June 21 2009 - Diocese of Columbus

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A journal of Catholic life in Ohio
Church Gardens:
Works of natural beauty and spiritual peace
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The Editor’s Notebook
It all started in a garden
Gardens in churches large and small
are designed to delight the eye and
encourage prayer and meditation
By David Garick, Editor
The Garden of Eden must have
been a wonderful place. All the
beauty of God’s creation right there
for man to enjoy in communion
with his Lord. Not a weed in sight.
I feel like I’m the example of how
far we have fallen. I’ve never been
much of a gardener. I love the natural beauty, it’s the tending that I
just can’t seem to keep up with. If
something is “natural” shouldn’t we
all have a knack for it?
I’m afraid I have the proverbial
“brown thumb”. It seems like no
matter how hard I work at it, my
garden never ends up looking like
a wonder of nature. The only
things that really thrive for me are
the things I don’t want: chickweed,
thistles, vetch, ground ivy and loads
of other weedy things I can’t identify. Why can’t someone come up
with a variety of roses that thrive
and spread with the intensity of Virginia creeper?
My wife wanted to give the gardens
another try this year. So far we are
off to a pretty good start. We seem to
have the weeds at bay and the young
plants are growing and doing well.
A statue of St. Francis stands watch
over the front garden. The one in the
back encircles a statue of Our Lady.
Between the hard work of my wife
and the spiritual oversight of these
two saints we may yet overcome my
oricultural deciency.
This week Catholic Times looks at
some gardens that have been spared
my shortcoming. This diocese is
blessed with many wonderful church
gardens. We only had space to touch
on a few in this
issue. They provide all of us
with a wonderful place to reconnect with our Lord in a splendid
natural setting. Some are designed
as rosary gardens and make a very
peaceful place to partake of that very
special devotion. Others contain a
grotto or shrine to assist us in special prayer. All of them are a wonderful place of beauty where we can
separate ourselves from the stresses
of life and spend some quiet time in
prayer and meditation.
Some of our diocesan gardens go
beyond the beauty of nature and provide a very practical means of service
to others. A number of parishes have
provided land for vegetable gardens
where the faithful can work the good
earth and yield a harvest to be shared
by those in need in the community.
All those who work every year at
tending these gardens also receive
a great spiritual benet. The labor
of creating these places of beauty
for other to enjoy enriches the souls
of the workers. It is a true blessing
to sacrice one’s time and labor for
something as noble as a garden dedicated to God.
Please take some time this summer
to visit your own parish garden or
some of the other gardens featured
in this issue of the Catholic Times.
Let go of your troubles and get a
little taste of Eden as you walk
through a garden in the cool of the
day sharing the glory of creation
with your Lord.
Front Page photo:
From left: Edison
Smith, Mickey
Smith, Rose Wingert
and Marty Puckett
are seen in Our Rosary Garden, on the
grounds of St. Edward the Confessor
Church, in Granville,
Ohio
CT photo by Jack Kustron
BY TIM PUET
Reporter, Catholic Times
Vatican invites closer ties with
worldwide movement
Stanisáaw Cardinal Rylko and Ennio
Cardinal Antonelli recently encouraged
the leadership of Worldwide Marriage
Encounter to seek a more formal relationship with the Vatican. With over
30,000 couples worldwide experiencing this marriage enrichment program
each year, the Vatican recognizes that
this lay movement is vital to the life
of the Church. That was the message
delivered by the two cardinals.
Cardinal Rylko serves as president
of the Pontical Council for the Laity, while Cardinal Antonelli holds
the post of president of the Pontical
Council for the Family. The support of
both cardinals allows for the process
to begin for a more formal relationship with the Vatican.
The Worldwide Marriage Encounter movement is in over 90 countries
worldwide, with over 6000 presenting
couples and 1200 presenting priests.
With over a forty year history of helping to enrich marriages by teaching a
communication technique that helps
couples to keep their focus through the
ups and downs of life, Worldwide Marriage Encounter is considered by many
the rst marriage enrichment program
in the Catholic Church.
CATHOLIC
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Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekends start on Friday evening and end on
Sunday afternoon. Participants hear
presentations by a couple and a priest
and later write their thoughts and feelings which they share in the privacy of
their room. There is no group discussion.
Weekends are held in various locations,
including hotels and retreat centers.
There is a cost for the weekend, but
in the four decades of Worldwide Marriage Encounter, no couple has ever
been turned away from attending a
weekend because of lack of money.
Worldwide Marriage Encounter is a
non-prot organization and all donations from the weekend are used to
continue offering additional weekends
throughout the country and the world.
Married couples who want to learn
more about making their “good marriages, better” can nd Worldwide
Marriage Encounter weekends that are
presented all over the United States.
To learn more about the Worldwide
Marriage Encounter weekends you
can go online to www.wwme.org or
call 1-800-795-Love or contact the
national ofce at (909) 863-9963.
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Many students who attended
Catholic schools in the late
1950s and 1960s may recall
a poem titled “God’s Garden”
by Dorothy Frances Gurney,
particularly its fourth stanza:
“The kiss of the sun for pardon,/The song of the birds for
mirth,/One is nearer God’s
heart in a garden/Than anywhere else on Earth.”
Gardens have been used as
a symbol of God’s creation
from the Book of Genesis onward, and it’s a rare church that
doesn’t include an area of some
kind for owers, plants, trees,
and other forms of vegetation.
One of the largest church
gardens in the diocese is that
of Granville St. Edward
Church, which was dedicated
two years ago. Its centerpiece
is a walkway shaped like a rosary. It also includes a lighted
fountain, 14 evergreen trees,
four iron benches, and a statue
of the Blessed Mother.
Mickey Smith, chairman of
the church’s garden committee,
said hundreds of people have
stopped by the garden since its
opening, “It’s such a joy to see
people taking their time and
enjoying the garden, and hearing how much they appreciate
it,” she said.
Several civic and government
organizations have recognized
the garden and landscaping
at Columbus St. Elizabeth
Church. It has received the
Northland Community Council’s beautication award and
been cited for excellence in
resolutions from City Council,
the Ohio House of Representatives, and the Ohio Senate.
Parish secretary Fran Cautela
said the church maintenance
staff of Lisa Broberg and Bob
Brandenstein deserves all the
credit for the awards because
they’re the people responsible
for the garden.
A group known as Paul’s
Planters takes care of gardening throughout Westerville St.
Paul Church’s large suburban campus. Flowers in an arrangement shaped like a crown
surround a statue of Mary in
the schoolyard, and there are
urns, long planters, and small
gardens all over the grounds.
Ann Hoyer of Paul’s Planters
said about 10 women and two
or three men take turns working in certain areas, and their
cooperation helps make things
manageable for everyone.
Columbus Holy Family
Church parishioner Michael
Hogan maintained the church’s
garden for many years before
his recent death, and has donated a small house behind
the church building to the parish. This building has what
parishioner Anita Van Order
described as “a wonderful garden frontage” which will enable his work to expand. The
church also has a grotto which
includes a memorial to the unborn. Its Easter Vigil service
usually begins there, and it’s
the site for the parish’s annual
May crowning.
Young people have taken
charge of much of the garden
activity at Columbus St. Dominic Church. For the past two
years, students from the Youthbuild Columbus High School
program have volunteered at
the church, building a welcome
center last year and raising four
beds this year to make them accessible to seniors. “Our community garden will not win the
prettiest garden award by any
means, but its beauty is best
The Rosary garden at Columbus Our Lady of Victory Church was started by retired Ohio State University entomologist
Richard Miller in the 1990s. Other parishioners are contining the work
Photo courtesy Our Lady of Victory Church
seen with your heart and eyes
of the spirit,” said parishioner
Rebecca Peacock-Creagh.
Another Columbus inner-city
parish, Holy Rosary-St. John,
also has beneted from the gardening efforts of youths. The
crops they harvest in a garden
behind the church are used by
the Community Kitchen program at the St. John Center
and placed in a basket in front
of the church for community
members to take home.
The Family Life Garden at
Columbus Christ the King
Church won the Franklin
Park Conservatory Growing
to Green Community Garden
Award for 2008. Most of its
22 beds supply fresh produce
for clients of the St. Vincent de
Paul food pantry at the Bishop
Grifn Service Center. A few of
the beds are gardened by community members who grow
produce for their families and
assist with general upkeep.
Reynoldsburg St. Pius X
Church relies on a team of
about 20 volunteers to maintain and water plants and owers in the spring and summer.
An extensive rose garden sur-
rounds the entrance plaza to the
church. The area also includes
an arbor with a bench and
creeping clematis, as well as a
brick walkway.
The garden at Columbus St.
Agatha Church has existed for
about 20 years. It was changed
to its current conguration after Msgr. Kennedy Parish Hall
was built. Ruth Martin and
Paula Borton have been chairs
of the garden committee since
it began and are assisted by 21
committee members.
Richard Miller of Columbus
Our Lady of Victory Church
retired in the early 1990s from
The Ohio State University,
where he was an entomologist
– someone who studies insects.
That meant he spent lots of time
in gardens, so it was easy for
him to take on the role of parish gardener. He expanded the
church’s original garden and
has added a Rosary garden and
a meditation garden and wall to
the grounds. He is 78 and medical problems have limited his
activity this year, but his wife,
Emilie, said younger parishioners have taken up the work.
