insight Channel382, or WOW Channel 378)(Encores at noon, 7 p.m., and midnight).DAILY MASS8 a.m., Our Lady of the Angels Monasteryin Birmingham, Ala. (Encores at noon, 7p.m. and midnight) See EWTN above; andon I-Lifetv (Channel 113 in Ada, Logan,Millersburg, Murray City and WashingtonC.H.; Channel 125 in Marion, Newark,Newcomerstown and New Philadelphia;and Channel 207 in Zanesville); 8 p.m., St.Gabriel Radio (820 AM), Columbus, and atwww.stgabrielradio.com.We pray Week II, Seasonal Properof the Liturgy of the HoursWe all know how Advent and Christmas begin, andwhat significance that plays in our faith. However,we might want to remember the end of the sequence-- the Epiphany, as the Wise Men head back east andan angel tells Joseph and Mary they must escapeHerod’s murderous aspirations. The Holy Familyflees to North Africa, specifically Egypt, and reststhere until it is safe to return.In the modern world, many Africans look to theircontinent as a safe haven for Christian traditions underattack by western militant secularism and militantIslam, not to mention a host of dangerous diseasesand epidemics. This has made Christians in Africa,especially Catholics, more determined to not let theirfaith be eradicated or watered down.Catholic Consumerism:Rights and ResponsibilitiesBy Stephanie RappCatholic Relief Services Fair Trade AmbassadorIn “Pacem in Terris,” St. John XXIII discusses human rights:the right to life, food, clothing, shelter, rest, medical care, andbasic education. “To ensure these rights, everyone has theright to earn a living and the right to security in the eventof illness, unemployment, or old age. Furthermore, the rightto participate in the community requires the right to employment,as well as the right to healthful working conditions,wages, and other benefits sufficient to support families at alevel in keeping with human dignity” (Wilder, 1993). Fair Tradeis a form of trade that ensures these rights for our brothersand sisters. It is our responsibility to safeguard them for others.Buying Fair Trade products is one way to do this. ThankGod for your blessings and pray for those around the worldwho do not have the freedoms or rights they deserve.Africa is the Church’s Greatest HopeYOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY POSITIONSt.Brigid of Kildare Parish is seeking a full-time coordinator of High SchoolYouth and Young Adult Ministry to organize, implement and enrich the existingministry for high school aged youth of the parish.The coordinator will be responsible for directing the parish pastoral ministryto youth, based on Renewing the Vision: a Framework for Catholic YouthMinistry, developing the leadership of our Core Team, and facilitating themanagement of our Bridge Team, our peer leadership board.Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in a related field or certifications in YouthMinistry, knowledge of the Catholic faith and an understanding of youth.Master’s degree preferred. Salary and benefits are commensurate with experience.View the full job description at www.stbrigidofkildare.org.Please submit qualifications by February 20, 2014 to:St. Brigid of Kildare at 7179 Avery Road, Dublin, Ohio 43017,Attn: High School Youth and Young Adult Ministry Search CommitteeTHE TIDE IS TURNINGTOWARD CATHOLICISMDavid HartlineA few days ago, Pope Francis named Cardinal RobertSarah as prefect for the Office of Divine Liturgy,a very important position in the Vatican Curia. Unlikemany European prelates, Cardinal Sarah, fromGuinea, holds more traditional views about Catholicism.While some were surprised by the Holy Father’schoice, others were not, pointing to the recentsynod at which a European cardinal had to apologizefor making snide remarks concerning the tendency ofbishops outside Europe, especially Africans, to haveviews similar to those of Cardinal Sarah.In a previous column, I noted that many visitingAfrican priests have told me they are surprised thatsome clerics try to appeal to modern secular culture,instead of standing up to it. The Catholic Church hassuffered persecution at some point on every continent.Today, we are seeing this with our own eyes inAfrica. Yet despite the difficulties it faces there, theChurch seems to speak with one voice.There were only a few million Catholics in Africain 1900. Fast forward 100-plus years and that numberhas surpassed 100 million. We see some largely secularizedAmericans, Canadians, and Europeans