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b y Tom Burke Bon Voyage to Father Hugh O'Donnell pastor of South San Francisco 's Mater Dolorosa Parish who is off for six months of travel and learning in Rome, Ireland and other spots. Father was ordained in 1958 and has been pastor at Mater Dolorosa since 1987....Prayers please for Father Gerry O'Rourke , director of Ecumenical and Interreli gious affairs , who is on the mend from recent heart surgery. Visitors on his first day in the hosp ital included Archbishop William J. Levada , Father John Ryan , pastor of SF's St. Gabriel Parish where Father Gerry is in residence , and St. Gabe parochial vicar , Father Paul O'Dell. Hel ping the Ireland born priest back to health was California Pacific 's Ginny Godfrey, RN , an Epiphany Elementary, Mercy Hi gh School , San Francisco, and USF alum , now living with husband , Mike , and their sons Matthew and Benjamin in St. Robert Parish , San Bruno. On his arrival home at St. Gabe 's where he is recuperating, Father Gerry was greeted with homemade minestrone soup from parish secretary Diane Earnshaw. An all hats off at St. Gabe 's

for the late Kay Gallag her, a parishioner for 51 years and married to husband Jerry for 63 years. Thanks to longtime parishioner Gus Zipse who called in looking for hel p with the new phone numbers at our new location. The new address is One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco , 94109. The main phone number is (415) 6145500. You can reach me direct at (415) 614-5634. Speaking of the new digs, the voice you hear when you call the main phones may be Patti Coughlan 's who

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reports "things are buzzing at St. Dominic 's HIV Family Support Group," where she is a member. The year 's first meeting sparked discussions about new charily projects, gathering partici pants for the annual AIDS Walk and bring ing guest speakers to the parish , Patti said. Dominican Brother Mark Gorski is group coordinator. Dominican Father Xavier Lavagetto is pastor Father Joe Gordon, pastor, St. Francis of Assisi , said he enjoyed Archbishop Levada 's recent unexpected Saturday morning visit to the East Palo Alto parish , where I was luck y to catch a minute with them both while dropp ing off annual appeal materials. The Archbishop 's stay included time with Reli gious Education classes, a

University of San Francisco's Golden Alumni Reunion will be held March 10 with a special welcome to the class of 1951 and recognition for the classes of 1931, '36, '41, and '46. Left to right are reunion planning committee members Tom Tasso , Dan Mattroce, Roy Drury, Frank D'Atri, Dick Blake , Tom Wade , Jim Deignan, Ray Roure , John Guinee , Bob Nolan, Jack Muzio, Dick Benson. Call (415) 422-2646.

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Bishop Mark J. Hurley, retired bishop of Santa Rosa , and formerly a priest and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco , died Feb. 5 in San Francisco following surgery for an aneurysm. He was 81. Bishop Hurley, whose younger brother is Anchorage Archbishop Francis T. Hurley, stepped down in 1986 after 16 years as head of the Santa Rosa Diocese to concentrate on work with the Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education and what was then the Secretariat for Nonbelievers . From walking into a Nicaraguan military attack on civilians as a young priest , to taking issue with Vice President Gore 's political advertising in a forcefu l letter last year, Bishop Hurley often challenged those in authority in society. As chairman of the bishops ' Committee on Social Development and World Peace in the earl y 1980s and moderator of what was then the bishops ' Science and Technology Secretariat in the 1970s , Bishop Hurley was involved in some of the most pressing social issues of the day. He often cautioned about ethical and moral questions raised by scientific advances. He visited refugees in Vietnam in the mid-1970s , spoke out for reform of Irish prisons during a hunger strike by prisoners , and challenged assertions about terrorism being the sole cause of conflict in Northern Ireland. When "Reaganomics " gained popularity in the early 1980s, he criticized U.S. economic policies that hurt the poor and the unemp loyed. As moderator in 1972 of the Secretariat for Human Values, Bishop Hurley urged his fellow bishops to consider the moral questions raised by biolog ical weaponry, electronic eavesdropp ing, "the possibility of asexual reproduction " and the capacity to predict birth defects. In a series of articles about privacy the following year, he warned about the mora l and ethical risks of an increasing ly information-based society. In 1977, as a member of

the Vatican Secretariat for Nonbelievers , he told bishops fro m around the world that the greatest threat to the values the Church defends was the possibility of human mani pulation throug h scientific developments. Bishop Hurley, ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of San Francisco in 1944 and named an auxiliary bishop here in 1968, continued to reside in the City during retirement and became active with several ministries here. "He was always a big supporter of the program ," said Kathleen Buckley, coordinator of Respect Life activities for the Archdiocese. She remembered Bishop Hurley 's recent homil y at a Jubilee Year celebration for the elderly sponsored by her office and the School of Pastoral Leadershi p at St. Brendan Parish in San Francisco. "He was very effective with his message of humor and insi ght about living your faith in your older years ," Buckley said , remembering the bishop 's caveat that "faith needs to grow to meet the challenges of life." Father Tom Parenti , St. Brendan Pastor told CatholicSan Francisco that he was grateful for the bishop 's presence in the parish and as a presider at weekend Mass. "I will miss Bishop Hurley very much ," he said. Father Tom Moran , parochial vicar at St. Bartholomew Parish , San Mateo and former chaplain to the labor community of the Archdiocese , remembered Bishop Hurley as "very committed to working men and women" and a supporter the labor unions "could always count on." Bishop Hurl ey traveled during the summer of 1959 as chaplain of a ship that stopped in Leon , Nicaragua. While visiting the city, he stepped into an attack by soldiers who were firing upon a group of students during a parade. Eight youths were killed and about 100 wounded when police fired upon the parade . According to a Catholic News Service story from the time, the gunfire BISHOP HURLEY , page 17

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Family leaves Catholic Church in dispute over use of f ice host

BOSTON - A suburban Boston couple has left the Catholic Church after their pastor refused to allow their daug hter to receive Communion in the form of a rice wafer. The girl , Jennifer Richardson, 5, can't eat anything with g luten in it. The Church requires that hosts for the Eucharist be made of wheat with gluten. Last fall Doug and Janice Richardson , registere d Jenny in first Communion class and asked their pastor, Father Dan Twomey, to substitute a rice wafer for the wheat host for her firs t Communion. Twomey said that was not possible but said the girl could receive Communion only under the form of wine, as many others with celiac disease do. The Richardsons rejected that solution and have joined the United Methodist Church, to which Doug Richardson belonged before they got married.

Colombian presidentjoins g uerrillas, bishop in p ray er

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia 's president caught not only the nation by surprise but also members of the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces when he joined the guerrilla leaders in prayer. In an effort to save the foundering peace process, President Andres Pastrana traveled Feb. 4 to the region of San Vicente del Caguan , controlled by the guerrillas, and invited them to pray together at Our Lady of Mercy Cathedral in San Vicente . Pastrana , who held an unschedu led meeting with top guerrilla leader Manuel Marulanda, was joined in prayer by Bishop Francisco Javier Munera Correa of San Vicente-Puerto Leguizamo, and several midlevel guerrilla leaders. After a moment of silent meditation , Pastran a asked all in the cathedral to pray the prayer attributed to St. Francis of Assisi, which starts, "Lord, make me an instrument of your peace." A long-running conflict involving leftist guerrillas, death squads and government security forces in Colombia has claimed more than 35,000 lives in the last decade.

In India, U.S. archbishop encourages quake survivors

WASHINGTON — Coadjutor Archbishop Roger L. Schwietz of Anchorage, Alaska, visited earthquake survivors in western India to express the solidarity of the U.S. Catholic Church. The archbishop, a member of the board of Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops ' international relief and development agency, said he promised "our prayers for them as they put their lives together and in a particular way promised everything th at we can do to hel p them materially." "I' m deeply impressed by how quickly Catholic Relief Services was able to be present here, to get organized to start helping the people and how well organized they are," Archbishop Schwietz added. He said Syro-Malabar Bishop Gregory Karotemprel of Rajkot told him that 50 percent of those who died in the tragedy "could have been saved had the equi pment and people power been mobilized in the first day."

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An Indian woman and her injured child wait outside a Red Cross hospital following India's devastating earthquake. "Catholics of Rwanda, learn to create from your wounds new beginnings , not only for yourselves but for all Africa and beyond," Cardinal Roger Etchegaray said during a Mass Feb. 8 in a sports stadium in Kigali, the nation 's capital. In 1994 the French cardinal was an eyewitness to the results of some of the worst violence in Rwanda 's history, when Hutu extremists murdered at least 500,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus. Many of the victims were slain in Catholic churches where they had taken refuge, The cardinal made a veiled reference to accusations that some church members participated in the genocide, saying the church's history has included "glorious pages and painful pages."

Kansas City bishop urges moratorium on death p enalty

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As Missouri prepared for its 15th execution since the late Gov. Mel Camahan commuted a death sentence in 1999 at the pope 's personal request. Bishop Raymond J. Boland of Kansas City-St. Joseph asked newly elected Gov. Bob Holden for another commutation. Bishop Boland urged Holden to begin his tenure with "an act of reasoned mercy" for Stanley Lingar. Holden did not commute the sentence and Lingar died shortly after midni ght Feb. 7 after receiving a lethal injection at the Missouri state prison at Potosi. The bishop also called for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty in the state of Missouri . Bishop Boland said that "responsible people have pointed out flaws in our system of assigning and administering the death penalty similar to those which impelled Gov. George H. Ryan of Illinois to declare a moratorium in his state." The Missouri Assembly is considering bills for a moratorium. Lingar was convicted of killing Thomas Scott Allen , a 16-year-old honors student in 1985.

