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Local artists enhance worship

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Front Page photo:Julie Linz restores one of the Stations of the Cross from Columbus St. John the Baptist Church at the Lithopolis studio of Todd Brausch CT photo by Tim Puet

Gold Medal winners: the boys (l-r) are Jack Zawada, Michael Schwartz, Anthony Melaragno, Matthew Hadad, Daniel Loesing, and Edward Passen. The girls are (l-r) Lindy Gill, Caitlin Wil-lett, and Lyndsey Faherty.

Results released from the National Latin Ex-amination show that 42 students from the Sev-enth and Eighth Grades at St. Andrew School received national awards for their achievement from the American Clas-sical League. Nine stu-dents in fact attained the Gold level (Summa cum laude) with another 13 earning a Silver (Maxima cum laude).The examination con-

sists of 40 questions about Latin and Roman history.

Over 51,000 students took the Latin I level test: scoring a Summa cum laude places a student in the top 10% of the na-tion, and a Maxima cum laude in the top 20%.Eighth and Seventh

Graders attaining gold medals are Caitlin Willett and Dan Loesing(38), Lyndsey Faherty, Lindy Gill, and Jack Zawada (37), Matthew Hadad, Anthony Melaragno, Michael Schwartz, and Edward Passen (36).

Silver medalists are Jack Bengel, Bobby Bry-ant, Rachel Buchanan, Justin Bucher, Shan-non Caldwell, Richard Coady, Evan Cleary, Victoria Farhat, Ike Ha-jinazarian, Bridget Mc-Curdy, Allison Merkle, Kathleen Nester, and Brian Vetter.Latin is a requirement

for the junior-high stu-dents at St. Andrew, and next will year will be added to the Sixth Grade.

42 Latin Students at St. Andrew Receive National Awards

Art has always played a very spe-cial part in Catholic religious ex-pression. From a practical stand-point the paintings, frescos, mosaics, statues and stained glass provided a way to reveal scripture to the faith-ful at a time before printing presses. In the early church, Bibles were not available and very few people could read them anyway. But they could see the message of scripture in the artwork before them. Today, Catholics have no short-

age of access to the Word in printed form. But we still benefit from reli-gious art. In a sense, church art goes beyond the printed word to breathe life into scripture and give spiritual context in a way that often helps the worshiper to find deeper mean-ing in the scenes depicted. The art-ist, hopefully inspired by the Holy Spirit, is able to touch us in a very emotional and personal way.We are very fortunate here in

the Diocese of Columbus to have some incredible religious art in our churches and Catholic institutions. I love visiting different parishes and taking some time to find new spiri-tual insights in the images portrayed in their artwork. Some of it is tra-ditional in style and has comforted worshipers for many years. In other places the artwork is more mod-ern. It touches us in a different way and opens up new paths of spiritual awareness. All of it is rooted in the essentials of our Catholic faith. All of it speaks directly to the soul. From time to time in the months

ahead, Catholic Times will be in-troducing you to some of the mag-

nificent art that adorns our churches and i n s t i t u t i o n s . This week we especially want to focus on a small sampling of the efforts that local art-ists have made in creating original art for our churches or in lovingly restor-ing precious artwork that has inspired worshipers for generations so that it can continue to touch the hearts of the faithful for generations to come.In our modern world, with so many

images and messages bombarding us constantly, it is easy to become over-loaded with information. The next time you go to Mass, try to arrive a bit early. Take some time to look at and contemplate the beauty around you. Really look at the artwork you have been taking for granted. Look at each stained glass window, statue or painting. Examine the detail and think about the message the artist is conveying. You may very well find that the artwork is opening new areas of understanding for you in deepening your faith.Then, after you have deepened your

appreciation for the art in your own parish, make plans to visit some of the other parishes in our diocese. No only will you then be able to dis-cover other wonderful examples of Catholic art, you will also be able to share it in communion with another group of our brothers and sisters in Christ. Pope John XXIII, St. John the Baptist, St. Brigid of Kildare and the Martin DePorres Center pictured in this issue would be great places to start.

Art and Faith

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By Ruth Caspar, OP, Dominican Sisters, St. Mary of the Springs

St. Martin de Por-res himself must have presided

over the story that un-folds here. It has all the “signals of tran-scendence” that grace the legends that are as-sociated with his life and miracles. How else could one explain the mysterious journey of a mosaic of Martin, the “Good Samaritan?”

Created for a Zanesville hospital by a Franciscan sister, the richly colored mosaic eventually found its way to a Dominican ministry outreach center dedicated in the Saint’s name. The journey of this mosaic, from its creation in 1971 to its installation in the Martin de Porres Center at St. Mary of the Springs in 2004 is quite an adventure.

In the late 60’s or early 70’s, Mary Angela Wil-son, OSF, a member of the Manitowoc Francis-can Sisters who spon-sored Good Samaritan Hospital in Zanesville, was commissioned to prepare a mosaic to be installed in the foyer of the medical center. A teacher of art in the high schools and college of her Order, Sister Mary Angela had a profound devotion to Martin, the Peruvian Dominican lay brother of mixed race known for his service to the poor and his ministry of compassionate care and healing. It was this ministry of Martin’s, as well as his intervention in what Mary Angela be-lieved to be a miraculous cure she experienced in

1947, that led to her de-votion to the recently canonized saint. For al-though Martin had lived and worked in Lima, Peru from 1579 to1639, this humble lay brother, son of a Spanish colo-nial soldier and a freed Creole-Black slave, was canonized by Pope John XXIII only in 1962.

Mary Angela’s devotion to Martin was expressed in her art. She carved statues of the saint, and had prepared other mosa-ics, some of which still grace the walls of the hospital and college of the Manitowoc Francis-cans in Wisconsin. The Dominican lay brother’s ministry of healing made him a fitting subject for this installation in a Catholic hospital spon-sored by the Franciscan Order, and named “Good Samaritan.” As depicted in the mosaic, Martin’s healing ministry was unique for his inclusion

of beloved animals as well as all social classes of colonial Peruvian so-ciety. A 1971 article in the Zanesville Times Re-corder featured the artist and the installation of the mosaic.

Years passed—how many, no one seems to know. At some point, during later re-construc-tion of the hospital, the wall on which the mosa-ic had been mounted was removed and the mosaic placed in “temporary” storage. From there it found its way across town to the Dominican friars who, since 1842, have been associated with St. Thomas Aquinas Church and elementary school. This move, too, was fit-ting since Martin was, after all, a Dominican and had lovingly served his Dominican brothers during the 45 years of his life in the Priory of the Order in Lima. Moved from place to place, it

was eventually mounted on a wall in the cafeteria of the school, but seems to have been unnoticed, particularly after years of accumulated grime and dust clouded the beauty of the original tiles of the mosaic.

Enter Patricia Russi, Zanesville native who became Principal of the school in the years im-mediately preceding her decision to become a Do-minican Sister. “Patty”, as she was known by her friends, recognized the significance of the mosa-ic and eventually chose, like Martin, to join the Order of Preachers, be-coming a member of the Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs in Columbus, Ohio in 1997.

One of Sister Patricia’s first assignments was to another school dedicated to St. Thomas—this one St. Thomas the Apostle in Columbus. A neighbor-hood school, St. Thomas

on Cassady near Fifth Avenue, was a largely African-American school by the time of Sister’s appointment as Principal in 2000. Her friends in Zanesville had followed her career, and one of them arranged to have the mosaic transferred from its location (now largely blocked by a freezer) in St. Thomas Aquinas school to St. Thomas the Apostle school, where it was hung in the corridor to inspire the African-American students who daily marched up the steps and into the class-rooms.

But “Sister Pat”, as she was known by then, could see the writing on the wall. Although many efforts had been made to keep the school open, it was soon to close. In the meantime, the location in a narrow corridor with little light was not ideal for the display of such a magnificent work of art. Sister Patricia arranged to have it transferred to the Motherhouse of the Dominican Sisters, who were at the time prepar-ing for the opening of a new center for ministry outreach to be named the “Martin de Porres Cen-ter.” Before it could be removed, Sister Patricia died unexpectedly from complications follow-ing surgery. Honoring her request, the mosaic was removed from St. Thomas, and sent by the Dominican Sisters to be cleaned and prepared for this new installation. In this process, Sister Tho-ma Swanson, OP, an artist with studios at Milo Arts, arranged for fellow-artist Anthony Potter to prepare

a frame for the mosaic. At the time of the open-

ing of the Center in 2004, no one seemed to know the name of the artist who had originally created the mosaic; in her Franciscan humility Sister Mary An-gela had not signed the work. Directors of the Martin de Porres Cen-ter wishing to prepare a plaque identifying the work and its creator, ini-tiated a series of inqui-ries that finally proved successful when Sister Maureen Anne, Director of Mission for Genesis-Good Samaritan Hospi-tal, searched the archives and found the 1971 ar-ticle from the Times Recorder. A call to the archivist of the Francis-can Sisters of Christian Charity at Manitowoc provided other details, and the date of the art-ist’s death in 1995.

