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By Agostino Bono WASHINGTON (CNS) – Migrants caught trying to enter the United States illegally at the Mexican border are quickly deported. At the border near the Tijuana River levee, deported migrants often have nowhere to go and quickly become homeless, taking refuge in the river levee in storm and sewer drains. To lessen the suffering, a humanitarian aid group, Angeles del Desierto, provides food, water and medical attention to migrants each week. Rafael Hernandez, one of the “angels of the desert,” knows the hardships of trekking across desert and mountains to enter the United States from Mexico. He did it with his wife and daughter 21 years ago. Now, as a legal U.S. resident, Hernandez and his band of volunteers patrol both sides of the MexicanCalifornia border near San Diego looking for lost migrants and leaving water, clothing and food at strategic desert locations to help people on their journey. “I know how people suffer. I’ve lived it in the flesh,” Hernandez told Catholic News Service. Hernandez, a construction equipment mechanic, is the director of Angeles del Desierto, Spanish for “desert angels,” which he founded eight years ago. The angels are 60 volunteers, many from San Diego Catholic parishes, who take turns with the 52-year-old Hernandez patrolling the borderland two to three times a week. In groups of 10 to 15 people, they patrol
a swatch of desert covering a radius of 60 miles and extending into both countries. “If we find people who need help, we take care of them. We get them back up on their feet so they can continue their journey,” said Hernandez. Sometimes, the people they find are dead. Through September, Angeles del Desierto had found five bodies this year. Hernandez said that he often finds people — on average about 10 to 15 a week — who are badly injured or in a weak condition. These people are urged to go to a hospital if they are on the Mexican side and Hernandez offers to take them. If they are on the U.S. side, Hernandez said that he tries to convince them to let him call the U.S. Border Patrol and let the Border Patrol take them to the hospital before deporting them. Hernandez said that initially he had problems dealing with the Border Patrol and Mexican immigration officials. On the U.S. side, “I was accused of helping Mexicans come here to commit crimes,” he said. “I had to work in secret.” Mexican officials accused his group of interfering with their work, said Hernandez. “Now we are accepted” on both sides of the border, he said. “Officials see that we are rescuing people.” Hernandez added that sometimes the Border Patrol calls him and asks his help in finding people they hear about who are lost in the mountains. He also learns about lost migrants from people deported from the ‘ANGELS’, page 9 United States.
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Band of ‘angels’ leaves food, water for people crossing U.S. border
A couple recently deported walks down the embankment of the Tijuana River levee with bags of food and water from the migrant assistance group Angeles del Desierto. In the background are high intensity lights illuminating the U.S.-Mexican border, which transects the river.
Vatican supports treaty to regulate sale of conventional weapons By John Thavis VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican expressed strong support for an international treaty to regulate the sale of conventional weapons, saying light arms and
small-caliber weapons have been used to harm millions of people in recent decades. Conventional weapons are an element in every civil conflict and constitute “one of the most common instruments
in most violations of human rights and disrespect for international law,” said a Vatican statement released Oct. 10. The statement, issued by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, came as the
United Nations was debating a proposal by seven countries to take steps toward a legally binding agreement on the import, export and exchange of conventional weapons. VATICAN SUPPORT, page 10
INSIDE THIS WEEK’S EDITION ‘Theology on Tap’ . . . . . . . . . 3 Catholic women meet. . . . . . 5 Under the Vatican. . . . . . . . . 9 Pope on vocations. . . . . . . . 15 Archbishop’s homily . . . . . . 19
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On The Where You Live by Tom Burke
While my best at Chemistry was lighting the right end of the Bunsen Burner, honors students, Lindsey Lee ’08, Eric Tan ’08, and Kasey Chiu ’08, seem to be breezing their way through the density of liquid and other phenomena at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory.
Happy 25 years married to Cathy and Gary Parrish September 26th. The couple took their vows at St. Matthew Church in San Mateo where Cathy attended grade school has been a parishioner since birth. Gary hails from Washington State. Their daughters, Meghan, a 2003 graduate of Mercy High School, Burlingame, and Sarah, a 2005 alum of Burlingame High School, also attended St. Matt’s and today continue their education journey at SF State and Canada College. Thoughtful daughters they are methinks as Cathy and Gary celebrated the anniversary with a coupla’ days in Carmel – where Gary popped the question in 1981 – courtesy of the two…. Congrats and many happy years to Jill Leyte-Vidal and Richard Watkins who wed recently at St. Mark Church in Belmont where the bride is Youth Minister. Witnessing the vows were Holy Ghost Father Al Furtado, pastor, and former pastor, Msgr. Floro Arcamo now serving at Star of the Sea Church in San Francisco. Members of Jill’s Youth Group including Ricky Deschler, Jessica Diego, Anna Nicolopulous, Stephanie
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By Tom Burke Young Adults gathered at Ireland’s 32 Irish Pub in San Francisco Oct. 3 for the first of a series of talks known as Theology on Tap. The evenings incorporate the comfort of the neighborhood taproom with dialogue on faith and religion. San Francisco Archbishop George H. Niederauer was the guest speaker. “We had more than 50 people attending,” said Mary Jansen, Director of Young Adult Ministry for the Archdiocese. “It was great to see the diversity of young adults in their twenties and thirties with 20 different parishes and communities represented.” With the upcoming elections drawing closer, Archbishop Niederauer spoke primarily on The Challenge of Faithful Citizenship, a document produced and circulated by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. His focus was on building a safer and better world in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and protecting the weakest in our midst. “Archbishop Niederauer was helpful and guiding,” Jansen said. “His responses were always very thoughtful. He talked with the young adults during the break and
appeared very happy to be there. He was very friendly.” The Archbishop was “very clear that Catholics are not Democrat or Republican and that neither party fully embraces the Catholic point of view,” Jansen said. “He made it clear, too, that it is our responsibility as Catholics to vote – our moral and ethical responsibility.” The question of “Why meet in a bar?” is often asked, Jansen said. “We meet young adults where they are,” Jansen, a young adult herself, said with a laugh. The sessions are held weekly for four to five weeks at different times of the year. Held until now only in San Francisco, Mary Jansen said hopes are to move the event to San Mateo and Marin in the future. On October 17, Darleen Pryds of the Franciscan School of Theology will discuss Office Space vs. Prayer Space: Incorporating Prayer into Daily Life. On October 24, Sarah Nolan of the Office of Public Policy of the Archdiocese of San Francisco will talk about The Elephant, Donkey and the Dove: Understanding the Upcoming California Elections. For more information visit www.sfyam.org.
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‘Theology on Tap’ brings young adults together to talk about faith
San Francisco Archbishop George H. Niederauer chats with Carmen Mendez of San Francisco and Joaquin Santillan, visiting from El Paso, Texas, during an Oct. 3 Theology on Tap session at the Ireland 32 Pub in San Francisco.
South Korean religious express concern over North Korean nuclear test By Catholic News Service SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean religious leaders expressed deep concern over North Korea’s nuclear test but said economic and military sanctions would not be a good response. Father Paul Han Jung-kwan, executive secretary of the Committee for the Reconciliation of Korean People of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea, called the Oct. 9 nuclear test “an act that destroys world peace and order and is against the Gospel.” In an Oct. 10 interview with UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in
Thailand, Father Han said sentiment against North Korea may spread within the church. He said he believes the church in South Korea will face difficulties in its humanitarian work with North Koreans. He said he expects North Koreans to become more isolated from the international community and suffer from a lack of food and basic goods. For this reason, he added, the South Korean church needs to establish a long-term plan to help its northern neighbors. North Korea announced that it had conducted the nuclear test safely and successfully. The South Korean government said a magnitude 3.58 earthquake was detected that morn-
ed a crisis for the Korean peninsula and the world, but added that it would object if the United Nations imposed economic and military sanctions on North Korea. It also asked the South Korean government to continue its humanitarian aid to North Korea as well as material and personnel exchanges with North Koreans. The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism said in a statement Oct. 9: “North Korea first has to take all responsibility for such a reckless act and humbly accept the international community’s criticisms. Also we ask North Korea to stop all nuclear activities now, according to the agreement on denuclearization.”
ing in Hwaderi, in northeastern North Korea. Father Simon Chun Jong-hun, president of South Korea’s Catholic Priests’ Association for Justice, called the test a “big mistake.” He told UCA News Oct. 10 that he is deeply concerned that North Korea has broken a 1991 agreement on the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. Father Chun said the United States should not take military action against North Korea, but instead should try to dialogue with the communist country, with the help of neighbors such as China and Japan. The National Council of Churches in Korea said in a statement that the test creat-
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Catholics have a moral obligation to treat the least among them the way they would treat Christ himself, Missouri’s Catholic bishops said in a pastoral letter calling for defeat of a proposed state constitutional amendment on embryonic stem-cell research and cloning. The amendment, slated for the Nov. 7 ballot, would take away state and local governments’ authority to regulate and ban human cloning and embryonic stem-cell research. Such research always results in the killing of innocent human life. “The stage of human life at which the killing takes place makes no difference,” the bishops said in the letter, released Sept. 30 during the Missouri Catholic Conference’s annual assembly at the Capitol in Jefferson City. “No matter how big or small we are, we all begin our unique journey of life as a human embryo,” they said. “Killing is killing, no matter how young or old the victim. And no human life, at any stage of its development, may ever be taken for the sake of someone else’s gain.”
Companies turning to chaplains to encourage workplace spirituality LOS ANGELES — Though workplace spirituality might seem to be an oxymoron in a country that prides itself on separation of church and state, many U.S. workers and companies are benefiting from corporate programs that nurture the soul. It is a phenomenon that has accelerated in a post-Enron world, said Jesuit Father Mark Bandsuch, a Loyola Marymount University business law and ethics professor who has been watching this development since the movement took off in the 1990s. He said this movement tries to counteract society’s scandals with values-based solutions. In society in general, there’s also been a trend over the past few decades for greater spiritual understanding and self-fulfillment. Successful workplace spirituality requires sensitivity and structure, said Father Bandsuch. “You need a system within the company that respects different perspectives of spirituality while developing a common spirituality that helps people work together,” the priest said.
Harrisburg Catholics unite in prayer for Amish community HARRISBURG, Pa. — In a demonstration of support for the local Amish community, Catholics in the Harrisburg Diocese filled St. Catherine of Siena Church in Quarryville and the Cardinal Keeler Center in Harrisburg Oct. 5 for prayer three
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Catholics urged to defeat stem-cell, cloning proposal
Retired Bishop John S. Cummins of Oakland greets a group of dancers representing a variety of ethnic and cultural groups as he processes out of Mass to celebrate Chautauqua XIV at St. Lawrence O'Toole-St. Cyril's Parish in Oakland Oct. 7. Bishop Cummins has been filling in at many area functions while Oakland Bishop Allen H. Vigneron recovers from injuries he received in a fall. The annual Chautauqua event celebrates the diversity of the Diocese of Oakland.
days after the shootings at the Amish schoolhouse. The Mass at St. Catherine’s and the prayer service at the Keeler Center took place the same day the Amish community buried four of the girls shot in the schoolhouse. St. Catherine of Siena Church is located just seven miles from the scene of the tragedy. The Oct. 5 Mass was celebrated by Harrisburg Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades and concelebrated by several diocesan priests. It drew an overflow crowd. “As a Catholic community of faith, we pray for our beloved Amish neighbors, our brothers and sisters in the Christian faith. We pray for the children who have died, so precious in the sight of the Lord,” Bishop Rhoades said, praying also for the girls who remained hospitalized, for the victims’ families, and for Roberts and his family.
