February 2, 2007

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By Jerry Filteau WASHINGTON (CNS) – In a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice this week, a delegation of U.S. Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders urged the United States to take a more vigorous leadership role in promoting a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.

Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington, said the group met with Rice “to reiterate our strong commitment to a two-state solution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict” and to discuss “the urgent need for United States leadership to restart and successfully conclude negotiations for a lasting and just peace between Israel and the Palestinian people.”

Cardinal McCarrick said the meeting was “substantive and excellent.” But he added the success of the meeting would be seen “only in the coming weeks and months as actions and events unfold.”

The religious leaders belong to the National Interreligious Leadership Initiative for Peace in the Middle East, a coalition of 35 leaders of national religious bodies or organizations formed in 2003 to press for a more constructive and comprehensive U.S. approach to Arab-Israeli-Palestinian peace.

Cardinal McCarrick said the delegation emphasized two points.

“First, as Americans, we ask for bold, persistent United States leadership for peace in the Middle East, leadership that supports and challenges both Israelis and Palestinians,” he said, adding that this means ongoing, active high-level U.S. engagement “that holds both sides accountable in a step-by-step peace process.”

“Second, as religious leaders in the Jewish, Christian and Muslim traditions, we committed ourselves to

continuing to say tough things to our communities here and in the (Middle East) region to build up public support for peace,” he said.

“We know that these are difficult but necessary steps on the road to a twostate solution, and we pledge to build public support for them.”

Rabbi Paul Menitoff said, “The leadership of the United States is going to be necessary, not only to get the parties to the table, but to get the concessions necessary on both sides so that an agreement can be reached.”

Referring to Rice’s recent trip to the Middle East, Bishop Mark Hanson of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America said, “We think the foundation she has laid needs to be built upon” with a sustained U.S. presence in diplomatic initiatives there.

Cardinal McCarrick said, “We all share the hope that what our government is doing now will be sustained, that the ‘road map’ that was initiated three or four years ago will again be put on the front burner.”

Sayyid M. Syeed, former secretarygeneral of the Islamic Society of North America, said American Muslims are also very concerned about what is happening in Iraq and Afghanistan, “but we believe that the issue of Palestine is critical; that’s why we’re here.”

Of the need for interreligious efforts for peace, Cardinal McCarrick said, “We are all children of Abraham, and in that family relationship that we have, we come together with great confidence that God will listen to our prayers and our hopes, and that if we all work together, if we all are willing to make the sacrifices when necessary, that peace can come.”

The meeting with Rice was the result of a joint statement the PEACE PROCESS, page 6

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Pontifical council plans gathering at Vatican on global climate change VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace is planning a spring seminar to look at climate change, including the issue of global warming, from the point of view of the Catholic Church’s social teaching.

Officials at the council confirmed the meeting was being planned for late April or early May, although the dates, agenda and participants had not been confirmed as of late January.

The council regularly holds seminars, inviting Catholic leaders in specific fields to share their experiences and discuss ways to put church teaching into practice. Among other topics, past seminars have looked at just business practices, the prevention of human trafficking, genetically modified food and educating members of religious orders in the social teaching of the church.

Bishop Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, told Catholic News Service Jan. 30 that he did not know if the council would invite the academy to co-sponsor the seminar, but he also said the academy has convoked several high-level scientific meetings on climate change and related topics.

“It is a constant theme of our discussions,” he said. For example, in 2005 academy members, many of whom are Nobel laureates, held a meeting to discuss access to water; in 2004 they explored the topic of climate change and human health, and in 2000 global warming was part of the discussion about science and the future of humanity.

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Archbishop George Niederauer with Marianist Fathers Timothy Kenney, left, and Thomas J. French, President, Archbishop Riordan High School

Archbishop George H. Niederauer presided at a Mass January 22nd commemorating Marianist Heritage Month at Archbishop Riordan High School where Marianist Priests and Brothers have served since the school’s founding in 1949. Marianist Father Timothy Kenney, a former Riordan principal, has been announced as winner of this year’s Chaminade Award, named for Marianist founder Blessed William Joseph Chaminade, and presented to persons who have made “major contributions to the Archbishop Riordan High School community,” said Dion Sabalvaro, school admissions director. Father Kenney, who served at Riordan from 1992 – 2001, oversaw fundraising that renovated the school’s Science wing and increased its endowment. Today, he serves as Director of Education for the Marianist Province of the United States.

More than 500 Marianist priests and brothers serve at more than 15 high schools in the United States as well as

Father William McCain celebrated his 20th anniversary as a priest in November among family and parishioners of Our Lady of Loretto Parish in Novato where he has been pastor since 1999. Helping him carve the cake are his nieces Monica and Siobhan Gonzales, daughters of Father Bill’s sister, Cristina and her husband, Roberto.

colleges including Chaminade University of Honolulu, St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas and the University of Dayton in Ohio…. Members of the i3 Project at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory recently sponsored talks and conversations about Dr. Martin Luther King in commemoration of the civil rights leader’s life and death. The i3 Project works to help “foster a more loving and just community,” the school said.

Those assisting in the event included Andrea Martinez, Jacob Sandoval, Kristine Moy and Alim Hicks…. Duncan O’Neill was Happy Birthday to Cecelia among St. Philip O’Grady who was 103 years Elementary School old January 12th. The cente- students taking part narian-plus marked the occa- in a Walk for Fitness sion with her “senior citizen in October. The 5th children” and many grandgrader’s folks are kids and great grandkids at Sally and Mike.

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Demonstrators shout anti-war slogans during a rally on the National Mall in Washington Jan. 27.

Tens of thousands of people participated in the rally and a march urging the United States to get out of Iraq.

By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic groups were well represented at a Jan. 27 rally against the Iraq War that drew tens of thousands to the nation’s capital to protest the current war policy and President George W. Bush’s plan to send 21,500 additional soldiers to Iraq.

On the same day, an anti-war rally in San Francisco drew several thousand protestors to a march down Market Street. Although the protest was smaller than expected, the march was one of many held across the nation to support the larger event in Washington.

In Washington, retired Bishop Walter F. Sullivan of Richmond, Va., former bishop-president of Pax Christi USA, was one of the speakers at the rally, which preceded a march past the Capitol. Some rally participants stayed in Washington to lobby members of Congress Jan. 29.

The rally was organized by United for Peace and Justice, a coalition of more than 1,300 organizations that have declared their opposition to the war.

“Pax Christi from the very beginning has condemned the invasion of Iraq as unlawful and immoral, as well as (condemned) the four-year war that has devastated this

country and led to the deaths of thousands and thousands of innocent people,” Bishop Sullivan told Catholic News Service Jan. 29. “Our fundamental belief is that violence only begets more violence and that war is not the solution to any human problem.”

Bishop Sullivan added, “My concern is on behalf of the 3,000 American service personnel who have lost their lives and the 25,000 who have been maimed for life. ... Then, our concern (is) for ... the families who have borne the brunt of the conflict, and of course the Iraqi people.”

“An estimated 200,000 of them have died” and there are “2 million refugees,” he said, lamenting the “lives displaced and homes plundered and destroyed.”

“The question for me is why are we there in the first place and what do we hope to accomplish?” he asked.

Judy Coode, chair of the national council of Pax Christi USA, said she encountered Pax Christi groups from a half-dozen states.

Franciscan Sister Marie Lucey, associate director for social mission of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, said she and LCWR national director Sister Carole Shinnick, a School Sister of Notre Dame, also marched with a Pax Christi group.

ROME (CNS) — Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican secretary of state, strongly defended Pope Pius XII’s wartime actions and said he had coordinated church efforts that saved the lives of many Jews.

Cardinal Bertone spoke Jan. 24 at the presentation of the Italian translation of the book “The Righteous: The Unsung Heroes of the Holocaust,” by Martin Gilbert.

The cardinal said the book illustrated how people of many faiths, including Christians and Muslims, had risked their lives to save Jews from Nazi persecution and death in concentration camps.

He said the Catholic Church as an institution played a part in this effort, working under Pope Pius and following his directives. The church aided all during World War II, but specifically sought to defend and save persecuted Jews, he said.

“They were to be helped in any way possible. This is the premise on which every action of the pope and his aides was founded, as is demonstrated by the existing documentation,” Cardinal Bertone said.

“The story of Catholic ‘righteous’ therefore is entwined with the action of Pius XII,” he said. It is a story of understanding, dialogue and appreciation among Jews for the actions of the church and the pope, he said.

“But above all it is a story that removes any justification for the recurring accusations of papal ‘collaboration’ and Catholic anti-Semitism,” he said.

Lisa Palmieri-Billig, the Rome representative of the American Jewish Committee, also spoke at the book presentation. She said there was no question that the Vatican had helped save the lives of Jews, sometimes hiding them inside the Vatican itself.

She noted Pope Pius’ strongly worded Christmas appeal in 1942 on behalf of those persecuted by the Nazi regime on the basis of nationality or race.

Scholars are divided about why the pope did not make similar appeals later in the war; several Catholic experts have said the pope had legitimate fear of Nazi retribution against the church and the Jews.

Palmieri-Billig said the question may not be settled until secret archive material from that period is made available to scholars.

She said the strategic choices made by Pope Pius were once explained to her in this way by Jesuit Father Pierre Blet, a historian of the wartime period: The Vatican tried to help save as many lives as possible, including Jewish lives, but the first priority of Vatican diplomacy was to help the Allies win the war.

At that time, the fate of Jews did not exist as a separate question, Father Blet told her.

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Father Drinan, ex-congressman, Jesuit, law professor, dead at 86 WASHINGTON — Jesuit Father Robert F. Drinan, the first Catholic priest to vote in the U.S. Congress, received praise and censure during his lifetime for his active involvement in politics.

Father Drinan, 86, died Jan. 28 at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, where he had been treated for pneumonia and congestive heart failure for the past 10 days. Father Drinan was a vigorous opponent of the Vietnam War. “Few have accomplished as much as Father Drinan and fewer still have done so much to make the world a better place,” said T. Alex Aleinikoff, dean of the Georgetown University Law Center, where Father Drinan had taught since 1981. But others saw Father Drinan as less praiseworthy and his celebration of a Jan. 3 Mass at Trinity University in honor of new Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic who supports legal abortion, brought new criticism.

