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By Patrick Joyce annual Fall Fest for young Th adults e began with a keynote call

Scenes from Fall Fest: Clockwise f r o m bottom left: Archbishop William Levada preaches at the closing Mass , p articip ants lift their hands in p raye r at the op ening ceremony, and sing at the Mass. i

to "begin to fashion a world of real peace " in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks th at took the lives of thousands September 11. The destruction of the World Trade Center and attack on the Pentagon "signal the collapse of meaning in symbols that can no longer save us, " Presentation Sister Monica Miller said in the keynote talk at The concept of desire is at the heart of Sister Monica Miller Notre Dame de Namur University in spirituality, she said. "Spirituality is basiBelmont Oct. 27. "Where we found comfort and normalcy, cally what we do with our desires, our longing, our pains, someone has stolen the ground from under our feet. " our hope s... Spirituality is the fire of our desires. " "We know a world is ending, " she said. "The question .. Christian spirituality is based on "four rion-negois which o n e ? . . . My generation hoped we could give your tiables , " Sister Miller said, citing the writings of Oblate of generation a lifetime without war. However, what we could Mary Immaculate Father Ron Rolheiser, a spiritual writer only conceive , we could not do. Now you must do it , " Sister. whose columns appear in Catholic San Francisco. In his Miller told more than 300 participants in the annual event, book , "The Holy Longing, " she said, Father Rolheiser cites which she helped found in 1997. fou r pillars of Christian spirituality: private prayer ' and pri"Now you must begin to fashion a world of peace by vate morality; social justice; mellowness of heart and spirit; committing yourselves and ourselves to real choices, real and community as a constitutive element of true worship. faith and real life ," she said, citing the theme of Fall Fest. YOUNG ADULTS, page 11

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VATICANCITY (CNS) — Calling an October Synod of Bishops "almost a new beginning " for the church , Pope John Paul II urged bishops to courageousl y promote church teaching and work for church unity. Challenge to life of Poverty

"When urgency clarifies our desires for us it could make saints of us all as we reorder our priorities , " Sister Miller, the vocations director for her community in San Francisco, said. That means making choices, a difficult process not so much because of a fear of commitment but because "when we make a choice we close off so many other things," she said. This is- particularly difficult for Americans whose "basic desire is to do it all , want to have it all, to be all, to feel it all. "

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The pope praised the "climate of communion " he I said characterized the month-long bishops ' meeting and

said "the church 's strength is her communion; her weakness is division and internal strife. " "A credible answer can be given to the challenges that come from today's social and cultural context only if the deep and convinced unity of the shepherds among themselves and with the successor of Peter — as well as of the bishops with their priests—is clearly perceptible," he said during a synod closing Mass Oct. 27 in St. Peter 's Basilica. Nearly 250 bishops from more than 110 countries had SYNOD, page 9

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In this issue . . .

Hermit in a Philadelphia row house

Arafat and pope hope for renewed peace talks

Pope condemns massacre of Christians in Pakistan

Distorted version of Islam stirs hatred

Books look at basics of faith

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b y Tom Burke Thanks to Father Joseph Richard, pastor, St. Cecilia Parish, Lagunitas, for his help with some information I needed for a recent story. I sought his aid during the dinner hour and he called me back within minutes with what I requested....Thanks to reader Kay Scanlan who said among the ways to avoid discouragement in these trying times is to "keep in the forefront of your mind and heart that there are more good and caring people in the world than there are evildoers who would like to trip us up." Grats , too, to Laura Hergott who says, "Keep busy. Clean out closets and bookshelves" perhaps giving what you find , such as books and usable clothing, to the poor or local libraries. Delphine Huff of Burlingame says she's "watching the news less and praying a lot. "...Was glad to run into St. Pius parishioners Anna Marie and Brian McSweeney as we all tended to errands recently. The couple 's children are Riley and Kelly....Also at St. Pius, longtime parishioner and well-known restaurant reviewer, George Habit, couldn 't help but notice a bumper sticker on a car that swerved in front of him that read, "Expect a miracle. " Pulling alongside the marauding vehicle, George yelled "You got your miracle when 1 didn 't hit you. " George and his wife, Elizabeth , have been married 58 years. He and CSF staffer, Don Feigel, were colleagues at the SF Examiner many moons ago both say....Sorry am I to Teri Groshong, admissions director at Marin Catholic High School, who says thanks for the mention about her new and additional role representing the schools of the Archdiocese in the area of admissions but points out she won't be travelling in the work as was misstated here a coupla' weeks ago....All hats off for Patricia Kerby of St Isabella's, who died recently. Patricia and her husband, Jerry,

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Mercy High School, Burlingame alumna Melanie Meisel Cirigliano talks over old times with Sister Mary Petronella Gaul , a former teacher at the school and a Mercy Sister for more than 70 years , atthe annual Circle of Mercy Major Donor Dinner last month. Melanie and her husband , Rick , are the parents of Natalie , a Mercy senior, and Jillian, a 1999 Mercy grad. Accompanying Sister Petronella to the good time were her nephew, William Gaul and his wife, Caroline , whose daug hters , Kathleen Gaul Davis and Claire Gaul Brown are both Mercy alums. Principal of the all-girls college preparatory school is Mercy Sister Rosann Fraher.

hook with the IRS. If people have money to pay advisors to help them avoid taxes, why don 't they just pay the taxes? And while I' m whining, please let me vote "nay" again for the "best of so-and-so" programs that get broadcast on radio and TV when various hosts are absent for whatever reason. It's "the show must go on" not "the show must go on again."... Salesian Father Larry Lorenzoni p icked up $400 for his "own funny story" recently published in Reader's Digest. Father Lorenzoni said in antici pation of hel ping with Masses at a parish, he called ahead to confirm the schedule. He said he rolled off his chair when the person answering said, "Hol y Angels, Gabriel speaking." As one who's eaten a lot of chow in a lot of different places I also got a kick out of the tale of the national park worker who said the food they were served was so bad, he once heard a colleague whisper to the leftovers he had just scraped into the garbage pail to "stay there this time."... Enjoy yourself this weekend at the fashion show benefiting St Ignatius College Preparatory. Mary Kay Leveroni and Karen Serapulla are chairing the event. Thanks to Marti Sullivan for fillin ' us in (see Datebook)....Holy Name of Jesus Parish says thanks to Tony Louie and Brian Fong for their work on the parish Web site at www.holynamesf.org, and Priscilla Gray for her In the spirit of St. Francis of Assist , Father Paul Warren , parochial vicar of St. Stephen's, blesses longtime assistance with the Scrip program. Farewells were bid to Carol Christ's dog, Tilky, at an outdoor Mass at Canossian Sister Jenny Aldeghi. the Lakeside District church on Oct. 6. Father "Her dedicated service to God and to Warren said all kinds of animals were there for the people of Holy Name has been the rite including dogs, cats , birds, fish, turtles , exemplary," a bulletin said....At St. hamsters, frogs and rats. There is no indication that pastor, Father Joe Walsh's iri-fuii admonition Finn Barr Parish it's happy 24th anniversary to Cynthia and Jim that " noisy pets would be shown to the crying room " had to be carried out. Father Warr en, who Dragon....We love hearin ' from ya\ Send items to On the Street is making ' s transition from reli gious life as a Where You Live, One Peter Yorke Franciscan to diocesan priesthood, is a former Way, SF 94109. You must include a director of San Damiano Retreat Center in return address and a follow up phone Danville and recently led a retreat there for the number. You can reach Tom Burke at deacons of the Archdiocese and their wives. (415) 614-5634....

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Prayer is wasting time with God

Bishop Wester , young adults reflect on p rayer By Patrick Joyce

"Prayer is wasting time with God. . . . to take time and throw it away, give it completely to God ," Bishop John Wester told a Fall Fest workshop . Time is the one thing we can trul y call our own , Bishop Wester said , and in a society that "likes to be very busy . . . . to waste time with God, is countercultural. It goes against the grain a bit." "There is no profit in prayer, as the world sees profit , no gain. It is completely for the Lord ," the San Francisco auxiliary bishop said in his "Personal Reflections on Prayer."

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"Prayer is not just an activity, like weightlifting, '" he said. "It is a relationship. It has to reflect my relationship with God. If I am angry with God, my prayer must reflect that... . Say to God , T am so angry with you. How can you do this to me?' . . . . and then listen to what he has to say." "Prayer is not work. It's not a project . . . . It 's being with someone I love... . It 's not what I' m doing. It ' s what God is doing. It's God's work," Bishop Wester said. Difficulties in prayer may come not only from an impatience with a process that "wastes time" but also from the ideas "we hold in our hearts about God," he said. "If I' m really hard on myself, if I find it very difficult to forgive myself and I have a difficult time forgiving other peop le, then probabl y my God is very unforgiving, very judgmental, ready to pounce on me at any moment and send me to hell. " For someone who has that image of God, "coming to prayer is going to be very difficult , something we are going to put off," he said. To overcome such obstacles, Bishop Wester said, it is .

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. . . . to come into a situation and say, God is here. And you are called as baptized Christians to proclaim the word and say 'God is here."' Even at times of death , he said, the priest comes to a home to tell the dying person and the famil y, "God is here." When someone tells him, "I can 't believe God would forgive me," Bishop Wester said, "I pray with them, to hel p them see that God forgives them. I tell them that maybe they need to forg ive themselves. " "There is absolutel y nothing that can escape the forgiveness of God ," he said. Finall y, he said , prayer should be based on the belief that "God loves us absolutel y beyond anything, and we don 't have to qualif y for that love. " To those who think God loves saints but not sinners, Bishop Wester said , "God loves us. God loves us unconditionall y." "Prayer would become a dynamic , powerful part of our lives" if we believe that God is always present, all-loving, all-forg iving, he said. Acknowled ging our dependence on God is essential , Bishop Wester said. "We tend to think we 're in charge," but that view has changed since the terrori st attacks of Sept. 11 and the aftermath , he said. "It's shaken our sense of being our own little gods." "Real strength comes from recognizing my vulnerability, my dependence on God. Then let God come into me . . . . Now I can reall y be strong because my feet are grounded. " When distractions come during prayer, Bishop Wester said, "I have found not to fight against the distractions in sense of trying to push them out of your mind . . . but to become aware of the distraction and pretend the distraction is walking G on the sidewalk outside and watch through the window as the distraction comes into your consciousness and then leaves." U Another approach , he said , "is to make the distraction my S»> ¦:a prayer." For example, he said, "I plan to meditate on Christ \: the Lamb of God but when I sit down to prayer, I think of this priest who is in crisis that I will deal with tomorrow." Instead of forcing thoughts about the priest out of his Bishop Wester at Fall Fest. mind, he said, "I make that my prayer." "We start with God in prayer," Bishop Wester said. "We important, to remember three things: "God is always pres- are looking for God. We are prompted by very human promptings , but it is toward God we are looking. ent. God is all-forgiving. God is all-loving." "God is the main focus of prayer. Through the prism of "There is never a moment God is not present ," he said. "That is one of the things I am called on as a priest to do God we see ourselves." '

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VATICAN CITY — Pope John Paul II apolog ized for any actions taken by Catholics over the past 400 years that offended China or gave an impression of disrespect for its culture . "I feel deep sadness for these errors and limits of the past , and I regret that in many people these failings may have given the impression of a lack of respect and esteem for the Chinese people on the part of the Catholic Church ," he said. The pope 's message was addressed to an international conference in Rome marking the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Jesuit Father Matteo Ricci in Beijing. The pope said the values of mutual respect and sharing which existed between the Chinese imperial court and Father Ricci , an Italian scientist and missionary, could be recovered and applied to a new Vatican-Chinese relationship. Father Ricci lived in Beijing from the beginning of 160 1 until his death in 1610, sharing with Chinese leaders his knowledge of Western science and his Catholic faith and learning about Chinese culture and science from them. "Father Ricci forged a Chinese terminology for Catholic theology and liturgy and thus created the conditions for making Christ known and for incarnating the Gospel message and the church within Chinese cultu re," the pope wrote.