From the origins of their Orders in the 13th century, Dominicans and Franciscans have shared a common joy in the proc-lamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Artists like Fra Angelico have paint-ed a legendary meeting of Dominic and Francis in Rome, as each sought approval for these new religious families. Those who have followed the saga of this mosaic can visualize a happy family reunion as Brother Mar-tin de Porres welcomed a Franciscan sister-artist, and a Dominican sister-teacher to their eternal home. And all who visit the Martin de Por-res Center at St. Mary of the Springs can appreciate the beauty of the mosaic of the Good Samaritan.

Fine Art with a Colorful Past: St. Martin de Porres Comes Home

St. Martin de Porres tends to the sick and the animals in the mosaic now housed in the Martin de Porres Center, Columbus


PRACTICAL STEWARDSHIPBy: Rick Jeric

Parish I am sure that all of us realize the impor-tance of our families as our greatest and most precious resource. You certainly do not need me to remind you. But, it can become so easy for us to lose our focus and sense of priority, by simply getting caught up in the pressure of things that we only perceive as more important. Let us all take advantage of the good opportunities that summer presents for our families. Whether we are working together in our yard, watching a little league game, on a picnic, visiting relatives, or on vacation, we can maintain a renewed sense of togetherness and spirituality as a family.

What about our parish family? The importance of maintain-ing our families, and solidifying them as part of the foundation of Christianity and Catholicism here on earth is clear. We are all committed to this end as we live from day to day. But how often do we consider the importance of the health and strength of our parish family? If you are currently personally engaged in active participation in the life of your parish, that is great. We all know that many of us find it very difficult to give time and talent to our parish. So, if you are active, you should commit to inviting someone new to join a ministry to help the parish. If you are not active, do not wait for an invitation. Simply call the parish office and ask what you can do to help. Our parish families need us today, more than ever. We can help right now.

Okay. I go to Mass on Sunday. I put my offering in the collection basket. Sometimes I go to the coffee social. When my kids were in the parish school, I paid tuition. The parish is doing just fine, as far as I can tell. What else am I supposed to do? It is hard enough for me to find time to spend with my spouse, my kids, or to exercise or pray. If the parish needs help, there are plenty of committees in place, there are plenty of retired parishioners who have more time, and Father has time to play golf and go on vacation, so how much help does he really need? Besides, I see deacons doing more these days. If any emergency comes up, the diocese will take care of it. I support the Bishop’s Annual Appeal. They can always use our fair share to help us out.

We are members of a parish family. This is a family that needs our time, our talent and our treasure. It is not enough to do the minimum. We can not defer to others. We can not rationalize our indifference. We know our parish as the reliable provider of the sacraments, along with so many programs and services when we need them, and it is our spiritual home. Does our parish know us?

Our practical challenge this week is to gather our families and pray. Go to your church and spend 30 minutes in front of the Blessed Sacrament. Pray the rosary together. Then, determine how your family can help the parish family. Pick up the phone, call the parish office and step up in service.

Jeric is director of development and planning for the Columbus Diocese.

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Columbus St. Francis DeSales High School seniors Mark Sher-man and Casey Golden recently finished first in the 2008 Ohio Stock Market Simulation Game. The Stock Market Simulation game gives participants $100,000.00 to invest over eight weeks. Sherman and Golden grew their portfolio by 24.1 percent, earn-ing them the top spot out of 180 schools in the State of Ohio. Both students were honored, along with their advance person-al finance teacher, Jeff Montenaro, at a special luncheon held at Wright State University on May 9. Pictured (from left) are: Casey Golden, Jeff Montenaro, Mark Sherman and D.R. Fannin, director at the Center for Economic Education. CT photo courtesy of DeSales

DeSales students take top spot in stock project


Students from Columbus All Saints Academy do-nated 34 ponytails, totaling 312 inches of hair, to the Breast Cancer Fund of Ohio last month in one of several activities marking the school’s Breast Cancer Awareness Week. Participants provided at least 8 inches of hair to be made into wigs and given to cancer patients. During the week, more than $600 was donated to the breast cancer fund, which provides assistance to underinsured or non-insured women receiving treat-ment for breast cancer. Other fund-raising events tak-ing place during the week included a “Pretty in Pink” dress-down day, a student health fair and a “Car Wash for a Cure.” (Above): Before the haircuts. (Below): After the haircuts. CT photos courtesy All Saints Academy

All Saints Academy cuts hair for breast cancer awareness

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Workers at the soup kitchen and food pantry operated by Columbus Holy Family Church said they hoped to resume opera-tions during the week of June 9. The theft of two large refrigerator com-pressors and copper piping forced the facil-ity, which serves about 5,000 meals weekly, to close in late May. Pantry director Frances Carr said the theft was discovered Wednesday, May 28, when operations resumed following the Memorial Day weekend. Enough fresh food was available to allow the kitchen to be open that day, but it has been closed since then. Carr said at least $150,000 worth of food which had become spoiled because of lack of refrigeration had to be thrown away. She said the pantry generally has a two-month supply of food on hand and goes through about 8,000 pounds of food a day. It serves lunch from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and distributes food to families each weekday. “This is the first serious incident we’ve had” since she began working at the kitchen in 1982, Carr said. The pantry in the former Holy Family School building, 57 S. Grubb St., on the

city’s near west side, is located in a high-crime area, but she said that previous prob-lems had been limited to broken windows or other minor forms of damage. The compressors were located outside the building on its west side. Carr said fencing had been put around the compressors, new locks were being in-stalled and other measures were being taken to increase the building’s security. The theft occurred at a time when the number of people assisted by the pantry had sharply increased. “I’d say we’ve been serving about 25 per-cent more people since the first of the year, and the number keeps going up,” Carr said. “They’re not just from Columbus any more,” she added. “Now they’re coming in from suburbs as far away as Pickerington and Delaware,” she said, both of which are beyond the bor-ders of Franklin County, where Columbus is located. “As gas prices go up and other prices do the same, what used to be a comfortable in-come is being stretched beyond the limits of more and more families,” Carr said. And, “I just feel horrible about having to throw so much food away and about the number of people who might be without food because we haven’t been able to help them,” she said.

Holy Family Soup Kitchen and Pantry hope to resume operations following May theft

The diocesan Office of Catholic Schools was recently awarded a $16,000 grant by the National Catholic Education Associa-tion (NCEA) through the McGivney Me-morial Fund. The NCEA distributes $100,000 annu-ally from the fund for research and proj-ects in Catholic education systems in the United States and Canada. This grant will provide funds for the Columbus diocesan schools’ program, “Teach, Understand and Speak: Building Bridges to our Spanish-Speaking Fami-lies” (TUS). TUS provides training and materials for educators working with Spanish-speaking families in Catholic schools beginning in August 2008.

Participating schools are: St. James the Less School, St. Mary Magdalene School and All Saints Academy, all located in the central Columbus area. Teachers from all three schools will re-ceive both cultural training and Spanish language training as a result of the grant. Other benefits of the grant will also in-clude the availability of translated mate-rials to support students at school and at home, and the involvement of Latino par-ents in the program providing a direct ben-efit for families. Another goal of the TUS program is that other diocesan and community resources will also partner with these schools to sup-port the overall diocesan building of the Hispanic ministry.

Grant helps ’Teach, Understand and Speak: Building Bridges to our Spanish-Speaking Families’ program


Transubstantiation A quick note from:OFFICE OF LITURGY

Q: Years ago we were taught that transubstantia-

tion — the bread and wine becoming the body and blood of Christ — is essential Catholic belief.

My granddaughter, however, who is grad-uating from eighth grade, says she never heard of it, though she does believe that Jesus is present in the Eu-charist.

We never hear about transubstantiation even in homilies.

Can you explain why? (Connecticut)

A: The word it-self may not be used as much in

catechisms and other explanations of Catho-lic teachings, but that in no way detracts from our belief in this great mystery of our Catholic Faith. The reality behind the word, the doctrine that our Lord is “body and blood, soul and divinity” present un-der the appearance of

eucharistic bread and wine, will always be at the heart of Catholic Christian faith. As for proclaiming that truth, every Litur-gy of the Eucharist at Mass overflows with this reality. Most obviously, in the words of consecration during the institution narrative of the eucha-ristic prayer, we hear the words of Jesus him-self, “This is my body ... this is my blood.” Every time we re-ceive Communion, our “Amen” as the eucha-ristic minister declares “the body of Christ” professes, among other things, our faith in that presence of Jesus; the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. The word “transub-stantiation” was not, in fact, applied to the

Eucharist for nearly 1,200 years. The Fourth Lateran Council in the 13th century was first to use it to name the change in the eucharistic ele-ments at Mass. It became common after that. It is not used fre-quently today, however, because it is too much of a Latin mouthful (and mind-full), plus we are able to express what we believe about this sacrament without resorting to such, for us, unfamiliar and obscure terminology. The Catechism of the Catholic Church is a good example. By the words of Christ and the invoca-tion of the Holy Spirit, it declares that, the bread and wine myste-riously do then become

the body and blood of Christ (No. 1333). Later the Catechism speaks at length about what happens when Christ becomes present. A “conversion” of the bread and wine into another reality takes place. The Catholic Church believes, it continues, that the word of Christ and the Spirit have power to make this change happen (Nos. 1373 to 1375). We do not find the term “transubstantia-tion” at all in this expla-nation except at the end, and then only as part of a quote (No. 1376) from the Council of Trent. Big philosophical words may have theo-logical value, but they really don’t tell us much more about the “what” or the “how,” or take us any deeper into the mystery of the Eucharist.