Leigh Ann Meeker, president
of the garden club at Chillicothe St. Peter Church, said
the group is small, but benets
from the help of many parishioners who donate owers.
Each year, it plants geraniums,
begonias, and wave petunias.
Outside the rectory is a rose
garden planted with roses donated by a parishioner. This
year, the gardeners plan to replant an area where overgrown
shrubs were removed.
A garden at the rear of Kenton Immaculate Conception
Church is in the shape of the
letter “M” to honor the Blessed
Mother. The garden faces a
residential street near the city’s
downtown. Father Anthony Dinovo, the church’s pastor, said
that location makes it a popular
place for anyone out for a stroll
to stop, sit on a conveniently
placed bench and meditate.
Columbus St. Andrew
Church started its garden club
in the summer of 2002, with
club members donating their
own plants. Since then, bulbs
have been added to several
beds for spring display, new
See GARDENS, Page 8
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June 21, 2009
PRACTICAL
By Rick Jeric
Ofcer Larry Cox Award
STEWARDSHIP
Chillicothe Bishop Flaget 8th grade
graduate Dalton Bettendorf was presented with the Ofcer Larry Cox
Award at an All School Mass on June
4. Bettendorf was nominated for this
award by one of his peers because he
exhibited many of the characteristics
that the students remember Ofcer
Cox having, including his strong
character, compassion, camaraderie
Hallowed
Did you learn something new about deacons in
the church last week? Maybe you know very little
about who they are and what they do. It is a good
and enriching use of our time to know and understand the role of the deacon. He can do so much
to help the Church as a whole, and to guide us as
individuals. Maybe you know enough about deacons to be satised, but
you found out more, and appreciate all that they do for us as parishioners
a bit more. Our deacons are at work each day in our parishes, and in the
workplace. They are being asked to do more in the administration of parishes all the time. Maybe you know a great deal about deacons. Maybe you
are one, or are contemplating that vocation yourself. In any case, please
continue to pray for them, and for more deacons.
with the younger students and his
good nature.
Pictured (from left) are: Ofcer
Cox’s parents, Larry and Joy; Bettendorf; and Ofcer Cox’s wife, Teresa. Ofcer Cox was killed in the
line of duty in April of 2005. At that
time, he was serving as the DARE
Ofcer for Bishop Flaget School. CT
photo courtesy of Bishop Flaget
St. Vincent de Paul students
reach out to Uganda
Hallowed be thy name. These four words conclude the rst sentence of
the Our Father. As Christians, we believe and we pray to a heavenly Father
who created us, knows us and loves us innitely. As children of God, we
have a universal Father who never leaves our soul or our presence, even
when we turn our backs on Him. A hallowed name is one which demands
great respect instantly, innitely and without question or hesitation. The
name of God our Father is sacred and revered.The same God is hallowed
across all Faiths throughout the world: God the Father, Yahweh, Allah and
many other names. Good and faithful stewards in any faith look to the
hallowed name of God with the same respect. Any time, talent or treasure
that we have comes from Him. All the good things that we have to share
come from Him. All of our prayers for peace and harmony in the world
go to Him. The prayers of Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists and
everyone are heard by Him. He answers them all. How is it that we can
hate, ght, defend and get even for all these centuries in the name of the
same God
St. Andrew Women's Club awards scholarships
The St. Andrew Women’s Club
recently awarded two $1,000 scholarships to graduating Columbus St.
Andrew School eighth-grade students who will be attending Columbus Bishop Watterson High School.
Pictured (from left) are: Joel
Wichtman, St. Andrew School
principal; Victoria Farhat, scholarship winner; Father Michael Watson, pastor at St. Andrew Parish;
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Adam Forshey, scholarship winner;
and, Suzanne Emsweller, assistant
principal and director of religious
education at St. Andrew School.
The St. Andrew Women’s Club’s
mission emphasizes works of support to the parish, community and
country, and their sponsored events
raise funds for areas of need within
the church and community. CT photo
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Father’s Day allows us to be good family stewards each year by honoring our fathers. It can be an opportunity to go through the motions, or it
can be an opportunity to show great respect to someone who deserves
honor, and whose name is revered. In so many ways, our fathers’ names
are hallowed. Certainly not in the same way as God our Father, but in a
way that seals the great love between heaven and earth, with our dad as
the vehicle. We have life because of our earthly fathers. God cannot do
it alone, but He makes all things happen according to His plan by using
us as His instruments. Through good times and difcult times, our dads
were there. They helped to shape us and mold us into who we are today.
Continue to treat them as hallowed men through whom God shaped us
and molded us. Especially as they grow old, nd that renewed respect and
reverence that allows them to be treated with dignity. Love them, thank
them and take care of them.
Rev. John F. Harvey, OSFS, STD
Founding Director of Courage
W HERE O UR
R OOTS ARE P LANTED .
Our practical challenge this week is to focus our attention on our fathers in a spiritual way on Father’s Day. First, at Mass on Sunday, meditate
on that word “hallowed” as we pray the Our Father.We revere the sacred
name of God, and as we pray with our arms outstretched, we embrace the
respected name of our dads here on earth. Let us celebrate our fathers,
but do so with a renewed sense of the life which God gave us, through our
dads who nurtured that same life. Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be thy
name. And thanks for everything, Dad.
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The fth through eighth graders
at Mt. Vernon St. Vincent de Paul
School extended their religion
service and social studies learning
opportunities outside of the community and across the ocean by
writing books for the Books for
Hope organization for students in
Uganda.
Fifty-eight student-made books,
and another 64 pounds of donated
supplies will make their way to
students at Sister Miriam Duggan
Primary School.
The books and supplies seek to
send hope to a people displaced
and war-torn for years.
Books for Hope Director Abha
Thakkar said that, “Amazingly,
Books of Hope contributions are
the reason that several of our
schools (in Uganda) stayed open
last year. We are often the only
NGO (non-governmental organization) supporting these schools..
. .”
St. Vincent de Paul students
raised money to ship the books
through dress-down days, dances,
bake sales and trash pick-ups.
Prayers are shipped with the
books that peace can be found in
the lives of those who read and
use the objects.
Pictured above are some of the
students with their books for the
Books for Hope organization. CT
photo courtesy of St. Vincent de Paul School
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OFFICE OF LITURGY
Plenary indulgence offered by Pope Benedict XVI in
honor of the Year for Priests
A decree by Pope Benedict XVI was made public on May 12, 2009
that established the worldwide celebration of the Year for Priests.
This celebration starts on June 19, 2009, the Solemnity of the Sacred
Heart of Jesus, and ends the same day in the year 2010. Along with
the decree came notice of the pope’s desire to extend a Plenary
Indulgence to the priests and the faithful. The indulgence will be
granted in honor of St. Jean-Marie Vianney, the patron saint of
parish priests, whom Pope Benedict will name the patron saint of
all the world’s priests. The opening date of the Year for Priests is
a “day for priestly sanctification.” On the closing date of the Year,
the Pope will celebrate Mass in St. Peter’s
Square in the presence of priests from
around the world and they will “renew
their faithfulness to Christ and their
bonds of fraternity.”
The means to obtain the Plenary
Indulgence are as follows:
(A) All truly penitent priest who, on any
day, devotedly pray Lauds or Vespers
before the Blessed Sacrament exposed
to public adoration or in the tabernacle,
and ... offers themselves with a ready
and generous heart for the celebration
of the sacraments, especially the sacrament of penance, will be
granted the Plenary Indulgence, which they can also apply to their
deceased confreres, if in accordance with current norms they take
sacramental confession and the Eucharist and pray in accordance
with the intentions of the supreme pontiff. Priests are furthermore
granted a Partial Indulgence, also applicable to deceased confreres,
every time they devotedly recite the prayers duly approved to lead a
saintly life and to carry out the duties entrusted to them.
(B) All truly penitent faithful who, in a church or oratory, devotedly
attend Mass and offer prayers to Jesus, supreme and eternal Priest,
for the priests of the Church, and perform any good work to sanctify
and mould them to His Heart, are granted the Plenary Indulgence, on
the condition that they have expiated their sins through sacramental
confession and prayed in accordance with the intentions of the
supreme pontiff. This may be done on the opening and closing days
of the Year of Priests, on the 150th anniversary of the death of St. JeanMarie Vianney (August 4, 2009), on the first Thursday of the month,
or on any other day established by the ordinaries of particular places
for the good of the faithful, including the Chrism Mass (March 30,
2009) and the priestly ordination (May 30, 2010).
The elderly, the sick and all those who for any legitimate reason are
unable to leave their homes, may still obtain the Plenary Indulgence
if, with the soul completely removed from attachment to any form
of sin and with the intention of observing, as soon as they can, the
usual three conditions, “on the days concerned, they pray for the
sanctification of priests and offer their sickness and suffering to God
through Mary, Queen of the Apostles.”
A Partial Indulgence is offered to all the faithful each time they pray
five Our Father, five Hail Mary and five Glory Be, or any other duly
approved prayer “in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to ask that
priests maintain purity and sanctity of life”.
Individuals can obtain more than one Plenary Indulgence during the
Year, but not more than one per day.