In his Web log, or blog, for First Things magazine Jan. 19, Father Richard John Neuhaus called him “a Jesuit who, more than any other single figure, has been influential in tutoring Catholic politicians on the acceptability of rejecting the church’s teaching on the defense of innocent human life.”

Be evangelists for forgiveness, Washington Archbishop says WASHINGTON — Use of the sacrament of penance

makes each Catholic “an evangelist for the forgiveness of Christ and a witness to God’s wondrous mercy,” said Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl in his first pastoral letter as head of the Washington Archdiocese. Archbishop Wuerl called confession “a great gift” that offers new life in Christ. “When we face daily frustrations and struggle to be good, we need to recall the teaching of the church that we have the power to triumph over sin because we have God’s grace within us,” he said. The letter was issued for the season of Lent and was titled “God’s Mercy and the Sacrament of Penance.” Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, which this year is Feb. 21. Easter is April 8. The grace of the sacrament allows people “to get back up after each fall ... and allows us to continue our journey to God,” wrote Archbishop Wuerl.

Pope defends marriage bond, commitment to God’s plan VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church defends marriage as the permanent bond of a man and a woman because matrimony corresponds to human nature and to God’s divine plan, Pope Benedict XVI said. When a man and a woman enter into a Catholic marriage, their commitment to each other surpasses their feelings at the moment and becomes a commitment to maintaining the bond God has created between them, the pope said Jan. 27 in his annual meeting with members of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota, a Vatican court dealing mainly with marriage. Despite a society that often considers “marriage simply as a social formalization of affective ties” and a contract that should end if the affection weakens, the pope said the church continues to insist that matrimony is more than a public pronouncement that two people love each other at that moment. Pope Benedict told the Vatican court judges that their task was one of “service of the truth in justice,” not only for the good of a couple seeking an annulment, but also for the defense of the sacrament of matrimony through which God ensures the good and fulfillment of each of the spouses.

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A Lebanese soldier stands guard Jan. 26 near cars that were destroyed the previous day in Beirut, Lebanon, during clashes between students loyal to the government and those opposed to the government.

Pope Benedict XVI appealed for peace in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip during his Jan. 28 Angelus prayer and expressed worry over "fratricidal clashes" in Lebanon.

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By Tom Burke More than 200 catechumens, candidates and sponsors were present at St. Mary’s Cathedral Jan. 28 for the first of several gatherings leading to Holy Saturday and the Easter Vigil. The day’s purpose was to give the group a chance to visit St. Mary’s Cathedral and to be introduced to its significance in the archdiocese and to its art.

“The Cathedral pilgrimage experience gives people a chance to get familiar with this sacred space before they come here again for the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion on Feb. 25,” said Patrick Vallez-Kelly, Director of Worship for the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

At the February rite, all who are preparing for Sacraments of initiation – Baptism, Confirmation, and for some, First Eucharist – will be formally presented to Archbishop George H. Niederauer, in a sense to be “elected” for admission into the full communion of the Catholic Church, VallezKelly said.

“We want the catechumens and candidates to be able to focus on participating in the Rite without the distraction of being in a new, unfamiliar place — especially a place as impressive as St. Mary’s Cathedral,” he noted.

While the pilgrimage serves on several practical levels, the visit also opens those

attending to the infrastructure of the Church as well as the architecture and awe of the cathedral.

“The cathedral is an important sacred site for our local church,” Vallez-Kelly said.

“It is the church from where the Archbishop formally teaches and preaches.

The cathedral is a unifying place. In addition to being a place where the local Church gathers with the Archbishop, it is obviously also a place where we gather with each other.”

Vallez-Kelly said the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults begins with what is called the “Period of Purification and Enlightenment” for the Elect — those chosen to be Baptized at the Easter Vigil. This Period extends through all of Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 21. The Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion takes place Feb. 25, the first Sunday of Lent. On the third, fourth and fifth Sundays of Lent, the Elect will also celebrate what are called the “Scrutinies” in their parish churches.

“It’s an imposing title, but they are actually very supportive rituals that are at the heart of the purification and enlightenment,” said Valdez-Kelly.

“The parish assembly journeys along with them through these rites, and this path leads everyone to the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday night, when we celebrate

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‘Cathedral pilgrimage’ welcomes adult candidates for Baptism, Confirmation

Candidates Jon Ligon, right, and Lesli Asiello with her husband and sponsor, Doug, attended the Cathedral Pigrimage from St. Vincent de Paul Parish. Colette Kelly, left, is a member of the parish RCIA Team. Father Michael Strange directs the program.

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Father John Penebsky, Pastor Father John Penebsky, pastor of St. Luke Parish in Foster City, died Jan. 28 after a long battle with diabetes and heart disease. He was 68 years old.

Father Penebsky was ordained in June 1965 at St. Mary’s Cathedral by Archbishop Joseph McGucken. He is a former pastor of St. Elizabeth Parish in San Francisco and served as a parochial vicar at St. Matthew parish in San Mateo, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Mill Valley, and St. Pius in Redwood City. He also served as chief officer of the Archdiocesan Senate of Priests – now the Priests’ Council – and Director of Ongoing Education for Clergy.

Father Penebsky is a former editor of The Monitor, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, which ended circulation in 1984. He was also a member of a taskforce that called for the reestablishment of a newspaper, which led to the creation of Catholic San Francisco in 1999, and served as a member of the paper’s advisory board.

“By written word and spoken word, Jack lived out his childhood dream of serving Christ,” said Father Vincent Ring, pastor, St. Denis Parish, Menlo Park and a longtime friend of Father Penebsky. “He was truly a great priest and a wonderful friend to countless people.”

Father Penebsky and Father Anthony McGuire were seminary classmates. “Jack was a wonderful man with a keen mind,” said Father McGuire, pastor at St. Matthew Parish.

“He had a great sense of humor, loved baseball – his dad caught for the Seals – and in earlier times helped as chaplain to the 49ers. During his illness he was always upbeat. I’ve never known anyone to complain less.”

Father McGuire noted that during planning of Father Penebsky’s funeral rites he learned much about his relationship with his parishioners. “The people at St. Luke’s speak of him in a very loving and caring way. I sense from them that he was a very supportive and open pastor.”

Father Penebsky had a reputation for being direct, Father McGuire said. “If you were on the phone with Jack for more than half-a-minute it was a long conversation,” he said with a laugh.

Roberta Ward, Executive Editor of The Valley Catholic, newspaper of the Diocese of San Jose, worked with Father

Penebsky at The Monitor, 1978-1984. He also served as a member of The Valley Catholic Advisory Board.

“Father Jack accepted a challenging assignment when he became editor and, with his innate openness and honesty, and acquired editorial skills, he carried on The Monitor’s awardwinning tradition,” Ward said.

“He was wonderful with people and was an excellent administrator. The year he became editor, 1978, was especially memorable. He had barely become editor when two new auxiliary bishops were named for the archdiocese, and a few months later, the death of Pope Paul VI, the conclave that elected Pope John Paul I, and then his sudden death followed by yet another conclave and the election of Pope John Paul II. “Quite a challenge for a neophyte editor, but Jack pulled it off with his customary diligence and grace,” she said. “Journalism was his adopted profession, and he embraced it and he was good at it. One year he won an award for editorial writing from the Catholic Press Association.”

Ward noted that Father Penebsky was above all “a servant priest, a Vatican II priest who had the vision of a collaborative Church. Above all, he was pastoral. He was there for people. He was a priest of great integrity and commitment.”

Archbishop George H. Niederauer presided at a funeral Mass at St. Matthew Parish February 1. Father Ring was homilist. The late priest was remembered at a vigil service at St. Luke Parish on January 31.

Nephews Christopher and Brian Moessmer, and a niece Debra Torgerson survive Father Penebsky.

Remembrances may be sent to Saint Luke Parish, 1111 Beach Park, Foster City, CA 94404-1915, care of Sister Nora Agnes Murphy, D.M.J.

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Embracing Hope

LENTEN RENEWAL

GAY & LESBIAN CHRISTIANS Do Not Be Afraid: You Are Mine Fr. Rusty Shaughnessy, OFM Fr. Jim Schexnayder, Terrie Iacino

THURSDAY EVENING LENTEN SERIES February 22 March 15 March 1 March 22 Day and March 8 March 29 Evening Chiara’s Lantern Feb. 21, 2007

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Katrina exhibit note: On Saturday, Feb. 3, from noon to 4 p.m., Holy Name of Jesus Parish in San Francisco will present a photo exhibit, a showing of the film “When the Levees Broke: An American Tragedy,” and a dialogue with the Holy Name group that recently returned from volunteer work in New Orleans.

Activities take place in the Flanagan Center of Holy Name of Jesus Church, 39th Ave. at Lawton in San Francisco.

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Silent Women’s Retreat Fr. Michael Barry, SS.CC.

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FEBRUARY 9-11, 2007 St. Charles Women’s Retreat Sister Monica Miller, PBVM FEBRUARY 25, 2007 “A Balancing Act: the healing power of sound” 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm; $25 Led by Arlene Goetze Help balance your mind/body/soul with the vibrating sounds of chimes, singing bowls, and drums. Learn simple rhythms of life.

MARCH 9-11, 2007 St. Pius Women’s Retreat Sister Monica Miller, PBVM A parish retreat is a wonderful opportunity to pray together, to learn together and to form community. This weekend will be led by Sister Monica Miller, a Sister of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. She resides in San Francisco and has extensive experience in leading retreats.

MARCH 10, 2007 “Is Two Better than One” Led by Carol Kaplan A day retreat for men women. Is it OK to be single in our couple-oriented society? Is there value in solitude when everyone else seems to want to be part of a group? Come and reflect on the opportunities and challenges of being alone what ever your age or position in life. Carol Kaplan, MFCC is a popular and frequent retreat director at Vallombrosa Retreat Center.