Questions may be sent to Father Dietzen at Box 3315, Peoria, IL 61612, or e-mail: jjdietzen@aol.

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THE LECTIONARYThe liturgical book called the “Lectionary” is similar to

a bible. It contains various sections of the books found in the bible arranged to be read in our liturgical services on specific days. On Sundays, there is generally a passage from the Old Testament (Hebrew scripture), a psalm (or a portion of a psalm) with a refrain, a non-gospel passage from the New Testament, and a Gospel passage. These biblical passages are arranged to be read over a three year cycle. These yearly cycles correspond to our liturgi-

cal year (Advent, Christmas, first weeks of Ordinary Time, Lent, Easter, and the remain-ing weeks of Ordinary Time).In addition to the three

cycles (A, B, and C) of read-ings assigned to the Sundays of the liturgical year, there are two other cycles of read-ings arranged for the days of the week. These two cycles (I and II) are used for week

days on the odd numbered and even numbered liturgi-cal years, respectively. The prescribed readings for week days have only one non-gospel reading, a psalm and a gospel passage. The three Sunday cycles and the two daily cycles offer us greater access to the scriptures we receive in our celebrations. The Lectionary, unlike The Book of the Gospels (the

highly prized and honored book that contains the gospel passages used for our Sunday worship - see last week’s article), is never carried in procession and is never el-evated to be viewed by the assembly. It is a service book used during the Liturgy of the Word. It is opened to the first reading for the celebration and placed on the ambo before Mass begins. While the Lectionary does not re-ceive the same honor as does The Book of the Gospels, it is an important element of our celebration. The gospel has a special minister assigned to proclaim it

within our celebrations (the deacon). Each of the other scripture passages deserves its own minister (two lectors and a cantor). Each of the passages assigned to the cel-ebration will generally have a different genre. Assigning a different lector to each of the two passages will allow the lector a better opportunity to prepare and proclaim the passage to the assembly. If the psalm is not sung, it requires a special style of proclamation. The psalms ancient prayers and are closer to poetry then prose. All these passages are scripture. They should never be re-placed with non-scriptural text. The psalm is not to be replaced with a song - even a paraphrased version of the psalm put to music. It is from these scriptural passages that the homilist

draws his inspiration, breaking open the word proclaimed to prepare us to celebrate the Eucharist that follows and offers us guidance in the world in which we live.


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The Human Rights Club at Columbus Bishop Watterson High School, under the direc-tion of teacher Tom Danis, raised more than $1000 to aid poor villages on the African continent. Heifer Internation-al is an organization through which people can buy farm an-imals for impoverished com-munities around the world. The animals are used to pro-duce food and materials that the village can use over time to become self-sustaining and

to raise itself out of poverty. In an effort to raise money and awareness for this cause, the club built, “Bessie,” a life-size paper mache cow that students and faculty could sign for one dollar. The generosity of the Watterson community will buy two cows for the poor. Pic-tured (from left) are: Kather-ine Pappa, Meaghan Costello, Katherine O’Leary, Katherine Luffy, Sangyoon Lee, Caitlin Masty and Alexa Niermeyer. CT photo courtesy of Watterson

Watterson students buy heifers to help poor

Eight-week divorce workshop beginning in July The next eight-week workshop be-gins Thursday evenings, from 7 p.m.-9 p.m., on July 10, 17, 24, 31; Aug. 7, 14, 21 and ending on Aug. 28, at the Catholic Center, 197 E. Gay St., in Co-lumbus. The fee is $40 and scholarships

are available. For more information, call the diocesan Marriage and Family Life Office at 614-241-2560 or go to www.familylife.colsdioc.org and click on the “Hurting Families” link, to print a brochure and registration form.

First Communion at Sacred Heart

Coshocton Sacred Heart Church recently celebrated First Holy Communion for 14 children. The children had been preparing for this sacrament since February. They are (from left): row 1: Rowan Robwerts, Lauren Krystek, Sofia Rivas, Kylee Joy Metz, Thuy Do, Rachel Roman, Sophie Devore and Nick Jacob. Row 2: Eric Jacobs, Kassidy Lahna, Abby Zimomra, Mattison Harrison, Chelsie Babcock and Adam Al-varez. Also pictured are the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus; Andy Duda and Doug Mould, deacons; and, Father Bill Hritsko, pastor. CT photo courtesy of Rob Dile


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St. Matthew knitting ministry helps all involvedBY TIM PUETCatholic Times

What started with knitting les-sons to help one woman who was fighting illness has become a min-istry which has made thousands of items to help keep homeless people warm. The knitting and crocheting ministry of Gahanna St. Matthew Church meets every Monday night during the winter and on Tuesday mornings in the summertime at the home of its founder, Glenda Neely. The group, which is one of sev-eral knitting ministries in church-es throughout the diocese, made more than 2,500 scarves, hats, headbands, gloves, mittens and blankets last year. That increased the total of items the ministry has knitted since 1995 to about 5,500. This is the group’s most ambi-tious year yet. Its goal is to make 1,600 hat and scarf sets, for a total of 3,200 items. These go to 10 different organi-zations which work with the poor and the homeless, including the Joint Organization for Inner-city Needs, the Interfaith Hospitality Network and St. Matthew’s own charitable works committee. They also are sent to churches 100 miles away in Wheelersburg and New Boston, where the pastor is Father Matt Hoover, a former assistant at St. Matthew, and to the church in Cranks Creek, Ky., which is assisted by youth groups from St. Matthew and elsewhere in the Columbus Diocese. “It’s such a simple, yet effective thing to do,” Neely said. “There’s

so much we can give to people who have so little. This offers an opportunity to give back while providing great fellowship and a chance to continue an art that’s been dying in a lot of places. “My mother always said that we’re all one paycheck away from being homeless and may need someone’s help some day. I’ve never forgotten that and continue this ministry in her honor, because she’s the one that started it.” Neely and her sister learned on New Year’s Eve of 1990 that their mother had viral cardiomyopathy caused by a virus from the flu she had contracted a few months be-fore. She was given a diagnosis that she had five months to live. The sisters convinced their mother to take knitting lessons as part of her recuperation, and the three women began making scarves and hats and giving them to Worthington United Methodist Church. Soon people were giving them more. Neely’s mother made scarves for four years until her death on Jan. 20, 1995. “One day while driving home from work, I saw a homeless man at Morse Road and Interstate 71 wearing a hat I recognized as one of those my mother knitted,” Neely said. “I felt that was a sign I should continue knitting and make it a ministry, so I’ve been doing it ever since. “Another thing that’s been a big influence is a book called The Emptiness of Our Hands by Phyllis Cole-Dai and James Murray, who lived voluntarily on the streets of Columbus during Lent of 1999 to experience the life the homeless go through.

“They wrote about what they had seen, and their story made me realize how the things most people take for granted, like a hot meal and warm clothes, mean every-thing to the homeless. It showed how much of a difference a minis-try like this one could make.” From 1995 to 2002, Neely made scarves and gave them to the St. Vincent de Paul Society at her church. After retiring from full-time employment in 2003, she began going to St. Vincent de Paul meetings. That led to her decision to ask others to join her in a minis-try which now includes about 30 knitters. Eight to 10 of them usu-ally attend each meeting and many others do their knitting whenever they have a spare moment at home and elsewhere. Meetings are from 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays for most of the year and 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays in June, July and August. “The more people who get in-volved, the more we can help,” she said. “Our biggest need is yarn. As with so many other things, the price for yarn has gone way up. We always buy yarn when it’s on sale, so you can be sure we’ll get the most value from any donation. One hundred percent of what’s donated to us goes toward buying yarn.” Neely said anyone interested in donating yarn may drop it off at the St. Matthew office, 807 Ha-vens Corners Road. She asked that donors include their name, address and phone number so she can send a thank-you note. More information about the ministry is available by calling her at 614-471-5292 or contacting her via e-mail at rneely@columbus.

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I am a member of the “sandwich” generation. That term refers to those of us who are concurrently raising our own children and assisting in the care of one or more aging parents. Fortunately, my mother is still able to live largely independently. But, if that ever ceases to be the case, I hope that I can find a place in her

community like the Mother Angeline McCrory Manor. Mother Angeline McCrory Manor is a facility in Colum-bus that provides skilled nursing services and spiritual care in a safe and home-like environment. It is a nursing home; but, it is a warm, friendly, cheerful place. In ad-dition, it offers short-term rehabilitative services such as those needed after a knee or hip replacement. It is run by the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm, an order that was founded to provide spiritu-ally- motivated care for the elderly, and has done so in Columbus since 1948. They ran the old St. Raphael’s Home and St. Rita’s Home in Columbus. In 2005, those two facilities were replaced with the state-of-the-art facilities at Mother Angeline McCrory Manor. As with all such facilities, the sisters are involved in a constant struggle to make ends meet. Mother Angeline McCrory Manor is a Medicare and Medicaid certified fa-cility and residents or their insurers pay the market rate for care. However, the sisters also rely on donations to help supplement this income. They work hard to main-tain the dignity of residents and provide them with tech-nologically-advanced care in a warm, homelike setting. Doing so costs money, more than “the market rate.” Fortunately, a donor has established the Mother An-geline McCrory Manor Endowment Fund to support its programs and services. Over time, it is hoped that this endowment will produce a stream of income that will help fill that gap. If you are interested in helping, do-nations can be sent to the Mother Angeline McCrory Manor Endowment Fund c/o the Catholic Foundation.