A Plenary Indulgence signifies the kindness and mercy of God. A
pope or bishop may extend an indulgence to the faithful if they
meet certain conditions usually requiring the receiver to be free of
mortal sin, and involving some kind of hardship. An indulgence is not
the permission to commit sin, nor is it a pardon for future sin. In its
very nature, an indulgence presupposes that sin has been forgiven
through sacramental confession. An indulgence, therefore, is an
extra-sacramental remission of temporal punishment in purgatory
due to the mercy and kindness of God. An indulgence cancels a
certain amount of purgatorial punishment, in the sight of God.
Receiving Communion in both forms
Q
: At the Last Supper Jesus consecrated the bread
and wine into his body
and blood, and told us to
take and eat and drink.
Why are we not compelled to receive both
species at Communion
instead of only the host?
Also, since we receive
the host without the cup
sometimes, we should be
able to receive the wine
without the bread. I’ve
heard, however, that the
consecrated wine should
never be taken alone or
without the host rst. Is
this true? (New Jersey)
A
: For most of
the history of the
Church (about 12
centuries), Communion
under both species was
standard. Spiritual significance was placed on the
symbolism of receiving
the Lord under the form
of both bread and wine.
Christians understood
that one did not need to
receive both forms in
order to receive the living Lord. It was never
assumed that one received only the “body”
in the bread and then the
“blood.”
Communion
under one species was
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not uncommon from the
beginning. The Eucharist
was taken to the sick at
home, for example, and
no one doubted that the
individual received the
whole sacrament. Infants
and young children and
the sick were often given
Communion only in the
form of wine.
The same is true today.
Receiving only the consecrated wine is not forbidden. It is done often
when Communion is given to patients who cannot
swallow the host.
Around the 12th century
a few Christian communities began to claim that
the faithful did not truly
receive the Eucharist unless they received under
both forms. The trend
prompted the Church to
look more favorably on
Communion under the
form of bread alone.
Later, as some Protestants promoted the belief
that Christ is not present
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A quick note from:
June 21, 2009
under only one species,
the Church increased its
emphasis on the ancient
teaching: Anyone who
receives only the form
of bread or wine receives
Christ in Communion.
Today, of course, the
danger of that doctrinal error is past, so the
Church has resumed its
insistence that receiving
both species is the ideal,
symbolically whole way
to receive.
The point is made in
ofcial documents. The
General Instruction of
the Roman Missal recommends Communion
in both species “because
this clearer form of the
sacramental sign offers
a particular opportunity
of deepening the understanding of the mystery
in which the faithful take
part” (No. 14).
“It is most desirable,”
says the GIRM, that the
faithful “partake of the
chalice so that even by
means of the signs Communion may stand out
more clearly as a participation in the sacrice actually being celebrated”
(No. 85). Through this
form of receiving, the
sign of the eucharistic
banquet is more clearly
evident (see No. 281).
To insist that one must
receive both the bread and
wine in order to receive
the Eucharist contradicts
the belief and practice
of Christianity from the
beginning. To insist that
Communion with both
forms is merely a liturgical frill is out of touch
with the long eucharistic
tradition of the Church,
not to speak of present
liturgical directives.
Send questions to Father
Dietzen, Box 3315, Peoria,
IL 61612, or jjdietzen@
aol.com.
Pray the Rosary
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June 21, 2009
Summer volleyball and basketball camps
at Franciscan University
This summer, Franciscan University of Steubenville will offer
volleyball and basketball camps
for young athletes in the Ohio
Valley and beyond.
The rst female volleyball camp
will take place from June 22-25
for girls ages 9-11 and 12-14.
The $90 per person fee will provide each athlete with individual
instruction to improve her game.
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A total of 29 St. Andrew students achieved scores worthy of
awards.
St. Andrew was one of only 12
grade schools worldwide to offer the test: most students taking
the National Latin Test are from
high schools and colleges. Latin
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The grade-school Latin program
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GARDENS, continued from Page 3
plants have been added to the area surrounding a statue of St. Andrew, and
container gardens were placed near Nugent Hall. The club also has worked on
a grotto, a newly landscaped area near
the school playground featuring a statue
of Madonna and child, and a learning
garden for preschool children.
The St. Thomas More Newman Center and University Baptist Church in Columbus share a garden known as the Sacred Space. Parish member Donna Szuhy
said the garden was begun as part of an
agreement made a few years ago when
the center was being rebuilt. The Baptists
agreed to store construction equipment
in exchange for having volunteers from
the center help plant the garden.
Rita Connor at Columbus St. Anthony
Church said its Green Thumbers group
has been together about four years. The
area in front of the church and school
includes, depending on the season, geraniums, wave petunias, marigolds, lilies,
roses, and mums. Second-graders from
the parish school take bulbs from the
church’s Easter owers and plant them
at a gazebo in the back of the church for
Arbor Day in late April.
Butch Goffos, maintenance supervisor at Columbus St. Francis of Assisi
Church, said its gardens are considered
a landmark of its Victorian Village
neighborhood. “They’re an important
part of our ministry because they brighten the neighborhood and help make everyone aware they’re here,” he said.
The garden committee at Plain City
St. Joseph Church works at two locations. Committee member Jill Suchy
said knockout roses, boxwoods, coreopsis, asters, irises, ladies mantles, and
phlox are among the varieties of owers
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The Year of the Priest
Msgr. Lawrence Corcoran
couldn’t imagine doing anything else
By Tim Puet
This is the rst in a series of stories about
retired diocesan priests, honoring the Year
of the Priest 2009-2010 as declared by Pope
Benedict XVI. During this year, the Catholic
Times will be reecting on the lives of some
of the diocese’s retired priests.
Msgr. Lawrence Corcoran may be more well-known
outside the Columbus Diocese than he is within its
23 counties in central and southern Ohio.
That’s because of his 17 years in Washington as
secretary of the National Conference of Catholic Charities, now known as Catholic
Charities USA. He worked there after being assistant director of Catholic Charities
in the diocese from 1947 to 1960 and director from 1960 to 1965.
During his tenure in the capital, he was recognized nationally for his social justice efforts and his role in helping change the image of Catholic Charities from a
service agency to one which played an active role in eradicating the conditions
leading to poverty.
“I became interested in social work by seeing the effects the Depression had in
Worthington, where I grew up in the days when it was mostly farmland,” he said.
“I’m grateful to have played a part in the Church’s mission of aiding the poor and
to have helped shape policies Catholic Charities continues to follow.”
Msgr. Corcoran, 92, had two brothers and a sister. The family attended Columbus
Holy Name and Immaculate Conception churches. He went to high school and college at St. Charles and was captain of the Cardinals’ football team in 1934.
“We had some great priests there,” he said. Those he remembers with particular fondness are “Msgr. (Paul) Glenn, for his intelligence and command of the
language; Msgr. (Joseph) Cousins, for the plays he put on, and Msgr. (Herman)
Mattingly, (founding editor of Catholic Times) for his writing ability.”
He was ordained April 17, 1943, by Bishop James Hartley. “I was one of the last
priests Bishop Hartley ordained, because he died the following January,” he said.
“He was someone you never forgot, a very, strong, commanding person and a
bishop for 40 years.”
Because he was involved in so many other activities, Msgr. Corcoran is one of
the few diocesan priests who has not been a pastor. However, before moving
to Mother Angeline McCrory Manor last month, he was in residence for almost
22 years at Columbus Holy Cross Church, site of the St. Lawrence Haven soup
kitchen operated by the diocesan St. Vincent de Paul Society, an organization he
helped establish in the 1940s.
He said his 66 years in the priesthood taught him that “rst of all, a priest’s primary role is that of spiritual leader, someone who helps people better understand
the Faith. I was fortunate to be active in ministry at a time when there was much
interest in the social teachings of the Church, and to work with people of many
faiths who helped put those teachings into action.
“My biggest concern about the Church today is the decline in the number of men
going into the priesthood,” he said, “I’d tell anyone who thinks it’s possible he has
a calling to pray about it and discuss it with the priests he knows, who can give
him sound directions and advice.”
“The priesthood is my whole life,” Msgr. Corcoran said. “I couldn’t imagine doing
anything else.”
June 21, 2009
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LIVING
Husband discovers new love for wife
Recently a friend of mine
said; “I’ve discovered
that I enjoy being a
great husband more than
having a great wife.”
Puzzled, I asked “What
do you mean?”
“Well,” he continued,
“I used to think the
best part of marriage
was being married to a
great woman. You know,
having a gorgeous, sexy
wife.”
“I still think she’s
beautiful, but I’ve come
to realize that I nd more
pleasure in being a great
husband than in having
a great wife. You know,
like doing special things
for her and taking care
of her.”
He smiled as he spoke
and his eyes glistened.
“She’s been sick for
three years now and I’ve
discovered I like being
able to help her.
I actually enjoy being
the one who is there
for her, even when she
doesn’t realize it or
appreciate it.”
He concluded, “I’m not
bragging or anything, it’s
just true. I’ve discovered
a much deeper love for
her and a new outlook
on life.”
As I listened, it dawned
on me that I was hearing
something special. His
words brightened my
mind like sunbeams on a
stained glass window. I
marveled at his discovery
and shared his delight.
Here was a grown
man being born anew,
in full view. He was
being transformed by the
love of God into a new
creation.
Here in the body and
blood of my friend was
a new awakening, a new
beginning. This is love in
THE JOYFUL CATHOLIC
Rick Hermann
the esh, love incarnate,
the re-incarnation of
Christ.
This is the love of God,
“agape” love, in which
the lover seeks only what
is best for his beloved.
