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Pope names Bishop John Wester to lead Salt Lake City Diocese By Maurice Healy

an Francisco Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester, 56, has been appointed Bishop of Salt Lake City by Pope Benedict XVI. The announcement was made Jan. 8 in Rome at Vatican City and in Washington, D.C. by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States. Bishop Wester will become the 9th Bishop of Salt Lake City, a diocese that encompasses the entire State of Utah, with 48 parishes and approximately 200,000 Catholics. He will be installed at a Mass on March 14 at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City. A native of San Francisco, Bishop Wester was born Nov. 5, 1950 and was baptized at St. Anne of the Sunset Church in the City. His parents, Helen (Egan) and Charles Wester, were married in 1948 at Epiphany Church in San Francisco. Charles Wester passed away in 1999. Bishop Wester, the oldest of four siblings, has a brother, Barry, and two sisters, Nancy and Kathy. In 1956, the family moved to Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Daly

City, where the young John Wester attended Our Lady of Mercy Elementary School. With a strong vocation to the priesthood, Bishop Wester began his seminary studies at St. Joseph College in Mountain View, and earned a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master of Divinity Degree at St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park. He served a year as a transitional deacon at St. Augustine Parish in South San Francisco in 1975-76. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of San Francisco at St. Mary’s Cathedral by Archbishop Joseph McGucken on May 15, 1976. Bishop Wester’s first assignment as a young priest was as Associate Pastor at St. Raphael Parish in San Rafael. In 1979, he joined the faculty of Marin Catholic High School and served as Director of Campus Ministry. He served as president of Marin Catholic from 1984-86. After two years as assistant Superintendent of Catholic Schools, he became Administrative Assistant to Archbishop John Quinn. He returned to parish ministry in 1993 as Pastor of St. Stephen Parish in San Francisco. In

1997, he returned to the Chancery in the post of Vicar for Clergy. On June 30, 1998, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of San Francisco by Pope John Paul II. He was ordained a bishop on Sept. 18, 1998

at St. Mary’s Cathedral by Archbishop William Levada. Bishop Wester’s pastoral and administrative service has varied widely during his more than eight years as Auxiliary BISHOP WESTER, page 6

Amniotic-fluid stem cells hailed as another alternative to embryo use By Nancy Frazier O’Brien WASHINGTON (CNS) — The recent announcement by scientists at Wake Forest and Harvard universities that the amniotic fluid surrounding a child in the womb can be the source of medically useful stem cells is just the latest in a series of studies showing the research value of the byproducts of live birth, according to the deputy director of the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities. Richard M. Doerflinger told Catholic News Service Jan. 8 that various studies have shown that the placenta, cord blood, the umbilical cord itself and other byproducts of birth “may all contain very versatile stem cells, with many of

the advantages of embryonic stem cells without the practical disadvantages or moral problems.” “With four million live births every year in our country alone, an ample supply of these cells lies readily at hand,” he added. The study was reported Jan. 7 in the online edition of the journal Nature Biotechnology and included research by scientists at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine in WinstonSalem, N.C., and Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston. The U.S. House of Representatives was expected to vote Jan. 11 on expanded federal funding of stem-cell research involving the destruction of human

embryos. The measure is part of a package of legislation in the new Democratmajority 110th Congress. Republican President George W. Bush vetoed a similar measure last July, and the 109th Congress failed to override the veto. In the journal article, Dr. Anthony Atala of the Wake Forest institute said he and his colleagues had used stem cells derived from amniotic fluid to create muscle, bone, fat, blood, nerve and liver cells in the laboratory. “It has been known for decades that both the placenta and amniotic fluid contain multiple progenitor cell types from the developing embryo, including fat, bone and muscle,” said Atala in a statement. “We asked the question, ‘Is

there a possibility that within this cell population we can capture true stem cells?’ The answer is yes.” Doerflinger said it is “especially ironic” that the frozen embryos that some scientists want to destroy for stem cells “may produce more beneficial stem cells if allowed to survive and be born.” “New life, not premature death, may show us the way to a brighter medical future,” he added. Doerflinger also disputed the results of a recent public opinion poll commissioned by the Civil Society Institute in which 68 percent of all the respondents — and 69 percent of the respondents who described themselves as Catholics — STEM CELLS, page 8

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Class of ’56, Star of the Sea Elementary School, gathered October 7th at their old Richmond District stomping grounds. Golden diplomas were awarded to the the 40 classmates by Terry Hanley, the school’s current principal. Joan Diffley one of the teachers of the class also took part. Puttin’ the day together were Tom Cahill, back left, Mike Brandt, Mike Bagnod with Carol Touye, front left, Marie Conroy-Salbi, John Romero, Loretta Repetto.

Happy Birthday December 12th to Paulist Father Peter Shea, parochial vicar at Old St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco. “I’m a nice round 75,” the Brooklyn native told me with a laugh when we spoke just before Christmas. Father Shea has been at OSM for 10 years. “I love it here especially the weather,” he said. Father Shea has family back East but keeps his visits out of the winter months though we both agreed that us hearty Northeasterners still “take out the trash in a tee-shirt in 20 degree weather.” In 2007, Father Shea will be celebrating his 45th year as a priest…More than 100 people took part in the first segment of what St. Matthias Parish is calling “catechizing the whole community.” Sabrina Spence, Coordinator of Children’s Faith Formation, helped design the new teaching tool. “This is the culmination of about three years of planning and workshops

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Class of ’56 from St. Cecilia Elementary School joined again for prayer and fun in September. “We began with Mass in Our Lady’s Chapel and we continued our celebration at the Olympic Club,” said classmate Judy Morris. Judy noted that about 60 members of the class attended and “a good time was had by all.” Among those on-board for the evening were Mary Ann Malone Enos, front left, Mary Ellen Haughey Wilson, and Bernadette Lang Webb with Peggy Niland Cooney and Jesuit Father Robert Fabing who presided at the opening Mass.

and finding a curriculum that makes creating these events been fostered by our pastor, Father John Glogowski, for doable,” she said. Reaching out to the entire demograph- the past 7 years, has helped to bring us to this place.” ic of the parish was a success, according to Sabrina. Sabrina pointed out…. Happy 65 years married “Although we wanted our faith formation families to be October 28th to Alma and Mike Cozzolino, longtime involved the focus was parishioners of St. parish wide and we had Dunstan’s in Millbrae. a cross-section including The couple’s son, people from 5 to 85.” Michael and grandMore than 40 volunteers daughter, Tina pitched in to make the Colclasure were at the two-day event a success helm of a reception and more is planned for commemorating the the spring. “We want to occasion. Thanks to share our experiences Marie Amoroso for the with others and invite good news…. St. Matthias parishioners Thuy Ho Tran, left, anyone interested to regRemember this is an Shirley Grana and Tom Grana took part in new ister for our next events empty space without Intergenerational Religious Education sessions. in March,” Sabrina said. ya’!! The email address The number at St. Matthias is (650) 366- 7085, ext. 21 for for Street is burket@sfarchdiocese.org. Mailed items Sabrina or extension 12 for Laurie Coulter Coordinator should be sent to “Street,” One Peter Yorke Way, SF of Adult Faith Formation and who also had a large part in 94109. Pix should be hard copy or electronic jpeg at 300 the new program. “Our staff fully supports this approach dpi. Don’t forget to include a follow-up phone number. and our collaborative approach to ministry which has Call me at (415) 614-5634 and I’ll walk you through it.

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New Congress puts Speaker Pelosi and her views in the spotlight WASHINGTON – San Francisco Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi’s ascent to the post of Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives puts her and her politics in the spotlight. Pelosi is a well-known player in Washington with a reputation for effectively leading House Democrats and for being willing to listen to people on all sides of issues. Her selection as Speaker is considered to be a good sign for some legislation on the church’s agenda. But Pelosi, a Catholic, also is eyed very cautiously because of her record of unrelenting support for abortion and positions on other life issues. George Wesolek, director of the Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns for the Archdiocese of San Francisco, has had dealings with Pelosi and her staff for 20 years. “She’s been very, very helpful on many issues and we disagree strongly on others,” Wesolek said. “And I talk with her very frankly about those.” Pelosi, 66, was raised around politics and politicians in Baltimore — her father, Thomas D’Alesandro, was mayor there for 12 years and a member of Congress for five terms. Growing up in Baltimore, Pelosi attended Catholic elementary and high schools and went on to Trinity College. After graduating from Trinity in 1962, she married California investment banker Paul Pelosi, a graduate of Georgetown University, also in Washington, and moved with him to San Francisco. Though Pelosi was involved in party politics while raising five children, it wasn’t until they were nearly grown that she took a high-profile position as chairwoman of the California Democratic Party in the early 1980s. She first ran for office in a special election at the age of 47, winning the congressional seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Sala Burton in 1987. Pelosi has been comfortably reelected in every election since then. The Democrats chose her as House minority leader in 2002, the first woman from either party in that position. Her ability to pull Democrats together on key legislation got her re-elected to the post

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ed that Pelosi includes reinand put her in line to take stating federal funding for over as speaker when the embryonic stem-cell research Democrats regained majority among her top priorities for control of the House in the the 110th Congress. November 2006 elections. She said she would like to Cardinal Theodore E. see Pelosi support with equal McCarrick, retired archbishenthusiasm funding to preop of Washington, said he has serve umbilical-cord blood known Pelosi in his role as a for stem-cell research. The member of the bishops’ program was passed into law Committee on International in 2005 but so far has not Policy since she first came to been funded, Day said. Washington. He said he’s The National Committee always found her to be “a for a Human Life Amendment very thoughtful and commithas been tracking congrested defender of human sional votes on a range of life rights.” issues since 1973. Of the “We don’t always agree — dozens of what the group conon life and education issues siders “key votes” since Pelosi especially — but my experitook office, she has voted with ence has been that you can the group’s position just once. always talk to her,” said That was considered a proceCardinal McCarrick. “You dural maneuver aimed at can’t always change her defeating a ban on partialmind, but you can always talk birth abortion. Pelosi has a to her.” 100 percent approval rating In his capacity as chairfrom the abortion rights man of a bishops’ task force organization, NARAL. on Catholic politicians, Wesolek and Day both Cardinal McCarrick also met Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., addresses the said they’re encouraged by with congressional U.S. House of Representatives after being Pelosi’s comment that she Democrats after Pelosi and elected the first female speaker of the House on wants to “rule from the midothers asked to begin a diadle” in the House. the first day of the 110th Congress in Washington Jan. 4. logue about the role of their “I don’t think she’s a kneereligious beliefs and political jerk-reaction person,” said Wesolek. “I the late 1980s and early 1990s. More responsibilities. Pelosi, whose district is about 30 per- recently, she’s been a supporter of a com- think she’s very thoughtful.” He said he gets the sense that Pelosi cent Asian-American, has long pushed for prehensive approach to immigration sanctions against China for its human reform and of increasing the minimum understands and agrees with the church’s teaching on many fundamental policy rights record. One Washington policy wage. But Pelosi’s voting record on abortion, issues, but that doesn’t go far enough. adviser said she had taken “a very gutsy “I think she gets half of Catholic social position,” in opposing most-favored- stem-cell research and other life issues is nation trade status for China in the 1990s less than encouraging even to some mem- teaching,” Wesolek said. “The half she gets when it had broad support in Congress, in bers of her party — those who belong to she does well.” the Clinton administration and in her own Democrats for Life. Catholic San Francisco Kristen Day, executive director of party. contributed to this story. Wesolek said Pelosi was also among Democrats for Life, said she’s disappointthose who opposed the first Gulf War in 1991. He recalled marching with her down Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco, “arm in arm, leading 5,000 people.” He said Pelosi also was very helpful in cutting through red tape when he and former San Francisco Archbishop John R. Quinn were denied visas to travel to El Salvador during that country’s civil war in

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WASHINGTON – Days before Congress was to vote on the issue, the U.S. bishops and Catholic Charities USA called for an increase in the federal minimum wage. “The minimum wage needs to be raised not just for the goods and services a person can buy but for the self-esteem and self-worth it affords,” said Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn, N.Y., chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Policy, in a Jan. 8 letter to members of Congress. In a Jan. 9 statement Catholic Charities USA joined in the call for increasing the minimum wage, as it prepared to unveil a plan Jan. 10 called the Campaign to Reduce Poverty in America, with a specific target for reducing the poverty rate over time.

