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CATHOLICFront Page photo:Burial sites of Columbus diocesan priests at St. Jo-seph Cemetery, Columbus. The large monuments in front are from the 19th and early 20th centuries. The ones behind them are of more recent vintage

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The Editor’s Notebook

By David Garick, Editor

The Faithful DepartedHalloween is just about upon us. It’s

a really exciting time for children … all that candy and dressing up in cos-tumes and scary stories and haunted houses. Actually, more and more adults are really getting into Hallow-een, with lots of homes being decorat-ed and costume parties. A recent Har-ris Poll revealed that Halloween is the third most popular American holiday, after Christmas and Thanksgiving. Some people are concerned about

all this focus on the supernatural and death. But when you get beyond the commercialism and the pop culture aspects of Halloween, I think it is very positive to have a popular day that re-minds us of our spiritual nature. All Saints Day and All Souls Day have always been important parts of our religious tradition. All Hallows Eve is merely the vigil for that feast, even though it has eclipsed the real holy days in public perception. Still, it gives us a chance to connect with the fact that each of us is far more than the physical body we inhabit and that death is not the end of our existence, but a transition for our spirits.That’s why it is important to take

some time this week to reflect on the immortal nature of our being and that of the believers who have gone before us. On All Saints Day, we are remind-ed of the individuals who lived lives of such holiness that they have taken their place with Christ in Heaven. They are there to inspire us in faith and to aid us by carrying our prayers to the throne of God. On All Souls Day, we remember the many other believers who are either in heaven or being perfected to assume their place in Paradise. It is an opportunity to

pray for them and to ask them to pray for us. These people, who may be friends or family members, may ap-pear to be separated from us, since we no longer see them, but spiritually, they are still connected to us, and one day, we will be reunited with them.The cemeteries of the Diocese of

Columbus, featured in this issue of Catholic Times, provide us with a comfortable reference point for our continued relationship with the faith-ful departed. Not just on All Souls Day, but anytime during the year, a visit to the cemetery strengthens our connection to our loved ones. Rath-er than bringing up the pain of loss, it should warm our hearts with the knowledge that we all share in the promise of eternal joy together in the company of our Lord. As Saint Paul wrote, “Lo! I tell you

a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperish-able, and we shall be changed. For this perishable nature must put on the im-perishable, and this mortal nature must put on immortality. When the perish-able puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: ‘Death is swallowed up in victory.’ O death, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting? The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 15:57).

Worshipers at Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 E. Broad St., will have an opportunity to spend time in prayer before the relics of 22 of the Church’s greatest saints. All of the cathedral’s 22 relics will

be on display on the altar in the Terce Chapel following the All Saints Day vigil Mass at 5:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, and following the 7:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 5:15 p.m. Masses on Tuesday, Nov. 1.

The saints whose relics will be dis-played include: St. Agatha, St. Ber-nadette Soubirous, St. Bernard, St. Clement, St. Dymphna, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Gaudentius, St. John de Brebeuf, St. John of the Cross, St. John Vianney, St. Lawrence, St. Lucy, St. Mary Magdelene, St. Pancratius, St. Paul the Apostle, St. Perpetua, St. Pius X, St. Stephen, St. Theodora, St. Thomas of Canterbury, St. Timothy, and St. Urban.

RELICS OF MANY SAINTS TO BE VENERATED FOR ALL SAINTS DAY

AT ST. JOSEPH CATHEDRAL

Holy Day of obligationNovember 1

All Saints DayCheck individual parishes for schedule of Holy Day Mass times

A longtime resident of the Dio-cese of Columbus is one of 16 men who made simple profession in the Dominican order during a Mass on Aug. 15 at St. Gertrude Church in Cincinnati. Simple pro-fession is the temporary taking of the religious vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience for three years, after which the brother may take the same vows for life.

Father John Langlois, OP, vicar provincial of the Province of St. Joseph, received the profession of Brother Humbert Kilanowski, OP, and the others. Born in Con-necticut, but having grown up in Columbus, Brother Kilanowski graduated from Case Western Reserve University with bach-elor’s and master’s degrees in mathematics and a bachelor’s degree in astronomy in 2004. He received a doctorate in mathe-matics from The Ohio State Uni-versity in 2010. His home parish is Columbus St. Patrick Church, which is staffed by the Domini-can fathers. He entered the Do-minican order in August 2010 at St. Gertrude Priory in Cincinnati. He was assigned in 2011 to the Dominican House of Studies, where he is pursuing studies for the priesthood.

The Province of St. Joseph, based in New York City, was es-tablished in 1805. It has almost 300 Dominicans who are en-gaged in parish ministry, campus

ministry, foreign missions, retreat work, and education. The prov-ince also operates Providence (R.I.) College.

The Order of Preachers, com-monly known as the Dominicans, was founded in southern France in 1216 by St. Dominic de Guz-man. The order is dedicated to the proclamation of the Word of God for the salvation of souls. The Dominican way of life consists of the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, study as the basis for preaching, and the common cel-ebration of the liturgy. There are more than 6,000 Dominican friars worldwide.

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The Catholic bishops in Ohio encourage voters to look beyond campaign rhetoric and partisan politics and to make a careful study of the statewide ballot is-sues. They urge reflection on how these issues will impact the com-mon good of society.According to the Catholic Con-

ference of Ohio’s executive di-rector, Carolyn Jurkowitz, the conference has prepared and dis-tributed to all parishes a reflec-tion guide that offers the pros and cons of each ballot issue, as well

as reflective questions and teach-ing principles. The bishops believe that each of

the pending issues involves pru-dential judgments in which peo-ple of good will may differ as to their voting choices. The bishops took a neutral position on all three statewide ballot issues.The Catholic Conference of

Ohio is the official representative of the Catholic Church in public matters affecting the Church and the general welfare of the citi-zens of Ohio.

LOCAL MAN PROFESSES SIMPLE VOWS IN THE DOMINICAN ORDER

Catholic bishops of Ohio encourage Catholics to vote in the November 8 election

Columbus St. Charles Preparatory School principal Dominic J. Cavello is the recipient of The Catholic Foundation’s 2011 Dei Gratia Award. Cavello received the award on Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Foundation’s annual dinner. He was presented the award in recognition of his service and lifelong dedication to learning and Catholic education. The Dei Gratia Award is given annually to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the Cathoic community through faith, leadership, and generosity. Shown at the award presentation are (from left) diocesan school Superintendent Lu-cia McQuaide; Cavello; Loren P. Brown, president and chief executive officer of The Catholic Foundation; Bishop Frederick Campbell; and Matthew D. Palmer, chairper-son of the Foundation’s board of trustees CT photo by Ken Snow

DOMINIC CAVELLO DEI GRATIA AWARD RECIPIENT

Marriage was a prime topic of conversation at the annual meeting of the Co-lumbus Diocesan Council of Catholic Women on Sat-urday, Oct. 22, at Colum-bus Immaculate Concep-tion Church. The afternoon speaker was Stephanie Jen-neman, director of the Of-fice of Marriage and Family Life for the Diocese of Co-lumbus.

Jenneman focused on the National Pastoral Initia-tive for Marriage (NPIM), a multiyear project of the U.S. Conference of Catho-lic Bishops aimed at communicating the meaning and value of married life for the Church and society. The initiative was begun to urge the Catholic Church

to become a community of hope and help for mar-riages and to join others in building a culture of marriage.

Jenneman said that it is at the parish level where the Church can do the most to strengthen the in-stitution of marriage. The diocese is urging parishes to examine ways they can become more active in building stronger mar-riages.

Resources are available from the Office of Mar-riage and Family Life to

help parishes become more proactive in their support of couples. For more information, go to www.FamilyLife.cols-dioc.org. CT photo by Ken Snow

STRENGTHENING MARRIAGES


PRACTICAL STEWARDSHIPBy Rick Jeric

Solidarity Did you take a good, honest look at your

role in your family and the community this past week? Pondering and praying over how we contribute to our family’s growth and unity can be humbling, exciting, and challenging. Hopeful-ly, it is also inspirational and motivational. Evan-gelization begins in the home, and we must embrace that awesome responsibility, no matter our role. We model our faith and our values. We model Jesus Christ. There is no room for mediocrity. As good and faithful stewards, and as good Catholic Christians, we live each day in this spirit. To be cliché but on target, our lives are a marathon, not a sprint. We must constantly pause and reassess our responsibil-ity as primary evangelizers and life-long stewards of our Faith and Church. Our current Church and her future depend upon us.

As we continue our study of the U. S. Catholic bishops’ pastoral let-ter, “Stewardship: A Disciple’s Response,” we look at the second half of Chapter 4. As we make evangelization a part of our local and personal stewardship, we make an impact on our parishes, where the steward-ship way of life is learned, implemented, and practiced. Just as parishes must be transparent financially, with the most strict legal, fiscal, and ethical standards, parishioners have a very strict responsibility to con-tribute generously. This means a very serious and sincere commitment of time, talent, and treasure. Parishes depend upon parishioners for life and vitality. After all, our living as good and faithful stewards, and our giving as generous stewards, gives the Church hope to keep our par-ishes the vibrant center of our Catholic Faith and Christian community. We know that our diocese is the local Church, and each of our parishes is a part of that. We unite in faith, worship, service, and stewardship. As a part of the Body of Christ, stewardship must extend to other local Churches, our brothers and sisters everywhere. We do this in very practical ways. We can be personally engaged in mission work and we can give generously of our treasure. The Church is not coming after us week after week, looking for more of our money. It is our opportu-nity to truly help those in need. This gives us solidarity with our fellow members of the Body of Christ. But solidarity can be obstructed by religious conflicts and divisions. We must work – as good stewards – to embrace all men and women, especially those in need, in a communion of mercy and love. The Eucharist unites us with Jesus Christ and with one another. We bring our very lives to the altar. We thank God for our gifts of time, talent, and treasure, and we share those gifts. Further-more, the Eucharist is the universal and common gift in which we find fulfillment and communion with all those who are destined for eternal life. Jesus gives us His word: “Whoever eats this bread will live forever, and the bread I give is my flesh for the life of the world.”

Our practical challenge this week is to meditate upon real Christian solidarity, rooted in stewardship. How can we truly find solidarity with those in need and with those with whom we are in conflict and division? The greatest way for us to be good Christian stewards is to model Jesus Christ. We are to be faithful to God’s will and to contin-ue to be good and faithful stewards for our fellow brothers and sisters and our world. Our solidarity keeps us close as the Body of Christ.Jeric is director of development and planning for the Columbus Diocese

More than 700 Columbus Bishop Hartley High School students met representatives from par-ishes and local community organizations at the school’s first service fair. Participants included (from left) campus minister Dominic Dinovo, Erin Cordle of the diocesan Office of Social Con-cerns, Hartley assistant principal Barbara Recchie, and principal Mike Winters. Other organi-zations represented were Catholic Social Services, Mother Angeline McCrory Manor, Sunrise Senior Living in Gahanna, the Columbus and Bexley public libraries, the Mid-Ohio Food Bank, the American Red Cross of the Columbus area, COSI, various summer camps, the St. Ladislas Food Pantry, St. Lawrence Haven, the Red Cross in the U.S. military, Birthright, the Volunteers of America, Ronald McDonald House, H2O for Life, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the Going Green Project, the St. Vincent de Paul Newark Center, UGive.org, and Columbus Holy Spirit, Gahanna St. Matthew, Columbus St. Catharine, and Reynoldsburg St. Pius X churches Photo courtesy Bishop Hartley High School

Hartley’s First Service Fair

St. Brigid “SPICE Run”The Dublin St. Brigid of Kildare

School chapter of SPICE (Special Peo-ple in Catholic Education) is sponsoring its second annual SPICE It Up! walk and run, plus chili cookoff, on Nov. 12.