joiningradical Islam to bring some kind of purpose to theirlistless lives, but in Africa, we actually see Muslimsconverting to Catholicism.I recently met an African bishop who became Catholicas a young adult. As a priest, he withstood threatsof death from fellow villagers, bringing them intothe Catholic Church. One of those converts was hisown father, who had disowned him after he becamea priest. When the Faith stands for something, it alwayswins and survives the most fiery of trials; whenit tries to go along to get along, as in some parts ofEurope, it dwindles to irrelevance.This same bishop told me that in the rural parts ofUganda and Tanzania, many villagers walk milesto Mass, singing and in a joyous mood on Sundaymorning. The biggest problem there is often the lackof funding and facilities to educate the many youngpeople wanting to become priests and sisters.In the Western world, we are often seduced by money,lust, and power. You don’t have to be a rocketscientist to figure out that when faith is far down thelist of important matters, it eventually falls off altogether.Some militant secularists smugly surmise thatas people become smarter, they lose their faith. Yetthe African cardinals have one of the highest percentagesof PhD’s among any contingent of the Collegeof Cardinals. While the militant secularists might becorrect in assuming that with increased wealth andeducation, one can become more easily seduced bythe ways of this world, it doesn’t have to be so.In the meantime, keep the name of Cardinal Sarahin the back of your mind the next time you see whitesmoke coming from the chimney of St. Peter’s. Youjust might hear his name called to be the next pontiff.Hartline is the author of “The Catholic TideContinues to Turn” and a former teacher andadministrator for the diocese.www.ctonline.orgDIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION POSITIONSt. Brigid of Kildare Parish is seeking a full-time director of Religious Educationto manage the planning, implementation and evaluation of the ReligiousEducation program. The director will be responsible for planning, organizingand scheduling classes, choosing textbooks, preparing the budget, serving onappropriate parish committees, and overseeing the general management of theprogram. The director also coordinates a parish-based, family-oriented sacramentalpreparation program for students aged preschool through grade eight.Qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in a related field, knowledge ofCatholic faith and sacramental preparation. Master’s degree preferred. Salaryand benefits are commensurate with experience. View the full job descriptionat www.stbrigidofkildare.org.Please submit qualifications by February 20, 2014 to:St. Brigid of Kildare at 7179 Avery Road, Dublin, Ohio 43017,Attn: Director of Religious Education Search Committee

16 Catholic Times December 7, 2014Pray for our deadBURNS, Joan L., 80, Nov. 24St. Mary Church, ChillicotheCLOUSE, Virginia “Lee,” 87, formerly ofSomerset, Nov. 21St. Bernard Church, SpringfieldCOLLURA, Glenna, 88, Nov. 29St. Philip Church, ColumbusCONFARE, Stephen A. Jr., Nov. 28St. Joseph Church, CirclevilleCONNERS, Robert F., 80, Nov. 23St. Catharine Church, ColumbusDUSENBERRY, James R., 75, Nov. 22St. Thomas Aquinas Church, ZanesvilleENESEY, George P., 88, Nov. 26St. Agatha Church, ColumbusFOTHERGILL, Robert R., 86, Nov. 26St. Catharine Church, ColumbusFRONK, Edward A., 82, Nov. 23St. Brendan Church, HilliardSister Mary Michael Spangler, OPTerrence J. HammondFuneral Mass for Terrence J. Hammond,57, of Akron, who died Sunday,Nov. 23, was held Saturday, Nov. 29,at Marysville Our Lady of LourdesChurch.He was born March 19, 1957, inZanesville to John and Jean Hammond,graduated from MarysvilleHigh School in 1975, and was a retiredmortgage claims adjuster for BroadviewMortgage in Columbus. He wasa member of St. Sebastian Church inAkron and its Knights of Columbuscouncil, and volunteered at WindemereElementary School in Akron.KOLAR, Norma A., 72, of Dublin, Nov. 26St. Adalbert Church, DillonvaleLERCH, Harold L., 91, Nov. 29St. Brigid of Kildare Church, ColumbusMALLOY, Karen, 54, Nov. 24St. James the Less Church, ColumbusRIDENOUR, C. Thomas, 88, Nov. 25Our Lady of Peace Church, ColumbusSLAGLE, Elliott P., 76, Nov. 24St. Mary Church, WaverlyTANNER, Robert M., 77, Nov. 20St. Thomas Aquinas Church, ZanesvilleVANDERBURG, Wanda A., 90, Nov. 27St. Aloysius Church, ColumbusWEATHERBY, Anna