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1960 s anti-war activists sp lit over Iraq war By Tracy Early Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) — Two priests who were aligned in the 1960s campaign against the Vietnam War presented contrasting positions of just-war doctrine and pacifism in a joint appearance in New York Oct. 19. Father Richard J. Neuhaus , president of the Institute on Religion and Public Life in New York, advocated the justwar doctrine , particularl y as enunciated by St. Augustine, as a set of crite ria for answering the question , "When is war a duty?" War is a moral duty when it is waged "in obedience to the command to love one 's neighbor, " particularly the innocent, he said. Jesuit Father Daniel Berrigan , introduced as one who at 81 still "gets arrested and gets arrested and gets arrested" in anti-war protests, offered a pacifist view based on the Gospels. "Jesus didn't say, 'Peter , wield your sword,' but he said , 'Peter, put up your sword, '" Father Berrigan commented. "He didn 't say, 'Blessed are the warmakers, ' but he said , 'Blessed are the peacemakers. Speaking at the Riverside Church , the priests were part of a daylong program sponsored by Pax Christi Metro New York and the Renewal Coordinating Committee, an independent group working in the New York area for such goals as partici pation by all church members in choosing pastors and bishops and opening the priesthood to women and married men. Father Neuhaus, now 66, recalled th at he had participated in a 1967 service at Riverside Church , an independent congregation with ties to American Baptist Churches and the United Church of Christ, when the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke against the Vietnam War. In an anti-war group organized in that period , Clergy Concerned About Vietnam, Father Neuhaus , then a young Lutheran pastor in Brooklyn, served as Protestant co-chairman alongside Father Berrigan as Catholic and the late Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel as Jewish co-chairmen. Then generally identified with religious radicals , Father Neuhaus later moved into circles known as neoconservative , became a Catholic in 1990 and the following year was ordained a Catholic priest. He said the just -war doctrine rejected both pacifism and the view that sets moral questions aside with the assertion that "war is hell and it's a dirty business, but you have to be willing to get your hands dirty. " Rather, in the current situation regarding Iraq, Catholics in America should be "thinking and praying together" about the moral questions involved, and doing this with other Christians, he said. As examples, he cited President Bush and Defense Secretary NEUHAUS, page 8

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In the spirit of St. Francis Franciscan Father Victor Abegg quickly answered yes when members of the St. Francis Fraternity at St. Boniface Parish asked to have a Peace Mass at the National Shrine of St. Francisin Norm Beach. "It was appropriate ," Father Abegg, rector of the Shrine said. "If anybody tried to bring peace to his time, it was Francis." Father Francisco Nahoe, associate rector of the Shrine, "likes to say that Francis was not timid about his non-

violence, " Father Abegg said, "and that all creation receives the love of God, most especially human beings, and should be treated with care and respect. That is where we are now." After the Mass last Saturday, participants joined other peace activists in a march and rall y downtown against war with Iraq. Denise Penrose, who is active at the Shrine and vice minister of the Franciscan Fraternity, suggested holding the Mass at the Shrine.

After attending the Peace Mass at the Shrine, members of the St. Francis Fraternity and the St. Benedict Catholic Worker community in Fresno join the anti-war rally. ^

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by Tom Burke Never too late to report a warm welcome, and that's exactly what has greeted Father Craig Forner, new pastor of St. Kevin Parish in Bernal Heights. A special reception for the born-in-San Francisco priest took place shortl y after his appointment in Jul y, and Bishop John Wester presided at installation rites of St. Kev 's ei ghth pastor October 27th....Salesian Father Jack Giacomini, former pastor now parochial vicar at Sts. Peter and Paul Parish , presided at the annual blessing of the fishing fleet at Fisherman's Wharf on October 6. The 70-year tradition began the day before with several hundred people boarding Blue and Gold ferries for a tri p to Fishermen 's Cove and the laying of wreaths and flowers on the water to commemorate lives lost fishing. The occasion is a "tribute to the hard work and determi-

Happy 40 years married November 3 to Helen and Phil Murphy who have known each other since the first grade at St. Cecilia Elementary School, the parish they continue to call home 51 years late r. "I am so proud of my parents and their long, loving history together," said their daughte r, Dawn Reidy. "They are truly a perfect example of a devoted married couple." Dawn and her husband , Marty, are the parents of Martin and Katie, students at San Bruno's St. Robert Elementary School. Expecting a child in May are Helen and Phil's son , Jimmy, and his wife, Sheena.

nation of the earl y immi grant families as well as homage to the Blessed Mother," said Frank Lavin, whose family were proprietors of the Wharf ' s Cresci Brothers Crab for eight decades until selling it just a few years ago. On board at the site until then were his uncles Tony Cresci of Holy Name Pa rish, and Frank Cresci of Sts. Peter and Paul. Frank , who said his uncles are "enjoying retirement ," is a member of San Rafael's St. Isabella 's where his son Frankie is a seventh grader in the parish school. The event , sponsored by the Madonna del Lume Society, is one "we wish to preserve for future generations " so to "never lose sight of our past ," said Joseph Alioto , of St. Isabella 's and his famil y 's longstanding #8 Restaurant....Just back from Italy are Sandy Hufford and her husband , Chuck who had the opportunity to be present for Pope John Paul IPs announcement of the rosary 's five new mysteries. "When he spoke in Polish ," Sandy said, "he suddenl y started to sing the Polish national anthem " and Poles who were there joined in with him. The experience was very moving, Sand y said , noting how their visits to the Vatican museums and St. Peter 's were also "fantastic. " Sand y gets the word out for Catholic Marin Breakfast Club, which meets on most first Fridays throug h the year for prayer and dialogue....Thanks to Dal y City 's Our Lady One hundred years old Nov. 4 is Alby Hunt, who has of Mercy Parish for this bulletin note: Kindness is the been a resident of San Francisco's St. Anne's Home oil that takes the f riction out of life....Paulist Father since 1993. Having little interest in high school , Alby Terry Ryan, who served at Old St. Mary 's Parish from went to work at age 14 for toy train maker American 1986-95, will preside at Masses commemorating his usually ending her day on Chicago 's lakeside cutFlyer, 25th anniversary as a priest at the downtown landmark ting the rug to the polka beat of bandleader Lawrence church this Sunday at 8:30 and 11:30 a.m. A reception for whom she remembers as "a fabulous dancer. " Welk, Father Terry, now a pastor in Knoxville Tennessee, folTripping the light fantastic has been the secret to her lows the later liturgy.... Taking their hats off to artist the woman dubbed the Centennial long life, Daphne Massucco are Pierina and Leno Bernardi. The "Keep your feet and body Champagne Lady said. longtime St. Gabriel parishioner s recentl y had the Alby going," recommends. A party for family and opportunity to "view the magnificent stained glass win's Home , itself friends marked the milestone at St. Anne dows" designed by Daphne at St. Cecilia Church, celebrating alOOth birthday in 2002. Lagunitas where she is a parishioner. Happy anniversary to Pierina and Leno who celebrate 58 years married Novemberl8th. Thanks to Pierina for her affirming was especiall y impressed by their candor about their own words about CSF and this column....Also in Marin , household - which includes several children - that gave Trish and Joe Intemann were winners of the annual me hope about recovering fumbles I' ve made in my own. Father Joseph A. O'Connell Golf Classic, named for Though I know they are of wide reputation and I' m probthe retired pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish , ably tellin ' you something you already know, if you are Mill Valley. Prize for longest drive went to Bob Loback. raisin ' kids and haven 't heard this couple, seek them out births, Dick Dooley took the closest-to-the-pin contest. At the at www.sasoseminars.com. ...Birthdays, head of the pack again was OLMC parishioner Russ anniversaries, marriages, engagements, new jobs and Kieman winner of recent foot races including the Dipsea all kinds of goings-on are welcome here. Remember this from Mill Valley to Stinson Beach. The "triple crown" is an empty space without ya ' . Send items and a follow runner is 64 years old. ...Let me say how grateful I am up phone number to On the Street Where You Live, One for the seminar for parents of teenagers that I recently Peter Yorke Way, SF 94109. Fax (415) 614-5633,- eattended at Junipero Serra High School. The evening mail tburke@catholic-sf.org. Do not send attachments was facilitated by Patt and Steve Saso - he, a teacher at except photos and those in jpeg, please. You can reach Bellarmine High School, and she, a licensed therapist. I Tom Burke at (415) 614-5634....

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Vatican names commission to revise abuse norms By John Norton Catholic News Service . VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican announced the names of the members of a new joint commission set up to stud y and revise some elements of the U.S. bishops ' sex abuse norms. The U.S. commission members include Cardinal Francis George of Chicago Archbishop William Levada of San Francisco and two other prelate s who have played key roles in the U.S. bishops ' response to sex abuse and have expressed confidence that the commission will endorse the substance of the abuse policy. Cardinal George and Archbishop Levada belong to a five-member U.S. bishops' committee set up in early October to address issues of bishops ' accountability in clergy sex abuse cases. Cardinal George has been quoted as saying the Vatican's decision to set up the commission does not imp ly a rejection of the norms but that Rome officials want "to talk to us about clarif ying a few of the details. . . . What we have is an acceptance with a few qualifications. " He and Archbishop Levada, a theologian who worked for six years in the Vatican 's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith , helped draft a proposal overwhelmingly adopte d by the bishops in June to study ways to improve oversight over bishops ' implementation of the sex abuse charter. The Vatican called for the commission Oct. 18, saying it was concerned that "ambiguity and confusion " could arise when the norms are applied because some provisions are "difficult to reconcile with the universal law of the church. "

The commission members, in addition to Cardinal George and Archbishop Levada , are: — Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos , prefect of the Congregation for Clergy. — Archbishop Julian Herranz, president of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts. — Archbishop Tarcisio Berlone , secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. — Archbishop Francesco Monterisi , secretary of the Congregation for Bishops. — Bishop Thomas G. Doran of Rockford , 111. — Bishop William E. Lori of Bridgeport , Conn. Bishop Doran has a doctorate in canon law, worked eight years for the Vatican's Roman Rota tribunal and is a member of the Vatican 's highest court , the Apostolic Signatura . According to local media reports , he has said he is confident that the commission 's work will lead to Vatican approval of "the substance of what we bishops intended when we drafted the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People and related norms." Bishop Lori is a member of the U.S. bishops' Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse. In a statement Oct. 20, he said the bishops ' sex abuse charter should "be seen as a work in progress" that will be strengthened by the commission's work. When the Vatican announced a week earlier that the joint commission would be formed , Bishop Wilton D. Gregory, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said the commission hoped to finish its work in time for the plenary meeting of U.S. bishops Nov. 11-14 in Washington. "We're dealing with a basicall y sound document that needs modification rather than recasting," Bishop Gregory told reporters at a Rome press conference. He said the commission would be "fine-tuning" the norms, and that the Vatican had not categorically rejected any element of the bishops' sex abuse plan.