Author Abigail McCarthy, 85, advocate of women's equality, dies

WASHINGTON — Abigail Quigley McCarthy, wellknown Catholic author who advocated greater equality for women in church and society, died Feb. 1 at her home in KIGALI, Rwanda — Closing centennial celebrations for Washington. She was 85 and had breast cancer. McCarthy wrote novels, essays and book reviews. For the church in Rwanda, a Vatican official urged the people of 25 years she was a regular columnist for Commonweal, a this predominantly Catholic African nation to put aside the lay-edited national Catholic magazine. She was "a woman ethnic hatred that led to the deaths of a half million people. of great faith and very contemporary," said Msgr. Thomas

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British House of Commons votes to end ban on p riests as members

MANCHESTER , England - With a former Catholic priest likely to win a seat in Parliament, Britain 's House of Commons voted to end a ban on Catholic priests becoming members of Parliament. The 1829 "Roman Catholic Relief Act" stated: "No person in holy orders in the church of Rome shall be capable of being elected to serve in Parliament as a member of the House of Commons." The move to scrap the act came after the selection of David Cairns, a former Redemptorist priest as the Labor Party 's candidate in a constituency in Scotland. Cairns, who has applied for removal from priestl y ministry and from all rights and obligations of the clerical state, is expected to win the seat. Without a change, he would be unable to take his seat in Parliament. Members of the House of Commons supported the change following a Feb. 6 debate. The bill still has various stages to go through before it becomes law, but Cairns said he expects it to clear the final hurdles before May 3, the most widel y predicted date for the next election.

Pop e p icks Cardinal George to lead Vatican Lenten retreat

WASHINGTON — In what is considered a sign of papal favor, Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago has been chosen to preach Pope John Paul IPs Lenten retreat at the Vatican March 4-10. The retreat , an annual event for the pope and Vatican officials , will require Cardinal George to lead up to four meditation and prayer sessions each day in the second-floor Mother of the Redeemer Chapel of the Apostolic Palace. During the retreat, all papal appointments , including the weekly general audience, are suspended . Pope John Paul has chosen a wide range of retreat masters for the annual sp iritual exercises. Last year he selected Vietnamese Archbishop (now Cardinal-desi gnate) Francois Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan , head of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.

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DENVER — Praising the sh ared religious heritage of Christians and Jews, Denver Archbishop Charles J. Chaput accepted the 2001 Institute of Human Relations national award from the American Jewish Committee at a Jan . 25 banquet in Denver. "Jews and Catholics may see our religious heritage differently, but we share it nonetheless," the archbishop said. "From that heritage comes a passion for just ice, a sense of responsibility for others and a commitment to the common good." The archbishop said that whenever he has met someone active in advocating for justice , he has found that they were usually formed in Jewish or Catholic homes. "A certain kind of world view, generous and zealous, is imprinted on their hearts," he added. "It helps them look outward , seeking to make the world a better place." A year ago, Archbishop Chaput wrote a letter to the Jewish community expressing sorrow for the wrongs done by Catholics against Jewish people. Since that time, the archdiocese and the American Jewish Committee have cosponsored a series of dialogues and workshops to strengthen the bonds between the two communities.

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NCEA draws fire for inviting Sister Chittister By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Citing objections to pro gramming at the upcoming National Catholic Educational Association convention , officials of the dioceses of Peoria , 111., and Pittsburgh said they will not allocate diocesan funds to pay for teachers to attend the convention. The dioceses also said educators who decide to attend the April 17-20 convention in Milwaukee on their own will not receive continuing educational credit usuall y available to them for partici pating. Msgr. Steven Rohlfs , Peoria 's vicar general and chancellor, told The Catholic Post, Peoria 's diocesan newspaper, that Bishop John J. Myers objected to the scheduling of Benedict ine Sister Joan Chittister as a keynote speaker. Sister Chittister is a well-know n spiritual writer and lecturer. Many of her talks and published works are critical of Church teaching on the ordination of women, homosexuality and other issues, and Msgr. Rohlfs described her as a "dissenter" from church authority. In a memo sent to his staff last October , Father Kris Stubna , education secretary for the Diocese of Pittsburg h , stated that "several objectionable speakers " were slated for the NCEA convention , "most notabl y Sister Joan Chittister." He sent a memo Nov. 22 to school and catechetical staff advising that diocesan staff will not attend. Father Stubna told Catholic News Service Feb. 2 that diocesan officials reviewed the program for the NCEA convention "as they would any program of formation to see if it follows our guidelines , and this program simply did not." But "no one has been barred from going" to the convention , said the priest , referring to media reports that claimed teachers would not be allowed to attend the event even on their own.

Sister Chittiste r is scheduled to give the keynote address during the closing day of the convention on "spirituality and educational leadershi p," which Claire Helm , NCEA' s director of leadershi p development , described as the nun 's forte. The nun , who was out of the country when CNS tried to contact her, said in an interview with the National Catholic Reporter weekly newspaper that she thought what the two dioceses were doing violated the tradition of Catholic education. "This is an unfortunate but an important situation ," she told the paper. "It 's not about me. It 's about the attitude , our attitude as a church toward thinking, ideas, and development of a mature faith." Helm told CNS she has never heard of dioceses saying they will not support the annual convention , which draws thousands of Catholic school teachers and religious educators from around the country for four days of workshops and general sessions.

of the above concerns Catholic educators in the Diocese of Peoria will not be sponsored for their partic ipation in the convocation this spring." Convention speakers are typ ically chosen a year prior to the event and are recommended to NCEA officials by peop le Sister Joan Chittister from the host region , which in this case is Milwau kee. "We try to honor their requests , unless someone is off the wall," Helm said. An NCEA statement said that "throughout the 98-year history of the convention , various speakers and sessions, have , on occasion , resulted in some live l y discussion. As a professional Catholic educational association whose mission is to serve its members, NCEA works dili gently to advance the teaching mission of the Church." Many dioceses give their teachers a chance to earn continuing education credits for partici pating in the NCEA convention , specificall y for attending two keynote sessions and at least five workshops and then "But we've certainly had speakers that not everyone has writing a 10-page report on what they learned and how they plan to use it. liked," she told CNS. Helm said the "numbers were still on track" for attenIn a memo to pastors, principals, directors of religious education and chaplains in the Peoria Diocese, Msgr. dance at this year 's convention. Last year the NCEA conRohlfs noted that the diocesan educators have participated vention in Baltimore drew more than 10,000 Catholic in the NCEA convention for years and in the past the gath- educators . "My hope is that we can get some attention to the 400 ering "has been helpful for the most part." "Unfortunate ly, this year we are not assured that other speakers" at the convention , she said , noting that authentic Catholic teaching will be presented throug hout this year 's gathering also will feature a special sympothe programs of the convocation ," he wrote. "It is with sium on school choice , particularl y because Milwaukee great regret that Bishop Myers has decided that in li ght has been at the forefront of the issue.

Father Kris Stubna, education secretary for the Diocese of Pittsburgh, stated that "several objectionable speakers " were slated for the NCEA convention, "most notably Sister Joan Chittister."

Our Lady of the Lake Parish, a suburban parish of 2Q00 families near Portland OR , seeks qualified Catholic candidates to serve on our expanding parish ministry team. These are full-time positions, with salary and benefits based on qualifications and experience as determined by the archdiocesan compensation program. Director of Religious Education We are looking for an experienced DRE to manage our religious education program for parish families, pre-k through adult. This person will also plan and manage the sacramental preparation programs for families preparing children for Baptism , First Reconciliation and First Eucharist. This position supervises the parish youth minister and confirmation program. In addition to supervising paid staff , candidate must be able to lead, inspire, and communicate with volunteers and parents as well as work collaboratively with a large parish staff. We are looking for someone with at least 5 years experience and a graduate degree in Theology or Religious Studies. Related degrees and comparable experience will be considered.

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We are looking for an experienced parish minister who will dire ct the RCIA program and manage the planning/preparation of parish liturgies and supervise the scheduling/training of liturgical ministers. This person will also direct and oversee preparation/scheduling of couples for marriage and our parish ministry to the sick and shut-ins. In addition to supervising paid staff, this candidate must be able to lead, inspire, and communicate with volunteers, as well as, work cooperatively with our large parish staff. We are looking for someone with at least 5 years pastoral experience and a graduate degree in Theology, Liturgy, or Religious Education. Related degrees and comparable experience will be considered.

