Bob Roehm

Review of Diocese of columbus

I have never before had a reason to visit the Cath...

I have never before had a reason to visit the Catholic Diocese of Columbus; however, I recently [1-15-2019] attended a commemoration of Martin Luther King's 90th birthday, on an extremely cold morning, several blocks away from the Diocese office, at the Washington Gladden Social Justice Park [that had opened 10-28-2018 near First Congregational Church at 444 E. Broad St.].

It was announced at the end of the absolutely-freezing-cold commemoration of Martin Luther King's 90th birthday that the Catholic Diocese of Columbus had invited all of us to a free meal immediately afterwards.

My plan had been to rush immediately to the Columbus Metropolitan Library [several blocks to the south] to warm up before taking the bus home so it had been great to have a warm place to go -- immediately after the commemoration -- that had included food and also an opportunity for conversation.

The Diocese building had been heated; the Diocese staff had been welcoming; the food had been great; the extended period of sharing among those who had participated in the recent commemoration of Martin Luther King's 90th birthday [many of whom have been community leaders for decades] had been extremely rich.