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Pope makes ‘mercy Friday’ visit to elderly, infirm CINDY WOODEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

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‘Staggering’: Forcibly displaced at record high

Syrian refugees fleeing the violence in their country walk with their families Jan. 14 after crossing into Jordanian territory, near the capital, Amman. The U.N. Refugee Agency reported last June that at the end of 2014, the number of people forcibly displaced because of persecution, conflict and violence reached the highest number ever recorded: a “staggering” 59.5 million. See Page 8 for more on the Catholic response to the crisis.

ROME – As part of his personal observance of the Year of Mercy, Pope Francis made an unannounced, “private” visit to a retirement home and to a group home for people in a persistent vegetative state, the Vatican said. The visits to the 33 residents of the Bruno Buozzi Retirement Home and the six residents of Casa Iride Jan. 15 were announced with the hashtag #MercyFriday by the pontifical commission organizing the Year of Mercy. The Vatican previously announced that one Friday each month during the Holy Year, Pope Francis would personally and privately perform a work of mercy. The series ended up beginning very publicly Dec. 18 when he visited and celebrated Mass at a shelter run by the Rome diocesan Caritas. For the January visit, journalists were not invited or even informed. Even the residents of the two facilities were not told in advance, said a statement issued by the Vatican press office once the pope had returned to the Vatican. Pope Francis was accompanied by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, who is in charge of the jubilee orgaSEE POPE, PAGE 4

Anglican leaders sanction Episcopalians over same-sex marriage SIMON CALDWELL CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

MANCHESTER, England – Because of the U.S. Episcopal Church’s moves to unilaterally change canon law to allow same-sex marriage, Anglican leaders voted to suspend Episcopalians from positions representing the Anglican Communion and from participating in some Anglican bodies. Primates meeting in Canterbury, England, said that for three years, members of the Episcopal Church will be barred sitting on Anglican bodies making decisions on doctrine and polity and from representing the Communion on ecumenical and interfaith bodies. The move comes in response to a policy allowing gay marriages, adopted last year by the General Convention, or governing body, of the Episcopal Church, the Anglican Church in the United States. The change in canon law in the U.S. has been strongly opposed by many of the theologically conservative African churches, some of whose leaders had threatened to walk out of the five-day primate meeting if the Episcopal Church was not penalized for its actions. The suspension was announced in a statement issued by the primates Jan. 14, a day earlier than planned because of leaks to the media.

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Anglican Communion by placing “huge strains” on its unity, and created “deeper mistrust between us,” the statement said. The policy set a precedent that could be copied by other provinces, such as Canada, where Anglicans will vote on same-sex marriage in July, and this “could further exacerbate this situation,” the statement said. It added that the primates had expressed a “unanimous commitment to walk together” and had asked Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion, to appoint a “task group” to work toward dialogue, trust and healing among the provinces. The Jan. 11-15 meeting brought together 39 Anglican primates to reflect on the challenges posed to the unity of their communion. At a Jan. 15 news conference, Archbishop Welby repeatedly insisted that the measures taken against the Episcopal Church were not “sanctions” but were consequences of “going off on your own.” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry addressed his fellow bishops before they voted for suspension, telling them that Episcopalians were committed to creating “an inclusive church.”

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | JANUARY 21, 2016

Walk for Life West Coast is Jan. 23 The 12th annual Walk for Life West Coast is Jan. 23 in San Francisco. The day begins with the Walk for Life Mass at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Cathedral, celebrated by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone. The rally at Civic Center begins at 12:30 p.m., followed by the walk down Market Street beginning at 1:30 p.m.

Georgette Forney will lead the Silent No More Awareness Campaign. The Info Faire tables will be at the plaza from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.

This year’s speakers are:

JAN. 22: 9 a.m., the “YOU 2016” Conference for grades 6-12 at St. Mary’s Cathedral, hosted by the Sisters of Life and the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal; 12 p.m., Seventh Annual Standing Up 4 Life Walk, Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland; 5 p.m. Prayer Vigil for Life, St. Dominic Church, San Francisco, Sisters of Life, Mass celebrated by Spokane Bishop Thomas Daly; 8 p.m.-7 a.m., all-night Adoration for Life, Sts. Peter and Paul Church, San Francisco.

The weekend of the Walk has developed into several days of pro-life activities associated with the Walk:

JESÚS EMMANUEL ACHA MARTINEZ, known everywhere throughout the Spanishspeaking world simply as Emmanuel. Emmanuel came on the music scene in Mexico in the late 1970s. By the 1980s he was arguably the country’s biggest star. OBIANUJU EKEOCHA, founder and president of Culture of Life Africa. Obianuju has advised almost 20 African bishops on women’s and life issues, has met with Pope Francis, and co-authored two declarations with African bishops promoting the gospel of life in Africa.

JAN. 23: 5 p.m., National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, S.F., Mass in the Extraordinary Form The Walk for Life West Coast draws many young people and families as these celebrated by Conventual Franciscan Friar Franphotos from 2015 illustrate. cisco Nahoe; 5 p.m., barbecue, Star of the Sea DAVID DALEIDEN, who founded the Center Parish, San Francisco; 9 p.m., Holy Hour, Star for Medical Progress in 2013 and whose FATHER FRANK PAVONE, and will lead the openof the Sea; 5 p.m., Students for Life of America series of videos documented Planned Parenthood’s ing prayer of the rally. youth rally, St. Mary’s Cathedral event center; 7 p.m. trafficking in the body parts of aborted children Students for Life screening of “Voiceless the Movie,” leading Congress to vote to revoke public funding ARCHBISHOP SALVATORE CORDILEONE will St. Mary’s Cathedral event center. of Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion present the Gianna Molla Award to MOTHER provider. AGNES of the Sisters of Life. JAN. 24: 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Students for Life of America West Coast National Convention, St. Mary’s CatheALVEDA KING, will be introduced by Priests for Life’s From 10:45 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. at Civic Center, dral Event Center.

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | JANUARY 21, 2016

Walk for Life ending location changes for this year due to ‘Super Bowl City’ buses to disperse as the walk turns off Market Street to enjoy the view, get on public transportation and grab a bite. “We encourage hungry walkers to visit the food vendors at the Ferry Building where not only will you find many wonderful cafes and restaurants, but it’s a great location to take in the beautiful views of San Francisco. Or if you prefer to have a picnic or a scenic walk along the waterfront, we recommend Rincon Park which is only four blocks away,” said Muntean. The 12th annual Walk for Life West Coast is Jan. 23, with the rally at Civic Center Plaza beginning at 12:30 p.m. and the walk down Market Street starting at 1:30 p.m. Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone will celebrate the Walk for Life Mass at 9:30 a.m. at the St. Mary’s Cathedral. For more information on the walk and the walk speakers, walkforlifewc.com.

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Those who have attended the Walk for Life West Coast know the regular finish line is Justin Herman Plaza at the foot of Market Street. That is changing – just this year—because of “Super Bowl City,” which will be under construction on the day of the walk, said Eva Muntean, co-chair of the pro-life event that attracts more than 50,000 people each year. Instead, the walkers will turn right on Fremont Street, four blocks before Justin Herman Plaza, and end at the intersection of Howard Street. “This year’s ending location is midpoint between both the Embarcadero and Montgomery Street BART Stations, and close to most of our charter bus parking,” said Muntean. Muntean said because of the temporary changes, walk organizers are encouraging those who did not arrive on charter

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Vigil service Jan. 22 for Father Kevin Gaffey Father Kevin Gaffey, retired pastor of St. Anthony Parish, Novato, died Jan. 13 at Nazareth House in San Rafael. Father Gaffey was 84 years old and a priest for 58 years. Born in San Francisco, Father Gaffey attended St. Father Kevin Paul School before Gaffey entering St. Joseph College seminary in Mountain View as a high school freshman. He was ordained June 15, 1957 from St. Patrick’s Seminary & University in

Menlo Park by Bishop Hugh Donohoe at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Father Gaffey served at parishes including St. Catherine of Siena, Burlingame; Holy Cross, St. Philip the Apostle, St. Mary’s Cathedral and St. Cecilia, San Francisco, and St. Raymond, Menlo Park. He was named pastor of St. Paul Parish, San Francisco in 1977. In 1982, Father Kevin was assigned to St. Anthony of Padua Church in Novato, assisting the now late-Father Daniel Sheehan as Father Sheehan’s health declined. He was named administrator of St. Anthony in 1986, and pastor in 1988 serving there until his retirement in 2003. He then lived in residence at St.