Lawyerfor Jesuit human rig hts center is shot dead in Mexico City

MEXICO CITY — Digna Ochoa Placido, a former nun who was one of Mexico's leading human rights lawyers, was shot dead in Mexico City Oct. 19 in what authorities were calling a political ly motivated killing. Ms. Ochoa , head of the legal defense department at Jesuit-run Miguel Augustin Pro Juarez Human Rights Center, had been kidnapped and threatened several times for her defense of indigenous peop le in southern Mexico. Calling her death an "execution," the Pro center said that "her courage , generosity and professionalism prevailed until the very end. " Ochoa defended imprisoned Zapatista rebels from Chiapas state , and she was assisting two brothers who were linked by authorities to armed Marxist insurgents, reported Reuters , the British news agency. The brothers' first court appearance was scheduled for Oct. 22, and Ochoa's friends called the timing of her death susp icious, In an interview with Catholic News Service in September 2000, Ochoa said she became a lawyer not expecting to earn big attorney fees, but "to put myself at risk" b y defending the powerless in Mexico and responding "to the injustices that were happening."

Armagh archbishop sees new hope fo r peaceas IRA gi vesup guns

DUBLIN , Ireland — Archbishop Sean Brady of Armagh, Northern Ireland , said the disarmament of the Irish Republican Army "represents very significant progress which augurs well for the future of the peace process." The IRA announced the disarmament plan Oct. 23, saying that it did so "in order to save the peace process." Irish

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Richard Withers in his basement chapel. PHILADELPHIA — Richard Withers, a part-time assembler of electronics parts who lives in a little row house in the heart of North Philadel phia , has become a consecrated hermit. Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua ' s acceptance of Withers ' vows formalizes an existing situation: the 46-year-old convert from Judaism has led a life of poverty, chastity and obedience under private vows for about 20 years. Withers estimates he spends "about four and a half hours every day " in prayer in the little chapel he installed in his basement. He allows himself two home visits annuall y and neither is an overnight stay. One visit is to see his father for a December get-together, and the other is to a sister 's home for Passover. Withers assembles electronic equipment one day a week at a factory severa l miles away; his transportation is a bicycle cobbled together from spare parts. He also makes pottery that will be sold one Sunday every year at St. Malach y, his parish church. He estimates his annual income is about $5,500. He spends about $20 a week on food and pays about $90 a month for a bare-bones health insurance policy. Withers approached the archdiocese for formal recognition of his status in 1995. "At first it was 'no,'" he said, full y understanding his request was unique. He persevered and after "a year and a half , it was 'maybe. ' I was astounded. " Prime Minister Bertie Ahern and British Prime Minister Tony Blair described the decommissioning as "historic and unprecedented. " Blair also announced additional measures for enforcing the 1998 Good Friday peace agreement , brokered to find a solution to the Northern Ireland conflict. The IRA's political wing, Sinn Fein , earlier complained that the British government was failing to imp lement the Good Friday agreement 's provisions for removal of British troops and reform of Northern Ireland's police force. Following August negotiations , Britain agreed to reform the police force , renaming the Royal Ulster Constabulary the Police Service of Northern Ireland. A veteran Northern Irish peace campai gner, Msgr. Denis Faul , said the IRA and Sinn Fein had a lot more to do before peace was ensured. "Will they stop intimidating Catholics who join the new police service? And will they let back the 600 people that they have exiled by intimidation?" he asked.

Pope urges families to push for protective legislation

VATICAN CITY — Warning that the future of humanity was at slake, Pope John Paul II urged families to push for legislation protecting and promoting their uni que, central role in society. In addition to legally enshrining the family's unique rights in society, the pope said, governments must look to the family's welfare in all decisions, from ensuring freedom of choice in education to curbing an increase of "violence, banality and pornograph y" in the media. The pope made his remarks during an Oct. 20 famil y celebration in St. Peter 's Square organized by the Italian bishops ' conference . More than 40,000 Italians attended

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Catholic hosp ital , university damaged in Hol y Land violence

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Bethlehem Universi ty, Holy Famil y Maternity Hospital and its adjacent orphanage were hit b y gunfire and mortar shells during fighting between Israeli and Palestinian forces in Belhlehem. Palestinian gunmen — having been pushed deeper into the city b y the amval of Israeli tanks — had taken up positions throughout various residential areas, specificall y near the area of the university and the hospital , said Christian Brother Vincent Malham, university rector. • Three mortar shells hit the Holy Family hospital complex Oct. 22, shattering windows and damaging the intensive care unit and laundry room. Fifty children—rang ing from newborns to 4-year-olds — living in the adjacent orphanage were bundled onto the floor of its main corridor for the rest of the ni ght in hopes that the thick walls could protect them from stray bullets and breaking glass. More than 100 bullets hit the Christian Brothers ' residence at Bethlehem University in two days, said Christian Brother Vincent Malham, university rector. He said all university activities were suspended.

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Pope, Arafat express hope for return to dialogue B y Cind y Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Two days after Israeli troops withdrew from Bethlehem , Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat met with Pope John Paul II to brief him on the most recent wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence. "His Holiness , in expressing his condolences for the numerous victims of the unending spiral of violence , renewed his appeal that everyone abandon their weapons and return to negotiations ," Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Vails said after the Oct. 30 meeting. The spokesman said Arafat came to the Vatican to inform the pope "about the worry ing situation in the Palestinian territories with particular reference to the recent trag ic events in which even Christian holy places were involved. " Following the Oct. 17 murder of Israel' s tourism minister, Israeli troops moved into Bethlehem and several olher towns that had been under the control of the Palestinian National Authority. In the confrontations thai followed , several people were killed , including some in Bethlehem 's Manger Square near the church marking the birth place of Jesus. The Israeli army withdrew from Beth lehem and Beit Jalla Oct. 28, but continued to occupy several other towns. Government officials said the occupation would continue until Arafat demonstrated his willingness and ability to arrest Palestinians who attack Israelis. Arafat , who greeted Pope John Paul by kissing his hand , told him the Palestinian people want peace, and he condemned every form of terrorism , Navarro-Vails said. The Palestinian leader 's private meeting with the pope lasted about 15 minutes , then his entourage joined him in the pope 's private library. Arafat gave the pope a nativity scene carved out of mother of pearl with the word "Bethlehem " in the background.

During his recitation of the Angelus Oct. 28, Pope John Paul prayed again for an end to violence in the Holy Land and for the return to meaningful negotiations. "We cannot forget how many peop le continue to suffer violence and death in the Holy Land , especially in the hol y places so dear to the Christian faith ," the pope told visitors in St. Peter ' s Square . "May Mary, the queen of z < peace , hel p everyone to put u ¦g down their weapons and to > finall y take up, with convicc tion , the path toward a just s. c and lasting peace," the pope ~ c prayed. The Vatican 's concern 2 y about the situation in Bethlehem and throug hout the Yasser Arafat greets Pope John Paul II before their meeting Oct. 30. Holy Land also was expressed Oct. 29 by Archbishop Renato the Israeli occupation of Bethlehem , Beit Sahour and Beit Martino , the Vatican's observer at the United Nations. Speaking to a U.N. committee about the situation of Jalla. Archbishop Martino called for "greater international Palestinian refugees, Archbishop Martino denounced dam age in recent fi ghting to the church-run Bethlehem solidarity and the political will to meet the challenge of the University, the Catholic seminary, the Pontifical School for seemingly unending violence in the region ." the Deaf and Holy Family Hospital . Nov. 23-25 AA RECOVERY RETREAT (r) S *C T3 SAM DAM UNO Gratitude & Beyond • Gavin Griffith , OFM "When normal condiRtTk E A1 Nov. 30-Dec 2 ACDF RETREAT ' tions of life are not granted , 1 u Freedom Of Forgiveness the security of all is threat} . ,y, i Peter Coster. M.Div., MPT & Carol Mitchell, PhD. ened ," he told the commitC [wafer/? Nov. 30-Dec 2 GRIEF RETREAT• Carol Kaplan , MPT Ou 1 7 tee, referring specificall y to XA

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Synod message: Bishop must reach out to poor By John Thavis Catholi c News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a message to the world , some 250 bishop s meeting at the Vatican said the credibility of their ministry depends largely on how effectivel y they reach out to the poor, the suffering and the alienated. The message, published Oct. 26, touched on the main topics of the monthlong synod: the bishop as a figure of holiness, as a "weaver of unity " at every level of the church, and as a voice of hope in a world marked by violence and injustice. It ended with a call to contemporary political and economic leaders, asking them to "remember those corners of the world which receive no media coverage and where our brothers and sisters are dying from famine and lack of medicine. " The five-page message was approved after nearl y four weeks of speech-giving and small-group discussions. Participants also were drawing up a list of 67 propositions , or proposals , which are confidential and were headed for the pope. The message struck a hopeful tone when it stated that , while the power of evil often seems to triumph, in the eyes of faith the "loving mercy of God" prevails. It said a main task of the modern bishop was to bring the Gospel sense of hope to the many people discouraged by their own suffering and the world's injustices. It said the bishops themselves could not close their eyes to the "collective tragedies " of the world. Besides condemning terrorism as something "nothing can justify," the message said a drastic moral change is needed to address the fact that 1.2 billion people in the world exist on less than $1 a day.

The church's social teaching has an intense relevance today, given the hi gh numbers of hungry, poor, refugees, immi grants and disease-stricken, and in the face of such evils as drug trafficking, pornography, exploitation of women and the "perversion of reli gion for violent purposes," it said. It said the modern bishop should not onl y be hol y, but should practice the "Gospel povert y" in imitation of Christ. That means making the poor feel at home in the church , it said. "We should be poor in the face of our brothers and sisters, marked by a style of life which draws people to Jesus the Lord. The bishop is the father and the brother of the noor." it said. "When it is necessary, he should not hesitate to raise his voice for those who have no voice, so that their rights will be recognized and respected," it said. Archbishop Telesphore Toppo of Ranchi , India, said at a press conference Oct. 26 that , with its approach to the world' s poor, the synod marked the start of a "silent revolution." He noted that Pope John Paul II, in his opening Mass for the synod , had strongly reminded bishops of the need to live with the poor in the style of Jesus. "This synod has presented a new image of the bishops, in the image of Jesus, the poor, who emptied himself," Archbishop Toppo said.

He said the synod could turn out to be prophetic, especiall y in Asia, where nearly two-third s of humanity lives. "Unless the church become the church of the poor , and the bishops (become) friends and fathers of the poor, we will be failing to carry the message of this synod ," he said. In its appeal to global leaders , the final message said the persistence of gross inequalities around the world was a threat to peace. It repeated the pope 's frequent call to reduce the forei gn debt on the poorest nations. In describing the fi gure of the bishop , the message said he should be open to everyone and engage in dialogue with those who do not share the faith . But it said he must also "warn his people against false teachings " and oppose every slogan and argument that claims to "reduce the cross of Christ to nothing." The message touched briefl y on the issue of communion and collegiality, without entering into the synod's debate over specific steps to increase cooperation between the universal church and particular churches. It said bishops should promote priestl y vocations. It thanked lay people and religious for their contributions , and said skilled theologian s were essential for the church to explain the faith in a new and accessible language.

