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Welcoming the Stranger By David Garick, Editor This week Catholic Times takes a look at a door. You know the door I’m referring to. It is inscribed at the base of the Statue of Liberty. “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” We are a nation of immigrants and a church of immigrants. But, sadly, we sometimes lose touch with what that means. Each year at this time we read the story of how the Holy Family was forced to flee with the infant Jesus into Egypt to escape the persecution of King Herod. Our Lord himself was a refugee. The church has always taught the importance of welcoming immigrants. In the Old Testament God reminded his people Israel to welcome the strangers among them, “You shall treat the stranger who resides with you no differently than the natives born among you, have the same love for him as for yourself; for you too were once strangers in the land of Egypt.” (Lv 19:33-34) In St. Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus tells us that by caring for the stranger, the sick and the hungry we are in fact caring for him (Mt 25:35). Yet we live in an age when the welcome mat has been rolled up and locked away. I am very grateful that my ancestors were not prevented from making a home in America. My mother’s family first came here about 200 years ago as immigrants from Germany -- the same wave of immigrants that planted the first Catholic churches here in Ohio. My father’s family arrived a century later in the great wave of immigration from Eastern Europe, Italy and Ireland. I recall looking at my grandfather’s

immigration papers that were issued when he left a freighter in the Port of Philadelphia. I thought of the courage it had to take to leave all he knew behind to start with nothing in a land where he did not even speak the language. I thought about the joy he must have felt in making a new start in America and sending for his family to join him in his new home. I thought about the hopes and dreams that he had for his children and grandchildren that lead him to make that journey. I’m so thankful that he had those dreams for me long before I was born and that I have been able to live out his dreams. Today, we have erected legal barriers to make immigration much more difficult. And, there is a sad and disgraceful hostility to many of those who have found their way into our country. This issue of Catholic Times explores the efforts the church is making nationally and here in the Diocese of Columbus to reform immigration laws and to provide assistance and support to those who seek to make a home among us. We need to bear in mind the words of Pope John Paul II who said a decade ago, “The Church in America must be a vigilant advocate, defending against any unjust restriction of the natural right of individual persons to move freely within their own nation and from one nation to another. Attention must be called to the rights of migrants and their families and to respect for their human dignity, even in cases of non-legal immigration.” Most of you, like me, had ancestors who found their way through the “Golden Door” to build a life in America. We must not lock that door behind us.

Front Page photo: People gather for an immigration rally in downtown Chicago. CNS photo/Frank Polich, Reuters

Ohio Dominican University will welcome Fr. Chrys McVey, O.P., as the keynote speaker for the annual Convocation in honor of St. Thomas Aquinas on Thursday, January 22, 2009. McVey’s address is entitled “Dominican Values: Alive to the Real and the Possible.” During the past several years he has lived in Rome as Socius for Apostolic Life to the Master of the Dominican Order. His interest is interreligious dialogue and its implications on Christian theology and practice. The convocation begins at 10:30 a.m. in the Matesich Theatre on the second floor of Erskine Hall on Ohio Dominican’s main campus, 1216 Sunbury Road. The event is open to the public, however registration is required. Immediately following the lecture, there will be a Eucharistic celebration in Christ the King Chapel, located in Sansbury Hall where McVey will celebrate Mass. To register, please call Sr. Catherine Colby (Director of ODU’s Center for Dominican Studies) at 614-251-4722 or email [email protected]. The convocation is sponsored by

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ODU’s Center for Dominican Studies and the Division of Theology, Arts and Ideas in honor of the Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, observed on January 28. In 1911, the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs established the college in the tradition of Dominic de Guzman, who established their Order, the “Order of Preachers.” One of the most well-known Dominicans was Tommaso de Aquino. Aquinas, who died at the age of 49, taught, preached, and wrote over 90 works. In these, he discusses the mystery of God, creation, and our own meaning. In celebrating Thomas Aquinas, ODU celebrates its own origins as a Dominican community of higher learning. The Center for Dominican Studies serves as a resource for those interested in learning more about Dominican education, the Dominican charism, the history of Ohio Dominican University and its mission and values. To fulfill its mission, the Center sponsors and hosts a variety of programs and services for students, faculty, staff, alumni and the general public.