Race-day registration begins at 11 a.m., with a one-mile walk at 11:30 and a five-kilometer run/walk at noon. The race will start and finish in the park across the street from the school at 7210 Avery Road. Registration for the 5K event is $25. For the mile walk, it’s $20 per walker, plus $5 per additional fam-ily member, with a $30 maximum.

Registrants 18 and younger will re-ceive a race T-shirt, while the first 225 adult registrants will receive a com-memorative chili bowl. The top three

overall finishers will receive awards, as will age-group winners. Race pack-ets will be available starting Thursday, Nov. 10, at the Columbus Running Co. at 6465 Perimeter Drive, or on race day at the event site. For more details, check www.columbusrunning.com.

SPICE supports the education of chil-dren with special learning needs in dioc-esan parishes and schools. SPICE pro-grams assist in serving a broad range of students, from those who may be gifted to those with roadblocks to successful learning. SPICE was founded to pro-vide financial support and commitment to the belief that each child is a child of God, with his or her own unique spiri-tual and educational needs.

Trivia Night Fund RaiserA Trivia Night fund raiser, hosted by

Catholic author and broadcaster Patrick Madrid, will take place at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, at the activity center of Plain City St. Joseph Church, 670 W. Main St. It will be sponsored by the La-ity for Mercy/Life Foundation, which sponsors the church’s weekly Saturday morning Life and Mercy Mass, and the

traveling Eucharistic Miracles of the World exhibit team.The evening will include a cash prize

for the winning table, 50/50 raffles, an auction, pizza, and soft drinks. There will be no charge, but donations will be accepted. Seating is limited. For reser-vations, call (614) 323-8811 or email [email protected].


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ROME – VATICAN – PORTUGAL – FATIMA - SPAIN – FRANCE – LOURDES – PARIS Tour the Vatican including an audience (subject to his schedule) with Pope Benedict XVI! Tour Rome’s religious highlights including St. Peter’s Basilica, the Sistine Chapel, and Rome’s first church, the “Cathedral of Rome and of the World.” Celebrate two Masses in Rome including private Mass at St. Peter’s. See ancient Rome, the Colosseum, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore and more! Fly to Lisbon, Portugal; visit Lady of Fatima Church, celebrate private Masses at the Basilica of Fatima and Apariciones Chapel of Fatima; and tour the Batalha monastery. Travel to Salamanca, Spain; visit the Old Cathedral and New Cathedral; overnight in Valladolid, Spain. Visit Lourdes, France; celebrate Mass at the Grotto of Lourdes. Take the high-speed train to Paris for two nights. Wednesday’s Paris highlight includes The Shrine of the Miraculous Medal with Mass at the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. Thursday’s highlights include a full-day tour of Paris visiting the Louvre Museum, Eiffel Tower, Basilica of the Sacred Heart and more! Includes 10 Breakfasts & 10 Dinners.

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The annual celebration of the feast of St. Martin de Porres will take place at the Martin de Por-res Center, 2330 Airport Road, Columbus, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6. The featured speaker is Dominican friar Brian J. Pierce, OP, of the Province of St. Martin de Porres in the south-ern United States.

Father Pierce, author of the book “Martin de Porres: A Saint of the Americas,” will explore the life and times of St. Martin, at-tempting to journey into the heart of this remarkable 16th-century African-Latino saint and discover what he might have to teach us in these times in which interracial, interreligious, and interpersonal

relations are so important.Black Catholic Ministries of

the Diocese of Columbus is co-sponsor of the event, which will

include joy-filled hymns by the combined choirs of the parishes of Columbus St. Dominic, Holy Rosary-St. John, and St. Thomas, and liturgical dance by the Bakhi-ta Dancers of St. Dominic.

Father Pierce has lived and worked in Peru, Honduras, and Guatemala, and serves as general promoter of the nuns at the Do-minican Curia in Rome. He has written a number of books and is widely recognized as an inspiring speaker and retreat leader. Father Pierce’s book about St. Martin will be available for purchase.

Registration is requested by Wednesday, Nov. 2, at (614) 416-1910 or online at www.martinde-porrescenter.net.

The eighth-grade class at Co-lumbus St. Andrew School took an overnight field trip on Sept. 22 and 23 to Stone Laboratory on Gibraltar Island in Lake Erie. The trip was a first-time experi-ence for any group of students at the school, and gave the stu-dents the chance to study Lake Erie for two days.

They were divided into small groups, with each group given the opportunity to spend two hours on a research vessel on the lake, doing the hands-on work of a scientist. The groups col-lected environmental and bio-logical data, such as wind speed and direction, water depth, tem-

perature, wave heights, plankton, fish, and other important details pertaining to Lake Erie.

After their time on the ves-sel, the groups convened in the lab for another two hours and conducted in-depth research on plankton and fish present in the lake. They examined food peri-ods and the biology of aquatic ecosystems and looked at live phytoplankton and zooplankton under compound microscopes. The groups also learned fish identification techniques, using a dichotomous key to determine the identity of selected families of fish. The session ended with a fish dissection to examine in-

ternal organs, stomach contents, parasites, and/or diseases.

The students participated in an invertebrate walk on Alliga-tor Bar, a rocky shoal, Their research allowed them to cal-culate a score that determined local water quality. The class also collected insects and took an ornithology hike to study birds native to the island. Stu-dents and accompanying adults werehoused overnight at the Harborview dormitory and Bar-ney Cottage.

Stone Laboratory is owned and operated by The Ohio State University and is integral to the study of Lake Erie.

CELEBRATING ST. MARTIN DE PORRES FEAST DAY

St. Andrew students’ field trip to Stone Laboratory

Special Mass of Healing The Knights of Columbus Coun-

cil at Columbus St. Christopher Church, 1420 Grandview Ave., is hosting a special liturgy of heal-ing and hope for patients, their families, friends, and all who have been touched by cancer, on Thursday, Nov. 10. The Mass originally was sched-

uled for Thursday, Oct. 20, but was postponed because of a con-flict with another event. Although this devastating dis-

ease can overwhelm the lives of individuals and families, St. Francis of Assisi reminds us that

through our faith, “all the dark-ness in the world cannot extin-guish the light of a single candle.” “We’ve chosen these words

as our theme for the evening,” said the council’s grand knight, Kent Schwirian, “as a beautiful reminder that when faced with breast or lung or brain or liver or skin or any cancer, it is in these darkest hours when our faith and hope shines bright.” A time for reflective prayer with

litanies of the Sacred Heart and Blessed Virgin, as well as the Holy Rosary, will begin at 7 p.m.,

with Mass to follow at 7:30. During this Mass, the Sacrament

of Anointing of the Sick will be offered to patients and any who wish to partake of this sacrament of God’s healing. Celebrating the Mass will be

Msgr. John Cody. All are invited to come and pray with and for those who have been affected by cancer.For more information, contact

the church at (614) 486-0457 or the Knights of Columbus at (614) 537-9732 or email [email protected].

With the revised translation of the Ro-man Missal we will be hearing and saying the same prayers, though many of the words will have changed. The new words will bring out a greater connection to their Scriptural source. Some of these new words also give us a better theological understanding of our faith and how we express our faith in prayer. The interpretation of the Latin pro multis is but one example of these changes in the new Ro-man Missal. The Holy Father, after having consulted with conferences of bishops throughout the world, decided that the translation of qui pro vobis et pro multis effundétur in remissiónem peccatórum, pres-ently translated “which will be shed for you and for all, so that sins may be given,” will be changed to “which will be shed for you and for many, so that sins may be forgiven.”It is a dogmatic teaching of the

Church that Christ died on the Cross for all men and women (cf. John 11:52; 2 Corinthians 5:14-15; Titus 2:11; 1 John 2:2). Then why do the Latin words of institution say pro mul-tis? The Latin words of institution say that Christ shed his blood pro multis in the same sense that the synoptic Gospels use this term, as in the Last Supper narratives in the Gospel of Matthew: Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins.” And in the Gospel of Mark: Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it. He said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed for many.”In October 2006, Francis Cardinal

Arinze, Prefect of the Congregation for Di-vine Worship, commu-nicated to conferences of bishops the desire of

the Holy Father for a more faith-ful translation of pro multis as “for many” in the formula for the con-secration of the Precious Blood at Mass. Although “for many” is a clos-er translation of the Latin phrase pro multis than the present trans-lation, Cardinal Arinze made clear that “the formula ‘for all’ would un-doubtedly correspond to a correct interpretation of the Lord’s inten-tion expressed in the text. The use of “for many” renders a translation more faithful to the accounts of the Last Supper found in the Gospels of Matthew and Mark. The phrase “for many” does not

mean to imply that Christ did not come to save all, but that salva-tion rests in part on personal ac-ceptance of the salvation freely offered by Christ. The expression, while remaining open to the inclu-sion of each human person, is re-flective also of the fact that this salvation is not brought about in some mechanistic way, without one’s own willing or participation; rather, the believer is invited to ac-cept in faith the gift that is being offered and to receive the super-natural life that is given to those who participate in this mystery, liv-ing it out in their lives as well so as to be numbered among the ‘many’ to whom the text refers. It is not with blind acceptance

that these changes are being made. There is a great deal of study, con-sultation, and discernment before a change in the understanding and translation is made. For our part, we too are to study and under-stand the changes and truly make them part of our prayer.


The existence of purgatoryA quick note from:OFFICE OF LITURGY

THE NEW TRANSLATION IS NOT ABOUT SUBSTITUTING WORDS

Q. I have been to a number of fu-nerals where the

presiding priest has essen-tially stated that the de-ceased person “has gone to heaven.” No mention is made about purgatory, so I am wondering whether the church has discarded that belief. If so, then why do we have a funeral Mass at all? Why not go directly from the funeral home to the cemetery, and why celebrate All Souls’ Day anymore? (San Fran-cisco, Calif.)

