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By Mike Lanchin CANDELARIA, El Salvador (CNS) — Classes had just resumed in Candelaria 's parish school , damaged but still standing after the January earthquake.

Friends said 25-year-old teacher Ana Elizabeth de Chavez p leased to be back teaching, was worried about die aging adobe school building in the remote village of 12 ,000 inhabitants tucked away in the valleys of central El Salvador.

In 20 seconds of horror early the morning of Feb. 13, as the eardi shuddered and the building collapsed on top of her clas s Chavez's worst fears came true.

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By Evelyn Zappia For students and teachers at San Francisco's St. Peter Elementary School, the Feb. 13 earthquake in El Salvador touched off a week of wildly mixed emotions beginning with sorrow and ending on a bittersweet note .

On Feb. 12, the day before the mighty 6.6 aftershock struck , the children of St. Peter 's watched a video tape of the children of El Carmen, their sister school in El Salvador.

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Message of peace

Lent is time f or f orgiveness, p op e say s

By John Norton VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope John Paul II asked Christians to radicall y embrace the Gospel command to l ove one 's enemy, saying forgiveness was the only way to peace between peoples and nations.

"In our times , forgiveness appears more and more as a necArchbishop Levada: Lent essary dimension for an authentic is an admirable time for reconciliation . . . .Page 6 social renewal and for the strengthening of peace in the world , " he sai d in his annual message for Lent.

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A belated cheer for the 8th grade of Holy Angels Elementary School, Colma who with teacher Kathi Lee hel ped at South San Francisco's St. Vincent de Paul Society during Thanksg iving....An all hats off at Epiphany Parish for Maude Li ppi who died recentl y at age 95. Maude had lived for 90 years in the Excelsior District and was known for her work with the parish Holy Rosary Sodality and Epiphany Elementary School library.

Maude 's daughters are Claudia Li ppi, an Epiphan y parishioner , and Claire Scholz who with her husband Rud y is a parishioner of St. Raymond's, Menlo Park.... Just down the street from St. Ray 's, hats off to students at Nativity Elementary where 8th graders put in time at the homeless desk at San Mateo 's St. Vincent de Paul Society; extended care students made Valentine treats that were shared with the needy all around the Peninsula ; 1st graders donated 35 teddy bears to a battered women 's shelter; 2nd and 6th graders made Valentine Centerpieces now bri ghtening up a nearby residential facility; the entire student body made Valentine bookmarks for nearby ministries ; and parent chaperones helped it all come together. Princi pal is Janet Schwarz.

Pastor is Father Stephen Meriwether.

We continue acclimating ourselves to our new Peter Yorke Way,surroundings. We are without keys at the new building and that 's something 1 miss. Keys have many fu nctions beyond opening locks. There 's nothin ' like a key to coax an uncooperative tab on a soda or beer can and needing to have a key made is always a good excuse for a tri p to Home Depot and one of those big hot dogs th ey sell out front. If truth be told , keys are among the very few things that get me near a hardware store. The only nail I've ever pounded with any accuracy is on my thumb. What we hav e instead of a key is an electronic doo-dad called a fob.

It 's a regular "open sesame" for doors but hard ly has the personality of a key. Down the road I'll probabl y change my mind but it 's not yet on my key chain and 1 can ' t imagine naming any catch-all at our house the "fob drawer ".

I'll make every effort to not lose it if onl y to not have to yell "Where 's my fob?" as Conor and I are rushing out of

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the house in the morning. In case you 're wonderin ', the warm welcome in the lobby and on the p hone at the new digs is courtesy of Chancery/Pastoral Center receptionists Iris Jones, Marge Ward , Mary Jo McFarlane and the mentioned-here-Iast-week Patti Coughlan ...

Speaking of welcomes, St. John the Evangelist Parish says "glad you 're here" to new parochial vicar, Father Fabio Medina....Hello , to Larry Jannuzzi who recentl y joined the legal office of the Archdiocese part-time while continuing studies toward a doctorate in Medieval History at U.C. Berkeley where he earned his law degree in 1987.

Larry 's a member of San Francisco 's St. Dominic Parish and current president of the St. Thomas More Society, an organization of Catholic law professionals. Longtime general counsel to the Archdiocese is Jack Hammel, a member of San Mateo 's St. Matthew Parish with his wife, Kathy and their children , Brian and Michelle.... The Serra Club of the Golden Gate welcomes all to its annual Crab Bash for Vocations March 3 at St. Anne of the Sunset Parish Hall. (See Datebook)....

A clap of the hands for Mission Dolores parishioner and docent Bob Huerta who just loves showing off the more than 200 year old worshi p compound as tour guide and member. "We're open every day but Christmas and New Year 's, " Bob said in a note that includes "a big thank you to one and all" who are responsible for this column. Well that thank you goes ri ght back to you and all who send items this way, Bob, because it 's an empty space without ya ' ... .

Surrounding Msgr. Michael Harriman at Mass during St. Cecilia Parish's Thanksgiving Retreat at Archbishop McGucke n Center in Occidental are from left, Patrick McCarthy, Eamon Roche , Ciaran Murphy and Tommy McCarthy.

The weekend of prayer and discussion was welcome by all who took part and included participants from all parish age groups including a 9 month old infant.

Msgr. Harriman called the three days a "wonderful , wonderful , time. " On their return, retreatants said they enjoyed the rest and that it helped "renew " their faith and "inspire " them, The idyllic surroundings also brought peace to many especially during "the first night campfire...hik es... and reflecting outdoors. " Msgr. Harriman said parishioners have already decided to do it again next year. Hats off to Jack Mogannam new chair of St. Cecilia 's Pastoral Council and at 19 the youngest member of the group.

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An ice cream social and trophy were awarded to All Souls Elementary School for their " spirit " in recent South San Francisco "Drug Free Millennium " exercises. From left: Joni Lee, SSFPD; Rubie Macaraeg, student council prez; Eileen Gorman , principal; Rob Bartoli, 8th grade commissioner; Greg Cochran , SSF Chamber of Commerce; Victoria Herrera , 8th grade commiss ioner.

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Anchor outs' find friends at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

By Evelyn Zappia Vas owns a small business in Mill Valley , drives a truck part-time to subsidize his income, and still he is "barely surviving. " He sleeps in his van every night, showers at the local YMCAeach morning, and every Tuesday he's welcomed at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church to enjoy a homemade meal prepared by volunteers of the Mill Valley parish .

"If you don 't have a house , this is your home," said Vas, standing in the middle of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel auditorium , anxious to convey his appreciation. "These people treat you like one of their own," he said, referring to the volunteers bustling around serving or clearing the tables for some of Marin County 's needy.

"This is a real community, working for a common good ," said Gregory Taylor, a retired commercial fisherman who picks up odd jobs now and then. "I don 't know what I'd do if this place wasn 't here. I really don 't know."

"Some of us here are from the Sausalito waterfront ," said David , who proudl y called himself an ex-seminarian and "still" a Marine and an "anchor out," living on a boat in the bay.

"We're 'anchor outs ', you know, mostly retired commercial fishermen living on the edge, living on the hook," he said. "We row to shore, pick up odd jobs and somehow sustain."

David often brings his disabled son, Matt, to the weekl y luncheon.

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"Jeff ," who said he had some 50 years on the waterfront , now clears blackberry bushes part-time --"the old-timers understand what 's happened to us and they like having us around because we remind them of old Sausalito," he said.

The concept of the hot lunch program originated throug h the Southern Marin Homeless Coalition , a group of civic leaders and representatives from various religious organizations striving to address the needs of the homeless and poor in Sausalito, Tiburon , Marin City and Mill Valley. The

Sausalito Recreation Department provides transportation for some clients to and from the Mill Valley parish.