‘FoxFaith’ brand moves into films WASHINGTON — People of faith — Christians, most specifically — will now have a movie studio they can call their own: FoxFaith. The FoxFaith brand had been marketed for some home video sales, particularly to the Christian Booksellers Association. But the brand planned to make its theatrical debut Oct. 6 with the movie version of the Janette Oke novel “Love’s Abiding Joy.” Two previous Oke novels had garnered good ratings when they debuted on cable’s Hallmark Channel. Asked who FoxFaith’s audience is, Steve Feldstein, FoxFaith senior vice president for corporate and marketing communications,
said: “Well, I think Christian families who want entertainment that reflects their values. And I think that could go beyond Christian families as well, but they’re certainly a core audience for us, a core constituency.” Feldstein said FoxFaith intends to introduce six to 12 film features each year to theaters.
Pope offers thanks for witness by committed Catholic couples VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI offered thanks to God for the witness given by Catholic couples whose commitment to each other in marriage remains strong in both joy and sorrow. “God himself is the author of matrimony,” the pope said Oct. 8, commenting on the day’s Mass readings, which recounted the creation of man and woman and Jesus’ statement that “what God has joined together, no human being must separate.” Speaking to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the midday recitation of the Angelus, the pope said the readings caused him to offer special prayers for Christian spouses. “With them, I thank the Lord for the gift of the sacrament of matrimony, and I exhort them to remain faithful to their vocation in every season of life. The pope prayed that Catholic couples, strengthened by the grace of the sacrament, would “build a family open to life and able to face together the many and complex challenges of our age.”
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National Council of Catholic Women convene largest general assembly By Catholic San Francisco Staff MILWAUKEE — About 850 women, representing diocesan councils nationwide, attended the biennial general assembly of the National Council of Catholic Women Sept. 21-23 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, making it the largest general assembly the group has held. Under the theme “Yes, Lord, Your Servant Is Listening,” the women attended workshops promoting service to communities and families, leadership and recruiting younger members. Assembly participants filled the
Milwaukee Cathedral of St. John where Archbishop Timothy Dolan told the NCCW members, “We thank almighty God for the wonderful gift of your presence that you give to the Church in the United States.” San Francisco Archbishop George H. Niederauer attended the general assembly and led a discussion of his book, “Precious as Silver,” which was the NCCW Book Club selection for 2005-06. Assembly participants from the Archdiocese of San Francisco included Gloria Krzyzanowski, president of the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women; Margaret McAuliffe, president of the County
Council of Catholic Women; Joan Higgins, chair of the Organization Concerns Commission; Mary Ann Schwab, parliamentarian; and Rev. Msgr. Edward McTaggart, chaplain. The National Council of Catholic Women consists of more than 5,000 affiliated Catholic women’s organizations in parishes, dioceses and archdioceses throughout the United States. The NCCW seeks to support and strengthen all Catholic women in spirituality, leadership and service. The organization’s programs, at the national and local levels, respond with Gospel values to the needs of the Church and society.
The Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women is presenting a special program as part of its Convention on Saturday, Oct. 14, at St. Brendan’s Church. The day begins at Mass at the church, located at 29 Rockaway, in San Francisco. “Responding to Our Culture,” will feature a panel discussing the views of the Church and the trends in the culture, a practical spirituality for today’s woman, and the special call for the laity to evangelize. Fee for the day is $25, which includes breakfast refreshments and lunch. For information, call Marianne Larke, 650 368-4300, or Diana Heafey, 415 731-4379.
Presentation Sisters begin new ministry in San Francisco’s Mission District The Lantern (La Linterna) Center for Hospitality and Education, a new ministry of the Sisters of the Presentation, will open October 16 to provide English and computer classes, as well as a hospitality center for men and women in the immigrant community of San Francisco’s Mission District. The Lantern Center is located at 3106 Folsom Street in the former convent of Saint Anthony of Padua Parish. Presentation Sister Máire Sullivan said, “There is a special connection to the celebration of our founding anniversary to the founding of this new ministry. In honor of our 150 years in San Francisco, the Congregation wanted to begin a new ministry here in San Francisco. Our charism from Nano Nagle, who founded the order, is to be with the marginalized people of any society. One response to our charism today is to open our hearts to the immigrant community.” “The place was obvious,” says Sister Máire. “This location is where the Presentation Sisters’ Day Laborer breakfast
and lunch program has been located since 1999.” The Presentation Sisters on-site staff for the center will be Sister Máire, Sister Kathleen Healy, Sister Lucia Lodolo, and Sister Sylvia Llerena. Other Sisters, Presentation Associates and friends will be involved in the classes and hospitality ministry. Initially, the center will offer classes in English and computer skills. But the Sisters hope soon to begin afternoon tutorials for school age children. The needs of the people for other classes and services will be assessed through a series of open houses held this fall. Another important focus of The Lantern Center will be hospitality. “We want our students and the neighborhood residents to feel at home and welcome,” says Sister Máire. Having spent twelve years as the coordinator of literacy programs at Good Samaritan Center in San Francisco, Sister Máire has come to know the immigrant community in San Francisco. “I am very, very excited and happy to be part of this new ministry.”
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Presentation Sister Pam Chiesa, president of the Sisters of the Presentation, said, “A major need in our communities today is centers where the newly arrived members of our society can learn English. As Presentation Sisters, we have a rich tradition that teaches us that education is a powerful means of helping people raise their economic, social and political status. Through this new ministry, we are consciously and intentionally continuing our
history and our mission in the area of education.” The first floor of the former convent is being rented from the Archdiocese of San Francisco for the center. The Sisters of the Presentation are financially responsible for the rent, staffing and operating budget for The Lantern Center, including furniture, renovations to the space, materials for the programs, and the living expenses of the Sisters staffing the Center.
The Ethnic Communities of the Archdiocese invite you to join them in an Eucharistic Celebration to Welcome their Shepherd the
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Notre Dame AmeriCorps means working to make a difference Aside from tutoring, Seymour believes he needed something different to get the kids’ attention. Tapping his own Notre Dame AmeriCorps recently began its eleventh year creativity, he started an after school cartoon drawing class. At first, there was skepticism among some of the older kids. of placing volunteers at locations in the San Francisco Bay Now, the kids are enthusiastic students willing to learn how Area who work to improve the lives of others, especially the economically disadvantaged. Most of the volunteers are recent “basic shapes” can be transformed into just about anything. It was important to Seymour that the students could crecollege graduates who are determined to make a difference. ate anywhere, at any The Sisters of time, so he limited the Notre Dame de Namur art materials to pencil of Belmont began their and paper. affiliation with the fedSince he began the erally funded service unique art class, program in 1995. It is Seymour has witnessed commonly referred to a noticeable improveas the “domestic Peace ment of self-confiCorps.” dence in the children. The focus of the “I’ve learned more ND-AmeriCorps proabout this world than gram is education, a I’ve taught,” said Dana powerful tool in the Hartman, who is beginstruggle of the needy ning her second year seeking dignity, selfwith AmeriCorps. She esteem, and empowervolunteers at the San ment. To accomplish Mateo County Jail, this difficult task, the tutoring inmates who young volunteers dediwant to learn to read. cate many selfless Notre Dame AmeriCorps participants (top from left) Erin Riley, She also helps coordihours to helping others. Jude Gullie, Brent Reckman, Liz Afton, Michael Derocher, nate another reading Matt Seymour, 23, Matt Seymour, Dana Hartman, (front from left) Tracy Weber, program where from Colorado looks Lori Drake, Charlene Stanley, Anthon Estandian, Ashan Parsi. inmates tutor other back on his life and realinmates. izes that he had quite a Hartman, a native of New Jersey, said her job presents few benefits growing up. “I wanted to give something back, and do something of value for my community and country,” he said. “tons of rewards daily.” It’s the smallest of accomplishments On weekdays from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., he volunteers at that are very exciting for her. “They all lead to confidence San Francisco’s St. Anthony/Immaculate Conception and improvement,” she said. She finds once the inmates learn to read most want to School. “I’ll help out wherever I can,” he said. More than anything, he wants to be “a real positive role study to pass the test for a high school diploma. Working with the inmates has made Hartman realize model” for the kids, especially those dealing with outside “they are forgotten people who some believe do not deserve pressures from other kids. anything.” It’s the very reason why she wants to continue working with inmates. “You really feel like you are making a difference, even though it is in a small way,” she said. The job experience has proven to her that her future has no limits. “I now know, nothing can hold me back,” she said. Charlene Stanley heard about the ND-AmeriCorps program while attending Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont. She thought of it as a great experience to prepare her for her “calling to religious life.” She wants to be a
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AmeriCorps . . . ■ Continued from page 6 work. “Helping them to find out what they need to learn, and what they want to do is a humbling experience,” he said. Somehow TJ has found a way to stay in touch with the hearts of children. He often finds himself counseling kids living “with some very heavy stuff.” “Communicating is probably the most important thing for the kids,” he said. “I believe things can be dealt with, if we keep talking.” Andreina Gualco, principal at Mission Dolores, praised TJ for working on his own time to help two teachers start a summer school. “He is a great role model for the kids,” she said. The AmeriCorps experience has given TJ a future with no doubts. “I want to continue teaching kids,” he said.
TJ lauds the Notre Dame Sisters for treating the volunteers well. He hinted to being “spoiled” by the Sisters. He also added Site Director, Pat McCormick, on his list of gratitude. “He is like a father figure to everyone. He definitely goes up and beyond for us,” he said. Other ND-AmeriCorps participants in local assignments include Erin Riley from Stafford, Vermont; Jude Gullie from New York; Brent Reckman from Ohio; Liz Afton from New York; Michael Derocher from Wisconsin; Tracy Weber from North Carolina; Lori Drake from California; Ashan Parsi from Pennsylvania. Notre Dame-AmeriCorps members serve for 11 months, from September through July, and must complete 1700 hrs of service. Members receive a taxable living allowance of $800 per month. To learn more visit www.ndmva.org
Matt Seymour tutoring students in Social Studies after the school day at St. Anthony / Immaculate Conception School. He participates in the Notre Dame AmeriCorps program.
