Mosaic of Christ Pantocrator in Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Go Climb A Rock 5-15-05 Wikimedia  

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 POSTPONED: program on the Blessed Holy Trinity by Sister Mary Ann Fatula

Angels: To Be Announced

Past Programs Have Included:

• A Catholic Perspective on Divorce Aging Parents presented by Deacon Craig Smith---licensed attorney in Ohio, and permanent deacon in Diocese of Columbus assigned to St. Anthony parish---offering legal and theological insights on divorce.
• Preparing Before a Crisis Hits presentation by Jim Kebe, Master of Pastoral Studies, Comfort Keepers InHome Care for the Elderly ---March 20, 2011. Interactive, sixty minute workshop providing families with the tools and resources needed to help their againg loved ones. Each family received a Senior Assessment Guide and information about local resources. This program was purely information; it had no sales agenda.
• Right to Life: presentation by Ruth Yorston, Executive Director of the Greater Columbus Right to Life. The Catholic Church proclaims that human life is a precious gift from God; that each Person who receives this gift has responsibilities toward God, self and others; and that society, through its laws and social institutions, must protect and nurture human life at every stage of its existence. For more information.
• Liturgical Year and the Gospel of Matthew: included a brief overview on the liturgical year as we began Year A of the Church presented by Deacon Jeffrey Fortkamp. David Klemm, a parishioner and teacher at Watterson High School, discussed the Gospel of Matthew which is the gospel the gospel to be proclaimed during the year.
• The Theology of the Body: about the diverse meaning of the human body and human sexuality ; revolutionary teaching of Pope John Paul. Presented by Perry J. Cahall, PHD, Director of Admissions, and Associate Professor & advisor at the Pontifical College Josephinum
• How to Live Lives of Christian Service and Charity by Jerry Freewalt, Parish Social Concerns Ministry and Rural Life Director for the Columbus Diocese
• Walking Toward New Life: how to work through the process of grief when someone we loves dies and the growth that comes from sorrow. Presentor was Sr. Mauryeen O'Brien, O.P., Director of bereaved Ministries Archdioces of Hartfort, Connecticut