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel began the Tuesday lunch program in 1995 and shortly afterward , several other local churches followed suit, serving lunch one day a week, according to Sarah Putman , coordinator of the Mill Valley Parish program.

The interfaith alliance lunch is designed in cooperation with two independent programs, Open Door Ministry at the Sausalito Baptist Church and the Pantry at St. Mary

Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Sausalito. St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish distributes free bags of groceries every Monday afternoon from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Inside Our Lady of Mt. Carmel's small auditorium kitchen, women work elbow-toelbow preparing the food under the direction of Putman who has little else on her mind th an preparing a "good meal for the clients."

"Sarah is devoted to the program ," said volunteer Anna Whittaker. "She's actually picked up people who couldn 't make it. She ANCHORS OUT, page 18

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ing the Holy Father 's desire for peace and justice in Colombia."

On Feb. 10, Pastrana gave Marulanda a medal with the pope 's image on one side and St. Paul on the other. The medal also had the phrase "Peace is in Truth." Pastrana said that the pope gave him the medal when it was known th at he was going to meet the guerrilla leader.

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Bishop s urge Texas to p rovide health care f or poor children

AUSTIN , Texas — Bishops of the 15 Catholic dioceses in Texas have issued a statement decry ing a lack of proper health care for poor children in their state as a "trag ic situation " that needs immediate attention.

More than 1.4 million Texas children are not covered by health insurance , they pointed out in a Jan. 29 statement released by the Texas Catholic Conference in Austin. "The lack of proper health care for children of poor Texas families has existed for decades," they said, adding that the situation "is easily resolvable and should not be delayed any longer. " According to the statement, more than 1 million uninsured children are eligible for enrollment in either the federal Medicaid program or the state 's Children 's Health Insurance Program. Bui because of the complexity of the application process for Medicaid and the lack of knowledge about the Children 's Health Insurance Program, these children continue to live without health insurance, the bishops said.

Urging that immediate steps be taken to "ensure health care for all Texas children ," the bishops called on state agencies and the Legislature to simplif y the application and enrollment process for Medicaid and to improve Medicaid' s quality of service.

Oregon death p enalty measure gets support of Catholic leaders

PORTLAND , Ore. — Leaders of a drive to abolish the death penalty in Oregon hope to qualif y an initiative for the 2002 elections. A group called the Life for a Life Committee wants to rep lace (he death penalty with sentences of life in prison without parole and require those convicted of murder to make restitution to victims ' families.

The campaign committee includes Archbishop John G. Vlazny of Portland , archdiocesan chancellor Mary Jo Tull y, Oregon Catholic Conference director Bob Castagna , and Jesuit Father James Jacobson , chaplain in state prisons.

The committee counts 1,000 volunteers and will have more than a year to gather about 90,000 valid signatures.

Last year, Catholic parishes allowed signature gatherers to set up tables after Masses.

The Catholic drive against the death penalty gained momentum in September 1997, when the definitive Latin edition of the "Catechism of the Catholic Church" was promul gated by the pope with a stronger emphasis on Catholic teaching against the death penalty. The changes reflected Pope John Paul' s argument in his 1995 encyclical , "Evangelium Vitae," that the cases in which the execution of a murderer is necessary for public safety "are very rare, if not practical ly nonexistent. "

Catholic school students hopeful about future, survey f inds

KANSAS CITY, Kan . — When University of Kansas professor Diane McDermott started to test her hypothesis that minority children had less hope for the future than other schoolchildren , there was one variable she forgot to factor in: Catholic education.

One of the most surprising results of the statistical survey of about 1,200 schoolchildren, both public and private, was that those in Catholic schools had significantly higher hopes for their .future than did their public school counterparts , despite the fact that the Catholic schoolchildren came from the same lower socioeconomic background as other children surveyed. These high hopes usually translated into higher grades.

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The president of the Haitian bishops ' conference called on newly inaugurated Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to improve the lot of the country 's poor majority, to fight violence and corruption , and to promote dialogue to end political crisis.

"Dialogue is necessary to build reconciliation ," Bishop Hubert Constant of Fort-Liberte said at a Feb. 7 thanksg iving Mass attended by the new president and concelebrated by almost all members of Haiti's bishops ' conference "The political crisis tearing the country apart is an ethical crisis that has arisen from a serious lack of confidence ," said Bishop Constant.

In his homily, Bishop Constant painted a grim picture of the conditions facing Haitians today, comparing the country to a "jungle where violence is exploding and God's children can live neither in peace nor in security."

According to U.N. statistics , Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. The average annual income is under $400, and 80 percent of the population lives in absolute poverty. The minimum wage has been approximatel y $ l .70 since 1991. Bishop Constant said endemic poverty is worsened by state corruption and impunity for criminals. He urged the authorities to wage an offensive against "violence , crime and the impunity which victimizes so many Haitians. " the faith — believe that they are not alone in the world. You walk in the school and there's a statue of Jesus or a saint and you have the sense that you 're watched and cared about. "

Colombian bishop welcomes agreement on pe ace talks

BOGOTA, Colombia — The president of the Colombian bishops ' conference expressed "unconditional and enthusiastic support" for the agreement made by Colombia 's president Andres Pastrana and Marxist rebel leader Manuel Marulanda to renew peace talks.

Archbishop Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo of Medellin praised the agreement signed by the two men in early February after the president traveled to San Vicente del Caguan. The archbishop hailed the agreement 's plan to "make of San Vicente del Caguan a demilitarized zone only for the purpose of peace, and not for the guerrillas to recruit new militants."

Regarding the critical reaction of some sectors to Pope John Paul IPs decision to send a medal to Marulanda, Archbishop Jaramillo explained that "thi s gesture does not express any moral judgment of the recipient, but is an act aimed at express-

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JAKARTA, Indonesia — The bishops of Indonesia called on fellow citizens to solve problems facing the nation in a democratic manner instead of resorting to violence.

"We are worried because the unending conflicts have claimed lives ," the bishops said, also expressing concern "that the ideal of living a democratic and constitutional life will not be achieved. " The statement rejects "all violent , forceful and intimidating ways " to solve problems.

It was issued as supporters of embattled President Abdurrahman Wahid responded violentl y to attempts to force him to resign .Pressure for Wahid's resignation mounted with a censure move Feb. 1 after a special investi gating committee implicated the president in two financial scandals. Wahid supporte rs have since ransacked and destroyed Golkar Party offices in East Java province .

The bishops ' statement, "Hope in the Midst of Fear," urged those who hold executive, legislative and judicial offices to exercise a democratic attitude and conduct. "People will behave wisely if they see their leaders behave wisely," it said.

St. Vincent de Paul Society reminds Church to serve p oor

VATICANCITY— The work of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul around the worl d is a reminder to the Church of its obligation to serve Christ in the poor, Pope John Paul II said.

All Christians are called to find ways to demonstrate to others "the tenderness and compassion of Christ himself , who reminds each person of the value of their dignity and the uni que place they occupy in the heart of God," the pope said Feb. 14.

Members of the St. Vincent de Paul Society 's international coordinating committee were meeting in Rome and partici pated in the pope 's weekly general audience. The society has more than 800,000 members in 130 countries.

One of the greatest values of the society is that it emphasizes "personal contact with the poor," one of the most effective ways of sharing "the infinite tenderness of our Father in heaven," the pope said in a written message to the coordinating committee.

The pope said in serving the poor, the society also must continue the work of its founder, Blessed Frederic Ozanam , for "justice which contributes to the integra l development of persons." And, Pope John Paul said, "throug h its daily activities , your association permanently reminds the Church of its vocation to demonstrate Christ 's preferential love for the poor."

In latest attack, South African p riest is shot to death in home

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Father Bongani Eric Shozi , a parish priest in Dundee Diocese, was shot dead after he struggled to fi ght off five men who had entered his home, said Bishop Michael Rowland of Dundee.