MARCH 18, 2007 The Meaning of Love Led by Father Patrick Collins 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm; $25 “The Meaning of Love” a Sunday afternoon concert. “The Meaning of Love” is based on a M. Scott Peck’s The Road Less Traveled. Father Collins quotes briefly from Peck’s text and then sings songs which reflect the feelings of Peck’s message. The music is drawn from the Broadway, sacred and operatic repetoires. This program explores the meaning of interpersonal intimacy which opens us toward the intimacy of God’s loving us – a grace present in all human loving.

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Catholic Charities CYO of the Archdiocese of San Francisco is celebrating its 100-year anniversary in 2007.

On the Mosaic television program airing Sunday, Feb. 4 at 5 a.m. on KPIX-Channel 5, host Tom Burke talks with Brian Cahill, CCCYO Executive Director, about the social service agency and upcoming events that will mark the yearlong celebration. Mosaic is a co-production of KPIX-Channel 5 — the CBS affiliate in the Bay Area.

The program airs on the first Sunday of each month.

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interreligious leadership initiative issued in December outlining in detail what role and initiatives the group thought the United States must take to restart the peace process and assure that it moves forward.

In addition to Cardinal McCarrick, two other Catholic leaders signed the joint statement: Cardinal William H. Keeler of Baltimore, who has played a leading role in Catholic-Jewish and Catholic-Muslim relations, and Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

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MEETING

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 14, 2007 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

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Elisa Stephens received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Vassar College and a J.D. from the University of San Francisco in 1985, and is a member of the California Bar Association. She also completed the Foundations curriculum at the Academy of Art. She served as a Law Clerk at the San Francisco Superior Court from 1985 to 1986, as In-house Counsel at Cellular Holdings, Inc., 1987-1988, and as Contributing Editor to Barclays Law Publishers, 1986-1988. She also worked as counsel for the Academy of Arts College until 1992. In 1992, Elisa Stephens became President of the Academy of Art College. As the third generation Stephens to lead the university, she continues the mission and committment of her predecessors.

Ms. Stephens is a member of the Young President’s Organization, San Francisco Ctiy Club, Metropolitan Club, University Club, San Francisco Rotary Club, San Francisco Junior League, Nob Hill Association, Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS Foundation) and the Royal Society of Arts. She sits on the Board of Directors of the American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter and the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Lyric Opera. She also recently completed a two-year term as President of the Nob Hill Association in January 2005.

Elisa Stephens has led the Academy into the digital world and pioneeered the Academy online education programs. Under her leadershiup, the Academy of Art University has become the largest private university of art and design in the United States, and the premier university to be educated by the top professionals in the art and design industry.

Please come and hear Ms. Stephens on Wed. Feb. 14th, 2007 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at 79 New Montgomery, San Francisco To become a member, or make a reservation for this meeting please call (415) 614-5579

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News Analysis Concerns about impact of abortion on women become more prominent

By Maurice Healy In their far-reaching, pastoral statement, “Living the Gospel of Life: A Challenge to American Catholics,� the U.S. Bishops juxtaposed political rhetoric with reality, drawing upon the words of Pope John Paul II.

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Dolores Meehan, a fourth-generation San Franciscan, is co-founder of the Walk for Life West Coast, which began in 2005.

Meehan — and co-founder Eva Muntean — saw in the event an opportunity to reach out to women who had been hurt by abortion. The co-founders consciously chose to call the event a “walk� versus a “march.� “We did not see the event as being militant,� Meehan said, “But rather a way of reaching out and walking in solidarity with women.�

Meehan said the efforts to deny that women often suffer after having an abortion, invalidate women as human beings.�

The personal experience of women who have had an abortion and are speaking out, as well as supporting medical literature indicates that the experience of an abortion does have an adverse effect on the health of many women. Like post-traumatic syndrome associated with Vietnam veterans, the symptoms of post-abortion syndrome may take years to become evident.

However, Planned Parenthood, the major force in U.S. abortions, says flatly, “Women who have had one abortion do not suffer adverse psychological effects.�

Women speakers at the rally preceding the Jan. 20 Walk for Life West Coast, recounted personal experiences, which countered this claim in heart-rending fashion.

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“The nature and urgency of this threat should not be misunderstood. Respect for the dignity of the human person demands a commitment to human rights across a broad spectrum, ‘Both as Americans and as followers of Christ, American Catholics must be committed to the defense of life in all its stages and in every condition.’�

Along with the knowledge that abortion takes the life of an unborn child, the Catholic pro-life movement has recognized that women who have had an abortion are in need of compassion and care.

Programs such as Project Rachel or Rachel’s Vineyard provide women with support for healing after abortion. These factors played a large role in the establishment of the Walk for Life West Coast.

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Talitha Phillips of the “Silent No More Awareness Campaign� told her story of visiting a Planned Parenthood counselor, who “kept using the word choice, but was telling me I had no choice but to have an abortion. Abortion was not freeing, it was not liberating, it was devastating.�

Vera Faith Lord, of “Through the Looking Glass,� said, “Our sisterhood is not a healthy one,� as she explained her own experience with aborting a child. “No matter what politically correct nickname we’ve given abortion, there comes a moment when we know what we have done. And, we need to grieve as part of the healing process. But, here’s the irony, for those of us who have had abortions, our lives have never been the same. The dirty little secret behind what they call choice is that the baby isn’t the only one who dies; part of our souls die, too.�

Eva Muntean said, “Walk for Life’s primary goal is to reach out to women and men of all political persuasions with the message that abortion hurts all women.� “The Walk for Life West Coast is a growing movement that is young, wonderful and vibrant,� added Meehan. “Clearly, the pro-life movement is quite alive in California.�

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February 2, 2007

Third Annual ‘WALK

Among the more than 20,000 Walk for Life West Coast participants were students (above) from Marin Catholic High School with Father Tom Daly, Archdiocesan director of vocations and president of the high school.

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San Francisco Archbishop George H. Niederauer (above) joins young people in leading the third annual Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco Jan. 20. Behind and to his right is San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester, Bishop-Designate of Salt Lake City.

Speaking at a pre-walk rally are (from left) San Francisco pro-family and pro-life activist Alfredo Abarca; post abortion syndrome expert Vera Lord; and Rev. Clenard Childress of the Life Education And Resource Network (LEARN).

Eva Muntean (left), co-founder of Walk for Life West Coast along with fellow San Franciscan Dolores Meehan, welcomes and thanks participants at Justin Herman Plaza. She called the walk pro-woman and pro-life. Groups, families and individuals came to the Walk for Life, and many representatives of schools, parishes, dioceses and organizations carried signs and banners.

Photos by Greg Tarczynski and Maurice Healy

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Catholic san Francisco Northern California’s Weekly Catholic Newspaper

Guest Commentary Keeping hope alive

By Father Eugene Hemrick Over the east entrance of the U.S. Capitol, a frieze depicts Liberty flanked by a blindfolded woman holding scales and a woman steadying an anchor.

The scales represent justice and the anchor hope, symbolizing that justice is the hope of our liberty.

Undoubtedly, the early 1960s represented a hopeful period of our history in certain regards. President John Kennedy inspired us with thoughts of going to the moon. Pope John XXIII called Vatican Council II, urging us to read the signs of the times. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fought for justice for African-Americans, encouraging them to be united, to believe and have hope.

Imagination, seeking justice, having something wholesome to look forward to and achieving solidarity with fellow human beings are the essence of hope. Such hope presently is needed to drive away its archenemies: despair and presumption.

Despair is the feeling that we no longer can find meaning, purpose and ultimate satisfaction in human existence. Life is seen as chaotic, lacking balance and order. When despair grips us it can often lead to suicide, drugs and violence.

Presumption is self-centeredness and the direct opposite of unity among people. It’s the feeling of total independence, going it alone. Presumption is reflected in the lyrics of Frank Sinatra’s well-known song “I Did It My Way.” We presume we have the answers. Presumption and “me-ism” go hand in hand.

In the “Writings of Clement,” one of the first popes, we learn that the church thrived on the hope of the resurrection and the second coming of Christ. Even though Christians were being persecuted, hope was a sustaining power that overcame those out to destroy them.

With a seemingly endless war, the continuous deterioration of our ecological systems, universal terrorism and other fearsome possibilities, we may feel that we’ve been left with little to look forward to. This also opens the door to despair. Worse than this is a lack of solidarity. There is a growing feeling that too many people are doing it their way; that we aren’t unified in facing the challenges of the future.

When confronted with predicaments like this, where do we turn?

Hope would encourage us to turn to the wisdom of the Bible. In particular, it would counsel us to cultivate biblical understanding, prudence and wisdom, and to practice the virtue of counsel.

There is no better way to create community spirit than by taking serious counsel with the community. We’re reminded never to forget that love overcomes all. When we are disposed well toward each other, unity comes naturally and so does the practice of the proverb, “In unity there is strength.”

We aren’t alone in this life, nor are we meant to go it alone and do it our way. “Take counsel with God, and seek God’s way,” is good advice. Then look forward to learning that way, for it is your greatest hope!

Father Hemrick is director of the Washington-based National Institute for the Renewal of the Priesthood, a researcher with the Life Cycle Institute at Catholic University of America, and coordinator of institutional research at Washington Theological Union.

Different view of wall Regarding the commentary (“O little town of Bethlehem,” Dec. 22) on Israel’s barrier wall, I was appalled that you would publish such a biased and deceptive article in your newspaper. The authors purportedly are knowledgeable on the subject so the omission and twisting of important facts suggests intent to mislead. Or maybe the problem is ideological blinders that shut out contradictory facts?

Fact: Israel controls the West Bank as a consequence of the Six-Day War – a war initiated by the unprovoked aggression of Egypt, Iraq, Syria and Jordan.

This was one of four wars instigated by neighboring Arab countries.

Fact: Despite significant concessions by Israel including an agreement to Palestinian self-rule and the ultimate withdrawal from the occupied territories, the Palestinians have never demonstrated that they negotiate in good faith. This is underscored by the recent (and extraordinary) Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.