B., 86, Nov. 27Holy Spirit Church, ColumbusWING, Julia, 97, Nov. 25Our Lady of Lourdes Church, MarysvilleFuneral Mass for Sister Mary MichaelSpangler, OP, 90, who died Saturday,Nov. 22, was held Wednesday,Nov. 26 at the Motherhouse of the DominicanSisters of Peace. Burial wasat St. Joseph Cemetery, Columbus.She was born in Woodsfield in 1924 toOtto and Agnes (Hoeffler) Spangler, enteredthe Dominican Sisters of St. Maryof the Springs, now the Dominican Sistersof Peace, in 1944, and made herprofession of vows on Aug. 14, 1946.After receiving her doctorate fromthe University of Notre Dame, shetaught in the education department atOhio Dominican College (now University)for 44 years, first from 1955-59, when it was known as the Collegeof St. Mary of the Springs, thenfrom 1961-2001. She then retired to aministry of prayer and presence at theMotherhouse.In the Diocese of Columbus, she alsoserved as a teacher at Columbus OurLady of Peace (1947-49), ColumbusHoly Name (1949-52), and ZanesvilleSt. Thomas Aquinas (1954-55)schools, and as principal at ColumbusHoly Spirit School (1952-53).She was preceded in death by herparents, and two sisters, Sister StellaSpangler, OP, and Mary.He was preceded in death by his father.Survivors include his mother;wife, Jayne (Holloway); sons, Steve(Kate) and Scott (Heather); daughter,Amy (Refugio) Baltazar; stepson,Charlie Trenta; stepdaughter, PeggyTrenta; brothers, Father Mark Hammond,pastor of Mount Vernon St.Vincent de Paul and Danville St. Lukechurches and the Church of the Nativityin Utica, Mike, and John (Cindy);sisters, Mary Jo (Rick) Danver, NancyWarner, Jane (Paul) Johnson, Peggy(Brad) Cook, Beth, and Cathy; andfive grandchildren.DIOCESAN SCHOOLS ON AP HONOR ROLLHigh schools in the Diocese of Columbushave been honored by theCollege Board with placement on thefifth annual Advanced Placement (AP)district honor roll. The diocese wasamong 547 school districts in the U.S.and Canada which received the honorfor increasing access to AP coursework, while maintaining or increasingthe percentage of students earningscores of 3 or higher on AP exams.This indicates the district is successfullyidentifying students who areready for AP opportunities.The first step to delivering these opportunitiesto students is providingaccess by ensuring that courses areavailable, that gatekeeping stops, andthat the doors are equitably opened sothese students can participate. Schoolsin the Diocese of Columbus are committedto expanding the availability ofAP courses among prepared and motivatedstudents of all backgrounds.In 2014, more than 3,800 colleges anduniversities around the world receivedAP scores for college credit, advancedplacement, and/or consideration in theadmission process, with many collegesand universities in the United Statesoffering credit in one or more subjectsfor qualifying AP scores.Inclusion on the AP district honor rollis based on examination of three yearsof AP data, from 2012 to 2014, lookingacross 34 AP exams, including worldlanguage and culture.To be included, districts must increaseparticipation and access to APby an amount determined by theirsize; increase or maintain the percentageof exams taken by African American,Hispanic/Latino, and AmericanIndian/Alaska Native students; andimprove performance levels whencomparing the percentage of studentsin 2014 scoring a 3 or higher to thosein 2012, unless the district has alreadyattained a performance level at whichmore than 70 percent of its AP studentsare scoring a 3 or higher.The diocese is among 29 Ohio schooldistricts receiving the honor. OtherOhio honorees include the Dioceseof Cleveland and the Buckeye Valley,Dublin, Granville, Hilliard, Jackson,Lakewood (Hebron), New Albany, andWorthington school districts.START YOUR DAYA BETTER WAY!December 7, 2014 Catholic Times 17H A P P E N I N G SCLASSIFIEDST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOMBYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH5858 Cleveland Ave., Columbus, OH 4323110 TH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS COOKIE SALESaturday, Dec 13- 10:00am – 2:00pmLots of cookies, candy and more!DECEMBER4, THURSDAYCarmelo Cortez at St. James the Less6 p.m., St. James the Less Church, 1652 Oakland Park Ave.,Columbus. Rosary, followed by Mass at 6:30, and healingservice with Filipino lay evangelist Carmelo Cortez followingMass. 