Emerson is director of marketing and community relations for the Foundation and a mem-ber of Powell St. Joan of Arc Parish.

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Pray the Rosary


LIVINGFai th

The Lord has a plan for your life My name is Robert; I’m 59 years old and have spent more than 36 years in prison. I grew up in California in the 1960’s when drugs, sex and alcohol were the things to do. Before I got a driver’s license, I was hooked on heroin, barbiturates and alcohol. I got married to a girl who was also strung out on drugs, and together we made a mess of our lives. We did manage to have one good thing; we had a little girl. I never got to know her because right after she was born I went to prison. When I got out, I only saw her a couple times before I robbed a man and took his life. I didn’t go out to rob anybody, but when you’re on drugs anything can happen. I was sentenced to death and have spent the past 32 years in prison. My whole life I knew God existed but I chose to ignore him even though He never abandoned

me. He’s kept me for 59 years, through 36 years in prison, being sentenced to death, through the worst prison riot in United States history and through all the sins I’ve committed against Him, myself and humanity. While in prison, I continued my drug habit since drugs are easily gotten if you want them. I’ve been involved in stabbings, drug deals and everything else that goes on in prison. I used to go to rallies when outside guests came to give us God’s Word, but like a lot of other prisoners, I hung on the side, close enough to hear but still far enough away so if any of my friends came by, I could always say I was just hanging around. Thank God for prison ministry. After 30 years, I was given a parole and scheduled for release on Feb. 6, 2006. I knew that what I really needed was God in my life. I had thought about

going to the chapel and asking God to forgive me many times, but I didn’t want to be a hypocrite and ask God to not only forgive me but to also get me out of prison. When I got my parole, I made a commitment to God and myself that the first thing I was going to do was go to the chapel and pray for forgiveness and ask Jesus into my heart and life. When I did get the parole, I walked out the door into the yard. I saw the chapel door and there was something in my head saying, “You don’t need God; you have a parole.” But I knew I really needed God. I wanted a parole, but I didn’t need one. I went to the chapel and I asked Jesus to forgive me for all the sins I had committed, and I know He took that blackness from my soul. The very next day they stopped my parole because the Victim Advocate Group wanted

to protest my release. The funny thing is it didn’t matter. I wanted a parole, but to be free in my spirit was way better. They had their hearing, and I was given five more years. While I was waiting for the hearing, I was baptized and started to grow spiritually. Since then, I have completed several Bible study courses, including a two-year program with Exodus Prison Ministries. I was transferred to Corrections Medical Center as a cadre, where I will became a Stephen Minister in two more months. Then I will be a care giver for the patients, especially those who are terminally ill. The Lord has blessed me so much, and I know that He has a plan for my life and will take the life I threw away and use me to service others and be a witness for Him. We truly serve a Great God and Savior who has such

patience and love for even the worst sinners. I would love to talk with young people and show them how easy it is to get caught up in the world and waste the life that God gave us. I’ve learned that the only important decision people make in this life is what they are going to do about Jesus. Life is so short and eternity is so long that my mind can’t fully grasp it, but I know that I want to live in it with the One who loves me so much that he came to earth to die and rise again that I might live. I pray my testimony will be a blessing to someone. I know there are so many people that are searching for a purpose in life, to belong, to be loved, and there’s only one person who can fulfill those needs, and that is Jesus. He is everything we need. Robert Melchior is a prisoner at Corrections Medical Center.

By Robert Melchior

In my garden a clay tablet reads, “A kiss of the sun for pardon, the song of the birds for mirth, one is nearer God’s heart in a garden, than anywhere else on earth.” Each spring I feel a sense of wonder as I plant my garden. I enjoy turning the ground with my shovel, preparing it to receive the seeds of new life. In my pockets I carry my favorite seeds, including tomatoes, corn, peas, watermelons, cantaloupes and cucumbers. I delight in each of their special shapes and qualities. Some prefer dry soil, others do better in wet soil. Some require full

sun, others favor shade. From experience I know each of their unique requirements, so I carefully plant each seed in exactly the right spot in the garden. One by one, I take each seed and push it into the sweet, fragrant earth with my finger. Next I cover every one with topsoil. With my water hose I soak the furrows and beds. Now I wait. A miracle is in the making. A few days later, little green sprouts pop up and reach toward the sun. Each new plant is a sign of the mystery of creation and the renewal of life. I am participating in the

mystery of creation, co-operating with God and renewing the face of the earth. As I work in my garden, I hear God’s voice in the whispering breeze, the fluttering leaves and buzzing bumblebees. All creation sings his name, and his imprint is everywhere apparent. I know God is the Master Gardener, and we are his seeds. He knows each one

of us better than we know ourselves. God knows exactly where to plant us and he carefully chooses the perfect place. As seeds, we only know that we find ourselves suddenly pushed down into darkness. Naturally we feel fearful and alone. In our distress we wonder why God abandons us this way. Doesn’t he care that we are buried alive, we are

suffocating, that we cannot move or see? We are anxious about our future, and we fear dying. Jesus says, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit” (John 12:24). Christ invites us to die to our selfishness so that he may liberate his divine life hidden within us. He calls us to let go of anger, greed and pride. As we die to our sinful vice, we are reborn in virtuous life. Jesus promises to walk with you, watch over you, and guide you.

We may rejoice that our hard shells are cracking, sprouting new life and rising toward the Son. Soon we will hardly recognize ourselves, so fertile and bountiful will we be. Such profusion, such generosity, such beauty! Our new life will be unimaginably more fruitful than the life we now live, surpassing our comprehension. This is our life in Christ, bursting forth in endless abundance, cultivated by the mighty hand of God.

Hermann is author of The Spirit Set Me Free, a book available on Amazon.com. He can be reached at [email protected].

You are made new in God’s garden of life

THE JOYFUL CATHOLIC Rick Hermann

It’s been quite a year for Columbus St. John the Bap-tist Church.When the church hosted

the Jubilee of Anniver-saries for Religious of the diocese last June, the 110-year-old building was showing signs of its age. It had been about 30 years since the last significant renovation of the church, so colors had faded, lights had dimmed, and the plas-ter Stations of the Cross were showing signs of de-trioration. However, work to reno-

vate the church had start-ed, and it was obvious that changes were in progress. One year later, in time for this year’s Jubilee on Sat-urday, June 7, the building is shining. The lights are

brighter and a new paint job has given it a warm, vibrant look matching its stained glass windows. The Stations are missing,

but church restoration art-ist Todd Brausch and co-workers in his Lithopolis studio are taking the time necessary to lovingly re-store them .Perhaps best of all, said

Father William A. Metzger, the church’s pastor, the work hasn’t put the church into debt.“It’s all paid for,” he said.

“It’s taken a long time, do-ing things as they could af-ford to be done, but we’re now at a point where the church has a sound infra-structure, it’s beautiful in-side, and we’ve restored the building to reflect the original spirit in which Ital-ian immigrants built it in the 1890s.”

Father Metzger said reno-vation has been going on almost constantly since he became pastor at St. John the Baptist in 1998.“It was a case of first things

first,” he said. “The electri-

cal system and the air con-ditioning needed upgraded and replaced, and we did that with the help of funds raised by goaing over our goal during the Challenge in Changing Times cam-

paign. A grant from the dio-cese through Challenge dis-bursements in 2003 helped to replace the deteriorating roof with a new slate roof.” “That took care of the es-

sentials. I knew from the beginning that work needed to be done on the interior and that we’d eventually get to it, but getting the other items done was more critical.”It took about four years to

raise enough money for the interior renovation, which began in early 2007. Father Metzger said some of his inspiration for the restora-tion work resulted from a visit to the Cathedral of the Assumption in Louisville, Ky., which dates from about the same period as St. John the Baptist, as well as some churches in Italy. The building had under-

gone significant renova-tions in 1949, 1953, 1960, and 1966, the latter to ac-commodate changes man-dated by the Second Vati-can Council.The last major refurbish-

ing work at the church took place in 1978 under its longtime pastor, Father Casto Marrapese, PIME, founder of the annual Co-lumbus Italian Festival, the event St. John the Baptist is known for throughout cen-tral Ohio.“Pictures taken during

and after the earlier reno-vations show the sanctu-ary has undergone many, many changes over the years, some of which eliminated the church’s original detail work,” Fa-ther Metzger said.“We can only approxi-

mate what the building first

looked like, since we have no drawings or photos of it going back that far. The changes of the past two years are designed to make it more of a church of its era than it had become.”The building falls into

the architectural category of Italian Gothic, but has some Victorian influences. To highlight the Victorian nature of the sanctuary, decorative painted details were added around the win-dows, behind the altar, and throughout the church.Some of the most notable

are the 1,700 gold-leaf stars Brausch painted on the blue ceiling. Father Metzger said each of the stars is numbered, and each can be named to honor individu-als and family members through memorial dona-tions.

