October 28, 2005

Pilgrims honor St. Jude in procession through City streets

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By Jack Smith

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St. Jude pilgrims turn the corner of Pine and Pierce Streets in San Francisco, arriving at St. Dominic church, Oct. 22.

Nearly one thousand people participated in the second annual Pilgrimage for St. Jude Thaddeus on Saturday, Oct. 22, in San Francisco. The pilgrimage begins with ceremonies at a Mission District parish and proceeds along City streets to St. Dominic Parish, home of the shrine to the “patron of the difficult and desperate.”

The day began with an 8 a.m. Mass at St. Anthony Parish on Cesar Chavez Street celebrated by Fr. Gabriel Flores, pastor. A welcome and recitation of the Rosary was led by Bishop John C. Wester, Apostolic Administrator, along with Bishop Ignatius C. Wang, and then a biography of the Apostle of Jesus, who went on to preach in Asia Minor, was presented.

Fr. Flores was very excited about the turnout for the Mass, which he estimated to be at least 800 people – an overflow crowd at St. Anthony’s. “The devotion to St. Jude is very charismatic,” he said, “People love him.”

The popularity of the event will certainly ST. JUDE, page 4

Synod urges Catholics to allow Eucharist to transform lives

By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While acknowledging problems connected with faith, discipline and manpower, the Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist called on Catholics to approach the sacrament with awe and allow it to transform their lives and the life of the world.

In their final message, the bishops encouraged Catholics to “go joyfully” to meet the risen Jesus in the Eucharist and experience the truth of his promise to be with his followers until the end of time.

The message was released Oct. 22, a day later than scheduled, after synod members returned it to their drafting committee for minor changes and after several bishops called for clarification

in its section on divorced and civilly remarried Catholics who cannot receive the Eucharist.

The message said the synod’s goal was to offer Pope Benedict XVI suggestions on how “to update and deepen the eucharistic life of the church.”

It listed several challenges to eucharistic renewal, including secularism with its loss of a sense of the sacred and an awareness of sin; a shortage of priests in many countries; those in irregular marriage situations; and war, injustice and poverty.

The bishops said Catholics must rediscover the “deepest meaning” of the sacrament of reconciliation; “it is a conversion and a precious remedy given by the risen Christ for the forgiveness of sins and for the growth of love toward

him and our brothers and sisters,” they said.

The fact that in many parts of the world there are not enough priests to celebrate the Eucharist each Sunday “worries us a great deal,” the bishops said. They asked Catholics to join them in praying for and actively promoting vocations to the priesthood.

The message did not mention the Oct. 2-23 synod’s discussion about the possibility of ordaining married men in the Latin-rite church, a possibility the majority of bishops said was not the path to pursue. The three-week assembly brought together more than 250 bishops.

Australian Cardinal George Pell of Sydney told the Oct. 22 press conference, “I think it is significant that there

has been a massive restatement of the tradition in the Latin church of mandatory celibacy for priests.”

In their message, the bishops encouraged renewed attention to the idea of “spiritual communion,” in which the faithful prayerfully unite themselves with Christ present in the Eucharist although they do not receive Communion.

The bishops said the practice of spiritual communion would help Catholics have a deeper experience of the Eucharist when they are able to receive it and would “bring genuine consolation to those who, for various reasons, cannot receive the body and blood of Christ in Communion.”

The message also expressed “pastoral SYNOD, page 4

INSIDE THIS WEEK’S EDITION ‘On the Street’ . . . . . . . . . . 2 Pope ends Synod . . . . . . . . 5 Church on death penalty . 13 Scripture and reflection . . 14 Datebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Book review . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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Bishop John C. Wester was happily met in July when he visited and prayed with the parish community of Church of the Nativity in San Francisco. “We are very glad that Bishop Wester came to visit us and hope he’ll return again soon,” said parishioner, Maryjane Laznibat. Lorraine Vallejo and Peter Bacich were among the welcoming committee.

Hats off to Bill Callas, longtime Physical Education teacher at Our Lady Mount Carmel Elementary School and whose career as a longtime public school teacher has been recognized with a basketball court bearing his name at Redwood City’s Kennedy Middle School. Bill has been teaching Biology and PE for 56 years and “is in tip-top shape at 82” years of age. “His love of teaching, positive attitude, and excellent physical shape make him a wonderful role model for our students,” said Teresa Anthony, principal at OLMC. Bill and his wife, Evelyn, have been married 55 years and live in Redwood City. He is an alumnus of San Francisco State University. Among the now thousands of students Bill has taught are singer Johnny Mathis, whom he taught at San Francisco’s Washington High School, and 1967 Heisman Trophy winner, Gary Beban, whom he taught at Kennedy.

Also at OLMC, welcome aboard to new school Development Director Michelle Conci. Michelle and her husband, Gary, have been married 13 years and are the parents of Christian and Frances, 5th and 2nd graders at St. Timothy Elementary School in San Mateo where Michelle is a former prez and veep of the school’s Parent Organization. “I am very happy to be here at Mount Carmel,” Michelle said…. Flying high are St. Philip’s 6th graders Michael Scharegt and James Welch

Congrats to new Student Council members at All Souls Elementary School in South San Francisco. Top from left: Jessica Oates, Isabella Firpo, Joseph Carey, Jacqueline Dizon. Middle from left: Julianna Oates, Daria Kekuewa, Amanda Bautista, Natalie Claghorn, Ariana Bautista; Front from left: Charmaine Garzon, Charles Carpio, Carlos Barrera, Andrea Pena, and Hanna Tizcon. Student Council Moderator is Karen Johanson.

A recent school collection coordinated by the group netted $840 for Hurricane Katrina relief.

who had a Fleet Week visit with Major Matt Shortal of the longtime parishioners of St. Gregory’s in San Mateo. The U.S. Marine Corps and the Blue Angels. “The Students were anniversary date is September 9th but the couple celebrated the honored to meet him and hear his occasion a bit early in August with stories at the Marines Memorial their son, Father Gary Thomas, Club in San Francisco,” said James on a tour of Italy they all enjoyed. dad, Steve, prez of the St. Philip Father Gary, an alum of Junipero Parish Council. James mom is Serra High School and ordained Kathleen, well known for her volin 1981 for the Diocese of San unteer work with the parish comJose, is now on sabbatical followputers. James sister is St. Philip ing 12 years as pastor of St. 8th grader and student body prez, Nicholas Parish in Los Eileen. Michael’s folks are Cathy, Altos….Remember this is an parish stewardship chair, and empty space without ya’!! The Brendan, an officer of the Hall email address for Street is burket@sfarchdiocese.org. Mailed Committee…And just around the corner, 1960 graduates of St. Father Randy Calvo, pastor, Our Lady of Mount items should be sent to “Street,” Paul High School gather tomor- Carmel Parish, Bill Callas, and Teresa Anthony. One Peter Yorke Way, SF 94109.

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Theme of Faith Formation Conference is ‘Joy’ of ‘Eucharist’

By Maurice E. Healy “Eucharist: the Joy of Belonging to Christ,” was the theme of the 2005 Faith Formation Conference in San Francisco Oct. 21-22, which saw the participation of about 1,500 Catholics gathered to enrich their own faith lives and enhance their abilities to share and teach the faith to children, youth and adults.

Throughout the conference, held at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, the enthusiasm and goodwill of attendees seemed to reflect the joy of the Eucharist as people heard presentations, attended workshops and participated in prayer and liturgy.

The two-day conference, with programs in English, Spanish and Vietnamese languages, was sponsored by the Archdiocese of San Francisco, the Diocese of San Jose, and the Diocese of Monterey.

A half-day program Oct. 21 for professionals and leaders of parishes, schools and agencies featured workshops by Monsignor James Moroney of the U.S. Bishops Secretariat for Liturgy; Social Services Sister Eva Marie Lucas of the Franciscan School of Theology; and Maryland Jesuit Father J-Glenn Murray.

Speakers focussed on the Vatican II vision of liturgy, the challenges of culture for liturgy and catechesis, and the joy of effective Sunday Eucharist, which provides “Amazing Grace.”

Saturday, Oct. 22, was a full day of conference activities, which began with a reflection by Monsignor Moroney on the conference theme of the joy of Eucharist.

He noted that a true celebration of the Year of the Eucharist cannot help but revel in the mystery of the Sacrifice, which is a foretaste of the joy promised by Christ. He spoke of how Catholics in their daily lives “can truly celebrate the gift God has given us in the Holy and Living Sacrifice.”

In an afternoon reflection that same day, Thomas Groome, Director of Boston College’s Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry, said, “Catholic Christians are called to be a Eucharistic

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Groome said, “Eucharist comes as a great privilege and responsibility. Given for both our own sanctification and, and as described in John’s Gospel, ‘for the life of the world.’”

A majority of those attending the conference represent the great army of dedicated workers – many of whom are women – in parishes, schools, religious education programs and ministries.

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St. Jude . . .

■ Continued from cover

Synod . . .

■ Continued from cover concern” and sadness for those who do not have access to the Eucharist because their family situations “do not conform to the commandment of the Lord” regarding the unbreakable bond of marriage.

The bishops said that “while we do not endorse their choice” to live together without the benefit of a sacramental marriage “they are not excluded from the life of the church.”

“We ask that they participate in Sunday Mass and devote themselves assiduously to listening to the word of God so that it might nourish their life of faith, of love and of conversion,” the message said.

French Archbishop Roland Minnerath of Dijon said synods cannot change church teaching, but must find new pastoral approaches to applying church teaching,

St. Jude pilgrims and those who joined them at St. Dominic’s filled the cavernous church for Mass.

(PHOTOS BY JACK SMITH)

require a larger venue next year, Fr. Flores said. He hopes future pilgrimages will also incorporate catechesis for those drawn by St. Jude. “We should use this event to help people go further in their faith. It’s a good opportunity to evangelize,” he said.

From St. Anthony’s, the crowd processed up South Van Ness Avenue through the Mission District and eventually up Pine Street to St. Dominic Church. The predominantly Spanish-speaking crowd was led by Dominican Brothers carrying a statue of St. Jude and by Bishop Wang. Missionaries of Charity and other religious also participated. Prayer and song was led by St. Anthony’s choir. San Francisco Police provided an orderly escort.

Hundreds more, who were not able to make the twomile walk, met the pilgrims at St. Dominic Church, where a concelebrated Mass was held with Dominican Fathers Francis Goode; Xavier Lavagetto, pastor; Emmerich Vogt, director of the St. Jude Shrine, and others. The bilingual Mass was accompanied by organ music and a Spanish guitar choir.