Parish Youth Minister

We are looking for an experienced Youth Minister to plan and direct a 12-month program for parish youth (grades 7-12). We want a program that will provide opportunities for faith formation , retreats , socializing, along with community outreach and service. This person will also plan and direct a comprehensive parish Confirmation program for high school students. This candidate must be able to lead, inspire, and communicate with youth and adult volunteers , as well as, work cooperatively with our large parish staff. We are looking for someone with a minimum of three years experience in youth ministry and at least a BA in Theology or Religious Education; a graduate degree is preferred. Related degrees and comparable experience will be considered. Interested candidates are invited to send letter and professional resume to: Staff Searc h Our Lady of the Lake Parish 650 A Avenue Lake Oswego , OR 97034 FAX: (503) 636-9415 Email: olloff@teleport.com

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Native American Spirituality and the life of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha By Jack Smith A Religious Education Institute conference to exp lore Native American Spirituality and the life of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha was led by Sacheen Little Feather, a member of the Apache and Yaqui Pueblo Indian Nations who is coordinator of Native American Ministries for the Archdiocese and director of the San Francisco Kateri Circle. Little Feather advocates a blend of Native American spirituality along with daily Mass and Communion. She calls Native Americans, "the true and the first spiritual schizophrenics." Kateri Tekakwitha was born on the banks of the Mohawk River in New York in 1656. She was the daughter of a nonChristian Mohawk Chief and a Catholic Algonquin Indian woman. It was natural for Kateri to choose her mother 's faith , Little Feather said, because she lived in a matrilineal society. She believes "the true inroad to the Native people was reall y through Mary." Kateri "s parents and brother died from

the small pox which came with the European settlers and missionaries. Kateri also contracted the disease and became seriousl y disfi gured and nearly blind as a result. Her surname , Tekakwitha, means "one who cannot see." Kateri was then raised by her aunt and uncle near the Canadian border where she "always yearned for the Jesus that her mother had promised her." At age 20 Kateri was baptized and received her first Communion. After this, Kateri led the life of a monastic nun. Her reputation for holiness spread among the Jesuit missionaries and trappers in the are a, who called her "the Saint." "In her disfiguration , God allowed her to shine throug h with her inner beauty," said Little Feather. As a result of complications from the smallpox and other maladies , Kateri died at the age of 24. Little Feather said that "as Kateri spoke her last words — that she loved God and Jesus with her whole heart and soul , in her Native language — all of the ugly scars left her body." Many who touched her body or clothes

were healed from small pox and other sicknesses. Native Many Americans have come back to active involvement in the Churc h throug h the example and intercession of Blessed Kateri. The motto of those in the Kateri Circle is "to Jesus through Blessed Kateri ." Sacheen Little Feather has been an advocate for Native Americans for over three decades. She came to national attention when she refused an Oscar on Sacheen Little Feather leads an REI conference. behalf of Marlon Brando at the 1973 Academy Awards. Little Feather or the life of Blessed Kateri For more information on the ministry of Tekakwitha, go to www.human2human.org.

Eastern Catholics: Celebrating diversity in unity Churches , are an integral part of the Universal Church with distinct approaches . Jesuit Father Steven Armstrong spoke at to theology, spiritual ity and liturgy. the Reli gious Education Institute about a As evidence of God 's intended design realm of diversity within the Church most of diversity, Father Arm strong reflected Roman Catholics are unaware of: Eastern on the Genesis story of the tower of Catholicism. Babel. There was onl y one language on While the Eastern and Earth after the flood , Western Churches agree on Noah 's. When the descenmatters of faith , Father dants of Noah decided to Armstrong said the Eastern build a city and a tower to Churches express this faith in reach Heaven , Yahweh came a very different way: "Our thedown to "confuse their lan ology is not so much a set of guage there, so they cannot propositions, but it is celebratunderstand one another." ed in our liturgy and in our The story of B abel finds worship." its completion at Pentecost , By learning about and Father Armstrong said. "At experiencing the life of the Pentecost , Peter and the Eastern Churches , Father other disci ples start preachArmstrong hopes that "we can ing in their own languages celebrate the God given diverand the people understand in sity at the heart of our Church , their own languages." God Father Steven which is worship". does not bring everyone into Armstrong The Catholic Church has one culture but "reestablishalways consisted of local Churches es the ability of people of different culemploying diverse rites. Centuries of polit- tures to understand and cooperate with ical strain led to a schism that split the one another." Church between the Eastern Orthodox In this li ght , Father Armstrong said that Churches and the Roman Catholic Church. "God was not punishing people in the story Over the last 400 years many in the east- of Babel. God was restoring creation to the ern or Orthodox churches have re-estab- way God wanted it , and that is diversity."At lished full Communion with Rome. These Pentecost, he said , God goes one step furChurches which include the Byzantine , ther: "Unity has been restored in a way that Coptic, Armenian and Malabar Catholic respects all diversity."

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the marvelous works , of the all-hol y God. he recognizes that this could not have happened except for Jesus ' presReli gious educators of today are serving in "a minence . . . and he says, 'Depart from me I am a sinful istry Jesus Christ himself has called us to do as surel y man.' He recognizes the distance between him and the as God called the prop het Isaiah , or as Jesus called Peter all-hol y God." and as he called Paul ," Archbishop William Levada told In the second reading, Archbisho p Levada said , St. participants in the annual archdiocesan Paul speaks of his encounter with Christ long Reli gious Education Institute. after the other apostles had seen the Risen "It 's our ministry together and I than k you "What a call to us — to be faithful transmitters Lord : "I myself received the central message from the bottom of my heart for your presof salvation that Jesus Christ died for our ence here today and for your presence in this of the message of salvation that we have sins , and that he rose from the dead and wonderful ministry," Archbishop Levada said ascended into heaven .. . This is a message I in his homil y at the Mass closing the day long received f rom Christ, through the Apostles , for received, I handed on to you , the message of institute Feb. 3. salvation." The institute gives reli gious educators the these 20 centuries in the Church . . " Religious educators today are following in opportunity, he said, "to focus for a day withPaul' s footsteps , handing on the same mesout distraction on the many divers e ways that sage, Archbishop Levada said. this knowled ge of the true God and the one whom he How many of us have given ourselves to the service, "What a call to us to be faithful transmitters of the has sent, Jesus Christ , can be understood and shared especiall y the service of catechesis , that great and beau- message of salvation that we have received from Christ , with our community . . . telling his Good News to our tiful and splendid ministry to bring the Good News to throug h the Apostles , for these 20 centuries in the brothers and sisters whom we meet along the pil grim others , to educate others in the Gospel , word of God , in Church — to be faithful that message, not to doctor it up paths of life's journey." the faith that Jesus Christ has invited us to share." according to the way we would like to hear it but to be Archbishop Levada pointed out that each of the In the Gospel , Peter, after fishing all night and catch- faithful to it and to unfold and apply it to the needs and Mass readings for the day speaks about God's call to ing nothing, reluctantl y obeys Christ 's command to cast the people of our time. service: of the prop het Isaiah and the apostles Peter and the nets one more time, Archbishop Levada said. "That 's the great mission of the educators and catePaul. Then when he sees the extraordinary catch of fish , chists. ... Let us thank God for this wonderful ministry In the first reading, he said , "Isaiah hears those "Peter recognizes the breaking in of the great mystery, in which we become partners with Jesus Christ." By Patrick Joyce

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With a chuckle, the priest told his Berkeley audience , "1 am happy to remind you that God is not Christian . He is not a private God either." The priest pointed out that God worked with Abraham, who was a dreaded gentile , "an Iraqi." He worked with Jonah , a conservative Jew who didn't want to convert the people of Nineveh. "And then there was Jesus, who said, "Whenever you gather together in my name, I am there among you." The priest told the packed house of listeners, that "Palestinians and Jews do not need a holy land. We need sinful people to confess their sins." "On behalf of all Palestinian and Jewish children , hel p us to build bridges. Otherwise there is no future for any of us," he said. "If you are the friends of Jews, continue to give your friendship to them - they need it. But to give them friendshi p doesn 't mean to give hatred to the Palestinian ." Abouna Chacour said th at Americans do not help either side "by encouraging us to take revenge with bombs or public opinion . We need bridge builders." Abouna Chacour said that no occupation of a country is ever a good thing. "A caged bird doesn't sing. He stops eating. You can 't get him to sing and eat again by putting him in a bigger cage. He has to be free."

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Many serious and admirable Catholics have been lured mto a seemingly endless debate over the death penalty and abortion . On one side are people who see the issues as part of a "seamless garment" of concern for all human life. On the other side are those who believe that the innocent victims of abortion should not be lumped together with criminal s who have been found guilty of heinous crimes. Clearly both abortion and the death penalty are life issues. In both , a human life is taken by unnatural means : by the blade of an abortionist or the needle of an executioner. Just as clearly, there are great differences. The Church has always condemned abortion. The Fathers of the Second Vatican Council called it an "abortion and infanticide unspeakable crimes." — echoing Church teaching from the first century : "You shall not kill the embryo by abortion and shall not cause the newborn to perish." The Church has not had a similar longstanding opposition to capital punishment. The Catechism of the Catholic Church says that "the Church has acknowledged as well-founded the right and duty of legitimate public authority to punish malefactors . . . not excluding, in cases of extreme gravity, the death penalty." But the Catechism goes on to say, "If bloodless means are sufficient to defend human lives . . . public authority should limit itself to such means because they . . . are more in conformity to the dignity of the human person." Opponents of the death penalty — including Pope John Paul II and the bishops of the United States — are saying that we have reached a point in history at which we can keep the innocent safe from the bloodthirsty by bloodless mean s, primarily sentences of life in prison without possibility of parole. The state now executes criminals not when they are a danger to society but after they have been locked up for years and rendered harmless. In fac t, many killers go to the execution chamber meekly — not because they have become meek but because they know there is no escape. The only justification for the death penalty now is vengeance. Public safety is not really in question. Prisons don 't succeed at rehabilitating criminals but they have become very efficient at keeping the rest of us safe from killers . That is a sound argument against the death penalty, but it still leaves many pro-lifers feeling uneasy with a position that seems to equate unborn children with people who bomb office buildings filled with innocent children in Oklahoma, who drag a black man to his death behind a truck in Texas or crucify a gay man in Wyoming. That is looking at the issue in the wrong way. Neither the pope nor the bishops want to equate innocent babies with guilty men. When we talk about abortion, we are talking about justi ce. Injustice , unborn children have a right to live. They have done nothing to deserve the death penalty. When we talk about the death penalty, we are talking about mercy. Unfortunately, some opponents of the death penalty fail to make this distinction. Often they portray serial murderers as victims of injustice. This might be emotionall y satisfying to them, but it's counterproductive. For decades large majorities of Americans, Catholics included , have supported the death penalty. Recent polls have shown that support slipping but it 's not likely that the people who are beginning to question the death penalty are willing to look on cold-blooded murderers as victims. Anyone who wants to win this debate over the death penalty should take the advice of the bishops and the pope when they talk about the death penalty : there is a better way. And in the words of the Catechism of the Catholic Church: "bloodless means . . . are more in conformity to the dignity of the human person."