Father Barber on Mosaic Sunday Jesuit Father Michael Barber, former director of the archdiocesan School of Pastoral Leadership and currently an assistant professor of theology at Menlo Park's St. Patrick Seminary, will appear on Mosaic Sunday, Nov. 1 at 6 a.m. on KPIX, Channel 5. Tom Burke will talk with Father Barber about the 40 years since the beginning of Vatican II, the addition of the Mysteries of Light to the rosary by Pope John Paul II and other developments in the Church. _ . - . Mosaic is an interlaith program produc ed by the Office of .- BurKe fe f ainer oamer ana ,om Communications in collaboration with KPIX. It airs on the first Sunday of the month with a Catholic perspective. Broadcast times may vary. For updates please call lastminute programming changes at 415-765-8785.

Archbishop 's response Archbishop Levada issued the fo llowing statement on his appointment to the commission. The initiative by the Holy See in establishing the Mixed Commission — to examine certain parts of the "Essential Norms for Diocesan/Eparchial Policies Dealing with Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse of Minors by Clergy or Other Church Personnel" and the "Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People" — is neither a rejection of the Charter nor a rejection of its goals. Rather, the Commission is an important step that indicates the desire of the Holy See to work cooperatively with the U.S. Bishops to fine-tune the Dallas Charter. The Commission represents an important middle ground where difficulties , primaril y of a procedural nature , can be addressed by representatives of the Vatican and the U.S. Bishops Conference. In his letter to Bishop Gregory, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re indicated the Vatican' s full support for efforts by the U.S. Bishops to deal effectively with sexual abuse of minors by clergy. The Vatican also recognizes the central role of the Charter and Norms in the work of protecting minors and preventing such abuse in the future. The Holy Father is sympathetic to the goals that have been set by the U.S. Bishops - the protection of children and minors within the Church and in society. The Vatican has asked for the establishment of the Mixed Commission to examine those parts of the Charter and Norms that it believes need further discussion and greater precision to avoid ambiguity and confusion, especially in relation to canon law, the universal law of the Church. The goals of the Charter have the support of both the Vatican and the U.S. Bishops Conference — including the focus on outreach and assistance to victims/survivors of clergy sexual abuse, initiatives to create safe environments for children and youth , cooperation with civil law enforcement authorities and concrete steps to assure accountability. I look forward to participating in the work of the Commission on behalf of all the U.S. Bishops and Bishop Gregory who made the appointment. Some years ago, I partici pate d in a similar mixed commission in the review of the Catholic Lectionary, which had a similar goal of resolving outstanding concerns and gaining recognito. I am hopeful the work of this new Mixed Commission will be done expeditiously.

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Two Colombian p riests are hilled in latest of series of slayings

VATICAN CITY — Two priests were killed Oct. 18 in separate shootings , the latest in a series of attacks by rebels and drug traffickers that have taken the lives of at least 27 priests and bishops in Colombia in the last ten years. According to the Vatican 's newspaper, Father Jose Luis Cardenas was shot by three men shortly after having celebrate d Mass in the northwestern town of Chalan , where he was pastor. Father Gabriel Arias Posada, vicar general of the western Diocese of Armenia, was killed along with his driver in a rural area where he had been attempting to negotiate the release of a man kidnapped by rebels. Pope John Paul II expressed sorrow at the killing of the priests and urged Catholics in the strife-torn country not to lose hope in Christ 's message of life and peace.

Ohio ex-f irst lady 's 'ordination ' leads to her excommunication

CLEVELAND — Former Ohio first lady Dagmar Celeste, now identified as one of seven women who went tlirough an ordination ceremony this summer in Europe has been excommunicated. "Dagmar Celeste has informed the diocese of her action and has subsequentl y been informed that this was an invalid act. The consequences of her action were also made clear to her," Father Ralph Wiatrowski, chancellor of the Cleveland Diocese, said. Celeste and six other women said they were ordained priests June 29 aboard a boat on the Danube River by Archbishop Romulo Antonio Braschi, an Argentine priest who founded the breakaway Catholic-Apostolic Charismatic Church of Jesus the King in 1970. The Vatican considers him "a schismatic" who has "already incurred excommunication." The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith at the Vatican ruled the ordination inv alid . The women were excommunicated in August after refusing to renounce their ordination. Celeste, who in 1995 divorced her husband of 33 years, former Ohio Gov. Richard Celeste, is a longtime member of the U.S. Women 's Ordination Conference.

Colorado missile silo p rotest lands Dominican sisters in jail

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Three Dominican sisters were arrested at a missile silo near Greeley during an act of civil disobedience held as part of an observance of "Keep Space for Peace Week," in October. Sisters Carol Gilbert, Jackie Hudson and Ardeth Platte face federal charges that cany a possible penalty of five years in prison. The three represented the Sacred Earth and Space Plowshares group. Sisters Platte and Gilbert are affiliated with Jonah House in Baltimore. Sister Hudson works with the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action in Poulsbo, Wash. In a statement, the sisters said they cut through two gates to reach a missile silo, then pounded with hammers on the cap covering the silo and on tracks along which the cap would travel if the silo were opened to release the missile stored inside below ground. They used then blood to make the sign of the cross on the tracks and silo cap.

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Ugandan dancers perform before Pope John Paul II during the beatification of six people .at St. Peter 's Basilica at the Vatican Oct. 21.

Pop e beatifies six, calls them models of missionary work

VATICAN CITY — Celebrating World Mission Sunday, Pope John Paul fl beatified six peop le and said their various ways of serving the church exemplified the primary importance of evangelization. The six were: Ugandan catechists, 16-year-old Daudi (David) Okelo and 12-year-old Jildo Irwa, who were stabbed to death in 1916 after the refused to stop their teaching. Italian Sister Liduina Meneguzzi, who ministered to the wounded of Ethiopia in a church-run hospital in World War II. French Sister Helene Marie de Chappotin de Neuville , who worked tirelessl y for the church's mission in India, France and Italy. .Italian Bishop Andrea Longhin, a Capuchin known for his simplicity and his life of holiness and prayer for aiding soldiers, the sick and the poor during World War I. Italian Father Marcantonio Durando , who founded the Nazarene Sisters, an order dedicated to serving the sick.

Vatican offic ial 's Uganda \isit to emphasize efforts to f ig ht AIDS

VATICAN CITY—Archbishop Paul Cordes' visit to Uganda in late October was designed to thank Catholic agencies that are helping people who have AIDS and to underscore the need for greater efforts, particularly on behalf of children. Archbishop Cordes is president of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum," the Vatican office that promotes and coordinates charitable giving. A Vatican statement said that through "Cor Unum" Pope John Paul gave about $485,000 to Catholic AIDS projects in Uganda in February 2001. Part of the money went to the Missionaries of Charity to build a home for terminally ill children with ADDS. The home which will serve 60 children, was dedicated Oct. 26 by Archbishop Cordes. "Children are the center of this visit," said the statement.

European Union exp ansion ought Russian official denies existence to promote justice, p eace — p op e VATICANCITY—The enlargement of the European Union of blacklist of Catholic clergy should guarantee not only a broader exchange of goods, but also

MOSCOW — Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov denied that the government maintains a blacklist of forei gn Catholic clergy who are to be kept out of the country, the state-run RIA-Novosti news service reported. Since April , four parish priests and Bishop Jerzy Mazur of Irkutsk have been expelled from Russia without explanation , despite requests from their home governments and the Vatican. Two of the priests and Bishop Mazur are Poles, who make up the largest single contingent of clergy serving Russia 's estimated 600,000 Catholics. Ivanov said Russia was acting in accordance with international law in expelling foreigners who violated "established norms of behavior." The foreign minister did not comment on just what the expelled clergy might have done wrong.

a sharing of cultural and spiritual values to strengthen peace, justice and solidarity on the continent, Pope John Paul JJ said. Dialogue and sharing are essential for defeating people's fears of each other, tempering dangerous forms of nationalism and ensuring the conflicts of the past are not part of the future, the pope said Oct. 24 at a ceremony welcoming Hungary's new ambassador to the Vatican. Hungary is one of the nations expected to be included in the European Union in 2004. "With the witness of its history and its rich cultural identity, your country can contribute to building the Europe of the future, not only as a vast market of material goods, but as the living expression of the many cultural and spiritual riches belonging to each nation and placed in common at the service of the union," the pope said. - Catholic News Service

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VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Bernardin Gantin, dean of the College of Cardinals and a longtime curial official , is packing his bags and p lanning to retire to his homeland, the African nation of Benin. "I want to pray, to rest and to spend time with my peop le," said the 80-year-old cardinal , who has spent more than three decades in Rome. Cardinal Gantin said he wanted to go home while he was still strong enough to do so under his own steam, rather than "return in a casket ." The cardinal said church leaders of his generation "are like parents, and we are sure our children's future will be better. They will learn from our mistakes, we hope." Cardinal Gantin, voted in the 1978 conclave that elected Pope John Paul, "a pope who, like me, comes from afar."

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Asked to assess their satisfaction or dissatisfaction "with the way your life as a priest is going these days," 91 percent overall said they were satisfied , with conservative (93 percent) and moderate (94 percent) priests expressing a greater degree of satisfaction than liberal priests (86 percent) .

By Nancy Frazier O'Brien Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) - Ninety-one percent of U.S. priests are very or somewhat satisfied with their lives today, but nearly half think their colleagues accused of child sexual abuse have not been treated fairly by the bishops ' charter on sex abuse, according to a new poll by the Los Angeles Times. In addition , almost two-thirds said they disapproved of the way bishops have handled allegations of child sexual abuse against priests in their own dioceses. The survey of 1,854 Catholic priests — active and retired , diocesan and religious — in 80 dioceses in the United States and Puerto Rico was conducted by mail June 27-Oct. 11. The margin of error was plus or minus 3 percentage points. The Los Angeles Times divided the survey respondents into four groups according to how long the priests had been ordained — 20 years or less, 21-30 years, 31-40 years and more than 40 years — and into liberal , moderate and conservative groups according to the respondents ' own self-description. Thirty percent of the priests described themselves as liberal "on most matters having to do with religious beliefs and moral doctrines ," 28 percent as conservative and 37 percent as "middle-of-theroad." Another 5 percent refused to characterize themselves. On "most matters having to do with politics ," however, the breakdown was 34 percent liberal , 35 percent middle-ofthe-road and 28 percent conservative.