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VATICAN CITY — The partly uncovered skeleton of a small child lies in the ground where it has been buried for some 2,000 years. Next to the right hand is an egg, thought to be a symbol of rebirth. The infant’s burial place, touchingly simple, is one of more than 250 tombs discovered beneath Vatican City and now on display to visitors for the first time. The necropolis — literally a “city of the dead” — was unearthed in 2003 when the Vatican began parking construction. The area containing the tombs was carefully excavated, with results that surprised the experts. “We discovered what might be called a small funerary Pompeii,” said Giandomenico Spinola, who oversaw the archaeological work for the Vatican Museums. Spinola explained to reporters Oct. 9 that many of the tombs were preserved in a mudslide that occurred on the Vatican hill in ancient times. When the tombs were excavated, they still contained the decorations, ritual furnishings, mosaics and frescoes from 2,000 years ago, he said.
‘Angels’ . . . ■ Continued from cover On Saturdays, Hernandez sets up a stand on the Mexican side of the border where he distributes water, food and clothing to people who arrive in buses after having been deported by the U.S. His group also provides information on places where the deportees can spend the night. The deportees often tell Hernandez about members of their respective groups who got lost in the border crossing. Before going to the Mexican side on Saturdays, Hernandez stops at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in San Diego where parishioners make sandwiches for him to distribute to the deportees. From his own trekking experiences, Hernandez cites water as the most important element that he can leave for people in the desert. The food he leaves consists mostly of canned tuna fish and cookies. Hernandez also collects used clothing and leaves bags with pants, sweaters and shirts “and, if I can, shoes.” Hernandez gets his supplies and funds by knocking on doors and from a food bank, which either sells him food at a low cost or donates it. His group also sets up a stand outside St. Jude Church in San Diego after weekend Masses to collect money and provide information about the work of Angeles del Desierto.
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Vatican support . . . ■ Continued from cover Earlier in October, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Vatican’s U.N. nuncio, told the U.N. General Assembly that the Vatican supported controls on the small-weapons trade. The new Vatican statement expanded on that position, saying it was time for the international community to regulate the trade of conventional weapons of every type, as well as the know-how and technology for their production. It said that while the United Nations has taken a number of steps to deal with nuclear proliferation and weapons of mass destruction proposals for general disarmament have not advanced. As a result, local and regional conflicts have continued to cause many millions of victims, weaken social institutions and damage development in many countries, it said. “Indiscriminate sale or transfer of conventional weapons is an inseparable part of problems connected with international terrorism, illegal trafficking of precious or strategic resources, and the most abject manifestations of organized crime such as trafficking of human beings or drugs,” it said. The Vatican statement argued that weapons cannot be considered as just another commodity to be bought and sold on global markets. “Their possession, production and trade have deep ethical and social implications, and they must be regulated by paying due attention to specific principles of the moral and legal order,” it said. Among them is the “principle of sufficiency,” which allows states to possess only the means necessary to guarantee the legitimate protection of their people, it said, citing the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church. “Therefore, the adoption of instruments and legally binding measures on trade control of conventional weapons on the global, regional and national level is essential and urgent,” it said. Such a step would be a sign of a “definite political will for peace and justice in the world,” it said. An estimated 640 million conventional weapons exist in the world today. The small-arms trade is estimated to be a $4 billion business annually. In July, seven countries — Argentina,
Nativity School in Menlo Park began its 50th Anniversary celebration Oct. 1 with a Mass at Nativity Church celebrated by Archbishop George Niederauer. Pictured above (from left) are Carol Trelut, principal, Msgr. Steven Otellini, pastor, Archbishop George Niederauer, Karen Skogstrom ‘66 and Russ Castle ’75. The nearly 900 people in attendance enjoyed a barbeque prepared by the parish Men’s Club. A school open house featured 50 years of photographs and memorabilia. Speaking at the event were Msgr. Otellini, Presentation Sister Pam Chiesa, Carol Trelut, and Megan Zamiska, Student Body President.
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Newer priests are older, more culturally diverse, study finds By Jerry Filteau WASHINGTON (CNS) — According to a new study, the current generation of recently ordained priests is older and more culturally diverse than 15 years earlier. The major theological influence on newer priests’ lives was Pope John Paul II. German Jesuit Father Karl Rahner, who easily ranked at the top in a similar survey 15 years earlier, dropped to a tie for third in the new survey. The study, “Experiences of Priests Ordained Five to Nine Years,” was written by sociologist Dean R. Hoge of The Catholic University of America’s Life Cycle Institute and published in September by the seminary department of the National Catholic Educational Association. Hoge’s findings were based on a 2005 survey to which 1,000 U.S. priests ordained between 1996 and 2000 responded. Many of the questions replicated a similar study Hoge conducted in 1990 with 1,500 priests ordained between 1981 and 1985. The new 182-page study includes numerous comparisons with the 1990 findings and commentaries on the findings by six experts in seminary formation and church leadership. Hoge found that in the 15 years since his earlier study the average age of priests ordained five to nine years had increased more than seven years — from 34.1 years to 42.6 for diocesan priests and from 36.8 years to 44.2 for priests in religious orders. Reflecting the growing priest shortage, 54 percent of the diocesan priests surveyed in 2005 were already pastors of parishes — more than double the 23 percent who had already become pastors in the 1990 study. Of dioce-
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san priests who were pastors in the 2005 study, more than three-fourths had been given their first pastorate within the first five years after ordination, and more than one-third were already responsible for two or more parishes. “Seminary education should prepare men to become pastors in a short time,” the study said. More than half the diocesan priests surveyed and two-thirds of the religious priests said they could converse in at least one language besides English. Forty percent of diocesan priests and 55 percent of religious priests said they could speak Spanish. Italian and French came in second and third among foreign languages spoken. One-sixth of the diocesan priests and one-fourth of those in religious orders said they were born outside the United States. About half of those born abroad came from Vietnam, Mexico or the Philippines. About one-third of those studied came from Irish or Germanic ethnic background, but the group showed greater racial and ethnic diversity than was found in the 1990 study. Reflecting the changing nature of seminary formation, in 1990 more than half the priests surveyed said they had been in a college seminary program; in 2005 only about one-third had entered the seminary in their
college years. Of those surveyed in 2005, just under half had participated in a post-college pre-theology program before they began their theological studies; in the 1990 study only about one-fifth had done so. Hoge reported that morale was high among the recently ordained priests – better than nine-tenths of them said if they had to make the choice anew they would enter the priesthood again. In 1990, 30 percent of the diocesan priests studied and 55 percent of those in religious orders had earned at least one additional graduate degree within the first few years after ordination. In the 2005 study, only 21 percent of diocesan priests and 34 percent of those in religious orders had earned another degree after ordination. The study also devoted considerable space to what recently ordained men thought of their seminary formation, their experiences in their first pastoral assignment, their relations with co-workers and other priests, and the quality of opportunities for ongoing formation after ordination. “Experiences of Priests Ordained Five to Nine Years” costs $25 plus $6 shipping and handling. It can be ordered by mail: NCEA Seminary Department, 1077 30th St. N.W., Suite 100, Washington, DC 20007; by email: seminary@ncea.org; or by phone: (202) 3376232, ext. 222.
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VOCATIONS ✝ Are you called to the priesthood or religious life? lives. We choose a career, a spouse, where to live. But all this notwithstanding, there are moments when God says to us, “It wasn’t you who chose me: it was I who chose you. Will you accept?” It’s not a “career” choice - it’s a call from God that he has planned from the beginning of time. Just read God’s words to Jeremiah, in Jer 1:5: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew
By Brother John Pietropaoli Have you ever been in a near-disaster situation? Perhaps the time that the 70-foot pine tree jumped into your path during a ski trip. But little accidents don’t change your fundamental outlook. You’re still convinced that, in the end, you’re the one who calls the shots. After all, we choose what to make of our
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you. Before you were born I dedicated you, a prophet to the nations I appointed you.” But isn’t it true that at times the vocation to the priesthood or religious life seems quite a bit like a career: and that therefore it’s just a simple human decision that we make? One of the best responses I’ve ever heard to this objection came from a seminarian with the diocese of Toronto. “You know what?” he told me. “I’m not becoming a priest in order to be a social worker. If I wanted to be a social worker, I’d much rather be a married one. I’m going to be a priest because God has called me to be another Christ, and to help him to save souls.” That’s right, isn’t it? The call to the priesthood or religious life is far, far more than a simple choice that we make. So where does all this leave us? In the end, it should give us a tremendous sense of confi-
dence and gratitude; for if God has called us to a religious or priestly vocation. It’s his initiative, not ours. In the end, we’re not in absolute control. We are called by an all-powerful God who loves us with a personal love; a God who, as Pope Benedict describes so powerfully in his encyclical “Deus Caritas Est,” loves man so much that “by becoming man he follows him even into death…” We too are invited to give our lives for the salvation of our brothers and sisters. We have the opportunity to give our “yes” to this incredible vocation from God. And remember: “It was not you who chose me; it was I who chose you” (Jn 15:16). What will you say? Brother John Pietropaoli studies for the priesthood in Rome.
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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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Mother Theodore Guerin’s life, sainthood seen as summons to holiness By Nancy Hartnagel WASHINGTON (CNS) — The vice postulator of the sainthood cause of Mother Theodore Guerin, foundress of the Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., sees her life and Oct. 15 canonization in Rome as a summons to holiness. Providence Sister Marie Kevin Tighe, said, “I hope that every person would understand the fact that God does not create just some persons to become saints.” Everyone is called to holiness, she said, citing a chapter with that theme in the Second Vatican Council’s Dogmatic Constitution on the Church. Sister Marie Kevin also hoped “Catholics and others would realize that the most important aspect of sainthood is the way the person lived life according to the Gospels, and that the miracles are secondary to that.” In general, the church must confirm two miracles through the intercession of the sainthood candidate before canonization. The Sisters of Providence foundress was born Anne-Therese Guerin Oct. 2, 1798, in Etables, a village in Brittany, the picturesque French peninsula jutting into the Atlantic. Her family’s cottage near the ocean likely prompted her fondness for the seashore. At age 20 Anne-Therese wanted to enter religious life, but her mother refused permission. Five years later, with her mother’s consent, she entered the Sisters of Providence of Ruille-sur-Loir. As Sister St. Theodore, she made first vows in 1825 and perpetual vows in 1831. For eight years, she directed a school in Rennes, an industrial town, then was transferred to Soulaines, where she administered the school and studied pharmacy and medicine with a local doctor. Meanwhile, in 1834 on the American frontier, Bishop Simon Brute de Remur, another native Breton, became the
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first bishop of the Diocese of Vincennes, Ind., which is now the Archdiocese of Indianapolis but which at that time comprised all of Indiana and the eastern third of Illinois. People were pushing west from the Atlantic seaboard, and Bishop Brute saw a need for Catholic sisters to serve in the large diocese. He sent a colleague to France to find a congregation willing to help. The superior of the Ruille community felt Sister
St. Theodore would be perfect to lead such a mission, but she was reluctant because of poor health. But, after a period of prayer and discernment, she sailed from France with two other sisters and three novices July 27, 1840. They landed in New York Sept. 7, and arrived Oct. 22 at the forest clearing already named St. Mary-of-the-Woods. Despite much hardship, the six sisters opened an academy for girls that became St. Mary-of-theWoods College and began the foundation of a new religious congregation modeled on the one they had left in France. Her cause for sainthood was opened in 1909. After her life, work and writings were examined in U.S. and French dioceses and at the Vatican, Pope John Paul II declared her venerable in 1992. She was beatified in 1998, once the Vatican accepted as miraculous the 1908 healing of a Providence Sister through Mother Theodore’s intercession. A second miracle through her intercession was accepted by the Vatican earlier this year. Sister Marie Kevin said she also hoped “that other young women would be touched by the story of the life of Mother Theodore and respond to God’s call as women religious.”