USF preside nton St. Ignatius Institute

Editor: As president of the University of San Francisco, I want to dispel any doubts about the University 's commitment to the Saint Ignatius Institute, raised in the Feb. 2 issue of Catholic San Francisco. Let me state very clearly that it is my hope that the Saint Ignatius Institu te will become widely recognized as the premier program of its kind in Catholic higher education. Naming a new director to the Institute is neither an overt nor veiled attempt to dismantle or weaken the S1I. The SII will remain an integrated , historicall y based program rooted in the Great Books and steeped in the Catholic tradition. SII students are, and will be, taking the same courses, celebrating daily Eucharist and having retreat experiences. I do not want the administrative changes to weaken or undermine the SII I cannot say it any more clearly. The reason I named a new director was a compelling one, but one not addressed in your story : academic credibility. The director of an academic program must be academically qualified for the position . The former director was not a member of the faculty, but was rather a staff member. Throughout higher education, responsibilities such as recommending faculty to the dean, making course assignments, and shaping curriculum are faculty responsibilities and may not be discharged by staff persons, no matter how dedicated or devoted. The need for appropriate academic control over the SII was the subject of several recommendations by an external review team in 1994. Both the former director and assistant director are welcome to apply for other positions in the University. The new director of the Institute will also direct the University 's Catholic Studies program. 511 and Catholic Studies are distinct programs aimed at promoting the Catholic intellectual tradition. They will remain distinct in their approaches and emphases, and each program will flourish if we capitalize on their strengths. Some possible synergies between both programs that will benefit them and the entire University community might be shared faculty, newly created courses , joint sponsorshi p of a University lecture series, celebrating liturgies and offering a variety of retreat experiences for both 911 and Catholic Studies participants. Again, I want to say in the clearest terms possible that it is my intent to help build on the success and rich tradition of the St. Ignatius Institute. Stephen A. Privett President University of San Francisco Editor ' s note: The story in our Feb. 2

issue did not address the issue of academic credibility because USF administrators did not address the issue while being interviewed by our reporter. They gave other explanations and those were reported in the story.

An SII grad speaks out

Vatican II Council made a clear statement that the Church , while always remaining universal , is not homogeneous. She is not a melting pot. "In virtue of this catholicity each individual part of the Church contributes through its special gifts to the good of the other parts and of the whole Church." — Lumen Gentium 13. "Through her work , whatever good is in the mind and hearts of men, whatever good lies latent in the religious practices and cultures of diverse peoples, is not only saved from destruction but is also healed, ennobled; perfected unto the glory of God, confusion of the devil , and the happiness of men." Lumen Gentium 7. The St. Ignatius Institute has been a guardian of traditional Catholic culture and academia at USF for 25 years. The goodness within the mind and heart of this culture has resulted in many conversions and reconversions to Catholicism, and the dedicated living out of vocations whether to the lay life, religious life , or the priesthood. The decision of USF to amalgamate the St. Ignatius Institute with the Catholic Studies Program is contrary to this spint of Vatican II. The firing of Mr. Galten and Mr. Hamlon, the directors of the SII who honor the Catholic cultural traditions of Ignatian academics , brings into serious question the preservation of these traditions at USF. The Institute professors who will not support the loss of the SII mission and identity are doing so in the spirit of Vatican II. The USF administration 's passe practice of obliterating a particular group by tossing it into the homogeneous melting pot is a departure from this spirit. As Catholics we are members of a Body—each part called to function according to its mission or charism. The Church is blessed by the existence of various religious orders and institutes which are a sign to the world of a flourishing faith. God help us if our aim is to make each member a clone of the same part of the bod y. Where then is the body? If and when that happens we have truly lost our freedom to grow to spiritu al as well as academic heights. I challenge the leadership at USF to read and reflect on Lumen Gentium from Vatican II. I read it for the first time over twenty years ago as a student in the St. Ignatius Institute at USF. Madeleine Palid Veneklase SI Institute Class of 1981 San Bruno

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On behalf of the family of Enrico Console and the parish of St. Isabella, I want to thank you for the article you wrote regarding the bone marrow drive that was held for Enrico at Saints Peter and Paul parish hall — 151 people were tested at the event! It was a truly wonderful event and a testament to the presence of the Holy Spirit in the lives of the faithful . I would also like to thank Fr. Purdy of Saints Peter and Paul, Fr. Shea at Old St. Mary 's, Deacon Myers who helped with publicity, Mike McDowd who featured Enrico ' s story on Channel 50, the San Francisco Police Department who helped in distributing flyers and the Saint Ignatiu s High School students who hel ped out at the drive. The most wonderful thing about this is that the Console family knows that they are not alone and are surrounded b y people who care and perhaps, that is the miracle in this story. Thank you. Nancy Towslee San Luis Obispo

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The self-worshiping community In his recentl y published book , The Spirit of the Liturgy, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger offers an instructive commentary on the famous scene from Exodus in which the people of Israel fall from grace by worshi ping a golden calf. Even within the Old Testament itself , this has traditionally been presented as an episode of idolatry, the worship of false gods. As Psalm 106 has it , "They fashioned a calf at Horeb/and worshiped an image of metal/exchanging the God who was their glory/for the image of a bull that eats grass." Cardinal Ratzinger suggests that the idolatry here is more subtle than we may think â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and a prominent American liturgist thinks that the temptation to worship golden calves is one we face, too. Aaron , the cardinal writes , doesn 't intend to foster a "cult ... of the false gods of the heathens." And inwardly, Ratzinger argues , the people of Israel "remain completely attached to the same God ... who led Israel out of Egypt." So what is the problem? Wherein lies Israel's apostasy? First, in the notion that the saving power of the one true God can be properl y represented by a golden calf. "The people cannot cope with the invisible, remote, and mysterious God," Cardinal Ratzinger writes. "They want to bring him down into their own world, into what they can see and understand." So they end up wor shiping falsely. The worship of the golden calf "is no longer going up to God, but drawing God down into one's own world. He must be there when he is needed, and he must be the kind of God that is needed."

In this false worship, "man is using God , and in reality, even if it is not outwardl y discernible , he is placing himself above God." Worshi p ing golden calves , we worshi p gods made in our own image and likeness , rather than acknowledging our dependence on the God who made us in his divine image and likeness. Which brings us to the second , subtle apostasy. Worship ing the golden calf , Israel indulges in what Cardinal Ratzinger calls a "self-generated cult." False worship is a feast we give ourselves , a "festival of selfaffirmation." Rather than being worship of God, worship "becomes a circle closed in on itself: eating, drinking, and making merry." That is wh y Moses exp lodes in anger when he discovers the Israelite camp in revelry : "The dance around the golden calf is ... self-seeking worship. It is a kind of banal self-gratification. Ultimately, it is no longer concerned with God but with giving oneself a nice little alternative world , manufactured from one 's own resources." Are we immune to this temptation? Msgr. M. Francis Mannion , former rector of Salt Lake City 's Cathedral of the Madeleine and now director of the new Liturgical Institu te at Chicago 's University of St. Mary of the Lake, thinks not. Writing in Antiphon , the journal of the Society for Catholic Liturgy, Msgr. Mannion , a leader in the "reform of the reform," argues that a "fundamental problem facing the Mass today is the cultural corruption of its celebration through the importation of conceptions and practices of consumerism, entertainment, and psychotherapy." Rather than letting "the richness and depth of the

rite s speak for themo H selves," Mannion sugO 35 a, gests , "the eucharistic ui liturgy is often buried < IS by cultural overlays O which deprive the . church' s central sacraG w rf o ment of its power. The g clergy are far from blameless here; indeed a new kind of clericalism is pervasive." Msgr. Mannion is no "restorationist ," urging a rollback to the pre-Vatican II missal. R ather, he proposes that we need to "take the ri tes we now have and let them be articulated on their own terms." This require s celebrants who understand that, in Cardinal Ratzinger 's words, they are not "the real point of reference for the whole liturgy." The celebrant 's task, as a living icon of Christ, the high priest , is to direct the Mass, and the worshiping community, toward the heavenly liturgy in which our earthly worship participates. The "real point of reference" in the liturgy, in other words, is God the Holy Trinity . Christ leads us, through the power of the Spirit , into authentic worship of the Father. Like true love, true worship doesn ' t mean looking into each other 's eyes; it means looking together at the God who is Love.