Canadian court OKs three parents; groups urge study of effects OTTAWA — Pro-marriage and Catholic groups have called for a federal government study after the Court of Appeal for Ontario recognized three parents for a child living with a lesbian couple. The court, which ruled Jan. 2 that the child’s biological mother and father and the mother’s lesbian partner all have equal rights and obligations to the child, overturned a lower court decision limiting rights to two parents. The decision prompted calls for a royal commission to study the future of marriage and families in Canada. Michele Boulva, director of the Catholic Organization for Life and Family, said Jan. 2: “The kind of research we need now in Canada concerns the impact on children of redefining parenthood. “It should also be a call to develop a global family policy that gives priority to children’s rights and needs over adult desires, because children are our future. The governments can’t let the courts decide these matters,” she said.

Spokane abuse bankruptcy case settled for $48 million RENO, Nev. — Judge Gregg W. Zive said Jan. 4 that the Diocese of Spokane, Wash., and those with sexual abuse claims against the diocese have reached a $48 million settlement. Zive, chief bankruptcy judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada, had been mediating the case since last July under mandate from the federal bankruptcy court in Spokane. He said the agreement reached Jan. 4 must still be confirmed by the court in Spokane and by creditors in accord with provisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. “The

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Bishops, Catholic Charities support minimum wage rise

Dianna Portillo, 9, holds hands with other religious education students during a Spanish-language Mass at the St. Cornelius Parish gymnasium in Richmond, Calif., Jan. 7. The congregation met for Mass in the gym after a Jan. 5 arson attack on the parish church caused fire and smoke damage in the sanctuary.

economic portion of the global settlement totals at least $48 million and provides a mechanism for the payment of future claims,” he said. He said parishes of the diocese will have to raise $10 million to contribute to the settlement. The Spokane Diocese has nearly 100,000 Catholics served by 82 parishes, so the cost to the parishes, who depend on contributions for their income, works out to an average of about $100 per Catholic.

March for Life events planned to mark 34th anniversary of Roe WASHINGTON — The annual March for Life will take place Jan. 22 in Washington to mark the 34th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion. The event will begin with a noon rally on the National Mall followed by a march along Constitution Avenue that will end at the U.S. Supreme Court. From there, participants are encouraged to meet with members of Congress to lobby on anti-abortion issues. The theme of this year’s march is “Thou Shalt Protect the Equal Right to Life of Each Innocent Human in Existence at Fertilization. No Exception! No Compromise!” Several other events will take place both in Washington and around the country to mark the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision. The National Prayer Vigil for Life will take place Jan. 21 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington with Mass celebrated by Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia, who is chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities. In San Francisco, the March for Life West Coast is scheduled for Jan. 20 with an 11 a.m. rally at Justin Herman Plaza and a peaceful walk to Marina Green.

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Helen Osman named USCCB secretary for communications WASHINGTON — Helen Osman, communications director for the Diocese of Austin, Texas, editor of its diocesan newspaper, The Catholic Spirit, and current president of the Catholic Press Association, has been named secretary for communications of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, effective Aug. 1. Her appointment was announced Jan. 3 by Msgr. David J. Malloy, USCCB general secretary. “Helen Osman has done outstanding communications work in Austin and in her many duties with the CPA,” he said. “She has great vision about the constantly developing use of all forms of media in the apostolate of the church. I am confident she will provide extraordinary leadership to the communications ministry of the conference.” Osman said she was “humbled” by her upcoming role and called it a “wonderful opportunity.”

Bay State bishops laud approval of marriage amendment BOSTON — The Catholic bishops of Massachusetts thanked state legislators Jan. 2 “for living up to their oath of office” by voting on a constitutional marriage amendment initiative before ending their legislative session. On the last day in its 2005-06 session, a reluctant Legislature narrowly approved the initiative, which would amend the state’s constitution to ban same-sex marriages. Then it voted to reconsider. Then it voted again — also narrowly — to approve the measure. The state’s bishops, strong advocates of the initiative, said, “Today the constitutional rights of the citizens of the commonwealth NEWS-IN-BRIEF, page 5

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have been upheld. The democratic process and the right of the people to have their voices heard were affirmed.” If the 200708 Legislature gives the amendment its second approval this year, it would appear on the November 2008 ballot. (CNS PHOTO/MAURIZIO BRAMBATTI, REUTERS)

Pope welcomes new year, urges respect for dignity, human rights VATICAN CITY — Welcoming in the new year at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI said a world suffering from wars and terrorism can find peace only through respect for human dignity and human rights. The pope celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica Jan. 1, which the church marks as World Peace Day, and quoted from his peace day message that was sent to governments around the globe. The theme of the message this year was “The Human Person, the Heart of Peace.” In order for peace agreements to last, the pope said, they must be based on respect for the dignity of the human being created by God. This dignity is the foundation of peace and cannot be viewed as something subject to popular opinion or negotiations between parties, he said. He urged the international community to make greater efforts to ensure that “in the name of God a world is built in which essential human rights are respected by all.” Every Christian has a special vocation as a peacemaker he said.

Chaldean patriarchate moves Seminary to northern Iraq ROME — Continued violence against Catholic priests and church property in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad has prompted the Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Baghdad to move the city’s theological university and seminary to northern Iraq. Iraq’s only Christian theological university, the Pontifical Babel College for Philosophy and Theology, and the patriarchal major seminary, Simon Peter, were to be transferred to Arbil, said a Jan. 4 report by the Rome-based AsiaNews news agency. The two institutions had been closed for several months because of a lack of security and increasing violence in Baghdad. The seminary’s rector and vice rector had been kidnapped in September and December, respectively; the two men eventually were released unharmed. AsiaNews said the move “had been in the pipeline for sometime,” but the decision was not made.

Pope Benedict XVI greets an ambassador to the Vatican during a meeting at the Vatican Jan. 8. The pope condemned violence throughout the world and said that respect for the human rights and legitimate aspirations of peoples is the only path to peace.

Pope Benedict XVI did not allow the awkward drama to continue a single day longer. In an official statement, the Vatican praised the “humility” of Archbishop Wielgus, who resigned Jan. 7, two days after admitting he had once cooperated with the secret police of Poland’s former communist regime. Privately, however, several Vatican officials expressed irritation that the archbishop had apparently not been fully frank about his past from the beginning. They also questioned how the Vatican’s normally exhaustive vetting process broke down in one of Eastern Europe’s most important episcopal appointments. “When Msgr. Wielgus was nominated, we knew nothing about his collaboration with the secret police,” Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, head of the Vatican’s Congregation for Bishops, bluntly told the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. On Jan 8, Father Janusz Bielanski resigned as rector of Krakow’s Wawel

Warsaw archbishop’s resignation prompts embarrassment, relief

Correction In the Dec. 22, 2006 issue, a story concerning Catholic Charities CYO erred in the spelling of Cecilia Herbert’s first name. Cecilia Herbert became president of the CCCYO Board of Directors Jan 1.

VATICAN CITY — The resignation of Polish Archbishop Stanislaw Wielgus of Warsaw has prompted embarrassment and disappointment in the Vatican, along with a sense of relief that

VATICAN CITY — While he has said for years that terrorists were hiding out in Somalia, the apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Mogadishu said more U.S. airstrikes would only make things worse. Bishop Giorgio Bertin of Djibouti, who also oversees the church in Somalia’s chaotic and violent capital, spoke to the Vatican’s Fides news agency Jan. 9, the day after a U.S. Air Force gunship fired on suspected al-Qaida terrorists in southern Somalia. “Prudence must guide all human activities, and it is even more important when taking action in a country like Somalia,” Bishop Bertin said. “This act risks throwing more fuel on an already explosive situation.” The bishop added, “I do not think this attack reinforces the support of Somalia’s population for the fragile government of transition and for Ethiopia,” which helped the transitional government regain control of the country in late December and early January.

Scottish bishop urges Catholics to oppose nuclear arsenal renewal LONDON — A Scottish bishop has urged Catholics to oppose plans to renew Great Britain’s nuclear arsenal. Bishop Peter Moran of Aberdeen, Scotland, called on Catholics to tell legislators about the Catholic Church’s opposition to the proposals before the British Parliament’s debate on plans to upgrade the submarine-based Trident nuclear weapons system. Legislators were to debate the issue and vote on it in March. In a pastoral letter read at Masses in Scotland Jan. 6-7, the bishop said that, like King Herod plotting to kill Jesus, many people were still “plotting death for the innocent.” “The world’s most powerful governments, including our own, seem determined to base our security on having nuclear weapons available,” said Bishop Moran, president of the Justice and Peace Commission of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland.