Homilist, Fr. Goode, said “We had a beautiful walk . . . We grow closer in appreciation for this Saint.” Fr. Goode noted that St. Jude preached in the area now called Iraq. “We hear of Baghdad and Mosul – the Church is so old in those places, older than Islam, older than anything except Judaism.”

Fr. Goode explained, “the Church in a special way indicated St. Jude is the patron of difficult cases.” The saints are living and the faithful can ask for their help, “the same way we come to a friend and say please pray for me.”

Visit website www.stjude-shrine.org for information on prayers, devotion and upcoming novenas to St. Jude at St. Dominic Church.

Pilgrims were led by Dominican priests and novices, San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop Ignatius Wang, and members of St. Anthony’s choir.

Groups of women and men took turns carrying the statue of St. Jude along the route.

which the bishops tried to do in the face of “the very painful situation of the divorced and remarried.”

While the church cannot ignore their irregular situation, the archbishop said, the bishops were aware that the church must find ways to “draw near to these persons, to understand individual situations, to study case by case how a person in such a situation can continue to develop his or her faith life.”

Cardinal Ouellet said the theme was “among the most delicate” and most discussed issues of the synod.

“There was a real concern to express compassion and understanding for the situation of the divorced and remarried. At the same time, a balance had to be maintained between the doctrine of the church” on the indissolubility of marriage and a recognition of the suffering and sadness of those who cannot receive Communion.

The bishops also said the suffering of the poor and of victims of violence and injustice is a challenge for how Catholics experience and live the Eucharist.

“These sufferings cannot remain extraneous to the celebration of the eucharistic mystery which summons all of us to work for justice and the transformation of the world in an active and conscious fashion,” the message said.

The bishops’ message said the Second Vatican Council, which ended 40 years ago, “provided the basis for an authentic liturgical renewal,” which must be cultivated and purified of “abuses that have crept into liturgical practice.”

“We are convinced that respect for the sacred character of the liturgy is transmitted by genuine fidelity to liturgical norms of legitimate authority,” they said.

The bishops also praised priests who preside over the Eucharist and minister to their people with generosity, expressed trust in the ability of young people to change the world for the better, and appealed to parents to educate their children in the faith and support them as they discern the vocation to which God is calling them.

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Pope formally ends Synod, Year of the Eucharist

By John Thavis VATICAN CITY (CNS) — At a Mass to close the Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist, Pope Benedict XVI defended priestly celibacy and expressed his “deep sadness” that Chinese bishops were not allowed to attend the assembly.

The synod’s work called on all Catholics to revive their commitment of faith and understand that “no dichotomy is admissible between faith and life,” the pope said in a sermon Oct. 23.

The Mass, celebrated in a packed St. Peter’s Square, brought together several threads that have tied together the pontificates of Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict: — The pope formally ended the Year of the Eucharist and the synod, both projects convened by his predecessor to refocus on the basic elements of the faith.

— He canonized five new saints and said they exemplified how the Eucharist was “the source of holiness and spiritual nourishment for our mission in the world.” All the new saints’ causes were advanced under Pope John Paul.

— He celebrated World Mission Sunday, an event for which Pope John Paul wrote a message before his death, and reminded Catholics of the sacrifice made by missionaries around the globe.

Wearing white vestments embroidered with small gold bees — a traditional symbol of purity and wisdom — the pope processed slowly through the crowd at the start of the liturgy, preceded by more than 300 bishops.

As tens of thousands of pilgrims applauded, sun broke through the morning fog that hung over the square, lighting up giant portraits of the new saints that hung from the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica.

In his sermon, the pope sent greetings to the four Chinese bishops who were not given permission to travel to Rome for the synod. He said the “suffering path” of their church communities was in the hearts of synod participants.

“With deep sadness we feel the absence of their representatives. I would like to assure the Chinese bishops that we are close to them in prayer, and to their priests and faithful,” he said.

In his remarks about the synod’s work, the pope touched briefly on the issue of priestly celibacy, which was strongly affirmed by the synod despite acknowledgment of a priest shortage in some parts of the world.

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gift and the sign of undivided love toward God and neighbor is founded on the eucharistic mystery, celebrated and adored,” the pope said.

“Eucharistic spirituality must also be the interior motor of all activity, and no dichotomy is admissible between faith and life in their mission of Christian animation in the world,” he said.

After listening for three weeks as the bishops looked for ways to express the Eucharist’s importance, the pope offered his own brief explanation. In the Eucharist, he said, Catholics contemplate how Christ fulfilled his own commandment to love God and to love one’s neighbor as oneself.

“And this love of his, he communicates to us when we are nourished by his body and his blood,” he said.

Then he defined sainthood by saying a saint is “someone who is so fascinated by the beauty of God and by his perfect truth that he is progressively transformed by it. For this beauty and this truth he is ready to renounce everything, even himself.”

The pope pronounced the canonization formula at the beginning of the Mass, smiling as pilgrims from Chile, Ukraine, Poland and Italy applauded the new saints from their church communities. He delivered his sermon in the languages of all four countries.

The newly canonized were: — St. Jozef Bilczewski, 1860-1923. During World War I, as Polish archbishop of Lviv, in what is now Ukraine, he helped numerous Catholics, Orthodox and Jews.

— St. Zygmunt Gorazdowski, 1845-1920, also a Pole. As a priest in Lviv, he was known as the “priest of the homeless,” founding two homes for the hungry and destitute. He also founded a home for abandoned children and single mothers with children. In 1884, he founded the Sisters of Mercy of St Joseph.

— St. Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga, 1901-1952. After growing up in poverty in Chile, he became a Jesuit priest and began teaching and working with the poor. He would roam the streets with his green pickup truck searching for homeless children to take to the shelter he founded. He eventually founded the Hogar de Cristo movement, which provides vocational training and other services for young people.

— St. Felice da Nicosia, 1715-1787. As a Capuchin friar in Sicily, he often was humiliated, even by his fellow brothers, for his illiteracy. He collected donations for the monastery and visited jailed prisoners every Sunday.

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— St. Gaetano Catanoso, 1879-1963. The Italian founder of the Congregation of the Daughters of St. Veronica, he was dedicated to the holy face of Christ. He revived Marian and eucharistic devotions in his local parish and founded an organization to help subsidize education for poor seminarians.

The pope said the new saints illustrated a point frequently made at the synod, that from the Eucharist springs witness to the Gospel and a missionary spirit.

Citing Pope John Paul’s message for World Mission Sunday, he said the Eucharist “urges the Christian to be ‘broken bread’ for others and to work for a more just and more fraternal world.”

In the name of Christ, the pope said, missionaries today “proclaim and witness the Gospel, at times even to the sacrifice of life.”

“Dear friends, we must start again from the Eucharist,” he said.

About 350 cardinals, bishops and priests, who were seated in sections flanking the altar in front of the basilica, concelebrated the Mass, which lasted two and a half hours.

It was the first time Pope Benedict presided over a canonization Mass, and the liturgy was similar to those celebrated by Pope John Paul.

One change was that the portraits of the saints on the basilica facade were visible throughout the Mass. Under Pope John Paul, the portraits were covered by drapes that fell at the moment of canonization, a dramatic touch that usually generated a long burst of applause.

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“Tonight we will have On their hands and knees in a small stream in Haiti, young boys crawl through the mud, looking for food.

Driven by hunger, they try to catch tiny fish with their bare hands.

Sometimes they spend two hours fishing and come up with nothing. Their stomachs remain as empty as their hands.

“I went fishing today for food, but I didn’t catch anything. Tonight we will have nothing to eat,” said Manoucha Ilestin, 8.

The fish he catches are the size of goldfish. Manoucha and his family eat them.

The small fish barely take the edge off their hunger.

But they are better than nothing, which is what is for dinner tonight.

Many children in his parish hunt for the tiny fish, said Father Duken Augustin, who ministers to the poor in slums in northern Haiti.

“Every day, the children go fishing in the river because they are hungry.”

This is hunger today in Haiti. Mounting turmoil and decreasing food supplies have led people to desperate measures. The children who search in the river for food hope to catch anything — fish, small crabs, crayfish — to toss into the cooking pot for dinner. Their empty bellies make them weak and cause tremendous pain.

“Lift up your hands to Him for the lives of your little ones who faint from hunger…”

(Lamentations 2:19b)

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Nations) Your Christian generosity is an answer to their desperate prayers for anything to eat.

What would Jesus do if He saw crowds of hungry, despairing faces? The answer is simple. He would feed them, just as He fed the hungry crowds following Him who had nothing to eat.

You can do the same today by feeding Haiti’s hungry.

Take pity on the despairing crowds, just as our Lord did.

“The children cry because they are hungry.”

Jesus asked His disciples, “Which one of you would hand his son… a snake when he asks for a fish?”

(Matt. 7:9a, 10b) We are all Christ’s family. If one of your family members was suffering and in need of food, wouldn’t you help?

Right now there are children suffering from severe hunger in Haiti. Their parents have nothing to give them to eat. They desperately hunt for fish to fill their empty stomachs.

Young Haitian children crawl through muddy waters to catch fish to fill their empty stomachs.

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nothing to eat.”

The fish have more bones than meat, yet they are food to these desperate children.

“We have no food, this is why I fish,” said Guirline Alovidor. “We cook them, and we share them with our families. But I’m still hungry after.”

They bring their catches home to their mothers. But it’s not enough for the children, said one mother.

“We eat the fish, but they don’t fill us. The children cry because they are hungry.

When they are hungry, I have them get on their knees and pray to God for their daily bread, even when there is no bread,” said Guirline’s mother, Gutelui.

“When I have bread, I take a little bread with water and salt, and make soup. It helps with the hunger.”

Prayer is her only source of strength when she and the children are faint from hunger.

If there is absolutely no food in the house, she gives the children salt water to drink just to fill their bellies. “When I have bread, I take a little bread with water and salt, and make soup. It helps with the hunger,” she said.

Gutelui explains how she relies upon prayer.

When she feels utterly helpless because the children cry incessantly from hunger and there is no food in the house, she remembers her favorite Bible passage.

Psalm 23 gives her strength. “I feel stronger.

I feel like there is someone there helping me with the children, giving me support.”

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Faith formation . . . â– Continued from page 3 ference with their eight-year old son Francis.

Their teen-age daughters Nicolle and Yvonne attend Marin Catholic High School.

Norman Rae, who previously taught in the religious education program, came to this year’s conference for its workshops on music.