614-861-4888Holy Hour at Holy Family6 to 7 p.m., Holy Family Church, 584 W. Broad St., Columbus.Holy Hour of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament,followed by meeting of parish Holy Name and JuniorHoly Name societies, with refreshments. 614-221-4323Christmas Tour of Newark ChurchesSt. Francis de Sales Church, 40 Granville St., Newark, willbe the last stop of the evening “Sights and Sounds ofChristmas Tour” of churches in and around downtownNewark. 740-345-9874Holy Hour of Reparation at Columbus Sacred Heart7 to 8 p.m., Sacred Heart Church, 893 Hamlet St., Columbus.Eucharistic Holy Hour following Holy Hour of Reparationprayer format, concluding with Benediction andAll fund-raising events (festivals, bazaars,spaghetti dinners, fish fries,bake sales, pizza/sub sales, candysales, etc.) will be placed in the“Fund-Raising Guide.” An entry intothe Guide will be $18.50 for the firstsix lines, and $2.65 for each additionalline. For more information,call David Garickat 614-224-5195.‘Happenings’ submissionsNotices for items of Catholic interestmust be received at least 12 days beforeexpected publication date. We willprint them as space permits.Items not received before this deadlinemay not be published.Listings cannot be taken by phone.Mail to: The Catholic TimesHappenings,197 East Gay St., Columbus, OH 43215Fax to: 614-241-2518E-mail as text to tpuet@colsdioc.orgsocial period. Prayers for intention of deepened holinessand an increase in the virtue of fortitude for bishops andpriests. 614-372-52495, FRIDAYSt. Cecilia Adoration of Blessed SacramentSt. Cecilia Church, 434 Norton Road, Columbus. Beginsafter 8:15 a.m. Mass; continues to 5 p.m. Saturday.Monthly Adoration of Blessed SacramentOur Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, 5225 RefugeeRoad, Columbus. Begins after 9 a.m. Mass; continuesthrough 6 p.m. Holy Hour.Catholic Men’s Luncheon Club Meeting12:15 p.m., St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave., Columbus.Catholic Men’s Luncheon Club meeting. Speaker:Father Cyrus Haddad, parochial vicar, Hilliard St. BrendanChurch. Details at www.columbuscatholicmen.com.No St. John Chrysostom First Friday SaleSt. John Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic Church’s monthlyFirst Friday sale of pirogi, stuffed cabbage, noodles, andbaked goods will not take place again until March.All-Night Exposition at Marysville Our Lady of LourdesOur Lady of Lourdes Church, 1033 W. 5th St., Marysville.All-night exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, from after5:15 p.m. Mass Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday, concluding withBenediction. 937-644-6020All-Night Eucharistic Vigil at CathedralSt. Joseph Cathedral, 212 E. Broad St., Columbus. 7:30 p.m.Mass; Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament; prayer until11:30 p.m.; private prayer until 7:30 p.m. Saturday.All-Night Exposition at Our Lady of VictoryOur Lady of Victory Church, 1559 Roxbury Road, Columbus.Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from 8 p.m. untilMass at 8 a.m. Saturday, sponsored by church’s Knightsof Columbus council and Columbus Serra Club.6, SATURDAYMary’s Little Children Prayer GroupOur Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, 5225 RefugeeRoad, Columbus. 8:30 a.m., confessions, 9 a.m., Mass, followedby Fatima prayers and Rosary (Shepherds of Christformat); 10 a.m., meeting. 614-861-4888Life and Mercy Mass in Plain City9 a.m. Mass, St. Joseph Church, 140 West Ave., Plain City.Saturday Life and Mercy Mass, followed by rosary andconfession.Morning of Reflection at Sts. Peter and Paul9 a.m. to noon, Sts. Peter and Paul Retreat Center, 2734Seminary Road S.E., Newark. Morning of reflection withSister Louis Mary Passeri, OP. Theme: “Here Is Your God.”740-928-4246Lay Missionaries of Charity Day of Prayer9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sacred Heart Church, 893 Hamlet St.,Columbus. Monthly day of prayer for Columbus chapterof Lay Missionaries of Charity. 614-372-5249Centering Prayer Group Meeting at Corpus Christi10:30 a.m. to noon, Corpus Christi Center of Peace, 1111E. Stewart Ave., Columbus. Centering prayer groupmeeting, beginning with silent prayer, followedby Contemplative Outreach DVD and discussion.614-512-3731Giftmaking Workshop at Shepherd’s Corner1 to 2:30 p.m., Shepherd’s Corner Ecology Center, 987N. Waggoner Road, Blacklick. Workshop for makingknotted and beaded jewelry and string art Christmascards, led by Sisters Diane Kozlowski, OP, and MargueriteChandler, OP. For anyone 6 and older; children12 and younger need to be accompanied by anadult. $15 per person, $13 for groups of three or more.614-866-4302Advent Concert at Delaware St. Mary7 p.m., St. Mary Church, 82 E. William St., Delaware. Parishand school’s annual Advent concert. 