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O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins, because of Thy just punishments, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, who art all good and deserving of all my love. O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins, because of Thy just punishments, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, who art all good and deserving of all my love.
The Archdiocese of Cincinnati will observe “The Light Is On For You,” a celebration of the sacrament of reconciliation, for the sixth consecutive year on March 19 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The event will be observed by most of the parishes in the archdiocese and both Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr and Bishop Joseph R. Binzer will be among the confessors that evening. Read more about the event and the sacrament in this month’s edition.
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he Light is On for You on Tuesday, March 19, is a special day set aside in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati to receive God’s forgiveness in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The name of this initiative reflects the reality that the Sacrament of Reconciliation, also known as Confession or Penance, is a sacrament of healing and a light that is calling us home. In Scripture, light is frequently associated with Christ and darkness is always associated with sin or the Evil One. The Catholic Church is sometimes accused of being obsessed with sin. It would be more accurate to say the Church is obsessed with forgiveness. The words “forgive” and “forgiveness” appear frequently in our prayers and liturgy, as well as in the Bible. But sin is an undeniable reality in the history of humanity, beginning with the original sin of Adam and Eve in the third chapter of Genesis. And sin touches all of us. “For there is no distinction; all have sinned and are deprived of the glory of God” (Rom 3:23). The penitential season of Lent is the Church’s yearly reminder of our own sinfulness. At the same time, this annual 40-day walk with Christ in the desert is an invitation to “repent and believe in the Gospel” (Mark 1:15). In the Gospel reading from Luke for the First Sunday of Lent, we see the devil tempting Jesus with hedonism, pride, and power – just as he tempts us. On the Second Sunday of Lent, Jesus warns his listeners that they are no better than certain sinful Galileans. Twice he says: “But I tell you, if you do not repent, you will all perish as they did” (Lk 13:3; 13:5). That repentance theme also appears earlier in Luke’s Gospel. “Those who are healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do,” Jesus says. “I have not come to call the righteous to repentance but sinners” (Lk 5:31-32). That means all of us. We all need Christ the physician, who waits for us in the confessional. Repentance, which is sincere regret or remorse, is a necessary first step
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for reception of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Beyond that, however, Christ sets no limits. It does not matter how long it has been since one’s last confession, or the gravity of one’s sins. As Archbishop, I invite all Catholics in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati to avail themselves of this healing sacrament, especially on Tuesday, March 19. On that date, which is also the Feast of St. Joseph, the spouse of the Blessed Virgin, I have asked every parish or pastoral region to offer Confession from 7 to 9 p.m. Bishop Binzer and I will be among the priests hearing confessions that evening. To learn more, please visit the website www.EncounterPeace.org. This is the sixth consecutive year the Archdiocese has offered The Light is On for You. Be assured, however, that the light of the confessional is always on for you. Most parishes offer the sacrament on at least a weekly basis, and priests will make appointments for other times. No matter what your situation, there is no need to be embarrassed or fearful in approaching a confessor, either face to face or behind a screen (according to your preference). The priest will welcome you, as God welcomes you, and will help you to make a good confession. At the end he will pray, “through the ministry of the Church, may God give you pardon and peace,” and then absolve you of your sins. With this grace to strengthen you, may your Lenten journey bring you peace, joy, and the fullness of life – the gifts that Christ wants to give all of us.
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he Light is On for You (La luz está encendida para usted), el martes 19 de marzo, es un día especial en la Arquidiócesis de Cincinnati reservado para recibir el perdón de Dios en el Sacramento de la Reconciliación. El nombre de esta iniciativa refleja la realidad del Sacramento de la Reconciliación, también conocido como Confesión o Penitencia. Es un sacramento de sanación y una luz que nos está llamando a casa. En las Escrituras, la luz se asocia frecuentemente con Cristo, y la oscuridad siempre se asocia con el pecado o el maligno. La iglesia Católica a veces es acusada de estar obsesionada con el pecado. Sería más honesto decir que la iglesia está obsesionada con el perdón. Las palabras “perdonar” y “perdón” aparecen frecuentemente en nuestras oraciones y liturgias, así como en la Biblia. Pero el pecado es una realidad innegable en la historia de la humanidad, comenzando con el pecado original de Adán y Eva, en el tercer capítulo de Génesis. Y el pecado nos toca a todos. “No hay distinción de personas, pues todos pecaron y estan faltos de la gloria de Dios” (Rom 3:23). El período penitencial de la Cuaresma es el recordatorio anual de la iglesia de nuestro propio pecado. Al mismo tiempo, esta caminata anual de 40 días con Cristo en el desierto, es una invitación a “El tiempo se ha cumplido, el Reino de Dios está cerca. Renuncien a su mal camino y crean en la Buena Nueva” (Mc 1:15). En la lectura del Evangelio de Lucas para el Primer Domingo de Cuaresma, vemos al diablo tentando a Jesús con placer, orgullo y poder – tal como él nos tienta. En el Segundo Domingo de Cuaresma, Jesús advierte a sus oyentes que no son mejores que ciertos galileos pecaminosos. Dos veces dice: “Yo les digo que no. Y si ustedes no renuncian a sus caminos, perecerán del mismo modo” (Lc 13:3; 13:5).
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Ese tema del arrepentimiento también aparece anteriormente en el Evangelio de Lucas. “No son las personas sanas las que necesitan médico, sino las enfermas”, dice Jesús. “No he venido para llamar a los buenos, sino para invitar a los pecadores a que se arrepientan” (Lc 5:31-32). Eso significa que todos nosotros. Todos necesitamos a Cristo, el médico, que viene a nosotros en el confesionario. El arrepentimiento, que es un lamento o remordimiento sincero, es un primer paso necesario para la recepción del Sacramento de la Reconciliación. Fuera de eso, aún, Cristo no establece límites. No importa cuánto tiempo haya pasado desde la última confesión, o la gravedad de los pecados. Como Arzobispo, invito a todos los Católicos de la Arquidiócesis de Cincinnati a aprovechar este sacramento de sanación especialmente el martes 19 de marzo. En esa fecha, que es también la Fiesta de San José, esposo de la Santísima Virgen, he pedido a cada parroquia o región pastoral que ofrezcan confesión de 7 a 9 pm. El Obispo Binzer y yo estaremos entre los sacerdotes escuchando confesiones esa noche. Para obtener más información, por favor visite el sitio web www.EncounterPeace.org. Este es el sexto año consecutivo en que la Arquidiócesis ofrece The Light is On for You (La luz está encendida para usted). Aún, tenga la seguridad que la luz del confesionario está siempre encendida para usted. La mayoría de las parroquias ofrecen el sacramento por lo menos una vez a la semana, y los sacerdotes hacen citas para otros momentos. No importa cuál sea su situación, no es necesario sentirse avergonzado o temeroso al acercarse a un confesor, ya sea cara a cara o detrás de una cortina (según su preferencia). El sacerdote le dará la bienvenida, como Dios le da la bienvenida, y le ayudará a hacer una buena confesión. Al final, él rezará, “a través del ministerio de la iglesia, que Dios le dé perdón y paz”, y luego le absuelve sus pecados. Con esta gracia que fortalece, que su jornada de Cuaresma le traiga paz, gozo y la plenitud de la vida – los dones que Cristo quiere darnos a todos.
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Always behave as if you are being watched because there’s always someone watching My father once told me, “You can get any job you want if you always behave as if a potential employer is watching you when you are out in public.” His theory was that behaving as if someone who could do you good – or harm – was watching was good training for how to behave in public situations. Later, when I was an employer, I saw some young people jumping from car hood to car hood in a shopping mall parking lot. Two weeks later, one of them applied for an internship. She had excellent recommendations from teachers, but I took a pass. A few years before that, I was invited to present a three-session seminar to a publication design class at a local college. Each day of the presentation, the same young man came in late, plopped himself down at a desk in the front row, and was asleep in few minutes – which is how he remained. That summer, he applied for a job in my department at the newspaper. He was qualified, but you know what? Dad was right. Based on the behaviors I had observed, I hired someone else. Warnings to young people about the dangers of unfiltered sharing and commenting on social media have previously appeared in this space. What seems like a clever retort or a nifty zinger today will remain in cyber space for all eternity and if you don’t think that matters, just look at the scandals coming out of Virginia recently. Kids who in 1980 thought they were just messing around now face public shaming and loss of their positions in government because of a thoughtless, so-called cosplay – that discerning heads would have seen then what they see now: racism, pure and simple. We’re told that the male brain is not fully developed before age 20. There seems to be significant scientific and anecdotal evidence of that. Add alcoholic beverages and now, in more and more states, marijuana and its by-products, and you’ve provided an explosive mixture to throw on the flame of youthful indiscretion. This doesn’t mean you have to join a
cloister or never post another gem of an idea on your Instagram page. What about pictures of you having fun or doing something that seems funny? Just remember: If you have a thought that mocks, denigrates or berates another or a group of others, you may want to mull it over before you publish it. Test it: Is it racist? Is it sexist? Is it cruel and thoughtless? Is it pandering to be popular? If you’re not sure, ask a mature adult you respect. My daughter-in-law sent me a pad of stick-‘em notes with a drawing of Jesus looking pensive. The cloud over His head bears the legend: WWJD? That’s always a good test. You may never wish to run for public office and may not care what your family, today or in the future, think about what you said or did in 2019. We used to shiver in fear when a teacher threatened to put something in our “permanent record.” It sounded so, ah, permanent. Lent is upon us and as we examine the sacrament of reconciliation, we may wish to ponder the one permanent record that really matters. ______ Thanks to those of you who took the time to pen me a note on last month’s column about the nuns who were the foundation for Catholic education in the fifties and sixties. I read at least a dozen positive, heart-warming stories. Those women who represented the consecrated life might have been of a different time and culture, but they did good work and contributed mightily to the Catholic experience for many of us. They continue that contribution today, if not in education, in many other areas and disciplines. Our church would be much diminished without them.