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2nd Annual Columbus Catholic Women’s Conference to be held Saturday, February 21, 2009

The 2nd Annual Columbus Catholic Women’s Conference will be held at the Lausche Building, Ohio Expo Center on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009 from 8:00AM-3:00PM. Registration begins at 6:30 AM. Cost for the event is $25.00. There is a $5.00 parking fee at the Ohio Expo Center. Once again, this day offers a

very special time for women of the Diocese of Columbus and beyond. The Keynote Speaker is Immaculee Ilibagiza whose life was transformed dramatically during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Immaculee credits her salvage mostly to prayer and to a set of rosary beads given to her by a devout Catholic father prior to going into hiding. The afternoon speaker is Sister Rosalind Moss who has been a staff apologist with Catholic Answers for the past ten years, and often a host of programs on EWTN. A Jewish convert, Rosalind earned a master’s degree in Ministry from Talbot Theological Seminary and is currently in the process of founding a religious order in St. Louis, Missouri. The Theme of this year’s conference is “Strength & Cour-

age. The Celebrant for the Mass, which begins the day, is the Most Reverend Bishop Frederick F. Campbell. Master of Ceremonies is Nancy Montgomery, Host of the radio program Yes! Lord on St. Ga-

briel Catholic Radio, 1580 AM and President of the Columbus Diocesan Council of Catholic Women. Reconciliation with priests from throughout the Dioceses begins at 10:15 AM and will continue through the day.

A light lunch will be provided. Registration can be online at www.columbuscatholicwomen.com or with the registration form provided here. For more information, call the Columbus DCCW at 614-228-8601.

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Precious Blood Sisters begin 175th anniversary year This year the Dayton,Ohiobased Sisters of the Precious Blood celebrate the 175th anniversary of the founding of their congregation. They have proclaimed Jan. 15, 2009 through Jan. 15, 2010 as a year of jubilee, and are marking this milestone anniversary with a full calendar of events. Highlights of the 175th anniversary year will include: A four-part lecture series on Precious Blood spirituality (see information below); An open house at Salem Heights, Dayton, on Sunday, April 26; A Mass of Thanksgiving celebrated by Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk of Cincinnati at Precious Blood Church, Dayton, on Sunday, Oct. 4. Additional anniversary events are being planned for the Maria Stein area, as well as in other dioceses and states where CPPS Sisters also serve.

The Sisters of the Precious Blood were founded in 1834 in Switzerland by Mother Maria Anna Brunner, a widow, mother and grandmother. Filled with a yearning to do even more for God, she made a pilgrimage to Rome. There she was introduced to the spirituality of the Precious Blood of Jesus through the preaching of St. Gaspar del Bufalo. She returned home eager to make this devotion the center of her life and to make it known to others. Back in Switzerland, Maria Anna spent her nights and days in prayer, cared for the needs of the young men in the seminary, taught orphan girls in her home, and provided food for the area’s poor. Her passionate love for God became contagious, and soon other women joined her in her life of prayer and good works. This little group became the nucleus of the Sisters of the Precious Blood. The first Sisters of the Pre-

cious Blood arrived in Ohio pioneer territory from their native Switzerland in the spring of 1844. Bishop John Baptist Purcell of Cincinnati visited them within a week of their arrival, presenting the great needs of the local church. On Christmas Eve of that year, the sisters moved into a log convent in New Riegel, Ohio. There they began their treasured practice of Eucharistic adoration and began to minister to the needs of the growing population of German immigrants. The congregation’s motherhouse has been located in the Cincinnati Archdiocese since the earliest days, first in Maria Stein (1846) and, since 1923, in Dayton. From here, hundreds of Precious Blood Sisters have reached out to serve the needs of God’s people in education, pastoral ministry and health care, and in a wide range of ministries across the United States. Today, Sisters of the Pre-

cious Blood serve throughout Ohio, as well as in Arizona, California, Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky and Michigan, and internationally in Chile and Guatemala, striving to be “a life-giving, reconciling presence in our fractured world.” The first program in the lecture series will be Saturday, Jan. 17, at the sisters’ motherhouse, Salem Heights, Denlinger Road at Salem Avenue, Dayton. Free and open to the public, the daylong program is from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and includes lunch. Presenter will be Precious Blood Sister Joyce Ann Zimmerman, director of the Institute for Liturgical Ministry in Dayton and an adjunct professor of liturgy at the Athenaeum of Ohio. Her topic will be “A Theology of Eucharist and Adoration: Perspectives on Precious Blood Spirituality.” Future lectures and presenters will be: June 29: Mercy Sister Marie Chin, “Living the