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

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this alread y. They divide as much as they unite. There is a deeper connection available in silence. Lovers already know this , as do the Quakers , whose liturgy _ , tries to imitate the r timer silence of heaven , and as do those who pracRon Rolheiser _______________ tice contemp lative prayer . John of the Cross expresses this in a wonderfull y cryptic line: "Learn to understand more by not understanding than by understanding." Silence does speak louder than words, and more deepl y. We experience this alread y now in different ways. When we are separated by distance or death from loved ones, we can still be with them in silence; when we are divided from other sincere persons through misunderstanding, silence can provide the place where we can still be together; when we stand helpless before another 's suffering, silence can be the best way of expressing our empathy; and when we have sinned and have no words to restore things to their previous wholeness, in silence a deeper word can speak and let us know that , in the end, all will be well and every manner of being will be well. "There is nothing in the world that resembles God as much as silence." It 's the language of heaven and it's already deep inside of us, beckoning us , inviting us to deeper intimacy with everything.

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SCRIPTURE & LITURGY Discovering what God is doing for us We all like to know how we are doing. A favorable evaluation of our performance at work , a birthday tribute of appreciation , a lette r expressing how much what we said or did meant , give us affirmation that rejoices our hear ts and assurance that we have not lived in vain. This Sunday 's liturgy of the Word lets us know how we are doing as communities moved by Jesus ' Spirit and moves us to the table where we "give thanks to the Lord , Our God." But do remember that learning how we are doing means discovering what God is doing for us through Jesus Christ in Spiritfilled communities of believers. Our first reading jolts us. Dav id, already anointed king, spares his foe and predecessor, Saul. Please recall that the final editor of I and II Samuel leaves us with a picture of David as a man of contradictions. David has no compunction about sharking up despe radoes to menace the people of Hebron to choose him as their king or about an adulterous union with the wife of Uriah , whom the king subsequently orders murdered. Yet this David is capable of acting under the influence of the Word of Someone who coax es out of him admirable performances worthy of Israel's imitation. Our first reading is such an example. "So David and Abishai went among Saul's soldiers by ni ght and found Saul lying asleep within the barricade, with his spear thrust into the ground at his head and Abner and his men sleeping around him. Abishai whispered to David: 'God has delivered your enemy into your grasp this day. Let me nail him to the ground with one thrust of the spear. . . ' But David said to Abishai, 'Do not harm him, for who can lay hands on the Lord 's anointed and remain unpunished. ' " From being part of God's People's God-guided experience, God rubs off on David , who gives flashes of his own experience of God's heart. Amazing ! More amazing is the expectation Luke 's Jesus has of his disciples. Because Jesus has completed his "exodus" (Luke 9:31) through his death , his being raised, and his being

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time I Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23; Psalm 103; / Corinthians 15:45-49; Luke 6:27-38.

Father David M. Pettingill seated at God 's right hand , he can bring our Sunday assemblies where he is through Word and Eucharist. With him at the heart of God, we experience gift-love beyond measure or telling. That is why Jesus expects God to rub off on us and God's behavior to appear in ours. "To you who hear I say love your enemies do good to those who hate you , bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. To the person who strike s you on one cheek , offer the other one as well , and from the person who takes your .cloak , do not withhold even your tunic." Objections may flare up immediately: "What are we supposed to be, doormats?" But they miss the point: Jesus has brought us so close to God that we become different and can behave differently," 'for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked. Be merciful , just as your Father is merciful' " If we live on the level of being paid back , then the pay-back becomes the reward; anyone can behave in this way: "And if you do

good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.' " This Jesus goes on to imply that the words and gestures we use in dealing with others provide God with both script and stage directions when he deals with us: " 'Stop jud ging and you will not be jud ged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forg iven. . . . For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you. '" We find out how we are doing when we see the changes. God has enabled us to make, when the new world created in the death and resurrection of Jesus lays hold of us, and when the overwhelming mercy and gift-love of the kingdom surfaces in our behavior. As Paul suggests, "The first man, Adam , became a living being, the last Adam a lifegiving spirit. . . . Just as we have born the image of the earthly one, we shall also bear the image of the Heavenl y one." It is more than consoling to know this process of transfonnation is working even now. Questions for Small Communities of Faith 1 What does gift-love mean? How have you experienced it and been transformed? 2 What needs forg iveness in our group ? Our parish? Our Archdiocese? Our Universal Church? Our world?

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

Moving from Rehearsal Blues to Worship Bliss Why is it that choir directors can get so much out of their choirs during the "special seasons," namely Christmas and Easter? Why is it that attendance in choir is so good during the final weeks of Advent and particularly good at Christmas? Why is it that so many of our brothers and sisters, and even we at times miss the "Easter" in every Sunday celebration? These questions may weigh heavily on our minds and hearts as we enter the extraordinary time know as "ordinary time." We may all be feeling a bit tired after a particularly busy Advent and Christmas season and may feel the need to rest , but we know we must move on in our music ministry. The demands of our liturgical and ministerial life may weigh heavily upon us and we may miss the opportunity to be refreshed. Let's face it, we all need courage and inspiration in order to fight the winter blues! Where can we get the courage and inspiration we need to minister again with . effectiveness and joy? Allow me to make a couple of suggestions by noting two tensions. Let us acknowledge the tension between have partied much. We have eaten much and our bodies exhaustion and the need for rest and the tension between and spirits need ordinary time! Rest can take the form of listlessness and prayerful renewal. First of all when we are doing with less like less food especiall y fewer cookies in a state of exhaustion we need to rest . In order to minis- particularl y now that Christmas is over! Maybe we can ter well we need to rest when we are tired. This may seem get by with less television and allow our spirits the rest obvious enough but the paradox is that when we are tired, found in contemp lation and prayer. We need to move many of us push even harder driving ourselves to exhaus- from being a listless sp irit to a prayerfully centered and motivated person. tion and even to burnout . is continuing after a particListlessness may go undetected for a while until we Even though our ministry ularl y busy season, we can be refreshed if we make time notice that we feel particularly "hit" after playing for the to get a little extra rest. Even though we may not be phys- third Mass the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Our playing, ically tired we may be mentally and spirituall y tired. We our conducting or our singing may begin to show signs of

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inaccuracy and other musical problems because we are somehow out of focus. We may feel edgy, short tempered , angry or depressed. We may find ourselves asking scary questions like, "Why am I doing this?" We may think that we are stoic sufferers through the embanassment and frustration of Mike the tenor 's silent departure from the choir a few weeks after the Christmas season ends, but we begin to note within ourselves, and in conversations, of a "laundry list" of discontents. Perhaps what we need right now is to head for the hills and escape to a quiet place to be with the Lord . Perhaps , there we can silently listen, finally, to the "thanks" the Lord has been wanting to say to us for so long now. Perhaps there the new perspective, the meltdown of concerns and a restoration of peace and ministerial vigor can be found. Maybe we will be inspired again to learn some new music. Perhaps ordinary time will be extraordinary after all! Rest and prayer are essential in human life particularly after a trial. The trials and travails of our music ministry can cause us to become tired, burdened, listless and out of sorts. However, if we allow the Lord to transform us in prayer and rest then the listless spirit will be renewed. Miraculously we will again want to sing of the God who sets us free with all of the skill at our command.

Father McKearney is a Sulp ician candidate from the Archdiocese of Hartford, Conn., and director of music f o r St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park.

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Video game addiction The other day I was at table with a man from the Czech Republic, and it was not long before our conversation turned to the many dubious entertainments for children America is exporting to his country. "What do you think about video games?" he asked me. My sons became addicted to them, I explained. So my husband and I try to limit their computer time to an hour on Sunday. "We locked all of our games in the closet," said this Catholic father of five. Then he confessed that his children were not the only members of his family who needed detox. "I was addicted, too," he said. " I would start a game and could not stop. I could see all the time I was wasting and my work piling up, and still I could not stop myself." Coincidentally, 1 had discussed the same problem only the day before with another parent. Having observed her children 's inability to control their intake of video games, this mother also has implemented restrictions and

has met with the same struggles we have. Her husband now compares video games with heroin, she said, because it seems impossible to take small doses of them without becoming a junkie. Why are video games so addicting? Is it because they drag on and on? As transfixing as television watching can be, at least programs, sporting events, and movies come to an end, giving the viewer a sense of finality and an opportunity to get up from the chair. Even with the built-in closure, we had to throw out our television set to free the children from that habit. Perhaps another reason video games are so beguiling is the illusion of control they create. The games my sons were hooked on, for example, present historical battle scenarios, in which the actions of the players influence the outcome of the conflict. But when the player achieves some triumph, does he feel a sense of accomplishment and easily move onto some other endeavor? Apparently not.

My husband perceives an irony here. When the children escape into virtual reality, in search of a world they can manipulate , they stop participating in the only reality they Viviail W. DudrO can, in fact, shape for _________________= the better. Honestly, the more I think about it , the more I wonder whether trying to moderate computer games is even worth the trouble. Maybe we should simply dump them, as we did the TV.