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Catholics should seize the moment to rock their ashes As Catholics, we like anonymity. We like to blend into the crowd. We don’t wear yarmulkes like Orthodox Jews, or plain clothes like the Amish. We can generally go unnoticed. Until Ash Wednesday. With that big, ashen cross on our foreheads, everyone knows who we are. It’s a sign that says, “Look at me! I’m a Catholic!” What can you do? You can hide your ashes or wash them off. But, we’re all about seizing the moment here, so I want to challenge you to “rock your ashes” instead. Here are five reasons why you should keep your cross and wear it proudly on Ash Wednesday. 1. It builds courage. “You can do it, you can do it.” I have to pump myself up before I can go out in public on Ash Wednesday. My version of “putting out into the deep” (Luke 5:4) is stepping into Kroger. But I do it because it builds courage. If I can find the strength to step out, then I can start a conversation. I can answer a question, extend an invitation, or pray with someone. Wearing that cross is a school in the courage I need to evangelize. 2. It increases humility and honesty. “Why are you so afraid?” Every year I ask myself that. I don’t know about you, but for me it’s pride. Pride is the source of my reluctance. If people notice me,
then they’ll find out I’m a big Catholic imposter. They’ll find out I don’t have all the answers, I don’t have it all together, and I’m not that holy. Pride fights to never be exposed. But, if you’re open, Ash Wednesday can inspire you to be honest about who you really are. Who are you? You’re a Catholic. You’re broken. You’re returning to dust one day, and you’re probably not ready yet. Ash Wednesday says, “No more hiding.” Let’s acknowledge who we are, and then we can help each other be better. 3. It provides seize-able moments. If you ever needed a conversation-starter, this is it. Walk through Kroger with a cross on your forehead and see what happens. Some people will look at you and keep walking. Couples will wonder in hushed tones, “What’s that all about?” Others will just ask you directly. For me, it’s always the cashier. I preach the Gospel to more cashiers on Ash Wednesday than any other day of the
year. Think about it: That time when she’s scanning groceries and you’re just standing there – that’s a moment. We’re called to seize those moments. Ash Wednesday gives them to us in abundance. 4. It emphasizes morality and mortality. “Remember, you are dust and to dust you shall return.” You’re going to die one day. It’s a sobering truth, and if you’re like me you try not to think about it. You may even avoid things that remind you of death, like hospitals and nursing homes. But, Ash Wednesday forces you to acknowledge your mortality. And, when you look death square in the face, moral decisions take on a whole new gravity. Are you cavalier about sin because death is far off? Or, are you choosing the good right now because you could die tomorrow? As St. John Vianney once said, “To die well we must live well.” 5. It is the cost of discipleship. “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me” (Luke 9:23). It’s the hallmark of a disciple to do what we are considering here. And, as Luke adds, we’re supposed to do this daily. Of course, it’s not always a literal cross, but, if we’re following Jesus, it’s always there. Our pains, our humiliations, our persecutions, our sacrifices – they’re always there. Ash Wednesday reminds us to take them up bravely, like Jesus did, because it’s the only way to be where He is.
holds an master’s in public service from Marquette University and a bachelor’s in Theology from University of Notre Dame. He has lived and worked in Milwaukee for the last 15 years. Musgrave is originally from Evansville, Indiana. Musgrave is married with two daughters, ages 11 and 4. His family is actively learning about local churches and schools as they seek a parish home in the
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Priesthood reserved to men for historical and theological reasons If priesthood was historically limited to men, what was the reason? Does this reason still prevent women from becoming priests? The reservation of the ordained priesthood to men has been the constant practice of the Catholic Church (and the Eastern Orthodox) but many, especially in the last 50 years, have asked whether the teaching should be changed. Those who think that the time has come to ordain women base their understanding on a sense of justice or egalitarianism, believing that an all-male priesthood is exclusionary and harmful to the church. What is the basis for the church’s teaching? First, the tradition of the church has upheld the choice of Christ to choose only men for the priesthood. Jesus instituted the priesthood, calling the Twelve Apostles to be his successors and with authority to call forth other men for this specific form of service. Many believe
that this choice was culturally conditioned and should not be considered a valid reason for reserving priesthood to men, but Jesus was not sexist. In the first century, when the role of women was more limited than today, Jesus showed profound respect for women. Women were among His closest followers; they (unlike most of the apostles) did not abandon Him when He was suffering on the cross and were the first to give witness to His resurrection. Despite this, Jesus called only men for the particular vocation of priesthood. Secondly, the priesthood helps com-
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municate who God is. It can be argued that the priesthood must follow the imaging of God as male. Since God has been revealed as “Father” and Jesus was born as the Son of God, the man called to the priesthood can best image the presence of God to and among the members of the church. The priest, for instance, prays during the Mass, “This is my body … Do this in memory of me,” taking on the words and example of Christ as his own. Using nuptial imagery, the church sees the priest as united to the church, his bride, and this mystical relationship is fruitful through the sacraments of the church through the priest. The reservation of the priesthood to men is often misunderstood as devaluing women. It is not a failure of the church to recognize the dignity of women. The church acknowledges in its teaching that men and women share equal dignity. And priests – as we know all too well – are not necessarily more virtuous, wise, or holy than others. But this is not to say men and women are the same. Women possess
a certain “genius” (as St. John Paul II called it) that men do not have. Mary, as a woman, was chosen to bear Jesus and is rightly called Mother of God – a place in God’s plan for salvation which is exulted over any priest. Nor is the priesthood about power or domination, but instead a role of sacrifice and service. The degree to which priests have not lived as servants, they have not configured their lives to Christ as priests. The church has consistently taught and practiced the reservation of the ordained priesthood to men. The same reason there were no women priests in the early church is the reason women are not ordained today. Based on the witness of Christ, the church does not believe it has the authority to change the practice. Because Jesus revealed God as father and Christ instituted priesthood through the calling of the apostles, priests as men are called to image Christ and make known His presence today as in every age.
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March for Life participants reject culture of indifference By Vinny Ramundo This account first appeared in the McNicholas High School student newspaper. The 2019 March for Life’s theme was “Unique from Day One: Pro-Life is Pro-Science.” This was the focus at the 46th installment of the largest annual human rights demonstration. Dr. Kathi Aultman, a retired OB/GYN and former abortionist, was a featured speaker. She told the crowd gathered in front of the Washington Monument of her journey from being a staunch supporter of abortion to avid pro-life advocate. “I used to do abortions but, by God’s grace, I am now pro-life,” Aultman said. Later in her speech she said, “Language is important. It is much easier to accept ‘terminating a pregnancy’ than it is to ‘killing a baby’…The only time I had any qualms about doing abortions was during my neonatal rotation where I was trying to save babies the same gestational age of those I was aborting.” Abby Johnson, former Planned Parenthood director turned pro-life advocate
told the crowd, “I was the person who was pushing women, manipulating them, exploiting them, coercing them into having abortions. I believed that abortion was always the right decision for an unplanned pregnancy, but after seeing a 13-week old baby fight and struggle for his life in the womb during an abortion procedure, my life was changed.” The Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s retreat in Potomac, W. Va., which took place on the way home from Washington, gave the students the opportunity to begin to engage in dialogue about why they march, discuss what they took away from the experience, and give their thoughts on various life issues. McNicholas senior Caleb Tenkman, a first-time March for Life participant, said one of his biggest takeaways was how much love and acceptance he felt among the people there and highlighted how fellow marchers would ask where he’s from and always had a smile on their faces “I march for life because I believe that the greatest gift we are given is our life, and I want to protect that precious right for those who can’t speak for themselves,”
March for Life President Jeanne Mancini spoke to the participants assembled at the National Mall and said, “Seriously, guys, I can’t even see the end of the crowd out there. This is unbelievable. It makes me nervous to say this, but, I think you might be the largest crowd ever. Literally, I just cannot see the end of you.”