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She began weeping. Shortl y after the liturgy, Ms. Becker saw a group of women in the back of the chapel , standing in a circle. "That circle looked as inviting as a fireside. I asked them , 'let me stand in the center. '" As she stood there, surrounded by the friends who believed in her, they raised their hands and blessed her. And at that moment, Jeri Becker knew for certain she had found her hope. In her friends , in all of her well wishers , "who believe in me. That 's where I get my strength to go on."

passion, justice and mercy," said Society of Helpers Sister Laetitia Bordes of Pacifica. She said that she "feels pity for Davis, but very little disappointment for his decision. I don 't expect too much from him." Sister Bordes , a long-time social activist and a former religious education teacher at Hol y Spirit Newman Center in Berkeley was one of those thousands of supporters who wrote to Davis on Ms. Becker 's behalf this past summer after the state parole board recommended to him that the Marin County woman go free on the strength of her outstanding record of rehabilitation and service to others while in prison. This week the nun said she "feels deep sadness for Jeri. She is such an example of constant faith and endurance. " Other Bay Area residents seconded Sister Bordes ' sentiments. They include her sentencing jud ge, retired Superior Court Jud ge Warren McGuire, plus a number of nuns and lay supporters from both sides of the Bay. "As usual, I am very disappointed with the governor," said an angry McGuire , who has become Ms. Becker 's staunchest supporter. He deemed Davis ' decision "immoral, outrageous and inaccurate. Jeri Becker is the most successfully rehabilitate d inmate I have ever come across ," he said. Ms. Becker has served 22 years at the California Women 's Insti tute. She was convicted of first-degree murder in 1980 for her part in a drug deal in which her companion killed the dealer in a dispute over money. McGuire sentenced Ms. Becker to life imprisonment with possibility of parole in 17 years or when the parole board determined she no longer presented a risk to society. JERI BECKER, page 9

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Ms. Becker said she has received many cards from well wishers, some of whom say there is a reason she is still in prison , to minister to the other women at Corona. But the one note which she "carries around like a talisman," is from Carondelet St. Joseph Sister Suzanne Steffen, a long-time supporter and detention ministry volunteer with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Sister Steffen wrote, '"Jeri , I love you and I' m praying for you. We'll all do the same thing next year." "If they are willing, who am I to give up hope ," Jeri said. "You see, my hope is in all the good and wonderful peop le who believe in justice and goodness. For that reason , I believe I will walk out of this prison." Reactions on the outside of Jeri Becker 's prison walls have been strong, indi gnant and questioning of the governor 's "tough on crime" philosophy. "Gray Davis refused an invitation to practice com-

14 percent of priests. Twelve percent each cited material- said they favored the ordination of women as deacons , ism/secularism or conflict between sacred/relig ious prin- but 51 percent said they opposed the ordination of ci ples and the secular world as the greatest problems. women as priests. The survey also asked whether certain actions were Sixty-nine percent of priests overall said they always , often , seldom or never a sin. Although a major- favored the ordination of married men as priests in the ity said it was always a sin for unmarried people to have Latin Catholic Church , but support ranged from 91 persexual relations (53 percent) , for a woman to get an cent among liberal priests to only 45 percent among abortion (71 percent), to use stem cells of fetuses for conservatives. medical research (57 percent) and to take one's own life if suffering from a debilitating disease (59 percent) , 40 percent said it is seldom or never a sin for married cou_g^fe _V^fi__3 ples to use artificial methods of birth control and 43 percent said it is seldom or never a sin to use condoms DONfifi VOUR OLD AUTO :: as a protection against AIDS. To help St. Denis Catholic : I On church issues , 57 percent of the priests surveyed High School in Uganda I :

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By John Norton Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — "Sp irituality is, without doubt , the most important pastoral concern," for priests , according to a new Vatican instruction for parish p riests. "Any pastoral initiative, missionary program or effort at evangelization that eschews the primacy of spirituality and divine worship is doomed to failure," it said. The priest 's fundamental challenge was to foster among his parishioners a consistent spiritual life in conformity with church teaching, the document said, and it recommended encouraging visits to church to pray before the tabernacle, keeping churches open as long as possible, and devoting special attention to being available for individual confession. The document said encouraging lay participation in parishes should not be limited to organization and administration but also to improving a "certain osmosis" between the faith of the priest and his parishioners. "Christian families and fervent communities have often assisted their priests in times of crisis," it said. "A good laity is scarcely possible without truly holy priests. Without them everything is dead — just as it is almost impossible to have a blossoming of vocations without Christian families, which are domestic churches," it said. The document said one possible solution to the vocations crisis and priest shortages was making every effort to "keep alive in the hearts of the faithful that joy and holy pride" in being Catholic. "Without this joy and pride at a psychological level, it becomes difficult to conserve and develop the life of faith. It is not surprising, at least at the level of psychology, that in some contexts priestly vocations fail to germinate or come to maturity," it said. The document suggested that dioceses set aside a house where priests could go for periodic recollection and prayer "so as to renew contact with those means which are indispensable for their personal holiness." Citing the importance of fostering church communion, the document encouraged priests to overcome possible "prejudice against ecclesiastical discipline" and rules, particularly in liturgical practices. "Arbitrariness, subjective expressions, improvisations (and) disobedience in the celebration of the holy Eucharist patently contradic t the essence of the holy Eucharist, which is the sacrifice of Christ," it said. It encouraged eucharistic adoration and an intense prayer life as a preventative cure for priestly "disaffection , disillusionment or even failure," the document said. "Spending time in intimate conversation with and adoration of the Good Shepherd, present in the most Blessed Sacrament of the altar, is a pastoral priority far superior to any other," said the document. "Every priest, who is a leader of his community, should

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While encouraging priests to engage lay people in parish roles, the document restates the unique and irreplaceable place of the priest in governing and in sacramental ministry. The document said the vast majority of priests today successfully and joyfully live their pastoral commitments but noted "it can happen that some priests, hav ing begun their ministry full of enthusiasm and ideals, experience disaffection, disillusionment and even failure." It attributed this phenomenon to multiple factors, including lack of support from the bishop or community, personal problems, inadequate formation , lack of priestly fraternity, personal isolation, "bitterness at not being able to find responses or soluti on(s) to probl ems," lack of ascerical practices, abandonment of the spiritual life "or even lack of faith. "

Seminaries improve screening for 'chaste celibacy,' report says By Nancy Frazier O'Brien Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Much has changed in the screening process for seminarians since the middle of the 20th century, when the most notorious clergy sex abusers were trained, according to a memorandum from the U.S. bishops' Committee on Priestly Formation to rectors and seminary faculty members. Seminaries in the United States today are placing new emphasis on screening "for men who are able to live chaste celibacy," the committee members said. The memorandum was issued "as a sign of support for seminary personnel" and to welcome an upcoming visitation to all U.S. seminaries, Father Edward J. Bums, executive director of the bishops ' Secretariat for Vocations and Priestly Formation, told Catholic News Service. "In the screening of applicants and in their overall priestly formation, there is a great contrast between the situation in the middle part of the last century and the situation at the beginning of the new millennium," said the eight-member committee, chaired by Bishop George H, Niederauer of Salt Lake City. "There has been a new emphasis in the development of the screening process for seminarians, in particular screening for men who are able to live chaste celibacy," the committee added in the Sept. 25 report. "A large majority of the cases of child sexual abuse that have most alarmed the country were committed by cjerics who attended seminaries in the middle part of the last century." The committee said there has been "a genuine renewal and reform in the priestly formation programs of the seminaries in the United States since the last visitations 20 years ago." The review of U.S. seminaries was recommended by a special summit of U.S. and Vatican leaders in April and backed by the U.S. bishops at their June meeting in Dallas.

In the memorandum, the committee noted that 20 U.S. seminaries have participated in its voluntary visitation program over the past 15 years. There are currently 46 theology-level seminaries in the United States training candidates for the diocesan and religious-order priesthood. "We commend the priestl y formation programs throughout the United States," the bishops said, praising the "care, concern and expertise " that have gone into them. In an Oct. 5 talk to members of the Midwest Association of Theological Schools meeting in Chicago, Father Burns said the voluntary seminary visitations have received little attention despite their important role in helping seminaries to provide the church with "effective priests." "The ultimate goal of seminary visitations has been to assist bishops , rectors and seminary faculty members to find the best way to help seminarians develop a strong identity of the ministerial priesthood so that each is prepared not solely for parish ministry but also to serve the church in the person of Clirist, " he said. On admissions matters, Father Burns urged seminaries to set clear policies about "who should share the results of psychological tests with the candidates , when it should be done and who should have access to any evaluations or documents resulting from admissions processes." Father Bums also said seminaries might want to limit the use of psychological data by admissions boards and instead encourage "their use of a wide variety of descriptive personality and character data," including general history, letters of recommendation, employment history and academic evaluations. "Psychological findings are technical data best left in the hands of the professionals ," he said. In addition, "the findings border on internal forum issues, which are highly personal in nature and should be seen on a 'need to know basis' and with the prior agreement of the student," he added.

Father Bums said seminaries—in order to assure that candidates "possess the psycho-sexual-socio maturity necessary for priests today " — have been providing more "resources for students in the on-campus counseling services." "Celibacy formation should be integrated into the entire seminary program through conferences , formal classes, faculty advising, homilies, spiritual direction and opportunities for professional counseling," he said. "Visitation teams note frequently that seminaries should be mindful that only candidates that are able to sustain a chaste , celibate life be admitted to priestly formation," Father Burns added. "Rectors, faculty members and those charged with formation must be able to testify to a man's capacity to live a celibate life while relating to others in a mature fashion." In a homily earlier this year at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook , Pa., Bishop John C. Nienstedt of New Ulm, Minn., chairman-elect of the priestly formation committee, said a new edition of the bishops ' Program for Priestly Formation "will need to deal directly with the acceptance or nonacceptance of priesthood candidates who admit a homosexual orientation." Bishop Nienstedt added: "I would not speculate on the specific outcome of that discussion, but at a minimum I would say that every priesdiood candidate must meet the following criteria: — "He must be willing to give internal consent to the church's teaching . . . that a homosexual inclination is objectivel y disordered since every homosexual act is intrinsically disordered. — "He cannot espouse a 'gay' identity, by which is meant allowing himself to define his personality, outlook or self-understanding by virtue of a same-sex attraction. — "He must be prepared to admit that the sacrifice rendered by a celibate commitment is the renouncing of wife and children for the sake of the kingdom and he must be read y to make that a personal and substantial, not merely symbolic, gift of self."

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Renewed Church and Priesthood The church is in the midst of crisis, not unlike the church at the end of the 10th and into the 11th centuries and again in the 16th century. But a reforming spirit gradually pervaded the church in those troubled times. The church rebounded. A new holiness came over the church. History teaches us that the need for reform becomes all too painfully obvious long before the actual reform is instituted. The sexual abuse scandals go back a number of years now. This year 's crisis has been building and developing for over 20 years. Renewal will follow, but in time. Many have said that a blessing that will result from the current crisis will be a renewed church and priesthood. That has happened in other eras of the church and it can happen today. I believe this is a crisis of growth and renewal. We will realize that growth and renewal to the extent that we cast off dimensions of priesthood that are not at the core, characteristics that have crept into priestly ministry, distorting it and leading some to discredit it. Go back to the Upper Room. Priesthood had its beginning at the Last Supper. Observe the Master. He rose from the meal and took off his cloak. He picked up a towel and tied it around him. He poured water in a basin and began to wash his disciples ' feet and dry them with the towel. Then he asked if they understood what he just did. Well they didn't, just as we so often do not. So he spelled it out, "You address me as 'Teacher' and 'Lord' and fittingly enough for that is what I am. But if I washed your feet, I who am Teacher and Lord, then you must wash each other 's feet. " The crisis cuts away at the quick. Priesthood is not about power, prestige or privilege. The pedestal has been struck down. The status lost. The Lord cautioned his disciples not to be seeking the places of honor. He reprimanded them for seeking to be at his right and left. He put a child in their midst to remind them that they are not about lording it over others but are to be at their service. It would be tragic for diocesan priesthood if priests became aloof and isolated, afraid to connect with people out of fear of allegations or to play it safe. Diocesan priests serve amid the people. They become part of their lives, their struggles. They walk among them. They ate brought into others' lives in ways few other people are. Diocesan priests are co-workers of the episcopal order for the proper fulfillment of the apostolic mission that had been entrusted to it by Christ. Bishops need to pay attention to their priests, know them by name, understand their struggles, affirm them whenever possible and challenge them when necessary. These days of crisis can put a strain on the bond between the bishop and priests. Trust is fundamental to any relationship and critical between a bishop and the priests of the diocese. It is important to find ways to dialogue and essential that bishops show genuine interest and concern for the pain many priests now feel, Priests in union with their bishop are called to work alongside religious, deacons and laity to further the mission of Christ. Through the sacraments the priest reveals the mystery of God present and acting in our lives. The priest walks with people at key moments of their lives, bringing them into the people of God, nourishing them with the Bread of Life, reconciling them to the Father, strengthening them with the Spirit, blessing the bonds of their love, healing them from harm and hurt. Excerpts from a speech by Coadjutor Bishop Gerald Kicanas of Tucson, Ariz., delivered in Boston to the Sept. 14-19 convention of the National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors.

