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institution of the Eucharist, a Vatican source told Catholic News Service Oct. 14. The pope 's innovation is contained in his apostolic letter, "Rosarium Virginis VATICAN CITY (CNS — Pope John Paul II is adding five new mysteries dediMariae" ("The Rosary of the Virgin Mary"), which was expected to be published Oct. | cated to chapters from Jesus' public life to the rosary and calling on Catholics to 16 — the date marking the 24th anniversary of the pope 's election. ! renew their devotion to the TfiraiwiiiiWOT^ In his document, the ' j church s centuries-old tra- The pope said he respected the traditional form of the rosary hut pope announces the start of praying the rosary. dition of a "Year of the Rosary," dedI 's action is the The pope he also spoke of the rosary's evolution as a p rayerform and said icated to reviving the tradii first such change to the tional form of prayer rosary in more than four the "mysteries of light" was an app rop riate modern contribution. among individuals and centuries. families, the official said. Called the "mysteries of light, " the new rosary themes will focus on Christ' s The year will begin and end in the middle of October, the month the church j his first miracle, his preaching ministry, baptism, his Transfiguration ROSARY, page 3 j and his reserves in a special way to the rosary. I

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by Tom Burke Next week's gathering of former students from the high schools whose legacies now rest in Sacred Heart Heart Cathedral Preparatory is the "crowning event" of a year long celebration of the schools ' good work, said Eileen Mize, communications manager at SHCP. During the schools'150 years, more than 30,000 students have been formed in a tradition of "come to learn, leave to serve" and the series of looking-back-and-ahead get-togethers has been a real boost to reaching many Sacred Heart, St. Vincent's, Cathedral, St. Peter's and SHCP alumnae and alumni , Eileen said. Mildred Lee, St. Vincent's class of '45, said she "will absolute ly " be at the October 26th reunion that will be held on the VIP Level of Pac Bell Park. Also on hand will be Mildred's twin sister, Marian Daly, a fellow

Celebrating 50 years of marriage with family and friends this weekend are Rose and Fred Baumer , who took their vows at Holy Name of Jesus Church and lived for many years in St. Anne of the Sunset Parish before moving to Novato in 1981. The coup le , both natives of Switzerland , met each other in San Francisco as members of the Swiss Sing ing Society, an affiliation they continue today. Daughter, Susan , a Mercy High School , SF alumna , now lives in Mill Valley with her husband , Richard, and their daughter , Kirsten , a senior at Tamal pais High School. Rose and Fred's son , Fred , Jr., a St. Ignatius College Preparatory grad , makes his home in Sonoma.

Sts. Peter and Paul Church, San Francisco was the scene on October 26, 1952 for the wedding of Marie and Edmund O'Brien, longtime members of St. Brigid Parish and now members of St. Vincent de Paul in the Marina. Helping them enjoy the occasion were son , Kevin , his wife, Gail, and their daughter Kristen; and daug hter, tori, her husband , Rick Helmer, and their children , Brian, Nicholas, and Amanda. Thanks to the couple 's longtime friend, Gloria Dente, of St. Gabriel Parish, for the good news. Gloria and her husband , Primo, celebrate 51 years of marriage October 27th. Edmund and Primo are lifelong friends who attended kindergarte n together at Daniel Webster School on Potrero Hill.

Standing by her popular homemade cookies is Marianne Barbara, who was honored on her 90th birthday by family and friends on September 15th at San Francisco 's Caesar's Restaurant. Hosting the nata! day celebration were her daughter, Angela, with her husband, Bill Bucho, of All Souls Parish, South San Francisco; and son Peter with his wife, Jackie of Houston. 'Twas a " dinner with ail the trimmings," Marianne, a member of the Portola District's St. Elizabeth Parish for more than 50 years, said. A "beautiful St Honore cake " and accordion serenades were also enjoyed.

'45er and mom of Father Tom Daly, a Sacred Heart '78 grad and Director of Vocations for the Archdiocese. Mildred's daughter, Mary Lee, a St. Vincent's class of '77 alum, and current Alumni Governing Board prez , will also be there. John Gumina, SHCP class of '91 mid now the school's Director of Annual Giving, said it was his strong tie to the school and its people that led him back there. "It's the family atmosphere," John said. (See Datebook)...A bench bearing the name of Tom Hartz was dedicated September 27th on the Pacifica Promenade in commemoration of the WWII and D-Day glider pilot s service and his 80th birthday. Tom and his wife, Gloria, married 57 years in January are active members of Good Shepherd Parish. A bout with pneumonia followed the celebration but the Duquesne grad is now on the mend, Gloria said....Happy 52 years married September 9, to Anna May and Ray Thomas of St. Gregory Parish, San Mateo. A Mass with their son, Father Gary Thomas, pastor, St. Nicholas Parish, Los Altos, presiding, commemorated the occasion. Also assisting in the celebration were the couple 's son, David, his wife, Lorraine, and their children, Nicholas, 18, and Christina, 16, and daughter, Joanne Herzog, her husband, Steve, and their children, Stephanie, 9, and Harrison, 6 and a half. Anna May grew up in St. James Parish and is an alum of Immaculate Conception Academy. Ray hails from Potrero Hill's St. Teresa Parish.... What a view and music, too, at Sausalito's St. Mary Star of the Sea where

a new organ was dedicated September 22nd. Congrats to pastor, Father Richard Deitch, music team, Robin Olive and Don Graves and parishioners It's farewell at Our Lady of Mercy, Daly City to Father Kevin Kennedy, new chaplain at Redwood City 's Kaiser and Sequoia hospitals. Father Kennedy, a Junipero Serra High School alum and who has been in residence at OLM for almost a year, will now reside at St. Pius Parish. "We wish him well and thank him for his many kindnesses to us at OLM," the parish said in a recent bulletin announcement. Father Kennedy takes over the bedside ministry from Father Anthony Chung who will be retiring. Welcome aboard at OLM to Father Joseph Palathingal new chaplain at nearby Seton Medical Center....Thanks to Mission Dolores Parish for this wise "Arab Proverb" that appeared in a recent bulletin: "Write the wrongs that are done in the sand but engrave the good things that happen to you in marble. Let go of emotions such as resentment and retaliation that diminish you, and hold onto emotions such as gratitude and joy which increase you."... Birthdays, births, anniversaries, marriages, engagements, new jobs and all kinds of goingson are welcome here. Remember this is an empty space without ya ' . Send items and a follow up phone number to On the Street Where You Live, One Peter Yorke Way, SF 94109. Fax (415) 614-5633; e-mail tburke@catholicsf.org. Do not send attachments except photos and those in ipeg, please. You can reach Tom Burke at (415) 614-5634...

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Targeting p ollution 's impa ct on children 's health NCCW joined the National Religious Partnershi p for the Environment and the Women of Reformed Judaism in an interfaith coalition to work for the phase-out of toxic chemicals. "As peop le of faith , we are called to care for children and creation. This includes raising concerns about toxic chemicals in the environment that threaten of the health of our children ," said Ms. Mibach. On Aug. 28, the partnership's efforts were bolstered locall y by Senate Joint Resolution 49, sponsored by Deborah Ortiz (D-Sacramento), which calls on the

By Sharon Abercrombie The Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women has passed a resolution to begin educating the faith community about the effects of environmental pollution on children ' s health. The resolution was approved at the group 's annual convention Sept. 21 at St. Mary 's Cathedral. Cathy Mibach , a member of Hol y Name of Jesus Parish in the City and president of the San Francisco County Council of Catholic Women, said that the campaign is a new priority of the National Council of Catholic Women. Last year the

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the week: the joyful mysteries recited on Monday s and Thursday s, the sorrowful mysteries on Tuesdays and Fridays , and — unti l now — the glorious mysteries on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. In his document , the pope said he respected the traditional form of the rosary and did not want to change it, the source said. But the pope also spoke of the rosary 's evolution as a prayer form and said the "mysteries of light " was an appropriate modern contribution. The pope may have drawn inspiration from a Maltese priest he beatified in 2001, Blessed George Preca. In 1957, Blessed Preca devised five new mysteries corresponding to events in Jesus ' public life and called them "mysteries of light"; they are similar to those formulated by the pope. The other 15 mysteries were standardized by Pope Pius V in 1569. The recitation of the rosary begins with the Apostles ' Creed, the Our Father, three Hail Mary s and a Glory Be to the Father. Then five decades are recited, each devoted to a mystery; each decade includes an Our Father, 10 Hail Mary s and a Glory Be to the Father.

¦ Continued from cover Since the 1500s, the rosary has been recited in a series of three mysteries — the joy ful , sorrowful and g lorious mysteries — each of which has five themes dedicated to episodes in the lives of Christ and Mary. According to the Vatican official , the themes of the five new "mysteries of light" are: 1. Christ 's baptism in the Jordan River. 2. Christ 's self-revelation at the marriage of Cana. 3. Christ 's announcement of the kingdom of God with the invitation to conversion. 4. Christ 's Transfiguration, when he revealed his glory to his Apostle s. 5. The institution of the Eucharist at the Last Supper as the sacramental expression of the paschal mystery. In his document, the pope asks that the "mysteries of light" be recited especiall y on Sundays , the official said. Traditionall y, mysteries of the rosary have been dedicated to specific days of

hi gh incidence of cancer in young chimney sweeps. In 1904, J.L. Gibson of Queensland , Australia was the first researcher to recognize paint as the source of lead poisoning among children. The evidence has continued to mount: mercury and its effect on the nervous systems of developing babies in utero began to be cited around the world; in 1953 grain contamination in Sweden; contaminated fish in Minimata Japan in 1958; grain contamination in Iran was the next culpri t in 197 1 and in New Mexico in 1972. In 1996, the EPA put the evidence all together in "Environmental Health Threats to Children." And in 2001 the Center s for Disease Control and Prevention released a report on the American public 's exposure to 27 common pollutants in the environments. If parishes or schools want to know more about the report , they can contact Cathy Mibach at (415) 753-0234. She is available to make presentations.

