Inside this issue:

New Novice Gianna Marie of St. Joseph professedher first vows

Page 4The cause of Gwen Conikerfor sainthood is considered

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A journal of Catholic life in Ohio

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

VOLUME: 56.50

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Catholic Women gather in Columbus

The National Council ofCatholic Women held their annualconvention in Columbus lastweek. An event of this magnitudecertainly merits front page cover-age in Catholic Times. I thinkanyone who met the women at thisconference would see that theseare extraordinary Christians whoare having a great impact on theChurch and on society as a whole.

This is not new in the history ofthe Church. We need only startwith Our Lady. Through hersupreme act of faith in assenting toGod’s will in the Incarnation,Mary set the standard for all of us,male and female. With the excep-tion of her Son, Mary is morebeloved and has had more impacton the lives of individual peoplethan any other person in history.

I really believe that women havea special grace, a special spiritual-ity that comes much more natural-ly to them than it does to men. Itwas evident in such female saintsas Monica, Therese of Lisieux,Elizabeth Ann Seton and manyothers. We have seen it in our ownlifetimes in Mother Teresa ofCalcutta and Mother Angelica.

There are countless examplestoday of women both in religiousorders and in lay ministry whoteach our children, minister to thepoor and the sick, administer pro-grams in our parishes and serviceorganizations. Perhaps mostimportantly, they carry out thatessential role of spiritual insight inour families as mothers, sisters,wives and daughters.

If you want to take a close look at

a life ofs p i r i t u a lleadership,check outpage 3 ofthis issue for our profile of GwenConiker. The life of this Ohiowoman is now under study forcanonization, not because she wasso different from the rest of us, butbecause she was so normal. But inthe course of her normal life as awife and mother she exhibitedsuch a degree of spirituality anddedication to God that all of us areblessed by her example.

For another example, take a lookat the story on this page aboutDonna Rimmer of Hilliard St.Brendan parish who recentlybecame a Lay Associate of St.Francis of Penance and ChristianCharity. Again, we have a womanwho goes beyond just doing goodworks but lives a life filled withspirituality.

I think that’s what it is aboutwomen. They seem to have aneasier time accessing their spiritu-al side. They don’t fight it the waywe men often do. Maybe it’s notso surprising that they are the onessuggesting that we pull the carover and ask for directions whenwe feel compelled to drive aroundendlessly trying to find our ownway to a destination. Womenseem to have an innate opennessto seeking direction - spiritual andotherwise. We don’t like to admitit, but we men are better offbecause the women in our liveshave that spiritual clarity. If onlythey didn’t enjoy sharing it with usquite so much.

The Editor’s Notebook

By David Garick, Editor

The Spiritual Gift of Women

Stella Niagara Franciscan Sisters and Associates commission St. Brendan lay ministerDonna Rimmer as an Associate. On the altar, first row, are Sister Joanne Fogarty of theparish staff; Tim Rimmer, Donna Rimmer, Sister Theresa Schneider, Sister Ann McDer-mott and Associate Elaine Schuttinger. Photo courtesy of St. Brendan Church

Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity gain new associate

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St. Brendan Parish lay minister DonnaRimmer was commissioned recently asan Associate of the Sisters of St. Francisof Penance and Christian Charity, basedat Stella Niagara, N.Y. Her commit-ment, made during a Sept. 9 SundayMass at the Hilliard church, is to sharewith the Franciscans "in our commoneffort to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ,in the spirit of our founders, St. Francisof Assisi and Magdalen Damen." FiftySisters and Associates serve in theColumbus diocese.

Mrs. Rimmer and her husband, TimRimmer, have ministered in St.Brendan's RCIA for seven years and

are part of The Edge Core Team pro-viding faith formation classes to juniorhigh students. For five years, theRimmers have been Eucharistic minis-ters at Mill Run Gardens & CareCenter. They have two grown children,Kristin Blunk and Michael Kathreinand five grandchildren.

An executive asisstant at J P MorganChase, Mrs. Rimmer has also been a preschool Sunday School teacher for herchurch. Two local Associate groups meetmonthly for faith sharing and prayer. Formore information, see www.franciscansstella niagara.org, or call Sister AlbertaWilkes, 614 444 1733.

Steps to possible sainthood beginfor former Ohio resident

The process whichcould lead to canoniza-tion has begun for awoman who spent the lastyears of her life and min-istry in Jefferson County,about 120 miles east ofColumbus.

Delegates who willconsider the cause forsainthood of GwenConiker were sworn inat a Mass Sunday, Sept.9, in the chapel ofCatholic Familyland inBloomingdale.

Catholic Familyland, aformer seminary of theDiocese of Steubenville, isthe headquarters of theApostolate for FamilyConsecration, an organiza-tion founded by Conikerand her husband, Jerry.

“There’s no questionthat she lived a virtuouslife. She was an ordinarywife and mother, doingordinary things, but in anextraordinary way,” JerryConiker said.

People who knew herknew they could come toher with any kind of prob-lem or disagreement andreceive the kind of com-fort and encouragementthey would need toresolve their difficulties.

“Her great charism wasbringing unity to a situa-tion,” her husband said.“She saw the good ineveryone in much the

same way Pope John Pauland Mother Teresa did,and people recognizedthis. She even had a statuein her honor erected byfriends in the Philippines.”

The couple’s apostolateis dedicated to consecrat-ing families to Jesusthrough Mary, in unionwith St. Joseph, in thespirit of Pope John Paul II.The late pope met with the

Conikers several timesand was a supporter oftheir work.

The delegates examin-ing Coniker’s life willinterview people whowere familiar with herwork and examine every-thing written by or abouther — a practice which isstandard for anyone beingconsidered for sainthood.

Mary Ellen Redington

of the apostolate saidmore than 20 people areinvolved in what’s offi-cially known as the“informative process” —

See GWEN, Page 13

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Gwen Coniker, who spent the last years of her life in Ohio, and whose cause for saint-hood is being considered, is shown with her husband, Jerry, at one of the several meet-ings the couple had with Pope John Paul II Photo from Familyland Archives

FATHER WILLIAM C. PATTERSONPASSED AWAY ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

Funeral Mass for Father William C. Patterson, 85,who died Wednesday, Sept. 19, was held Monday,Sept. 24, at Portsmouth Holy Redeemer Church.

Burial was in St. Joseph Cemetery, Lockbourne.

He was born May 2, 1922, in Cleveland, to Williamand Wilhelmina (Forro) Patterson.

He earned a bachelor’s degree at St. CharlesSeminary in Columbus and studied theology atMount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West inNorwood. He was ordained to the priesthood byBishop Michael J. Ready on May 26, 1951, atColumbus St. Joseph Cathedral.

He was pastor of LaRue St. Joseph, CrooksvilleChurch of the Atonement, Columbus St. Gabriel, andNew Boston St, Monica churches.

He also was an associate pastor at Columbus St.Mary, Chillicothe St. Peter, Portsmouth HolyRedeemer, and Portsmouth St. Joseph.

He served as a teacher at Marion Catholic andPortsmouth Notre Dame high schools and as chap-lain at the federal reformatory in Chillicothe, theSouthern Ohio Correctional Facility at Lucasville,and St. Joseph Adoration Monastery inPortsmouth.

He was in the Army in World War II, serving inNorth Africa, Sicily, and Italy.

He was preceded in death by his parents, twobrothers, and one sister.

Survivors include a sister-in-law, Marge Patterson,of Cleveland, and several nieces and nephews.

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The Campaign for Human Development, foundedin 1969, is the domestic antipoverty, social justiceprogram of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Its work is carried out locally by the diocesanOffice for Social Concerns, which is forming a teamto run in the full marathon and accompanying half-marathon, which will take place Sunday, Oct. 21.

Anyone taking part in either event is invited to jointhe team by raising funds for the campaign. Non-run-ners can make donations to team members, either in alump sum or in an amount , such as $1 per mile, to bedetermined by the distance run by a particular teammember. The campaign’s mission is to address theroot causes of poverty in America through promotionand support of community-controlled self-help organ-izations and through transformative education.

Its pastoral strategy is empowerment of the poorthrough a methodology of participation and educa-tion for justice, leading toward solidarity betweenpoor and non-poor as impelled by the Church’s bibli-cal tradition, modern Catholic social teaching, andthe pervasive presence of poverty in the UnitedStates. This ministry for justice is rooted in baptismand faith commitment.

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Father Charles Faso will be conducting a parishmission, “Be Inspired and Renewed,” at ColumbusOur Lady of Victory Church, 1559 Roxbury Road,Oct. 7-10, at 7 p.m.

Father Faso was born and raised in Chicago. Hejoined the Franciscan Friars of the Sacred Heartprovince of St Louis, Missouri, in 1960 and wasordained a priest in 1967. He studied at the seminaryin Teutopolis IL., at DePaul University in Chicago andat the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, IN.He earned degrees in theology, music and liturgy. Healso taught at the Franciscan Seminary and at the

Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. For 20 years,he was at St Peter’s Church in Chicago as musician,liturgist, confessor, teacher, pastor and fund raiser.

Father Faso will be discussing topics: “Mass- whygo?” “What does it mean to be Catholic?” “Christ isRisen! So what?” and other topics. The last night hewill celebrate Mass. He calls it a “Closer look atMass.” As he celebrates Mass, he will explain and talkabout the prayers, actions meaning, and purpose of thevarious gestures and prayers. After each session therewill be refreshments in the Parish Life center.

