November 9, 2001 by Catholic San Francisco

'Blessed . . . but robbed' S ean Hug hes remembers his , wife , killed by terrorists

By Kamille Nixon . "I feel blessed for the wife she was, but robbed for the mother she would have been , " says St. Vincent de Paul parishioner Sean Hughes when he speaks of Melissa, the woman he married a year ago and the children they prayed for. His mind is filled with thoughts of what might have been: The dogs they planned to buy, Toby, a male yellow lab, and Tabby, a female golden retriever. The Christmas gift he'll never give her: a rendering of the church in Napa where they were married in August of 2000. The gradu ate school plans she won ' t help him finish. A thousand little things fill the San Francisco apartment they shared until terrorists took her life Sept. '11. He 's told the stoiy too many times and he is surprised there is still someone who hasn't heard it. Melissa Hughes ' voice was broadcast on national news programs in a haunting answering machine message: "Sean , it's me. I just wanted to let you know I love you and I' m stuck in this building in New York. A p lane hit the building or a bomb went off , they don 't know. But there 's lots of smoke, and I just wanted you to know that l'love you always." Melissa called Sean at home and on his cell phone just after the attacks. There is no phone in the couple 's bedroom , so Sean didn't hear the p hone ring. He didn 't know about the horrendous situation until after he woke up and she had already gone missing. Within a few days Sean appeared on several national news shows in a desperate search for his wife. In the wake of the fruitless search lay yet another devastated famil y, this one in Melissa 's hometown of West Springfield, Mass., and a young widower who states flatl y, "I don ' t know where I go from here. " Sean and his father-in-law are working with the Junior League of San Francisco , for which Melissa performed a great deal of charitable work , to establish an endowment fund to benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of West Springfield , Mass., and for scholarships to professional women seeking higher education . Contributions to this fund will go toward Junior League programs th at were special to Melissa, according to the Web site: www.jlsf.org .. In addition to her Junior League work, Melissa served the San Francisco community BLESSED , page 16

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St. Peter's: Restored, renewed

The restoration of San Francisco 's St. Peter Church has been honored with an annual national award from the Interfaith Forum on Religious Art and Architecture , a group associated with the American Institute of Architects. The church, almost destroyed in a 1997 fire, was rededicated June 30, 2000, after a restoration project that included extensive consultation with parishioners, Father John Talesfore, director of the archdiocese 's. Office of Worship, said, Christian Brother William Woeger, the liturgical designer for the project , led parishioners throug h a process called "If These Walls Could Talk" to discover "what the building meant in their lives and to identify the elements of the building that are precious to the community," Father Talesfore said. The process also included consulting with the parishioners on changes needed to fit the liturgical needs of the 21st century, Father Talesfore said. San Francisco 's Architectural Design Group was the design team for the project. Father Daniel Maguire was pastor during the restoration process. Father Fabio Medina is now pastor.

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Catholic campaign aids homeless , immigrants , Latinas By Kamille Nixon community programs within the Archdiocese of San Francisco that Ten emphasize helping the less fortunate improve their lives will receive a total of $215,000 from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. CCHD, the 31-year-olddomestic anti-poverty, social justice program of the U.S. Catholic bishops, is funding "community organizing " and "economic development" grants to local groups. The campaign 's mission is two-fold , according to CCHD officials: financially supporting low-income grassroots organizations through an annual appeal; and combining faith and justice through Church teachings to bring a greater sense of solidarity with the poor. An annual collection in U.S. parishes supports the Campaign. This year's collection will take place in parishes throughout the Archdiocese on Nov. 17 . and 18. One-fourth of the collection stays in the Archdiocese for local grants , ' according to Melanie Piendak, Archdiocesan CCHD coordinator. The local grants were part of about $10 million in CCHD allocations across the country. The funds will go to 317 community-basedprojects around the nation. CCHD, page 16

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ing same.. ..Welcome at Our Lady of Mercy Parish to St. Patrick Father Eugene Drumm who is assisting there for a few more weeks....A word processor salute to Shane Suazo of St. Mark Parish, Belmont on his win in a recent Young by Tom Burke Mens' Institute essay contest....Welcome to newborn Dorothy and Harry Bieniek Michael Henry Duggan, son celebrated their 50th Ruth and Ron Tortorelli were on hand to cheer son Steven, of St Timothy parishioners anniversary with family an Archbishop Riordan High School sophomore, in a recent Patrick and Melissa. Much early last month. Dorothy, cross country contest. Their daughter is Terese. Ruth is parish missed is the lad's grandma, a longtime member of the secretary for Noe Valley's St. Paul's. A double scoop of Con- Pauline Duggan, a former pastoral music community, grats to Ron 's mom, Angie, who celebrated her 90th birthday secretary at the San Mateo is accompanist and direcduring the summer....Happy 100th birthday to Frances parish, who died several years tor of the 11 o ' clock Mass Farley, now a resident of the Holy Family Sisters' Extended ago. His dad teaches at choir at Immaculate Heart High of Mary Parish , Belmont. Care Center in Fremont. Thanks to Elizabeth Selig of St. Junipero Serra Brendan Parish for the good news.. ..Happy 50th birthday to School....St. Mary Star of Father Ed Dura, pastor, St. Anne of the Sunset Parish. the Sea Parish, Sausalito had the welcome mat out for guest Prayers for a safe journey are being offered here for parochial presiders Father John Treacy, head of the Jesuit Community vicar, Father William Myers, who is touring China. . ..Happy at USF, and Dominican Father Thomas Hayes, Prior of the natal day to Helen Donegan, 83 years old and enjoying every Dominican Community at San Francisco's St. Dominic minute of her residency at San Francisco's St. Anne's Home, a Parish....Corpus Christi Parish says "Good to have you with place she calls "the vestibule to heaven" and a "powerhouse of us" to Salesian Father Ceferino Ledesma, who recently signed on, and "Good to have prayer." Helen taught for 40you with us again" to Salesian years in the Catholic eleplus Father Al Pestun who just mentary schools of the New returned from a vacation to his York City area. Helen joined us homeland of for a Mosaic taping with Jesuit Slovakia....Congrats are out at Father George Twigg-Porter, St. Matthias Parish, Redwood another St. Anne 's Home resiCity for newly married Theresa dent, as guest. Hats off to the Molteni and Fred Tavernier, is still years old who at 81 priest Jr.... Prayers please for John assisting in many areas of minMcGuckin, Jr, who is recoveristry....Was happy to run into ing from knee surgery. John, Phillip Banks, an alum of St. who knows the history of the Dominic Elementary now a Archdiocese expertly, is a regustaffer in the KCBS-AM mailGrandparents Day at St. Hilary Elementary, Tiburon lar presenter at the Archives' room, a responsibility especially brought nanas and papas from as far as South poi gnant today, and Martin annual History Day and most McMillan, of the KPIX- Africa. Shirley and Robert Fisher, pictured with their recently spoke at the 100th Channel 5 security staff. grandchildren Sarah and Jason, flew in from the far anniversary of the Little Sisters Martin is a St. Philip away land for the occasion , a popular and fun part of the Poor 's St. Anne's of the new school year around the Archdiocese. Elementary alum currently Home....I think we should cut Thanks for the treats at St. Hilary 's goes to school to the chase and rename all marmaking his home in the mom Nancy Slattery and many other volunteers. Excelsior District 's Corpus garine products "I Can Believe Christi Parish A recent It 's Not Butter."...We love gathering of pastoral musicians from around the archdiocese hearin from ya and it takes but a moment to let us know has added up to an e-mail contact list currendy being maintained about a wedding, anniversary, birthday or other special or enterby Debbie McAuliffe of the Office of Worship. Debbie says taining event. Just jot down the basics and send to On the Street musicians who missed the meeting but who would like to be on Where You Live, One Peter Yorke Way, SF 94109 or e-mail it the list may send their e-mail address to her at to tburke@catholic-sf.org. However you get it here, please McAuliffeD@sfarchdiocese.org. The roster has already been don't forget to include a follow-up phone number. You can effective as a medium for ministry opportunities and those seek- reach Tom Burke at (415) 614 -5634.... |

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Students at Immaculate Heart of Mary Elementary raised $1,814 to benefit three children whose dad died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks by donating to not have to wear uniforms for a day at the Belmont school. The "free dress " day was the one-month anniversary of the tragedy when all wore red, white and blue in memory of those lost. Additional Bake Sale earnings of $2,488 went to the Red Cross. Among those helping with the efforts were , Back from left: Stacy Johnson, Kaitlin Neary, Jonathan Nightingale, Rachel Belden , Elizabeth Fabie. Next row from left: Principal Margaret PurcellBrisken, Matthew Manos, Cristina de Ocampo , Samantha Rollandi, Marissa Alvarez , Caitlin Tamony. Next row from left: Elliot Voss , Alexander Sahyoun, Liam Grosshauser , Ann Parden , Ryan Fabie. Front from left: Jonathan Sahyoun, Madison Hewitt.

