November 18, 2005

Head of bishops’ conference says priests deserve thanks, support

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By Patricia Zapor

Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Msgr. William P. Fay, USCCB general secretary, lead the U.S. bishops on the opening day of their annual fall general meeting in Washington Nov. 14.

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The priests of the United States deserve not only the deepest gratitude, but also the support, esteem and collaborative respect of their bishops, said the president of the U.S. bishops in his first address to the conference as their leader.

More than ever before, events of the past four years have focused attention on the priesthood, said Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., in his Nov. 14 presidential address during the bishops’ annual fall meeting in Washington. He called priests “the treasures who safeguard the church as a eucharistic community.”

Attention stemming from publicity about sexual abuse cases and how the church has handled them was not about the “wonder, commitment, dedication and perseverance” of priests, but about “the darkness and sin which overwhelmed some,” he said. “It has been a personally painful time for the vast majority of priests who did nothing to deserve that pain.”

Despite that, his own experience as a bishop, reports from fellow bishops and polling data shows that Catholics “appreciate their priests,” said Bishop Skylstad, whose three-year term as president began at the end of the bishops’ 2004 fall general meeting.

Such support is a tribute to the strength of the priesthood and the service of individual priests, that “in the midst of the most scathing kind of coverage that any single group could imagine receiving, the Catholic people, by an overwhelming majority, can still say that they appreciate the job their priests are doing for them,” he said.

That is a reminder, he said, that Catholics think of the priesthood in terms of “the many faithful men they have encountered in their lives and do not judge all by the unfaithfulness, as terribly damaging as it has been, of a few.”

He noted that morale remains high among priests, with more BISHOPS, page 11

NEWS ANALYSIS Planned Parenthood spending helps defeat parental rights law

By Jack Smith Proposition 73, an initiative proposal requiring parental notification prior to performing an abortion on a minor, was voted down by a slim margin in the Statewide Special Election Nov. 8. Prop. 73 failed by a margin of 47.4 to 52.6 percent to bring California law into line with the vast majority of other States.

On an election day where every statewide initiative was rejected by vot-

ers, Proposition 73 managed to garner more yes votes than any other initiative. The closest in comparison was Proposition 75 regarding the use of union dues for political activity, which received 30,000 fewer yes votes than 73. Other initiatives received up to one million fewer votes than 73.

Still it was a huge defeat for an initiative that, according to some polls, was ahead by nearly 20 points in the weeks leading up to the election. Bill

May, chairman of Catholics for the Common Good, said after the election that “parents and families all over the country lost out to the powerful interests of Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry.”

Planned Parenthood, NARAL ProChoice America and the California Democratic Party were the largest institutional opponents of 73. Planned Parenthood affiliates, which receive the largest portion of their funds from

State of California programs, gave millions to the “No on 73” effort. Two affiliates, Los Angeles and Mar Monte, gave at least $500,000 each.

An election map for Prop. 73 shows a huge disparity in levels of support and opposition, similar to the red and blue state divides in recent national elections. In general, north coastal counties and those around the Bay Area opposed Prop. 73 by large PLANNED PARENTHOOD, page 8

INSIDE THIS WEEK’S EDITION Bishops reject death penalty. 5 Veterans’ Day at Holy Cross . 6

Sacramento’s restored Cathedral

Senior Living. . . . . . . . . 8-11 Hurricane relief . . . . . . . . 10 Editorial and columns. . 14-15

~ Page 9 ~ Sister Suzanne Toolan honored ~ Page 3 ~ November 18, 2005

Scripture and reflection . . . 16

Children and poverty ~ Pages 12-13 ~ SIXTY CENTS

‘Chicken Little’ review. . . . 20

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November 18, 2005

On The Where You Live

by Tom Burke

Now a freshman at Syracuse University is Tim Denterlein, a graduate of St. Brendan elementary and Lowell High School and son of proud folks, Arti and Tom. Tim’s sister is Fordham University sophomore, Priscilla.

“We did it for our families and for us,” Jim Sullivan told me about the recent union of Arthur J. Sullivan & Co. Funeral Directors with Duggan’s Serra Mortuary.

Jim and his brother, Arthur, III have been serving at their Market Street funeral home for 36 and 40 years respectively, many of them with their dad, Arthur J. Sullivan, Jr., until his death in 1985 and with their mom, Catherine E. Sullivan until her death in 2002. The firm was founded by their grandfather, Arthur J. Sullivan, Sr. in 1924. Jim and Arthur will be getting a little more time off but both “will continue to be available,” Jim said. Jim and his wife, Jerry Lynn, are longtime members of St. Brendan Parish as are Arthur and his wife, Marian, of St. Cecilia Parish. “Our family is honored that the Sullivan family thought of us first as the family they wanted to merge their business with,” said Dan Duggan of Duggan’s Serra Mortuary. “We’ve always thought of Sullivan’s as a first class organization and a first class family. This is one great Irish San Francisco family merging with another great Irish San Francisco family.” Dan said to be sure to mention that he was speaking for himself as well as his mom, family matriarch, Madeline, his brother, Bill, and their late sister, Maureen, who recently died…. Happy Anniversary to Mary and Bob Podesta, longtime parishioners of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish who were married 40 years September 4th. Mary, by the way, is a longtime new-digs colleague having been a member of Catholic San Francisco’s advertising department since its start now coming up on seven years ago. While we’re at it.

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More than 300 people met and munched October 2nd at St. Rita Parish’s annual picnic in Fairfax. Enjoying the fun and fare of the day – which included a climbing wall as well as ribs and barbecued oysters are, from left, Jo Ann Testa, Bill Cuneo, Mark Chapman, Doug MacLean, Maria Kimball, Father Ken Weare, pastor, Mike Ambrosini, Marilyn Porto, school principal, and Mike Ghiringhelli.

October 1st. Prayers please for Bob who is recovering with her husband, Steve, and Lorraine Gregerson, with from a stroke…. A service salute to her husband, Greg. Grandchildren St. Joseph of Carondelet Sister and great grandchildren were also in Claire Latham, who was honored attendance. Ida said her long life has by family and friends in August on been fed by her “faith in God and her 80th birthday and more than love of family.”… Celebrating 64 six decades as a religious. Born and years of marriage October 19th raised in the Richmond District’s were Melba and Gus Marinello of Star of the Sea Parish, where she Visitacion Parish in San Francisco. later taught and lives today, Sister Joining them for the occasion were Claire was joined at the celebration son, Russell, with his wife, Eileen, by her six surviving siblings includand daughter, Susan Stenson, with ing Jesuit Father James, Arthur, her husband, Tom…. No CSF next Bill, Tom, Ray and sister, Jane week! Happy Thanksgiving!…

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Mercy Sister, a prolific and revered composer, to be honored

By Tom Burke Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan has been composing sacred music for most of her 78 years. The prolific and revered artist will be honored Jan. 22 as musician and humanitarian by Catherine’s Center, a transition base for women recently released from prison or jail. The facility is a ministry of the St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Mateo County. “I can remember when I was a kid hearing a nun playing the organ,� Sister Suzanne said at Mercy Center in Burlingame just steps from Kohl Mansion where the award ceremony will take place. “I was in the first grade and thought to myself ‘I’m going to be a nun and I’m going to play the organ.’�

Well known for her many compositions, Sister Suzanne said she hopes her music helps people pray and that time will tell if any are songs of the ages. “Let’s come back in 50 years and see if any of them are still around,� she said with a laugh. “I’m humbled that some people think my music will last.�

A pioneer in establishing the Taize mode of sung prayer in the United States, Sister Suzanne has led the rite at Mercy Center each first Friday of the month for two decades. “We haven’t missed one in 20 years,� she said, noting that she herself has been present for all but two of the set-in-the dark sessions that draw standing room only assemblies. “If I am going to be honored, I am most pleased that it’s Catherine’s Center doing it because it is so dear to my heart,�

Sister Suzanne said. “To be honored under that name by the courageous women who are part of it is thrilling for me.�

The idea for Catherine’s Center began almost three years ago with Sister Suzanne and Mercy Sister Marguerite Buchanan. The two women have been friends since entering religious life just six months apart some 55 years ago. “Both Suzanne and I had the idea,� Sister Marguerite said. “Through Suzanne’s and my experience in working at San Quentin prison and the federal prison in Dublin, we saw good people who did not want to lead these lives anymore but were without support once they left incarceration.� That day, Sister Marguerite said, they found out that the St. Vincent de Paul Society had a similar dream of providing a bridge to freedom for newly released inmates.

“We’ve had tremendous success,� Sister Marguerite said. “We’ve seen families united and women have good jobs.� “We are celebrating Sister Suzanne’s 65 years of composing sacred music and how it has empowered our lives,�

Sister Marguerite said about the upcoming January event. “Suzanne has touched so many lives.�

Catherine Regan was a student of Sister Suzanne’s as a member of the class of 1962 at Mercy High School, Burlingame and for the last six years has served with her at Mercy Center. “Sister Suzanne conducted the school chorale and was a source of wonderful events for us,� Ms. Regan said. “She has a huge heart, is a wonderful storyteller and touches the hearts of others. I’ve been deeply inspired by her retreat leadership, sense of humor and music. Her music is around the world. I’ve sung ‘I am the Bread of Life’ at Mass in Ireland.�

Jerry Hurtubise, a San Francisco attorney, has known Sister Suzanne Toolan for more than 10 years. He and his wife Catherine are active at Catherine’s Center. “In the Church, there are people who give credence to the whole idea of spirituality and Sister Suzanne is one,�

Mr. Hurtubise told Catholic San Francisco. “She has been instrumental in my becoming a better Catholic. She is a person you wait for. There is someone very special there.� “I am delighted we can honor Sister Suzanne Toolan after her many years of sharing her gift of music with the Mercy community as well as with the Catholic and ecumenical community worldwide,� said Mercy Sister Diane Grassilli, President of the congregation’s Burlingame Region. “It is a delight to celebrate with her because she has helped us celebrate through her own presence and her gift of music.� “I have known Sister Suzanne for more than 50 years,� said Rey Friel of Catholic Healthcare West. “She has been my mentor and cherished friend. As a Sister of Mercy she has been so generous with her time, talent and work. There is also the integrity of who she is, her honesty and her being there for us.�

Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan

Sister Suzanne does not have to reach too far back to find a favorite moment of ministry. “One was just last week with the women at the prison in Dublin,� she said. “Part of the prayer is bringing our fears and burdens to the cross and it is so inspiring. We pick up the cross after the service and it is wet with their tears. That is a very inspiring experience for me.� “I’ve really had a wonderful life,� Sister Suzanne said, not at all ready to concede to retirement. The day after the interview she would be off to Alaska to lead retreats. “As long as I can do the work, I want to keep on going.�

The Jan. 22 event honoring Sister Suzanne will be at the Kohl Mansion in Burlingame. The Schola Cantorum of the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi will be featured.