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CAPE TOWN , South Africa (CNS) - An Irish-bom missionary has been forced into hiding after being threatened by agents of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe. Father Patrick Kell y, 60, fled after seven members of Mugabe 's militia of "war veterans" drove him out of his parish in the Mutare Diocese. Amnesty International said Zimbabwe 's "war veteran s" are backed by the police and army and are able to act with impunity. Before the group arrived at Father Kell y 's home, he was interrogated three times by agents of Mugabe 's secret police . Father Kelly said then that he was accused of supporting the opposition Movement for Democratic Change. Father Kelly, a missionary from Tubbercurry, Ireland, went to Zimbabwe in 1998 after spending 27 years in southern Kenya for St. Patrick's Missionary Society. Priests from community have complained that Bishop Alexio Muchabaiwa of Mutare had "acquiesced to his departure .. . the acquiescence undermines the work of those who work for justice and peace in this troubled country."

Convictions in murder of bishop in Guatemala are reversed

GUATEMALA CITY (CNS) — Representatives of the Archbishop 's Human Rights Office criticized an appeals court decision to overturn convictions of three military men and a priest sentenced last year for the 1998 murder of Auxiliary Bishop Juan Gerardi Conedera of Guatemala City. "We are very disappointed. We don 't agree with the decision ," the office s director, Nery Rodenas , said Oct. 8 after a three-judge panel quashed the conviction s and ordered a retrial. The appeals court said the testimony of the prosecution 's key witness, Ruben Chanax, was potentiall y flawed by contradictions. Bishop Gerard i, who set up the human rights office , was blud geoned to death two day s after presenting a report on atrocities committed during Guatemala 's 36-year civil war, which claimed an estimated 200,000 lives. The report blamed the military for 80 percent of the war crimes. In 2001, retired Col. Disrael Lima Estrada, his son, Capt. Byron Lima Oliva, and former presidential bodyguard Sgt. Jose Obdulio Villanueva were sentenced to 30 years each for the murder. Father Mario Orantes, who lived with the bishop, was sentenced to 20 years as an accomplice.

Head of fai th-based off ice hop es Catholic group s app ly for funds

WASHINGTON — The director of the U.S. Department of Education 's Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives said he's hopeful about collaboration between Catholic organizations and the department. The center was created to "level the playing field", director John Porter said, by providing reli gious and secular organizations alike an equal opportunity to receive government funding for after-school and extracurricular school programs. "We're looking at how can we get the word out and exp lain the grants process," he said. "Our mission isn 't to increase the number (of community and faith based organizations), but rather to not discriminate," he said. He said he sees "an anti-religious discrimin ation" in society. The No Child Left Behind Act, "opens up some real opportunities for Catholic schools to become involved ," he said. The law, passed in 2001 and signed by President Bush , provides federal funds for after-school tutoring for children in schools in need.

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authors called for development of a new and smaller version, a mini-catechism able to guide the average Catholic. At a Vatican conference Oct. 9, Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna formally asked Pope John Paul II to approve the idea of a briefer catechism , saying the current volume of more than 2,800 articles is too ponderous for many Catholics. Cardinal Schonborn said the catechism has proven to be extremely useful for theology students and experts but that it is "too voluminous to be the simple guide to the faith that is needed by Catholics." Cardinal Schonborn added , however, that to write a small catechism would take the "genius " of a St. Peter Canisius or a St. Robert Bellarmine. Both were authors of popular small catechisms in the 16th century.

Florida bishop s opp ose proposal to 'enshrine death p enalty'

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CNS) — Following the Oct. 9 execution by lethal injection of convicted serial killer Aileen Wuornos , the Florida Catholic bishops called for the defeat of a proposed amendment that would "enshrine the death penalty " in the state Constitution. The bishops said the proposed amendment, which is on the ^" ov. 5 ballot, fails to mention life without parole as a sentence for a first-degree murder conviction , as Florida law currently allows. "Yet increasing numbers of Floridians and Americans are expressing their support for this alternative," they said. The bishops had asked Gov. Jeb Bush to stay the execution of Wuornos and sentence her instead to life imprisonment without parole. "While the many crimes committed by Ms. Wuornos are horrific, it is only when society cannot be protected in any other way that the death penalty is justified ," they said. In their statement against the proposed amendment, the bishops said polls show more than half of Americans support a moratorium on use of the death penalty. "Now is not the time to place the death penalty in our state Constitution," they said.

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COLOGNE, Germany (CNS) — The Archdiocese of Munich has obtained a court order to stop the distribution of a new book on the role of the Catholic Church in Nazi Germany. The archdiocese said a photograph in the book erroneously identifies the late Cardinal Michael Faulhaber of Munich at a Nazi event. The person in the photo was not the cardinal, the archdiocese said, and the book should be withdrawn until the caption is changed. The archdiocese showed the court photographs to prov e that the senior church dignitary in the picture was not the cardinal , and the court agreed that Siedler publishing

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Canon law group votes to create special task forc e on sex abuse

CINCINNATI (CNS) — Members of the Canon Law Society of America voted in their business meeting Oct. 9 to create a task force to study ways that the group can hel p the church best address the crisis of sexual abuse by clergy. The group, holding its convention Oct. 7-10 in Cincinnati , determined that such a task force would be the best vehicle for stud ying how the U.S. bishops ' norms on abuse, approved in June in Dallas , can be applied within the framework of canon law. The group 's resolution came in the wake of an Oct. 8 closed-door session in which members discussed ways they might be of hel p in the wake of abuse allegations in so many Catholic dioceses. The Canon Law Society of America also has committed itself to publishing a guide within the next 90 days for the imp lementation of the norms, passed by the U.S. bishops in Dallas, which are now awaiting approval by the Vatican. The guide is then to be sent to all bishops and archbishops in the United States, as well as to the appropriate Vatican congregations.

Latin American bishop s denounce divorce, abortion, g ay marriage

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Divorce, abortion and homosexual maniages are not signs of progress, but attacks on the famil y that undermine society, said Latin American bishops. Attacks on human life and on the tradition al family "violate the soverei gnty and cultures of our peoples and do not respond to the legitimate aspirations of our people to see the famil y safeguarded and assisted ," they said. The declaration was signed by the presidents of the Latin American bishops ' council, the Pontifical Council for the Famil y and the Pontifical Commission for Latin America. The bishops said their people were subjected to "subtle instruments of intellectual and juridical manipulation and terminological ambi guity" aimed at convincing them that lifelong marriage between a man and woman, childbearing only within marriage and opposition to abortion and euthanasia are outdated social constructs. The bishops said they were particularly worried about attempts to grant legal recognition to homosexual unions and to allow gay couples to adopt children. The traditional family, they said, is the most basic, natural and important structure for guaranteeing respect for human rights , beginning with the right to life."

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Growing interfaith movement has roots in San Francisco said, 'Peace building was the theme of many sessions - within countries , within cultures , within reli gions." Discussions rather than speeches filled the days in Rio, he said. The emphasis was on "appreciative listening" with small groups listening to each other and then reporting to the larger group. "We were relying on the expertise of people of different religious backgrounds and culture to reach out and share - what interests them, what is missing," he said. It works. "It is an adult way to conduct conferences among people of different backgrounds, cultures and religions. The principle is: You have to listen to me, and I listen to you. It's a powerful process." The basic unit of the United Religions Initiative is the cooperation circle, consisting of at least seven people from at least three faith traditions. In San Francisco participants in the URI meet twice a month. One is a business meeting. "At the other we listen to each other. We see what work needs to be done to deepen our outreach and to empower existing interfaith organizations in the Bay Area. We are always alert to areas of tension, bigotry, heated problems between religious groups" "Each of us comes from a powerful faith background ," Father O'Rourke said . "My Catholic faith is honored in the work of the URI. It is easier to act along with people who have strong faith of their own. Then there is vitality, respect and profound love."