Pius Parish, Redwood City, Vallombrosa Retreat Center, Menlo Park where he served as chaplain, and Nazareth House again serving as chaplain. Father Gaffey is survived by his sister Mary Hutchings, his brothers Brendan and Bill and their families. Father Gaffey’s cousins are Father Jim Gaffey of the Diocese of Santa Rosa, and the late-Father Michael Keane, who was ordained the same day

as Father Gaffey and served as pastor of St. Isabella Parish, San Rafael for almost 20 years before his death in 2007. A vigil service will take place Jan. 22, 7 p.m. at St. Anthony Church, 1000 Cambridge St., Novato, and a funeral Mass will be celebrated there Jan. 23 at 12:30 p.m. Remembrances may be made to the Priests’ Retirement Fund, One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco 94109.

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Foes of death penalty address its ‘indefensible’ toll ANDREW NELSON

ATLANTA – People need to talk about the death penalty issue in their families, workplaces and neighborhoods, said Deacon Richard Tolcher, coordinator of the Atlanta Archdiocese’s Prison and Jail Ministry. He hopes an interfaith summit on the issue he spearheaded in early December will serve as a springboard for clergy and laypeople to “deliver the message from the pulpit and all other (ways) to spread the truth about the death penalty.” The summit, hosted in the shadow of the state Capitol at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, brought together some 200 people Dec. 10, a day after the state of Georgia executed its fifth deathrow inmate of 2015. On Dec. 9, Brian Keith Terrell was put to death at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center in Jackson. He was convicted of killing a close friend of his mother in June 1992. Activists and death penalty opponents

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nizing committee; the archbishop’s office tweeted several photos of the pope’s visit. The Vatican described the atmosphere at the retirement home as one of “great surprise and joy” as the pope greeted each resident and stopped to speak to them, one by one. Both the retirement home and the Casa Iride are located in one of the poorer neighborhoods on the outskirts of Rome. The Vatican said Casa Iride is not a hospital or clinic, but is a family-style structure where residents can be cared for by family members with staff support. In choosing the two homes, the Vatican statement said, “Pope Francis wanted to highlight – in opposition to the ‘throwaway culture’ – the great importance and preciousness of the elderly and grandparents as well as the value and dignity of life in every situation.”

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A crowd of some 200 people attend a Dec. 10 program titled “Justice and Mercy: An Interfaith Call to End the Death Penalty” at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Atlanta. The program was sponsored by the Interfaith Coalition to End the Death Penalty.

Former chief justice of the Georgia state Supreme Court Justice Norman Fletcher is a former chief justice of the state Supreme Court. Since stepping down, he has renounced the death penalty and called for its abolition. “Mistakes cannot be undone,” said Fletcher, speaking next to a large drawn portrait of Kelly Gissendaner, executed Sept. 30. He participated in a ruling upholding Gissendaner’s death sentence while on the court. He said more than 150 death-row inmates in the United States have been released after evidence proved them innocent. He has

at a summit addressed capital punishment’s “indefensible” moral, economic and human toll. Among the speakers were the daughter of an executed inmate, a former justice of Georgia’s highest court, the spiritual leader of the Episcopal Church of Atlanta, a civil rights icon and others.

Retired Anchorage Archbishop Hurley dies at 88 PATRICIA COLL FREEMAN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Retired Archbishop Francis T. Hurley of Anchorage died Jan. 10 at his home in Anchorage. He was two days shy of his 89th birthday. He served as archbishop for a quartercentury, from 1976 Archbishop to 2001. For six years Hurley before that, Archbishop Hurley was a bishop in Juneau. “In the death of Archbishop Francis Hurley, Alaska and the Archdiocese of Anchorage has lost a remarkable churchman who was a true pioneer in ministry,” Anchorage Archbishop Roger L. Schwietz said of his predecessor. In February 1970, Archbishop Hurley was appointed auxiliary bishop of Juneau. He was ordained by his brother, Bishop Mark Hurley of Santa Rosa, California – the first time ever in the United States that a bishop had ordained his brother to the episcopacy. The follow-

ing year, then-Auxiliary Bishop Hurley became head of the diocese. As relations between the United States and the former Soviet Union began to thaw, Archbishop Hurley, by this time in Anchorage, founded a mission church in Russia. In December 1990, he traveled with Father Michael Shields to Magadan, a city in eastern Russia and the site of a former Soviet gulag. In a theater, they celebrated a Christmas Mass – the first public Mass in the city’s history. Three hundred people attended. In the following three weeks, signatures were gathered to register a new church, and on Jan. 4, 1991, the Church of the Nativity of Jesus was founded. Across the years, Archbishop Hurley traveled there nine times, and on Jan. 14, 2001, he celebrated the parish’s 10th anniversary Mass. Father Shields continues to serve as pastor of the mission. In Juneau, Archbishop Hurley cofounded Catholic Community Services, the Catholic social service agency of the diocese, and the Alaska Housing Development Corp., to help the homeless secure affordable, safe housing. He initiated the Alaskan version of Meals on Wheels – “Trays on Sleighs” – to provide food to senior citizens in six

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Pro-life advocates shift movement’s approach in current abortion climate JESSICA TRYGSTAD CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

ST. PAUL, Minnesota – As a mother of six, Leah Jacobson is watching other parents try to raise children in a society that no longer supports sisterhood among mothers. And that’s a shame, said the founder and president of The Guiding Star Project, a Duluth-based organization seeking to combine under one roof a variety of holistic health care services for women and families. “If we stop duplicating services and start using donor dollars to share space ... we can save thousands and thousands of dollars that can be directed to services” and better compete with Planned Parenthood through brand power, said Jacobson, 34, a parishioner at St. Joseph in Crosby in the Diocese of Duluth. “This is so much bigger than abortion. This is about supporting motherhood,” she told The Catholic Spirit, newspaper of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Forty-three years into legalized abortion in the United States – the Supreme Court’s landmark decision of Jan. 22, 1973 – pro-life advocates say their mission to save babies is broader than preventing abortions. These same advocates from several Minnesota-based organizations have been working to change how pregnancy resource centers operate in the advent of smartphones and other technology, which have created new ways women seek information and obtain abortions. Pregnancy resource centers want to be clear that they strive to serve women with authenticity and sincerity because they care about them and their situations, said Sarah Mealey, a marketing and strategic planning consultant who helped streamline a merger of two established Twin Cities pro-life pregnancy resource centers to form Abria Pregnancy Resources last fall. “And in the process, we hope and pray that she chooses life,” Mealey said. “When you respect somebody’s intellect and free will, you come at it very much less about ‘we’re right, you’re wrong’ and more about ‘we actually care about you (regardless