The ensemble will include in its program, “God’s Grandeur� which was composed by Sister Suzanne from a poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins.

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November 18, 2005

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WASHINGTON — The death of Pope John Paul II and the election of Pope Benedict XVI invites the church to renewal and evangelization, said Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo, apostolic nuncio to the United States, on the opening day of the U.S. bishops’ fall general meeting. “The church is alive. She is alive ... because Christ is alive,” he said Nov. 14. The archbishop called on the bishops to foster church unity by strengthening their “collegial communion” with the new pope. “Unity with the Holy Father and with each other strengthens the proclamation of Christ to the world,” he said. The archbishop noted that Pope Benedict also has issued strong calls for Christian unity, citing the need to present a unified Christian vision for addressing contemporary ethical problems. “Division is contrary to the vision of Christ,” said Archbishop Montalvo.

U.S. commission report cites violators of religious freedom WASHINGTON — The State Department continued to designate Saudi Arabia, China and Cuba as “countries of particular concern” because of violations of religious freedom.

In its annual report on international religious freedom, Myanmar, Laos, North Korea, Eritrea, Iran, Sudan, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka and Vietnam ranked high on the list of countries that either control or are hostile toward religious practice. Belgium, France and Germany appeared on the list as governments that use legislation to “brand minority religions as dangerous ‘cults’ or ‘sects.’” “Freedom of religion does not exist” in Saudi Arabia, said the report. “Religious freedom is not recognized or protected under the country’s laws, and basic religious freedoms are denied to all by those who adhere to the state-sanctioned version of Sunni Islam.”

Scientists, ethicists raise water concerns at Vatican conference VATICAN CITY (CNS) — If modern wars are sometimes fought over oil, future conflicts may arise over an even more essential resource: water. That’s the concern of a group of scientists and ethicists who met Nov. 12-14 at the Vatican to discuss “Water and the Environment.” The meeting was the first effort of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences to address an issue that has important environmental, political, economic and health consequences for all humanity. “In many parts of the world, there is not a real abundance of water. Furthermore,

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Papal transition a call for church renewal, nuncio tells bishops

A Kashmirian woman and child sit at the U.S. Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, Nov. 14.

NATO forces were setting up winter shelters high in the mountains as doctors rushed to immunize children against measles and other diseases before snows cut off remote areas. About 3 million people were left homeless by the magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck northern Pakistan and India in early October.

human impact is changing the biosphere and the composition of the atmosphere, which will have repercussions on the availability of water in the future,” said Paul Crutzen, a Dutch chemist who won a Nobel Prize in 1995 for his study of the ozone layer of the atmosphere. Already, experts estimate that more than 1 billion people around the world lack access to adequate drinking water. Crutzen said whether that improves or worsens depends largely on population development, but added: “There is a big possibility of political conflicts and maybe even military conflicts. It is a big problem of this century.”

Pope urges Iraqis to persevere for peace and reconciliation VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI called on the people of Iraq, especially its Chaldean Catholic community, to not give up hope and to persevere in their efforts for peace and reconciliation. The pope offered “a word of fervent encouragement” to the Chaldean faithful “and to all citizens of Iraq” during a private audience with Chaldean Patriarch EmmanuelKarim Delly of Baghdad, Iraq, and a group of Chaldean bishops. The pope coupled his expression of solidarity with his “assurances of my prayers that your beloved country, even (in its) present difficult situation, may know to not lose heart and to follow the path toward reconciliation and peace,” he said in a Nov. 12 address. He asked the patriarch and his brother bish-

ops to remain dedicated to their pastoral duties “and to your ministry of hope for the whole Iraqi nation.” The pope’s meeting with the Chaldean leaders came at the end of their Nov. 812 extraordinary synod of bishops held in Rome.

Pope says U.S. should lead world by building consensus VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI said U.S. leadership in promoting freedom and self-determination around the world should be matched by consensus-building with other countries. In confronting issues critical to humanity’s future, the United States should work with international institutions to develop a “unified course of action,” the pope told the new U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, Francis Rooney. The pope said the disturbing spread of violence, war and disorder in today’s world can be countered only through “respect for universal moral law.” The pope accepted the ambassador’s credentials at a 25minute ceremony at the Vatican Nov. 12. Rooney, a Florida businessman, was serving in his first diplomatic assignment. In his own talk, Rooney told the pope that the United States “looks to the Holy See as a partner in efforts to spread peace, encourage democracy and to defeat terrorism.” The United States and the Vatican share “common goals” on a number of fronts, including terrorism, world hunger, the AIDS pandemic and human trafficking, he said.

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New statement calls for rejection of ‘illusion’ of death penalty WASHINGTON (CNS) — A new statement on the death penalty that calls on society to “reject the tragic illusion that we can demonstrate respect for life by taking life,� was approved by the U.S. Catholic bishops Nov. 15 in a nearly unanimous vote.

The statement, “A Culture of Life and the Penalty of Death,� builds upon the 1980 statement by the bishops that called for the abolition of capital punishment.

As Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn, N.Y., chairman of the Committee on Domestic Policy, explained as he presented it for a vote, “While this statement represents a major step forward for us as a body of bishops, it does not represent new teaching.�

Instead, it uses recent teaching included in the “Catechism of the Catholic Church,� the Social Doctrine Compendium and Pope John Paul II’s encyclical, “Evangelium Vitae� (“The Gospel of Life�), to express the bishops’ commitment to “restrict, restrain and bring an end to the use of this ultimate penalty because it is deeply flawed and often unfair, and because we have other, better ways to protect society which are more respectful of human life and dignity,� he said.

Bishop DiMarzio said the death penalty “arouses deep passions and diverse views,� and that the church’s teachings on it “can be oversimplified, misused or ignored.� He noted that the new statement is the product of three different committees and staff offices and incorporates the perspectives of the bishops’ pro-life, doctrine and domestic policy committees.

He noted that during a workshop two days before, bishops heard from people with personal experience of the death penalty — the survivor of murder victims, the brother of a convicted killer and someone wrongfully sentenced to death. Those people “turned their loss and suffering into a compelling witness for life, all life,�

Bishop DiMarzio said.

Similar stories can be heard around the country, in families “for whom violent crime and the death penalty are not issues or causes, but sources of deep pain and heartbreak,� he continued. “We must reach out to them, to support and comfort, to care and stand with them.

The death penalty offers a false path to healing and wholeness.�

The statement opens by referencing the bishops’ 1980 statement and saying they are renewing their call to end the death penalty now “to seize a new moment and new momentum.�

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By Patricia Zapor

U.S. bishops join in prayer at the start of the second day of their fall general meeting in Washington Nov. 15.

The United States should stop using the death penalty for four reasons, it says: — Other ways exist to punish criminals and protect society. — The application of capital punishment is “deeply flawed and can be irreversibly wrong, is prone to errors and is biased by factors such as race, the quality of legal representation and where the crime was committed.� — State-sanctioned killing diminishes all people. — The penalty of execution undermines respect for human life and dignity. “We renew our common conviction that it is time for our nation to abandon the illusion that we can protect life by taking life,� it says. “We encourage reflection and call for common action in the Catholic community and among all men and women of good will to

end the use of the death penalty in our land. Ending the death penalty would be one important step away from a culture of death toward building a culture of life.� “While we do not equate the situation of (people) convicted of terrible crimes with the moral claims of innocent unborn children or the vulnerable elderly and the disabled, we are convinced that working together to end the use of the death penalty is an integral and important part of resisting the culture of death and building a true culture of life,� it says.

The statement makes note of a shift over the last 25 years to growing public distrust for how the death penalty is applied and decreasing support for its use. It also said the goal of the statement is “not just to proclaim a position, but to persuade Catholics and others to join us in working to end the use of the death penalty.�

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Veterans’ Day at Holy Cross

Military chaplains of the Archdiocese, led by Monsignor Edward McTaggart, including Fathers Al Vucinovich, Michael Padazinski, and Alex Legaspi, presided at ceremonies on Veterans’ Day honoring those who have served in the Armed Services Nov. 11 at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma.

More than 150 people attended the annual service which included pledge of allegiance, scripture reading, prayer, 21 gun salute and taps along with Honor Guard from Travis Air Force Base.

Kathy Atkinson, director of Catholic Cemeteries, said,

“It’s a beautiful ceremony. It is so important to these families, especially now that so many people don’t remember.”

She said the crowd included the spouses of many who had attended the ceremonies in the past, and are now themselves buried at Holy Cross.

Picture here at left is Cemetery General Manager, Command Sergeant Major Roger V Appleby, 100th Troop Command, CA ARNG (Ret.), and Chaplain Steven Maekawa, LT., CHC, USNR. Dominican Father Maekawa is Prior at St. Dominic’s in San Francisco.

Father Brendan McBride, center, has been appointed National Consultant for the Irish Apostolate, a position responsible to and cooperating with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in their efforts on behalf of immigrants. Father McBride, a priest of the Diocese of Raphoe in Ireland, will continue as chaplain to the Irish community of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, a post he has held since 1996. Father McBride is shown with Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo, Papal Nuncio to the United States (left), and Kansas City-St. Joseph Bishop Raymond Boland earlier this year at Irish Apostolate meetings in Washington, D.C.

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

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■ Continued from cover margins, while southern, central valley and mountain counties supported 73. The exception in the south was California’s behemoth in terms of voting numbers, Los Angeles, which with 23 percent of all voters on election day, opposed 73 by 57 percent to 43 percent.

San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo Counties were the first, second, and sixth respectively of California’s 58 counties in levels of no votes. Seventy-nine percent of voters in San Francisco opposed 73, and precincts in Marin County registered opposition up to 95 percent (Muir Beach). Not a single precinct in Marin County supported the initiative, though a near 50 percent support in several precincts of Novato saved Marin from being number one in opposition. Sixtysix percent of San Mateo County voters opposed the initiative.

In far different parts of the State, the heavily Hispanic southern county of Imperial supported 73 with 68 percent of the vote as did the central valley county of Kern. Most smaller counties supported the initiative. Large counties supporting it with big margins were San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, San Diego and Fresno.