Vowed, Consecrated Life in the 21st Century”; Oct. 3: Precious Blood Father Barry Fischer: “Precious Blood Spirituality: Wellspring of Our Call to Mission”; Jan. 16, 2010, Sister Dianne Bergant, a Sister of St. Agnes: “Precious Blood Spirituality from the Old Testament Perspective. To for more information on the Jan. 17 lecture, or to register, phone (937) 837-3302, ext. 105. For updates on 175th anniversary events, see the congregation’s web site: www.PreciousBloodSistersDayton.org.

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PRACTICAL Rick Jeric

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Ave Maria Did you enjoy Christmas? Did you enjoy the New Year’s celebration? We are all renewed and re-committed to doing what we must to achieve and sustain what is right.We love the annual celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, our Savior. It re-focuses us on our journey to God in this life, and gives us hope for an enduring faith and love for all.At the same time, the same Jesus Christ is risen in glory and lives among us. It is that Jesus whom we encounter each day in His Word, in the Eucharist, and in one another. Since I am sure that we all packed our parish churches on January 1 to honor Mary, the Mother of God, let us continue to pray for her guidance and intercession as we continue our journey of faith to the ultimate reward of heaven. Just in case you are wondering whether or not it mattered if you were at Mass on January 1, think of it this way: just as Jesus asked Peter, John and James in the garden at Gethsemane,“Could you not stay awake and wait with me for even one hour?” Jesus asks us each Sunday and each Holy Day of obligation,“Could you not give me even one hour?” Hail Mary, full of grace. Mary, our Mother, and the Mother of Jesus. We honor her, we thank her, we pray for her intercession, and we hail her as the nearly perfect woman. As she was conceived without sin, she is absolutely full of grace.We fail as humans, and grace is a critical part of how we come back to God and grow in our spiritual maturity. We pray for some of the grace that Mary embodied from her conception. The Lord is with you. Not only was our Lord, Jesus with Mary throughout His time as man on earth, but He was always with her. Jesus was with her at her Immaculate Conception, He took care of her throughout His life on earth, He appeared to her and the Apostles prior to Pentecost, and He knew her before she was even conceived. Recall that the same Jesus loves us, and knew us before we were conceived, too. Blessed are you among women. Mary, the nearly perfect woman. As women, you need not look any further for the ultimate role model. She simply said, “Yes.” As men, we need not look any further for the ultimate woman. Note the honor and respect Mary received from Jesus and Joseph. And blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Of course.What a mystery. It is difficult enough to comprehend the mystery of the Incarnation. Imagine having to say “Yes” to bearing that fruit. Holy Mary, Mother of God. Again, none of us can comprehend what this means. To be the Mother of God would require absolute holiness. While we are imperfect, we remain steadfastly committed on the path of achieving holiness. As our Vocations Office reminds us, “Seek Holiness.” Never give up. Pray for us, sinners. As we know, we can not pray to Mary, but she is our best intercessor for us to God. We are sinners, and we need our Heavenly Mother to pray for us. Ask her often, as each “Hail Mary” is prayed. Now, and at the hour of our death. As good stewards of our own souls, we make prayer a part of each day. Be sure to include Mary in that daily prayer. Just as we need her intercession to keep us faithful each day, so do we need her at the time of our death.Amen.We believe! Our practical challenge this week is to serve as Mary did. Say “Yes” to someone or something that requires great faith. Visit and help a relative in need.Take special care of your family, whether a newborn or someone who is “lost.” Tell someone to “do whatever He (Jesus) tells you.” Be there, at the foot of someone’s cross, as they are dying. Have the faith and courage that it takes to serve, even when all seems hopeless. Ave Maria, gratia plena! Jeric is director of development and planning for the Columbus Diocese.