McNicholas junior Anna Rahner, threetime participant in the event said. Maria Bengel, a first time March for Life participant and Seton High School sophomore, said, “I thought this (the retreat) was really cool and I loved hearing everyone else’s stories and reasons for marching.” Jamie Dee, a Seton junior at her second March for Life accompanied by 45 Seton classmates said, “My biggest takeaway was there is hope that the young people can make a change in our country to a culture of life… Everyone should make an effort to go on the March. It is truly a life changing experience and creates a feeling of hope like no other.” One speech at the March for Life that particularly stood out to students and was referenced countless times following the event on the bus ride home and on social media was given by Ben Shapiro, a “New York Times” bestselling author, editor-in-chief of the Daily Wire, and host of the largest conservative news podcast in the country “The Ben Shapiro Show.” Shapiro’s speech followed up a live podcast that he hosted prior to the March
Vice President of the United States Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence made a surprise appearance during the pre-march festivities.
for Life and gave a direct dissection into the truths of abortion and dismantled the lies perpetrated by the abortion industry. He laid out the science describing the developmental stages of human life and peeled away euphemisms from the descriptions of the procedures that are done to kill these defenseless people. Shapiro refused to hide from the fact that pro-lifers have been cast off and dismissed by some of the most powerful in society. He said, “Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York said just a few years ago that those who are pro-life ‘have no place in the state of New York’. Just this week, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, pro-lifers are ‘not in line with where we are as a society’. He continued and made arguably the most impactful statement of the afternoon when he said, “So perhaps we are out of line with the rest of society… To which I say, good. So we’re the abolitionists. So were the civil rights marchers. So were the martyrs in Rome and the Jews in Egypt. Righteousness doesn’t have to be popular; it just has to be righteous.”
Sixteen members of the McNicholas community made the life-affirming journey to the March for Life. Twelve made up the Rockets for Life team, while four attended with Bradley Barnes and the Guardian Angels Parish Youth Group. COURTESY PHOTOS
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The Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains was filled to capacity for the annual Catholic Schools Week (CSW) Mass on Jan. 29. More than 1,000 representatives from Greater Cincinnati area Catholic schools participated in the liturgy, celebrated by Bishop Joseph R. Binzer. The CWS Mass scheduled at St. Luke Parish in Beavercreek for schools in the Dayton and Northern Region of the archdiocese was cancelled due to the extreme cold weather.
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Celebrating the faith and ministry of women religious The contributions of women religious are countless and diverse, whether they live cloistered lives in contemplative prayer or serve on the frontlines of global change. National Catholic Sisters Week (NCSW), an annual celebration that takes place March 8-14, provides the opportunity to recognize all they have done and draw awareness to the vocation of religious life, in the hope that other women will respond to God’s call. It began in 2014 as part of National Women’s History Month. The inaugural celebration was highlighted by the NCSW Sister/Student conference, which drew more than 50 pairs of Catholic sis-
ters and college students from across the country to St. Catherine University and engaged hundreds more online. The week shined a national spotlight on Catholic sisters and raised awareness of their profound influence on young women. “National Catholic Sisters Week was a sweeping success,” said former Co-executive Director Sister Mary Soher. “Among the sisters there was such a claiming of sisterhood. There really is this sense that we are all sisters working in the mission of Christ. The college students who got involved were delightful. They found such peer support among other young women who also have this hunger to
learn more about sisters.” Since its launch in 2014, National Catholic Sisters Week has experienced remarkable grassroots growth. Each year the number of NCSW-related events has doubled. On-line events, a new addition to NSCW, allow for even broader participation nationwide. In 2016, a mini-grant program launched to fund special NCSW events across the country. It financed a wide variety of gatherings hosted by religious communities, colleges and universities and others. In the archdiocese, local women in consecrated life will join the Little Sisters of the Poor in celebrating both NCSW
and World Day of Consecrated Life with Mass and lunch on March 10 at St. Paul’s Archbishop Leibold Home in Clifton. On March 19, Sister of St. Joseph Helen Prejean will share her vocation story and discuss her new book, “River of Fire: My Spiritual Journey,” during a presentation at Mount St. Joseph University at 7 p.m. For more information about NCSW, visit http://www.nationalcatholicsistersweek.org.
Sisters respond to call for help at border By Eileen Connelly, OSU Their mission statement reads, in part, “We Sisters of the Precious Blood proclaim God’s love by being a life-giving, reconciling presence in our fractured world.” With these words on their hearts, Sisters Ann Clark and Marita Beumer joined fellow volunteers, including other women religious from the archdiocese, in ministering at the United States/ Mexico border. They spent two weeks in January at Annunciation House, a place of welcome for migrants who have been released from detention and are their way to their stay with their sponsors and attend immigration hearings. Both felt compelled to serve at the border because of their experience in Hispanic ministry. “I know the peoples’ journeys and their hardships,” Sister Marita said. “We speak Spanish and knew we could help,” added Sister Ann. The guests as they are called as a matter of respect were primarily arriving from Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala and Brazil. Most were weary, dirty, hungry – a parent arriving with a child or two, some women with tiny babes still breast feeding. “One thing that struck me as they got off the ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) buses was how overwhelmed they looked,” Sister Marita recalled. “Once we said, ‘hello and welcome’ in Spanish, they had different
looks on their faces. They knew they were someplace safe where someone would care for them.” The sisters were tasked with doing intake — obtaining the guests’ information and ensuring their paperwork was in order. They would then contact their sponsors who would arrange transportation, usually in a day or two. In the interim, the guests were given a cot, the chance to shower, clean clothes and meals. Although volunteers weren’t supposed
to garner details of the guests’ lives, they did learn snippets of what brought them across the border. “One woman — I think she was from Nicaragua or El Salvador — told me, “I didn’t want to leave my country, but I had to, or they would have killed me,’” said Sister Ann. Who “they” are is unknown, but the women’s fear was palpable. “I think we did what we could to make them feel welcome and give them a little relief,” she said. “It really was about
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being a lifegiving, reconciling presence for them.” Sister Marita said she was struck by the “deep, profound gratitude” of the guests and the dedication of the local volunteers. “The whole community of El Paso is helping — parishes and other groups — day after day. People bring meals at noon and at night. They come after work to help. That, to me, is such a commitment and witness to welcoming our neighbor.”
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Carmelite sister finds joy in ministering to the elderly By Eileen Connelly, OSU It was as a child that Sister M. Teresa Kathleen Dominick first became acquainted with the compassionate and skilled ministry of the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm. The community, founded by Venerable Mary Angeline Teresa, ministers to the elderly in the person of Christ, while always returning to the spiritual mount of prayer and contemplation. “I met our sisters at our home in Chicago when I was in the sixth grade,” Sister Kathleen recalled. “They were very down to earth, happy in what they were doing, and clearly loved caring for the residents.” Sister Kathleen said she “fell in love with caring for the elderly,” too, and has been a Carmelite for 57 years. The sisters minister in longterm healthcare, assisted living and independent living facilities located primarily in the United States, with one home in Ireland. In the archdiocese, they operate St. Margaret Hall, where
Sister Kathleen serves as a resident representative and family advocate, along with being involved in pastoral ministry. Her role, she explained, is to welcome new residents, visiting daily for the first two weeks to ensure they feel comfortable and are adjusting to the change in environment. Sister Kathleen also spends time with residents’ relatives, answering questions and offering reassurance. “They are turning the care of their family members over to us, many after caring for them for a long time,” she said. “Once they learn we can do the same thing they did at home, they can relax, spend time with their family members, and love them. We provide the physical care, and they can be the emotional support.” “I tell people that the elderly give so much more to us than we give to them,” Sister Kathleen said. “They share their love, their wisdom, their appreciation for our care. They don’t ask a lot, just to be recognized as a person and to know that someone cares about them. That’s the best gift we can give to any of our residents.”