Thu HĂĄ Rae said, the conference presentations would help her “in teaching religious educationâ€? and in her “work with youth.â€?

Dominican Sister Leonarda Montealto, Principal of Holy Angels Elementary School in Colma, described the conference as “wonderful,� noting the quality of speakers and their insights on faith and faith formation.

Sister Leonarda attended the conference with Sister M. Otelia Forteliza, who teaches at Holy Angels School. Both found the conference “useful in finding ways to enliven teaching.�

Diane Lawrence, who has taught seventh

October 28, 2005 and eighth grade religious education for 10 years at St. Gabriel Parish in San Francisco, said she came to the conference for help in her teaching as well as her own faith development.

One of many faith formation and religious education veterans attending the conference, she said when she thinks of giving up, something good always happens in the classroom to bring her back.

Matthew Shea, Pastoral Associate at St. Gabriel Parish and coordinator for the RCIA program, said he found the conference helpful for his own spiritual growth and his work in ministries.

In the closing liturgy, San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop Ignatius Wang celebrated the Eucharist, called “the bread of life� in John’s Gospel. Illustrating that music is an integral part of Catholic worship, the enthusiasm and joy of singing was seen in the Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep Jubilee Choir and cantor Kristine Sinajon, under the direction of Dan Schutte, composer in residence at the University of San Francisco.

Families attending the Faith Formation conference included Thu HĂĄ and Norman Rae with their son Francis.

Father J-Glenn Murray, a member of the Maryland Province of Jesuits and the principal drafter of the U.S. Bishops’ document “Plenty Good Room,� delivered a stirring homily on Matthew’s Gospel, in which Jesus reveals the two greatest commandments: to love God and to love one another. “We are called to love as God loves, and to

love is to really see other people. We measure love by imitating Christ – by treating each person as a child of God,� he said. “The disciples that Jesus met on the road to Emmaus urged him to remain with us,� and Jesus does remain with us, Father Murray said. “Christ still is living, still giving nourishment, still giving joy in our celebration and reception of the Eucharist.�

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GRIEVING & HEALING Creating memories of a brief life It’s no longer considered ‘dysfunctional’ to mourn an infant’s death

By Amy Kuebelbeck Like those who sought to reclaim respect for childbirth as a natural process rather than as a medical procedure, some people are now attempting to do the same with death.

A nascent “dying well” movement is emphasizing dignity, hospice care, better pain management, and other approaches that allow for the profound spiritual and emotional growth that can happen at the end of life—both for the person who is dying and for the ones left behind.

Similarly, we are now also on the cusp of a significant cultural shift regarding infant death.

Parents are beginning to be encouraged to cherish and

honor their children in tangible ways, and they are finally being allowed to grieve. Driven by the persistent efforts of bereaved parents, who began actively seeking reform in the 1970s, many hospitals have adopted more sensitive practices and offer support groups and professional counselors for parents who experience miscarriage and infant death. Efforts also are under way to improve care for parents who experience losses earlier in pregnancy; for example, some parents are lobbying for hospitals to provide options other than routine incineration for disposing of babies’ remains. Several national organizations now exist, including the National SHARE Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Inc., founded in 1977

by Sister Jane Marie Lamb, O.S.F., and now based in St. Charles, Missouri. The Compassionate Friends group exists for parents who have lost a child of any age.

Inspired by Richard Paul Evans’s best-selling book The Christmas Box, about a fictional woman mourning at the angel monument that marks her young daughter’s grave, communities around the globe are erecting angel statues as memorials to babies who have died. Memorial sites like these are giving parents—especially those who do not have a gravesite to visit—a physical place to grieve. Even parents whose babies died many years ago are seeking out these memorials for solace, grateful that MOURNING, page 11

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GRIEVING & HEALING

By Lisa M. Petsche When someone you know loses a loved one to death, you want to reach out to him or her but may feel unsure of what to say or do. Following is some advice: -Don’t agonize over what to say. Keep it simple and heartfelt - for example, “I’m so sorry,” “My heart goes out to you,” “I’m here for you” or perhaps even “I’m at a loss for words.” Avoid platitudes such as “It’s for the best” or “You still have a lot to be thankful for.”

-Let your friend do the talking and listen attentively and non-judgmentally. Resist the urge to give advice or recount your own experiences. Be prepared for repetition - this is part of working through grief.

-Accept silence. Sometimes a bereaved person may not feel like talking but would nonetheless appreciate companionship. Remember, too, that body language - a touch of your hand, pat on the shoulder or hug - can also express support and caring, often better than words.

-Keep in mind that grief affects people emotionally, spiritually, mentally and physically, and that, although there may be similarities, no two people grieve alike.

-Don’t underestimate the pain your friend is experiencing and don’t discourage tears or urge her to “Be strong.” Don’t try to withhold your own tears, either; they’re merely a sign that you care.

-Share memories of her loved one - kind or funny things he did or words of wisdom he shared with you.

-Find a favorite photo of the deceased person, frame it and give it to your friend.

-Let her know you are praying for her and her departed loved one. Offer to pray together with her.

-Encourage her to practice self-care, getting adequate nutrition, exercise and sleep and scheduling regular medical checkups, as well as avoiding unnecessary stress.

Discourage the use of alcohol or medication as a coping mechanism.

-Offer to help in practical ways, such as fielding phone calls, preparing meals, shopping for groceries or running errands. Don’t merely let her know you’re available if she needs help; make concrete offers (for example, “I’m going to the grocery store - what can I get you?”) or simply go ahead and do things like deliver a casserole or mow her lawn.

-Assure her that her feelings are normal and she’s not going crazy, if she expresses concern. Many newly bereaved people experience a spiritual crisis, so don’t be alarmed if this happens with your friend. Listen patiently and empathically to her doubts and fears. If they persist, encourage her to speak with her pastor (or yours, if she isn’t affiliated with a congregation).

AFTER THE FUNERAL -Continue to stay in touch after the funeral is over.

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-Don’t act as if everything is okay. This makes it hard for your friend to open up if she feels the need.

-Don’t avoid the subject of the deceased person or mention of his name. It’s comforting to the bereaved to know that others still remember their loved one as time goes by.

-Be patient with your friend. Since grief saps energy, take the initiative in the relationship for now, calling and arranging visits.

-Encourage her to take one day at a time and to trust that she will eventually heal enough to be able to move forward with her life. Recognize, though, that timelines for healing vary from one person to the next.

-Don’t pressure your friend into doing things she doesn’t feel ready for, such as sorting through and disposing of her loved one’s belongings.

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Mourning . . .

■ Continued from page 9 after so much time someone is finally acknowledging their loss and their sorrow.

Fewer parents today must endure the death of a baby. The infant mortality rate has dropped considerably in the United States since the early 1900s, when an estimated 10 percent of all babies died before their first birthday. The rate is now less than 1 percent. But that still represents a lot of babies—and a lot of grieving parents. About twentyeight thousand infants a year die before their first birthday. About a million U.S. pregnancies end in miscarriage or stillbirth every year, with about twentyseven thousand of those babies dying during the second half of pregnancy.

In part because of the loving work of parents whose profound loss was minimized or ignored in the past, many newly bereaved parents are now encouraged to hold their child’s body and to view that tender act as healthy and natural. They are invited to create memories with their child: to rock their baby, to give their baby a name, and to take photographs of their baby. If the idea of tak-

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Catholic san Francisco Northern California’s Weekly Catholic Newspaper

Science vs. Ethics?

By Russell Shaw

The announcement last month that Leon R. Kass was stepping down as chairman of the President’s Council on Bioethics and would be succeeded by Dr. Edmund Pellegrino provoked some predictable sniping at Kass.

Rick Weiss of The Washington Post summed up the case against the University of Chicago ethicist like this: “Although widely respected for his intellect, Kass’s history of opposition to some reproductive technologies and his general wariness of other biomedical trends… made him a thorn in the side of many researchers and liberal thinkers.”

In fact, Kass appears to have done an excellent job, and it is good news that he will remain on the bioethics council while quitting the chairmanship. The criticism reported by Weiss simply illustrates, in a politically charged context, why people who are not flat-earthers nevertheless worry about the ability of scientific “researchers and liberal thinkers” to practice self-restraint and self-regulation.

While numbering myself among the worriers, I should point out that I have no intention of pandering to ignorance and fear in order to whip up anti-science feeling. It’s part of my faith as a religious believer that the exercise of scientific knowledge and technical skill is a human participation in the creative activity of God. For people who believe that, God’s mandate in Genesis to “subdue” the earth (Gn 1:28) is the primordial charter of the scientific enterprise.

But this charter is not a blank check. Blind trust that unconstrained scientific “progress” will always make everything better for everybody is a relic of the 19th century. Naïve trust in science as a panacea has been overtaken by scientific horrors like scientists who placed themselves at the service of Hitler’s racist madness, wonder drugs that crippled and killed, and state-of-the-art technology that blighted the landscape and befouled our air and water.

That is the not-so-distant past. As for the future, consider that, thanks to science and scientists, the possibility now exists that we will have full-blown “chimeras” in our midst one of these days.

A chimera, as biologists use the word, is an animal that at the cell or tissue level is partly one kind, partly another. Chimeras are different from hybrids like mules, in all of whose cells the DNA of two species is mixed. A chimera, by contrast, would be a bit of this and a bit of that — a mouse whose brain consisted entirely of human cells, let us say. Chimeras could be useful as sources of organs for transplants and subjects of various tests.

Is this some kind of joke? To underline the fact that it’s not, Dr. Stuart A. Newman, a professor of cell biology and anatomy at New York Medical College, sought a patent a while back on what he called a “humanzee” — part human, part chimpanzee.

The humanzee doesn’t exist yet, but the point was that it could, and seeking a patent was a way to “alert the general public to the need for regulations and restrictions in this area,” Dr. Newman wrote in Science & Theology News.

After some delay, the US Patent and Trademark Office turned down his application. Among the reasons cited, according to Dr. Newman, was the absence of guidance from Congress concerning “how ‘human’ an organism can be before it is not patentable by the 13th Amendment’s prohibition of slavery.”

Dr. Edmund Pellegrino comes to the chairmanship of the President’s Council on Bioethics with a distinguished background as a Georgetown University bioethicist and former president of the Catholic University of America. Like Dr. Kass before him, he has his work cut out.

Russell Shaw is a freelance writer from Washington, D.C. He was press secretary for the US bishops’ conference from 1969-1987.

Commentary appreciated More than Latin Thank you, George Weigel, for “The Magi and the Host” (CSF – Sept. 16). It’s a keeper and I’m proud to share it with my German relatives and missionary friends in India and Africa.

