Author Noelle Mering will speak on “Unmasking the Woke Crisis: Addressing its Spiritual, Anthropological, and Civic Impact and Crafting Pastoral Responses,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23 in the Jessing Center at the Pontifical College Josephinum, 7625 N. High St, Columbus.
Mering is a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, where she co-directs its Theology of Home project. She is the author of the book Awake, Not Woke: A Christian Response to the Cult of Progressive Ideology and co-author of the Theology of Home book series.
The talk is the first presentation of the college’s 2024-25 Building Spiritual Bridges to the Community lecture series. For information, go to www.pcj.edu.
Luncheon club will hear from conference director
Brian Hickey, executive director of the Catholic Conference of Ohio, will speak to the Catholic Men’s Luncheon Club about the conference’s mission and function after the noon All Saints Day Mass on Friday, Nov. 1 at Columbus St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave.
No reservations are necessary. A $12 donation for lunch is requested.
The club’s next meeting will be on Friday, Dec. 6 with Father David Johnstone, parochial vicar at Worthington St. Michael the Archangel Church and chaplain at Columbus St. Francis DeSales High School. He is one of five priests ordained for the Diocese of Columbus in May and will speak about his vocation.
The luncheon has no sponsor. If you are interested in sponsoring this or another luncheon, contact David Kilanowski at [email protected].
Dufault to speak to Record Society
Dr. Adam J. Dufault, superintendent of schools for the Diocese of Columbus, will speak about the diocesan school system at the next meeting of the Catholic Record Society, scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. in the first-floor meeting room of the Catholic Center, 197 E. Gay St., Columbus.
Dufault oversees 39 elementary and 11 secondary schools educating nearly 18,000 students across the 23 counties of the diocese and supervises the diocesan CYO athletic program. He has been superintendent since May 2018 and previously was Interim superintendent and associate superintendent of schools in the Archdiocese of Denver for two years.
After his talk and a short break, there will be a brief business meeting.
Parking is available in the lot adjacent to the building and a ramp leads from ground level to the door. If you have questions, call Mark Gideon at (614) 312-8026.
Scout plans holiday gift drive
Cassius Purdy, a junior at Columbus St. Charles Preparatory School and a member of Scout Troop 85 sponsored by Westerville St. Paul the Apostle Church and a current junior at St. Charles Preparatory School, is sponsoring a holiday gift drive as his Eagle Scout project.
He asks people to come to the church parking lot, 313 N. State St., from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 and bring a new, unwrapped gift suitable for a teenager.
The gifts will go to young people served by Home for Families, a local nonprofit organization that supports 500 families with gifts during the holidays and helps 1,200 families annually to avoid or overcome homelessness.