Cardinal-designate Wilfrid Nap ier of Durban , president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops ' Conference , said, "There is a low-intensity war against ordinary people in South Africa , and one gets the impression that the authorities are not taking it seriousl y.

Father Shozi, who was ordained in 1996, was "a cheerful person who was well loved by his parishioners," the bishop said. "The whole diocese is outraged and stunned ," he said, noting that the killing seems "so senseless." No motive has been established, and the killers have not yet been found.

In the week of Father Shozi's murder, Bishop Rowland buried Dr. Doris Becker, 59 , a pediatrician killed in an ambush on the way back from working at a clinic Feb 1.

"She was a true angel of mercy," Bishop Rowland said, noting that Becker gave up her private practice in South Africa 's capital city, Pretoria, to work in a rural area.

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ROME (CNS) - Celebrating his last Mass as a simple priest , Cardinal Avery Dulles prayed he would wear his new red garb as a sign of service to the church and not of his own glory.

The 82-year-old U.S. Jesuit theologian celebrated Mass Feb. 20 at Rome's Gesu Church, where Jesuit founder St. Ignatius of Loyola lived and is buried. The professor at New York 's Fordham University was to join the College of Cardinals with 43 others the next day.

St. Ignatius wanted his companions to offer "humble service" to the church and the Avery Dulles celebrates Mass world without seeking honor or glory except on the day before he was to for God, the new cardinal said in his homily. join the College of Cardinals.

"When one sees the deference given to cardinal s and the way they are decked out, one wonders what St. Ignatius and, even College of Cardinals. Most of the priests over more, what Jesus would have to say," he said. age 80 named cardinals by Pope John Paul in "Jesus always spoke contemptuously of the past 10 years have made a similar request those who wore fine raiment and lived in and were not ordained bishops. princely palaces," he continued to the laugh"I couldn 't see myself engaging heavily in ter of fellow Jesuits, friends and a group from the work" of a bishop, such as confirming Fordham. people or ordaining new priests, he said.

Bqt Cardinal Dulles said he is looking at Besides, he said, bishops are supposed to the cardinal's vestments as a "counterpart" to offer the pope their resignation at the age of the beautiful churches and basilicas that the 75. "So to 'ordain a bishop at the age of 82 faithful have built not as a sign of ostentation, hardl y seems necessary. If I were younger, I but as a sign of gratitude and love for God. think I'd want to become a bishop. There are "So," he said, "when I a number of Jesuit don my silk scarlet bishops in the world. "when I don my silk robes, it will be in a They do good work spirit of humble servwe need them." scarlet rohes , it will be andThe ice ... appearances to Jesuit also the contrary notwithsaid he sees his nomin a spi ri t of humble standing." ination as a cardinal Speaking after the be a sign of papal service ... appearances toencouragement Mass, the new carditc nal said he would other theologians. to the contrary work hard to remem"I've tried in all ber that "it is not for my work to be faithnotwithstanding . " my own glory that I ful to the magisteriam holding this rank um and to support the or wearing these clothes , but for the glory of church and to advance the work of the church God." through my theology," he said. "People need In an interview with Catholic News to have the faith explained to them and a lot Service, Cardinal Dulles said he asked Pope of my work has simply been explaining what John Paul II to waive the requirement that he the church teaches and trying to help people be ordained a bishop before entering the make sense of that." .

WASHINGTO N (CNS) - Bishops from the Americas, meeting Feb. 12-14, pledged greater, cooperation on migration issues and asked government leaders to solve economic problems that cause massive mi grations.

Closer cooperation is needed to find pastoral responses to the causes and effects of migration , said the bishops from Latin America , Canada and the United States.

More than 20 bishops representing the Latin American bishops' council , the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and the National Conference of Catholic Bishops of the United States met in Clearwater, Fla., to talk about migration in the Americas.

Government leaders need "to humanize economic globalization by taking more fully into account the challenges of mi gration," they said in a closing statement.

The statement was released in Washington by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The statement said that the bishops discussed illegal migration , the drain of human resources from Latin America because of migration "to the wealthier North , economic globalization , respect for human rights and promotion of economic development in the South.

"The overall solution is upgrading the economy of each country so people don't have to migrate," Bishop Nicholas A. DiMarzio of Camden, N.J., told Catholic News Service after the meeting.

But this is a long-term solution , .added the bishop, who attended as chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Migration.

Poor countries are losing "the best and the brightest " as their better-trained and better-educated population move out , he said.

Another participant, Mark Franken, executive director of the U.S. bishops' Migration and Refugee Services, said bishops emphasized that people in poor countries should have "the right not to emigrate" through improvements in their economic and social conditions.

"There was a recognition that not all migration is positive to the individual or the community," said Franken afterward. "If a person is poor, this is not a positive situation. "

Latin American bishops saw the need to promote public policies that stimulate economic development , he said.

U.S. and Canadian bishops saw the need for a greater sense of welcoming of immigrants at the parish level , said Franken.

This would include training programs for pastoral workers in the language and culture of the immi grants , he said, The bishops also spoke of a more concerted effort to legalize the status of people and treat them with dignity, he added.

"We must recognize that the U.S. economy is dependent on workers from other countries , irrespective of their status. They must be treated with respect . They are contributing to society," Franken said.

Bishop DiMarzio said no specific programs were approved at the meeting.

Possibilities discussed included establishing a society of Latin American priests to follow the migrants into the United States and work with them, said Bishop DiMarzio.

U.S. bishops also considered - way s to provide financial assistance to immigrants who are sent back to their home countries by the U.S. government , he said.

"This is costly for the migrant ," said the bishop.

In addition to Bishop DiMarzio and Franken , the U.S. delegation included Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza of Galveston-Houston, NCCB president; Bishops Wilton D. Gregory of Belleville , HI., NCCB vice president, and Henry J . Mansell of Buffalo , N.Y., NCCB treasurer; Cardinal Bernard F. Law of Boston, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on International Policy; Msgr. William P. Fay, NCCB general secretary; and Msgr. David J. Malloy, NCCB associate general secretary.

Attendees from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops included Bishop Gerard Wiesner of Prince George, British Columbia, president; and Bishop Jacques Berthelet of Saint-Jean-Longueuil , Quebec, vice president.

Representatives of the Latin American bishops ' council , known as CELAM, included Bishop Jorge Jimenez Carvajal of Zipaquira , Colombia , president , and Cardinal Geraldo Majella Agnelo of Sao Salvador da Bahia.

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In order that our love for Christ and identification church. In virtue of a special indult , I have extended with Him may be deepened , I earnestly exhort all the Easter season from the First Sunday of Lent, Catholics during the period of Lent and the Easter March 4, 2001 until the celebration of Trinity season to attend dail y Mass , to celebrate the Sunday, June 10, 2001.

Sacrament of Penance , to receive Hol y Communion ABSTINENCE often; to partici pate in the devotional life of the Everyone fourteen years of age and older is Church; to give generousl y to the religious and char- bound to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, the itable works of the Church; to assist the sick, the Fridays of Lent and Good Friday. aged , and the poor, to practice voluntary fast , FAST penance, and self denial; and to pray more ferventEveryone eighteen years of age and older but ly, particularly for the intention of the Holy Father under the age of sixty is also bound to fast on Ash and the mission of the Church.

Wednesday and Good Friday. On these two days , the Lent is an admirable time to preach the Gospel law of fast allows only one full meal a day, but does message of reconciliation and for pastors to make not prohibit taking some food during the day, so available communal celebration of the Sacrament of long as this does not constitute another full meal.

Penance. In this way, the social and ecclesial aspect Drinking liquids during the day is permitted. of sin and reconciliation may be underscored.

