The Dominican Sisters of Peace to host daylong retreats for Catholic women
The sisters will be holding a daylong retreat for Catholic women (ages 18-45), with the theme, “Becoming Spiritually Mature: A Retreat for Women,” at the Martin de Porres Center (2330 Airport Drive) from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 21.
Join them as they explore spiritual tools for prayer, listen to God’s vocational invitation, and chat, engage, and pray with a diverse group of Catholic religious sisters and others.
Suggested donation is $20, with scholarships available, as needed.
Click here to register.
If you have any questions about either of these events, please call or text Sr. Ana Gonzalez, OP at 475-224-0519 or via email at ana.gonzalez@oppeace.org.
Improvised meditations on the Stations of the Cross at Cathedral
The fifth annual presentation of the Improvised Meditations on the Stations of the Cross by Dr. Richard K. Fitzgerald will take place at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 22, at Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral.
Dr. Fitzgerald’s work as an improviser is recognized both in the U.S. and abroad, and he was the only American invited to participate in the 53rd Haarlem International Organ Improvisation Competition in the Netherlands in the summer of 2021. In October 2013, he won first prize in the 2nd Annual Competition in Organ Improvisation sponsored by the University of Michigan and the Ann Arbor Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Dr. Fitzgerald was also a semi- finalist in the 2021 National Competition in Organ Improvisation sponsored by the American Guild of Organists. He has taught organ improvisation at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, MD.
Richard will call upon his own personal faith to respond to Christ’s suffering and death on the cross in a way that will enhance the listener’s spiritual pilgrimage through contemplation of the Passion of Christ. Please join us for this extraordinary musical experience as Dr. Fitzgerald draws upon his creativity as both an improviser and organist; he will use the full resources of the Fritts Grand Gallery Organ. This performance promises to be a great way to prepare for the Easter celebration.
Learn more about St. Joseph Cathedral Music concerts and events at cathedralmusic.org/
The Way of the Cross in downtown Columbus
Bishop Earl K. Fernandes invites the faithful of the diocese to walk the Way of the Cross on Good Friday, April 3, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The procession will start and end at St. Joseph Cathedral. The Way of the Cross is sponsored by Communion and Liberation and the Diocese of Columbus.
To find out more, read this article by Hannah Heil from last year’s Way of the Cross: Way of the Cross goes through downtown streets on Good Friday
Tax Season and SGO
It’s Not Too Late to Turn Your Tax Dollars into Scholarships for Catholic Education! As a taxpayer in the state of Ohio, when you make a donation to the Emmaus Road Scholarship Fund, you receive a dollar-for-dollar credit – up to $750 for an individual or $1,500 if married filing jointly – on your state income tax liability while creating needs-based scholarships for students in Our Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus. What’s better, you can still make a donation up to the April 15 federal tax deadline and claim the credit on your 2025 Ohio tax filing this spring! Learn more at ww.giveandgetback.org.