A. The Catholic Church clearly does believe in

purgatory, which it de-scribes as a period of puri-fication after death before entrance into heaven. Section 1030 of the Cat-

echism of the Catholic Church says: “All who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imper-fectly purified, are indeed assured of eternal salva-tion; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven.” Exactly what this transi-

tional state consists of, we cannot say with certainty. Pope John Paul II, ad-

dressing the matter in a general papal audience in 1999, explained that the term purgatory “does not indicate a place but a condition of existence.” How long it lasts, whether it might even be instan-

taneous, what exactly it feels like, are of course beyond our reckoning so long as we are on this side of eternity. But Pope Benedict XVI

offered a glimpse of it in January of this year when he suggested that the soul in purgatory “is aware of the immense love and per-fect justice of God (and) consequently suffers for not having responded cor-rectly and perfectly to that love.” When Catholics gather

for a funeral Mass, they do so primarily to pray that God will bring the de-ceased person quickly and gently into the joy of his presence. In doing so, we are continuing the ancient Jewish practice of praying for those who have died, according to which Judas Maccabeus “made atone-ment for the dead that they might be absolved from their sin” (2 Macca-bees 12:46). As your question notes,

sometimes priests at fu-nerals -- in part to com-fort the bereaved family -- suggest that the quality of the deceased’s life ar-gues for instant admission to heaven. But it is probably safer

to assume, along with Proverbs 24:16, that “the just fall seven times,” and that most of us, if not all, will be grateful for some prayers at our passing -- thus the wisdom of the Catholic funeral ritual that prays that the de-

ceased will be cleansed of any sin and granted the fullness of redemption.

Q. Some years ago, when I was mak-ing a retreat, the

priest mentioned the pos-sibility of making a “gen-eral confession.” What is it, when is it appropriate to make one, and how does one go about doing it? (Detroit, Mich.)

A. The term “gen-eral confession” usually refers to

a confession of sins which covers an individual peni-tent’s entire life. Often, it may include sins that have already been forgiven in the sacrament of penance, but the retelling of those sins may be helpful in as-sessing where the penitent stands on the journey to heaven and in guiding the penitent’s future. Sometimes the setting

may be a retreat experi-ence or the entrance into a new phase of life (e.g., immediately before ordi-nation or the sacrament of marriage) or the return to the sacraments after a lengthy absence. A general confession, to

be most fruitful, requires a longer period of prepara-tion than a regular weekly or monthly confession. Surely any serious sin not already forgiven should be mentioned, as well as habits of behavior that slow the progress toward holiness.

Questions may be sent to Father Kenneth Doyle at [email protected] and 40 Hopewell St., Albany, N.Y. 12208.

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Cincinnati, OH The Archdiocese of Cincinnati seeks a dynamic and motivated person to fulfill the duties of Editor in Chief of The Catholic Telegraph. The candidate will produce The Catholic Telegraph once a month, manage and oversee the website and manage diocesan communications via social media. They will also form editorial policy and direct all financial and management operations of the Catholic Telegraph newspaper. The successful candidate will be a practicing Roman Catholic with a four year degree in communications or journalism and ten years of experience in newspaper operation, five years editorial and supervisory experience, and be knowledgeable and skilled in web and computer applications. Please send letter of interest, resume, three references, and salary history to: Mary Jo Moran, Executive Director, National Association of Church Personnel Administrators, 100 E. 8th St., Cincinnati, OH 45202 or email to [email protected] Application deadline is 11/30/11 and starting date in early January, 2012.

Phil Baker of Dayton and Paul Pusateri of Columbus were recently inducted into the Columbus Bishop Watterson High School Hall of Fame. They join 71 others who have been chosen for the hall since it was founded in 1979. They were welcomed in October to the school for a Mass and a special presentation at half-time of the homecoming football game.Baker spent 18 years at the school

as industrial arts teacher, track coach, football coach, and athletic director. When he joined the football program, the Eagles played home football games on Saturday nights on borrowed fields at nearby high schools. Baker shifted the games to Friday nights and adopted Hagely Field at the former Columbus North High School, a location that needed a lot of work before it could be used for games. He and a team of dedicated volun-

teers built a press box, bleachers, and goal posts, installed electricity and plumbing, and did considerable general cleanup over a three-month

period to get the field ready for the start of the 1995 season. The Eagles joined the Friday-night football scene that year and have played at Hagely Field ever since. Longtime area foot-ball coach and broadcaster Larry Lar-son, now retired in California, often described the refurbished field as the best place to watch high school foot-ball in central Ohio.Pusateri, a 1971 Watterson graduate,

has been a dedicated volunteer for the school since his sons were students in the 1990s. He continues playing an in-strumental role in the setup and tear-down for football each week. As a cap-tain’s parent for the football team, he also played a key role in team dinners and events. His father, Joe, was inducted into the

Watterson Hall of Fame in 1986. In ad-dition, the Joe Pusateri Spirit Award is presented each year to a senior football player who exemplifies the spirit of Bishop Watterson and who truly loves the school.

Pictured are (from left) Eric Rutkowski, Columbus Bishop Watterson High School Student Council vice president; Paul Pusateri and Phil Baker, the newest in-

ductees into the school’s Hall of Fame; and Megan Holthus, Student Council president Photo courtesy Bishop Watterson High School

Two inducted into Watterson’s Hall of Fame

Through a generous grant from the Catholic Foundation, Columbus St. James the Less, Santa Cruz, and St. Thomas the Apostle churches collaboratively worked together to bring the Instituto Fe y Vida to Columbus with support from the diocesan Office of Latino Ministry and Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry. Fe y e Vida enables Catholic leaders at the grassroots, professional, and institutional levels to respond to the human, spiritual, and sociocultural needs of Hispanic youth and young adults. The vision of Instituto Fe y Vida is for the Catholic Church in the United States to be blessed with and strengthened by a significant number of capable Hispanic youth, jóvenes (single young adults aged 18 to 30), and young parents, who minister among their peers. The response to the Instituto Fe y Vida Curso de Formacion en Pastoral Juvenil (Formation Course for Youth and Young Adult Pastoral) was enthusiastic, with 48 participants from several parishes beginning catechetical formation and leadership training on the first weekend in October. Training will conclude in March 2012. Participants in the program are pictured.

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Loren Brown, president and chief executive officer of The Catholic Foundation, will be the speaker at the Catholic Men’s Luncheon club meeting Friday, Nov. 4, at Columbus St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave. The meeting will take place immediately after the

11:45 a.m. Mass and conclude by 1 p.m. Res-ervations are not needed, but a $10 donation is requested to cover the cost of the lunch.

For more information contact Jim Maholm, club president, at [email protected], or visit www.ColumbusCatholicMen.com.

The relationship between grandpar-ents and grandchil-dren is very spe-cial. How I wish my life could have been enriched by experiencing a re-lationship with my grandparents. Be-ing the last of eight children over many years did not give me the opportunity to have a special grandparent relationship. This raised some intriguing questions for me about 15 years ago. Who are my grandparents and where did they come from? I really did not know much more than stories shared by other family members. Fifteen years later, after countless hours of travel and direct research, I now have a good understanding of my Brown(e) lineage dating back to the end of the 15th century. I’m so pleased to know of a di-rect lineage devoted to family, community, helping the poor, and a strong faith in God and the Church. Unfortunately, it was the Brownes’ strong faith-ful beliefs to the Church in Chesthutt, Hertfordshire, Eng-land, that ultimately cost my 12th great-grandfather his life in the years of succession from King Henry VIII. I was also delighted to learn

more about St. John Fisher of Rochester, who recently was selected by Bishop Campbell as patron saint of The Catho-lic Foundation. Bishop John Fisher of Rochester, who just before his death was elevated to Cardinal, is best known in history for accepting death over King Henry VIII’s Acts of Succession and Supremacy over the Church of England. But it is upon St. John Fisher’s devotion to endowing his be-

loved Cambridge University that Bishop Campbell based his identifi-cation of an appro-priate patron saint of The Catholic Foundation.Bishop John

Fisher’s achieve-ments and love for Cambridge made

him a lifelong chancellor of the university. His work for Cambridge included endow-ing scholarships, vocations, and the long-term needs of the university’s infrastructure. He was well ahead of his time as a man of vision for the sustain-ability of these needs. The Catholic Foundation is grate-ful to Bishop Campbell for his knowledge of history and ap-pointment of St. John Fisher as our patron saint, given our mis-sion of connecting the faithful to our four pillars of strategic focus: education, vocations, parish life, and social services. Bishop John Fisher was ex-

ecuted on June 22, 1535, near the Tower of London, where he had been imprisoned, and near Chesthutt, where my an-cestors originated. He was canonized on May 19, 1935, and the Church celebrates his feast day on July 9, the same day as his martyred friend St. Thomas More. He is buried near More at St. Peter-ad-Vin-cula at the Tower of London. I encourage you to learn more about St. John Fisher’s life and how his passion for the long-term needs in the 16th-century Church align with those of The Catholic Foundation today, supporting the long-term needs of the Diocese of Columbus.Brown is the president & CEO

of The Catholic Foundation and a parishioner at St. Joseph Ca-thedral in Columbus.

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By Loren Brown

A tailgate benefit to benefit the Brian Gil-christ family will take place at 6:30 p.m. Sat-urday, Oct. 29, at Reynoldsburg St. Pius X Church, 1051 S. Waggoner Road. The Ohio State-Wisconsin football game at 8 p.m. will be shown on a large television screen, with the party continuing until the game ends or later.Tailgate-style food and drinks will be avail-

able, there will be a raffle, and Girl Scout Troop 926 will provide child care and chil-dren’s activities.Brian Gilchrist, a St. Pius parishioner with

five children, is fighting cancer. The intent of the benefit is to lessen the financial burden for Gilchrist and his wife, Erin, so they may ex-

perience a better quality of life while enduring this fight.Anyone who cannot attend the benefit, but

wishes to donate to the Gilchrist family, may do so by going to any Huntington bank and asking the teller to deposit funds into the ac-count of Brian and Erin Gilchrist, ending in 5064; mailing donations to Huntington Na-tional Bank, Attention: Connie Orrill, 8220 E. Broad St., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068; or sending donations or messages directly to the Gilchrists at 8356 Ashlynd Place, Reynolds-burg 43068.For more information, contact Anne Morris

at (740) 777-8313 or [email protected].

Columbus St. Agatha School students and many of their parents celebrated “National Walk to School Day” on the foggy morning of Wednesday, Oct. 5. Members of the school’s wellness committee organized the walk. Student committee members include Zachary Brake, Luke Brake, Haley Rague, Angelo Dallas, Angela Egeler, Caleb Browning, and Anna Rose Lisa. Pictured (from left) are Caleb Browning, Francisco Cortes-Fontcuberta, Luke Brake, Zach Brake, Angela Egeler, and Anna Lisa Photo courtesy St. Agatha School

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LIVINGFaithPuppy love, whale watching & St. Francis

Across the country, young married couples have settled on the perfect preparation for parenthood: a puppy.

It is a trial run that delivers many of the same tussles and delights – a tiny, big-eyed creature who is named and measured and potty trained, who interrupts Netflix and upends the budget, protracting Saturday mornings and contracting Saturday nights. Someone to worry about and brag about, to snuggle and scold. Someone to put in the Christmas card.

It may seem silly, but the multivitamin dog treats and rhinestone-encrusted collars come with the immediate miracle of getting outside yourself – committing to that pup and feeling your heart rise and fall with its every whimper.