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Mother Agnes Mary Donovan, superior general of the Sisters of Life, walks with other pro-life advocates during the March for Life in Washington Jan. 22, 2015. of your circumstances).’ We see and respect the human person.” Focusing on a woman’s or family’s needs during an unexpected pregnancy or other volatile time allows pregnancy resource centers to earn trust and build relationships. What’s most important, advocates say, is that this is done tangibly and not merely through a mission statement. Mealey acknowledged that while some affiliates of the pro-life movement might prevent abortions through shock or shame, advocates are asking, “At what cost?” “We want these young women not only to choose life, but also to be effective, strong parents, or to choose adoption,” said Mealey, who serves on Abria’s board and is a parishioner of Holy Family in St. Louis Park. “A lot of these women don’t understand the inestimable worth of their own soul, and so they can’t possibly understand the inestimable worth of their child’s soul.” Abria Pregnancy Resources is located within five miles of 10 colleges and universities, and a dozen low-income neighborhoods, positioning it to reach people in need of its services. It’s also across the street from the state’s only Planned Parenthood site where

surgical abortions are performed and less than a mile down the street from NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota. Mealey said Abria’s biggest challenge is reaching millennials (commonly defined as those born between 1980 and 2000) who are highly engaged through mobile devices and also are most likely to have an abortion. That’s why Abria’s website is mobile-friendly, and staff members are capable of providing information via online chat and texting. The next goal is to create a mobile app, Mealey said. And while they’ve seen success evident in abortion numbers declining longitudinally nationwide, pregnancy resource centers have determined they can propel that trend by reaching people before they’re in a crisis situation by starting important conversations about dignity, fertility and sexual health with adolescents. Abria has a variety of educational programs in the works to accomplish that. Its growing list of medical services includes personal services such as life coaching. The “vanguard” approach contributes to trust and relationshipbuilding with clients, Mealey explained.

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Today, abortion’s implications are magnified when women are able to initiate a chemical abortion in the privacy of their homes using the oral pill RU-486. That, too, is where pregnancy resource centers have a place, Mealey said. “It’s one thing to go in and have a very sterile ‘medical procedure’ done by a doctor and a nurse, and then it’s over and you don’t see the consequences,” she said. “It’s another to take two pills in your own home, go through the pain, go through labor, and then take the nascent life that is now dead and flush it away – literally – in your own bathroom.” Mealey noted that Abria wants to add RU-486 reversals to its medical services. As certified life coaches with Pregnancy Choices in Apple Valley, Kristin Wermus and Kearston Lazaretti have a goal to change the conversation with women who are “abortion vulnerable or determined.” Most women who walk through their doors seeking a variety of free services are between ages 20 and 24 and want to take a pregnancy test. Upon the result, Wermus, Lazaretti and the center’s other life coach, who’s bilingual, become partners accompanying the women through an eight-week process, providing them “the right tools,” such as connecting them to the values they’ve defined for themselves. Values, Wermus said, are the first things to go in a stressful situation. Lazaretti noted that their life coaches ask their clients how their decisions honor or dishonor their values. Unfortunately, they said, abstinence isn’t a value for most of the women they coach. And sometimes, women still choose abortion. Wermus said Pregnancy Choices, founded in 2006, follows the tenets of the Catholic Church, but staff members don’t directly tell a woman she can’t have an abortion. “We’re called to suffer in this work,” said Wermus, a parishioner of St. Francis of Assisi in Lake St. Croix Beach. “We give all the credit to the Holy Spirit, to Jesus, to God SEE PRO-LIFE, PAGE 6

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CARDINAL DOLAN URGES PARTICIPATION IN ‘9 DAYS FOR LIFE’

WASHINGTON – Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York called on everyone “concerned about the tragedy of abortion” to recommit to a “vision of life and love, a vision that excludes no one” on January 14. His statement Jan. 14 marked the 43rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion. “Most Americans oppose a policy allowing legal abortion for virtually any reason – though many still do not realize that this is what the Supreme Court gave us,” wrote Cardinal Dolan, who chairs the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities. “Most want to protect unborn children at later stages of pregnancy, to regulate or limit the practice of abortion, and to stop the use of taxpayer dollars for the destruction of unborn children. Yet many who support important goals of the pro-life movement do not identify as ‘pro-life,’ a fact which should lead us to examine how we present our pro-life vision to others.” “Even as Americans remain troubled by abortion,” wrote Cardinal Dolan, a powerful and well-funded lobby holds “that abortion must be celebrated as a positive good for women and society, and those who cannot in conscience provide it are to be condemned for practicing substandard medicine and waging a ‘war on women’.” He said this trend was seen recently when President Obama and other Democratic leaders prevented passage of the Abortion Non-Discrimination Act, “a modest measure to provide for effective enforcement” of conscience laws. He encouraged Catholics to take part, through prayer and action, in the “9 Days for Life” campaign, Jan. 16-24. He also cited the Year of Mercy called by Pope Francis as a time for women and men to find healing through the Church’s Project Rachel post-abortion ministry.

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Demonstrators call for an end to deportations in a protest outside the White House in Washington in late December. In a letter sent Jan. 11 to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, Seattle Auxiliary Bishop Eusebio L. Elizondo, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ migration committee, and Bishop Kevin W. Vann of Orange, Calif., chairman of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, called for an end to deportation raids and detention of immigrant mothers with children. scrapped plans for a border Mass that would have taken place at the same time as the closing Mass of Pope Francis’ visit to Mexico in February. However, the Feb. 17 papal Mass at the fairgrounds in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, across the border from El Paso, is still going to take place as scheduled. Elizabeth O’Hara, a spokeswoman for the El Paso Diocese, said security concerns over the size of the anticipated crowd for a U.S.-based Mass taking place at the same time as the Juarez Mass prompted the change in plans. The Juarez fairgrounds where the closing Mass of Pope Francis’ Feb. 12-17 visit will be held is about a quarter-mile from the U.S.-Mexico border.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court Jan. 12 said the state of Florida’s death penalty system is unconstitutional because it allows judges, rather than juries, to determine whether a convicted criminal should get a death sentence. Michael B. Sheedy, executive director of the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops in Tallahassee, said the conference was “pleased this decision was issued so promptly” on what was the first day of Florida’s 2016 legislative session. “This should compel the Legislature to address the issue immediately,” he said in a statement emailed to Catholic News Service. Ruling 8-1 in Hurst v. Florida, the high court said that the state’s “capital sentencing scheme” violates the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Writing for the majority, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the amendment, which guarantees the rights of criminal defendants, “requires a jury, not a judge, to find each fact necessary to impose a sentence of death.” The case is named for Timothy Lee Hurst, convicted of the 1998 murder of his manager at a Pensacola, Florida, fast-food restaurant. In Florida, the jury plays an advisory role, deciding if the defendant is eligible for the death penalty, then a judge determines whether that sentence should be imposed.

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– that we know we might not have prevented this abortion with our conversation, but potentially the second one, because we see a lot of women who’ve already had abortions who come in here because they do want a different choice.” Wermus said that of their 1,000 clients in 2015, about 12 chose abortion. Even after clients know they want an abortion and that Pregnancy Choices doesn’t provide them or make referrals for them, many women still want to talk. “(Life coaching) helps us to walk alongside them without taking the responsibility of their choices upon ourselves,” said Lazaretti, a parishioner of All Saints in Lakeville. Wermus added, “I want every single person who’s going to have an abortion south of the river to

come here first. And we have to make that happen, because if we’re not, we’re doing something wrong. I know once we get them through the door, we have the exact structure to help them. But it’s just getting them through that door. Life coaching allows them to choose life because they can see the possibility, rather than the probability. Most of us try to live in probability, which is really about fear.” Conveniently but coincidentally, an adoption agency is located across the hall. Wermus and Lazaretti said life coaching resulted in three clients choosing adoption in 2015. As pro-life pregnancy centers continue to counter Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers with fewer resources, Jacobson’s Guiding Star Project is gaining traction. In December, it announced a partnership with California-based Obria Medical Clinics to enhance medical services at Guiding Star centers. Guid-

ing Star’s first physical center opened in Tampa, Florida, in July. Under the Guiding Star model, a variety of fertility, pregnancy and medical service providers are considered tenants in a space the nonprofit owns. Jacobson said tenants agree to Guiding Star’s philosophy statement and have a willingness to work with others. Guiding Star centers cater their services to the community’s needs. Jacobson said full medical clinics are the way pregnancy resource centers truly can compete with Planned Parenthood, especially with services that accompany women’s needs. “We’re really hoping we can eventually do mammograms.” “We’re making strides in changing public opinion on abortion, but until we as a movement can find common ground, the underlying issues of the culture of death aren’t being addressed,” Jacobson said. “Bigger is better to have presence and legitimacy.”