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Author of 'Here I Am, Lord, ' 'City of God' takes liturgical music post By Evelyn Zapp ia For more than 30 years , music composer Dan Schutte has shared his "personal prayers " to God with Christians around the worl d through his songs like "Here I am, Lord" and "City of God. " "I ask myself , what I need to hear, say, sing - what kind of feelings I need to express to God , and then try to bring that message through the power of music to peop le," said Mr. Schutte , the newl y appointed director of liturg ical music for University Ministry at the University of San Francisco. "Dan is an accomp lished composer and also a fantastic liturg ist ," said Don Crean, associate director of USF's University Ministry. "His ability to create leaders to serve in the context of liturgy, and invite people to the presence of God in prayer, is a great gift to this com, munity." "It's amazing," continued Mr. Crean, "to watch his students in the choir sing his songs without having to look down to read the words. It 's inspiring, they are praying through his music. It's wonderful to work with him and the students. " As a young seminarian at St. Louis University in the 70s, his contemporary compositions took flight when he teamed up with other talented seminarians , Bob

Dufford , Rock O'Connor , John Foley and Tim Manion , later known as the St. Louis Jesuits. The result was seven music collections recorded and embraced by Christian worshi pers worldwide. Today, Mr. Schutte 's compositions number more than 100, and are heard all over the world in Eng lish , Spanish , German , Vietnamese and other languages. His works hav e become established favorites at Mass. When he hears his songs sung by the faithful , "it's a thrill" that fills him with "wonder and surprise. " "I don 't understand the process in which God sees the creation in my soul; it 's a wonder to me," he said. "But when I see tears in the eyes of those singing my songs, I have a sense of being overshadowed by God who takes the work of my hands and adds something to it beyond anything 1 could have planned." The Milwaukee native "fell in love with the Bay Area ," while stud ying at Berkeley 's Graduat e Theological Union , where he earned a masters in liturg y and

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a masters of divinity degree. It was only two years ago he said "the time was ri ght " to move here. Mr. Schutte , a Jesuit for 20 years before he left the order in 1986 said , "The gifts of my Jesuit training have been the insp iration for many of my compositions - and the scripture itself , reading it , praying it , and hearing it in church. " His "own spiritual strugg le" spurs a quest to write songs where he "senses a void" - a need for words that go unwritten . He refers to his songs as his "children ," feeling all the emotions a parent has for his own child. "You create a piece of music, you nurture it , guide it , form il and ease it to the right place , and then you put it in the world — hop ing the world will treat it well. " Mr. Schutte also lectures extensively throughout the U.S. and abroad , offering workshops and retreats for liturgists and musicians. For upcoming workshops and information on new releases visit website: www.danschutte. com.

St. Boniface pastor to receive national peace award Franciscan Father Louis Vitale , pastor of St. Boniface parish in San Francisco, will receive the 2001 Pope Paul VI "Teacher of Peace" award from Pax Christi , a national Catholic organization which advocates for peace in the worldPax Christi USA presents the Pope Paul VI Teacher of Peace Award annuall y to a person or persons who exemplif y the words of Pope Paul VI, "to reach peace , teach peace ." The presentation of the award will be held in Columbus , Georg ia on Nov. 16 and will coincide with a vigil and rally to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas (SOA). The SOA has been alleged by many peace activists of training death squad s in Central and South America , as well as other crimes against human dignity in the hemisphere. Former recipients of the award include; Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker House, Benedictine Sister Joan Chittister, a national ly known advocate for the homeless, and St. Joseph Sister Helen Prejean whose tireless fight against the death penalty was portrayed by Susan Sarandon in the popular movie "Dead Man Walking ".

ter, and the Nevada Desert Experience, a movement that works to stop nuclear weapons testing and works for nuclear abolition. Father Vitale will be honored along with Philip Berri gan and Elizabeth McAlister. Mr. Berrigan and Ms. McAlister have "played major roles as pro phets of nuclear Disarmament" according to Pax Christi . They will also be honored for their contributions to the Jonah House Community in inner-city Baltimore. Pax Christi praises Jonah House as a "Biblicall y based community that practices the mandates of the Beatitudes in service to those who are poor , that practices sustainability and activel y works for nonviolence and peacemaking as a vision for future generations. " Franciscan Father Louis Vitale blesses a dog at the annual blessing of the animals at St. Boniface.

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HONG KONG — A local government in eastern China demolished a Catholic church for the third time in 18 months because Catholics there refused to join a government-recognized association. Catholics in Linjiayuan village , Zhejiang province , rebuilt their church during the National Day holidays Oct, 1-7. However, the government demolished it Oct. 25, reported UCA News , an Asian church news agency. A local Catholic source told UCA News Oct. 26, "Government officials said if we join the local Catholic Patriotic Association , they will not tear down the church. . . . Of course we did not comply." Local authorities demolished the church the first time on Easter Sunday in April 2000, but Catholics rebuilt it two month s later, The government tore it down again last Dec. 8. On Oct. 4, when the villagers were rebuilding the church , some 60 public security officials tried to stop them , but the warning was ignored. More than 500 officials , led by heads of the local public security office, religious affairs bureau and provincial deputy office , arrived at the church earl y Oct. 25 and demolished the building in three hours , UCA News reported. Now Catholics have only a semi-open thatched shed to celebrate Mass, he added.

Archbishop says Pakistani massacre was act of extremists

WASHINGTON — The massacre of Protestants who were using a Catholic church for their services was the act of individual extremists and did not represent a wider consp iracy against Christians , said Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha of Lahore , the chairman of the Pakistani bishops 'justice and peace commission. The murders of 15 Christians and a Muslim police officer have created a groundswell of support from Islamic groups and citizens, many of whom have strongly condemned the attack, Archbishop Saldanha told Catholic News Service in a telephone interview Oct. 31. "I think that for the first time, people are seeing us as Pakistani," he said. Since the Oct. 28 attack , Pakistani radio and TV stations and newspapers have carried numerous statements from Muslim leaders calling on Pakistanis to stand with their "Christian brothers ," the " archbishop said. The archbishop noted that the leader of the fundamentalist Jamiat Ulema Islami party has issued a statement say ing that "Pakistani Christians are our brethren. "

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Bethlehemcleans up af ter f ighting BETHLEHEM , West Bank — After the Israeli military withdrew fro m Bethlehem Oct. 29, the threesquare-block area near the entrance to the city looked more like Beirut than the star of the Palestinian millennial celebrations two years ago. The Paradise Hotel , where Israeli soldiers had set up camp against the Palestinian gunmen , was a burned-out , shattered shell. Stores had been bulldozed; li ght poles knocked

of international pharmaceutical companies , but said that when it came to prohibitive costs of medicines for diseases such as AIDS or malaria, the "fruits of human ingenuity " should be placed at the service of all.

On All Saints, All Souls, p op e p raysfo r victims of violence

VATICAN CITY — As he marked the feasts of All Saints and All Souls, Pope John Paul II offered special prayers for the victims of recent violence and for all those who have been killed for their faith in Christ. Reciting the midday Angelus Nov. 1, the feast of All Saints , the pope said the commemoration, together with the Nov. 2 feast of All Souls, calls Christians to reflect on the meaning of life and death , highlighting the call to holiness and God's offer of eternal happiness. Addressing pilgrims in St, Peter 's Square, the pope said he would be pray ing that evening in the grotto under St. Peter 's Basilica. "I will raise my prayers for the many victims of violence, especiall y those of recent day s, as well as for those who have sacrificed their existence to remain faithful to Christ," he said. Pope John Paul promised that his prayers for the deceased would be accompanied by prayers that "the Lord would give comfort and relief to those who are in pain because of the tragic loss of their loved ones."

LONDON — The World Trade Organization should reform itself to better help the world's poorest countries, said Archbishop Diarmuid Martin , the Vatican representative to U.N. agencies in Geneva. Archbishop Martin told a group of British parliamentari ans in London Oct. 31, "We all have an obli gation to work to change the WTO. We need to change it precisely because we need it. The poor countries of the world MANCHESTER , England — Archbishop John Ward need a WTO ," the archbishop said. The archbishop made his comments in advance of the of Cardiff , Wales, the object of criticism over his hanWTO ministerial conference in Doha, Qatar, Nov. 9-13. dling of sexual abuse cases, resigned following a meeting One of the most controversial aspects of the November with Pope John Paul II. Archbishop Ward said he was concerned about his conference concerns intellectual property rights, such as health and "weary" at the "lack of loyalty" he had expepatents on drugs , he said. Archbishop Martin said he appreciated the concerns rienced. Some priests in the archdiocese had called for

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Archbishop Ward s resignation after a number of highprofile child abuse cases. Archbishop Ward had been heavily criticized in a television documentary, broadcast in November 2000, for his alleged failure to take action in the case of one Cardiff priest jailed for abuse of minors. Pope John Paul appointed an apostolic administrator for the archdiocese in December 2000 because of Archbishop Ward's ill health, although in early October the archbishop indicated he felt fit to resume his ministry. At the end of an Oct. 18 audience with the pope, he said, "I came to the conclusion that my present good health could quickly return to incapacity" and offered his resignation .

Religious leaders must further dialog ue, cardinal tells Hindus

VATICAN CITY — Reli gious leaders must educate their faithful to show respect for other reli gions, to engage in dialogue with others and to work with them to sow peace, Cardinal Francis Arinze, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreli gious Dialogue , said in a letter to Hindus preparing for the feast of Diwali . "War and violence waged in the name of reli gion are contrary to the true sp irit of religion and can endanger its very existence," said the cardinal . "The more Christians and Hindus learn about the emphasis their own faith places on peace and harmony and the more they share those insi ghts with each other, the more they will feel a need to work together to foster peace in the world ," he said. The celebration of the feast , which begins Nov. 14 in most Hindu communities, is often referred to as the feast of lights and marks the beginning of a new year. The cardinal also said dialogue should be complemented with joint efforts to support family life , educate the young in moral and ethical values , and promote the exchange of accurate information about each other 's beliefs and practices.