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st. brigid church combines classic with contemporary small details add to impact at john xxiii parish

restoration work brightens st. john the baptist

Dublin St. Brigid of Kildare Church, built in 1991, is one of the newest worship spaces in the diocese, but it doesn’t take long

for someone attending Mass there to feel surrounded by history.Overall, the building has a clas-

sic look and feel. It’s loosely modeled after the cathedral in Kildare, Ireland, which was built in the 13th century. A photo of

that church is in the gathering space just inside the main doors.And no matter where one

glances, there is artwork that’s obviously from an earlier time, such as the church’s hand-carved doors from the Spanish Colo-nial period, or the 19th century statue of St. Patrick that came from a church in Cincinnati and is just outside the main door into the sanctuary.Yet the overall atmosphere is

one of brightness and roomi-ness. Although there are many things that catch the eye, the sanctuary of more than 20,000 square feet provides ample room to display them without crowding anything together. The color scheme of mostly

white, accented with hues of blue, green and gold, and the use of the natural materials of stone, slate, wood and copper through-out the building add to the sense of overall cheer.“We had an excellent building

committee and a great team of architects who were inspired by the cathedral in County Kildare, the home of St. Brigid,” patron-ess of Ireland, said Msgr. Paul Enke, the church’s founding pas-tor. “We just picked up on what was

there and were very fortunate to have many extraordinary items donated to us by churches, indi-viduals and Father (Kevin) Lutz at the Holy Family Museum in downtown Columbus,” where items from former church build-ings throughout the diocese are stored.“This gave us a wonderful op-

portunity to blend the new and the old in a mixture of tradition and openness.”“The comments I get most often

about the church are about how we’ve managed to integrate so much tradition into what’s obvi-ously a contemporary building,”

There’s more to the artwork in the worship space at Canal Winchester Pope John XXIII Parish than first meets the eye.The work itself is striking in

its own right. The vivid colors of the main work, an oil paint-ing of the crucified Christ with his mother and John the evan-gelist on either side, compel a worshiper to focus on the altar. In addition, paintings of angels to the left of the altar and the Prodigal Son to the right add significantly to the beauty of the scene.But it takes a second and a

third look at the entire worship space to note how well many details fit together to create what the church’s pastor, Msgr. Anthony Frecker, describes as “an overall unity and a hierar-chical arrangement designed to enhance the worship expe-rience and to bring the classic Italian style of church art into the 21st century.”It takes some time to note

little things, such as how the blue in the robes of Mary and

John match the blue of the altar walls surrounding the painting, or how the gold in the clouds at the top of the Crucifixion scene is seen above the altar in the background of an icon depicting Jesus the Lamb and other symbols of Christ.That same golden shade

makes an appearance in the clouds of heaven behind the angels and in the depiction of the Prodigal Son.None of this is an accident.

It’s intended to be that way because, as Msgr. Frecker ex-plained, “The art, along with the architectural design, mate-rials, finishes, and furnishings in a Catholic Church building, must all merge into one sacred space, providing an environ-ment for worship.”John XXIII, located near

where Franklin, Fairfield, and Pickaway counties converge in a rural area that’s rapidly becoming urbanized, is the newest parish in the Diocese of Columbus. The parish was formed in 2000, and the build-ing was completed in 2004. There are plans to ultimately

have a separate church build-

ing and use the current struc-ture where worship is taking place as a multipurpose build-ing with a social hall, office space, and meeting rooms. But the move won’t take place un-til it’s financially sound for the parish, and that could take sev-eral years.“I’ve often been told the build-

ing we’re now using for all the church functions doesn’t look like a church, and it’s true that it doesn’t fit into what most Americans think of as classic church architecture,” Msgr. Frecker said.“It’s designed to be much

like the buildings in the part of Italy where Pope John XXIII came from. Go to the Lom-bard region and you could put this building on any hillside. It would fit right in, both in size and color,” a bright yel-

low which makes the building easily visible and is not usually associated with church exteri-ors in the United States.Msgr. Frecker wanted the

inside of the building to also reflect John XXIII’s home re-gion. Most Catholic churches there have oil paintings rather than statues depicting the Cru-cifixion and other faith-related scenes, so he asked three art-ists who are parish members if they could do the artwork for the church.It took landscape artist Jim

Gerkin, church restoration ex-pert Todd Brausch, and Teresa Satola, who specializes in por-traits of angels, the Madonna and Child, and other religious artwork, about a year to com-plete the three paintings and

See POPE JOHN, Page 12

The Crucifixion of Jesus as depicted behind the main altar at Canal Win-chester Pope John XXIII Parish Photo courtesy John XXIII Parish

Todd Brausch, Teresa Satola and Jim Gerkin (from left) painted the Prodi-gal Son and other works at Pope John XXIII Parish CT photo by Tim Puet

BY TIM PUETReporter, Catholic Times



The countryside of Kildare, portrayed in a stained glass window at Dublin St. Brigid of Kildare Church. The statue is of St. Brigid CT photo by Tim Puet

The Good Shepherd mural above the main altar at Dublin St. Brigid of Kildare Church, painted by Columbus artist Michael McEwan CT photo by Tim Puet

The main altar at St. John the Baptist Church near downtown Co-lumbus. The building has been refurbished throughout to mark its 110th anniversary. CT photo by Tim Puet

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the “Lamb in Glory” icon. In addition, a portrait by Satola of John XXIII is located in a shrine to the saints accessible from the side aisle.The paintings were such

collaborative efforts that they were signed by all three artists, who worked on them on Wednesday nights and Saturdays. They used a combination of live models and com-puter imagery.“I really believe the

Holy Spirit was at work throughout this process,” said Gerkin. “We had some disagreements, but never anything that wasn’t able to be solved with discussion and com-

promise.”“The three of us wanted

to please each other and Msgr. Frecker, who was the patron of all this,” Satola said. “He stayed out of things for the most part, but sometimes we’d come to him for advice.”“I’m used to restoring

older churches, such as St. John the Baptist in Columbus, so this was a great opportunity for me,” Brausch said. “With the three of us coming at the same thing from slightly different perspec-tives, I think it resulted in a better overall vision.”The Crucifixion scene

behind the altar shows Jesus on the cross, Mary

on his left looking up-ward, and John on his right, holding a chalice in his right hand, seem-ing to beckon those in the pews to come to the foot of the cross.The three artists said

John’s gaze was consid-ered almost too intense at

first, but a little softening of his facial features as a result of their collabora-tive discussion helped.The Blessed Sacrament

Chapel, in a recessed, semicircular area, is in-spired by the scene of the heavenly sanctuary, as depicted in Isaiah 6:1-2.

In this scene, the six-winged Seraphim cover their faces, lest they look upon the throne of God.The painting of the angels

helps show the same kind of reverence to the taber-nacle, which contains the Blessed Sacrament and is located in the chapel. The sanctuary lamp is located at the chapel entrance so the chapel can readily be seen from anywhere in the nave of the church.The color of the clouds

behind the angels flows from the “Lamb in Glo-ry” icon and the Cruci-fixion painting as a re-minder of the connection between the Eucharist as object in the tabernacle and the Eucharist as ac-tion in the celebration of Mass at the altar.The Prodigal Son paint-

ing is at the entrance to the Reconciliation Cha-pel to the right of the al-tar. The space is designed to be a chapel, not a sim-

ple Reconciliation room.“The painting is placed

at the entrance of this chapel to comfort the penitents as they come to be reconciled in the sacrament of God’s love and forgiveness,” Msgr. Frecker said. The building has one

other feature that’s easy to overlook unless you’re outside looking up. Above the entrances on either side are carvings depicting John XXIII’s papal seal.When the parish gets

a separate building for worship, the work of the three artists who collabo-rated on the current wor-ship space will be moved to the new site. They said they would be

glad to work with who-ever designs the build-ing and could collabo-rate again, but are busy enough with their own careers to make another joint effort unlikely.

POPE JOHN, continued from Page 10

ST. BRIGID, continued from Page 11

The “Lamb in Glory” mural showing symbols of Jesus above the altar at Pope John XXIII Parish Photo courtesy John XXIII Parish

The Blessed Sacrament chapel at Canal Winchester Pope John XXIII Parish. The six-winged Seraphim hide their faces from God, as described in Isaiah 6:1-2 Photo courtesy John XXIII Parish

said the current pastor, Msgr. Joseph Hendricks.The principal artist for

the church was Michael McEwan of Columbus, a former student of Msgr. Enke’s at Bishop Wat-terson High School. Mc-Ewan painted the Good Shepherd mural above the altar and designed the building’s stained glass windows, which were executed by glass artist Gary Young.The semicircular mu-

ral features the pastoral setting of Kildare and a young Jesus, who Msgr. Enke said was an ap-propriate symbol for the relative youth of both the parish and its more than 3,100 families.