The result was not a cessation of hostilities but new terror attacks launched from Gaza despite Palestinian assurances to the contrary.

Fact: The wall exists to deter suicide bombers from entering Israel and indiscriminately slaughtering civilians. The authors see the wall as a “serious moral problem.” Do they see that the murder of innocent women and children is a far more “serious moral problem?”

The authors’ most ludicrous distortion is the assertion that “both Palestinians and Israelis long for a just peace.” This ignores the fact that to most Israelis “peace” means nonviolent coexistence while to most Palestinians “peace” means the eradication of the State of Israel and the expulsion (if not outright extermination) of its citizens.

Kent M. Grealish Daly City

Small miracles needed

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Homily brings relief How fortunate that there was a picture of Archbishop Niederauer and the text of his wonderful homily below the photo of President Bush in the recent issue. (Jan 19). The Archbishop’s homily and picture relieved me of thinking about the mess that Bush has gotten us into.

Deacon George Salinger San Carlos

L E T T E R S

Do you know a small miracle? Most people do, if they really think about it.

Not necessarily something majorleague, like turning water into wine, but rather the everyday stories that let us recognize the presence of God. Several years ago, I wrote a book titled, “Small Miracles, the Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary People Touched by God” (Zondervan, 1996). It told stories of people who responded to a letter just like this one.

Since God continues to touch our lives I think it’s time for a sequel. So I’m again inviting people to share their small miracles. It might be something that seems unimportant — except to you —

Letters welcome

perhaps a healing, an insight, an opportunity or an event that let you know God came close when you least expected it.

If your small miracle is included in the book, I’ll send you a copy. And even if it’s not used, you’ll know that just by sharing it, you’ll be helping to proclaim the presence of Lord.

Tom Sheridan 15771 SW 16th Terrace, Ocala, FL 34473 or by email to: tomsheridan@cfl.rr.com

‘Remembered light’ I was so interested in your beautiful article (Jan. 19) about the glass fragments from European places of worship that had been destroyed during WWII. I was thrilled to see St. Michael’s Cathedral pictured and it brought back wonderful memories of my first trip to England (and Coventry) in 1992 to visit my English pen pal of many years. I was so awed visiting the ruins, which are an open space with park benches and flowers and a real place to meditate. Even piles of rubble have been left as further reminder of the devastation. A replica of the “Charred Cross” found after the fires, is on display in front of the former altar where “Father, Forgive” is etched on the wall. I also visited the new cathedral, but this bombed out shell was so inspiring that I would get a catch in my throat every time I told someone about it and it is something I will not even forget even though it was 15 years ago.

Margaret McCoy Novato

Creation Versus Evolution I want to thank Father Ron Rolheiser for the excellent article, “The Miracle of Existence,” in Catholic San Francisco Jan. 26. I had been searching for the views from the Vatican about evolution after viewing a television documentary about Jerry Falwell and Biblebelt Christians who were teaching thousands of young people to trust in Jesus.

Trusting in Jesus is wonderful, but they also taught that evolution is wrong and creation is right. They taught that there were no dinosaurs, but where did all the archaeological remains of dinosaurs come from?

I love our Catholic church for standing by the truth. A 2004 Vatican document analyzing evolution in the light of faith accepted as likely the prevailing tenets of evolutionary science including that the universe erupted 15 billion years ago, and that human persons were created in the image of God. Father’s article also explained the intricate balance of anti-protons and protons that produced our universe as perfectly as it is. Scientists agree that, “These were theological implications.”

The truth is that science and religion do have some common ground as long as we believe that God set that spark in motion and created everything.

The theological implications point us unmistakably to the mighty hands of God. Claire P. Rogus San Mateo

February 2, 2007

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Fullness of Time

Time to face the error of Iraq In early 2003 a plausible case for intervention in Iraq could be made. For more than a dozen years, the now-executed Saddam Hussein thumbed his nose at one U.N. resolution after another. What was he hiding? Few at the time thought it a charade. Few at the time were willing to take the risk.

There also was some reason to believe — and many of us surely wanted to find — a connection between al-Qaida and Iraq. At least this would make terrorism somewhat explainable, though in 2007 we know it lacks even this thin veneer of explanation.

Finally, there was ethical justification: humanitarian intervention. Saddam was not above murdering his own people, and as one commentator summarized the teaching of the late John Paul II: “Arms must be silent whenever possible, and all peaceful avenues explored. But when the wayfarer is attacked by the evildoer, then the good Samaritans must intervene, including with force.”

These justifications were more powerful than today’s opponents are willing to concede or remember.

The reason for war having been established, there was every constitutional reason to support the president’s exercise of war power. Article II of the Constitution denominates him commander-in-chief. The Congress by over-

whelming margin had authorized use of military force in the most expansive terms. While there would be much Jesuitical argument that this fell short of a formal declaration of war, in truth and in history there have been few declared wars (five) and hundreds of military interventions.

The founders understood that this nation could resist external attack only by the unity of the presidency and “its energy and dispatch.”

The president, having made his case, deserved the full range of that legal authority. The Supreme Court in the year just concluded was deeply mistaken to short-change him by giving credence to nonexistent habeas claims for the enemy or by deconstructing the president’s well-conceived system of military commissions. Congress was right almost immediately to reverse the court. Did the president’s actions prevent another 9/11? Who can say? Who would not have wanted those actions to be taken to find out?

But it is 2007, and we know the justifications for the war were illusory. Whatever Saddam’s motivations for bluffery, the weapons of mass destruction were not to be found. The 9/11 commission established the absence of a connection to alQaida. As for humanitarian intervention, well, the insurgency long since has wiped out the humanity of our assistance.

The president’s justification for escalating the Iraq war with an additional 22,000 troops is unconvincing.

More, it is deeply disappointing. It manifests little respect for public sentiment and makes no Douglas W. genuine effort at conKmiec vening a diplomatic summit with European and Middle Eastern nations that share the desire for a stable, peaceful Iraq.

However well intentioned the initial intervention in Iraq may have been thought to be, and however noble the sacrifice made for those original intentions shall remain, the time for American troops to leave Iraq is now. If we return to rebuild in the company of the world community, Mr. President, you can count that as a victory.

Douglas W. Kmiec is dean of Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

For the Journey

What are we stressed-out about?

You know something’s got to change when you hear the young adult mantra; “I’m stressed out,” coming out of your fiveyear-old’s mouth.

“What does ‘stressed-out’ mean, Mom?” asked David a few days ago. “Because you and Daddy say it all the time.”

“It means ‘tired,’” I replied.

“Then I’m stressed-out,” he said, with no smirk on his face.

I wondered, “What do you possibly have to be stressed-out about?”

Then again, what do I really have to be stressed-out about?

I have a bed to sleep in, food in the refrigerator, a roof over my head — a lot more than millions of people in this country and billions of people overseas have.

But I’m in good company. According to a recent Associated Press poll, about three-fourths of people in the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, South Korea and the United Kingdom say they experience stress on a daily basis.

What are Americans so stressed-out about? Money, of course (34 percent), job (26 percent), family life (16 percent) and health (15 percent).

Ironically, stress is greatest in modern industrial democra-

cies because in those countries people work multiple jobs, have long commutes and use complex technologies.

But wait. Isn’t technology supposed to make our lives easier? Not according to Gershen Kaufman, a practicing clinical psychologist and professor emeritus at Michigan State University. “The level of stress in fast-paced technological societies has been accelerating,” he said in an article about stress in people’s lives worldwide.

He said: “There’s an increased emphasis placed on wealth in this country. We’re gradually exporting this around the world.”

Thanks to modern technology your boss always knows where to find you — even if you’re at Starbucks with a book, or in a doctor’s waiting room, or on the golf course. There’s no timeout unless you’re a 5-year-old who has just tried to strangle his sister with a balloon string.

Like every young adult I know, I’m totally guilty. I’m obsessed with work, addicted to e-mail and way too dependant on the Internet. If I’m not checking my voice mail on my cell phone, I’m visiting the message board on my blog. I take my laptop to coffee shops with free Wi-Fi, and I see dozens of people my age doing the same.

Some scientists say it doesn’t matter what situation we’re living in or what technology demands of us, our minds simply are programmed to worry.

We’re stuck with a primitive part of the brain — the amygdala — which Therese J. sends a message of fear Borchard throughout the body, pumping adrenaline and other hormones into our bloodstream. Until our brain evolves some more, we’ll fret, fret, fret our way to the grave.

I guess that’s consoling. I may as well worry and stress about my e-mails and voice mails because if I didn’t worry about that, I’d stress-out over something else. Like my son’s broken talking puzzle.

Therese J. Borchard is the author of “I love being a Mom” and the editor of “An imperfect Mom.”

Spirituality for Life

The language of silence “Nothing resembles the language of God so much as does silence.”

Medieval Christian mystic Meister Eckhard wrote those words. What do they mean? Among other things, they speak of a deep mystery.

What language will we speak in heaven? We don’t know, but we have some inkling of it in the deep experiences of intimacy we have on earth. In our deepest experiences of intimacy and communion, we come together beyond words, in a silence that isn’t empty but is too full for words. In heaven, I suspect, just as in our deepest experiences of intimacy here, there won’t be a need for words. We will know and be known in a language beyond ordinary words, in the language of intimacy and the language of God. We already experience this somewhat. Sometimes, for instance, we understand someone or feel understood by someone intuitively, beyond words, beyond anything we’ve ever spoken to each other, and often this understanding is deeper than the understanding we come to through normal conversation.

The same is true for intimacy within community. I remember doing a 30-day Ignatian retreat some years ago.

About sixty of us were on the retreat and we arrived there as total strangers. The thirty days were spent in silence, except for celebrating Eucharist together each day in the chapel.

We ate our meals in silence, never recreated with each other, and never, except for two very brief occasions early on in the retreat, had any conversations with each other at all. Yet, when the retreat ended we had the feeling that we knew each other more deeply than we would have had we socialized and talked during those days. The silence was a powerful language, stronger than words, and it brought us into community in a way that words often cannot.