Catholic San Francisco asked Bill May from Catholics for the Common Good for his thoughts on the 73 defeat.

While less than two years old, Catholics for the Common Good has become an important grass roots organizer in

November 18, 2005 California and is the largest “Catholic action” group in the state. While founded locally, it now has active members, volunteers and organizers around California.

CCG worked in coordination with the California Conference of Catholic Bishops, diocesan Respect Life coordinators and with Parents for 73, the principle campaign organization in support of 73. Using volunteer created technology, people from throughout the state could volunteer on CCGs website and within 24 hours be in contact with a CCG leader or other campaign official.

May said, “California voters were definitely in a mood to say ‘No’ on election day. . . It is much easier to defeat an initiative than to pass one.” While preelection polling showed strong support for Prop. 73, “all Planned Parenthood needed to do is confuse the voters to get them to vote for the status quo, which was ‘No’ in the case of Prop. 73,” May said.

Pre-election surveys also showed strong support for 73 among “blacks and Hispanics and people with the lowest educational levels, groups where lower incomes are more prevalent.” That’s a disparity of perspective which seemed to hold through to election day where the wealthiest precincts in the state showed the strongest opposition to parental notification. May said, “This shows how the poor, often living in predatory environments, are struggling to maintain control over their families and protect their children.”

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Restored Cathedral in Sacramento will reopen Nov. 20 The Diocese of Sacramento is celebrating the reopening of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, located in downtown Sacramento just steps away from the state capitol building.

The interior of the 116 year-old cathedral (left) shows the result of more than two years of restoration. The cathedral’s 175-foot dome (right), which had been blocked in 1932, also was reopened.

A rededication Mass is scheduled for Nov. 20.

By Catholic Herald staff Following 27 months of restoration work, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in downtown Sacramento will be rededicated by Bishop William K. Weigand of Sacramento during a special Mass Nov. 20.

Some 30 bishops from across the United States are expected to attend the Nov. 20 Mass, including Bishop John C. Wester, apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Bishop William Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., president of the U.S.

Conference of Catholic Bishops, will be the homilist.

The 116 year-old cathedral has undergone a $34 million restoration, including restored artworks and brighter colors, new liturgical elements, and a reopening of its 175 foot-high dome, which was blocked from view in 1932.

Due to limited seating, the Nov. 20 rededication Mass is a ticketed event.

However, other events will give local Catholics and the public an opportunity to participate in its reopening: A Mass of thanksgiving commemorat-

ing the silver anniversary of episcopal ordination of Bishop Weigand will be celebrated Monday, Nov. 21 at 11 a.m. in the Cathedral. San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop Ignatius Wang will attend the Mass.

A Vespers service and reception will be held Monday, Nov. 21 at 5:30 p.m. Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles will preach. The service will be followed by a reception in the Cathedral Hall.

Community, government and religious leaders are expected to attend.

“St. Cecilia Sing,” a feast day concert and choir festival, will be presented on

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Across the country more than 80 local Catholic Charities agencies are assisting hurricane victims by providing food, financial aid, clothing, shelter, gas and retail store cards, and household goods; helping with medical and prescription needs; offering cleanup assistance; helping victims work with Federal Emergency Management Agency officials; and providing crisis counseling, case management, transportation, job placement, and temporary and long-term housing.

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Two months after Hurricane Katrina, Catholic Charities in New Orleans and other Catholic Charities agencies have been moving into the long-term recovery phase of their disaster response. Catholic Charities said new needs always arise long after a disaster occurs and months after people first contact the agency for help.

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■ Continued from cover than 90 percent saying they find their lives satisfying. Bishop Skylstad attributed that to “the faith and hope that nourishes and supports the life and ministry of priests.”

The priest learns soon after ordination that “the cross is and will be an intimate part of his life experience,” he said, “and that in the end the cross brings life and hope, and not death and despair.”

But as members of the church’s community, priests must be supported and sustained by bishops, the priests themselves and the laity, said Bishop Skylstad.

Though church teaching speaks of bishops and priests as close collaborators and co-workers, “we bishops need to recognize honestly that many priests do not sense that this is true,” he said. He cited studies showing that more than half of the priests interviewed said the handling of the sexual abuse crisis has negatively affected their view of church leadership.

“Only 42 percent believe they will be dealt with fairly if they are accused,” he said.

“Fifty-eight percent do not. Only 27 percent believe that accused priests have been treated fairly; the vast majority does not.”

Bishop Skylstad suggested that bishops employ the canonically provided ways of collaborating with priests as well as simply developing personal contact with them.

Such contact “demonstrates unequivocally that bishops and priests share in the same mission and are united sacramentally in one priesthood,” he said. Though bishops have a

“primary and solemn responsibility in providing for the spiritual and material wellbeing of our priests, we should not forget that our priests are co-workers with us in ensuring the health and vitality of the priesthood.”

Bishop Skylstad noted that some actions taken by the bishops in addressing the abuse crisis “have been interpreted as signaling a lack of concern for priests. I want to affirm that this conference’s goal of protecting children and young people is a goal we want to work toward with our priests and not against them.”

The way priests have supported and sustained one another has been amazing, Bishop Skylstad said, adding his gratitude for those efforts. Spiritual direction, in particular, is essential for a healthy priestly life and individual growth, he said, adding his encouragement for such mutual support to continue.

The help of lay people also is necessary for supporting and sustaining priests, he continued. “It is the laity, after all, who have the firsthand experience of our priests as they selflessly and day after day give themselves to visits in the hospitals, counseling to the grieving and dying, Masses in prison, nursing homes and schools, hours in the confessional and meeting with couples preparing for marriage or who are experiencing troubles in marriage.”

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“In working together in this way priests come to experience not only the importance of appropriate means of accountability to the communities they serve but also the realization that not every burden rests entirely on their shoulders,” he said.

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■ Continued from page 8 in the defeat of Prop. 73 was that efforts of “the ‘Yes’ side was diffused among a number of separate but cooperating campaign organizations,” while Planned Parenthood had one central campaign.

Despite the loss, May is encouraged by many messages of support from volunteers from throughout the state. “They are ready to go to work on the next issue,” he said. “I think what this experience taught them is that they are not powerless to confront the culture.”

May said the California Conference of Catholic Bishops did a “marvelous job” in preparing campaign materials and in providing other forms of leadership to the campaign. He said, however, that often “people improperly look to the bishops for political leadership on moral issues. That is the job of the laity. Popes and bishops have already given us our marching orders through their teachings.” May is encouraged that more and more Catholics are taking up the challenge to confront culture and defend the weak and vulnerable, which is a “part of our baptismal promises,” he said.

“Guided by the Church’s teachings and the Holy Spirit, the laity can change the culture and be a force for the common good.”

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“I offer these thoughts because of the profound respect and affection I have for the priests that I know and continue to come to know,” he said. Besides safeguarding the church’s eucharistic presence, “they keep the church faithful to the Lord’s commandment of love of God and neighbor by their selfless dedication to the administration of the sacraments, the prayer of the church, the governance of their parishes and communities and endless everyday and often heroic works of charity.”

“Our priests deserve our deepest gratitude,” he continued. “They also need and deserve our continuing support and esteem.”

Bishop Skylstad also noted that the last few years “have taken a great toll” on the bishops themselves. More attention must be paid to their relationships with each other, he said, noting that the Ad Hoc Committee on Bishops’ Life and Ministry had met the day before with retired and soon-to-beretired bishops to consider ways they can be more helpful and supportive to active bishops.

He also thanked the staff of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and to outgoing general secretary Msgr. William Fay, whose term expires in February.

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Health of children seen as key factor in reducing world poverty

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LIMA, Peru (CNS) — Of the half-million Central Americans and Mexicans displaced by flooding caused by Hurricane Stan in early October, one-third were children and adolescents.

Bishop Pablo Vizcaino Prado, vice president of the Guatemalan bishops’ conference, was not surprised that children and elderly people were hardest hit by the disaster.

“There are many elderly people who live alone,” he said, “and there are many children left in the care of old people” because their parents have migrated to the United States in search of jobs, leaving the children in the care of grandparents.

For poor countries, the future depends on a workforce — today’s children — that is healthy and well educated. But hunger and disease undercut children’s opportunities, and 250 million youngsters between ages 5 and 14 already have jobs; nearly half of them work full time instead of going to school.

Millions of children worldwide suffer from malnutrition, which impairs their physical and mental development, undercutting their prospects and those of their countries. While there are fewer malnourished people overall in Latin America and the Caribbean, the number of hungry people in Central America rose from 5 million in the early 1990s to 7.4 million in 2001, according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization.

Rates are highest among rural families, who often do not have enough land to support themselves, and indigenous people. In Guatemala, 70 percent of indigenous children are under the appropriate height for their age — a standard measure of malnutrition — compared to 36 percent of nonindigenous children.

At a Latin American conference on hunger held in Guatemala just after the Sept. 14-16 U.N. World Summit to review progress on the

Cambodian farmers work in a rice field in the province of Kampong Speu, near the capitol city of Phnom Penh.

Catholic Relief Services has been assisting farmers in the Svay Rieng region of the country reduce their costs and increase their income by changing the way they farm. The goal is to make farmers less vulnerable to natural occurrences such as droughts and floods.

Millennium Development Goals, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called the world hunger crisis a “silent genocide.” He urged leaders to invest less in weapons and security and more in changing the poverty, injustice and violence that are the root causes of insecurity and instability.

“Sporadic gestures of charity are not enough to alleviate the desperation felt by those who don’t know when their next meal will be or where it will come from,” da Silva said.

Brazil is one of half a dozen Latin American countries that have launched programs that provide food or vouchers to low-income parents who promise to keep their children enrolled in school and take them for regular health checkups.

Studies have shown a strong connection between education and health. Educated women tend to have more economic opportunities. They also have healthier children, and those children are more likely to stay in school, according to U.N. data. That is one reason why education for girls is emphasized in the Millennium Development Goals, designed to cut poverty to half of 1990 levels by 2015.

A survey by the international development group ActionAid, however, found that 70 of the world’s countries will probably miss this year’s targeted goal of universal primary education for boys and girls.

An education does not necessarily ensure women equal opportunities in the workforce. In Chile, one of the Latin American countries closest to achieving its millennium goals but also one with highly unequal income distribution, women earn 68 cents for every dollar earned by men. The gap is even wider among women who have a higher education.

Educating women and ensuring that they are healthy and have an adequate income are keys to guaranteeing that children are also healthy and educated and become productive adults.