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | JANUARY 21, 2016

POPE TO TEENS: DON’T FALL FOR HATE, FEARMONGERS

VATICAN CITY – Don’t fall for hate and fearmongering from others; make new friends instead and always help and show concern for others, Pope Francis told the world’s teens. “Be brave and go against the tide, be friends of Jesus, who is the prince of peace,” he said in a written message for the Jubilee of Mercy for Young People, scheduled to be celebrated in Rome and dioceses around the world April 23-25. In his written message, released by the Vatican Jan. 14, the pope said the Year of Mercy is open to everyone so they may experience “a time of grace, peace, conversion and joy.” God invites everyone, he said, because “there are no walls or distances which can prevent the father’s mercy from reaching and embracing us.” While three days in April have been set aside for those between 13 and 16 years of age, every day of the jubilee year marks “a chance for us to grow in holiness.”

PAPAL ALMONER ORGANIZES DAY AT CIRCUS FOR ROME’S POOR

VATICAN CITY – Poor residents, the homeless, refugees and some prisoners were offered a special treat by the Vatican: a circus show. The papal Almoner’s Office announced that the Rony Roller Circus in Rome made all 2,000 seats in their big top venue available for a free show Jan. 14. Doctors and nurses from the Vatican’s health clinic were to be on hand at the event to offer free checkups and medical care from its mobile unit to those in need. The show was to open with a song dedicated to Pope Francis, written by a homeless singersongwriter from Spain as a way to “give thanks to the Holy Father for this latest gesture of being close” to others, the papal Almoner’s Office said in a statement.

POPE PHONES THEOLOGIAN TO PREPARE HIM, CURIA FOR EASTER

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis phoned a noted Italian theologian to ask him for a “favor” – to help him and Vatican officials prepare for Easter by leading an annual Lenten retreat, the theologian said. The pope calling his cellphone caught Servite Father Ermes Ronchi by surprise, he said, and “my first reaction was trepidation, excitement.” “When he told me that he had a Father Ronchi favor to ask me, I didn’t hesitate and answered, ‘But of course, go ahead, whatever you need ...,’” the priest told his local newspaper, Messaggero Veneto, Jan. 12. But when the pope told the priest he wanted him to organize and lead a weeklong series of “spiritual exercises” for the pope and top Roman Curia officials, the priest said, “I tried to stall and I told him that I wasn’t sure I was the right person or good enough for the assignment he was offering me.” He said the pope cut right to the chase and said, “So, we’re starting Sunday, March 6,” but then the pope asked the priest if he wanted “to check your calendar first” to make sure he wasn’t already busy. At that point, Father Ronchi said he didn’t need to check his schedule and accepted the pope’s offer.

NO ONE ‘DESERVES’ FAITH; IT IS A GIFT

VATICAN CITY – No one deserves faith and no one can buy it; faith is a gift that changes one’s life and allows people to recognize Jesus as the son of God with the power to forgive sins, Pope Francis said at his morning Mass. Praise is the proof that one truly has faith and believes “that Jesus Christ is God in my life,” the pope said Jan. 15 during the Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae. “Faith is a gift. No one ‘deserves’ faith, no one can buy it; it is a gift. Does my faith in Jesus Christ bring me to humble myself, to repentance, to the prayer that says: ‘Forgive me, Lord. You are God. You can forgive my sins?’”

ARCHBISHOP: VATICAN NOT ‘A DEN OF THIEVES’

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican is not “a den of thieves,” and such insinuations are an injustice to employees who are proud to serve the pope and the church, said Archbishop Angelo Becciu, a top official in the Vatican Secretariat of State. Necessary economic and administrative reforms and countermeasures have been taken to address any problems, he told the Italian weekly Panorama in an interview published in the issue dated Jan. 20. “I must reiterate firmly that we are not a bunch of corrupt and incompetent people,” he said in a lengthy interview conducted at the Vatican Dec. 31. “The Vatican is not a den of thieves. To represent it as such constitutes an absolute falsehood. I find it extremely unjust that our employees, proudly carrying out a service for the pope and the church, have gotten to the point, for some time now, of being ashamed to tell people they work here.” A large portion of the Q&A interview focused on accusations of financial mismanagement illustrated in recent books by Italian journalists Gianluigi Nuzzi, author of “Merchants in the Temple,” and Emiliano Fittipaldi, author of “Avarice.”

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VATICAN CITY – The Italian comedian talking about a new Pope Francis book was not joking when he said being a minister of God’s mercy can have social and political implications. The corporal works of mercy of feeding the hungry and clothing the naked might not be controversial, but they are socially relevant actions. None of the corporal works, though, is as politically charged in the West today as “welcoming the stranger,” particularly if that stranger is a Muslim. “We are called to serve Christ the crucified through every marginalized person,” Pope Francis said in the new book, “The Name of God Is Mercy.” “We touch the flesh of Christ in he who is outcast, hungry, thirsty, naked, imprisoned, ill, unemployed, persecuted, in search of refuge,” the pope continued. “That is where we find our God, that is where we touch our Lord.” The U.N. Refugee Agency reported last June that at the end of 2014, the number of people forcibly displaced because of persecution, conflict and violence reached the highest number ever recorded; it had grown to “a staggering 59.5 million compared to 51.2 million a year earlier and 37.5 million a decade ago.” The U.N. estimated the number had surpassed 60 million by the end of 2015. The chief cause of the increase was the conflict in Syria, a conflict that is ongoing and continues to send people fleeing. In 2015, the U.N. reported, 244 million people, or 3.3 percent of the world’s population, lived outside their country of origin. The plight of migrants and refugees has been at the heart of Pope Francis’ concern as pope. Soon after his election in 2013, he went to the Italian island of Lampedusa to pray for migrants who had drowned attempting to reach Europe and to meet those who made it safely and those who have welcomed them.

Meeting Jan. 11 with ambassadors representing their nations at the Vatican, the pope made his concern for migrants and migration the key focus of his speech. While acknowledging the social and political challenges that come with welcoming migrants, Pope Francis insisted on the human and religious obligation to care for those forced to flee in search of safety or a dignified life. The pope’s concern for refugees is not just talk. In September, the Vatican’s St. Anne parish welcomed a family of four from Damascus, Syria, providing an apartment, food and other assistance because under Italian law, asylum seekers are not allowed to work for the first six months they are in the country. The parish of St. Peter’s Basilica is hosting Eritrean refugees. A woman, whose husband is missing, gave birth to her fifth child shortly after arriving in Rome. She, the newborn and two of her other children are living in a Vatican apartment; she hopes soon to embrace her other two children, who are now in a refugee camp in awaiting the completion of family reunification procedures. In the meantime, the woman is hosting another Eritrean woman and her child in the apartment. Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Vatican observer at U.N. agencies in Geneva, said the corporal work of mercy of welcoming strangers is “very political” and people’s fears are natural. “It’s something unavoidable that when you come into contact with the unknown, you are frightened.” “When we are detached, when we don’t know them, we fear them and they fear us. The first reaction is suspicion,” he said. To overcome fear and fulfill the Christian obligation of welcome and care, “the first step is to get to know each other.” Setting aside policies and procedures for determining how many refugees to accept, from where and how to vet them, Archbishop Tomasi said governments and politicians must pay greater attention to concrete steps for integrating newcomers. “That is what determines how people will react.” “We must say to migrants, ‘You are in need. You