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Friends and admirers have mixed emotions at appointment By Catholic San Francisco Staff The news that Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester had been named Bishop of Salt Lake City generated mixed emotions among people in the Archdiocese of San Francisco who have known him for many years. Father Eugene Konkel, former Director of the John Paul II Institute at St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park, said, “He will be personally missed by his friends, family, and the Archdiocese very much. He had known so many people for so long in such a vital giving way and he will bring these gifts to his new diocese with his usual joy and great dedication.” Father Konkel added, “He is my closest friend. It is difficult on this level. I’ve known him since he was in high school. I’ve been privileged for 40 years. Everybody who knows him feels the same way. He is a pastoral bishop and will continue to be a pastoral bishop in his new diocese.” Mercy Sister Marguerite Buchanan, Program Director of Catherine Center in San Mateo, said, “I know Bishop Wester principally from Catherine Center, which is a transitional

Bishop Wester . . . ■ Continued from cover Bishop. His experience includes service as Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese from August 2005 to February 2006. In comments at a news conference held in Salt Lake City Jan. 8, Bishop Wester said he was “filled with gratitude and awe at the prospect of my new ministry … in the Diocese of Salt Lake City.” He added, “I thank God for the providential and loving grace that has beckoned me here and I pray that this same loving and gracious God will guide me as I become a servant leader in your midst as well as a fellow pilgrim of faith.” Addressing the members of the Utah Church, Bishop Wester said, “I am definitely the ‘new kid on the block!” I have a lot to learn and I therefore must be an attentive listener to you, the priests and deacons, religious and faithful of the Diocese of Salt Lake City. As your bishop, my first obligation is to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ “in season and out of season.” I can only do this effectively if I know you well and have a firm grasp of your priorities, concerns, dreams and plans. In a particular way, I wish to learn from our priests, my most important collaborators in my ministry as your bishop. With them, I hope to continue the excellent work of Archbishop Niederauer in promoting beautiful

home for women newly released from incarceration. When he was approached about it, he immediately got behind it. I have been so moved by his deep devotion to marginalized people. He has been a great support.” Father John Greene, Pastor of St. Monica Church in San Francisco, stated, “I have been a friend of Bishop Wester for almost 39 years. He truly is the hardest working person I have ever known — and the holiest. He always taught me a great deal about what it is to stay close to God.” Father William McCain, Pastor of Our Lady of Loretto Church in Novato, said “I very happy for him. He worked in our diocese all of his priestly life. He has been a great source of spiritual comfort, especially during the abuse scandals. He has been very compassionate to those who have been abused, and to those who have been accused. He has been a real source of healing in that regard. He was a bridge. He was the right man in the right place.” Dominican Sister Jeanette Lombardi, Pastoral Associate at Our Lady of Loretto Parish, noted, Bishop Wester has been a faith-filled and steady presence in our archdiocese. He has

served selflessly through the years, making difficult decisions and assuming many responsibilities; often putting the interests of others ahead of himself. His attentiveness to individuals and personable manner has served to remind us of the Church community we are. Father Leonard Calegari, retired former pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Pacifica, said “It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. He has been very patient. He is very thoughtful and smart. He will be great in Salt Lake City.” Msgr. Richard Knapp, retired Pastor of St. Raphael Church, noted, “Our loss is their gain. He is highly respected by all the priests of the Archdiocese. It is an honor for him to receive this assignment. We all will miss him.” Msgr. Michael Harriman, Pastor of St. Cecilia Church in San Francisco, said “Bishop John Wester has always been conscious of the power of the Holy Spirit dwelling in God’s own people. He looks at the signs of the times always in the light of the Gospel Message. He realizes we are all pilgrims, and I am sure he is looking forward to his new journey as Shepherd to the faithful in Utah.”

liturgies, sound faith education programs, loving and compassionate service to the poor, prudent stewardship of our resources, and parishes that flourish throughout the diocese.” For the past 11 months, Bishop Wester has worked closely with the prelate whose place he will take. Current San Francisco Archbishop George H. Niederauer served as Bishop of Salt Lake City for 11 years before his installation last February as Archbishop of San Francisco. Archbishop Niederauer said, “The Catholic community in the Archdiocese of San Francisco congratulates Bishop John C. Wester on his appointment as 9th Bishop of Salt Lake City and we congratulate all Utah Catholics on receiving such a gifted, generous and zealous pastor and shepherd. While the Catholic Church in San Francisco will certainly miss Bishop Wester and his fruitful ministry here, he and his new flock have our prayers and best wishes for their life and ministry together. Personally, I will very much miss having Bishop Wester close by as a friend and collaborator, but I can’t help being delighted for my many friends in Utah.” Bishop Wester also holds advanced degrees from the University of San Francisco and Holy Names College in Oakland. He is Chair-elect of the U.S. Bishops’ Committee on Migration, and also serves on the U.S. Bishops’ Committee on the Laity, Committee on Pastoral Practices, and Committee on Vocations. At the California Catholic Conference, he has served on the Education Committee.

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World focuses on annual ‘Week of Prayer for Christian Unity’ coming from a country divided by faith has given him a special understanding and approachability to ecumenism and interfaith work. “If I did not consider that an asset, I would think myself blind,” Father O’Rourke said. “I was inspired even back to childhood. My town was largely Catholic but I was impressed with how my parents respected a neighbor family who were not Catholic and how that family returned that respect.” “The religion Jesus gave to us is not a religion without risks,” Father O’Rourke said with a laugh, “and trying to work with one another across all kinds of fences presents risks. But if we are not willing to do it we are not following the will of Jesus.” “The biggest expectation and hope of the Week of Prayer is that we will deepen our relationship with each another as Christians and see this was really close to the heart of Jesus,” Father O’Rourke said. “He wanted us to reach out to other Christians.” The advice to stay away from discussions of religion or politics for fear of what may erupt can be put aside, at least, for the Week of Prayer, according to Father O’Rourke. “We can reach out through these kinds of dialogues be it with family, friends, co-workers or people we meet along the way. These can be the most interesting areas to discuss.”

By Tom Burke On its way to a hundredth anniversary in 2008, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be commemorated around the world this year from Jan. 18-25. “Father Paul Wattson, founder of the Atonement Friars started the Week of Prayer in 1908,” said Father Gerard O’Rourke, recently retired director of the Office of Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. “Dialogue between and among the different faiths has been the focus of the Friars and the Week of Prayer gives fuel to the effort each year.” Ecumenism means getting along even with differences of opinion, Father O’Rourke said. “The unity Jesus talked about didn’t mean conformity and lock-stepping and marching down through life. The spirit of ecumenism includes that we are able and committed to work together. That was Jesus’ intent when he says, ‘That all may be one’ in John’s Gospel.” Father O’Rourke said commonality among the faiths goes back thousands of years. “The biggest example is that all the Christians, the Jews and Muslims have a common saint in our systems called Abraham, the father of Faith.” Father O’Rourke, ordained in Ireland in 1950, said his

The Week of Prayer, he said, can be a time to “not defend our faith but to live our faith and give ourselves and others permission to be the way we are.” “There is an extremist element in us humans and it shows up in individuals and sometimes in institutions and a fertile area for it seems to be religion,” Father O’Rourke said about what is being witnessed today in the Muslim world. “This is what the Muslims are having to contend with in their own religion – an extremist group literally gone wild.” Father O’Rourke said the world has to be careful to “not condemn a religion because of the evil of some person within that religion.” Pope Benedict XV, who served at the turn of the century, was a “Pope of peace who saw the need for all Christians to work together,” Father O’Rourke said, noting that Pope Benedict XVI has chosen a very appropriate model in that regard. “This work will continue to be a challenge for us,” Father O’Rourke said. “We need to open our ears to the voice of Jesus and look at how he lived on earth with people of other faiths and how inspiring that can be.” Materials including a prayer card and a worship aid for each day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity have been sent to all parishes.

Vatican agency says 24 church workers died violently in 2006 Catholic Missionary Deaths

By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholic Church personnel continue to be killed as they work in mission lands or among society’s most disadvantaged groups, although they are more often the victims of violent crimes than of persecution for their faith. Fides, the news agency of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, said that over the course of 2006 it had registered the deaths of 24 priests, religious and lay workers “who lost their lives in a violent way.” The murdered church workers, it said, are often “the victims — at least apparently — of aggression, robbery or theft perpetrated in social contexts marked by particular violence, human degradation and poverty, which these peacemakers tried to alleviate with their presence and their work.” The total of 24 murdered church workers was just one less than that reported in 2005, it said. While Fides said it was not declaring the deceased to be martyrs in the formal sense of those recognized by the church for being killed

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By John Thavis VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Baptism is not some “magical” rite of words and water, but a lasting invitation to human freedom to cooperate with the Holy Spirit, Pope Benedict XVI said Jan. 7, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. As the cries of babies echoed through the Sistine Chapel, the pope poured water from a gilded scoop onto the heads of 13 infants and pronounced the words welcoming them into the church. Most were children of Vatican employees. He held a prepared text in his hand as he gave his homily, but referred to it only sporadically, preferring to ad lib as he did the year before. One by one, he explained the symbols of the sacrament, then spoke about its central meaning. In a sense, he said, Christians are “adopted” by God the Father in baptism. In a similar way, the church should be seen as the mother of this family, he said. “Thus we see that Christianity is not only a spiritual or individual reality, a simple subjective decision that I make,

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Recorded in the heart Spiritual growth of an individual priest and the Church By Monsignor Harry Schlitt The entry in my diary for November 21, 1964 reads: “Closing ceremony at St. Peters, no class, Bishop gives me 5000 lire as he returns to the States. Took some of my buddies for pannini e birre (sandwiches & beer). Bishops have one more session at the Vatican Council.” I had arrived in Rome in 1961 to complete my last four years of Theology studies at the North American College. I was from a small mid-western diocese and was the first student from that diocese to study in Rome. In those days, we didn’t return to the States until we were ordained and had completed our studies. Living in Vatican City and seeing the holy places of St. Peter and St. Paul was a special blessing for me. On June 3, 1962, Pope John XXIII passed away. I was in the Piazza San Pietro when it was announced: “IL PAPA E MORTO” (the pope is dead). Before his death, Pope John had been very busy announcing the Second Vatican Council and calling the Bishops from all over the world to consider our Church and what it should be in the twenty-first century. Little did I know then what would later transpire. The Second Vatican Council was the highlight of my time in Europe. As a student, I had no idea what this historical event would mean to the Church these many years later. At each afternoon meal, which we took in silence, we heard the presentations that had been made that morning at St. Peter’s Basilica. They were read to us in Latin. All of our classes and books were in Latin so it was easy to follow the proceedings. Thoughts from Bishops all over the world were being tested and tried within the Catholic Church worldwide. I still recall the excitement when the Church was defined by the Council as “the people of God”. This was a far cry from the hierarchical structure that we knew and practiced. We were schooled in a vertical structure, which began with God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, followed by Angels, the Pope, the Cardinals, Archbishops and Bishops, Monsignors, Fathers, lay people — and finally pets. Now, with this Council the Church was on a new path to open itself to participation from all. The most evident change in the