Zambian children attend school in a poverty-stricken area near the country’s capital, Lusaka.The future of many developing countries is tied to their success in educating the young.

Achieving universal primary education is one the Millennium Development Goals, set by the leaders of 189 countries in 2000.

“Most of the world’s poor are women,” said Duncan MacLaren, secretary-general of Caritas Internationalis. “A lot of these issues came together in the millennium goals to encourage girls to be sent back to school, to keep them in school, to look at things like HIV/AIDS and poverty through the lens of gender.”

Providing prenatal and postnatal care and counseling to mothers has helped lower infant mortality rates, but progress has slowed, according to a 2005 report on the Millennium Development Goals. Every year, nearly 11 million children — 30,000 a day — die before their fifth birthday. Most die of preventable diseases, and malnutrition contributes to half of the deaths.

“That’s the equivalent of three tsunamis every month,” said Jorge Chediek, the official representative for U.N. agencies in Peru, referring to the tidal waves that struck parts of Asia in December 2004. “Unlike the tsunami, these pathologies are preventable, but the deaths don’t attract the attention necessary to mobilize resources to combat them.”

The 2015 target is likely to be missed in most of the areas that would make the greatest difference to children’s health, according to the U.N. Development Program.

“Progress on child and maternal mortality, malnutrition, access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation actually slowed down in the 1990s compared with earlier decades,” said a U.N. Development Program report.

AIDS is one major obstacle to achieving the goals. In 2004, 3.1 million people died of AIDS and 4.9 million people became infected with HIV. About 39 million people are living with the disease, which has turned back the clock on development in the hardest-hit countries, mainly in southern Africa, where more than one-fourth of all adults live with HIV. In sub-Saharan Africa, 57 percent of people with HIV are women, and the rate is even higher among those between ages 15 and 24. Worldwide, 15 million children have lost one or both parents to AIDS; 12 million of them are in sub-Saharan Africa.

“In Africa, the whole fabric of society is gradually loosening because of HIV/AIDS and the impact it’s had on development,” MacLaren said.

Children — most often girls — are often forced to drop out of school when their parents die or become too ill to work.

In developing countries, girls’ education is often cut short for other reasons, too. In Cambodia, free public education has a cost. Because teachers earn only about $20 a month, children are expected to give them a tip every day. Unable to cover costs for all of their children to attend schools, parents tend to send their sons and keep daughters at home to help with housework and care for younger siblings.

In the Palestinian territories, workers for the U.S. bishops’ Catholic Relief Services have found that bathrooms for boys and girls must be far apart — not just separated by a wall — and classrooms must be large enough to keep boys and girls separated, or parents will not send their daughters to school.

To remove these cultural obstacles, CRS tries to build schools exclusively for girls when possible, said Nabil Handal, chief operating officer for CRS in the Palestinian territories.

Primary education is one of the most critical goals in the territories, he said, as it is a springboard for better job opportunities and greater awareness of health, social and environmental issues.

Universal primary education for boys and girls is one of the millennium goals. While Latin America and the Caribbean, East and Southeast Asia, North Africa and the Asian countries that used to be part of the Soviet Union have close to 100 percent primary school enrollment, Africa, Oceania and South Asia are well off the mark.

Unless the goal is met, children growing up today will probably find themselves trapped in the same cycle of poverty as their parents.

“People without primary education and with no skill to offer end up on the lower rung of the job market,” Handal said.

Contributing to this story were Pascale Bonnefoy, Chile; Jill Replogle, Guatemala; and Judith Sudilovsky, West Bank.

Advent project informs Catholics about aid,trade,debt relief (CNS PHOTO FROM REUTERS)

By Barbara J. Fraser

A young boy in the Philippines recycles batteries by opening them by hand. Many children throughout the world are not able to go to school and are forced to work dangerous jobs.

The Millennium Development Goals seek to improve the status of children by achieving universal primary education.

BOGOTA, Colombia (CNS) — In parts of rural Colombia, which have been in the throes of armed conflict for four decades, prospects for peace seem far away.

Armed blockades by leftist rebels and right-wing paramilitaries cut off food and fuel supplies to communities, prevent residents from selling their goods at markets in other towns and make it impossible for children to get to school. Doctors and health workers are barred from visiting those communities, and armed groups often steal malaria medicine and other drugs and supplies from local clinics.

In Colombia, as in other countries afflicted by war, women and children suffer most.

“Conflict displaces millions of children from their homes, communities and families and forces children to become soldiers and to endure sexual and other violence, hunger, disease and trauma,” said Erica Kochi, a child survival specialist at UNICEF. “Children account for nearly half of the people killed in conflicts since 1990.”

Armed conflict kills and injures more children than soldiers, according to a U.N. report. It is also a major obstacle to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, which are aimed at cutting poverty rates in half by 2015.

“Conflict and development are mortal enemies,” said Duncan MacLaren, secretary-general of Caritas Internationalis, the Catholic Church’s international relief and development federation. “Whereas in the First World War, 5 percent of people killed were civilians, now it’s 90 percent, and most of them are women and children.”

Since 1990, wars have left more than 13 million people dead. Another 37 million — about 80 percent of whom are women and children — are displaced, either within their own countries or as refugees in other countries, according to U.N. figures.

In Colombia, where human rights workers estimate that war has displaced 3.6 million people since 1985, political violence is a major obstacle to the achievement of development goals, said Father Ignacio Cardona, assistant director of Caritas Colombia.

“More money is invested in war than in social areas,” he said. “Poverty is getting worse every day, and there are fewer employment opportunities.”

Colombia’s armed conflict — involving two guerrilla groups, paramilitaries and government forces — has increased hunger, poverty and mortality rates and reduced opportunities for education and access to health care in areas affected by the war.

“I don’t know how we’re going to achieve the millennium goals when the largest percentage of the displaced population in this country are boys and girls under age 18,” said Fanny Uribe, a researcher for Caritas Colombia’s human mobility department.

The conflict also undermines church work that would help Colombia meet its development goals. Caritas’ early childhood ministry works with pregnant women and children under age 6 in an effort to improve their health, but the work is often cut short when the conflict forces families to flee their homes.

Government peace efforts may also be an obstacle to achievement of the millennium goals. The administration of President Alvaro Uribe has earmarked large amounts of money to demobilize paramilitary forces, leaving less for social programs, Father Cardona said.

In Colombia, teens who are recruited by armed groups drop out of school and often suffer psychological trauma that is not easily healed when they return to society. Worldwide, an estimated 300,000 children are involved in armed conflicts.

(CNS PHOTO BY PAUL JEFFREY)

A southern Sudanese woman -- armed with a weapon and holding her child -- prepares a meal in Rumbek, Sudan.

“Conflict and development are mortal enemies,” according to the secretary-general of Caritas Internationalis, the Catholic Church's international relief and development federation.

(CNS PHOTO FROM REUTERS)

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(CNS PHOTO BY PAUL JEFFREY)

By Suzanne Timmons

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Relief Services have prepared Advent materials to educate Catholics about global poverty. The materials, which focus on trade, aid and debt-relief policies, are available on the USCCB Web site, www.usccb.org.

In 2000, leaders of 189 countries adopted the Millennium Development Goals to cut poverty in half by 2015. Developing countries committed to reducing poverty to half of its 1990 level, while wealthy countries agreed to earmark 0.7 percent of their income to help poor nations meet those goals.

The eight millennium goals set targets for eradicating poverty and hunger; achieving universal primary education; promoting gender equality and empowering women; reducing child mortality; improving maternal health; combating HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and other diseases; ensuring environmental sustainability; and developing a global partnership for development.

The materials were prepared to inform Catholics at a time when attention has been given to evaluating the Millennium Development Goals; in addition, the World Trade Organization will hold its ministerial conference in Hong Kong in December.

A Palestinian woman works as a beekeeper in a church-supported cooperative in the West Bank.

Beekeeping is a skill taught to women in a Catholic Relief Services food-for-work program in the area.

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Reflection on Psalm 136

By Pope Benedict XVI Let us consider the refrain, “for his mercy endures forever” (Psalm 136/135) The key word here is mercy, in Hebrew “hesed.” It describes God’s love for the chosen people with whom he has established a covenant. He is not a cold, distant God, but one who loves his creatures and suffers when they are unfaithful to him, when they reject his merciful fatherly affection.

The signs of God’s love are seen in the marvels of creation and in the great gifts he has given to his people. The Fathers of the Church teach us to recognize in created things the greatness of God and his merciful love toward us.

St. Basil, filled with wonder as he reflects upon the mystery of creation, writes that God is “beauty greater than any that can be desired, the beginning of all beings, the source of life, the light of understanding, inaccessible wisdom.”

Such is the God who “in the beginning created heaven and earth.” Let us praise the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endures forever.

From remarks by Pope Benedict XVI at his Nov. 9 general audience.

Thanks-doing, thanks-saying

By Father William J. Byron, SJ If I were pressed to reduce the meaning of all religion to one word, that word would be “gratitude.” The essence of our relationship to God is gratitude.

The sum and substance of our religious response to the saving grace and creative power of God is gratitude.

Some might want to argue that a better one-word summary of the meaning of religion is love. A very good case could be made to support that view. But I would point out that a section in the First Letter of John (4:14-19) says, “Let us therefore love God, because God has first loved us.” It’s not that we first loved God, but God has first loved us. The divine initiative causes God’s love — grace — to dwell in us. And grace, of course, implies gratitude, “gratias.”

All we can be is grateful.

It is wonderful that the United States sets aside one day a year for Thanksgiving. It is even more wonderful that Catholics who remember their Lord in the breaking of the bread are not just a thanksgiving people, but a thanks-saying and thanks-doing people. “Eucharist” means thanks.

So for Catholics Thanksgiving is not a novelty, not a once-a-year thing. We don’t have turkey and all the trimmings every day, of course, but the essential religious reality — giving thanks to God — is there every day. It is part of our religious being.

There is something very special about the thanks all Americans give on Thanksgiving Day. Civic virtue combines with religious commitment to bring some of us before the altar, if we choose to do so on this secular holiday. For all Americans, the harvest is in, the blessings are counted. And as a nation under God, we’re encouraged to bow gratefully before God. We give thanks for the gifts of creation. We give thanks for the gift of life as well as faith, for food and freedom, for family and friends, for health and happiness.

But how grateful are we the other 364 days of the year?

Consider the question Jesus raised in the Gospel story (Lk 17: 11-19) about the 10 cured lepers when only one, the Samaritan, came back to thank him: “Was there no one to return and give thanks to God except this foreigner?”