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NEW NOVICE — On Aug. 10, during Mass,Sister Gianna Marie of St. Joseph professed herfirst vows with the Sisters of St. Francis ofPerpetual Adoration. Her parents, Michael andMary Webber, are currently members of Mt.Vernon St. Vincent de Paul Parish. In her desire tofollow Christ, she vowed for three years to live inchastity, to choose a life of poverty and to offer thesacrifice of obedience. Sister M. Angela, provin-cial superior, accepted her vows in the name of theChurch. During the liturgy, the white veil whichshe wore as a novice was exchanged with a blackveil as an outward sign of her profession. SisterGianna Marie’s last two years were spent as anovice with the community, deepening her rela-tionship with Christ in prayer and experiencingvarious aspects of religious life. Sister GiannaMarie will reside at the Motherhouse inMishawaka, Indiana where she will assist withour apostolate of Perpetual Adoration. In addition,she will be teaching 5th grade Religion at St.Matthew’s Cathedral School in South Bend, IN,as well as studying education administration atIndiana University South Bend.

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About 25 catechetical lead-ers from all across theColumbus Diocese recentlyparticipated in this year’sCatechetical Leaders Recog-nition Prayer Service, on thenational day set forCatechetical Sunday, Sept. 19.

The ceremony was helddowntown at Columbus St.Joseph Cathedral.

Pictured are (from left firstrow): Msgr. Stephan Moloney,Jeanne Altiero, María Palma-Parroquia, Mary Fran Cassidy,Delores Bukowski, GlennaCelestino, Deborah Matthews-Holy Cross, Karen Laihr,Barbara Romanello-Wichtmanand Jane Laudani-Nordmeyer.

(From left, second row):Roberto Martínez, Celia Palma,Yanet Santana, Maida Barroso,Pat Lanker, María de Jesus,Cony and José AntonioMartinez, Kate Allwein, HenryMartinez and Kathy Maggied.

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Catechetical leaders recognition prayer service

Loving God,In your goodness, you send us catechists

who nurture the seeds of faith that growwithin us all. Help them draw closer to You

through prayer and the sacraments.

Guide them in their study of sacredScripture and tradition. Bless them with anapostolic zeal so that they may introduce

others to your Son, Jesus Christ.

Strengthen them so that they may bespirited witnesses to Christian Holiness. Be

with them always, Father, Son and HolySpirit. Amen

A prayer for

Catechists

HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATIONIn the dioceses of the United States, we have six holy days. AsCatholics we have an obligation to attend Mass on these days:

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (Dec. 8)The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas - Dec. 25)The Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God (Jan. 1)The Ascension of the Lord (Transferred to the Seventh

Sunday of Easter)The Solemnity of the Assumption (Aug. 15)The Solemnity of All Saints (Nov. 1)

The obligation is sometimes set aside for a few of these holydays when they fall on Saturday or Monday:

The Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God (Jan. 1) The Solemnity of the Assumption (Aug. 15)Solemnity of All Saints (Nov. 1)

The Saturday-Monday rule does not apply to the other HolyDays. The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) always has the obli-gation to attend Mass no matter which day it falls. TheAscension of the Lord was transferred to the Seventh Sunday ofEaster and therefore the obligation to attend Mass alwaysapplies to this holy day.

The Solemnity of theImmaculate Conception (Dec.8) is always a day of obligationexcept in years when December8 falls on Sunday. On these yearsthe solemnity is observed onDecember 9. However, when thesolemnity is transferred to the9th, the obligation to attendMass is not transferred.

Therefore whenever December8 falls on a Saturday or aMonday, it always has the obli-

gation to attend Mass. This year December 8 falls on Saturdayand is a holy day with the obligation to attend Mass.

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Q:I am wonderingwhatever hap-

pened to communalpenance ceremonieswhere a group is givenabsolution.

We had some sever-al years ago, and I’venever seen a morepious bunch ofCatholics in my life.

Now I wonder: Whodecided that it must beface-to-face before apriest? (Iowa)

A:I think it willhelp first to

review the differentforms of the sacramentof penance, or recon-ciliation, offered bythe Church.

Today there arethree rites for celebrat-ing this sacrament.

First is the rite forreconciliation of indi-vidual penitents. Thisis the one-on-one “pri-vate” ritual similar totraditional private con-fession with whichmost Catholics arefamiliar.

Second is the formmost familiar to manyCatholics today, recon-ciliation of a numberof penitents with indi-vidual confession andabsolution.

As the ritual forpenance points out,this form shows moreclearly the social orecclesial nature ofpenance.

Everyone listenstogether to the word ofGod, examines howtheir lives conform ornot to that word, andall support one anoth-er by their prayertogether.

One or more priestsare present so individualconfession of sins andabsolution is available.

The third rite is alsofor reconciliation of anumber of penitents.

It includes all thecommon elements thatthe second formoffers, but general (notindividual) absolutionis given by the priestto all at one time.

It seems your letterrefers to the first andthird forms of penance.

It is true, as yoususpect, that this way,

with general absolu-tion, while it is a validrite in the Church’sofficial ritual, is notnow permitted as ageneral rule.

The popes, especial-ly Pope John Paul II,have decreed a numberof times that it may beused only in emergen-cies or other clearlydefined circumstances.

During the past fewdecades, the second formof the rite (prayer andreflection together withopportunity for individ-ual confession) seems tobe more and more com-mon, and it enjoys nearlyall the spiritual advan-tages of the third form.

Experiences whereI have been pastor, andthose of many otherparishes around thecountry, are most pos-itive.

It is not uncommonfor hundreds of peopleto participate in theseceremonies, obviously

convinced that thismethod of expressingsinfulness and askingforgiveness best fitstheir personal sense ofsin and need for abso-lution and healing.

It combines the best(at least most of thebest) of both worlds.

We express our per-sonal sinfulnessbefore God and ourdesire for forgiveness,but also our need notonly of God’s pardonbut of “reconciliationwith our brothers andsisters who are alwaysharmed by our sins”(Introduction to the Riteof Penance, No. 5).

Many parishes cele-brate a communalpenance service withindividual confessionand absolution severaltimes during the year,at least during Adventand Lent.

There should be oneor more parishes inyour area where youcan participate andreceive the sacrament ofreconciliation this way.

Questions may besent to Father Diet-zen at Box 5515,Peoria, IL 61612, ore-mailed to him atjjdietzen@aol.com.

QUESTIONANSWERby: FATHER DIETZENCatholic News Service

What happened to communal penance?

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Heath St. Leonard Church will celebrate its second annual MissionWeek with five nights of missions-related programs during the first weekof October and a special Mass on Sunday, Oct. 7. The week will be anextended one, with programs scheduled from Monday, Oct. 1, to Tuesday,Oct. 9. All weeknight activities will start at 7 p.m.

“The week is in honor of St. John Leonardi, the parish’s patron saint,who was a cofounder of the Vatican’s congregation for missions,” saidFather Michael Reis, the church’s pastor. “It’s designed to show thevariety of missions the Church has and how its members all are mission-aries in some way.”

This is the second year for Mission Week in the parish. The eventhas been preceded for several years by a special Mass for theChurch’s missions.

A presentation from the diocesan Missions Office will open the week.Evening Prayer the following night will feature a homily with BishopFrederick Campbell. A special Mass with the church’s chime choir isscheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 3. Evening Prayer on Thursday, Oct. 4,will include a DVD of the ministry of Brother Ray Ronan, OFM Cap.Children from the Parish School of Religion will wear costumes of manynations to the 11 a.m. Mass on Sunday, Oct. 7. The church’s ladies guildwill sponsor a dinner following Mass until 4 p.m. The week will close onTuesday, Oct. 9, the feast of St. John Leonardi, with Evening Prayer. Deeand Ron Jones and Ed Cicale, who with other parishioners made a Julypilgrimage to places in Italy associated with the saint, will speak andshow a video of their pilgrimage.

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Ohio Dominican University(ODU) has welcomed several newdirectors.

Gillian Kennedy is director ofadvancement research. She mostrecently served as a research assistantwithin ODU’s advancement office.Prior to coming to ODU, she workedwithin the development and alumnirelations office at Villa Julie College,Stevenson, Maryland. She holds abachelor’s degree in Genetics fromthe University of Liverpool.

Cynthia McDonald-DeVese hasjoined the university as director ofmulticultural affairs. She hasserved in an administrative capaci-ty for Columbus Public Schoolsand INROADS, Inc., as well as theoffice of student affairs at The OhioState University. She has earned abachelor’s degree in communica-tions and a master’s degree in high-er education and student affairsfrom Ohio State.

Two new staff members have alsojoined ODU’s Counseling Center.

Michael Lewis ’99 is the directorof counseling. A licensed profes-sional clinical counselor, he mostrecently served as director of pre-vention and wellness at ColumbusSt. Francis DeSales High School. Heholds a bachelor’s degree in psychol-ogy from Ohio Dominican College,and a master’s degree in counseloreducation from The Ohio StateUniversity.

Anne Lombardi ’03 is the newassociate director of counseling.Most recently, she served as a coun-selor in the Counseling Center. Sheholds a bachelor’s degree in psychol-ogy from Ohio Dominican Universityand a master’s degree in clinicalcounseling from Ohio State.

Additionally, ODU has named twonew members to its board of trustees.