740-363-4641‘A Bethlehem Carol’ at St. Joan of Arc7:30 p.m., St. Joan of Arc Church, 10700 Liberty Road,Powell. 22nd annual performance of “A Bethlehem Carol”children’s Christmas musical. 614-761-09056-FEB. 8, SATURDAY-SUNDAYSacred Art Exhibition at Holy Family Jubilee MuseumHoly Family Jubilee Museum, 57 S. Grubb St., Columbus.Inaugural biennial exhibition of contemporary sacred art.Theme: “Cain and Abel, Am I My Brother’s Keeper?”614-221-43237, SUNDAYSt. Christopher Adult Religious Education10 to 11:15 a.m., Library, Trinity Catholic School, 1440Grandview Ave., Columbus. “Recipe for Joy: Finding Faithin Family and Food” with Robin Davis, senior writer andeditor at Kenyon College and former Columbus Dispatchfood editor.Exposition at Church of the ResurrectionOur Lady of the Resurrection Chapel, Church of the Resurrection,6300 E. Dublin-Granville Road, New Albany.Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, beginning with processioninto chapel following 11 a.m. Mass and continuingto 5 p.m. 614-933-9318Afternoon of Reflection at Ada Our Lady of Lourdes12:30 to 3 p.m., Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 300 E. HighlandAve., Ada. Afternoon of reflection, including Expositionof the Blessed Sacrament and confessions.419-634-2626Holiday Concert at Corpus Christi3:30 p.m., Corpus Christi Church, 1111 E. Stewart Ave., Columbus.Holiday benefit concert with local choirs, guestmusicians, and soloists, co-sponsored by Edgewood CivicAssociation. 614-443-2828Maennerchor and Damenchor at Cols. St. Mary4 p.m., St. Mary Church, 684 S. 3rd St., Columbus. Annualconcert of German Christmas music with ColumbusMaennerchor and Damenchor and their children’s andyouth ensembles. 614-445-9668Exposition at Our Lady of Mount Carmel4 to 5 p.m., Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 5133 WalnutRoad S.E., Buckeye Lake. Exposition of the BlessedSacrament, followed by prayer service. 740-928-3266CYSC Dinner Theater at Villa Milano6 to 9 p.m., Villa Milano, 1630 Schrock Road, Columbus.Catholic Youth Summer Camp “Live the Adventure” dinnertheater, featuring camp participants telling storiesof how their lives have been changed forever becauseof what they discovered in camp. $75 for adults, $25 forcampers. Email julie@cysc.com.Vespers at Columbus St. Patrick7 p.m., St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave., Columbus.Sung Vespers for Second Sunday of Advent. 614-224-9522Spanish Mass at Columbus St. Peter7 p.m., St. Peter Church, 6899 Smoky Row Road, Columbus.Mass in Spanish. 706-761-4054Compline at Cathedral9 p.m., St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 E. Broad St., Columbus.Chanting of Compline. 614-241-25267-8, SUNDAY-MONDAYParish Mission at Holy Redeemer6:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday, 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Holy RedeemerChurch, 1325 Gallia St., Portsmouth. “The Divine Physician”parish mission with speaker Jimmy Mitchell, includingpenance service Sunday and beginning with MassMonday. 740-354-27168, MONDAYAdoration, Prayer Service at New Philadelphia5 p.m., Sacred Heart Church, 139 3rd St N.E., New Phiadelphia.Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and confession,followed by prayer service. 330-343-6976Advent Quiet Evening at Corpus Christi6:30 to 8 p.m., Corpus Christi Center of Peace, 1111 E.Stewart Ave., Columbus. An evening of quiet reflectionas spiritual preparation for the celebration of God comingto be with us at Christmas. 614-512-3731Calix Society Meeting at Columbus St. Patrick6:30 p.m., St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave., Columbus.Monthly meeting of the Calix Society, an association ofCatholic alcoholics. Business meeting followed by 7 p.m.Mass. 614-406-2939Bethesda Post-Abortion Healing Ministry6:30 p.m., support group meeting, 2744 Dover Road, Columbus(Christ the King convent, first building west ofthe church). 