Puppy training is, indeed, parent training.Three in four Catholic households report having

a pet, according to the American National Election Studies. This month we salute their patron saint, St. Francis of Assisi, and all the motley pets we’ve loved. We gather under the slanted sun for animal blessings, a reminder of the catholicity of Catholicism, that the stuff of home life has a place in the church – even the critters that shed.

Jackie, 48, a curly-haired Catholic who has never married, cherishes her Shih Tzu. Without her, the New Jersey native says, “this house would be really lonely.”

Jackie lost her male Shih Tzu in May “after 15-and-a-half years of happiness and love.”

Hallmark introduced pet sympathy cards in 1984, and, over the years, sales have steadily increased. “Your pet was part of the family,” reads one card, picturing an empty soft chair. “That’s what makes saying goodbye so hard.”

The more hours I log in my office, the more I appreciate even passing animal encounters, like the four raccoons that cautiously descended our oak after a thunderstorm, crawling in pairs and leaning against each other. Or the tree frog that landed on the front door one August evening, mystifying with its bulging yellow eyes.

Sit too long at a computer and you can forget everything outside the inbox.

That’s why my family packed three binoculars and a 16-gigabyte memory card on our recent Alaskan cruise. We yearned to see some hulking mammal

living among the woodlands and waterfalls. Goats and moose and bears – oh, my!

Bald eagles flew overhead; salmon swam below us. And I couldn’t pass up the opportunity for whale watching. Two-and-a-half hours and a guarantee of a whale spotting or your money back. I handed over my credit card and signed up.

Two-and-a-half hours later, the outlook was bleak: gray sky, gray water, biting wind and pelting rain.

No whale. “This is when they toss out the battery-operated

rubber whale,” someone joked.

And, finally, a humpback. On our side of the boat. Not far.

The dorsal fin made a smooth arc, sliding from right to left. I snapped my camera repeatedly, pointing it at the whale and lowering it to my chin so I could observe directly, without any filter.

Here was a 40-ton beast in an endless ocean choosing that very moment to dip above the water. Witnessing that spontaneous act in that natural environment felt like peering behind the curtain into a secret world. You only get a few seconds, but you memorize the sight.

“All praise to you, Oh Lord, for all these brother and sister creatures,” St. Francis wrote in his Canticle of the Creatures.

We echo his words today, craning our necks to take it all in. The world is big and we are small.

Christina Capecchi is a freelance writer from Inver Grove Heights, Minn. She can be reached at ReadChristina.com.

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St. Joseph Cathedral to host

Evening of Prayer on Feast Day of

Our Lady of Palestine

An evening of prayer honoring Our Lady of Pales-tine on her feast day will take place at 7 p.m. Sun-day, Oct. 30, in Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 E. Broad St. The Rosary will be recited, followed by a candlelit procession, and the chanting of Vespers in the darkened cathedral by the renowned St. Joseph Cathedral Choir. The special liturgy is being offered as an appeal for peace in the land where our Lord walked among us and in support of our Christian brothers and sisters living in the Holy Land.

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This coming Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 1 and 2, are respectively the Feast

of All Saints, a holy day of obliga-tion, and the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, commonly known as All Souls Day. These are days when, in the words of Eucha-ristic Prayer I, the Catholic Church honors all “those who have died and have gone before us marked with the sign of faith.” In addition to celebrating special

Masses on those days, the Diocese of Columbus has conducted services at its four cemeteries on the first Sun-day in November for many years. This year’s services will be at 2

p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, and will be led by Deacon Roger Minner at St. Joseph Cemetery, 6440 S. High St., Lockbourne; Father Carmen Arcuri at Resurrection Cemetery, 9571 N. High St., Lewis Center; Deacon Hector Raymond at Holy Cross Cemetery, 11539 National Road S.W., Pataskala; and Father Kevin Lutz at Mount Calvary Cemetery, 518 Mount Calvary Ave., Columbus.

Father Lutz will lead the rosary and Benediction of the Blessed Sacra-ment at Mount Calvary, and there will be prayer services at the other three. Cemetery offices will be open from noon to 4 p.m.More than 98,000 people are bur-

ied at the four cemeteries, which are open for burial to all Catholics and members of their families. Richard Finn, general manager of all four, said there is enough space at three of the four for 350,000 more burials. Mount Calvary, the oldest and small-est, has nearly all its grave sites either filled or accounted for and no longer is accepting requests for burials there,There have been Catholic cemeter-

ies in Columbus since 1846, when St. Patrick Church opened a cem-etery on land that now is part of Co-lumbus State Community College.By the late 1860s, the cemetery

had become almost full and was sur-rounded by the growing city. A 25-acre plot on the city’s west side for what became Mount Calvary Cem-etery was purchased in 1865. It was opened for burial purposes in 1867

and consecrated in 1874.In 1887, Columbus Catholics were

encouraged to remove remains of any family member to Mount Cal-vary, which grew to 40 acres. More than 40,000 people are buried there. Mount Calvary, located just beyond

the outfield walls of Cooper Stadi-um, the Columbus Clippers’ former home, is divided into two ethnic sec-tions – the “Holy Cross” (German) and “Cathedral” (Irish) – named for the respective parishes which paid for those areas. Finn said that in 1907, Bishop

James Hartley purchased land along what is now U.S. 23 just south of the Columbus city limits for St. Jo-seph Cemetery. The first burials took place there in 1913. It is the largest of the four diocesan cemeteries, cov-ering 755 acres, about 350 of which are usable for cemetery purposes. More than 51,000 people are bur-

ied there. Finn said the cemetery has space for 200,000 more burials. Its Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel was completed in 1929 and served as a parish church from 1947 to 1970. Bishops Hartley, Michael Ready, and Clarence Elwell are buried on the chapel lawn. The chapel often serves as a site for

funeral Masses, as do the combined chapel and mausoleum buildings at the two newer cemeteries. Finn said such Masses are most common in cases in which the family of a de-ceased person comes in mostly from out of town for a funeral and does not identify with a particular parish. “We prefer that families have the

funeral Mass at a parish church, then come here for the final prayer and interment,” Finn said. “But we realize families aren’t always able to do that. For such cases, the chapels serve as the best space to gather.”Resurrection Cemetery, on U.S. 23,

two miles north of Worthington, op-posite Highbanks Metropolitan Park in southern Delaware County, was

opened in 1971 and consecrated by Bishop Elwell the following year. A chapel and mausoleum with 480 crypts and 108 niches was blessed in 1989. A 45-foot bell tower with elec-tronic carillon was added in 2001. Finn said about 6,600 people are buried on its 105 acres and there is room for 100,000 more.“Continued growth on Columbus’

east side made it desirable that we add a cemetery there, so Bishop (James) Griffin bought land in west-ern Licking County along U.S. 40 in the early 1990s and consecrated Holy Cross Cemetery there in Janu-ary 1993,” Finn said. About 700 peo-ple are buried there.“It’s a smaller site – about 50 acres –

but has space for about 50,000 buri-als,” Finn said. “With St. Joseph in the south, Resurrection in the north, and Holy Cross in the south, and a total of about 350,000 gravesites available there, plus the mausoleums and columbariums in the three ceme-teries, we have enough locations and space that the diocese isn’t likely to need additional cemetery space for many years.”About 870 people were buried in

the diocesan cemeteries from July 1, 2010, to the same date this year. Finn said the cemeteries employ 20 to 22 people at any given time. Finn, a bookkeeper, and equipment maintenance personnel work with all four cemeteries. Each of the three newer cemeteries has one or two service advisers to assist fami-lies, as well as a clerical staff and a full-time grounds maintenance staff. Mount Calvary has a grounds staff which is employed only during the warmer months.Finn has been part of the diocesan

cemeteries department for 30 years and took over as director from Jack Albers in late 1993. “I sort of stum-bled into working for the depart-ment,” he said. “In 1981, I was look-ing for a temporary job and found

out through my mother-in-law, who was working at Resurrection, that they were looking for someone to help families. I was offered the posi-tion and figured I’d take it and keep looking for a ‘real’ job, and here I am 30 years later.“I feel blessed that I was able to get

into this position where I can help families in a tough time. It’s given me lots of gratitude and satisfaction. The others in the department also are people with care and compas-sion, so that’s why we don’t have too much turnover.” Finn’s administrative assistant, Jan

Gerst, and equipment maintenance chief Bob Everts have been on the di-ocesan cemeteries staff since 1980. Mark Noble, grounds superintendent at Resurrection, joined the depart-ment in 1981, and several others have been employees for 20 years or longer. Steve Skinner, a service adviser at

St. Joseph, started with the depart-ment in 1975, left to become a fu-neral director, and returned six years ago. “People often ask me ‘Why choose a Catholic cemetery when there are so many nonsectarian cem-eteries available?’” Skinner said. “It’s because we’re part of a faith community that cares for its dead and has been doing so ever since the time of the earliest martyrs.“When a Catholic dies, he or she

remains part of that community. Be-ing buried in a Catholic cemetery is a living sign of a Catholic’s own belief in the resurrection of the body and eternal life and of the Church’s belief that death is not an end, but a begin-ning – that by dying in God’s grace, one becomes a part of the commu-nion of saints, and that by living and dying in Christ, we are one with him and with each other forever.” Skinner said that about half of the

people he advises have made some sort of burial arrangements in ad-vance. He and Finn urge people to do so when there is no sense of urgency in making funeral plans, rather than

waiting until after someone has died or death appears imminent.“Like insurance or estate planning,

it’s something that’s better to do now because you love someone and they love you in return,” Skinner said. “It gives everyone a chance to discuss the options involved, with-out the pressure and confusion that can lead to a hasty decision when burial arrangements are made at the time of death. “It also can help avoid possible fi-

nancial complications, because we can set up a payment plan which will take care of many funeral expenses in advance. I’ve worked with many families on preplanning a funeral and never heard anyone tell me later, ‘We’re sorry that Mom and Dad did this ahead of time.’ It’s not easy, but no one ever regrets doing it.” Finn said there are four factors in-

volved in determining burial costs. Three involve a decision that can be made now or later. These are the space, whether a

place in the ground or a mausoleum crypt; the type of outer container, or vault, used for the casket; and the type of memorial selected, which can be an above-ground marker or a lawn-level memorial. The cemeter-ies department offers various types of memorials for sale. The fourth factor is the interment fee, based on the prevailing cost of labor, materi-

als, and equipment, which generally is paid at the time of service. He said in-ground burial costs range

from $1,525 to $2,075 per person, plus the cost of a monument or vault. Vaults are $650 to $850 and monu-ments range from $900 and up for a ground-level marker to $2,600 and up for an upright one. The three new-est cemeteries also have sections for infant burials. Space and interment fees are $200 to $350 in those cases.Mausoleum crypts are available

for fees from $3,500 and up per per-son, which cover all the costs listed. “Costs of mausoleum and in-ground burial are comparable,” Finn said. “Whether one is more economical than the other depends on what op-tions are chosen.” Finn said that in recent years, about 25 percent of the burials in diocesan cemeteries have been in mausoleums. Another 20 percent have involved

cremation, which has been permitted for Catholic burials since 1963. “More people are choosing crema-

tion these days,” Finn said. “I’m not sure why that’s so. In some cases, I know it’s because someone has died outside the Columbus area and it’s easier to transport the cremated re-mains back. In others, people feel it’s less expensive, but that’s not neces-sarily the case.“It’s important to remember that the

Church’s teaching is that for the vigil

and the funeral Mass, the full body should be present, with cremation taking place afterward. After crema-tion, the cremated remains should be buried in an urn, whether in a tradi-tional grave or in an indoor columbar-ium, which is an arrangement of nich-es similar to a mausoleum. Remains should not be kept at home, scattered, or mingled with other objects.“We have many options at the three

newer cemeteries for burial of cre-mated remains and will be happy to discuss them with families.”