Mike Curtin and Ric Dillon willeach serve three-year terms.

Curtin was named COO of TheDispatch Printing Co. in January2002 and vice chairman in January2005. He began his 34-year careerwith the Dispatch as a general

assignment reporter. For 18 years, hespecialized in coverage of state andlocal government and politics. Hewent on to serve as executive manag-ing editor; was promoted to editor in1995; and then to associate publisherin July 1998. In 1999, he was namedpresident of The Dispatch PrintingCo. He is a graduate of The OhioState University School ofJournalism.

Dillon is the president and CEOof Diamond Hill Investment Group.He joined Diamond Hill InvestmentGroup, Inc., as president and CEOin May 2000 and serves on the cor-poration’s board of directors. Inaddition to his executive duties, hefunctions as the firm’s chief invest-ment officer and co-portfolio man-ager for two of its equity strategies.He began his investment careerwith OPERS in 1977. Three yearslater, he joined Winters Bank andTrust in Dayton, which was lateracquired by Bank One. In 1982, heand three colleagues founded theinvestment firm of Parker, Dillon,Carlson and Johnson. In 1986, hejoined the Detroit office of LoomisSayles and Company, where heworked for seven years. Hereturned to Columbus and foundedDillon Capital Management, whichwas acquired by Loomis Sayles in1997. He worked for LoomisSayles for the next three years,before assuming the post atDiamond Hill. He holds a bache-lor’s degree and master’s degree,both in finance, from The OhioState University; and an MBA fromthe University of Dayton. He is achartered financial analyst.

Ohio Dominican University is afour-year liberal arts institution,founded in 1911 in the Catholic andDominican tradition.

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SENIORS SUPPORT GREATEST GENERATION — On Sept. 19, theYoung at Heart Seniors group started its season by “Remembering the GreatestGeneration” at the group’s monthly luncheon and meeting held at the MinistryCenter at New Albany Church of the Resurrection. WWII Veterans honoredand present were: Dale Armstrong, Elmer Galbraith, Jay Janszen, Lester Long,Al Rotella, john Ferguson, Ron Rahe,Tony Capoccia, Vern Rybski, VincentPaglioni, Wayne Royer, bob Goodrich, Bob Peters; Iraqi Veterans, LieutenantColonel, Rex Mykrantz, Sr. Master Sargeant, Matthew Eyen, TechnicalSargeant David Schreffler and PFC Ray Allgood. Pictured above (from left)are: Technical Sergeant David Schreffler, Martha Smith, Jim LeRose,Lieutenant Colonel Rex Mykrantz (front), Private First Class Ray Allgood andSenior Master Sergeant Matthew Eyen (back). CT photo courtesy of Rex Mykrantz

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By Judy LormsAt a retreat last year, the sug-

gestion was made to pray for allthe people in our life that wemay have caused to sin. Thepray was to be offered throughour Lady of Sorrows in honor ofthe Seven Sorrows which shesuffered. Meditating on theSeven Sorrows Mary enduredopened my mind to a variety ofevents in the life of our BlessedMother and her Divine Son.

The first sorrow, Simeon toldMary “a sword shall pierce yourheart!”

Here was this young girlwalking to Jerusalem probablyfilled with joy knowing she wasoffering her son to his father inheaven. Surely she was excitedlooking forward to this holymoment. And then those unfor-gettable words: A sword shallpierce your heart. I wonder howoften she thought of that phrase.Was she fearful? Probably, butmore importantly, she was trust-ful, trusting in the infinite wis-dom of the Father.

Shortly thereafter, she isawakened early in the morning

with her husband saying: “Wemust leave now!” Is this the timeof the sword? The swords thatwill kill the other babies ofBethlehem. Surely this couldnot happen to his son.

I imagine Mary did not ques-tion St. Joseph as I would: “I’msleepy, let’s wait, let’s go later,I’m not ready yet.” But off theywent into the dark of night, hur-riedly into Egypt, into theunknown, trusting in the infinitewisdom of the Father.

Years later, they walked toJerusalem for the solemn feast.

How Mary must have enjoyedthe friendship of the otherwomen as they journeyed to thetemple. How joyful she musthave been during the feast, seeingher son growing into manhood.Surely she and Joseph weregrateful as they considered theblessings they received. Leavingthe temple, each assumed Jesuswas with the other parent. But,where was he? What happened tothis precious gift of the Father?Jesus was no where to be found.They hurried back to Jerusalem,fearful of what they might find,

they searched, talked withfriends, looked everywhere.Where could this boy be?

Surely they were praying butjust as surely they were notblaming each other: “Why didyou let this happen?” Trusting inthe infinite wisdom of theFather, they are led to the templewhere they find Jesus.

The Church does not recog-nize the death of St. Joseph as asorrow and yet it had to be a verysorrowful time for this womanwho knew this gentle man sowell. Anyone who has lost aspouse can imagine Mary is lone-ly, but she will endure, trusting inthe infinite wisdom of the Father.

Years later, He is carrying thishuge cross. His body is coveredwith wounds, His hair is mattedwith blood and that crown ofthorns is protruding from hisforehead. The crowds are sohate-filled. But at last He seesher. Her heart is broken. Herbeautiful child enduring somuch for the love of others. Shetoo must endure though herheart is pierced. The words ofSimeon reverberate in her mind.

I doubt that Mary ever asked“Why?” as I would have.

I doubt that Mary hated themen who were being so cruel toher son. She continued trusting inthe infinite wisdom of the Father.

The pounding and the noise ofthe hammer hitting the nails, driv-ing them into His hands, His feet,must have been as though thesword was being driven into herheart. How can He endure thepain? If He can, then I too must.What a brave Mother we have.We know when our childrenhurt, we hurt twice as bad. Butshe watched as they raise thecross, as He speaks words oflove to her, making certain thatshe is to be cared for. Trusting inthe infinite wisdom of theFather, it is finished. The swordhas pierced her heart once again.

At last, it is finished. He islowered from the cross, laid inher arms for the last time. Howshe held Him as a baby lookingat Him with love yet knowingfrom the words of David theprophet: They have pierced myhands and my feet. They havenumbered all my bones.

Trusting in the infinite wisdomof the Father, she mourns, sheloves, she trusts in the infinitewisdom of the Father.

It is late, almost dark. Wemust hurry. They must lay Himin the tomb before the sun sets.Soon Sabbath will begin. Johngently guides her home. Bothof them numb from pain yettrusting in the infinite wisdomof the Father. At last, the swordhas pierced her heart….for thelast time.

Dear Mother Mary, teach meto trust in the infinite wisdom ofthe Father.

Sept. 15, the feast of theSeven Sorrows of Mary, fol-lows the Feast of the Exaltationof the True Cross on Sept. 14.

You can visit the SorrowfulMother Shrine in Bellevue, theoldest place of pilgrimage ded-icated to the Blessed Mother inthe Midwest. The chapel wasbuilt in 1914, and the murals onthe ceiling tell the story ofMary’s seven sorrows.

Lorms is a member at Colum-bus St. Patrick Parish.

Meditation on the seven sorrows of Our Lady of Sorrows

By Mary Ellen StallingsI am very thankful

God gave me my won-derful mother.

My mom gave memy Catholic Faith andbelief in God and theBlessed Mother. DuringLent on Tuesday andFriday nights, we wouldgo to 7:30 Stations ofthe Cross. Lent wasmeaningful because itwas a solemn time ofprayer and fasting. Ialways felt very sad onGood Friday when we

went to church, and thecrucifix and statueswere draped in purple.Mom would tell me thiswas a day of mourningfor our sins and thatJesus had to die on thecross to save us. EasterSunday was a great dayof rejoicing and givingthanks to God. Momand I attended churchmissions where Ilearned more about ourfaith. Mom and I wouldkneel and recite therosary together in the

evening. I developed agreat love for theBlessed Virgin, andmom encouraged me toalways pray to her.Mom would say, “Prayand our Blessed Motherwill help you.”

On the anniversary ofmy mother’s death, Ialways try to go to Massand light a candle for heror have a Mass said forher. It’s my way of say-ing thanks for being awonderful mother andpassing on the faith.

This year I didn’t thinkwe were going to makeit to church. We weresuppose to meet somefriends for an earlybreakfast. They didn’tshow up. My husbandand I gobbled down ourbreakfast. I had to lookfor the server who had-n’t brought our bill. Theperson who takes themoney wasn’t at herregister, so I found herand gave her the correctchange and said wewere late for an impor-

tant meeting. We got inthe car and hit every redlight there was. Next weran into constructionand had to take adetour. My husbandsaid, “We’re going to belate for Mass.” I assuredhim that was ok. Finally,we got there. We were alittle late. The priest hasjust started talking. Histalk was on death andgoing to heaven. Ilooked at my husbandand smiled. After Mass,we it a candle for mom

and talked about howfitting the sermon wasfor the occasion. Thatafternoon as I said arosary for mom, I couldsee her smiling at me asI kept the traditions shetaught me.

Stallings is a member atGrove City Our Lady ofPerpetual Help Parish.

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At the National Council ofCatholic Women’s conventionon Thursday, Sept. 20, held at

the Columbus Convention Center, speak-er Matthew Kelly gave the keynoteaddress titled, “Becoming the Best-Version of Yourself.”

Kelly was born in Sydney, Australia.

For more than 10 years he has been trav-eling the world as a Catholic speaker,retreat leader and author of several books.