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Forever being ahead of our souls

ometimes nothing is as helpful as a good metaphor. In his book “The God Instinct” Tom Stella shares this story: A number of men who made their living as porters were hired one day to carry a huge load of supplies for a group on safari. Their loads were unusually heavy and the trek through FATHER RON the jungle was ROLHEISER on a rough path. Several days into the journey they stopped, unshouldered their loads, and refused to go on. No pleas, bribes, or threats, worked in terms of persuading them to go on. Asked why they couldn’t continue, they answered: “We can’t go on; we have to wait for our souls to catch up with us.” That happens to us too in life, except mostly we never wait for our souls to catch up. We continue on without them, sometimes for years. What’s meant by this? Mostly it means that we struggle to be in the present moment, to be inside our own skins, to

ike so many others around the world, I was overjoyed to hear of the recent decision of the Vatican to canonize Mother Teresa, a woman generally recognized, during her lifetime, to be a “living saint.” Mother Teresa first came to my attention through Malcolm Muggeridge’s film and attendant book “SomeBISHOP ROBERT thing Beautiful BARRON for God.” Of course Muggeridge showed Mother’s work with the dying and the poorest of the poor on the streets of Kolkata, but what moved me the most were the images of the saint’s smile amidst so much squalor and suffering. She was a very bright light shining in exceptionally thick darkness. Mother’s life reveals so many aspects and profiles of holiness, but I would like to focus on three of them. First, she shows something remarkable about love, which is not a sentiment but rather willing the good of the other. I think it is fair to say that Mother Teresa went to extremes in demonstrating love in this proper sense. She renounced practically everything that, in the opinion of the world, makes life pleasant – wealth, material goods, power, comforts, luxuries – in order to be of service to those in need. Further, for decades, she personally reached out to the most vulnerable in one of the worst slums in the world and sent her sisters to some of the most disagreeable places on the planet. Most of us, I imagine, manage to love to a degree, but few ever express this theological virtue more dramatically and radically than she did. This is not simply admirable, it constitutes a crucial witness to the nature of love. Unlike the other virtues, both natural and theological, love has

be aware of the richness of our own experience. Mostly our experiences aren’t very soulful because we aren’t very present to them. For example: For the past 20 years, I’ve kept a journal, a diary of sorts. My intent in keeping this journal is to record the deeper things that I’m aware throughout each day; but mostly what I end up actually writing down is a simple chronology of my day, a daybook, a bare, no-frills, recounting of what I did from hour to hour. My diaries don’t much resemble Anne Frank’s diary, Dag Hammarskjold’s “Markings,” Etty Hillesum’s “An Interrupted Life” or Henri Nouwen’s “Genesee Diary.” My journals resemble more what you might get from a schoolboy describing his day at school, a simple chronology of what happened. Yet when I go back and read an account of what I did each day, I’m always amazed as how rich and full life was on those days, except that I wasn’t much aware of it at the time. While actually living through those days, mostly I was struggling to get my work done, to stay healthy, to meet expectations, to carve out some moments of friendship and recreation amidst the pressures of the day, and to get to bed at a reasonable hour. There wasn’t a lot of soul there, just a lot of routine, work and hurry. I suspect that this is not atypical.

Most of us, I suspect, live most of our days not very aware of how rich our lives are, forever leaving our souls behind: For example, many is the woman who gives 10 to 15 years of her life to bearing and raising children, with all that entails, tending constantly to someone else’s needs, getting up at night to nurse a child, spending 24 hours a day on constant alert, sacrificing all leisure time, and putting a career and personal creativity on hold. And yet too often that same woman, later on, looks back on those years and wishes she could relive them – but, now, in a more soulful way, more deliberately aware of how wonderful and privileged it is to do precisely those things she did with so much dram and tiredness. Years later, looking back, she sees how rich and precious her experience was and how, because of the burden and stress, how little her soul was present then to what she was actually undergoing. This can be multiplied with a thousand examples: We’ve all read accounts wherein someone shares what he or she would do differently if he or she had life to live over again. Mostly these stories rework the same motif: Given another chance, I would try to enjoy it more the next time, that is, I would try to keep my soul more-present and more-aware.

For most of us, I fear, our souls will only catch up with us when, finally, we are in a retirement home, with diminished health, energy, and opportunity to work. It seems we need to first lose something before we fully appreciate it. We tend to take life, health, energy, and work for granted, until they are taken away from us. Only after the fact do we realize how rich our life has been and how little of those riches we drank in at the time. Our souls eventually do catch up with us, but it would be good if we didn’t wait until we were in the retirement home for this to happen. Like the porters who dropped their loads and stopped, we need regularly to stop and wait for our souls to catch up. Early on in his priesthood, when Pope Francis was in charge of a school, he would at a certain point each day have the public address system cut in and interrupt the work that was going on in each classroom with this announcement: Be grateful. Set your horizon. Take stock of your day. We all need, regularly, to lay down our burdens for a minute so our souls can catch up with us. OBLATE FATHER ROLHEISER is president of the Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, Texas.

Saint of light, saint of darkness

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Members of the Missionaries of Charity attend a service marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Blessed Teresa of Kolkata in this Aug. 26, 2010, file photo. Pope Francis has approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Teresa, paving the way for her canonization in 2016. no limit. Justice, limitlessly expressed, excludes all mercy; too much temperance becomes a fussy puritanism; exaggerated courage is rashness; unlimited faith is credulity; infinite hope devolves into presumption. But there can never be too much love; there is never a time when love is inappropriate, for love is what God is, and love constitutes the very life of heaven. Mind you, in heaven there is no need for faith and hope fades away. But in that supremely holy place, love remains in all of its infinite intensity and radicality. Mother Teresa’s way of life, accordingly, is an icon of the love that will obtain in heaven, when we are drawn utterly into the very life of God. A second feature of Mother’s holiness is her dedication to prayer. When I visited the Motherhouse of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata some years ago, what impressed me most was a lifesize statue of Mother Teresa in the very back of the chapel, in the attitude she customarily assumed when she prayed: legs folded under her, palms facing up-

ward, head bowed. From the very beginning of her community, Mother insisted that her sisters should engage in substantial amounts of prayer every day; and in time, she established a branch of her order dedicated exclusively to contemplative prayer. She understood something that is essential to the Christian spiritual life, namely, that the kind of love she and her sisters endeavored to practice could come only through the grace of God, only as a sheer gift. To get that gift, it was necessary to ask, to ask again, to beg one’s whole life long. Without this explicit connection to God and his purposes, their work, she knew, would turn into mere do-goodism, and the egos of her sisters would inevitably assert themselves. Saints, those who embody the love that God is, are necessarily beggars. I remarked above that Mother Teresa struck me as a light in the shadows. How mysterious, therefore, that she herself once said, “If I ever become a saint, I will surely be a saint of dark-

ness.” She was referring to something that only a handful of people knew in her lifetime, that for upward of 50 years, Mother Teresa experienced the pain of the absence of God. The living saint often felt abandoned by God or even that God does not exist. Once a visiting bishop was kneeling in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament with Mother and her nuns. A note was passed to him from the saintly foundress, which read, to his infinite surprise, “Where is Jesus?” That she lived through this crucible for decades, even as people routinely saw her as the very paragon of holiness, shows forth a third dimension of her saintliness. To be a saint is to allow Christ to live his life in you. Indeed, St. Paul said, “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me”; and this means the whole Christ. Jesus was a person of service to the poor and needy, and Mother certainly embodied this aspect of his life; Jesus was a person who prayed intently and for long periods of time, and Mother participated in this dimension of his existence. But Jesus was also the crucified Lord, who said, at the limit of his suffering, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” To allow Christ to live his life in you is, therefore, necessarily to experience, to one degree or another, the absence of God, to undergo the agony of the crucifixion in all of its dimensions. St. John of the Cross, the greatest mystical theologian in the church’s history said, quite simply, that there is no path to holiness that does not lead through the cross. Though it is a high paradox, the 50-year darkness that Mother endured is, therefore, one of the surest indicators of her saintliness. Saints exist for the church, for in them we see the very raison d’etre of the church, and this is why canonizations are always joyful affairs. So let us rejoice in this new saint whose love, prayer, and very darkness, are light for us. BISHOP BARRON is the founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries and an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