This is the passionate
love of Jesus, totally
self-giving. In it we both
lose and nd ourselves.
It overows in us with
pure joy.
We nd this love only
if we seek it with all
our heart, like children
searching for buried
treasure.
Once we discover it, we
joyfully sell everything
to possess it.
Those who nd this
love are truly blessed
and they bless everyone
around them.
Whoever nds this love
is radically transformed.
Like the weary traveler
who climbs the mountain
and gasps at the sight of
the Promised Land, or
the sinner who stumbles
into the Cathedral and is
astonished by the majesty
inside, we discover a love
more wonderful than we
ever imagined.
The man who loves
this way is the greatest
warrior. He is greater
than any general who
conquers a city, for he
has conquered himself
(Proverbs 16:32).
In my friend, we see
the reection of Christ,
who sacriced himself
for the sake of his bride,
the Church. As St. Paul
says, “Husbands, love
your wives, as Christ
loved
the
Church”
(Ephesians 5:25).
This man is a priest to
his wife, for he is devoted
to her and lays down his
life for her.
His life is consecrated,
set apart from the world
and other women, given
to her alone.
How many women
yearn for a lover like
this? How many wives
would gladly submit to
a husband who loves her
so completely?
By giving himself
entirely to his bride, he
sancties her and redeems
himself. In return she may
give herself completely
to him, as to the Lord.
This love is perfect,
and reminds us that we
can indeed “be perfect,
therefore,
as
your
heavenly father is perfect”
(Matthew 5:48).
This man shows
marriage is more than
sexual pleasure and
creating babies.
He reveals deeper
dimensions of marriage
in which we glorify God
and help each other get
to heaven.
“This is a profound
mystery,” says St. Paul.
“I am talking about
Christ and the Church”
(Ephesians 5:32).
When a man loves his
wife like this, he loves her
the way Jesus loves us.
Hermann is author of
The Spirit Set Me Free.
E-mail him at RH222@
sbcglobal.net.
Reflections on a flower bed
BY SFC JOHN DURANT
Today is Pentecost Sunday. I
am sitting outside my house on
a beautiful sun-lled morning
with the birds chirping. There
is a gentle wind blowing
through the trees and the light
of the sun is allowing me to see
thousands of little fuzzy seeds
oating through the air. Last
week I expanded the ower
bed by our sidewalk and I
can see a newly planted lilac
bush and small owers that
are vigorously growing. It has
required a great deal of work to
remove the grass, till the soil,
plant the owers, and water
the owers every morning and
evening. But the results are
worth the effort. It has given
me an opportunity to pray this
morning and reect on God’s
presence in my life.
I am reminded of God’s great
diversity. Everything I see
reveals to me God’s love for
creation; God’s love for me.
It is only through the presence
of the Holy Spirit in my heart
that I am able to see this
reality. How many people in
my neighborhood can see my
ower bed and dismiss it as
inconsequential; too busy with
their lives to see the beauty
around them? It is a Sonlled morning. Jesus’ light
is bringing life to my heart.
I can see my Father’s love at
work all around me. The Holy
Spirit is calling me to action,
to bear fruit and spread fuzzy
Gospel seeds wherever I go.
I need to expand my spiritual
garden; till the soil of my heart,
remove the weeds, plant some
new owers, and allow God to
provide the light and the water.
It requires work but the results
are worth the effort.
With the sending of the Spirit
theApostles were given a chance
to see the fullness of God’s
love within the three persons
of the Trinity. They were given
rose-colored spiritual glasses
to look at history, their life, and
their friend Jesus’ death and
resurrection in an entirely new
way. Gathered in the upper
room with Mary, the mother
of Jesus, they experienced
the power of the Holy Spirit
which gave them the power to
spread the Gospel. A group of
poor, uneducated, frightened
men changed history. The
Apostles witnessed the birth
of the Church. Grace replaced
law. Love replaced fear. It’s
as if God’s people were given
a spiritual heart transplant.
The Old Testament human
heart was replaced with the all
consuming, blazing heart of
God and became the Church.
Have I sufciently reected
on this reality in my life? Do I
truly understand it at the core
of my being? Does this reality
give me strength to share God’s
love with all of those around
me? Many times the answer is
“no.” But that is precisely why
I need the Church. The Church
helps me to see God’s plan
for humanity and my small
but signicant part to play. If
only I would give God a few
minutes of time each morning
He would change me forever.
I once heard it said, “Sow a
thought, reap an action. Sow
an action and reap a habit. Sow
a habit and reap a character.
Sow a character and reap a
destiny.” My prayer today is
for the Holy Spirit to anoint
my thoughts and to change
my destiny. Now I need to go
water my plants.
Durant is a parishioner at
Columbus St. Patrick Church.
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DIOCESAN JUBILEE OF ANNIVERSARIES
More than 250 couples were
honored at the Jubilee of Anniversaries sponsored by the diocesan Ofce of Marriage and
Family Life on Sunday, June
14, at the Church of the Resurrection in New Albany.
Bishop Frederick Campbell
celebrated Mass at the event,
which recognized couples celebrating their 25th, 30th, 35th,
40th, 45th, 50th, 55th, 60th,
and subsequent anniversaries
in 2009.
The couple in attendance
with the longest marriage was
Myron and Grace Scheib, of
Circleville St. Joseph Church,
who were married in 1939 and
are celebrating their 70th anniversary this year.
Dennis and Mary Wehner, of
Granville St. Edward, brought
all the members of their 1969
wedding party with them.
Doug and Margee Jones, of
Wellston Ss. Peter and Paul,
were married on June 14,
1974, and attended the Jubilee
to mark the date of their 35th
anniversary.
Several family groups were
in attendance. Jack and Margaret Maurey, of Grove City
Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
married 62 years, were there
along with their daughters,
Mary Pack and Jenny Thomas. Terry and Mary Pack, of
Columbus St. Ladislas, have
been married for 35 years, and
Randy and Jenny Thomas, of
Columbus Our Lady of Peace,
for 25.
Two sisters, Margaret Bracaloni, of Our Lady of Peace,
and Louise Conie, of Columbus Our Lady of Victory, have
combined for 110 years of
marriage – Margaret to Anthony Bracaloni for 60 years
and Louise to Jack Conie for
50 years.
William and Nancy Demi-
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60th, Norm and Mary Jayne Hausfeld
50th, Frank and Rose Ann Beickelman
50th, James and Mary DeStazio
45th, Paul and Maureen Breen
45th, Bill and Georgene Jones
45th, Gene and Judy Onesto
45th, Arthur and Judith Sagone
45th, Raymond and Joan Van De Weghe
40th, John and Ernestine Di Lorenzo
40th, Don and Kathy Duhigg
ST. ANTHONY, COLUMBUS
67th, George and Evelyn Foeller
63rd, John and Nicki Frencho
51st, Val and Gilda Bolen
law. With them were Deacon
William and Laura Demidovich, of Worthington St.