614-718-0277, 614-309-2651, 614-309-0157Our Lady of Peace Men’s Bible Study7 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Church, 20 E. Dominion Blvd.,Columbus. Bible study of Sunday Scripture readings.614-459-27669, TUESDAYPrayer Group Meeting at St. Mark7:30 p.m., St. Raymond Room, St. Mark Center, 324Gay St., Lancaster. Light of Life Prayer group meeting.740-653-491910, WEDNESDAYDeadline for St. Luke March for Life Trip SignupDeadline for signup for Danville St. Luke Church trip toMarch for Life in Washington from Jan. 21 to 24. Costincludes bus ride, three-night motel stay, and tour ofWashington. 740-599-6362 or 740-398-9710Turning Leaves and Tea Leaves2 to 3:30 p.m., Martin de Porres Center, 2330 AirportDrive, Columbus. Turning Leaves and Tea Leaves bookclub with Dominican Sisters Marialein Anzenberger andColleen Gallagher. 614-416-191010-11, WEDNESDAY-THURSDAYAdvent Talks by Bishop Griffin at Circleville7 p.m., St. Joseph Church, 134 W. Mound St., Circleville.Talks by Bishop Emeritus James Griffin on “Advent: Waitingfor Joseph, Mary, and Jesus,” with Mass to be celebratedThursday. 740-477-254911, THURSDAYCharismatic Day of Renewal at St. Elizabeth9 a.m., St. Elizabeth Church, 6077 Sharon Woods Blvd.,Columbus. Day of renewal sponsored by diocesan CatholicCharismatic Renewal. Begins with praise and worship,with confessions, followed by Mass at 10:15, talk at 11:30,and potluck. 614-891-0150Women to Women Listening Circle at Corpus Christi11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Corpus Christi Center of Peace, 1111E. Stewart Ave., Columbus. Women to Women programfor women of all ages and life circumstances. Begins withsoup lunch until noon, followed by listening circle.

18 Catholic Times December 7, 2014December 7, 2014 Catholic Times 19exhibitAnnual Nativity Display in DaytonThe annual Nativity exhibit at theUniversity of Dayton’s Marian Librarywill showcase two significant new giftsto its collection and will turn to childrento highlight the original, educationalpurpose of manger scenes.“At the Manger: And Now the World”runs through Sunday, Jan. 25, at RoeschLibrary, and will feature four displaysof more than 200 Nativities, also calledcreches, drawn from the extensive collectionof the Marian Library.The exhibit will also showcase entriesfrom Catholic schoolchildren in the library’sfirst creche creation contest, asa reminder that an important part of theNativity tradition involves teachingchildren about the birth of Christ.The first-floor exhibit will highlightmore than 100 Nativity scenes fromaround the world, including manyfrom the newly acquired collection ofJudy and Bob Davis, a California couplewho gathered them during manyyears of worldwide travel, taking themto nations such as Fiji, Bulgaria, andKyrgyzstan.Another new exhibit is an extensiveFrench Provencal village of 150 clayfigures known as santons, a gift fromthe estate of Father John LaCasse, aMichigan priest. Father LaCasse, whodied in 2011, had amassed the collectionfor 25 yearsThe handmade santons, literally “littlesaints”, range from seven inches to afoot in height and are detailed representationsof the people of a French village,who come to the manger bearinggifts to honor the birth of Christ.According to Father Johann Roten,SM, Marian Library director of researchand special projects, the santonsinclude the poorest people of the village,bringing just one apple or evenstolen firewood, as well as other villagerswith the products of their occupationsand professions: fish, bread,vegetables, cheese, baskets, wine, evenlavender, cut from the lavender fields ofsouthern France.“The village represents the wholeworld, and how the Christ child gatheredthe whole world together,” FatherRoten said. “The santon tradition isvery detailed, and all of the figures correspondto specific names and specificstories.“The lady with the firewood is MaryGold, who goes into the woods to stealthe firewood to give to Jesus. The cardplayers behind the stable aren’t tooconcerned, but will eventually leave thetable to go to the manger,” he said.Father Roten is especially taken withthe man on top of a rooftop jumpingfor joy.