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By Barbara Fitzgerald PHILADELPHIA (CNS) — They come from different backgrounds and couldn’t be more diverse — a Mercy sister who works with the homeless and mentally ill, a Jesuit priest who is president of a Catholic university, a mother of six turned prayer warrior, and a television personality. But what they have in common is “outstanding Catholic leadership” and that they are examples of how to be Christ-like in different walks of life, according to the Philadelphiabased Catholic Leadership Institute, which honored the four individuals at a recent dinner and reception. The institute gave its leadership award to: Mercy Sister Mary Scullion, who has worked with homeless and mentally ill people since 1978; Jesuit Father Robert Spitzer, president of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash.; Peggie O’Neill, founder of Prayer Power, a national movement focused on Eucharistic adoration and vocations; and Raymond Arroyo, host of the Eternal Word Television Network’s news program “The World Over.” The organization has presented its award for outstanding Catholic leadership since 2000, acknowledging people in the church whose

leadership in their parish, community or workplace is inspired by their Catholic faith, according to Timothy Flanagan, founder and chairman of the institute. The religious, clergy and lay men and women named this year have inspired and led others, and serve as role models for future church and lay leaders, he said. They also represent “the diversity of Catholic leadership,” said Sister Scullion, who is founder of Project HOME, which provides emergency shelter, housing and business employment to those in need. HOME stands for Housing, Opportunities for Employment, Medical Care, Education. In accepting her award, Sister Scullion said she was happy to be part of the effort to “celebrate, nurture and strengthen” leadership within the Catholic community. A noted scholar, Father Spitzer is the international chaplain for Legatus, an organization for Catholic business leaders, and director of the Institute for Professional Ethics, a post that allows him to work with business leaders of various companies throughout the nation and world. Matthew Manion, president and CEO of the Catholic Leadership Institute, described Father Spitzer as an entrepreneurial leader, a courageous philosopher, teacher and author whose

work on ethical leadership has influenced foreign governments and leaders of more than 350 international corporations. “He is a university president whose loyalty to the church is matched by his commitment to his students’ personal development and his passion for protecting human life,” Manion said. Peggie O’Neill, who founded Loyalty Management University, a college for advanced leadership development in the automotive industry, is a mother of six and grandmother of 15. Her mission is to foster prayers for vocations before the Eucharist. O’Neill, who is a four-time cancer survivor, wondered how people can live without faith: “If ever I doubted the power of faith, I certainly knew when I was sitting in rooms waiting to get results that I couldn’t live without my faith.” EWTN personality Raymond Arroyo has written a best-selling biography of EWTN founder Mother Angelica, said after the ceremony that he was dedicating his award to the nun, a Poor Clare of Perpetual Adoration. He said she “taught me the ropes both spiritually and in broadcast.” The Catholic Leadership Institute programs include “Good Leaders, Good Shepherds,” a two-year course designed to train Catholic priests to become more effective leaders.

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VOCATIONS ✝ What are some signs of a vocation to religious life? By Father Martin Pable, OFM Cap. How does a person know he or she has a vocation to religious life? It is difficult to pin that down because a vocation is first of all a mystery. God does not just jump out of the sky and tap us on the shoulder. God uses very ordinary instrumental means to let us know that we are being called. It is very personal to each one of us. God respects our individuality and treats us all as persons. He respects our freedom and he wants us to use our heads and hearts in trying to discern our vocation. In the history of the Church, we find spiritual writers and theologians saying there are certain natural signs that God uses by which He inclines us, and draws us, toward a vocation. The Church has always looked for those signs. If a person experiences these signs in some degree, then there is a good chance he or she is called. You never know for sure, but all along the way you will be discerning and considering whether you are being called or not. The first sign I look for in myself — or in anyone looking for signs of a vocation — is “Do I have a desire for the religious life?” Am I inclined, am I drawn toward it? Does it give me a certain amount of satisfaction to think about it, a certain amount of enthusiasm or joy or some kind of positive feeling? I want to stress that, because God does not draw us to a vocation against our will; it is something that is extremely important. I have talked to people who said, “I want to be a priest, or brother, or sister, not because I want to, but because I think I should; because I think God wants me to. If I don’t go, I’ll be punished in some way or I will be miserable or perhaps unhappy.”

God does not operate that way. He draws us according to our natural inclinations and if we are inclined to a religious life, well that is a good sign. If we are repulsed by it and are thinking about it only because we have to, I call that a “monkey-on-your-back vocation” and you carry it around like some kind of heavy load that somehow God is zapping you. God doesn’t zap people that way. The one thing God wants of us is to be free in our decision. God wants us to freely choose our vocation. That desire is some kind of spontaneous attraction and it is one indication that a person is called. But that is not enough, because a lot of people have an attraction to religious life. Two other signs also are important. The second sign is “I want the life for the right reasons.” This is a question of motivation. What motivation is behind my interest and attraction? Here the Church looks for some very positive spiritual reasons. For example, someone might think, I want the religious life because I want to serve God in a very direct way, or I want to further the love and knowledge of God, or I want to extend the kingdom of God, or I want to live the Gospel Life as fully as possible, or I want to work for the betterment of the world, or I want to share a common vision of faith and spirituality with other like-minded people and somehow further the project of God’s designs. Any or all of these spiritual, religious reasons are adequate motivations. That is what we look for — something based on faith that is a spiritual motive. It is not because I see this as a very cool outfit, like joining a pop group. That is not a faith vision. Something has to touch us at the level of the Gospel. We must want to

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PRIESTS FOR THE FUTURE You haven’t chosen me. I have chosen you.” “Tu no me has elegido. Yo te he elegido a ti.”

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God, our Father, In Your love and providence, You call each of us to a more holy and abundant life. We pray for our young people in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Open their hearts and minds to know the vocation You have planned for them from all eternity. If they are being invited to follow You as a Priest, Brother, or Sister, give them a generous heart to respond to Your challenging call and the strength to follow wherever You lead them. May families desire to please You by encouraging and supporting vocations within their homes. We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Good Shepherd. Amen

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Respectful dialogue with others does not mean we must walk away from our beliefs By Most Reverend George H. Niederauer A faithful Catholic Christian should not deal with others in a narrowly sectarian fashion. We San Francisco Catholics know that we ought to express our faith in ways that show a regard for the dignity and value of each human person, a concern for and service to anyone who needs us, and a respect for each religious faith, all races, and every cultural background. Nevertheless, broad-mindedness is not the same as flat-mindedness. People do not have to lobotomize their beliefs in order to prove to others how respectful they are of convictions they don’t share. For instance, I need to respect the disbelief of atheists, but, in turn, I can expect them to respect my beliefs even though they do not share them. I thought about these matters once again on Christmas Day when I read, in the San Francisco Chronicle, an “Open Forum” article entitled, “Humanity and the birth of Jesus,” by Robert Warren Cromey, a retired Episcopal priest who lives in San Francisco. Rev. Cromey made several statements that seemed to me to compromise genuine Christian faith, and he seemed to be doing so in the interest of helping all people to find, and get behind, a shared value in the Christmas story. My concern is that Rev. Cromey confused genuine tolerance and open-mindedness with a kind of latter-day latitudinarianism, retooled for twenty-first century use. He began his article this way: “Let’s skip the literal story of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Let’s get past the sentimentality of a baby born in a manger, shepherds, sheep and three wise guys from the East. Let’s look at the events, not as history but as myth, a story

told to convey a great truth. None of us needs to believe either the story or the myth.” Well, no, many of us Christians do actually need to believe the story, and we stand in a rather long and healthy spiritual tradition, stretching back over twenty centuries. I don’t need to have my Jewish, Muslim and Hindu friends believe in the meaning of the story, nor do they need to have me weaken, dilute or fudge my faith in Jesus Christ in order to make them more comfortable. Rev. Cromey also said: “There is no merit in believing in the incarnation.” That’s not how I read St. Paul, in his Letter to the Colossians:” For in [Christ] all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross.” (Col. 1:19-20) Indeed, in the very next chapter of the letter, Paul warns disciples in some modern-sounding terms: “See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the universe, and not according to Christ. For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have come

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to fullness in him, who is the head of every ruler and authority.” (Col. 2:8-10) Each Sunday we recite the Nicene Creed, dating from the early fourth century, affirming the truths Paul and all the apostles taught: “We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father.” It is the task and mission of the Catholic Church in every place and in every age to proclaim the Good News of salvation in Jesus Christ. Do these convictions and this mission leave room for inter-religious dialogue? Indeed they do. In Nostra Aetate, the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions, the Council fathers declare: “The Catholic Church rejects nothing of what is true and holy in these religions. She has a high regard for the manner of life and conduct, the precepts and teachings, which, although differing in many ways from her own teaching, nonetheless often reflect a ray of that truth which enlightens all men.” (No. 2) Only six years ago, in the Declaration, Dominus Jesus, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, while insisting on the Church’s faith in Jesus Christ as the One and Universal Savior of all, declared that “Inter-religious dialogue, which is part of the church’s evangelizing mission, requires an attitude of understanding and a relationship of mutual knowledge and reciprocal enrichment in obedience to the truth and with respect for freedom.” When we enter into dialogue with our non-Catholic and non-

Christian neighbors we need not—and we should not—park some of our convictions back behind the door, for fear of offending them. On this subject perhaps the final word should be given to an unbeliever, Albert Camus, the great French existentialist novelist, philosopher and Nobel laureate. One day some French Dominican priests and brothers invited this honest and fair-minded man to speak to them. This is some of what Camus said: “ . . . what I feel like telling you today is that the world needs real dialogue, . . . and that the only possible dialogue is the kind between people who remain what they are and speak their minds. This is tantamount to saying that the world of today needs Christians who remain Christians. The other day at the Sorbonne, speaking to a Marxist lecturer, a Catholic priest said in public that he too was anticlerical. Well, I don’t like priests who are anticlerical any more than philosophers that are ashamed of themselves.” Toward the end of his remarks, Camus made a moving personal appeal to his Christian audience: “Perhaps we cannot prevent this world from being a world in which children are tortured. But we can reduce the number of tortured children. And if you don’t help us, who else in the world can help us do this?” That’s a compelling reason for all of us, with all our differences, to keep on talking and acting together. Most Reverend George H. Niederauer is Archbishop of San Francisco and author of the book, “Precious as Silver: Imagining Your Life with God,” published by Ave Maria Press.