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The United Religions Initiative, a movement that got started in San Francisco six years ago, broug ht together 320 people from 60 countries and 50 religions at its first Global Assembly, held hi late August in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The goals of the meeting were to "induct the URI' s first elected Global Council and to make sure the new council fel t empowered," Father Gerard O'Rourke , director of Ecumenical and Interreli gious Affairs of the Archdiocese of San Francisco said. "We wanted to deepen the relationships that alread y had been created , not to take them for granted ," said Father O'Rourke who traveled to Rio for the meeting. " That can lead to a more powerful form of action: to look and see who we are including and who we are not, who are we leaving out. We leave out people at our peril". The United Religions Initiative traces its roots to 1995 celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations in San Francisco. U.N. officials asked religious communities to join in the celebration. That request inspired Episcopal Bishop Swing, Catholic Archbishop John Quinn and the other religious leaders, mosdy from the Bay Area, "to create something comparable to the United Nations in the religious field," Father O'Rourke said. That led to the creation of the URI in 1996 with its goals: "to promote enduring, daily interfaith cooperation, A ram 4 p .m. Saturday to end religiously motivated violence and to create culVig il Mass in rlil^ wPSSylpijs tures of peace, justice and an Francisco! — j US? __f__ Bu-Hli] ^ healing for the Earth and all living beings." Since then more than a million people in T MYDIUS more than 60 countries have participated in its activities. ATHOLIC HURCH " In no sense has this ever 286 Ashton Ave., (one block from Ocean Ave.) been seen as coming together to form one world religion," Serving the Ingleside community of Father O'Rourke said. 'That San Francisco, since 1923, St. Emydius is a idea is abhorrent to people of multi-cultural, multi-racial, all inclusive deep faith in different relifaith-sharing community. gions. They wanted to create an open, safe forum where To reach us from 19th Ave., take Holloway people of all religions come together to foster peace and Ave., (near S.F. State, heading East), to Ashton harmony among peop le of all Ave., left on Ashton to De Montfort Ave. religions and to influence people the world over - govTo reach us from 280 S. (at City College) exit ernments and politicians - to Ocean Ave. going West, turn left on Ashton to create cultures of peace and De Montfort Ave., (1/2 block up). community, particularly in p laces beset with conflicts YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO JOIN US! that may have religious ties." In Rio , Father O'Rourke

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The story in p ictures PAGE 18 The people who filled St. Boniface for its reopening liturgy on Oct. 6 found its traditional beauty intact , but the building had been restored and most of all strengthened against earthquake damage. Father "Louie " spoke about the reopened church as he prepared to begin serving a three-month sentence in a federal prison camp, the result of a protest at Fort Benning, Ga., last year, a sentence that had been delayed so that he could preside at the ceremony. The $12 million restoration project was not simply the idea of the Franciscan friars who staff the parish but of parishioners and the peop le of the Tenderloin. Before launching the effort the parish even had "focus groups - and we included street people. " The consensus was: rebuild. The project took five years and $12 million. It included not only the church but the friary, the DeMarillac School for children of the Tenderloin, and a theater on the lower level of the church on Golden Gate Avenue. "The first estimate was $5 million ,"

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By Jack Smith Father Tom Daly was appointed director of Vocations for the Archdiocese in Jul y, and despite the current crisis in the church, he is upbeat about his new full time job . Father Daly was asked by Archbishop William J. Levada to take responsibility for coordinating efforts to identif y, invite and nurture the call of young , men considering the diocesan priesthood. The crisis in the American priesthood is not unique, Father Daly said. "We've lived through a lot of confusion in the last 30 years," he said. But his experience with young people, teaching at Marin Catholic for the last ten years has taught him, "there are still young people, who are really seeking truth, who are generous enough to question whether God is calling them." His recent trip to Toronto where he witnessed the faith of young people from around the world in solidarity with the Holy Father was proof of this, he said. "World Youth Day confirmed the enthusiasm and faith of our young people, despite all the scandal." Father Daly doesn 't see his job as recruiting, but rather as encouraging and giving support for the true call God makes to certain men to dedicate their lives to service in the ordained priesthood. When calling the apostles, Jesus, Himself, said, "You have not chosen me, I have chosen you." Father Daly said diat this call is ever present, but needs to be encouraged, especially in a secular culture that does not present priesthood as a viable oplion for young men. "The priesthood has received more press in the last year than in the last 25 years, unfortunatel y, negative," he said. "We need to retake and recapture," the image and dignity of the priesthood , he said, "to highlight as much as possible the positive aspects of the priesthood and the reality that God chooses certain men to be priests. " The secular culture is both a challenge and a sign of this ever present call , he said. "We 're dealing with young people trying to find purpose and meaning, but what the world offers doesn 't meet those needs." Father Daly has observed a number of young men at Marin Catholic, "guys who went away to college and went a little wild," following what the world has to offer. "Interestingly enough, it wasn't all they thought it would be. It didn 't fulfill the longing in their heart."

Identifying this dissatisfaction and nurturing the possibility that it is a call for a fuller life of dedication and service to God in the priesthood , is one of Father Dal y 's top priorities. He plans a focus on "men in their mid twenties who have finished college and always felt a call but haven 't known where to go or been supported. " Many men are "tired and frustrated" with what the world has to offer by a fairly young age, he said. Part of Father Daly 's job is to provide options and guidance for these young men and tell them, "All ri ght , you ' ve gone through the Merton and Augustine stage, now it's time for you to grow up." Father Daly thinks the Church in the 21st century will see many more "Mertons and Augustines" serving in the priesthood. Two important factor s in nurturing vocations are "the example of priests growing up . . . who seemed to care about us," and a parish, school and family environment that fosters "prayer and openness" to vocations. Father Daly said that the role of famil y and parish is crucial . "Not in a fanatical way," he said, but in a way that is always open and inviting; that presents the priesthood as an honorable, possible and viable calling. School, parish and family were important factors in Father Dal y 's own decision to become a priest. He grew up in St. Brendan 's parish and attended Our Lady of the Visitacion elementary school, the old Sacred Heart high school and later studied government and pre-law at the University of San Francisco. Along the way, it was the example of humble and dedicated priests who provided an example for him to emulate: Monsignors Donnell Walsh and Clem McKenna and Fathers Mike Healy, Kirby Hanson and Vince Ring in his youth and Jesuit Fathers Frank King and Tim McDonnell at USF, among others. "It comes down to example," he said. Father Daly s mother was anything but "fanatical," he said, but his parents were supportive by being open to the possibility. On the surface, "my mother used to think priests had it easy; they just said Mass on Sunday and played golf," but at the same time, "the parish was very much a part of my parents ' life," and that made a huge impression. Father Daly will he assisted in his job b y a Vocations Team of Priests which repre-

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sents the geographic and ethnic diversity of the archdiocese. The team will help in develop ing ideas and strategies for inviting and encouraging vocations. All members will be active in preaching and giving example at parishes, high schools, confirmation formation and young adult groups to "heighten awareness in the variou s communities," of the need for, joy and fulfillment of being a diocesan priest. The committee members include Fathers Paul Arnoult (St. Matthew), Joe Bradley (Semi High President), John Jimenez (Visitacion), Toan Ngyuen (St. Elizabeth), Vito Perrone (St. Cecilia) and Ray Reyes (St. Patrick's). In addition , Archbishop Levada has asked Father Daly to put together an admissions board composed of priests, religious and lay people to assist in evaluating candidates for the diocesan priesthood. Typically, a candidate or sponsor will contact Father Daly and an interview will be held. If there is interest after the initial interview, the candidate may be asked to go through a period of parish service at a discernment center run by the Sulpician Fathers at St. John the Evangelist parish in San Francisco.

The candidate must again be interviewed and a final approval for all candidates to be accepted by the seminary is made personally by Archbishop Levada, The new admissions board will assist in that process of discernment. Father Daly has just returned from a national vocations directors meeting where it was reported that seminary enrollment across the country is up in die last few years, as it is at St. Patrick's in Menlo Park. Father Daly hopes to place a special emphasis on recruiting among suburban Catholic families who he says, "need to be targeted in a special way." Many of the new priests throughout the United States have come from foreign countries and/or of recent immigrant stock. That is encouraging, he said, but suburban Catholic families have "gotten way" for too long demanding priests and providing few. He plans to change that. Father Daly has no doubt that with effort, the national increase in vocations will be felt in this Archdiocese. "We are in a unique spot in the country . . . Christ will not abandon this area. I have great hope."

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Daug hters of Charity mark 150 yea rs of service in archdioces e

to the Archdiocese to establish a free hospital to be run by the Sisters, for all sick women and children of the poor, Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul are cele- without regard to religion , nationality or color. brating 150 years of nurturing and healing in the It took a while. A series of legal hurdles comp licated Archdiocese of San Francisco that began with the arrival of by the 1906 earthquake and fire , delayed the hospital opening. Finally, on Jul y 2, 1912 Mary ' s Help Hospital five weary Sisters in the City on Aug 18, 1852. on Guerrero Street opened its Months earlier, they had doors . The hospital' s school been invited to San Francisco of nursing became one of the to take care of children who first of its kind to be accredithad been orphaned as a result ed by the California State of the cholera epidemic. It took Board of Nursing. two months for the sisters to In 1913, Mary 's Help inititravel here from Maryland. ated another first. It opened the Originally they had been first free outpatient clinic in the seven but two of their colstate. When the flu epidemic leagues in ministry had died on struck in 1918, the hosp ital the way - ironicall y from housed 774 patients. cholera. They had left Amazingly and totall y Emmitsburg, Maryland , on unheard of today, the hospital June 17 traveling to New York staff nursed an additional 100 to catch a boat and from there patients in their homes. sailed by steamer to Panama. Throug h the Depression , Their journey included riding the hosp ital provided free mules through the Isthmus of Panama. Along the way, they St. Vincent's, the first Daughters of Charity school meals every day to the hungry endured trop ical heat and and orp hanage , located on the present site of the and treated two thirds of its patients for free or for partheavy rains. Sheraton Palace Hotel on Market Street. time pay. The Sisters also After their arrival they set to work and established an orphanage and a free school. The made thousands of home visits to supply food , clothing orphanage exists today as Mt. St. Joseph-St. Elizabeth, and and medicine. The hospital made the front page of local newspapers in the school as Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory School. In 1889, another opportunity arose for the sisters to 1941. A would-be suicide candidate survived the jump off expand their ministry. Mrs. Kate Johnson contributed funds the Golden Gate Bridge and ended up at Mary 's Help. After a series of arm reconstruction and back surgeries, the patient enjoyed a complete recovery.

