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JL ope John Paul II commemoratedthe deadly terrorist attxks in the United States with prayers for the victims and for world peace. "We implore tenacity and perseverance for all men of good will in pursuing paths of j ustice and peace," he said Oct. 11 during a morning prayer with hundreds of bishops attending a monthlong synod. "May the Lord uproot from the heart of man every traceof rancor, enmity and hate and make him open to reconciliation, solidarity and peace, " the pope said. As in his previous public statements since the start of a U.S. bombing campaign on suspected terrorist targets in Af ghanistan, the pope did not support or condemn the military action. The pope's observance of the one-month anniversary of the Sept. 11 attxks was one of thousands held around the world including New York City, the site of the World Trade Center and in Washington, D.C., where the nearby Pentagon was attacked. At a memorial Mass in St. Matthew's Cathedral, Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick of

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Flight 93 hero: Man of faith, family by TIM DRAKE National Catholic Register

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SAN RAMON, Calif. - For the nation , the defining moment of 38-year-old ThomasBurnett Jr.'s life came Sept. 11 when he decided to thwart the actions of United Airlines Flight 93. But for Mr. Burnett it came on April 25, 1992, when he started his own family. A press statement released by Tom's sisters after his death stated that "the most important tiling in Tom's life was his family." Indeed, not only was Mr. Burnett able to spend time with his par-

ents the weekend before his death, but his family also p layed a role in his presence on Flight 93, bound from Newark to San Francisco. Originally scheduled for a later flight, Mr. Burnett booked an earlier flight in order to get back home to his wife and three daughters - twin 5-year-olds and a 3-year old. Mr. Burnett spoke by phone with his wife four times before the plane went down. Much of what is known about the plane's last moments is a result of those calls. In his first call to his wife, Tom explained that the p lane had been hijacked by men claiming to have a bomb and that a passengerhad FLIGHT 93, page 8

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San Francisco 's Caesars Restaurant was the site of the surprise shindig marking 40 years of marriage for Helen and Mario Nardi. The couple , married at St. Gregory Parish , San Mateo in 1961, are longtime parishioners of St. Robert Parish , San Bruno.

....Pray and play with the community of MHIbrae 's St. Dunstan Parish this weekend (See Datebook). The annual festival includes the dedication of the parish school's new computer lab , science classroom and library on Sunday with teacher, Andrew Udovich, an alum of Notre Dame des Bishop John Wester presiding. Pastor is Holy Ghost Victoires Elementary and Archbishop Riordan Hi gh Father Dermot Kavanag h. Princi pal is Tom Dooher.... School. Andrew 's mom is Mater Dolorosa Elementary Congrats to Laura Diaz-Flaviani , new music director at staffer , Sharon Udovich.... Prayers please for Father St. Paul Parish, San Francisco , who grew up in St. George Thomas, longtime pastor and now pastor emeritus Dunstan , and welcome home to her sister, Tish Diaz, also a of Our Lady of the Wayside, Portola Valley who is recovmusician and accompanist for celebrities including Andy ering from recent surgery and pneumonia . . . St. Peter 's, Williams and Robert Goulet. Tish j s in town to play for a Pacifka says thanks for the "outstanding service" to parish San Jose production of Grease and while here has also filled secretary and housekeeper Gerda Leis who has retired and moved to Reno. Congrats to in for vacationing accompanist , parishioners Ellen Hage and Caroline Boone, at Our Lady Veronica Walters who are now of Angels Parish , serving in the roles. Shirley Burlingame....We're happy to Petersen, director of outreach to welcome parishes that have the sick and elderl y, has also established the returning moved on and will be "missed" Catholics program Landings to the parish said. Welcome to new Datebook. Dominican Father outreach coordinator , Maureen Steve Ma ekawa coordinates the Hillard....It was a summer of ministry at San Francisco 's St. sailing for Marin Catholic Dominic 's. Thanks to Father School sophomore Hig h Maekawa for his positive comMorgan Gutenkunst and senior ments about Catholic San Francisco that he generousl y Quilting up a storm or at least first prize is Sarah Molly Carapiet who both took Lidwell, a sixth grader at South San Francisco 's prizes in competitions last Jul y. shared with me during a chat we had recently in the parking lot of Mater Dolorosa Elementary. Sarah's counte rpane Congrats to Marin Catholic 's director Teri the new digs....Each of lis at the Kittens, a winner at this year 's San Mateo County admission Fair, is her third. She learned the craft at the Groshong now representing all Chancery/Pastoral Center has of the Catholic high schools in been given a push-butto n mecha- knee of her grandmother . La Verne Campilongo. Proud, too , are her folks , Fran and Mark. Father the. Archdiocese in the area of nism to operate the new electronic gate on the lower lot. While Hugh O'Donnell , Mater Dolorosa pasto r, presided admissions at professional gathat the school's opening day Mass just a bit ago. erings around the Conor disputes the occurrence , I Newty installed student council officers include country....Gail Chastain , a am sure that when we were fiddling with the gizmo on a recent Jamie Rey, Carla Paulate , Johleena Tolentino and social studies teacher at Mercy Nolan Leonardo. St. Joseph Sister Agnes ride home it opened several of High School , San Francisco Haddock is student council moderator. was among participants in an our neighbors ' garage doors and International Studies Summer set, at least , one dog to howling. ...Enjoyed taping a recent Mosaic at KPIX Institute at Indiana University....Annemarie Cota, teacher Channel 5 with Father Gerald Coleman, president/rector of English at Notre Dame High of St. Patrick's Seminary as guest. Of course the hospital- School, Belmont, is among eduity was unbeatable from station exec Rosemary Roach of cators designated by students at St. Dominic Parish, San Francisco and St. Andrew, Daly UC Santa Barbara as "having the City parishioner , Peter Peter, who assists in security at the greatest impact " on their broadcast outlet 's Battery St. studios. Also at work at lives....Thanks to Kathleen Channel 5 is assignment editor and sibling-in-the-faith , Woods longtime dispatcher ol Christine Sellai. Christine is married to Joe Kaniewski and greetings from the Golden Gate their children Frank and Angelina are grade schoolers at Serra Club to priests celebrating Annemarie Cota Star of the Sea.... Thanks, too, to brother-in-the-faith Greg anniversaries of ordination and to Guisso, of KGO Channel 7, who went the extra mile to let Frank Sawyer who continues the worthy tradition . Golden me know of last Sunday 's airing of / Am Joseph, Your Gate Serra hosted an annual seminarians ' picnic at St. Brother, an hour-long Catholic Communications documen- Patrick's Seminary that drew 36 men stud y ing at the semitary mapping the Church 's "journey toward reconciliation nary plus Serrans and their families from branches including with the Jewish people." Hope you saw the notice in last Downtown San Francisco , San Mateo, Marin, Palo Alto week's issue and had a chance to tape or watch it....A very and San Jose. St. Cecilia parishioner Mark Shustoff belated welcome at St. Pius Elementary to computer chaired the fest....

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Hol y Name of Jesus Parish has been taking the Chill off the Sunset District fog since 1925. On October 28, with Archbishop William J. Levada presiding, the community will gather for a Mass of Thanksg iving ending a year of prayer and celebration commemorating its first 75 years. Father Donald D'Angelo, pastor of Hol y Name since 1999, was born and raised in the parish. His dad, Liborio , now deceased , and his mom, Anita , now 85 years old and living in Burlingame , were owners of D'Angelo Brothers Fish and Poultry at 30th Ave. and Nori ega. "People remind me of that ," Father D'Angelo said, mentioning, too, his well-known reputation as the neighborhood paperboy. "Who Father Donald ever would have believed that a D'Anqelo public school student living on 33rd Ave. would end up being the pastor ol Hol y Name? Father D'Angelo said the year of events in honor of the parish anniversary "was a lot of work but well worth it." He said it succeeded in involving all populations of the parish, which now includes heritages including Irish, Italian, Russian, Vietnamese, Chinese, Ethiop ian , Filipino and Indonesian. The many activities also included the introduction of a parish golf tournament and a High Tea for past and current parishioners. "They just love getting together in a social atmosphere, enjoy ing each other 's company and telling stories," Father D'Angelo said. Father D'Angelo said the diversity of the parish is very visible at weekend Masses when people ri se from the assembly to assist as readers or eucharislic ministers. "It's like a small United Nations and 1 take delight in that," he said. Father D'Angelo is truly grateful for the opportunity to serve at Holy Name. "The parishioners are people of great faith and not just traditional faith but formed faith ," he said. "They have gone throug h the process of education and Vatican II and adapted very well. I think there is a lot of spirituality in the people in terms of their desire to grow closer to Christ and do what is ri ght and live a good Christian life." He said he also experiences a "great sense of history " from parishioners "and about who they are as members of Holy Name. "There's a real sense of family, a closeness ," Father D'Angelo said. Alice Ho Seher was raised in North Beach and has been a Sunset District resident for 22 years. She was received into the Church at Hol y Name at last year ' s Easter Vi gil. Her husband , Frederick Seher, and their children , Holy Name Elementary students Zoe, Zachariah , and Zephaniah , preceded her into the faith. "I celebrated the new millennium by becoming Catholic ," Alice said with a confident chuckle. "I like the

Archbishop Joseph McGucken turns the soil at groundbreaking of Holy Name of Jesus Church on Sept. 30, 1962. Assisting are (left) Msgr. William J.Flanagan , Holy Name pastor 1956-78 who died in 1994, and Msgr. Richard W. Power, longtime pasto r of Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Daly City, who died in 1981.

foundation supporting my children 's growth here and that the teaching supports my moral teaching at home." She said she is enjoy ing her now "broader relationshi p " with the parish , which until last Easter was strictl y at the school , and likes the vision of Father D'Angelo to offer activities thai include all youth of the parish. Jan Pang has been a parishioner at Holy Name for 16 years. She and her husband Andrew 's daughters , Cecilia and Andre a are graduates of the parish school , and daughter, Jinna , is currentl y in sixth grade there . "The school is a very friendl y place ," Mrs. Pang said with a lau gh wanting to be sure she picked the ri ght word to describe it. She also expressed her gratitude to princi pal , Noreen Murphy for "hel ping parents a lot." She said the "parish has a great togetherness " and is in good hands under the leadership of Father D'Angelo.

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope John Paul II will issue his final document on the Synod for Oceania in November, but has decided against making a persona! trip to the continent for the occasion, Vatican sources said. This is the first time the much-traveled pope has stayed home while issuing a regional synod document. At times over the last year, the pope has appeared tired and frail during trips to Greece, Syria, Malta , Ukraine , Kazakstan and Armenia. Aides say the 81-year-old pontiff still intends to keep traveling, but one source said the long flight from Rome helped rule out a trip to the Pacific region. Sources said the apostolic exhortation on the church in Oceania was written by the pope on the basis of thematic statements adopted at the end of the synod, which took place at the Vatican in late 1998. At that time, the bishops proposed cities in New Caledonia and Australia as possible venues for a papal visit to unveil his apostolic exhortation. The synod brought together bishops from Australia , New Zealand and island nations in the Pacific.