Vivian Dudro is the mother of four (ages four to 13) and a member of St. Maiy ' s Cathedra l Parish.

The Holy Trinity: Who Is Creator? C2« l' ve read your column for years and now have a question about the Holy Trinity. Which person in the Trinity is the Creator? St. Paul writes about Jesus , "In him were created all things in heaven and on earth " (Col 1:16). Yet in the creed we say, "I believe in God , the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth! ' Then in the hymn to the Holy Sp irit we sing, "Come Holy Ghost, creator blest." Are they all "creators " ? How do we explain this? (Wisconsin) A. We must realize first of all that we do not have — and as limited creatures, could not possibly have — a thorough "explanation " of the nature or the works of the Holy Trinity. The reason, of course, is that we are dealing here with the greatest, and g central, mystery of the Christian faith. I Practically everything we know of the Trinity has come from the ^^ Church's theological and spiritual reflection on two sources: how Jesus talked about the interre lationships between himself and the Father and the Holy Spirit; and how Christians, individuall y and collectively, experience the Father, Son and Hol y Spirit in their lives. Jesus , for example, speaks of sending the Spirit. In numerous passages we read how the very early Christians are quite conscious that their actions are undertaken under the guidance and direction of the Holy Spirit. (See Acts 10:44, 11:12 , 13:2 among many other examples.) Very graduall y, in somewhat different ways in the East and West, the Church began to explore the connections between the Trinity 's life and actions "ad intra " as they are sometimes called, God's inner life, and God's actions "ad extra," what God does outside himself , in creation. This brings us closer to the answer to your question , insofar as we can have one. While they relate in some mys-

terious ways with each other as "persons ," the Father, the begotten Son and the Spirit who proceeds from both share equally the one divine nature. Each is distinct , but each is trul y God. From this perspective , every action of God that involves creation , including creation itself , is coequall y the action of all three persons. Since there is only one God-substance, none of the three act independentl y. Whatever is done outside of their co-existent relationship, all do. Thus , it is proper and necessary to say that the Father, Son and Spirit are involved in the work of creation and in all that sustains and affects that creation. At the same time, as God reveals himself in the Scriptures , specific divine actions are attributed to one or another of the three persons. External actions of God are seen as appropri ate (thus the term appropriation) to a particular person in view of that person 's "p lace" in the inner life of the Trinity. The Father, for example, because he is without princi ple or ori g in in the eternal Trinity, is associated with power and creation. The Spirit, who is viewed as the union of love between the Father and Son, is associated with holiness, comfort, all those human experiences that result from the fire and joy of love. The Son is seen as the Word generated from eternity, not as a creature, but as sharing the God-nature with the Father. To him is attributed qualities such as orderliness and filial love of the Father.In him, as the Word made flesh, the kingdom of God is revealed as present in our human existence. While onl y the Son took on our human nature and entered eternal glory through the paschal mystery of his death

Father J ohn Dietzen and resurrection, all three persons were, and are, involved and active in the entire saving life and work of Jesus. It is impossible here to give extensive biblical references to all these truths. But a little serious looking up of passages in the Old and New Testaments will yield a multitu de of examp les of these ways of speaking about the one God and the internal communal life and external actions of the Holy Trinity. (A free brochure answering questions Catholics ask about ecumenism , intercommunion and other ways of sharing with people of other faiths is available by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen , Box 325, Peoria, IL 61651. (Questions for Father Dietzen may be sent to him at Box 325, Peoria, IL 61651 . This column is copyrighted by Catholic New Service.)

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Retreats/Days of Recollection VALL0MBR0SA CENTER 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park. For fees, times and details about these and other offerings call (650) 325-5614. Presentation Sister Rosina Conrotto, Program Director. Parables 2001: Stories Jesus Told, a monthly revisiting of the scripture stories with well known retreat leaders, scholars and people of faith. What about these tales? Are they true? Did they really happen? What implications do they have for the Christian in the 21st century? Marc h 11: Father Thomas Madden, Ph.D., Vallombrosa director; April 8: San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop John C. Weste r. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; JESUIT RETREAT HOUSE/EL RETIRO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 300 Manresa Way, Los Altos. For fees, times and details about these and other offerings call (650) 948-4491. Feb. 17: Picking Up the Pieces , a day of reflection for the divorced and separated with Judy Zolezzi. Silver Penny Farm offers retreat facilities near the wine country, 5215 Old Lakeville Rd., Petaluma, 94954. All quarters have bedroom and sitting room with fireplace. Call Father Ray Smith for a brochure at (707) 762-1498. March 17: A Day of Recollection beginning with continental breakfast at 9 a.m. and concluding with Mass at 3 p.m. Facilitated by Franciscan Father Barry Brunsman at the Povarello, 109 Golden Gate Ave., SF. $10 donation requested. Sponsored by St, Francis Fraternity, a secular Franciscan organization. MERCY CENTER 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame. For fees, times and other offerings, call (650) 340-7474 March 2 - 4 : Centering Prayer Weekend with Vicky Bolts. 1st Fri. Taize prayer begins this weekend lor those who wish to deepen their practice of centering prayer. March 3: Lenten Day of Celebration through Prayer, Movement and Music with Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan and Carla DeSola focusing on three Lenten Gospels retreatants will dance, journal, share. Bring bag lunch. Shared Script ure blends Taize prayer, daily personal prayer and study of Hebrew and 'Christian bible texts. This session is a 10-week study of Paul's captivity letters to Philippians, Colossians, Ephesians. Meets Thurs. mornings. Facilitator is Sherron Sandrini. 3rd Sun: Salon, a monthly gathering of people in the second half of life to explore opportunities and challenges facing them using arts , literature and conversation. Facilitated by Sandi Peters.

Taize Prayer 3rd Tues at8:30 p.m., St. Dominic Church, 2390 Bush St., SF. Call Delia Molloy at (415) 563-4280 1st Thurs . at 5:30 p.m. at Old St. Mary's Cathedral, 660 Calfornia at Grant, SF. Call (415) 288-3809 3rd Thurs. at 7:30 p.m. at Vallombrosa Center, 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park with Sister Toni Longo 1st Fri. at 8 p.m. at Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame with Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan. Call (650) 340-7452; Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park at 7:30 p.m. Call Deacon Dominic Peloso at (650) 324-1019. 3rd Fri. at 8 p.m. at Woodside Priory Chapel, 302 Portola Rd., Portola Valley. Call Dean Miller at (650) 328-2880 1st Sat. at 8:30 p.m. at SF Presidio Main Post Chapel, 130 Fisher Loop. Call Delia Molloy at (415) 563-4280.

Young Adults

Wed.: Help children learn at St. Dominic Elementary Schoo!, Pine and Steiner St., SF. 7:15 - 8:15 a.m. in school library. Call Kathleen Reilly at (415) 387-5692. Various dates: Read with youth ages 5 - 14 as part of the Tenderloin Reading Program, 5:30 6:30 p.m. at 570 Ellis St. between Hyde and Leavenworth, SF. Contact Marie Borges at (415) 401-0925 or marieborges@yahoo.com.

Social Justice/Respect Life

Inquire about the annual Respect Life Essay Contest. Students in grades one through 12 are invited to enter. Winners will be recognized at a special Mass on May 13 at St. Monica Church, San Francisco with Bishop John C. Wester presiding. Call (415) 565-3672.

Datebook Jubilee 2000 USA, as part of a worldwide effort to relieve the crushing debt owed by struggling countries to stronger lands, announces a Bay Area speake rs bureau. Knowledgeable speakers are available without charge to address parish groups and organizations on this Jubilee Year topic. Call William or Jean Lesher at (510) 5246645 or welesher@aol.com.

Prayer/Devotions/Lent Feb. 28: St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish, Sausalito announces a Day of Recollection with Jesuit Father Michael Barber, director, School of Pastoral Leadership for the Archdiocese. All are invited. Simple lunch at noon Mass with ashes at 1 p.m. Call (415) 332-1765 to reserve a spot. 2nd Fri.: Holy Hour for Priests at St. Finn Barr Church , 10:30 a.m. Includes talk by priest fro m Opus Dei with silent prayer and Reconciliation il desired. Followed by simple lunch in rectory. Call (415) 333-3627. Take a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land without leaving the Archdiocese by visiting an ongoing exposition at St. John of God Parish, 5th Ave. and Irving, SF. Open M-F 1:30-5 p.m. and until 1 p.m. on Sundays. Their Web site address is www.sjog.org. Mass for people living with AIDS at St. Boniface Church, 133 Golden Gate Ave., SF at 5:30 p.m. Takes place on last Sun. of month. Call (415) 863-7515.