“He’s the simpleton of the village,but he’s also called ‘the exalted one’because he’s the first one who realizesthat there is something very special goingon in the stable below,” he said.As part of its mission, the libraryalso offers free World Nativity lessonplans prepared by education majorsfrom the university’s school of educationand health sciences. Suitable forhome-school lessons, church schools,and families, the lesson plans for prekindergartenthrough eighth grade canbe downloaded on the exhibit websiteThe exhibit is the university’s gift tothe community during the Christmasseason, displaying items from the MarianLibrary/International Marian ResearchInstitute. The Marian Libraryholds the world’s largest collection ofprinted materials and other artifacts devotedto Mary, the mother of Jesus, andincludes nearly 3,000 creches, as wellas Marian art from around the world.Exhibit hours vary. All exhibits willbe closed Monday, Dec. 8; Wednesdaythrough Sunday, Dec. 24 to 28; Thursdaythrough Sunday, Jan. 1 to 4; andMonday, Jan. 19.For information on exhibits, hours, directions,and parking, visit http://udayton.edu/libraries/mangeror call (937)229-4265. Guided group tours for sixor more are available on request bycalling (937) 229-4214.Pope Francis calls European Parliament to rejuvenate Europe , “In many quarters we encounter a general impression of weariness andaging, of a Europe which is now a ‘grandmother,’ no longer fertile and vibrant,” he said . In too many cases, he said, the Judeo-Christianvalues and the humanist ideals that inspired the continental drive toward unity seem to have been replaced by “the bureaucratictechnicalities of its institutions.”CNS photo/Paul HaringNEWS INPHOTOS FROMAROUND THEWORLDBishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas (right), talks through the borderfence to Msgr. Jose Rene Planco of Juarez, Mexico, before a Mass on Nov.22 in Sunland Park, N.M., at the Mexican border. Bishops from the U.S.and Mexico celebrated the Mass two days after U.S. President BarackObama unveiled executive action to extend deferral of deportations toparents of millions of U.S. citizens and legal residents.CNS photo/Bob RollerCutouts of new saints Euphrasia Eluvathingal, an Indian Carmelite sister and member ofthe Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, and Kuriakose Elias Chavara, the Indian founder of theCarmelites of Mary Immaculate, a Syro-Malabar Catholic order, are held in the crowd bypilgrims before the canonization Mass of six new saints celebrated by Pope Francis in St.Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Nov. 23. Also canonized were Ludovico of Casoria, anItalian Franciscan priest who founded the Grey Franciscan Friars of Charity and the GreyFranciscan Sisters of St. Elizabeth; Giovanni Antonio Farina, a bishop of Vicenza, Italy, andthe founder of the Teaching Sisters of St. Dorothy; Nicholas of Longobardi, an Italian friarof the Minim order; and Amato Ronconi, a 13th-century Italian lay Franciscan and founderof a hospice for the poor, which is now a home for the elderly in Rimini, Italy.CNS photo/Paul Haring

20 Catholic Times December 7, 2014Pope prays in Istanbul mosque, speaks on Christian unityBy Francis X. RoccaCatholic News ServiceA day after hearing Turkish leaders demandthat the West show more respectfor Islam, Pope Francis prayed alongsidea Muslim cleric inside Istanbul’smost famous mosque.At the Blue Mosque, Istanbul’s grandmufti Rahmi Yaran led Pope Francis tothe mosque’s “mihrab,” a niche indicatingthe direction to the holy city ofMecca. He explained that the name isrelated to that of Jesus’ mother, Mary,who is revered by Muslims.As the grand mufti continued speaking,the pope fell silent and remained so forseveral minutes, with head bowed, eyesclosed, and hands clasped in front ofhim. A Vatican statement later describedthis as a “moment of silent adoration.”The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, an early17th-century structure, is known as theBlue Mosque for the predominant colorof the 21,000 tiles decorating its interior.The pope’s Nov. 29 visit had beenscheduled for later in the morning, butwas moved up out of concern that itwould interfere with noon prayers.The event recalled the last papal visitto Turkey, in 2006, when Pope BenedictXVI’s prayer in the same mosquewent far to ease an international furorover his speech in Regensburg, Germany,which had quoted a medievaldescription saying the teachings of Islam’sprophet Muhammad were “eviland inhuman.”For Pope Francis, the prayer was thelatest dramatic sign of a desire for closerrelations with Islam. Such gesturesalso include his washing the feet of twoPope Francis meets young refugees from civil wars in Syria and Iraqa few hours after joining Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinopleto denounce the plight of Christians in those nations.CNS photo/L’Osservatore RomanoPope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew ofConstantinople embrace after delivering a blessing inIstanbul on Nov. 30.CNS photo/Paul HaringMuslims during a Holy Thursday liturgyin 2013, and his invitation to Muslimand Jewish leaders to pray for peace inthe Vatican Gardens the following year.After the pope’s arrival in Turkey onNov. 