The guest commentary by Austin Ivereigh, “The Monk under the Mitre,” (CSF – Sept. 23) is outstanding and very much appreciated.

Erica Olson Novato

More on Latin

L E T T E R S

Mary Mendoza made an error in her letter expressing her wish for more Latin Masses (Letters – Oct. 21). I agree with all she wrote except for her statement that the use of the vulgate, or language of the people, as opposed to Latin was “mandated” by the Council. The wording of the document gave the Bishops of dioceses “permission” to use the common language rather than Latin.

It also stated that Gregorian Chant was to hold first place in the music of the Church and that Latin was to remain the official language of the Church, assuming that there would be enough Latinists around in the years to come.

The wording might as well have been “mandated” since the Latin missals and song books went flying out the windows of every church with abandon. I am surprised that this error of vocabulary was not pointed out in the Editor’s note as well as detailing the scant remnants of Latin left in this area.

You can add to your notes that there is Gregorian Chant singing at St. Anthony’s in Novato every other month at the 11:00 a.m. Mass.

Michael Collins Novato

Letters welcome Catholic San Francisco welcomes letters from its readers. Please:

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In regards to Mary Mendoza’s letter (CSF – Oct. 21), I assume she was referring to the traditional Tridentine Latin Mass that was used for hundreds of years before Vatican II. The Editor’s note mentions a Latin mass at St. Patrick and St. Peter & Paul, but these are simply the Novus Ordo Mass said in Latin. This is not the beautiful traditional Tridentine Mass.

Those that are interested in learning more about our Tridentine Mass may contact the Coalition in support of Ecclesia Dei at: www.ecclesiadei.org.

I am sure many of our older Catholics would welcome the availability of this Mass and our younger people could learn much from this Mass. Once we have a new Archbishop I suggest those of us who long for the traditional Tridentine Mass write often urging him to make this Mass available at several easy to get to Churches.

Wayne Racek San Francisco

Faith not friends

Fr. Rolheiser may have some answers in recommending that we learn to love others more fully (‘Life’s key question,’ CSF - Oct. 21). Where he misses the mark is in the question.

Life’s key question is not how to die, but rather, quoting Jesus, “Who do you say that I am?” (Mark 8:2) Everything depends on what we do with that question. If we get it wrong, we will be among the many who do not make it into the kingdom of heaven, regardless of how many friends we made along the way (see Matt 7:13). That’s Christian theology, as it appears in the pages of the Bible.

Living life “more fully” may sound good, but it won’t get you on the right track. In fact, people today are quite good at using just such a motto to justify living a very unChristian life. And sitting down and sharing with “absolutely anyone” is not the single condition for going to heaven, as Fr. Rolheiser suggests. Jesus certainly didn’t teach that when he was asked the question (Mark 10). In fact, Jesus taught that there are some with whom we can’t sit down, as He warned us to “not give what is holy to dogs.” (Matt 7:6) Jesus was moved by the woman who anointed His feet because she recognized Him for who He was. It’s rather silly to suggest that the woman’s action made the Creator of the universe feel “fully alive” for “truly tasting life.” No, “living more fully” and “truly tasting life” are not things we should seek - they are the natural byproduct of loving God fully and first, and because of that, loving others.

Al Serrato Millbrae

October 28, 2005

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Guest Commentary

Mission community struggles for real change A young man was murdered in the Mission, near St. Peter’s Parish, not too long ago. In the past sixty days, there were 251 assaults and robberies and other crimes within a few blocks of the church. The neighborhood around St. Peter’s is dense with narrow streets packed with cars and people.

Almost every sign and sound is in Spanish so that it looks and feels like another country rather than another part of San Francisco. It is a community of pain. Here the murder and crime is not just a statistic. It is all too real. The community of St. Peter’s held a meeting to discuss this murder and this crime and tragedy. There were almost 400 people there, mostly Latinos as one would expect in this neighborhood, but there were also invited politicians and other City officials.

In this community, 47 percent of the families struggle just to meet their basic needs. In a City that is rapidly losing families and youth and has the lowest percentage of children and families of any major City in America, there is a very high concentration of youth and young people in this neighborhood. Many of these young people suffer from an education system that gives them little. Forty-nine percent of Latinos and African American students who enter in the ninth grade do not graduate. Because of a lack of jobs and job development, many of these youth end up in gangs.

“It’s a vicious cycle,” says Deacon Nate Bacon who works at St. Peter’s and along with his wife Jenny runs the Communidad San Dimas, a community for gang members.

At the community house, gang members can come for some safety, a look at faith, and a chance to move their lives in a positive direction.

“San Francisco has the highest rate of incarceration of young people of any county in California and the overwhelming majority of young people in the Juvenile Justice system are Latino and African American,” points out Deacon Nate.

His answer is to provide help, one by one at Communidad San Dimas and to work with the community around St. Peter’s to make systemic change.

Systemic change means providing opportunities for education and, most of all, jobs for young people. Fr. Greg Boyle, S.J. of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles says, “Nothing stops a bullet like a job.” Right now there is a waiting list of over 12,000 youth for about 4,000 jobs.

The community at St. Peter’s asked that the City Supervisors and elected officials present change all of this.

What became apparent to me at this meeting was the pain in the community. It was a pain that was uncovered by the testimonies of the young people and especially the parents of the murdered young man; the pain of finding obstacles and lack of opportunity and very few open doors; the pain of feeling like an isolated community, isolated from the rest of San Francisco, which seemingly did not care about the increasing murder rates and the bad public schools.

There was also hope and faith. The room surged with

pride and excitement when we heard young men tell how they struggled to get themselves out of the gang lifestyle and into jobs and families. There was hope, faith and power in the community’s unified George Wesolek voice, coming together to demand that something be done. There was determination in that room to do something and not wait for somebody else to do it for them.

It is clear to me that these individuals, parents and youth are finding each other. And in finding each other and forming a community of action, they are revealing an open faith and courage that, someday, will make real change.

Other parish communities in the City are meeting in an effort to make San Francisco a City friendly to families and a City filled with opportunities for our youth. For more information call the Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns at 415-614-5572.

George Wesolek is director of the Archdiocesan Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns.

Family Life

Advice to new moms and dads It’s easy to forget how hard it was being a new parent.

Apparently, fear and lack of sleep have an effect on one’s ability to store memories.

Most moms and dads describe that period as a blur.

The baby is coming. The baby is born. Something, something, something. Kindergarten. That may be a bit of an exaggeration, but not by much.

Almost every rookie parent left alone with his or her newborn for the first time has thought, “Someone should be here with the baby.” And then the chilling realization that “I am that someone!”

Adding to that pressure — just what new parents need, more pressure — is the fact that family members and friends want to see the new baby. Among those visitors are veteran parents. There are moms and dads of many, many years who will be watching this new mother and father.

Watching. Every. Move. They. Make. Or so it seems.

With that in mind, a few words of advice on giving a few words of advice: —Look for the good and praise it! “The baby is so

content sleeping in your arms.” “Oh, you have baby’s room fixed up so nicely.” “It’s obvious this is a baby who’s mommy and daddy love her!”

—Share a few of your own early parenting experiences that show you were afraid or made a few mistakes.

Years later they seem pleasantly silly, but confessing them is a way of making new moms and dads realize what they’re feeling is very normal. (“I remember thinking ‘I’m going to drop the baby,’” and then the nurse said, “If you can hang on to a football you can ...” “I just couldn’t sleep the first two nights the baby was home, and I wondered if I’d ever sleep again.” “I didn’t realize I had bought the wrong size diapers so when I tried to ...”

—Keep to yourself your strongly held opinions on any aspect of parenting, no matter what side of the particular debate you’re on. (“You ‘are’ going to nurse the child until she’s at least 3, aren’t you?” “You ‘aren’t’ going to be part of that la leche nonsense, are you?” Or, “I think all good families home-school. It’s not too early to start his education.” “Please don’t tell me you’re

going to be one of those home-school families!”)

—Remember, you’re not the mama or the papa. Think about how you would have felt (or did feel!) when a visitor butted in. But Bill and Monica realize, too, that we all Dodds appreciate sound advice tactfully presented. As is so often the case, whether at home or on the job, how and when we’re given advice greatly influence how we accept or reject it. There’s a big difference between “You should ...” and “One thing that worked for me is ...”

Bill and Monica Dodds are the editors of “My Daily Visitor” magazine.

Culture of Life

What does the Church teach on the death penalty?

Catholic teaching on the death penalty is best understood by viewing it through two lenses: what it is; and what it is not.

The Church’s critique of capital punishment is not an evasion of justice. Victims and their survivors have a right to redress, and the state has a right to enforce that redress and impose grave punishment for grave crimes.

It is not an absolute rejection of force by the state.

The death penalty is not intrinsically evil. Both Scripture and long Christian tradition acknowledge the legitimacy of capital punishment under certain circumstances. The Church cannot repudiate that without repudiating her own identity.

It is not an idolatry of individual rights — in this case, the rights of the murderer. Catholic social teaching rests on two equal pillars: the dignity of the individual person, and the common good. The right to life of the convicted murderer must be balanced against society’s right to justice and security.

Finally, it is not a false equation of related but unequal issues. Catholic teaching on euthanasia, the death penalty, war, genocide and abortion are rooted in the same concern for the sanctity of the human person.

But these different issues do not all have the same gravity or moral content. They are not equivalent.

War can sometimes be legitimate as a form of selfdefense. The same can apply, in extraordinary circumstances, to the death penalty. But euthanasia is always an inexcusable attack on the weak. Genocide is always the premeditated murder of entire groups of people. And abortion is always a deliberate assault on a defenseless

and innocent unborn child. It can never be justified. It is always — and intrinsically — gravely wrong.

What Catholic teaching on the death penalty does involve is this: a call to set aside unnecessary violence, including violence by the state, in the name of human dignity and building a culture of life. In the wake of the bloodiest century in history, the Church invites us to recover our own humanity by choosing God’s higher road of restraint and mercy instead of state-sanctioned killing that implicates all of us as citizens.

“The Catechism of the Catholic Church” explains it in these words: If “non-lethal means are sufficient to defend and protect people’s safety from the aggressor [i.e., the convicted murderer], authority [should] limit itself to such means, as these are more in keeping with the concrete conditions of the common good and more in conformity with the dignity of the human person” (2267).