A stained glass window in the church’s St. Brigid Chapel portrays a scene which includes St. Brig-id Cathedral in Kildare and its tower. Next to the window is a hand-carved statue of St. Brigid from 17th-century Italy.A window in the Mary

Chapel shows three lilies representing the triune God. Sister Helena Stef-fens-Meier carved the walnut statue of Mary that stands in front of the window.McEwan and Young

also designed two win-dows which feature Eucharistic symbols, a bread-and-fishes win-dow in the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, and

a round window which has a Celtic knotwork design known as St. Brigid’s Cross. The saint, who lived in

the late fifth and early sixth centuries, used the design in explaining the story of the life and death of Jesus. It reminds be-lievers that as the knot-work has no beginning or end, so does God. The main altar is of

Indiana limestone and includes stone from the tower of St. Brigid Ca-thedral and from the foundation of the barn which once occupied the Dublin church’s site. Woven in the arches

throughout the church are vines and oak leaves

which are symbols of both our faith and Kil-dare, which in the Gaelic language means “the place of the oaks.” A more recent example

of McEwan’s work is his second project with Msgr. Enke, Granville St. Edward Church, which was dedicated in September 2004. Msgr. Enke, who is pastor at St. Edward, said they worked so well together in Dublin that McEwan was a natural choice for the Granville church.St. Brigid and St. Ed-

ward are the only church-es designed by McEwan, who is artist-in-residence and a faculty member at Capital University.

Longtime faculty member Mike Ar-ends was presented this year’s Romana Hemmelgarn Award by the Columbus Diocese’s Office of Catholic Schools. This is the second straight year a St. Charles faculty member has received this distinction, which is presented at the diocese’s annual May teacher ser-vice recognition luncheon. The award honors an educator who

best demonstrates the qualities of care, concern, dedication, and en-couragement of students’ dreams and potential. St. Charles English teacher Sister Margaret Hoffman, OSF, was honored last year.Arends earned his undergraduate

degree in biology at Ohio Dominican College (1975), his M.A. in science education from The Ohio State Uni-versity (1981) and his M.A.T. in bio-logical sciences from Miami (Ohio) University (1998).He taught science at St. Cecilia Grade

School (1975-76) and biology and re-ligion at Bishop Watterson (1976-’77) before coming to St. Charles in 1978 to teach science. He also coached the Cardinals’ var-

sity track and field and cross country teams. After two years as a medi-cal sales representative with Searle

Pharmaceuticals, Arends returned to St. Charles in 1987 to teach physical science and now serves as science de-partment chair. Mike and his wife, Debbie, have

four children, including two sons: St. Charles 1998 graduate Justin and current freshman Jordan. They are members of Columbus Holy Spirit Church.


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Brausch also used gold leaf to brighten much of the other detail work throughout the church. An expanded entrance vestibule allowed for a new Reconciliation Room to be added in the back of the church, re-placing what had been closet space. The wood doors of the old confes-sionals were made into a screen for the new room.Statues which had been

scattered around the nave above eye level were moved to groupings in the back and placed at eye level. These and the five statues above the al-tar were labeled, in Ital-ian, with the name of the saint they depict.An area of additional

seating created when the church’s Italian Cultural Center was built in 1989 was turned into a chapel in 2001 and decorated. Some parts of the church were moved there. The chapel’s altar consists of parts of the building’s 1966 altar and pedestals fashioned from the for-mer Communion rail-ing. A statue depicting the Last Supper which had been in the old altar, making it difficult to see, was given much more prominence by mounting

it at the rear of the cha-pel. The church’s altar and ambo were also fab-ricated with parts of the old Communion railing.A new oak floor was

installed throughout the church and sanctuary. The pews were refurbished and new kneelers were put in, as well as new carpeting down the aisle. Pipes from the church’s organ were removed, cleaned, polished, and installed. A crucifix had been purchased several years ago from an Ital-ian studio where Brausch had done an internship. Brausch repeated some details surrounding the crucifix in stencil work he did above the altar.Father Metzger said

improving the church’s lighting was the largest single expense of the re-furbishing. Its cost was paid for by a parishio-ner’s bequest. Other ex-penses were covered by donations from parish-ioners, proceeds from the Italian Festival, and money in excess of the parish goal for the Bish-op’s Annual Appeal. The appeal always returns such money to parishes.“There may have been

some skepticism when plans for the renovation

were announced, but now that they’ve seen how it looks, people have been unanimous in their ap-proval,” he said. “Many have told me the church has never looked better.” “Now that most of

the detail work in the church is complete, we’re concentrating on the 14 Stations,” Brausch said. “We’ve had them for about two months. They’re taking a little longer than anticipated, but quality takes time, and rushing doesn’t achieve quality.” With the interior of the

church mostly finished, Father Metzger said it’s time to work on the ex-terior. Plans are being made for restoration of the steeple, tuck point-ing work on the exterior brick, and masonry refur-bishing of the windows and their deteriorating framework.In addition, a permanent

endowment for church building maintenance has been set up. “Dona-tions to it will allow the church to be preserved for another century as a continuing tribute to those who built it and the Italian Catholic heritage it represents,” Father Metzger said.

ST. JOHN, continued from Page 11

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FatherLawrence L. Hummer

Hosea 6:3-6Romans 4:18-25Matthew 9:9-13

Editing translations of the Scriptures for use in the Liturgy is risky. Such editing often leaves us bewildered when we try to under-stand the text. In the passage from Hosea, phrases have been deleted and one other key word (hesed in Hebrew) is translat-ed with two complete-ly different meanings from one verse to the next. Hosea compares the “piety” (hesed) of Ephraim (another name for the northern kingdom, Israel) and of Judah (the southern kingdom) to that of the morning dew which passes so quickly in the Middle East. In the next verse he says it is “love” (hesed), that the Lord desires, not sacrifice. So the same word is translated in two quite unrelated ways which can be confus-ing here. Some may proba-

bly argue that it makes no difference to some-one who doesn’t know Hebrew. I disagree. Hesed has been translated into English in many different ways such as love, steadfast love, faithfulness, fi-delity, justice, good-ness, grace or kind-ness or “piety” as in Sunday’s passage. It is also notewor-thy that the poetic device of parallelism shows us what Hosea has in mind. The Lord says it is love (hesed) I de-sire, not sacrifice, and knowledge of God rather than holo-causts. Here “love” and “knowledge of God” are parallel items. It has been noted that true hesed has three elements. It is active, social and enduring. Hesed is not just an attitude about justice but the positive steps taken to see that jus-tice exists. There is always some-one to whom hesed is shown, making it al-ways social in nature.

And if it is passing, like the morning dew, then it is neither sin-cere, true nor enduring. For example, a per-son who is truly kind is always kind, not just when occasion warrants it. Someone truly kind, finds a way to be kind even under the great-est stress. The kind person would be consistently kind; not peaches and cream one minute and a holy terror the next. When Matthew quotes this passage, he chooses the Greek word eleos. Older Catholics will perhaps remember the Greek kyrie eleison (= Lord have mercy) or “mercy” to translate hesed. So now we must add “mercy” to the list of meanings. Jesus chooses to sit at table with sinners which is interpreted as a fulfillment of Ho-sea’s prophecy that God desires mercy and not sacrifice. Jesus also does not apologize for the com-pany he keeps, be-cause he has not come to call the righteous, but sinners. Those who profess to be in the company of Jesus would do well to look around at the others in his company. They would also do

well to heed Jesus’ in-struction to his critics that they ought to “go and learn the meaning of the words, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ ” Christians who do not show mercy should have a very difficult time remaining in his company. Paul waxes elo-quent in reflecting on Abraham’s faith as he hoped against hope that what God promised (“you will become then father of many nations”) would be fulfilled. Abraham’s body Paul describes as be-ing as good as dead (he was almost a hun-dred years old) and Sarah’s womb being dead (she was ninety), and still they had had no children together. But Abraham kept on hoping that what God promised, God would do. In the same way God raised the dead Jesus. Paul obviously in-tended the play on the word “death” (Abra-ham’s body, Sarah’s womb, Jesus himself) as illustrations of how justification comes through faith in God who raised Jesus from the dead.

Father Lawrence L. Hummer, pastor at Chillicothe St. Mary, can be reached at [email protected].