His spiritual awakening began in histeen years when he started studyingthe Gospels.

Then, during his sophomore year as abusiness major at the University ofWestern Sydney, he was asked to speakto a group of young people about his phi-losophy and personal experiences. Morerequests followed, and he soon took aleave of absence from school to fulfill hismany speaking engagements. He neverreturned.

Today, the 33-year-old continues totravel the world giving inspirational talks

and discussing his books.

At the recent convention, he asked thegroup of more than 1000 women, “Whatdo you want?

“You want to be happy. But modernculture says that happiness is out ofreach. We are too busy trying to be happyto be happy,” he said.

What people need to practice “is care-free timelessness.”

“Spiritually, we need to reconnectedourselves with our God. Our lives arebeing kidnapped by the urgent. But themost important things are hardly everurgent,” he said.

Then he asked, “What does God want?

“Most believe God wants them to dothe one thing they don’t want to do, thehardest thing … but that’s not true. Godhas an amazing dream for you, to be thebest version of yourself, to inspire you tobecome the best version of yourself, to dothings that draw out the best version ofthe best person we can be,” he added.

“The primary purpose of work is that

The NationalCouncil ofCatholic Women

(NCCW) convened its2007 national convention,Sept. 20–23, in theColumbus Diocese underthe theme, “Bringing Lightto Our Global Society.”

The convention openedon Thursday, Sept. 20, witha Mass. Bishop FrederickCampbell presided.

More than 1,000 peopleattended the national meet-ing, which was held at theHyatt Regency andConvention Center indowntown Columbus.

Margaret Hinshaw, aNCCW member from theSan Francisco Province, ofthe Diocese ofSacramento, came all theway from California toattend the convention.

She came with a group ofsix women from her dio-

cese “to represent ourcouncil. We come everyyear,” she said.

And, no matter where inthe country the conventionis held, Hinshaw is there.

She makes the trek“because it’s so wonder-ful, and we get ideas totake home with us to ourown councils, to encour-age us to do the Lord’swork there.”

Hinshaw said that attend-ing the convention is also“a marvelous experiencefor the women. It’s sointeresting — a journey oflearning — and we enjoymeeting women from allthe United States. It’s soexciting to be a member.”

In fact, she’s been a mem-ber for about 40 years.

She initially just joinedthe NCCW at her localparish because she wasinterested in fostering

vocations and thought thatshe could do that throughthe group. But once shebecame involved, she sawall the good works thegroup accomplished, andshe really started to enjoythe whole membership.

The NCCW acts throughits membership to support,empower and educateCatholic women in spiritu-ality, leadership and serv-ice. Its programs respondwith Gospel values to theneeds of the Church andsociety in the world.

In no time, Hinshaw washooked.

Throughout the years,NCCW has partnered withCatholic Relief Services(CRS), and Hinshaw hasbeen especially impressedwith the organization.

A donations to CRS is“money spent to help

someone for our Lord.They get so much done,”she said.

CRS was just one of themany highlighted organi-zations presenting work-shops at this year’s con-

vention. Kim Mazyck, arepresentative from CRS,delivered a talk on,“Global Poverty: A Viewfrom the Field.”

Other workshop presen-ters focused on Catholic

action for social changeand on spirituality; onworking for justice; on thehealth impacts of climatechange; on domestic vio-lence; and, on Marian spir-ituality.

Keynote speakerMatthew Kelly exam-ined the physical, emo-tional, intellectual andspiritual aspects of thehuman person with hispresentation, “Becoming

By LAURA TROIANOAssistant Editor, Catholic Times

See NCCW, Page 20

See KELLY, Page 20

National Council ofCatholic Women

ConferenceThe National Council of Catholic Women convene convention

NCCW president Ellen Bachman CT photo by Jack Kustron

Matthew Kelly CT photo by Jack Kustron

Joanne Craig, Kalamazoo DCCW, with other women CT photo by Jack Kustron

Vera White, Columbus DCCW President welecomes the guests as NCCWCT photo by Jack Kustron

Matthew Kelly speaks at convention

By LAURA TROIANOAssistant Editor, Catholic Times

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BISHOP HARTLEY SCHOLARS — Columbus Bishop Hartley HighSchool has announced that senior, Jennifer Flis, has been designated a semi-finalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program. More than 1.4 millionstudents in over 21,000 U.S. high schools entered the 2008 National MeritScholarship Program by taking the 2006 PSAT, which serves as an initialscreen of program entrants. Less than one percent of the nation’s high schoolseniors were named semi-finalists. Additionally, seniors, Becca Amata,Brooke Cunningham, Joel Graff and Anthony Zuccarelli, were named asCommended Students in the National Merit Scholarship Program.Commended Students place in the top five percent of the more than one mil-lion students entering the program, and are recognized by the National MeritScholarship Program for their exceptional academic promise. Pictured above(from left) are: Becca Amata, Joel Graff, Jennifer Flis, Anthony Zuccarelliand Brooke Cunningham. CT photo courtesy of Hartley

Countdown to NCYC,excitement buildsBy Tim Puet

Among the thousands of youthsfrom across the nation who will beattending the National Catholic YouthConference in November in down-town Columbus will be more than1,000 young people from the hostcity.

Conference chairman Mark Butlersaid about 1,200 Columbus-areayouths have registered as participantsfor the event, which will take placefrom Nov. 8 to 10. They were requiredto register through their parishes.

The registration deadline haspassed, and Butler said figures fromother dioceses indicate the projec-tions that about 20,000 people willattend the event are on target. Theconference, held every two years. isthe largest multiple-day event organ-ized on a regular basis by the CatholicChurch in the United States.

Heather Cox of Columbus OurLady of Victory Church was one of 36youths from the diocese who attendedthe last National Catholic YouthConference in Atlanta two years agoand is eager to go back.

“The experience I had therechanged my life,” she said. “In fact, itis completely responsible for my faithand participation in the Church. I hadsuch an amazing time there that Iwanted everyone I knew to have thatsame opportunity and experience. Ican’t wait to go with all my friendsand my youth group and enjoy thisamazing experience in finding God.”

Annie Bosche of Dublin St. Brigidof Kildare will be a youth animatorfor the conference. Youth animatorswill be featured at general sessions atNationwide Arena and individualactivities at the Greater ColumbusConvention Center, participating inskits and helping maintain a highenergy level.

“I am looking forward to leadingthe NCYC participants,” she said.“The songs and choreography welearned this summer at the youth ani-mator formation program wereabsolutely amazing. Although it maysound like a cliché, this is truly anopportunity of a lifetime. To be with acommunity of thousands of young

believers like myself will have a last-ing impact on me.”

The Columbus contingent will bethe largest at the event. Butler saiddelegations of about 300 people eachare expected from the Archdiocese ofCincinnati and the Ohio dioceses ofCleveland, Toledo, and Youngstown,with about 600 from the Archdioceseof Indianapolis and 500 from theDiocese of Rochester, N.Y. Most ofthe rest of those in attendance alsowill be from east of the Mississippi.

Sam Cain of Columbus St. Petersaid he’s literally counting the daysuntil the event starts. “I have learnedthat there are many people like me justdying to express themselves,” he said.“That is one reason why I want to goto NCYC: to meet people like me andto show others who are more insecurethat it is OK to be religious, and thatbeing religious is cool.”

Katherine Prior attends ColumbusBishop Watterson High School and isone of about 150 students from theschool who will be at the conference.“I am so excited to share my faith withthousands of teenagers from all overthe country and to experience thisunique opportunity for worship,” shesaid. “NCYC is going to be an experi-ence unlike anything I have been tobefore.”

“NCYC will be a good experiencefor those who have not participated inthe liturgy in different ways,” saidMatt Nadalin of Grove City Our Ladyof Perpetual Help. “At NCYC, I hopeto meet other young Catholics wholove their Faith as much as I do, and Ihope to learn a lot from those I meet.”

The deadline for conference partic-ipants has passed, but adults who wishto volunteer may do so until Nov. 1.Butler said about 700 people have vol-unteered so far, and another 300 to400 volunteers are needed.

Training sessions for volunteers arescheduled from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 13, or from 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 18, at St. Paul Church,33 N. State St., Westerville.

More information about volunteer-ing is available by e-mailing ncycvol-unteers@cdeducation.org or calling614-882-2537.

St. Therese’s Retreat Center,5277 E. Broad St., in Columbus,will offer “Mary in October:What’s New with the Lord’sMother?,” a weekend retreat ofMarian teaching, prayer and litur-gy for men and women devotees ofthe Lord’s Mother.

The weekend will begin FridayOct. 12 at 7 p.m., with the cele-bration of the Mass Liturgy of OurLady of the Pillar. It will concludewith brunch on Sunday, Oct. 14,at 11 a.m.

The main focus will be to re-examine “true devotion” to theLord’s Mother in light of the teach-ings of the Second Vatican Counciland in the context of the “new evan-gelization” of Pope John Paul II.

For information and to regis-ter, please call the retreat centerat 614-866-1611.

“Journeying Through Genesis,”a seven-week Bible study will beoffered at Sts. Peter and PaulRetreat Center, 2734 SeminaryRd. SE, in Newark, beginningThursday Oct. 4. Evening time forthe Bible study is 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Father Rod Damico, associatevicar at Westerville St. Paul theApostle Church, will lead partic-ipants in an exploration of themajor stories from the Book ofGenesis.