John Paul II, writing a decade ago in “The Gospel of Life,” stressed that “the nature and extent of the punishment [for capital crimes] must be carefully evaluated and decided upon, and ought not to go to the extreme of executing the offender except in cases of absolute necessity; in other words, when it would not be possible otherwise to defend society. Today however, as a result of steady improvements to the organization of the penal system, such cases are very rare, if not practically non-existent” (56).

In modern industrialized states, killing convicted murderers adds nothing to anyone’s safety. It is an excess. It cannot be justified except in the most extraordinary conditions. Moreover, for John Paul II, the punishment of any crime should not only seek to redress

wrong and protect society. It should also encourage the possibility of repentance, restitution and rehabilitation on the part of the criminal. Execution removes that hope.

Government has Archbishop the obligation to embody the highest Charles J. Chaput ideals of a people. As a free people, Americans are better, more decent and more humane than the needless executions we carry out every month. We’re better than the dozens of needless executions we plan to carry out in the months ahead.

As citizens, our choices and our actions matter, because they create the kind of future our families and our nation will inhabit. What we choose, what we do, becomes who we are. In God’s own words in Deuteronomy: “I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; therefore choose life, that you and your descendants may live” (30:19).

Choosing against the death penalty is choosing in favor of life. We need to end the death penalty, and we need to do it soon.

Most. Rev Charles J. Chaput is Archbishop of Denver. This article originally appeared in the Denver Catholic Register.

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THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY

TIME

Malachi 1:14b-2:2b, 8-10; Psalm 131:1, 2, 3; 1 Thessalonians 2:7b-9, 13; Matthew 23:1-12 A READING FROM THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET MALACHI (MAL 1:14B-2:2B, 8-10) A great King am I, says the Lord of hosts, and my name will be feared among the nations.

And now, O priests, this commandment is for you: If you do not listen, if you do not lay it to heart, to give glory to my name, says the Lord of hosts, I will send a curse upon you and of your blessing I will make a curse.

You have turned aside from the way, and have caused many to falter by your instruction; you have made void the covenant of Levi, says the Lord of hosts.

I, therefore, have made you contemptible and base before all the people, since you do not keep my ways, but show partiality in your decisions.

Have we not all the one father?

Has not the one God created us?

Why then do we break faith with one another, violating the covenant of our fathers?

RESPONSORIAL PSALM (PS 131:1, 2, 3) R. In you, Lord, I have found my peace.

O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor are my eyes haughty; I busy not myself with great things, nor with things too sublime for me.

R. In you, Lord, I have found my peace.

Nay rather, I have stilled and quieted my soul like a weaned child.

Like a weaned child on its mother’s lap, so is my soul within me.

R. In you, Lord, I have found my peace.

O Israel, hope in the Lord, both now and forever.

R. In you, Lord, I have found my peace.

A READING FROM THE FIRST LETTER OF SAINT PAUL TO THE THESSALONIANS (1 THES 2:7B-9, 13) Brothers and sisters: We were gentle among you, as a nursing mother cares for her children. With such affection for you, we were determined to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our very selves as well, so dearly beloved had you become to us. You recall, brothers and sisters, our toil and drudgery. Working night and day in order not to burden any of you, we proclaimed to you the gospel of God. And for this reason we too give thanks to God unceasingly, that, in receiving the word of God from hearing us, you received not a human word but, as it truly is, the word of God, which is now at work in you who believe.

A READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW (MT 23:1-12) Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses. Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you, but do not follow their example. For they preach but they do not practice. They tie up heavy burdens hard to carry and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they will not lift a finger to move them. All their works are performed to be seen. They widen their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels. They love places of honor at banquets, seats of honor in synagogues, greetings in marketplaces, and the salutation ‘Rabbi.’ As for you, do not be called ‘Rabbi.’ You have but one teacher, and you are all brothers.

Call no one on earth your father; you have but one Father in heaven. Do not be called ‘Master’; you have but one master, the Christ. The greatest among you must be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”

Saint Jude – El Greco, 1610.

The Feast of the Apostle St. Jude Thaddeus is Oct. 28.

Prayer to St. Jude St. Jude, glorious apostle, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, the name of the traitor has caused you to be forgotten by many. But the Church honors and invokes you universally as the patron of difficult and desperate cases. Pray for me who am so miserable. Make use, I implore you, of that particular privilege accorded to you to bring visible and speedy help where help was almost despaired of. Come to my assistance in this great need that I may receive the consolation and help of heaven in all my necessities, tribulations and sufferings, particularly -- (here make your request) - and that I may praise God with you and all the elect throughout all eternity.

I promise you, 0 blessed Jude, to be ever mindful of this great favor. I will honor you as my special and powerful patron and encourage devotion to you.

St. Jude, pray for us and for all who honor and invoke your aid.

Scripture FR. JOSEPH W. KOTERSKI, SJ

Precepts for love In today’s Gospel Jesus contrasts the teaching of the scribes and Pharisees with their example. He clearly finds something hypocritical about the disparity—their refusal to help carry loads they have themselves piled on the backs of others, and their search for honors after preaching humility. But in denouncing these practices, Jesus in no way undermines their authority; in fact, he directs his listeners to do what the scribes and Pharisees prescribe, for they “have succeeded Moses as teachers.”

The first reading from the book of Malachi makes a similar point when the prophet chastises the leaders of the community for turning aside from the Lord’s way and causing many to falter by their instruction. The responsibilities of those entrusted with the rule of any community are great, and the sad fact of occasional failures makes us all the more mindful of the reason why we need constantly to pray for the leaders of the Church and for the leaders of our country, for their duties can be heavy and the temptations they experience can be grave.

Central to these passages of scripture is an important insight about the purpose of law and a crucial distinction between the authoritative and the authoritarian. Any law that is truly law, and not just authoritarian abuse of power, will always be a directive issued by the person in charge of the community for the common good.

Theologians such as St. Thomas Aquinas have reflected that declarations which have legal form but which attack the common good are unjust and may sometimes need to be resisted. In our own history, legally approved practices like slavery and abortion come to mind as cases where legal formality is cloaking something deeply unjust.

But Jesus’ teaching also covers another case—the case where what the authorities command is good and right but where the authorities themselves are hypocritical. In this scenario Our Lord directs his criticism at the authorities for abusing the powers with which they have been entrusted, but at the same time he reminds us that our obligations under the law still bind us.

For the Jews of his day, it was a matter of observing not just those ten commandments but all the laws of ritual purity contained in the Torah. These were precepts laid down by Moses and his successors for the well-ordered life of the Jewish people.

From these ceremonial precepts of the Old Testament we Christians have been freed, and many of St. Paul’s letters explain the difference. We remain absolutely bound by the ten commandments of the Old Law and their restatement in the two great commandments of the New Law: we should love the Lord our God with all our mind and heart and soul and strength, and love our neighbor as ourselves. But from precepts such as circumcision, kosher dietary laws, and the like we have been released. In their place the Church has established only a small number of precepts. While they are not at the same level of authority as God’s own list of commandments, they are truly law for us, for they have been issued by those in charge of our community as Catholic Christians, and they are for the common good.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains that these precepts are moral and liturgical in character and have been formulated in order “to guarantee to the

faithful the indispensable minimum in the spirit of prayer and moral effort, in the growth in love of God and neighbor” (#2041). There are six of them in force at present.

(1) The obligation to participate at Mass on Sundays and holy days directs the faithful to join together for prayer on that day of the week on which we recall Our Lord’s Resurrection. (2) The obligation to partake of the sacrament of reconciliation by going to confession at least once a year is designed to prepare us for a worthy reception of the Eucharist and thus to further the work of conversion and forgiveness begun in us at Baptism. (3) Although nowadays we seldom hear much preaching about our “Easter duty” (perhaps because most people do often come to communion weekly), there remains an “Easter duty”: “You shall humbly receive your Creator in a Holy Communion at least during the Easter season” (Canon 920). (4) We are to observe various holy days during the year. While modern working conditions often make it difficult to take a real holiday from our work on these days, we are still required in most dioceses to come to Mass for such feasts as the Immaculate Conception (December 8); Christmas (December 25); the Solemnity of the Mother of God (January 1); the Assumption (August 15); and All Saints Day (November 1). (5) The number of days prescribed for fasting and abstinence has been greatly reduced in our time, but Church law is still trying to indicate the need for penance and asceticism by specifying certain times of fasting and abstinence during Lent as part of our preparation for Easter. (6) Finally, according to canon 222, the faithful have the duty to provide for the material needs of the Church and its works of charity and social justice, each according to his abilities.

Why, we might ask, does the Church set down precepts like these? In all six cases it is quickly clear that the purpose of the law is not to lay heavy burdens upon us but rather to direct us to the praise and love of God and to the service of neighbor. That we are required to participate at Mass each Sunday and on special holy days and even to fast and abstain on occasion is our Christian way of observing the third commandment. The directives about confession and communion are designed to nourish our personal union with God and regularly to heal any wounds in that relationship that have come about by our sinfulness or selfishness. And the precept that directs us to works of sacrifice and charity for the needs of the Church, of our community, and especially of the poor help to specify certain ways in which we need to keep the second great commandment, the love and service of our neighbor.

These are directives for the common good, and the Church does well to provide them for us. The humility we exhibit by observing them flows from the final words of Our Lord in today’s Gospel: “The greatest among you will be the one who serves the rest. Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, but whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.”

Rev. Joseph W. Koterski, S.J., is Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Fordham University.

This article originally appeared in Homiletic and Pastoral Review.

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Parishes and schools raise nearly $1 million for Katrina victims

The CORE-Service Team of Archbishop Riordan High School raised $5,000 for Hurricane Katrina relief with more than half of the money benefiting Archbishop Shaw High School, a Catholic all-boys school in Marrero, LA.

Fifth Grade Girl Scouts at St. Gregory School in San Mateo donated $500 from their treasury to Hurricane Katrina relief. From left: Araina Vasquez, Courtney Lucido, Trisha Costanzo, Alexa Smith, Olivia Chanm, Shannon Weinreich, Mia Casetta, Allison Chan, and principal Lorraine Paul.

Chelsea Parnigoni from Marin Catholic High School raised funds for Katrina and tsunami victims.

Students at Immaculate Conception Academy raised $1,000 to help St. Mary’s Dominican High School in New Orleans recover from Hurricane Katrina. From left: Roxanne Cuno, Arabella Cruz, Victoria Rosales and Juvi Ann Bartolome.