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The new year one heroic minute at a time

prah Winfrey has joined Weight Watchers, which means she is not only a card-carrying, point-counting member of the weight-loss club, she is also a part owner. That’s how you do it when you’re Oprah: You go big or you don’t bother. For the 61-year-old billionaire, news of her involvement in the company and her investment of a 10 percent stake yielded a big payday: Weight Watchers stock doubled, netting Oprah about $45 million in one day. She reported her progress in the January issue of O: CHRISTINA The Oprah Magazine, apCAPPECCHI pearing on the cover in her most stripped-down look yet – barefoot in taupe spandex, a purple shawl and a nude lip. “I wanted a plan for life, and here it was in the form of Weight Watchers,” Oprah wrote in her back-page column. She’s lost 26 pounds since August and gained a powerful sense of well-being. What strikes me about her slickly marketed invitation to join Weight Watchers is how tempting it is, how eagerly many of us are waiting for an entry point into the future we’ve always imagined. We’re

paralyzed by the mounting gap between dreaming and doing, wondering what to do with 2016 in light of our Catholic faith and our packed calendars. Bert Hernandez recognized his chance to finally turn things around when he spotted a random tweet one Monday last August. The 40-year-old youth minister from San Antonio had already determined that getting on top of things, for him, would mean rising early like Teddy Roosevelt. He wanted to exercise daily, clean his house and strengthen his prayer life. For several months Bert had been setting his alarm at 4 a.m., with a success rate he could count on one hand. Then came Leah Darrow’s tweet inviting people to participate in the Heroic Minute Challenge, a hashtag the popular Catholic speaker had borrowed from St. Josemaría Escrivá, who wrote: “Conquer yourself each day from the very first moment, getting up on the dot, at a fixed time, without yielding a single minute to laziness. If, with God’s help, you conquer yourself, you will be well ahead for the rest of the day. …The heroic minute: here you have a mortification that strengthens your will and does no harm to your body.” Hernandez saw Leah’s movement as a club he could be part of, informed by Catholicism and driven by accountability, so he tweeted, “I accept the #HeroicMinuteChallenge” and made his pledge public. The next day, at 4 a.m., he got out of bed and scurried to the kitchen, turning on the stove

to make coffee, then retreating to the den to pray. He tweeted the evidence: a screenshot of his prayer book, his iPhone at a 98 percent charge, his body, much lower. By 6:30 a.m. he’d prayed the Liturgy of the Hours, run two miles and showered. The second morning was easier, and his Twitter picture showed the hymn lyrics “morning has broken like the first morning.” He was doing it! “My day always seemed better, starting that way,” Hernandez told me. “I definitely felt more peace.” The added prayer time also helped him discern a job change that has brought many rewards. The Heroic Minute Challenge wasn’t easy for Darrow either, but the 36-year-old mom from St. Louis couldn’t abandon others who had signed on, and she wanted to offer real-time “likes” of their early morning evidence – snapshots of sunrises, Scripture and coffee. “The most important thing is getting my feet on the floor,” Darrow told me. “If I can move my feet out from under the covers and they can touch the hardwood floor, half the battle’s done.” The path to holiness, Darrow says, requires time management. “We need to think about the time God has given us, and we need to use it well.” CAPECCHI is a freelance writer from Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, and the editor of SisterStory.org.

Reflecting on Pope Francis’ World Day of Peace message

eeply concerned about a “globalization of indifference,” Pope Francis in his 2016 World Day of Peace message titled “Overcome Indifference and Win Peace,” warns that “the first kind of indifference in human society is indifference to God, which then leads to indifference to one’s neighbor and to the environment.” Pope Francis writes, “Some people prefer not to ask questions or seek answers; they lead lives of comfort, deaf to the cry of those who suffer. Almost imperceptibly, we grow incapable of feeling compassion for others and for their TONY MAGLIANO problems; we have no interest in caring for them, as if their troubles were their own responsibility, and none of our business.” To help reverse this indifference, the Holy Father appeals to national leaders for concrete gestures in the creation of “dignified jobs to combat the social plague of unemployment. … Special attention needs to be given to women – who unfortunately still encounter

discrimination in the workplace – and to some categories of workers whose conditions are precarious or dangerous, and whose pay is not commensurate to the importance of their social mission.” A very good way to respond to Pope Francis’ concerns here would be to visit the Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights (www.globallabourrights. org) to learn what you can do to help correct many of these injustices. Regarding migrants, Pope Francis asks that legislation on migration “reflect a readiness to welcome migrants and to facilitate their integration.” With emergency crises throughout the world, the Pope’s call for welcome and integration should inspire those of us who live in safety and comfort to urge our government – with solid vetting processes in place – to generously offer hospitality to suffering refugees. On prison reform, Francis reminds societies that rehabilitation of criminal offenders needs to be an essential goal of penal systems. And here he emphasizes, “I would like once more to appeal to governmental authorities to abolish the death penalty where it is still in force.” The pope added this threefold appeal to the leaders of nations: “to refrain from drawing other peoples into

conflicts or wars which destroy not only their material, cultural and social legacy, but also – and in the long term – their moral and spiritual integrity; to forgive or manage in a sustainable way the international debt of the poorer nations; and to adopt policies of cooperation which, instead of bowing before the dictatorship of certain ideologies, will respect the values of local populations and, in any case, not prove detrimental to the fundamental and inalienable right to life of the unborn.” With an increased commitment to nonviolent conflict resolution strategies, an end to the arms trade, multilateral disarmament, deep cuts in military spending, abolishing nuclear weapons, fair trade practices, significant increases in domestic and foreign povertyfocused spending, cancelling the remaining “debt” of poor nations (who in many cases have already paid back the original amount borrowed), and the elimination of funding to organizations that provide and/or promote abortion, leaders of nations could demonstrate concrete ways of honoring Pope Francis’ appeal for overcoming indifference and winning peace. MAGLIANO is an internationally syndicated social justice and peace columnist.

A Ukrainian Christmas-at-the-crossroads

hen Ukraine celebrated Christmas two weeks ago, there were ample reasons for pessimism about that long-suffering country’s future. The national parliament is often dysfunctional, even by Washington standards. Corruption remains rampant throughout society and government. The Russian “Anschluss” of Crimea is, for the moment, a fait accompli, and Russian troops and their local hoodlum proxies continue to occupy significant parts of eastern Ukraine. The economy is a mess, real purchasingpower is down, fuel prices GEORGE WEIGEL are up, and the oligarchs who control much of Ukraine’s wealth have not shown themselves overly enthusiastic about economic and political reform. Ukraine has absorbed 1.5 million displaced persons fleeing Crimea or the war-zones of the Donbas – the rough equivalent of the United States being suddenly confronted with about 12.4 million internal refugees. The West has been largely supine in the face of Russian aggression in Ukraine; the West remains helpless in the face of the barrage of lies and propaganda the Russian media and Russian-paid Internet trolls spew around the world.