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Relig ious f reedom sp otlig hts rep ressive nations official government policies designed to intimidate certain groups, cause conversions to another faith or pressure members to flee . Iran , Iraq, Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan were among

By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS)— Just two days before gunmen burst into Sunday services at a Catholic church in Pakistan and killed 16 people, the State Department issued a report say ing the country 's discriminatory reli gious legislation contributes to "an atmosp here of impunity for acts of violence ... against religious minorities." The 12-page section on Pakistan in the annual International Religious Freedom Report issued Oct. 26 said several of the country 's laws dealing with religious affiliation add to religious intolerance, which contributes to acts of violence. Among those are laws giving different rights to Muslims and non-Muslims and strict bans on blasphemy . On Oct. 28, 16 people were killed when gunmen opened fire on Protestant church services being held in St. Dominic Catholic Church in Bahawalpur. The reason for the attack was unclear , but authorities increased security at Christian religious services and the country's bishops repeated their call for Catholics to use caution in their speech and behavior and to be vigilant about security. Pakistan was one of seven countries cited in the State Department report for

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Sudan , Iran and Iraq, as well as Burma, China , North Korea and the Taliban regime of Afg hanistan, were sing led out as particularly severe violators of religious freedom governments which while not necessarily determined to implement a program of control over minority religions, nevertheless are hostile to certain minority religions," the report said. Sudan, Iran and Iraq, as well as Burma, China, North Korea and the Taliban regime of Afghanistan , were singled out as particularly severe violators of reli gious freedom , identified as Countries of Particular Concern, or CPCs. Those who monitor religious freedom abuses said the annual State Department report is a welcome and important part of efforts to hold governments responsible for

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Food For The Poor Inc., an international Christian charity based in Deerfield Beach, Fla., is in a unique — and frustrating — position. The organization has enough food to make a significant difference to droughtstricken and other hungry people , but is struggling to distribute it in the wake of the Sept. 11 tragedy. The charity received a free donation of almost 60 million pounds of surplus food from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). It includes approximately $25 million in corn, soy oil, wheat, bulgur, flour, soybeans, corn-soy milk, rice and powdered milk. The donated food is earmarked for the hungry in Nicaragua, Guatemala and EI Salvador in Central In Matagalpa, Nicaragua, hungry refugees line up for food aid fro m Food For The Poor. Dro ugh t and famine in America, as well as in Centra l America have forced thousands to flee their homes and live by the roadsides , where they can beg f o r Jamaica and Guyana in the money and food to survive. Caribbean and South America. It is enough to feed 500 ,000 people for one year. "Understandabl y, ri ght now poor if Food For The Poor 's flow hours away from death. On the The charity had counted on its Americans want to reach out and of support continues to be way to the village, they had passed American donors to help with the support all the wonderful and very interrupted. a funeral procession for a little girl massive distribution undertaking. "We don't know yet jus t how who had died of starvation. worthy causes that have arisen here Donations for the effort were at home," he said. "As a result, our severely they will be affected," he Food For The Poor staffers, streaming in — that is, before Sept. donations have slowed who fortunately were said. "I can tell you, however, that 11. Now, says Food For The Poor dramatically since Sept. 11." accompanied by a doctor that 60,000 children a day depend on president Robin Mahfood, the charity day, rushed Christina to the Mahfood said he is worried Food For The Poor just to have is in "a very distressing situation." nearest clinic in nearb y La about what will happen to the eat. If we do not something to feed them, they simply do not eat. Union. Desp ite having no "These hungry little ones make electricity (the only available li ght came from a video camera) up just a fraction of the poor and inadequate medical ," Mahfood population we serve supp lies , the doctor worked continued. "I am very concerned franticall y to save her. Tragicall y , about what will happen to them Third Worldpastors flocks pray for America it was too late , and little now that there is this Central " Christina died. America drought. Eager to give something back to a country that has given them so Mahfood becomes visibly Mahfood said he hopes to much, the poor in 26 nations Food For The Poor serves, led by their saddened when he recalls this encourage donors to give gifts of pastors, have united in prayer for America as we struggle with the one $100. Each gift of this amount will story. "When I think of the fact of the biggest tragedies in our history. that this little girl died needlessly distribute 2,000 pounds — 1 ton "When El Salvador suffered two earthquakes in first two months of — of USDA-donated food to the of hunger, the only comfort I can find is that she is with God now," locations where it is most needed. 2001, we received an outpouring of spiritual and material help from the he said. "She is not suffering." This especially includes United States," wrote the Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador, "We cannot save Christina ,' remote, difficult-to-reach locations Fernando Saenz Lacalle, to Food For The Poor. "In this time of sorrow, he continued. "But we can — we like Esquintla, Guatemala. In this you can be assured of our thoughts and prayers.Your tragedy is ours." must — save others. We must get little mountain village, Food For The Archbishop is one of many pastors to offer his flocks spiritual , the food we have to where they The Poor staff found a little girl support. Writes the Most Rev. S.E. Carter, Archbishop Emeritus of are. We desperately need hel p to 4-year-old Christina, lying , do so." Kingston, Jamaica: "We are one with our friends in the United States in malnourished and motionless

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By Tom Burke Now a parish priest and still a scholar, former college professor, Father Kenneth Weare, will speak on globalization and the impact of September 11 on that broadening reality at a Justice and Peace Conference at St. Ignatius College Preparatory School on November 17. Father Weare was ordained for the Archdiocese of San Francisco in June and since that time has served as a parochial vicar at All Souls Parish , South San Francisco. While admitting that his move from the "academic world" to the "pastoral world" involved "transition ," the moral theologian and ethicist who tau ght for 16 years at schools including University of Dayton, said he is glad for the skills and learning he has acquired as an educator that will assist him in his new role. "Certainly the theological training will help me," Father Weare told CatholicSan Franciscoduring a weekday interview at All Souls just before he would preside at the parish's daily late afternoon Mass. He also said that the organizational abilities he honed during his years as assistant to the president at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles have been an immense help, especially during the nine weeks he filled in for All Souls ' pastor, Father Bill Justice . He said the 63 days of "sick calls, anointings, funerals, baptisms " and presiding at weekday and Sunday Masses were a "very good beginning" for his ministry as a priest. "It went really well," he said. "The people were very pleased." A compliment the new priest sends back to All Souls parishioners, an assembly of 3,000 families he has become vety proud to know. "The people are wonderful," he said, noting tire diversity of the group. "We're 45 percent Hispanic, 25 percent Filipino, 10 percent

His presentation will look at the Italian and everybody else," he said, widely held belief that "the root cause of pointing out that , in addition to English, most terrorism " is economic, he said. prayersat his first Mass at die parish were "People in other parts of the world feel offered in languages including Spanish, completely cut off from the economic Tagalog, Italian, French and Dutch . structure , he said. "They are not beneFather Weare, who has "remained fiting from their, in some cases, slave very much active in the academic labor conditions." He said the momentworld" said his spontaneous and to-moment status of the economy has lanned dialogue with All Souls parishp made his talk " a work in progress," and " ioners has also helped him stay hopes it will enable "peop le to go away sharp" intellectually with a little better picture of how the "Everyone will walk away with world situation is economically." something," Father Weare said about "This is not a conference designed to the November 17 conference sponsored speak only to theologians or scholars , " by the archdiocese's School of Pastoral Melanie Piendak of the Office of Public Leadership and offices of Public Policy Father Kenneth Weare Policy and Social Concerns of the and Social Concerns , and Ethnic Archdiocese, said. "It is formatted to provide an overview and Ministries. He said "opening testimonies " from people who have moved understanding of many current and pertinent issues of j ustice in to the United States from other countries will offer "a good idea our communities ands society in a way that will engage laity in facof what it 's like to be an immigrant, " noting that 26 percent of ing some of die new challenges of addressing a changing Church. California 's population were born outside the United States and It is an opportunity for people in parishes to look at everyday issues 40 percent speak a language other than English at home. such lis fair trade,- affordable housing and human rights. The up-close experience may also help people who have "In light of September 11, we antici pate die presentation by developed a dim view of immigration subsequent to Sept. 11 Father Weare will intellectually challenge particip ants to look at "get back on course," he said. "People who have slipped into a the economy from a global and ethical stand point based on our more segregationist perspective because of the circumstances," values as Christians." can gain from attending, Father Weare said. For details on the November 17 conference, see page 8.