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¦ Continued from cover attended the synod , which was focused on the bishop 's role in the church. After four weeks of speech-giving and smallgroup discussions, they issued a message to the world and handed a confidential list of 67 proposals to the pope. The bishops ' message said the credibility of their ministry depends largely on how effectively they reach out to the poor, the suffering and the alienated. It touched on the main topics of the synod: the bishop as a figure of holiness, as a "weaver of unity " at every level of the church , and as a voice of hope in a world marked by violence and injustice. As he has done in previous synods, the 81-year-old pope personally attended all of the meeting 's group sessions, telling pilgrims later that he was "relishing the climate of communion that characterized (the gatherings) and listening with great interest to the reflections proposed. " He said the Second Vatican Council had dedicated great attention to the bishop and his church role, "but this teaching needed to be further deepened and appropriately adjusted to the evolving of the times and situati ons." The pope 's observation about unity at the synod was echoed by other participants, including two prominent cardinals.

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Late last year Msgr. James McKay, pastor of St. Malthew Parish in San Mateo, estimated the cost of repairing the church tower, repainting the parish buildings, and making other repairs and improvements at $250,000. A week later, he opened an envelope from the legal department of the Archdiocese and found a check for $263,000. The check came from the estate of long-time parishioner, Cleb T. Walkup. Each month Father John Greene , pastor of St. Monica Parish in San Francisco ' s Richmond District , celebrates a month ly mass in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller and Joseph and Lucia Tolini. The combined bequests of the two families form the bulk of St. Monica 's endowment that provides crucial support for the parish and its school. Father Larry Goode, pastor of San Francisco's St. Finn Barr Parish ,, describes a $36,000 bequest received last month fro m the estate of parishioner , Bud Gorman, as "a godsend." With dry rot in both the church tower and in the rectory back porch , and the Sunday collection barely enoug h for the parish to get by, Father Goode finds even modest bequests crucial to the finances of his largely blue-collar parish. The three priests agree on the increasingl y important role-at parishes of charitable bequests. Msgr. McKay advocates active bequest promotion. He had the Stewardship Office of the Archdiocese put on two estate planning seminars for his parishioners and uses the parish bulletin to encourage bequests. He takes no credit for the bequests his parish has received before he became pastor in 1995. "Some pastor or priest did an extremely good job of making St. Matthew parishioners aware of the importance of remembering the St . Matthew 's in their wills," he said. He feels bequests are the building blocks of parish endowments — funds whose princi pal can be invested and preserved , with income used for operating expenses. Endowments have been fundamental financial assets

of universities and other nonprofit organizations for years. Msgr. McKay 's view is that those who have enjoyed an inheritance need to pass one on. "What we have today — our churches , our schools —we have because of the generosity of those who went before us. The land and buildings that support parish life at St. Matthew 's were our inheritance. Now it 's our turn ." Father Greene credits bequests for making specific improvements at both the church and school , as well as for providing crucial operating income. "We've used some of the Tolini bequest to rebuild and repair the church organ ," he said. "We have seven kids on Tolini scholarshi ps in our school. "St. Monica ' s has been very fortunate. People who have moved away from the parish many years ago have left us bequests of $5,000 and $10,000 and more. We're very grateful. Our ordinary income only covers half of our expenses." Father Goode feels that bequests are needed for St. Finn Barr 's survival. "The parish was founded just before the Great Depression ," he said , "It ' s a wonder the parish didn 't go down with the economy back then , but it didn 't. The .people didn 't allow the parish to fail." The parish added a school in the 1960s, a time when no other parish schools were being built in the City and teaching nuns were hard to find. Today, St. Finn Barr School , staffed by five nuns recruited from the Phili ppines and by local lay teachers, is geared for students eager to~ be the first in their families to go to college. "We're still a small parish facing enormous problems," Father Goode said. "But St. Finn Barr has always been something of a miracle parish. At its October 2 meeting, the parish finance committee determined that we would break even if, against all odds , our expenses stayed exactly the same as last year. The next day, October 3, we got the Gorman bequest. We're hoping to make up any deficits with the interest the bequest would earn."

'The land and buildings that support parish life at St. Matthew 's were our inheritance. Now it 's our turn.' — Msgr. James McKay

Monsignor Harry Schlitt , Vicar for Administration of the Archdiocese, says that bequests are more important than ever in hel ping paint and repair rectories , retrofit old churches and replace wheezing boilers. "In the old days , the parish men ' s club and women 's club held fund raisers to meet parish needs ," he said. "Today, most fundraising events are connected with the parish school. The school draws on the energy of younger parishioners — the parents of the school children — for financial support . The parish does not want to compete with the school by drawing on those same peop le to meet its needs." Bequests , not cake sales or spaghetti dinners, are counted on by pastors to get throug h hard times without resorting to a fundraising drive. Bequests have also been crucial to the programs of the Archdiocese , Monsi gnor Schlitt added. "Two years ago, we didn 't know where we were going to get the money to balance our administrative budget and were considering cutting back programs and staff. We received a $1 million bequest. They saved jobs and ministries here. Our biggest costs are staff salaries and benefits." Bequests can also stimulate new projects , he added. Monsi gnor Schlitt would like to see a parochial school in East Palo Alto and in Chinatown. He would like to jump start projects deferred for lack of funding — retrofitting Old St. Mary 's and providing a new worship and meeting space for Sacred Heart Parish. "Bequests would provide the Archdiocese with a crucial reserve to sustain and expand its work ," he said. Or as Father Goode said about the Bud Gorman bequest , "It was the answer to our prayers ." For confidentia l information on wills, trusts, and charitable bequests, call Joanne Maker, Director of Stewardship and Development , at 415-614-5581.

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Archbishop Levada: God of mercy knows us by name The Gospel story of the Pharisee and the tax collector has a special meaning in the aftermath of the tenorist attacks on America, Archbishop William Levada told a Fall Fest congregation that filled the chapel at Notre Dame de Namur University. The Pharisee's prayer focused on himself , while the tax collector saw his sins and "came to his senses . . . about what the world is about , about what life is about ," Archbishop Levada said. In the wake of sudden deaths of thousands in the September 11 terrorist attacks, Archbishop Levada focused on the phrase "came to his senses" "When I was reflecting on these events ," he said, "I thought to myself: 'What would I be doing at that moment, busy with my work? Would I be ready to meet God? Would I come to my senses? Would I have time to do that?'"

"So what can we say" in the face of the attacks on America and the bombing of Afghanistan, the archbishop asked. "God is a god of mercy," he said. "He always gives us time... He is always saying, 'Take advantage of your time ,'" In this time of "uncertainty and anxiety," people may wonder if there is a God to answer their prayer, the archbishop said. "Prayer is a dialogue between us and God ," but not with a faceless God, Archbishop Levada said. "He sent Jesus, his only begotten son, into the world so we could put a face on the goodness and love of the God who began this world and this wonderful humanity of which we are a part. "We are not just a number. We are a fac e and a name, a beloved person , a beloved son, a beloved daug hter. Every single person , made in the image and likeness of God , is beloved , known by name."

The message of the story of the Pharisee and the tax collector can be seen in that framework , Archbishop Levada said. "The message is that God has sent as his gift his only begotten son, with salvation and love, with all the signs of healing and goodness and mercy that he continuall y works in his miracles and still he is rejected. Why he is rejected?" Jesus ' love is rejected by the Pharisee because he "has onl y himself in mind, and he is very pleased with what he sees." His sin is not found in his religious observances but in die fact that — unlike the tax collector 's plea for mercy — his observances "do not come from the heart". In response to God' s continuing gift of love, Archbishop Levada told the young adults, they are faced with the challenge "to build a civilization of love . . . to be other Christs as he sends us out into the world as his witnesses, his agents."

Young Adult Ministry serves 'the present of Church' By Patrick Joyce "Young 'adults are not the future of the Church," Sister Christine Wilcox says. "They are the present of the Church.One third of our parishioners are young adults. "They have a significant voice. We should listen to it," Sister Christine, director of the archdiocesan Office of Young Adult Ministry, says. One way of doing that is by adding young adults to the middle aged and older people who now sit on parish and archdiocesan councils and boards. "Young adults are saying, 'This is my Church. I want to be involved. ' They are excited about being Catholic," she said. Young adults have "time, talent and treasure " that they are willing to share, Sister Christine, a Dominican Sister of San Rafael, says. "If we don ' t invite them, they 'll find some place else." The popular idea that "Generation X" is self-involved is false, she says. "Young adults are extraordinarily service oriented ," she

Young adults . .. ¦ Continued from cover "How can I listen to promptings of peace today if .1 do not have my own prayer life and cannot find peace within myself?" she said. Jesus asked his followers "to pray in secret, to have a private personal relationship with him." There are dangers in an overemp hasis on private spirituality, Sister Miller said . "The spiritual life is not about Jesus and me." she said. "However, there are equal dangers in not having enough of that. " On social justice, she said, "All the recent documents from our Catholic bishops and the documents from Rome speak about examining the root causes of injustice and violence, and one of the contributing factors to violence is

says. Their level of volunteensm is high. The question is: how to connect it with the reality of faith and Jesus' commitment to the poor, to see how God is moving in their lives." The two-year-old Office of Young Adult Ministry focuses on Catholics from 18 to 35. "This is an inbetween age," Sister Christine says. "We are trying to fill the gap . It is a different stage in life, a searching time, figuring out a vocation , a career. Will I marry or stay single? They are deciding how they feel about issues, developing an identity. • "The Young Adult Ministry is an opportunity for them to gather with young adults of their own background , age and faith experience to delve into those issues." The archdiocesan office has a database of 2,500 names. It sends out a monthly e-mail and a quarterl y newsletter to inform young adults about activities in the Bay Area, including interfaith activities. The office helps parish staffs with young adult issues and "connects with parish young adult leaders and college campus ministers."

"The strongest voice for young adults ," Sister Christine says, "is the pope.... World Youth Day is the pope 's invitation to young adult Catholics to be involved with one another in the global Church and the local Church. World Youth Day is the largest gathering of Christians and the largest gathering of young people. " Some young adults have told the office that because of the economic downturn they cannot afford a two-week trip to World Youth Day in Toronto next year. So the office is planning a shorter trip to accommodate them. "Adult is the key word in young adult ministry," Sister Christine says. "They can tell us what they need." Youth Day meetings Information meetings about the archdiocesan pilgrimages to World Youth Day will be held at the Archdiocesan Pasto ral Cente r, One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco , from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, November 10 and from 7p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19. Two pil grim ages will be offered. One runs from July 16 to 29, the other July 22 to 29. For more information call 415-614-5594.

poverty, and the growing disparity between the rich and the poor in our world.... As citizens of a world power we are personally and morally responsibl e for this situation." Beginning with the Jewish prophets , the Bible constantly calls for justice for the poor, she said. "Jesus takes it one step further and says we will ultimately be jud ged on how we treat the poor." The importance of "mellowness of heart and spirit" can be seen in the parable of the Prodigal Son, she said. "The elder brother was scrupulousl y faithful for years and years — but with a bitter heart. " "Only one transforms the world: that is the person with a grateful h e a r t . . . the challenge is to stay warm at heart ," especially in "the urgency of the present " when other priorities may seem more important , she said. Finally, Sister Miller said , Christian spirituality

acknowledges that "we need good companions on the j ourney ... community is one way we uncover the face of God. Jesus calls us not as individuals but as a community." Worshipping communities are essential, she said, and "people are yearning for that after the tragedies of September 11. Communities gather together to make meaning out of what happened. " Sister Miller helped found Fall Fest in 1997, along with three young adults. "We planted a seed for what is today a blazing idea," she told the participants in this year ' s event. "You have been good stewards of this vibrant and promising ministry." Fall Fest, sponsored by the archdiocese of San Francisco 's Office of Young Adult Ministry, included 22 workshops on a wide variety of topics, Mass celebrated by Archbishop William Levad a and a dinner dance.