Blessed Sacrament Exposition Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park , 24 hours everyday, (650) 322-3013. St. Sebastian Church, corner of Bon Air Rd. and Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Greenbrae, M - F 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Adoration Chapel , (415) 4610704. St. Agnes Church, 1025 Masonic (near Page) SF, Fri., 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., (415) 487-8560. Our Lady of Angels Church, 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame, M- F after 8 a.m. Mass until 7 p.m. St. Isabella Church, One Trinity Way, San Rafael, Fri., 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Our Lady of Loretto Church, 1806 Novato Blvd., Novato, Fri. 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m., 1st Fri. 9:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Sat. St. Bruno Church, 555 W. San Bruno Ave., San Bruno, 24 hours everyday. Call (650) 5880572. Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel. St. Francis of Assisi Shrine, 610 Vallejo St. at Columbus, SF, Fri. following 12:15 p.m. Mass until 4:15 p.m. 2nd Sat. at St. Matthew Church, One Notre Dame Way, San Mateo with Nocturnal Adoration Society of San Mateo County. Call Lynn King at (650) 349-0498 or Jim McGill at (650) 574-3918 for times. Corpus Christi Monastery, 215 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park , daily from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call (650) 3221801. St. Bartholomew Church, 300 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo, 1st Fri. from after 8 a.m. Mass until just before next day's 8 a.m. Mass.; St. Dominic Church, Bush and Steiner St., 8:30-9:30 a.m. and 6-7 p.m. each Mon. and Wed. (415) 567-7824. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 3 Oakdale Ave., Mill Valley, Mon., 8:15 a.m. through Wed. at 7:30 a.m.; St. John of God Church, 1290 5th Ave. at Irving, SF. Mondays after 12:10 p.m. Mass, (415) 566-5610; St. Kevin Church, 704 Cortland Ave., SF, 1st Fri. following 9 a.m. Mass until 5:15 p.m. Benediction. Call (415) 648-5751. St. Finn Barr Church, 415 Edna St., SF, M-F 8:45 a.m.-6 p.m.;Thurs . until 9 p.m.; 1st Fri. until 7:30 p.m. Mass. Call (415) 333-3627; St. Hilary Church, 761 Hilary Dr., Tiburon , M - F 7:45 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Call (415) 435-1122; St. Mary's Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, 1st Fri. after 8 a.m. Mass until Sat. at 8 p.m.; Holy Name of Jesus Church, 39th Ave. and Lawton St., SF, Wed. 9:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.; St. Matthias Church, 1685 Cordilleras Rd., Redwood City, 1st Fri., 9 a.m. until Mass at 5:30 p.m.(650) 366-9544

Family Life Retrouvaille, a program for troubled marriages. The weekend and follow up sessions help couples heal and renew their families. Presenters are three couples and a Catholic priest. Call Peg or Ed Gleason at (415) 221-4269 or edgleason @ webtv.net. Worldwide Marriage Encounter, a dynamic marriage enrichment experience designed to deepen the joy a couple shares. Call (888) 5683018. The Adoption Network of Catholic Charities offers two free information meetings for families considering adoption on the 2nd Tues. of every month at 98 Bosworth, San Francisco at 7 p.m., and on 1st Wed. at 36 37th Ave., San Mateo at 7 p.m. Call (415) 406-2387. Feb. 21: Billings Ovulation Method of Nat ural Family Planning introductory presentation at St. Brendan Parish Hall, 29 Rockaway Ave. at Laguna Honda, SF at 7:30 p.m. by George Maloof, M.D. Call (415) 681-4225.

Single, Divorced, Separated Catholic Adult Singles Assoc, of Marin meets for support and activities. Call Bob at (415) 8970639 for information. Jan. 27: a night at the theatre for Tallulah at San Francisco 's Curra n Theatre. Are you or someone you know separated,

divorced, widowed? For information about additional ministries available to divorced and separated persons in the Archdiocese , call (415) 273-5521. New Wings at St. Thomas More Church, 50 Thomas More Way, SF meets on 3rd Thursdays. Call Claudia Devaux at (415) 334-9088 or e-mail stmchurch@hotmail.com. Call Ron Landucci at (650) 583-6016 about upcoming social activities.

Consolation Ministry Our Lady of Angels, 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame , 1st Mon. 7:30 - 9 p.m.; 1st Thurs., 9:30 - 11 a.m. Call Sara h DiMare at (650) 6977582; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, James St. between Fulton and Grand , Redwood City, Thurs. 6 - 7:30 p.m. Call (650) 366-3802; St. Andrew, 1571 Southgate Ave., Daly City, 3rd Mon. 7:30 - 9 p.m. Call Eleanor and Nick Fesunoff at (650) 878-9743; Good Shepherd, 901 Oceana Blvd., Pacifica. Call Sister Carol Fleitz at (650) 355-2593; St. Hilary, 761 Hilary Dr., Tiburon, 1st and 3rd Wed., 3 - 4:30 p.m. Call Sister Colette at (415) 435-7659; St. Gabriel, 2559 40th Ave., SF, 1st and 3rd Tues., 7 - 9 p.m. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882; St. Mary Cathedral , Gough and Geary St., SF, 2nd and 4th Wed., 2:30 - 4 p.m. Call Sister Esther at (415) 567-2020, ext. 218; St. Finn Barr, 415 Edna St., SF in English and Spanish, one Sat. per month. Call Carmen Solis at (415) 584-0823; St. Cecilia, 2555 17th Ave., SF, 2nd and 4th Tues., 2 - 4 p.m. Call (415) 664-8481 . Ministry for parents who have lost a child is available from Our Lady of Angels Parish, Burlingame. Call Ina Potter at (650) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579. Our Lady of Loretto , 1806 Novato Blvd., Novato, structured 8-week group meeting evenings or late afternoon. Call Sister Jeanette at (415) 897-2171; St. Isabella, One Trinity Way, San Rafael , structured 6-week group meeting evenings. Call Pat Sack at (415) 472-5732.

Lectures/Classes/Radio-TV Feb. 17: Cistercian Father Thomas Keating, a founder of the centering prayer movement , speaks at St. Gregory Nyssen Church, 500 De Haro St. off Mariposa. An all day experience fro m 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Call (415) 252-1667. Feb. 20: Noted author and sociologist Father Andrew Greeley speaks at the Bankers Club atop San Francisco's Bank of America Building to members and guests of the St. Thomas More Society at the group's monthly luncheon at noon. Tickets $25. Call Steve Walker at (415) 7684576. Feb. 24: "The Veneration of the Mother of God in Orthodox Spirituality," a talk by Prof. Frank Kidner of the Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral and SF State University at St. Dominic Church Conference Room , 2390 Bush St. at Steiner, SF at 10 a.m. Sponsored by the parish Intellectual Life - Continuing Studies Program. Call (415) 567-7824. Join Joe Stinson for "Good Grief" airing Sundays at 9 a.m. on Catholic Family Radio, KDIA 1640 AM. Call (650) 866-3525. Catholic Healthcare West offers free classes and instruction on all areas of health at their San Francisco and Daly City facilities. Visit their web site at www.chwbay.org for details. Mon - Fri. at 7 p.m.: Catholic Hour featuring recitation of the Rosary and motivating talks and music with host Chris Lyford. Tune your radio to 1400 AM. Now produced by the Communications Office of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

Food & Fun Feb. 16: Catholic Charities Auxiliary of San Mateo County presents Queen of Hearts, an annual card party and luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at 605 Parkside Way off the Alameda, San Mateo. Tickets $22. Call (650) 349-4399. March 3: Crab Bash benefiting vocations at St. Anne of the Sunset Parish Hall, Funston and Judah St., SF. Sponsored by Serra Club of the Golden gate. Menu includes cracked crab, pasta, salad, dessert, and wine or soft drinks. Call Cecil Casey at (415) 221-9668. March 4: "Journey Into Egypt", a fashion show and luncheon at Foster City's Crowne Plaza Hotel sponsored by the Mothers' Auxiliary of Junipero Serra High School. A great time for all, including Dadsl Cocktails at 11 a.m.; luncheon at noon. For tickets and info Pam Lechleitner at (650) 738-2153 or Kathy Nagle at (650) 355-8721. March 10: Spring Getaway, a benefit luncheon and fashion show at Peacock Gap Country Club, San Rafael sponsored by St. Vincent's School for Boys Women's Auxiliary. Cocktails at 11:30 a.m. with luncheon at and fashion show beginning at 12:30 p.m. Tickets $35. Call (415) 892-3257 or (415) 507-2000. March 11: St. Paddy's Day Buffet and Drawing at Junipero Serra High School , 451 West 20th Ave., San Mateo. Cocktails and buffet from 3 - 5 p.m. Call (650) 345-8207 for tickets and info. March 2 and most 1st Fri.: Join the Marin Catholic Breakfast Club for prayer, dialogue and a meal beginning with 7 a.m. Mass at St. Sebastian Church , Sir Francis Drake Blvd. and

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Returning Catholics Feb. 19: St. Pius Parish, 1100 Woodside Rd., Redwood City, announces Catholics Coming Home , a series of meetings geared toward inactive Catholics but everyone is welcome. Held in Rm. 5 of the parish school. Call (650) 368-0429.

Reunions Feb. 22: Reunion Star of the Sea Academy classes of 1941-42. Call Dorothy at (415) 681-1493 or Marie at (415) 564-2603. Feb. 24: Junipero Serra High School Alumni Parents Assoc , presents its 5Bi-Annual Mas and Brunch at the school 451 W. 20th Ave., San Mateo at 10 a.m. Call (650) 574-0491. March 10: Golden Alumni Reunion for graduates of University of San Francisco classes '51, '31, '36 , '41, '46. Call (415) 422-2646.