The Weekday

Bible Readings

MONDAY1 Kings 17:1-6

Psalm 121:1b-8Matthew 5:1-12

TUESDAY1 Kings 17:7-16

Psalm 4:2-5,7b-8Matthew 5:13-16

WEDNESDAYActs 11:21b-26;13:1-3

Psalm 98:1-6 Matthew 5:17-19

THURSDAY1 Kings 18:41-46Psalm 65:10-13

Matthew 5:20-26

FRIDAY1 Kings 19:9a,11-16

Psalm 27:7-9c,13-14Matthew 5:27-32

SATURDAY1 Kings 19:19-21

Psalm 16:1-2a,5,7-10Matthew 5:33-37

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Prior to Maximilian Kolbe’s canoniza-

tion in 1982, there was considerable debate in higher Church circles about whether this Pol-ish Franciscan, who had sacrificed his life in the starvation bunker at Auschwitz to save the condemned father of a family, should be can-onized as a martyr. John Paul the Great, agreeing with the many Poles and Germans who wanted Kolbe honored this way, overrode the decision of two specially appointed judges and proclaimed, in his canonization Mass homily, that “Maximilian Mary Kolbe, who follow-ing his beatification was venerated as a confessor, will henceforth be vener-ated also as a martyr!” During the pre-can-onization debate, some theologians and canon-ists suggested that a new category – “martyr of charity” – be created to cover situations like

Kolbe’s. The Franciscan priest had not, after all, been killed “in hatred of the faith” [odium fidei], at least according to the traditional understand-ing of that ancient crite-rion for martyrdom. The Nazi officer who agreed to Kolbe’s voluntary sub-stitution of himself for the condemned prisoner had evinced no interest in the fact that Kolbe was a Catholic, a Chris-tian or a priest; Kolbe was just another Pole to be starved to death. So why not split the differ-ence and call Kolbe a “martyr of charity”? In Witness to Hope, I suggested that John Paul II was making an impor-tant theological point in declaring St. Maximil-ian Kolbe a martyr, pe-riod: systematic hatred of the human person (as in Nazism and other to-talitarian systems) was a contemporary version of odium fidei, for the faith taught the inalienable

dignity of the human person and those who hated the person implic-itly hated the faith. In any event, the argument continues over what constitutes “martyrdom” continues (most recently, at a plenary session of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints), and will likely continue long into the future. The idea of a “martyr of charity” continued to intrigue me, though, most recently in the case of Petty Officer Second Class (SEAL) Michael Anthony Monsoor, who died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on 29 September 2006. Michael Monsoor was a devout Catholic of Arab Christian descent,

who had grown up in Garden Grove, Califor-nia. Two years after his high school graduation, he enlisted in the Navy, where this superb athlete was soon attracted to the toughest of the tough, the Navy SEALS. A year after complet-ing SEAL training, Mon-soor deployed to Iraq. A month into his deploy-ment, he rescued a fel-low SEAL under fire, winning the Silver Star. His chaplain remem-bers Michael Monsoor requesting the sacrament of penance at their first meeting; he was also a regular Mass-goer. Sac-ramentally, he was pre-pared for 29 September 2006, when his SEAL

team was ordered to work with an Iraqi Army unit to set up an anti-sniper overwatch posi-tion. An insurgent threw a fragmentation grenade, which bounced off Mon-soor’s chest and fell to the ground. Crouching next to the only exit from the over-watch position, Michael Monsoor could have es-caped. Instead, he threw himself onto the grenade to shield his comrades from the impending ex-plosion. Thirty minutes later, Michael Monsoor was dead, but his team-mates and their Iraqi al-lies were alive. On April 8, at the White House, and in the presence of the young SEAL’s parents, Presi-dent Bush posthumously awarded Michael Mon-soor the Congressional Medal of Honor, Amer-ica’s highest award for military valor. A video of the ceremony is avail-

able at www.navy.mil/moh/monsoor. It’s hard to watch without tear-ing up, as the President did in speaking of an extraordinary act of self-sacrificing heroism. No one knows wheth-er, in the split-second of his decision, Michael Monsoor thought him-self called to the martyr-dom of charity; like most Catholics, he’d probably never heard the term. But everything we know about this remark-able young SEAL sug-gests that his instanta-neous decision to give his life for the sake of his teammates and allies was rooted in his Catholic Faith and his understand-ing of its demands. And that’s why it’s worth considering the possibility that Michael Anthony Monsoor died as a “martyr of charity.” Weigel is a senior fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C.

Navy SEAL, ‘martyr of charity’?

THE CATHOLICDIFFERENCEGeorge Weigel

The following letter was ad-dressed to Father Robert Scullin, Provincial of the Detroit Prov-ince of the Society of Jesus. We thought it was important to share with our readers.

Dear Father Bob, I want to personally thank you and your predecessors for shar-ing your Jesuit brothers with us in Columbus. Each man who spent time at St. Therese’s left this already holy ground even holier. Father Birkenhauer was my introduc-tion to Jesuit spirituality and my chance to work closely with a priest who came from a commu-

nity living setting. Graciousness, humility, kindness and deep spir-ituality were the charisms each man brought with him. Each was a different personality, but their dedication to the Church, to edu-cation and to spirituality was evi-dent to all who met them. How fortunate we were to have lived and worked with these truly wonderful men, and that includes you, Father Hasse and Father Dillon! We will continue to remem-ber, in prayer, Father Henry Birkenhauer, S.J., and Father Jack Beez, S.J., who have died in the last several years. We

will pray for the continued good health for Father Ed Flint, S.J., as he spends time in retirement. And, we will pray for Father Jack Dister, S.J., that he will con-tinue to preach the word of God in the same way he did here…as he challenged us to be the Church, as he educated us in Scripture and spirituality and as he bathed us with the knowledge of the love and mercy of God. What a gem he is! We are grateful for the years we were given. It was a great ride. Mary Murphy, director, for the staff and friends of St. Therese’s Retreat Center

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6, FRIDAYSt. Cecilia Adoration of Blessed SacramentSt. Cecilia Church, 434 Norton Road, Columbus. Begins after 8:15 a.m. Mass, continues to 5 p.m. Saturday.Spiritual Growth Seminar at St. Peter7 to 9 p.m., St. Peter Church, 6899 Smoky Row Road, Co-lumbus. Second session of “Where Do I Go from Here, Lord?” spiritual growth seminar sponsored by Catholic Charismatic Renewal and Jesus and Mary Prayer Group and Bible Study. 614-237-7080All-Night Eucharistic VigilHoly Cross Church, 205 S. 5th St., Columbus. 7:30 p.m. Mass; Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, public and quiet prayer until 11:30 p.m.; private prayer until 7:30 a.m. Saturday.

7, SATURDAYFirst Saturday Mass at Life Chapel9 a.m. Mass, Life and Mercy Chapel, 65 W. State St., Milford Center, followed by Rosary and confession. 614-565-8654 Mary’s Little Children Prayer Group10 a.m., Mount Carmel East Hospital, 6001 E. Broad St., Columbus. Meet in chapel (Shepherds of Christ format). 614-861-4888 Neighbors’ Day at Shepherd’s Corner1 to 4 p.m., Shepherd’s Corner, 987 N. Waggoner Road, Black-lick. Neighbors’ Day open house at Dominican sisters’ min-istry promoting care of the Earth as care of God’s creation. 614-416-1023

8, SUNDAYSeton Youth Choir, Handbells9:30 a.m., St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, 600 Hill Road N., Pickerington. Church’s youth choir and youth handbellgroups sing and ring bells at Mass. 614-833-0482 India Heritage Day at Carey ShrineBasilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation, Carey. Heritage Day for former residents and descendants of people from India. Confession, 10:30 a.m.; Syro-Malankara Mass, noon; Rosary procession and devotions, 2:30 p.m. 419-396-7107 Father Ogurchock’s 50th Anniversary Mass2 p.m., St. Philip Church, 1573 Elaine Road, Columbus. Mass celebrating 50th anniversary of Father James Ogurchock’s ordination, followed by reception. 614-337-1110

9, MONDAYOur Lady of Peace Men’s Bible Study7 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Church, 20 E. Dominion Blvd., Columbus. Bible study of Sunday Scripture readings. 614-459-2766 Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bible Study7:30 to 9 p.m., Marian Hall, St. Michael Church, 5750 N. High St., Worthington. Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bible Study/Prayer Group meeting, beginning with Rosary at 7:10 p.m. 614-846-3803 or 614-841-1776

11, WEDNESDAYSerra Club North Pilgrimage to SomersetSerra Club of North Columbus motorcoach pilgrimage to Somerset St. Joseph Church, the first Catholic Church in Ohio, including Mass, a stop at Holy Trinity Church and a visit to the 1870s-era home Gen. Philip Sheridan built for his parents. 614-670-8626 Turning Leaves and Tea Leaves2 to 3:30 p.m., Martin de Porres Center, 2330 Air-port Drive, Columbus. Meeting of Turning Leaves and Tea Leaves book club, led by Dominican Sisters. 614-416-1910

12, THURSDAYStudy of Sunday Readings at Newark Retreat Center10 to 11:30 a.m., Sts. Peter and Paul Retreat Center, 2734 Seminary Road S.E., Newark. Study of this coming Sun-day’s Scripture readings with Father Rod Damico. 740-928-4246

13, FRIDAYSt. Anthony Celebration at St. Francis of Assisi6 p.m., St. Francis of Assisi Church, 386 Buttles Ave., Columbus. Annual Mass celebrating the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua, celebrated by Father Ron Atwood and Msgr. Mario Serraglio, preceded by procession forming at 5:30 p.m. Holy Bread will be distributed and food and refreshments will be aserved after Mass. 614-299-5781

15, SUNDAYPraise Mass at Seton Parish11:15 a.m., St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 600 Hill Road North, Pickerington. Praise Mass with con-temporary music by parish’s small musical groups. 614-833-0482 Signup Deadline for Corpus Christi Golf Classic6th annual Corpus Christi Golf Classic will take place on Saturday, Aug. 2. Participation is limited so register early. 937-429-4203 or 614-444-8239