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Behind the hatred we fa ce The apparent hatred of America by large segments of the Muslim world is not rooted in poverty or injustice, but rather a fear of Western values and a distorted version of Islam, which arose in the middle of the 20th century. Fifty years ago, the writings of Pakistani journalist and politician Abdul AJa Mawdudi began to be published in Egypt. Mawdudi feared that Islam was about to be crashed by a gathering of Western forces, and he demanded a universal jihad (struggle) against the jahiliyyah (ignorance and barbarism) of the West. He declared this j ihad to be the central tenet of Islam, a claim no major Muslim ' • thinker had ever made before. Mawdudi believed that democracy led to chaos, greed and mob rule. An Islamic state, he argued, would be totalitarian. He held that modern Muslims must use all means at their disposal to resist the ignorance and barbarism of the West. The J ihadcould take many forms, but in the last resort Muslims had to be prepared for armed struggle. " Mawdudi's writings strongly affected an Egyptian named Sayyid Qutb, the founder of Sunni fundamentalism. Qutb rejected the secularization of the government and its adoption of Western values. All radical Islamists, including Osama bin Laden, have relied heavily on the ideology developed by Qutb. Karen Armstrong in her book, "The Battle for God," published last year, notes that in makingjihadcentral to the Muslim vision , Qutb had in fact distorted the prophet 's life. Traditional biographies make it clear, according to Armstrong, that even though the First Muslim community had to fight in order to survive, Muhammad did not achieve victory by the sword but rather by a creative and ingenious policy of non-violence. ' Indeed the Koran is adamantly opposed to all warfare as abhorrent, and permits only a war of self-defense. The last time Muhammad preached to the community before his death, he urged Muslims to use their religion to reach out to others in understanding, since all human beings were brothers. Behind the hatred we face, which has become even more intense as the nation seeks to end the tyranny of terrorism, is a distorted version of Islam and a consuming fear of Western values, particularly democracy.

Letter f rom refugee camp The following is a letter from David Snyder, a Catholic Relief Services worker now working with Af ghan refugees. The Jalozai refugee camp, located about 45 miles from the Afglwn border in j Pakistan 's northwest frontier, provides one of the few visible reminders of the | enormity of the crisis unfolding in this region. With Pakistan 's border still closed, | the estimated 1.5 million people displaced within Afghanistan remain, as yet, \ largely unseen. The United Nations and many aid agencies working in the region are forced to admit that they know little about the numbers, condition or specific needs of | those now reported to be crowding the Afghan border. But with winter approach| ing, the same organizations work frantically to establish refugee camps in northI ern Pakistan — 100 campsites sufficient enough in size and capacity to shelter ! 10,000 people each — in the event that Pakistan opens its borders. The monumental task of establishing the camps has been slow and the entire 1 undertaking is couched in the understanding that if the border remains closed, there j will be no large-scale refuge e influx. In that case, the massive pipelines of tents, I plastic sheeting, cooking supplies, blankets and food being organized by aid agen1 cies will have to be diverted to those in need inside of Afghanistan, a daunting task |amidst ongoing bombing and increasing lawlessness in much of the country. The Jalozai camp, and others like it, represent an older chapter in the tragic 1 history of Afghanistan. Built in the 1980s to take in refugees from Afghanistan 's war with the Soviet Union, the camps have become in large part a permanent fix| ture on the landscape of Pakistan, which hosts an estimated two million refugees. |Jalozai in particular — though provided with latrines and health and sanitation 1 services by Catholic Relief Services, and with food and shelter materials by other |humanitarian agencies — offers little more than dubious shelter for the newest 1 round of refugees displaced by the air strikes. Unregistered and thus unaccounted for in food distributions, the refugees fur1 ther tax the already strained food and water supplies in the camp as rations are | distributed based on numbers now months old. Amidst tattered shelters, the j refugees talk in chorus of their need for food and shelter. "1 have five children to support, " one. middle aged man said. "I brought two | quilts from Afghanistan. Aside from that, I have nothing. " Surrounded by dozens I of other men, he recounted his trekf romAfghanistan, where he paid almost all of |his savings to a smuggler who guided him and his f amily across the border. It is a common story among the refugees here, and now, weeks into the ongo1 ing conflict in Afghanistan, there is another theme emerging, the last hope for many here that they may escape the coming winter they now face as refugees in Pakistan. "If there is peace inside Afghanistan, regardless of who is in power, we will go back, " one refugee explained, to the nods of those around him. "But f irst we need peace. " MEH

Bishop Quinn and Samuel

My name is Ian Vengco. I am a 6th grade student at Susan B. Anthony Elementary School and a CCD student at Our Lad y of Perpetual Help, School of Religion in Daly City. I am the president in my CCD class. Your article "Bishop Francis Quinn finds fai th in far flung places " coincided with our lesson on "God Speaks to Us - The Story of Samuel. " I read this from the Catholic San Francisco newspaper given by my religion teacher, Mrs. Sonia Mendoza who suggested that I send you my comments. I found similarities and differences between Bishop Quinn and Samuel. Bishop Quinn 's calling was inspired by his parents and by the priests and nuns at St. John ' s Parish in Napa. In the case of Samuel, he was called by God after his mother Hannah broug ht him to the temple at Shiloh to the high priest Eli. This was in keeping with her promise that if God would give Hannah a son , she would offer her son to God. Both Bishop Quinn and Samuel served God by serving God' s people with a caring heart and with a happy disposition. Bishop Quinn became a priest for many years and at present serves the Native Americans of Arizona. He brought the Catholic faith to them by acknowled ging their rituals and dances. He respected their culture. Samuel served God first at the temple with the high priest Eli and later by becoming one of the wisest judges in the Old Testament. Thank you , Mr. Joyce for your interesting and timely article. I hope we have more Bishop Quinns and Samuels among our religious and law leaders. Ian Vengco San Francisco

Immaculate Heart by the Pope in union with all the bishops. If this is to be done , She promises that Russia will be converted and a period of peace will be granted to the world. The controversy arises as to whether this has been performed. The Sept. 21 issue of Catholic San Francisco reports that Sister Lucia and Pope John Paul II claim it was performed in 1984. The Pope did consecrate the worl d to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1984, but no mention was made of Russia. In fact, he declared that certain peoples are still awaiting his act of consecration. This can only mean the Russians. And Sister Lucia never said th at the consecration was performed as requested , althoug h there have been false reports. Bpt after the September 11th attacks , can we believe the consecration has been properly done? Is this the peace that Our Lad y promised us? I do not believe so. We must listen to the message of Fatima. Pray the Rosary, particularl y for the Pope , wear the brown scapular and make rep arations to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Let us use these weapons from heaven to obtain the peace that was promised at Fatima. Teresa Davancaze Millbrae

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Heed the message of Fatima

I ' was very dismayed at the Vatican ' s suspension of Father Nicholas Gruner. He works diligentl y to promote the message of Fatima, which is so needed in our times. Our Lady of Fatima made)a request for the consecration of Russia to her

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Common sense about the war

Congratulations to Joan Frawley Desmond for her extremel y rational guest editorial in the October 19th ediSan tion of Catholic Francisco. Ms. Desmond meticulousl y walked the delicate line between blind pacifism and all-out militarism , and in the process I was able to reconcile my own doubts regarding U.S. action to seek ju stice for the September 11th mass murder. In the interim, between the tragedy and now, I have been exposed to extreme arguments in both directions , but Ms. Desmond's editorial is the most moral and well reasoned argument I've encountered. Tom Cullen San Carlos

Pray er and understanding

We now after 9-11 have opened our eyes to reality. As our hearts are broken , we turn to our ultimate help and hope - our God! Prayers are being said like never before in recent times. People are uniting. I commend Saint Hilary 's school for giving its children the opportunity to visit the Islamic Center of Mill Valley and learn how other peop le express their faith . The students discovered that Muslims pray to the same one good God. The visit gave the understanding and acceptance of people who live their faith in a different way - A wonderful lesson learned. Ameen Jandali of the Islamic group told the young peop le, "If you take one human life , it is as if you kill humankind and this is totall y against Islam and all of its religious teachings". Our dail y prayer - that our president , leaders , soldiers , firefi ghters , policemen and medical personnel will be protected by the grace of God. Ada Duncr San Rafael

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The dying of Sister Patrick My closest friend is Sister Patrick. She 's only fiftyei ght and she 's dying. Many years ago in Chicago she joined the Little Sisters of the Poor, no surprise to anyone who knew of her dedication to the poor. This calling comes from somewhere very deep within her. Her first assignment was in Harlem and this set the stage for everything else. Even when she 's busy about many things (her normal state), you can see in her eyes that she is consumed with a drive to take care of others , especially the vulnerable. When she made the supremel y arduous decision to depart the Little Sisters, she took with her everything they stand for and translated it into a life in the Sisters of Mercy of Burlingame. Following the charism of Mother McAuley, the Mercy Sisters have served-traditionall y as teachers, nurses and health care professionals. Her new Religious family seemed a perfect fit and she happil y accepted their mission to Mercy Care and Retirement Center in Oakland. After a time at Mercy, 1 recall an occasional remark by one of her own sisters, "I can ' t recall what it was like here before her!" She has a way of stealing into your life and changing just about everything. Her intuitive skills are extraordinary. She sees into your soul. It's very awkward at times! When St. Anthony 's Foundation in San Francisco was seeking a new director, she was one of many from across the country who app lied. St. Anthony's is the largest nonprofit organization in die City of San Francisco. The director needs multiple abilities. Sister Patrick captured the job and again changed everything. While awareness of the miracle of Jones Street comes second nature to anyone who knows the legacy of the Friars, the works of the Foundation encompass wide-ranging services: programs for those with addictions, care for single women with children, assistance for those without housing and work, job training and youth assistance. Sister Patrick is a skilled administrator. But this pales in li ght of her capacity to bring dignity to people who are marginalized and feeling lousy about themselves. Her presence has been very large among people who at times feel very small. She wrought another Jones Street miracle as she forged a new and lasting bridge among the dining room, the Foundation

and the Friars themselves. She has been personally distraught over the people who must stand in line for food and assistance on Jones and Golden Gate Avenue, and so she bought a building on Golden Gate Avenue to serve as a new kitchen and dining room. "No one will ever stand in line again," she promises. It 's not a finished project yet, but one day it will stand as a monument of hope and to this determined Scottish nun. Her work at St. Anthony 's ended recently when her weakened physical condition demanded that she hand over her responsibilities to someone else. This was a soul- wrenching moment as giving up is not in her nature or vocabulary. She was diagn osed with pancreatic cancer over two and a half years ago and given about two months to live . Well, that 's what the doctors said. But she was not ready to let go. She had more work to accomplish for St. Anthony 's and more strength to pass on to many people in physical and emotional need. It seems that the work of this fragile little nun (a far cry from her original stately self) is not done yet. I can see her before sunrise on Christmas morning giving out food and clothing on the most dangerous streets in Oakland; standing on the street in horrible weather talking to people on Jones and Golden Gate; being at a bedside of dying and bereaved people when she herself is sick and dying; giving advice and comfort to all sorts of persons; and just always being there when you needed it. I just can 't imagine my life without her. Death comes to us all - by accident , illness, or simply old age. We are now at a moment in society when , frightfull y, people can be lulled "softly with kindness" b y physician-assisted injection, pills and medication. Death is coming to Sister Patrick but no physician is going to assist her! She's in horrible pain at times, but remains determined to keep helping others. Many of her friends get frustrated at her: she's off to Chicago, along with nausea and vomiting, to see her aged and infirm mother; she's at the homes and even the funerals of others, bringing comfort and solace; she's constantly on the phone giving advice and not a little admonishment when needed; she's organizing little dinners (with a lot of help from her friends) to gather around her the likes of me. Can't she just stop? Doesn 't she know she 's dying? Will she ever just go to the Motherhouse infirmary and call

it a day ? Won 't she just admit it 's over and let others take care of her? God, she 's frustrating ! Advocates of "rational suicide " (i.e., euthanasia and physicianassisted suicide) claim that "all deaths are bad." There is a whole body of literature in the field of medical elhics that makes startling claims: pain erases life's meaning; getting old brings nothing but a lack of luster; nursing homes are full of people "trapped in transit to death ;" old age brings nothing much more than breathlessness, nausea, vomiting, incontinence, fatigue, weakness and exhaustion from fighting disease. According to one author on this subject , "It is rationally justified to kill oneself when a reasonabl e appraisal of the situation reveals that one is really better off dead ." Sister Patrick's dying raises a loud voice against the claim that death is preferable to living. She has been teaching me so much: • cancer cannot defeat hope and determination • cancer cannot end friendship • feeding the poor (and all of the rest of the Beatitudes) takes precedence over just about everything else • one 's spirit is much larger than one 's body • hope conquers pain because faith puts pain in ils proper place • nursing homes are as good as the spirit of the people who work there • death is never preferable to life • I am a little bit better for having had the shadow of Sister Patrick's living and dying fall upon me