Michael, and David and Delo-
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Our Lady of Lourdes. Both
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50th, Frank J. and Rose Ann Barone
50th, Bob and Mary Ellen Wetta
45th, Charles and Joanne Collier
45th, Mick and Barbara Worls
40th, Bob and Kathy Kunovich
40th, Chuck and Jackie Messerschmitt
40th, Edward and Joanne Turner
40th, Thomas and Patricia Wade
25th, Neil Kirby and Theresa Kempker
25th, Rick and Kira Paglioni
25th, Walter and Sandra Stellmack
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25th, Stephen and Joyce Pinto
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67th, George and Angeline Bennett
63rd, Martin and Geraldine Weber
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60th, Dick and Gloria Brehm
55th, George and Genevieve Durbin
40th, Robert and Marjorie Taylor
35th, Jerald Michael & Lynn Susan Smith
30th, Kim and Karen Cannell
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50th, Dcn. John and Rita Stahl
OUR LADY OF LOURDES, MARYSVILLE
25th, David and Deloris Demidovich
OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL,
BUCKEYE LAKE
35th, Dcn. Dick and Zebbra Busic
35th, Tom and Mary Niedzielski
OUR LADY OF PEACE, COLUMBUS
60th, Anthony and Margaret Bracaloni
55th, John and Therese Brennen
55th, Thomas A. and Lynn K. Green
40th, Richard and Janet Pfeiffer
25th, Randy and Jenny Thomas
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP,
GROVE CITY
62nd, Jack and Margaret Maurey
55th, Michael and Ruth Kessler
45th, Robert and Marlene Mazzola
40th, John and Cheryl Wachsmuth
25th, Alan J. and Maria C. Capocciama
25th, Tim and Sally Howlett
OUR LADY OF THE MIRACULOUS
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50th, Lewis and Rosemary Downey
OUR LADY OF VICTORY, COLUMBUS
60th, Joseph and Mary Agriesti
50th, Jack and Louise Conie
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64th, John and Dorothy Coontz
ST. AGNES, COLUMBUS
64th, John and Margaret Kulp
62nd, William and Maxine Gehring
62nd, Andy and Bernadine Kaeppner
61st, William and Mary Louise Gillivan
61st, Anthony and Georgie Pulsinelli
30th, Leo and Eleanor Barton
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35th, Gary and Karen Jakupcin
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ST. JOHN, LOGAN
55th, Donald and Ellen Distel
45th, Paul R. and Beverly W. Guevin
50th, John and Bea Goetz
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45th, Ed and Maureen Malek
50th, Dennis and Lynn Kelnhofer
25th, Jon and Nina Price
50th, Don and Barb Everly
40th, David and Sharon Dauer
50th, J. William and Carol Scholl
40th, Jim and Barb Craycraft
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40th, William and Linda Kessinger
45th, Rolan and Patricia Miles
40th, Dannis L. and Dianne M. Latiolais
45th, Richard and Patricia Rolwing
40th, Al and Judy Voll
45th, George and Rhoda Ruzicka
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40th, Gary and Sandra Tate
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40th, Wayne and Mary Ann Wingard
25th, Joseph and Jane DeCenzo
30th, Shawn and Dee Ansbro
30th, Sam and Amy Taulbee
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45th, Dcn. Martin and Maureen Mueller
40th, Bob and Kay Rush
40th, Bob and Marti Simmons
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45th, Dcn. Gene and Peggy Dawson
35th, Jerry and Donna Owings
35th, Steven and Anastasia Mull
60th, Nick and Norma Colley
55th, Paul and Ann Bubenchik
50th, John and Hilda Cline
50th, Francis and Madelyn Gardner
30th, Peter L. and Loraine K. Walter
30th, Keith and Connie Adams
30th, Bruce and Lisa Cudd
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35th, Joseph and Sally Smith
55th, Marion and Mary Jane McKenzie
30th, Robert and Peggy Fragale
50th, Timothy and Patricia Napierala
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49th, Jim and Alice Cullers
50th, Dcn. Joseph and Phyllis Schermer
66th, Emil and Helen Samol
30th, Michael and Dorothy Michalski
70th, Myron J. and Grace E. Scheib
50th, James and Beverly Hayes
55th, Joseph and Mary Ann Carle
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ST. BRENDAN, HILLIARD
45th, James and Linda McConnell
25th, Randy and Carolyn Weston
60th, Mary J. and William J. Seipel
25th, Jacob E. and Leann Carle
ST. MATTHEW, GAHANNA
50th, Dcn. Patrick and Marilyn Wiggins
ST. JOSEPH, SUGAR GROVE
64th, Van and Peggy Van Arsdale
45th, Dcn. Gil and Betty Plummer
55th, David W. and Loretta L. Leohner
62nd, Bill and Elaine Zapf
ST. BRIGID OF KILDARE, DUBLIN
ST. LADISLAS, COLUMBUS
60th, Lloyd and Grace Casey
35th, Terry and Mary Pack
55th, Salvatore (Sal) and Anne Valvano
50th, Jim and Judy Lehman
SETON PARISH, PICKERINGTON
60th, Harry E. and Ruth B. Whitlatch
50th, August and Freda Sugar
45th, James and Barbara Myers
40th, Jim and Sondra Northrop
25th, Charles and Mila McNamee
25th, Terry and Lorna Reine
ST. AGATHA, COLUMBUS
62nd, Norman and Priscilla Miller
50th, Jack and Kathie Wallace
45th, John and Jane Leach
40th, Keith and Lenere Shrieves
30th, Maurice and Susan Milne
25th, Douglas and Rose Swearingen
ST. PIUS X, REYNOLDSBURG
60th, Hugo and Mary Wannon
30th, Anthony and Karen Fischer
50th, Richard and Patricia O’Connor
SS. SIMON AND JUDE,
WEST JEFFERSON
55th, Frederick and Dorothy Murrish
ST. PAUL, WESTERVILLE
63rd. George and Ann Shoup
ST. JOSEPH CATHEDRAL, COLUMBUS
SACRED HEART, COSHOCTON
40th, Terry and Esther Marie Versch
30th, James and Cathy Waibel
SS. PETER AND PAUL, WELLSTON
50th, Charles and Dorothy Van Kirk
35th, Doug and Margee Jones
ST. MARY, MARION
60th, Kenneth W. and C. Jane Martin
45th, Adam and Judy Bangert
50th, Leonard and Donna Dunaj
Couples honored for their jubilee anniversaries
ST. JOAN OF ARC, POWELL
50th, Eileen and Richard Funk
ST. BERNADETTE, LANCASTER
dovich, of Westerville St. Paul,
married for 50 years, were part
of a group which joined with
their sons and daughters-in-
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ST. LEONARD, HEATH
50th, Louis and Carolyn Vacca
40th, Bruce and Karen Kolbe
60th, Walter E. and F. Jeanne Helm
55th, Frank and Jerri McKimmins
50th, Adrian and Antoinette Balzano
50th, Thomas and Josephine Mangia
45th, Ralph J. and Emily J. Napolitano
45th, Anthony and Creta Purpura
45th, Ronald and Eileen Meyer
ST. LUKE, DANVILLE
35th, Mike and JoAnn Carpenter
45th, Nicanor B. and Rowena L. Reyes Jr.
55th, Robert and Johanna Sichel
30th, Kenneth and Kimberlee Collura
40th, Philip J. and Kathryn M. Wentzel
35th, Tom and Kathy Gault
30th, James and Susan Gernetzke
40th, John and Clelia Wojcik
25th, Chris and Laura Segraves
25th, Joseph and Jeanne Babeaux
30th, Dcn. Frank and Peggy Iannarino
ST. MARGARET OF CORTONA,
COLUMBUS
25th, Jeff and Kim Balzano
25th, Al and Lori Crock
25th, Joseph and Kathryn Malagisi
60th, John and Yvette Massey
25th, James and Anna Miller
ST. CATHARINE, COLUMBUS
55th, Jack and Arlene Frost
25th, Joseph and Molly Trovato
60th, Robert and Elmira Leister
45th, Robert and Carol Gruber
55th, James and Dolores Corrova
25th, Mark and Beth Huddy
ST. MATTHIAS, COLUMBUS
63rd, Norman and Irene Orlaska
50th, Thomas and Marcella Moore
ST. MARK, LANCASTER
ST. EDWARD, GRANVILLE
25th, John and Theresa Brunney
50th, Wilton and Rita Brinkley
ST. MARY. BREMEN
58th, Joseph and Anna Marie Borghese
40th, Gary and Janet Meager
50th, Frank and Teresa Schmelzer
55th, Ralph and Audrey Sedock
ST. MARY, CHILLICOTHE
45th, John and Mary Cardinal
40th, John and Mary Ellen Logan
55th, Dcn. Frank and Joan McDevitt
55th, Dcn. George and Eileen
Lovensheimer
55th, Gene and Betti O’Dell
ST. MARY, COLUMBUS
25th, Bill and Sue Krouse
50th, Hayden and Norma Chapman
66th, John and Barbara Henterly
50th, Peter B. and Marjorie E. Russell
ST. MICHAEL, WORTHINGTON
50th, Donald and Rita Alexander
45th, William and Geraldine Cain
45th, Dcn. Larry and Laura Koebel
65th, Keith and Dorothy Van Buskirk
45th, James F. and Dolores Mahaney
30th, Richard and Karen Finn
30th, Mark and Amy Hafner
30th, Brian and Katrina Nierman
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES, NEWARK
ST. MARY, GROVEPORT
25th, Dcn. William and Laura
Demidovich Jr.
60th, Bernard and Evelyn Oberfield
61st, George and Rita Martini
50th, Gregory and Dixie L. Trial
ST. PATRICK, COLUMBUS
55t, Daniel and Ann Arnett
50th, Ed and Pauline Merklin
ST. MARY, LANCASTER
30th, Monica and John O’Keefe
ST. JAMES THE LESS, COLUMBUS
50th, Robert and Mary Jane Elder
ST. PATRICK, LONDON
50th, Bill and Jeanine Hetterscheidt
35th, Thomas and Teresa Muetzel
35th, Dcn. Dan and Paula Hann
40th, Dennis and Mary Wehner
ST. ELIZABETH, COLUMBUS
40th, Robert E. and Margaret E. Hayman
60th, John and Ada Pusateri
60th, Victor and Miriam Ramirez
35th, Richard and Jeanne Young
60th, Frederick and Juanita Schmieder
35th, Dcn. Klaus and Sharon Fricke
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June 21, 2009
The beauty and mystery of our Catholic Faith
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle B)
In a sea of storms, Jesus stills troubled waters
Father
Lawrence L. Hummer
Job 38:1, 8-11
2 Cor. 5:14-17
Mark 4:35-41
As focused on the land
as the people of the Bible
were, we nd a surprising
fascination with the sea and
its power. The sea was the
scene of wondrous acts of
deliverance from danger,
especially in the poetic literature of the Bible. Modern society is fascinated
by space in very much the
same way, especially since
the Hubble Telescope.
In ancient Near Eastern
religions the sea was a god,
which was worshiped because of its power over humans. The ancient mariners
were well enough aware
that they had no power on
their own to control the sea.
They could only hope to
survive their journeys upon
it. After surviving one such
perilous journey, the psalmist sings about it with joy in
the responsorial psalm for
Sunday’s rst reading from
Ps. 107.
The experience of traders
on the Mediterranean Sea
(“the deep waters”) who
were rescued from a storm
by the Lord inspires the
psalmist to sing this song in
praise of the Lord’s power
which is even greater than
that of the Sea. For that
the psalmist gives thanks.
For those who feel overwhelmed by life’s storms
this psalm can provide comfort and calm.