Yet confronted daily by this long menu of distress, the people of Ukraine have remained remarkably faithful to the 2013-14 Maidan revolution of integrity: The self-liberation of a people who braved the bullets of Russian-supported murderers and swept a new government into power almost two years ago. The Ukrainian leaders with whom I’m in regular contact give the post-Maidan government grades ranging from B-minus to C-minus; they give Ukrainian civil society an A, for both its steadfastness and its patience amidst sluggish reform, Russian aggression, and a massive refugee crisis. This patience, which is complemented by a gritty determination to see real legal and economic reforms take hold, is all the more striking in that Ukraine must confront daily the cultural and social deterioration created by the sad reality of “Homo Sovieticus”: men and women who grew up under a brutal political system that was built on falsehoods, that maintained itself through terror, and that taught everyone that trust in another human being can be very costly. The lessons driven home between 1932 and 1945 – the years of the Soviet-managed terror-famine, the Holocaust, and the second world war; the years when Ukraine was arguably the most dangerous place on earth – remain toxic to the third and fourth generation: truth is dangerous, trust is dangerous, solidarity is dangerous. “Homo Sovieticus” remains a great obstacle to fulfill-

ing the promise of the Maidan revolution in Ukraine. But those who bet that the reflexes of “Homo Sovieticus” would extinguish the flame of moral conviction that was the core of the Maidan in 2013-2014 were proven wrong then. Why? Because another idea of the human person – free in the truth; responsible; capable of fellow-feeling and solidarity; willing to sacrifice for the common good – made the Maidan revolution in Kyiv and throughout Ukraine possible. Many communities of faith and conviction helped challenge “Homo Sovieticus” in those stirring days. Indeed, one of the most under-reported aspects of the Ukrainian revolution of 2013-14 was its intensely religious character, which reflected an intensity of ecumenical and inter-religious cooperation that was unheard of, previously, in Ukraine’s history. That inter-confessional solidarity continues today; it is one of the signs of hope during Ukraine’s 2016 Christmasat-the-crossroads; and at the center of that solidarity are the leaders, clerical and lay, of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The UGCC’s efforts to deepen and extend the revolution of integrity that triumphed on Kyiv’s Maidan in 2013-14 deserve the support of fellow-Catholics throughout the world: not least in the Vatican. WEIGEL is a senior fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, Washington, D.C.

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Third Sunday in Ordinary Time ‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. ‘ LUKE 1:1-4; 4:14-21 NEHEMIAH 8:2-4A, 5-6, 8-10 Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, which consisted of men, women, and those children old enough to understand. Standing at one end of the open place that was before the Water Gate, he read out of the book from daybreak till midday, in the presence of the men, the women, and those children old enough to understand; and all the people listened attentively to the book of the law. Ezra the scribe stood on a wooden platform that had been made for the occasion. He opened the scroll so that all the people might see it — for he was standing higher up than any of the people —; and, as he opened it, all the people rose. Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God, and all the people, their hands raised high, answered, “Amen, amen!” Then they bowed down and prostrated themselves before the Lord, their faces to the ground. Ezra read plainly from the book of the law of God, interpreting it so that all could understand what was read. Then Nehemiah, that is, His Excellency, and Ezra the priest-scribe and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all the people: “Today is holy to the Lord your God. Do not be sad, and do not weep”— for all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the law. He said further: “Go, eat rich foods and drink sweet drinks, and allot portions to those who had nothing prepared; for today is holy to our Lord. Do not be saddened this day, for rejoicing in the Lord must be your strength!” PSALM 19:8, 9, 10, 15 Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life. The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul; the decree of the Lord is trustworthy, giving wisdom to the simple. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life. The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the command of the Lord is clear, enlightening the eye.

Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life. The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever; The ordinances of the Lord are true, all of them just. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life. Let the words of my mouth and the thought of my heart find favor before you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life. CORINTHIANS 12:12-30 Brothers and sisters: As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free persons, and we were all given to drink of one Spirit. Now the body is not a single part, but many. If a foot should say, “Because I am not a hand I do not belong to the body,” it does not for this reason belong any less to the body. Or if an ear should say, “Because I am not an eye I do not belong to the body,” it does not for this reason belong any less to the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were hearing, where would the sense of smell be? But as it is, God placed the parts, each one of them, in the body as he intended. If they were all one part, where would the body be? But as it is, there are many parts, yet one body. The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I do not need you.” Indeed, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are all the more necessary, and those parts of the body that we consider less honorable we surround with greater honor, and our less presentable parts are treated with greater propriety, whereas our more presentable parts do not need this. But God has so constructed the body as to give greater honor to a part that is without it, so that

there may be no division in the body, but that the parts may have the same concern for one another. If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it; if one part is honored, all the parts share its joy. Now you are Christ’s body, and individually parts of it. Some people God has designated in the church to be, first, apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; then, mighty deeds; then gifts of healing, assistance, administration, and varieties of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work mighty deeds? Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret? LUKE 1:1-4; 4:14-21 Since many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the events that have been fulfilled among us, just as those who were eyewitnesses from the beginning and ministers of the word have handed them down to us, I too have decided, after investigating everything accurately anew, to write it down in an orderly sequence for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may realize the certainty of the teachings you have received. Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news of him spread throughout the whole region. He taught in their synagogues and was praised by all. He came to Nazareth, where he had grown up, and went according to his custom into the synagogue on the Sabbath day. He stood up to read and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it was written: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord. Rolling up the scroll, he handed it back to the attendant and sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue looked intently at him. He said to them, “Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.”

New cycle of catechesis on mercy in the Bible

The Lord is full of pity and compassion; in his greatness “He stoops to those who are weak and poor, always ready to welcome, understand and forgive.” He is like the father in the parable of the prodigal son “who does not close himself in resentment at his abandonment by his youngest son, but on the contrary continues to wait for him, and then runs out to meet and embrace him. He does not

even let him finish his confession ... so great is his love and joy at finding him again.” Of this merciful God it is also said that he is “slow to anger,” as if he waited before responding, breathing deeply without losing patience. “God knows how to wait: He does not have the impatience of men. He is like the wise farmer who knows how to wait, who leaves time to let the good seed grow, rather than weeds.” Finally, the Lord proclaims himself “abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.” “How beautiful is this definition of God!” exclaimed the pope. “Here we find everything. Because God is great and powerful, but this greatness and power are shown in loving us, so small and incapable as we are. The word ‘to love’ as used here indicates affection, grace, goodness. It is the love that takes the first step, that does not depend upon human merits but on an immense gratuity. It is the divine solicitude that nothing can stop, not even sin, as it goes beyond sin, conquering evil and forgiving it. A faithfulness without limits: Here is the last word of God’s revelation to Moses. God’s faithfulness never ceases because the Lord … never sleeps, but rather keeps watch over us continually to bring us to life.”

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27: Wednesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time. Optional Memorial of St. Angela Merici, virgin. 2 SM 7:4-17. PS 89:4-5, 27-28, 29-30. MK 4:1-20.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 29: Friday of the Third Week of Ordinary Time. 2 SM 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17. PS 51:3-4, 5-6a, 6bcd-7, 10-11. SEE MT 11:25. MK 4:26-34.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 28: Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas, priest and doctor. 2 SM 7:18-19, 24-29. PS 132:1-2, 3-5, 11, 12, 13-14. PS 119:105. MK 4:21-25.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 30: Saturday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time. 2 SM 12:1-7a, 10-17. PS 51:12-13, 14-15, 16-17. JN 3:16. MK 4:35-41.

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VATICAN CITY – During his Jan. 13 general audience, Pope Francis began a new cycle of catechesis dedicated to mercy from a biblical perspective, to foster an understanding of what mercy is through listening to what God Himself teaches us with his Word. Francis referred to a passage from the Book of Exodus in which the Lord describes himself as “a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.” “In other texts too we encounter this formula, with some variation, but stress is always placed on the mercy and love of God Who never tires of forgiving,” he said, before going on to analyze each of these terms used in the sacred Scripture to describe God. The word “merciful” evokes an attitude of tenderness, the pope said, “like that of a mother towards her child. Indeed, the Hebrew word used in the Bible makes us think of the maternal womb. Therefore the image suggested is that of a God who is moved to tenderness for us like a mother when she holds her child in her arms, wishing only to love, protect and help him, willing to give everything, even herself. A love, then, that can be defined as … visceral.”