Offices at the three cemeteries are open daily from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. In addition, there will be open houses at all three this Sunday, Oct. 30, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

(Editor’s Note: Much of the histori-cal information in this story was ob-tained from C.L. Miller’s 2008 book, “Images of America: Mount Calvary Cemetery,” and Donald M. Schle-gel’s 2001 “Illustrated History of the Diocese of Columbus.”)

FOUR CATHOLIC CEMETERIES SERVE DIOCESE PROVIDING CARE AND COMPASSION IN TIME OF NEED

Left: Burial markers for Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur at St. Joseph Cemetery in Lockbourne. Above: A statue grouping at Resurrection Cemetery in Lewis Center depict-ing the Virgin Mary visiting her cousin Elizabeth

CT photo by Tim Puet (left); photo courtesy Diocesan Cemeteries (right)

The chapel and mausoleum at Resurrection Cemetery in Lewis CenterPhoto courtesy Diocesan Cemeteries

The interior of Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel at St. Joseph Cemetery in Lockbourne. The building served as a parish church from 1947 to 1970 CT photo by Tim Puet

“We gather not so much to mourn the death of Msgr. Grimes, but to rejoice in the gift of faith that was well lived, from one who served the Church as pastor of Our Lady of Peace for 20 years, as pastor of St. Agatha for 10 years, as principal of Bishop Watterson for five years, as prin-cipal of Portsmouth Notre Dame for five years, as well as served as associate pas-tor at OLP and Newark St. Francis.“Lastly, the parish community of St. An-

drew was very blessed with his vibrant presence for the past five years. To Colby and Sue, and nephews and nieces, and relatives and friends, including (retired Toledo Auxiliary) Bishop (Robert) Don-nelly and his seminarian classmates, we extend our prayers and sympathy, but also the hope of the power of the resurrection, which Monsignor proclaimed loudly.“Eight years ago, when his nephew,

Msgr. Colby Grimes, passed away, Fa-ther Tom Petry offered the homily and waxed eloquent for 30 minutes. Shortly afterward, Monsignor approached me and said, ‘When I die, you’re preaching seven minutes.’ It was his typical style – decisive, concise, yet throwing a change-up at the end that would leave you reel-ing on your heels and rolling in laughter.“I can’t speak a mile a minute like the

Fed Ex guy of the past, nor do I want to be like Forrest Gump. But, sorry, coach, I can’t run that play and am going to have to call an audible. Though we are simi-lar in many ways, we differ in styles. His strength was preparation and execution, while I prefer to wait and fill in the details at the last minute. He referred to me as ‘Last-Minute Mike,’ which I didn’t think was a term of endearment.“The Gospel proclaimed is a central

theme of life as Christians: ‘Unless the grain of wheat falls to the earth and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat, But if it dies, it will produce much fruit.’ It means letting go of oneself – desires, ambitions, selfishness, and sinfulness, and allowing the seed of faith that has been planted within to be embedded and emerge, and produce fruit of virtue and good works.“It imitates the way and life of Christ,

who came to serve and not be served. He came down from heaven, was conceived in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit, and be-came incarnate. Through his redemptive life and love, he brings us a life that can-not be extinguished and rises above the powers of darkness, evil, and fear that are omnipresent.“This process of dying and rising with

the Lord extends throughout life in a daily

journey until one resides in the fullness of God, when the body that lies in death is called to everlasting glory on the last day. “Perhaps this theme of dying and rising

is more pronounced in the life of a man called to be a priest, as there is an active dying of self, of dreams of a career, of marriage and children, to follow a call that conforms one to share in the ministerial priesthood of Jesus Christ. There is a need for discernment to recognize that call and head in that direction.“For Msgr. Grimes, that capacity for

discernment occurred early in life, as he was blessed by a family that was rooted in the Catholic faith. They knew, under-stood, and practiced the faith. Yes, they were Catholic as hell – one of his colorful descriptions which he often invoked in regard to members of his flock.“His mother was of the Ryan clan, and

his father converted after they were mar-ried by a priest who played a significant role in the family – Father Raymond Bauschard. The Grimes family was at IC and Father Bauschard was at nearby Holy Name. In 1929, Father Bauschard became the founding pastor of St. Mary Magda-lene, and, within a few years thereafter, the family headed out west.“Msgr. Grimes often used the term ‘my

man’ that described the affiliation and bond with someone that he had hope and confidence in, such as ‘my man Gus (Father Gus Winkler), ‘my man Vern (House Speaker Vern Riffe),’ or ‘my man John (Durant, his hand-picked successor at Watterson).’ Father Baus-chard and his own father probably orig-inated that phrase, but it also included his older brothers Dan and Colby.“Monsignor benefited from Catholic ed-

ucation at St. Mary Magdalene, and espe-cially at St. Charles. Last year, he was the recipient of the Distinguished Borromean Award. He spoke about his experience at St. Charles and mentioned two members of the faculty who played an instrumen-tal role in shaping his life: Msgr. George Wolz, the greatest Scripture scholar of our diocese (sorry, Buzz), and Jack Ryan, one of the greatest coaches ever in Ohio high school sports.“Msgr. Wolz was brilliant, yet could

bring his material down to earth in a clear and organized manner, ‘where the sheep could graze.’ Coach Ryan was as down-to-earth as you could get. He could hum-ble, as well as humor, his players. But if he brought you down, he would also raise you up, because he cared deeply about his players. Msgr. Grimes learned from and imitated these masters to a ‘T.’

“At the end of high school, he had op-tions for the future. He could have been a great teacher and coach, like his mentors. He exhibited leadership skills that would serve him well in business. He had athlet-ic ability and was emerging as a top-flight pitcher who could bring the heat, and had scouts on his trail. And he was becoming a strapping, handsome young man who was getting the looks.“As a young, ordained priest, he was a

prototype of a ‘Father What-a-Waste.’ Cia McQuaide and the freshman girls who had him for religion could vouch for that. He was geared for success in the world, yet that’s not what happened. “Last week, I had the opportunity to

visit the churches of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy. In the upper church, there is a fres-co titled Holy Obedience. In that fresco, there is an image of St. Francis (which is Monsignor’s middle name) kneeling in front of a seated angel. With his one hand, the angel is motioning Francis to be silent, as he has a finger over his lips. In the other hand, the angel is placing a yoke over the head of Francis – a sign to be bound to God.

“In Monsignor’s life, there was inner movement, a movement to be quiet and listen, which is the root of obedience, and a movement to be yoked more nearly to God. It was not a sudden, dramatic ex-perience, but one in which the awareness of the Holy Spirit moving him would be-come a part and package of his way of being that led him to continue studies at St. Charles and prepare him for priestly formation. “Perhaps the best description of this

movement was the phrase he used: ‘fire in the belly.’ It became the source of his drive and motivation, to exercise with confidence and authority the gifts that were given to him by God.“Underneath the main image of Holy

Obedience, there are two other images titled Prudence and Humility. Last year, at the annual Catholic Virtues dinner benefit-ing Catholic education, he was the recipi-ent of the Prudence Award. Throughout his career as priest, principal, and pastor, he demonstrated right judgment. I myself benefited many times from his virtue.


THE HOMILY GIVEN BY FATHER MICHAEL WATSON AT THE FUNERAL MASS FOR MSGR. KENNETH F. GRIMES ON FRIDAY, OCT. 21, AT COLUMBUS OUR LADY OF PEACE CHURCH:

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HOMILY, continued from Page 12“One of the secret ingredients that he

incorporated in exercising this virtue was what he termed ‘horse sense.’ It was a combination of not deviating from truth and incorporating practical wisdom to bring matters to resolution.“With respect to humility, Monsignor

could laugh at himself and his own im-perfections. He would refer to himself as the world’s worst speller and the world’s worst putter. With respect to the latter, he would compensate by expanding the ‘gimme’ range from within the leather of the putter to the length of the putter, and beyond.“As principal of teenagers, his humble

spirit remembered his own struggles as a teenager. Though he could come down on you like a ton of bricks, he would also, like Jack Ryan, show mercy and bring you up, knowing that you could do better – ‘Right, Bud?’ For me, his example of hu-mility was being a man of prayer, whether walking by his room, seeing him pray the Divine Office, or walking in church and seeing him quietly meditating, or even during vacation time.“For the past number of years, Mike Bau-

mann would graciously allow us, along with Bishop Donnelly, to use his condo in Florida. It was Mike who helped solve a mystery in Monsignor’s life that had been

unresolved for 45 years, but that’s a story that can be told later today. His condo has two bedrooms, and, of course, we would always defer to the bishop to have the master bedroom and we would have the other room, which was half the size. Be-fore going to bed, he would always be out of his bed, on his knees, praying and con-cluding with the Act of Contrition implor-ing God’s mercy and forgiveness.“It was this theme of holy obedience,

of listening and yielding to God, which was also the fuel that put fire in his belly. There was a deep sense that the Holy Spir-it was in charge. It propelled him to accept the challenges that came to him not with hesitation or timidity, but with a can-do confidence. You knew that he was driv-ing the bus and all was well. He taught with conviction – ‘You better believe it, baby’ – especially on the real presence of the Eucharist.“There was a youthfulness about his de-

meanor that connected with the young, who experienced him as a father, grand-father, mentor, and friend. For you guys, if he called you a donkey, you were in with him and he cared deeply about you. With the girls, he would be more polite and address you as ‘beautiful lady,’ or, if he didn’t remember your name, he would give you one like Penelope or Myrtle.