28, Turkish President Recep TayyipErdogan raised the issue of prejudiceand intolerance against Muslims in othercountries, saying that “Islamophobiais a serious and rapidly rising problemin the West,” and lamenting that “attemptsto identify Islam with terrorismhurt millions.”Later, during a visit to the TurkishPresidency of Religious Affairs, itspresident, Mehmet Gormez, decriedwhat he called the “disseminationof terror scenarios by the global mediathrough anti-Muslim expressions,which is a form of racism and whichhas now turned into a crime of hatred.”After visiting the Blue Mosque, PopeFrancis walked to the nearby Hagia Sofia,a sixth-century basilicawhich was converted intoa mosque after the Ottomanconquest in 1453,then turned into a museumin the 20th century. Theinterior decoration todayincludes gigantic calligraphyof Quranic verses, aswell as medieval mosaicsof Jesus and Mary. As thepope toured the museum,it was filled with the soundof the noon call to prayerfrom the minaret of a nearbymosque.During both visits, as atevents later in the day, thepope looked tired but attentive.In the afternoon, Pope Francis celebratedMass at Istanbul’s 19th-centuryCatholic cathedral, which ordinarilyholds fewer than 600 people, but wasfilled to overflowing for the Mass. Itwas the first event during his visit toTurkey -- a country whose populationis less than 0.2 percent Christian -- thatrecalled the enthusiastic crowds whoordinarily greet him on his travels.The congregation included Catholicsof the Armenian, Syriac, Chaldean, andLatin rites and prayers in several languages,including Turkish, Aramaic,and English. The varied music includedAfrican drumming.Pope Francis’ homily, which acknowledgedthe presence of several Orthodoxand Protestant leaders, focused on thechallenge of Christian unity, which hedistinguished from mere uniformity.“When we try to create unity throughPope Francis visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the BlueMosque, in Istanbul on Nov. 29. CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano via Reutersour own human designs, we end up withuniformity and homogenization. If welet ourselves be led by the Spirit, however,richness, variety, and diversitywill never create conflict, because theSpirit spurs us to experience variety inthe communion of the church,” he said.The pope’s last public event of theday was an evening prayer service withEcumenical Patriarch Bartholomew atthe patriarchal Church of St. George.The service was a kind of prelude to aliturgy planned for the next day in thesame church.Like his predecessors Blessed PaulVI, St. John Paul II, and retired PopeBenedict XVI, Pope Francis timed hisvisit to Turkey to include Nov. 30, thefeast of St. Andrew, patron saint of theEcumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople,in what is today Istanbul. As itwas for the earlier popes, his primaryreason for visiting was to strengthenties with the ecumenical patriarch,who is considered first among equalsby Orthodox bishops.A 1964 meeting between Blessed Pauland Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagorasopened the modern period of ecumenicaldialogue by lifting mutual excommunicationsthat started the East-Westschism in 1054.Pope Francis already had a strong relationshipwith Patriarch Bartholomew,having met with him both at the Vaticanand in Jerusalem. At the prayer service,the pope and the patriarch prayed theOur Father together in Latin, then eachoffered a separate blessing, in Latin andGreek respectively.In a brief address, Patriarch Bartholomewnoted that the church containsrelics of St. Gregory the Theologianand St. John Chrysostom. Therelics were taken by crusaders duringthe 1204 sack of Constantinople andreturned eight centuries later by St.John Paul II.“May these holy fathers, on whoseteaching our common faith of the firstmillennium was founded, intercede forus to the Lord so that we rediscoverthe full union of our churches, therebyfulfilling his divine will in crucialtimes for humanity and the world,” thepatriarch said.At the end of the service, in a typicallyspontaneous gesture, the popeasked the patriarch to bless him andthe church of Rome.