Violence begets violence

The most critical problem in the United States today is how to stop the growing violence that p lagues us, The main cause of this violence is the lack of respect for human life , evident in wholesale abortion which takes the lives of 1.8 million unborn a year in the U.S., sending a message that the taking of another 's life is normal. Children and adults alike are being brainwashed that for any reason , abortion is alright. No wonder there are so many random killings, including the recent sniper and shooting spree victims. Too many of our leaders sanction and encourage abortion , including abortion funded by taxpayers. It was a court that legalized abortion , not a legislature . The time has come to support right-to-life leaders who will correctly make our nations laws. Abortion has been called the beginning of the culture of death. If the violence of abortion is stopped , and respect for human life becomes the nation 's top priority, then violent crime will automaticall y decrease. The late Mother Teresa of Calcutta said, "It is a very great poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish." When a baby is aborted a silent scream travels around the world. "Violence begets violence " rings true in our country. Our main hope to stop violence is to stop abortion. Dorothy Applegate San Francisco

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I fail to follow the log ic of Mr. DeNunzio 's letter (Oct. 25) stating the U.S. has a moral obligation to proceed with a preemptive attack on Iraq. Unless it is his position that onl y the United State s has the ri ght to the use of preemptive attacks , is he suggesting that all nations have a right to the use of preemptive strikes against countries without proof of a direct or imminent threat? During the cold war, did Russia have the right to a preemptive strike against the U.S. or we have the right to a preemptive strike against Russia? Does North Korea have the right to a preemptive strike against lapan or the U.S.? Rather than leading the rest of the world in the use of preemptive strikes, we should be j oining the U.N. and the rest of the world in attempts to determine the cause of the hatred and finding a solution for peace. Kathryn Ringgold San Francisco

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I would like to respond to Mike DeNunzio 's letter in your October 25 issue, in which he faults Catholic San Francisco and the U.S. Catholic Bishops for taking the position that a unilateral preemptive

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attack against Iraq would not be morally justi fied, based on the "proof that has been offered in support. His comparison of the present situation to Pearl Harbor and September 11 is, to me, logically puzzling. Of course , if we had known in those previou s situations what was in progress , we would have been morally ju stified in preventive action, so long as our methods were moral as well. But , if we had no more "proof then , than we apparently have now, we would not have been. Catholic "just war " teaching is based on seven pre-conditions, which were set forth in the U.S. Bishops ' 1983 letter "The Challenge of Peace ". The current U.S. Bishops ' letter to President Bush urging against unilateral preemptive attack on Iraq relies on five of those pre-conditions . Also supporting this position are Pope John Paul II, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinge r, substantiall y all other Catholic leaders , and leaders of other major religion s who have spoken publicly, as well as a growing portion of the U.S. public . Catholic teaching is that war should always be a "last resort" (one of the seven preconditions) and that has not yet been demonstrated. "Waging " peace is trul y a challenge and to be Christian does make a difference. Jack Hitchcock San Mateo

Not above law

Apparentl y, the Vatican remains ignorant of the fact that the Rule of Law - as flawed as it may be - still prevails in the United States of America. As citizens of this country, all of us without exception are subject to the law, which derives its authority directl y from the Constitution. The Vatican can do its best to abrogate this principle—or supersede it by hierarchical diclums—but in the long run , as alread y proven , priests and other religious who molest children ("even once") will be treated in the same manner as all pedophiles. They will be apprehended by the authorities , prosecuted to the full extent of the law, and if convicted of their crimes by a jury of their peers, sent to jail. That is the American way of justice , and after all is said and done, we are Americans, even those of us who are Catholics. Toni Doyle San Francisco Ed. note: As the article, "Abuse Norms ", in the Oct. 25 issue made clear, Vatican concerns about the Dallas Charter/Norms have nothing to do with U.S. criminal or civil law. They pertain only to provisi ons of internal Church procedures and due process. Internal churc h practice is now significantl y more stringent than U.S. law, with hundreds of priests removed from ministry who have no criminal convictions and in many cases no criminal indictment.

Serving time fo r trivia

David Eberly (Oct. 11 - letters) complains about Fr. Louie Vitale 's civil disobedience being "obnoxious ' and "scandalous." It's a shame Mr. Eberly doesn 't feel the same way about the object of Fr. Vitale's protest, namely greed-serving sedition, torture, and murder taught under the wave of the American flag . I pledged to uphold "liberty and justice for all" under that flag . Apparentl y, other Americans choose to uphold something else. Mr. Eberl y reminds us that "confinement in a Federal jail or prison is not a trivial matter. " No one said it was. As a matter of fact, that 's exactl y the point. Althoug h a sentence of this sort is a serious matter, the "crime" of trespassing without intention to harm person or prop erty is a trivial matter—at least to most rational human beings. Tom Saltsman San Francisco

The Catholic Diff erence

Avoiding traps in new dialogue with Islam The French literary gadfly, Andre Malraux, once shocked the devoutl y secular French professoriate by observing that "the twenty-first century will be religious , or it will not be." Like other former Marxists, Malraux instinctively understood that the twentieth century 's lethal flirtations with Utopian politics had left deep scars — including a diminished sense of human dignity. Only religious convicti ons, Malraux suggested, were capable of lifting our eyes to a nobler horizon of human possibility. Malraux was right: the West's seduction by secularism is not going to be replicated globally. Nor can that seduction sustain itself indefinitely within the West, if the West is not to commit demographic suicide. Reli gious conviction is now the primary culture-shaping agent in many parts of the world, from the favellas of Brazil to the forests of Africa to the teeming cities of the Asian subcontinent. The twenty-first century is going to be emphatically, assertively, boisterously religious. The real question is, what kind of cultures (an d thus what kind of politics and economics) will resurgent religion shape in the new century ? The Catholic Church is committed to interreligious dialogue in the belief that all truths come from, and lead toward, the one Truth — God. Thus interreli gious dialogue, from a Catholic point of view, cannot be an exercise in political correctness governed by the notion that, since no one really knows the truth of anything, everyone 's opinions about the truth of things should be "tolerated." That anorexic concept of interreligious dialogue is really a subtie form of disrespect for the deepest convictions of others. Genuine dialogue means real conversation that takes differences seriously, in

the conviction that those differences make a real difference in individual lives, in cultures, and in history. The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue has a new president , Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald, a 65-year old member of the Missionaries of Africa. Born in England , Archbishop Fitzgerald has been a close student of Islam for decades. The dialogue with Islam is the interreli gious dialogue fraught with the most danger, and the greatest possibilities , today. What would a reinvigorated CatholicIslamic dialogue look like? It would begin by recognizing that there is a tremendous contest for the soul of Islam going on throughout the Muslim world today. Islamicists, bent on turning Islam into a violent revolutionary ideology with global reach, are not only a threat to the hated West. They are a threat to those Muslims who, while convinced of Islam 's truth, wish to promote their faith through persuasion rather than coercion. Only the latter seem likely to build Islamic societies that can enjoy the fruits of political and economic freedom without becoming Muslim imitations of Western decadence. How can the Catholic Church, in its dialogue with the worlds-within-worlds of Islam , help marginalize the Islamicists while strengthening the hand of devout Muslims interested in building free societies and a new, law-govemed world order? It would be fanciful to suggest that there is a lot the Catholic Church can do about this. But the Church' s official dialogues with Muslims can avoid the trap of giving credibility to Islamicist radicals by deeming them fit dialogue partners. At the same time, the Church can help give visibility to Islamic scholars, lawyers, and religious

leaders who are wrestling o tin good faith with some o _ very tough questions. _ For example: Is it _ < possible to ground a reliHI _ gious theory of religious S o 'ran freedom in the Qu and other auth oritative Muslim sources? Is it possible to imagine, in Islam, something similar to the crucial distinction that St. Augustine made between the City of God and the earthly city — a distinction that , over time, helped make possible pluralism and democracy? Can Islam develop a capacity for self-criticism, such that Muslims who argue against the Islamicists are neither in mortal peril nor religiously and sociall y ostracized? Can Islam imagine something like the "Day of Pardon" in St. Peter ' s Basilica during the Great Jubilee of 2000, during which the Pope and the senior leaders of the Catholic Church asked God's forgiveness for the sins of the people of the Church against those of other faiths? A lot of twenty-first century history is riding on the answers to those questions. Archbishop Fitzgerald has his work cut out for him. Or.

George Weigel

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

Family Life

Cards , birds , and other links in the chain of life

Like most kids, my children think civilization began with them. They 're always surprised to learn that they weren ' t the first to tell a knock-knock joke , pretend to be a superhero , or build a fort under a tree in the backyard. Recently, 12-year-old Lucas taught us a card game he learned at camp. "You throw cards from your hand face down and say, 'Two 3s,' or Three j acks,'" he explained. "But you can be sneaky. And if people think the cards aren't really what you said, they can challenge you. It 's called B.S." He grinned slyly. "That stands for—" "I know what that stands for," 1 interrupted. "That game has a nicer name, which we will use in this house. It's called T Doubt It.' If you don 't believe the person is telling the truth , you say, T doubt it. ' " "How do you know about this game?" "When I was your age, we used to play it for hours." "Show me how to play," urged 8-year-old Gabe. Lucas dealt the cards. "I'll start. I have to play aces," he explained. He laid down two cards. "Two aces. Mom, you play 2s." "Three 2s... . Gabe, you have to play 3s." Gabe pulled two cards from his hand and, with a guilty look, laid them face down on top of the pile. "Two 3s." I smiled, remembering the same look on my sister 's face years ago.