In the Job reading, the
Lord is the one who binds
up and controls the Sea
from the very moment of
its birth. Indeed it was the
Lord who clothed the Sea
and who determined its
limits and its power (“Thus
far shall you come but no
farther, and here shall your
proud waves be stilled”).
Global warming may tinker
with those limits somewhat,
but the psalmist wrote as a
poet, not as a geologist.
This claim for the Lord’s
power over nature and nature’s power was central
to the Old Testament concept of the Lord as Creator. Lurking behind these
verses is a biblical claim to
the superiority of the Lord
over the chaotic forces of
Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.
the sea, which is regarded
here as a subdued rival of
Israel’s God.
The Gospel reading continues the theme of arresting
the power of the sea, with
the story of Jesus who stills
a storm on the Sea of Galilee (which is really a lake
13 miles long by 8 miles
wide). Jesus chides the disciples for their lack of faith
in God to save, not for their
lack of faith in Jesus’ own
power to control the sea.
But their question (“Who is
it that even the wind and the
sea obey him?”) challenges
us to answer that question
ourselves.
For Mark, that answer was
now becoming clear: Jesus
is the revelation of the very
power of God. Jesus commands the winds to silence
like he had the man with the
unclean spirit in Mark 1:25
(Be quiet). Mark emphasizes how complete was his
mastery over the storm by
stressing that a “great calm”
settled over the waters.
Thus the power and authority he exercises over
the world of demons is the
same that he uses over the
world of nature. This is the
power of God at work.
The picture of Jesus
asleep in the boat during the
worst of the storm is striking. The sleeping Jesus suggests the one crucied who
nonetheless remains with
the disciples while storms
rage around the disciples in
the boat. In their panic they
may well forget that Jesus
remains with them in the
boat, cautioning them not to
worry, to remain unafraid,
and to remain at peace.
Those cautions are for us
too. If we take seriously the
words of Good News in the
Gospels, then these words
must bear fruit in our times
as much as they have in any
other. In the face of any kind
of storm we too ought to be
people at peace.
The sea continues to fascinate us and beckon us
(some of us more than others) even as we have also
begun voyages to the stars.
The raw power of the sea
still thrills even as it threatens. At the same time it offers us a setting in which
we can easily recognize the
power of God at work.
The sea of stormy waters,
which confuse and confound us, is also a powerful image of our own life’s
journey. From the midst of
our troubled cries we still
have the voice of the sleeping Jesus, which rises up
from time to time to still our
troubled waters and brings
with it a great calm.
The
Weekday Bible
Readings
MONDAY
Genesis 12:1-9
Psalm 33:12-13,18-20,22
Matthew 7:1-5
TUESDAY
Genesis 13:2,5-18
Psalm 15:2-5
Matthew 7:6,12-14
WEDNESDAY
Isaiah 49:1-6
Psalm 139:1-3,13-15
Acts 13:22-26
Luke 1:57-66,80
THURSDAY
Genesis 16:1-12,15-16
Psalm 106:1-5
Matthew 7:21-29
FRIDAY
Genesis 17:1,9-10,15-22
Psalm 128:1-5
Matthew 8:1-4
SATURDAY
Genesis 18:1-15
Luke 1:46-50,53-55 (Ps)
Matthew 8:5-17
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June 21, 2009
T
he beauty of our
Catholic faith comes
from not only knowing that Jesus started our
Church, but the fact that
we have so many beautiful aspects of it; such as
our liturgy, devotions,
processions etc. Last
week we celebrated Corpus Christi (the Body of
Christ) which is often celebrated by a procession.
More and more parishes
throughout the United
States, including some in
our diocese are adopting
the ancient practice of a
Corpus Christi procession. I recall as a child
visiting my mom’s native
Germany where her very
small town’s church steps
and surrounding area was
decorated with beautiful
rose petals for both Pentecost and Corpus Christi.
These beautiful ancient
occasions were commonplace the world over
until the Reformation
and subsequent political
revolutions attempted to
remove religion from the
public square. For almost
300 years, Catholicism
was banned in Britain. It
was nally allowed to return in 1829. Yet, as late
as 1911 the English government put a stop to a
planned Catholic eucharistic procession outside
of London.
The lack of Catholic
processions in our modern world is a sad development, but thankfully
there appears to have
been an uptick in recent
years. It seems in some
areas the old and young
have teamed up to bring
them back, the old long
for the day when such
beautiful
processions
were commonplace while
the young want some
form of a faith reminder
in a secular world.
THE TIDE IS TURNING
TOWARD CATHOLICISM
David Hartline
Processions have long
had a mystical power
that goes back to the
Old Testament when the
ancient Israelites would
participate in religious
processions. In Catholic
history they have been
around since the early
Church. Since the Faith
was illegal, those participating knew that if they
were caught, it could
result in their deaths. In
modern times, some observers have noted that
processions help with vocations, so much so that
Eucharistic processions
are on the rise as they
have seen (along with
Eucharistic Adoration)
huge increases in vocations in areas where they
have occurred.
Converts to Catholicism
have often talked about
the mystery of processions with prayers, chants
and incense, something
they never saw in their
other faiths since the goal
of the Protestant Reformation was to demystify
religion. Yet we know
that Jesus employed mystery in the central part of
His teachings from the
bread and wine becoming
His body and blood (the
Eucharist) to the Transguration and ultimately,
cated to them in the city’s
ve hospitals.
This has been the focus
of the St. Pius students
these past two school
years. Urged on by their
pastor, Msgr. David
Funk, the school administrators, these students
raised $2,000 the year before last and $4,000 this
year for a total of $6,000.
That just about has to be
a record for a group of
grade school students.
The rst and second
graders creatively named
their project: “ Bandaids
for Bolivia” and raised
over a fourth of the funds
themselves. Since my
brother only gets to the
States in the summer, I
do a power-point presen-
his death, resurrection
and ascension.
Father Dwight Longenecker, who was raised in
a fundamentalist home,
graduated from Bob Jones
University and found
his way to the Catholic
priesthood, talked about
this mystery in a post on
his Web site. He spoke
of the mundane leaving
our senses and being replaced by the holy during Mass, devotions and
processions. The wafting
incense reminds us of
the heavenward journey
of our prayers, gone are
thoughts of trivialities so
reective of our culture.
They in turn are replaced
with the holy and the desire to love one another,
aid one another and reect upon the deep mysteries of our world that
become understandable
through Christ and His
Church.
Holy images and symbols signify the ancient
aspects of our Catholic
culture. Jesus told us to
live in the world but not
be of the world. With
the liturgy, devotions
and processions we can
adhere to the request of
Jesus. We cannot ignore
those in our culture and
world who need our help
and prayers, but we also
can’t be bogged down by
a world awash with self
absorption. How can this
possibly occur and how
can we better ourselves
without becoming full of
ourselves? One only need
look at the Mass, the sacraments, devotions and
processions. In our Catholic Faith, the impossible
becomes the possible.
Hartline is the author of The
Tide is Turning Toward Catholicism, founder of the
Catholicreport.org and a former teacher and administrator
for the diocese.
Letters to the Editor
Editor:
Your article on the 50th
anniversary of St. Pius
X Parish certainly made
for interesting reading.
The far-Eastside of the
Columbus area has really
grown, and the parish is a
great example.
I would like to expand
on your comment about
the St. Pius X elementary students having a
fund-raising project for
the Bolivian mission of
my brother, Father John
Ogurchock, a Maryknoll
priest who has been down
there for 47 years.
Santa Cruz is Bolivia’s
largest city with a population of 1,600,000. A middle class is only now beginning to form between
the wealthy minority and
the very poor majority. It
is in the tropical section
of Eastern Bolivia so it
has an excellent climate
for growing food. The
poor will have a very unbalanced diet but they do
not risk starvation. Shelter, too, is not critical because a thatched roof hut
will protect them from the
sun and rain. Health care
presents the major crisis,
where the poor cannot afford even simple medications, let alone surgeries
or hospital stays.
A wonderful organization made up of 100
women volunteers called
DAV-OSAN is constantly raising funds to buy
medications wholesale
from India, Brazil or
wherever they can get the
best price. They then distribute these to the struggling poor in spaces allo-
tation to the student body
in September, and they
take it from there.
Even though the children in Bolivia are 6000
miles away, the students
have adopted them as
their sisters and brothers, and are a real inspiration. We have stressed
“raising awareness as being more important than
raising funds,” but these
kids seem to be doing
both. I have traveled to
Bolivia each of the past
18 years and try to bring
back photos which I feel
will be appealing to the
students, focusing on
children like themselves.
This year they helped
provide a surgery for
seven-year-old boy born
with a severe heart defect. He survived early
childhood but grew so
weak that he was unable
to attend school or play.
My brother faxed me a
post-op picture of this
boy which I shared with
the students, enabling
them to see their efforts
in action. They are so
enthused about sharing
their gifts with the needy.
If this is a sign of what
tomorrow’s adult Catholics will be, I do not think
we have much to be concerned about.
Pictured with “Bandaids
for Bolivia” check (from
left) are: Carole Winkel,
assistant principal at St.
Pius; Father James Ogurchock; and, Kathy DeMatteo, principal.