Performance Admission free unless otherwise noted. Feb. 18: Well-known organist John Fenstermaker plays at St. Stephen Church, Eucalyptus Dr., adjoining Stonestown Galleria. Suggested donation $5. Concert follows dedication of parish's new organ by former pastor, Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester at 3 p.m. Call (415) 682-2136. March 16, 17, 18, 23, 24: "Somewhere...Together: A Decade of Tri-School Musicals", a walk through the music from shows performed together by Junipero Serra, Notre Dame and Mercy, Burlingame high schools. Curtain at 7:30 p.m. for all performances except Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. Call (650) 345-8207, ext . 560 for tickets and information. Sundays in Feb.: Concerts at St. Mary Cathedral featuring various artists at 3:30 p.m. followed by sung Vespers at 4 p.m. Gough and Geary Blvd., SF. Call (415) 567-2020 ext. 213. Sundays in Feb.: Concerts at National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi featuring various artists at 4 p.m. following sung vespers at 3 p.m., Columbus and Vallejo, SR .Call (415) 983-0405. March 3: Concert at St. Finn Barr Church , 415 Edna St. just off Monterey Blvd., SF featuring the young voice of Edwin Chow and the 3 Fil-Am Tenors at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $15. Call (415) 3333627

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San Mateo County's Crisis Hotline is in need of volunteers to help answer the 24-hour phone service. Hours are flexible and training is provided. Call Charlene Stewart at (650) 365-6147. SF's Laguna Honda Hospital is in need of extraordinary ministers including Eucharistic ministers and readers as well as volunteers to visit with residents and help in the office and with events. Call Sister Miriam Walsh at (415) 6641580, ext. 2422. Raphael House, a homeless shelter for families in San Francisco 's Tenderloin District , is in need of volunteers to help with various tasks. Hours are 5:45 p.m. - 9 p.m. Call Carol at (415) 345-7265. California Handicapables , which provides a monthly Mass and luncheon to handicapped persons, needs volunteers including drivers, servers , donors, and recruiters of those who might benefit from the experience. Call Jane Cunningham at (415) 585-9085. 3rd Sat.: Maryknoll Affiliates meet from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Maryknoll House, 2555 Webster (between Pacific and B'way), SF to share faith and plan an action agenda. This is a group comparable to some religious communities' Third Orders made up of lay women and men interested in assisting the Maryknoll mission. Call Marie Wre n at (415) 386-6600. St. Francis Fraternity, a secular Franciscan organization, needs volunteers to help with their 20 year old tradition of serving breakfast on Sunday mornings to their Tenderloin neighbors. Call (415) 621-3279.

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Clergy sing the ageless Salve Regina on steps of St. Mary Cathedral following a funeral Mass for Bishop Mark Hurley on Feb. 9.

Bishop Hurley . . . ¦ Continued f r o m page 3 stopped when Father Hurley stepped amid the soldiers to reach wounded youths. Bishop Hurley served as a member of the Vatican Secretariat for Nonbelievers and as a consultor to the Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education . As a priest , he was a consultant for the Second Vatican Council' s Commission for Seminaries , Universities and Catholic Education. Bishop Hurley 's brother , seven years younger, was also a priest of the San Francisco Archdiocese when he was named auxiliary bishop of Juneau , Alaska , in 1970. Father Francis Hurley was ordained a bishop by his brother and has been archbishop of Anchorage since 1976. They were one of two sets of sibling-bishops in the country. The others are Bishop Kevin J. Boland of Savannah , Ga., and Bishop Raymond J. Boland of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Mo. The Hurley brothers occasionall y collaborated in ministry, such as when Bishop Hurley flew to Alaska in 1990 to stand in for a few weeks for Archbishop Hurley. His brother was making a Christmastime visit to Magadan in the Soviet Far East, where he was building a U.S.-Soviet ecumenical center for reli gion and culture. Bishop Hurley had also been among regular commentators on the Catholic Family Radio Network , a for-profit nationwide network that closed last May after about 20 months on the air. Early in 2000, Bishop Hurley took on Vice President Gore 's television advertisements opposing school vouchers for the way they portrayed private schools. In an open letter to Gore, the bishop said the ads seemed to imp ly that "relig ious schools are not reall y 'ours ' and are j ust a bit less than full y American." He urged Gore to drop the "scare tactic ... loaded with code words telling the public the sky will fall amid a storm of raindrops in the form of vouchers." Archbishop Hurley was presider and homilist at a funeral Mass for his brother on Feb. 9 at San Francisco 's St. Mary 's Cathedral. Concelebrants included San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester, Santa Rosa Bishop Daniel Walsh , retired San Jose Bishop Pierre Dumaine and more than 100 priests from the San Francisco and Santa Rosa sees. The assembl y of approximatel y 600 peop le included the ei ghth grade class of St. Brendan Elementary School. Msgr. Harry Schlitt , vicar for administration , and Msgr. John J- O'Connor, cathedral pastor, served as chap lains to Cardinal Roger Maliony, Archbishop of Los Angeles , who was present in the sanctuary. In remarks preceding commendation rites, Cardinal Mahony called Bishop Hurley "an extraordinary man of the Church" who had a "great love for Catholic education and Catholic schools ," adding "Everything he did revolved around the good of the Church." The cardinal said Bishop Hur ley was a "gre at debater " who rare ly lost an argument. "He understood the Church' s place in the public arena," Cardinal Mahony said , pointing out that

Bishop Hurley was "never shy to intersect the two." A Mass for the late bishop was celebrated at Santa Rosa 's St. Eugene Cathedral on Feb. 10 followed by interment at that city 's Calvary Cemetery. St. Brendan Parish will celebrate a Month's Mind Mass for Bishop Hurley in the parish church March 5 at 7 p.m. St. Brendan is at 29 Rockaway Ave. off Laguna Honda Blvd. near Portola, San Francisco. Call (415) 681-4225. The Catholic New s Service and Tom Burke of Catholic San Francisco contributed to this report.

Cardinal Roger Mahony incenses the body of late Bishop Mark Hurley at funeral Mass at St. Mary Cathedral on Feb. 9.

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HOLY CROSS COLMA

Marjorie J. Foletta Alice E. Foley Haydee M. Fonseca Janis Lynn Frank Mary A. Fraser Anita Freda Armelio Fregosi Marjorie E. Gaffhey Kathryn A. Gallag her Thelma J. Gannon Rodrigo A. Gaona Prospero A. Garcia Harold A. Garrett William J. Gatt, Sr. Jennie B. Gerhow Robert W. Gerhow, HI Mary Elinor Gilheaney Dante W. Giosso Gemma Giovannini Shirley A. Gravelle Frances A. Grayhack Hilda Guadron Sylvester A. Haberer Margie M. Hauser Robert D. Hayes Ethel R. Healy Jorge A. Hernandez Gertrude M. Hicks Elaine L. Hill Rosalina S. Iglesia Lucila Iraheta Roberta A. Jacop i Marianne S. Jennings Moti D. Jhang iani Elvera V. Johnson Eileen E. Jordan Catherine Kamena Msgr. John J. Kenny Cruz S. Klaus Jong Choy Kwan Chew Mew Hing Kwan Seen Teen Po Kwan Hazel E. Laine John J. Lanthier Leonor Lara Sr. M. Clotilde Lawlor SHF Josephine Pik Chu Lee Daniel J. Lehane Charlotte S. Lewis Angelo L. Linda Alberta E. Linn Walter G. Lister, Sr. Billie K. Lockhart Joseph Losurdo Elmer J. Lyons Jane M. Lytle Manuel Manzano Ernest M. Marenzi Walter P. Matushenko Thomas J. McCarty Maureen C. McDonough Mary Theresa McDonough Robert J. McEvoy

Antonio G. A guilar Maria V. Aguilar Crispin A. Aguirre Sophye D. Attinger Eduviges Games Baluyot Susan Mae Barnes Jeanette R. Barnett Daniel B. Bello , Sr. Joyce M. Beltran Lawrence Bianchi Gertrude Bignardi Charles M. Blagdon Josephine C. Boland Josephine M. Booker Shirley J. Bouquet Ambrose Brennan Dolores Y. Bricca Michael B. Brown Sr. M. Florence Bryant SHF Victoria "Tory" Businger Leo V. Busio James R. Butler Tranquilina P. Calagui Dorothy J. Calway Gladys C. Camilleri Maria Guiseppa Campilongo Grace D. Carpenter Theresa Agnes Cheney Gloria Mass Chow Margaret E. Ciraulo Frank J. Cleary, Sr. Brian E. Cotter Victoria J. Creed Fred R. Crist William J. Crowley Bermanita C. Cruz Cyril J. Curran Teresa M. Daguio Frank Daly Robert L. Darling, Sr. Lola M. Davis Emilio C. De Leoz Esther De Risi Pedro DeGracia Salvador S. Deguzman Dina Del Grosso Mary T. Denton Mary B. DeVincenzi Ronaldo Dilag Barbara L. Dobiles Raymond J. Doggett Fidela M. Dominguez Nancy J. Du Bois Ruth E. Ducousso Helen I. Dusauzay Kevin V Epidendio Shirley P. Fellman George Patrick Finnegan Lucretia A. Flynn

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HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CEMETERY, COLMA 1st Saturday Mass - Saturday, March 3rd, 2001 Rev. Xavier Lavagetto, OP - Celebrant - St. Dominic Parish 11:00 a.m. All Saints Mausoleum Chapel

The Cath olic Cemete ries Archdiocese of San Francisco

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery 1500 Mission Road, Colma, CA 94014 650-756-2060

Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery

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