Special attention will be given tothe relationship of these stories tocontemporary life situations.

The public is invited. A free will donation of $10 per

session is requested. For more information, please

call the retreat center at 740-928-4246 or visit www.stspeterand-paulretreatcenter.org.

Retreat with Mary, ‘JourneyingThrough Genesis’ in October

an episcopal delegatefrom the Vatican and apromoter of justice, bothof whom must be priests,a postulator, an actualnotary, four adjunctnotaries, six typists, andeight copyists.

She said that’s a rela-tively small number ofpeople for this kind ofwork. That’s becauseConiker, although shegave talks and appearedon television occasionally,was not as publicly activeas someone such asArchbishop FultonSheen, another candidatefor canonization.

Archbishop Sheen,perhaps the best-knownmember of the Catholicclergy in the 20th centuryother than the popes of theera, was host of a nation-ally televised programfor several years, gavethousands of talks andwrote scores of booksand magazine articles.All these have to be scru-tinized to determine hisfaithfulness to Catholicteaching, and that meansmany more people haveto be involved in consid-ering him for sainthood.

Coniker will be known asa “Servant of God” if thecommission determinesshe lived a life of heroicvirtue. The panel willreport to the Congregationfor the Causes of Saints,which will decide whetherto give her the title“Venerable,” the secondstep in the canonizationprocess. After that step iscompleted, promoters ofher cause will begin look-ing for evidence of a mira-cle having occurredthrough her intercession. Ifthe Vatican authenticatesthe miracle, she will bebeatified. Authenticationof a second miracle isrequired for sainthood.

Redington said the apos-tolate has received claimsof miracles attributed toConiker’s intercession,but Church rules forbidher to discuss them.

“People involved withthe apostolate talked toBishop (Daniel) Conlonof Steubenville aboutwhether to start theprocess for Gwen and hegave his approval, whichis necessary before anywork like this can begin,”Jerry Coniker said.

“We’re hoping thehearings to advance hercause will go quicklybecause it’s a fairly sim-ple situation and doesn’tinvolve reviewing asmuch documentation asmany other cases. Butthe process does taketime and requires a greatdeal of patience.”

Gwen Coniker was 62when she died at CatholicFamilyland in June 2002,She and her husband metat St. Gregory HighSchool in Chicago andhad been married since

1959, when she was 19and he was 20. Theyraised 12 children andhave 65 grandchildren.

Jerry Coniker had builta successful manage-ment consulting firm inthe Chicago area whenthe family, upset by whatthe couple felt wasAmerican society’s turn-ing away from God andtoward materialism,decided to abandon itsformer lifestyle.

The Conikers moved toFatima, Portugal, wherethe Virgin Mary hadappeared to three peas-ant children, in 1971.They stayed there fortwo years, then moved toKenosha, Wis., to workfor a Franciscan commu-nity in 1973.

Two years later,Coniker was expectingher 11th child, and adoctor told her that heruterus would burst andkill her unless she had anabortion. She refused,but anticipated she wasgoing to die and wrote

the family a letter to beread after her death. Theletter talked about thebirths of each of the chil-dren and asked them towelcome the new baby.

The child — TheresaSchmitz, 31, who worksat Familyland — wasborn and Coniker didnot die. She had onemore child and livedanother 27 years.

The Conikers, whofounded the apostolatein 1975, continued pro-moting the organizationthrough the 1980s. In1990, they moved toFamilyland, which hadfallen into disrepair.Volunteers helped themrenovate it, and it’s nowopen all year for recre-ation and camping.

It’s also the site of sev-eral retreats and confer-ences each year. CardinalFrancis Arinze, prefect ofthe Vatican Congregationfor Divine Worship, hasvisited the site each sum-mer since its opening togive talks and record pro-

grams for a satellite tele-vision network which isbased there.

The apostolate alsohas teaching centers inMexico, Europe, Russia,Nigeria, and thePhilippines.

Pope John Paul in 1999appointed the Conikersto his Pontifical Councilon the Family, a groupof 20 couples whoadvise Vatican officialson family matters.

Two years later,Coniker was diagnosedwith hepatitis C and cir-rhosis of the liver. Shewas scheduled for atransplant when doctorsfound cancer. She diedJune 22, 2002, and isburied at Familyland.

“Even as she wasdying, she was thank-ing people for thethings they were doingfor her. That’s the kindof person she was, amodel of virtue,” JerryConiker said.

“The week after Gwen

died, a woman who wasvisiting Familyland andhad a 19-year-old sonwho had run away fromhome went to Gwen’sgrave and prayed forhim,” he said. “Whenthe woman went backto her cabin, she got acell phone call fromher son, and he wascrying and asking forher forgiveness.

“The woman calledthis a first-class mira-cle. It’s not the kind ofthing involving physi-cal healing that theChurch would accept asa miracle, but it is acase of answeredprayer, and we havereceived letters of manysimilar cases. That’s thekind of thing thatmakes us want to dowhat we can to tellGwen’s story of holi-ness in everyday life.”

Anyone interested inGwen Coniker’s causecan contact gwen-conikercause@family-land.org or call 1-800-77-FAMILY.

September 30, 2007 Catholic Times 13

Gwen Coniker (far left), her husband, Jerry (far right) and some of their children and grandchildren Photo from Familyland Archives

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Amos 6:1a, 4-71 Tim 6; 11-16

Lk. 16:19-31

Amos continues topronounce judgmentagainst his own society,as he did in last week’sselection.

Here he contrasts thesituation in Samariawhere the relativelywell-off inhabitantslounge about on com-fortable furniture(“beds of ivory”), eat-ing fine meat dishes,with musical entertain-ment to distract them.

They use the finest ofoils for personal groom-ing as a sign of theircomfort.

All the while“Joseph,” symbolizingother northern tribes,collapses, presumablyafter invasion byAssyria.

The prophetdenounces this uncaringand debonair attitude onthe part of “the compla-cent in Zion,” notingthat they will be first togo into exile.

In other words, theyshall pay for their“wanton revelry” whena similar fate befallsthem.

Amos prophesiedprobably beginningabout 750 BC, andalthough he came fromJudah, he prophesiedagainst the northernkingdom with its capi-tol in Samaria.

Thus, when he usesthe expression “com-placent in Zion” he isreferring to Samaria,not Jerusalem, a bit ofpoetic license presum-ably.

Some commentatorsthink that the prophets

were reluctant to everconcede to the histori-cal validity of the sepa-ration of Israel intonorth and south (Israel/Judah), after Solomonhad died in 922 BC,thus explaining whyAmos would have used“Zion” here, whichAmos clarifies in thenext line (missing fromSunday’s reading),“You confident on thehill of Samaria.”

This has been a verycomplicated explana-tion for a few shortverses, but withoutunderstanding the histo-ry, we can hardly under-stand his harangue.

It would be easy (andtempting) to fast for-ward to 21st centuryAmerica and let Amosdirect his wordstowards us as our vol-unteer soldiers strugglein service to a comman-der’s orders while weloll about in our luxurybecause a strong econo-my supports the wareffort.

Some preachersmight actually dare tomake the jump.

But Amos had hisown time and place toaddress and he did it inno uncertain terms.

He would likely have

told this generation toask the Lord for ourown “tender ofsycamores” (Amos7:14).

Hear them!When we pair this

with Luke’s story ofLazarus and the richman, we have a doublewhammy thrown ourway.

There is no way aChristian who takesseriously the teachingof Jesus can beunmoved by the story.

It has many of thefavorite themes mosthumans love...reversalof fortunes for the suf-fering and the needy, ahappy ending for theinnocent and properpunishment for theguilty.

The story has someunique features.Lazarus, who was apoor beggar, had whatthe rich man, who hadso much, did not have, aname.

That means Lazarushad an identity andstanding.

Even his name hadmeaning and purpose.

In Hebrew, Lazaruswould have beenEliezer, meant roughly,“My God is helper.”

Thus, especially in

Luke, God takes care ofthe poor and reversestheir misfortune in thislife, even as Mary hadprayed in theMagnificat in Lk.1:53:“The hungry he hasfilled with good things,while the rich he hassent away empty.”

The wealthy whoignore the needy, nomatter how they cameby their wealth, are infor a severe judgment.

The warnings arepresent everywhere,and they are real.

It depends on them,whether they heed thewarnings or not.

Jesus does not dwellon the pitiable state ofLazarus, so badly offthat even the dogslicked his sores.

The focus remains onthe rich man, whoretains his condescend-ing attitude towardsLazarus even in death,when he tires to orderAbraham to sendLazarus to his brothers.

The rich man nevercaught on.

Does he ever?

Father Lawrence L. Hummer,a Scripture scholar, is pastorof Chillicothe St. Mary. He canbe reached at hummerl@hot-mail.com.