Father James Ogurchock
Gahanna
16 Catholic Times
June 21, 2009
Pray for our dead
BENTLEY, Rosalie, 54, June 12
St. Patrick Church, Columbus
JOHNSON, Noreen D., 96, June 7
St. Vincent de Paul Church, Mount Vernon
BOWE, Ina M., 68, June 7
St. James the Less Church, Columbus
KALTENBACH, David A., 41, April 29
St. Brendan Church, Hilliard
CALVERT, Irene M., 85, June 10
Ss. Augustine & Gabriel Church, Columbus
LAKE, Ralph E., 54, June 11
St. Joseph Church, Circleville
DiDONATO, Guido J., 92, June 8
Immaculate Conception Church, Dennison
McLAUGHLIN, Edward, 90, June 3
St. Vincent de Paul Church, Mount Vernon
DIEFENBACH, Margaret M., 66, June 12
Sacred Hearts Church, Cardington
O’DOWD, Daniel E., 32, June 5
St. Brigid of Kildare Church, Dublin
DILSAVOR, Elizabeth R., 47, June 10
St. Brigid of Kildare Church, Dublin
ONOSKO, Cecile, 84, June 11
St. Andrew Church, Columbus
FARICY, James R., 82, of Columbus, June 8
St. Pius X Church, Pueblo, Colo.
SHAW, James R., 85, June 9
St. Matthew Church, Columbus
FOX, Russell J., 76, June 13
St. Pius X Church, Reynoldsburg
SHEBANEK, Barbara, June 13
Our Lady of Peace Church, Columbus
GALE, Helen A., 94, June 9
St. Anthony Church, Columbus
SWANN, Ann V., 93, June 10
St. Francis de Sales Church, Newark
Leona H. Douglas
Funeral Mass for Leona H. Douglas, 88, who died on Saturday, June
13, was held on Thursday, June 18, at
Columbus St. Stephen Church.
Burial was at St. Joseph Cemetery,
Columbus.
She retired as a secretary for Catholic
Social Services after working at several businesses, also as a secretary.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, Joseph and Mary Hodgkins;
husband, Greig Douglas; one sister,
Mary; and, four brothers, Charles, Alfred, Lawrence and Joseph.
Mrs. Douglas’ survivors include two
sons, Greig (Sandy) and Jeffrey (Carol); one grandson; and, one granddaughter.
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June 21, 2009
Televised Mass for Twelfth
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June 21, 2009
From the Diocese of Columbus
The Sunday Mass with the Passionist
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Holy Hour for priestly and consecrated vocations with
Father Andre LaCasse, OP.
614-235-7435
Our Lady of Peace Men’s Bible Study
7 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Church, 20 E. Dominion Blvd.,
Columbus. Bible study of Sunday Scripture readings.
614-459-2766
DeSales Adult Education Summer Art Course
7 to 9 p.m., St. Francis DeSales High School, 4212 Karl
Road, Columbus. First of four adult education classes in
Photoshop basics. Classes will meet on June 24 and 29
and July 1. Advance registration required. 614-267-7808
JUNE
23, TUESDAY
Catholic Social Services Annual Meeting and Dinner
6 p.m., Martin de Porres Center, 2330 Airport Drive, Columbus. Annual meeting and dinner sponsored by Catholic Social Services.
614-221-5891
TUTORING
College junior honor student will
tutor German, Latin,
high school math, SAT prep.
Reasonable rates, exible hours.
Please contact :
pschaefng@yahoo.com
AL ROEHRENBECK
614-783-9646
20, SATURDAY
White Elephant Event at St. John Center
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., St. John Center, 640 S. Ohio Ave., Columbus. Annual event benefiting the center and Community of Holy Rosary-St. John. Rain date Sunday, June
21, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
614-261-8400 or 614-570-6732
Life and Mercy Mass in Plain City
9 a.m. Mass, St. Joseph Church, 140 West Ave., Plain City.
Saturday Life and Mercy Mass, followed by rosary and
confession.
614-565-8654
‘Gaudeamus’ at St. Cecilia
10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., St. Cecilia Church, 434 Norton Road,
Columbus. “Gaudeamus,” a camp and retreat for high
school students interested in sacred music. Registrants
will participate in the study of vocal production, choral
singing, polyphony and Gregorian chant. 614-221-4640
Jubilee of Religious Mass at St. John the Baptist
10:30 a.m., St. John the Baptist Church, 720 Hamlet St.,
Columbus. Annual Jubilee Mass for ordained members of
Religious orders (priests, sisters and brothers) living in the
Columbus Diocese.
Spanish Mass at Columbus St. Peter
7 p.m., St. Peter Church, 6899 Smoky Row Road, Columbus. Spanish Mass, celebrated by Father Ervens Mengelle,
IVE, of the Pontifical College Josephinum. 706-761-4054
21, SUNDAY
Praise Mass at Seton Parish
11:15 a.m., St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 600 Hill Road
North, Pickerington. Praise Mass with contemporary
music by parish’s small musical groups. 614-833-0482
Grief Support Group at St. Michael
2:30 to 4 p.m., St. Michael Church, 5750 N. High St., Worthington. Six-week grief support group. Manual, readings and handouts will be available.
614-885-7814
St. Padre Pio Secular Franciscans
2:30 to 5 p.m., Parish center, Holy Family Church, 584
W. Broad St., Columbus. Franciscan Crown Rosary and
Chaplet of Divine Mercy, followed by Evening Prayer,
meeting and formation.
Cookie
614-275-4960
St. Catherine of Bologna Secular Franciscans
2:30 to 5 p.m., St. Christopher Parish Center, 1420
Grandview Ave., Columbus. Rosary followed by general
meeting, ongoing formation and social.
Elizabeth Bowen
614-276-1953
Bishop Watterson Alumni Hall of Fame Dinner
6 p.m., Ohio Room, Conference Center at NorthPointe,
9423 Columbus Pike, Lewis Center. Dinner honoring
new members of the Columbus Bishop Watterson High
School Alumni Hall of Fame.
614-268-3041
22, MONDAY
Bethesda Post-Abortion Healing Ministry
6:30 p.m., support group meeting, 2744 Dover Road,
(Christ the King Church campus), Columbus.
614-718-0277, 614-309-2651, 614-309-0157
24, WEDNESDAY
Latino Spirituality Conference at St. Elizabeth
11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth Church, 6077 Sharon
Woods Blvd., Columbus. “Understanding Latino Spirituality” with Father Allan Figueroa Deck, SJ, of the U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops.
614-262-7992
25, THURSDAY
Mass Honoring Our Lady, Queen of Peace
7 p.m., Villas of St. Therese Independent Living, 25 NoeBixby Road, Columbus. Father Joseph Losh celebrates
Mass for peace in families throughout the world, honoring Our Lady, Queen of Peace, preceded by rosary at
6:30 p.m. and followed by potluck.
614-861-4888
‘Courage’ Support Group Meeting
7:30 p.m., A Catholic organization providing support for
individuals with same-sex attraction.
Mary Louise
614-436-8676
26, FRIDAY
‘Late Nite Catechism’ at Wellston Ss. Peter and Paul
7 p.m., parish hall, Ss. Peter and Paul Church, 227 S. New
York Ave., Wellston. “Late Nite Catechism,” a nostalgic
look back at Catholic education not so long ago.
740-286-5722
Bishop Ready Summer Social
8 p.m. to midnight, Bishop Ready High School, 707 Salisbury Road, Columbus. Summer social for people over 21.
benefiting school’s athletic program.
614-276-5263
26-28, FRIDAY-SATURDAY
PIME Reunion at Newark Retreat Center
Ss. Peter and Paul Retreat Center, 2734 Seminary Road,
Newark. Reunion of students at the former PIME Seminary. Contact gdzurinda@gmail.com.
740-928-4246
27, SATURDAY
Life and Mercy Mass in Plain City
9 a.m. Mass, St. Joseph Church, 140 West Ave., Plain City.
Saturday Life and Mercy Mass, followed by rosary and
confession.
614-565-8654
Tea Party at St. Thomas Aquinas
1:30 p.m., Rosary Hall, St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 144 N.
5th St., Zanesville. Fourth annual afternoon tea party,
sponsored by the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women,
Zanesville Deanery. Wearing hats and gloves is encouraged. Reservation deadline June 25.
614-454-3734
Wellston Ss. Peter and Paul School Anniversary Mass
4:30 p.m., Ss. Peter and Paul Church, 227 S. New York
Ave., Wellston. Mass celebrating 100th anniversary of
parish school.
740-384-2359
28, SUNDAY
Holy Family Alumni Association Reunion
11 a.m., Holy Family Church, 584 W. Broad St., Columbus.
Holy Family Alumni Association annual homecoming
Mass, followed by brunch in Jubilee Museum auditorium, 57 S. Grubb St.
614-539-4815
Retirement Mass for Msgr. Ruef at Holy Name
5:30 p.m., Holy Name Church, 154 E. Patterson Ave.,
Columbus. Mass honoring Msgr. James L.T. Ruef on his
retirement from the active priesthood.
29, MONDAY
Bloodmobile Visit at Church of the Ascension
1 to 7 p.m., Social hall, Church of the Ascension, 555 S.
Main St., Johnstown. Visit by American Red Cross of
Licking County’s bloodmobile.
740-967-0873
Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bible Study
7 to 8:30 p.m., Marian Hall, St. Michael Church, 5750
N. High St., Worthington. Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bible
Study/Prayer Group meeting. Rosary (optional) at 6:35.