Texas bishop s urge legalization, health care for immigrants

AUSTIN , Texas (CNS) — Efforts to restrict legal immigrants from receiving government-funded health care are short-sighted from both humanitarian and fiscal points of view, the 21 Catholic bishops of Texas said in a pastoral statement. The bishops also asked elected leaders to adopt a policy that allows people who have lived illegally in the country for long periods of time to regularize their immigration status. Denying tax-funded preventative and primary health care to noncitizens , they said, "will create tremendous hardships for them and ultimate ly will force these men, women and children to seek health care at emergency rooms throughout the state, clearl y the most expensive form of delivering health care." They supported proposed federal legislation that would allow slates to provide health coverage to legal immigrants under Medicai d and under the children 's health insurance program. Immigration and welfare laws passed in 1996 ended coverage for legal immigrants under those programs.

Potential Bush nominee says he is victim of anti-Catholicism

NEW YORK (CNS) — John M. Klink, a former representative for the Vatican on population issues who was under consideration for a State Department post, said opposition to his appointment revealed a "virulent anti-Catholicism." Reports in the spring said the Bush administration had chosen him to serve as an assistant secretary heading the Bureau of Population, Refugee and Migration. But his name was never submitted to the Senate for confirmation, and the New York Times reported Oct. 3 that he "withdrew after a firestorm of protest erupted among refugee advocates." Klink, 52, held several executive positions with Catholic Relief Services from 1976 to 1986. Later, Klink served on the Vatican delegation to the 1994 Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, Egypt, and often came into conflict with officials of the Clinton administration. News stories about Klink's nomination reported critics objected to his stand against condoms, emergency contraception and related matters. In an interview, Klink said, 'The pro-abortion lobby was working overtime to make sure not only that my name was discredited but that the Holy See would not be seen as the great leader it is in refugee work."

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even when one doesn 't understand them. They need to be persuaded," said Ludwig. He said that almost half in the survey agree that one can be a good Catholic without going to Mass.

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Communist agent who hilled Polish p riest is unrepentant

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope John Paul II beatified seven people Oct. 7 , including Sister Emiiie Tavernier Gamelin , the Canadian founder of a religious order dedicated to serving the sick and the poor. VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A week after Pope John Paul Blessed Emiiie ministered to the needy in 19th-century II returned from Kazakstan in late September, an unusual Montreal before dying of cholera in 1851. Her order, the Sisters letter of conversion let the pontiff know that he alread y had of Providence, today carries on her work on four continents. made a difference in at least one person 's life. Emiiie Tavernier was bom in 1800 in Montreal. She marSveta Barbassova, a 22-year-old woman who worked as ried in 1823 and had three children, but each of them died, then an interprete r during the papal visit, wrote that after being her husband died. Following these trials she began opening her personall y touched by the pope 's message, she had decided home to the needy. The local bishop sent others to help, and to be baptized into the Catholic Church. Her letter was pubfrom this experience the Sisters of Providence were bom. lished by the Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano. Also beatified were Archbishop Ignatius Maloyan, an Barbassova said she had known Christianity only by tradition Armenian martyred during the harsh repression by Ottoman until her encounter with (he pope. That was precisely the group Turks in 1915; Nicholas Gross, a German journalist who defied the pope was trying to reach during his visit: people he said Nazis and was executed at age 46 in 1945; Sacred Heart Sister " " Eugenia Picco, who served the poor of northern Italy, especial- belonged to no religion but who were searching for the truth. interpreter said she followed almost every The young ly during World War I; Father Tommaso Maria Fusco, an Italian known for his life of spirituality and preaching, who established papal event in the Kazak capital of Astana and was amazed 's "so weak physically, but so strong orphanages and homes for the needy in the 19th century; Father at the pope personality, " When the pope told young people at a university in spirit. Alfonso Maria Fusco, who founded and oversaw a women 's "No one religious order that taught and cared for orphans in 19th centu- that God loves each of them personally, she said, , and the pope spoke had ever spoken to me like that before ry Italy; and Mercy Sister Maria Euthymia Uffing, a German to me in the name of Jesus Christ," she said. nun who treated war prisoners during World War U.

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholics should see themselves as "people seriously committed to a spiritual path", Robert Ludwig, Catholic studies professor at DePaul University in Chicago, told a symposium at The Catholic University of America in Washington. This redefinition would include an institutional church viewed by Catholics as less authoritarian and as a church that provides more lay participation in decision-making, he added. Ludwig was commenting on a survey reporting that young Catholics identify with many core faiu\ beliefs but not with many of the rules of the institutional church, including weekly Mass attendance. Young Catholics "are more and more distant from the institution, the tradition, the active practice of faith communities," he said. They "are surfing the church," he added. Ludwig said today's young adults are heavily influenced by a U.S. culture of pluralism, diversity and democratization. "They don 't agree that one should obey church teachings

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Sacred Heart Sister Margaret Robinson dies Sister Margaret Robinson, a Religious ol the Sacred Heart for 60 years, and a residem of her congregation's Oakwood retiremem residence in Atherton, died at Stanford University Hospital on Sept. 27. She was 87 years old. Bom in Nevada, Sister Robinson attended elementary and secondary school at Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton where later, as a Religious of the Sacred Heart, she enjoyed a teaching ministry and career spanning more than five decades. Alter completing an undergraduate degree at San Francisco College f or Women in 1934, and before entering religious life in 1940, Sister Robinson returned to her home state to begin her path as an educator spending some of the time teaching in a one-room schoolhouse. "Sister Margaret Robinson's long time devotion to Sacred Heart and her many contributions to the community and to her 'family' of students and colleagues at Atherton were well known," said Sacred Heart Sister Kay Baxter, director of Oakwood. In reference to Sister Robinson's "most satisfying experience throughout the years," teaching

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youngsters to read, Sister Baxter said, ""If Sister Robinson can't do it, no one can,' many said of her." Sister Baxter said the late religious "surel y fulfilled" the vision of the congregation 's founder, St. Madeleine Sophie, who said a key to teaching as a Religious of the Sacred Heart is "to know how to profit with skill and zeal" from all of one's gifts "to further the formation" of students' hearts and minds. Sister Robinson was last year's winner of an award named for the saint. In September, Sister Robinson shared "some of her favorite stories of her time on campus" on a video that was shown for the first time at the recent opening of the school's new library. "A wonderful place to remember Sister Margaret Robinson who taught so many generations of students to read," Sister Baxter said. Sister Robinson is survived by a cousin, Margaret Duff of San Francisco. A Mass •was celebrated on Oct. 4 at Oakwood. Remembrances may be made to the Reli gious of the Sacred Heart, 14C Valparaiso Ave., Atherton 94027.

The Archdiocesan School of Pastoral Leadership and Mercy Center are co-sponsoring a confe rence, "Golden Opportunities: Exploring Sp irituality in Aging and Caregiving" November 5-9. The five days , each of which can be attended separatel y, are designed to respond to the need of seniors to embrace the gifts of age and cope with losses. The conference will include presentations on "The Challenge of Bring ing Life to Fullness" b y Sisters Timothy Prokes and Sarah Doser, "The Mystery of Suffering and Loss" with Father David Pettingill , "Holding Loss" b y Barbara Elordi, MFT, and "Discovering the Healing Power of the Sacraments " with Father Ed Murray. Thursday, November 8, will be devoted to examining caregiving with Beth Witrogen McLeod, author of "Caregiving: The Spiritual Journey of Love, Loss and Renewal," Edith Kaplan, LCSW, an expert on Alzheimer 's, and Maureen Kelly, EdD, on caring and depression . The last day will be a retreat led by Jesuit Father Twigg-Porter. Sandi Peters , director of the Spirituality and Aging program at Mercy Center, finds that many people try to "back into old age." They try to avoid knowing they 're getting old.

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"The day I leave up to you ," he said. "But I recommend Friday because it was the day our Lord died on the cross, and it is a special day for Muslim people. Catholics can say, this is something I can do to ask the Lord to make these times safer for us all." ¦ In New York, Cardinal Edward M. Egan offered prayers Oct. 11 for the thousands who were killed in the attacks , for "those who miss them so greatl y," for those

a faithful Christian, a wonderful mother, and she can shoot a rifle." Mr. Grossman said Mr. Burnett changed his life for his family. "Once they began having children he really gave up some of the things he liked to do, like golf," he said. "He didn 't want to spend the time" away from the family. After she learned of the crash, Deena was faced with the task of telling the children what had happened. "I sat them on the bed and told them their Dad was not coming home," she said. She explained that bad people did something to the airplane to make it crash and that all the people in the airplane died. When they asked where he was, Deena told them he was in heaven. Their 3-year-old asked, "Why does he want to be with Jesus instead of us?" Deena later told their priest, Father Frank Colacicco of St. Isidore's Catholic Church in Danville, Calif., what may have motivated Tom to do what he did. "He always believed that God gave us the choice for evil or good - that was his philosop hy of life," said Deena. "He figured that these people were doing evil instead of good, and he decided to do something about it."