"Three 4s," said Lucas. I glanced at the pair of 4s in my hand. "I doubt it," I said, reaching for the pile. Sure enough, it was really a 3 and a 4. "Busted ! You have to take the whole pile." We played three hands, and I won them all. One of the great things about being a parent is reliving the best parts of your childhood. Kids connect us to our past and link us with the future. On a drizzl y October day, my friend Claire planted a maple tree in her husband's memory. Their children , now grown, gathered to celebrate his life, swapping stories of their childhood and all that 's happened since. Next spring, as new leaves appear on the branches, it will be a reminder that life continues, that we are part of an unbroken chain going back to the dawn of creation. A student in my writing class wrote of rocking her 2year-old great-granddaughter, singing, "My Love, My Love, My Love," the song she sang to the girl's father and grandfather years before. She had held three generations of her family in her arms... and nurtured them with the same song. One of the gifts parents can give their children is that sense of continuity, the knowledge that as they discover the world anew, they can draw on the strength , wisdom, and faith of those who've gone before. In church, we retell stories of what God's done in the past,

It assures us that we can coun t on God's love and faithfulness in the future . Last week Lucas brought home an article for a reading assignment. "It's about some guy that draws birds," he said . 1 picked up the article. "Oh, David Sibley." "You've heard of him? Lucas was surprised. "Sure." I pulled "The Sibley Guide to Bird s" off the shelf. "I've got his book right here . Your grandma gave it to me for my birthday." "Grandma knows about this guy, too?" "You'd be surprised what your grandma knows. Where do you think I learned to play cards?"

Christine Dubois

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

Sp irituality

Awash in a world without faith In an autobiographical novel entitled "My First Loves," Ivan Klima, a Czech writer, talks about a pain he endured as a young man. Growing up without religious training and living amid a group of young men and women who weren't much inclined toward sexual and other restraints, he sometimes found himself very much alone and isolated in terms of his feelings. For reasons he couldn 't explain, and which certainl y weren 't religious, he, unlike his friends, simply couldn 't give himself over to certain forms of youthful revelry. His conscience was reticent and he was haunted by a feeling that solitude should be carried at some high level. All this came on him as a loneliness, as a painful feeling that he was somehow out of step with others, a misfit, unanimity-minus-one, a cog out of sync with a contented world, a fri gidity within a lake of freedom. His refusal to give in to various things, when his friends were less willing to carry tension, left him aching in a curious way, lonely for moral companionship, for someone to sleep with in tenns of his reticence. He sensed that there were others like him out there, kindred spirits, soul mates, whom he needed to find in

order to alleviate his pain. He states the pain as simple fact , but underneath there 's a search for moral companionship. The pain that Klima articulates is a pain that is felt more and more today by anyone who has strong faith and deep moral convictions. Increasingly, to believe in God is to find yourself within a moral diaspora, seemingly a minority of one, awash in a world that, while wonderful in so many other ways, is nonsupportive in terms of what's deepest and most important to you. To carry real faith and moral conviction today is to feel yourself part of a cognitive minority, a deviant of sorts, isolated, morally lonely. What is moral loneliness? It's the pain of feeling alone in one 's deepest beliefs. There are various types of loneliness, but this inconsummation is perhaps the most searing. Painful as it is to not have a sexual partner, it is even more painful not to have a moral one. More deeply than we ache to sleep with others sexually, we ache to sleep with them morally. Inside each of us there is a moral center, a place where all that is most precious in us is rooted. It 's this center we call our truest self. It 's here we guard what 's sacred to us

and it 's here we feel most violated when someone either enters irreverently or doesn 't properly hon or what we hold there. It 's here that we feel most vulnerable. It's this center, too, that keeps us from falling apart. If this spot is violated in a significant way, through major betrayal, sexual abuse, or other sucn soul-seanng experience, the soul begins to unravel and we have the sensation of falling apart. Our moral center is the glue that holds the soul together. And what nurtures this center is moral companionship, the sense of having found a soul mate. Sometimes we misunderstand this simply as sexual, as a longing that can be ROLHEISER, page 14

Father Ron Rolheiser

SCRIPTURE & LITURGY Warning for those who would be leaders among us On occasion Father Bill Brad y, our pastor at St. Emydius Parish , and I have three units of college credit conversations about our Church . Let me assure you that there are few topics safe fro m our scrutiny. After one such conversation , he observed , "When will we move beyond our need to be right to being welcoming and hospitable? When will we stop needing to hit people over the head with the truth and start forming communities in which the truth can be rediscovered?" 1 told you they were three unit conversations. It seems, however, that our pastor has this Sunday 's readings as his backup: we can go the route of Paul or the route of some of the scribes and Pharisees. Let us start with some of the scribes and Pharisees first to finish on a positive note. Our liturgy of the Word begins with Malachi's critique of the performance of priests after the return from the exile and the rebuilding of the temple. Let us hear in his words the critique of our own failed leadership in the family, place of work, in our parishes, not to lay blame but to induce a profound change of heart: "And now, 0 priests , this commandment is for you: If you do not listen...I will send a curse upon you and of your blessing I will make a curse. You hav e turned aside from the way, and have caused many to falter by your instruction; you have made void the covenant of Levi. ..since you do not keep my ways, but show partiality in your decisions." Psalm 131 springs readily to our lips as we quiet ourselves in the presence of God's Word of jud gment: "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." Then we hopefully wait for God to lift us to his lap, his chest, his tips to overwhelm us with his love: "0 Israel, hope in the Lord , both now and forever." When we hear our gospel selection, we must remember that during his lifetime, Jesus welcomed many Pharisees and criticized others, and that this passage is largely Matthew 's construction in the light of Christians' relationships with Jewish leadership after the destruction of Jerusalem (70

Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Malachi l:14b-2:2b, 8-10; Psalm 131; I Thessalonians 2:7b-19, 13; Matthew 23:1-12.

Father David M. Pettingill A.D.). It can stand as a warning for us Catholics who would be leaders among God's People. "The scribes and Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses. Therefore, do and observe all things whatever they tell you, but do not follow their example. For they preach but do not practice." Then the gospel moves us to leadership created by the celebration of Eucharist , where we are formed as a community of learners, who have one Father in heaven, and one teacher, the Christ: "You have but one teacher, and you are all brothers (and sisters). 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." Identified with Christ 's own self-emptying and God's response at the Eucharist, we reproduce the ideal posture for leaders: "Whoever humbles himself will be exalted." Paul, the ex-Pharisee, leads the way as he expresses his converted heart to his Thessalonians. What motivates his

proclamation of the gospel is the servant-love, always in Jesus' heart, now in his own. "We were 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 come to us. " Indeed, Paul worked at his leather trade to support himself rather than be a burden to his hearers. Paul, the listener to the Word, then had profound impact on the community he loved by proclaiming this Word: "And for this reason we too give thanks to God unceasingly, th at, 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." We give thanks this Sunday that our assembly can make us genuine leaders and proclaimers, that we can recover the truth of our Tradition in communities of loving learners, that the Small Communities of faith experience drives this point home so personally, and that a "widened phylactery, " a "lengthened tassel," or "places of honor" never persuade the way the humble, loving proclaimer does. Questions for Small Communities of faith: 1. What are the characteristics of a Christian leader? 2. How can your group live them?

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

Guest Commentary

"American Dreams" or Catholic Nightmare? By James O. Clifford Sr. I hope you watch "American Dreams," the NBC Sunday night series that chronicles the upheaval of the 1960s through the experiences of a Catholic family. Not that it's good drama. The best I can say is-that it fills the hour before "The Forsyte Saga " on PBS' "Masterpiece Theatre," which is veiy good, indeed. The show does, however, give Catholics a chance to see how others view them. 1 have watched onl y two chapters and so far I'd say the score is Others 2 , Catholics 0. For one thing, I felt I was watching "Twilight Zone" when the teenage son balked at a chance to play football at Notre Dame. Fifty years ago 1 missed such an opportunity, but it took a Cold War to do it. If passing up a football scholarship at South Bend is a typical Catholic experience, then I live on a different planet. Then there's the mother, who is knockout beautiful. Okay, that ' s typical, but she's presented as having the will of a gnat. The lord and master is the man of the house. Most of the Catholic wives of that period that 1 knew had ethnic roots , usually Irish or Italian . The husbands just THOUGHT they were running things. (See "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" for what I mean.). In one important scene, she gathers with other moms for a book club meeting. With one exception, the women resem-

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¦ Continued from page 13 assuaged through sexual union, but it's more. Sex does its healing onl y if its embrace caresses our moral center and honors it. Deep down , we know that. For example, when Thomas Moore released the book, Soul Mates, a few years back, its title held such a powerful attraction precisely because it intimates that real intimacy has a moral center that goes deeper than even emotion and sex and is more properly spoken of in terms of soul and destiny. All of this has an important faith and ecclesial dimension. Today, at least in the Western world, we live in a

ble the "before" part of a laxative ad. The exception, of course, wants to steer the central character away from this lot of narrow minded, glorified domestic servants. Her plan is to get them to read "The Group," which we are told is about woman who "want more." As I remember, the book and eventual movie had a hint of lesbianism. The uptight one running the club insists they read "The Shoes of the Fisherman" because it is a best-seller. There is no explanation of what that book is about, the implication being that it couldn't stand the test of time like "The Group." I guess less is more. I had a tough time recalling "The Shoes "of the Fisherman," but finally remembered: it's about a priest from behind the Iron Curtain becoming Pope. Remember, this was long before John Paul filled those shoes. I'd say the book had something to tell us. In the next episode, our mom is lured to a college campus where she is exposed to a literature class. Her eyes light up as the professor leads the class in a discussion of such important works as "Lolita," a book also ahead of its time. It dealt with a teen-age sex kitten in a day when Madonna meant The Virgin Mary, not you know who. All this can be fun if it's not taken too seriously, the way some groups do when they dig for evidence of bias. As a retired journalist , I know you don't have to look far for that. If absorbing any medium is regarded as gathering information, then watching TV can be a true learning process. When all is said and done, that's really all a college literature class

is.The big lesson for Catholics, I think, is that we are becoming more and more "in the world, but not of it." In continuing my education, I saw other recent shows that dealt with Catholics. Some boast the story is "ripped from the headlines." Guess which headlines'? In one episode of "Law and Order," a teacher caug ht in a sex case with a female student dismisses his actions by pointing out that at least the victim wasn't "an altar boy." Another show made a hero of. _ priest because he broke the confessional seal to unmask the culprit, who, of course , is a bishop . There can be a plus side to all this. In "American Dreams" it is made quite clear that the members of the Catholic family care very much about each other. The viewer gets a warm feeling when they all sit down for dinner each night and banter away. Family din ner each night? That's hard to remember too. The most interesting character could be the father. His world is going to collapse and he won 't have a clue as to how and why. We know because we just saw a woman on a 1-800-Dentist commercial tell us that without women men "wouldn't even have teeth."

moral diaspora. More and more people are finding that their faith and moral convictions are not shared by their families, their friends, their colleagues, the arts, the mainstream media, the popular ethos of the culture, and sometimes even their own spouses. In what 's most precious to them, many people today are very much alone, lonely, forced to look outside their own families and circles for the companionship and support for which they ache. Moral diaspora makes for more loneliness. What 's to be done? Among other things, people of faith need more to seek each other — mystically, within the body of Christ, and practically, within supportive ecclesial communities. Small, intentional faith communities, operating outside the regular ecclesial structures, can also be part of the answer.