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Pope Benedict XVI Earlier this year, Pope Benedict XVI tences to the cause of the Kingdom. made the following comments for the Already on the shores of the Sea of 2006 World Day of Prayer for Galilee, many allowed themselves to be Vocations. conquered by Jesus: they were in search Celebration of the World Day of of healing in body or spirit, and they Prayer for Vocations gives me the oppor- were touched by the power of his grace. tunity to invite the entire People of God Others were chosen personally by Him to meditate on the theme “Vocation in the and became his apostles. We also find persons, like Mary Magdalene and other mystery of the Church.” The Apostle Paul writes: “Blessed be women, who followed him on their own God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ initiative, simply out of love. Like the … even as he chose us in him before the disciple John, they too found a special foundation of the world … He destined place in his heart. These men and us in love to be his sons through Jesus women, who, through Jesus, knew the Christ” (Eph 1,3-5). Before the creation mystery of the love of the Father, repreof the world, before our coming into sent the variety of vocations that have always been presexistence, the ent in the Church. heavenly Father chose us personal- In order to answer the call The model of one who is called to ly, calling us to give witness in a enter a filial rela- of God and start on our particular manner tionship with to the love of Him, through Jesus, the journey, it is not necessary God, is Mary, the Mother of Jesus, Incarnate Word, who, in her pilunder the guid- to be already perfect. grimage of faith, ance of the Holy is directly associSpirit. Dying for us, Jesus introduced us into the mystery ated with the mystery of the Incarnation of the Father’s love, a love which com- and Redemption. pletely embraces his Son and which He In Christ, the Head of the Church, offers to all of us. In this way, united which is his Body, all Christians form “a with Jesus, the Head, we form a sole chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy body, the Church. nation, God’s own people, that you may The weight of two millennia of histo- declare the wonderful deeds of him” (1 ry makes it difficult to grasp the novelty Pt 2,9). The Church is holy, even if her of this wonderful mystery of divine members need to be purified, in order adoption, which is at the centre of St that holiness, which is a gift of God, can Paul’s teaching. The Father, as the shine in them with its full splendor. The Apostle reminds us, “has made known to Second Vatican Council highlights the us the mystery of his will, as a plan to universal call to holiness, when it unite all things in him” (Eph 1,9-10). affirms: “The followers of Christ are And he adds, with enthusiasm: “In called by God, not because of their everything God works for good with works, but according to his own purpose those who love him, who are called and grace. They are justified in the Lord according to his purpose. For those Jesus, because in the Baptism of faith whom he foreknew he also predestined they truly become sons of God and sharto be conformed to the image of his Son, ers in the divine nature. In this way, they in order that he might be the first-born are really made holy” (Lumen gentium, among many brethren” (Rom 8,28-29). 40). Within the framework of this uniThe concept is indeed wonderful: we versal call, Christ, the High Priest, in his are called to live as brothers and sisters solicitude for the Church, then calls, in of Jesus, to feel that we are sons and every generation, persons who are to daughters of the same Father. This is a take care of his people; in particular, he gift that overturns every merely human calls to the ministerial priesthood men idea and plan. The confession of the true who are to exercise a fatherly role, faith opens wide our minds and hearts to whose source is the very fatherhood of the inexhaustible mystery of God, which God (cfr Eph 3,14). The mission of the permeates human existence. What priest in the Church cannot be substitutshould be said therefore of the tempta- ed. Therefore, even if in some regions tion, which is very strong nowadays, to there is a scarcity of clergy, it should feel that we are self-sufficient to the never be doubted that Christ continues to point that we close ourselves to the mys- raise up men who, like the Apostles, terious plan of God for us? It is the love leaving behind all other work, dedicate of the Father, which is revealed in the themselves completely to the celebration person of Christ, which puts this ques- of the sacred mysteries, to the preaching tion to us. of the Gospel and to the pastoral minIn order to answer the call of God and istry. In the Apostolic Exhortation start on our journey, it is not necessary “Pastores dabo vobis,” my venerated to be already perfect. We know that the Predecessor John Paul II wrote in this awareness of his own sin allowed the regard: “The relation of the priest to prodigal son to start on his return jour- Jesus Christ, and in him to his Church, is ney and thus feel the joy of reconcilia- found in the very being of the priest by of his sacramental tion with the Father. Weaknesses and virtue human limits do not present obstacles, consecration/anointing and in his activias long as they help us to make us more ty, that is, in his mission or ministry. In aware of the fact that we need the particular, the priest minister is the serredeeming grace of Christ. This is the vant of Christ present in the Church as experience of St Paul who confessed: “I mystery, communion and mission. In will all the more gladly boast of my virtue of his participation in the ‘anointweaknesses, that the power of Christ ing’ and ‘mission’ of Christ, the priest may rest upon me” (2 Cor 12,9). In the can continue Christ’s prayer, word, sacrimystery of the Church, the mystical fice and salvific action in the Church. In Body of Christ, the divine power of love this way, the priest is a servant of the changes the heart of man, making him Church as mystery because he actuates able to communicate the love of God to the Church’s sacramental signs of the his brethren. Down the centuries many presence of the risen Christ” (n.16). Another special vocation, which men and women, transformed by divine love, have consecrated their own exis- occupies a place of honor in the Church,
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‘Vocation in the mystery of the Church’
A priest is blessed by Pope Benedict XVI during an ordination Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican earlier this year.
is the call to the consecrated life. Following the example of Mary of Bethany who “sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching” (Lk 10, 39), many men and women consecrate themselves to a total and exclusive following of Christ. Although they offer different kinds of services in the field of human formation and the care of the poor, in teaching or in assisting the sick, they do not consider these activities as the principal aim of their life, since, as the Code of Canon Law well underlines, “The first and foremost duty of all religious is to be the contemplation of divine things and assiduous union with God in prayer.” Moreover, in the Apostolic Exhortation “Vita consecrate,” John Paul II noted: “In the Church’s tradition religious profession is considered to be a special and fruitful deepening of the consecration received in Baptism, inasmuch as it is the means by which the close union with Christ already begun in Baptism develops in the gift of a fuller, more explicit and authentic configuration to him through the profession of the evangelical counsels” (n. 30). Remembering the counsel of Jesus: “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest”. (Mt 9,37), we acknowledge the great need to pray for vocations to the priesthood and to the consecrated life. It is not surprising that, where people pray fervently, vocations blossom. The holiness of the Church depends essentially on union with Christ and on being open to the mystery of grace that operates in the heart of the Christians. Therefore, I should like to invite all the faithful to nurture an intimate relationship with Christ, the Teacher and Pastor of his peo-
ple, imitating Mary who kept the divine mysteries in her heart and meditated them diligently (cfr Lk 2,19). Together with her, who occupies a central position in the mystery of the Church, we pray: O Father, raise up among Christians numerous and holy vocations to the priesthood, to keep the faith alive and guard the gracious memory of your Son Jesus through the preaching of his word and the administration of the Sacraments, with which you continually renew your faithful. Give us holy ministers of your altar, who are careful and fervent guardians of the Eucharist, the sacrament of the supreme gift of Christ for the redemption of the world. Call ministers of your mercy, who, through the sacrament of Reconciliation, spread the joy of your forgiveness. Grant, O Father, that the Church may welcome with joy numerous inspirations of the Spirit of your Son and, docile to His teachings, may she care for vocations to the ministerial priesthood and to the consecrated life. Sustain the Bishops, priests and deacons, consecrated men and women, and all the baptized in Christ, so that they may faithfully fulfill their mission at the service of the Gospel. This we pray You through Christ our Lord. Amen. Mary, Queen of Apostles, pray for us.
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‘When I call for help’
By Father Gerald D. Coleman MARRIAGE, THE CHURCH AND SCRIPTURE Speaking at the Fifth World Meeting of Families in Valencia, Spain, in July, Pope Benedict XVI said, “the family is the privileged setting where every person learns to give and receive love… This is what [the church] teaches… God, who is love and who created man and woman for love, has called them to love. By creating man and woman he called them to an intimate communion of life and love in marriage…” The pope added, “The family is itself based primarily on a deep interpersonal relationship between husband and wife, sustained by affection and mutual understanding… Would that our children might experience more harmony and affection between their parents rather than disagreement and discord.” Unfortunately, discord in a marriage can be experienced in the form of domestic violence, which sullies, damages, and often destroys marriage and the family. Reflecting on this critical problem, the Catholic Bishops of the United States issued in 1992 and 2002 “When I Call for Help: A Pastoral Response to Domestic Violence Against Women.” They condemn all forms of domestic violence and indicate that it is never justified and constitutes a sin and often a crime. The Bishops taught that violence treats a person as an object to be used and violates the very meaning of marriage and the family. In answer to the question, “How do these violent acts relate to my promise to take my spouse for better or for worse?” the Bishops reply that “the person being assaulted needs to know that acting to end the abuse does not violate the marriage promises.” The Church’s canon law supports this judgment. Canon 1153:1 maintains that “If either of the spouses causes grave mental or physical danger to the other spouse or to the offspring or otherwise renders common life too difficult, that spouse gives the other a legitimate cause for leaving, either by decree of the local ordinary (diocesan bishop) or even on his or her own authority if there is danger in delay.” In the past, abused women were sometimes counseled by priests to stay
in or return to a violent marriage. This instruction was likely built on the hope of supporting marriage and the family. Very often, however, it amounted to complicity by encouraging the abused to return to the abuser. This type of advice is irresponsible and could well lead to further victimization of the abused. No person is expected to stay in an abusive marriage. The Bishops state this clearly, “Violence and abuse, not divorce, break up a marriage. We encourage abused persons who have divorced to investigate the possibility of seeking an annulment. An annulment … can frequently open the door to healing.” Scripture has been frequently and wrongly used to justify husbands dominating their wives. St. Paul teaches that wives should be “submissive to your husbands” (Ephesians 5:22). The context for this counsel gets lost in abusive situations. The entire passage (vv. 21-33) refers to the mutual submission of husband and wife out of love for Christ. Paul tells husbands to love their wives as they love their own body and as Christ loves the Church. The Gospel mandate is that spouses give their lives for one another as Christ gave His life for the Church. Husbands and wives must love each other in a way in which they consider and treat each other as equals. Abused women may even see their suffering as a just punishment from God for something they have done in the past. She may say, “This is God’s will for me.” This image of a harsh and cruel God is contrary to the biblical image of God as kind, merciful and loving. Jesus showed extraordinary compassion to suffering women, exampled in the woman with the hemorrhage (Mark 5:25-34) and the woman caught in adultery (John 8:1-11). Christ’s ways of acting is a consistent protest against whatever offends the dignity of women. Abusers frequently distort Jesus’ command to forgive our enemies (Matthew 6:9-15). An abused victim is made to feel guilty for not forgiving the abuser. However, forgiveness does not mean that the abuse is to be forgotten or condoned. Forgiveness is not permission to repeat the abuse. The teaching in Genesis is founda-
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tional. Both man and woman are created in God’s image and are created equal. Both reflect God and together complement one another. Both derive their inherent dignity, personal goodness, and original beauty from God. God delights in the creation of man and woman and affirms their existence by exclaiming, “How good it is” (Genesis 1:31).