16, MONDAYCatholic Social Services Meeting3:30 p.m., St. Andrew Church, 1899 McCoy Road, Colum-bus. Catholic Social Services annual meeting, Mass and dinner. Bishop Frederick Campbell speaks.Marian Prayer Group7 p.m. Mass, St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave., Columbus. Celebrated by Father Andre LaCasse, OP. 614-416-1910 Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bible Study7:30 to 9 p.m., Marian Hall, St. Michael Church, 5750 N. High St., Worthington. Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bible Study/Prayer Group meeting, beginning with Rosary at 7:10 p.m. 614-846-3803 or 614-841-1776

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20-21, FRIDAY-SATURDAYFather-Son Retreat at Sts. Peter and Paul CenterSts. Peter and Paul Retreat Center, 2734 Seminary Road S.E., Newark. Father-son retreat with Father Rod Damico from 7 p.m. Friday to end of 4 p.m. Mass Saturday. 740-928-4246

20-22, FRIDAY-SUNDAYCatholic Charismatic Retreat at St. Therese’s St. Therese’s Retreat Center, 5277 E. Broad St., Columbus. Retreat sponsored by Catholic Charismatic Renewal Center and directed by Father Cliff Bishop. Subject: “The Power of Intercessory Prayer: Our Model -- Queen Esther.” 614-237-7080

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23, MONDAYOur Lady of Peace Men’s Bible Study7 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Church, located at 20 E. Do-minion Blvd., Columbus. Bible study of Sunday Scrip-ture readings. 614-459-2766 Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bible Study7:30 to 9 p.m., Marian Hall, St. Michael Church, 5750 N. High St., Worthington. Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bible Study/Prayer Group meeting, beginning with Ro-sary at 7:10 p.m. 614-846-3803 or 614-841-1776

24, TUESDAYYoung Adult Summer Kickoff5:15 p.m., St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 E. Broad St., Co-lumbus. Summer kickoff event for anyone aged 18 to 35, sponsored by diocesan Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry. Begins with Mass, followed by barbecue in undercroft. 614-241-2565 Mass Honoring Our Lady, Queen of Peace7 p.m., Dining room, Villas of St. Therese Independent Living, 25 Noe-Bixby Road, Columbus. Father Joseph Losh celebrates Mass for vocations honoring Our Lady, Queen of Peace, preceded by Rosary at 6:30 p.m. and followed by potluck. 614-861-4888

26, THURSDAYStudy of Sunday Readings at Newark Retreat Center10 to 11:30 a.m., Sts. Peter and Paul Retreat Center, 2734 Seminary Road S.E., Newark. Study of this coming Sun-day’s Scripture readings with Father Rod Damico. 740-928-4246 ‘Courage’ Support Group Meeting7:30 p.m., A Catholic organization providing support for individuals with same-sex attraction. Mary Louise 614-436-8676 Theology and a Pub7 p.m. Columbus Maennerchor, 966 S. High St. Kathy and Paul Harvey, Columbus residents who lived in Northern Ireland for 14 years, discuss “Do Green and Orange Have to Clash?” For Catholic young adults. Contact [email protected] to RSVP.

FESTIVALS


A TIME TO SAVOR OUR HERITAGE Images of America: Mt. Calvary Cemetery by C.L. Miller

Reviewed by Mary MurphyManager, Cathedral Book Store

I’m not sure why this is, but we Irish people are often called to reflect on death and the act of dying. Somewhere in our heritage and tradition is a real appreciation of our ancestry and the mystery of moving from death to eternal life. That is why you often see us read-ing obituaries or visiting cem-eteries. It is not an unhealthy fixation on death, but a realiza-tion, I believe, of the legacy we have received from all those who have come before us. Sometimes on a Sunday after-noon you will find me at either Mt. Calvary Cemetery or St. Joseph Cemetery just driving or walking around soaking up the peacefulness and the quiet rooted in the well kept grounds of our Catholic Cemeteries. In a few days I will be in Ire-land with some friends doing the very same thing in ancient burial grounds, but always

with a sense of peace.Several months ago I was

excited to find out about a new book that was in the process of being written about our own Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Franklinton. I have spent many hours there burying my own family and discovering the many names that I recog-nize as being founders of this great city and diocese in which we live. I was delighted that the author, Charles L. Miller, was just as appreciative of the history that lies in that place as I am. I met him briefly in ear-ly spring and I let him know how happy I was that such a book was in the works. Mr. Miller’s masterful research of-fers us a glimpse of some of the early residents whose lives defined, to a great degree, who we are as a city and a

church. Miller depicts Bishop Watterson as “one of the most loved bishops in the Columbus Diocese. He not only spoke in Catholic churches and fa-cilities, but he also spoke on the state house lawn regularly.” (Reprinted with permission from Mount Calvary Cemetery, by C. L. Miller. )You will see images of states-

men, clerics, musicians and criminals who are interred at Mt. Calvary. Mr. Miller speaks with respect of the many routes that people have taken to Mt. Calvary Cemetery during its 142 year history. He mentions that the cemetery is closed to new burials unless one has a deed to a lot. I will be the last in my family – four genera-tions to be buried in hallowed grounds in the Cathedral Sec-tion of the cemetery.

Images of the graves of Ital-ian, Irish and German im-migrants fill the pages of this new book that will be released for sale on June 9, 2008. It is filled with pictures of the an-cestors of well known Colum-bus people, like the Zettlers, the Marzettis, the Egans, and the Naghtens and many others who have formed us into fam-ily, church and municipality. A quote from St. John Chrys-ostom pulls this all together: “ He whom we love and lose is no longer where he was before. He is now wherever we are.” It seems that the main topic

of conversation these days is the price of gasoline and its impact on vacation driving. I invite you to take a trip back in time by making a visit to Mt. Calvary Cemetery this sum-mer. Savor the history that the cemetery exudes, by pur-

chasing a copy of Mt. Calvary Cemetery, by R. L. Miller, a part of the Images of America series, published by Arcadia Publishing. The Cathedral Book Shop will be happy to offer the book on its first sale date, June 9, 2008. The cost is $19.99. You may stop in the store or call for mail order. There are several other books from Arcadia Publishing that feature Columbus. We will have a few of them in the store as well. We hope to have the author, C.L. Miller at the store later this summer to answer questions and sign books.

BOOK REVIEW

Cover of book and photo reprinted with permis-sion from Mount Calvary Cemetery, by C. L. Miller. Available from the pub-lisher online at www.arcadiapublishing.com or by calling 888-313-2665, or from the Cathedral Book Shop, Columbus.


Father James Bramlage sprinkles the caskets of two fallen firefighters during their April 9 funeral Mass at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains in Cincinnati. The funeral of fire Capt. Robin Broxterman and firefighter Brian Schira was attended by several thousand mourners CNS Photo /E.L. Hubbard, Catholic Telegraph

CASKETS OF FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS BLESSED

Soprano Maria Laura Pereyra performs in the youth chorus and orchestra in San Xavier, Bolivia, May 2. A number of youth orchestras in the area keep the baroque music tradition of the Jesuit missions alive CNS photo by Barbara Fraser

A relative stands near a dying patient during eucharistic adoration at the Vincentian-run Divine Word Retreat Centre in Muringmoor, India. Many seriously ill people come to the center for healing or to die peacefully. More than 100 beds on an elevated platform are provided for the sick to attend a retreat from their bedsCNS photo/Anto Akkara

St. Alphonsus Art & Cultural Center is pictured in New Orleans May 19. The center

is one of two historic Catholic buildings in the hurricane-ravaged Louisiana city that

have received preservation grantsCNS photo/Frank J Methe, Clarion Herald


The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur welcomed four new associate mem-bers at a eucharistic celebration held at Columbus St. Agnes Church on May 13, the feast of St. Julie Billiart, foundress of the sisters. Pictured are (left to right), front row: new members Mary Margaret Pry, Delores Bukowski, and Mary Ellen Spires; back row, Sister Claire Foley, member of the leadership team, of the Ohio Unit of sisters; Pat Martindale, new as-sociate; and Mary Ellen Logan, convener of the four Columbus groups of associates Photo courtesy of Sister Pat Pieper

Nine young members of St. Joseph Church in Sugar Grove received First Communion from Msgr. James Geiger on Pentecost Sunday. They are (left to right): first row, Baley Uhl, Casandra Woodgeard and Samantha Lowe; second row, Lared Wehrle, Jay Muncie, David Reed, Jake Tharp, Joseph Muncie, and Brody Weidner Photo by Debra Kaminski

Three deacons from the Diocese of Columbus recently participated in the National Association of Diaconate Directors National Institute in Orlando, Fla. Pictured (left to right) are Deacon Frank Iannarino of Dublin St. Brigid of Kildare, who served on the institute board and was a faculty member; Deacon Mickey Hawkins of Westerville St. Paul, who developed the post-ordination curriculum; and Deacon Frank Sullivan of Lancaster St. Mary, who helped develop the Aspiring Period curriculum. The Diocese of Columbus is in compliance with the National Directory for the Formation, Ministry and Life of Permanent Deacons in the United States Photo provided by NADD

Second graders at Bremen St. Mary received First Holy Communion on Sunday, May 18. Pictured are (from left): Father William Kessler, Spen-cer Conrad, Abigail Skinner, Sydnee Rogers, Cameron Young and Jaime Shirey Photo courtesy St. Mary Church

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