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hCATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO Hitler, the War and the Pop e When an author approaches a publisher with a manuscript , one of the first questions considered is what would be the potential market for such a book. Publishers want to have some assurance that there are numerous prospective buyers for a work before making the investment of publishing. Apparentl y, there is a fairly large market for contemporary authors who attack Catholicism or Catholic institutions such as the papacy. After all, Catholics comprise a quarter of the U.S. population , and a likely equal number of people have some degree of antagonism toward Catholicism. Thus , publishers know there is a ready-made market. Not surprisingly then, there has been a recent steady stream of anti-papal works published , including books by John Corn well , Garry Wills and James Carroll. These works , which attack as archvillains Pius XII and other modernera popes, have received a great deal of attention and notoriety. The blatant message of these authors is a condemnation of the papacy and thereby the entire Catiiolic Church. The focus of these critics is Pope Pius XII and other popes, with charges that they allegedly fostered an anti-Semitic milieu that directly led to the Nazi Holocaust. However, rabbi and historian David Dalin argues, "to count Catholicism among the institutions delegitimized by the horror of the Holocaust, reveals a failure of historical understanding." The most recent anti-papal diatribe is "The Pope against the Jews" by Brown University historian David Kertzer. Kertzer 's book attacks the entire modern papacy dating from 1814 to 1939, and adopts a technique akin to that of Carroll, Cornwell and Wills. This simple technique requires only that evidence favorable to the popes or Church be read in the worst possible light and treated to the strictest test, while evidence unfavorable to the popes and Church be read as certain and treated to no test. In his efforts to vilify the modern* papacy and to hold each and every pontiff responsible for all anti-Semitism â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from Napoleon to Hitler, Kertzer dismisses or ignores the many instances of papal support for Jews. Rabbi Dalin notes that Kertzer also "ignores the legacies of modern popes who were known for their decidedly [pro]-Semitic policies and pronouncements " and dismisses the testimony of those who were there at the time. Certainly, Kertzer is correct in arguing that some popes, both medieval and modern, were anti-Semitic and that some priests and Catholic newspapers lent their support to anti-Semitic causes. But almost without exception, Kertzer fails to discuss, or even cite, statements and actions that reveal a pope 's public opposition to anti-Semitism or defense of the Jewish people. Rabbi Dalin, in a review of Kertzer 's book, declared that "Kertzer 's nearly monomaniacal effort to turn everything against the popes will prove at last unbearable even for readers who have little sympathy for the Catholic Church. That there were anti-Semitic Catholics in Europe between 1814 and 1939, no one denies. That their anti-Semitism provided one of the channels through which the evil of the Nazis would find its way - this too is undeniable, a horrifying fact that the current pope, John Paul II, and the modern Catholic Church have begun at last to try to understand." But portraying Catholic-Jewish relations as a vitriolic history with the popes against the Jews, and alleging that the papacy has played a disproportionate role in the rise of modem anti-Semitism, ignores the fact that during periods of intensified anti-Semitic persecutions several popes served as protectors of Jews, he said. Indeed, for Jewish leaders of a previou s generation, the campaign against Pius XJJ would be a source of shock. During and after the Second World War, many well-known Jews including Albert Einstein, Golda Meir, Moshe Sharett, Rabbi Isaac Herzog and others publicly expressed their gratitude to Pope Pius XII. In his book, "Three Popes and the Jews," Pinchas Lapide, who served as Israeli consul in Milan and interviewed Italian Holocaust survivors , said that Pius "was instrumental in saving at least 700,000, but probably as many as 860,000 Jews from certain death at Nazi hands." Receiving far less notice in the press and public are several contemporary books that treat issues of the papacy and the Church with more balance and accuracy. These works include "Pius XII and the Second World War" by Pierre Blet, "Pope Pius XII" by Margherita Marchione, "The Defamation of Pius XII" by Ralph Mclnemy, and "Hitler, the War and the Pope" by Ronald Rychlak. Because the books by Blet, Marchione, Mclnerny and Rychlak may be seen as defending Pius XII and other popes, as well as the integrity of the Church, the market perceived by publishers is smaller - absent the anti-Catholic cohort. Nonetheless, for Catholics, these authors are recommended reading, particularly Rychlak's "Hitler, the War and the Pope," which has been praised for its serious and critical scholarshi p. In light of rampant canards about the papacy and the Church, these books are worth the attention of all Catholics. MEH

Lord, hear my prayer

I am enclosing my latest poem, in prayer form , about the violent , senseless, act of terrorism on our country : Tonight I go to sleep dear Lord With a sad and heavy heart Some evil foes have entered here And tore our lives apart They came just like thieves in the night And ravaged our Eastern Shore The devastation left behind Has forced us into war Please bless our land my dearest God And keep our country strong Pour forth your blessings from above And ri ght this awful wrong Protect us from our foes dear Lord For we no not where they hide And bless the families left behind ' And all the souls who died And bless the men who gave their lives To save the lives of others Not questioning who they were - . For they were all our brothers And as I close my eyes dear Lord And then turn off my light I pray this dear land that I love Is in your care tonight And if I live to see the dawn I'll know you 've heard my prayer If when I open up my door Our flag will still be there Lillian Giannini Reynolds San Francisco

Proclaim and suffer

L E T T E R S

I was so pleased to read the ending words of the Holy Father in the November 2nd issue of Catholic San Francisco, regarding the role of bishops. In the Synod message the pope is quoted as saying "Above all, he must have the courage to proclaim and defend sound doctrine, even when this entails sufferings." I constantl y come across individuals who, in , the name of ecumenical spirit , hide or distort our Catholic faith. To be ecumenical means to trul y understand what another believes, but in these days it seems that it means to hide what you believe so it

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doesn 't offend another who doesn 't agree. We should be kind and loving to all peop le of any religion , but that should not stop us fro m proclaiming what we believe as peop le in communion with Christ and the Church he founded. If we trul y love others , we will take the advice of the Pope and proclaim the truth , even if it means our own suffering. David Hohl San Francisco

Ramadan no excuse to stall war on terrorism

In the Oct. 28 edition of the San Francisco Chronicle, there was an exchange of letters as to the propriety of continuing the initiative against terrorism during the upcoming month of Ramadan in mid-November. The question is ludicrous on its face. The Chronicle 's lead article the next morning described a terrorist group shooting up worshippers at a Catholic church in Pakistan, killing 16. This gives an inkling as to the "sanctity " of worshi p in the eyes of these Islamists. Furthermore , one can point with exactitude to the beginning of the latest Intifada sponsored by Yasser Arafat and his minions , coinciding with Rosh Hashana 2000. Readers with a somewhat longer memory may recall that in 1973 Anwar Sadat launched the Yom Kippur War specificall y to coincide with the Jewish Holy Day. Incidentally, in 1973, that war was launched by the Islamists during their month of Ramadan. Giving the Taliban and their friends the opportunity of regroup ing and restocking to show a weird form of political correctness on our part would be the height of irresponsibility to those men and women who represent us on the field of battle. Rabbi Jacob Traub Adath Israel San Francisco

St. Dominic and the Rosary

According to a news report on Channel 4 the events of September 11 have many people " turning to the power of prayer." The report stated that people are anxious and fearful. They are seeking refuge in their local churches. What is causing the unease is the sudden realization that "life can be so fragile." As Catholics we have a great weapon to allay that fear. That weapon is the rosary. The following promises of Our Lady to Saint Dominic can provide great solace at a time like this. "Whoever shall pray the rosary devoutly, applying himself to the consideration of the sacred mysteries, shall ' never be conquered by misfortune. God will not chastise him in his justice; he shall not die an unprovided death." "Whoever shall have true devotion to the rosary shall not die without the sacraments of the church. " Pope John Paul II has called, for daily rosaries to bring an end to terrorism. I think this is a call all of us should heed. Church Pastors can be very helpful in promoting the rosary in their parishes. Some parishes alread y have daily rosaries. It would be great to see an active rosary group in every parish. Perhaps something good, like a renewal of the faith, can come out of the calamity of Sept. 11th. Cathal Gallagher San Jose

On BeingCatholic

Will Christ find faith on the earth? For many years I drove a somewhat unreliable old car which a friend nicknamed "the act of faith." We all go through life making acts of faith - in equipment and in people. We are drawn to something or someone, we weigh the evidence and we make a commitment. What does it mean to say, "I believe in God"? Faith is a human act, and we human beings have a mind and a heart. To believe in God (or to not believe in God) engages the intellect and the will. (CCC #154-155) We hunger for truth, and part of the foundation of faith is intellectual conviction. Catholic faith is rational , and can only be called "blind" in that the truth to which it adheres is so dazzling that it surpasses all that the human mind can comprehend. We are exhorted in Scripture to "always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope." (1 Pt 3:15) This is the fundamental reason for every educational enterprise in the Church, from catechism class to university: faith seeking understanding. The will, too, has an essential role to play. In the words of Cardinal Newman, it moves us from "notional" to real assent. To believe in God is not simply to agree to the proposition that God exists, but to make that reality the center of one's life. The articles of the Creed are not a list of items, like the exports of Brazil. They flow from a living, personal relationship with Christ. The more we know Christ, the more we love Him; and the more we love Him, the more we want to know Him.

As a human act, faith must be free. (CCC #160) At the core of faith is a relationship of love, and love can never be coerced. The necessity of this freedom may help us understand the dynamic of young people raised in good Catholic homes who for a time "lose" their faith or wander from the Church. A moment comes in our lives when we can no longer live off the faith of our family; it needs to become our own. And , as in other relationships, our relationshi p with God needs to mature . Acts of faith we make in friendship and marriage are tested and deepened b y the challenges of life. So, too, is our faitli in God "which is more precious than the passing splendor of fire-tried gold" (1 Pt 1:7) The act of faith we make with our mind and heart is a response to the grace of God, and as we are free to believe or not, so God is free to bestow this gift or not. (CCC #153) The relation between intellect and will is mysterious enough, but this divine element is more mysterious still. By it, in the words of Ronald Knox, "the water of conviction is changed into the wine of faith." There are famous converts, such as G. K. Chesterton and Malcolm Muggeridge, who accepted intellectual ly the tenets of the Catholic religion for years, but who could not make the act of faith until that gift had been given by God. I knew a very distinguished doctor, a man of wide reading and commanding intellect, who once told me, "The most beautiful word in the Latin language is Credo -1 just wish I could say it." Since faith is a gift we receive, it is also a gift we can lose.