When health or ability to work would be seriousTo afford the faithful opportunity to benefit from ly affected, the law does not oblige. In doubt conthe spirit of the Lenten season, special Lenten cerning fast or abstinence, a priest assigned to pasMasses are encouraged, particularl y in late after- toral ministry or confessor should be consulted. In noon or even ing for the good of those who work . the spirit of penance, the faithful should not lightly The Way of the Cross is a laudable meditation on the excuse themselves from this obligation. passion and glory of Our Lord and permission is CONFIRMATION AT THE EASTER VIGIL hereby given for Exposition and Benediction of the All priests are reminded that Church law itself Most Blessed Sacrament to be celebrated in connec- grants to pastors and parochial vicars the faculty to tion with these devotions, with the exception of celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation in the cerGood Friday. emony in which an adult or child over the age of During Lent , marriages may be celebrated within seven receives the Sacrament of Baptism or when Mass and the Nuptial Blessing should always be receiving a baptized non-Catholic into full commungiven. It is, however, contrary to the spirit of ion with the Church (canon 883, 2', see also canon penance during this season to plan elaborate wed- 97, 82). This faculty, however, is not extended to the dings and lavish decorations.

Confirmation of Catholics in all cases. In those All the faithful who have made first Communion instances in which a baptized Catholic formally are bound to worthily receive Holy Communion departed the Church and is now returning and in during this Easter season, preferably in their parish those cases in which a baptized Catholic has , with-

Pope's Lent . . . ¦ Continued from cover phrase, "Love is not resentful ," was presented at a Vatican press conference Feb. 9.

The pope said Lent, a traditional time of reconciling with God, should prompt believers to re-examine whether their lives conform to Christ 's command to "love your enemies (and) do good to those who hate you."

"They are words that , if taken seriously, demand a radical conversion," he said.

In addition to asking forgiveness for wrongs committed, "the Chn'stian must make peace even when feel ing as the victim of one who has unjustly offended and struck," he said.

He said only interior conversion and "humble obedience to the command of Jesus" could enable believers to resist "the psychological mechanisms of self-p ity and revenge."

He particularl y emphasized the importance of the sacrament of reconciliation , saying the experience of receiving God's forgiveness "encourages us to live in love, considering the other not as enemy but as a brother."

In addition to its spiritual fruits, forgiveness brings peace between peoples and opens individuals to the material needs of others, he said.

Especially in places where conflict has left enduring animosity among peoples, accepting and offering forgiveness interrupts "the spiral of hatred and revenge, and breaks the chains of evil which bind the hearts of rivals," he said.

'For nations in search of reconciliation and for those hoping for peaceful coexistence among individuals and peoples, there is no other way than forgiveness received and offered," he said.

He said spiritual reconciliation also predisposes individuals to see and respond to the material needs of others,

because "a heart reconciled with God and with neighbor is a generous heart."

When done with a reconciled heart, the traditional Lenten practice of almsgiving "assumes a deeper meaning, because it is not just giving something from the surplus to relieve one's conscience, but to truly take upon one's self the misery present in the world," he said.

At the press conference, Archbishop Pau l Josef Cordes , president of the Vatican aid agency "Cor Unum ," unveiled a new papal charity project to assist AIDS orphans in Uganda over the next two years, Funded by a gift to the pope of about $500,000 from the northern Italian city of Milan , local Ugandan Catholic organizations hope to care for some 2,000 children who have lost one or both parents to AIDS in and around the capital , Kampala.

"Cor Unum" officials also reported that the pope gave about $4.9 million in charitable aid in 2000. Of that , more than $1 million was spent for 32 disaster relief projects, with the largest donation — $140,000 — going to hel p Mozambique 's flood v ictims.

The pope gave about $2 million each to the Populorum Progressio Foundation , instituted in 1992 to assist poor Latin American farming communities, and to the John Paul II Sahel Foundation, instituted in 1984 to combat desertification and boost clean water resources in nine African countries.

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By John Woods Catholic News Service One young coup le recentl y turned the accepted notion of wedding gifts on its head when they marked all their presents for beneficiaries other than themselves.

Instead , it will be students at a Brookl yn Catholic school that will gain from the generosity of Brian and Amy Flynn to the tune of $28,000 and counting, the amount of money that the Flynns received from guests at their Oct. 10, 1998 , wedding in St. Patrick' s Old Cathedral in Manhattan.

The coup le said they wanted to find a way to honor their wedding ceremony, and they did so by giving other children a chance to experience a quality education much like the one they had received. Brian is a graduate of Delbarton Hi gh School , a Catholic high school in Momsrown, N.J ., in the Paterson Diocese; Amy is a Presbyterian.

Students at St. Michael's School in the East New York section of Brookl yn are the fortunate recipients of the Flynns ' largesse. Capuchin Father Phili p Bohan , pastor of St. Michael's, is Brian 's cousin.

The school , which has 376 students from 3 years old to those in the eighth grade, operates in a tough neighborhood that is one of New York City 's poorest.

Dominican Sister Peggy Merritt , the principal for 20 years, called the coup le 's gift "a beautiful example."

"I wonder how many others would be willing to do it," she said. "They were giving something that was very sacred. " The diocesan Futures in Education Foundation was contacted to help set up a fund for students at St. Michael's through its "Be an Angel to a Student" campaign.

Starting in September, the "A and B Fund" (for Amy and Brian) will offer financial assistance ranging from $500 for a single student to $1,500 for four children from the same family. A total of 11 students , seven of whom are new to the school, will benefit from the gift , which is guaranteed for six years.

The new students all belong to the parish's religiouseducation program. The grant reci pients are selected by the parish staff.

Susan Damiani Kissane of the Futures in Education Foundation said that the Flynns' gift generated a lot of positive comments after press reports about it appeared.

It also helped to spawn a related program in which the Futures office is working with the pre-Cana ministry on the diocesan level to encourage couples to make a contribution

to Catholic school education in lieu of distributing table favors at the wedding reception.

"You spend all that money on favors ," said Kissane.

"People would love to know that money went to a scholarship."

She also sees room to incorporate such a gift into a bridal shower, especially with many couples marry ing later in life and consequentl y less in need of traditional homestarting gifts .

Sister Kass Collins , associate executive director for financial development and planning for the National Catholic Educational Association , said she was familiar with the practice of families of the deceased designating Catholic schools as the beneficiaries of gifts in lieu of flowers at the funeral home , but this is the first time she has heard of such a gift from a wedding.

She called the Flynns ' gesture "a wonderful idea," noting that "it would be nice if it would catch on. " ' At St. Michael's, the money will make a difference for parents, many of whom strugg le to find the funds to send their kids to a Catholic school.

"The people show such faith ," Sister Merritt said. "They are so upset that they can 't pay. The Lord has to-reward people who strugg le."

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!J t was a festive beehive of activity for business school students at the University of San Francisco. They were preparing for a VIP party. Steaks and burgers sizzled on the grill. The dining room bloomed with red Valentine hearts.

A cadre of extremely precious guests would be arriving momentari ly - 64 parents and kids from the Hamilton Family Shelter in San Francisco.

The dinner has been an annual event for the past six years at the USF business school. It is just one among a vast array of projects sponsored by the University's Office of Outreach Ministry.

As she described the upcoming party, Sister Marie Ignatius Clune's enthusiasm shot contagiously th rough the phone lines , like major jolts of electricity.

"The children will sit in their chairs in this beautiful room the entire evening without moving, because they will be receiving so much attention," said Sister Clune , a Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary and the outreach program 's dynamic director for the past . three years. "It happens every year."

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Theresa Capasso, Courtney Frogge, Phil Howard and Yolanda Estrada count themselves among the "hundreds of students" who have immersed themselves in the message of the Gospel. Experiencing it can be a real eye opener.