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The Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Sacrament of the Eucharist ' This comp letes Catholic San Francisco 's publication of the U.S. bishops ' document, 'The Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Sacrament of the Eucharist. ' 12. DOES ONE RECEIVE THE WHOLE CHRIST IF ONE RECEIVES HOLY COMMUNION UNDER A SINGLE FORM? Yes. Christ Jesus, our Lord and Savior, is wholl y present under the appearance either of bread or of wine in the Eucharist. Furthermore, Christ is wholl y present in any fragment of the consecrated Host or in any drop of the Precious Blood. Nevertheless , it is especiall y fitting to receive Christ in both forms during the celebration of the Eucharist. This allows the Eucharist to appear more perfectl y as a banquet , a banquet that is a foretaste of the banquet that will be celebrated with Christ at the end of time when the Kingdom of God is established in its fullness (cf. Eucharisticum Mysterium, no. 32). 13. IS CHRIST PRESENT DURING THE CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST IN OTHER WAYS IN ADDITION TO HIS REAL PRESENCE IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT? Yes. Christ is present during the Eucharist in various ways. He is present in the person of the priest who offers the sacrifice of the Mass. According to the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy of the Second Vatican Council , Christ is present in his Word "since it is he himself who speaks when _MP* the hol y scriptures are read in the _dr Church." He is also present in the _¦ assembled peop le as they pray and sing, "for he has promised J 'where two or three are gath- - _i|: _§|l << __J ered together in my name there am I in the midst of (Mt 18:20)" them ' (Sacrosanctu m Concilium, no. 7). Furthermore, he is likewise present in other I sacraments; for exam- J pie , "when any bod y J| baptizes it is reall y m Christ himself who jpf baptizes " (ibid.). We speak of the M presence of Christ I under the appear- I ances of bread and a wine as "real" in order ¦ to emphasize the spe- 1 1 cial nature of that pres- « ence. What appears to 1 be bread and wme is in m _g its very substance the ^mmr Body and Blood of Christ. The entire Christ is present , ^^ ^k God and man , body and ^m blood , soul and divinity. While i the other ways in which Christ is present in the celebration of the Euch arist are certainly not unreal this way surpasses the others. "This ^Btef l Jz. presence is called 'real ' not to exclude ^Bit : ~B| the idea that the others are 'real' too , but rather to indicate presence par excellence , because it is substantial and throug h it Christ becomes present whole and entire , God and man" (Mysterium Fidei, no. 39). 14.. WHY DO WE SPEAK OF THE "BODY OF CHRIST" IN MORE THAN ONE SENSE? First , the Bod y of Christ refers to the human bod y of Jesus Christ, who is the divine Word become man. During the Eucharist , the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ. As human , Jesus Christ has a human body, a resurrected and g lorified bod y that in the Eucharist is offered to us in the form of bread and wine. Secondl y, as St. Paul taught us in his letters , using the analogy of the human body, the Church is the Body of Christ, in which many members are united with Christ their head (I Cor 10:16-17 ,12:12-31; Rom 12:4-8). This reality is frequentl y referred to as the Mystical Body of Christ. All those united to Christ, the living and the dead , are joined together as one Bod y in Christ. This union is not one that can be seen by human eyes, for it is a mystical union brought about by the power of the Hol y Spirit. The Mystical Body of Christ and the eucharistic Body of Christ are inseparabl y linked. By Baptism we enter the Mystical Bod y of Christ, the Church , and by receiving the eucharistic Bod y of Christ we are strengthened and built up into the Mystical Body of Christ. The central act of the Church is the celebration of the Eucharist; the individual believers are sustained as members of the Church , members of the Mystical Body of Christ, throug h their reception of the Bod y of Christ in the Eucharist. Playing on the two meanings of "Bod y of Christ ," St. Augustine tells those who are to

receive the Bod y of Christ in the Eucharist: Be what you see, and receive what you are" (Sermon 272). In another sermon he says, "If you receive worthily, you are what you have received" (Sermon 227). The work of the Holy Spirit in the celebration of the Eucharist is twofold in a way that corresponds to the twofold meaning of "Bod y of Christ. " On the one hand , it is through the power of the Holy Spiri t that the risen Christ and his act of sacrifice become present. In the eucharistic prayer, the priest asks the Father to send the Holy Spirit down upon the gifts of bread and wine to transform them into the Bod y, and Blood of Christ (a prayer known as the epiclesis, or "invocation upon "). On the other hand , at the same time the priest also asks the Father to send the Hol y Spirit down upon the whole assembly so that "those who take part in the Eucharist may be one bod y and one spirit " (Catechism , no. 1353). It is through the Holy Spirit that the gift of the eucharistic Bod y of Christ comes to us and throug h the Holy Spirit that we are joined to Christ and each other as the Mystical Bod y of Christ.

what he was going to accomp lish for the salvation of his people (cf. Am 3:7; Is 21:28; Dan 2:27-45). Likewise, through the preaching and teaching of Jesus , the mystery of "the King dom of God" was being revealed to his disciples (Mk, 4:11-12). St. Paul explained that the mysteries of God may challenge our human understanding or may even seem to be foolishness, but their meaning is revealed to the People of God through Jesus Christ and the Hol y Sp irit (cf. I Cor 1:18-25, 2:6-10; Rom 16:25-27; Rev 10:7). The Eucharist is a mystery because it participates in the mystery of Jesus Christ and God's plan to save humanity throug h Christ. We should not be surprised if there are aspects of the Eucharist that are not easy to understand , for God ' s plan for the world has repeatedl y surpassed human expectations and human understanding (cf. Jn 6:60-66). For example, even the disciples did not at first understand that it was necessary for the Messiah to be put to death and then to rise from the dead (cf. Mk 8:31-33, 9:31-32, 10:32-34; Mt 16:21-23 , 17:22-23 , 20:17-19; Lk 9:22 , 9:43-45 , 18:31-34). Furthermore, any time that we are speaking of God we need to keep in mind that our human concepts never entirely grasp God. We must not try to limit God to our understanding, but allow our understanding to be stretched beyond its normal limitations by God' s revelation. ? B y his Real Presence in the ^S||_ Eucharist Christ fulfills his promise K ^ to be with us "always, until the Ik end of the age" (Mt 28:20). As St. Thomas Aquinas wrote, "It '? _ N i S ~ is tin - law of friendshi p that friends should live togethm^ * m. er... Christ has not left us without his bodil y presence in this our pilgrimage, but he joins k us to himself in this f k sacrament in the real M ity of his body and SB blood" (Summa fi Theolog , 111 q. iae j 75 , a. 1). With this ^ I gift of Christ ' s presence in our I midst , the Church is trul y blessed. As _f Jesus told his discim pies, referring to hit |». among P resence r ^ them , •'Amen, 1 say to M d|^ m you . many prophets Hh ^^ nv and righteous peop le longed to see what you jy ~ m : '.W see but did not see it , and . & to hear what you hear but ' M did. not hear it " (Mt 13:17). In the Eucharist the Church *| both receives the gift of Jesus Christ and gives gra teful thanks to f God for such a blessing. This thanksg iving is the onl y proper response , for through this gift of himself in the celebration of the Eucharist under the appearances of bread and wine Christ gives us the gift of eternal life . "Amen, amen, I say to you , unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood , you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal fife, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is tru e food , and my blood is true drink.... just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me." (Jn 6:53-57) FOR FURTHER READING Congregation for the Eastern Churches, Instruction on Liturgy (January 1996). Congregation of Rites, Eucharisticum Mysterium , Instruction on the Worship of the Eucharist (May 25, ' 1967). Pope John Paul 11, Dominic ae Cenae, Letter to the Bishops of the Church on the Mystery and Worship of the Eucharist (February 24, 1980). Pope Paul VI, Mysteriu m Fidei, Encyclical on the Holy Eucharis t (September 3, 1965). Pope Pius XII , Mediat o r Dei, Encyclica l on the Sacred Liturgy (November 20, 1947). Second Vatican Council, Sacrosanctum Concilium, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (December 4, 1 963). Subcommittee on the Third 'Millennium, National Conference of Catholic B ishops , A Book of Readings on the Eucharist. A Eucharistic Jubilee (Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference , 2000). Theolog ical-Historical Commission for the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000, The Eucharis t, Gift of Divin e Life (New York: The Crossroad Publishing Company,

By this we can see that the celebration of the Eucharist does not just unite us to God as individuals who are isolated from one another. Rather, we are united to Christ together with all the other members of the Mystical Bod y. The celebration of the Eucharist should thus increase our love for one another and remind us of our responsibilities toward one another. Furthermore , as members of the Mystical Bod y, we have a duty to represent Christ and to bring Christ to the world. We have a responsibility to share the Good News of Christ not only by our words but also by how we live our lives. We also have a responsibility to work against all the forces in our world that oppose the Gospel, including all forms of injustice. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches us: "The Eucharist commits us to the poor. To receive in truth the Bod y and Blood of Christ given up for us, we must recognize Christ in the poorest , his brethren" (no. 1397). 15. WHY DO WE CALL THE PRESENCE OF CHRIST IN THE EUCHARIST A "MYSTERY"? The word "mystery" is commonly used to refer to something that escapes the full comprehension of the human mind. In the Bible, however, the word has a deeper and more specific meaning, for it refers to aspects of God's plan of salvation for humanity, which has already begun but will be completed only with the end of time. In ancient Israel , through the Holy Spirit, God revealed to the prophets some of the secrets of

I CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO Guest Editorial Challeng e of waging j ust war The terrorist attacks of last month have provoked two seemingly contradictory reactions in our country. Confronted with the deaths of firefighters and other heroes who sacrificed their lives for strangers, we have deepened our appreciation for the beauty and value of human life. But the attacks also provoked the nation to anger, and roused it to military action. We are a country at war. Now, we must struggle to wage a war guided by our newly revived awareness of the gift of human life. We know that it is not enough merely to bring our prey to ground . In this "first war- of the 21st century," we must wage the kind of conflict that affirms the nation we are, and the nation we aspire to be. Americans understand that (lie waging of a "just war" is more daunting than ever. The most powerful nation on earth has trained its sights on an illusive, dangerous foe that lies hidden amidst the destitute innocent in Afghanistan. Even in a war not of our choosing, our overwhelming military power is likely to doom the lives of countless civilians, a reality confirmed by the mounting refugee crisis on Afghanistan 's borders. As Pope John Paul II warned during the Gulf War, "war is an adventure from which there is no return. " The Bush Administration has approached this moral challenge with a stated commitment to just war principles that call for the protection of civilians and the use of a proportionate military response. The administration also has been quick to distinguish between radical Islamic terrorism and tire Muslim world, between Osama bin Laden and ordinary Afghans, who have received emergency food drops. The Bush Administration also remains confident that its military goal is morally defensible: to wage a war against "all those who seek to export terror and a war against those governments that support or shelter them." Targets include terrorist training camps and intelligence operations, Taliban military and air defenses , and the caves and other hiding places of terrorist recruits. The military campaign has been bolstered by diplomatic and economic efforts to isolate Osama bin Laden and his network. Yet the hidden dangers and collateral damage of modem warfare have led many Catholics to doubt the possibility of waging a just war. Indeed, the president 's vow to avoid civilian casualties has already been shattered by the inevitable eirors that occur on bombing missions. The debate in Catholic circles has been fueled by the mixed public response from Church leaders and Catholic theologians. In the wake of September 11, the Pope urged U.S. officials to seek a peaceful solution. In many churches, homilists asked parishioners to put aside thoughts of revenge and offer forgiveness. Some theologians insisted that the punishment and containment of terrorism was the province of international law and the criminal justice system, not the battlefield . The pope 's early remarks seemed to cast doubt on the morality of the U.S. counterattack. But it may be that the pontiff primarily sought to check any rapid and disproportionate military action by the U.S. that could result in huge numbers of civilian casualties. Over the next few weeks, while the Bush Administration clarified its own plans and toned down its angry rhetoric, several Vatican officials and U.S. prelates sought to clarify whether a U.S. military campaign in Afghanistan, as outlined by the Bush Administration, met just war criteria. During the Synod of Bishops in Rome earlier this month, the U.S. bishops asserted that the U.S. counterattack was morally justified. But the bishops cautioned that military strikes should be "directed at those who use tenor as well as those who assist them, not at the Afghan people or Islam." The Vatican's leading diplomat, Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran, Secretary for Relations with States, agreed with the U.S. bishops ' position in a published interview: "Today we all recognize that the American government, like any other government, has the right to legitimate defense, because it has a duty to guarantee the security of its citizens." This is not the talk of pacifism, but the Vatican's deep uneasiness with the dangers of warfare also surfaced in the archbishop 's remarks. "Whenever men are forced to take up aims in order to defend their rights," observed Archbishop Tauran, "the logic of violence takes over, and that is always dangerous for mankind." Thus, despite strong reservations, Church leaders endorse the validity and importance of just war criteria in the present conflict. Perhaps their continued support for this age-old teaching arises from the tragic experience of the past century. Just war principles were violated then as they are today, but their existence, like all moral teaching, provides us with a standard of behavior from which to j udge ourselves, prodding our conscience to reheat from the abyss. The heroism displayed by many on September 11 showed us that our country, despite the "culture of death" in our midst, continues to value and protect human life. We still are a nation that can trust itself to do what is right. Let that experience of suffering and sacrifice guide the conduct of this war — and let us be ready to bring our military back from the abyss. Joan Frawley Desmond is a member of Catholic San Francisco 's Advisory Board.