(CCC #162) Even the early disciples experienced this. The First Letter of Paul to Timothy warns, "By rejecting conscience, certain persons have made shipwreck of their faith." (1 Tm 1:19) We need to nurture our faith by prayer, by reflecting on God's word in Scripture, and by seeking an adult understanding of our faith. And we must strive to live a life in conformity with the Gospel and die moral teaching of die Church. At one point in the Gospel of Luke Jesus utters a poignant question, one which seems to emerge from die depths of His heart: "When the Son of Man comes, wdl he find faith on earth?" (Lk 18:8) He will, if we seek to live out the directive of the Church given when she presents the lighted candle to the newly-baptized: "Walk always as children of the tight and keep the flame of faith alive in your hearts."

Father Milton T. Walsh

Father Milton T. Walsh is academic dean and an assistant professor of systematic theology at St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park.

Family Lif e

The coming of autumn, the coming of God As we were hurrying into . the car to arrive late for Sunday Mass again, my eight-year-old daughter took a deep breath of the chilly morning air and exclaimed, "Christmas is almost here!" "Don 't say that!" I nearly shouted in alarm. "What's the matter, Mom," she asked in a soothing, therapeutic manner. "Do you feel like time is going by too fast?" An amazing thing happens to this family when fall arrives: We turn into a bunch of junior philosophers and amateur psychologists. What is it about the shorter days and the colder air that causes even eight-year-olds to contemplate, perhaps without realizing it, the brevity of life? "I can't believe it's autumn already !" my 14-year-old son remarked yesterday. "You can ' t believe it," I thought to myself. "What do you have to worry about whether it is fall or winter or spring? His father and I, on the other hand , have plenty on our

minds. My husband is an accountant , and for him this time of year always means being a day late and dollar short as he tries to close the company 's books for the year. Then there 's that bad knee of his, which has kept him from the exercise that both his health and state of mind sorely need. For my part , I am try ing to take care of my responsibilities, while avoiding scales, mirrors and doctors who will tell me I am not taking care of myself. Adding the anticipation of the winter holiday s into the mix only heightens my dread and my blood pressure. Against this melancholy backdrop, what is the Church asking us to think about? Listen to die readings at Mass from now until Christmas and you will hear a lot about death, jud gment, heaven, hell and the coming of God when we least expect Him. Unlike positive thinking, mind-over-matter gurus, the Church does not try to distract us from our self-examination

with happy talk. No, like the clock tower at Old St. Mary 's Church in San Francisco, she warn s, "Time is even shorter than you think." And what is the purpose of the warning? Is it to make us all depressed and guilt-ridden slaves? Or is it to free us from bondage to this fleeting world and all of our flawed endeavors upon it. With deadlines and death hounding us, I take great comfort in the reminder that only faith, hope and especially love will matter in the end. Far from adding to my anxieties, it puts them all into perspective.

Vivian W. Dudro

Spirituality

In praise of the ordinary Something inside us desp ises the ordinary. Something is there that tells us that ordinary life, with its predictable routines, domestic rhythms , and conscription to duty makes for cheap meaning. Inside us there is the sense that the ordinary can weigh us down, swallow us up, and anchor us outside the more rewarding waters of passion, romance, creativity, and celebration. We vilif y the ordinary. I remember a young woman, a student of mine, who shared in class that her greatest fear in life was to succumb to the ordinary, "to end up a content, little housewife and mother, happily doing laundry commercials!" If you 're an artist or have an artistic temperament , you 're particularl y prone to this kind of denigration. Artists tend to make a spirituality of creativity out of this kind of feeling. Doris Lessing, for example, once made the comment that George Eliot could have been a better writer "if she hadn ' t been so moral." What Lessing is suggesting is that Eliot kept herself too anchored in the ordinary, too safe, too secure, too far from the edges. Kathleen Norris, in her recent biographical work, "The Virgin of Bennington," shares how as a young writer she fell victim to this ideology : "Artists, I believed, were much too serious to live sane and normal lives. Driven by inexorable forces in an uncaring world , tiiey were destined for an inevitable, sometimes deadly, but always ennobling wresde with gloom and doom." The ennobling wrestle with gloom and doom! That does have a seductive sound to it, particularl y for any of us who fancy ourselves as artistic, intellectu al, or spiritual. That 's why, on a given day, any of us can feel a certain condescending p ity for those who can achieve simple happiness. Easy for them, we think, but they 're selling themselves short! That 's the artist inside of us speaking. You never see an artist doing a laundry commercial !

Don 't get me wrong. Not all of this is bad. Jesus, himself , said that we do not live by bread alone. No artist needs that explained. He or she knows that what Jesus meant by that, among other things , is that routine, dram duty, and a mortgage that's been paid do not necessarily make for heaven. We need bread, but we also need beauty and color. Doris Lessing, who is a great artist, joined the Communist Party as a young woman but left after she 'd matured. Why? One phrase says it all. She left the Communist Party, she says, "because they don 't believe in color!" Life, Jesus assures us , is not meant to be lived in black and white, nor is it meant simply to be an endless cycle of rising, showering, going off to work, responsibl y doing a job, coming home, having supper, getting things set for the next day, and then going back to bed. And yet, there is much to be said for that seemingly dram routine. The rhythm of the ordinary is, in the end , the deepest wellspring from which to draw joy and meaning. Kathleen Norris, af ter telling us about her youthf ul temptation to sidestep the ordinary to engage in the more ennobling battle with gloom and doom, shares how a wonderful mentor, Betty Kray, helped steer her clear of that pitfall. Kray encouraged her to write out of her joy as well as her gloom and to "dismiss the romance of insanity as a sham." As Norris puts it: "She tried hard to convince me of what her friends who had been institutionalized for madness knew all too well: that the clean, simple appreciation of ordinary, daily things, is a treasure tike none on earth." Sometimes the mentor that teaches us this is illness. When we regain our health and energy after having been dl, off work, and out of our normal routines and rhythms, nothing is as sweet as returning to the ordinary â&#x20AC;&#x201D; our work , our routine, the normal stuff of everyday life. Only after it has

been taken away and then given back, do we realize that the clean, simple appreciation of daily things is the ultimate treasure. Artists, though, are still partially right. The ordinary can weigh us down, outside the deep-

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of one-in-a-million aea romance , and of the wildness that truly lets us dance. But anchors and weights also have a positive function. They keep us from being swept away. The rhythm of the ordinary is perhaps the most powerful anchor of all to hold us in sanity. Paul Simon, in an old 1970s song entitied "An American Tune, " sings about coping with confusion, mistakes, betrayal, and other events that shatter our innocence. He ends a rather sad ballad quite peacefully with these words: "Still tomorrow's gonna be another working day, and I'm trying to get some rest. That 's all I'm trying, is to get some rest." Sometimes obedience to that imperative is what saves our sanity. There 's a lot to be said for being a conten ted, little person, anchored in the rhythms of the ordinary. Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, a theolog ian, teacher and award-winning author, serves ÂŚin Rome as general councilor for Canada f o r the Oblates of Mary Immaculate.

SCRIPTURE ÂŠL ITURGY Hope in face of p ersecution, death Autumn 's colors, bare trees, increased hours of darkness, and the chill in the air announce the coming winter and the death it symbolizes to us. Influenced by this time of the year, the Church has selected the final Sunday s in Ordinary time which turn to the end of the world, and the completion of God's plan for us and all God has made and beyond. This Sunday 's Scriptures celebrate resurrection hope even in the face of a tyrant 's cmelty, the difficulty of earthly book-keeping, and the objections made to non-traditional teaching. Is there more than persecution , oppression , and cruel death? Perhaps only the persecuted , the oppressed, and those threatened with cruel death can push the frontier beyond what they have been taught by their contemporaries and enter the embrace of a God who can change death into life. At least our first reading from II Maccabees seems to say so. Oppression there was from Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who overran Palestine about 150 years before Jesus, not stopping until he had desecrated the temple in Jerusalem, forbad the observance of the Jewish Law, and attempte d somewhat successfully to have the Jews adopt the veneer of Greek culture . He built a gymnasium in the holy city and erected a statute of Zeus in the temple precincts (the "abominable thing" of Daniel). Such harsh times created the zealous Maccabee brothers and their incredible mother. Thanks to them and their zeal, the Jews routed their oppressors and cleansed and rededicated the temple. But there was a price to be paid: seven brothers and their mother must die. Their profound commitment to the holy Law produces in them an equally profound trust that the present isn't all there is and that blessed resurrection and vindication await them. Simply hear what several have to say: "We are ready to die rather than transgress the laws of our ancestors ;" "You are depriving us of tiiis present life, but the King of the World will raise us up to live again forever;" "It was from Heaven that I received these (his hands and tongue); for the sake of his laws I disdain them; from him I hope to receive them again;" "It is my choice to die at the hands of men with the hope that God gives of being raised up by him." Pushed toward what seems the ultimate experience

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time // Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14; Psalm 17; // Thessalonians 2:16-3:5; Luke 20:27-38.