Father Gerald Coleman

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

Family Lif e

Camp fire shines a light on tough times It was the last camp fire of the summer. We feasted on marshmallows; listened as Brian , the park naturalist , told stories; watched the sun set over the waters of Puget Sound. In just a few short days, it would be time to go back to school. Gabe would be off to second grade, and Lucas would go to middle school. Middle school . We'd been dreading it all summer. The other moms and I agreed that sixth grade boys were way too young for middle school. How would they cope in that huge, impersonal institution? Would they remember their locker numbers? How would they handle the hours of homework? Fifth grade had been bad enough. Mental ly I was bracing myself for another difficult year. "You guys want to help put out the campfire?" Brian asked Lucas and Gabe. "Sure!" He handed them each a jug of water. "Just a little at a time." The glowing coals hissed as the boys drizzled water over them. Lucas used a stick to push the logs apart. "They 'll go out faster that way," he said. "That's true," I said. "The fire burns better when the logs are close together. You have to separate them to put it out."

As I watched the smoke rise, I sent a silent prayer for the future up with it. The logs hissed, the scattered flames went out, the stars grew brighter. Darkness fell, but it didn 't feel as dark. The fire burned in my memory. We were not , like the charred logs, alone. We had friends, we had family, we had each other. And we had God's love burning like a fire in our souls. Nothing could separate us from that. It was as if God whispered, "Together, we can get through anything." After all our worries, everything turned out fine. Teachers and staff were warm and welcoming. Lucas loved his teachers, remembered his locker combination , and brought home good grades. He did his homework — which averaged only an hour a night — without complaint. He charted the phases of the moon, made a globe out of a balloon, and tackled mathematical brain teasers. I hadn 't seen him this up beat about school since tliird grade. "It 's more interesting this year-," he told me, fingering the plane he'd built in industrial technology. You don 't just read about things. They let you do stuff. Of course, the fall brought other worries we couldn 't have imagined —- the terror attack in New York, war in Afghanistan, anthrax scares, fears for the future. But people

seemed instinctively to draw closer to God and one another. Church attendance was up, strangers greeted one another on the sUeet, parents hugged their I children more tightly. I n - M ".»«.i«m«. .;., On Seattle roads, newly courteous drivers let others switch lanes. Through it all, I remembered the lesson of the campfire . Just as a fire bums besl when the logs are touching, we are stronger when we stand together. Faith and community are the best antidotes to fear, God 's love bums most brightly in us when we're together.

Christine Dubois

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

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Having courage to 'put out into the deep ' ROME — It was curious that, during the October synod on the ministry of bishop in the 21st century, virtually no attention was given to how bishops are selected. And by "how," I don't so much mean the mechanics of the process but the criteria by which candidates are chosen. Some of the current criteria are obviou s from the form letter sent to those asked to comment on a prospective candidate b y the nuncio , the pope 's representative in the United States. The letter asks for confidential reflections on a priest 's character, his fidelity to church teaching, his spiritual life, and so forth . It 's not a bad start. I wonder, though, if the list of criteria shouldn 't be expanded and sharpened , given the general cultural climate in which American bishops must teach, rule, and sanctify today.

It' s a climate saturated with fears about being considered "intolerant " or "insensitive" and deeply influenced by bureaucratic models of governance, which affect everything from the local scout troop and parish council to General Motors , the United Auto Workers, and the Pentagon . In this atmosp here it 's easy to think of the bishop (and it 's easy for the bishop to think of himself) as a kind of discussion moderator — someone whose primary task is to keep everybody in p lay and reasonably contented. This is not a model of ep iscopacy that would have been familiar to, say, St. Charles Borromeo. If the Catholic Church is to "put out into the deep" of the new evangelization, as Pope John Paul II urged earlier this year in his apostolic letter closing the Great Jubilee of

2000, it is going to need bishops of vision , detergo ac mination, and grit, willSI ing to challenge the flac cidity of our culture and < m z the effects of that softx¦ O ness on the life of the church. The object of the selection process is not to find "enforcers "; it 's to = find apostles. With that in mind , here are some questions that might be asked about any prospective candidate for the episcopate: WEIGEL, page 14 UJ

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SCRIPTURE ÂŠL ITURGY Struggling to penetrate darkness with wonderful light September 11, 200 1, will abide in the history of the world as a day of monumental horror at the evil human beings can perpetrate upon their own species. We are still reeling as time unpacks the enormity of the tragedy. You 're still with me, of course. But take warning now: things are going to get more dicey. Perhaps we are still reefing at the way we have (maybe, have not) reacted to calls for help. Where are our blood donations , contributions to the cause, altered patterns of behavior that respect and cherish human fife from its conception to its natural ending? Perhaps we are still reeling at how little impact the Gospel has had on our flint-like-hearts: "Nuke 'em!" " Give 'em a taste of their own medicine!:" "So innocent people are killed, get 'em and show the world you don 't mess with the United States." The Scripture chosen for Sunday 's liturgy of the Word struggles to penetrate this darkness with its wonderful light. Our first reading (II Thessalonians) addresses our situation, specifically those who use any Uagedy, as the sign of doom and of the climactic catastrophe they consider the end of the world. Quite honestly, (he author, putting on Paul's mantle, yet with a different spin of things, reminds the hearers and readers that God has a plan he is pursuing which depends on God for its fulfillment: "We always pray for you that our God may make you worthy of his calling and powerfull y bring to fulfillment every good purpose and every effort of faith, that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, in accord with the grace of our God and Lord Jesus Christ." Then the author deals with the issue disturbing his community: people who say that the Lord's return is next Tuesday at 4:30 P.M. (I exaggerate, of course). Paul, in fact , was one who believed that he would be alive at the return of Jesus (I Thessalonians 4: 17). With the author of II Thessalonians realization that Paul is dead and that Jesus has not returned as yet, we receive this advice: "We asked you. . .. with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our assembling with him, not to be shaken out of your minds suddenly, or to

Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Wisdom 11:22-12:2; Psalm 145; II Thessalonians 1:11-2:2; Luke 19:1-10.

Father David M. Pettingill be alarmed. . .to the effect that the day of the Lord is at hand." This present, often disturbing, time is the time of the Church where people minister to each other thanks to God's grace. Our first reading from Wisdom, arguably the last book of the Old Testament to be composed, helps us approach our lives with a different perspective. We endure difficult experiences that God has a way of using to bring out the best in us. No crape-hanger this composer, he asserts that God has compassion for all he has made: ". . . you have mercy on all, because you can do all things; and you overlook people 's sins that they may repent." But God's merciful way becomes offputting when we experience it in forms out of our control: 'Therefore you rebuke offenders little by tittle, warn them and remind them of the sins they are committing that they may abandon their wickedness and believe in you, 0 Lord!" Often, only in hindsight does tragedy endured bear fruit as we see how God has graciously made us rise to the situation. Rising to the situation takes entertaining shape in Luke's

story of a "short" Zacchaeus, who "climbed a sycamore Uee in order to see Jesus." Point one: Zacchaeus is no rose; he was "a tax collector and also a wealthy man." Understand crook. Point two: Jesus ' exodus journey (Luke 9:31) empowers a new response in the wealthy tax collector. We are reminded of this journey twice in this reading: "At that time, Jesus came to Jericho and intended to pass through the town" and ".. .to see Jesus, who was about to pass that way." Jesus then catches Zacchaeus up into his journey: "Zacchaeus, come down quickly for today I must stay at your house." Grace, favor, and acceptance stand before the sinner in the word and person of Jesus, who "welcomes sinners and eats with them." (15:2) Point three: The favor makes Zacchaeus come clean and start a new fife from that point on: "Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I shall give to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone I shall repay it four times over." We may approach this Sunday table to give thanks that Jesus' completed exodus is working on us as we react to the tragic events the world has witnessed in the United States. Perhaps, this is not the end; perhaps our focus needs to be on the graced reactions in us; perhaps we can come clean and start again. Perhaps what has been invaded is our hearts. Questions for Small Communities: 1. Process the September 11 tragedies in your group. 2. Where do you feel called to respond? What responses hear the Gospel? What ones do not?

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

Hymns of deliverance and the evening prayer Last timed spoke of the fear that is part of the human experience and the desire of God to speak his word of promise and deliverance as captured in the hymns of evening prayer. It might be worthwhile to examine another text from evening prayer that we might consider using again, either in our own evening prayer, in our parishes or in our prayer gatherings in the season of Advent. The text I examined last time, "Day is Done" by James Quinn, spoke of the faithfulness of God through the looming powers of darkness. Another evening text written in 1844 looks at the trials of the night and the promise of God from another perspective. This early third century Greek text can be found in the Worship 111hymnal under the title: "0 Gladsome Light." This text chooses the perspective of light over darkness, and therefore we can see its power within the season of Advent. 0 Gladsome light, 0 grace of our creator 's face , the eternal splendor wearing: celestial, holy, blest, Our Savior Jesus Christ, joyful in your appearing ! We are weary in the midst of so much darkness and fear. Threats and attacks against our nation are shocking even as they may be marginall y understandable. Even more disconcerting, heightening our fear is the fact that a military presence or power cannot ultimately deliver us from evil. We know we need the presence and power of God. We long for God to come to our assistance. We find our souls crying anew: Maranatha - "Come Lord Jesus!" We need a song to sing of our fears to God. We also

Weig el . . . ÂŚ Continued from page 13 1. In his life and ministry, does this priest manifest a personal conversion to Jesus Christ and a deliberate choice to abandon everything to follow Christ? 2. Does this priest preach the Gospel with conviction and clarity? Can he make the church's proposal to those who do not believe? With charity, can he instruct and, if necessary, admonish Catholics who have embraced teachings contrary to the Gospel? 3. Has this priest ever been a pastor? Did the parish grow under his leadership? 4. How does this priest celebrate the liturgy, in con-

Father James L. McKearney, S.S. need a song that will give voice to our confidence in God and our assured deliverance by the hand of someone and something more sure than human powers. We turn, as did those who composed and sang this hymn to the light in the growing darkness and the shortening days. Within your hands we rest secure; In quiet sleep our strength renew; yet give your people hearts that wake in love to you , unsleeping Lord. crete and specific terms? Does his liturgical ministry lead his people into a deeper experience of the mystery of Jesus Christ, crucified and risen? 5. How many men have entered the seminary because of this priest's influence? How many women have entered consecrated reli gious life because of his influence? Does he encourage lay movements of Catholic renewal and the development of popular piety ? Is he, in sum, a man who calls others to holiness of life? 6. Does this priest have the strength of character and personality to make decisions that will be unpopular with other priests and religious, because those decisions are faithful to the church's teaching and liturgical practice? 7. Is this priest well read theologically? Does he regard theology as an important part of his vocation? Can