Father Laurinaitis meets Buckeye Laurinaitis Recently, the staff at Hilliard St. Brendan the Navigator Church arranged to have Father Paul Laurinaitis (left) meet James Laurinaitis, Ohio State University Football Team linebacker. Father Laurinaitis, retired priest

in residence at St. Brendan Parish, was thrilled to meet the famous Buckeye football player. The two Laurinaitises had a wonderful visit, and even Coach Jim Tressel came by to meet the linebacker’s new buddy. CT photo courtesy of St. Brendan

Workshop for those in divorce process begins Jan. 22 An eight-week workshop for those going through the divorce process will begin on Thursday, Jan. 22. The workshop will be held from 7 p.m.-9 p.m., at the

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Wellston parish invites Catholics to come home Wellston Sts. Peter and Paul Parish is sponsoring its first “Inviting Catholics Home” series. This series, written by Sally Mews, has proven effective in getting nonpracticing Catholics to return to Church. The first of the six weekly sessions will begin on Wednesday. Jan. 14, at 7 p.m., and will be held in the former sisters’ convent on S. Pennsylvania Ave. The program is directed toward Catholics who need some encouragement to return to the practice of their Faith, and is non-judgmental and

non-confrontational. The first two sessions will give an overview of the program and will provide participants the opportunity to discuss their reasons for leaving the Church. These will be times to share feelings and vent frustrations. There will be no clergy present at these initial sessions. The final four meetings will deal with changes in the Church since Vatican 11, the sacrament of Reconciliation, a “WalkThrough the Mass” and the Creed. For details, call 740384-2359.

Columbus St. Mary students qualify for leadership forum Seven students from Columbus St. Mary School in German Village were recently nominated to attend a World Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C. Nominated students included: (from left) Corey Hall, Michael Creagh, Juan Durano, Timothy Engle, Sam Agra, Madeleine McDonald and Ivra Bass. Three students, Sam Agra, Juan Durano and Ivra Bass, were able to go to Washington to attend the forum.

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holy land Walk and Work in His Very Footsteps Think about it. What could be more honorable and more blessed than a Vocation of serving with the Franciscans of the Holy Land? Protecting the Holy Shrines: walking and working, teaching and preaching in the very same places that Jesus did. That is the cause and the mission in the life of a Holy Land Franciscan priest. The Franciscans of the Holy Land have been guarding this hallowed place - the most sacred of lands - and other shrines of Christianity for nearly 800 years. Our work in the Holy Land has also expanded to include support of the schools and missions, as well as caring for refugees and other needy people of the region. Ours is a cause rooted deeply in the heritage and behavior of Jesus Christ. Walk with us, where He walked. Work with us, where He worked. Think about it. It’s a glorious thought. It’s a wonderful vocation. Become a Holy Land Franciscan prophet of peace and minister of reconciliation.

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At the forum, they learned when to lead, when to talk and when to listen, and how to get along with others and make smart choices. “We were in the same hotel room with other kids we didn’t know!” said Durano. “We stayed in our team groups for the entire time,” said Agra. Bass said he was in a group that “had to do a skit. The skit was designed by the young leaders to help us learn about

responsibility in leadership. Another group performed a skit about respect.” During the forum, they went to the Arlington Cemetery, where they saw the changing of the guards. They also went to Jamestown and Williamsburg, as well as to the International Spy Museum in Gettysburg. At the end of the forum, a party for the participants was held on a yacht. CT photo courtesy of St. Mary

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A quick note from:

OFFICE OF LITURGY

FEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD By now most of the drooping poinsettias have been removed from our sanctuaries and only a sturdy few still remain. Throughout our neighborhoods the cut pine trees used to decorate our homes have already made it to the curb and have been pickup to become wood chips for some park. Christmas carols no longer fill the radio waves and Christmas movies have been put away by the TV networks for the next Christmas season. Stores have ready replaced their after Christmas sales with diet and fitness products, some have already brought out their Valentine candy. However, for the Church, the liturgical season of Christmas ends this Sunday with the celebration of the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Since 1970, the celebration of Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord has been celebrated on the Sunday following the first Saturday in January instead of on the 6th. The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord is celebrated on the Sunday that follows the celebration of Epiphany, except when Epiphany falls on 7th or 8th of January. When Epiphany falls on either of these two dates, The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord is transferred to the Monday following the Epiphany. Which ever day The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord is celebrated, it becomes the last day in the season of Christmas. The day that follows The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord is a day in Ordinary Time. Christmas is an extended liturgical season of joy and celebration involving many different symbols and traditions, special music and activities, which vary significantly among different countries and cultures. The season celebrates the Incarnation, the birth of Jesus, through the beginning of his public ministry. It is his baptism in the Jordan River that his public ministry begins. The question that is often asked is; “Why did Jesus ask to be baptized by John?” The early Church Fathers pondered this question. Their answer was simple: “Christ is baptized, not to be made holy by the water, but to make the water holy, and by his cleansing to purity the waters which he touched.” There is an image found in the book of Exodus where the Israelites moved though the water of the Red Sea leaving slavery and proceeding to the promised land. Baptism offers the movement from original sin through the waters of baptism to the promise of eternal life. Baptism was not the only sacrament established that day: as Jesus stepped out of the water, the Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus and the Father spoke. Thus confirming his public ministry, a ministry we too share through our baptism and our confirmation. Through these sacraments (and the Eucharist) we are fully initiated into the mission of Christ, a mission that leads us to eternal life. After all, following in the steps of Jesus is not just about “being saved,” it is about sharing in Christ’s anointing to transform the world.