Father David M. Pettingill in life, they/we experience the power of God assuring us that there is much , much more to experience. Final day resurrection occupies center stage in Luke as well, approached however, from a different, way. The Sadducees, those in charge of the temple and conservati ve by bent , did not accept the newly arrived at belief that God's People would be raised on the last day. Indeed, they felt that the book-keeping alone would prevent this dream from becoming reality. Suppose, they asserted, a woman had seven husbands, all of whom married her in order to raise up issue for their deceased brother and ad of whom died. (Since belief in an after-life to say nothing of final day resurrection was not a common expression of Jewish faith , at this time one achieved a quasi-immortality through one 's children. So the Mosaic Law prescribed the levirate marriage, in which a brother would provide a child for a brother who died childless.) The problem, they then proposed to Jesus: "Now at the resurrection whose wife will that woman be?" Jesus responds by saying that relationships will be different in "the coming age." People " neither marry nor are given in

marriage." Nor is there need to reproduce for the number of the elect is complete: "They can no longer die for they are like angels; and they are the children of God because they are the ones who will rise. " Ultimately maintains Jesus, even the holy ones of the Old Testament live before God and await the resunection: "That die dead will rise even Moses made known in the passage about the bush, when he called out 'Lord,' the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; and he is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive." Because of what God has done in turning the death of Jesus into the doorway to kingdom resurrection and glory, and because at Sunday parish table we remember, make present, and eat and drink that experience, we receive the hope and confidence expressed in II Thessalonians: "The Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you , and guard you from the evil one. We are confident of you in the Lord that what we instruct you, you are doing and will continue to do. May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the endurances of Christ." Questions for Small Communities 1 How does belief in the resurrection on the final day influence the way we treat ourselves as embodied spirits? The way we contribute to the reform of structures exhibiting systemic evil? The way we treat the environment that supports human life? 2 During the events of September 11 and following, when have you seen resurrection hope in action?

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

Songs of praise: remembering whose we are "If a community has nothing to sing about, all the gimmicks in the world can't coax them into making a peep." So stated the Rev. Jan Michael Joncas at a recent conference. Then he continued: "And if a community has something to sing about, all the obstacles in the world can't keep them quiet." I find his words wise and hopeful. And a good prescription for the ministry of pastors and preachers and for the ministry of all liturgical ministers. That is, we empower and enable one another to remember what we Christians have to sing about. To remember who we are and whose we are. To remember the transforming power of Christ's saving death and resurrection. To hear again the Spirit-filled word of the wonderful works of God in our midst and to give thanks and praise that we are sent to be the love of God for the world by the power of the Holy Spirit. "Since Love is Lord of heaven and earth, how can we keep from singing?" The parish where I worshipped last Sunday as a visitor empowered and enabled everyone to sing in a particularly Sister Sharon McMillan, SND effective way during the communion rite. The communion song itself, "Blest Are They," has a strong, singable antiphon that all could follow , even without a worship aid. The choir was unified. Choir and cantor arranged their reception of and cantor began the song immediately when the priest communion so that the verses continued. Communion minisreceived communion (as the liturgical directives ask us to). ters had been assigned ahead of time to be sure that the organThere was no awkward pause, waiting for the musicians to ist was able to receive communion as soon as the song ended. receive communion or waiting for the communion ministers When the last person received communion, then, followto take their places. The song began when communion began. ing the priest's example, the entire community sat down This one piece of music continued as long as the com- together and entered into an extended time of silent thanksgivmunion procession did so that the distribution of communion ing prayer for the extraordinary gift of communion with Christ.

Then came the particularly effective touch. After this time of silent prayer, the assembly rose and sang a hymn of thanksgiving together. They chose a setting of the "Magnificat," the Canticle of Mary from the Gospel of Luke. This was sung prayer for its own sake. No one was going anywhere; there was no liturgical action to cover. We all stood and sang together the ancient words: "My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God, my Savior." The liturgical directives describe this piece of music as the optional hymn of praise and thanksgiving which is to be sung by the assembly together. Since we had only sung the antiphon of the communion song, this soul-stirring hymn gave everyone a chance to lift heart and voice as one Body in praise of God's compassionate and lavish love. "Since Love is Lord of heaven and earth, how can we keep from singing?" This seemed to me a fine example of a thoughtful use of one of the options in liturgical preparation. Key to its success was the absence of another hymn at the end of the Mass. A majestic organ postlude followed the dismissal. "The Mass is ended; go in peace." So we went ! But with the powerful experience of the communal hymn of praise still echoing in our hearts.

Notre Dame Sister Sharon McMillan is assistant professor of sacramental theology and liturgy at St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park.

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My daug hter and I recently discussed the Holy Father 's statement that heaven "is not a physical p lace amid the clouds " but a state of being, "a living per sonal relationship with the Trinity. " How does this square with various "ascensions into heaven " mentioned in the Scriptures and in our profession of faith? (Indiana)

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Remembering one of the poor souls T hey sat in the dark, nearl y empty pizza parlor, lost in thoug ht. Husband , wife and the old Irish lady. Throug h the foggy window they could see the bri ght sign across the street: Thomas Cooney Sons Funerals. The husband and wife munched on an acceptable sausage pizza. The old lad y ate a piece of bread and butter. "Brid gie, will you have some pizza ," the man said with a sly smile. The old lady smiled back and said firmly, "I will not." It was a little private joke . Bridg ie would have nothing to do with pizza or any other exotic food. Three or four boiled red potatoes , some cabbage and a little piece of ham — that was about all she ever ate. Off and on over his 38 years, the man had idly wondered what relation Bridg ie was to his mother — second or third cousin with a half brother thrown in along the way, or what? Now, with his mother resting across the sUeet in Cooney 's, it finall y came to him: it didn 't matter what relation they were, if any. Bridgie and Mom were best friends , for nearl y 80 years. They had grown up in the wild and poor West of Ireland together, came to America, worked together as maids to Chicago 's rich. After they got married, they were on the phone every other day. When the man was growing up, Bridgie and her husband Jim were alway s around. He knew their little apartment as well as he knew his own house. "We'd better be getting back," Bridgie said. "They 'll be coming soon." They stepped out into the near zero night. Bridgie held onto the arms of the husband and wife so as not to slip on the icy sidewalk. Plows had piled snow four feet high along the curb. They made their way carefull y through the small opening the pizza parlor had cut in the piled snow, across Southport and through a spacious opening the Cooneys had cut on their side of the street.

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work with their hands. Men faithful to their wives, caring for their children , with arms like iron and hearts of gold. But now he was walking down the hall with Bridgie. She led him into a room just like the one where his mother lay. A hundred chairs were neatl y arranged in the bright room but no one was there. At the far end was a casket. At each end stood large, handsome floral displays. He followed Bridgie to the casket and looked down. Inside was an old man in a handsome suit , looking as good as possible under the circumstances. The man had no idea who the fellow in the casket was. Growing more puzzled by the minute , he knelt down with Bridg ie and joined her in a Hail Mary. She rose stiffl y and walked over to a stand that held a visitors ' book. She signed it, turned and handed him the pen. The man shrugged , smiled , looked down at the book and stared. It was the first page and Bridg ie's name was the onl y one on it. He signed it, shook his head, threw a quick look at the man in the casket and followed Brid gie out of the room. In the hailway, the man gently tugged on the old lady 's arm and said, "Brid gie, what 's going on? Who was that guy, and why were we there?" Bridgie always got straight to the point, even in funeral homes. "He lived across the street," she said. "An old miser. No one liked him. He was always hollering out the window at the kids playing in the street. He lived with his sister. She wasn't much better. She died a few years ago." Brid gie paused. He stood there silently. Then she looked up at him. "He had no one, " she said. "Someone had to go." Her duty done , she turned and started down the hallway, toward the comfortable sounds of so many Irish voices , to the room where her friend of 80 years lay.

Anthrax victim is remembered as faithfu l, generous By Tracy Early Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) — Kathy T. Nguyen , the first person to die of anthrax in New York, was remembered as a well-loved and faithful Catholic at her funeral Nov. 5 in her parish church in the South Bronx , St. John Chrysostom. Father Carlos M. Rodri guez, pastor of the church and celebrant of the Mass , said Ms. Nguyen attended Mass regularl y, and was known as a very generous person. "The sadness to us is that she came to this country to find peace and joy, but could not escape the violence ," he said. "At the Mass, you felt the love of those who knew her , and of those who realize the seriousness of what 's going on in the country right now," he said. Father Rodriguez said about 10 other priests , including a half dozen Vietnamese and a chaplain from Lenox Hill Hospital , came to concelebrate the funeral Mass with him. The church was filled with 500 to 600 friends , fellow parishioners and other interested people , he said. In his homily, Father Rodriguez said , he pointed out that the response of Ms. Nguyen 's nei g hbors to her death in a time of national cri sis revealed "the best of humanity in the love and respect they showed for her." "We must not lose that," he told the congregation. He also emp hasized that her giving nature meant that "Kath y 's life was not wasted," and

she disp layed the good qualities that make us strong as people of faith. " "Her loss brings us so strong a realization of the worl d conflict we 're in, and of our need to pray as peop le of peace," he said. The 61-year-old Ms. N guyen , who according to news reports had immigrated fro m Vietnam in 1977 , worked at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hosp ital. She died Oct. 31 of inhalation anth rax at another area hospital, Lenox Hill. The two hospital s joined with the woman 's friends and some of her fellow parishioners to make arrangements for the funeral, Father Rodr iguez said. He said Ms. Nguyen was part of a "closeknit community" in a revitalized area of the South Bronx called West Farms, where residents were primarily Hispanic and African' American. She came to live in an apartment there throug h the efforts of a non-Vietnamese friend , he said. Ms. N guyen , who had been married , had a son killed in an accident , but that happened before Father Rodri guez came to the parish four trt years ago, and he said he did not know anything et about the son or the former husband . b w « Althoug h there were reports of Ms. Nguyen a having a brother who lives in France and a o £ cousin in Seattle, no family members were £ present for the funeral , the pastor said. o But she "had a bigger family in the commuX ar/, nity of faith , as well as among her Vietnamese 2 y and hospita l friends ," he said. Scripture passages for the Mass were read by The casket of Kathy T. Nguyen, draped with the flag of the former friends , and a Vietnamese choir provided the Republic of Vietnam, is carried from St. dohn Chrysostom Church. music, he said.