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Sister of Notre Dame de Namur professes final vows Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Sarah Cieplinski professed final vows at Mount Notre Dame in Cincinnati on Dec. 29. Sister Sarah joined the SNDdeN community in 2008, and spent the next 10 years discerning a lifetime commitment to serve as a religious sister. She lived in Cincinnati from September 2009 to October 2013. She volunteered at Corryville Catholic and ministered as a special education teacher for Kenton County Schools in Independence. Sister Sarah also worked for Sylvan Tutoring after school and did summer tutoring in Over-the-Rhine. Founded by St. Julie Billiart in 1804, the mission of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur is to make known God’s goodness, especially among the most impoverished and abandoned people in the world. The unique spirit of the SNDdeN community is what attracted Sister Sarah, “I knew that I wanted to be a teacher, but I felt called to work with women and children facing economic disadvantages and those struggling with behavior and cognitive challenges,” she said. In her hometown of Phoenix, Sister Sarah met Sister Dorothy Deger who gave her a book about St. Julie and introduced her to the SNDdeN community. Sister Sarah, who first considered religious life after learning about the option in high school, said, “I didn’t know any sisters when I was growing up, but I
prayed for an openness to hear God’s call. When I met the SNDdeN, it felt right. It felt like I was home.” She now lives and ministers in South Central Los Angeles, where she runs a
reading and math intervention program for impoverished and special needs children. “All children struggle in some way, and intervention is important, but being a constant presence of goodness for these
children helps them grow in another way,” said Sister Sarah. “My hope is to be a good and loving person to everyone I encounter, so that they will share that goodness with others.”
Prayer and community central for Poor Clare sisters By Eileen Connelly, OSU For Poor Clare Sister Luisa Bayate, a native of the Philippines, the call to religious life began as a small child when she fell in love with a picture of St. Francis of Assisi and was inspired by the saint’s desire to do God’s will. The contemplative branch of the Franciscan family, the Order of St. Clare has been present in the United States since 1875. The Cincinnati foundation took place on June 24, 1990, at the invitation of the Franciscan Friars of the St. John the Baptist Province and with approval from Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk. Sister Luisa professed solemn vows with the community in 2014.
“Our charism is our contemplative vocation,” Sister Luisa explained. “Prayer and community/fraternal life is the heart of our charism as a Poor Clare in our daily life. Prayer is our call, the heart of our charism.” She arises early each morning for personal prayer time and, weather permitting, a walk amid the nature surrounding the Monastery of St. Clare. “Everything in the morning leads me to the beauty of God,” Sister Luisa said. Communal prayer in the chapel is followed by a daily eucharistic celebration, which is open to the public. The remainder of the day is a rhythm of community work, prayer, meals, recre-
ation, silence and personal time. The Poor Clares end their day with Night Prayer. The sisters’ ministries include spiritual direction/companionship, directed retreats, classes on prayer or Franciscan/ Clarian spirituality, and providing space for group meetings or retreatants. Their mission is to pray for the needs of the church, the world and all people. “Sometimes, I am replying to the people who send their prayer request,” Sister Luisa said. “This year, I am assigned to answer the prayer requests that come in our website and emails.” She feels God’s will for her is being fulfilled as a Poor Clare. “This is the place where I was meant to be,” she said.
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Prayer House invites all to share prayer needs with Sisters of Charity Patricia McGeever In times of uncertainty or desperation, it can be reassuring to know someone is praying for us. The Prayer House is a place where anyone can anonymously drop off a message of intentions and Sisters of Charity will pray for that intention. It’s a small but sturdy structure that stands in front of an imposing house on Hawthorne Avenue in East Price Hill, known to the sisters as Visitation House. It can be reassuring to know someone is praying for us, especially in times of uncertainty or desperation. “We wanted to be involved in the neighborhood and we were thinking of all different ways,” Sister Louise Lears said. “So we thought, what’s the unique gift we offer as women religious? It’s spirituality and it’s prayers,” said Sister Annie Klapheke. So, the community decided on the Prayer House. It is loosely modeled after the Little Free Libraries and Little Free Pantries. It was installed in May, but without a sign explaining what it was, the neighbors jumped to conclusions. “One time we looked in there and there were two loaves of bread,” Sister Annie said. “And one time there was a pack of baby wipes. “There was a beer one time,” added Sr. Louise. Once they added a sign explaining its purpose, within 24 hours they received a prayer intention that read, “for my grandma.” Sister Shirley LeBlanc made the sign, burning the instructions onto the wooden plaque. It reads, “Welcome. Open the door. Write your prayers. We want to pray for you.” The directions are written in English
and Spanish, but the sisters have yet to receive a Spanish prayer. The Prayer House was built by Mike Klapheke, Sister Annie’s father. “I wanted something that looked nice, that looked inviting,” he said. “I wanted something they won’t have to replace every year.” Klapheke said he wanted to “build it like a mini house to combat the elements.” The shingled structure is secured to two four-by-fours that are almost two feet into the ground and anchored with concrete. There is a latch on the door anyone can open. Inside are slips of paper and pens to write your prayer intentions. The paper can then be dropped into a locked compartment. The sisters have the key and retrieve the prayers. During the summer months they received about seven or eight a week. During the winter it’s dropped to two or three. Close to 100 intentions have appeared in the Prayer House since May. “There are just some lovely, lovely prayers,” Sister Louise said. “Some that are just so touching; ‘pray for my boyfriend. He’s struggling with drugs; pray for my mother. She’s having trouble with a sickness.’ My favorite, I think, is ‘pray for my dog Stormy. I love her so much and she’s sick.’ There were a couple of prayers in there about Stormy.” “I was pleasantly surprised at how willing people were to really be vulnerable with what they requested,” Sister Annie said. “They don’t know us. We’re strangers, but people are sharing really personal struggles that they’re dealing with so willingly and so openly.” Many requests deal with addiction and there have been a few notes of gratitude. The
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Fish Fry Guide All Saints March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Church of the Resurrection March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Ascension April 5 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Church of the Transfiguration March 8 & April 12 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Badin High School March 15 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Church of the Visitation March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Carroll High School St. Pat’s Irish Fish Fry March 8 6:00 p.m.-Midnight Must be 21 or older Chaminade Julienne High School Saturday, March 23 6:00 p.m.
Good Shepherd March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Guardian Angels March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Holy Angels (Knights of Columbus Hall) Sidney March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12, April 19 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Holy Cross Immaculata April 19 3:00 p.m. Holy Name of Jesus Trenton March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Holy Trinity Dayton Saturday, March 9 6:30 p.m.-11:-00 p.m. Must be 21 to attend Holy Trinity Norwood March 8, March 22, April 5 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Immaculate Conception Knights of Columbus Celina March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12, April 19 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Immaculate Heart of Mary March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 4:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Incarnation March 8 7:00 p.m.-Midnight; Knights of Columbus Council 1683 Northside March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12, April 19 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Knights of Columbus Council 1592 Saint Marys March 8, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 4:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Marian Manor Hall Knights of Columbus March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
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Knights of Columbus 1272 Wapakoneta April 19 4:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Mother of Christ March 29, April 5 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Nativity of Our Lord March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Old St Mary March 1 5:00p.m. Our Lady of Grace/Corpus Christi/Our Lady of Mercy Dayton Saturday March 2 6:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. Our Lady of Lourdes Boy Scout Troop 471 March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12, April 19 5:00 pm-7:30 p.m. Our Lady of Sorrows March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Our Lady of the Rosary March 8, March 22, & April 5 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Our Lady of Victory Ash Wednesday, March 6, April 19 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Queen of Peace March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Sacred Heart Knights of Columbus McCartyville March 15 6:00 p.m.
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Sacred Heart Fr. Roettele Council 8115 K of C Fairfield March 8, March 22, April 5, April 19 5:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Sacred Heart New Carlsle March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. St. Aloysius Shandon March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, & Grocery Bingo April 5 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. St. Aloysius Gonzaga March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12, April 19 4:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. St. Ann April 12 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. St. Anthony of Padua Maronite Catholic Church March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. St. Antoninus March 6, March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12, April 19 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
St. Brigid March 22 6:00 p.m.-Midnight St. Catharine of Siena March 8, March 15 at school cafeteria 4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. March 22, March 29 at Westside Brewery, 3044 Harrison Ave., 45211 5:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. St. Cecilia Fish Fry March 29, April 5, & April 12 4:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. St. Charles Borromeo Fish N Chips Friday, March 15 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. St. Christopher March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. St. Columban March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. St. Columbkille Knights of Columbus March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5 5:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton March 8, March 15, March 22, March St. Benedict the Moor 29, April 5, April 12 March 8, March 15, March 22, March 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m., 29, April 5, April 12, April 19 11:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m. St. Francis de Sales Cincinnati March 8, March 15, March 22, March St. Bernadette 29, April 5, April 12 March 8, March 15, March 22, 5:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. March 29 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. St. Francis de Sales Lebanon March 8, March 15, March 22, March St. Bernard Winton Place 29, April 5, April 12 March 8, March 22, April 12 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. St. Francis of Assisi St. Boniface Northside March 29 March 8, March 15, March 22, March 6:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. 29, April 5, April 12 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Fish Fry Guide continued on Page 14 TheCatholicTelegraph.com
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St. Francis Seraph March 1, March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 5:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Fish Fry Guide St. Julie Billiart March 22 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
St. Gertrude March 8, March 22, & April 12 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
St. Lawrence Cincinnati March 6, March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12, April 19 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
St. Ignatius of Loyola March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 5:00p.m.-8:00p.m.