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: MEANING Domestic violence is any kind of destructive behavior among family members. It occurs when a person attempts to control a spouse through fear and intimidation. It includes physical, sexual, psychological, and economic abuse. Examples of domestic violence include battering, name-calling, insults, threats to harm or kill one’s spouse or children, destruction of property, marital rape, and forced sterilization and abortion. Domestic violence also encompasses violent crimes such as murder, manslaughter, forcible rape, forcible sodomy, forcible fondling, aggravated assault, simple or aggravated stalking, threat, and arson. The forms may vary but the result is the same. Domestic violence exchanges the natural bonds of love and nurturing for the unnatural relationships of aggressors trampling mercilessly on the dignity, rights and aspirations of those they have promised to love and cherish.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: STATISTICS Domestic violence cuts across economic and social classes. Perpetrators and victims come from every walk of life, from the very poor to the very rich, and from social outcasts to the most respected citizens. In the United States, domestic violence is the single most significant cause of injury to women, affecting about two million women per year. Some sources estimate that as many as four million women suffer some kind of battering every year. Women’s greatest risk of violence comes from a current or former husband or boyfriend. Women ages 16 to 24 are nearly three times as vulnerable to attacks by intimate partners as those in other age groups. Abused women between 35 and 49 run the highest risk of being killed. Compounding the situation is the fact that children residing in homes where domestic violence occurs are themselves 50 to 55 percent of the time victims of physical or sexual abuse. This terror
experienced by children contributes to lifelong difficulties. More than half of the men who abuse their wives also beat their children. Children who grow up in violent homes are more likely to develop alcohol and drug addictions and to become abusers themselves. The stage is set for a cycle of violence that may continue from generation to generation. Men who abuse learn this behavior through observation, experience, and reinforcement. They believe that they have a right to use violence. Their abusive behavior is self-satisfying as it gives them a sense of power and control over their spouse.
SIGNS OF ABUSE It is a sign of abuse if a woman’s partner: ● Calls her names, insults her, constantly criticizes her, or humiliates her ● Isolates her from family and friends ● Monitors where she goes and how she spends her time ● Controls finances, refuses to share money, or gives her an allowance ● Threatens to have her deported or to report her to a welfare agency ● Threatens to take her children away ● Threatens to kill or hurt her, the children, other family members, or pets ● Threatens her with a weapon ● Destroys property, such as household furnishings ● Pushes, slaps, hits, bites, kicks, or chokes her ● Forces her to have sex or to perform sexual acts
CONCLUSION The Church preaches a “Gospel of Life.” The Church desires to help all those who are abused, and all those who abuse. “When I Call for Help” is a pledge on the part of the Catholic Bishops of the United States to work vigorously against domestic violence and to place the Church’s resources at the service of abused women, as well as their abusers. The Bishops have asked all dioceses, parishes and organizations to make domestic violence a “priority issue.” Abused women can find in the Church a haven for help. Abusers can find in the Church a place to guide them to seek necessary help and conversion. Father Coleman, a Sulpician priest, is a lecturer in moral theology at Santa Clara University.
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The Catholic Difference For the past fifteen summers, I’ve had the pleasure of teaching some of the brightest graduate students from the new democracies of central and eastern Europe (along with some equally bright North American counterparts) in the Tertio Millennio Seminar on the Free Society, a three-week intensive introduction to Catholic social thought that’s held annually in Cracow, Poland. Each year, the topics of debate and conversation shift in light of whatever curves history has recently thrown us. This year, for example, I was struck by the insistence of some of my European students — especially law students — that states which sign the U.N. Charter thereby hand over core attributes of national sovereignty to the United Nations. They went on to argue that, because of this hand-off, the U.N. itself exercised a kind of supranational sovereignty, and that this supranational sovereignty of the U.N. had been recognized as such by the Catholic Church. None of this stands up to close examination — as U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan made clear, wittingly or not, in a recent off-the-cuff comment during the scramble to put together a U.N.-authorized multinational peacekeeping force for southern Lebanon. “We will take the best peacekeepers where we can find them,” Annan said. “We don’t have pools sitting in barracks you can choose and pick from.” But if you don’t have that — if you don’t have a military force capable of giving effect to your sovereign will, a capability you can deploy promptly and over which you
can exercise effective command-and-control — how can you be said to exercise “sovereignty” in any meaningful political or moral sense of the term? I say “moral,” because defining the attributes of legitimate sovereign authority is the first, and arguably the most important, contribution that the just war tradition makes to the world’s reflection on morality and world politics. And in the mainstream just war tradition, it is very difficult, if not impossible, to find any definition of “sovereignty” that would cover Mr. Annan’s unhappy circumstances: finding a military force “where we can find them.” And this is before we get to the question of whether the U.N. exercises effective command-and-control over its peacekeepers, a difficult case to make given U.N. peacekeepers’ generally sorry record in the field as well as their involvement in (among other bits of nastiness) the sex-trafficking of young girls. The claim that signing the Charter means assigning core attributes of sovereignty to the U.N. also fails the test of empirical evidence. Take, for example, the sovereign capacity to wage war. Whatever the 191 signatories of the U.N. Charter thought they were doing when they signed and ratified it, and whatever the Charter itself may claim (and I don’t think you can make a persuasive legal case that the Charter claims all legitimate war-making power for the U.N.), the fact is that, in recent decades, U.N. members have engaged in more than one hundred unauthorized wars in which millions of people have been killed. That blunt fact suggests that the nations of the world
have most certainly not assigned the core sovereign attribute of war making to the U.N. alone. As for the claim that the U.N.’s supranational sovereignty has been recognized as such by the George Weigel Catholic Church, that, too, is an unsupportable proposition. Whatever the comments of senior churchmen at various (unguarded?) moments, the Church’s magisterium has simply not made the claims for the U.N. that my students believe it has. Why, then, did these young scholars insist that the U.N. is something that it clearly is not? Part of the answer has to do with very different concepts of “law” in continental Europe and in the Anglosphere. On the continent, black-letter law is what counts: the law is what the law says it is, period. In the common-law tradition of the English-speaking world, law has to have some tether to reality. Thus one crucial question for Catholic social thought in the 21st century is to help define more precisely the meaning, and limits, of that slippery concept, “international law” — and to do so precisely for the sake of advancing the rule of law in the world. George Weigel is a senior fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C.
For the Journey
Grace Kelly — in his eyes I was sitting in church one Thursday, waiting before Mass. A man I know sat a couple of seats ahead of me in the sparsely filled pews. His daughter had been married in the parish the Saturday before, so when he saw me he reached into his breast pocket and handed me an envelope. Ah, wedding pictures! I love wedding pictures, and I “oohed” and “aahed” appropriately at the bride before handing them back. “She made a beautiful bride,” I gushed, and he nodded, entirely in agreement. “Someone at the wedding told me she looked just like Grace Kelly,” he said. Grace Kelly. I thought of his daughter again. She’s a very pretty girl, and she made a striking bride. But recently I ran across some photos of Kelly’s wedding to Prince Rainier of Monaco. Has there ever been such luminescence as that actress on her wedding day? And to accentuate her natural beauty, her studio in Hollywood created the perfect fairy tale gown as the crowning touch. Surely no bride — from Princess Di to Julia Roberts to any of an assortment of modern-day celebrities — could match Kelly on her wedding day. It’s sort of like comparing my house to the Taj Mahal or my church to St. Peter’s. There is no comparison.
Yet, in our dads’ eyes, we are all Grace Kelly on our wedding day. Today, listening to the words at Sunday Mass, my friend’s words came back to me. “As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you.” Can we ever really understand how much our Creator loves us? Can the concept of a presence that is open to us, inviting to us, yearning for us, ever completely sink in? I think God gave me children because I was too thick to figure it out any other way. I knew my parents loved me, but I always had this little part of me that wondered if I really measured up. It took having my own children to understand the absolutely painful, desperate love that a parent feels. And then the light bulb went on. You mean this love I feel is but a dim reflection of the love God has for me? My love transcends everything. It goes beyond the perpetually messy bedrooms, beyond the drawer in the bathroom sticky with toothpaste because they always leave the lid off. It goes beyond the punishments for breaking curfew or the D in chemistry. I wonder as I make a mental list of all the “beyonds” if I’ve made it clear enough to my children that they are loved far beyond all those things.
I can understand the prodigal’s father because I could be the prodigal’s mother, waiting with the fatted calf. I can see the star of the school play, even if she is in the back row of the chorus behind the tallest girl. I can see Effie Caldarola the most valuable player even when he strikes out. This is not to say we spoil our children or make them feel an exalted sense of their worth above others. No, this is to assure them that our love is unconditional, that someone in this world loves them dearly no matter what and, most important, that their Creator loves them infinitely more and awaits their response. First John 4:19 said it best: “We love him, because he first loved us.” Our first responsibility as catechists to our children is to impress them with that fact: He loved us first. He loves us infinitely. It all starts there. Effie Caldarola writes from Anchorage, Alaska.