Bishop Francis Quinn

Thank you so much for your wonderful article (Oct. 5) on Bishop Francis Quinn. It was well written and very informative on his experience working with Native Americans. I'm a St. Gabriel' s parishioner and I learned more about the Bishop 's life and work. I found it very interesting. Thank you , Patrick Joyce, for this outstanding article. Laura Herrgott San Francisco

Local children pray and support victims

How are you? My name is Kathleen Cushere. I am nine years old. I am a student of Our Lady of Perpetual Help School of Religion and J.F.K. Elementary School. I am writing this letter to tell you that I felt sad after I read "Attack hit home for Bay Area families." The story was written by Miss Kamille Nixon . I felt sad because many people died in New York , and Washington D.C. last September 11, 2001. Many properties were destroyed. Peace was broken. Miss Nixon 's story showed that even if we do not live in New York or Washington D.C. we can help. We do not know the victims but we feel their pains. We cry when we think about them. We pray for them. We share pur time and money. We love them because Jesus taught us to love one another. Every Saturday in my CCD Class at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help we pray for those who died and for their families. We pray for President Bush and our country 's leaders . We pray for peace in America and other countries. We also sing "God Bless America" and "America The Beautiful" . In my classes at OLPH and JFK there is a jar where students put some money. I contribute by not spending all my allowance for myself. I cannot go to New York oi Washington D.C. to help. I help by my prayers and by sharing my allowance. Kathleen Cushere Daly City

which no one thought would succeed? And didn 't Eng land give them a portion of the unoccup ied land after WW II? Didn 't attacks by their neighbors force them into the 7 Day War in order to expand their land to "defensible " borders - mountains and rivers? Hasn 't Israel gone to the peace table , willing to give up land for peace, while being continuall y attacked by terrorists? Is Israel less deserving of protection by the U.S. than other countries? Iraq sancti ons: Are we "obligated" to support nations with ideologies contrary to our own? Pakistan : If they hate us so much, why are they willing to aid us in this present crisis? Afghanistan: Why aren 't we on friendly terms with Afghanistan since the U.S. recently saved them from being conquered by Russia? Muslim Terrorists: Haven 't they been on the offensive since the crusades when they conquered countries and forcibly converted them to Islam - even though they have never received blame for "initiating" the crusades? Could much of the hate for America be due to their own propaganda? 1 really want to know. Lisa Fredericks San Francisco

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Pray er is the best answer

The Dominican Sisters of San Rafael are deeply saddened by the incidents of September 11, 2001 in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania. It is impossible to fathom the loss suffered by so many. I have just returned from Philadelphia where I attended a gathering of the leaders of Dominican congregations from throug hout the United States. While there, we learned that our government and its allies had engaged in military action against the Taliban in Afghanistan. We, who are preachers of God' s love and reconciliation , are profoundl y dismayed by this turn of events. We deep ly regret that military action was considered necessary. Our Christian faith leads us to declare that violence can onl y breed violence. This action calls us to deeper prayer in solidarity with the innocent victims of violence and terrorism around the world. Sister Patricia Simpson, O.P. Prioress General San Rafael

VS. is not to blame

In response to Larry H. Burdoin 's "What provokes the hatred?" in last week's Catholic San Francisco, in which he places the blame totally on the U. S„ 1 only wish things were that Black and White. Admitting ignorance of the facts, I would be interested in his answers to the following questions: Israel: Didn't the Jewish people buy much of the land in Israel over a period of time before WW II, land that was unoccupied because it was banen and no one else wanted it - fertile now onl y because of, their successful irrigation techniques ,

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Peace, war and Flig ht 93

As Christians we should forg ive our enemies and turn the other cheek. We all want peace and we hate to see innocent civilians harmed. We also have the ri ght to defend ourselves and others. The plight of the passengers aboard United Flight 93 on Septem ber 11 , was like a microcosm of what our country is faced with today. If you were on that plane and you knew that it was about to be used as a missile to attack a strateg ic target , resulting in the loss of more innocent lives, would you sit there thinking "maybe I should just turn my cheek ," or would you get up and fight for your own life and that of others? The heroes on that plane chose the greater good. We used to support our country and our heroic fighting men as they try to prevent the loss of more lives. Let s put away those dreadful chickenfeet peace signs and reall y do something constructive for peace. The Blessed Mother asked at Fatima for the rosary as the most effective weapon against war. The Holy Father asked for the rosary for peace. If we reall y believe in the power of prayer , let' s go for it! As one of the young heroes from Flight 93 said as they decided to go down fighting, "Let ' s roll ! Bonnie de Rutte Lagunitas

Sp irituality

Remaining in the Upper Room, waiting for Jesus Peter Maurin, the man who helped Dorolh y Day found The Catholic Worker, used to say : "When you don 't know what else to do, keep going to meetings!" Sound advice. Jesus, it seems, would agree. At the end of Luke's Gospel , just before he departs this earth , he gives his rather shaky group of followers thi s counsel : "Return to the city and don 't leave until you feel yourself clothed with power from on high!" We find out later, in the Acts of the Apostles, how his followers interpreted that. They met and waited together in an "upper room " until they felt the fire of Pentecost. When one tries to name the present moment in the church , few metaphors are as penetrating, as fertile a field for reflection , and as descriptive of what is actuall y happening as is this biblical image. A formerl y confident but now somewhat deflated group of disciples is huddled together in an upper room, confused and out of gas, needing to be recharged with power from above. That 's where we are today, by necessity, waiting for a new health and joy to return after a painful period within which we are being humbled and purified. This is not a time of pride for the church. Secular forces are increasingly marginalizing us; humiliating church scandals, to the delight of the culture , and it 's fashionable to be anti-ecclesial and anti-clerical . This isn't a time to hold one's ecclesial head very hi gh. Much of this , however, can be understood biblicall y, as a time in the "upper room." Much of what is happening

in the church today is deserved. We lived too long in a time of ecclesial and clerical privilege . A time of disprivilege will alway s follow its opposite . Jesus has sent us bac k into the upper room , to pray and to wait, to sort out our confusion , and to re-root ourselves in the basics, so as to prepare to receive a new fire . But that 's onl y half of it. We are in the upper room today for another reason , too. Like the first followers of Jesus , immediately after his departure , we also don 't know anymore what we should be doing. So much of what used to work no longer does. We are finding it ever harder to pass on our faith to our own children , to fire the reli gious and romantic imagination of our culture , and to make a religious and moral dent of any kind in the ever-hardening secularity of ordinary consciousness. What should we be doing? Biblically, this is our answer: Return to the city and remain in the upper room! In Luke 's writings , "the city" refers to Jerusalem , which, itself , is an image for the church , the faith , the dream that Jesus had instilled. To walk away from Jerusalem , as the disciples were doing in walking toward Emmaus, was to walk away from the church , the faith , and the dream. Now, as then , Jesus tells us: "Return to the city, to the dream!" And what is the upper room? The fundamentals . Our faith has some basics, a rock-bottom foundation that

we need always to fall back on. Too often , for every kind of noble reason, we forget that (irrespective of the importance of the moral or reli gious strugg le we are engaged in) what God ultimatel y wants of us is charity, patience, understanding, hospitality, humility, prayer, community with each other, forg iveness , and a nonjud gmental attitude. To enter the upper room is to re-root ourselves in these and then trust thai God will save all those people that we can 't. And we support others and ourselves in all of this by going to meetings! When you don 't know what else to do, return to the upper room — keep going to meetings !

Father Ron Rolheiser

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

Famil y Lif e

Cousins are family at its best As we drove home from the beach last August, the talk in the back seat turned to family rules. "My mother makes us take a bath on Saturday ni ghts and Wednesday nights ," said my nephew Phil. "But sometimes it doesn 't happen. " "That 's just the same as our family !" exclaimed Lucas. "My mom says we ' re supposed to take a bath on Wednesdays and Saturdays , too, but sometimes it doesn 't happen!" "Well," I said, "that just shows you 're cousins. And that you both have very intelli gent mothers." They laughed, then went on comparing notes, like archeolog ists uncovering a long-lost civilization or astronomers discovering a parallel universe. That 's the magic of cousins—different enough to be exotic , familiar enough to feel at home. You meet people who need years of therapy to recover from their parents, people who aren 't speaking to their siblings. But you hardly ever meet anyone who doesn 't like their cousins. My sister 's two youngest children flew out from Colorado to spend eight days with us this summer. Sevenyear-old Esther was born a week before Gabe and looks enough like him to be his sister. Ten-year-old Phil is a year younger than Lucas but shares his cheerful, easygoing personality. They 'd known each other mostly through photographs and stories. I was glad they 'd have a chance to make more concrete memories. "What do you want to see while you 're out here?" I

asked our guests. "My father says Seattle has an ocean and a Space Needle," said Esther. "That 's what we want to see." So we did. Along with the zoo, our share farm, Pokemon League , and the salmon slide at our favorite park . The beach turned out to be their favorite. We spent two whole days on Jetty Island , building sandcastles , feeding gulls , wading in the surf. The next day, we rode the elevator 520 feet to the top of the Space Needle and stepped out onto the observation deck. Signs identified Mount Rainier, downtown Seattle buildings , and the islands in Puget Sound. The kids looked around for a minute or two, then said, "When are we going down?" When we weren 't out sight-seeing, they played with neighborhood kids, built Lego ships, and talked about their families. Esther and Phil thought it was funny to hear the boys call me "Mom" when I was really "Aunt Chris." I'd been warned they might not take to our "health nut" style of cooking, but they ended up eating more than the boys. "This is different than our mother makes it," said Esther one night, her mouth full of whole wheat spaghetti. "But it 's good." There were constant reminders that these were not just friends, but also family. Esther entertained us with songs from the play she and Phil had been in. "I was in a play, too," said Lucas. "I was the king in the Frog Prince."