I’ve experienced this too inside of religious community. I am a member of a missionary order, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, and one of the things our founder, St. Eugene de Mazenod, mandated for us was that, each day, we should sit together as a community in chapel for a long period of silence.

My experience has been that whenever we do this, something akin to a “Quaker silence”, the silent time spent together does more to bind us into community than do any number of community meetings. Silence is a special language.

But that doesn’t put silence in opposition to words.

Silence and words need each other. Words take on greater power when they issue forth from silence, just as they begin to lose their force when they are constant and never-ending.

Conversely silence is more powerful after we have already come to know each other through words. There are things that we can only know through silence, just as there are things we can only know through conversations inside of a community.

That is why solitude is such paradox: Solitude, as we know, is not defined as being alone, but as being at peace, as being restful rather than restless. And we all know the strange anomalies that can happen here: Sometimes we are at a celebration with others, but we are too restless to enjoy the occasion or even to be present to it. Socializing with others paradoxically serves to heighten our restlessness and disquiet. Conversely, sometimes we are alone, away from others, but are restful, comfortable, and at peace inside of our own lives. Being alone paradoxically works to still our disquiet and silence is what brings us into community.

And so it is important that we try to learn the language of silence, just as we also try to learn the words that can help us know each other. There is a huge silence undergirding us and inside of us that is trying to draw us into

itself. To enter that silence is to enter the reality of God and the reality of our real communion with each other.

For this reason, all great religious traditions and all great spiritual writers emphasize the need Father for silence at times in Ron Rolheiser our lives.

Sadly, we are too often afraid of silence, afraid of being alone, afraid of what we might meet there.

Too often silence speaks to us of loneliness, of missing out on life, of being disconnected, of a being a tomb of nonlife. And so we cling to each other and look for conversations, amusements, and distractions that can fill in the silent spaces in our lives. Ultimately this running away from silence is founded unconsciously on the fear that, deep down, something is missing, both inside of the world and inside ourselves and we are best to cling to whatever can protect us from that painful truth.

But that fear is unfounded. As Thomas Merton put it, there is a hidden wholeness at the heart of things and that hidden wholeness can only be discovered if we get to the deepest level of things. And the language we need to get there is the language of silence - the language of God and the language of intimacy.

Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser is a theologian, teacher and award-winning author.

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February 2, 2007

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Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8; Psalm 138:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 7-8; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8, 11; Luke 5:1-11 A READING FROM THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET ISAIAH (IS 6:1-2A, 3-8) In the year King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, with the train of his garment filling the temple.

Seraphim were stationed above.

They cried one to the other, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts! All the earth is filled with his glory!” At the sound of that cry, the frame of the door shook and the house was filled with smoke.

Then I said, “Woe is me, I am doomed!

For I am a man of unclean lips, living among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!” Then one of the seraphim flew to me, holding an ember that he had taken with tongs from the altar.

He touched my mouth with it, and said, “See, now that this has touched your lips, your wickedness is removed, your sin purged.”

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?” “Here I am,” I said; “send me!”

RESPONSORIAL PSALM (PS 138:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 7-8) R. In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord.

I will give thanks to you, O Lord, with all my heart, for you have heard the words of my mouth; in the presence of the angels I will sing your praise; I will worship at your holy temple and give thanks to your name.

R. In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord.

Because of your kindness and your truth; for you have made great above all things your name and your promise.

When I called, you answered me; you built up strength within me.

R. In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord.

All the kings of the earth shall give thanks to you, O Lord, when they hear the words of your mouth; and they shall sing of the ways of the Lord: “Great is the glory of the Lord.”

R. In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord.

Your right hand saves me.

The Lord will complete what he has

done for me; your kindness, O Lord, endures forever; forsake not the work of your hands.

R. In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord.

A READING FROM THE FIRST LETTER OF SAINT PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS (COR 15:3-8, 11) Brothers and sisters, I handed on to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures; that he was buried; that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures; that he appeared to Cephas, then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. After that he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one abnormally born, he appeared to me. Therefore, whether it be I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

A READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE (LK 5:1-11) While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret. He saw two boats there alongside the lake; the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets.

Getting into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, he asked him to put out a short distance from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. After he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch.” Simon said in reply, “Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing, but at your command I will lower the nets.”

When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish and their nets were tearing.

They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come to help them. They came and filled both boats so that the boats were in danger of sinking. When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of Jesus and said, “Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.” For astonishment at the catch of fish they had made seized him and all those with him, and likewise James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners of Simon. Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.” When they brought their boats to the shore, they left everything and followed him.

Scripture Reflection FATHER ISIDORE CLARKE, O.P.

With Him we shall do great things A church or temple is itself a silent sermon, proclaiming our belief in God’s presence in our midst and our need to worship him. The building, its furnishings and the liturgy we celebrate appeal not only to our minds, but also to our imaginations and emotions. Sometimes these outward physical signs come alive for us. With the eyes of faith we become very aware of what they signify.

That’s what Isaiah experienced as he prayed in the temple in Jerusalem. He saw the temple as the throne room of God in his majestic glory, surrounded by his court and praised by the heavenly choir. In contrast with the majesty of God, Isaiah became very aware of his own unworthiness.

The Gospel tells us that Simon, the fisherman, had a similar experience - a glimpse of the awesome majesty of Christ, who had enabled him to take a miraculous draft of fish. Like Isaiah, Simon was very conscious of his unworthiness in the presence of the divine. Falling to his knees, he exclaimed, “Depart from me, Lord. I am a sinner.”

Such a sense of unworthiness could be paralyzing. Or it could be liberating - and that was the case with both Isaiah and Simon. As Isaiah recognized that he was a man of unclean lips, a seraph cleansed them with coals of fire. Far from being intimidated and reduced to silence

by God’s majesty, Isaiah was empowered to become his prophet. His glimpse of the Lord’s presence and power became a source of hope and strength. God was in the midst of his people and would protect them, if only they would turn to him and trust him.

And it was only when Simon recognized his personal inadequacy that Jesus called him to be a fisher of men. Far from departing from Simon the sinner, the Son of God has come among us sinners to raise us above our creaturely limitations, to overcome our sinfulness and enable us to share in God’s own life and glory. That’s the message of today’s second reading.

Far from reducing the prophet and the fisherman to inactivity, these glimpses of God’s power and majesty became a source of strength, enabling them to work for the Lord. Once they had learnt to trust not in their own feeble efforts, but in God’s power, they were able to do great things for the Lord. That’s the message of the ‘Magnificat’, in which Mary proclaimed that he (the Lord) had looked on her nothingness and done great things to her and through her.

Today’s readings are about the vocation of a great prophet and of the leader of the apostles.

But Jesus calls each one of us to follow him and to work for him. The task can seem daunting and impossible - if we think only of our limitations. But when God calls us, he owes it to himself and to us to give us the strength to do his will. We are not acting alone.

We are told that the apostles left everything and followed Jesus. They gave up their security and journeyed into a yet unknown future with Jesus. For us, leaving everything means abandoning our self-sufficiency and our trusting in God’s power, not our own. With him we can do great things for the Lord. If we waited until we thought we were good enough to do God’s work, nothing would ever get done!

Calling of the apostles

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Dear brothers and sisters, In our catechesis on Christ and the church, we have seen how the church is built “on the foundation of the apostles.” The Gospels show how Jesus, at the beginning of his public ministry, chose the Twelve to become “fishers of men.” St. John in particular presents the calling of the apostles as the fruit of a life-changing, personal encounter with the Lord. More than just the proclamation of a message, the preaching of the Gospel is seen as a witness to the person of Jesus Christ and an invitation to enter into communion with him. Jesus sent his apostles first to the “lost sheep of the house of Israel.” This prophetic act should be understood in the light of Israel’s messianic expectation, according to which God, through his Chosen One, would gather his people like a shepherd his flock. This gathering is the sign of the coming of God’s kingdom and the extension of his saving power to every nation and people. After the Resurrection, the universality of the mission entrusted to the apostles would become explicit. The risen Lord would send them forth to make disciples of every nation, even “to the ends of the earth.”

— Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI blesses young pilgrims at the end of Mass in St. Peter's Basilica Jan. 1. The pontiff marked World Peace Day by quoting from his peace day message in his homily. He said every Christian has a special duty as a peacemaker.

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"St. Peter Baptizing the Centurion" by Francesco Trevisani, (1656-1746).

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February 2, 2007

Taize/Chanted Prayer 3rd Wed. at 7:30 p.m.: Sisters of Notre Dame Province Center, 1520 Ralston Ave, Belmont.

Call (650) 593-2045 ext. 277 or visit www.SistersofNotreDameCa.org.

1st Fri. at 8 p.m.: 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) 322-3013.

Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.: Notre Dame Des Victoires Church, 566 Bush at Stockton, SF, with Rob Grant. Call (415) 397-0113.

2nd Fri. at 8 p.m.: Our Lady of the Pillar, 400 Church St. in Half Moon Bay. Call Cheryl Fuller at (650) 726-2249.

Sundays: Gregorian Chant at the National Shrine of Saint Francis at 12:15 p.m. Mass. Visitors and locals alike are welcome to come and worship at this intimate historical treasure in the heart of North Beach 610 Vallejo Street at Columbus Avenue. For more information, please telephone (415) 9830405.

1015; St. Dunstan, Millbrae. Call Barbara Cappel at (650) 692-7543;. Good Shepherd, Pacifica. Call Sister Carol Fleitz at (650) 355-2593; Our Lady of Mercy, Daly City. Call Barbara Cantwell at (650) 755-0478; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Redwood City.

Call Parish at (650) 366-3802; St. Robert, San Bruno. Call Sister Patricia at (650) 589-2800.

Marin County: St. Anselm, San Anselmo. Call Brenda MacLean at (415) 454-7650; 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. Dominic. Call Sister Anne at (415) 567-7824; St. Finn Barr (Bilingual). Call Carmen Solis at (415) 584-0823; St. Gabriel. Call Elaine Khalaf at (415) 564-7882.