Chelsea Parnigoni, a senior at Marin Catholic High School, led collection efforts that raised a total of $15,000 for victims of Katrina and earlier for those affected by the tsunami in Asia. “Chelsea put relief drive cans in all the religion classes and proposed the project to the faculty to support it,” said the school’s Tim Navone. She also made posters and did announcements to support the cause.

almost $1,000 for Katrina victims and in addition had the experience brought home by former faculty member, Mia Recent collections at parishes and schools of the Couvillon who has been back at the school from Louisiana Archdiocese of San Francisco have raised almost $1 milfor about a month. Ms. Couvillon moved to New Orleans lion on behalf of victims of Hurricane Katrina. several years ago with her husband, Scott. Though dam“This outpouring of generosity is unlike anything I’ve ever aged, their house was spared Katrina’s ruin. seen,” said Deacon John Norris, Director of Development for Until the storm, Ms. Couvillon had taught fourth grade at the Archdiocese whose office is processing the donaGood Shepherd-Nativity Mission School in New Orleans. tions. “It’s simply overwhelming.”

“It’s a small school of only 90 students from very poor Parishioners of St. Vincent de Paul Parish in San families,” she said. “Their homes were wiped out for the Francisco answered the call with almost $32,000. most part and many students are now scattered through“This is the largest second collection we’ve had since out Texas and other parts of Louisiana.” The whereabouts I’ve been here,” said Father John K. Ring, who has of 30 of the students, she said, are still unknown. “That is served as pastor of the Cow Hollow church since the scariest part of this,” she said. “The reality that people 1987. “Also to be remembered are the many who have had their entire lives dismantled is devastating.” donated money not shown in the collection total “We put Mia on our in-class television circuit and through other resources.” she touched every student with her story,” said Vicki Glen Park’s St. John the Evangelist Parish gave Butler, principal. “The students were so pleased to be $6,200 to Katrina relief. “The people of St. John the able to adopt Good Shepherd-Nativity as their sister Evangelist are very generous in special collections,” school. If it reopens we’ll do all we can to help them and said Msgr. Jose A. Rodriguez, pastor. “They have good right now we are writing notes to students and families hearts everyday for the parish and the Church with and praying for their welfare.” money and the sharing of their talents.”

Holy Family Chinese Mission and St. Mary’s Two individual gifts of $50,000 each were the base Chinese Day School raised more than $6,000 for of the $126,000 collected at Immaculate Heart of Katrina relief. “It is extraordinary for a very small Mary parish and school in Belmont. “The people of parish and a very small school,” said Paulist Father Immaculate Heart of Mary are always generous to Daniel McCotter, pastor. “In my experience with the those in need and this is seen regularly by their conChinese community, when there is need they are very Our Lady of Angels School collected supplies for schools where paper, tributions to all special collections especially those generous. No matter what the cause, if there is need, for the poor,” said Father Stephen Howell, pastor. pencils and other necessities of everyday classroom life were wiped they are very generous.” out by the storm. Jill Mercer, a friend of school Science teacher, “Two $50,000 donations made the hurricane relief “Don’t ever underestimate Novato,” said Father Maureen Zane, teaches at one of the affected facilities. Students filled William McCain, pastor of Our Lady of Loretto Parish collection outstanding as did the $5,000 raised by our school. This is evidence of our parishioners’ willing- 12 boxes and parents donated the cost of shipping. From left: Anthony where $28,000 was raised. “This is an opportunity for all Le, Colin Woodell, Michael Reher, Chelsea Miller, Cat Haupt. ness to show their love of God and neighbor in a tanof us to see the generosity that exists throughout the gible way,” he said.

Archdiocese from the far North to the far South.”

“I am very proud of the efforts of our pastors, principals, Parishioners of San Francisco’s St. Dominic Parish con“Throughout my time at Marin Catholic, I have found the teachers and students,” said Maureen Huntington, best way to get involved is through service,” Chelsea said. “I tributed $33,000 to the Katrina effort. “A good expression Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese. was inspired to reach out and help those devastated by the of mercy is feeling another person’s pain and going to great “Catholic Schools have once again, let their true colors Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina. I used to feel like I couldn’t pains to relieve it,” said Dominican Father Xavier shine. Elementary and secondary students have raised tens make a difference in others’ lives, because whatever I did would Lavagetto, pastor. “The people have been truly empathetic of thousands of dollars for children and families devastated be so minuscule that it wouldn’t help, but then I realized that in seeing a need and people who need their help.”

by Hurricane Katrina.”

The $960,000 collected here has been forwarded to anything helps and when others are experiencing something The National Catholic Educational Association’s “Child tough in their lives they need all the help they can get.” Marin Catholic Charities U.S.A., the agency handling disburseto Child” campaign, which assists devastated Catholic Catholic offers special thanks to Kelly and Tim Brisbois, par- ment, said Michael O’Leary, Assistant Director of Schools in the storm-hit areas has also been a focus of ents of Nicole a junior at the school, who donated $5,000 to the Development for the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

Catholic schools here as well as support of displaced families campaign through a match-challenge with students.

Catholic Charities U.S.A. told Catholic San Francisco that who are now living in the Bay Area, Ms. Huntington said.

San Francisco’s St. Peter Elementary School raised hurricane relief totals nationally have reached $62 million.

By Tom Burke

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St. Mary’s Cathedral The following events are taking place at or are coordinated by the cathedral of the Archdiocese located at Gough and Geary St. in San Francisco. Call (415) 567-2020 for more information. Please check with Cathedral to see if your event has been relocated.

Nov. 4: Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament every First Friday after the 8:00 a.m. Mass Friday and continuing throughout the day and night until 7:45 a.m. Saturday with Morning Prayer and Benediction.

(Exposition is suspended during scheduled Masses at 12:10 noon, 7:00 p.m. and 6:45 a.m. according to liturgical norms.) Join us as we pray for world peace, a culture of life, priests and the special intentions commended to our prayers. For more information or to volunteer please call (415) 567-2020 x224.

October 28, 2005 Nov. 5: Class of ’60, All Souls Elementary School.

Call Nancy Eli-Galli at (650) 593-5334.

Nov. 4, 5, 6: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Reunion Weekend 2005. Friday, Nov. 4 begins the festivities with Back to School Day. Saturday, Nov. 5, enjoy the reunion dinner featuring cuisine from the various diverse neighborhoods of San Francisco.

Sunday, Nov. 6, attend Alumni Mass and Brunch.

For more information, contact Gregg Franceschi, Director of Alumni Relations at 415.775.6626 ext.

636 or gregg.franceschi@shcp.edu.

Nov. 6: Graduates and former students of St. Peter schools now and in earlier times are invited to an annual Memorial Mass at 10:30 a.m. in the parish church, 1200 Florida St. in San Francisco.

Buffet brunch follows. Tickets $15 adults/$5 children. Parking in schoolyard and lot. Call Sylvia Rodriguez at (650) 992-5122 or Irma Vargas at (415) 846-5966. Special honorees include classes of ’55 and ’80.

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Food & Fun Oct. 29: A “Great Happening” in the Bayview Hunters Point Community. The SF Giants and St. Mary’s Medical Center are teaming up again this year to help strike out disease and illness. The 3rd Annual Faith-based, Interfaith, Community Health Fair takes place at St. Paul of the Shipwreck Catholic Church, 3rd and Jamestown and The Arthur H. Coleman Medical Center, 6301 3rd St. at Ingerson. All Services are Free and everyone is welcome! Continental Breakfast at 9:30 a.m. followed by workshops and lunch. Take advantage, too, of multiple health screenings, “Ask the Doctor Booths”, fitness and wellness programs, insurance enrollment, and other services for all ages until 3 p.m. For more information, call (415) 750-5683.

Nov. 4: Catholic Marin Breakfast Club gathers for Mass at 7 a.m. in St. Sebastian Church, Bon Air Rd. and Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Kentfield. Breakfast and presentation follow in parish hall.. Members Breakfast: $7. Visitor’s Breakfast: $10. Call 461-0704 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. or contact Sugaremy@aol.com!

November 5: St. Paul’s Annual Dinner Dance and Auction, “Les rues de Paris.” Please be sure to attend this year’s event at the United Irish Cultural Center.

The silent auction and cocktails begin at 6:00 p.m., with dinner, live auction and dancing to follow. Cost is $65/person and benefits the St. Paul Preservation Fund, established to reduce the debt for the building of St. Paul’s School and the retrofit of the stunning St. Paul Parish Church. Tickets are available by calling St. Paul’s Rectory at 415-648-7538.

Nov. 12: Oldies but Goodies Dance at St. Paul of the Shipwreck Church, 1122Jamestown at 3rd St. in San Francisco from 8 p.m. – midnight. Tickets $30 per person in advance only. No tix sold at door. 21 and over please. Call (415) 468-3434. Proceeds benefit parish youth programs.

Nov. 12: Fundraising Hawaiian Dinner Dance sponsored by St. Emydius Church Fil-Am Unity Club.

Dinner 6:30 -8:00pm. Dance till midnight. Father O’Reilly Center, 255 Jules Ave., San Francisco.

Donation $25.00. Ticket must be paid by October 31st to reserve seat. Call Jose or Bea Delgadillo (415) 239-0632 or Cora Cabal – (415) 469-0311.

Nov. 12, 13: 2nd Annual Holiday Crafts Sale at St. John of God Church Hall, 1290 5th Ave. at Irving St., San Francisco. Sat: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun.: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Nov. 12, 13: All Souls Women’s Club Craft Fair/Luncheon/Breakfast with Santa. More than 35 vendors, free face painting and raffles on the hour.

Doors open 9 a.m. both days. For details on lunch, pix with Santa and prices call Emerita at (415) 5847794 or Dolores at (650) 588-0810. Takes place at All Souls parish/school, Miller and Walnut Ave., SSF. Through Nov. 17: St. Anselm School is excited to announce an all new, on-line auction, full of heavenly getaways, delicious restaurant gift certificates, event tickets, parties and more at www.stanselmauction.cmarket.com – shop for yourself, your children or a friend! The money raised benefits St. Anselm School, so stop by the Web site to browse, shop, or just show your support.

Nov. 2: Continuing Pentecost Today, Teaching the Spirit of Mission at Holy Redeemer Center, 8945 Golf Links Rd., Oakland, 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. with special presentation by Santa Rosa Bishop Daniel Walsh, chair of the bishops’ committee on World Missions. $10 donation requested. Lunch provided. Contact Deacon Matt Dulka at (510) 276-5021. Or mdulka@maryknoll.org.