"1 was Prince Blue ," added Gabe. When Gabe was acting up at dinner, Phil said to me, "You humor him , don 't you?" He sounded just like my father. At night , I'd come up from the basement office and find them spread out in the living room in sleeping bags, each clutching a stuffed friend. There were four sad faces at the airport when we told them goodbye. Cousins are God' s way of making us grateful for our family, no matter what its quirks . They show us our family 's strengths and reveal its possibilities. My boys have memories they'll treasure for a lifetime. And I have the satisfaction of knowing I don 't have the only unwashed kids around.

Christine Dubois

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

The CatholicDiff erence

Rebels with a different cause: culture of life In the spring of 1999, the U.N. Fund for Population Activities flew 32 youngsters from around the world to New York for "Cairo+5 ," a review of the 1994 Cairo World Population Conference. These carefully chosen "representatives," clai ming to speak "on behalf of all three billion of the world's youth," presented a set of demands: an international "right" to abortion-on-demand; a "right to sexual orientation"; the deletion of any mention of parental rights from the Cairo+5 document; and "the right to sexual pleasure in a guilt-free way." At which point Anna Halpine and a few friends said, "They 're not speaking for me." Anna Halpine, at 23, is very serious about her life and her vocation — which is, as she once put it, to build a culture of life while challenging international instruments of the culture of death like the UNFPA. Anna and a handful of friends decided to do something, overnight. They made up a flier that read , "Those youth do not speak for us," distributed it to the delegates at Cairo+5, and, as Anna Halp ine remembers, "caused pandemonium. The negotiations were stopped for an hour and 40 minutes." When dozens of delegates from the developing world came up to Anna and her friends to thank them and encourage them to get organized for the long haul , the World Youth Alliance was bom.

The politics of international organizations today are heavily influenced by pressures from nongovernmental organizations. Exhibit A in this regard is the cozy cohabitation of International Planned Parenthood and the UNFPA; the chairman of the 1994 preparatory conference to finalize the agenda for the Cairo meeting was Dr. Fred Sai, the president of the International Planned Parenthood Federation. Add to this set of interlocking interests the fanatic devotion of certain governments, particularl y in (rapidl y depopulating) Europe , to "population control" and tire export of the sexual revolution to the Third World , and one begins to understand just how thoroughly the deck is stacked on behalf of the culture of death. One option is to ignore all this — to take the hardnosed view that international meetings have no impact on the "real world." Anna Halpine and her friends at the World Youth Alliance disagree. They can demonstrate , how European countries, the European Union , and the U.N. threaten Third World countries with cutbacks or cut-offs in aid if they don 't toe the line on the UNFPA's agenda. In a little over two years, the New York-based World Youth Alliance has formed five regional alliances, headquartered in Toronto, Brussels , Nairobi , Melbourne , and

Mexico City; 11 fullg time employees work 5 x for subsistence-level salaries, energizing the -i or. work of a membership < aj z that , throug h affiliate -0 organizations , reaches more than a million young peop le worldwide. 1 asked Anna Halpine why she was doing this. Her answer wasn ' t complicated. "Pope John Paul II has told my generation to build a culture of life. Those are our orders . We're just following them. " If you'd like to know more about these rebels with a very different kind of cause, you can contact the World Youth Alliance at www.worldyouthalliance.org .

George Weigel

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

SCRIPTURE & LITURGY Consistent, persistent prayer opens doors, heals wounds On the day of our national traged y, September 11, Archbishop Levada issued a brief statement in which he used the words "pray " and "prayer " six times. On the same day the ' Administrative Committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops had this to say. "If, as it seems likely, this tragedy is the result of terrorism, then we pray... for those whose hatred has become so great that they are willing to engage in crimes against our common humanity. May they realize , at last , that such violence creates not justice but greater injustice. " To monumental , horrific tragedy and loss of innocent life , our Churc h leaders speak of prayer as a realistic response. They know something about our tradition as Catholics that the texts, chosen for Sunday 's liturgy of the Word enable us to experience. Our lead-in to this experience from Exodu s is, to say the least, gradual. In place of any image of the Lord God (forbidden by the First-Commandment) to lead the Israelites into battle, they have instead the impressive figure of Moses as their rall y ing point and sign of God' s presence to them. In the face of the Amalekites waging war against Israel before the community 's foundational experience at Sinai , Moses says, "Pick out certain men , and tomorrow go out and engage Amalek in battle. I will be standing on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand. " This impressive sight of Moses, staff in hand and hands raised up, rallied the Israelites ' spirit and gave them the victory. "As long as Moses kept his hands raised up, Israel had the better of the fight, but when he let his hands rest, Amalek had the better of the fi ght. Moses ' hands however, grew tired; so they put a rock in place for him to sit on. Meanwhile Aaron and Hur supported his hands , one on one side and one on the other, so thai his bands remained steady until sunset. " In withstanding his own weariness, Moses continues to rouse his people to victory. Like Moses, we as God's People, must have continuous recourse to prayer, or any hope for victory will disappear. With a delightful parabl e, Luke gets the same point across and makes us smile at the same time. His introduction links the Gospel selection with the first reading from Exodus: "Jesus told his disci ples a parable abou t the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary." Then enter the ring two contenders: in one corner, an evil judge "who

Twenty-nineth Sunday in Ordinary Time Exodus 17:8-13; Psalm H i ll Timothy 3:14-4:2; Luke 18:1-8.

Father David M. Pettingill neither feared God nor respected any human being; " in die other a widow who "used to come to him and say, 'Render a just decision for me against my adversary. "' After wearing Ihe judge down by her pestering him, the widow wins the contest because he fears violence from her: "I shall deliver a just decision for her lest she finally come and strike me." But the point Luke has Jesus make is the genuine startler: "Pay attention to what the dishonest jud ge says. Will not God then secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night? Will he be slow to answer them? I tell you, he will see to it that j ustice is done for them speedily." If the evil jud ge can respond to the importunities of the widow, we can wear down our loving God and . expect his response to our consistent and persistent prayer. So to the parting question of the Gospel: "Bui when the Son of Man conies, will be find faith on earth (that is a community devoted to this type of prayer)?", we reply an emp hatic, Yes. But we must be realistic about our expectations from our consistent , unwearied prayer. II Timoth y, our second reading, directs us to the Scriptures. Again , the author pretending to be Paul, advises the youthful Timothy (and us) that good people

— family, teachers, and clergy — have formed us: "Remain faithful to what you have learned and believed, because you know from whom you learned it, and that from infancy you have known the sacred Scriptures, which are capable of giving you wisdom for salvation throug h faith in Christ Jesus. " The Scriptures mentioned here are the Old Testament because the documents now called the New Testament had not yet been so identified or in some cases composed. The author, then , really lays it on about Scripture; "All Scripture is inspired b y God and is useful for teaching, for refutation , for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that one who belongs to God may be competent, equipped for every good work. " What then does Scripture say about our prayer? Both Testaments, Old and New, show that when we pray we are changed. When we open ourselves up to the God who wants a people of his own, when at tire heart of our prayer is the memorial meal that recalls, makes present, and communicates God's saving event in Christ, when we persistently resort to prayer, then a door opens where one has closed; we find an exit where we painted ourselves into a corner; relationships begin to heal as we are healed; we look back on the long haul of our lives and discern providential guidance; we smile because we think we have worn God down , and God lets us get away with it. Questions for Small Communities What do we as a group wish to pray for consistentl y? How will we show each other the changes taking place in us by the deeds we do?

Father David M. Petting ill is assistant to the moderator of the curia and parochial vicar at - St. Emydius Parish , San Francisco.

Getting back to normal, comforted by God Gelting back to noimal in reality is unreal. We want to return to normal, but what does that mean in the midst of fearful events in our lives? It doesn 't take certification as a psychotherapist to know that much of what the public rhetoric about "getting back to normal" really means, is moving beyond the pain of what we have been feeling as the result of terrorism. Tenorism hurts! It is scary. To be afraid goes against the grain of what our Father in heaven wishes for us, and Jesus reassures us of this truth as he says, "Fear not little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom." (Luke 12:32) Love casts out fear (1 John 4:18), and the perfect love of God wishes for us to be at peace. Our public sentiment is right. Dwelling in fear is abnormal. Dwelling in love and peace is normal, and something for which it is worth working and praying. Working for peace is important as we realize that fear is part of the experience of every child of God . There comes a realization that we are not in control, and that is fearsome. What is tiiepjjSt thing the parent does to soothe the fearful child? They spelfk words of comfort. Just as God comforts us in Jesus, and tire Hturgy is replete with this truth. The noimal way to work against fear and tenor is to speak God 's truth. To allow the words of God to speak to the fearful ones is to administer the love and compassion of God. Is not this the vocati on of every Christian minister including the music minister? Yes, we too are charged with singing into reality God' s gift of peace. In the liturgy of the hours , the evening hymns are beautiful and speak of God's great desire to comfort us as the

Father Jim McKearney darkness looms. It would be well worth our while to look to some of these texts and use them in our communities at this time of national crisis. God is speaking though them, and we can minister the words of God to God's children in our parishes. Listen as the Church sings of God' s presence in the midst of the gathering darkness. Day is done but love unfailing dwells ever here; shad-

ows fall but hope prevailing calms every fear. God our maker, none forsaking, take ouv hearts of Love 's own making, watch our sleeping, guard" our waking, be always near. These words of James Quinn, born in 1919 are as comforting today as they were in his own day. Evening prayer invites us to consider the forces of darkness not only as a force against ourselves but also a real force against Jesus, the one whom we remember at evening prayer as Ihe crucified One. The crucified! We can say it so blithel y, but the reality is that God in Jesus was nailed to the wood of the cross and left to die , painfull y. Nevertheless in this , the then terrif yingly, normal way to deal with difficult persons, the Father soothes and comforts his Son. God chooses to free the good Jesus from the bonds of unending tenor and death. We who are confi gured to him in baptism can "get back to normal" by being comforted by our God. God can free us from fear as we again sing, and lead our people to sing at day 's end of the Father's undying love. Eyes will close, but you unsleep ing watch by our side. Death may come, in love 's safe keeping still we abide. God of love, all evil quelling, sin forgiving, fear dispelling, stay with us, our hearts indwelling, this eventide.

Father McKearney is a Sulpician candidate from the Archdiocese of Hartford, Conn., and director of music for St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park.