Capasso, 19, a freshman accounting major from Logan , Utah , had helped in a soup kitchen before , but it was nothing like St. Anthony's Dining Room, she wrote in a ministry newsletter. The other soup kitchen "was very large and the people were not even, allowed to sit and eat, but had to leave right after getting their food. The staff at St. Anthony 's knew almost everyone that came to eat by name, or at least recognized their faces."

As she helped a blind man to his seat and served his meal, Capassowondered how he was able to live on the streets as a blind man without getting hurt.

Another gentleman on crutches had a hard time getting into his chair, "but somehow he managed with his tray in his hand. He didn ' t want me to hold the tray till he sat down because he wanted to do it himself."

Capasso said going to St. Anthony 's revealed that homeless poor people "are all so determined to make it on their own , but they need help along the way and "I am one who has to do the helping. '*' Since he joined the outreach ministry program four years ago, Phil Howard of Omaha ,Nebraska remains in a state of shock over the vast numbers of needy people who live in San Francisco. "What I do is minute, to what needs to be done, but I plan to keepj ielping out," said the 22-year old senior psychology major.

Yolanda Estrada adds that she is no longer influenced by conservative-biased media 's stereotypical depiction of homeless people as bothersome and unworthy.

"Homeless people are amazing. They are stronger and more intelligent than I could ever be," Estrada , 21, noted with fervor. She is a communications studies major f rom Hayward.

Sister Clune said she couldn ' t pin down the number of volunteers with more precision than "hundreds," but she does keep track of the total hours donated by her l arge band of willing partici pants. Last-semeste r, between September and early December, they contributed 2,289 hours by: Giving computer help and reading bedtime stories to homeless youngsters staying at Hamilton House and St. Joseph Village.

Organizing holiday parties.

Tutoring daily from three to five p.m. five days a week at the HOME Center.

Serving food at St. Anthony Dining Room.

Having dessert and conversation with residents at St. Anthony's Women 's Shelter every Wednesday night.

Collecting $26,000 from USF faculty, staff and students , and then distributing food to 800 families the Monday before Thanksgiving at St. Peter Parish in the Mission District and St. Boniface in the Tenderloin.

Organizing emergency benefit luncheons or other creative activities whenever there are earthquakes, floods or other disasters happening around the world.

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Participating in a month ly emergency food assistance program for the elderl y at St. Anthony Dining Room.

Chauffeuring fellow volunteers back and forth from the campus to assorted service sites.

Just one hour of service per week is all Sister Clune invites students to take part in. They sign up, meet in the outreach office , then travel to their various evening ministries. When they return, "we reflect on what we've observed," she said. Social justice concepts are reinforced in classes the students are taking, Some volunteers stick around to attend evening liturgy before returning to their dorms.

Each month, outreach ministry also brings in community leaders and USF faculty to speak to students about poverty and justice issues.

Many students arrange academic schedules to dovetail with their volunteer activities , said Sister Clune. She makesit easy to participate.

Six years ago, the nun founded Heart of Mary Ministries, a non-profi t group that operates a tutoring program close to USF. The program serves a wide variety of children from various neighborhoods , including Children from St. Peter's and the Tenderloin. An outreach van provides round-trip transportation for them. Last year, 53 USF students tutored 50 children. At present , 20 children are participating.

Sister Clune makes certain that students who are on work-study have the opportunity to earn money by participatingin her outreach program. Eighteen tutors receive stipends through AmericaReads, a federal program . Sister Clune also has a core group of volunteer team leaders who coordinate volunteer schedules. A few who help the nun with programming receive stipends.

Whatever their involvement , the outreach ministry "transforms all of us," said Sister Clune.

• .' . ' "This community shows me how faith can come alive," said Caroline Hong, 20, a senior English literature and theology major from Los Angeles who is student coordinator. " Hong joined the program as a homesick freshman who felt uncomfortable in her new school , and immediatel y found a new community. In addition to her office duties , she teaches religious education to children at St. Michael Korean parish in San Francisco.

"Loving and giving become a way of life," Cathy Sampson, 20, a junior English major has discovered. Sampson drives a van and ° tutors first through third graders at both the HOME Center and Hamilton.

They need the attention so badly, she said. Sampson recalls one family of children who underwent a "complete change of attitude about reading," moving from hating it to loving the activity. These particular children continue to occupy a special place in her heart. She keeps in touch with mem, and was relieved to discover that the family had gotten back on its feet. They are now living in their own apartment.

Nineteen-year old Courtney Frogge will never forget this past December,, when she helped entertain homeless children at a Christmas party especially remembering "two little sisters." When it came time for the smaller children to go up and get their gifts from | Santa, the nine-year old hung back. Her older sibling was eating pizza, "and my sister getting to eat is more important than my getting I a present," she told Frogge.

Frogge, a 19-year old freshman communications major, speaks from the experienced perspective of one who volunteered throughout her high school years in Phoenix Arizona. She rates the USF program as "one of the best service programs around."

"Sister Ignatius helps so many people." Frogge describes her as "a little ball of energy."

"She is a living disciple, a role model. I could never be half the person she is."

Frogge's mentor says she is able to maintain a non-stop schedule because of the good healthy upbringing she received from her parents. And of course, as a religious, prayer functions as the center of her life. ' Prayer, she explained, "is the secret for all my energy. We are called to live in union with God. Grace builds on nature."

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I CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO Please help annual app eal Each year the Archdiocese of San Francisco makes an appeal to all parishioners for contributions to be used to support the many ministries , program s and services of the local Church provided at the Archdiocesan level.

The "Archbishop 's Annual Appeal" is the primary means through which members of the local Church fulfill their stewardship role in support of the centralized ministries and services that serve the 100 parishes and missions and the 420,000 Catholics in the Archdiocese.

This year 's annual appeal is just getting underway, and parishioners are likely to hear from their parishes soon about the need for contributions to the Archbishop 's Annual Appeal and the good works that these funds support.

Offices and programs receiving support from the Annual Appeal include Catholic Schools , Ecumenical and Interfaith Affairs , Ethnic Ministries , Evangelization , Marriage and Family Life, Reli gious Education and Youth Ministry, Respect Life, School of Pastoral Leadership, and Young Adult Ministry.

Services provided to parishes include Administration , Building Department , Communications , Finance, Human Resources, Legal , Public Affairs, Real Estate, Stewardship and Development, and Tribunal .

Also receiving support from the Annual Appeal are programs such as Clergy , Education , Permanent Diaconate Program , Relig ious Life, Vocations, and Worship.

Archbishop Levada in expressing support for the annual appeal stated , "Our life as Christian stewards begins with the understanding that everything we have has been given to us b y God - our time, our talent , our treasure. Stewardship challenges us to share our good gifts from above, so we may fully participate in God's plan for our world. " We urge you to be generous in your support of the Archbishop ' s Annual Appeal.

Catholic SF at age two February marks both Catholic Press Month and the anniversary of the establishment of Catholic San Francisco.

Two years ago, this newspaper was founded and introduced to the people of the Archdiocese, bri nging back a tradition of Catholic journalism that had been absent for 15 years after the demise of The Monitor (1858-1984).

Candidly, there were many people, clergy among them, who were skeptical about starting a weekly (most of the year) newspaper. Before its birth, there were doubts raised: would it be read, balanced, credible, viable, accepted.

But the vision of Archbishop Levada, who believed that without a newspaper, the Archdiocese and the Archbishop were without a voice, won out in the end.

Planners of the newspaper believed that a number of touchstones would be necessary for success.

First, the paper would have to be newsworthy, interesting and inviting in design and content. It could not be narrow in its coverage or be simply a "Chancery " newsletter.

Second, the paper would be sent to all registered households , not simply those who come to Mass every week . Catholics who attend church infrequently may be the most in need of the paper.

Third, the paper would be distributed via the U.S. Postal Service. This guaranteed that the paper would go directly into the homes of parishioners - rather than ending up in the back of the church.