Twenty-Sixth Sunday In Ordinary Time (Cycle C)The

WeekdayBible

Readings

MONDAYZechariah 8:1-8

Psalm 102:16-23,29Luke 9:46-50

TUESDAYZechariah 8:20-23

Psalm 87:1-7Matthew 18:1-5,10

WEDNESDAYNehemiah 2:1-8

Psalm 137:1-6Luke 9:57-62

THURSDAYNehemiah 8:1-4a,5-6,7b-12

Psalm 19:8-11Luke 10:1-12

FRIDAYBaruch 1:15-22

Psalm 79:1-5,8-9Luke 10:13-16

SATURDAYBaruch 4:5-12,27-29

Psalm 69:33-37Luke 10:17-24

The rich man never caught on

Father Lawrence L. Hummer

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A philosophically-mind-ed young friend recentlysent me a fine rant, afterhaving watched a presiden-tial candidates’cattle call onCNN. The discussion hadfocused on religion. Severalcandidates, who identifiedthemselves as Catholics,had indicated that theirChristianity was rather easi-ly bracketed when they puton their hats as public ser-vants. “Does ontologymean nothing to these peo-ple?” my friend asked. “Dothey even know what it is?”

Well, no. They don’t.And that’s a problem.By “ontology,” my cor-

respondent was using thetechnical vocabulary of phi-losophy to re-capture animage once familiar to gen-erations of Catholics fromthe Baltimore Catechism,the image of an “indeliblemark” imprinted on the soulby certain sacraments. Thisimage of the “indelible

mark” was intended to con-vey a basic truth of Catholicfaith: that the reception ofcertain sacraments changedthe recipient forever, byconferring on him or her anew identity, not in the psy-chological sense of thatoverused term, but substan-tively. Or, if you’ll pardonthe term, ontologically.

Baptism is a sacramentwith what we might callontological heft. To becomea Christian through baptismis qualitatively different frombecoming a citizen, a mem-ber of the Supreme Courtbar, a Detroit Tigers fan, acollector of vintage Volvos, abourbon drinker, a memberof the Democratic orRepublican parties, a lifelongstudent of Dante, or a troutfisherman. When onebecomes a Christian throughbaptism and the outpouringof the Holy Spirit, one ischanged in a fundamentalway: as St. Paul taught those

rowdy Corinthians), onebecomes a “new creation” (2Cor 5.17).

That ontological changein baptism (and I swear that’sthe last time I’ll use the o-word) incorporates aCatholic into the Church.The Church is not incidentalto our identity as new cre-ations in Christ; we don’t“join” the Church the waywe join the Rotary, theKiwanis, the AmericanAssociation of UniversityWomen, the A.M.A., theAmerican Legion, or mybeloved Society for theRestoration of Lost Positives(“ept,” “ert,” etc.). Being aCatholic Christian engages

who-I-am in a substantivelydifferent way than any otheraspect of my “identity,” notbecause I think that’s thecase, or because I feel that’sthe case, but because that isthe case:objectively,not sub-jectively. baptism has realeffects; it changes us forever.

So when a candidate forpublic office avers,on the onehand, that his or her “mem-bership in the faith communi-ty” is deeply personal, or amatter of “my relationshipwith Jesus,” and then sug-gests that being a CatholicChristian is a compartment oflife that can be hermeticallysealed off from first principlesof justice (i.e., the principles

involved in abortion,euthana-sia, and embryo-destructivestem-cell research), we’redealing with a confusedcamper - one might even say,a camper with a severe iden-tity-crisis.

That most Catholicpoliticians don’t understandthis is obvious: that’s why,were the entire Catholiccontingent in Congress tobe replaced by Mormons,Capitol Hill would certainlylose some good people, butthe social doctrine of theChurch and the Church’steaching on the life issues(both of which involve pub-licly accessible moraltruths, not sectarian “posi-tions”) would have a betterchance of implementation.

The politicos aren’talone, however. How manyCatholics in the UnitedStates understand that theirbaptism made them a “newcreation”? Decades of faux-catechesis, in which the

only “indelible marks” to befound in religious educationclassrooms were made bymagic markers on felt ban-ners, have left us severelyweakened in our self-under-standing, such that toomany Catholics imaginetheir Christianity to be thereligious variant of theirmembership in other volun-tary organizations.

Thus the challengeposed to the official teach-ers of the Church, especial-ly bishops and pastors, is amassive one.

Given the campaign cal-endar, we’ll soon beembroiled in another roundof the religion-and-politicswars. Reminding allCatholics about what bap-tism really does to us wouldbe a good place to begincalling the office-seekers toaccount.

Weigel is a senior fellow of theEthics and Public Policy Centerin Washington, D.C.

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Msgr. Trenor took care of manyA good priest, Msgr. Trenor, recently died,

and I would like to make a few remarks abouthim. He was one of a small group of goodpriests I knew after moving to Columbus. I firstmet him when he was pastor at St. Michael’s inWorthington. His sermons were inspiring andhis Masses had no room for non-sense.

I recall two things in particular about him. Interest at the parish was expressed in having

a 24-hour period of Adoration once a month inthe parish’s Vianney chapel and Monsignor wasthe one who approached Bishop Griffin to seekpermission and find out what conditions wouldbe required. As soon as these conditions werefulfilled, he (along with Msgr. Faistl) promptlyimplemented the monthly devotion. This con-tinued for some time until he was moved to adifferent parish St. Michael’s needed the chapel

for other purposes. The monthly adoration didnot end there, but was moved to St. Patrick’sdowntown Columbus where it remains today onevery third Friday, 7 p.m.-7 a.m.

Another memory was of him kneeling beforeOur Lord on a side altar in a mostly darkenedparish church, singing “Let All Mortal FleshKeep Silence” as a few of us gathered for somedevotion. And one last memory of him was thecare he took of retired priests, among themMsgr. Faistl, Father Hop and Father Jones.

I hope will soon be singing before Our Lordagain (if he is not already), and that thesedeceased priests are there in heaven to meet himand return the favor.

David ThielPickerington

T H E C AT H O L I CD I F F E R E N C EGEORGE WEIGEL

ADAMS, Nancy D., 77, September 9St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Zanesville

ANKNEY, William H., 70, formerly of MountVernon, September 16St. Peter Church, Loudonville

CAPLIN, Carmela A., 78, September 19St. Mary Church, Marion

CHINI, Helen M., 85, September 14Immaculate Conception Church, Dennison

CURLIS, Michele F., 57, September 16St. Mary Magdalene Church, Columbus

DAWLEY, Evelyn B., 72, September 7St. John Church, Logan

DeCARO, Celilia M., 87, formerly ofColumbus, September 23Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Sandusky

FITZER, Gregory M., 29, September 18 Holy Redeemer Church, Portsmouth

HANIFAN, Francis P., August 20St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Zanesville

HEDGE, Miriam, newborn, September 6St. Vincent de Paul Church, Mount Vernon

HERREL, Raymond, 60, September 12 St. Catharine Church, Columbus

JERSEY, Anna M., 56, September 19St, Joan of Arc Church, Powell

KAISER, Carol, 71, September 23Holy Spirit Church, Columbus

KARCHNICK, Phillip D., 68, September 20St. Mary Church, Groveport

KOENIG, Lillian B., 87, September 19Corpus Christi Church, Columbus

KOPALA, Alice G., 73, September 22Holy Spirit Church, Columbus

KOVALCHIK, Robert J., September 19St. Matthias Church, Columbus

LACHER, William E. “Geno,” 65, September 4 Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church,Columbus

LYONS, Florence K., 84, September 20St. Matthias Church, Columbus

McGONAGLE, Mary M., 86, July 22St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Zanesville

MILLER, Charles, 82, September 16St. Luke Church, Danville

NIXON, Larry L., 69, September 21St. Patrick Church, London

PAUL, James H. III, 52, September 19St. Francis de Sales Church, Newark

SAKALA, Catherine, 97, September 22St. Vincent de Paul Church, Mount Vernon

SLATER, Thomas L., 64, July 22St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Zanesville

TAFT, Madeline C., 83, September 16Blessed Sacrament Church, Newark

TOOTLE, Robert L. Jr., 74, September 24St. John Church, Logan

WASILUK, Connie A., 75, September 17St. Vincent de Paul Church, Mount Vernon

WHEATLEY, Joann A., 91, July 21St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Zanesville

ZUBER, Mary L., 97, September 18Our Lady of Victory Church, Columbus

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Rose Sara MuirFuneral Mass for Rose Sara Muir,

88, who died Thursday, Sept. 20, washeld Monday, Sept. 24, at Granville St.Edward Church. Burial was inResurrection Cemetery, Lewis Center.

She was a graduate of The OhioState University, with a bachelor of artsdegree in journalism. She was a retiredteacher, having taught at NewarkBlessed Sacrament School andAlexandria Elementary School and theNewark YMCA preschool. She alsoserved with the Peace Corps in Belizeand worked at various times for WhiteCross Hospital in Columbus, as a tick-et agent for Trans World Airlines in

Columbus, and as a switchboard oper-ator for Denison University. She was amember of the St. Edward Woman’sGuild and of a number of civic organi-zations, including the AmericanAssociation of University Women andthe Daughters of the AmericanRevolution.

She was preceded in death by herparents, William and Grace Hiler; herhusband, Robert; and brothers, William,Richard and Robert. Survivors includesons, Brendan and Maxim; daughters,Sara Stephens and Kendra (Richard)Wetherald; three grandchildren; andthree great-grandchildren.

Gregory A. HarshmanFuneral Mass for Gregory A.

Harshman, 35, who died Saturday, Sept.22, was held Thursday, Sept. 27, atColumbus St. Elizabeth Church. He wasa teacher at Columbus All SaintsAcademy and was a fourth-degree mem-ber of Knights of Columbus St.Elizabeth Council 11193. He was pre-

ceded in death by his mother, JanetHarshman; his grandmother, EvalynLyon; and his father-in-law, FrankFerline. Survivors include his wife,Deborah; his father, Walter; brother,Steven (Melanie); mother-in-law, RuthFerline; aunts; an uncle; a niece; anephew; and several cousins.