Question corner . . . ¦ Continued from page 14 reason that there is a chasm between God and humanity that human language and human experience can never cross. He said, for example, that it is not quite accurate to describe heaven as the dwelling place of God, since God cannot be confined by such a concept or enclosed in such a "heaven." Most C atholics and other Christians , it seems to me, instinctivel y understand that human expressions about God are j ust that , human attempts to say as well as we can something that is beyond our power to grasp or proclaim perfectly. When we say in the creed that Jesus "is seated at the right hand of the Father," we know that's not literally true. It's just one of the best ways we have to express belief that Jesus holds a place of unique honor and equality with the Father.

Pope John Paul reminds us that this is true any time we speak of realities after death. We must be very careful when interpreting the biblical descriptions of hell , for example. The "inextinguishable fire " and "fiery furnace" of which the Bible speaks are, he said, attempts to "indicate the complete frustration and emptiness of a life without God ," The same is true when speaking of heaven. We're confined to symbolic language, just as was the Bible itself . The idea of heaven as a place in the sky, according to the pope, resulted from metaphorical biblical language contrasting the dwelling place of humanity with the "dwelling place" of God. It is within that framework that we need to understand such phrases as "ascended into heaven." We do not believe that Jesus went off to a distant galaxy or planet, but that, in a way beyond our present comprehension , in his ascension he began a new life with the Father and with us. In fact, the pope used this same word when he said that "through grace, believers can ascend" to the presence of God.

The pope 's messages on the subject may challenge us to look anew at some expressions we use to affirm our faith , but he also saw in them something extremel y enli ghtening and hopeful about life in eternity. The suffering caused by sin in this life is often said to "make life hell," hinting what life without God would be like. In the same way, "if we are able to enjoy properly the good things that the Lord showers upon us every day of our earthly lives," said die pope, "then we have begun to experience the joy which will be completely ours in the next life." As one Italian theologian put it well, the pope was hinting that the person who lives in grace alread y fives in paradise. For today's Christians, attempting to live out these eternal realities in our lives now is more important than trying to describe them. (Questions f o r Father Dietzen may be sent to him at Box 325, Peoria, IL 61651. This column is copyrighted by Catholic New Service.)

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throug h San Francisco 's St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Parish , where she and Sean were planning to provide marriage preparation. The young "go-getter," as her pastor, Father John K. Ring describes her, was on a four-day business tri p to New York to formalize two deals for her firm , Slam Dunk Networks. "It would have been big," Sean says of the meeting. She used to get butterflies before such meetings , he says, "but she had the presence , the skills and the intelli gence to pull it all off. " High-powered meetings formed a huge part of life for this woman, who earned a master 's degree in business administration with a focus on international business. During her 20s, the George Washington University graduate facilitated meetings for the Stanford Research Institute petro-chemical alliance with representatives from the Chinese government. "You see these pictures of Melissa facilitating these meetings with 99.9 percent men," Sean says. "She just took it in stride." Melissa traveled every week or two for a coup le of days to conduct such business. So the couple went about their usual newlywed routine during their last few days together. They attended the opening gala for the San Francisco Opera , and enjoyed an "amazing time," Sean says. Melissa wore a "stunning " dress she found in a boutique on Chestnut Street. The pair spent the evening with friends at the Bravo Club , then dinner at City Hall , then an afterhours gala party.

CCHD... ¦ Continued from cover The Archdiocese collected $88,630.32 last year, according to Ms. Piendak. Of this amount 75 percent was sent to the national CCHD office , which distributed grants to local programs. The remaining 25 percent was distributed by the Archdiocese 's Office of Public Policy and Social Concern , which assumed administration of the local campaign from Catholic Charities of San Francisco in July 1999. Following are descriptions of programs receiving local CCHD funds in the coming year. The descriptions are adapted from materials supplied by the Archdiocesan CCHD office. • Archdiocesan Office of Ethnic Ministries (first year funded): "Ethnic Leadership Project" — $25,000. The project hel ps Tongan, Haitian and Burmese populations organize and become advocate s for their communities to gain access to resources. These communities are a growing presence in the Archdiocese. Individu als typically come to a new life in the U.S. with no preparation for Western social, economic and political realities. • Coalition for Ethical Welfare Reform (CEWR) (first year funded): "CalWORKS OuUeach and Organizing Project" _ $25,000. CEWR was established to provide recipients with education , information and patiis to advocacy in an effort to respond to the isolation , embarrassment and powerlessness that many welfare recipients experience. The project will identify leaders and train them to become actively engaged in the welfare debate. • Senior Action Network (SAN) (first year funded): "Senior Homeless Shelter Project." Granted $10,000, SAN works to pull together a coalition of seniors, homeless and social service groups to address the need for a shelter program devoted to housing homeless seniors. The network is

One of Sean 's first tough decisions was whether to develop the photograp hs from that evening. He did. "I just had to," he says, "but it 's hard." "We finally got up and got going Saturday, " Sean recalls, for sun-soaking and window shopping in Mill Valley. On Sunday they took in a cousin 's high school football game, a boat show, and a barbecue. Melissa left Monday morning for New York. The lovers spoke twice during the workday Sept. 10, and eight times that evening. Some friends were at the apartment watching Monday Night Football with Sean. Melissa stepped in from dinner witii her cousin in New York and hunkered down for small talk with her sweetiieart. They planned an upcoming camping trip - the second of Melissa's life. They discussed shipments from two wine clubs they just jo ined. The last time they spoke was "so goofy," Sean recalls. They wouldn ' t get off the phone. "Goodnight , (pause) I love you . .. wait, are you still there?" they said in a quiet and giggly exchange. "Then we still talked two more times after that happened ," Sean says. The two finall y wished each other goodnight in the wee small hours of September 11. After all , Melissa had to get some sleep before her big meetings. The couple found tiirough faith that their marriage was "just starting to hit stride," Sean says. They developed a friendshi p with Father Ring in a young married couples group. They j oked about being "the only three people without children ," Sean says. Through their involvement at St. Vincent, Sean says, "Our communication and commitment to faith went up another notch." The two met casuall y through friends three and a half years ago. They would show up at the same events and catch eyes across the room. From time to time, they asked friends about one other. True to fonn , Melissa eventually

took the initiative and asked a friend if Sean would be available to go to a ball in which she was taking part. The black-tie event was "amazing" for Sean, and left him feeling "extremely excited, hopeful , and optimistic, but I didn 't want to be overly optimistic. " Melissa flew to Hong Kong the next morning. They spoke a few times and exchanged e-mails. A month passed and Melissa asked Sean to a second formal event. "I was so p leased that she remembered me and invited me to a second event. I had to be the cool guy and said I would check my calendar. " In fact, Sean had been so cool that Melissa called back to see if he had said yes or no. After the second event , the two were inseparable. Sean describes Melissa as intelli gent and ambitious, a person "able to balance the professional and the personal ." "Socially, she was very humorous , charismatic," and could be an "absolute goofball ," he says. While the pair traveled and enjoyed social activities , Sean recalls fondly the "numerous nig hts when we just stayed home together. " Sing le friends would ask to go out to dinner. Sometimes they 'd go but sometimes they would meet for happy hour and then have dinner alone together. "We would see our friends but it was more important to just be together," he says. For Sean, life is going day by day. It 's hard to be in the apartment they shared. "The pictures, the wedding album , her clothes , her robe, her toothbrush . . . " His voice goes quiet. "We hadn 't even used our china yet. " He'll spend Thanksgiving with Melissa's family in Massachusetts. After that , he'll return to the apartment missing Melissa , whom he describes as "the woman who taught me love."