St. Louis Owensville March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
St. James of the Valley March 15 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
St. Margaret of York March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
St. James the Greater March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 4:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. St. John Neumann March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. St. John the Baptist Dry Ridge Rd March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. St. John the Baptist Knights of Columbus Council 5129 Tipp City March 15, March 29, April 12 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. St. John the Evangelist Deer Park March 22, April 5, April 19 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. St. John the Evangelist Knights of Columbus Fish Fry West Chester March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 4:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. St. Joseph Cincinnati March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 4:30 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.
St. Margaret St John March 8, March 15, March 22 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. St. Martin of Tours Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts Fish Fry March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. St. Mary Bethel March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. St. Mary Hillsboro March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. St. Mary Piqua March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 5:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. St. Mary Knights of Columbus Council 1727 Urbana March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. St. Mary of the Woods March 8, March 29, April 12 4:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
St. Matthias the Apostle March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. St. Maximilian Kolbe March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 4:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. St. Michael Mt. Orab March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. St. Michael Sharonville March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 5:00p.m.-7:00 p.m. St. Michael the Archangel Ripley March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5 & April 12 Lunch: 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.; Dinner: 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. St. Patrick Knights of Columbus Council 1782 Bellefontaine March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. St. Patrick Troy March 29, April 5, April 12 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. St. Peter Huber Heights Saturday, March 9 5:30 p.m.-Midnight St. Peter New Richmond March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12, April 19 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Good Friday)
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St. Philip Knights of Columbus - St. Malachy Council 5128 March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5 & April 12 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. St. Remy Catholic War Veterans Post 661 March 8, April 12 4:00 p.m. until sold out St. Saviour March 8 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. St. Susanna March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. St. Thomas More March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 5:00 p.m. -7:30 p.m. St. Veronica (in Parish Hall) March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. St. Vincent Ferrer March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. St. William Fat Friday: March 1st Dine-in only 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12 Drive thru: 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Dine-in: 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
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Fish Fries offer food, fellowship and fun By Erin Schurenberg During the Lenten season, the opportunities for food, fellowship and fun abound at area fish fries. Most happen weekly for the first six Fridays in Lent. Other fish fries are more likely to be one-time events. With the occasional rare exception, such as that of St. Anthony of Padua Maronite Church in Cincinnati, which offers vegetarian, Middle Eastern dinners on certain Lenten Fridays, the menu at most of the Lenten events is fish, always fried, but often baked too. Additions of crab cakes, fish tacos, vegetarian soups, grilled cheese sandwiches, pizza, hush puppies, French fries or other sides are often offered. The Corpus Christi Fish Fryers (CCFF) are nearly a household name for true fry aficionados (“a-fish-ionados”) in the Greater Dayton area. The original group of fryers was organized in 1990, by parents of Corpus Christi student athletes. Today, the CCFF group staffs several area fish fry events. Their participation at the Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School’s fish fry on March 23 marks their biggest cooking event in 2019. They use extra volunteers and more equipment for this “over 21” event, serving more than 1,200 people and cooking over 700 pounds of fish in one night. The CJ Fish Fry isn’t just about good fish, though. In addition to the 6 p.m. dinner, the event includes a silent
auction, casino style games and big-screen televised college basketball games. In New Carlisle, Sacred Heart Catholic Church’s Fish Fry happens from 5 to 7 p.m. every Friday from March 8 to April 12. “It’s the biggest social event in town!” said Richard Kraus, the parish business manager. “The food is good, inexpensive and plentiful, and the gatherings are a great opportunity to see friends.” The Knights of Columbus have been organizing this cash-or-check, all-youcan-eat dinner since the 1980s. The menu includes fried or baked fish, grilled cheese sandwiches, various sides, dessert and a drink (lemonade, iced tea or hot coffee,) for $15. They discount for carryout. Afterwards, at 7:30, the church is opened for the Stations of the Cross. Last year, the Knights served over 2,200 meals. People came from far and wide. “This event even draws attendees with different telephone area codes,” added Kraus. “One Split-the-Pot winner was a long distance call.” In the Cincinnati area, parishes host scores of weekly Lenten fish fries. Some have reduced or free meals for little ones. Others, like Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Milford, offer senior specials with reduced prices either during an early bird hour or as a lower cost menu offering. Two Cincinnati parishes, All Saints in Kenwood and St. William in Price Hill, have garnered regular rankings in annual Top Ten-type contests as being among the best. Micki Harrell, director of development at All Saints, has been the lead parish’s fish fry for 13 years out of its 15 year run. “We have great crowds all six weeks, with many repeat customers,” she said. Her core team consists of nine parishioners with an additional crew of about 25 needed every Friday to ensure a successful run. Their busiest day in 2018 had them serving up 750 dinners in two and a half hours. For a facility with only a warming kitchen, and grilling and frying happening under outdoor tents, this number is impressive. Desserts are handled by other organizations, such as the Boy Scouts, who keep their own proceeds. The cheese pizza is regularly delivered by Krimmer’s Italianette
Restaurant. Meanwhile, the fish and other fare is prepared by the All Saints crew. Staple favorites like fried cod are always on the menu, but new offerings are tried to see how they might improve attendees’ satisfaction. Fish tacos were added a few years ago and have become a favorite. The pico sauce, the regular and chipolte coleslaws are all homemade. This year’s new addition will be craft beer. Uniquely available again is a quiet room, seating 20 to 30 people who prefer a hushed environment to the sometimes friendly, “low roar” that gym seating presents. A good fish fry has “a variety of offerings and a great sense of community,” said Harrell. “We work hard but we have fun. St. William Parish has its fish fry down to almost military precision. They begin the season before Lent with a “Fat Friday” on March 1. Mozarella sticks, fried pickles, chicken wings and other popular appetizers are featured from 5 to 8 p.m. While this event is dine-in only, once the Lenten Fish Fries begin, St. William offers a weekly drive thru from 4
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to 7 p.m. “Our drive-thru is a much-valued option,” said Jessica Young, 2019 event organizer. “Located on West 8th Street, we offer the convenience to drivers to pick up dinner on their way home from work. We offer a two-lane drive thru, which has a police detail to help control traffic. Cars pull up to order takers, make their selections, then, while they wait for their orders to be filled and run out by student volunteers, the drivers have the option of also choosing desserts from the outdoor bake sale workers,” Meanwhile, indoor dining is open from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. The event is cash-only, but there is an ATM machine located on site. “One of our top picks is the crab cakes, which we make from scratch,” Young said “We sell about 140 of these weekly. In 2018, we sold 840 cakes.” A successful weekly fish fry for the St. William’ crew is a three-day event starting with 30 people prepping food on Thursdays, 50 adults, along with several students, helping on Fridays, and 15 people cleaning and shopping on Saturdays.