Spirituality
Standing on New Borders - Islam In the early 1990s, Islamic extremists were terrorizing much of Algeria. Among other things, they’d warned all foreigners to leave the country. One group that didn’t heed their warning was a group of Trappist Monks, founded there in 1934 to be a Christian presence in the Muslim world. They’d been warned explicitly by a terrorist group to leave, but refused. They were aware of the danger and their Abbott, Father Christian, wrote out a “last testament,” to be opened if they were murdered. Two years later they were, Father Christian and six of his monks. What he shared in that letter is worth reflecting upon, as the tension between the Islamic and the Western worlds continues to heighten. Here, in part, is what he wrote: “If it should happen one day - and it could be today - that I become a victim of the terrorism which now seems ready to engulf all the foreigners living in Algeria, I would like my community, my Church, and my family, to remember that my life was given to God and to this country. ... I would like, when the time comes, to have a moment of lucidity, which would allow me to beg forgiveness of God and my fellow human beings, and at the same time to forgive with all my heart the one who would strike me down. I could not desire
such a death. It seems important to state this. I do not see, in fact, how I could rejoice if the people I love [Islam] were to be accused indiscriminately of my murder. ... I am also aware of the caricatures of Islam, which a certain Islamism encourages. It is too easy to salve one’s conscience by identifying this religious way [Islam] with the fundamentalist ideologies of the extremists. ... My death, clearly, will appear to justify those who hastily judged me naive, or idealistic: ‘let him tell us now what he thinks of Islam.’ But ... this is what I shall be able to do, if God wills - to immerse my gaze in that of the Father, and contemplate with him his children of Islam just as he sees them. For this life lost, totally mine and totally theirs, I thank God.” As I watch the news each day, read the newspapers, hear political and religious commentators, and listen to friends share about the situation in the world, I find few words that challenge me as deeply as these. What this extraordinarily courageous Abbott calls us to is what’s deepest inside Christianity and all authentic religion, namely, a solidarity with others, all others, that’s based upon a common God and a common humanity, a fact that puts in perspective every other difference. We are brothers and sisters, all of us, Muslims
and Christians, and everyone else, under one gaze of love from God. But that’s not easy to see, nor accept, when daily we are hating, imprisoning, torturing, and killing each other in Father the name of God and Ron Rolheiser our respective values. What Father Christian invites us to is to live out of the Gospel, not out of our feelings. What, in essence, does that mean? The Gospels recount an incident where, one day, Jesus was “walking along the borders of Samaria, when he met a woman.” Scripture scholars assure us that what is being described here is more than mere geography and more than a simple conversation between Jesus and a Syro-Phoenician woman. A border is a boundary, the edges of something foreign, and Samaria and this woman were what was particularly foreign at that moment. ROLHEISER, page 19
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TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Wisdom 7:7-11; Psalm 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-17; Hebrews 4:12-13; Mark 10:17-27 A READING FROM THE BOOK OF WISDOM (WIS 7:7-11) I prayed, and prudence was given me; I pleaded, and the spirit of wisdom came to me. I preferred her to scepter and throne, and deemed riches nothing in comparison with her, nor did I liken any priceless gem to her; because all gold, in view of her, is a little sand, and before her, silver is to be accounted mire. Beyond health and comeliness I loved her, and I chose to have her rather than the light, because the splendor of her never yields to sleep. Yet all good things together came to me in her company, and countless riches at her hands. RESPONSORIAL PSALM (PS 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-17) R. Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy! Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain wisdom of heart. Return, O Lord! How long? Have pity on your servants! R. Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy! Fill us at daybreak with your kindness, that we may shout for joy and gladness all our days. Make us glad, for the days when you afflicted us, for the years when we saw evil. R. Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy! Let your work be seen by your servants and your glory by their children; and may the gracious care of the Lord our God be ours; prosper the work of our hands for us! Prosper the work of our hands! R. Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy!
A READING FROM THE LETTER TO THE HEBREWS (HEB 4:12-13) Brothers and sisters: Indeed the word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart. No creature is concealed from him, but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must render an account. A READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK (MK 10:17-27) As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up, knelt down before him, and asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus answered him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: You shall not kill; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness; you shall not defraud; honor your father and your mother.” He replied and said to him, “Teacher, all of these I have observed from my youth.” Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, “You are lacking in one thing. Go, sell what you have, and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” At that statement his face fell, and he went away sad, for he had many possessions. Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” The disciples were amazed at his words. So Jesus again said to them in reply, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” They were exceedingly astonished and said among themselves, “Then who can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “For human beings it is impossible, but not for God. All things are possible for God.”
Scripture FATHER AIDAN NICHOLS, O.P.
The rich young man Today’s is one of those Gospel readings that show you what a Gospel is for, why the Gospels are there at all. Jesus’ encounters with other people are not just told because they happened. They’re told because they put us on the spot. We’re brought face to face with the challenge of Jesus and have to come up with a response. Take this incident of the rich young man. This young man comes up to Jesus. He’s a good, solid, upright, well-instructed, devout young Jew, a fine specimen of Jewish humanity. That’s clear from the conversation with Jesus. Jesus reminds him of the Ten Commandments, which then, as now, formed the basis of a good life. The young man replies very simply: these he has kept from his earliest youth. Not a boast. Just stating a straightforward matter of fact. There’s no suggestion that Jesus either disbelieves or disapproves of what he says or the way he says it. Quite the contrary. He looked steadily at him and loved him. Loved him for his uncomplicated integrity, his sheer basic goodness. But this goodness is not enough. There is one thing you lack. Here comes the bombshell. Go, sell everything you own and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, and follow me. Being good is not a sufficient condition for being a disciple of Jesus. Indeed, in the first place it’s not even a necessary condition. There’s something even more fundamental than goodness — so it turns out — and without this “something” that’s even more basic than goodness, you can’t even get started on the journey to the Kingdom Jesus proclaimed. Whatever can it be? It’s the recognition of the falseness of our claim to be rich, to have all we need. We can be as good as we like, but if we think we’re sufficient unto ourselves, then the God Jesus proclaimed is shut out of our lives. In the case of the rich young man, it was literal riches — cash, property — that filled in the emptiness that should have been
there. In our case, it may be another kind of riches. It may be intellectual riches, it may be emotional riches. In each case we make a false claim to be able to cope with anything in life — to buy our way out of situations, to talk our way out of situations, or to charm our way out of situations. And this is what has to be cleared away before we can become disciples. The Kingdom is the reign of a God who is Love: who is unconditional, overflowing, complete and utter generosity. A God who by his own nature keeps giving himself away, as the doctrine of the Trinity reminds us. A God who would lavish himself on us. We know from experience that to admit our need of love from anyone is a humbling experience. It is humiliating actually to feel sick because the signs are that X or Y has ceased to love me. Humiliating because it entails recognizing my need, my not being sufficient unto myself. Along with that recognition must come the knowledge that if my happiness depends on something or someone outside me, over which or whom I have no control, then I may never be happy. And then what a crowd of demons jump out of Pandora’s box! It’s easier to stick with the idea of being rich or clever or good-looking or nice and leave it at that. The revelation of an all-loving God means we can’t just leave it at that. We could be so much greater, bigger than we are, because the divine Lover is dying to make us so. The crucifixion was the final appeal to us to start to live from this love, but God’s wanting had been going on the whole time. The question for us is: What are we going to do about it? Shall we change the orientation and tenor of our lives? Or shall we say it’s all a bit too risky? Shall we go away like the rich young man? Sorrowfully, of course. But go away all the same. Dominican Father Aidan Nichols, a widely published author, lectures on Systematic Theology at Cambridge University and is Prior of Blackfriars Cambridge (torch.op.org).
Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy.
Jesus said, “Go, sell what you have, and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; This Italian saint of the Middle Ages gave up a well-to-do life when he to be loved as to love. was in his early 20s and dedicated For it is in giving that we receive; himself to poverty and humility. it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen
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The art of getting Christian experience and witness right Following is the homily delivered by Archbishop George H. Niederauer on the Feast of St. Francis Oct. 4 at the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi in San Francisco. In the Gospel reading for this feast of St. Francis, our patron and the city’s patron, we hear Jesus praise his Father because the Father has revealed his love and his truth to mere children, while hiding it from the learned and the clever. What does that mean, that God reveals himself to the childlike? Certainly it is not a matter of I.Q. The great nineteenth-century French scientist Louis Pasteur said that when he began his work in science he had the faith in God of a Breton peasant, and that when he came to the end of his life, all his knowledge and experience had led him to have the faith in God of a Breton peasant’s wife. Looking past the relatively innocent sexism of the remark, we can see the truth it contains: the mind and the heart of a humble, uncomplicated, single-hearted
Rolheiser . . . ■ Continued from page 17 Samaria was a different ethnicity and a different religion, and the woman a different gender. In essence, the Gospels are saying: “One day Jesus was walking along the edges of ethnicity, religion, and gender, as these there then known and accepted.” I doubt that we will find anywhere, in scripture or elsewhere, a more succinct and accurate description of where the Christian churches today, all of them, are standing: We are standing on the borders of ethnicity, religiosity, and gender, as we once knew these, particularly as these pertain to Islam. And to what do does this call us? Precisely to what Abbott Christian both incarnated and articulated: to stay in the relationship, to not caricaturize, to not misunderstand, to not let what’s worst in each other eclipse what’s best in each other, to continue to trust in our common God, to die in love if necessary, and especially to not forget, ever, that we are brothers and sisters, given equal life by a common Father. And this is not a dangerous flight into idealism, biblical but impractical, a child’s naiveté. It is also astutely political, a brutal realism. Until we embrace the followers of Islam as brothers and sisters, there can be no peace, and no military power in the world, as we are painfully learning, can provide us with security. But for that to happen, we have to — like Fr. Christian — immerse our gaze with that of the Father and contemplate the children of Islam as he sees them. Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, a theologian, teacher, and award-winning author, is President of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, TX.