Young Widow/Widower Group: St. Gregory, San Mateo. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 614-5506.

Ministry to Parents: Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame. Call Ina Potter at (650) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579.

Children’s Grief Group: St. Catherine, Burlingame.

Call Debbie Simmons at (650) 558-1015.

Information regarding grief ministry in general call Barbara Elordi at (415) 614-5506.

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Food & Fun Feb. 3: The Booster Club of Mercy High School, San Francisco will host the Fourth Annual Cioppino Dinner at 5:30 p.m. in Barrett Hall. The evening will include dinner, musical entertainment and a raffle.

Tickets are $35 per person and all proceeds benefit Mercy Athletics. Mercy High School is located at 3250 Nineteenth Avenue. For more information, please contact Cynthia Koral at (415) 247-9559 or visit the Mercy website at www.mercyhs.org.

Feb. 8: Mercy High School, San Francisco will host the Empty Bowls Benefit Dinner for the Catholic Worker House of San Bruno at 6:00 p.m. in Barrett Hall. In addition to dinner, guests will receive a beautiful ceramic bowl made by Mercy students.

Suggested donation is $10 per person. Mercy High School is located at 3250 Nineteenth Avenue. For more information, please contact either Kathy Curran or Gail Bennett at (415) 334-0525 or visit the Mercy website at www.mercyhs.org.

Feb. 10: 11th Annual Crab Cioppino and Live Music Night at Holy Name parish’s Ryan Hall, 40th Ave. and Lawton in San Francisco. Doors open at 6 p.m. Enjoy hosted bar, entertainment and delights including appetizers, Father D’Angelo’s Heavenly Garlic Bread, Cioppino, pasta, and dessert. Tickets are $40 for adults, $30 for seniors over 65 and $10for children aged 6 – 12. “Come and experience a Holy Name tradition.” Call (415) 664-8590.

Feb. 16: Reunion lunch for all 1957 alums from St. Ignatius, Archbishop Riordan and Sacred Heart high schools at Caesar’s Restaurant, 2299 Powell St. at Bay in San Francisco. Tickets for complete lunch are $30 per person. Call John Strain, SI, at (415) 492-3310; William Curren, SH, (415) 6216324 or Mike Farrah, Riordan at (415) 681-0300.

March 18: 6th Annual Crab Bash Family Dinner benefiting Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Ryan Hall, 40th Ave. at Lawton in San Francisco beginning at 6 p.m. Tickets for complete dinner are $35 per person with tables of 8 for $240. Tickets for children 6 – 12 are $10 each. Contact Jackie Alcaraz at (415) 6648590.

Catholic Charismatic Renewal The Catholic Charismatic Renewal plans events throughout the year. Information about the group’s activities can usually be found here in Datebook and always at their Web site www.sfspirit.com. First Fridays of the month are commemorated with rosary and Mass at selected churches throughout the Archdiocese usually beginning at 7 p.m. For more information, contact John Murphy at exmorte@aol.com.

Feb 2: First Friday Mass at St. Hilary Church in Tiburon at 7:30 PM. Rosary at 7:00 PM. Looking for a closer relationship with God? Looking for something fresh? Come to the Life in the

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Feb. 17: Mercy High School, San Francisco, Class of ’71 in Rist Hall. Contact Patricia O’Neill at (415) 682-7858.

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, Michael Adams at (415) 695-2707; St. Philip the Apostle. Call (415) 282-0141; St. Dominic, Lee Gallery at (415) 221-1288; Holy Name of Jesus, (415) 664-8590.

San Mateo County: San Mateo - St. Bartholomew, Dan Stensen at (650) 344-5665; St. Matthew, Deacon Jim Shea at (650) 344-7622.

Burlingame - St. Catherine of Siena, Silvia Chiesa at (650) 685-8336; Our Lady of Angels, Holy Names Sister Pat Hunter at (650) 375-8023.

Millbrae - St. Dunstan, Dianne Johnston at (650) 697-0952. Pacifica - St. Peter, Sylvia Miles at (650) 355-6650, Jerry Trecroci at (650) 355-1799, Frank Erbacher at (650) 355-4355. Half Moon Bay - Our Lady of the Pillar, Meghan at (650) 7264337.

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Feb. 6, 8: Catholic Scholar Series at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont featuring Notre Dame Sister Camilla Burns on the 6th at 7 p.m. and Father Ray Bourgeois on the 8th at 2 p.m. Topics include Women and Wisdom and Georgia’s School of the Americas. Admission is free.

Feb. 24: Training for New Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. Offered by the Office of Worship. $15.00 fee. 9am-3:30pm at St. Charles Church, San Carlos. Please pre-register at 415-6145585 or vallezkellyp@sfarchdiocese.org.

Mar. 24: Training for New Lectors. Offered by the Office of Worship. $15.00 fee. 9am-3:30pm at St. Charles Church, San Carlos. Please pre-register at 415-614-5585 or vallezkellyp@sfarchdiocese.org.

1st Sat.: 1st Saturday Mass at Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma in All Saints Mausoleum at 11 a.m. Call (650) 756-2060

2nd Wed.: Men’s Evening of Reflection: Being Catholic in the Modern World at the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, 610 Vallejo St. at Columbus, SF beginning at 7 p.m. Call (415) 9830405.

Courage is a Catholic support group for persons with same-sex attraction. They meet in San Francisco Thursdays at 7:45 PM. Call Father Emmerich Vogt at 415-567-7824 or Father Lawrence Goode at 650-322-2152.

Class of ’56 from St. Joseph’s College of Nursing recently celebrated their pasts, presents and down-the-roads during a recent two-day reunion in downtown San Francisco. Activities included a “memory lane tour” by the old-school site that closed in 1974 and was converted to living space – Buena Vista Manor – in 1985.

Thanks to classmate Jeanne Kniffin for the good news and background.

Spirit seminar at St. Anne’s of the Sunset (14th & Judah in SF). February 10 and 17 and March 3.

Registration at 9 a.m. Day ends at 1:30 PM and includes a free lunch with plenty of parking in church lot. Seminar leader and speaker Father Jim Tarantino. For more information call (415) 753.3732 or (650) 906.3451.

Arts & Entertainment 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) 2883800.

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.

Through April 22: “Sacramental Light: Latin American Devotional Art” will be on exhibit at the Thacher Gallery at University of San Francisco.

Opening reception and curator tour: Thursday, January 25, 4-6 p.m. The exhibition features devotional objects and paintings from 17th and 18th century colonial Latin America. www.usfca.edu/library/thacher/ (415) 422-5178 Feb. 3: A free symposium will be held 1-5 p.m. in Fromm Hall, University of San Francisco (650 Parker). Featuring four nationally-recognized speakers and using the Thacher Gallery’s exhibition “Sacramental Light: Latin American Devotional Art,” the conference will explore the interaction between Hispano-Catholic and indigenous Central and South American religious and artistic traditions in the 17th and 18th century. (415) 422-5178 http://www.usfca.edu/lanecenter/events/sacramental.html March 2, 3: St. Boniface is having a play about St. Bernadette March 2, at 7 p.m. and March 3 at 2 p.m. in the parish theater at 175 Golden Gate Ave. in San Francisco. Admission is free. Call (415) 816 5230.

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Mar. 11: Archdiocesan Choral Festival.

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– OPEN POSITIONS – Looking to make a difference? We, the Catholic Church of San Francisco, pledge ourselves to be a dynamic and collaborative community of faith known for its quality of leadership, richness of diversity of culture and peoples; who are united in faith, hope and love.

The Archdiocese of San Francisco is seeking several professional, highly talented individuals for several important positions at the Pastoral Center in San Francisco. These openings include Exempt and non-exempt positions listed below. Each position has competitive compensation with non-profit organizations, a very substantial benefits package including medical, dental and vision insurance coverage, employer-funded Pension Plan, 403B and Flexible Spending Account, generous holiday schedule and free, gated parking.

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For specific details of the positions, please visit our Web site at: <http://www.sfarchdiocese.org/humanresources.html> PLEASE SUBMIT RESUME, COVER LETTER & 2 REFERENCES BY E-MAIL ONLY TO: E-mail: schmidtp@sfarchdiocese.org Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco Office of Human Resources Attn: Patrick Schmidt, Associate Director

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The Principal is the Chief Operating Officer and, as such, has the general charge of the day to day operations of the school.

The Principal reports to the President who is responsible to the Board of Directors. The ideal candidate will have a strong record of accomplishment as both an enthusiastic educator and an academic leader with a belief in the value of single-gender education. Discover more about the school at www.ndhsb.org.

Position qualifications include an advanced degree, five years of successful educational experience in teaching and in Catholic school administration, collaborative leadership style, and superior communication skills.

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Special Needs Nursing, Inc. Director of Adult Faith Formation for Catholic Social Teaching and Family Life: The Office of Catholic Faith Formation of the Archdiocese of Seattle seeks a Director of Adult Faith Formation for Catholic Social Teaching and Family Life to provide leadership, teaching and organizational resources for the infusion of Catholic social teaching, especially the dignity of the human person, into the parish and other designated departments and programs.

Minimum qualifications include: Master’s degree in social studies, religious studies, theology or related field; teaching experience; leadership experience in a team setting; program organization experience with diverse communities; knowledge of the Catholic Church’s teachings on justice and peace; working knowledge of Catholic parish structures and organizations; excellent communication skills; and active membership in a Roman Catholic parish or faith community.

Competitive salary and excellent benefit package.

Go to www.seattlearch.org/jobs/ChanceryJobs/ or call 206-382-2070 for more information and an application form. All applicants must submit our standard application form in addition to a cover letter and resume.

Resumes alone will not be accepted.