Our days tend toward the end of our days. At each evening prayer we commemorate the sleep of Christ in death upon the cross. We remember in the present that we are confi gured to him in his suffering and death. We remember too at the evening hour, the will of God to deliver all from the repugnant gri p of suffering and the icy touch of death . We remember Christ's promise and tend toward the morning praise and of our birth into paradise. These hymns of evening prayer assist us in giving voice to our fear yes, but , more important, bolster faith in God's power over all evil. In the end we sing confidently of die fact that evil will be utterly and joyfull y destroyed. From this point of view or even more from this posture in life, we sing our final verse of this powerful and ancient evening prayer. Your glory may we ever seek in rest, as in activity, until its fullness is revealed. 0 source of life, 0 Trinity. Rest assured. Rest assuredl y that God will come and wake us from our sleeps, from the sleeps of the body and the sleeps of our death-dealing and all too human violence. May Christ prepare us well for his coming as we sing out in confidence of thi s most awesome final threat - God will surel y come and wake all the world from sleep ! Father McK earney is a Sulpician candidate from the Archdioc ese of Hartford , Conn., and director of music for St. Patr ick Seminary, Menlo Park. he "translate" the best of the church' s theology, ancient and contemporary, into an idiom accessible to his people? One word perhaps best sums up all these qualifications: courage. A bishop "putting out into the deep" of the new evangelization must be a man of courage. One of the largest ovations at the recent synod came after the speech of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who called the bishops to a life of courage and suggested that many of the problems of "decentralization" that currently vex relations between Rome and some local churches would resolve themselves if the local bishop did his duty as a teacher and governor of souls. That applause, which came in part from men who may have had their disagreements with the cardinal in the past, was a spontaneous affirmation of the intuition that demonstrated courage is a crucial test of a man's fitness for the episcopacy today.

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Increase our Faith As I resume my weekly reflections on the home and famil y and journey to a destination God had Catechism, I am reminded of Luis de Leon, an eminent in store for them, St. Paul highlights the two moments theolog ian who lectured at th,e University of on that journey which most tested their faith. First , God Salamanca in the sixteenth century. De Leon was had promised them a child , but many years passed and imprisoned by the Inquisition for four years. After his they were physicall y unable to conceive; but they release , he returned to his classroom , which was believed that the one who had made the promise was crowded with disci ples and friends. Mounting the ros- trustworth y, and a son was born to them. God could call tru m , he began his lecture , "As I was say ing... " into being what does not exist. It has been S e c o n d l y, many months when aske d to since I last wrote just as Abraham 's faith was tested when he offer up his child about the to God , Abraham Catechism , and was asked to sacrifice his son , so was Mary 's a c q u i e s c e d ," while there is because in the more to be said as she accompanied her Son up the hill of words of the about its treatLetter to the ment of Scripture , Calvary. Indeed , her ordeal was greater: no "He Hebrews , I would like to reasoned that God move on to was able to raise angel descended fro m heaven to stop the Chapter Three , even from the which deals with dead , and he our response to sacrifice at the last moment. received Isaac God' s revelation: back as a symfaith. In these bol. " ffleb ll:19i times of uncertainty and anxiety, perh aps we join the For Abraham , to believe is to realize that God is the disciples of Jesus in asking, "Lord, increase our faith!" author of life: He miraculousl y brings it into existence, (Lk 17:5) He sustains it, and He can overcome even death itself. The Catechism begins its presentation of faith , not When we turn to Mary, we see that she is a true with a definition , but by giving the obedience of faith a daug hter of Abraham. She is in truth the full flowering human face - actually two faces , those of Abraham and of Israel' s faith. While Sarah was incapabl e of having a Mary. (CCC #144-149). The Roman Canon calls child because of advanced years, Mary could not be Abraham "our father in faith," and we Christians can with child because she was still a virgin. Yet she certainl y salute Mary as our mother in faith. What did it believed that God could call into being what does not exist , and so conceived our Savior in her virginal mean for these two great fi gures to believe? St. Paul tells us that Abraham is our father in the womb. It was for this faith that Elizabeth praised her: sight of God in whom he believed , "who gives life to "Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to the dead and calls into being what does not exist." you by the Lord would be fulfilled. " (Lk 1:45) Just as Abraham 's faith was tested when he was (Rom 4:17) Aware that the faith of Abraham and Sarah first found expression in their willingness to leave asked to sacrifice his son , so was Mary 's as she accom^SMtiL. "^

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Retreats/Days of Recollection VALLOMBROSA CENTER 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park. For fees , times and details about these and other offerings call (650) 325-5614. Presentation Sister Rosina Conrotto, Program Director. Nov. 9-11: A Silent Retreat led by Father John Talesfore, director of worship for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Conpemplate God' s eternity breaking into daily life. Parables 2001: Stories Jesus Told, a monthly revisiting of the scripture stories with well known retreat leaders , scholars and people of faith. What about these tales? Are they Irue? Did they really happen? What implications do they have for the Christian in the 21st century? Nov. 11: Father Wayne Campbell with the Parable of the Wedding Feast.

— MERCY CENTER — 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame. For fees , times and other offerings , call (650) 340-7474 or www.mercy-center.org. Nov. 5-9: Golden Opportunities: Exploring Spirituality in Aging and Caregiving. Attend all days or a few. 3rd Sun: Salon, a monthly gathering of people in the second half of life to explore opportunities and challenges facing them using arts , literature and conversation. Facilitated by Nancy Deutsch.

Prayer/Devotions Nov. 3: St. Peter 's School Annual Alumni Memorial Mass at 5 p.m. followed by social and buffet dinner in the parish hall and music until 10 p.m. Event honors the classes of '76 and '51. Tickets $15/$10. Call Martha Adriasola at (415) 826-0505 or Sylvia Rodriguez at (650) 992-5133. 2nd Fri.: Holy Hour for Priests at St. Finn Barr Church , 10:30 a.m. includes talk by priest from Opus Dei with silent prayer and Reconciliation if desired. Followed by simple lunch in rectory. Call (415) 333-3627. Take a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land without leaving the Archdiocese by visiting an ongoing exposition at St. John of- God Parish , 5th Ave. and Irving, SF. Open M-F 1:30-5 p.m. and until 1 p.m. on Sundays. Their Web site address is www.sjog.org. Mass for people living with AIDS at St. Boniface Church , 133 Golden Gate Ave., SF at 5:30 p.m. Takes "place on last Sun. of month. Call (415) 863-7515.

ConsolationMinistry Nov. 5: Joseph Stinson , a well-known Crisis Care and Unresolved Past Loss Counselor speaks and facilitates dialogue at Our Lady of Angels Lower Hall next to the parish school off Hillside Dr. in Burlin.game at 7:30 p.m. Appropriate for all ages. In association with Good Grief, www.goodgrief.net.

Vocations Nov. 4 and monthly: Meeting, 7 - 8:30 p.m., ol a discernment group for women considering a vocation to religious life . Topic: Relationships in My Life. Call Sister Carla Kovack at (415) 2574939.

Datebook Mon - Fri. at 7 p.m.: Catholic Radio Hour featur ing recilation oi the Rosary and motivating talks and music with host Father Tom Daly. Tune your radio to REST - 1450 AM. Oct. 15: Presentation Sister Monica Miller discusses vocations fo religious life; Oct. 22: Father Craig Forner continues the look at vocations with a perspective on priesthood. "Mosaic ", a public affairs program featuring discussions about the Catholic Church today. 1st Sundays 6:00 a.m., KPIX-Channel 5. "For Heaven 's Sake ", a public alfairs progra m featuring discussions and guests , 5 a.m. 3rd Sunday of the month , KRONChannel 4. Both shows are sometimes preempted or run at other times , please check listings. Produced by the Communications Office of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

Nov. 11: Champagne Brunch and Holiday Boutique benefiting St. Kevin Parish, Ellsworth St. off Cortland Ave., SF. Tickets $10/$8/$3. Door prize drawings and special raffle , too. Call (415) 6485751. Nov. 13, 14, 15: Holiday Boutique benefiting St. Mary's Medical Center and sponsored by its auxiliary with Preview Party Tues. 4 - 7 p.m. for $10 with free admission on Wed. Irom 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Thurs , from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Proceeds will purchase new wheelchairs for Physical Therapy Unit. Takes place in Main Lobby at 450 Stanyan St., SF. Call (415) 750-5646.

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Nov. 17, 18: Holiday Boutique beneliting Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose at the motherhouse , 43326 Mission Blvd., Fremont. Sat. 10 a.m. -4p.m.; Sun. 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Homemade fruitcakes , oil paintings, ceramics , knitwear, cards and more. Call (510) 657-2468.

Nov. 3: Destination: Mardi Gras , an auction and dinner dance benefiting St. Timothy Elementary School at the parish, 1515 Dolan Ave., San Mateo. Tickets $30. Call (650) 342-6567.

Nov. 19: Annual Brennan Dinner of St. Vincent de Paul Society, SF at St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF. Tickets $125. Benefits the work ol SVDP which includes providing lood and shelter to more than 1,000 people daily. Call Tina McGovern at (415) 661-2645.

Nov. 3,4: Fashion Show 2001 - We Are Inspired, a fundraiser benefiting St. Ignatius College Preparatory School. Student , parents and faculty serve as models on Saturday at a Gala Evening Show with dinner and dancing, and Sunday for a Festive Luncheon Show. Tickets $125/$75. Call Stella Muscal at (415) 731 -7500 ext 204.

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Nov. 2,3,4: Once Upon a Kingdom, the annual St. Cecilia Parish Festival with food , games , raffle and silent auction. Fun for all ages. Fri. 6- 1 0 p.m.; Sat. noon-4 p.m./6-10 p.m.; Sun. noon - 6 p.m. Sat. dinner 5 - 7 p.m. Call (415) 664-8481.

Landings, a welcoming program for Catholics interested in returning to the Church, has been established at the following parishes: St. Dominic , SF, Lee Gallery at (415) 221-1288 or Dominican Father Steve Maekawa at (415) 5677824; Holy Name of Jesus, SF, Dennis Rivera at (415) 664-8590; St. Bartholomew, San Mateo, Dan Stensen at (650) 344-5665; St. Catherine of Siena, Burlingame, Silvia Chiesa at (650) 685-8336, Elaine Yastishock at (650) 344-6884; St. Dunstan, Millbrae, Dianne Johnston at (650) 697-0952; Our Lady of the Pillar, Half Moon bay, Meghan at (650) 726-4337; St. Peter, Pacifica, Shirley Bryant at (650) 355-5168.

Most 1st Fri.: Join the Marin Catholic Breakfast fclub for prayer, dialogue and a catered breakfast beginning with 7 a.m. Mass at St. Sebastian Church, Sir Francis Drake Blvd. and Bon Air Rd., Greenbrae. Members $5/non-members $10. Dues are $15 annually. Please respond to sugaremy@aol.com or (415) 0704 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Nov. 4: Pancake Breakfast and Talent Show benefiting St. Finn Barr School in the parish hall between Hearst and Edna St. off Monterey Blvd., SF. Tickets $5/$3.50/$2.50. Call Virginia Chung at (415) 333-2895 or Josephine Avilla at (415) 5878291.

Reunions Nov. 3: 50th reunion luncheon St. John Evangelist Elementary 's class of '51 at Lighthouse Hotel/Moonraker, Pacifica from 2 - 6 p.m. Call Diane Shasky at (415) 239-6386.

Nov. 9: Holiday Boutique benefiting Mercy High School, SF fro m 4 - 9 p.m. in the new Catherine McAuley Pavillion on the Mercy campus at 3250 19th Ave. 30 vendors with Christmas items, jewelry, wood crafts , Tupperware , and more plus raffles on a furnished doll house , DVD player and other great prizes. Refreshments and silent auction, too. Call (415) 334-0525.