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The moral implications of filing bankruptcy

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ers for what we have taken from them. If I buy a pair of shoes, for example, my debt to the seller is not simply one of charity or philanthropy, something I can pay if it is convenient and agreeable. He has a moral right, in what is called commutative justice, to what is due him, and I have a moral duty to compensate him. Bankruptcy is one of the circumstances that excuse a person from this kind of obligation. It provides a way to satisfy one’s creditors equitably when full satisfaction of all debts is simply not possible. As you know, when an individual or business declares bankruptcy, state laws control the legal process in detail. For guidance through that maze

you need a good attorney. It needs to be said that bankruptcy, when pursued honestly, is a perfectly justifiable procedure, both legally and morally. A lot of successful and very good people have had to declare bankruptcy sometime in their lives. Some have later quietly paid part of their past debts, even though there was no legal, or probably even moral, obligation to do so. Morally speaking, insolvent persons claiming bankruptcy are not required to dwindle their possessions down to nothing. They have a right to retain what is necessary to support themselves and their loved ones in decency, according to their social status, and to

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Gahanna St. Matthew’s Knitting/ Crocheting Ministry spreads warmth, hope The results of a year’s worth of knitting and crocheting hats, scarves, baby blankets and lap robes were recently assembled by the Knitting/ Crocheting Ministry of Gahanna St. Matthew (left). Volunteers knitted and crocheted 5,166 items for people in need, and a prayer was pinned on each hat/scarf set, blanket and lap robe by additional volunteers comprised of knitters/crocheters,

yarn donors and community members (above). The attached prayers were for the warmth, comfort and hope of the recipients. More than 27 organizations assisted in this annual outreach program, including St. Matthew’s Thanksgiving Baskets and Christmas Gift Room, Interfaith Hospitality Network, Columbus St. Dominic Church, Faith Mission, Reynoldsburg St.

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President of Paulist Press to speak at Westerville St. Paul Parish, Jan. 18 Father Lawrence Boadt, C.S.P., will be speaking at Westerville St. Paul the Apostle Church on Sunday, Jan. 18, as one of the adult educational opportunities chosen for the year of St. Paul. Father Boadt plans on sharing his 10 Favorite Gifts of Spirituality from St. Paul that All Christians Share as the community celebrates the Week of Christian Unity. All area Churches are invited to this event, which will take place at St. Paul’s in the New Activities Center from 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served at 6:30 p.m. Father Boadt is currently the president and publisher of the Paulist Press in New Jersey. The Paulist Press is a major component of the work of the Paulist Fathers, a society of missionary priests founded for and by Americans in 1858. Their leader, Father Isaac Hecker, sought a way to share the Gospel and the traditions of American Catholicism with the

people of his time. The first product of this vision was a monthly publication, the Catholic World magazine. Father Boadt has taught in the Theology Department at Fordham University (1974-76), and at St. John’s University (1975), and was professor of Biblical Studies at the Washington Theological Union, a Roman Catholic Graduate School of Theology in Washington, D.C. from 1976 -1997. Since 1997, he has been professor emeritus of Biblical Studies at the Washington Theological Union. He is widely recognized for his writings and knowledge of Sacred Scripture. In recognition of the Pauline Year, he has authored a book on the life of St. Paul that can be purchased at the event. Also of noted interest is his participation in the ecumenical dialogue on Jewish Christian Sharing of Scripture where he has chaired a three colloquium and editor in chief for a series on Studies in Judaism and Christianity.

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