By Sharon Abercrombie

Gala celebration Oct. 19

Newscaster Lloyd LaCuesta from KTVU (Channel 2) and Angela Perez Baraquio, Miss America of 2001 , will cd host Seton Medical Center's 15th annual charity ball, "Cornettes and Top Hats," on Oct, 19 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. The festivities will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will feature performances by Denise Perrier and the Swing Fever Band, the San Francisco Girls' Chorus, Ritmp y Armonia, a Cuban salsa band, Trio Garufa, an Argentine tango band , mimes, stiltwalkers, contortionists and jugglers. There will also be silent and live auctions, featuring celebrity memorabilia, as well as special "key to the city" floats/ packages from Brisbane , Colma, Daly City, Half Moon Bay, Pacifica , San Mateo and South San Francisco. All proceeds will benefit the charity-care programs of Seton Medical Center and its affiliate hospital Seton Medical Center Coastside in Moss B eaph. Tickets to the ball, including dinner, cocktails and multimedia entertainment in the Grand Ballroom are $250. For further information call (650)- 991-6464, or go to the web site at /charitybaIl. www.vSetonmMicalcenler.org

Mary's Help Hospital on Guerrero Street.

The route of the sisters who came from Maryland in 1852.

During World War II, the hospital served wounded navy patients and added a new maternity wing for service men 's wives. In 1961, Mary 's Help received a grant for a new hospital in Dal y City. The organization continued to expand its services to include more than 25 clinical specialties b y 1972. In 1980, the Home Health Care program was established and in 1983, a $55 million hosp ital building and renovation project was begun. In 1965, the hospital moved from Guerrero Street to its new quarters on Sullivan Avenue in Daly City. The building 's facade memorializes the history of the headdress of the community. The original cornette â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the famous winged headdress , was replaced by the present dark blue habit and simple headdress. In 1983, Mary ' s Help was renamed Seton Medical Center, in honor of St. Elizabeth Seton who founded the Daughters of Charity in the United States.

Seton Medical Center in Oaly City.

One of the sisters with a child at St. Vincent's.

J_ CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO Loss of p rison oversig ht The Joint Legislative Committee on Prison Construction and Operations has been a thorn in the side of both the California Department of Corrections and the Californi a Correctional Police Officers Association. The joint Committee is the legislative body responsible for overseeing California 's massive prison system. With these powerful adversaries, perhaps it should come as no surprise that the prison oversight committee of the California Legislature is going to be forced out of existence next month. Every two years, the Committee has come up for renewal in the state Senate and Assembly, and renewal has regularly been granted. This year however, instead of proposing an additional two years for the Committee, the state Senate amended the proposal to a six-week extension. The Senate approved the extension, but the Assembly voted it down. As a result, the prison oversight Committee is scheduled to be discontinued on November 30. What will be lost is a singularly important means to monitor and oversee a wide range of issues concerning how we, as California taxpayers, operate our p risons and treat our prisoners. Two years ago, the Joint Legislative Committee held unprecedented hearings at Valley State Prison and the California Institution for Women to investigate medical abuses of women prisoners. At the October 2000 hearings, former prisoners and inmates described instances in which medical treatment for serious illnesses was delayed for long periods of time or refused outright, often with horrendous results. At many points throughout the medical testimony, the legislative panel appeared honified b y the stories they were hearing. Sen. Cathie Wright (RSimi Valley) said the stories "curdled her stomach" and concluded, "these women have been given two sentences - one by the court and one by the institution." Another legislator, Assembly Member Carl Washington (DCompton) said, "From what I' ve heard, cats and dogs are treated better than some of these people." In the past, the Committee has looked into a rash of deaths at the Central California Women's facility in Chowchilla and claims of abusive treatment of prisoners at other state prisons. The Joint Legislative Committee on Prison Construction and Operations also has concerned itself with oversight of budgetary and fiscal issues of the California Department of Corrections (CDC), which has an annual budget of $4.8 billion. The Committee has looked with scrutiny at CDC proposal s regarding prisoner 's access to legal representation and family visitation privileges. Moreover, the Committee has taken on the powerful union that represents the correctional officers at California 's prisons. The California Correctional Police Officers Association is a major contributor to the political campaigns of legislators and has given Gov. Gray Davis more than $2.6 million since 1998. Earlier this year, in the wake of the state 's new contract with correctional officers, a contract that gives prison guards a more than 30 percent raise by 2006, the chairman of the oversight Committee, Sen. Richard Polanco (D-Los Angeles), charged that the contract was rushed through the Legislature. He called for a point-by-point analysis of the five-year deal, which brings guard salaries up to a par with those of the California Highway Patrol and major California cities. Now most people would agree that prison guards do have a tough job. They work among some of the most violent criminals and often in very difficult conditions. This really is dangerous work. Between 1952 and 1985, 19 prison guards and other personnel were killed in the line of duty. There have been no deaths in the past 17 years, but the threat of assault and bodily harm while on the job is constant. In recognizing this workplace reality, we also must accept the potential for prisoner neglect or abuse within the institutional setting. While prison management may be well meaning in its actions and while most correctional officers may be highly professional in their conduct, the potential for prisoner mistreatment does indeed exist. Likewise, the need exists for an oversight body, and in the past the Joint Legislative Committee for Prison Construction and Operations has served this purpose. Now that oversight will not be there, unless the California Legislature reverses its decision and reinstates the Committee. Some people may ask, "Wh y should we care? After all, the prisoners serving time in California prisons are in those facilities because they were convicted of crimes." The response may be the same Christian inclination that brings dedication to the many volunteers working in Detention Ministry. Very simply, the men and women who are in our jails and prisons are our brothers and sisters. Recall the message of Matthew's Gospel: "Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food , I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.. .Amen I say, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me." (Mt. 25:34-40)

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Honoring abortionists

Maybe you can help me out, and thousands of other Catholics , too, by clarifying something. On page 11 of the Oct. 11 Catholic San Francisco, a full page ad was run about the Cornettes and Top Hats Charity Ball for the support of the Daug hters of Charity and Seton Medical Center. Who are the co-chairs of this gala event? None other than the biggest proabortion politicians in the vicinity, Feinstein , Speier and Willie Brown. These people regularl y and without fail vote to help mothers dismember and saline burn their babies. Not a pretty picture , which brings me to my question. Why are these people invited to co-chair anything Catholic? Why do they speak at our schools, who openly embrace them? Why does Jackie Speier even sit on the board of Seton Medical Center? It 's far past due that Catholics know who these people are. If they vote for abortion, we as catholics may not vote for them and we certainl y shouldn 't honor them. Justine Nunan San Bruno

Cafeteria Weigel

Congratulations on your editorial stance opposing a preemptive attack against Iraq. I am especially impressed by the editorial "Principled defense of life", (September 27th) in which you listed the conditions required for a "just war" as stated in the Catechism of the Catholic Church and promul gated in Gaudium et spes. Therefore I am somewhat surprised and amused to find that George Weigel (October 4th), seeks to justify the planned invasion, and argues that "the United States and allied countries. . .have decided that they have a moral obligation to take measures that the UN... finds it impossible to take". Mr. Weigel, author of a sanctifying biography of the Holy Father, seems to be at odds with his hero about "just war". As he noted in his CSF column (October I Ith),the Pope gets high marks for consistency. Indeed the Pope consistently opposed the Gulf war, and has vigorously warned against the planned invasion of Iraq. This position is clearly supported by the very magisterium so often venerated by Mr. Weigel. Is it possible that George is a "cafeteria" papist? Or perhaps he is merely "catholic-lite" on the church's social teaching. Robert M. Rowden , M.D. San Rafael

Peace as acquiescence

This is in response to your Oct. 11th story "Some Thoug hts Before War". The article in question seems more rooted in emotion rather than any analysis of history. Freedom and defense of one 's peop le requires war from time to time. Think of the millions who would have lived had the League of Nations had the will to enforce articles 159-213 of the Peace Treaty of Versailles. Hitler 's Germany most likely would not have been able to spread it 's death machine across Europe. The call for appeasement didn ' t work then and it won 't work now. Placing the security of millions of peop le from the middle east to the United States on the shoulders of 100 United Nations inspectors with a handful of helicopters and automobiles is obscene, especially when the specter of nuclear and biological weapons is a possibility. To assume that weapons inspectors can find the "needle in a haystack" the size of Iraq with an uncooperative despotic regime, capable of quickly moving limited stockpiles, is pure folly. The notion of "needing" Europe or die UN to execute a war in Iraq is another myth. Militarily, the U.S. does not need Europe or the UN, nor would they have all that much to offer. Moral reasons for Europe not wanting the U.S. to remove Saddam Hussein have less to do with saving Iraqi lives and far more to do with assurances mat countries i_e Kussia, wno during the Soviet regime was the largest supplier of military weapons to Iraq (some 800 T-72 tanks in one year alone), oil interests, etc., will have its debts repaid. France, who loaned more money than any other country in the world to Iraq during the Iran / Iraq war not only wants guarantees on those loans under a new regime, but also wants assurances that treaties it signed with Saddam to develop virgin oil reserves will still be honored. It would seems that the promotion of peace may have a lot more to do with money than notions of peace. As far as war is concerned it is more of a question of who makes war and for what outcome. Do those who protested the recent war in Afghanistan not see that the majority of Afghani people are better off without the Taliban? Words of love nor of peace removed the Taliban. Bombs and killing removed the Taliban's reign of terror. War does have it 's place from time to time and so called "preemptive" action can ultimatel y save more lives if used effectivel y. How many Afghan lives would have been saved had the UN forcibl y removed the Taliban and denied al Qaeda a base of operations years earlier? It should be understood that the cry for peace can also be a proxy for the support of despotism and murder. Joseph Hickman San Carlos, CA