Are we still the nation Abraham Lincoln had in mind when he wrote: “We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of heaven. We have been preserved these many years in peace and prosperity. We have grown in numbers, wealth and power as no other nation has grown. But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us; and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own?”

Words worth repeating Thanksgiving Day. In the old American vernacular, “much obliged” was a common expression of gratitude. To say thanks is really to declare oneself obligated, “much obligated,” for a favor received and ready to do something in return.

Vertically, so to speak, we are obliged to give our praise and thanks to God. Horizontally, we are obligated to show our thanks to God by showing grateful care and concern for our brothers and sisters in the human community.

St. Ignatius Loyola once remarked, “I think that ingratitude is at the root of all sinfulness.”

There’s another thought worth considering on Thanksgiving Day. An author, university professor and former pastor, Father Byron writes a column for Catholic News Service.

Parent for parenting I am wearing black today.

Proposition 73 lost 52 to 48 percent of the vote. Proposition 73 should have won by a landslide.

Planned Parenthood and the foes of Proposition 73 spent millions of dollars turning this issue into an abortion rights issue with television ads showing dewyfaced mothers talking about the safety of their daughters and how if this proposition won, their daughters would be forced into back-alley abortions.

What parents and adults around this state should have been asking themselves is why a mother who is truly concerned about her daughter’s welfare would want to bury her head in the sand about her daughter’s activities - sexual and non-sexual. This was not an abortion issue, though that’s what the opponents of Prop. 73 made it out to be. This was a parental knowledge/rights issue. And parents lost.

Parents with minors should open their eyes and ears even wider, now. I have three children and I am certainly aware of changes in their demeanor, know who their friends are, and have an “open door” policy. Sometimes I ask uncomfortable but innocuous questions. Many times we talk.

Sometimes I’m confrontational.

Sometimes I make decisions my kids find difficult to digest. But always, always I make time for them and know where and what my kids are doing. And, at eleven, fourteen, and even seventeen, they still ask my opinion, advice and help.

My children are gifts to my life and I’m jealously protective of these gifts. I cannot fathom how many parents are so cavalier with their children and their children’s well-being. I cannot imagine my children being taken without my knowledge or consent by an adult for a medical procedure and my not wanting to know.

Many Roman Catholics are registered Democrats. I am one.

Though I’m considering changing my status to Independent because I find that the Democratic party is pushing our society in the wrong direction. This election was presented by Democrats as a “defeat Schwarzenegger” vote, i.e. anything he supported, as a faithful Democrat, should be voted against.

What leaves me staggering is that instead of using our common sense and God-given intelligence to carefully read through the propositions, many of us simply vote according to the party line, the union line, or whatever the newspaper suggests, not knowing who it is influencing our vote. How foolish.

So, parents, be like the wise and watchful bridesmaids in last Sunday’s

Gospel: Don’t let your guard down . . . night is falling.

Jeanne Asdourian Corte Madera

Relative topicality In last week’s letters, Richard Morasci (CSF – Nov. 11) complained about Catholicism becoming a one-issue religion (that issue being abortion) and wondered why more attention isn’t devoted to allegations of torture by American forces.

Where is the outrage, he asked. Well, it’s hard to get worked up over an issue that few are disputing. After all, the government acknowledges that torture is wrong, appears to be taking steps to prevent it, and has punished servicemen and women for misconduct far less than actual torture.

At last count, there are no national advocacy groups promoting torture as a good or demanding that it remain a constitutional right, and there probably haven’t been 40 million instances of torture by U.S. forces since 1973.

Most importantly, if you look around the pews at Sunday mass, odds are just about everyone is against torture, but far fewer have been persuaded that deliberately taking unborn human life is a grave moral evil that should be stopped.

The command to be “salt and light” means we take the culture as we find it and requires that we tackle the controversial and unpleasant topics, even when people are set in their ways and laying out the arguments one more time gets tiresome.

If the “allegations” of torture are ever substantiated as actual U.S. policy, you can bet the Church will make its voice heard on the side of life.

Al Serrato Millbrae

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What has happened under Bush is not the predictable, occasional mistreatment of detainees that may well occur in every war.

What has happened is that, for the first time, the commander-inchief, instead of creating clear boundaries against abuse and mistreatment and insisting on complete compliance, gave the military confusing instructions, signed memos that would sanction abuse and outright torture, and then acted as if the metastasized pattern of abuse was somehow a function of a few “bad apples” at the bottom of the chain of command.

– Andrew Sullivan, columnist and blogger (www.AndrewSullivan.com).

Look around. Our collective humanity is dying a little more every day.

Technology is killing life on the street — the public commons, if you please. Chat rooms, text messaging, IM are all, technically, forms of communication. But when they replace yakking over the back fence, or sitting huggermugger at the bar or simply walking with a friend — as they have for an increasing number of people in “advanced” societies — then meaningful human contact is lost. Ease of use is small compensation.

– Tony Long, Wired News Houses of worship have not been quite as blind to the threat of drug, alcohol and cigarette abuse because those health dangers are obvious and speaking about them does not cause your palms to sweat. However, it is time for us clergy folk to speak out in a sensitive, not hysterical, non-judgmental, but loving and firm way about how God wants our kids to use their bodies.

– Rabbi Marc Gellman on addressing sex from the pulpit.

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A father of the modern desert The following article on Blessed Charles de Foucald appeared in the Pittsburgh Catholic prior to his beatification in Rome on Nov. 13.

On a chilly evening in March 1897, an ex-monk named Charles de Foucauld entered Nazareth. He had walked about 125 miles in little more than a week, sleeping in fields and begging for bread along the way.

Charles went to Nazareth to breathe the same air and to live the same obscure life of poverty, manual labor and prayer that Jesus had 19 centuries before. He wanted “to imitate as perfectly as possible our Lord’s hidden life.”

That he achieved this goal will be confirmed by Pope Benedict XVI on Nov. 13, when he will pronounce Charles “blessed” in a solemn ceremony in St. Peter’s Square.

Charles’ beatification caps a life that for many years seemed less an imitatio Christi than a playing of the lead role in Christ’s most famous parable.

Charles is among the great prodigal sons in church history.

Born in 1858, Charles’ ancestors fought

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By David Scott

Pope Benedict XVI greets Tuareg nomads following the beatification of French missionary Charles de Foucauld in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Nov. 13. Blessed Foucauld spent 15 years of his life in Saharan Algeria, living among the nomads until his assassination by marauders in 1916.

in the Crusades with St. Louis and stood alongside St. Joan of Arc. Two distant relatives, an archbishop and a priest, were martyred in the French Revolution.

But Charles scandalized his family by washing out of the military academy and squandering his million-dollar inheritance on feeding his extravagant appetites for food, wine and sensual pleasures.

Then, to everyone’s surprise, he enlisted in the French army to fight in the deserts of North Africa. Later, he embarked alone on a dangerous and groundbreaking geographical expedition to Morocco.

There, in the Sahara desert, Charles found God — the pious Muslims of the region stirring something down deep in his soul.

He rededicated himself to the Catholic faith he had fallen away from. He went off to live in a Trappist monastery in Syria. But the famously austere monks weren’t nearly austere enough for Charles.

When new rules permitted them to begin buttering their vegetables, it was the last straw: “A little less mortification. ... Where will this all stop?”

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Family Life

Helping a shy child Raise your hand if you’re shy. No, wait a minute. If you were shy, would you be drawing attention to yourself like that?

Researchers offer different statistics for just how many of us display shyness at times (some putting it as high as 90 percent), but then there’s also a range of what the term itself means. At one end of the spectrum is an occasional “aw, shucks,” head-down attitude, and at the other is an almost constant, nearly debilitating phobia.

In its brochure titled “Painful Shyness in Children and Adults,” the American Psychological Association lists a number of symptoms that may indicate that a person’s timidity has become a problem. These would include: canceling social events at the last moment; avoiding situations that provide positive social interaction; having few or no friends; staying away from activities that are otherwise pleasurable; exhibiting passivity, pessimism and low self-esteem; having friends, family members, teachers or mentors who are concerned about one’s shyness; and, spending excessive, nonsocial time on the computer.

What about shyness in an older child? What are some flags there? One book suggests that while there’s no medical definition of shyness in children, youngsters who are shy may cling to a parent or another familiar person when they’re around strangers or in a new situation. Their speech and play may be

very restrained, and they may be frightened of new, noisy toys.

Shy children may be almost completely passive and may avoid children they don’t already know. And they may exhibit unusual obedience to their parents and avoid activities that entail risk.

So, obviously, some shyness — having the trait to a mild degree — isn’t a bad thing. No parent wants his or her children to casually chat with strangers, ignore commonsense safety or exhibit so much self-confidence that they think rules don’t apply to them.

On the other hand, a mom or dad doesn’t want a son or daughter to miss out on the good things in life because of an unreasonable amount of fear.

What causes shyness in children or adults? The short answer is that nobody knows. Most likely, it’s a combination of temperament, stress, family and environment.

What can you do to help your child or another loved one? Among the American Psychological Association’s suggestions are: —Acknowledge the conflict between his need to belong and his fear of rejection.

—Role-play challenging situations with her.

—Help him set specific, manageable behavioral goals, and agree upon reasonable means to attain them.

—Assist her to challenge her frequent negative thoughts about herself and others, and to develop constructive alternatives.

—Avoid negative labels and intense pressure for social performance.

Bill and Monica —Remember that Dodds some shyness and social anxiety are common and universal experiences at all ages for most people.

In Good Company Some very familiar names and faces are among those who have been known for their shyness. Lists often mention Abraham Lincoln, Orville Wright, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, Richard Gere, Tom Hanks and Michael Jordan.

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

Family Life

Narnia tales remind us of eternal Christian truths As every parent and teacher knows, some of the best learning never takes place in a classroom. We learn most deeply from the example of others and from personal experience. But we’re also shaped by the stories that touch our hearts and fire our imaginations.

No one understood this better than the great British Catholic scholar, J.R.R. Tolkien. In writing the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, Tolkien single-handedly created the modern fantasy universe. Millions of young people have grown up reading about the elves, hobbits, orcs and wraiths of Middle Earth. But for all its impossible creatures, the trilogy is also profoundly “true” in its portrait of good and evil, sin and virtue, and the importance of human heroism in defeating wickedness.