Fourth , the paper would be distributed as part of a mandate by the Archbishop rather than on a parishioner subscription basis.

These touchstones were based on realizations that people will read what, they find interesting; that a broad and guaranteed distribution serves the goals of evangelization and economics (a solid base of advertisers); that subscription-based distribution is a relic of the past; and that limiting distribution is akin to building a radio station and not turning on the microphones.

At age two, Catholic San Francisco has become a respected institution in the Archdiocese and the nation. Catholic dioceses around the country are looking to the experience of the Archdiocese of San Francisco and seeking ways to increase distribution of their newspapers.

Today, Catholic San Francisco "shows clout " (as noted by the San Francisco Chronicle) in many ways - bringing an eye on the Catholic world and an eye on the world through a Catholic viewpoint to an average of 100,000 households in the Archdiocese and helping people to better know, live and share their faith.

At our second anniversary, we want to thank our readers, advertisers, supporters and staff members.

MEH.

Wanted; Partners to help schools

John Moriarty 's invaluable assistance to St. Charles School (CSF, Jan. 26) has certainl y made a difference to the students there. It is every school' s dream to find a benefactor , someone who cares deeply about students of all backgrounds being able to achieve the highest they are capable of and who is in a position to help. At a recent fund raising seminar, I learned that over 90% of funds donated to non-profits comes from such caring individuals , rather than from corporations or grant donors.

The question is where do Catholic schools find such a person? Does one advertise in the newspaper?

Wanted : one loving individual who cares about improving literacy and imagination through technology and who will partner with Mission Dolore s I School to see that this happens. Just before school started last year, the non-Catholic San Francisco Day School donated 12 Power Macs to Mission Dolores. Then with money donated by Mr. Charles Crocker of the non-Catholic Bei Technologies, we were able to afford memory chips so that students could use applications simultaneously to access the Internet and create projects.

Indeed we have been fortunate to have a committed consultant from Intel , who has helped us get 20 computers up on the Internet; and able-bodied parents helping with maintenance, as well as some parishioners who have offered us computer equipment. I am so grateful that even at our slow pace, we are making improvements. But when I realize the astounding programs available to students for boosting literacy, as well as creativity and the empowerment students feel when they can guide their own learning through myriad of carefully selected choices.

Perhap s there could be a list started at the Archdiocesan level regarding dot-comers willing to partner with such schools in order to achieve more equity of opportu nity in technology for all children attending Catholic schools in the Archdiocese.

After all, we are the universal church and need to be able to count on each other.

Cathy Patterson San Francisco

totals for either elementary and secondary (29,093) nor the added-up figures from Marin , S.R, & San Mateo (29,123). Has the new math rediscovered itself on Church Street?

Kudos to NDV for taking the time to add it up. They await your answer.

Fred Mertz San Francisco Editor 's note: No. We have not adopted the new math. We forgot to check the figures. We apolog ize.

Video games: Loss of creativity

As an educator and a parent , 1 appreciated Vivian Dudro 's article in the Feb. 16 Catholic San Francisco ,"Video Game Addiction ".

As it happens , my math class and I were discussing an easy way to add up any even number of consecutive numbers. We used the Gauss method. It 's simple but ingenious. Look it up on the internet.

Gauss, born in the late 1700' s, was one of the greatest scientific minds, ever He filled his boredom by entertaining himself with thoug hts of numbers , the stars, the workings of the world , etc. As a young boy, he came up with this clever method of adding numbers.

As teachers , we know that children build on ideas. I see this in my own practice. There are sometimes layers of understanding that must come before a particular idea can be understood.

Because of video games, and other seductions of the computer, we are losing something very valuable — boredom. Are we also losing a valuable lay er of thoughts from the imaginations of our children? If the young Mr. Gauss had a choice between playing "War Craft" on the computer, and figuring numbers in his head , we can make a safe bet as to what he would have chosen .

Is computer "entertainment " effectivel y eliminating the time needed to gestate valuable , boredom-bred insights of our future?

Our kids need to have the opportunity to generate new, creative ideas. These computer games are stealing too much of that time.

Regina Grandsaert Redwood City,

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New math in CSF?

A young student from San Francisco's Notre Dame de Victoire School showed me a story from your January 26 CSF and wanted to know if the Archdiocese was bringing back the 70's version of new math! The story in question was titled Catholic Schools at a Glance.

In the body of the feature were various statistics. Among them was one section entitled Enrollment. This student from NDV correctly pointed out that the total' number of students (29,248) was not supported from the

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Let's hear more about Catholic role models

I enjoy reading your newspaper especially with the feature articles of the two women. Both g ive such a fresh insight on how they deal with family life.

Let us then publish role models where we can identif y our own struggles. It takes heroism, strong faith to live a coherent life nowadays. And there are thousands out there who comprise the silent and hidden foundation of the Church. The Pope has only praise for the many mothers bringing forth children into this world cheerfully, nurturing and educating them to be strong Catholics against all pressures at school, in the streets, overcoming the influence of drugs , sex and violence and peer pressures.

In the past century, the Pope beatified many lay people such St. Lorenzo Ruiz, a Filipino famil y man martyred in Japan. His ringing words brought a strong message to many Catholic Filipinos: "If only I have a thousand lives , I will give them all to God! But having only one life nevertheless, I wholeheartedl y give it still to God!" If we want to re-Christianize our society, let us put forward many role models. Then we will reap the fruits of holiness among us and among the young people who will take on this challenge in the 21st Century.

Percy Sison San Francisco

The Catholic Diff erence

Election Numbers , Once More John Green of the University of Akron may know as much about which Americans vote for which candidates , and wh y, as anyone in the country. In a recent seminar at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington , Dr. Green analyzed the complexities of reli gion 's impact on the 2000 presidential election. Here are some of Green's conclusions: • Reli gious affiliation and levels of religious practice mattered more in how Americans voted for president last year than they did in 1996 and 1992.

• While we live in a "multi-variant world" in which race, class , gender , and ideology all play their roles in voters ' choices , the evidence is overwhelming that more reli giously active Americans (those who attend a religious service once a week or more) broke heavil y for George Bush in 2000, while less reli giously active Americans broke heavily for Al Gore.

• The one striking exception was among African Americans , where there was no discernible difference between the more and less reli giousl y active in an overwhelming vote for Gore.

• Non-Hispanic Catholics were 20 percent of both the Bush and Gore coalitions , and were thus the crucial swing vote in this election , as they have been since the old Catholic-Democratic alliance shattered in 1972.

• White evangelical Protestants who attend church once a week or more were full y one-third of the Bush coalition , while black Protestants were almost one-fifth of the Gore coalition.

• There is a newly identifiable group of American voters , perhaps 15 percent of the electorate , whom Green identifies as "seculars "; they made up almost onefifth of the Gore coalition.

• Votes for Ral p h Nader and Pat Buchanan were concentrated among the less reli giously observant and the "seculars ."

• Character concerns about President Clinton carried more weight among less reli giously active evangelical Protestants than among more religiousl y active evangelicals (who, presumably, had other reasons for tilting heavily toward Bush).

• Bush scored considerably higher among more reli g iousl y active white evangelical Protestants than Senator Dole had in 1996. Bush also scored hi gher than Dole among white mainline Protestants (Ang licans, Lutherans , Methodists , one group of Presbyterians , members of the United Church of Christ).

• The now-famous red-and-blue map of America (with Gore voters clustered in the Northeast , the industriZ al Midwest , and the cities of the West Coast , and Bush voters dominating everywhere else) cannot be parsed according to the abortion issue alone. Rather , the red/blue divide seems to be between those . with a more traditional approach to a cluster of issues (sexual mores, the famil y, the state of the culture , the role of government) and those with a more liberal approach.