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Wrong history

It was rather puzzling to read the statement in the Oct. 11 editorial that the Jews just forced the Palestinians out of their homeland to create a homeland for themselves because of the fact that it has been previously mentioned in Letters to the Editor that the land in Israel was bought by the Jews in small patches before and during World War _, patches no one else wanted because it was banen and uninhabitable. More land was given to the Jews by England after World War II. When they irrigated the land and it become miraculously fruitful , they were attacked first by their neighbors - which necessitated their having to expand to defensible borders. This has been documented in a chronological history of this area in the San Francisco Chronicle and elsewhere. If such is the case, aren't the remarks made in this editorial irresponsible and biased? M. Pecci San Francisco

Letters welcome

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Vote for life

First I want to thank Father Gerald Coleman for his excellent article in "reflections", in your Oct. 11 issue. We can all benefit from the understanding that life begins when a sperm full y impregnates an ovum. This is the teaching of our church. Also the good that stem cell research could do may not be achieved by evil means. If Catholic politicians persist in publicl y proclaiming teachings directly against the church and our belief in respect for life, they should be excommunicated. Many of us are Sunday Catholics, we pick and choose the commandments we will obey and i gnore the others. "Thou shalt not kill" means that we should not kill by abortion. In America there are 4000 babies killed every day. This tells us something about what we have become morally as a nation. Do you recall the words of Our Blessed mother at Fatima? She told the children then that war is a punishment for sin. President Bush has informed us of the arsenal of weapons that Iraq has ready to terrorize Americans. Rather than protest that our leaders wait for us to be hit with a nuclear bomb before we act; we should all examine our lives and try to become a sinless nation, under God. Dare to live our faith every day, especially on Tuesday November 5th, by allowing Jesus to accompany us in the voting booth. Heaven is filled with people who did God's will while on earth. When most of us do His will then He will deliver us from evil. Claire Rogus San Mateo

Sp irituality

Polishing our stones for battle There are times when we can onl y live b y hope, when what confronts us is so overwhelming, so huge, so utterl y beyond our strength , th at it 's simply hopeless , or a joke , to try to muster any resources against it. Sometimes we need a magic wand , something supernatural and beyond us , to come and defeat what cannot be defeated. But that 's child' s fantasy ! Or is it? Our faith tradition abounds with rich images of hope, images that point precisely toward where that magic wand lies. One such image is the image of David and Goliath , an image of how good perennially stands before evil , justice before selfishness , sensitivity before brutality, tenderness before what 's callous, blood and flesh before iron and concrete . Here 's the image: At one point in her history, Israel , who in this story represents God's cause, is in battle against the Philistines who (as the word "philistine" still connotes) represent brutality, injustice , lack of feeling, and lack of God. Then champion is a giant , Goliath , a brute of unparalleled strength who has no feelings, no sensitivity, no goodness. He walks onto the battlefield clothed in iron, a seemingly inanimate force, sneering, arrogant, disdainful of anything that opposes him. Beside him stands his armor-bearer, also draped in iron. On the other side stands Israel , looking infantile , intimidated by all this strength, this mindlessness , this iron , knowing that within her ranks nobod y can be found to fight Goliath on his own terms . There 's no way to meet this challenge as it's offered , but to refuse it is an even greater humiliation. So Israel changes the terms. Instead ot taking her strongest man, clothing him with iron , and sending him out against Goliath , Israel sends a young boy, David , with no armor. He goes out barefoot , bearing only a slingshot , more a boy 's plaything than a weapon for war. And he cuts a pathetic figure, a naive child , on the bat-

tlefield , standing before the brute forces of war, a joke. And that 's how Goliath sees him. Not an opponent even worth fighting — "Am I a dog, that you come out against me with sticks? Come here and I'll cut your head off and feed it to the birds!" What 's godless doesn 't exactly cower when it meets truth and goodness. But we know the outcome! David takes his sling, reaches into his shepherd' s pouch for a smooth stone that will find the chink in all that armor and iron and penetrate the one place where the giant can 't protect himself. He selects such a stone and slings it at the giant. It finds its mark and all that arrogance and iron comes crashing to the ground. David finishes the job with the giant 's own sword . A child fells a giant , the plaything of a young boy overpowers the weapons of war, naivete and innocence prove superior to an army, sensitivity proves more powerful than brutality. This is the stuff of fairy tales , a story for kids before they must face hard reality. But , in the end , it is reality, hard reality. Hope brings it to awareness. That image, David before Goliath , the child before the brute giant, depicts how God's cause always stands before the world - seemingly hopelessl y over-matched, naive, a child before a giant , the naive in front of the sophisticated , tender skin against iron, a joke, something not to be taken seriousl y. But the victory belongs to the child, to God. The giant is the one who falls , it 's iron that 's vulnerable. But it 's vulnerable to a very particular thing — a smooth pebble from a shepherd 's pouch, a pebble that a shepherd has spent hours pressing, palming, practicing with. What 's the image here? What 's the shepherd 's pouch? What 's the pebble? When David reached into his shepherd's pouch and took out a sling and a smooth pebble, you can be sure that he was-

n 't doing that for the first time. As a shepherd , in the fields by himself , he would have spent many hours practicing with his slingshot , countless hours searching for just the right pebbles , and many more hours palming these pebbles to get to know their exact feel, to smooth off their edges so that their path would be straight , to make them an extension or himself. That 's our task , too. Long before we walk onto the battlefield to confront the giant , we need to spend long, lonel y hours palming and polishing what 's in our shepherd's pouch — prayer, the sacraments, our faith traditions. These are David' s pebbles , the magic wand, our weapons against the giant. We need, through many hours, solitary and with others, to palm them, press them, and give them the feel of our hands , the smell of our skin , so that when we fling them at the giant, they will find the chink in the armor of what 's senseless, brute , iron , mindless, opposed to God. Such is the way of hop e and , even if we don 't save the world , it can save our own sanity.

Father Ron Rolheiser

Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, a theologian , teacher and award-winning author, serves in Rome as general councilor f o r Canada for the Oblates of Mary Immaculate.

Family Lif e

Flattened mailbox: hooligans, the devil or just bad luck? "You go into the house and start your homework ," I told Gabe. "I'll get the mail." I walked to the mailbox cluster, stopped , and stared. Our mailbox was gone. Then I saw a twisted p iece of metal laying on the ground. I ran back to the house. "Steve, come here," I called to my husband. "Somebody smashed our mailbox!" The boys tumbled out of the house behind him. "Let's check for clues ," said Gabe. "May be they left fingerprints ," said Lucas. "Do you think a car backed into it?" asked Steve. "No. That would have knocked the post down , too." I rang the neighbor 's doorbell. Kevin answered. "Looks like somebody took a baseball bat to your mailbox," he said. "Probabl y just random violence." "Did you hear anything last ni ght?" I asked. "I thought 1 heard something, " said his wife Julie. "It sounded like metal scraping. " Another neighbor came by. "My box looks crooked ," she said. "Did you hear anything ?" "Just raccoons on our deck. My husband banged on some pots and pans to get rid of them." Back inside , I called the police. The dispatcher said they 'd mail me a form to fill out. The phone rang. It was our neighbor Cheri across the street. "I heard about your mailbox ," she said. "My hus-

band has a mailbox at work he doesn 't need. He could bring it over tomorrow." "Thanks. That would be great. Kevin 's offered to install it for us. " I had to admit I had great neighbors. Still , a sinister air hung over the neighborhood. I eyed the cars that drove past our house. Were gangs moving in? Was someone out to get us? Someone had scraped our fender in the school parking lot the day before and hadn 't left a note. Maybe we were just having a string of bad luck. I have friends who attribute all their misfortunes to attacks from the devil. We seemed like pretty small potatoes for the devil himself to waste time on. Still , I prayed that God would protect us —just to be on the safe side. The next morning, I looked out the window and saw two men wearing constructi on vests standing by the mailboxes. I threw on my clothes, grabbed an umbrella, and went outside. "Sorry about your mailbox ," said one. "We're putting in a new one for you. " Turned out they had tried to turn a heav y truck around in the street and wiped out the mailbox with a side mirror. "We didn ' t have time to leave a note," said the other man. "Sorry." "It 's OK. I was just afraid the neighborhood was being taken over by hooligans." "No, just us. "

The mystery was solved. Once again oui nei ghborhood seemed like a safe, friendl y place. I realized how easy it is to become fearful and suspicious. Life, of course, is made up of good and bad. When we focus on the bad , everything seems threatening. But when we look for the good, we 're filled with gratitude and peace. It 's just as St. Paul wrote, "Whatever is true, whatever is honorable , whatever is just , whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious , if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise , think about these things. . . . and the God of peace will be with you. (Phil 4:8-9)." On Saturday, a co-worker backed his truck into our car. But this time , I wasn ' t worried. At least I knew who did it.