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High court and religion’s place in society With the U.S. Supreme Court’s acceptance of a major religion dispute for review, the high court has signaled for the first time a willingness to examine whether the very rules of constitutional litigation are being used to manifest hostility toward religious faith. The First Amendment was intended to protect individual religious freedom from a national church or coerced legal belief or practice. Mistakenly, in the late 1940s, the Supreme Court gave it a different meaning that prompts not accommodation, but exclusion of religious belief. Specifically, the court held that government must remain strictly neutral between religion and no religion. While seemingly benign, this instruction is actually much different from the Constitution’s original purpose, which was the avoidance of religious favoritism — that is, giving preference to one religious denomination over another. It is perhaps sad enough that some justices have seen the Constitution as imposing an obligation to root out all public religious reference, but this mistake became compounded by a parallel set of rulings in the 1960s that threw open the federal courthouse door to encourage just about anybody to complain about it. As a general rule, in federal court, one needs what lawyers call “standing” to bring a case. This is an important requirement because otherwise courts would become merely a second legislature where those unhappy with a policy choice made by elected representatives would have another, unauthorized crack at it. Courts are intended to settle discrete disagreements or

controversies, to interpret the law and not to remake it. To ensure that courts stay within their proper role, a litigant in the usual case must demonstrate a specific concrete injury traceable to the party being sued and capable of being remedied by the court. Merely being distressed or disapproving of some government policy is not sufficient — at least, that is, unless one is objecting to religion. In this area, even the general, most hypersensitive taxpayer who suffers what most would deem a trivial inconvenience has a beef. Thus, judges have ordered a cross taken down lest an “offended” driver need to change routes to avoid seeing a religious display — even when combined with Santa, reindeer, snowflakes and wreaths — in a public space. Not surprisingly, the American Civil Liberties Union and other organizations dedicated to separating public discussion from religious reference have made frequent use of this illogical exception to legal “standing.” Most recently, the exception was employed to challenge one of President Bush’s best ideas: allowing religious charities and other faith-based organizations to compete on equal terms in the delivery of social services. Often a Catholic shelter or anti-addiction program is the most effective means to address spousal abuse or drug or alcohol addiction, and there should be no constitutional violation so long as those in need of these services come freely to them. Unfortunately, the freedom to choose a religious alternative does not satisfy those anti-religious zealots who want to exclude all religious alternatives from any eligibility for

public support. Thus, it is encouraging that in the first few months of 2007 the high court will take up the case of “Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation.” There, a lower court held that the Douglas W. president wasn’t even allowed to use general Kmiec appropriations to hold a conference describing the work of faith-based organizations. The Supreme Court should reverse and, along with it, eliminate the exception that has for close to 40 years given unnecessary advantage to those who are anti-religion. This will do no more than even the playing field and permit the court to see what George Washington so easily understood, that “of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens.” Douglas W. Kmiec is dean of Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

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The big picture on human rights and peace With his World Day of Peace theme: “The Human Person, the Heart of Peace,” Pope Benedict XVI builds his New Year’s Day message around the idea that respect for all persons, at all times, in every situation, promotes peace. “As one created in the image of God, each individual human being has the dignity of a person; he or she is not just something, but someone,” writes the pope. He explains that humanity’s dignity must consistently be acknowledged with the protection of each person’s human rights. Those with greater political, technical or economic power may not violate the rights of others who are less fortunate, says the pope. “Peace is based on respect for the rights of all.” Pope Benedict firmly upholds the right to life, not just the right to exist but to live with dignity. He connects the victims of armed conflicts, terrorism and various forms of violence with those who suffer “silent deaths” caused by hunger, abortion, embryonic experimentation and euthanasia. He asks: “How can we fail to see in all this an attack on peace?” In his efforts to promote human rights, Pope Benedict does not single out any one particular issue. Instead, he writes that fellow human beings are suffering and dying not only from abortion, not only from armed conflicts, not only from hunger and not only from terrorism, but from all of these — and many more — injustices against humanity.

The pope is emphasizing that a concern about protecting all human rights is essential for peace. Unfortunately, many Catholics insist that only “their” issues really matter. For 25 years I have been active in the Catholic pro-life movement, as well as the Catholic peace movement. With few exceptions, I have experienced that each camp shows little interest in the concerns of the other. Though abortion, infanticide, embryonic stem-cell research, cloning and euthanasia all make war upon human persons, the Catholic peace movement continues largely to ignore these violent attacks against humanity. And though the arms trade, extravagant military budgets, nuclear weapons, space weapons, land mines, pre-emptive attacks and war itself all constitute assaults upon life, the Catholic pro-life movement continues largely to ignore these life issues. As Catholics we need to keep before us the “big picture” of human rights. Everyone deserves the protection of his or her God-given rights. When these rights are denied, peace becomes unreachable. In his efforts to emphasize the “essential equality of human persons,” Pope Benedict explains that unjust inequalities like the lack of food, water, shelter, health care and sexism are among the root-causes of violence.

The worn-out formula of more weapons, more troops and more war to combat terrorism has proven disastrous! Domestic and foreign policy shifts strongly centered on human rights — with far more funds for Tony Magliano poverty-focused aid — are the path to peace. We need to build bridges, not blow them up! Let’s resolve in 2007 to construct bridges between pro-life and pro-peace groups, between the haves and have-nots, and between allies and enemies. Quoting St. Augustine, Pope Benedict writes, “God created us without our aid; but he did not choose to save us without our aid.” God expects us to do our part. With his help, let’s commit ourselves to working harder than ever this new year for world peace based on universal human rights! Tony Magliano writes a column on social justice for Catholic News Service.

Spirituality for Life

Reconciliation of God and humankind What happens when Christians are attacked by the contemptuous secular world? Often we start talking about how much good Christians have done. I just encountered this response in a book aimed at non-believers, which builds to a chapter that presents a whole parade of do-gooders to vindicate the Christian faith. Everybody got their paragraph in the sun, from Mother Teresa to Basil the Great to the Liberation Theologians. It’s a difficult problem in apologetics, I admit, how to win a hearing for Christianity today. The alternatives that worked for earlier generations (describing miracles, explaining how Christ takes away sin) don’t work as well for ours. But I always feel funny when fellow-believers pull out our earthly good works as the trump card. The real purpose of Christianity, after all, is the reconciliation of God and humankind. We’re a religion, not a social service agency. Even though we do social justice very, very well, that doesn’t mean it’s our most important product. To some extent, we must respond to the world’s challenge in terms the world can understand, and of course the world will be most interested in making things better in the world. While we can answer the world’s challenge in it’s preferred terms, doing so can distort our faith at subtle levels. Sometimes when I read enthusiastic accounts of how

much Christians have done for the poor, I get the uneasy feeling that the poor aren’t being seen as fellow toilers on earth and eventually fellow citizens of heaven, but as a separate, segregated species, a foil for our charity. In the most egregious cases, the poor are transformed from individuals, with their own quirks and talents and relationships with God, into The Poor, a subgroup of humanity that is passive, homogenous, and apparently perfect. Though most people are saved by faith in Jesus Christ, The Poor seem to get a free pass to Heaven thanks to their (privileged?) economic status. And if we do enough good works for The Poor, if we “identify with” them insistently enough, some of their shininess might rub off on us. I’m not making fun of real-life poor people, who are as varied and worthy of God’s love as people of any economic stratum. Rather, it’s we earnest Christians who are laughable, turning others into an object — or, better, a passive subject — of our eager, self-validating ministrations. We forget our theology and anthropology, we forget the simple human unity displayed in both the Creation and the Fall, and mash everyone together who falls below an income line. Those who get rated Poor are lifted to a pedestal, and used to display our generosity. The reason, I think, is a theological “usual suspect”: salvation by grace is simply uncomfortable. We would real-

ly rather be saved by good works. It’s easy enough to convince yourself that you have done some fine things, and easy enough to find other who haven’t (for example, The Rich, always a satisfying tarFrederica get). If only God was obligated to reward us, Mathewes-Green contractually bound! We could point to a corral of well-tended Poor, and feel quite satisfied. We’d get a document to file away until it was time to flash it at St. Peter and breeze through Heaven’s gate. How pleasant it would be to spend the intervening time admiring our own compassion. But God is not fooled. He intends to transform us completely, from the deepest inside out. So he asks, not token good deeds, but a relationship: continual prayer, abiding in his presence, taking every thought captive to Christ. The process is intimate, thorough, and frequently uncomfortable. Yet no other means will render us bearers of his glory. MATTHEWES-GREEN, page 17

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Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 96:1-2, 2-3, 7-8, 9-10; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; John 2:1-11 A READING FROM THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET ISAIAH (IS 62:1-5) For Zion’s sake I will not be silent, for Jerusalem’s sake I will not be quiet, until her vindication shines forth like the dawn and her victory like a burning torch. Nations shall behold your vindication, and all the kings your glory; you shall be called by a new name pronounced by the mouth of the Lord. You shall be a glorious crown in the hand of the Lord, a royal diadem held by your God. No more shall people call you “Forsaken,” or your land “Desolate, “ but you shall be called “My Delight,” and your land “Espoused.” For the Lord delights in you and makes your land his spouse. As a young man marries a virgin, your Builder shall marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices in his bride so shall your God rejoice in you. RESPONSORIAL PSALM (PS 96:1-2, 2-3, 7-8, 9-10) R. Proclaim his marvelous deeds to all the nations. Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all you lands. Sing to the Lord; bless his name. R. Proclaim his marvelous deeds to all the nations. Announce his salvation, day after day. Tell his glory among the nations; among all peoples, his wondrous deeds. R. Proclaim his marvelous deeds to all the nations. Give to the Lord, you families of nations, give to the Lord glory and praise; give to the Lord the glory due his name! R. Proclaim his marvelous deeds to all the nations. Worship the Lord in holy attire. Tremble before him, all the earth; Say among the nations: The Lord is king. He governs the peoples with equity. R. Proclaim his marvelous deeds to all the nations. A READING FROM THE FIRST LETTER OF SAINT PAUL TO THE CORRINTHIANS (1 COR 12:4-11)

Brothers and sisters: There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in everyone. To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit. To one is given through the Spirit the expression of wisdom; to another, the expression of knowledge according to the same Spirit; to another, faith by the same Spirit; to another, gifts of healing by the one Spirit; to another, mighty deeds; to another, prophecy; to another, discernment of spirits; to another, varieties of tongues; to another, interpretation of tongues. But one and the same Spirit produces all of these, distributing them individually to each person as he wishes. A READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN (JN 2:1-11) There was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding. When the wine ran short, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to her, “Woman, how does your concern affect me? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servers, “Do whatever he tells you.” Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washings, each holding twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus told them, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the brim. Then he told them, “Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter.” So they took it. And when the headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine, without knowing where it came from — although the servers who had drawn the water knew, the headwaiter called the bridegroom and said to him, “Everyone serves good wine first, and then when people have drunk freely, an inferior one; but you have kept the good wine until now.” Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs at Cana in Galilee and so revealed his glory, and his disciples began to believe in him.