“His sphere of influence extended far be-yond the Catholic community, as he was a well-recognized figure, both in the po-litical arena and in the sports arena. He served as chaplain for the Ohio House of Representatives for 22 years through his alignment with Vern Riffe. “Sports played a significant part in his

life, both as a participant as well as a fan. He had a major-league arm, which deferred to the priesthood, and enjoyed catching games at the grade school, high school, and college level. While at home, he had a double-decker TV arrangement to catch twice the viewing action and, hopefully, escape commercials.“At the time I learned of his death, I was

preparing to enter the bowels of the earth – the sacred burial place of the catacombs outside the city of Rome. It was the place in which the faithful Christian community gathered to bury the dead, especially their heroes, who gave their lives for Christ and his Church. It was a place to pray for them and offer Masses for them on altars con-structed above their tombs. “Also, it was a place to seek the prayers

of the dead to imitate their witness and to ultimately join up with them. It was a place of great hope that through the power of the death and resurrection of Christ, they would be raised to the eternal city

of God. Msgr. Grimes preached this hope with vigor, especially at funerals. ‘Don’t mourn for the dead,’ he would say. ‘They have it made. They are free from their ail-ments and imperfections. Life is great!’“A couple of weeks ago, he mentioned

that he no longer had the fire in his belly. The things of this world no longer held his interest. When he moved into Mother Angeline McCrory, he did not want a sec-ond TV in his room. He didn’t even watch the OSU-Nebraska game. The spirit that was leaving him was calling him to a new ballpark. It didn’t come as a surprise, as what he had been living and proclaiming was now being realized.“Being a man of preparation and organi-

zation, he had already cashed his chips and his bags were packed. Being a man who never mastered the virtue of patience, he didn’t want to linger, but head for home. He was ready to sign off. Paraphrasing Joe Nuxhall, the longtime Reds broadcaster, with his familiar sign-off phrase, ‘Here is the old right-hander rounding third and heading for his eternal home.’“We bid farewell to our brother, our

uncle, our father who served as priest, teacher, and shepherd, our mentor, and our friend. Well done, good and faith-ful servant.”

Malachi 1:14b-2:2b,8-101 Thessalonians 2:7b-9,13

Matthew 23:1-12 After the Babylonian Ex-

ile had ended and the Tem-ple had been rebuilt in Je-rusalem, it was up to those later generations of Jews to see to it that the people carefully observed the law to prevent something worse from happening. In the ab-sence of a king of their own, “the Lord of hosts” claims his own kingship and now orders Temple priests to re-turn to observing the terms of “the covenant of Levi.” The covenant of Levi

obliged the priests to of-fer pure sacrifices, which meant animals without de-fects, as prescribed in the book of Leviticus. These priests were setting aside the Law of the Lord to al-low the rich and powerful to offer animals of a lower grade as sacrifices, such as blind and /or lame animals

(Malachi 1:8). This seems to be the meaning of show-ing partiality. “Have we not all one fa-

ther?” has led many to as-sume that this is some kind of ecumenical outreach to the nations. But it probably means to ask whether all Jews have descended from Abraham and the patriarchs like Jacob (Israel). As such, all should be treated equal-ly. As it is, the priests were playing favorites and not fulfilling the terms of the covenant, and will have to pay for their evil ways. Matthew’s Gospel rips

into “the scribes and the Pharisees” before an audi-ence of his disciples and the crowds. Much of the ani-mosity in Matthew between Jesus and the Pharisees is actually between Matthew and the Pharisees. Written as it was in the 80s of the first century, Matthew and the Pharisees were going

after much of the same au-dience. Thus, much of the anti-Pharisee rhetoric in this Gospel is more from Mat-thew than from Jesus. The scribes and Phari-

sees are acknowledged as leaders (“…taken their seat on the chair of Moses,” which means the authority of Moses). Jesus urges the disciples and the crowds to follow their teaching, but not their example. This is similar to the priests in Malachi’s day, who were also scorned. Saying one thing but doing another has brought down “leaders” in every generation. To make heavy burdens for others to carry, but not to help them carry the burden or remove the burden, is the real source of frustration here. These referred to prohibitions or other serious decrees. The external show of

their actions (“performed to be seen”) brings a special condemnation. Many warn-ings against doing things for show can be found in rabbinic writings and in the teachings of Jesus every-where (see Matthew 6). “Rabbi” is a Hebrew

word meaning, literally,

“my great one.” In the New Testament period, it refers to authentic Jewish teachers, as compared with students or disciples. Mat-thew insists there is only one teacher (implying it is Christ Jesus). “Father” was also a title give to Jewish sages, according to Father Viviano’s commentary in “The New Jerome Biblical Commentary.” He explains that the title “crept back into Christianity through the monastic movement. Most of the warnings in

these verses work also as a warning to the fledgling Christian flock not to make the same kind of mistakes. Humility must be the hall-mark of the Christian com-munity, in spite of all efforts to the contrary. Matthew’s community had to have been endangered by this possibility or it wouldn’t have been warned here. Ev-ery generation must be vigi-lant and must be reminded constantly: “Whoever ex-alts himself will be hum-bled, but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”Father Lawrence L. Hum-

mer, pastor at Chillicothe St. Mary, can be reached at [email protected].


The Weekday Bible Readings

MONDAYRomans 11:29-36

Psalm 69:30-31,33-34,36Luke 14:12-14

TUESDAYRevelation 7:2-4,9-14

Psalm 24:1-4ab,5-61 John 3:1-3

Matthew 5:1-12a

WEDNESDAYWisdom 3:1-9 Psalm 23:1-6

Romans 5:5-11 or 6:3-9John 6:37-40

THURSDAYRomans 14:7-12

Psalm 27:1,4,13-14Luke 15:1-10

FRIDAYRomans 15:14-21

Psalm 98:1-4Luke 16:1-8

SATURDAYRomans 16:3-9,16,22-27

Psalm 145:2-5,10-11Luke 16:9-15

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Halloween, All Saints Day & All Souls Day We are about to enter

an interesting three-day history in the liturgical calendar of the Church: All Hallows Eve, All Saints Day, and All Souls Day. Some of your may won-

der with regard to Oct. 31, does Halloween have anything to do with our Catholic faith? Original-ly, All Hallows Eve was the day before All Saints Day (Nov. 1) and it was greatly anticipated. The faithful were about to celebrate the day honor-ing all the saints. Yet, many were also

looking forward to the next day, Nov. 2, which is All Souls Day. In me-dieval Europe, each per-son and town greatly related to certain saints whom they felt had lived a life similar to their own. The day before All Saints Day (All Hallows Eve)

helped prepare the faith-ful for that festive day.Nov. 2, All Souls Day,

was also very impor-tant to the faithful. They prayed for the dead, and in that era of high infant mortality and childhood deaths, praying for your departed family mem-bers was (and still should be today) very important. However, after the

Protestant Reformation (which began on Hal-loween 1517), All Saints Day and All Souls Day became vilified. It was suggested that praying for the dead was pagan, though Jesus and St. Paul and all Jews of their day certainly did so. From there, the modern pagan movement picked up on this and saw All Hallows Eve or Halloween as a day they could call their own, though historically

there was no pagan Hal-loween celebration.All Souls Day has a

special significance in many parts of the world. In Africa, Latin Amer-ica, and Europe many of the faithful spend the day praying for their de-parted loved ones, along with tidying up the local Catholic cemetery. Sadly, due to our Puritan past, America may be one of the few places in the world where All Souls Day is not given its due and commemorated in the way it should be.

Sadly, in our nation, far more people know and celebrate Halloween than All Saints Day or All Souls Day. As I men-tioned above, Halloween was originally celebrated as the precursor to All Saints Day. Some would have us be-

lieve that ghosts and gob-lins, the scary portion of Halloween, is as old as All Saints Day. However, this is just not true. Only in recent history has this come to pass,. As a mat-ter of fact, Hollywood as more to do with this than

almost all other influ-ences.While there is nothing

wrong in watching your children having a good time and receiving candy on Halloween, a little education on the reli-gious significance of All Saints Day and All Souls Day would be helpful. We should also remind everyone that evil is real and nothing to take light-ly. Dabbling in the occult can have dire repercus-sions. So while you enjoy Halloween this year, take some time to pass along the background of this truly Catholic three days: Halloween (All Hallows Eve,) All Saints Day, and All Souls Day.Finally, in addition to

praying for our deceased loved ones, we should ponder the role of saints in our lives. We all took

the name of a saint at our Confirmations. Why not start there and find out more about that saint? From there, go to your fa-vorite book on the saints or head to your computer and type “Catholic Feast Days” on your favorite search engine. The month of October or November should pop up and you can navigate each day and month from there and read about those who have gone before us. You might learn a very hum-bling fact -- the saints were sinners just like you and me, but what perhaps separated them from you and me was their perse-verance to better their lives by following Jesus more closely. George Weigel is

Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C.

THE CATHOLICDIFFERENCEGeorge Weigel

“Joseph of Nazareth: The Story of the Man Closest to Christ,” the first feature film ever produced on the story of St. Joseph, will be pre-sented Sunday, Oct. 30, at 4 p.m. in the Marian Center of Columbus Im-maculate Conception Church, 414 E. North Broadway. Tickets are $2 each or a maximum $10 per family.

This movie, starring Tobias Moretti, eloquent-ly portrays the human, noble, and deeply spiri-tual aspects of Joseph the carpenter, son of David, servant of God, and lov-ing husband of Mary. He is presented as a man of faith who has to grapple greatly with the profound mysteries of the divine conception, virgin birth, and incarnation of the

son of God, and the in-credible challenges of protecting and raising Jesus amid the threats on his life from the moment of his birth and beyond.

Joseph is informed by God’s messengers about trusting and following God’s plan for the mys-terious divine concep-tion and humble birth of Christ, the dangerous flight into Egypt to save his child, and his eventual return to Nazareth to raise Jesus, teach him carpen-try, and guide his fam-ily. This film presents vi-gnettes of these and other powerful scenes in the life of the young Jesus and the Holy Family that are au-thentic and inspiring.

For more information, contact Denise Coyne at (614) 447-8803 or [email protected].

Feature film on St. Joseph

Phil Chafin of Grove City Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church and Dr. Andrew Rabe of Columbus St. Andrew Church are the newest members of the St. Catherine of Bolo-gna Fraternity of Secular Franciscans. They made their profession of vows at a Mass celebrated by Father Ty Tomson on Saturday, Oct. 15, at Columbus St. Andrew Church. Secular Franciscans strive to live the Gospel by word and example at home, at work, and in the parish, according to the Gospel and the rule of the order, which was found-ed by St. Francis of Assisi in the 13th century. The order originally was called the Third Order of St. Francis, but later became known as the Secular Franciscan Order. It is believed to be the Catholic Church’s oldest lay order. Members of the St. Catherine of Bologna Fraternity meet at Columbus St. Francis de Sales Church, 386 Buttles Ave., on the fourth Sunday of each month. For more information, contact Elizabeth Bowen, SFO, at (614) 323-3395 Photo courtesy St. Catherine of Bologna Secular Franciscans

NEWEST MEMBERS OF SECULAR FRANCISCANS

ANDREW RABEPHIL CHAFIN

Mark Huddy, director of the diocesan Office of Social Concerns, will be giving a presentation titled “Respect Life: It’s a Matter of Principle,” at Reynoldsburg St. Pius X Church, 1051 S. Wag-goner Road, at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30.

He will take a look at the fundamental prin-ciple behind respect-life issues and why it is so important for us to defend that principle whenever and wherev-er it is attacked, from abortion to the death penalty. At the end of the presentation, the video “A Voice for Life,” featuring abor-tion survivor Melissa Ohden, will be shown.

The video was pro-vided to all parishes through the Colum-bus-area Knights of Columbus.