HEALTHCARE . . A RIGHT NOT A PRIVILEGE! The San Francisco Giants Community Fund and St. Mary’s Medical Center/Catholic Healthcare West are teaming up again this year with community agencies, churches, and other health professionals to help combat the disparities in healthcare services delivery to the community! Here’s your chance to strike out at injustice and help level the playing field at the Fourth Annual Interfaith Community Health Fair in the Bayview District of San Francisco. All services are free and all people are welcome! This year’s focus is on Youth, and our theme is: “Crossing the threshold to Adulthood in a Healthy Manner”. In addition to new and exciting programs designed for the young, we offer a broad spectrum of health and wellness services for all age groups. Bring your family and friends and take advantage of free health screenings and information, “Ask the Doctor” booths, exercise programs, youth workshops, career counseling, insurance programs, Gospel youth choirs, free lunch, and much, much more. WHEN:
Saturday October 14, 2006 Interfaith Prayer Service 11:30 am; Youth Forum 12-1 pm Lunch, Youth Choirs, Screenings 1:15 pm
WHERE: St. Paul of the Shipwreck Catholic Church,
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person is more likely to respond to the greatness of God’s love and truth than the self-absorbed, intellectually proud and somewhat narcissistic personality. That’s where our patron Francesco comes in. Francesco found God the Father revealed in Jesus Christ, and he became his single-minded and singlehearted follower for life. In our Gospel reading Jesus says that no one knows the Father except Himself, the Son, and anyone to whom Jesus reveals him. Once Jesus spoke to him and called him from the cross in the little ruined chapel, Francis was Christ’s for life. He believed what Jesus had told the Apostle Philip at the Last Supper: “He who sees me sees the Father.” And let us be clear: Francis followed the whole Christ as faithfully as he could. Francis lived his love for God both simply and profoundly, as did Jesus; Francis lived poorly and dispensed enormous spiritual riches, as did Jesus; as Jesus did, Francis affirmed, praised, and celebrated the entire created world, while proclaiming the kingdom of God which is so much greater than that created world; Francis embraced and celebrated life joyfully even as he embraced the Cross and offered himself and his sufferings for his sisters and brothers, as did Jesus Christ. He bore the brand marks of Jesus Christ in his body, the stigmata, just as we hear St. Paul (in the second reading, from Galatians) claim that he bore them. Like St. Paul, Francesco boasted of nothing but the Cross of Christ. St. Francis is such a precious example for us precisely because it is so hard to get Christian experience and witness right. In the beautiful conclusion to today’s Gospel reading, Jesus invites all of us, his followers, to come to him, especially as we are weary and find life burdensome. He promises to refresh us. He
calls us to take his yoke upon us, assuring us that, because he is gentle and humble of heart, we will find rest, because the yoke and the burden he places upon us is easy and light. “My yoke is easy.” What does that mean? Remember, in the time of Jesus the shoulderyoke placed on oxen was made of wood, and carpenters fashioned them. Jesus was a carArchbishop penter. The word used George H. in the Gospel for “easy” can also mean Niederauer “fitting well.” Jesus is warning us that yokes and burdens we place on each other, or on ourselves, may well chafe us and become almost unbearable. However, the yoke that he, our Savior, places on us will be suited to us, fitting well, and we will be able to bear it out of love: because of God’s love for us and our love for God, and for the sisters and brothers he puts in our path. Francesco is such a powerful example of a joyful life, with its burden and its crosses (physical and spiritual), lived with enormous generosity and genuine peace and happiness. Love makes it possible: the cries GETTING CHRISTIAN, page 21
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St. Mary’s Cathedral The following events are taking place at or are coordinated by the cathedral of the Archdiocese located at Gough and Geary St. in San Francisco. Call (415) 567-2020 for more information about any event listed here. Oct. 27, 28: The Archdiocese of San Francisco, the University of San Francisco, the Seton Institute, and several other national Catholic organizations are hosting a major conference on global poverty at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Jeffrey Sachs, author of The End of Poverty will give the keynote address.The conference calls for an end of extreme poverty in which people live on less than $1 a day. www.pointsevennow.org November 18: Archbishop George Niederauer will host a Day of Recollection entitled “Come, Follow Me”. It builds on last year’s Day of Recollection to mark the end of the Year of the Eucharist and will again be led by Michael McDevitt of Mystical Humanity of Christ.. Attendees will have a choice of English or Spanish, and lunch will be provided. Call (415) 614-5505 for more information. Cathedral Autumn Group: All people 55 and over are cordially invited. Call (415) 567-2020, ext. 218. Reservations Required to (415) 567-2020 ext. 218. Oct. 19: Pt. Reyes Seashore by Coach. Nov. 16: Pre-Advent Morning of Recollection. Dec. 21: Christmas Luncheon at O’Reilly’s Holy Grail Restairant, 1233 Polk between Bush and Sutter.
October 13, 2006 Father Mario P. Farana Parish Hall. Call (415) 648-7538. Oct. 22: Lone Mountain College, class of ’51. Contact Anstell Daini Ricossa at (415) 921-8846 or Toni Hines Buckley at (415) 681-5789.
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Food & Fun Oct. 13, 14, 15: It’s time once again for the annual St. Cecilia Parish Festival! This year the theme is “A Space Odyssey” and there will definitely be some far out fun for the whole family. Bingo, a bake sale, a giant slide for the kids, games and contests, a silent auction and more! For more details, call St. Cecilia Church (415) 664-8481. Oct. 13, 14, 15: Star of the Sea Parish Festival, 345 8th Ave. between Geary and Clement in San Francisco, Fri.: 7 – 11 p.m.; Sat.: 1 – 11 p.m.; Sun.: 1 – 8 p.m. Enjoy games, food, and more. A good time for all ages. Call (415) 751-0450. Oct. 13, 14: Open House and Boutique benefiting University Mound Ladies Home, 1 – 3 p.m. at 350 University Street in San Francisco. Call (415) 2396696. Oct. 14, Nov. 4: Lessons on how to maker Filipino Christmas Lanterns at Donworth Hall of St. Stephen Parish, Eucalyptus and 23rd Ave. in San Francisco from 2 – 4 p.m. Later classes at St. Finn Barr Convent. Call Nellie at (415) 699-7927 or Juliet at (415) 333-3627. Oct. 19: Octoberfest with Good Shepherd Guild at Basque Cultural Center, 59 Railroad Ave. in South San Francisco. Social hour at 11:30 a.m. with luncheon at 12:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 per person. Benefits Gracenter. Call Beverly Desomnd at (415) 587-5374. Oct. 20, 21, 22: Church of the Epiphany Fall Festival, 845 Vienna Street in San Francisco. Enjoy food, games, and entertainment. Call (415) 3374030, ext. 240. Oct. 21: St. Rita Parish BBQ honoring alumni, families and friends of St. Rita School. Call Anne Pitti at (415) 456-1003. Oct. 21, 22: A Taste of Croatia, The SF Croatian Festival, Sat.: 1:30 p.m. – late night; Sun.: noon – evening. Adults $15. Children free. Enjoy workshops, food, film, music and dancing. Croatian American Cultural Center, 60 Onondaga Ave., San Francisco. www.CroatianAmericanWeb.org for complete schedule and info. Oct. 21: St. Luke’s Mass and Banquet honoring the medical community beginning with 5 p.m. Mass Oct. 14: Crossing the Threshold to Adulthood in a Healthy Manner, a day dedicated to wellness and good health at St. Paul of the Shipwreck Church, 3rd St. and Youngstown in San Francisco beginning at 11:30 a.m. Also available at the Arthur J. Coleman Medical Center, 3rd St. at Ingerson in the City. Sponsored by St. Mary’s Medical Center and the San Francisco Giants. All services are free and all are welcome. In addition to new and exciting programs designed for the young, a broad spectrum of health and wellness services will be available for all age groups. Call (415) 750-5683.
Red was the color of the day for more than a score of pilgrims from Our Lady of Loretto Parish, who attended the not-too-long ago installation of former San Francisco Archbishop William J. Levada into the College of Cardinals in Rome. The throng included Father Bill McCain, pastor, seated, as well as parishioners and parish Deacon Bill Mitchell and his wife, Barbara. at St. Cecilia Church, 17th Ave. and Vicente St. in San Francisco. Archbishop Goerge Niederauer will preside. Tickets for dinner are $70 per person/$35 students, clergy and religious. Call (415) 219-8719. Nov. 4: Oldies But Goodies Dance benefiting St. Paul of the Shipwreck Parish, 1122 Jamestown at 3rd Street in San Francisco from 8 p.m. – midnight. Tickets $30 per person and only available in advance. Age 21 and over please. No host bar and food. Call (415) 468-3434. Nov. 4, 5: Annual Christmas Boutique benefiting St. Andrew Parish, 1571 Southgate Ave. in Daly City. Sat.: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Refreshments available at Mrs. Santa Shopp. Call (650) 756-3223. November 11: St. Stephen Women’s Guild will present “Designing Women” Fall Fashion Show, benefiting St. Stephen School. The day begins at 11 a.m. at the Olympic Club Lakeside with no-host tails and a silent auction, and luncheon at noon. Tickets are available at $70 each or $700 for a table of 10. Raffle tickets are also available for purchase at $5 per ticket or six tickets for $25. Raffle prizes include a $500 Stonestown Galleria Shopping Spree. For more information, please contact Julie Keith at (415) 664-1031 or e-mail at icejules2002@yahoo.com. Nov. 11: St. Emydius Fil-Am Unity Club will hold its annual semi-formal fundraising dinner and dance at the Clarion Hotel, Millbrae. Dinner will be at 7:30 p.m. Donation is $50 per person. Proceeds benefit parish and works of Fil-Am club. Music by George Elizalde. Contact Estele Oloresisimo at (415) 5959248 or Edna Casteel at (415) 370-0862
Social Justice/ Family Life Interested in St. Vincent de Paul? Tour our facilities in San Francisco, where we serve 1000 of the city’s most needy every day. Tours are scheduled the first Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. and second Saturday at 11 a.m. every month. Phone (415) 927-1270 x3003 to reserve a spot.
Reunions Oct. 14: St. Monica Elementary School, class of ’56 beginning with Mass at 5 p.m. in parish church, 23rd and Geary Blvd. in San Francisco. Social gathering continues 6 – 10 p.m. in church hall. Contact Karen Schurer Mullen at (415) 453-0482 or kathy.mullen@comcast.net. Oct. 14: Annual reunion of Golden Alumni of the University of San Francisco at USF 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. The class of ’56 will be specially honored and welcomed into the esteemed golden gang. Day includes Mass and luncheon. Call USF Alumni Relations at (415) 422-6431. Oct. 14: Class of ’50, St. Cecilia Elementary School luncheon. Contact Doris at (415) 664-2247. Oct. 14: Class of ’55, St. John Elementary School at Embassy Suites in South San Francisco. Call Carolyn Eriksson at (650) 342-0983. Oct. 14: Class of ’71, Star of the Sea Academy at Caesar’s Restaurant, Bay and Powell in San Francisco at 6 p.m. Contact Pat Mullen Casell at (415) 566-4091 or Alsida canton at (925) 377-9301. Oct. 15: Class of ’66, Notre Dame High School in Belmont at 11 a.m. in the school dining room, 1540 Ralston Ave. Contact Connie Partmann Trewin at (650) 343-6889 or Angela Harrington Norton at (650) 349-5091. Oct. 15: Star of the Sea Academy, class of ’56 at El Rancho Inn in Millbrae. Contact Natalie Nalducci Sandell at (415) 453-3687 or Diane Donohoe Mulligan at (415) 664-7977. Oct. 21: Annual alumnae reunion for Immaculate Conception Academy at the Italian American Social Club, 25 Russia St. in San Francisco beginning with social at 11 a.m. and lunch at noon. All alumnae are welcome. Call Patricia Cavagnaro at (415) 8242052, ext. 31. Oct. 22: St. Paul Elementary School marks its 90th anniversary with Mass at 12:15 p.m. in the parish church followed by a reception in the
October 16, 17, 18, 19: Eucharistic Parish Mission at St Veronica Church, 434 Alida Way, So San Francisco with Father Louis Guardiola focusing on the beauty and importance of Eucharistic Adoration. Mornings after the 8:30 Mass and evenings at 7 p.m. Topics include: The Eucharist, Confession, Our Lady-Mother of God and Mother of the Eucharist and The Four Last Things. The priest will also speak after Masses on Oct 14 and 15. For more information call Ando Perlas at 892-5728 October 15, 22, 29: Confused About Catholicism? – Let’s Figure It Out Together! All begins at 10:30 a.m. at St. Pius Parish Parish Center, 1100 Woodside Rd, Redwood City. For more information call (650) 365-0140 or email Kevin@pius.org. Oct. 18, 25: Parent Book Club – Gather with other parents for an hour-long discussion on The Price of Privilege by Madeline Levine, Ph. D. Everyone is responsible for obtaining their own copy. Hospitality begins at 8 a.m. at St. Pius Parish Center, 1100 Woodside Rd, Redwood City. For more information or to RSVP call (650) 365-0140 or email Kevin@pius.org. Oct. 21: Training for New Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. Offered by the Office of Worship. $15.00 fee. 9 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. at Mater Dolorosa Church, So. San Francisco. Please preregister at (415) 614-5585 or vallezkellyp@sfarchdiocese.org. Oct. 28: Training for New Lectors. Offered by the Office of Worship. $15.00 fee. 9a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at Mater Dolorosa Church, So. San Francisco. Please pre-register at (415) 614-5585 or vallezkellyp@sfarchdiocese.org.