Scripture Reflection FATHER BILL NICHOLAS

The Passion at Cana Of the four Gospels, John has the most elevated, mystical presentation of the mystery of Jesus. As such, some have proposed a number of places where the gospel can in fact end, having presented the true efficacy of the life and death of Christ in symbolic or theological language or stories. As we have it in our Bible, the Gospel of John ends with the Risen Jesus’ commission of Peter to “feed my sheep.” However some notable experts (indeed many bibles – such as the New American Bible) head this portion of John (21:1-3) as the “Appendix” or “Epilogue,” suggesting that John 20:31 originally ended the gospel with Jesus appearing to Thomas, addressing any lingering doubt in the Resurrection. Many suggest that the beginning of John, called the “Prologue” (Jn 1:1-18), is a dense, concentrated summary of the Gospel that follows. Many remember this passage as the “Last Gospel” read at the conclusion of the pre-Vatican II liturgy. Currently, the Prologue is read as the Gospel reading of the Christmas Mass During the Day. Read on its own, the passage serves as a powerful theological summary of the dynamic effect of Christ’s life, ministry, death and resurrection. Another possible “conclusion” could be the story we have come to know simply as “The Wedding At Cana.” Many and varied interpretations of the Wedding at Cana have been put forth over the centuries. One states very simply: when water beheld its master, it blushed. Others see a simple (or simplistic) example in obeying one’s mother. Others remember the kind of people Jesus had for disciples and wonder little as to why the wine ran out, and why Mary became so concerned about it. Others see it as a metaphor of sorts to the very Passion and Death of Christ. The story, found only in John’s Gospel, wraps up a seven-day period in which

much happens to reflect the action of God’s plan for salvation, culminating in the revelation of Christ’s Glory. Specific events are described during the course of this period that some scholars refer to as a “symbolic week.” On the first day, John the Baptist gives his first testimony (Jn 1:19-28). On the second day, John points Jesus out as the “Lamb of God…” (Jn 1:29-34). On the third day, John instructs Andrew to follow Jesus. Andrew later brings Peter (Jn 1:35-42). On the fourth day, Jesus calls Philip, who brings Nathaniel (Jn 1:43-51). Three days later, Jesus attends the Wedding at Cana and reveals his glory (Jn 2:1-11). In John the Baptist we see the prophetic herald of the New Creation ushered in by Jesus. Jesus, as Savior is the author of the New Creation who gathers the nucleus of His church. At the Wedding at Cana, Jesus, and his disciples with “the mother of Jesus” (who his never named in John’s Gospel) participate in an event where Christ’s glory is revealed and the vivification of the Church is symbolized. The characters and elements in the Gospel story are Jesus, His disciples, “the mother,” the water, the wine, and the context of a wedding. The presence of the disciples suggests the presence of the Church, the followers of Christ. The prayers of God’s holy people for salvation can be seen in the request of “the mother” (indeed Jesus’ “mother” is a symbol of the Church, and in John’s Gospel she is mentioned only in this story, and at the foot of the Cross). The new wine, better than the old, can represent the graces poured forth in Christ’s redemption, won through His Death on the Cross when blood and water flowed from his side. The mention of Christ’s “hour” indicates the ultimate plan, set forth and carried out according to the will of God. CANA, page 17

The Teaching of Christ The bishops, authors of the new catechism By Most Rev. Donald W. Wuerl Adjectives used to describe the new United States Catholic Catechism for Adults include “authoritative” or “authentic.” Both of these words have the same Latin root “autoritas,” which means that the teaching is more than opinion — it has authority. In the New Testament, the followers of Jesus marveled that, unlike other teachers, he taught with authority. In St. John’s Gospel, we find Jesus on trial before Pontius Pilate. In response to the question, “Then you are a king?” Jesus answers: “You say I am a king. For this I was born and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice” (Jn 18:37). We call the truth that Jesus brings us revelation. Christ, in his being, his deeds and his words, is the perfect revelation of the Father. In him we have received our greatest knowledge of the living and true God; through him we have learned how we should live. How does the revelation of God in Jesus Christ continue to come to us? It comes in and through the church. God sent Jesus, and

Jesus sent the apostles. Just as the word of God spread through the efforts of “The Twelve,” the apostles, so it is necessary that the word of God continues to be proclaimed through the teaching of today’s apostles — the bishops. Because the teaching of the church is rooted in and is an articulation of the teaching of Christ that has come to us from the apostles, the church is called “apostolic.” It traces its origins to and maintains its continuity with the apostles. The bishops continue to be the teachers in the church today. It is in and through this teaching that God1s revelation reaches us. Hence, it is called authentic or authoritative teaching. With the end of the apostolic age, the time of new public revelation came to a close. The task of the church thereafter was to hand on the word entrusted to the apostles. We refer to this as the deposit of faith. The church was now to live the faith, grow in it and, thus, become a living and effective leaven to renew the earth. Catholic biblical scholars have made important contributions to scriptural studies. Their service has assisted believers to grow in

their faith by an understanding of Scripture as it has been passed on within the church. Yet there are also some who assert the primacy of their own interpretation of God’s revelation. Two of the various challenges come from interpretations posed, on the one hand, by those who interpret the Bible only in a literal fashion and, on the other, by those who deny the supernatural aspects of the Gospel. To provide us sure guidance and to avoid a misunderstanding of God’s word, Jesus chose apostles and charged them and their successors with the responsibility of teaching the true faith, making sure that it is presented clearly and applying it to the problems and needs of the day. In this way we have a guarantee that what is taught today is what Jesus actually taught and intended as guidance for his followers. Authentic Catholic faith is never partial or selective. It is always universal. We say yes to the whole mystery of the faith and to each of its elements because of our personal faith in God. We believe the truth that God reveals because we believe God, and we believe that God is still teaching in and through the church.

When he came to recognize that God was in Christ, Peter was prepared to believe any word of Christ, for it was clear to him that God is always to be believed: “You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God” (Jn 6:68-69). While every Christian shares in the mission of spreading the truth and bearing witness to the Gospel, the apostles and their successors, as we have noted, have the prime responsibility of guarding, proclaiming and verifying the Gospel message. For this reason, the bishops decided to produce this catechism for adults as an authentic presentation of the faith with an authority rooted in the very revelation of Christ. When we ask ourselves to whom should we turn to teach us about Catholic faith today, our answer ultimately is Jesus Christ. The revelation of Christ lives on in the church today, which through the bishops continues the teaching mission of the Lord. Most Reverend Donald W. Wuerl is Archbishop of Washington, D.C.

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Pope urges today’s leaders to shape a world based on spiritual values By John Thavis VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI said the age of globalization is challenging political, scientific and religious leaders to shape a new world order based on spiritual values. This means an encounter with the “light of Christ,” which can reveal the deepest values of all cultures, the pope said. “To all people of our time, I want to repeat today: Do not be afraid of the light of Christ!” he said. The pope made the remarks at a Mass on the feast of the Epiphany, which marks the manifestation of Jesus as savior to the world. In his sermon, he recalled the New Testament account of the three Wise Men or Magi, guided to Bethlehem by a star, who were the first to come and adore Jesus. The Wise Men were mysterious but important figures as the church began its mission of bringing Christ to the world, he said. Then he posed the question, “Who are the Wise Men of today?” He answered by identifying three classes of leaders: political authorities, people of intellect and science, and the leaders of the world’s faiths. All three categories are impor-

Cana . . . ■ Continued from page 16 In this Sunday’s first reading, Isaiah compares the vindication of God’s people to “a young man [marrying] a virgin” and “a bridegroom [rejoicing] in his bride.” In the Gospel a wedding serves as the setting when Jesus comes to his “hour,” reveals His glory and pours forth the wine of Messianic graces at the request of his “mother.”

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ing them to confront themselves with the light of Christ, which came not to abolish but to bring to completion what the hand of God has written in the religious history of civilizations.” “Christ is the light, and light cannot obscure but only enlighten, clear up, reveal. No one therefore should be afraid of Christ and his message!” he said. He added that, even if Christians through the centuries had fallen short of Christ’s own teachings and betrayed him with their behavior, this does not lessen the importance of his message but only throws it into higher relief. After the Mass, tens of thousands of Italians streamed to St. Peter’s Square to listen to the pope’s noon prayer and to visit the Vatican’s giant Nativity scene. The Epiphany, a national holiday in Italy, is largely dedicated to children, and the square was full of young people. The pope said it was important for parents and educators to promote a missionary spirit among Catholic children. He noted that the Epiphany was dedicated to the Holy Childhood Association, a children-supported missionary organization that works in 110 countries, and thanked young people for their support of works that are designed to aid the world’s needy.

The Wedding at Cana can, therefore, be seen as a metaphor-of-sorts of Christ’s very passion and death (the only other scene in John’s Gospel in which the “mother” is present). After the Baptist’s prophetic heraldry, and his recognition of “the Lamb of God,” Jesus draws disciples to Himself. Then, at the proper hour, Jesus pours forth the grace or “wine” of messianic salvation at the request of his most ardent believers. This is only one example of the rich symbolism contained in this story of the Wedding at Cana. Others, includ-

ing the blind faith of “the mother” who knew Jesus would respond to her petitions, the stewards who followed His instructions, and the sanctification of the marriage covenant, would be appropriate subject matter for future reflections on one of the most multifaceted stories of Christ’s ministry.

Matthewes-Green . . .

who repents at the eleventh hour will be welcomed into Heaven by exuberant choirs. The oppressed person who refuses to forgive his persecutor will be lost. This is a hard word, but it’s what Jesus has told us from the start, and if you don’t like it you’ll have to find another religion than Christianity. So I hesitate when Christians trumpet our historic generosity to The Poor. It gives a misleading impression of the basis of Christianity, because even that good work doesn’t save us. We may have led the world in charitable acts, in the founding of orphanages, hospices, and homeless shelters, but the greatest treasure we have to offer is life in Jesus Christ. Even if the world keeps going from bad to worse, God will keep on reconciling it to himself. He will continue to win victories in the lives of all kinds of people, Roman centurions and collaborationist tax collectors, kings and peasants and fat bourgeois. Christ predicted that the poor would be with us always, and so far he’s been right. We will be disappointed if we stake our hopes on the mathematical impossibility of lifting everyone above median income line. But the number of radiant saints who have walked this earth, both rich and poor, increases every year. We have two thousand years of wisdom on how to cultivate that transformation into sanctity. It’s a promise that people accept and enter as individuals, one at a time, no matter how large or small their bank accounts. Frederica Mathewes-Green is a wide-ranging author of seven books and more than 600 articles. This essay originally was published by Christianity Today. Her essays were selected for Best Christian Writing in 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006.