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27, THURSDAYBishop Ready Spirit Breakfast7:30 a.m., Bishop Ready High School, 707 Salisbury Road,Columbus. Annual Homecoming spirit breakfast, featur-ing Larry Larson of WTVN radio. Reservation deadlineSept. 24. 614-276-7827Workshop on Divorce Process7 to 9 p.m.., Fifth floor, Catholic Center, 197 E. Gay St.,Columbus. Start of eight-week workshop for peoplegoing through the divorce process, sponsored by dioce-san Marriage and Family Life Office. 614-241-2560‘Courage’ Support Group Meeting7:30 p.m. A Catholic organization providing support forindividuals with same-sex attraction.Mary Louise Speicher. 614-436-8676Theology And A Pub7:30 p.m., Columbus Maennerchor, 966 S. High St.,Columbus. David Hartline speaks about his book, “TheTide Is Turning Toward Catholicism.”

28, FRIDAYBreakfast with the Bishop7:45 a.m., Hyatt Regency Hotel, 350 N. High St.,Columbus. 15th annual Breakfast with the Bishop,sponsored by Catholic Social Services and featuringtalks by Bishop Frederick Campbell and state schoolSuperintendent Susan Zelman. 614-857-1254DeSales Principal’s Forum11:30 a.m. to 1 p.,m.., St. Francis DeSales High School,4212 Karl Road, Columbus. Forum with school princi-pal Dan Garrick speaking on “Striving for SocialJustice in a Desensitized Culture.” Registration dead-line Sept. 24.

614-267-7808Vocations Eucharistic Adoration8 p.m. to 7 a.m., St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant St.,Columbus. Priestly/consecrated vocations Eucharisticadoration all-night vigil, followed by Mass for voca-tions at 7 a.m. Saturday.

28-30, FRIDAY-SUNDAYSt. Dominic Women’s RetreatSts. Peter and Paul Retreat Center, 2734 Seminary RoadS.E., Newark. Retreat for women, sponsored byColumbus St. Dominic Church. Theme: “Will You BeMade Whole? Body, Mind and Spirit.” 614-251-6012

30, SUNDAYBlessing of St. Brigid of Kildare Pastoral Center 9 a.m., St. Brigid of Kildare Church, 7179 AveryRoad, Dublin. Bishop Frederick Campbell cele-brates Mass, followed by blessing of church’s newpastoral center.

614-761-3734St. Paul’s Outreach Banquet5:30 p.m., Center of Science and Industry, 333 W. BroadSt., Columbus. Banquet benefiting St. Paul’s Outreach, aministry to students at area colleges. Bishop FrederickCampbell will be keynote speaker. 614-235-9619

1, MONDAYAquinas Alumni LuncheonNoon, TAT Restaurant, 1210 S. James Road, Columbus.Monthly Aquinas High School alumni luncheon.Westerville St. Paul Center Groundbreaking7 p.m., St. Paul Church, 313 N. State St., Westerville.Groundbreaking for parish activity center with BishopFredrick Campbell, followed by reception. 614-882-2109St. Leonard Mission Week7 p.m., St. Leonard Church, 57 Dorsey Mill Road, Heath.Parish’s annual Mission Week opens with presentation bydiocesan Missions Office. 740-522-5270

Marian Prayer Group7 p.m. Mass, St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave.,Columbus. Celebrated by Father Andre LaCasse, OP.

614-235-7435Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bible Study 7:30 to 9 p.m., Marian Hall, St. Michael Church, 5750 N.High St., Columbus. Hearts of Jesus and Mary BibleStudy/Prayer Group meeting, beginning with Rosary at7:10 p.m. 614-846-3803 or 614-841-1776

2, TUESDAYDominican Life of the Mind Series7 p.m., Colonial Room, Sansbury Hall, Ohio DominicanUniversity, 1216 Sunbury Road, Columbus. Lecture bySister Eileen Gannon, OP, on “One People, One Planet,One Spirit.” Part of Dominican Life of the Mind LectureSeries. Registration required. 614-251-4722Catholic War Veterans Meeting7:30 p.m., St. Michael Church, 5750 N. High St.,Worthington. Monthly meeting of Catholic WarVeterans Post 1936. Open to all Catholics who served inthe military three or more months, were honorably dis-charged or are on active duty. 614-221-7601St. Leonard Mission Week7 p.m., St. Leonard Church, 57 Dorsey Mill Road, Heath.Parish’s annual Mission Week continues with EveningPrayer with Bishop Frederick Campbell. 740-522-5270

3, WEDNESDAYHoly Hour Field Trip10:30 a.m., St. Michael Catholic Church, 5750 N. High St.,Worthington. Holy Hour Field Trip for children fromCatholic schools and Catholic home-schooled children.Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, a short talk on theRosary, and recitation of the Glorious Mysteries, withBishop Frederick Campbell. 614-241-2540Seton Parish Grief Support Group6:30 to 8 p.m., St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, 600 Hill RoadNorth, Pickerington. First meeting of seven-week sup-port group for adults grieving the loss of a loved one.

614-833-0482St. Padre Pio Secular Franciscans Transitus7 p.m., St. Francis DeSales Church, 66 Granville St.,Newark. Transitus sponsored by St. Padre Pio ofPietrelcina Secular Franciscans.Victoria Tkachuk Dillon 614-876-6698

4, THURSDAYMonthly Adoration of Blessed SacramentOur Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, 5225 RefugeeRoad, Columbus. Begins after 9 a.m. Mass; continuesthrough 6 p.m. Holy Hour.Bible Study at Ss. Peter and Paul Center7 to 8:30 p.m., Ss. Peter and Paul Retreat Center, 2734Seminary Road S.E., Newark. Beginning of seven-weekBible study, “Journeying Through Genesis,” with FatherRod Damico, parochial vicar, Westerville St. Paul Church.

740-928-4246St. Leonard Mission Week7 p.m., St. Leonard Church, 57 Dorsey Mill Road, Heath.Presentation about the work of Brother Ray Ronan, OFMCap, in Papua New Guinea, followed by Evening Prayer.

740-522-5270

5, FRIDAYSt. Cecilia Adoration of Blessed SacramentSt. Cecilia Church, 434 Norton Road, Columbus. Beginsafter 8:15 a.m. Mass; continues to 5 p.m. Saturday.Catholic Men’s Luncheon Club Meeting12:15 p.m., St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave.,Columbus. Bishop Frederick Campbell speaks to CatholicMen’s Luncheon Club. 614-668-7280

All-Night Eucharistic VigilHoly Cross Church, 205 S. 5th St., Columbus. 7:30 p.m.Mass; public and quiet prayer until 11:30 p.m.; privateprayer until 7:30 a.m. Saturday.

5-7, FRIDAY-SUNDAYWoman’s Silent RetreatSt. Therese’s Retreat Center, 5277 E. Broad St., Columbus.Silent retreat for women on Pope Benedict XVI’sencyclical “Deus Caritas Est,“ led by Father Leo

Connolly, pastor, St. Nicholas Church, Zanesville.Sponsored by Catholic Laywomen’s Retreat League.Registration deadline Sept. 28. 614-863-3108

6, SATURDAYSt. Joan of Arc Craft Show9 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Joan of Arc Church, 10700 LibertyRoad, Powell. Craft show featuring more than 100 ven-dors. 740-548-7131First Saturday Mass at Life Chapel9 a.m. Mass, Life and Mercy Chapel, 65 W. State St.,Milford Center, followed by Rosary and confession.

614-565-8654Mary’s Little Children Prayer Group10 a.m., Mount Camel East Hospital, 6001 E. Broad St.,Columbus. Meet in chapel (Shepherds of Christ format)..

614-861-4888Josephinum Fall Tour Day10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Pontifical College Josephinum, 7625 N.High St., Columbus. Annual fall tour day, with seminari-ans accompanying guests on an exploration of the onlypontifical seminary outside of Italy. Tours will beginevery half-hour and will be about one hour long, fol-lowed by refreshments. Reservations required.

614-985-2203DeSales Legacy Dinner6 p.m., St. Francis DeSales High School, 4212 Karl Road,Columbus. School’s annual legacy dinner and auction,with live entertainment. 614-267-6822, extension 3

7, SUNDAYSt. Agatha Series on ‘The Last Things’9:30 to 10:45 a.m.., St. Agatha Church, 1860 NorthamRoad, Columbus.. Beginning of four-week series on “TheLast Things: Death, Judgment, Heaven, Hell, and theSecond Coming of Christ at the End of Time,” withretired seminary professor Father Edmund Hussey. Topic:“How do we talk about mystery?” 614-488-6149St. Leonard Mission Week11 a.m., St. Leonard Church, 57 Dorsey Mill Road, Heath.Parish School of Religion children come to Mass in cos-tumes of various nations as part of parish’s MissionWeek, followed by spaghetti dinner sponsored by parishLadies Guild from noon to 4 p.m. 740-522-5270‘Hair Theater’ at Hartley1 p.m., Bishop Hartley High School, 1285 Zettler Road,Columbus. “Hair Folly-cles at Our Lady of PerpetuallyGlorious High” by local humorist Pat Wynn Brown, alook back at high school life not so long ago, benefitingthe school’s chapel fund. 614-237-5421Catholic Alumni Club Tram Ride1:30 p.m.., Heron Pond bulletin board, Three CreeksMetro Park, 3499 Williams Road, Columbus.. CatholicAlumni Club takes tram ride through the park. For allCatholic singles. 614-575-0518National Life Chain2:15 to 3:30 p.m.., 2501 Maple Ave., Zanesville. Residentsof Zanesville area take part in sixth annual National LifeChain, sponsored by Muskingum County Right to Life.