Eucharist as the body and blood of Christ

Father John Dietzen

Q. We believe that during the Eucharistic Prayer of ¦ the Mass, the bread and wine each become the body and blood of Christ. Why then do eucharistic ministers say "the body of Christ " when ministering the host, and "the blood of Christ " when ministering the cup ? Why not just the body and blood of Christ? The present practice can lead people to believe that the bread is the body only and the wine is the blood only. I 'd wager that the majority of people believe this. (Florida)

A. I believe by far most Catholics are sufficientl y well-founded in their eucharistic faith not to be confused by the words of the Communion ministers. The way they readil y accept the host and the cup, separately or together, as the body and blood of the Lord is proof enoug h of that. You do raise a significant point , however , in understanding our Lord' s intention and graciousness in giving QUESTION CORNER, page 14

School of Pastoral Leadership For times, registration materials , costs, exact locations and additional information, call Joni Gallagher at (415) 614-5564 or spl@att.net. Preregistration is necessary for many programs. Visit the Web site at www.splsf.org . The History and Theology of the Mass with practical applications for lectors and eucharistic ministers taught by Father James McKearney of St. Patrick's Seminary, Menlo Park . Reading and Praying the Bible in the Parish taught by Scott Moyer, director, Adult Faith Formation, St. Dominic Parish , San Francisco . Introduction to the Old Testament taught by Jesuit Father Donald Sharp. Encountering the New Testament taught by Father David Pettingill, founding directo r of the School of Pastoral Leadership. The classes above are scheduled for Tuesdays, Oct. 30 - Dec. 11 from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. at Junipero Serra High School, 451 W. 20th Ave., San Mateo. The Sacraments: Doors to the Sacred, taught by USF Prof. Mary Rorno. Exploring the Spiritual Maps of 16th Century Spanish Mystics taught by Carmen de la Vega Neafsey, who holds a graduate degree in Spanish Literature . Introduction to the Old Testament taught by Jesuit Father Donald Sharp. The classes above are scheduled for Wednesdays Oct. 31 - Dec. 12 from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. at Archbishop Riordan High School, 175 Phelan Dr., San Francisco. Thursdays Nov. 1 - Dec. 12, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.: Join Eastern rite priest , Father David Anderson for Expressions of Prayer in the East and the West Through the Centuries at Marin Catholic High School, 675 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Kentfield. Fridays Nov. 2 - Dec. 14: Jesuit Father Donald Sharp speaks on Prophets and Wisdom Literature from 2- 4 p.m. at the new Chancery/Pastoral Center, One Peter Yorke Way, SF.

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250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park. For fees, times and details about these and other offerings call (650) 325-5614. Presentation Sister Rosina Conrotto, Program Director. Nov. 1: Bent Halos, A Celebration of All Saints day, with Sister Toni Longo. How can people live the sainthood Jesus calls them to? Nov. 2-4: Silent Retreat with Holy Ghost Father Tom Timmins. Deepen an awareness of God's infinite love and mercy toward all. Nov. 9-11: A Silent Retreat led by Father John Talesfore, director of worship for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Conpemplate God's eternity breaking into daily life. Parables 2001: Stories Jesus. Told, a monthly revisiting of the scripture stories with well known retreat leaders , scholars and people of faith. What about these tales? Are they true? Did they really happen? What Implications do they have for the Christian in the 21st century? Nov. 11: Father Wayne Campbell with the Parable of the Wedding Feast.

Young Adults The Young Adult Ministry office of the Archdiocese can be contacted by phone at (415) 614-5595 or 5596 and by e-mail at wilcoxc@sfarchdiocese.org orjansenm ksfarchdiocese.org. Join Two Tribes , young adults from the Catholic and Jewish tradition who meet to dialogue about their journeys of faith. Call Eric Suba at (415) 9222364 or eric.suba@kp.org. Oct. 27: Fall Fest 2001, 5th annual Young Adult Conference with keynote, workshops , Mass, dinner and dance. Contact Eric Suba at (415) 922-2364 or eric.suba@kp.org.

Social Justice/RespectLife 22nd of each month: Respect Life Mass at 8;30 p.m. in the chapel of Carmelite Monastery of Cristo Rey, Parker Ave. and Fulton, SF. Sponsored by the Respect Life program of the Archdiocese. All are invited. Call (415) 614-5572. Sat. 7:30 - 10 a.m.: Pray the Rosary Apostolate gathers for prayer at the corner of California and Baker St., SF. Call (415) 752-4922 for more information.

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Prayer/Devotions Oct. 28: Mass commemorating the 75th anniversary of Holy Name of Jesus Parish, San Francisco at 11:30 a.m. with Archbishop William J. Levada presiding. Call (415) 664-8590. 2nd Fri.: Holy Hour for Priests at St. Finn Barr Church, 10:30 a.m. Includes talk by priest from Opus Dei with silent prayer and Reconciliation if desired. Followed by simple lunch in rectory. Call (415) 333-3627.

Single, Divorced, Separated Oct. 26 - 28: Beginning Experience of San Jose/San Francisco offers a weekend for divorced, separated and widowed men and women that is designed to be a powerful, positive growth experience. Weekend creates space where those who have suffered loss can re-evaluate themselves and their lives and move on to the future with renewed hope. Call Pam at (415) 934-8932; Alan at (415) 422-6698; or John at (650) 692-4337. New Wings at St. Thomas More Church, SF meets on 3rd Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. Call (415) 452-9634 or e-mail stmchurch@hotmail.com. Call Ron Landucci at (650) 992-4307 about upcoming social activities. Oct. 13: 3rd annual Bon Fire at the Beach starting at 5 p.m. Call Ron for details. Catholic Adult Singles Assoc, of Marin meets for support and activities. Call Bob at (415) 8970639 for information.

Consolation Ministry Nov. 5: Joseph Stinson , a well-known Crisis Care and Unresolved Past Loss Counselor speaks and facilitates dialogue at Our Lady of Angels Lower Hall next to the parish school off Hillside Dr. in Burlingame at 7:30 p.m. Appropriate for all ages. In association with Good Grief, www.goodgrief.net. Our Lady of Angels, 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame, 1st Mon. 7:30 -9 p.m.; Ist Thurs ,9:30 - 11 a.m. Call (650) 347-7768; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, James St. between Fulton and Grand, Redwood City, Thurs . 6 - 7:30 p.m. Call (650) 3663802; St. Andrew, 1571 Southgate Ave,Daly City, 3rd Mon. 7:30 - 9 p.m. Call Eleanor and Nick Fesunoff at (650) 878-9743; Good Shepherd, 901 Oceana Blvd., Pacifica. Call Sister Carol Fleitz at (650) 355-2593; St. Hilary, 761 Hilary Dr., Tiburon, 1st and 3rd Wed., 3 - 4:30 p.m. Call Sister Colette at (415) 435- 7659; Sf. Gabriel, 2559 40th Ave., SF, 1st and 3rd Tues,7 - 9 p.m. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882; St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, 2nd and 4th Wed., 2:30 - 4 p.m. Ca/I Sister Esther at (415) 567-2020, ext. 218; St. Finn Barr, 415 Edna St., SF in English and Spanish, one Sat. per month. Call Carmen Solis at (415) 5840823; St. Cecilia, 2555 17th Ave., SF, 2nd and 4th Tues,2 - 4 p.m. Call (415) 664-8481. Ministry for parents who have lost a child is available from Our Lady of Angels Parish , Burlingame. Call Ina Potter at (650) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579.

Food & Fun Oct. 19, 20, 21: Dixie Daze, parish festival of St. Dunstan's, 1133 Broadway, Millbrae. Games and silent auction all weekend long. Bishop John Wester will dedicate the parish school's new computer lab and library at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sun. Fri, 5 10 p.m.; Sat. noon - 10 p.m.; Sun. 1:30 - 9 p.m. Call (650) 697-4730 . Oct. 19, 20, 21: Under the Stars, annual Good Shepherd Church Festival, a weekend of fun for all ages marking the parish's 50th year. Games, rides, the Dave Clemmons and Blues Casters bands, plus local high school bands. Fabulous food, special dinners and a Sat. Night 50s Sock Hop. Visiting 49er and Raiders, too. Fri. 6-10 p.m.; Sat. 11 a.m. -10 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 901 Oceana Blvd., Pacifica. For information and dinner tickets , call Diane at (650) 355-2593. . Oct. 19, 20: Fun for the entire family at Sf. Catherine of Siena Parish "County Fair". See "Late

Night Catechism" on Fri. night and dance the night away to live jazz in Festival Tent on Sat. Fun rides , exciting games , lots of food , even a9-hole miniature 743-9418 or golf course. Call (650) SCCountyFair@aol.com. Benefits parish and school projects. Oct. 20: Holiday Craft Fair sponsored by the Parent Organization of St. Gabriel Elementary School In Bedford Hall at 41st Ave. and Ulloa , SF. Handmade items include doll clothes , Christmas and Halloween decorations , jewelry, candles and more. Call (415) 566-0314. ¦ Oct. 20: Annual Catholic Physicians' Mass with Archbishop William J. Levada presiding at St. Ignatius Church, Fulton and Parker St., SF at 5 p.m. Dinner and an address by Sulpician Father Gerald Coleman , president/rector, St. Patrick's Seminary follows in nearby Xavier Hall. Dinner tickets $50. Call (415) 661-0740. Oct. 21: Annual International Food Festival at St. Finn Barr Church, Edna and Hearst , SF. Entertainment , too. Call (415) 584-0823 Oct. 24: Octoberfest Lunch and Bingo Party benefiting Grace Center, a work of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd at Basque Cultural Center, 599 Railroad Ave, South San Francisco. Tickets $35, Call Beverly Desmond at (415) 587-5374. Oct. 26: Apostle in a Top Hat Awards are presented by the St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Mateo County at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel , Burlingame. $50 tickets include reception, dinner. Silent auction, too. Call (650) 373-0623. Oct. 27: Costume and Halloween Dinner/Dance at St. Finn Barr parish Hall, Edna and Hearts , SF. Dinner 7 - 9 p.m. with dancing till 1 a.m. Costume optional. Tickets $17. Call (415) 584-0823. Oct. 27: Nightmare on Thomas More WayCarnival 2001 benefiting St. Thomas More Elementary School , 50 Thomas More Way off Brotherhood Way, SF. Theme booths, games , activities, food and plenty of fun for the entire community. Call (415) 905-4660, ext. 20. Oct. 27: St. Brigid's Annual Fall Dinner sponsored by the Committee to Save St. Brigid Church at Fort Mason Officers ' Club, Bay and Franklin St., SF starting at 6 p.m. Call (415) 364-1511 or www.stbrigid.org. Oct. 27: Christmas Boutique benefiting Dominican Sisters of Immaculate Conception Academy, 24th St. and Guerrero , SF from 10 a.m. 5 p.m. Do your Christmas Shopping Earlylll Call (415) 648-7460. Oct. 27: Harvest Fest/Arts and Crafts Fair benefiting St. Matthias Day Care Center, Redwood City in the Parish Hall at 533 Canyon Rd. off Cordilleras. Shop for the holidays from more than 25 vendors. Also a food booth, bake booth, silent auction, entertainment, games and more. Call (650) 367-1320. Oct. 27, 28: Craft Fair and raffle sponsored by Father Serra Circle of St. Veronica Parish, 434 Alida Way, South San Francisco. Sat. 11 a.m. -6:30 p.m.; Sun. 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch available both days. Nov. 3,4: Fashion Show 2001 - We Are Inspired, a fundraiser benefiting St. Ignatius College Preparatory School. 'Student, parents and faculty serve as models on Saturday at a Gala Evening Show with dinner and dancing, and Sunday for a Festive Luncheon Show. Tickets $125/$75. Call Stella Muscat at (415) 731-7500 ext 204.