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Gospel for January 14, 2007 John 2:1-12 Following is a word search based on the Gospel reading for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C: the wedding feast miracle at Cana. The words can be found in all directions in the puzzle. CANA WINE MY HOUR THIRTY WATER SERVES UNTIL NOW

tant as the church continues its task of transforming the world, he said. “Two thousand years later, we can recognize in the Magi a sort of prefiguration of these three dimensions that make up modern humanism: the political, scientific and religious dimensions. The Epiphany shows them in a state of ‘pilgrimage’, that is, a movement of searching that has its ultimate point of arrival in Christ,” he said. The world has changed dramatically since the birth of Christ, the pope said. Today a global civilization is emerging that no longer has Europe or even the West at its center, he said. The explosion of mass media, a key component of this new civilization, has connected people around the globe and created an immense flow of information, but also seems to obscure humanity’s ultimate goals and weaken the capacity for critical judgment, he said. The pope noted that the Second Vatican Council in its closing messages in 1965 made a point to address politicians and scientists, asking them not to forget God in their work and not to forget Christ as the great builder of peace and order in the world. Today, he said, it is particularly important to add to this list the leaders of the great non-Christian religions, “invit-

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One of the ways that we learn to bear God’s presence is, of course, by being instruments of his power in this world he loves so much, particularly by serving the poor. This is why the Christian Church has accomplished so much that is heroic in the realms of charity and compassion. But we must not let the pressure of the world’s opinion lure us into treating those we serve as a passive mirror for our virtue. Poor people are fellow members of the same sad wash of humanity that encompasses us all, and have just as much need of salvation. Poor people are sinners, too, and come to Christ — or don’t — as individuals. We need to offer them not only food and shelter, but salvation, on the same terms that we receive it: through repentance and faith. That seems to be Jesus’ approach. In his day Israel was occupied by a foreign army, and the common people were not only impoverished but literally oppressed. But when some told him of a Roman atrocity, he didn’t exhort the multitudes to rebellion, or even to dreams of liberation, but to self-examination before the Holy God. “Unless you repent you will all likewise perish” (Luke 13:5). This is a hard word. It shows that people don’t get a free pass to Heaven on the basis of their social, political, or economic status after all. Jesus turns the tables on our familiar expectations, and tells the oppressed poor to repent. He blesses the wealthy tax collector, an exploiter of the poor, who had invited him to dinner — solely because that tax collector had begun to repent. You can spot a consistent theme here: Everyone has to repent. Even those who suffer injustice. The persecutor

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Martin Luther King Commemorations Jan. 12 - 7:30 p.m.: Celebrate Dr. King’s legacy while enjoying an evening of world class Gospel Music and entertainment at the “Love can build the Dream” Interfaith Service, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Geary and Gough Streets, San Francisco. This year’s Focus is on our Youth, and features the highly accomplished “Touch of Class Youth Choir” - Phil and Sala Burton High School - with Mr. Gregory Cole, Director of Music and Choreography. Joining them on the Program will be the very young, and very talented, E.R. Taylor Elementary School Choir, under the direction of Mrs. Myrna Bulos, their Teacher. Our Guest Speaker for the evening is the exciting and dynamic Fr. Ken Hamilton, St. Lawrence O’Toole, Oakland, who will inspire us with his message! Admission is free and people of all faiths are welcome! A free-will love offering will be accepted. For more information, call (415) 567-2020 x220. January 14th - 10:30 a.m. For Sunday morning worship, join the St. Paul of the Shipwreck Parish community in celebrating its 21st Annual MLK Solidarity Mass. The nationally renowned dynamic educator and speaker, Sister Eva Marie Lumas, SSS, Assistant Professor, Franciscan School of Theology, Berkeley, will bring the message, and the Inspirational Voices of St. Paul of the Shipwreck Gospel Choir will minister in song. We invite you to join us for light refreshments and fellowship in the Vestibule of the Church after Mass. People of all faiths are welcome! For more information, call (415) 468-3434.

Food & Fun Jan. 13: Wine and Cheese event benefiting Immaculate Conception Academy, 24th and Guerrero St. in San Francisco 5 – 9 p.m. Evening includes silent auction and photo exhibit plus wine tasting and delicious food. Famous Dominican Sisters’ Olive Oil also on sale. Tickets are $25 per person. Call (415) 8242052 or visit www.icacademy.org. Jan. 27: Mardis Gras Zydeco Dance benefiting St. Finn Barr Parish in Goode Hall, 415 Edna St. in San Francisco from 8 p.m. – midnight. Tickets are $15 in advance/$18 at door. Music by Andre Thierry and Zydeco Magic. Refreshments and food will be on sale. Call (415) 585-4524 or 333-3727. 3rd Sat.: Handicapables gather for Mass and lunch at St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, at noon. Volunteer drivers always needed. Call (415) 585-9085. California Handicapables needs volunteers including drivers, servers, donors, and recruiters of those who might benefit from the experience. Call Jane Cunningham at (415) 585-9085. 4th Sat.: Handicapables of Marin meet at noon in the recreation room of the Maria B. Freitas Senior Community adjacent to St. Isabella Church, Terra Linda, for Mass, lunch and entertainment. Call (415) 457-7859.

Arts & Entertainment Jan. 16: Join the Dominican University Winifred Baker Chorale. Rehearsal at 7:30 p.m. No auditions. No dues. Good blending voice and ability to read music required. Call Craig Singleton at (415) 485-3236.

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Academy of the Presentation, class of ’46, celebrated their 60th Anniversary at the Basque Cultural Center. Presentation Alumnae Director Helen Harwood, back left, and Presentation Sister Stephanie Still, front right, also attended. Classmates on hand included Lolita Martin, back 2nd from left, Gloria Pizinelli, Arville Finacom, Norma Paolini, Barbara De Voto, Henrietta Mosely, Laverne Little, Elaine Daniels, Diana Cerchai, Betty King, Joan Vevoda, Grace Elvitsky, plus Emma Velasques, middle left, Phyllis Woodall, Beverly Scafani, and Grace Walsh, front left, Helen Ceccaci, Breda Voss, Carolyn Rouse, Carmen Benson, Rita Videman, Myrtle D’Amico. Jan. 20: The Grammy Award winning San Francisco Boys Chorus announces new chorister auditions at campuses in San Francisco, Oakland, and San Rafael for boys ages 4 and older with unchanged voices. No experience required and financial assistance is available. To make an appointment or learn more call (415) 861-7464 x319, email auditions@sfbc.org, or visit www.sfbc.org. Jan. 22 – April 22: “Sacramental Light: Latin American Devotional Art” will be on exhibit at the Thacher Gallery at University of San Francisco. Opening reception and curator tour: Thursday, January 25, 4-6 p.m. The exhibition features devotional objects and paintings from 17th and 18th century colonial Latin America. www.usfca.edu/library/thacher/ (415) 422-5178 Feb. 3: A free symposium will be held 1-5 p.m. in Fromm Hall, University of San Francisco (650 Parker). Featuring four nationally-recognized speakers and using the Thacher Gallery’s exhibition “Sacramental Light: Latin American Devotional Art,” the conference will explore the interaction between Hispano-Catholic and indigenous Central and South American religious and artistic traditions in the 17th and 18th century. (415) 422-5178 http://www.usfca.edu/lanecenter/events/sacramental.html Mar. 11: Archdiocesan Choral Festival. Choristers from more than 20 parishes join in glorious song for a concert under the direction of Simon Berry. Free admission. 4 p.m. St. Cecilia Church, 17th Ave. & Vicente, San Francisco. For more info call (415) 614-5585. Jan. 25: The Alumnae Council of Mercy High School, San Francisco will host, “Ten Steps to Financial Fitness: What Every Woman Should Know”, a business and professional women’s mixer from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. in Rist Hall. A complimentary reception will immediately follow the presentation. Mercy High School is located at 3250 Nineteenth Avenue. For more information, please contact Nilsa Lennig at (415) 334-0525, ext. 228 or nlennig@mercyhs.org.

Prayer/Lectures/Trainings Feb. 24: Training for New Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. Offered by the Office of Worship. $15.00 fee. 9am-3:30pm at St. Charles Church, San Carlos. Please pre-register at (415) 614-5585 or vallezkellyp@sfarchdiocese.org. Mar. 24: Training for New Lectors. Offered by the Office of Worship. $15.00 fee. 9am-3:30pm at St. Charles Church, San Carlos. Please pre-register at (415) 614-5585 or vallezkellyp@sfarchdiocese.org. Deepen Your Faith Speaker Series. Challenge yourself and grow in your faith. Join us at 7 p.m. for an engaging speaker, delicious food, and in-depth discussion at St. Pius Parish, 1100 Woodside Rd, Redwood City. For more information call (650) 3650140 or email Kevin@pius.org. Feb. 27 with Father Mark Wiesner. Lights, Camera, Faith! Who says the movies have nothing to do with your faith? Join us at 7p.m at St. Pius Parish, 1100 Woodside Rd, Redwood City for a current movie and discussion focused on the 10 Commandments. For more information call (650) 365-0140 or email Kevin@pius.org. January 16: Ordinary People.

Single, Divorced, Separated Sundays 7 – 9 p.m. from Jan. 7: Divorce Recovery Course providing a chance to understand the emotional journey that begins with the loss of a relationship. Takes place at O’Reilly Parish Center of St. Stephen Parish, 451 Eucalyptus at 23rd Ave. in San Francisco. Jan. 14: An Evening of Music and Merriment Honoring San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester with entertainment provided by the Stanford Harmonics and benefiting the women of Catherine’s Center, a transitional housing program. Evening begins at 7 p.m. at Kohl Mansion on the Mercy High School campus in Burlingame. Tickets are $100 per person. Contact Heather Martin Maier of the St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Mateo County at (650) 373-0637, or svdphmm@yahoo.com.

Grief Groups meet at the following parishes. Please call numbers shown for more information. San Mateo County: St. Catherine of Sienna, Burlingame. Call Debbie Simmons at (650) 5581015; St. Dunstan, Millbrae. Call Barbara Cappel at (650) 692-7543;. Good Shepherd, Pacifica. Call Sister Carol Fleitz at (650) 355-2593; Our Lady of Mercy, Daly City. Call Barbara Cantwell at (650) 755-0478; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Redwood City. Call Parish at (650) 366-3802; St. Robert, San Bruno. Call Sister Patricia at (650) 589-2800. Marin County: St. Anselm, San Anselmo. Call Brenda MacLean at (415) 454-7650; St. Isabella, San Rafael. Call Pat Sack at (415) 472-5732; Our Lady of Loretto, Novato. Call Sister Jeanette at (415) 897-2171. San Francisco: St. Dominic. Call Sister Anne at (415) 567-7824; St. Finn Barr (Bilingual). Call Carmen Solis at (415) 584-0823; St. Gabriel. Call Elaine Khalaf at (415) 564-7882. Young Widow/Widower Group: St. Gregory, San Mateo. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 614-5506. Ministry to Parents: Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame. Call Ina Potter at (650) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579. Children’s Grief Group: St. Catherine, Burlingame. Call Debbie Simmons at (650) 5581015. Information regarding grief ministry in general call Barbara Elordi at (415) 614-5506.

Returning Catholics Programs for Catholics interested in returning to the Church, have been established at the following parishes: Marin County: St. Hilary, Tiburon, Mary Musalo, (415) 435-2775; St. Anselm, Ross, call (415) 4532342; St. Sebastian, Greenbrae, Jean Mariani at (415) 461-7060; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Mill Valley, Rick Dullea at (415) 388-4190; St. Mary Star of the Sea, Sausalito, Lloyd Dulbecco at (415) 331-7949. San Francisco: Old St. Mary’s Cathedral, Michael Adams at (415) 695-2707; St. Philip the Apostle. Call (415) 282-0141; St. Dominic, Lee Gallery at (415) 221-1288; Holy Name of Jesus, (415) 664-8590. San Mateo County: San Mateo - St. Bartholomew, Dan Stensen at (650) 344-5665; St. Matthew, Deacon Jim Shea at (650) 344-7622. Burlingame - St. Catherine of Siena, Silvia Chiesa at (650) 685-8336; Our Lady of Angels, Holy Names Sister Pat Hunter at (650) 375-8023. Millbrae - St. Dunstan, Dianne Johnston at (650) 697-0952. Pacifica - St. Peter, Sylvia Miles at (650) 355-6650, Jerry Trecroci at (650) 355-1799, Frank Erbacher at (650) 355-4355. Half Moon Bay - Our Lady of the Pillar, Meghan at (650) 726-4337.