Nov. 3: Class of '51 of St. Cecilia Elementary will gather at the Forest Hill Clubhouse. Call Phil and Helen Murphy at (415) 731-0127; Berie Davey at (650) 593-8768; Charles Corsiglia (650) 589-8410. Nov. 10: Reunion lunch for Class of 71, Mercy High School, SF. Call Patricia O'Neill at (415) 682-7858.

Nov. 10: Christmas Boutique and Social benefiting Immaculate Heart of Mary School, 100 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont. Crafts , Santa 's workshop, photos with Santa, bake shop, food and beverages, and festive music. Sat. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.; Sun. 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Call (650) 598-9919.

Nov. 18: Class of '52 from St. Paul High School will be honored as Golden Belles at the church, 29th and Church St., SF, during Mass at 12:15 p.m. Luncheon immediately follows at Parish Center. April 5, 6, 2002: Class of '52, Notre Dame High School, San Francisco. If you have not been contacted, please call Patty Moran at (415) 861-2378.

Nov. 10, 11: Casino Night 2001 benefiting Holy Angels School, Colma in the Parish Hall at 107 San Pedro Rd from 7 - 1 1 p.m. Tickets $30 includes finger foods and $20 scrip for games such as black jack , craps and slots . Call (650) 755-0220.

St. Peter 's Academy class of '65 is planning a reunion for 2002. Call Gloria Krzyzanowski at (650) 340-7469 or Linda Roberts at (650) 549-3200. Class of '42, St. Cecilia Elementary, will celebrate 60 years in June '02. Class members should contact Norma Buchner at (650) 583-4418.

Nov. 10, 11: Christmas Boutique at St. Andrew Church, Southgate and Sullivan, Daly City. Handcrafted decorations and gift ideas. Sat. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sun. 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Call (650) 756-3223.

Holy Angels Class of 70 please contact Peggy McEneaney Hart at (650) 875-0793 or 877-8925.

Nov. 10, 11: Luncheon and Craft Fair presented by All Souls Women 's Club benefiting parish school and Religious Education program. Snack bar, free drawings and face painting, baked goods, porcelains woods and more . Sat. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sun. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at All Souls Church Hall, Walnut and Spruce Ave., So. San Francisco. Call (650) 5880810.

Class of '62 St. Thomas the Apostle will gather this summer. Contacy Peggy Mahoney at (949) 673-5624 or pegwhit@dellepro.com. Graduates and former students of San Francisco's Notre Dame Elementary, Notre Dame High School or Mission Dolores Elementary should call Sally Casazza at (415) 566-2820.

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Volunteer Opportunities St. Joseph's Village, a homeless shelter for families at 10th and Howard St., SF, is looking for dedicated office volunteers to answer phones and greet residents. If you are interested in volunteering, call Dewitt Lacey at (415) 575-4920. San Francisco's St. Anthony Foundation needs volunteers as well as canned goods and other sta ples. Non-perishable foods may be taken to 121 Golden Gate Ave. M- F from 8"30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Volunteer candidates should call (415) 241-2600 or visit the web site at www.stanthonys.org. Seeking enthusiastic men and women for the volunteer team 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 shelter for 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 Caro l at (415) 345-7265. California Handicapables , which provides a monthly Mass and luncheon to handicapped persons , needs volunteers including drivers, servers , donors , and recruiters of those who might benefit from the experience. Call Jane Cunningham at (415) 585-9085. St. Francis Fraternity, a secular Franciscan organization , needs volunteers to help with their 20 year old tradi'tion 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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Sister of Mercy Virg inia Merrill , died October 13, after a long and successful ministry as a Sisler of Mercy in elementary education. She grew up in an Irish famil y in St. Peter 's Parish in San Francisco, attending both grammar school and hi gh school there . She entered the Sisters of Mercy immediatel y after hi gh school , Jul y 1, 1934 and spent 60 years in education , beginning at St. Peter 's where she taug ht for five years, and 24 years at Our Lady of Angels , Burlingame , as both teacher and principal. She spent four years at St Catherine ' s in Burlingame , two years at Holy Name in San Francisco and seven years as principal at St. Stephen ' s School in San Francisco. She also taug ht for eight years in Southern California. Devoted to her students , she continued as a part lime teacher and specialist in

remedial education until 1997. She moved to Marian Care Center in January 1999. Proud of her Irish heritage and an Irish dancer as a child , she was a wise woman with a wry sense of humor, well-beloved by parents and students as well as her many friends. She traveled to Ireland several times, enjoyed Iri sh affairs , and attended anything of Irish origin. A great member of the Our Lady of Angels community and special friend to the Capuchins there, she had invitations to parish events on her desk when she died. "Sister Virginia was a quiet person ," said her good friend Mercy Sister M. Georgina Maher, "but told you what she thoug ht and was very just. A giving person , she reached out to those in need." Sister Virginia is survived by her beloved Sisters of Mercy and her nieces Karen Brewer, Denise Merrill , Debra Martella and nephew Richard Lovgren.

Anthrax victim is remembered as man of faith WASHINGTON (CNS) — Even in elementary school, Joseph P. Curseen Jr., a 47year-old Washington postal worker who died fro m inhalation anthrax Oct. 22, was known for his generosity. He shared his lunch with his classmates from Our Lady of Perpetual Help School . He was a strai ght-A studen t, competed in every spelling bee and served as an altar boy, recalled Doretha Billings , a classmate from the Catholic grade school in Washington. "He would share his lunch with me and everyone in class ," Ms. Billings said. "He would never make fun of you." On Oct. 27, Ms. Billings and several other former classmates along with Mr. Curseen 's famil y and his co-workers from the Brentwood postal facility in Washington , gathered at Our Lady of Perpetual Hel p to remember Curseen at a funeral Mass, presided over by Washington Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick. Mr. Curseen and Thomas Morris Jr., 55,

both contracted flu-like symptoms after working at what government officials later concluded was a contaminated facility. Morris died Oct. 21 , the same day officials closed the mai l distribution station for possible anthrax exposure . Prior to checking into Southern Maryland Hosp ital in Clinton , Md., Mr. Curseen had reported to his ni ght shift at work even though earlier he had collapsed during a Saturday vi gil Mass at St. John the Evangelist Church , in Clinton. "May be the Lord let this happen so everyone would see such a good man ," Cardinal McCarrick said. Mr. Curseen and his wife, Celestine , lived in Clinton and were members of St. John the Evangelist Church , but he also remained a member of his childhood parish, where he was a eucharistic minister. Father Case said he was always there waiting to see "if there was anything he could do. He would do it , because that is what he learned at home."

Mosaic focuses on anti-poverty campaign On Sunday, November 4 at 5:30 a.m. tune in to KPIX, Channel 5, a new Mosaic show hosted b y Maurice Heal y will spotl ight the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, a major grassroots anti-poverty effort of the Church in United States. The program will feature Father Robert J. Vitillo, Executive Director of the CCHD at the United States Catholic Conference in Washington, D.C., and Mercy Sister Petra Chavez, head of Pathway s Learning Center, a local institution for Latino women that benefits from an economic development grant from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development collection. The show repeats on Sunday, November 11 at 2:30 a.m. Mosaic is a production ol the Office of Communications of the Archdiocese of San Francisco in collaboration with KPIX the CBS affiliate in the Bay Area. Shows with a Catholic content air on the first Sunday of every month. For last-minute progr amming chan ges please cal l (415) 765-8785

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each chapter to help the reader reflect on the truths presented therein. My only criticism of the book is that it does not have an inde x, which would have been very useful as it is a book that one would want to come back to time and again for quick reference. Bishop Wuerl points out , "There is today, as there has always been , a temptation to treat the church as if it were incidental to salvation. The theory places the individual ' s personal feelings and preferences at the center. Yet Christ founded his church to be the gift to lead us to eternal life. We walk away fro m that gift at our own peril. " Both authors present the Catholic faith to us as a lifesaver, something we dare not put off to another day. I highly recommend both books. Dubruiel holds a master 's degree in Christian spirituality from Creighton University and is the author of "Mention Your Request Here: The Church 's Most Powerful Novenas. "

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Debunking eight myths about religious life Myth 1: Religious orders are dying out.

Response: Although sojne religious congregations are dying, others are thriving. Reli gious life has been around for centuries, through periods of both growth and decline, and it will continue to survive as it faithfully adapts to the needs of the church and world."

Myth 2: Nuns teach and priests say Mass.

Response: One of the goals in religious life is to determine how an individual ' s gifts can be used to serve God and the Church. Within the ranks of religious life are doctors , lawyers, economists, writers , administrators , architects, engineers , scientists , artists , and actors.

Myth 3: Taking vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience is strange.

Response: There is a richness to these vows that is usuall y lost in common misunderstandings. Religious vows, like vows of marriage, are taken as a means to a greater end and can serve as counter-cultural witness. The vows serve as a reminder that Lhe idols we sometimes pursue are weak substitutes for the love of God. "

Myth 4: Religious life is a life of suffering.

Response: Realisticall y, whatever vocation a person pursues is going to bring some suffering/The important question to reflect upon is, does the suffering or sacrificing I do serve a greater purpose and make me happy ?

Myth 5: Religious are superholy.

Response: There 's a spectrum of religious temperaments in religious communities. The unif ying factor is what 's important: all are disciples of Jesus, uniquely called to share the spirituality of their communities with each other, the larger church , and the world.

Myth 6: Religious are docile.

Response: Religious take vows of obedience , not of submissiveness and abuse. Obedience requires mature listening and dialogue between a reli gious and her or Ms superiors. Celibate chastity and simple living are requisites for living religious life, but the vow of obedience is most directly linked to carrying out the actual purpose of a religious community.

Myth 7: Religious give up their family and friends.

Response: Upon entering religious life, relationships with family and friends change, but they never end. Just as people's relationships change after they marry, a shift takes place for religious , too. The quality of the change is different depending on the type of community people enter.

Myth 8:Religious are asexual.

Response: If you thoug ht religious life was outdated , dysfunctional , or dead, we hope you can now look beyond the stereotypes and see the gift it is to the church and world . Adapted from Vision 2002 Religious Vocation Discernment Guide

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Sent forth Kathleen O'Connor joins Dominicans Kathleen O'Connor was sent forth from St. Cecilia Parish, San Francisco to enter the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael on Sept. 9. The rite "expresses our belief that religious vocations come from a caring parish community," pastor , Msgr. Michael Harriman, said in a note published in the weekend's parish bulletin. The new candidate for religious life is a graduate of St. Cecilia Elementary School, Mercy High School, San Francisco, and the University of the Pacific. She completed a graduate degree in European History at San Francisco State University and for the last twenty, years has been an Armed Forces expert for the National Archives Regional Branch in San Bruno. Kathleen is the daughter of Mary. B. and the late Honorable Raymond J. O'Connor. "I'm delighted and couldn 't be happier for her," said Mrs. O'Connor. "It 's great." Kathleen , who is 49 years old, is fifth in a family of seven children. Her brothers are

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By Evelyn Zappia What does a vocation director look for in today 's app licant? And what can the hopefu l candidate expect? "Women entering reli gious life today can expect to find other women filled with zeal for continuing the mission of Jesus in our world ," said St. Josep h Sister Anne Davis , local vocation/candidate director for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. "As needs vary, so too does our experience of that mission — women can expect change while embracing diversity. " As one of nine "temporary professed" in the order, Sister Ann Magovern ' s seven-year experience in community is an example of the "change and diversity " encountered in the life of many newly professed sisters. It ranges from prison ministry to lobb ying at the state 's capital, while preparing for a variety of service ministries to the needy, before her final vows. "It's living the life to see if it fits," said Sister Magovern. Like many considering religious life today, according to Sister Davis, Sister Magovern had been involved in ministry in a significant way, and at the same time, she felt called to something more. She is interested in direct service to the poor and ministries that use her personal gifts and talents. The youngest of six children , she credits the Jesuits at Boston College for "deeply influencing " her life of service to the needy. "I was part of the faith , peace , and justice program and my attraction to social justice issues began to develop," the Pittsburg h, Pa. native said. In 1991 , Sister Magovern joined Teach for America, a domestic teaching corps for recent college graduates that p laces educators in rural and urban school districts with severe teacher shortages. Her English and secondary education major was put to the test at Compton High School in a tough, poverty-ridden suburb of Los Angeles. Until that time, Sister Magovern admits she "led a sheltered and privileged life." She considers her parents, George and Ann , as having "major influences" in her life 's direction. She describes her father, a physician as "possessing a sense of service, compassion and passion for his work in helping others," and her mother, "represents the kind of faith" she "could only wish for incredible fidelity."