740-454-7529Cathedral Organ Series3 p.m., St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 E. Broad St., Columbus.Organ concert with Dana Robinson, organ professor atthe University of Illinois. 614-241-2526

Compline at Cathedral9 p.m., St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 E. Broad St., Columbus.Chanting of Compline. 614-241-2526

7-10, SUNDAY-WEDNESDAYOur Lady of Victory Mission7 p.m., Our Lady of Victory Church, 1559 Roxbury Road,Columbus. Parish Mission, “Be Inspired and Renewed,”featuring Father Charles Faso, OFM. 614-488-2428

8, MONDAYBethesda Post-Abortion Healing Ministry7 p.m. support group meeting, 2744 Dover Road (Christthe King Church campus), Columbus.

614-718-0277, 614-309-2651, 614-309-0157Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bible Study 7:30 to 9 p.m., Marian Hall, St. Michael Church, 5750 N.High St., Columbus. Hearts of Jesus and Mary BibleStudy/Prayer Group meeting, beginning with Rosary at7:10 p.m. 614-846-3803 or 614-841-1776

All fund-raising events (festivals, bazaars,spaghetti dinners, fish fries, bake sales, pizza/sub

sales, candy sales, etc.) will be placed in the “Fund-Raising Guide.” An entry into the Guide

will be $15 for the first six lines, and $2 for eachadditional line. For more information, call Phil

Connard at 614-224-6530 or 800-511-0584.OCTOBER

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in Ordinary TimeSept. 30, 2007

From the Diocese of Columbus

The Sunday Mass with the PassionistFathers can be seen at:

7 a.m. on WHIZ 187:30 a.m. on WWHO 53

11 a.m. on Cable Channel 2 (in Marion)11 a.m. on Cable Channel 20 (on Adelphia

Cable in Scioto County)

The televised Sunday Mass also can beseen on Time Warner Cable Chan. 6

(Hardin County), at:10 a.m. Immaculate Conception Church,

Kenton

On the HALLMARK Channel at:8 a.m. University of Notre Dame

On EWTN (Time Warner Chan. 127, InsightChan. 382 and on WOW Chan. 378) at:

8 a.m. Our Lady of the Angels Monasteryin Birmingham, Ala. (Encores at noon and

midnight)

Daily Mass8 a.m. Our Lady of the Angels

Monastery in Birmingham, Ala. (Encoresat noon, 7 p.m. and midnight) See EWTNabove; and on I-Lifetv (Chan. 113 in Ada,

Logan, Millersburg, Murray City andWashington C.H.; Chan. 125 in Marion,Newark, Newcomerstown and New

Philadelphia; and Chan. 207 in Zanesville;1270 AM in Marysville on St. Gabriel

Radio, rebroadcast at noon.)

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Mindfulness is the opposite of“mindlessness.” Mindless people dothings automatically, by habit, withoutthinking. Mindful people are engagedin the present and constantly noticingnew things.

On Wednesday October 10th Dr.Timothy Russell will visit the MartinDe Porres Center to discuss how hisapproach to mindfulness affects hiswork as a conductor and educator, andhow it can positively influence you andyour world. Mindfulness, aside frombeing generally enlivening, can literal-ly lead to a longer, happier life.

Timothy Russell, Ph.D., is the co-founder and music director of theaward-winning ProMusica ChamberOrchestra of Columbus, Ohio. He wasnamed the winner of the 2006 OhioanaPegasus Award, which recognizes out-standing contributions in the arts and

humanities. Dr. Russell is also in his15th year as Professor of Music andDirector of Orchestras at Arizona StateUniversity. He is one of America’smost versatile and dynamic conductorsand foremost music educators. He isactively involved in research and pub-lication, currently writing three books– The Joyful Musician: A MindfulApproach to Peak Performance, TheConductor’s Anthology, and MindfulTennis with renowned Harvard psy-chologist Ellen Langer.

His lecture is presented in partner-ship with the Ohioana LibraryAssociation and ProMusica ChamberOrchestra. The Martin De PorresCenter is operated by The Dominicansister of St. Mary of the Springs, at2330 Airport Drive in Columbus.Suggested donation: $10. Please regis-ter by October 3.

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The 2007-08 CathedralConcerts Series at St.Joseph Cathedral inColumbus continues onOctober 7th with a concertfeaturing renowned organ-ist Dana Robinson.

The Cathedral’s magnificent newFritts organ will provide an ideal set-ting for this world-class performer.Robinson is Professor of Organ at theUniversity of Illinois. He has concer-

tized extensively in theUnited States and Europeand has performed onmany of the world's mostsignificant historic organs.Dr. Robinson is a much-sought teacher whose stu-

dents have won several prestigiouscompetitions. The Concert begins at3:00 p.m. at the Cathedral located at thecorner of East Broad Street and FifthStreet in downtown Columbus.

ORGAN PROFESSOR TO PERFORM AT CATHEDRAL

THE POWER OF MINDFUL MUSIC

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10THDR. TIMOTHY RUSSELL

AT THE MARTIN DE PORRES CENTER

THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN CONVENTION IN PHOTOS

Seated on left, Dorothy Gradnansky from PA, and Bev William from Minn/St. Paul and Mary Gladys Dunne of Dubuque, IA. CT photo by Jack Kustron

Sr. Helena Burn - Daughters of St. Paul - Chicago CT photo by Jack KustronPriests decend on the escalators CT photo by Jack Kustron

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we develop character. Webecome a better version of our-selves when we work hard,and that helps us live thedream, by challenging andencouraging each other tobecome the best version ofourselves.

“The dream is real. It’s prac-tical. It’s in every moment ofthe day, to become the bestversion of ourselves, not somesecond-rate version of the self.God wants you constantlystriving to become the bestversion of yourself, because heknows that’s the only way tobe happy,” he added.

Kelly also said that energy isa person’s most valuableresource. He said peopleshould practice energy man-agement and try to identifythose things and people whoenergize them and those thingsand people who drain them.

“We want people around uswho are joyful, confident,energized. When God is reallyliving in us, there is a uniqueenergy in us; we’re moreattractive,” he said.

Then Kelly said that people

have to start making choicesfor their own happiness. Theyhave to start choosing activi-ties and people that will helpthem become the best versionof themselves.

“We have to start choosingthose things,” he said.

“Choice demands change.…You may think we don’t likechange. We do like change; wejust don’t like transition. But,we are constantly in transitionin our lives.

“Dreams pull us through thetransition. We must be con-vinced that our future is biggerthan our past,” he said.

“What are your dreams foryour own life? Do you thinkthey’re impossible? Are theybroken dreams? Do you think,‘I’m too old.’? We are animat-ed by our dreams. Withoutdreams in our heart, we die.The pursuit of a dream bringsa person to life. And, when weknow the dreams of the peoplearound us, we want to helpthem live that dream. It’shuman. We live by eachother’s happiness. We want tohelp each other fulfill theirdreams. We are driven by our

dreams, and we love the peo-ple who help us live ourdreams. Nothing brings a per-son to life like pursuit of adream. At the essence of thehuman person is the ability todream,” he said.

Yet, Kelly also said that peo-ple cannot really be happywithout discipline.

“Culture doesn’t have avision for the human person.Culture is driven by consump-tion. The Church’s vision forhuman person is for you tobecome all you’ve been creat-ed to be,” he said.

And to do that, a personneeds to have discipline and“self-possession.”

Kelly said that to gain disci-pline, people need to fast, notjust from unhealthy foods, butfrom unhealthy behaviors andattitudes as well.

“It’s not to punish ourselves,but to create self-possession,”he said.

With discipline, people will bebetter able to become the bestversion of themselves and willbe better able to pursue theirdreams. And, by doing thosethings, they will be happy.

the Best Version of Yourself.”

Other topics addressed dur-ing included “CatholicTeaching and the Realities ofthe American Death Penalty”as well as how sexualizedculture harm marriages, fam-ilies and young people.

During the meeting,NCCW members also con-sidered changes to thebylaws, voted on resolutions,which form the basis ofNCCW programs and activi-ties, and elected new offi-cers. They also welcomed

Dolores Fulton, principal atOur Mother of Mercy Schoolin Beaumont, Texas.

Since 2005, NCCW mem-bers have donated more than$44,058 to the school, whichwas severely damaged byHurricane Rita.

This year’s attendees alsobrought donations for thediocese’s Joint Organizationfor Inner-city Needs.

The NCCW representsmore than 5,000 affiliatedCatholic women’s organiza-tions and individual mem-bers across the country.

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Women exit the Bishop's Mass with mural by EmersonBurkhart in background. CT photo by Jack Kustron

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Father William Arnold poses with the deacons of the Diocese at the annual DeaconsGolf Outing held at Clover Valley Golf Club. The Event raised $7,500 for the HispanicMinistry at St. Joseph’s Parish in Dover. Photo by Deacon Steve DeMers