Toward the end of the seminar, 1 asked John Green whether it could be said that frequency of religious practice was the single best predictor of voting behavior in the 2000 presidential election , African Americans excepted. Green , a judicious political scientist , said that it would be inappropriate lo talk about a "sing le" most effective predictor in something as complex as a presidential election. But , he immediatel y added , frequency of religious practice was one of the most important factors determining voter behavior — and one growing more important all the time.

The lack of attention paid to this faith-and-practice factor by media focused on gender gaps and racial divides distorts our understanding of the dynamics of American politics. Whether early 21st-century America will be closely divided or deeply divided will have a lot to do with how the reli giously assertive, the less religiousl y active , and the seculars inte ract.

George Weigel

The now-famous red-and-blue map of America (with Gore voters clustered in the Northeast , the industrial Midwest , and the

cities of the West Coast, and Bush voters dominating everywhere else) cannot be pa rsed according to the abortion issue alone.

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• Religiously active non-Hispanic Catholics went for Bush , 57 percent to 43 percent. This continued a trend toward the Republican Party among Catholics who attend Mass once a week or more that has been under way throughout the past decade.

• Less religiously active non-Hispanic Catholics went for Gore, 59-41, continuing a decade-long trend toward the Democrats among this group.

• Hispanic Catholics went overwhelmingly for Gore, 76-24.

• Hispanic Protestants were more likely to vote for Bush (33 percent) than were Hispanic Catholics.

• Mormons were the most monolithic bloc of religiously affiliated voters: 88 percent for Bush to 12 percent for Gore.

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

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Affective Prayer -One of the classic definitions of prayer tells us that prayer is raising mind and heart to God. In essence, that says it all. The problem is that often we raise our minds but not our hearts. Our prayer tends to be intellectual but not affective , and we tend to think of prayer more as a way of gaining insight than as a way of being touched in the heart.

But prayer is ultimately about love — not insight. It is meant to establish friendship. Friendship, as we know, is not as much a question of having insight into each other 's lives as it is of mutually touching each other in affection and understanding. Friendship, as John of the Cross puts it, is a question of attaining "boldness with each other." When we have touched each other 's lives deeply, we can be "bold" with each other. We can then ask each other for help, ask for each other 's presence without needing an excuse, share a feeling, share an insight , or even just share a j oke.

Good friendship inspires "boldness. " The object of prayer is precisely to try to attain tnis kind of "boldness" with God, to try to reach a point where we are comfortable enough with God to ask for help, to share a feeling, to share an insight, or even to share a joke, just as we would with a trusted friend. But to reach this kind of trust we must first let God touch us in the heart , and not just in insight. This means that prayer is not so much a question of having beautiful thoug hts about God as it is of feeling God's affection for us. Sadly, that is precisely what we generally miss in prayer — the experience of God's affection.

What is common in prayer is the tendency to talk to ourselves rather than to God. For example, when we are at prayer and we beg in to have variou s feelings and insig hts , the almost automatic reaction is to beg in to speak to ourselves about what 's happening in us, saying

things like: "This is wonderful!" "This scares me!" "I shouldn ' t be feeling this way!" "I can 't wait to write this down!" When this happens, we .end up speaking to ourselves rather than to God. This point was clarified for me recently on a retreat given by Bob Michel, of St. Paul University, Ottawa, a highly respected mentor in the art of prayer. He suggests that perhaps the number one problem in prayer, among those who seriously try to sustain private prayer, is pre-: cisely the tendency to constantly talk to ourselves rather than to God. Quoting Leon Bloy, who once said, "There are persons who adore themselves before the Blessed Sacrament," he suggests that too often in prayer we say things to ourselves that we should be saying to God. In prayer, he says, we should never say things like this to ourselves: "This is wonderful!" "This scares me!" We need to say them to God. The key to prayer, in his view, is to turn from ourselves to God. And the pivotal part of that turning is that we must ask God to touch us affectively and not just intellectually. When we go to pray what we most need to ask for is to hear God's voice within us saying: "I love you!" Nothing would heal us more and nothing would make us more "bold" before life 's mystery and goodness than hearing those words from God. Our very capacity to love depends upon it.

Thomas Merton , commenting upon our struggle to love and forgive each other, once said: "The beginning of the fight against hatred is not the commandment to love, but what must necessarily come before in order to make the commandment bearable and comprehensible. It is the prior commandment to believe. The root of Christian love is not the will to love , but the faith that one is loved

... until this discovery is made, until this liberation has been brought about by the divine mercy, men and women are imprisoned in hate."

The Gospels agree. The first words out of Jesus * mouth in John 's Gospel are a question, the most timeless of all questions: "What do you want?" (also translated as "What are you searching for?"). Jesus asks the question at the beginning of the Gospel, but doesn't fully answer it until the end.

His answer? The word he speaks to Mary Magdala early on the morning of the resurrection . She has been searching for him, is bewildered , and now when she finds him doesn 't recognize him. He repeats for her the question he began the Gospels with: "What are you searching for?" and then supplies the answer himself. With deep affection, one-to-one, he pronounces her name: "Mary. " In the end , that 's what we are all searching for and ' most need. We need to hear God , affectionately, one-toone, pronounce our names. Nothing would heal us more of our deep restlessness and bitterness than to hear God call us by name and say: "I love you!"

Father Ron Rolheiser

Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, a theologian, teacher and award-winning author, serves in Rome as general councilo r for Canada ¦ for the Ohlates of Mary Immaculate.

SCRIPTURE & LITURGY The Wisdom of our parish communities We cannot escape the fact that our words and deeds say who we are and that throug h these words and deeds we say ourselves to each other and to our God. In a recent column in this newspaper, Father Milto n Walsh observed that we can easil y find where our hearts are: simp ly look at our appointment calendars and checkbooks. In other words , where we spend our time and money reveals what we value and choose. Our Sunday liturgy of (he Word reminds us of the Wisdom of our parish communities a Wisdom easily undervalued , a Wisdom that can redirect who we are.

Our first reading comes from Sirach and sets the tone for what follows. The book was composed by Ben Sira around 180 BCE and translated into Greek by his grandson around 132 BCE. The author had devoted himself to a study of the Law, the Prophets , and the Writings and had become a respected scribe and teacher, who ran an academy for young Jewish men (51:23-30). A traveler, a searcher of truth, and a devout Israelite , he had seen it all and found that Israel's wisdom, accumulated from living as God's People and written as God's Word, surpassed all else he had experienced. Put in the terms of his day, true wisdom was not found in Athens , center and symbol of Greek culture , but in Jerusalem , center and heart of God's People.

In the selection ^________^^__^___ chosen from Ben Sira 's book , he reminds us that our speech reveals our character , whether we have allowed God' s Word to work on us or not: "The fruit of a tree shows the care it has had ; so too does one's speech disclose the bent of one's mind. Praise no one before they speak for it is then that people are tested."

Human speech unveils our allowing God to engage us or our refusing God access. What a marvel when God's Word and our own coincide.

Luke's "Sermon on the Plain " continues in the same vein,

Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sirach 27:4-7; Psalm 92; I Corinthians 15:54-58; Luke 6:39-45 .

Father David M. Pettingill obviousl y with such statements as: " 'A good tree does not bear rotten fruit , nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit. For people do not pick figs from thornbushes , nor do they gather grapes from brambles."' This Jesus would wish to penetrate us with his Word and increase the store of goodness in our hearts: " 'A good person out of the store of goodness in his heart produces good, but an evil person out of a store of evil produces evil; for from the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.'" Indeed this Jesus would become our wisdom-teacher so that we will learn to see things as he does, to choose, as he does: " 'No disciple is superior to the teacher; but when fully trained, every disciple will be like his teacher.'" Indeed even more, this Jesus can have us avoid wasting our time trying to

This Teacher of Wisdom does more than

merely lecture to us. He makes it possible for us to strip to the soul and be made new.

improve others and spending that time facing our own limitations; " 'Why do you notice the splinter in your brother 's eye but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own?'"