Her Compton experience was life chang ing. She witnessed "severe inequities and injustices in the public school system and in low-income communities. " It was the fork in the road , and time to choose her future . "I fell challenged and stretched and forced to rely on God for help and strength , which gave way for the openness to hear God's call ," she said.

'I felt challenged and stretched and f o rced to rely on God fo r hel p and strength , which gav e way f or the op enness to hear God's call. 1 met incredible kids and their families who inspired me," she said. "They dealt dail y with violence, poverty, and racism with courage. I began seeing God in the faces of my students and their parents and somehow, from the crazy arid chaotic school days I became more and more interested in reli gious life. " But she was reluctant about entering religious life , saying she had some "stereotype" vision of religious women. "But all that went out the window," she said, after meeting CSJ vocation director Sister Kathy Bryant of Los Angeles. And her new view was reinforced at a gathering attended by new members of the order. "It was great — tons of laughing, celebrating. I immediately felt at home and welcomed," she said. "I was attracted by the passion for justice the Sisters conveyed, and how it was being lived out in so many different ministries. It excited me," she said. "I also liked the size and breadth of the community. " Founded in 1650, the congregation has sisters ministering in 44 states and six countries , according to Sister Davis.

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"I felt I needed to do something different ," she said. "I am focusing on social welfare policy, program development, and advocacy. " Sister Magovern spent the summer in Washington , D.C., interning at NETWORK , a national catholic social justice lobb y, founded in 1970. "The organization focuses on health care , housing, and economic equity, " she said. "I am working specifically on a welfare reform study, and examining the effects of it." Sister also visited other lobb yists , attended hearings , rallies , and conferences on upcoming legislation. "It 's a great comp lement to my studies , " said Sister Magovern, "and a way to see how Catholic social teachings can be applied to the political arena in significant ways. " Next summer, Sister Magovern will be interning three days a week with Assemblywoman Dion Aroner, state representative for the 14th District in the Oakland/Berkeley area. "The Assemblywoman is chair of the Human Services Committee and has been involved in criminal justice policy, child welfare, and a strong advocate for the poor," she said. "I will get a taste of the social welfare policy and legislative world ." As Sister Magovern contemp lates renewing her vows for the next three years she said , "I hope I can live this life with integrity and honesty and with the same core values that sisters have been living for hundreds of years. It is an amazing history. I love being on the path of community life as it develops , changes , and redefines itself. " As for the future of the Church she said , "I want to see a renewed sp irit in my generation of Catholics and in the generations to come with a continued commitment to spirituality, contemp lation, peace, and justice. I want more Dorothy Days, Caesar Chavezes and Oscar Romeroes who will be voices of inspiration and lead us in the direction th at God points us."

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Members of a Fall Fest panel told their vocations stories at a session called "One Ringy Dingy God 's Phone is Ring ing in Your House. Is it for You? "

Jason: Still searching

"This is my 18th year of running from any sort of call that I would ever have," Jason, a student at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, told a Fall Fest panel on "God' s Phone is Ringing in Your House. Is it for You." "M y call traces back to when I was seven or eight years old ," when a priest asked a group of boys if any of them wanted to be a priest. "My reaction was 'No , not me.' I felt everyone was looking at me," Jason said. Off and on over the years, the young man said he had thought of the priesthood. "At times I have wanted to be a priest: 'Yes, sign me up. ' It was always at Mass. . . . afterward it was 'Oh, no,'" he said with a grin. Finally, last summer, Jason said to himself , "I can't sit on the fence any more. 1 have to do something." He went to a monastery for an introductory week but decided that life was not for him. He also considered the Jesuits: "Close but no cigar." Then he made a week-long silent retreat. "I asked Jesus: 'What do you want me to be?' It was: 'Be a priest. '" Jason ' s response was, "Oh, no." He said he could accept the vows of chastity and poverty but "What holds me back are my qualms with obedience . . . . How do I feel about sexism, patriarch y, women 's issues." While the process has not led him to the priesthood , Jason said it has given him a deeper prayer life and brought him closer to Christ. But as for a vocation , he said with a smile, "God's phone is ringing but I pick it up and hang up right away."

Sister Jill Stapleton: From retail to religious

She was raised a Catholic in Stockton but "left the active practice of my reli gion for eight years " after going to the University of California, Santa Cruz. "1 thought of myself as spiritual, but not religious," she recalls. After dropping out of college, she began a successfu l career designing stores for a ' boating supply company. To the surprise of her colleagues , she suddenly quit the job: "I

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Sister Christine Wilcox: Back and forth with God

For Sister Christine Wilcox "the call came throug h a series of relationships and people leading me, step by step, to a deeper and deeper relationshi p with God. " She was born a Catholic but her family stopped going to churc h when she was nine years old. In college, she reluctantl y went to Mass at the invitation of a persistent fellow student. To her surprise , "I had a very profound experience, coming home." Over the next few years she graduated from college, taug ht in public school , went regularly to Mass , and her prayer life grew.

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As a seventh grader in St. Louis , he was asked by a priest if he had ever thought of becoming a priest. "Because I liked him , I said yes but it wasn 't tru. " he says. "It never had entered my mind. " But from then on , he insisted to his parents and everyone who would listen that he wanted to become a priest. When he was 15, his father suggested that if he was serious about the priesthood , he should explore the vocation now. He took up the challenge and at 16 entered the hi gh school seminary of the Oblates of St. Joseph in Loomis , in the foothills outside of Sacramento. In his two years at Mount St. Josep h , "The priests and brothers there — their spirituality , their demeanor, personality, the way they lived — reall y impressed me, and was the embodiment of Ihe image I had of who a priest is, the kind of priest God was calling me to be — humble , hidden , simple, down to earth. " ' "There were no doubts. I had worries about being faithfu l to my commitment but I knew this was what God wanted me to do. " He was ordained in 1992 and after a year as a parish priest , went into formation work, becoming vocations director for his community in 1996. "I really love my priesthood and my life ," he says.

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By Evel yn Z app ia At the September Council of Priests meeting . Archbishop William J. Levada stated that a priority of his is the subject of vocations , and he recommended that every parish within the Archdiocese has a vocations committee. The Archbishop ' s statement was welcomed by the many currentl y involved with vocations in their parishes. The archdiocese ' s Office of Vocations is preparing to offer "training sessions and guidelines on practical , concrete tasks that can be carried out in any parish. " - Father Cra ig Forner , director of vocations , said that vocation ministry has three basic goals for the parish vocation committees: • Creating parish awareness. • Organizing parish campai gns of prayer. • Inviting individuals personall y lo consider a vocation. Currentl y there are 40 parish vocations committees involved in various vocations activities , and the goal is to train at least 45 more , according to Father Forner. Recentl y, Father Forner. held a training session at San Francisco 's Church of the Visitacion Parish attended by parishioners of Millbrae 's St. Dunstan and San Francisco 's St. Emydius , Corpus Christi and St. Mary ' s Hol y Family Mission. Accompanying the training session was a comprehensive reference book compiled by Father Forner with guidelines on the forming of parish vocations committees. The reference book by Father Forner includes guidelines on organizing parish vocations committees, ways to form prayer campaigns, suggestions on how to invite potential candidates , and recommended video and publication resources. "It 's a good resource that lays out tasks by tasks ," said Russell Frederickson , who considered it "extremely helpful. " The chair of Sausalito 's Star of the Sea Parish views Archbishop Levada 's request as "an opportunity to strengthen reli gious life." Althoug h the newl y formed group at the Sausalito parish is "pretty small," Mr. Frederickson said , "You have to start somewhere - the saying is - 'a long journey begins with a single step.' Maybe what we do now will have results a few years down the road ." "The importance of the parish vocations committee is that people — young, older, mid-career types — might consider the avenue to a vocation only if they hear about it," said Jody Varner, who is quite enthusiastic about the Star of the Sea vocations committee. "I think all of us as members of the Catholic Church need to be encouraging young people to consider becoming a priest or nun." ' We talk to them about other job s," she said, "wh y not about considering priesthood and religious life?" Ms. Varner was drawn to vocations work because she knows what it was like "to be tapped on the shoulder by God," when she was called to various lay missionary work, including supervising an orphanage in Mexico in 1989. She sees the vocations committee work as a way she "can help others be led to true discernment of where God wants them to serve." At St. Peter Parish in Pacifica, parishioners are gen-

tl y reminded of "the responsibility of all the baptized to pray for vocations " b y Hol y Names Sister Dianne Nixon. After each Sunday Mass , Sister invites parish ioners to take home one of the wooden crosses disp layed in the foyer that hold s a prayer for vocations. The crosses are a symbol of iheir pledge to pray foi vocations during the week. When the crosses are returned the next Sunday, Sister faithfully solicits the prayers of others , producing an endless stream of prayei requests for new vocations. Sister reports , "the response has been very positive. " "Throughout his life , " of Richard Bechtel Immaculate Heart of Mary parish in Belmont , "has known so many outstanding priests. " That is the reason for his continuous commitment to keep Catholics aware of the need to keep pray ing for vocations. The chair of the parish vocations committee thinks "it 's great that every parish in the Archdiocese focus on vocations — believing the parish is where the 'calling ' frequentl y occurs. " The vocations commit tee is "very committed" to keeping the issue of vocations in the forefront , Mr. Bechtel said. He also said it is very blessed to have Father Joe Heal y, associate pastor , work so closel y with the group. "Our committee believes the discernment process is usuall y a personal and private journey that one goes throug h, and our role is to provide information , support , and prayers for them ," he said. "We think it 's also important that people regularl y talk about vocations throughout the ministries of the parish to help 'de-mystif y ' the experience. " Madeline Lombaerde , also a member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary parish vocations committee once thought about being a nun and said she knows about the importance of personal discernment. "I think the Archbishop 's idea is great," she said , "it helps build awareness at the parish level." Last year, the committee held a "vocations evening " where a Sister of Notre Dame, a Christian Brother and a seminarian spoke about their personal calling. "This is something that should be done more often ," said Ms. Lombaerde, "because personal testimony attracts people to vocations. " The plan for this year is to hold more gatherings and begin a "prayer chain" for vocations throughout the parish said Mr. Bechtel. "The thought is to have a small plaque which would pass from family-to-family, following Sunday Mass, with the reminder to 'Heed the call,'" he said. "Each week the family would keep the plaque in a prominent area in their house to remind them to pray as a family for people to consider a reli gious life. The goal is to maintain a gentle yet constant presence for people to think about vocations." Throughout the Archdiocese, vocations awareness efforts, small as well as large, can make a difference, according Father Forner, The Office of vocations is available to assist in organizing parish vocations committees and prayer campaigns. For more information call (415) 614-5683.

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