As a committed Catholic, Tolkien wove the Christian story into the fabric of Middle Earth. It’s no accident that Frodo and Sam finally destroy the power of Sauron, the Dark Lord, on a date that just happens to be March 25 — the great feast of the Annunciation on the Church calendar; the day God took on human flesh. Tolkien did that deliberately. In fact, the “Lord of the Rings” is filled with scores of similar Christian clues and metaphors.

Tolkien’s Anglican friend and fellow scholar, C.S. Lewis, did the same. One of the greatest Christian apologists of the 20th century, Lewis is remembered for classics like “Mere Christianity,” “The Abolition of Man,” “Surprised by Joy,” “The Screwtape Letters,” “The

Problem of Pain” and “The Great Divorce.” But maybe his best work was his storytelling for young people.

In writing his seven-book “Chronicles of Narnia,” Lewis created a fantastic saga of dwarves, witches, trolls and centaurs, much like Tolkien. And again like Tolkien, Lewis’ Great Lion — Aslan — is unmistakably a figure of Jesus Christ. As for Aslan’s father, the Emperor Across the Sea: Well, it doesn’t take a lot of effort to infer Who that might be.

Over the years, I’ve known dozens of people who’ve gone back to the Narnia tales again and again to enjoy them as adults. Even today, half a century after Lewis published the last of the Chronicles, they remain bestsellers. The reason is simple. The Chronicles remind us that beauty, truth and goodness really do exist; that what we choose in life matters; that suffering has meaning; that sacrifice for the right things makes a difference; that heaven is real; and that God, our reason for joy and hope, loves us eternally.

It’s no accident then that many filmmakers have tried to bring these stories to the screen. Until now, all have failed. Part of the problem has been technical: before computers, the means for creating believable fantasy worlds didn’t exist. But the other, less obvious, problem has been content. What makes the Chronicles so powerful — their Christian worldview — is also what makes some people in an aggressively secular age very uneasy. What we read, watch and listen to can change us. And the Chronicles have changed the hearts of a great many people — in the right direction.

In making his “Lord of the Rings” movies, director Peter Jackson largely succeeded in adapting Tolkien for a general audience without destroying the Christian moral heart of the saga.

On Dec. 9, we’ll see if Most Rev. the same good fortune smiles on the Chronicles. Charles J. Chaput On Dec. 9, Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media will release “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” the first of the Narnia tales. I haven’t seen it and therefore can’t endorse it, but if the film version stays true to the novel, the movie trailers and the filmmakers’ own stated intentions, it will be very well worth seeing.

Whatever the value of the film, though, now is a great time to read the Chronicles if you haven’t, and reread them if you did as a child. We’re shaped by the stories that touch our hearts and fire our imaginations. And Lewis, like Tolkien, wrote to shape us with the story of God’s love.

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

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TEH SOLEMNITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST THE KING Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17; Psalm 23:1-2, 2-3, 5-6; 1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28; Matthew 25:31-46 A READING FROM THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET EZEKIEL (EZ 34:11-12, 15-17) Thus says the Lord God: I myself will look after and tend my sheep. As a shepherd tends his flock when he finds himself among his scattered sheep, so will I tend my sheep. I will rescue them from every place where they were scattered when it was cloudy and dark. I myself will pasture my sheep; I myself will give them rest, says the Lord God. The lost I will seek out, the strayed I will bring back, the injured I will bind up, the sick I will heal, but the sleek and the strong I will destroy, shepherding them rightly.

As for you, my sheep, says the Lord God, I will judge between one sheep and another, between rams and goats.

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The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

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R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

Beside restful waters he leads me; he refreshes my soul.

He guides me in right paths for his name’s sake.

R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

You spread the table before me in the sight of my foes; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

Only goodness and kindness follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for years to come.

R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

A READING FROM THE FIRST LETTER OF SAINT PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS (1 COR 15:20-26, 28) Brothers and sisters: Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through man, the resurrection of the dead came also through man. For just as in Adam all die, so too in Christ shall all be brought to

life, but each one in proper order: Christ the firstfruits; then, at his coming, those who belong to Christ; then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to his God and Father, when he has destroyed every sovereignty and every authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death. When everything is subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to the one who subjected everything to him, so that God may be all in all.

A READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW (MT 25:31-46) Jesus said to his disciples: “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all the nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.’ Then the righteous will answer him and say, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?’ And the king will say to them in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of the least brothers of mine, you did for me.’ Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, a stranger and you gave me no welcome, naked and you gave me no clothing, ill and in prison, and you did not care for me.’ Then they will answer and say, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison, and not minister to your needs?’ He will answer them, ‘Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.’ And these will go off to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

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Serving the King who serves We have now come to the end of our Liturgical Year as we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King. This is not an old celebration. It was promulgated by Pope Pius XI in 1925 in his Encyclical Quas Primas. He created it to fix the way people were living as if Jesus Christ didn’t exist. The feast proclaims how Jesus Christ is royalty above people, communities, nations, and governments.

Jesus is a different kind of king. This is only way to speak about this Sunday’s solemnity. Some are in favor doing away with the title for Jesus. For some, it smacks of a luxurious life of comfort; underlings scurrying about, attentive to his every need; a life separated from his subjects; and absolute authoritarianism. Unfortunately, this more or less modern concept of a king taints the beautiful image of Christ the King. But we need to keep this title and always keep in mind that Jesus is a different kind of king.

How is Jesus’ kingship different? He is a king that serves his people personally and directly: Jesus willingly gave his life of his subjects. Their welfare was paramount in him as their King. This is what it means when he said that he would be with us always, even to the end of time. He is the Emmanuel (God-with-us), of whom Isaiah spoke as coming from the royal line of David (7:14). He is with us to serve us.

The first reading, from, Ezekiel, teaches us the meaning of how Christ the King serves us.

When we read the whole chapter of the prophet, we see the prophet condemning the earthly kings for the way they have treated God’s people: For these kings “did not look after my sheep” (34:8).

We should not be surprised to find that Ezekiel speaks of shepherds and sheep in respect to the kings and the people. This was a very common image in the ancient Near East for kings. For Ezekiel his condemnation meant to suggest the very kind of service that Israel’s kings had been neglecting: serving God’s people.

The prophet goes on to tell us that God will personally take over this service. “I myself will look after and attend my sheep. . . . The lost I will seek out, the strayed I will bring back, the injured I will bind up, the sick I will heal. . . .” Clearly, Ezekiel tells his people that the true King is the Lord. The Church sees these words as a foreshadowing of Jesus’ role as the shepherd-king.

But Christ the King also reigns over his people. It is, however, a different kind of reign from that of earthly kings. Yes, he does exercise power and authority. This is why we must never strip the title of king from our Christ. He does not exercise them for his own sake, but in favor of his people. Christ does not really reign over his people but among his people.

This is what the parable in Gospel reading emphasizes. All those who had served the hungry and the thirsty and anyone in need were doing it for him. This must mean that his love for them was empowering them to serve the King they did not consciously acknowledge. Only at the end would his identity as the King they served be revealed when “he will sit upon his royal throne.” Because they have served as he serves, they will belong to him in his Kingdom.

All of us are called to serve the King who serves; all of us are capable of this service.

All those who serve him by serving others are, in a sense, sharing in his kingship of service. Those who share in his kingship belong to the King. In the end what matters is this: we must be among those who belong to him, who accept him as King in their lives, and who imitate his kingly service so that we may share in his eternal kingdom.

Jesuit Father Donald Sharp is a Professor of Sacred Scripture at St. Patrick’s Seminary and University. He resides at St. Agnes parish in San Francisco.

Prayer to Christ the King Christ Jesus, I acknowledge You King of the universe.

All that has been created has been made for You. Make full use of Your rights over me.

I renew the promises I made in Baptism, when I renounced Satan and all his pomps and works, and I promise to live a good Christian life and to do all in my power to procure the triumph of the rights of God and Your Church.

Divine Heart of Jesus, I offer You my efforts in order that all hearts may acknowledge Your Sacred Royalty, and that thus the Kingdom of Your peace may be established throughout the universe.

Amen.

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The image of the Pantocrator or “Ruler of All” is one of the earliest representations of Christ and is the central image of most Eastern Churches.

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Called to radical discipleship Of course, the King Himself gives us the answer: On Sunday, the liturgical year comes to a close with the Solemnity of Christ the King. The Church’s cele- “No one who sets a hand to the plow and looks to what bration of the Kingship of Christ proclaims to the whole was left behind is fit for the Kingdom of God.” (Luke world that Jesus Christ, in His Incarnation, claimed for 9:62) Sure – it’s true that if we are serious Catholics, then Himself all things in space and time.

In our own space and time, we often experience the we probably have left behind a life of sin and are living painful reality of a society that, instead of being a “civi- a pretty full life of faith. And that’s good. But Christ the lization of love” under the kingship of Christ, is domi- King is not just asking us to live “pretty full lives of nated by a “dictatorship of relativism.” In our discour- faith.” He is asking us to never even look to what was agement, however, we are encouraged by the Holy Spirit, left behind. Jesus is asking us to put Him at the center who pushes us ever forward in working to order our civil of our lives, and nothing less than our fitness for the Kingdom of God is at stake. society according to the loving lordship of Christ.

In short, Jesus is callBut Christ’s kingship ing us to a discipleship is not only about the social order. This great The Lord is asking us to be disciples that is radical and total.

We are being called to solemnity also gives us live radical discipleship in pause for reflection on at the very root of our being. . . . the literal sense of the the quality of our own word – from the Latin personal discipleship. We Our identity in Christ must be the radix, which means often forget that Christ, “root.” The Lord is asking the King, has a Kingdom, deepest meaning of who we are. us to be disciples at the and we who belong to very root of our being. It Him also belong to that Kingdom. Indeed, our own personal ordering must first is important that we are radically committed to Christ be in place if we wish to be effective in the social order. because then we are always Christians first, and our And so we must ask ourselves the tough questions. Christianity can inform all the other parts of our life: What does it mean to be a member of Christ’s family, politics, work, finances, social life, recreation, Kingdom? What kind of claim does the King of Kings etc. Our identity in Christ must be the deepest meaning make on the lives of those who have freely subjected of who we are.

Living total discipleship means that we give every themselves to His truth and love?

part of our lives to Christ – from the most important decisions to the smallest details of daily life. It means being courageous enough to allow the Lord to heal those parts of us that are most broken or shameful or fearful. It means that we order our whole Joseph Prevatali lives under His lordship: our time, money, talents, relationships…every aspect of our life. Total discipleship means that faith isn’t just something that I live when I come to Mass or kneel down to pray.