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St. Stephen School is kicking off the school year with new leadership in the Women’s Guild and Men’s Club. Both groups consist of school parents and parishioners hard at work on fundraising activities. “There is no shortage of fun or fundraising at St. Stephen, thanks to these two organizations and the support of the school and parish communities,” the school said. Front from left: Marie Schmitt, Margie Curran, Julie Keith, Louise Tina, Annette Rocca. Back from left: Maureen Mallon, Mary Casey, Molly Krauss, Celine O’Driscoll, Maggie Granero, Teresa Anastasio, Ann Tittiger, Sharon Allen, principal, and Cathy Livy. Not available for the photo were new Men’s Club Officers Paul Tina, Tony Maffei and Gerry Fernandez.

November 19: Holiday Boutique benefiting Mercy High School, San Francisco beginning at 10 a.m. in Mercy’s Catherine McAuley Pavilion. Day includes many vendors selling beautiful, handmade crafts plus a silent auction and raffle with tickets at only $1 each. Admission is free. Holiday Beverages will also be available with complimentary sweets to nibble on and lots more to pique your interest. If you would like to be a vendor, call the school for an application.

(415) 334-0525.

Dec. 3, 4: It’s a Wonderful Life, Christmas Boutique benefiting St. Brendan Elementary School, 234 Ulloa at Laguna Honda Blvd., SF. Sat. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun. 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. One stop shopping for all your holiday needs. Free admission.

Call (415) 731-2665.

Shows/Entertainment Nov. 5: The SangTinig Choir, (formerly SF Archdiocesan Filipino Choir) will stage Encore, its premiere performance at 7:00 p.m. at the St. Thomas More Church in 1300 Junipero Serra Blvd., San Francisco. Donation is $15.00. For information call: Loy Banez (650) 878-5149 or Delia Valencia (415) 239-8185.

Sundays: Concerts at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF at 3:30 p.m. Call (415) 567-2020 ext. 213. Open to the public. Admission free. October 30: David Hatt, Organist. Vierne, Symphony No. 6.

Sundays: Concerts at 4 p. m. at National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, Vallejo and Columbus, SF. Call (415) 983-0405 or www.shrinesf.org. Open to the public. Admission free.

Social Justice/Family Life www.sflifeandjustice.org For several months the Office of Public Policy has worked to increase involvement in the area of peace and justice. The office’s new Web site will assist in this effort. It will seek to:

1. Solidify community outreach.

2. Provide information on the themes of Catholic Social Teaching including: ● Homelessness ● Community Organizing ● CCHD ● Abortion ● Capital Punishment ● Landmines ● International Debt ● Environmental Stewardship ● Interfaith Prayer ● Many more areas of social concern 3. Serve as place for listing related parish activities.

Please see the home page or calendar for the latest events and alerts. This will be especially important as the November election draws near.

TV/Radio Sunday 6 a.m., WB Channel 20/Cable 13 and KTSF Channel 26/Cable 8: TV Mass with Msgr.

Harry Schlitt presiding.

1st Sun, 5 a.m., CBS Channel 5: Mosaic, featuring conversations on current Catholic issues.

3rd Sun, 5:30 a.m., KRON Channel 4: For Heaven’s Sake, featuring conversations about Catholic spirituality.

Reunions Nov. 5: Alumni Social for graduates and former students of St. James Elementary School, SF, 7 – 9 p.m., at St. James, 321 Fair Oaks St. No-host bar.

Alums are asked to bring a favorite finger-food or appetizer large enough for 6 – 8 people. Cake and coffee will be served. Call Marie Driscoll at (415) 642-6130 to let ‘em know you’ll be there!

Nov. 5: Class of ’85, Mercy High School, San Francisco, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Patio Espanol, 2850 Alemany Blvd, San Francisco. Tickets are $40 per person. Please contact mercyhs85@yahoo.com or call (510) 845-5728 for tickets.

Nov. 4 – 6: Widowed, Separated, Divorced Weekend at Vallombrosa Retreat Center, Menlo Park. The weekend is designed to be a time of closure on the past and new beginning in the present.

For more information, call La Verne (650) 355-3978, Ward (415) 821-3390, or Nicole (408) 578-5654, or see the website: www.beginningexperience.org.

Saturdays: Prayer Group, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. at St. Hilary Church 761 Hilary Drive, Tiburon, (415) 7565505. Father James Tarantino presides. Call (415) 756-5505. Also at St. Hilary’s, Bible Study beginning Sept. 3. Sign-ups begin August 1st.

Catholic Adult Singles Assoc. of Marin meets for support and activities. Call Bob at (415) 8970639 for information.

Consolation Ministry Groups meet at the following parishes. Please call numbers shown for more information.

San Mateo County: St. Catherine of Siena, Burlingame. Call (650) 344-6884; Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame. Call Louise Nelson at (650) 343-8457 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Redwood City. Call (650) 3663802; Good Shepherd, Pacifica. Call Sister Carol Fleitz at (650) 355-2593; St. Robert, San Bruno. Call (650) 589-2800. Immaculate Heart of Mary, Belmont. Call Ann Ponty at (650) 598-0658 or Mary Wagner at (650) 591-3850.

Marin County: St. Isabella, San Rafael. Call Pat Sack at (415) 472-5732. Our Lady of Loretto, Novato. Call Sister Jeanette at (415) 897-2171.

San Francisco: St.Gabriel. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882. St. Finn Barr in English and Spanish. Call Carmen Solis at (415) 584-0823; St. Cecilia. Call Peggy Abdo at (415) 564-7882 ext. 3; Epiphany in Spanish. Call Kathryn Keenan at (415) 564-7882. St. Dominic. Call Margaret Passanisi at (415) 931-5241.

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.

Young Widow/Widower group meets at St. Gregory, San Mateo. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882.

Information about children’s and teen groups is available from Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882.

Datebook is a free listing for parishes, schools and non-profit groups. Please include event name, time, date, place, address and an information phone number. Listing must reach Catholic San Francisco at least two weeks before the Friday publication date desired.

Mail your notice to: Datebook, Catholic San Francisco, One Peter Yorke Way, S.F. 94109, or fax it to (415) 614-5633.

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Remembering gunpowder, treason and plot GOD’S SECRET AGENTS: QUEEN ELIZABETH’S FORBIDDEN PRIESTS AND THE HATCHING OF THE GUNPOWDER PLOT, by Alice Hogge.

HarperCollins (New York, 2005). 427 pp., $27.95.

REMEMBER, REMEMBER: A CULTURAL HISTORY OF GUY FAWKES DAY, by James Sharpe. Harvard University Press (Cambridge, Mass., 2005). 230 pp., $19.95.

Reviewed by John H. Carroll Catholic News Service “God’s Secret Agents,” an intriguing study of the Jesuit mission to reclaim England for Catholicism, opens with the defeat of the Spanish Armada in the summer of 1588, and follows with the secret landing of two young Jesuit priests on the English coast in the fall of that year. Alice Hogge describes the small boat, the North Sea waves roaring into the beach and the wind constantly blowing the mist inland.

Thus she sets the mood for a historical recounting of a true clandestine operation as fascinating as a James Bond thriller.

Hogge’s book, subtitled “Queen Elizabeth’s Forbidden Priests and the Hatching of the Gunpowder Plot,” analyzes the religious and political shifts in England during the Tudor era.

Henry VIII set himself up as head of the Church of England and definitively broke with Rome in 1536. He persecuted Catholics, who supported the “old religion.” His elder daughter, Mary, ruled from 1553 to 1558, restored Catholicism and suppressed the reformers. Elizabeth, Henry’s younger daughter, was queen from 1558 to 1603. She re-established Anglicanism as the national religion and turned on her Catholic subjects.

This year is the 400th anniversary of the Nov. 5 arrest of Guy Fawkes, a Catholic who was charged with planning to blow up Parliament and King James in 1605. That escapade, the Gunpowder Plot, is still observed each Nov. 5 with bonfires, fireworks, street pranks and, less commonly today, with the burning of a dummy representing Guy Fawkes or the pope.

During Elizabeth’s reign her officials launched a campaign of arrests and harassment of those who adhered to the “old religion.” It was in this atmosphere in 1580 that Cardinal William Allen, with the aid of the papacy and the Spanish court, established the Jesuit mission to work for the preservation and revival of the “old religion” in England.

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Hogge tells the story of one of the most heroic participants, Jesuit Father John Gerard, the James Bond of the mission. He passed as a gentleman, avid falconer and card shark. He often adopted an in-your-face attitude to questions about his status and identity. Eventually the authorities captured and tortured him in the Tower of London. He resisted, escaped, went underground again and made his way back to the continent. He wrote his memoirs there.

They were comparable to a training manual on clandestine operations in a hostile environment.

Hogge explores the so-called “bloody question”: Could a loyal subject of the crown remain Catholic? This question became critical after Elizabeth’s death in 1603, the period of the Gunpowder Plot. Historians still dispute whether the Gunpowder Plot was genuine or a clever provocation to discredit Catholicism. In its wake the government mounted a very effective propaganda campaign against the Jesuit mission and passed even more restrictive laws against Catholics. Hogge has a fascinating epilogue and appendix with comments on the survival today of this old struggle.

“Remember, Remember: A Cultural History of Guy Fawkes Day,” by James Sharpe, is a well-written survey marking the 400th anniversary of this strange English holiday. It is illustrated with fascinating woodcuts from the period and political cartoons from subsequent centuries. (Among them is a woodcut of a victim being hanged, drawn and quartered, a procedure that included disemboweling the living victim.)

Nov. 5, called Guy Fawkes Day or Pope Day, was decreed an official English holiday in 1606. The law called for an annual church service in every parish, to give thanks for deliverance from the foiled Catholic plot. Attendance at this service was compulsory. Those who refused would be fined or worse. The annual ceremony was removed from the Anglican prayer book in 1859, two and a half centuries later.

Sharpe notes that this holiday was just one addition to

the English post-Reformation calendar, a period when the celebration of Catholic Church feast days and saints days was outlawed. The calendar was filled instead with strictly English celebrations including the king’s birthday, coronation day, accession day and other holidays linking the religion and royalty. Sharpe’s readable little book sheds light on the history, myth and fiction surrounding the conspiracy and its enduring marks in the culture today.

Carroll is a retired U.S. intelligence officer.

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October 28, 2005

The Catholic Professional & Business Club of the Archdiocese of San Francisco invites you to its monthly meeting!

Wednesday, November 9, 2005 7:00 to 8:30 a.m.

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George Wesolek

Restorative Justice: Hope for the Criminal Justice System George Wesolek was educated in Michigan and Rome, receiving advanced degrees in theology. He also holds an MA in Clinical Psychology.