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Friendship with God emphasized in first reconciliation preparation By Steve Trosley Second-graders at St. John Neumann Parish may be “a little scared” as they approach the confessional for their first experience of the sacrament of reconciliation, but they usually all exit with a smile on their faces, Catechist Becky Albrinck said. “Father Kyle Schnippel really enjoys preparing and hearing their first confession,” she said. “… Sin is defined as an action that is opposite of God’s love and that sin separates us from God and each other,” said Debby Nagel at Our Lady of Grace Parish. “Our students first learn that the Bible is the book in which God’s word is written.” They learn the contents of the Ten Commandments, how the gift of free will works, and how sin can be thought, word or act freely chosen, although the sinner knows he or she is wrong. “We emphasize that we cannot commit sin by accident,” Nagel said. “The idea of not committing sin by accident seems to come as a great relief to 7- and 8-year-olds,” she said. Like most of the programs in the archdiocese, both St. John Neumann/ Corpus Christi and Our Lady of Grace
parishes use special courses to teach and help their young charges practice for that first reconciliation encounter. The Dynamic Catholic program focuses on “Great Catholic Moments” in our lives, Albrinck said. Baptism, first reconciliation, first Communion, confirmation, all are celebrated as great Catholic moments. “How do we know it’s important? The sacraments are the connection between heaven and earth and remind them of that constantly,” Albrinck said. To help develop this sense of the sacramental nature of reconciliation, “we describe the sacrament of penance as continuing Jesus’ ministry of forgiveness and reconciling,” Nagel said. “By using the scripture stories of the lost sheep and the loving father, we help the students to understand how Jesus used stories to teach people that God would always love and forgive them.” Like the class at St. John Neumann, students at Our Lady of Grace hear about the celebrations in their lives and the signs people use to celebrate those special times with family and friends. “We teach and explain to the students that the church celebrates with seven special signs called sacraments,” Nagel said. “Then we help the students make the connection
between those celebrations and the sacraments, a way which God has given us to share in His own life, celebrate being His followers, make us holy and to stay close to Him.” Parents and older students are engaged to help the youngsters feel more comfortable with the concepts and with the sense of belonging. “They’re going to learn primarily from the actions of their parents,” Albrinck said, so there’s a need “to get the parents to come back.” She said that the middle school, high school and college students help and their recognition and friendship with the younger students “makes them feel important and welcome. A second-grader thinks a high school freshman is the coolest thing ever,” she said. Nagel has had a similar experience: “A way we show how sin affects that friendship was shown to me by a young family member. A while back, my great niece excitedly shared with me an example that her teacher showed her about the effects of sin. She clasped her hands together and then explaining the effects of venial sin, she slowly separated one or two fingers, and explained how venial sins hurt our friendship with God. Unclasping both hands, she explained how mortal sins
break our friendship with God. “After reconciliation, both hands are back to being tightly clasped.” Nagel added that the teachers emphasize that although sin hurts that friendship, “God never stops loving us and that He will always forgive us when we are sorry.” How does the first reconciliation experience help create a life-long practice of the sacrament? “The parents have to be the ultimate models,” Albrinck said. “… we make the use of apology walls and scripted apology formats,” Nagel said. “these come in handy, usually after recess and the (playground) disagreements that can occur.” With the guidance of the teacher, the students take turns talking about those disagreements and listening to each other with the intention of reconciling the situation. “After apologizing and offering acceptance of the apology,” Nagel said, “the students hug or shake hands” and are friends once again. This method, she said, changes the students and helps them understand asking forgiveness, forgiving, and accepting forgiveness, “a change that also happens to us through the sacrament of reconciliation.
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Most parishes in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati will be open for confession on March 19 from 7-9 p.m., when “The Light is on for You” returns for the sixth year. If you have been away from the church, or if you have been reluctant or unable to see a priest for confession, you are invited to experience the reconciling peace of Christ through the grace of this sacrament, also called the sacrament of reconciliation. Peace is the watchword for the evening, said Sean Ater, director of New Evangelization for the archdiocese: “This year it’s about no stress — just peace!” 6 steps for a good confession. • Examine your conscience - what sins have you committed since your last good confession. • Be sincerely sorry for your sins. • Confess your sins to the priest. • Make certain that you confess all your mortal sins and the number of them. • After your confession, do the penance the priest gives to you. • Pray daily for the strength to avoid the occasion of sin, especially for those sins you were just absolved from.
How to make a confession. Whether you confess your sins in a confessional booth or face to face with a priest, the process is the same: • Make the sign of the cross. • Say, “Forgive me Father, for I have sinned, it has been (period of time) since my last confession.” • The priest will welcome you and may read briefly from scripture. • Tell the priest your sins, and how often you have done them. Talk with the priest about your actions, if he invites you to. If he doesn’t, or after you have done so, • Say the act of contrition prayer. • The priest will give you a penance — prayers to say, or something to do in reparation for your sins and to help you refrain from sinning again — and ask if you will do it. If you can’t do what the priest asks, tell him and he will assign you another penance. • The priest will then extend his hands and absolve you of your sins. He does this, not himself, but standing in the place of Christ for you to see and hear. It is Christ who forgives you. The priest uses these words: “God the Father of mercies, through the death and resurrection of your Son, you have reconciled the world to yourself and sent the Holy Spirit among us for the forgiveness of sins. Through the ministry of the church, may God grant you pardon and peace. And I absolve you of your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.”
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Reconciliation offers opportunity for joy, spiritual health By Walt Schaefer A few weeks ago, a man came to Father Don West’s office and asked him to hear his confession. His last one was 40 years ago. “There was something that lingered (from his past) and he wanted to come back and it was very much like a burden was lifted off his shoulders,” said Father West, pastor of St. John the Evangelist Church in West Chester. Over in Mount Washington, Father Tom King, pastor of Guardian Angels Parish said he has had similar reactions: “I don’t have a specific story other than on occasion there is that sense of release and joy that people express – emotional. ‘I feel so good now. Thank you so much for being here. A burden has been lifted’ “You can tell this has weighed on the person. It might even bring tears at times, but that isn’t often… You can tell the joy, the relief. It has truly been a blessing for them to have experienced reconciliation and have talked to the Lord,” Father King said. Lent is a penitential season - a time to examine one’s conscience, to talk to our Lord about our spiritual health. “During Lent, we get a lot more people coming to reconciliation than at any other time of the year. Basically the church focuses on Lent and confession because the old Easter duty is still around. People complete one good confession so they can make their Communion during Easter. It’s kind of antiquated these days, but it is still on the books. And then we have programs like “Keeping the Light on for You,” Father West said. “It’s a time to come back. It’s a time to make plans to establish themselves in the
good graces of God through that sacrament,” Father West said. The sacrament involves examining ones conscience and one’s spiritual health. “The first thing one has to do is get the right attitude, especially with reconciliation,” Father West explained. “It is an examination of conscience. What is affecting your relationship with God, yourself and others? There are roadblocks that keep getting in the way, so obviously, the Ten Commandments are a good measuring stick to start with and people also need to refresh themselves on the beatitudes.” The preparation time needed for reconciliation varies from person to person: How long has a person been away from the sacrament? How busy have they been and has that pushed time for God out of the way? For a person like that, it might require a 15 minute to half hour examination of conscience, Father West said. Father King emphasized he is grateful to see someone in the confessional who has not visited for a long time. It is not something to fear and Lent is an ideal time to rekindle God’s importance in our lives. “When someone … says it’s been a long time, I’m not sure where to start. I simply ask, ‘How long has it that been, roughly?’ I’m not hung up on rules. I’m just impressed they’re there and I will help them walk through it,” Father King said. Parishes provide pamphlets or cards about examining one’s conscience and making an act of contrition, but Father King said the priest acts as a guide to those who need it. “If you’re coming into the confessional, you have to walk them through the steps. They are obviously seeking God’s
mercy and His forgiveness for whatever is on their conscience, so we do have that awesome responsibility and blessing to bring the mercy and unconditional love to the sacrament. That is an awesome gift,” Father King noted. Father King first asks what a person is sorry for, what’s troubling them, what brings them to confession. “I speak to whatever it is that is troubling them. Is there anything serious such as your marriage? You work at a job; are you faithful to your employer, haven’t taken anything, nothing on your conscience? I throw out a few of those things like that they may not be thinking about. Father King sees hearing confession as a privilege granted to priests by God. “I hear confessions at the seminary and I find that a great ministry, an honor. I am very impressed with those young men over there. When I go into the confessional, I remind myself that I am there to be the instrument of God’s mercy. I always throw out a little prayer for the opportunity to be His instrument of mercy and love before I hear confessions. I’m so blessed.”
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LaSalle high school honors veterans LaSalle high school held their Fifth Annual Veteran Appreciation Day on Feb. 12. The program featured a presentation of the “Missing Man Ceremony,” music and a keynote address by St. Ursula High School graduate United States Air Force Lt. Col. Angela F. Ochoa.
La Salle senior Nathaniel Behr plays “Taps” at the end of the ceremony.
Retired Army Col. Steve Koenig carries the Army flag during the opening processional of La Salle High School’s Fifth Annual Veteran Appreciation Day on Feb. 12. Veterans from the Greater Cincinnati area were recognized by the school’s student body and staff for their service.
United States Air Force Lt. Col. Angela F. Ochoa delivers the key note address.
Members of the honor guard for the Green Twp. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10380 present “The Missing Man” Ceremony. It honors armed service and civilian personel who are listed as Missing In Action while serving in or with the U.S. military.