Christine Dubois

Christine Dubois is a widely published freelance writer who lives with her family near Seattle. Contact her at: chriscolumn @juno.com.

The Catholic Diff erence

Church in "the Rest " is quite different from the West Philip Jenkins, a distinguished historian and professor of reli gious studies at Penn State, is an intellectual provocateur who backs up his provocations with data. Cutting strai ght across the academic grain, Professor Jenkins recently argued in the Atlantic Monthly that religion will replace ideology as "the prime animating...force in human affairs" in the twenty-firs t century — althoug h he concedes that reli gion 's impact on the new century may also lead to serious conflicts. Professor Jenkins 's Atlantic essay also had a challenge for North American Catholics. Beset by scandals and mired in endless debates over doctrine and practice , Catholics in the United States and Canada are virtuall y oblivious , Jenkins suggests, to the basic fact of Catholic life in the twenty-first century: that world Catholicism is becoming a predominantly Third World religion. Moreover, he argues, the overwhelming

majority ot Latin American and African Catholics don t give a fig about the issues that absorb so much Catholic energy here and in western Europe. The Catholicism of what he nicely calls "the Rest" (as distinguished from "the West") is lived in a milieu strikingly similar to that of the New Testament: in "the Rest," the supernatural is as real as the natural world; Jesus is "the embodiment of divine power, who overcomes the evil forces that inflict calamity and sickness upon the human race;" authority is respected; devotional life is vibrant — and no one is clamoring for a "democratized" Church. Part of the fascination of Jenkins ' argument comes from his often-surprising numbers. To take a few notable examples: - Three quarters of the Catholics baptized in 1998 came from "the Rest:" Latin America (ei ght million), Africa (three million), Asia (a bit under three million). - There are more baptisms performed in the

Phili pp ines these days than in Ital y, Poland , France, and Spain — o X combined. a. - In the early 1950s, there were some 16 million Catholics in Africa. There are 120 million African Catholics today, and there will likely be ~—' 240 million in thirty years. - By 2025, in sum, almost three-quarters of world Catholicism will be located in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Furthermore, these numbers tell us something about a distant , and now often-mali gned, past. As Professor WEIGEL, page 18

George Weigel

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Weig el.. . ÂŚ Continued from page 17 Jenkins puts it, "the likely map of twenty-first-century Catholicism represents an unmistakable legacy of the Counter-Reformation and its global missionary adventures." Turns out that the Counter-Reformation wasn't all about the Inquisition , religious wars, and burning heretics, after all. The Counter-Reformation of the seventeen th century made possible the world Catholicism of the twentyfirst. (Which in turn raises an interesting question about the concept of "reform " in the often self-absorbed Church of the western world today: can we say that ours is a time of genuinely Catholic reform when the missionary impulse has become so attenuated in the West?) Jenkins also challenges those proponents of secular-

ization who are accustomed to thinking that intensely supernatural religion is something from the sticks â&#x20AC;&#x201D; something that people "get over " when they make it to the bi g city. The truth of the matter, Jenkins argues from the numbers, is that what 's going on in "the Rest" is often a "direct by-product of urbanization. " The new megalopolises in the global "South" usually lack social infrastructure and health services. As people feel adrift on an alien and sometimes brutal urban landscape, religious communities that provide basic health care, elementary education, and social welfare services (as well as a way of making transcendent sense of suffering) are immensely attractive. Which is , interestingly enough , precisel y the argument that another against-the-grain scholar, Rodney Stark, made about the Christian situation in the ancient Mediterranean world: from a sociolog ical point of view, primitive Christianity "made it " in late antiquity because

it provided networks of support and care in violent , cruel urban environments. "Progressive " Catholics often dream of a Third Vatican Council that would bring the Catholic Church more in line with secular modernity on issues of sexual morality, gender, and authority. Philip Jenkins suggests that a Third Vatican Council , led by bishops from "the Rest," would do precisely the opposite: it would vigorously re-affirm classic Catholic doctrine and morality. All of which suggests that the relationship between "the West " and "the Rest" is going to be very interesting indeed, in the Catholicism of the new century.

George Weigel- is a senior fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington , D.C.

The dangers of faith

Relig ious, rig hts leaders ask Bus h to challenge China

Regime is accused of persecuting Falun Gong, Catholics loyal to pope By St ephen St eele

Catholic News Service

WASHINGTON (CNS) — A coalition of human and religious rights advocates called on President Bush to make human rights a top agenda item in meetings with Chinese President Jiang Zemin in late October. Advocates said they were concerned that human ri ghts would not play an important role as the Bush administration seeks economic and political gains in China. "By trading with China, what we are doing is sanctioning human rights abuses," said Hany Wu, executive director of the Laogai Research Foundation, during an Oct. 9 protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. Wu , a Catholic and a former Chinese political prisoner, said the human rights situation in China is worsening. He said that while certain hi gh-profile political p risoners have been released from prison and have left for other countries thousands more remain imprisoned for their religious or political beliefs. "The Chinese communist regime is the No. 1 abuser of human rights in the world. No country has a worse record than China," Wu said. Given the country 's poor record in upholding human rights, Wu questioned U.S. foreign policy with China. He said the White House has never hosted an official state visit from the leader of a commumst country. "Wh y China?" he asked, given the country 's poor record on human and religious rights. Wu, who in 1959 began a 19-year prison term for criticizing China 's support of the Soviet invasion of Hungary, said economic interests should not override the protection of human rights. "By trading with China, can that really convince the Chinese government to become democratic? Can you convince a tiger to become a vegetarian?" he said. Also speaking was Ann Noonan, founder of the Web site www.freechurchforchina.org, who urged Bush to demand an end to the "violent repression of Roman Catholics and other Christians in China." "Send a message of hope to the families and individuals who suffer in China for their Christian faith ," Noonan said. Although listed as a co-sponsor, figuring prominently among the more than 200 protestors were members of Falun Gong, a meditation movement whose members are guided by the principles of "truth, compassion and tolerance." China has labeled the movement "an evil cult. '

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Adherents of the sp iritual movement Falun Gong meditate outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington Oct. 9. An annual report on religious freedom released by the U.S. State Department Oct. 7 accused China of engaging in religious repression. The report said China continued its harsh repression of the Falun Gong movement, noting that several hundred Falun Gong members have died in detention since 1999. The Chinese authorities also continued crackdowns on Buddhists in Tibet and Muslim religious activity in Xinjiang, the report said. The report said China's respect for unregistered religions, including the underground Catholic Church, remained poor. China 's underground Catholics, who numbers are estimated in the millions, maintain loyalty to the pope. A governmentapproved Catholic Church officially spurns ties to the Vatican, but Hong Kong church officials say up to two-thirds of the government-approved bishops have reconciled secretly with the Vatican. Among the speakers at the rally was Haiying He, 37, a bio-

medical researcher at Harvard whose mother and sister have been imprisoned and tortured for refusing to renounce their belief in Falun Gong, "My mother was once named 'worker of the year ' by the local government. Now she is in prison because she practices Falun Gong," he said, He said the Chinese crackdown on Falun Gong followers is similar to the refusal of Chinese authorities to acknowledge the Roman Catholic Church. "When people are united for a spiritual belief, they take that as a threat," he said of Chinese government leaders. "If 100 million people believe in money, they don 't care. But if 100 million people follow a spiritual belief, they are afraid," he said. He said he and 26 other families of imprisoned Falun Gong members have formed a coalition to free their family members . "Our first goal is to get them out of prison . Our second goal is to get them out of China," he said.

Religious repression is still common around world By Pa t ri cia Zapor Cat hol ic News Ser vice WASHINGTON (CNS) -- From the destruction of 57 Catholic churches in Colombia over the last decade to laws in dozens of countries that limit religious practices, the State Department's annual International Religious Freedom Report paints a picture of a world where practicing a religion is often dangerous. The latest State Department report notes that much of the world's population lives in countries where religious freedom is restricted or prohibited, hi only one country — Af ghanistan — did the fourth annual report find what it considered "significant improvement" in the area of religious freedom. The report 's executive summary says that on one extreme are totalitarian or authoritarian governments where reli gious belief and practice are persecuted , such as in China or North Korea. In both countries, unapproved religious activity can bring harsh sanctions, from destruction of churches to anest, torture and imprisonment of religious leaders. At the more beni gn end of the spectrum, the summary singled out three Western European nations — Bel gium, France and Germany — for policies aimed at "sects" which sometimes lead to religious discrimination. France, for example, passed a law in 2001 that allows a religious organization to be dissolved for reasons ranging from placing minors at risk to false advertising. The law has been used against the Church of Scientology, in a case where the prosecutor sought to dissolve the church in Paris. Much more dramatic are the reports on countries where religious activity is tightly controlled or where practice of anything but the approved state religion is prohibited.