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¦ Landings, a welcoming program for Catholics interested in returning to the Church, has been established at the following parishes: St. Dominic , SF, Lee Gallery at (415) 221-1288 or Dominican Father Steve Maekawa at (415) 567-7824; Holy Name of Jesus , SF, Dennis Rivera at (415) 664-8590; St. Bartholomew , San Mateo, Dan Stensen at (650) 344-5665; St. Catherine of Siena, Burlingame , Silvia Chiesa at (650) 685-8336, Elaine Yastishock at (650) 3446884; St. Dunstan, Millbrae, Dianne Johnston at (650) 697-0952; Our Lady of the Pillar, Half Moon bay, Meghan at (650) 726-4337; St. Peter ,

Oct. 21: Class of '51 of San Francisco's College for Women will gather at Lone Mountain. Call Anstell Daini Ricossa at (415) 921-8846 or Toni Mines Buckley at (415) 681-5789. Nov. 3: 50th reunion luncheon St. John Evangelist Elementary 's class of '51 at Lighthouse Hotel/Moonraker, Pacifica from 2 - 6 p.m. Call Diane Shasky at (415) 239-6386.

Performance Admission free unless otherwise noted. Oct. 22: Laudamus Choir performs to benefit the American Red Cross at 7:30 p.m. in the Mission Santa Clara on the Santa Clara University campus. "Here I am Lord" composer Dan Schutte will serve as host. Admission fre e but donation may be made to benefit Red Cross. Call (415) 464-4700. Oct. 28: Coro Hispano and Conjunto Nuevo Mundo, the Bay Area's classical Latino ensemble perform Musica de las Misiones, a program of sacred music from the early California Missions at Mission Dolores at 7 p.m. Suggested donation $20/$15. Group tickets available. Call (415) 4314234.

Volunteer Opportunities St. Joseph's Village, a homeless shelter for families at 10th and Howard St,SF, is looking for dedicated office volunteers to answer phones and greet residents. If you are interested in volunteering, call Dewitt Lacey at (415) 575-4920. San Francisco 's St. Anthony Foundation needs volunteers as well as canned goods and other staples. Non-perishable foods may be taken to 121 Golden Gate Ave. M - F from 8"30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Volunteer candidates should call (415) 241-2600 or visit the web site at www.stanthonys.org. Seeking enthusiastic men and women for the volunteer team a1 Mission Dolores Gift Shop. Welcome visitors from around the world, distribute brochures, accept donations and assist in gift shop sales. You'll also have a chance to practice additional languages you may speak. Call Theresa Mullen at (415) 621-8203 , ext. 30. SF's Laguna Honda Hospital is in need of extraordinary ministers including Eucharistic ministers and readers as well as volunteers to visit with residents and help in the office and with events. Call Sister Miriam Walsh at (415) 664-1580 , ext. 2422. Raphael House, a homeless shelter for families in San Francisco's Tenderloin District, is in need ot volunteers to help with various tasks. Hours are 5:45 p.m. - 9 p.m. Call Carol at (415) 345-7265. California Handicapables, which provides a monthly Mass and luncheon to handicapped persons, needs volunteers including drivers, servers, donors , and recruiters of those who might benefit from the experience. Call Jane Cunningham at (415) 585-9085. St. Francis Fraternity, a secular Franciscan organization, needs volunteers to help with their 20 year old tradition of serving breakfast on Sunday mornings to their Tenderloin neighbors. Call (415) 621-3279. Maryknoll Affiliates: Bay Area chapter meets 3rd Sat. for two hours at Maryknoll House , 2555 Webster St, SF to share community, prayer, and action on social justice and global concerns. Members occasionally do short periods of mission service around the world at Maryknoll locations. Call Marie Wren at (415) 331-9139 or mwren48026 § aol.com.

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munity and develop peaceful alternatives. The session will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $20. These new programs were added this week to the on-going Center schedule of retreats ' and workshops. "The Center wante d to thoug htfull y and creativel y respond to the ongoing crisis ," said Mercy Center program staff member Sister of Mercy Marguerite Buchanan. "We reflect the perspectives of many people who are looking for an ecumenical group to pray for the healing ol the world and for a way to educate themselves about Islamic beliefs ." Reservations are not required. For more information call 650 340-7474. Mercy Center is at 2300 Adeline Drive in Burlingame.

"Responding to Terror: An Offering of Alternate Perspectives " will be offered at Mercy Center in Burlingame beginning this evening with "A Sacred Concert for Healing " by multi-instrume ntalist Russill Paul. The concert will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Donations will be given to the Red Cross. Iftekhar Hai , Director of [nterfaith Relations for United Muslims of America , will speak on "Understanding the Basic Teachings of Is/am " Sunday, October 28, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Cost is $10. On Nov. 17 the center will offe r "Community in Uncertain Times, " a daylong session led by Jim Neafsey and Catherine Regan that is designed to help partici pants to find ways to deepen com-

Mercy High School on 19th Avenue in San Francisco has opened a $4.5 million, 21,000square-foot athletic facility affectionate ly called the "Miracle on 19th Avenue. " The facility, envisioned since the school opened in 1952, is called the Catherine McAuJey Pavilion, in honor of the founder of the Sisters of Mercy. Auxiliary Bishop John Wester dedicated the building Sept. 23.

forbade , Communion with both forms , to emphasize that Christ is wholly present under each species, bread and wine. This custom continued until Vatican Council II, when the bishops of the world restored the practice of Communion under two species and recommended instruction explaining, among other things , how Communion with both bread and wine better reflect Catholic eucharistic theology and spirituality. The "one bread and one cup" we share make us into , and declare that we. are, the bod y of Christ.

Question corner . . . ¦ Continued from page 12 the Eucharist as the food and drink which forms us into his body, the body of Christ on earth, The meaning begins to become more clear when we realize that for at least the first 12 centuries of Christianity, peop le regularly received Communion under both kinds, bread and wine. It was assumed that this i.s the fullest response to our Lord 's command to eat his flesh and drink his blood (Jn 6:53). For reasons too complex to discuss here, by the 13th and 14th centuries Communion with bread alone became increasing ly common. The sacrament was received less and less often , until even many men and women religious considered once a year more than sufficient. This later prompte d some leaders of the Reformation to contend that Communion under the form of bread alone was invalid since Jesus said we must eat his body and drink his blood. In reaction, Catholic authorities discouraged, even

See Bishops ' document on the Real Presence PAGE 9 St. Augustine , in an Easter homily about the year 410, spoke moving ly of thi s function of the Eucharist in Christian life. "This bread ," he said, "is the body of Christ, to which the apostle (Paul) refers when he addresses the church: 'You are the body o( Christ, and his members. ' That which you receive, you yourselves are by the grace of

the redemption , as you acknowledge when you respond Amen. " The American bishops ' Committee on the Liturgy explains this as the reason ministers of the Eucharist do not say "This is the body of Christ" or "This is the blood of Christ," but simply "the body of Christ" and "the blood of Christ." It seems perhaps a trivial difference , but it expresses a remarkable reality of our faith. As Augustine, we believe that what we receive in Communion, we 'ourselves alread y are, the body of Christ," a truth we proclaim when we respond with our Amen ("The Body of Christ," Bishops ' Committee on the Liturgy, 1977, pages 22-23). While, therefore, the eucharistic bread and wine are each the entire living Christ, together they recall more explicitly and symbolicall y the words of Jesus: This is my body given for you, and my blood shed for you. The words of the eucharistic ministers before Communion reflect that truth. (Questions f o r Father Dietzen may be sent to him at Box 325, Peoria, IL 61651. This column is copyrighted by Catholic New Service.)

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By Patricia Zap or Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — In the week since plane hijackings painfully focused U.S. attention on suspected terrorist leader Osama bin Laden and Afghanistan's ruling Taliban, many people have tried to understand how such attack could be carried out in the name of religion. Several of the men whom investigators believe hijacked and crashed planes into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and rural Pennsylvania left behind material that pointed to an interpretation of Islamic teachings as j ustifying their actions. Other evidence links the terrorists to exiled Saudi millionaire bin Laden , who has called on Muslims to support his campaign against the United States in defense of Islam. As the phrase "Islamic terrorist " became attached to the attacks, religious scholars of many faiths decried the events and bin Laden 's declarations as gross distortions of Islam. Far from encouraging such acts, they say, Islam considers war to be a last resort and strictl y prohibits killing civilians. American Muslim leaders say disagreement among Muslims about what their faith says has only added to the confusion. "Islamic fundamentalism " is "a lot more political than religious , " said Azizah Al-Hibri , a law professor at the University of Richmond and founder of Karamah, a Muslim women 's human rights legal organization. Al-Hibri edited a new Journal of Law and Religion volume on Islamic jurisprudence and headed a Washington panel discussion on stereotypes of Islam in early October. Al-Hibri said bin Laden has turned his anger and frustration with the government ol Saudi Arabia into a campaign against the United States and has veiy effectivel y manipulated Islamic teachings to justif y his actions and recruit followers.