Navy veterans Peg Albert and Ken Baier talk in the La Salle High School cafeteria prior to the program. Albert was a nurse, while Baier served as a corpsman. Baier is also a member of La Salle’s first graduating class. PHOTOS BY David A. Moodie
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Bishops, other church officials to hear witnesses to racism March 8 By Walt Schaefer
A gathering of Midwestern bishops will hear from 25 “witnesses” about their experiences with racism, on March 8 at the University of Dayton (UD). The group, which will include others besides the bishops, will hear a biracial couple relate their compelling, personal experience of racism: How, over time, they fell in love; married and didn’t realize how society would treat them and their children. “They had to decide whether their children were going to be considered biracial or black. Our society says if you’re black, you’re black,” Deacon Royce Winters said. In our society, he added, you have to choose if you are going to live your life as a black person or a biracial person. “It’s one or the other,” said Deacon Winters, director of the archdiocesan African-American Pastoral Ministries. “We’re not living in the 1800s. We’re not in the 1900s. We’re in the 21st century and there is still a stigma of people who are (interracially) married,” Deacon Winters said. “Remember there was a time in the Catholic Church when we talked about interracial marriage and mixed marriages that referred to marrying someone other than a Catholic. While we know that stigma has faded, it still remains real today.” The meeting is part of a series of gatherings nationwide sponsored the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) titled a “Listening Event on Racism.” Deacon Winters explained the UD session is the third to be held. Others have been held at Providence College in Rhode Island and at St. Louis University. Besides the bishops and diocesan staff, there have been invitations made to Catholic charities, local parishioners, Catholic leaders, seminarians, and members of the ad hoc committee on racism. To date, bishops responding include, Bishop Shelton Fabre, chair of the ad hoc committee on racism from
Louisiana; Bishop Jeffery Montforton, of Steubenville, Bishop Timothy Doherty of Lafayette, Ind., and Archbishop Charles Thompson of Indianapolis. “The goal is for the bishops — religious brothers and sisters and lay people — to discuss the impact of racism in our lives,” Deacon Winters said. “Racism and bigotry were exposed in the event at Charlottesville,” involving white supremacist groups rising and rioting in protest, and it has reared its head in many ways in “other great cities of America. Therefore, the bishops feel compelled to address the evil that is racism in ways the church has not quite done before.” Winters said that as early as 1979, there was a pastoral document addressing the evil of racism and the bishops today have reiterated it, “but also ask us to understand the church is using Catholic teaching to inform us of the dignity of life.”
“In the (recent) pastoral letter, “Open Wide our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love” a sentence says too many good and faithful Catholics remain unaware of the connection between institutional racism in the continued erosion of the sanctity of life. How can people be good and faithful and remain unaware of the connection between institutional racism and the sanctity of life? How do we define what is good and faithful?” he
asked, noting Catholic teaching teaches we be aware and love one another, to love God “and see God in everyone.” While 25 witnesses will be selected to share their stories, the large number of letters resulting from the request for stories from the ad hoc committee in preparation for the Dayton event, will be available for perusal at the meeting. Attendees will be asked to submit letters
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Natural or green burial trend seen at Calvary Cemetery in Dayton By Walt Schaefer When Billy Howard, a master carpenter, pondered the death of his father, retired Dayton Police Sgt. Bill Howard, he remembered the cedar planks he had stowed away at his property in Adams County. He decided to construct his father’s coffin – quite a task as the regulations at Calvary Cemetery, Dayton, required all natural material. That meant no nails. Howard used wooden plugs. Bill Howard’s wife of 45 years, Lucy, vividly remembers their visit to the cemetery’s Kateri Preserve and how she and Bill fell in love with natural burial – a burial option gaining in popularity. The preserve was created in 2014 to serve that niche and so named to honor St. Kateri, the first Native-American Catholic saint and patron saint of the environment and ecology. Her name also is in respect to the Mound Builder earthworks, part of the cemetery’s ancient topography. A life-sized bronze statue of the saint dominates the top of the preserve’s trail head. “I have a site right next to my husband. We decided on it because my husband, being from Kentucky, has Cherokee in him. He just said that’s the way it was intended to be and he did not want the big casket and the vault and all of that. We would drive by it and he would keep saying that’s what I really like,” Lucy Howard said. “When he was failing in his last two weeks, my children I went up and we picked out a spot. We were one of the first people in the St. Kateri Preserve. It was outdoors, with a pond in it. There were birds and flowers. He just liked it. And I’m destined to be buried there, too.” Bill Howard, 77 when he passed, is buried in Plot 66 in the casket his son built with wood burnings of his badge and other insignia from twin daughters, Heather and Laura, and with memories from son, Eric and Lucy. The coffin was taken to the sight on a funeral caisson and police from across Montgomery County came and a color guard filled the air with a 21 gun salute. “We picked Plot 66 because he always wanted to take Route 66 from one end to the other, but we never got to do it. We’re
Dayton Police Sgt. Bill Howard is taken to his final resting place in the St. Kateri Preserve in Calvary Cemetery, He was one of many now choosing so-called natural or green burial options.
very close to the pond, but we couldn’t get too close to the water because neither of us could swim. Bill loved to watch ducks and other water fowl. It was all done for a reason. They have to be buried in natural clothing -- all cotton. My husband was buried in his police uniform.” Natural Burial – A Growing Trend? Dayton’s Calvary Cemetery iwasthe only Catholic Cemetery in Southwestern Ohio equipped to handle Bill Howard’s September 2015 funeral. Only a small cemetery in the Yellows Springs area of Greene County offers the option. Calvary averages 600 burials annually and natural burials a year number about 15. Half of them are cremations. Of the 600, 35 percent are cremations, the remainder traditional, said Rick Meade, Calvary’s executive director. Since the Kateri Preserve opened in 2014, there have been about 50 burials there, but a trend is evidenced by some 200 plot purchases for future burial, Meade said. “Natural burial has been popular enough that the National Catholic Cemetery Conference was held in Cincinnati last September and there was interest by other Catholic cemeteries,” Meade said. “We had a group visit. We are one of a handful of Catholic cemeteries providing the option and we are the only one in our region at the moment,” he said, noting a Catholic cemetery in Detroit offers the option. Families interested in natural burial come from farther afield and Calvary has assisted people from the Columbus and
Bill Howard’s casket was made of cedar by his son, Billy, a master carpenter. A replica of his police badge among other symbols was burned into the natural wood.
Cincinnati areas and from other states - Virginia, Florida. Noteworthy, Meade said, “is a customer who planned to be cremated and placed in Nantucket Bay, but now wishes a traditional full body burial in the Kateri Preserve.” What Constitutes Natural Burial? “First of all,” said Meade, “it’s important to know we put emphasis on the term natural burial first. There’s a lot of popularity in the term ‘green burial’ that plays out in the mainstream. “The type of people we are serving ,we have found their main reasoning is they want to have the remains returned to the earth, versus being contained in the some sort of concrete or steel outer container
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or vault. We have found the driving factor for folks to make burial natural is to do very little. There’s very little involved and its eco-friendly. The embalming is eco-friendly - to buy enough time to hold a funeral service. “There is a casket,’ Meade explained, “but everything is biodegradable – everything. For example, the casket is pine box. We’ve even had wicker basket caskets … and make a burial directly into the ground with a shroud or wrap.” A natural burial does not violate any law. There are no laws restricting preservation of the body. The rate of decay is left to nature, Meade said. Continued on Page 21
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A bronze likeness of St. Kateri greets visitors to the natural burial sites in the preserve named for the patron saint of the environment at Calvary Cemetery in Dayton.
Continued from Page 20 “Like any other cemetery option, there are pricing variables from low to high according to situation and selection,” Meade said. “For example, a grave along a pathway or shoreline of the lake is more ‘premium’ than a grave in the center of the meadow. “There are overall potential cost savings based upon reduced requirements at the funeral home and the cemetery but ultimately because of the option being provided by the cemetery,” he said. Examples of savings include no embalming services, plain and simple caskets or even a shroud. There is no outer concrete or steel vault which can cost $1,000 to $5,000. The cost of memorializing with a boulder or sheepfold wall is substantially less than a traditional granite or bronze marker. “We are serving the ideals of people who want the natural burial. We felt Southwest Ohio is definitely a natural nature enthusiast region and we thought that this would be successful. We had plenty of reserve ground - a nice wooded area and that’s where the St. Kateri preserve is located,” Meade said.
Waiting and Watching At Gate of Heaven in Montgomery Cemetery Director Deb Crane said she is not seeing a great demand for natural burial and notes costs are variable the option and savings less than often expected. “We’ve had two people express interest in it three years ago, but we have had no other inquiries, and we have not had any interest. It does create some challenges. A lot of people are surprised by the expense. A lot of what people discover is a natural burial is more expensive than traditional. A lot of the savings is at the funeral home, not the cemetery.” Crane noted the allocation of land per plot is typically larger for natural burial; there is uneven ground that presents a challenge not only to visitors but to maintenance - and most cemeteries will not allow visitors to traverse off designated pathways to gravesites. “We have had no intention of moving in (that direction) at this time,” Crane said. “We don’t have any demand for it, so we don’t have any plans. We have the space. We can offer it. “We’ll keep an eye on the trend and we log when there’s a request for it,” she said.