China continues to restrict religious practice to governmentsanctioned organizations in registered p laces of worship, the report said. Police closed mosques, temples, seminaries, and Catholic and Protestant churches that were not part of officially sanctioned groups. Thousands of followers of Falun Gong have been imprisoned and hundreds have died in detention since 1999, said the report. Also in the region, the report cited significant problems with religious freedom in India, Pakistan, Vietnam, Burma and Indonesia. In most of those countries, the constitutions provide for religious freedom. In practice, however, minority faiths often are the target of attacks and systematic discrimination, it said. For example, Pakistan 's "Hudood" ordinances apply different standards of evidence in court to Muslims and non-Muslims as well as to men and women. Laws against blasphemy carry sometimes severe penalties, including the death sentence for indirectl y defiling the name of the prophet Mohammed. Saudi Arabia is officiall y an Islamic monarchy, and the law requires all citizens to be Muslims. Although private practice of non-Islamic faiths is theoretically allowed , in reality this is not necessarily the case , said the report. With an estimated forei gn population of 7 million out of a total 17 million, the prohibition on prac ticing other faiths affects a significant portion of the peop le who live in Saudi Arabia. The report estimates that the immigrant population includes about 1.5 million Indians, 1 million Bangladeshis and nearly a million each of Pakistanis, Egyptians and Filipinos. The Phili pp ine Embassy estimated 90 percent of the Fili pino community in Saudi Arabia is Christian. And the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops estimates

between 500,000 and 1 million Catholics live there. Earlier this year, two Filipino Catholics in Saudi Arabia were arrested for having a prayer group in their home, the report said, They were sentenced to 150 lashes , served a 30-day jai l sentence and were deported. The report also noted that children of Saudi fathers are considered Muslim, regardless of the country or the faith in which they have been raised. Saudi law also has strict norms for public dress and standards of behavior prohibiting unrelated men and women from being together in public. Religious police, known as Mutawwa'in , frequentl y reproach or detain those who do not comply. In Africa , Sudan still has one of the most troubling records when it comes to reli gious freedom , according to the report. Constitutionally an Islamic country, Sudan makes conversion from Islam to another faith punishable b y death, the report s....; It noted that a Christian woman was sentenced to death by storing for having an extramarital affair and becoming pregnant. After intervention from the Vatican, her sentence was reduced to 75 lashes, imposed after the birth of her child. The report mentioned problems in a few countries in the Western Hemisphere, as well. Mexico continues to have incidents of reli gious intolerance in the southern state of Chiapas, particularly directed at Protestant evangelicals , it said. And in Colombia, the Catholic bishops ' conference reported that illegal armed groups killed 25 Catholic priests, including a bishop and an archbishop, between 1987 and 2002. Nearl y all were attributed to leftist guerrillas , it said. The bishops also reported that 57 Catholic churches had been seriously damaged or destroyed over the last decade. Most of the damage was not intentional, but resulted from guerrilla attacks on nearby municipal buildings.

Reunions Oct. 26: Biggest reunion ever of Sac red Heart Cathedral Preparato ry School joining alumnae and alumni of Sacre d Heart, Cathedral , St. Vincent , St. Peter 's , and Sacred Heart Cathedral at Pacific Bell Park . The event commemorates thel50-year tradition of the revered schools and their legacy today in SHCP. Dinner, dancing, ballpark tours will accompany reminiscing and the renewing of friendships with classmates and faculty. Call (415) 775-6626 , ext. 765 or contact www.shcp.edu. Oct. 26: Class of '57, Mercy High School, SF, at SF Airport Marriott , Burlingame, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Contact Marilyn Mitchell Brook at (650) 941-9067 , brookridge@earthlink.net , or Teresa Ramirez Fiorentini at (415) 924-6141. Nov. 9: Class of '87, Notre Dame High School, Belmont. Contact ND Alumnae Office at (650) 5951913, ext. 351 or alumnae@ndhsb.org. Nov. 9: Class of '52, Star of the Sea Elementary, SF. Classmates should contact Carol Bagan Rogers at (415) 665-6921 or Diane Beltrano Panelli at depanelli@attbi.com. Nov. 16: Presentation High School, SF class of '82. Contact Kathy Cooney Wilson at (650) 9522813 or kathycooney@yahoo.com , or Lucy Sallaberry Mulkerrins at (650) 341-6299.

Vocations Oct. 26, 27: The Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose invite you to join them tor a weekend retreat. Open to all Catholic single women of college age to 39 years. Contact Sister Pauline at (510) 657-2468 or pauline@msjdominicans.org. Nov. 1-3: Invitation to Explore Religious Life with the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas at Mercy Center, Burlingame. Includes presentations, time for communal and personal prayer and reflection and small group sharing. Contact Mercy Sister Lenore Green at (650) 340-7434 or lenorersm@aol.com.

School of Pastoral Leadership www.splsf.org. Classes commencing Oct. 29 and subsequent dates: •Sacraments and Liturgy, Father John Talesfore, SF; Doug Benbow, San Mateo "Prayer and Spiritual Life, Dominican Father Luke Buckles , SF; Father Francis Tiso, San Mateo; •Introduction to Sacred Scripture, Father David Anderson, Marin; 'Church History Survey, Mark Brumtey, SF; "Foundations of Catholicism, Father Francis Tiso, SF Classes held weekly 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. at Junipero Serra High School, 451 W. 20th Ave., San Mateo; Marin Catholic High School, 675 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. at Bon Air Rd., Kentfield; Mercy High School, 3250 19th Ave., San Francisco. Classes also take place at the Pastoral Center of the Archdiocese, One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco. For additional information, call Joni Gallagher at (415) 614-5564 or spl@att.net. Pre-registration is necessary for many programs. Visit the SPL Web site at www.splsf.org.

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Datebook Irom Jesuit Father Robert J. Spitzer, president , Gonzaga University, and author of Case for Life. Other issues to be discussed include legislative trends , understanding stem cell research , providing service for healing and reconciliation following abortion. $15 per person. Advance registration requested. Call (415) 614-5572. Takes place 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at St. Mary 's Cathedral, Gough St., and Geary Blvd., SF.

Family Life Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends can add to a Lifetime of Love. For more information or to register, call Michele or George Otte at (888) 568-3018. Introductory instruction for married or engaged couples about Natural Family Planning, Billings Ovulation Method, is available by appointment from NFP consultant Gloria Gillogley. Call (650) 3459076. Natura l Family Planning classes on the Billings Ovulation Method of NFP are offered at St. Brendan Parish, Ulloa and Laguna Honda Blvd., SF. Call instructo r, Jodi Mendieta, at (415) 2853036. Seton Medical Center Natural Family Planning/Fertility Care Services offers classes in the Creighton Model of NFP. Health educators are also available to speak to youth and adults on topics of puberty, responsible relationships, adolescent sexuality, the use of NFP throughout a woman's reproductive life , and infertility. Call (650) 301-8896. Retrouvaille, a program for troubled marriages. The weekend and follow up sessions help couples heal and renew their families. Presenters are three couples and a Catholic priest. Call Peg or Ed Gleason at (415) 221-4269 or edgleason ©webtv.net. The Adoption Network of Catholic Charities offers free adoption information meetings twice a month. Singles and married couples are invited to learn more about adopting a child from foster care. Call (415) 406-2387 for information.

Single, Divorced, Separated 3rd Thurs.: Meetings at 7 p.m. for New Wings at St. Thomas More Church, 1300 Junipero Serra Blvd. at Brotherhood Way, SF. Potluck dinner Oct. 19th at 6 p.m. and on subsequent 3rd Saturdays. Call Ron at (650) 557-9100 after 6 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 17: The Divorce Recovery Course , a chance to understand the emotional journey begun with the end of a marriage. 7 p.m. at St. Stephen Church, Eucalyptus Dr. SF. $45 fee includes materials. Call Jeannie at (650) 5922164 or Vonnie at (650) 873-4236. Catholic Adult Singles Assoc, of Marin meets for support and activities. Call Bob at (415) 8970639 for information.