San Francisco's largest senior organization and operates the City 's only senior leadership development program. It is a member-driven organization whose programs aim to alleviate poverty, create community and alter social configurations that reinforce injustice. • Disability Advocates of Minorities Organization (DAMO) (first year funded) : "Breaking the Silence and Organize Campaign." Granted $10,000, this project aims to organize and empower communities of color to teach selfesteem, advocac y and community organizing skills. Through public education , public awareness, coalition building, training, networking and artistic expression , DAMO is an avenue of empowerment for disabled peop le of color to engage in advocacy surrounding legal rights, services and other issues. • POOR Magazine, Inc. (first year funded): "Jobs Organized to Break Stereotypes (JOBS) in the Media." Granted $10,000, this program equips people with a new way of seeing people in poverty, while also addressing the issues, solutions and ideas created by people who have experienced poverty. Participants act as "community journalists" reporting and researching issues, problems and solutions in action, while also assisting with their community ' s involvement in technology and media industries. The following five projects will receive funds from the national CCHD office. • Coalition on Homelessness (first year funded): "Shelter Outreach Project. " Granted $40,000, the coalition documents more than 22 outreaches per month with homeless people to share information about services, receive feedback, garner involvement for advocacy work, make pocket-sized service manuals and train front line staff , according to Coalition spokeswoman Mariana Viturro . The coalition has been engaging in this outreach for 13 years and will use the funds to continue the efforts. • Marin Family Action (third year funded): "Action for

Housing." Granted $20,000, MFA is initiating a tenant ri ghts organization. MFA members have organized to increase the number of affordable housing units in Marin , joined a county-appointed committee to advocate for the first living wage ordinance in Marin , and have helped more than 40 families gain access to affordable health care.• Peninsula Interfaith Action (third year funded): "Organizing the Working-but-Poor." Granted $35,000, PIA works to transform communities by building relationshi ps , strengthening neighborhoods , empowering congregations and develop ing leaders. PIA represents 15,000 families of diverse racial , ethnic , economic and reli gious back grounds to address affordable housing, education , access to healthcare, transportation , employment and economic development. • Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights (second year funded): "Immigrant Leadershi p." Granted $30,000, the coalition works with immigrant leaders to build more humane immigration laws that secure the protection of family integrity and human dignity while working toward the restoration of benefits for immigrants in California. Leaders will be trained in three basic areas: faith, civic, and planning and organization skills. Activists hope the efforts will result in a greater integration in leadershi p roles , access to basic necessities and the humanization of immigration laws. • Canmnos/Pathways Learning Center (first year funded): "The Computer Repair Shop ." Granted $10,000, this project proposes to exp lore business development possibilities and works to develop the leadershi p and advocacy skills of recent immigrant Hispanic women so they can expand their own access to di gital equipment, training and jobs. Caminos aims to break the cycle of poverty and social isolation by offering access to knowled ge of computer technologies , greater job opportunities resulting in a living wage and training and support to develop and run small business and other economic development ventures.

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Vocations Monthly: Meeting, 7 - 8:30 p.m., of a discernment group for women considering a vocation to religious life. Call Sister Carla Kovack at (415) 257-4939.

Lecture$/Ciasses/Radio-TV Mon - Fri. at 7 p.m.: Catholic Radio Hour featuring recitation of the Rosary and motivating talks and music with host Father Tom. Daly. Tune your radio to KEST - 1450 AM "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 affairs program featuring discussions and guests, 5 a.m. 3rd Sunday of the month, KRON-Channel 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.

Food & Fun Nov. 9: Holiday Boutique benefiting Mercy High School, SF from 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. 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) 5989919. 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. 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. 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) 588-0810. Nov. 10, 11: Winte r Flair sponsored by Women 's Guild of St. John the Evangelist Parish, 19 St. Mary's Ave., SF Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sun. 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Boutique, cake sale, gift corner, toy booth, hand-knits and as-is, too. Don't miss the raffle.

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) 648-5751. 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. from 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. Nov. 17, 18: Holiday Boutique benefiting Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose at the motherhouse , 43326 Mission Blvd., Fremont. Sat. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sun. 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Homemade fruitcakes , oil paintings, ceramics , knitwear, cards and more. Call (510) 657-2468. Nov. 17, 18: Noel Notions, a Christmas Bazaar benefiting Our Lady of ML Carmel Church , Mill Valley in the auditorium at 17 Buena Vista Ave. at Blithedale. Bake booth, toy booth , gift items, antiques, and more. Sat. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sun. 9 a.m. - noon. Lunch available on Sat. Call (415) 388-4332. 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 of SVDP which includes providing food and shelter for more than 1,000 people daily. Call Tina McGovern at (415) 661-2645. 3rd Sat.: Handicapables gather for Mass and lunch at St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, at noon. Volunteer drivers always needed. Call (415) 584-5823.

Returning Catholics 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 Chiesaat (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.

Reunions Nov. 10: Reunion lunch for Class of 71, Mercy High School, SF. Call Patricia O'Neill at (415) 6827858. 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. 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. Holy Angels Class of '70 please contact Peggy McEneaney Hart at (650) 875-0793 or 877-8925. 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. Alumni, former students, parents, grandparents of St. Finn Barr Elementary School, SF. The school is developing an alumni newsletter. Call (415) 469-9223 and leave your name, address and phone number.

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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 staples. Non-perishable foods may be taken to 121 Golden Gate Ave. M - F fronr8"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 Carol at (415) 345-7265. California Handicapables, which provides a monthly Mass and luncheon to handicapped persons, needs volunteers including drivers , servers , donors, and recruiters ol those who might benefit from the experience. Call Jane Cunningham at (415) 585-9085. St. Francis Fraternity, a' secular Franciscan organization, needs volunteers to help with their 20 year old tradition of serving breakfast on Sunday mornings to their Tenderloin neighbors. Call (415) 621-3279. Maryknoil Affiliates: Bay Area chapter meets 3rd Sat. for two hours at Maryknoil House, 2555 Webste r 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 Maryknoil locations. Call Marie Wren at (415) 331-9139 or mwren48026@aol.com.

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California in which a barber (Bill y Bob Thornton) blackmails the man (James Gandolfini) having an affair with his wife (Frances McDormand) to invest in a drycleaning business, but the scheme backfires in deadl y ways. As directed by Joel Coen and written by brother Ethan, the foreboding film 's initial revelations sap the story of its potential dramatic intensity, but the black-and-white film is brilliantly steeped in period atmosphere and aptl y conveys the descent of its misguided main charac ter. Brief, intense violence, an imp lied sexual encounter , off-screen suicide , and much profanity with occasional crass language. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-IV — adults with reservations. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R — restricted.

Deli g htful animated comedy about a furry, spotted beast (voiced by John Goodman) and his green, one-eyed friend (voiced by Bill y Crystal) who gather the screams of young children to power their monster world and accidental ly transport a little girl (voiced by Mary Gibbs) back to their realm. As directed by Pete Docter, the animation is superb but the story, though imaginative, doesn't take full advantage of the concept of things that go bump in the night. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-I — general patronage. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is G — general audiences.

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Tautiy paced thriller in which a divorced father (John Travolta) must protect his 12year-old son (Matt O'Leary ) from his dangerous new stepfather (Vince Vaughn) whom the son saw comrnit murder. Though the run-of-the-mill narrative has its flaws , director HaTold Becker 's campy film keeps the action moving by relying on the endangered-child angle and a chilling music score. Some violence, a fleeting sexual reference and intermittent profanity with brief crass language. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-III — adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 — parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

Waking Life

Animated tale of a young man (voice of Wiley Wiggins) who is unsure if he is awake, dreaming or possibly dead as he visits a vast assortment of people who wax philosophical about life 's meaning. Writer-director Richard Linklater uses innovative, eye-catching animation but the wavy visuals and the extreme verbiage of the talking-heads scenario overwhelm the movie 's wry humor and upbeat spiritual subtext. Brief violence including a suicide and several instances of rough language. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-IJI - adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R — restricted.

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Pope beatifies eight p riests and religious VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope John Paul II beatified eight priests and religious Nov. 4. during a Mass in St. Peter 's Square. The newl y beatified included two communist-era martyrs from Slovakia's Eastern Catholic community: Bishop Pavol Gojdic of Presov, who died in Czechoslovakia ' s Leopoldov prison in 1960; and Redemptorist Father Metodej Trcka, who died in the same prison in 1959. The others beatified at the Mass were: Mother Maria del Pilar Izquierdo Albero, founder of the Missionary Work of Jesus and Mary. Born in Zaragoza, Spain, in 1906, she moved to Madrid to begin work among children, the poor and the ill. She died in 1945. Mother Gaetana Sterni , the Italian founder of the Sisters of the Divine Will.

Widowed at age 16, she founded a religious order of women committed to the same life of sacrifice and service. She died in 1889. Father Paolo Manna, an Italian born in 1872, who founded what is now the Pontifical Missionary Union to promote support for the missions. He died in 1952. Camillian Father Luigi Tezza, the Italian founder of the Daughters of St. Camillus. He lived 1864-1923. Bishop Giovanni Antonio Farina of Vicenza, Italy, who opened several schools for poor girls and founded the Institute of the Sisters of St. Dorothy. The bishop died in 1888. Archbishop Bartolomeu dos Martires of Braga, Portugal , a spiritual writer and historian who he died in 1590.

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Images of Bishop Gojdic, left, and Father Trcka, hang at St. Peter's.

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SAN MATEO COUNTY St. Catherine's, Burlingame Tuesday, November 13th 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Redwood City Two Part Holiday Series Thursdays, November 15th December 13th-6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Good Shepherd, Pacifica Sunday, November 18th 1:15 - 3:15 p.m.

SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY St. Finn Barr Span ish and English Saturday, November 10th 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

St. Mary's Cathedral Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine Eucharistic Liturgy of Remembrance Tuesday, November 13th-5:00 p.m.

St. Gabriel's Tuesday, November 20th 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

MARIN COUNTY St. Isabella's San Rafael Thursday, November 15th 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

St. Cecilia 's Wednesday, November 14th 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Epiphany, O'Keefe Hall Spanish Saturday, December 1st 1:00-3:00 p.m.

Our Lady of Loretto, Novato Wednesday, November 28th 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

Christmas Remembrance Service (No Mass) J^L W Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery Saturday, December 8th-ll:00 a.m. John Talesfore, Officiating * All Saints Mausoleum Chapel KP L^v. For More Information, please call (650) 756-2060 Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery » 1500 Mission Road • Colma, CA 94014