He has worked at the Archdiocese of San Francisco since 1985. First as Executive Director of the Justice and Peace Commission. Later, as the overall planner and coordinator of the four year Pastoral Planning process, culminating in the promulgation of the plan: A Journey of Hope Toward the Third Millennium. Presently, he is the Director of the Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns for the Archdiocese of San Francisco, which includes issues on the total spectrum of catholic social teaching.

He has written numerous articles for Newspapers and Magazines and is a regular contributor to the Catholic San Francisco. He gives workshops on catholic social teaching nationally and internationally. He is a founding member of California People of Faith Working against the Death Penalty.

About the Catholic Professional & Business Club (CP&BC) You are invited to become a member of the CP&BC of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. The CP&BC meets for breakfast on the second Wednesday of the month. At our meetings, Catholic business people come together to share our common faith, to network, and to hear speakers discuss how we can incorporate our spirituality and uphold our ethics in the workplace.

To register as a member of the CP&BC, or to make a reservation for the breakfast meeting, please visit our website at www.cpbc-sf.org. Or fill out the form below, and send it along with your payment.

Questions? Call (415) 614-5579.

Theology on Tap drew more than one hundred Young Adults to the Richmond District’s Ireland’s 32 in October. The popular series will continue in February with topics and location to be announced said Stephanie Wesolek of the Young Adult office of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Sarah Silva and her husband, Patrick Nolan, were among those who took part. Contact www.sfyam.org or call the Young Adult Ministry office at (415) 614-5595.

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Help with daily activities; driving, grocery shopping, doctor appts. Required: CNA, Nurse’s Aid, Certificate, honest, reliable, excellent refs, bonded.

Call Ori 415-713-1366

Tahoe rental FOR RENT Lake Tahoe large 4 bedroom house sleeps 15. Minutes from Heavenly and casinos, close to all other ski resorts. Great winter or summer for large groups and family reunions.

Still available Thanksgiving and Christmas. Wood burning fireplace, brand new hot tub, in Tahoe Keys, has boat dock.

Ski packages can be arranged. www.tahoevacationhouserentals.com 480-380-3688

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For Information Call: 415-614-5642 Fax: 415-614-5641 Email: penaj@sfarchdiocese.org

DENTAL DIRECTORY SAN MATEO COUNTY

WILLIAM L. GALLAGHER, D.D.S.

MISSION PLAZA DENTAL

FAMILY DENTISTRY 2345 Noriega Street

(415) 731-0816

WEST PORTAL FAMILY DENTISTRY Caring For and Enhancing Your Smile 26 West Portal Ave., #4 San Francisco (415) 661-7779

RICHMOND DENTAL CARE In the heart of the Richmond District at 4312 Geary Blvd.

Invisalign Braces Dentures Natural Looking Implants Crowns & Bridges Professional Oral Dental Hygienists Surgery Evening & Saturday Appointments

– FAMILY DENTISTRY – Fillings Root Canal Therapy

2427 Chestnut Street San Francisco, CA 94123

(415) 563-2717

MONTEREY DENTAL OFFICE

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Cosmetic & Family Dentistry Modern, State-of-the-Art Office Special Discounts for Seniors, Low Income Families & Students

749 Monterey Blvd.

San Francisco, CA 94127 (415) 239-9140

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Recruitment Help Wanted heaven can’t wait

Please call Archdiocese of San Francisco Fr. Tom Daly (415) 614-5683

The Brothers and Priests at Riordan are looking for a part time cook for three hours a week from Monday through Friday.

Contact Fr. Russi at (415) 586-8200 ext. 226

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Crowns Bridges Dentures Bonding New Patients Welcome

Evenings & Weekend Appointments Most Insurance Accepted

REY P. JOVES, DMS 6879 Mission St., Daly City

(650) 756-8400

FAMILY DENTISTRY Smiles are a gift in any language.

DIANE POOLER, D.D.S. 66 San Pedro Rd., #B Daly City, CA 94014

(650) 756-6968

FAMILY DENTISTRY Specializing in Cosmetic Procedures including Invisalign Invisible Braces, and Zoom!

2 Teeth Whitening.

DOUGLAS D. BOUCHER, D.D.S. 825 OAK GROVE AVE., MENLO PARK (650) 325-8030

Please Call 650.345.8207

ADVERTISING SALES This is a Career Opportunity!

We are: One of the largest marketers of financial products in North America, looking for people who want to succeed.

We offer an excellent educational system to teach you our business, a comprehensive support network, and competitive products that are highly desirable to most consumers. Candidates should: Desire an excellent income, be committed to working hard, and posses a strong desire to succeed.

• Generous Commissions • Minimal Travel • Excellent Benefit Package • Stong Office Support • Work in Your Community

Call 1-800-675-5051, Fax resume: 707-258-1195

TEMPORARY PROGRAM ASSISTANT Catherine’s Center of the St Vincent de Paul Society in San Mateo County is in need of a Temporary Program Assistant to oversee day-to-day administration of the Center for 6 months. We seek a mature, compassionate person who is willing to work in a ministry supporting women newly released from prison and who are transitioning back to their families and society. This is a temporary position that will fill in for the Program Assistant who will be on a leave of absence.

For more information, contact Primerica Financial Services N. Margriet Rensch 866-247-2466

For additional information, interested applicants can contact us at: SVdP’s Catherine’s Center 50 North B Street, San Mateo, CA 94401 svdpcatherine@yahoo.com (650) 244-0543

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A DENTAL SPA

Special Needs Companion Services

801 Brewster Avenue, Suite 255 Redwood City, CA 94063 650.367.4967 www.drbarthman.com

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Work Full or Part-time in San Francisco – Marin County • Provide non medical elder care in the home • Generous benefit package

32 per month – 12x $ 41 per month – 8x $ 50 per month – 4x $ 60 one time $

Fax your resume to: Jeannie McCullough Stiles, RN 415-435-0421 Send your resume: Jeannie McCullough Stiles, RN Special Needs Nursing, Inc. 98 Main Street, #427 Tiburon, Ca 94920

DENTISTS: Reach over 215,000 readers of Catholic San Francisco in our monthly Dental Directory.

Call Mary Podesta (415) 614-5644 or e-mail: podestam@sfarchdiocese.org

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October 28, 2005

In Remembrance of the Faithful Departed Interred In Our Catholic Cemeteries During the Month of September HOLY CROSS COLMA

Charles A. Goebel Patrick John Gogan Edgar Gomez Esperanza A. Gorostiza Robert W. Gray Alfredo L. Griarte Wilfrido L. Guevara Crecensio A. Gutierrez Margaret Ryan Gutunich Lily M. Hammerud Carol Howard Dashawn James Hughes Lourdes O. Johnson Marie Ann Kavanagh Robert L. King Blanca Kirsch Mary Lou Kriegish Anton Kump Earl Lamb Isabel M. Lazaro Maria Llaverias John Joseph Lopez John Joseph Lynch John Timothy Mackey Jerome J. Mahoney Chrizel Sangco Manela Cesar P. Mangaliman, Sr. Angelo C. Manini Maria Raquel Mansilla Hector B. Martin Mary J. Mattman John P. McCafferty, Sr. Marie T. McCain Donald Edward McEvoy Mary E. McFarlin Edward Vaughn McSweeney

Concepcion B. Aguirre Robert A. Awad Jane Barisone John U. Benetti Albert J. Bertucci, Jr. Mercedes M. Bianco Joseph Blankowitch Mary P. Brady Nina S. Buriani Leonila N. Calaunan Eleanor Camus Katherine Cardoza William F. Carney Lena (Nini) Casali Niccolina Castellacci Waynette M. Cavallero Luis E. Chaparro, MD John F. Conefrey Jeremiah L. Connelly Alice R. Corkery Bernice E. Craven Carmen Cuadra Eymard P. Cullen Ping da Roza Grace G. DeBerry Frank J. DeMartini Mark Vincent Di Giovanni Clara Donati William J. Ebert Kathleen M. Emler Clementina Escalante Zoylo Avizait Esparza Elizabeth P. Feeney John “Ed” Foley Eugene B. Franza Harold E. Friedman

Sophie Hellen Michielsen Luz A. Miguel Emmanuele Mizzi Olimpia Mondoy Aracely R. Morales Norma Morosin Rose Mosunic Adil A. Mughannam Stella Agius Muscat Oscar Mario Navarrete Angie W. Nunan Helen M. O’Hara Mary B. O’Malley Perfecto M. Oppus Wilson C. Pagaduan William Bernard Partmann, Jr. Mary E. Pastore Maria Asuncion B. Peralta Felicie Etcheverry Perego Manuel C. Ponce Primo J. Ricci Margaret S. Richards Jack M. Riordan Inez J. Riva Zerita B. Robinson Emilia Romero Florence M. Romiguiere Robert S. Sattui Florence M. Scanlan Alice K. Simon Anita K. Smith Irma R. Smith David Michael Swall Kathleen Taylor Edward F. Thompson Vaiausia Tulau Elverna J. Veitch Helen L. Wilson

Robert D. Windle Robert Winter Erwin P. Wollak Michael Patrick Wright Louise Zamacona

HOLY CROSS MENLO PARK Opal Juanita Champlin Jack D. Frost John Arthur Garibaldi Frank Thomas Giudici Patricia Lannoy Tony Maldonado Nancy Mengel Edmund J. Mulhall Timothy Joseph Sullivan

MT. OLIVET SAN RAFAEL Margaret W. Atchley Frances Bottini James A. Carroll Hugh “Cass” Cassidy Kathleen Dowling Charles R. Ferrario Dorothy E. Gruhn Jane McComber Joanne Spangler

HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CEMETERY – COLMA Todos Los Santos Mass – All Saints’ Day Celebration Saturday – October 29, 2005 – 11:00 a.m. – Holy Cross Mausoleum Chapel Most Rev. John C. Wester, Celebrant – Apostolic Administrator of San Francisco

All Souls’ Day Mass

1st Saturday Mass

Wednesday, November 2, 2005 – 11:00 a.m.

Rev. Piers Lahey, Celebrant All Saints Mausoleum Chapel

Saturday, November 5, 2005 – 11:00 a.m.

Rev. John Sakowski, Celebrant All Saints Mausoleum Chapel

The Catholic Cemeteries Archdiocese of San Francisco Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery 1500 Mission Road, Colma, CA 94014 650-756-2060

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery Intersection of Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025 650-323-6375

Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery 270 Los Ranchitos Road, San Rafael, CA 94903 415-479-9020

A Tradition of Faith Throughout Our Lives.