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Jan. 28: Celebrate, annual fundraiser benefiting works of San Francisco Council of Catholic Women at Olympic Club, Lakeside with no-host cocktails and silent auction at 11:30 a.m. and lunch at 12:30 p.m. Entertainment by Sound Wave Chorus, a group of award-winning singers committed to the barbershop singing style. Tickets are $50 per person and tables of 10 are available. Please make reservations by Jan. 20th with Diana Heafey at (415) 731-6379. The council’s monthly meeting takes place Jan. 22 at St. Paul Parish Hall, 29th and Church St. In San Francisco beginning at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. This is the group’s “layette” meeting and those attending are invited to bring items for newborns. The evening’s speaker will be from the St. Vincent de Paul Society.

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“San Francisco Love Affair” is a celebration of place, a joyful rendering of the City through Gene Wright’s photographic lens from 1949 to 2000. Wright savors Coit Tower in the moonlight, the visual rhythm of Chinatown streets and nearby skyscrapers, the serene severity of the unruffled fountain at the Palace of the Legion of Honor. Wright fell in love with San Francisco when he came here on a visit in 1949. In the following years, he spent most of his time walking around the city looking for its unexpected beauty—a cable car silhouetted against a bleached-out sky, small boats darting under the Bay Bridge on a grey day. This book, published two years after his death at the age of 88, is eloquent praise for a city as elegant as he was and presents those images in telling sequence: the City Hall’s dome shape echoed in lobster pots on Fisherman’s wharf. Even in his 80s he was a whip-thin figure, dapper in black shirt, pants suspenders and black boots. His trademark mustache was streaked with grey. One afternoon in 2001 he and his wife Liz invited several Sisters of Mercy to their Embarcadero apartment to discuss an image of a Sister he had taken in 1963. Delicate teacups were set out in the living room, furnished with a piano and a red love seat facing the view of the Bay. The light was so brilliant that afternoon that Liz had to draw the shades to spare her visitors’ eyes. Wright was modest about his images

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not have their pictures taken in 1963 and certainly not for commercial purposes. After the afternoon visit, then president of the Sisters of Mercy Judy Carle wrote to Wright: “Even though this is perhaps a belated decision, we would like to now give you permission to make this picture available for sale. We hope that it will bring the peace and serenity to others that is evident in Sister Elizabeth’s face.” Gene Wright was able to make prints of

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members in particular, have become aware of the availability of life without parole sentences. Only Alaska and New Mexico currently do not have life without parole sentences, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. The 2006 Gallup Poll shows that two-thirds of Americans still support the death penalty, but for the first time in two decades it found that Americans by a 1 percent margin — 48 percent to 47 percent — prefer life without parole over capital punishment. The slim difference in opinion is more of a shift when compared with figures from the 2005 Gallup Poll, which showed that 56 percent of Americans preferred the death penalty and only 39 percent supported life without parole. The overall change in attitude toward capital punishment also reflects a shift that has occurred in recent years among Catholics, said McNeirney. In 2005, a poll conducted by Zogby International for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops found Catholics almost equally divided on the issue, with 48 percent favoring it and 47 percent opposing it. The shift was a marked difference from 1994, when about 80 percent of Americans supported the death penalty, with Catholics favoring it by about the same margin. McNeirney attributes the change in part to Pope John Paul II’s clear message against the death penalty during his 1999 visit to St. Louis when he described capital punish-

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Catholic officials praise state panel’s advice to end death penalty By Catholic News Service TRENTON, N.J. — Catholic officials have praised the recommendation by a New Jersey panel that the state abolish the death penalty in favor of life imprisonment without parole. The New Jersey Death Penalty Study Commission submitted its findings to Gov. Jon S. Corzine ten days ago. In their report commission members said they did not find compelling evidence in support of capital punishment and also found that it costs taxpayers more than it does to incarcerate prisoners for life. The commission, originally created in 2005, voted 12-1 in opposition of the death penalty and said capital punishment is “inconsistent with evolving standards of decency, serves no legitimate penological purpose such as deterrence or retribution and is not worth the risk of making an irreversible mistake.” Patrick Brannigan, executive director of the New Jersey Catholic Conference, urged the Legislature to act quickly on the report

News analysis. . . ■ Continued from page 20 definitively denying criminals the chance to reform.” McNeirney also noted that the antideath penalty stance has recently gained new support from pro-life groups that had previously focused primarily on anti-abortion measures and from politicians on both ends of the political spectrum. But it’s not only political and religious leaders who are raising questions about capital punishment. Currently, a number of court rulings and several state challenges to the death penalty’s lethal-injection procedure are holding up executions in several states, including California, Maryland, Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio, South Dakota and Florida. Maryland’s Court of Appeals ordered a temporary halt in executions Dec. 19, say-

and pass laws to implement the panel’s recommendation. The conference, the public policy arm of the state’s bishops, also applauded Corzine’s “announced support” of the commission’s recommendation, but Brannigan said more needs to be done. He said abolishing the death penalty would not “be an end or total solution to the issue of capital crimes” and urged state leaders to “continue to seek improvement in our criminal justice system.” New Jersey’s bishops have long stated their opposition of the death penalty. In a 2005 statement they said their opposition was formed by their belief “that every person has an inalienable right to life.” They also said that since the state “has other means to redress the injustice caused by crime and to effectively prevent crime by rendering the one who has committed the offense incapable of doing harm,” they would continue to “consistently and vigorously oppose the use of capital punishment.” The state panel that examined the death penalty held six public hearings and heard from dozens of witnesses including proseing the state had improperly followed protocol for lethal injections. The ruling came on the heels of other death penalty controversies across the country. On Dec. 15, a California federal judge ruled that the state’s lethal injection procedure violated the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The same day, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush suspended state executions two days after an execution failed to work within 15 minutes and a second lethal injection was given, prolonging the execution to 34 minutes. Currently 37 states administer lethal injections as the preferred execution method but the procedure is getting closer scrutiny following concerns that it may cause unnecessary pain and suffering as documented by the April 2006 Human Rights Watch report, “So Long as They Die: Lethal Injections in the United States.” The U.S. Supreme Court will hear four death penalty cases in 2007.

cutors, corrections experts, judges, police, community and religious leaders and citizens. The vast majority of witnesses called for an end to the death penalty. Trenton Bishop John M. Smith was the first person to offer testimony before the panel. During a public hearing last year he said the death penalty is not consistent with evolving standards of decency. The U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976 after a three-year suspension. It was reinstated in New Jersey in 1982, but no one has been executed by the state since 1963. There are 10 men on death row in the state, which uses lethal injection as the method of execution. Jennifer A. Ruggiero, director of the Metuchen Diocese’s Office of Pro-Life Activities, called the commission’s report “a sign of hope for New Jersey.” “It reveals an increasing recognition that the dignity of the human person should never be taken away. Perhaps this is a step in the right direction for building up a culture of life,” she added. Celeste Fitzgerald, program director of New Jerseyans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, described the commission’s report

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Half time position open at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption. Position would require detailed person who has the ability to relate well with people in a diverse, worship environment. The successful applicant will have some knowledge of the Roman Catholic church and it’s rituals. Be able to lift up to fifty pounds, have a valid California driver’s license, fluent in English. Some familiarity with maintenance and cleaning, a plus. Requires flexibility in scheduling, able to work weekends, holidays, Mondays and Tuesdays.

Resumes should be sent to Liturgy Director, c/o St. Mary Cathedral, 1111 Gough Street, San Francisco, CA, 94112. Fax: 415-567-2040 Complete job description and job application, available at the Cathedral office, 1111 Gough St., lower level, during regular business hours, 9a.m.– 5 , Monday – Friday.

Catholic San Francisco

Help Wanted Special Needs Companion Services We are looking for you.

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Work Full or Part-time in San Francisco – Marin County • Provide non medical elder care in the home • Generous benefit package Fax your resume to: Jeannie McCullough Stiles, RN 415-435-0421 Send your resume: Jeannie McCullough Stiles, RN Special Needs Nursing, Inc. 98 Main Street, #427 Tiburon, Ca 94920

Archdiocese of San Francisco

RNs and LVNs: we want you.

Fr. Tom Daly

Provide nursing care for children in San Francisco schools.

(415) 614-5683

Full or part time.

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ST. JOSEPH NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA

Generous benefit package. Send your resume to: Email: Fax: Mail:

• Minimal Travel • Stong Office Support • Work in Your Community

Call 1-800-675-5051 Fax resume: 925-926-0799

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Special Needs Nursing, Inc.

PARISH RECEPTIONIST/DATA COORDINATOR NEEDED St. Bartholomew Parish is in need of a full-time Receptionist for our front office. The applicant for this very important position must be able to multitask and have previous experience as a receptionist. Applicant personally performs a full range of office duties, which include but are not limited to, word processing, office supplies inventory and equipment ordering, maintaining parish census and sacramental records, and supports all staff members. The receptionist reports to the Director of Operations and must possess excellent computer and communication skills.

Please send your resume before January 14th to the following: e-mail – lori@barts.org, Fax: (650) 347-2429, Snail Mail600 Columbia Drive, San Mateo, Ca. 94402. For more information, please contact Lori at the Parish Office (650) 347-0701 Ext. 25

LUCKY CHECK CASHING 1028 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103 * Customer Service Clerk* Bilingual – English / Spanish Computer Literate

(415) 558-8265

St. Joseph Notre Dame High School, Alameda, California, (www.sjnd.org), a Catholic, coeducational, college preparatory high school currently serving 450 students, and operated by the Parish Community of St. Joseph in the Diocese of Oakland, seeks a creative and visionary Principal to carry on its strong tradition of academic excellence and faith formation. The new Principal of this historic and well-endowed Catholic high school will be a committed, practicing Catholic in good standing with the Church with excellent communication, delegation, organization, and strong leadership skills. The successful candidate will hold a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration or in an appropriately related field and will demonstrate successful experience in Catholic secondar y school administration, fundraising, marketing, financial management, and educational technology. The successful candidate will be expected to work in close cooperation with St. Joseph Parish and St. Joseph Elementary School. Salary is competitive and commensurate with education and experience. Preferred start date is July 1, 2007. Interested and qualified candidates are asked to submit a letter of interest addressing the requirements and skills listed above, resume, and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of five references to: St. Joseph Notre Dame High School Principal Search, Catholic School Management, Inc., P. O. Box 4071, Madison, Connecticut 06443-4071 or office@catholicschoolmgmt.com. Review of applications will begin on Februar y 14, 2007 and will continue until the position is filled.

Catholic San Francisco

January 12, 2007

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