Moreover, Scripture points to still another answer. When Jesus, Paul, Stephen and others felt lonely and isolated in their faith, when they had a reticence that others couldn 't understand , they "looked upward , toward heaven." It brought peace, even when they faced persecution, stoning or death because of their beliefs. They looked to God and trusted. I think that 's called prayer.

Mr. Clifford is a retired Associated Pressjournalist and member of the Catholic San Francisco Advisory Board.

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

Reflections

Clergy sex-abuse policy: The Vatican objects New York Times articles Oct. 20 and 24 reason that the Vatican 's October 14 "negative response" to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops ' charter/norms on the sexual abuse of minors by priests reduce to four problems: (a) the rights of accused priests are not properl y respected; (b) the definition of sexual abuse is too broad; (c) the jud gment and opinions of lay boards cannot over-rule (he authority of bishops; and (d) there is no distinction between serious crime and stup id error. A Times editorial Oct. 24 points to two interfacing problems: the Vatican seems to want the recognition of a statute of limitations as described in the universal law of the church, while American bishops lean on the conviction that those who commit sexual crimes are likely to commit them again. The sexual abuse of minors has undoubtedly caused enormous difficulties in the church and the Vatican 's reply must be carefully interpreted. First, the Vatican's Oct. 14 letter to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (addressed to their President, Bishop Wilton D. Gregory and signed by Cardinal Re, the chair of the Vatican offices studying the charter) states that the Holy See is in "full solidarity with the bishops" in their abhorrence of the sexual abuse of minors. The Vatican's response should be seen interpreted not as a negative reaction to the charter but rather a voice calling for greater clarity in the bishops ' statement. For this reason, the Holy See has called for a "Mixed commission" of four U.S. bishops (appointed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops) and four representatives of the Vatican offices that have been dealing with this question (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith; Congregation for Bishops; Congregation for Clergy; and the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts). Second, Cardinal George of Chicago, Archbishop Levada of San Francisco, Bishop Lori of Bridgeport ,

Connecticut , and Bishop Doran of Rockford, Illinois, have been appointed to this commission, and asked to complete then work by the time of the American bishop s' next meeting on November 11-14. This commission will work out of the conviction that (he Vatican's response is not a rejection of the charter or its goals. On the contrary, the commission is a step indicating the Holy See 's desire to work cooperatively with the U.S. Bishops to "fine-tune" the charter by bringing to it greater precision to avoid ambiguity and confusion. Third, what fine-tuning is called for? The Norms do not correspond to the universal law of the Church in three areas: The permanent removal from ministry cannot be imposed by an administrative decision of a bishop as such a judgment rests solely with the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Canon law contains a "statute of limitations" which states that in offenses regarding the sexual abu se of minors, penalties or sanctions cannot be imposed once the victim has reached twenty-eight years of age. Due process must be provided: e.g., an accused priest's reputation must be protected during the course of the investigation; review boards must provide accused priests with canonical advice; a priest 's faculties cannot be removed nor can penalties be imposed solely on the basis of unsubstantiated rumors; and penalties cannot be imposed if the accused priest has reformed, there is no question of scandal arising from his actions, and due justice for the victim has been adequately addressed (see canon 1341). The Norms use vague and imprecise terminology: The definition of "sexual abuse" is too broad and inconsistent with the canonical and moral understanding of an action against the sixth commandment; for example, there is no distinction between oral/anal intercourse and sexual fondling .

The specific role and responsibilities of "review boards " are not clearly defined. The Norms create certain serious problems: The traditional relationship between a bishop and priest is eroded because even the sub______ _____ stance of a private and confidential conversation between the two can be used against the accused priest and turned over to civil authorities. It is a violation of a priest 's right to privacy when his name is published when charges of sexual misconduct against him are not a matter of public record. The pastoral role of the bishop is being compromised by his reporting sexual allegations against priests to civil authorities. The present time is a crucial time as the church addresses the sexual abuse of minors, the rights of the victims of sexual abuse; and the rights of the accused priest. All three components must be kept in balance to achieve authentic justice for everyone involved. America 's editor, Jesuit Father Thomas J. Reese, points to a "culture clash" between Vatican and U.S. views of law. The commission faces this turmoil as it attempts to reconcile the two.

Father Gerald Coleman __

Sulp ician Father Gerald D. Coleman is president and rector of St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park.

Link to Jesus?

Burial box of J' acob ' stirs up interest, skepticism

By Judith Sudilovsky Catholic News Service JERUSALEM (CNS) — Biblical scholars said they were interested in the ancient burial box linked to the brother of Jesus, but cautioned against the possibility of fraud . The limestone ossuary, a container for the bones of the dead, surfaced in the collection of an antiquities owner, with little known about the item's history. It is inscribed with "Jacob (Ya'akov) son of Joseph (Yosef), brother of Jesus (Yeshua)." Jacob is the Hebrew version of James. Dominican Father Jerome Murphy-O'Connor, a biblical archeologist at Ecole Biblique in Jerusalem, said that, while the researcher who studied the ossuary was a respected expert , up to 60 percent of the artifacts found in the illegal antiquities market are fake. "Every bit of evidence is exciting. . . . If it is authentic , the only significance is that it is the earliest dated reference to Joseph, James and Jesus that we have," said Father Murphy-O'Connor. "The only important thing is that date — the inscription doesn 't tell us anything we don 't already know." lames Vanderkam, professor of Hebrew Scriptures at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, said that while a skillful fraud was possible it was likely that the inscription could have been done on a piece of limestone that dated to the first century. "We don 't know exactly where it comes from. Supposedly it was removed from a cave by someone who was not an archeologist, so we lack context. It would have been nice to have that," he said. He said that if the ossuary were authentic it would be a "nice find" but "not earthshaking." Vanderkam said the most interesting aspect was that the name of the brother of the deceased person was inscribed on the ossuary. "Adding a brother 's name would point to a famous brother. As far as I know, it wasn 't (a common practice) . If authentic , it is the earliest biblical documentation for Jacob and Jesus and the earliest archeological confirmation ," he said. Vanderkam said many believe that at the tune "brother" was used to mean more than a sibling. Andre Lemaire, a French inscription scholar and former student and visiting professor at Ecole Biblique, concluded that the inscription found on the ancient burial box quite likely refers to the apostle James, who is mentioned in the New Testament as a brothe r of Jesus and who became leader of the Christian community in Jerusalem after the Resurrection.

It seems very probable that this is the ossuary of the James in the New Testament," Lemaire wrote in an article published in the November-December issue of Biblical Archaeology Review. Lemaire, a researcher at the Sorbonne in Paris, was permitted to stu dy and photograph the ossuary, which surfaced recently in a private collection in Jerusalem. He said the current owner wants to remain anonymous.

Phoenician and Aramaic inscriptions, one develops a feel, a first reaction when inspecting a new inscription ," he said. The use of the ossuary was a common Jewish burial practice from the first century B.C. to about 70 A.D. At the time of Jesus and James, it was common among Jews to conduct two burials. A corpse would be laid out in a burial cave until the flesh decayed. Then the bones would be placed in an ossuarv and reburied . Lemaire said the cursive style used on three of the letters narrows the date of this particular — ossuary even further to the last decades before the 8 Roman destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D., the exact period when James would have died. The first-century Jewish historian Josephus O dates James ' death to the year 62 A.D. X u __ Noting that the names James (Jacob), Joseph and Jesus were fairly common Jewish names at the time, and using various methods of calculations, __ Lemaire estimated that there were probabl y some 20 people who could be called "James, son of _J 1__ Joseph, brother of Jesus" in Jerusalem at that time. Christians have three different interpretations 8 regarding the relation of James to Jesus, Lemaire said. Catholics regard the word "brother" to mean x5 "close relative." Protestants believe James was the — 9 son of Joseph and Mary. The Eastern Orthodox g Church regard s James as Joseph' s son from a previous marriage. A French inscription scholar believes the writing found on In addition to being inspected by Lemaire, the an ancient burial box likely refers to James , the brother of inscription was analyzed by the Geological Survey of Jesus. The words in Aramaic read, "Jacob (Ya'akov) Israel, which determined that the patina —- a thin layer son of Joseph (Yosef) brother of Jesus (Yeshua). " _ that forms on stone over a period of time — does not contain modem elements and adheres firml y to the It is likely that the ossuary was found in or near stone. The patina has a cauliflower shape, which is known Jerusalem, Lemaire said. to develop in a cave environment, the report noted . But since the ossuary came from an antiquities market Father Murphy O'Connor said: "What everyone replete with stolen artifacts and not from a legal excavation, wants to know is when can we see this? What is the little is known about its history, where and when it was secret? found, how was it excavated , who were its former owners "French TV and the BBC were permitte d to photoor what has happened to the bones that once were inside. graph it, but the next thing is to get it out in public ," he The unadorned ossuary stands about 20 inches long, said. 10 inches wide and 12 inches high, with the 7.5-inchThe ossuary is one of few artifacts found that mention long, .33-inch-high inscription appearing along one side New Testament figures. In 1990, the ossuary of Caiaphas of the box. It is made of Jerusalem limestone. — the high priest who, according to the Biblical account, "When an inscription appears in the antiquities market turned Jesus over to the Romans — was uncovered , and or in a private collection , as in the case of (this) extraorsome 40 years ago archaeologists found an inscription on dinary inscription, the first question an epigrapher must a monument mentioning Pontius Pilate . answer is: Is it genuine or is it fake?" Lemaire wrote. "After more than 30 years of working with Hebrew, Contributing to this story was Willv Thorn. r-

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Single, Divorced, Separated 3rd Thurs.: Meetings at 7 p.m. for New Wings at St. Thomas More Church, 1300 Junipero Serra Blvd. at Brotherhood Way, SF. Potluck dinner 6 p.m. and on 3rd Saturdays. Call Ron at (650) 557-9100 after 6 p.m. Catholic Adult Singles Assoc, of Marin meets for support and activities. Call Bob at (415) 897-0639 for information.

Returning Catholics

Nov, 2: Harvest of Blessings , a dinner and live auction benefiting active and retired Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet at the United Irish Cultural Center beginning at'6 p.m. $60 per person. Call Sister Therese Martin at (415) 387-9350. Nov. 2: Holiday Boutique benefiting athletics program of Mercy High School, 3250 19th Ave., SF, 10 a.m.' - 4 p.m. Vendors will be offering arts and crafts and holiday gift items. Also gift baskets, refreshments and a raffle. Come to the school's Catherine McAuley Pavilion. Free admission. Breakfast available for $5 from 8:30 - 11 a.m. in the school's Barrett Hall. Families encouraged to attend. Call Hazel Beck al (415) 334-0525. Nov. 2, 3: The Beat Goes On, Fashion Show 2002 benefiting St. Ignatius College Preparatory School sponsored by the SI Women's Guild. Nov. 2 event at 6 p.m. features fashion, dinner, dancing with tickets al $125 per person. Nov. 3 event at 11 a.m. features fashion and luncheon wilh tickets at $75 per person. Call Nancy Murphy at (415) 586-3568 or Eda McNulty at (415) 759-7399.