Saint Raphael School seeks an energetic and enthusiastic person who would like to make a difference in a small, diverse Catholic elementary school in Marin. Under the guidance of the principal, the Development and Marketing Coordinator will manage the school’s marketing and grant writing efforts, with the goal of increasing student enrollment and increasing the funding for enhanced educational offering.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: ● Work with principal and Principal’s Advisory Board to create and implement an annual plan for marketing the school to increase student enrollment and enhance the school’s profile in the community. ● Research funding opportunities for the school from foundations, government and other funding sources. ● Prepare letters of inquiry, proposals, reports, acknowledgements and other donor documents. Work with faculty and staff, as needed, to prepare reports and proposals. ● Work with St. Raphael Parish Director of Development on the annual Adopt-A-Student campaign. ● Oversee and manage the school’s donor database. ● Understand the school’s mission and its role in Catholic education, effectively presenting the school in communications. ● Manage and maintain marketing and grant writing budget and calendar.

REQUIREMENTS: Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of two years related experience. Candidate must possess excellent writing and verbal communication skills; outstanding organizational, project management and time management skills. Experience working with volunteers is a plus, as is experience in a school or nonprofit setting. Applicants should be computer proficient.

Applicants should care deeply about and be dedicated to improving education of children and their families.

The position is part-time at 16 hours per week. Salary is commensurate with experience.

TO APPLY: Please send resume with cover letter and salary requirements to: Development & Marketing Director Search, Saint Raphael School 1100 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901 or email to m&djob@saintraphael.com

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Catholic SPECIAL ANNUAL san Francisco APPEAL SUPPLEMENT Northern California’s Weekly Catholic Newspaper

FEBRUARY 2, 2007 ISSUE INSIDE

“Blessed are you . . . ” Dear Friends in Christ, As Christians, we know our hope is in Jesus Christ. He is our “anchor of the soul, sure and firm,” as St. Paul writes in the Letter to the Hebrews (Heb 7:15-17). Without this anchor, we drift about, tossed by the turbulent waves and the currents of life. In our faith, we are grateful to God for creation and redemption, and in our humility, we acknowledge that we are not self-made nor self-saved.

Witnesses to the fulfillment of God’s promises, we are filled with gratitude and a spirit of giving and sharing, which is the authentic sign and expression of generosity. St. Paul writes, “God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name by having served and continuing to serve the holy ones.” As we constantly receive the blessings of God, we, in turn, continually are called to further generosity and stewardship.

At this time of the year, the 2007 Annual Appeal of

Purpose of the Annual Appeal T

he purpose of the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal is to assist in funding the overall budget of the Archdiocese of San Francisco and to maintain awareness of needs in the Church beyond each parish. Along with other funding sources, the Annual Appeal enables the Archbishop to provide ministries, programs and services that benefit all parishes and people in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. (See ”How the Funds are used” on pages 2-3.) The total budget of the Archdiocese of San Francisco is about $9.8 million (See Revenue” on page 4.) This amount includes a projected expenditure of $6.5 million for ministries and services.

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he Archbishop’s Annual Appeal is the method used to help fund these expenditures for ministries and services. The Archbishop’s Stewardship Council, which includes 11 pastors of the Archdiocese — one from each of the 11 deaneries, oversees the process and recommends individual parish assessments for the Annual Appeal. The pastors of the Archdiocese have agreed that 16.85 per-

cent of the aggregate ordinary income of the parishes will be provided to fund ministries and programs that support the work of all the parishes. The assessment process takes a wide-range of factors into consideration, and assessments for individual parishes may be above or below the aggregate average. The process also includes the approval of the Archbishop and an opportunity for appeal.

T

he total contribution from parishes to the 2007 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal is $5.5 million.

This amount represents over half of the total budget of the Archdiocese, money required to support the ministries and programs of the parishes, Archdiocesan direct ministry, and centralized administrative services that benefit parishes. The Annual Appeal supports ministries provided through the parish and provides direct ministry when the scope is too large or complex for any one parish. It also maintains centralized services and support for all parishes and schools, and provides for support of clergy and support of the universal Church. (See “Expenditures” on page 4.)

the Archdiocese of San Francisco elicits your support as a Christian steward in funding many of the ministries and activities that serve the faithful in our local Church. Your past generosity has been extraordinary and it sincerely is appreciated.

In the Archdiocese of San Francisco, we are blessed to have many people who meet the definition of a Christian steward: one who receives God’s gifts gratefully, cherishes and tends God’s gifts responsibly, shares God’s gifts in love and justice, and returns God’s gifts with increase.

With my gratitude for your continued support of the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal, and my prayerful best wishes, I am, Sincerely yours in our Lord,

Most Reverend George H. Niederauer Archbishop of San Francisco

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HOW THE FUNDS ARE USED Note: The amounts shown represent the anticipated contribution of Archbishop’s Annual Appeal funds to the ministries listed during the coming fiscal year.

PARISH / SCHOOL MINISTRY SUPPORT

$1,010,300

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS The Department of Catholic Schools provides educational programs that prepare students for a Christian life by providing policies and programs for religious and general education in elementary and secondary schools, support for 64 elementary schools (18,090 students in kindergarten through Eighth grade; 8,370 students in 14 high schools); and more than 2,000 full-time and part-time teachers, administrators, counselors, librarians, and support personnel. The cost per student is $5,482 (elementary school) versus approximately $8,000 in public schools.

WORSHIP

Department of Religious Education and Youth Ministry The Office of Religious Education and Youth Ministry, led by Sr. Celeste Arbuckle, SSS, helps to cultivate leaders and faith by forming people so that they can grow into mature faith with awareness and practice, living life in spirit as well as knowledge. “The remarkable thing is that we help form leaders – not of the future Church, but of the living Church today”, said Sr. Celeste.

The Office of Worship provides the Archbishop, parishes, and other diocesan agencies with liturgical resources to foster competent and worthy celebration of the Roman Rite.

The Office of Worship prepares special liturgies for major celebrations, RCIA, ordinations, etc., provides classes and workshops throughout the three counties of the Archdiocese for various programs such as training of extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion and lectors, formation of liturgical musicians, instruction on the Roman Rites (when to kneel, stand, etc.), and consults on art and architecture for sacred spaces, formation and work of liturgy committees, etc.

EVANGELIZATION The Office of Evangelization provides support for parish evangelization, trains parish leaders in evangelization and in small Christian communities, and holds regular meetings for both Spanish and English speaking parish coordinators of small Christian communities.

ARCHDIOCESE DIRECT MINISTRY

Lay Formation provides the Catholic Studies Institute, a program of adult faith formation and lay ministry training offering an Archdiocesan Certificate in Theological Studies, and an Archdiocesan Certificate in Theology and Lay Ministry. They also support the Catholic family through marriage preparation training and the provision of other resources via a website at www.SFLayFormation.org. These educational resources include Natural Family Planning (NFP). Lay Formation also oversees the FOCCUS program (a marriage compatibility inventory administered as part of the marriage preparation process).

METROPOLITAN TRIBUNAL & CANONICAL AFFAIRS

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND YOUTH MINISTRY Religious Education and Youth Ministry nurture the life-long faith formation of people by animating leadership training in a holistic approach to their ministry.

OREYM provides Catechist and Youth Ministry formation, enrichment, and guidance, basic and master catechist certification, classes in Sacramental preparation and Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA). This ministry also provides adult faith and youth leadership formation, and classes for special needs individuals for sacraments and catechesis.

LAY FORMATION

$900,300

ETHNIC MINISTRIES Ethnic Ministry celebrates the rich diversity of cultures, languages and races through programs and gatherings geared toward intercultural education, dialogue, communication and understanding. Ethnic Ministry provides support for 22 different ethnic communities including African-American, Chinese, Filipino, Hispanic and others. They also sponsor multicultural celebrations, collaborates with other Archdiocesan offices in developing the multicultural component of programs, and works to integrate the different communities into the church of the Archdiocese.

PUBLIC POLICY & SOCIAL CONCERNS The Office of Public Policy & Social Concerns embodies the teachings found within the parable of the Good Department of Ethnic Ministries Samaritan by seeing injustice as a personal call to action, “Each ethnic group wants to be recognized for and making a commitment to relieving the needs of the who they are. If we treat them like strangers, they suffering person. This Office provides education and remain as such . . . but if we welcome them and advocacy on behalf of the unborn, the poor, the elderly, show them understanding, including them as family the imprisoned, the homeless, the disabled, and the marmembers, they will take initiative beyond belief.” Sr. ginalized in our society. It conducts programs - Justice & Peace and Catholic Campaign for Human Development Maria Hsu also said, “I believe that the Church is the (4,500 served with 72,000 receiving education advocacy best place to improve relationships and to open diaoutreach); Respect Life (9,700 directly contacted with logue in our increasingly globalized world”.

70,000 receiving education advocacy outreach); and Detention Ministry (21,000 served), and it provides representation to government officials, civic leaders, labor and community (3,200 direct contacts annually).

The Tribunal serves as a resource to the Catholic community for maintaining and upholding the universal law of the Church. The Tribunal serves to assist individuals seeking to reconcile with the Church and evaluates the status of an individual’s marriage as the Catholic Church understands that bond. It protects the rights of the faithful regarding individual rights, protection of one’s reputation, and the obligations of the faithful. The Tribunal protects and safeguards the rights of Catholics by adhering to the universal law of the Church.

ECUMENICAL

AND INTER-RELIGIOUS

AFFAIRS

VICAR

FOR THE

$938,700

CLERGY

The Office of the Vicar for the Clergy’s mission is the sacramental work of interacting with priests and deacons to aid their ministry. The Vicar for Clergy oversees the work of the Priest Personnel Board, the Retirement Board and the Ongoing Formation of Priests Board, and works with the Director of Vocations, the Director of Diaconate Formation and the Director of Permanent Diaconate. The Annual Appeal supports each priest of the Archdiocese including vocation discernment, formation, seminary training, annual education, sabbaticals, retreats, days of recollection, and retirement.

THE VICAR FOR RELIGIOUS

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY AND CAMPUS MINISTRY The Office of Young Adult Ministry and Campus Ministry envisions, creates and advocates for opportunities for married and single Catholics in their late teens, 20s and 30s to become full and active members in the Church communities on college campuses and in parishes. The Office provides the annual Theology on Tap speaker series, training sessions for young adult leaders, parish ministers and staff, and a pilgrimage to World Youth day, the international gathering of Young Adults with the Holy Father. Visit them on the web at www.sfyam.org.

