“Catholic Medicine in a Secular Society” will be the theme of a conference for health care professionals on Saturday, April 22 in the Jessing Center of the Pontifical College Josephinum, 7625 N. High St., Columbus.

The event is being sponsored by the Diocese of Columbus, the St. John Paul II Foundation and the Catholic Medical Association of Central Ohio.

It will feature seven presentations, including one on “Christian Anthropology as a Foundation for Ethical Medicine” by Dr. Ashley Fernandes, associate director of the Ohio State University Medical School’s Center for Bioethics, and Dr. Roland Millare, a theology professor at the University of St. Thomas in Houston and vice president for curriculum of the foundation.

The event will help fulfill continuing education requirements for medical professionals and will equip them to practice the highest ethical and medical standards of their profession. Clergy, religious, students and the general public are also welcome. 

The cost for the conference is $85 for the general public, with varying rates for medical professionals. For registration and continuing education information, contact Ellen Clements at (832) 779-1070 or go to https://forlifeandfamily.org/converging-roads.


St. John Neumann sponsors diaper drive

Sunbury St. John Neumann Church, 9633 E. State Route 37, is sponsoring a diaper drive on Saturday and Sunday, March 25 and 26 to benefit Pregnancy Resources of Delaware County.

Disposable diapers of all sizes (Pampers and Huggies, not Luvs) will be collected, as well as mini crib sheets and bassinet sheets. 

Items may be placed in the bin on the cloister walkway. They also may be dropped off from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the north door of the faith and family center. 

For more information, contact [email protected].


Conference to focus on Shroud of Turin

A conference on the Shroud of Turin, Eucharistic miracles and how they prove the resurrection of Jesus will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 1 at Columbus St. Catharine Church, 500 S. Gould Road.

Jeffrey Skurka, who has spent 20 years studying the shroud, will explain why he believes it is real and is proof of the resurrection. The conference also will explore the history of Eucharistic miracles, including instances where hosts have turned into human flesh and blood. 

The shroud is, according to some, a 13th-century forgery. For others, it is the cloth that covered Jesus after He died.

The conference will conclude with Eucharistic Adoration and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. There is a suggested offering of $15 per person. For more information, go to www.stcatharine.com/risen-revealed.


Mattingly Settlement plans retreat

Father Stephen Hayes, OP, of Columbus St. Patrick Priory, will be the speaker at a Holy Week retreat from Monday to Wednesday, April 3 to 5 at Mattingly Settlement St. Mary Church, 6280 St. Mary Road, off Creamery Road near State Route 60.

Father Hayes’ topic will be “The Passion of the Lord: From Mortal Being to Eternal Glory.” The event also will be livestreamed on the St. Mary Mattingly Settlement channel on YouTube and Facebook.


Aquinas alumni resume gatherings

The Columbus Aquinas College High School Alumni Association will resume its monthly  luncheons on Monday, April 3 at the TAT Ristorante di Famiglia, 1210 S. James Road.

Other meetings will be on May 1, June 5, Aug. 7, Sept. 11 and Oct. 2 at the restaurant except for the September meeting, which will be in the Walter Student Commons at Columbus St. Charles Preparatory School, 2010 E. Broad St., Columbus.

For more information, contact association president Louis Nobile Jr. at (614) 451-4477 or (614) 313-5889.


Luncheon club to meet April 14

Shawn Kenney, director of the Museum of Catholic Art and History in Columbus, will speak at the Catholic Men’s Luncheon Club meeting following the 11:45 a.m. Mass on Friday, April 14, in Patrick Hall of Columbus St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave. 

The meeting was delayed from the usual first Friday of the month because April 7 is Good Friday.

Kenney has been part of the museum for most of the time since its establishment in 1998 in the former Columbus Holy Family School. It now is in The Catholic Foundation’s building at 257 E. Broad St., the site of the original Wendy’s restaurant.

Free parking will be available in the Columbus State Community College Grant Avenue parking lot (25-S), across the street from the church. No reservations are necessary. A $12 donation for the lunch and meeting is suggested. 

The club’s next meeting will be on Friday, May 5, when Father Ty Tomson, pastor of Lancaster St. Bernadette and Bremen St. Mary churches, will speak on the Latin Mass.

Contact Jim Gernetzke at [email protected] if you are interested in sponsoring a future luncheon.