Volunteer Opportunities Become a mentor for a homeless youth. Home Away From Homelessness seeks volunteers to mentor homeless/formerly homeless youth. Make a difference. Become a mentor. Call (415) 561-4628. Most Holy Redeemer AIDS Support Group needs volunteers to provide practical and emotional support to individuals with HIV-AIDS and/or assist with various program events and activities. Many opportunities available. Call (415) 863-1581 orwww.mhr-asg.com.

Nov. 7: Don Bosco Associate Dinner honoring Fred Scolari and Salesian Father Armand Oliveri with the Concern for Youth Award at Mark Hopkins Hotel, SF. Tickets $100 per person. Proceeds benefit Salesians of St. John Bosco. Call Maryanne Murray at (415) 5643846 or Aileen Cantanzarita at (650) 553-4241.

Help a child succeed in school and in life by serving as a tutor for two hours a week at Sacred Heart Elementary School, 735 Fell St., SF. Sessions take place Mon. - Thurs. from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Help welcome in a variety of subjects. Call Mary Potter at (415) 621-8035.

Nov. 9: Garage Sale benefiting Our Lady of Fatima Eastern Catholic Church, 101 20th Ave. at Lake, SF, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Call (415) 752-2052. Nov. 9: Christmas Boutique at Immaculate Conceplion Academy, 24th St. and Guerrero, SF, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Do your Christmas shopping early! Benefits Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose. Sponsored by Dominican Guild of Mission San Jose. Call (415) 648-7460. Nov. 10: Pancake Breakfast and Entertainment, 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Tickets $5/$4.50/$4. Games, holiday gifts, raffle , too. St. Finn Barr Parish, 415 Edna St., SF Call (415) 333-3627. Nov. 10: Annual Champagne Boutique and Raffle benefiting Nazareth House , 245 Nova Albion Way, San Rafael, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. Handmade goods and fabulous silent auction. Call (415) 479-8282. Nov 14 and 16: Where the Heart Is, Holiday Boutique benefiting ministries of the Little Sisters of the Poor with fabulous holiday shopping opportunities, raffle and silent auction. Preview Party is Nov. 14 from 6 - 9 p.m. with tickets af $75 per person. Sealed luncheon is Nov. 16 from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. with lickets at $40 per person. Admission is free to Nov. 16 Boutique from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Sponsored by Little Sisters Auxiliary. All events lake place at St. Anne's Home, 300 Lake St., SF. Call Mary Ellen Watson at (415) 386-2347 or Paula Podesta at (415) 456-8686. Nov. 16, 17: Christmas Boutique and Social of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, 1040 Alameda de las Pulgas at Ralston in Belmont. Crafts, Santa's Workshop and photos with the Jolly Old Elf plus bake shop, food and beverages, and festive holiday music. Plenty of parking.. Sat. 3 -7 p.m.; Sun. 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Call Barbara Pedersen at (650) 598-9919 Nov. 15, 16: Marian Care Center Boutique on the Sisters of Mercy Campus, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. The best Christmas crafts, candies , soaps, soups, and more available. Call Debbie Halleran at (650) 340-7426. Nov. 16: Bal de Paris, benefiting Notre Dame des Victoires School, SF, at the City's Four Seasons Hotel. Dining, entertainment, dancing, gaming, silent/live auction. Proceeds benefit renovation of the school's science laboratory. Call (415) 397-0113. Nov. 16, 17:Chr_tmas Boutique at St. Andrew Church, Southgate and Sullivan, Daly City, featuring handcrafted decorations and gifts. Nov. 16: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Nov. 17: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Call (650) 756-3223. First Fridays: Catholic Marin Breakfast Club meets. Mass at 7 a.m. in St. Sebastian Church, Bon Air Rd. and Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Kentfield, with breakfasl and presentation following in parish hall. Reservations required to Sugaremy@aol.com or (415) 461-0704 daily. Members $5, others $10. Dues $15 per year. Dec. 6: Episcopal priest Bob Moore of St. John Episcopal Church, Ross with St. Isabella School Hand Chimers as special guests.

Performance Admission tree unless otherwise noted. Nov. 8, 9, 10: Side by Side by Sondheim at St. Matthias Church, 1685 Cordilleras Rd., Redwood City. Curtain Fri./Sat. 8 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets $10/$5 for students. Proceeds benefit the parish. Call (650) 3669544. Sundays: Concerts at 4 p. m. at National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, Vallejo and Columbus, SF. Call (415) 983-0405 or www.shrinesf.org. Open to the public. Sundays: Concerts at St. Mary Cathedral at 3:30 p.m. Gough and Geary Blvd., SF. Call (415) 567-2020 ext. 213. Concerts are open to the public.

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Programs for Catholics interested in returning to the Church, have been established at the following parishes: St. Dominic, SF, Lee Gallery at (415) 221-1288 or Kevin Sullivan at (415) 567-3333; Holy Name of Jesus, SF, Dennis Rivera at (415) 664-8590; St. Bartholomew, San Mateo, Dan Stensen at (650) 3445665; St. Catherine of Siena, Burlingame, Silvia Chiesa at (650) 685-8336, Elaine Yastishock at (650) 344-6884; Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame, Dorothy Heinrichs or Maria Cianci at (650) 347-7768; St. Dunstan, Millbrae, Dianne Johnston at (650) 6970952; Our Lady of the Pillar, Half Moon Bay, Meghan at (650) 726-4337; St. Peter, Pacifica, Chris Booker at (650) 738-1398; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Mill Valley, Rick Dullea or Diane Claire at (415) 388-4190.

St. Joseph's Village, a homeless shelter for families at 10th and Howard St., SF, is looking for dedicated office volunteers to answer phones and greet residents. If you are interested in volunteering, call Dewitt Lacey at (415) 575-4920.

The annual Golf Tournament of Notre Dame High School , Belmont will cover the fairways and greens of San Mateo's Poplar Creek Golf Course November 8. It's 18 holes of prizes, food and fun! Here, Mark Fabbri, (left), school development director, and tournament host, Mitch Juricich of television's popular Hooked on Golf, warm up for the conte st. Mitch's daughter, Lindsay, graduated from Notre Dame in 2001. For information, call Denise Severi at (650) 595-1913, ext. 446. Nov. 9: Class of '52, Star of the Sea Elementary, SF. Classmates should contact Carol Bagan Rogers at (415) 665-6921 or Diane Beltrano Panelli at depanelli@attbi.com. Nov. 10: Annual Alumnae Homecoming of Presentation High School, SF beginning with Mass in Presentation Convent Chapel, 2340Turk Blvd. at 1 p.m. Reception follows at Presentation Alumnae Office , 281 Masonic Ave. This celebration honors classes of 1942, 52, and 62. Call (415) 422-5021. Nov. 12: 50 year reunion meeting of Galileo High School classes of Jan. '53, June '53, and Jan. '54. Come to the faculty lounge of Mercy High School, 3250 19th Ave., SF. Bring and sandwich and help in the planning. Call Hazel at (650) 359-0767. Nov. 16: Presentation High School, SF class of '82. Contact Kathy Cooney Wilson at (650) 952-2813 or kathycooney@yahoo.com, or Lucy Sallaberry Mulkerrins at (650) 341-6299.

Vocations/Prayer Opportunities Nov. 4-7: The Results of God's Unconditional Love, a parish Mission of St. Charles, 880 Tamarack Ave., San Carlos at 9:15 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Jesuit Father Tom Allender, spiritual director. Call Marsha Kane at (650) 888-9622. Childcare available.

Young Adults Contact Young Adult Ministry Office for details. The Young Adult Ministry otlice of the Archdiocese can be contacted by phone at (415) 614-5595 or 559B and by e-mail at wilcoxc@sfarchdiocese.org or jansenm @sfarchdiocese, org. Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Daly City has formed a Young Adult group for people in their 20s and 30 who are interested in sharing faith and fun. The group meets every other Wednesday evening in the OLM Parish Center 15 Elmwood Dr. near Southgate Ave . from 7 - 8:30 p.m. Call Danny O'Regan at (650) 756-8684.

School of Pastoral Leadership For additional information, call Joni Gallagher at (415) 614-5564 or spl@att.net. Pre-registration is necessary for many programs. Visit the SPL Web site at www.splsf.org.

•Prayer and Spiritual Life, Dominican Father Luke Buckles, SF; Father Francis Tiso, San Mateo; •Introduction to Sacred Scripture , Father David Anderson, Marin; •Church History Survey, Mark Brumley, SF; •Foundations of Catholicism, Father Francis Tiso . SF Classes held weekly 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. at Junipero Serra High School, 451 W. 20th Ave., San Mateo; Marin Catholic High School, 675 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. at Bon Air Rd., Kentfield; Mercy High School, 3250 19th Ave., San Francisco. Classes also take place at the Pastoral Center of the Archdiocese, One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco.

Retreats/Days of Recollection Nov. 9: A Celtic Day of Spirituality and Prayer at St. Philip Church, 725 Diamond St., SF beginning at noon and concluding with Mass at 5 p.m. A day of talks, reflection and dialogue facilitated by Father Michael Healy. Open to all. $15 fee includes light lunch Call Katy O'Shea at (415) 648-6275; Colleen Driscoll at (415) 664-7259; Terry Kelleher at (650) 344-9262. Sponsored by Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians. Nov. 16: At Dawn and At Dusk: The Tradition of the Liturgy of the Hours , a Day of Recollection with Franciscan Brother Rufino Zaragoza, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at The Poverello, 109 Golden Gate Ave., SF. Brother Rufino brings a gentle Franciscan warmth and compassion for justice to his workshops. $10 donation requested. Continental breakfast and lunch provided. Call (415) 6213279 by Nov. 9. Sponsored by the St. Francis Fraternity.

Family Life Nov. 15-17: Retrouvaille, a program for troubled marriages. The weekend and follow up sessions help couples heal and renew their families. Presenters are three couples and a Catholic priest. Call Peg or Ed Gleason at (415) 221-4269 oredgleason@webtv.net or Pat and Tony Fernandez at (415) 893-1005. The Adoption Network of Catholic Charities offers free adoption information meetings twice a month. Singles and married couples are invited to learn more about adopting a child from foster care. Call (415) 406-2387 for information.