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By Mary Ann Schwab Archdiocesan coordinator of Project Rachel "The beautiful Mass with my pastor and mentor after my healing from an abortion was reall y a joy ful celebration of life". Such words affirm the Rachel ministry, the nationwide program of the Church that offers love and reconciliation to the growing number of persons who feel remorse and spiritual hel p lessness when they think about an abortion in the past , perhaps many years ago. It is heartwarming and edif y ing to hear the stories of gratitude and relief that many feel after Project Rachel has touched their lives. Respect Life Month is certainl y an appropriate time to celebrate a new life of spiritual reconciliation and emotional wholeness. The journeys of three women fro m the Archdiocese of San Francisco represent the experiences of many others in their healing from the pain of abortion. These are their stories. Jennifer had been living with the reality of an abortion for 14 years. She tried to set the painful memory aside, as thoug h it was not part of her life , but it often haunted her. Last year she read about Project Rachel in Catholic San Francisco. Recognizing that there was help available , she contacted the Rachel program and followed throug h on a referral to one of the warm and accepting trained mentors who would guide her and hold her hand through a healing process . At 19, Jennifer had been raped by an acquaintance at a college party. When she confirmed that she was pregnant , her immediate and frantic decision was to have an abortion so that she could move on with her life. In a sense, she has been very successful , enjoy ing a satisf ying and stimulating profession in an educational field. Her faith has always had much meaning for her, and she sought sacramental reconciliation almost immediately. Today she is active in the life of her parish and gives time to volunteer service. In spite of all this, the reality of the abortion and the rape lurked in the recesses of her mind for fourteen years. Althoug h personable and firiendl y, she seemed blocked in relating to men, The sensitive Rachel mentor recognized Jennifer needed to work through the sense of the violation and fears the rape had brought , as well as the abortion. She saw a rape counselor while she was taking the step s to

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healing from abortion. The healing led her to integrate the baby into her life. She reached out to by naming her child and placing a leaf in its memory on die tree of life in the cemetery. She and her mentor continue to visit the cemetery. She was overjoyed at the Mass that blessed her healing, with the two people who had provided her solace and support , her mentor and her pastor. She is continuing her career, her service to the church and her personal life . She now has a new gratif ying satisfaction. For the first time she is developing a friendshi p with a young man with whom she is able to share even the experiences of the abortion. Tess' journey was marked by a break in the relationship with the child' s father that is almost classic after an abortion. Tess says the Project Rachel healing was a gift from God. It enabled her to renew their relationship and

make a commitment to marriage. They now have a new child but their road to happ iness was a difficult one. Tess, already the mother of one child, met Jeff after each had a failed marriage. They were try ing cautiousl y to form a relationship when she became pregnant. Fearfu l of making a permanent commitment , she decided almost blindl y on an abortion , even after she had received counseling from the concerned Christian church she attended. The psychological fallout was almost immediate. She was overwhelmed with guilt. She could not continue her relationship with Jeff , and he left the area. Tess began franticall y to look for help to ease her distress. She found many materials on post-abortion aftermath, and began to pursue self-healing. She knew her bab y was real person and even named it. One day when she was in a Catholic church she found a Rachel brochure and telephoned for referral to a mentor. She welcomed the loving support given without jud gment. She worked so very hard toward healing and is grateful that the Rachel mentor helped her to "lighten up, and take it step by step." After the healing, Jeff returned and they were able to rebuild their relationship. They are now married and are taking delight in their new child. Both of them are very much aware of the baby they lost and look upon that child as part of them. Both are active in their church. Tess feels that her healing is still a continuing process that will never really end and is now looking forward to partici pating in a group support program. She also wants to help other women in post-abortion distress toward the peace of mind and the friendship with God she now experiences. Barbara had many years of distress before Project Rachel brought her relief from the pain of two abortions. She had been raised in a solid middle class Catholic family but left home to find her own way at 18. When she became pregnant at 21 during a relationship with a student , she took it for granted that abortion was the only answer. Neither she nor the father was read y for responsibility, and she wanted to save her family from the embarrassment of the pregnancy. She remembers waking up crying after the anesthetic , but "tucked the abortion away".Her second pregnancy at 26 was during a relationship with a man whom she cared about and who was RACHEL, page R6

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At a very young age I developed one strong moral conviction: abortion is wrong. J argued with teachers. I started a pro-life student group at Marin Catholic and another group for the county. I testified before the State Legislature and the State Board of Education on abortion issues. Some friends said I had a one track mind. Even when I left the practice of my faith , my fervent anti-abortion advocacy didn ' t cease. While I was living at a presti gious off-campus dorm for pampered suburban white kids at U.C. Santa Barbara, abortion became the talk of the town. Jud ge Robert Bork had just been nominated to the Supreme Court. I was the onl y pro-life firebrand on my floor. 1 had the best computer on the floor (a Mac II in those days) and everybody asked to use it. A good friend of mine, the kindest girl you 'd ever meet, asked to use it to write an essay. "Sure," I said. When she had finished , she oddl y left the file open with the screen-saver turned off. She obviousl y wanted me to read it. It was a narrative of her three abortions and a heartbreaking story of the pain and loss they had caused in her life. My hatred of abortion doubled. Now I saw two victims of this modern tragedy; mother and child. Later, when I returned to the church , my pro-life advocacy became extreme, an obsession. I got arrested and spent time in prisons around the country for blocking the entrances to abortion clinics. I sat right next to Auxiliary Bishop Austin Vaughn of New York and Dr. Bernard Nathanson as we were arrested for blocking the entrance to the headquarters of Planned Parenthood. I helped manage the campaigns of unlikel y pro-life candidates. 1 even sued my Catholic university in canonical court in hope they 'd grow a spine on the issue.

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By Sharon Abercrombie As the Archdiocese of San Francisco marks Respect Life Month , a group of determined folks in the Bay Area "are ri ght there celebrating life in any form," even when they must deal on a dail y basis with a wide variety of disabilities , notes Sally Tooley. Ms. Tooley, a member of SS. Peter and Paul Parish in the city, is among those who celebrate. She has survived both a stroke and a bout with an autoimmune disease that left her paral yzed from the waist down for seven months. Ms. Tooley serves as the acting president for Handicapables , an organization for people with disabilities founded nearly 37 years ago by fellow parishioner and friend , Nadine Calligiuri. Every month since 1965, a group of disabled men and women have met at St. Mary Cathedral for Mass followed b y lunch. The group began with 20, but today numbers 100, with anywhere from 20 to 30 individuals arriving in a bus from Laguna Honda Hospital in the City. ' Thirty additional chapters also meet throug hout California , Arizona , Connecticut , New Jersey, New York and Washington , D.C, Japan , Australia , Hong Kong and India. The Handicapables is an amazing story of volunteerism in action , from its founding president , to the dedicated people who act as chauffeurs , cooks, servers, and friends , said Ms. Dooley. Their collective goal is to make life fuller and happier, and less lonely for those among them with so-called disabilities — to remind one another to think "handicapable, not handicapped. " The San Francisco Chapter meets at noon on the third Saturday of the month at St. Mary 's Cathedral . "It's a time for prayer, meeting friends and discussing job possibilities , " said Nadine Calligiuri . Ms. Calligiuri was born with cerebral palsy and unable to walk. Her parents, Mary and Charles Calligiuri, searched in vain for medical help. Doctors at one

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Nadine Calligiuri well-known hospital in the Midwest told them not to worry about their child because "I would outgrow my handicap ," recalls Ms. Calligiuri. Finally, the famil y moved to California and her parents took her to the Shriners Hospital in San Francisco. The hosp ital proved to 'be a wonderfu l friend ," she said. Doctors there operated on her legs. Their continued interest in her - providing loving support , and giving her special exercises to do - was just the ticket to freedom the little girl needed. She walked, learned to ride a bike and swim, played the piano and even took ballet lessons. Her parents refused to keep little Nadine isolated , even where school was concerned. She attended Catholic schools, and graduated from Presentation Hi gh School. By this time, Nadine Calligiuri knew she wanted to help other people like herself. She remembers talking to people who were not as lucky as she. Many of them HANDICAPABLES, page R7

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Pro-life plan is on bishops' agenda It calls on U.S. Catholics to make real contributions to "justice , peace and integral development " on the African continent , especiall y in support of the impoverished millions of peop le in the sub-Saharan region. The 57-page pastoral statement on the Asian and Pacificpresence in the U.S. church , titled "Harmony in Faith," has been proposed by the Committee on Migration. The committee said the statement seeks to express the bishops ' appreciation of Asian- and Pacific-American Catholics , underline the challenges they face in the United States and find practical steps "for their appropriate integration into the church in the United States." It notes that differences between American culture and their cultures of orig in often cause tensions and other problems in Asian and Pacific families living in the United States. It cites inculturation of the church in Asian and Pacific cultures and intercultural communication among important issues to be addressed. The bishops also p lan to discuss the new norms for translation of liturgical texts issued last May in a Vatican instruction. A preliminary discussion when the bishops met in June revealed strong disagreements with some aspects of the new instruction. They will vote on a motion to remand an English translation of the new General Instruction of the Roman Missal to the International Commission on English in the Liturgy for reworking in light of the new translation norms. They will hear a report on the world Synod of Bishops , held this October in Rome, on the role of bishops in the church today.

By Jerry Filteau Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Three major documents face the U.S. Catholic bishop s when they meet in Washington this November: A call to solidarity with Africa , an updated pro-life activities plan and a statement on the growing Asian and Pacific presence in the U.S. church. The new Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activities , a comprehensive effort at all levels of the church to combat threats to life at all stages, was proposed by the Committee on Pro-Life Activities. The first such p lan was adopted by the bishops in 1975. It was reaffirmed, with slight revisions, in 1985. The new 40-page document marks the first revision of the plan since (hen. It takes into account new threats to life since 1985, such as partial-birth abortion and the destruction of human embryos for the sake of research on embryonic stem cells. The new plan reaffirms the three core areas of the bishops ' previous plans — education , public policy efforts and pastoral services. The new version separately highli ghts the role of prayer, which it calls "the foundation of all that we do in defense of human life." The statement , "A Call to Solidarity With Africa ," has been proposed by the bishops' Committee on Intematidnal Policy. The committee said the 40-page document "seeks to generate a new sense of urgency and a more visible expression of commitment toward the peoples and nations of Africa by the Catholic Church in the United States, the U.S. government and the international community. "

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went to foster homes because their parents found it too difficult to accept their disabilities. Maybe the parents were ashamed of these children and the way they looked , instead of accepting them for who they were, she said sadly. So Ms. Calli giuri vowed to start a support group to help empower these lonely, isolated people. At first she hesitated, not knowing quite how to go about it. Ms. Calligiuri felt she didn 't speak well enough in public. Then she went on a weekend retreat , conducted by

Jesuit Father George Twigg-Porter. The priest told them they were not handicapped , "You are handicapables. " A gong went off in Ms. Calligiuri' s head . His words were just the encouragement she needed. She went home and took some speech lessons from a priest-friend , then began talking to everyone she knew about her new group. By 1965, she had a meeting place, and financial support fro m Catholic Charities and the Knights of Columbus , grants from the Knights and Dames of Malta and private donations. And now, 36 years later, Ms. Calligiuri looks back on her experiences with satisfaction and happ iness. "I know we are loved by God , our neighbors. It 's been a wonderful experience, to be able to help my brothers and sisters in Christ. " Sally Tooley expresses the same sentiment, adding that "the Holy Spirit has played a large role in its success." For Ms. Tooley, a semi-retired realtor, volunteering as bookkeeper and financial officer for a group

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