Pray for our deadSister Mary Christine Mitchell, SND Funeral Mass for Sister Mary Chris-

tine Mitchell, SND, 93, who died Satur-day, Oct. 15, was held Friday, Oct. 21, at the Mount Notre Dame Health Center in Cincinnati. She was born Mildred Mitchell on

March 20, 1918, in Columbus to Charles and Anna (Seuffert) Mitchell. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in February 1942 and pro-nounced her final vows in August 1949.In the Diocese of Columbus, she was a

teacher at Columbus St. Patrick School (1947-50) and Columbus St. Joseph

Academy (1952-58 and 1965-69). She also taught at schools in the Cincinnati and Chicago areas. In 1969, she began many years of service in the sisters’ Ohio provincial office. She retired in 1998 and completed her service in the ministry of prayer at Mount Notre Dame Health Center.She was preceded in death by her par-

ents; sister, Dorothy; and brothers, Ar-thur and James.Survivors include two sisters, Sister

Annrita Mitchell, RSM, and Pauline (Paul) Masters Hemmer.

Funeral Mass for Richard Sill, 84, who died Tuesday, Oct. 18, was held Wednes-day, Oct. 26, at Circleville St. Joseph Church. Burial was at St. Joseph Cem-etery, Circleville.He was born Sept. 22, 1927, in Cleve-

land to Henry and Helen (Nemec) Sill. He was a graduate of Antioch College, received a master of science degree from The Ohio State University, and served in the Army during the Korean War.He worked at the DuPont plant in Cir-

cleville as a chemist, retiring after 33 years. He was a fourth-degree member of the Knights of Columbus and also be-

longed to Ducks Unlimited and the Na-tional Rifle Association.He was preceded in death by a son,

Daniel; brothers, Theodore and Robert; and sister, Marjorie deGiovanni.Survivors include his wife of 59 years,

Helen (Geis); sons, Father Theodore Sill, pastor of Gahanna St. Matthew Church, Richard (Jackie), and Henry (Marci); daughters, Lise (Ted) Jankowski and Catherine (Chuck) Steinhauser; broth-ers, William (Mary Ellen), Donald, and Henry; sister, Virginia (Ed) Douglas; nine grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.

Funeral Mass for Marilyn S. Morrison, 69, who died Saturday, Oct. 8, was held Wednesday, Oct. 12, at Zanesville St. Thomas Aquinas Church.She was born Sept. 20, 1942, to Glen and

Hazel (Gallogly) Sidwell. She is a gradu-ate of Zanesville High School, Ohio Uni-versity, and Muskingum College, from which she earned a master’s degree.

She was a teacher for 39 years, includ-ing 35 at Zanesville St. Nicholas School, and received the teacher of the year award for Columbus diocesan schools.She was preceded in death by her par-

ents and a brother, Glen.Survivors include her husband, John;

son, Jeffrey; daughter, Karen Kline; and two grandsons.

Funeral Mass for Charlotte M. “Ann” Herold, 77, who died Tuesday, Oct. 4, was held Saturday, Oct. 15, at Colum-bus Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church. Burial was at Holy Cross Cem-etery, Cleveland.She was born May 28, 1934, in Cleveland

to Charles and Marian (Osicka) Janecek. She was a graduate of Our Lady of

Lourdes High School in Cleveland and

Baldwin-Wallace and Park universities, and was a licensed social worker with Catholic Social Services. She was preceded in death by her par-

ents; and husbands, Michael Beluscak and Charles Herold.Survivors include sons, Michael Belus-

cak and Mark Beluscak; daughter, Mi-chelle Beluscak; one grandson; and one granddaughter.

Charlotte M. “Ann” Herold

Richard Sill

Marilyn S. Morrison

ALBERT, Raymond J., 84, Oct. 19 St. Mary Church, Lancaster

BAPTISTA, Virginia “Jean,” 95, Oct. 17 Church of the Resurrection, New Albany

BARR, Melida S., 84, Oct. 16 St. Andrew Church, Columbus

CARFAGNA, Edward D., 77, Oct. 20 St. John the Baptist Church, Columbus

CATOZZA, Eunice, 85, of Hilliard, Oct. 14 Holy Rosary Church, Steubenville

GEMPERLINE, James P., 87, Oct. 15 St. Mary Church, Lancaster

JAMES, Ann, 92, Oct. 23 St. Mary Magdalene Church, Columbus

KAZLAUSKY, William B., 82, Oct. 15 St. Ladislas Church, Columbus

MAITE, Martha A., 69, Oct. 17 Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Buck-eye Lake

MATTISON, David M. “Michael,” 63, Oct. 16 St. Paul Church, Westerville

MEARA, Blanche, 84, Oct. 16 St. Timothy Church, Columbus

MULDOWNEY, Margaret E., 79, formerly of Columbus, Oct. 18 St. Marguerite d’Youville Church, Law-renceville, Ga.

NORMAN, Martha L., 63, Oct. 14 St. Francis de Sales Church, Newark

O’DEA, Elaine J., 91, Oct. 13 St. Pius X Church, Reynoldsburg

PANGRAZIO, Hazel, 83, Oct. 13 Immaculate Conception Church, Dennison

PARODI, Ronald J., 78, Oct. 21 St. Francis of Assisi Church, Columbus

RATLIFF, Cora R., 16 months, Oct. 14 Immaculate Conception Church, Columbus

REALE, David M., 58, Oct. 17 St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, Pickerington

ROACH, Eleanor V., 91, Oct. 19 St. Elizabeth Church, Columbus

SEVERANCE, Daniel E., 97, Oct. 18 St. Joan of Arc Church, Powell

TESTA, Marilyn L., 76, Oct. 19 St. Vincent de Paul Church, Mount Vernon

OCTOBER27, THURSDAY 20s Group Meeting at Columbus St. Patrick

7 p.m., St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave., Columbus. Weekly meeting of parish’s new 20s Group. All young adults invited. Begins with Holy Hour, followed at 8 by program. 614-406-9516‘Courage’ Support Group Meeting7:30 p.m., A Catholic organization providing support for individuals with same-sex attractions. Mary Louise 614-436-8676

28, FRIDAYDeSales Homecoming Tailgate6 to 7:30 p.m., Alumni Stadium, St. Francis DeSales High School, 4212 Karl Road, Columbus. Tailgate preceding homecoming football game against Cleveland Benedic-tine. 614-267-6822

29, SATURDAYLife and Mercy Mass in Plain City9 a.m., St. Joseph Church, 140 West Ave., Plain City. Sat-urday Life and Mercy Mass, followed by rosary and confession. 614-565-8654Diocesan Knit-In at Church of the Resurrection11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Church of the Resurrection, 6300 E. Dublin-Granville Road, New Albany. Diocesan knit-in for prayer shawl and knitting, crocheting, and sewing min-istries. Bring brown bag lunch; drinks, desserts provided. 614-342-6003Tailgate Benefit at St. Pius X6:30 p.m., St. Pius X School, 1061 Waggoner Road, Reyn-oldsburg. Tailgate benefit to assist family of cancer patiebnt Brian Gilchrist. Food, drinks, raffle, with Ohio State-Wisconsin game available on large-screen televi-sion. 740-777-8313

30, SUNDAYBlessing of Renovations at St. Colman of Cloyne 9 a.m., St. Colman of Cloyne Church, S. North and E. East streets, Washington Court House. Bishop Frederick Campbell blesses sanctuary renovations.St. Christopher Adult Religious Education10 to 11:15 a.m., St. Christopher Parish Center, 1420 Grandview Ave., Columbus. “Birth of a New Congregation: Dominican Sisters of Peace” with Sister Ruth Caspar, OP. 614-488-9971Holiness Revolution at Columbus Convention CenterNoon, Greater Columbus Convention Center, 400 N. High St., Columbus. Holiness Revolution youth confer-ence sponsored by Catholic Youth Summer Camp, with Mass at 3:30, Catholic musicians Matt Maher, Laura Story, and Andy Cherry, and keynote speech by youth evangelist Justin Fatica. Information at www.cysc.com.‘Joseph of Nazareth’ at Cols. Immaculate Conception4 p.m., Marian Center, Immaculate Conception Church, 414 E. North Broadway, Columbus. Feature film “Joseph of Nazareth: The Story of the Man Closest to Christ.” 614-447-8803Spanish Mass at Columbus St. Peter 7 p.m., St. Peter Church, 6899 Smoky Row Road, Columbus. Mass in Spanish. 706-761-4054Respect Life Presentation at St. Pius X7 p.m., St. Pius X Church, 1051 Waggoner Road, Reyn-oldsburg. “Respect Life: It’s a Matter of Principle,” with diocesan Social Concerns Office director Mark Huddy, including video “A Voice for Life” with abortion survivor Melissa Ohden. 614-241-2540

Our Lady of Palestine Vespers Service at Cathedral7 p.m., St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 E. Broad St., Columbus. Service honoring Our Lady of Palestine, with rosary, candlelight proces-sion, and cathedral choir chanting vespers. 614-241-2526

NOVEMBER

1, TUESDAYBishop Campbell Visits All Saints Academy10 a.m., All Saints Academy, 2855 E. Livingston Ave., Co-lumbus. Bishop Frederick Campbell celebrates All Saints Day all-school Mass. 614-231-3391ODU Master’s Program Information Session5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Rooms 259 and 260, Bishop Griffin Center, Ohio Dominican University, 1216 Sunbury Road,

Columbus. Information program on university’s Master of Science degree program in physician assistant studies. 614-251-4725Prayer Group Meeting at St. Mark7 p.m., St. Raymond Room, St. Mark Center, 324 Gay St., Lancaster. Light of Life Prayer Group meeting. 740-653-4919No Catholic War Veterans MeetingCatholic War Veterans Greater Columbus Post 1936, which meets on the first Tuesday of each month, will not meet on Nov. 1 because it is All Saints Day.

3, THURSDAY 20s Group Meeting at Columbus St. Patrick

7 p.m., St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave., Columbus. Weekly meeting of parish’s new 20s Group. All young adults invited. Begins with Holy Hour, followed at 8 by program. 614-406-9516Open House at Bishop Hartley7 p.m., Bishop Hartley High School, 1285 Zettler Road, Columbus. Open house for prospective students and their parents. 614-237-5421Dominican Life of the Mind Lecture7 p.m., Colonial Room, Ohio Dominican University, 1216 Sunbury Road, Columbus. Dominican Life of the Mind lecture, sponsored by Center for Dominican Studies, with Father Brian Pierce, OP, promoter of nuns for the Domincan Order, on “Contemplative Prayer: Source of Transformation.”