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

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University in New York in 1935, receiving a master of aits degree in English in 1939. Merton entere d the Trappist Abbey of Gethsemani on Dec. 10, 1941. He became something of a household name with the publication of his autobiograp hy, "The Seven Storey Mountain ," in 1947. He went on to write about 100 books, including journals and letters , as well as essays on prayer, social justice , war, literature , interreligious dialogue and monastic renewal. Although much of his writing was completed more than 40 years ago, Merton 's books and ideas have continued to be very influential, as illustrated by the almost 5,000 active members of the International Thomas Merton Society. In his early years at the monastery, Merton discovered that \ much of the ancient I contemplative traI dition had been H lost. He became a H significant influin the II ence §1 restoration of the \ ,\ contemp lative , heritage in the k \ West. His life \ ended with a tragic accident in Bangkok in 1968 when he was participating in a dialogue between Christian and Buddhist monks. ' In the course of the 350 entries in the encyclopedia, the authors cover not onl y all of Merton 's published writings, but also the themes and topics addressed by this multifaceted man. Although Merton was secluded in a Trappist Monastery, he had a wide range of friends from many walks of life . No college, university or high school that has a religious studies section in their library should be without this book. Similarly, all monastic and religious communities of whatever religious tradition , Christian or not, should have it available. It surely is an invaluable reference for those

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Voter Education Guide Voter Education Guide prepared by the Office of Public Policy & Social Concerns of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

CARE FOR GOD 'S CREATION

"The world that God created has been entrusted to us, yet our use of it must be directed by God 's p lan for creation , not simp ly by our own benefit. Our stewISSUES , THE CANDIDATES & Y OUR V OTE ardship of the earth is a kind of partici pation in The princi ples of Catholic social teaching should God's act of creating and sustaining the world. In our serve as the moral framework from which we use of creation , we must be guided by our concern for address all issues in the political arena. The follow- the welfare of others, both around the world, and for ing seven princi p les are basic to a Catholic value generations to come, and by a respect for the intrinsystem and framework that can guide our discern- sic worth and beauty of all God 's creatures. "— US ment of political issues and candidates. The ques- Catholic Bishops ' Administrative Board , Faithful tions , which follow each princi ple, can serve as Citizenship : Civic Responsibility fo r a New guidelines in hel ping voters examine positions , can- Millennium , p. 15 didates and a full range of issues based on the mora) • Do you support increasing government 's role in and social teaching of the church. Not every position protecting clean air , water , land and other natural carries the same weight. Some issues in the Catholic resources? tradition are more "foundational." For example, issues, like abortion and euthanasia , which deal with • Do you support develop ing an international ban on landmines? the very right to life itself , are different than a variety of responses and political solu tions to the problems of poverty, affordable housing, etc. which i depend more on prudential jud gments and different socio-political approaches.

L IFE & DIGNITY OF THE H UMAN PERSON

"All offenses against life itself, such as murder, genocide , abortion , euthanasia and willful suicide; all violations of the integrity of the human person...all offenses against human di gnity, such as subhuman living conditions , arbitrary imp risonment, deportation , slavery, prostitu f ion, the selling of women and chil dren, degrading working conditior where men are treated as mere too for profit rather than free and responsible persons: all these and the like are ciminal: they poison civilization .. . and militate against the honor of the creato r " — Second Pastora l Vatican Council , Constitution on the Church in the Mode rn World (Gaudium et Spes), no. 27 • Do you support protecting the life of unborn children through a constitutional amendment? • Do you oppose using taxpayer fund s to pay for abortions? • Do you oppose the legalization of physicianassisted suicide and euthanasia? Do you support the legislation that prohibits the • cloning of human embryos, no matter for what reason or purpose? • Do you support legislation that prohibits the death penalty for the mentally disabled or minors?

slogan that p its one group or class against another. Rather it slates that the deprivation and powerlessness of the poor wounds the whole community. The extent of their suffering is a measure of how far we are from being a tru e community of persons. These wounds will be healed only by greater solidarity with the poor and among the p oor themselves. " —National Conference of Catholic Bish ops, Economic Justice fo r All , no. 88 • Do you support providing affordable health care for the uninsured poor? • Do you support holding local cities and counties more accountable for providin g housing for very low-income families? • Do you support instituting a state earned income tax credit program , a tax reduction and wage supp lement for low & moderate income working families , seniors & disabled people?

SOLIDARITY

" Interdependence must be transformed into solidarity, based upon the p rincip le that the goods of creation are meant for all. That which human industty produces throug h the processing of raw materials, with the contribution of work , must serve equall y for the good of all. . .Solidarity helps us to see the 'other ' - whether a person , people or nation—not just as some kind of instrument , with a work capacity and p hysical strength to be exp loited at low cost and then discarded when no longer useful , but as our 'neig hbor ', a 'helper ', to be made a sharer, on par with ourselves , in the banquet of life to which all are equally invited by God. "— Pop e John Paul II , On Social Concern (Sollicitudo Rei Socialis), no. 39 • Do you support raising the quotas for refugees fleeing persecution and war-torn nations? • Do you support legislation permitting undocumented immigrants to legalize their status? • Do you support legislation that would increase the amount of money the U.S. contributes to debt relief of heavily indebted poor countries? • Do you support strictl y controlling all U.S. arms sales and transfers?

"In the Catholic tradition, citizenship is a virtue and pol itical pa rticipation is an obligation. " — U.S. Bishops

FAMILY, COMMUNITY & PARTICIPATION

"The human person is not only sacred but inherently social. The God-g iven institutions of marriage and the family are central and serve as the foundations for social life. They must be supported and strengthened , not unde rmined. Beyond the family, every person has a right to partici pate in the wider society and a corresponding duty to work for the advancement of the common good and the well-being of all, especially the poor and weak. " —- US Catholic Bishops ' Admin istrative Board, Faithful Citizenship: Civic Responsibility for a New Millennium , p.l • Do you support empowering parents throug h vouchers , tax breaks, or other means, to send their children to the school of then choice, whether public , private or home? • Do you support parental notification being required for a minor to have an abortion? • Do you oppose the sentencing of minors as adults? • Do you support affordable housing initiatives?

RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES

"As social beings , our relationshi ps are governed by a web of rig hts and corresponding duties. Every person has a fundamenta l rig ht to life and a right to those things that allow them to live a decent life — faith and famil y, food and shelte r, health care and housing, education and emp loyment. In society as a whole , those who exercise authority have a duty to respect the fundamenta l human rig hts of all person s. Likewise , all citizens have a duty to respect human rights and to fulfill their responsibilities to their fa milies, to each other, and to the larger society. "— U.S. Catholic Bishops ' Administrative Board , Faithful Citizenshi p: Civic Responsibility for a New Millennium , p.14 • Do you support the elimination of mandatory minimum sentencing laws (such as three strikes) where non-violent offenders automatically serve long term to life sentences? • Do you support extending and increasing supportive social services for those individuals who are involved with the California version of the national "welfare to work" program , called Cal Works? • Do you oppose requiring Catholic Hospitals to perform abortions , sterilizations and other medical procedures contrary to Catholic moral teachings in order to receive public funds for Health Care?

OPTION FOR THE POOR &VULNERABLE

"The prime purpose of this special commitment to the poor is to enable them to become active part icipants in the life of society. It is to enable all persons to share in and contribute to the common good. The 'option for the poor ', therefore , is not an adversaria l

DIGNITY OF W ORK & THE RIGHTS OF W ORKERS

"We must fir st of all recall a princi p le that has always been taught by the church: the prin ciple of the priority of labor over cap ital. This princip le directly concerns the proce ss of production: In this process labor is always a primary efficient cause , while capital, the whole collection of means of production, remains a mere instrumenta l cause. "— Pope John Paul II, On Human Work (Laboren Exercens), no. 12 "All peop le have the ri ght to economic initiative , to productive work , to just wages and benefits , to decent working conditions , as well as to organize and join unions or other associations. "— National Conference of Catholic Bishops , A Catholic Framework for Economic Life , no. 5 • Do you support the promotion of a living wage that allows workers to adequatel y provide for the basic needs of their families: housing, food and medical care? • Do you support the right for workers to organize and collectivel y barg ain? • Do you support government protecting a worker 's rights to safe and decent working conditions? For additional copies of the Voter Education Guide Please contact, Melanie Piendak , Archdiocese of San Francisco Office of Public Policy & Social Concerns, One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco, CA 94109; Email: piendakm@sfarchdiocese.org

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ORGANIST WEDDINGS • FUNERALS Wo/sJiip Services, Catholic Experience Marie DuMabelller 415-441-3069, Page: 823-3664 VISA, MASTERCARD Accepted Please nll im your event before contracting music!

If you sold your home and took back a mortgage, Kern Associates will buy that mortgage for CASH. Call Mr. Bruin (800) 796-5001

650-967-8850

Piano Lessons

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Adult Beginners Children of nil levels

In-Law Apt. for rent. Nice area, Sunset District. Excellent

Music Director Jonathan Dimmock phone:

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transportation. Prefer gentleman, non-smoker , no pets.

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St. Ignatius Churc h in San Francisco is currently accepting applications for the position of Director of our 9:30am Contemporary Ensemble. Duties include a 9:30am Sunday Service plus weekly rehearsal. For more information, please contact:

$50 mo. once a week lesson

650-869-5479

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Send your resume: Jeannie McCullough Stiles , RN Special Needs Nursing, Inc. 98 Main Street , #427 Tiburon , Ca 94920

2. Classifieds brings together three unique forms of Catholic community believers, readers and advertisers. 3. No one reaches this responsive, metropolitan Catholic market better than Catholic San Francisco Classifieds.

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4. The Catholic community our audience represents is always in the market for employment , real estate, merchandise of service needs. 5. A publication as involved with its audience as CSF is also a place where advertising messages are taken seriously. 6. Over the years, thousands of Catholics have entrusted their classified advertising to CSF.

Work FULL or PART time while your children are in school.

7. The people who read and respond to classified advertising in CSF are people of faith. People like you.

Nurses are needed to provide specialized nursing care for children in the San Francisco Public School setting.

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Generous benefit packages for generous nurses.

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Monday, November 11 , 2002 Veterans' Section Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery - 11:00 a.m. Chaplains from the Archdiocese of San Francisco in uniform will conduct the memorial ceremony along with the military honor guard from E company 2nd Battalion 23rd Marines from San Bruno with taps.

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j Dear Veterans, There is a beautif ul area of Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery dedicated to our courageous men and women in unif orm. Flagsf r om all branches of military service stand in honor at the entrance to the Star of the Sea Section. Our Veterans' Day Memorial Service is held in f ront of these beautiful fla gs. In this current world situation, it is esp ecially imp ortant that we gather to remember and honor our military p ersonnel and their f amilies.You are cordially invited to j oin us in p ray er on this sp ecial day .

We would also like to let you know that there are gravesitesavailable including cremation graves at a sp ecial Veterans'p rice in this section. The I military memorial is p rovided by the Veterans'Administration at no charge to the f amil y . We will g ladly p rovideadditional information upon request. Pleasej oin us in remembrance of our Veterans and to p ray f or world p eace. Sincerely , Holy Cross Cemetery Staff | L—ja.; ",]",":,, '

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Please mark y our calendars and also share with us: All Souls' Day Mass v Todos Los Santos Celebration 1st Saturday Mass Saturday - November 2nd, 2002 Holy Cross Mausoleum Chapel - 11:00 a.m. Archbishop William J. Levada, Presiding Holy Name School Concert Choir Under the direction of MariaAlt 1st Saturday Mass Saturday, December 7, 2002 Rev. Mark Teheny - Celebrant St. Veronicas Parish All Saints Mausoleum - 11:00 a.m.

Christmas Remembrance Service Saturday, December 14th , 2002 Rev. John Talesfore, Officiating No Mass AH Saints Mausoleum - 11:00 a.m.

For more information , p lease call Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma:

(650) 756-2060

1500 Mission Road, Colma, CA 94014