As we proclaim Christ the King this Sunday, we can be confident that He wishes in all His power and glory to make us ever more like Himself. As for the dictatorship of relativism, we needn’t fear. A society whose members are being ever transformed into the likeness of Jesus Christ is a society that is ever becoming an order of truth and love under the Kingship of the King of Kings.

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■ Continued from page 15 He quit the Trappists and went to live as a hermit in Nazareth.

Nazareth fascinated him. There, he marveled, “God himself came to live on earth” — anonymously making his home with a mother and father, holding down an ordinary job, answering to a common name, Jesus.

For Charles, the “hidden life” of Jesus at Nazareth was the pattern by which each person should live — in everyday circumstances, imitating Jesus’ humility, simplicity and self-giving.

He remained in Nazareth from 1897 to 1900, making his home in a cramped tool shed and doing odd jobs for a community of Poor Clare nuns.

Dressing in rags, he ate only bread, milk-soup, figs and honey. He took Communion daily, confessed his sins weekly and spent his days in manual labor, prayer and study. He spent hours each day adoring the Blessed Sacrament.

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lowers, few converts. Yet, along with St. Therese of Lisieux, who died in 1897 while he was in Nazareth, Charles was the prototype for a new kind of holiness that would emerge in the 20th century.

Both taught that holiness is found in the workaday world, that every moment should be lived in the presence of God, and that everything that we do — even our littlest jobs — should be offered to God as a sacrifice of love.

“Love Jesus, imitate him” was Charles’ watchword.

“Whatever the situation, imitate him.”

A rich young man who wasted his substance with riotous living, Charles de Foucauld found his treasure in giving up all that he had and following in the footsteps of Jesus. A soldier and explorer turned hermit and missionary, he spent 40 years doing spiritual warfare in the desert. And he left us a map for finding God in the wilderness of our everyday lives.

His calling eventually drove him back into the Sahara.

He dreamed of a missionary order living among the Muslims, offering “an example of Christian virtue ... life, family and spirit.”

His dream was a bust. No recruits ever came. He lived his last decade on a mountain plateau where temperatures reached as high as 120 degrees during the day and could get near freezing at night.

In a small cell with a tabernacle for the Blessed Sacrament, he led an exacting life of prayer and charitable works, including buying slaves from their Muslim masters and setting them free. The locals called him “Marabout” (“holy man”).

But to a rebel band of Muslim nationalists Charles was just another agent of the infidel enemy, colonial France.

On Dec. 1, 1916, they beat Charles and bound him like an animal, holding him in a ditch for most of the day.

Charles remained quiet, prayers moving silently across his bloodied lips. Finally, they shot him through the head.

Charles died as he lived, in solitary imitation of Christ.

He had nothing to show for his hidden life — no fol-

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Chicken Little Reviewed by Frederica Mathewes-Green Is the big green head of the Wizard of Oz still scary?

It sure used to be. Back in the days when The Wizard of Oz was broadcast once each Spring, the moment when that looming lightbulb head boomed “Silence!” was the closest a seven-year-old came to numinous awe.

(Though it was the witch cackling “I’ll get you, my pretty,” that caused my little sister’s feet to thump-thumpthump away down the hall.)

I ask because a good bit of Chicken Little is just as scary. Giant heads looming out of darkness and thundering “Silence!” is just one example. This came as a surprise to me, and to a fair proportion of the audience, judging from the startled voices of toddlers demanding to be removed from the theater immediately, and parents reassuring them that it would be all right. Hey, it’s Chicken Little. What could be more innocuous?

In the original story, as you recall, a chicken is hit on the head by an acorn and believes the sky is falling. He gathers all his friends (Turkey Lurky, Loosey Goosey, Fleming Lemming) and leads them around the village, sounding the alert. The group gets commandeered by a sympathetic Foxey Loxey, who entices them to the safety of his cave, where they meet a delicious end. This

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Chicken and his pals are picked on at school; even the coach tells the class to split into two dodgeball teams, “Popular and unpopular.” Most popular is Foxey Loxey (Amy Sedaris), an athletic gal with a red ponytail and braces on her pointy teeth. The first hour of the film concerns Chicken’s attempts to become a baseball hero, like his dad was, and to make dad proud. A busy, absurd sequence takes us to the expected happy conclusion of this dream.

So far, pretty much expected. Then, that night while Chicken is gazing from his bedroom window at a star, an octagonal section of sky comes loose and clatters into the room. We launch into a whole second story, one which will be much more alarming for smaller tykes.

Chicken discovers that the mysterious plate has computer circuitry on one side, while the other is capable of replicating an image of whatever lies behind it (originalCHICKEN LITTLE, page 21

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Chicken Little . . .

■ Continued from page 20 ly, a starry sky; now, Chicken’s bedroom wallpaper).

Before you know it, Chicken and his friends are fleeing through a midnight cornfield being chased by alien spaceships. (By this point, a little guy somewhere was crying steadily.) They manage to get inside the spaceship, where unpleasant things are seen and hair-raising things occur. When the spaceship departs, a baby alien is left behind, which triggers an invasion by the “galactic armada.” As the Ugly Duckling says, “It’s like War of the Worlds out there!”

Yes, it is, and I’m glad I didn’t bring my five-year-old granddaughter. Who is Disney aiming at? Is it assumed that viewers will be old enough not to get overwhelmed by this? The day I attended, the audience attracted by the “Chicken Little” title clearly expected something palatable to very young children. Or does Disney gamble that kids have changed and toughened up, and that even little ones would now laugh at the Wizard’s glowing head?

Apart from the unexpected scariness quotient, the movie is weak in other ways. The gang of buddies doesn’t really hang together very well (“Fish out of Water”?)

The Ugly Duckling’s obsessive insistence on a fatherand-son chatfest is funny enough, but when that momentous conversation finally takes place it is neither moving nor dramatically useful. On the plus side, it’s good to have Don Knotts back as Mayor Turkey Lurkey (who offers the aliens, successively, the key to the city, the key to his car, and a Tic Tac.) The animation is very strong, and full of delightful details: Chicken Little’s bedroom carries an egg-shape theme through even to the door-

knobs. But apart from these, the best thing about this movie turns out to be its brilliant advertising campaign.

Now it’s Disney’s turn to be scared.

Frederica Mathewes-Green writes for Beliefnet.com, Christianity Today and is a regular guest on NPR’s Morning Edition. This article originally appeared in National Review Online.

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Advent Opportunities Nov. 28: The Gospel of Mark, a live dramatic presentation by Michael Reardon and Patrick Lane at St. Matthew Church, One Notre Dame Ave., San Mateo at 7 p.m. Admission free. Donations accepted. Call (650) 548-9662.

Dec. 3: Secular Franciscan Fraternity’s annual Christmas pageant at St. Boniface Theater, 175 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco at 2 p.m. A Tenderloin Christmas presents a musical story of the birth of Christ and includes many new and traditional Christmas carols plus a dance recital by students from DeMarillac Middle School. Tickets are $5 in advance and $10 at the door. For advanced tickets mail $5 check to Franciscan Fraternity, 109 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco, 94102. “Dinner is included in the price of admission and kids will get a gift from Santa,” said Patrick Flanagan, an event organizer.

Dec. 3, 4: Follow the Star Creche Display at St. Bartholomew Parish auditorium, 600 Columbia Drive off Alameda de las Pulgas in San Mateo, 1 – 7 p.m. both days. Features 100 Nativity scenes from around the world. Music of the season and warm spiced cider accompany your visit. Free admission.

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St. Mary’s Cathedral Choir will perform Handel’s “Messiah”, Part I, December 7, at 7:30 p.m. in St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough and Geary in San Francisco, with a repeat performance on Sunday, December 11, at 3 p.m. in St. Raphael’s Church, 5th Ave and A St, San Rafael. Tickets will be available at the door for $15 for general admission and $10 for seniors and students.

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Cathedral Autumn Group: All people 55 and over are cordially invited. Call (415) 567-2020, ext. 218. Dec. 15: Christmas Luncheon, Beach Chalet Restaurant on Great Highway. Jan. 19: San Jose trip by train. Feb. 16: Visit newly refurbished Tanforan Shopping Center.

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Food & Fun Nov. 19: ICA 2005 Holiday Boutique benefiting Immaculate Conception Academy, 24th St. at Guerrero in San Francisco from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. “Handmade crafts and gifts for everyone on your list will be available,” the school said. Refreshments and Santa Claus, too. Watch especially for Gourmet Olive Oil and Fruitcakes made by Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, the congregation that founded the school in 1883. Call (415) 824 2052.

November 19: Holiday Boutique benefiting Mercy High School, San Francisco beginning at 10 a.m. in Mercy’s Catherine McAuley Pavilion. Day includes many vendors selling beautiful, handmade crafts plus a silent auction and raffle with tickets at only $1 each. Admission is free. Holiday Beverages will also be available with complimentary sweets to nibble on and lots more to pique your interest. If you would like to be a vendor, call the school for an application. (415) 334-0525.

Nov. 19, 20: Christmas Boutique benefiting the work of St. Gabriel’s Ladies Sodality from about 5:30 p.m. on Sat. and after all Masses on Sunday. Baked goods, handmade items and a raffle. Call (415) 731-6161.

Nov. 19: Bal de Paris 2005, an evening of dinner, dancing and silent and live auctions benefiting San Francisco’s Notre Dame des Victoires Elementary School. Chocolate and chocolate makers are the evening’s theme. The wares of 22 chocolate chefs will be provided for all those attending. Tickets are $110 per person. Call (415) 421-0069.

Dec. 8: Passport to Fun: a special shopping event at Ambassador Toys, 186 West Portal Ave., San Francisco. A portion of the evening’s sales will benefit the work of Little Children’s Aid Junior Auxiliary.

“Help us raise money for the children of Rita de Cascia, St. Joseph’s Village and Richmond Hills this Holiday Season,” said Connie D’Aura of the Juniors.Takes place 7 – 9 p.m. “Shop and nosh during these exclusive hours.” The event is only for adults. Holiday drinks, hot & cold appetizers and sweets will complete this evening of private shopping with neighbors and friends. Door prizes and a raffle, too. For more information phone (415) 9721243 or contact info@littlechildrensaid.com.

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Reunions Dec. 3: Mercy High School, San Francisco, Class of 1970 at noon in Rist Hall on the Mercy Campus.

Tickets $30. Contact Susie Grealish Flanigan at (650) 243-7853 for more information.