4, FRIDAYCatholic Foundation Estate Planning Seminar8 a.m. to noon, Jessing Center, Pontifical Col-lege Josephinum, 7625 N. High St., Columbus. Senimar, sponsored by The Catholic Foundation, with presentations on accounting, legal, and tax aspects of estate planning. Registration fee $40. 614-443-8893St. Cecilia Adoration of Blessed SacramentSt. Cecilia Church, 434 Norton Road, Columbus. Begins after 8:15 a.m. Mass; continues to 5 p.m. Saturday.Monthly Adoration of Blessed SacramentOur Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, 5225 Refu-gee Road, Columbus. Begins after 9 a.m. Mass; continues through 6 p.m. Holy Hour.Bishop Campbell Visits St. Charles Preparatory School11:40 a.m., St. Charles Preparatory School, 2010 E. Broad St., Columbus. Bishop Frederick Campbell cel-ebrates Mass for the feast of St. Charles Borromeo. Catholic Men’s Luncheon Club12:15 p.m., St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave., Colum-bus. Catholic Men’s Luncheon Club meal, with Loren Brown, president and chief executive officer of The Catholic Foundation, speaking. Details at www.colum-buscatholicmen.com.St. John Chrysostom First Friday Sale4 to 6 p.m., St. John Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic Church, 5858 Cleveland Ave., Columbus. First Friday sale of pirogi, stuffed cabbage, noodles, and baked goods. 614-882-7578All-Night Eucharistic VigilHoly 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.All-Night Exposition at Our Lady of VictoryOur Lady of Victory Church, 1559 Roxbury Road, Colum-bus. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from 8 p.m. until Mass at 8 a.m. Saturday, sponsored by church’s Knights of Columbus council and Columbus Serra Club.


Diocesan Weekly Radio and Television Mass Schedule

Week of October 30, 2011Sunday Mass

10:30 a.m. Mass from Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral on St. Gabriel Radio (1580 AM), Columbus, and at www.stgabrielradio.com.

Mass with the Passionist Fathers at 7:30 a.m. on WWHO-TV (the CW), Chan-nel 53, Columbus. Check local cable system

for WWHO’s cable channel listing. Mass from Our Lady of the Angels Monas-tery, Birmingham, Ala., at 8 a.m. on EWTN (Time Warner Channel 385, Insight Chan-

nel 382, or WOW Channel 378) (Encores at noon, 7 p.m., and midnight).

Mass from Kenton Immaculate Conception Church at 10 a.m. on Time Warner Cable

Channel 6 (Hardin County). Mass from Portsmouth St. Mary Church at noon on Time Warner Channel 24 in Scioto

County.

Daily Mass8 a.m., Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Birmingham, Ala. (Encores at noon, 7

p.m. and midnight) See EWTN above; and on I-Lifetv (Channel 113 in Ada, Logan, Millersburg, Murray City and Washington C.H.; Channel 125 in Marion, Newark, Newcomerstown and New Philadelphia;

and Channel 207 in Zanesville); Noon, St. Gabriel Radio (1580 AM), Columbus, and

at www.stgabrielradio.com.

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Our Lady of Victory Church1559 Roxbury Rd, Marble Cliff

(in the Parish Life Center)SPAGHETTI DINNER

sponsored by K of CSunday, October 30, 2011, Noon - 6 pm

Dinner includes Spaghetti/Meatball, salad, bread, dessert, beverage; $8 for Adults

$4 for Children. All Are Welcome!

CALICO ANGEL Craft Show

November 5th • 9am-3pmST. PETER CHURCH

6899 Smoky Row Road

St. John Neumann HOLIDAY BAZAAR

Carters Corner Rd & St. Rt. 36/37 in SunburyNovember 12 • 9am - 3pm

Homemade crafts, bake sale, quilt raffle and food served

Questions: call Carma at 740-524-1702or e-mail [email protected]

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for office/den, utilities included. Shared kitchen, living, dining & laundry rooms. Call 614-800-4979.


focus onART

Reviewed by Father Michael J. Higgins, TOR

“The Life of Sr. Marie de Mandat-Grancey and Mary’s House in Ephe-sus” tells the story of a faith-filled

woman’s life of service and her quest to discover the house of the Blessed Virgin in Ephesus.Sister Marie de Mandat-Grancey,

a Daughter of Charity, responded to God’s call and dedicated her life to find Christ, the Word made Flesh, in service to the poor. The first 25 years of her ministry were spent caring for the homebound, educating children, accompanying young people in their spiritual journey, and finding families for orphans. In 1886, Sister Marie was sent to Smyrna, near Ephesus, Turkey, where she entered a world very differ-ent from her own. While serving in the hospital there, Sister Marie read and shared with her own Sisters and the lo-

cal Vincentian priests “The Life of the Blessed Virgin,” by Anne Catherine Emmerich, which recorded the events of Mary’s last years spent in Ephesus in a house built for her by St. John. Be-cause of Sister Marie’s great devotion to the Blessed Mother, she was deter-mined to find this sacred spot. Through collaboration with her Vincentian brothers, local Muslim guides, and the people of the area, Mary’s house was found, but the discovery was just the beginning.Once rebuilt, Mary’s house became

a place where Muslims and Christians assembled in peace side by side as they came to honor Mary. “The Life of Sr. Marie de Mandat-Grancey and Mary’s

House in Ephesus” will inspire readers with the remarkable story of a faith-filled woman’s life and her quest to dis-cover the house of the Blessed Virgin. . In these times, in which the tension

between East and West between Chris-tians and Muslims seems to be grow-ing ever more intense, the witness, example, and intercession of Sr. Marie is so desperately needed. Together, let us pray with her in honor of Mary, the Mother of Holy Hope, in sincere hope and longing that the Lord will touch us all with His peace. Father Michael J. Higgins, TOR, is

minister general of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Penance.

Mary’s House in Ephesus

The Art of Dying and Living: Lessons from Saints of Our Time

Book reviews

Reviewed by Nancy L. Roberts Catholic News Service Hundreds of years ago, our Christian

forebears sought to learn to die well. They even wrote guidebooks about the art of dying (ars moriendi), hoping to in-spire others to achieve a sense of spiritual completion and fulfillment at life’s end. But in our modern age, such signposts

are few indeed. Our loved ones often die not at home, but in hospitals at some re-move from us. And so we approach death largely untutored, bewildered, and un-prepared, writes Kerry Walters, a former hospital chaplain. In “The Art of Dying and Living: Lessons from Saints of Our Time,” he has produced a first-rate ars moriendi for our time. His thesis is simple and powerful: to die

well, we must first live well. Long before our end, we need to cultivate love, grati-tude, patience, and trust, the virtues that will “make our living richly meaningful and discipline us to ways of thinking and behaving that will stand us in good stead at life’s end.” To this end, he presents instructive and

moving stories of how seven holy men and women lived and died. We are in-vited to emulate Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s

courage, Blessed John Paul II’s patience, Sister Thea Bowman’s love, and Etty Hillesum’s gratitude, among others. The story of Hillesum, a 29-year-old

Dutch Jewish mystic who lived for sev-eral months at Westerbork, the infamous transit camp in northeastern Holland, before being shipped to Auschwitz and executed, is particularly inspiring. In the midst of the horrific Nazi death culture, she sought and found God -- and a deep and abiding well of gratitude. Walters tells how she watched as “infants dying of pneumonia were piled on the Auschwitz-bound freight cars and people already in the cars stuck their hands through gaps in the planks.” They “waved as if they were drowning,” Hillesum wrote in her jour-nal. Yet at the same time, she recounted, ‘The sky is full of birds, the purple lu-pines stand up so regally and peacefully, two little old women have sat down on the box for a chat, the sun is shining on my face.” Later, Hillesum wrote. “It all comes

down to the same thing: Life is beautiful. And I believe in God. ... Despite every-thing, I rejoice and exult time and again, Oh God: I am grateful to you for having given me this life.” Her gratitude lived large, stretching, as

Walters writes, “to embrace the bad as well as the good, the tragedies that unfold in life and settle like ash on one’s spirit as well as the moments of sheer luminous grace that reveal deep meaning.” Walters presents Sister Thea (1937-

1990), a member of the Franciscan Sis-ters of Perpetual Adoration, as a model of opening ourselves lovingly to others. Rather than withdraw into anxiety when she was stricken with breast cancer, she embraced others, often praying, “I want to love until I die.” Walters, a professor of philosophy and peace and justice stud-ies at Gettysburg College, recommends Sister Thea’s example: “For the person who practices love, the universe becomes a progressively friendlier place, saturated through and through not only with the presence of God ... but with a multitude of beloveds as well. The strength of their love surrounds us when we die, comfort-ing us on our dark journey.” Likewise, emulating Pope John Paul’s

endless patience in the face of suffering and Bonhoeffer’s moral courage in resist-ing the Nazis (for which he was hung on the gallows) is essential practice through-out our lives and on our deathbeds. Walters writes conversationally, convey-

ing substantial information so gracefully

that we may not immediately recognize the depth of his contribution. In collect-ing these life lessons, he has given us a treasure indeed. Roberts directs the journalism program

at the State University of New York-Albany and has written “Dorothy Day and The Catholic Worker” and other books.


Mexican Archbishop Rafael Romo Munoz of Tijuana prepares to celebrate Mass on the last day of Mexico’s Fifth National Eucharistic Congress in Tijuana.The congress lasted five days CNS photo/David Maung

Women from Madrid hold banners with an image of St. Bonifacia Rodriguez Castro as they wait to enter St. Peter’s Square for the canonization Mass of three new saints celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on Oct. 23. The new saints are St. Guido Maria Conforti, St. Louis Guanella, and St. Bonifacia, a Spanish cord maker in Salamanca who gathered working women for spiritual encounters in her combined house and shop CNS photo/Paul Haring

Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, new apostolic nuncio to the United States, is pictured at his resi-dence at the Vatican on Oct. 20. He succeeds the late Archbishop Pietro Sambi CNS photo/Paul Haring

NEWS IN PHOTOS FROM AROUND THE WORLD


Deacon Hector RaymondSeton Parish/Pickerington

Deacon Roger MinnerSt. Mary Parish/German Village

Father Kevin LutzPastor

Holy Family Parish

Father Carmen ArcuriRetired

In residence at St. Michael

ST. JOSEPH CEMETERYPrayer Service

OUR MOTHER OF SORROWS CHAPEL2:00 p.m. Prayer Service

6440 S. High St./U.S. Rt. 23 S.Lockbourne, Ohio 43137

614-491-2751

RESURRECTION CEMETERYPrayer Service

CHAPEL MAUSOLEUM2:00 p.m. Prayer Service

9571 N. High St./U.S. Rt. 23 N.Lewis Center, Ohio 43035

614-888-1805

HOLY CROSS CEMETERYPrayer Service

CHAPEL MAUSOLEUM2:00 p.m. Prayer Service

11539 National Rd. S.W./U.S. 40 Rt. E.Pataskala, Ohio 43062

740-927-4442

MT. CALVARY CEMETERYRosary & Benediction

PRIEST CIRCLE2:00 p.m. Rosary & Benediction

Mt. Calvary at W. Mound St.Columbus, Ohio 43223

614-491-2751

Special Sunday Office HoursSt. Joseph Cemetery — Noon to 4 p.m.

Resurrection Cemetery — Noon to 4 p.m.Holy Cross Cemetery — Noon to 4 p.m.

Your Catholic Cemeteries Invite You to Prayer Services for Your Deceased as aComplement to the Feasts of All Saints Day and All Souls Day...

CEMETERY SUNDAYNovember 6, 2011

all saints & all souls days november 1 & 2

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