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Pope Francis meets a man with green hair as he greets the disabled during his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Jan. 13.

LITURGICAL CALENDAR, DAILY MASS READINGS MONDAY, JANUARY 25: Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, Apostle. ACTS 22:3-16 or ACTS 9:1-22. PS 117:1bc, 2. SEE JN 15:16. MK 16:15-18. TUESDAY, JANUARY 26: Memorial of Sts. Timothy and Titus, bishops. 2 TM 1:1-8 or TI 1:1-5. PS 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10. SEE MT 11:25. MK 3:31-35.

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FRIDAY, JAN. 22 ROSARY FOR LIFE: St. Catherine of Siena Church, 1310 Bayswater, Burlingame; the parish music ministry will lead the joyful mysteries of “A Contemplative Rosary” by Bob Hurd in observance of the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children; (650) 766-0354.

SATURDAY, JAN. 23 ‘WALK FOR LIFE’: Walk for Life West Coast, 9:30 a.m. Mass, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, Archbishop Archbishop Cordileone Salvatore J. Cordileone is principal celebrant and homilist; event continues at rally, Civic Center Plaza, 12:30 p.m. and walk to Justin Herman Plaza; www.WalkForLifeWC. com.

VOCATIONS DINNER: Knights of Columbus Council 10948, 5:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco; all priests and religious in the Bay Area are invited for a complimentary buffet dinner. Tickets to help support the event are $35 with tables of 10 for $350: Ferdie Lampa (650) 255-0955.

Society, St. Rita Parish, Fairfax, free throw fundraiser, Drake High School gym, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., $5 entry fee for participants 13 years and younger/$10 for everyone else; open to adults and children as individuals, teams, families, or in age in 50 categories, (415) 456-4815; johnkeane@ comcast.net.

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WALK FOR LIFE VIGIL: Hosted by Sisters of Life, St. Dominic Church, 2390 Bush St. at Steiner, San Francisco, vespers, 5 p.m. with Dominican Friars, Mass, 5:30 p.m., Spokane Bishop Thomas Daly, principal celebrant, Sister of Life talks, 6:30 p.m., then Holy Hour and confession, free parking, Sisters of Life, evangelization@sistersoflife.org; (212) 397-1396.

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ACCW LUNCH: San Francisco Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women “Swing & Sway” luncheon, Olympic Club, Lakeside, 11 a.m. no host cocktails, silent auction; lunch at 12:30 followed by “Fashions by Simi’s,” $70, Diana Heafey, (415) 731-6379.

BOOK RELEASE: Presentation and book signing by retired Oakland Bishop John S. Cummins, “Vatican II-Berkeley and Beyond: The First HalfCentury of the Oakland Diocese,” 1:30 p.m., 43326 Mission Blvd., Fremont with copies available for purchase, www.msjdominicans.org.

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SUNDAY, FEB. 21 MERCY SERIES: “Feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty,” Barry Stenger, executive director, St. Anthony Foundation; the archdiocBarry Stenger esan Office for Consecrated Life hosts a series of Sunday afternoon talks commemorating the Year of Mercy, Presentation Sisters’ convent, 2340 Turk Blvd., San Francisco, 2-4:15 p.m. with talk, refreshments, and exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in the final hour. Registration required, conrottor@sfarch.org, (415) 614-5535, no fee but freewill offerings accepted and later donated to St. Anthony’s Dining Room, SVdP’s Catherine’s Center, Mercy Housing and St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Mateo County.

SATURDAY, FEB. 27 HANDICAPABLES MASS: Mass at noon then lunch in lower halls, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, Gough Street entrance. All disabled people, caregivers invited. Volunteers welcome, Joanne Borodin, (415) 239-4865; www.Handicapables.com.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 5 HANDICAPABLES MASS: Mass at noon then lunch in lower halls, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, Gough Street entrance. All disabled people, caregivers invited. Volunteers welcome, Joanne Borodin, (415) 239-4865; www.Handicapables.com.

THURSDAY, FEB. 25 ICA LUNCH: “Celebrating Women in Business,” Julia Morgan Ballroom, 11 a.m., $75 benefiting Immaculate

THURSDAY, MARCH 10 PRO-LIFE: San Mateo Pro Life meets second Thursday of the month except in December; 7:30 p.m.; St. Gregory’s Worner Center, 28th Ave. at Hacienda, San Mateo, new members welcome; Jessica, (650) 572-1468; themunns@ yahoo.com.

THURSDAY, APRIL 14 PRO-LIFE: San Mateo Pro Life meets second Thursday of the month except in December; 7:30 p.m.; St. Gregory’s Worner Center, 28th Ave. at Hacienda, San Mateo, new members welcome; Jessica, (650) 572-1468; themunns@ yahoo.com.

SUNDAY, APRIL 17 REUNION: St. John Ursuline High School, San Francisco, 2016 all-school reunion honoring graduates of 1966; Marge Silva ricsil@prodigy.net; Theresa Keane theresakeane@gmail.com.

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ANGLICAN: Leaders sanction Episcopalians over same-sex marriage FROM PAGE 1

“This decision will bring real pain,” he said in comments he later released to the Episcopal News Service. “For fellow disciples of Jesus in our church who are gay or lesbian, this will bring more pain. “For many who have felt and been rejected by the church because of who they are, for many who have felt and been rejected by families and communities, our church opening itself in love was a sign of hope,” he continued. “And this will add pain on top of pain.” Archbishop Welby told reporters that

persecution of people for their sexuality was a “source of deep sadness.” He said he wanted to apologize “for the hurt and pain, in the past and present, the church has caused.” In a final statement from the meeting, the primates also condemned “homophobic prejudice and violence” as well as “criminal sanctions against same-sex attracted people” and said they were “resolved to work together to offer pastoral care and loving service irrespective of sexual orientation.” The Global Anglican Future Conference, a coalition of conservative Anglican leaders from around the world,

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Duggan’s Serra Mortuary had their 13th Annual Service of Remembrance at St. Stephen Church in San Francisco for the families they served from October, 2014 through September, 2015. It was a beautiful and touching service which began with family and friends placing a photo of their loved one on the altar of remembrance. Duggan’s family, Bill, Dan, Matt and Joey, along with Duggan’s Serra staff walked into church accompanied by bagpiper, Lynn Miller and clergy, Pastor Paul Warren, Fr. Mike Quinn, Rev. Dr. Lynn Bowdish, Deacon Lenny Prudenciado and Deacon Rory Desmond. Together all enjoyed a service with scripture readings, beautiful music, prayer, candlight ceremony and remembering each loved one who had passed. Thank you to the Duggan family - Bill, Dan, Matt and Joey and all who participated in creating this beautiful service: Duggan’s Serra staff; St. Cecilia Church Choir and Russ Ferreira, music director/cantor/trumpeter and Bea Martin, organist/pianist; vocalists Duggan’s staff Teresa Proano and Joey Duggan; bagpiper, Lynn Miller; Photography, First In Last Out Shooters; caterer, Maureen Kelly, Knight’s Catering; live string instrumental music, Notes and Sound; the Holy Angels Youth Group, Jeannette Luna; sound system, David Prudenciado and printing by Adrienne Verreos, Falcon Associates. Thank you to all who donated new toys for San Francisco Firefighters Toy Program and canned food to the North Peninsula Food Pantry & Dining Center of Daly City. 500 Westlake Avenue, Daly City | FD1098 | www.duggans-serra.com | 650.756.4500

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