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Sins of omission: For what I have failed to do Do you ever mentally skip over the statement: “.. for what I have done and for what I have failed to do” in the Confiteor? We figure that reconciliation is all about those time we did something wrong like lying, cheating, losing By our temper etc. What is missing is Jeanne the things we ignored and silently Hunt choose not to do. These are called sins of omission. For instance, it is not that we deliberately lied, we just choose not to tell the truth, onciliation is to create a laundry list of the whole truth. I saw a man standing next to a mother offenses against the commandments. In fact, as I review our current, grade school with a baby in her arms, a toddler in the other hand and a seven-year-old standing text books, I hardly see a mention of sins of omission. It is no wonder that those next to her. They were talking and the omission sins fall through the crack. We mom dropped her paperwork. The man simply are not looking for them. stood there and watch her struggle to We can sit there doing nothing to pick up those papers. My jaw dropped as right a wrong, help out, correct a mistake he stood there watching with not an idea or stop injustice. What is most challengin the world that maybe he could help ing about sins of omission is that we can her. ignore doing the right thing and never We may think that “no foul is fair get caught. It is up to our conscience to play” as they say on the sports field. The blow the whistle on us. James 4:17 makes whole emphasis in catechesis for rec-
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Sister Janet Hughes A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Janet Hughes was celebrated Jan. 23 in St. Julie Chapel at Mount Notre Dame convent in Cincinnati. Sister Janet, 88, died Jan. 17. She was in her 64th year of religious life. For nearly 20 years, Sister Janet served students and their families as a teacher at schools in Ohio and Illinois. After the Second Vatican Council, she chose to serve God in another way and began work as a secretary in Chicago for the next 30 years. In parishes where she worshipped, she served on liturgy and worship commissions, in the choir, and as a eucharistic minister. For many years, Sister Janet was also part of a small faith community, where she was involved in preparing meals for the homeless. Interment will be in the convent cemetery. Brother Edward Zamierowski A Mass of Christian Burial for Marianist Brother Edward Zamierowski was celebrated at Queen of Apostles Chapel, Mount St. John, Dayton. Brother Ed, 85, died Jan. 7, with 66 years of religious profession. A native of Grand Rapids, Brother Ed
professed first vows in the Society of Mary (Marianists) in 1952, and perpetual vows in 1956. He began his apostolic work as a science and biology teacher at Chaminade High School in Dayton. He then taught seminarians and university students at Pontifical College Josephinum and Ohio State University. After 14 years of ministry in Africa, he returned to the United States and began teaching at the University of Dayton, where he went on to serve as the technical director for strategies for responsible development. In 1994, Brother Ed became the director of Serve with Energy and Talent (SWEAT), Ohio’s first AmeriCorps program. He retired in 2013. Brother Ed is survived by his sister, Rosemary. Interment was at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Sister Francis Clare Pavioni A Memorial Mass for Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Francis Clare Pavioni was celebrated Jan. 18 in the motherhouse chapel. Sister Francis Clare, 94, died Jan. 10. She was a Sister of Charity for 65 years. A native of Gallop, N.M., Sister Francis Clare’s ministries included service in SC hospital businesses offices in the West, as a manager, accountant and supervisor. She also served as an accountant, computer
it clear: “Anyone, then, that knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins.” It is time to ask our self the question. “Should I have done something? Did I just sit on my hands when God’s word teaches that I should have worked for good? A few weeks ago, I was at a meeting. Our discussion came round to an elderly priest whose homily went on and on. Most of us just sat there and listened as two folks berated him. Then, one brave soul admonished all of us. She called us to stop immediately and realize this holy priest deserved better than this from us. At first, I was offended. After all, I hadn’t said anything. I was not at fault. Then it hit me, I was afraid of what the others would think of me and didn’t have the courage to shame the others. So, I sat there and let them belittle a wonderful man. Bingo! Chalk up one sin of omission. Where in your daily life do you find yourself doing nothing when a disciple should be moving in? Think about those times when you have been “too busy”
to help a hurting neighbor, your elderly relative, or a good friend who lost his job. What about watching a accident and driving on because you do not want to get involved? Think of the times we are silent when someone gossips, demeans or lies about another. It is time we reread the parable of the Good Samaritan. Jesus nailed it and every Pharisee was squirming in his sandals. Lenten reconciliation services are going on all over the archdiocese. Consider those “failed to do” moments in your confession. Now is the time to come back to God with all our hearts. We can’t go back and fix the times we failed to do something, but we can turn on our radar and be aware of those times when we must respond and do the loving thing. This a tough change of heart. Serving the poor, speaking up when an injustice occurs, defending the moral choice etc. means we may be labeled, dismissed and even persecuted. Jesus warns us that this is the cost of discipleship. How can “what I have failed to do” fine tune our laundry list?
programmer and director of computer services for her congregation and as an assistant in the Treasurer’s Office at their motherhouse. She went on to minister at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati and as an accountant with the Sisters of Charity Health Care Systems. In 1986, Sister Frances Clare transitioned into a new ministry as director of computer services in the congregation’s business office, and later worked in the Finance Office. She retired in 2016. Sister Francis Clare chose to donate her body to science, with burial to occur at a later date.
Over the years, Father Kleiner’s missionary assignments took him to Peru, Mexico, California and Illinois, where he was involved in starting a Comboni community in Blue Island (Archdiocese of Chicago). From 2003 until his death, he spent the rest of his missionary life in Los Angeles, serving at Holy Cross and St. Cecilia parishes. Father Kleiner is survived by seven brothers and sisters. Interment was in St. Joseph Cemetery.
Father Robert Kleiner Masses of Christian Burial for Comboni Father Robert Kleiner were celebrated Feb. 8 at Holy Cross Church in Las Angeles, and Feb. 12 at St. William Church in Cincinnati. Father Kleiner, 74, died Feb. 2. Father Kleiner was born on Cincinnati’s West Side. He joined the Comboni Missionaries at Sacred Heart Seminary in Anderson Township (then Forestville) for high school. His novitiate and college studies took place in San Diego and Cincinnati. He was ordained a missionary priest on May 29, 1971, at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains.
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Father Robert J. Thorsen A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Robert J. Thorsen was celebrated Feb. 14 at St. Michael Church in Sharonville. Father Thorsen, 89, died Feb. 7. A native of Milwaukee, Father Thorsen did his preparatory studies at St. Gregory Seminary and studied theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West. He was ordained on May 26, 1956, at St. Monica Cathedral in Cincinnati by Archbishop Karl J. Alter. Father Thorsen received his first assignment on June 1, 1956, as assistant at St. Ignatius Loyola Parish, Monfort Heights (Cincinnati). On Jan. 2, 1959, he was appointed assistant at St. Columban Parish, Loveland. On June 16, 1961, he
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was appointed assistant at St. Boniface Parish, Cincinnati. On Oct. 27, 1961, he was also appointed chaplain of Mercy Hospital, Springfield. On August 24, 1967, he was appointed assistant at Holy Name Parish, Cincinnati, as well as chaplain at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, and to teach at Marian High School. From 1968 to 1977, he lived outside the archdiocese and attended St. Louis University for further studies; was on faculty of Webster College, St. Louis; and became an associate professor at Sangamon State University, Springfield, Illinois. On May 30, 1977, Father Thorsen was appointed associate pastor of Assumption Parish, Mt. Healthy (Cincinnati). On Jan. 27, 1978, he was appointed pastor of St. Veronica Parish, Hamilton; appointed pastor of Holy Angels Parish, Sidney, on Oct. 22, 1985; then appointed pastor of St. Michael Parish on July 5, 1988, for a term of six years. Father Thorsen went on medical leave in June of 1993, and retired from active ministry on May 31, 1994. Interment was in Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Sister Claire Foley A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Claire Foley was celebrated Feb. 8 in the St. Julie Chapel at Mount Notre Dame convent in Cincinnati. Sister Claire, 80, died Feb. 3. She was in her 62nd year of religious life. For nearly 30 years, Sister Claire worked with students and their families as an elementary teacher and principal at schools in Cincinnati and Dayton, and as assistant superintendent of schools for the Northern part of the archdiocese. She also sat on the boards of various schools and organizations, including Mount Notre Dame, Chaminade Julienne, Summit Country Day School, and the Catholic Inner-City Schools Educational Fund (CISE) Advisory Board. For the next 25 years, Sister Claire
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