Single, Divorced, Separated Nov. 19: The annual Thanksgiving Mass for the divorced and separated of the Archdiocese of San Francisco at 5:30 P.M. at St. John of God Church, 5th Ave. at Irving St. in San Francisco. A reception will follow. For information, contact Jesuit Father Al Grosskopf at (415) 422-6698 or Susan Fox at (415) 752-1308.

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Junipero Serra High School honored 9 alumni October 5th with Awards of Merit and its annual Junipero Serra Award. “These men are considered ‘the best of the best’ here at Serra,” the school said. “They have all, in some way, made a positive impact on the community.” Standing from left: Malcolm McHenry ’51, Angelou Siracusa ’47, John Lescroart ’66, Dennis Lucey ’58, Paul Stephens ’63, Kenneth Stinson ’63, Mike Collopy ’76. Sitting from left: Serra Alumni Director, Russ Bertetta ’67, principal, Lars Lund and Mike Peterson, the school’s Director of Institutional Advancement.

Unavailable for the photo were Thomas O’Halloran ’48 and Gil Loescher ’63.

Nov. 19, 20: Holiday Boutique sponsored by St. Peter Parish Women’s Guild, 700 Oddstad Blvd., Pacifica from 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. both days.

Outstanding variety of items with more than 25 vendors. Full snack bar. Call (650) 359-4535.

Nov. 19, 20: Noel Notions, a Christmas Bazaar benefiting Mount Carmel Shop, Buena Vista and Blithedale Ave. in Mill Valley. Sat.” 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Sun.: 9 a.m. – noon. Bake booth, toy booth, gift items, raffle and more. Call (415) 388-4332.

Nov. 30: Christmas at Kohl Mansion featuring unique holiday treasures from more than 55 vendors from 5 – 9 p.m. in Kohl Mansion on the Burlingame campus of Mercy High School. Docent tours of the acclaimed structure – decorated with twinkling lights, garlands, and Christmas trees - at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. $7 donation requested. Call Carol Fraher at (650) 762-1190.

Dec. 3: Christmas fundraiser for the Catholic Worker Farm at Sheep Ranch, 2 – 4 p.m. at St. John of God Church Hall, 5th Ave. at Irving, San Francisco. $5 entry fee includes complimentary cider and pastries.

Proceeds benefit Catherine’s House—a retreat house in the country for people with HIV/AIDS. Special activities include a silent auction, raffle, Christmas store, and candle shop, with the Sacred Heart Choir performing at 2:30. Among special auction items are a signed photograph of Martin Sheen, from television’s The West Wing, as well as a copy of the script from episode four.

Dec. 3, 4: St. Pius Women’s Club Holiday Gift Boutique, 1100 Woodside Rd., Redwood City. Sat.: noon – 5 p.m. Sun.: 10 - 3 p.m. Beautiful displays of home accessories, jewelry, decorator items, food and gifts for the entire family. Still room for vendors! Call (650) 364-5204 or contact womensclub@pius.org.

Dec. 3, 4: It’s a Wonderful Life, Christmas Boutique benefiting St. Brendan Elementary School, 234 Ulloa at Laguna Honda Blvd., SF. Sat. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sun. 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. One stop shopping for all your holiday needs. Free admission. Call (415) 731-2665.

Dec. 4: Christmas Faire benefiting St. Finn Barr School in Goode Hall, Edna and Hearst off Monterey Blvd. in San Francisco from 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Great food and gift selections including wreaths, decorations, gift baskets, entertainment and pictures with Santa. Don’t miss Happy Hour from 6 – 7 p.m. Call (415) 333-1800.

Dec. 10: 4th annual Mt. Carmel Holiday Home Tour, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., featuring five beautiful Mount Carmel area homes splendidly decorated for the holidays. Enjoy complimentary refreshments, entertainment and a holiday gift boutique including a raffle for a holiday china service for 8. Tickets $20 ($25 at the door), benefiting Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School. Call the OLMC Parish Office (650) 366-3802 or Terri Lyon (650) 261-9820.

Dec. 10: The Auxiliary to the de Paul Youth Club is hosting its 51st Annual Noel Ball. Proceeds benefit the de Paul Youth Club CYO sports program for children. Silvana Messing, chairperson, and her commitees have put together an eventful evening with a live & silent auction, raffle prizes, dinner and dancing to live music. Event will be held at the Fairmont Hotel from 6 p.m.-1 a.m. Tickets are $175.00 per person. Black tie optional. For tickets or more information, please contact Frances Cavalieri, phone (415) 259-0890 or email cavalieri@sacredsf.org.

Shows/Entertainment Dec. 2, 3: Fall Dance Showcase at USF Presentation Theater, 2350 Turk Blvd., SF. Performances feature choreography and dancing of USF faculty and students. Call Keith Gallagher, (415) 422-6507 for times and prices.

Nov. 11 – Dec. 4: Fringe of Marin, New One Act Plays at Dominican University of California in San Rafael. Call (415) 673-3131 or contact www.dominican.edu for curtain times, titles and prices.

1st and 3rd Tues.: Noontime Concerts – 12:30 p.m.

- at Old St. Mary’s Cathedral, 660 California St. at Grant, SF. $5 donation requested. Call (415) 288-3800.

Sundays: Concerts at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF at 3:30 p.m. Call (415) 567-2020 ext. 213. Open to the public. Admission free. November 20: Vincent de Pol (Germany), Organist. November 27: Christoph Tietze, Organist.

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

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San Mateo County: St. Catherine of Siena, Burlingame. Call (650) 344-6884; Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame. Call Louise Nelson at (650) 343-8457 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Redwood City. Call (650) 366-3802; Good Shepherd, Pacifica. Call Sister Carol Fleitz at (650) 355-2593; St. Robert, San Bruno. Call (650) 589-2800.

Immaculate Heart of Mary, Belmont. Call Ann Ponty at (650) 598-0658 or Mary Wagner at (650) 591-3850.

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

San Francisco: St. Gabriel. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882. St. Finn Barr in English and Spanish.

Call Carmen Solis at (415) 584-0823; St. Cecilia. Call Peggy Abdo at (415) 564-7882 ext. 3; Epiphany in Spanish. Call Kathryn Keenan at (415) 564-7882. St. Dominic. Call Margaret Passanisi at (415) 931-5241.

Ministry for parents who have lost a child is available from Our Lady of Angels Parish, Burlingame. Call Ina Potter at (650) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 3443579.Young Widow/Widower group meets at St. Gregory, San Mateo. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882.

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

Returning Catholics Programs for Catholics interested in returning to the Church, have been established at the following parishes: Marin County: St. Hilary, Tiburon, Mary Musalo, (415) 435-2775; St. Anselm, Ross, call (415) 4532342; St. Sebastian, Greenbrae, Jean Mariani at (415) 461-7060; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Mill Valley, Rick Dullea at (415) 388-4190; St. Mary Star of the Sea, Sausalito, Lloyd Dulbecco at (415) 331-7949.

San Francisco: Old St. Mary’s Cathedral, SF, Michael Adams at (415) 695-2707; St. Philip the Apostle, 725 Diamond St. at Elizabeth/24th, SF. Call (415) 282-0141; St. Dominic, SF, Lee Gallery at (415) 221-1288; Holy Name of Jesus, SF, (415) 664-8590.

San Mateo County: St. Bartholomew, San Mateo, Dan Stensen at (650) 344-5665; St. Catherine of Siena, Burlingame, Silvia Chiesa at (650) 685-8336; Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame, Dorothy Heinrichs or Maria Cianci at (650) 347-7768; 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, Sylvia Miles at (650) 355-6650, Jerry Trecroci at (650) 355-1799, Frank Erbacher at (650) 355-4355; St. Matthew, San Mateo. Jim Shea at (650) 344-7622.

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Catholic San Francisco

November 18, 2005

The National Shrine of

Saint Francis of Assisi 610 Vallejo Street

San Francisco, CA 94133

(415) 983-0405

invites you to

Spend your holidays with us!

Located in San Francisco’s North Beach and designated a special place of worship in honor of Saint Francis, this distinctive, historical landmark provides extraordinary liturgies and music, art, and statuary dating back 150 years that contribute to a wonderful spiritual experience.

Schedule of Events at the National Shrine of Saint Francis DAY & DATE

EVENT

TIME

Sunday, November 27

Mass Vespers Advent Carol Service

12:15 pm 3:15 pm 4:00 pm

Sunday, December 4

Mass Vespers Concert: Britten’s Ceremony of Carols

12:15 pm 3:15 pm 4:00 pm

Thursday, December 8

Mass of the Immaculate Conception (Holy Day)

12:15 pm

Sunday, December 11

Mass Vespers Carol Concert

12:15 pm 3:15 pm 4:00 pm

Sunday, December 18

Mass Vespers Carol Concert (repeat performance)

12:15 pm 3:15 pm 4:00 pm

Saturday, December 24

Festival of Lessons and Carols Midnight Mass (Vigil at 11:30 pm)

4:00 pm 12:00 am

Sunday, December 25

Midnight Mass Solemn Mass of Christmas

12:00 am 12:15 pm

Sunday, January 1

Mass of Mary, Mother of God

12:15 pm

Sunday, January 8

Mass Vespers Epiphany Lessons and Carols

12:15 pm 3:15 pm 4:00 pm

These liturgies offer the full celebration of the Church’s rich, living tradition of Sacred Music and feature the participation of the Schola Cantorum San Francisco, resident choir of the National Shrine of Saint Francis, under the direction of John Renke, Director of Liturgy and Music of the National Shrine.

In addition, the Schola Cantorum will appear at the following locations during the Advent season: Saint Anselm Church (San Anselmo) Advent Carol Service Saturday, December 17 7:00 pm Saint Patrick Church (San Francisco) Carol Concert Wednesday, December 21 12:30 pm

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Please help the National Shrine of Saint Francis and its liturgy, music, and education programs by contributing your time and / or your treasure!

❒

CHECK (Payable to “National Shrine”)

or

❒

CHARGE MY CREDIT CARD $ ________

NAME: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ CITY: _________________________________________________ PHONE: (

)________________________________

STATE: __________

ZIP: ________________________

EMAIL: __________________________________________________

CREDIT CARD: __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __

EXPIRES: ___________ /___________

SIGNATURE ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

❒ Send me information about the National Shrine of Saint Francis. ❒ Place me on your mailing list. ❒ Send me a list of volunteer opportunities. ❒ Send me information about the Schola Cantorum VISIT OUR NEWLY RENOVATED GIFT SHOP!