CLERGY SUPPORT

Office of the Tribunal The healing offered by the Tribunal has to do with establishing and revitalizing communion with God. “Many people are miserable in unhealthy relationships and God wants them to be happy and whole. They are so glad to know that there is the opportunity to get back to a normal, healthy life with communion, confession and the sacraments. The Church is there to help them with healing . . . ”, said Fr. Jose Chavarin, Adjutant Judicial Vicar.

The Office of Ecumenical and Inter-religious Affairs represents the Archbishop and the Archdiocese of San Francisco in our relationships with approximately 70 other Christian and non-Christian spiritual communities – within the Christian church – Episcopal, Evangelicals and others; and outside Christianity (inter-religious) - Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh, and others. The influence and work of the office go beyond the boundaries of the Archdiocese – regional in California, Nevada, Utah and Hawaii; national in Washington D.C.; and international in Rome.

CENTRALIZED SERVICES

$1,726,600

HUMAN RESOURCES

The Office of the Vicar for Religious serves as a liaison between the Archbishop and Consecrated men and Priests and Deacons women Religious of the Archdiocese, and between Consecrated Religious and both the clergy and the Our clergy ministers to us throughout our lives Faithful. In consultation with the Archbishop, this Office – from the time we are born until our death. We provides information to/from the Consecrated Religious need to care for these men and to nurture their and represents the Archbishop at meetings or functions of ability to serve us. congregations. The Office also disseminates information from Rome to Consecrated Persons within the Archdiocese, visits religious houses, officiates congregation elections; presides at Professions of Vows, and evaluates and provides guidance to new religious communities. The Vicar for Religious handles concerns of/about Consecrated persons and arranges Indults and Dispensations with Rome as needed.

VOCATIONS The Office of Vocations provides vocations awareness by developing and conducting education programs for use throughout the Archdiocese. Special emphasis is placed on the establishment of a Vocations committee in every parish to enable identification and referral of potential candidates for Diocesan priesthood and religious life, to administer a resource center with a variety of tools to help those in pastoral ministry to promote vocations, and to aid in the formation of candidates for diocesan priesthood collaborating with seminaries, college and theology seminary faculties.

PERMANENT DIACONATE The Office of Permanent Diaconate supports the ministry and lives of the deacons and their wives who serve the Archdiocese. This Office addresses concerns relating to the ministry assignments and the on-going education of deacons giving attention to the spiritual, financial and health concerns of the deacons & their families. It arranges annual retreats and social events, supports 18 parishes in San Francisco with 27 deacons / 24 parishes in San Mateo with 40 deacons and 8 parishes in Marin with 11 deacons, and provides screening and admission of candidates for the five year program of formation of new deacons.

SUPPORT OF UNIVERSAL CHURCH

$948,300

The Office of Human Resources supports over 4,500 active and retired clergy, lay and religious personnel by advising on employment issues (personnel policies, performance / termination issues, background checks mandated by the Bishop’s Charter for the Protection of Children, etc); providing Employee Benefit programs (health insurance; pension; workers’ compensation; disability; unemployment claims; etc); conducting training (Employment Laws; Child Abuse Recognition and Prevention; Wage and Hour regulations; Sexual Harassment Prevention; etc); and by providing effective Salary Administration (Parish Pay Guidelines; etc). Human Resources protects the interests of those serving the Archdiocese by ensuring that all personnel policies and programs comply with applicable federal, state & local laws.

GENERAL

REAL ESTATE

The Office of Communications’ responsibilities include internal communications to pastors, clergy, religious and laity, and external communications such as media relations, public relations, public information and special projects. The income-producing activities of the Office of Communications (newspaper and directory advertising, publication sales, direct contributions and other sources of revenue) fund approximately one half Pope Benedict XVI of its total expenses. Other programs include two newspapers (Catholic San Francisco which is mailed to As our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI leads over a approximately 90,000 households and EI Heraldo billion Catholics in our quest for salvation and in our Catolico which is distributed monthly to parishes in the efforts to assist others.

Archdiocese, the TV Sunday Mass with Monsignor Harry Schlitt and “Mosaic” / “For Heaven’s Sake.”

Communications is also responsible for the websites www.sfarchdiocese.org and www.catholic-sf.org and for the Official Directory of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

AND

PROPERTY SERVICES

Real Estate and Property Services assists with the acquisition or sale of real estate, manages all the leases of the Archdiocese. In addition, this Office resolves all personal property issues when a parish is closed or sold, and handles Property Tax Exemptions for the Archdiocese.

FINANCE The Finance Office maintains financial records for Pastoral Center programs and administrative activities, prepares the Archdiocesan Financial Accounting and Reporting Systems used by parishes and schools in their own financial administration, coordinates the various banking relationships, and assists all Archdiocesan entities with their financial administration activities.

DEVELOPMENT The Office of Development manages the fundraising efforts of the Archdiocese and assists parishes, schools, and other Catholic agencies in stewardship programs, capital campaigns, and increased planned giving through the use of Estate Planning seminars.

THE VALLOMBROSA RETREAT FACILITY, THE ARCHIVES OFFICE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CEMETERIES ARE ALSO CENTRALIZED FUNCTIONS

The Archdiocese of San Francisco supports the ministry of the California Conference of Bishops, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and the Holy See through financial contributions and via the bishops and staff serving on committees of all three groups.

COMMUNICATIONS

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ARCHBISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL 2007

REVENUE

“Blessed are you . . .”

EXPENDITURES

(ALL SOURCES)

WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM

(AAA FUNDS ONLY)

WHO/WHAT BENEFITS

1: Restricted Gifts

A: Parish Ministry

$607,586

$1,010,300

2: Investments

B: Archdiocese Direct Ministry

$1,328,195

$900,300

C: Centralized Services

3: Fees & Rental Income

$1,726,600

$2,382,121

D: Clergy Support

4: Archbishop’s Annual Appeal

$938,700

$5,520,700

E: Support of Universal Church $948,300

Total $9,838,602

Total $5,524,200*

PARISH ASSESSMENTS 2007 #

PARISH

ASSESSMENT

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SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY 101 103 105 107 109 111 113 115 116 117 120 121 123 124 127 128 131 132 133 136 137 138 140 141 143 144 145 147 148 149 152 153 155 156 157 159 160 163 164 165 167 168 169 171 173

Cathedral of St. Mary St. Agnes Church St. Anne of the Sunset St. Anthony of Padua Church St. Boniface Church St. Brendan Church St. Cecilia Church St. Charles Borromeo Church Corpus Christi Church St. Dominic Church St. Elizabeth Church St. Emydius Church Church of the Epiphany St. Finn Barr Church St. Benedict Parish St. Gabriel Church Holy Family Mission Holy Name of Jesus Church St. Ignatius Church St. James Church St. John the Evangelist Church John of God Church St. Kevin Church Old St. Mary Church St. Michael Korean Church Mission Dolores Basilica St. Monica Church Most Holy Redeemer Church Church of the Nativity Notre Dame Des Victoires Our Lady of Lourdes Church St. Patrick Church St. Paul Church St. Paul of the Shipwreck St. Peter Church Sts. Peter and Paul Church St. Philip the Apostle Church Star of the Sea Church St. Stephen Church St. Teresa Church St. Thomas the Apostle Church St. Thomas More Church St. Vincent De Paul Church Church of the Visitacion Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission

PARISH

ASSESSMENT MARIN COUNTY

$ 46,300 60,700 48,700 20,700 15,500 111,500 126,200 19,000 49,200 169,100 41,000 28,900 88,900 24,800 6,700 85,000 3,900 49,600 192,900 13,400 31,500 19,900 30,400 29,300 45,000 27,400 37,200 59,000 12,800 39,800 13,900 54,100 49,700 20,600 15,800 60,500 40,800 38,100 74,600 25,600 23,200 45,700 107,600 26,000 2,800

“Blessed are you . . .”

– Luke 6:20-49

* Difference due to a correction in a parish assessment after final publication to pastors.

201 203 205 207 209 211 212 213 215 219 221 231 233 235 237 241

St. Rita Church St. Sebastian Church St. Cecilia Church St. Mary (Nicasio) St. Patrick Church Our Lady of Mount Carmel St. Anthony of Padua Church Our Lady of Loretto Sacred Heart Church St. Anselm Church St. Raphael Church St. Mary Star of the Sea St. Isabella Church St. Hilary Church Church of the Assumption of Mary St. Helen Mission

$ 40,000 63,100 6,000 3,300 67,600 76,300 82,200 109,100 15,400 95,200 97,500 34,300 97,100 101,500 6,200 2,000

SAN MATEO COUNTY 301 302 303 305 307 308 309 311 313 314 315 319 321 323 325 327 329 331 333 335 341 343 345 347 349 351 353 355 359 361 363 364 365 367

Immaculate Heart of Mary St. Mark Church St. Catherine of Siena Church Our Lady of Angels Church Holy Angels Church St. Andrew Church Our Lady of Mercy Church Our Lady of Perpetual Help St. Francis of Assisi Church St. Luke Church Our Lady of the Pillar Church Saint Anthony Mission (Pescadero) Our Lady of Refuge Mission St. Anthony Church St. Denis Church Church of the Nativity St. Raymond Church St. Dunstan Church Church of the Good Shepherd St. Peter Church Our Lady of Mount Carmel St. Matthias Church St. Pius Church St. Bruno Church St. Robert Church St. Charles Church St. Bartholomew Church St. Gregory Church St. Matthew Church St. Timothy Church All Souls Church St. Augustine Church Mater Dolorosa Church St. Veronica Church

TOTAL:

88,500 42,400 123,500 168,100 69,000 50,700 65,300 29,800 24,300 65,200 58,900 1,700 1,400 52,400 78,800 119,200 72,000 76,700 49,400 81,700 58,200 58,400 126,000 24,500 82,800 113,100 151,500 102,300 129,300 47,200 56,800 107,400 43,500 70,600

$ 5,520,700*