Young Adults Office of Young Adult Ministry and Campus Ministry: Connecting late teens, 20s and 30s, single and married to the Catholic Church. Contact Mary Jansen, 415-614-5596, jansenm@sfarchdiocese.org. Check out our Web site for a list of events around the Bay Area and download our Newsletter at www.sfyam.org. We publish a quarterly newsletter to connect college students and young adults to the Catholic Church. Oct. 17, 24: Theology on Tap for Young Adults of the Archdiocese at Ireland 32 Bar, Geary Blvd. at 3rd Ave. in San Francisco beginning at 7 p.m. October 17 - Office Space vs. Prayer Space: Incorporating Prayer into Daily Life with Darleen Pryds of the Franciscan School of Theology. October 24 - The Elephant, Donkey and the Dove: Understanding the Upcoming California Elections with Sarah Nolan of the Office of Public Policy of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. For more information visit www.sfyam.org.
Consolation Ministry Oct. 18: Coping with the Holidays with Barbara Elordi at St. Hilary Parish Hall, 761 Hilary Drive in Tiburon from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Morning includes light lunch. Sponsored by parish Ministry of Consolation. Contact Helen Kelly at (415) 388-9851 – helenandhimself@netzero.net or Anne Drew at (415) 435-1524 – ASDREW1@comcast.net.
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Getting Christian . . . ■ Continued from page 19 of a child are annoying to a stranger, but the mother who loves and cares for it hears them quite differently. In a self-centered, materialistic age and place and time, our need for the example and the intercession of St. Francis is all the greater and sharper. In 1979, our late Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, proclaimed St. Francis the patron saint of ecology, because he saw creation as the generous outpouring of God’s love, to be cherished and protected with creative stewardship, not to be consumed as a commodity, just as quickly, selfishly and destructively as possible.
Our hopes and our plans for this Shrine of St. Francis in this City of St. Francis spring from our desire to share with all our neighbors and all our visitors the wonderful spiritual legacy of Francesco, a saint and a patron that the 21st century needs at least as much as did the 13th century. And we need to celebrate the entire St. Francis: not merely a statue in a garden but a whole-hearted follower of Jesus Christ, celebrating creation, embracing the Cross and Resurrection, and proclaiming the call of the kingdom to live simply and serve faithfully. What better words with which to remember Francesco than the prayer that the Church places on our lips at Morning Prayer today: “Francis left this earth a poor and lowly man; he enters heaven rich in God’s favor, greeted with songs of rejoicing.”
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TV program airs Oct. 15 on KRON-4 Opus Dei, the Catholic institution portrayed as a villain in the book and movie, “The DaVinci Code,” is the subject of the “For Heaven’s Sake” television program airing Sunday, Oct. 13, at 5:30 a.m. on KRON-Channel 4. Host Maury Healy talks with Opus Dei member Elizabeth Heil, a young woman who dispels many misperceptions about the movement dedicated to personal sanctification. Tape or Tivo for later viewing, or get up early to watch “For Heaven’s Sake.” The Office of Communications of the Archdiocese of San Francisco produces the program in cooperation with KRON-4.
Among the special programs this month on EWTN, the Catholic 24-hour Television network, is an eightpart series called “The Theology of the Body.” It is based on the teachings of Pope John Paul II on the nature of human love and sexuality in light of God’s plan for us. The half-hour programs air on consecutive weekdays, Oct. 16-20 and Oct. 23-25, at 12 a.m. (midnight) and in the afternoon at 3 p.m. Another special program, “What every Catholic needs to know about Hell,” is a well-rounded presentation of Church doctrine on hell. It airs Oct. 28 at 10 p.m. Providing programs for all ages, EWTN is carried 24-hours a day on Comcast Digital Channel 229; RCN Channel 80; Dish Satellite Channel 261; and Direct TV Channel 422. Comcast airs EWTN on Channel 70 in Half Moon Bay and on Channel 74 in southern San Mateo County. See www.ewtn.com for more programming notes.
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Catholic San Francisco invites you to join in the following pilgrimages IRELAND
FRANCE
May 5 – 15, 2007
January 13 – 23, 2007
Departs San Francisco on an 11-Day Pilgrimage
Departs San Francisco 11-Day Pilgrimage
only
$
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($2,599 after Jan. 25, 2007)
Fr. Ralph Fratts, Spiritual Director Visit: Shannon, Galway, Knock, Croagh Patrick, Kylemore Abbey, Galway, Cliffs of Moher, Shannon Castle, Limerick, Adare, Tralee, Gallarus Oratory, Slea Head, Killarney, Kinsale, Blarney Castle, Kilkenny, Bunratty Folk Park, Waterford and more.
Bunratty Castle
April 16 – 25, 2007 Departs San Francisco 10-Day Pilgrimage
only
($2,399 after Oct. 4, 2006)
Visit: Paris, Lisieux, Chartres, Nevers, Paray-Le-Monial, Ars, Lyon, Toulouse, Lordes, Pau
2,399
Notre Dame
For a FREE brochure on these pilgrimages contact: Catholic San Francisco
(415) 614-5640
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($2,499 after Jan. 6, 2007)
Fr. Donald Eder
California Registered Seller of Travel Registration Number CST-2037190-40
Spiritual Director Visit: Paris, Lisbon, Fatima, Alba de Tormes, Avila, Segovia, Burgos, Pamplona, Lourdes and more
2,299
Fr. Chris Crotty, C.P.M. Fr. Frank Sherry, C.P.M.
FATIMA, SPAIN & LOURDES $
$
Lourdes
(Registration as a Seller of Travel does not constitute approval by the State of California)
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Name Adress Phone MC/VISA # Exp. ❑ Prayer to the Blessed Virgin ❑ Prayer to the Holy Spirit
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin never known to fail.
Most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel Blessed Mother of the Son of God, assist me in my need. Help me and show me you are my mother. Oh Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and earth. I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to help me in this need. Oh Mary, conceived without sin. Pray for us (3X). Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands (3X). Say prayers 3 days. M.B.
Most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel Blessed Mother of the Son of God, assist me in my need. Help me and show me you are my mother. Oh Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and earth. I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to help me in this need. Oh Mary, conceived without sin. Pray for us (3X). Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands (3X). Say prayers 3 days. D.F.
FIELD OPERATIONS DIRECTOR ITALIAN CATHOLIC FEDERATION
Fax your resume to: Jeannie McCullough Stiles, RN 415-435-0421
Part-time, involves travel. Prefer college graduate. To grow ICF Branches throughout the state. Open new, encourage growth in existing Branches. Must have leadership, organizational and communication skills. Must project positive role model. Will work with pastors, bishops, and youth. Interested candidates send resume to:
Send your resume: Jeannie McCullough Stiles, RN Special Needs Nursing, Inc. 98 Main Street, #427 Tiburon, Ca 94920
Italian Catholic Federation 672 Hegenberger Road Ste 230 Oakland, CA 94621
Prayer to the Holy Spirit
Prayer to the Holy Spirit
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY!!
Holy Spirit, you who make me see everything and who shows me the way to reach my ideal. You who give me the divine gift of forgive and forget the wrong that is done to me. I, in this short dialogue, want to thank you for everything and confirm once more that I never want to be separated from you no matter how great the material desires may be. I want to be with you and my loved ones in your perpetual glory. Amen. You may publish this as soon as your favor is granted. M.B.
Holy Spirit, you who make me see everything and who shows me the way to reach my ideal. You who give me the divine gift of forgive and forget the wrong that is done to me. I, in this short dialogue, want to thank you for everything and confirm once more that I never want to be separated from you no matter how great the material desires may be. I want to be with you and my loved ones in your perpetual glory. Amen. You may publish this as soon as your favor is granted. F.C.
Prayer to St. Jude
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin never known to fail.
The Megan Furth Academy is seeking applicants for the position of a full-time School Secretary. The Megan Furth Academy is an independent, Catholic School in the Western Addition with 2 campuses. The position is year round and will be based on the primary campus. The work hours are 7:30 am – 4:00 pm, M–F. Proficency with MS Office; Excel and Quick Books required. Salary is commensurate with experience and health benefits are available. Please fax a resume and cover letter to Nicole McAuliffe at 415-346-8001 or 2445 Pine Street, San Francisco, CA 94115; 415-346-9500 or www.meganfurthacademy.org
St. Jude Novena May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved & preserved throughout the world now & forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus pray for us. St. Jude helper of the hopeless pray for us. Say prayer 9 times a day for 9 days. Thank You St. Jude. Never known to fail. You may publish.
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Oh, Holy St. Jude, Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near Kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need, to you I have recourse from the depth of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance. Help me in my present and urgent petition. In return I promise to make you be invoked. Say three our Fathers, three Hail Marys and Glorias. St. Jude pray for us all who invoke your aid. Amen. This Novena has never been known to fail. This Novena must be said 9 consecutive days. Thanks. M.B.
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Most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel Blessed Mother of the Son of God, assist me in my need. Help me and show me you are my mother. Oh Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and earth. I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to help me in this need. Oh Mary, conceived without sin. Pray for us (3X). Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands (3X). Say prayers 3 days. S.C.
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin never known to fail. Most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel Blessed Mother of the Son of God, assist me in my need. Help me and show me you are my mother. Oh Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and earth. I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to help me in this need. Oh Mary, conceived without sin. Pray for us (3X). Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands (3X). Say prayers 3 days. J.F.
RNs and LVNs: we want you. Provide nursing care for children in San Francisco schools.
Full or part time. Generous benefit package. Send your resume to: Email: Fax: Mail:
Jeannie McCullough Stiles, RN, PHN RNTiburon@msn.com 415-435-0421 Special Needs Nursing, Inc. 98 Main Street #427 Tiburon, CA 94920
Special Needs Nursing, Inc.
GREAT WORK Opportunities OPPORTUNITIES Great Work Being 55 years or older is good for the environment! The Senior Environmental Employment Program offers a unique opportunity in San Francisco for individuals age 55 and over to support the US Environmental Protection Agency through a grant sponsored by the National Older Worker Career Center (NOWCC).
Apply today; your experience can make a difference! Enjoy the work, great benefits and more!
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