Food & Fun Oct. 19: Open House and Christmas in October Boutique commemorating the 118th anniversary of the University Mound Ladies Home , 1 - 3 p.m. at 350 University St., SF. (415) 239-6696. Oct. 19: Retro Dinner Dance and Auction benefiting retrofit fund of St. Paul Church, San Francisco at Irish Cultural Center, 45th Ave. and Sloat Blvd., SF. Cocktails, silent auction at 6 p.m.; dinner at 8 p.m.; dancing till midnight. $65 per person. Call Katy O'Shea at (415) 648-7538. Oct. 19: Treasure Trove at St. Stephen 's Donworth Hall, Eucalyptus Dr., SF. Craft Fair, Street fair, Pumpkin Patch and Rummage Sale sponsored by LCA Juniors, an auxiliary of Catholic Charities. Contact (415) 592-9243 or LCASF@yahoo. com. Oct. 20: St. Finn Barr Parish Food Faire , 415 Edna St., SF, featuring cuisine of the Philippines, China, Mexico, El Salvador, and other countries from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Raffle, too. Call (415) 3333627. Nov. 10: Pancake Breakfast and Entertainment , 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Tickets $5/$4.50/$4. Games , holiday gifts , raffle, too. Oct. 25: St. Brigid Church Annual Fall Dinner with cocktails at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. at Fort Mason Officers Club. Raffle , door prizes, and dancing to music of Sandy, Jack , and Michele of Wish You We re Here. Tickets $30/$10 children. Call (415) 364-1511 orwww.st-brigid.org. Oct. 25, 26, 27: Halloween Town, annual festival of St. Cecilia Parish, 17th Ave. at Vicente , SF. Food, games, raffle, silent auction with snack bar. Fun for all ages. Fri. 6 - 1 0 p.m.; Sat. noon-4 p.m./6-10 p.m. with dinner 5 - 7 p.m.; Sun. noon - 6 p.m. Call (415) 664-8481. Oct: 26: Fall Festival benefiting Sacred Heart Elementary School, 735 Fell St., SF. Games, food booths, music, local vendors. Admission free. Enter through Fillmore or Oak St. gate. Booths $25. Prospective vendors should call Reese Fernandes or Salvita Sahi at (415) 621-8035. Oct. 26: Holiday Craft Fair, 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at St. Gabriel Elementary School, 41st Ave. and Ulloa St., SF benefiting the school. Items include scarves , jewelry, soaps, tote bags, candles, ornaments. Call (415) 566-0314. Plenty of fun for entire family with booths, games , food and more . Oct. 26: Nightmare on St. Thomas More Way Carnival 2002, fall festival of St. Thomas More Elementary School, 50 Thomas More Way off Brotherhood Way, SF, 11:30 a.m. - 9 p.m. Call (415) 905-4660, ext. 20. Oct. 30: Octoberfest Luncheon and Bingo Party benefiting the Sisters of the Good Shepherd and Grace Center at Basque Cultural Center, 599 Railroad Ave., South San Francisco with Social Hour at 11:30 a.m. and lunch at 12:30 p.m. $35 per person. Call (415_ 587-5374. Nov. 2: Harvest of Blessings, a dinner and live auction benefiting active and retired Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet at the United Irish Cultural

Center beginning at 6 p.m. $60 per person. Call Sister Therese Martin at (415) 387-9350. Nov. 2, 3: The Beat Goes On, Fashion Show 2002 benefiting St. Ignatius College Preparatory School sponsored by the SI Women 's Guild. Nov. 2 event at 6 p.m. features fashion, dinner, dancing with tickets at $125 per person. Nov. 3 event at 11 a.m. features fashion and luncheon with tickets at $75 per person. Call Nancy Murphy at (415) 5863568 or Eda McNulty at (415) 759-7399. Nov. 7: Don Bosco Associate Dinner honoring Fred Scolari and Salesian Father Armand Oliveri with the Concern for Youth Award at Mark Hopkins Hotel, SF. Tickets $100 per person. Proceeds benefit Salesians of St. John Bosco. Call Maryanne Murray at (415) 564-3846 or Aileen Cantanzarita at (650) 553-4241. Nov. 16: Bal de Paris, benefiting Notre Dame des Victoires school, SF, at the City 's Four Seasons Hotel. Dining, entertainment , dancing, gaming, silent/live auctions. Call (415) 397-0113. Nov. 16, 17: Christmas Boutique at St. Andrew Church, Southgate and Sullivan, Daly City, featuring handcrafted decorations and gifts. Nov. 16: 9 a.m. 6 p.m.; Nov. 17: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Call (650) 7563223. 3rd Wed.: All you can eat Spaghetti Luncheon at Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, 3255 Folsom up the hill from Cesar Chavez, SF. $7 per person. A San Francisco tradition for decades. Reservations not required. Call (415) 824-1762. 3rd Sat.: Handicapables gather for Mass and lunch at St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, at noon. Volunteer drivers always needed. Call (415) 584-5823. 4th Sat.: Handicapables of Marin meet at noon in the recreation room of the Maria B. Freitas Senior Community adjacent to St. Isabella Church, Terra Linda, for Mass, lunch and entertainment. Call (415) 457-7859.

Performance Admission free unless otherwise noted. Oct. 20: Oliver Douberly, organist at Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Oklahoma City, plays and conducts the choir at the 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Elizabeth Church , 449 Holyoke St., SF. Mr. Douberly is the 1998 Musician of the Year of the National Pastoral Musicians' association. St. Elizabeth music director, Karen Haslag, is a former student of Douberly's. Call (415) 468-0820. Oct. 25: Hear Watershed: Sacred Music Before and After Vatican II by Coro Hispano and Conjunto Nuevo Mundo at St. Ignatius Church, Fulton at Parker, SF, at 8 p.m. Selections include the Ramirez ' Misa Criolla. Program repeated Oct. 30th at Stanfo rd University Memorial Church, Palo Alto at 8 p.m. Call (415) 431-4234. Sundays: Concerts at 4 p. m. at National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, Vallejo and Columbus, SF. Call (415) 983-0405 or www.shrinesf.org. Open to the public. Sundays: Concerts at St. Mary Cathedral at 3:30 p.m. Gough and Geary Blvd., SF. Call (415) 5672020 ext. 213. Concerts are open to the public . Free will donation may be made.. Oct. 18, 19: The Broadway musical, Working, featuring a score by Godspell composer Stephen Schwartz and a script based on the book by Studs Terkel, plays at USF's Gill Theatre in Campion Hall, Fulton and Cole St., SF. Curtain at 8 p.m. all performances. Tickets $10/$5 are available at the door or by calling (415) 422-6516. Co-directed by Rick Roberts and David Panqaro.

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Tom Clancy's papal thriller: overlong but believable work with his counterparts in the British intelli gence office. They are drawn into the scheme because their cooperation is necesIf you are not a Tom Clancy fan (I am sary to get the "rabbit" out of Moscow — not), you can skip his newest Jack Ryan without Moscow knowing he has fled. CIA caper unless you are seduced (as I was) What is interesting about all this is that by the fact that "Red Rabbit " (G.P. in "Red Rabbit" the Jesuit-educated Clancy Putnam 's Sons, $28.95) deals with the con- becomes a cheerleader for God and moralisequences of a letter from Pope John Paul II ty (well, some aspects of morality), the to the Communist government of Poland church and the papacy as well as for the during the turmoil engendered by the good old USA and conservatism . Solidarity movement. Ryan, in his ruminations, In that fictional knowledges that one owes letter, Pope John Paul, | greater loyalty to God than ) country. He puts forth the a son of Poland , 1 threaten s to resign the ery Catholic idea that the papacy and return to tope is the vicar of Christ Poland to stand with — Christ's "No. 1 reprehis people. The letter, sentative on planet Earth." of course, becomes In Ryan 's thoughts, "The pope was a man known to the governwho 'd probably never ment 's Russian patrons hurt a single human who see it as an intolerable threat to Russia and being in his life. The communism. They there Catholic Church was not a perfect institution fore direct the KGB b 1 — nothing with mere assassinate the pope, pu ting the matter in the han< I people in it was or I ever could be. But it of their Bulgarian protege The order, however, d 1 was founded on faith turbs one of their trust in almighty God , and its policies rarel y, if ever, strayed communications officers , from love and charity. " one who has begun to quesThe KGB , on the other hand , "recogtion Communist Party dogma and now finds his conscience assailed by the moral- nized no power higher than the party it ity of the proposed killing. His tortured served. And , in proclaiming that , they decision to defect and make the plot known defined themselves as the enemy of all leads him to contact a CIA agent surrepti- mankind — for wasn 't mankind made in tiousl y, setting in motion the chain of God' s own image?" events that sweep from Moscow to London As for the thoug hts of the defector, they to Washington to Bulgaria and to Rome, would do justice to an entry-level dialogue where an attempt on the pope 's life actual- on moral theology. ly took p lace, thereby providing a factual What, then, are the problems with basis for Clancy 's clever plotting. Clancy's "Red Rabbit"? Well, for one, there Ryan comes into the picture because, as are the unnecessary vulgarisms. And there is a rising CIA analyst (this is long before the reliance on alphabetical jargon, making Ryan 's ascendancy to the presidency fol- the head spin at tunes, and the constant repelowing the derring-do and promotions tition of slang terms ("spooks" and "players," chronicled in previous Clancy/Ryan for instance), which speaks to slovenly writescapades), he has beei, sent to London to ing. Finally there is Clancy 's well-documentBy Joseph R. Thomas Catholic News Service

ed penchant for providing useless information, giving rise to a 618-page book that could have been kept under 500 pages. Clancy fan s, of course, forg ive him for all of these sins because his plotting is generally intricate, credible and solidly situated in real events and circumstances. Thus, real figures out of history abound in "Red Rabbit ," leaving the message, "Hey, it really could have happened , the pope really could hav e sent a letter to Warsaw say ing, 'if the government of Warsaw persists in its unreasonable oppression of the people, I will be compelled to resign the papacy and return to be with my people in their time of trouble. '" The ability to make a believer out of the reader is at the heart of Clancy 's work

and it was never more evident than in "Red Rabbit. " PAGING: A real, if one-sided , look at the CIA is provided by Robert Baer in "See No Evil" (Crown Publishers). Baer, a Georgetown grad (like the fictional Ryan), combines a memoir of his life as an agent with an indictment of the agency's shortcomings. Similar shortcomings are on view in "The Bureau and the Mole" (Atlantic Monthl y Press) by David A. Vise. The subtitle says it all: "The Unmasking of Robert Phili p Hanssen, the Most Dangerous Double Agent in FBI history." Thomas, retired editor in chief of The Christophers and a former diocesan newspaper editor, is a frequent reviewer of books.

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