614-846-3803 or 614-841-1776
30, TUESDAY
Praise and Worship Mass at Plain City St. Joseph
8 p.m., St. Joseph Church, 140 West Ave., Plain City. Mass
sponsored by Catholic Charismatic Renewal. Celebrated
by Father Patrick Toner, preceded by rosary at 6:30 and
praise and worship at 7.
614-237-7080
JULY
3, FRIDAY
St. Cecilia Adoration of Blessed Sacrament
St. Cecilia Church, 434 Norton Road, Columbus. Begins
after 8:15 a.m. Mass, continues to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Monthly Adoration of Blessed Sacrament
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, 5225
Refugee Road, Columbus. Begins after 9 a.m. Mass;
continues through 6 p.m. Holy Hour.
All-Night Eucharistic Vigil
Holy Cross Church, 205 S. 5th St., Columbus. 7:30 p.m.
Mass; Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament; prayer until
11:30 p.m.; private prayer until 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
4, SATURDAY
Life and Mercy Mass in Plain City
9 a.m. Mass, St. Joseph Church, 140 West Ave., Plain City.
Saturday Life and Mercy Mass, followed by rosary and
confession.
614-565-8654
5, SUNDAY
Compline at Cathedral
9 p.m., St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 E. Broad St., Columbus.
Chanting of Compline.
614-241-2526
6, MONDAY
Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bible Study
7 to 8:30 p.m., Marian Hall, St. Michael Church, 5750
N. High St., Worthington. Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bible
Study/Prayer Group meeting. rosary (optional) at 6:35.
614-846-3803 or 614-841-1776
Marian Prayer Group
7 p.m. Mass, St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave.,
Columbus. Celebrated by Father Andre LaCasse, OP.
614-235-7435
7, TUESDAY
DeSales Adult Education Summer Art Course
6 to 8 p.m., St. Francis DeSales High School, 4212 Karl
Road, Columbus. First of six adult education classes in
digital photography. Classes will meet on July 9, 14, 16,
21, and 23. Advance registration required. 614-267-7808
Catholic War Veterans Monthly Meeting
7:30 p.m., American Legion Post 239, 708 Morning St.,
Worthington. Meeting of Catholic War Veterans Post
1936. For those who served three or more months,
were honorably discharged or are on active duty.
614-221-7601
8, WEDNESDAY
DeSales Adult Education Summer Art Course
10 a.m. to noon, St. Francis DeSales High School, 4212
Karl Road, Columbus. First of four adult education classes in making clay jewelry. Classes will meet on July 15,
22, and 29. Advance registration required. 614-267-7808
18 Catholic Times
June 21, 2009
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June 21, 2009
ART
CORPUS CHRISTI
PROCESSIONS
AROUND THE WORLD
focus on
Pope Benedict XVI kneels before the
Blessed Sacrament during the Corpus Christi procession in Rome. The
Eucharist was carried by truck through
the streets of Rome for the feast of the
Body and Blood of Christ
STAGE PRODUCTION
CNS photo/Giampiero Sposito, Reuters
Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Wellston,
Ohio is staging the acclaimed and hilarious production Late Nite Catechism,
for one night only, on June 26th..
Written by Vicki Quade & Maripat
Donovan, this is an uproariously funny
play that takes the audience back to
their youth in a catholic school.
The irrepressible “Sister” teaches
class to a roomful of “students” (the audience). Throughout the course of the
class, the benevolent instructor rewards
the “students” for correct answers with
glow-in-the-dark rosaries and other
nifty prizes.
Naughty students may well nd themselves on stage sitting in a corner, reecting on their actions.
While offering many hearty laughs, the
humor is always in good taste and very
respectful of Catholic teaching and the
sisters who serve in the classroom.
Late Nite Catechism has played in over
250 cities in the US, Canada, Ireland,
Australia, and the UK. It has played to 10
million audience members worldwide
and counting and has done over 40,000
performances. The show is an LA Dra-
ma Critics Circle Award Nominee and
an Outer Critics Circle Nominee.
The production will be on Friday eve-
ning, June 26th at 7:00 in the Sts. Peter
and Paul Parish Hall in Weliston, Ohio.
Ticket prices are $30.00 for general
seating and $35.00 for the “Teachers
Pet section”.
For more information and/or tickets
call Dorothy Riepenhoff (740) 2865722 or email geodot@dishmail.net .
Inhabitants of the Austrian village of Westendorf ride on
horseback through the Brixen valley during a Corpus Christi
procession J. A eucharistic procession is a traditional feature
of the celebration of the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ
Catholics take part during
a Corpus Christi procession
in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The
feast of the Body and Blood
of Christ was marked with
a eucharistic procession
and adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament
CNS photo/Eduardo Munoz, Reuters
A boy helps carry a large
rosary as he participates in a
Corpus Christi procession in
Mrokow, Poland, near Warsaw.
A eucharistic procession is
a traditional feature of the
celebration of the feast of
the Body and Blood of Christ
CNS photo/Kacper Pempel, Reuters
CNS photo/Stefan Stau, Reuters
20 Catholic Times
Juen 21, 2009
By Stefani Manowski
They came from the four corners
of North America because they were
called. They were called to be, called
to reach out, called to bring peace and
called to unity.
This common call is what drew 66
Paulist Associates for a weekend retreat
June 12-14 to the St. Therese Retreat
Center in Columbus, where the Paulist Fathers staff the St. Thomas More
Newman Center at The Ohio State University.
Father Frank DeSiano, CSP, director
of the Paulist Associates, said the Columbus “raised the bar very high” for
the annual retreat.
“This is our time,” he told the retreatants. “This is our time to connect
with (Paulist founder) Father Isaac
Hecker, to nd out how his spirituality
resonates within our own hearts, and
how we can be a gift to the Paulist community as Paulist Associates.
The Paulist Associates were formed
in 1998 in order to allow lay people,
including non-Catholic Christian men
and women, to have a more intimate
connection with Paulist spirituality and
charism by making a commitment to
embody the ideals of the Paulists in their
daily living. There are now approximately 225 Paulist Associates in more
than 10 cities across North America.
“We are hugely proud of the Paulist
Associates in Columbus,” said Father
Larry Rice, CSP, director of the St.
Thomas More Newman Center at the
Ohio State University in Columbus, in
welcoming the retreatants. “Their support and spirituality mean so much.
They fuel and sustain our ministry.”
In planning the event, co-chair Becca
Schott the retreat was a “wonderful
opportunity” for the Columbus associ-
ates to focus on the Paulist charism and
what aspects of that charism to lift up
during the retreat.
“It has energized (the Columbus associates) and brought us closer together,”
she said.
Molly Sutkaitis, a three-year Paulist
Associate from St. Peter Parish in Toronto, Canada, saw the best in human
nature in how the associates interacted
with one another.
“I am in the right place,” she said. “I
am right where I am supposed to be.”
Called to be
The rst retreat session focused on the
individual Paulist Associates, encouraging them to focus on what brought
them to become an associate and provided spiritual sustenance by reenacting St. Paul’s conversion to Christianity, some of Father Hecker’s writings
on being called, a guided meditation
and time for silence.
“We come here with a spiritual thirst
because we are called,” session leader
Katherine Murphy-Mertzlufft shared
with the group. “By the very nature of
our being, God calls us.”
Toward the end of the session, Mrs.
Murphy-Mertzlufft , a Columbus associate of nine years, told the retreatants
that “we are called to grace through our
encounters with the Risen Christ. …
We are invited into the uniqueness and
giftedness to come into the fullness of
our being.”
The time of silence, which lasted from
the end of the session until morning
prayer the next day, was the best part of
the retreat for Willian Blanke, a Paulist
Associate from Immaculate Conception Church in Knoxville, Tenn.
“Silence is when you hear God talking
to you,” said Mr. Blanke, who became
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Ralph and Terry Modica from Valrico, Fla., participate in a spiritual exercise during the Paulist
Associates Retreat held June 12-14 at the St. Therese Retreat Center in Columbus
an associate in January. “The more silence, the better the retreat.”
Called to reach out
The sessions that followed focused
on the three main parts of the Paulist
charism, the rst being evangelization.
Focusing on the writings of St. Paul and
Father Hecker, the retreatants pondered
in large and small groups about reaching out in faith.
Session team member Karl Brown
shared with the group, “We all have gifts
we can share, gifts that can be an extension of ourselves. … We nd our mission and hope I being with others. We
are all called to evangelizers, to openly
engage in discussion with others what is
truly important to me and my faith.”
Called to bring peace
“St. Paul is considered the apostle of
reconciliation,” said session leader Bob
Cannon. “So as Paulist Associates, we
are called to proclaim the Good News
with our daily lives, within our own
communities.”
The associates discussed the ways in
which they bring peace to the world, as
individuals and as part of their larger
communities.
“We gather around the Lord’s table to
be nourished, and then we are sent as
missionaries to live a life of intentionality toward love, peace, justice, forgiveness and healing,” Mr. Cannon said.
Called to bring unity
Can you reach out and bring peace
with a st or a knife or a gun?
This is one of the rst questions asked
by session leader and event co-chair
Leroy Hushak. The retreatants were
challenged to look at their personal barriers to unity, be it fear of the unknown,
prejudice or whatever prevents unity.
The group was then asked to recognize
the barriers in others that prevents unity,
and how they deal with those barriers.
“God’s love calls us to overcome our
fears, our prejudices, our hurts,” Mr.
Hushak said. “God calls us to unity.”