This Teacher of Wisdom does more than merely lecture to us. He makes it possible for us to strip to the soul and be made new. The momentum established by his death and resurrection takes hold of us and begins a process to be completed on the final day. Because we repeat the onl y repeatable Sacrament of Initiation ,' the Eucharist , each Sunday we are at one with God's action on his Christ; we are in the process where "This which is corruptible clothes itself with incorruptibility and this which is mortal clothes itself with immortality," according to I Corinthians. We begin to experience even now what the final day will be: "Then the word that is written shall come about , 'Death is swallowed up in victory. Where , 0 death , is your victory ?

Where, 0 death is your sting?' The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God who gives us the victory throug h our Lord Jesus Christ. " From the experience at Sunday assembly, we run the risk of "saying" and "doing" Jesus Christ, God's Wisdom, and revealing how we have been transformed.

Questions for small communities of faith.

What makes us undervalue the wisdom of our Catholic tradition?

How can we best hear again and answer the universal call to holiness?

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

The Importance of Evaluating Sound: There is quite a bit of talk these day s about the "quality of sound" in church. We live in a digital age . and this reality places serious demands on our liturgical resources. I do wish to speak at some later date about the specific challenges digital technology is placing on public worship, as fair or unfair as that may be, but now I wish to talk about some of the basics in order to prepare for that later discussion.

First a basic question. Why do we at times pay so little attention to the proclaimed word , both spoken and sung, and its quality, its receptibility and its attractiv eness?

Financial concerns are one reason. To be sure, quality musical instruments and sound systems cost much money and that doesn' t include the cost of needed consultation with the experts. Difficult decisions need to be made, however, in favor of the liturgy of the Church and the spiritual growth of the people of God. Once quality sound systems and musical instruments used to accompany our sung prayer are in place then we need to invest in proper use of these worship aids.

That's right! Worship aids. Worship aids are not only those disposable leaflets we receive in some of our parishes that contain the music for our Sunday liturgy. Worship aids should include everything in our worship that aids our praying in oraer mat it oe the best it can be. In short, we need to hear the Word of God proclaimed , sung and if needed then amplified well in order for the assembly to be transspirituall y formed. To neglect the quality of sound is to take a senous risk.

In other words if we incorrectly or do not hear the word of God proclaimed in the read and sung texts then our chance for transformation is greatly reduced .

Father Jim McKearney

man was elderly and may very well have suffered a hearing loss, and to make matters worse , the person who proclaimed the Word at this liturgy each Sunday did so poorly. The articulation was poor , the tempo was rushed and there was no pause or silence anywhere to be found amidst or around the proclamation. What I learned fro m having witnessed this uncomfortable exchange is that the values of proclamation and hearing the Word proclaimed , as opposed to read , althoug h in this case angril y touted , are indeed important -but we must pay attention to the elderly man 's concern. He simp ly could not understand what was being proclaimed . Does one solid princi p le outweigh the princip le that the peop le of God have a right to the Word of God? We need to evaluate our ministry and our sound production as proclaimers of the Word. On the other hand , if our ministry of proclamation is good hut we have a poor sound system with which to speak, then we need to put our money where our mouth is.

I remember overhearing a fi ght in a parish I was visOne important way to improve our worshi p experience iting. The argument was about the lack of missalettes in in relation to the spoken and sung word is: evaluate , evaluthe pews. An elderly .man was asking for a missalette in ate, evaluate. I agree. It is a risk to evaluate and to ask peoorder to follow the ple what they think , because we risk having to change the readings at the litur- way we think and respond to what we hear. We may have gy, but he received a to make sacrifices and that is always difficult. Nevertheless tongue lashing it is particularly poignant for the Christian who as a person instead. . He was of the Word, is one concerned about the needs of others. We promptly told , "we are called to transformation based on what we hear. Good don ' t do that here. proclamation goes hand in hand with good sound.

We are a community Next time I will address the importance of sound syswho listen to the tems and their ability to enhance or detract from good Word , not a commu- proclamation. nity who follows along in a book!" It Father McKearney is a Sulp ician candidate from the was an uncomfortable moment. Not only was the respon- Archdiocese of Hartford, Conn., arid director of music dent uncharitable but she was also blind-to the reality of for St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park. her own deafness! The sound system was terrible, the

We need to hear the Word of God p roclaimed, sung and if needed then

amp lified well in order for the assembly to be sp iritually transformed. To neg lect the quality of sound is to take a serious risk.

On BeimCatholic

A Reason for our Hope

The f i rs t in a series of columns on the Catechism of the Catholic Church

The First Letter of Peter exhorts Christians to be self a favor and buy one - by preference, the second In no other area of ready to give an exp lanation to anyone who asks us a edition which has some corrections , a more thorough life would we be conreason for our hope. (1 Pt 3:15) What do we believe , index , and a very hel pful glossary prepared by our tent with the level of and why do we believe it? There can be no more own Archbishop. understanding we had basic question - but , like many other important quesCatechisms have a long history, and one way to in ei ghth grade , so tions , it often goes unanswered. Many of us are "cra- situate yourself in the recent history of the Church is why do wc let this Father dle Catholics " who profess the Creed simply because to picture what comes to mind when you hear the happen in the most Milton T. Walsh we grew up with it. But today, as two thousand years word . For people in mid-life and older, it may be a important area of life, ago, we will be asked to give "a reason for our hope. " small book with questions and answers; for the our relationshi p with Many are puzyounger set, books God as members of the Church? zled by what we with glossy photoWhen you get the Catechism you will probably believe , and not a Many of us are " cradle Catholics " who graphs and a vari- find it intimidating at first. At about 900 pages, it is a few are scandalety of learning hefty tome. Over the next several columns I will ized. So long as we profess the Creed simply because we exercises. For most exp lain where it came from and how it is organized. hung around our of us catechisms Daunting as it appears , the basic intent of this book is own Catholic grew up with it. But today, as two are associated with rooted in the very simp le words with which St. Luke neighborhood , this childhood.

The begins his Gospel. Writing to Theophilus , the was not a problem thousand years ago, we will he asked Catechism of the Evangelist says that his purpose is to compile a narfor most of us.

Catholic Church is rative of the Hie of Christ and His Church "in an . to a reason for our hope. giv e " " Times have something very dif- orderly sequence (katechethes - a Greek word related changed , we no ferent; I might to 'catechism ') ... so that you may realize the certainlonger live in a describe it face- ty of the teachings you have received." (Lk 1:3-4) St. Catholic ghetto , and people want to know what we tiously as "x-rated" â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for adults only ! It is a resource Augustine calls the Creed a mirror, and invites us to believe, and why we believe it. And as Catholics we in the preparation of catechisms for children , but its look at ourselves in it , to see if we believe everyth ing should be engaged in "life-long learning, " seeking to size and comprehensiveness proclaim that this is not we say we believe. And , he adds, "Rejoice in your explore ever more deeply the marvelous treasure of child's-play: knowing the faith is an adult responsi- faith every day." I invite you to join me in exploring bility. our faith as it is expressed in the Catechism, that faith our faith.

Occasionally 1 meet peop le who tell me they in Christ which is the reason for our hope.

For this exploration there is no better guide than The Catechism of the Catholic Church. While I usu- were "raised Catholic" but who do not practice their ally resist the temptation to make absolute state- religion today. For some of these people, Catholicism ments , I will make one here: no home should consid- seems simplistic and doctrinaire in its approach to the er itself Catholic which does not have a good , mod- questions of life. As the conversation unfolds , it Father Milton T. Walsh is academic dean and ern translation of the Bible and a copy of the becomes apparent that their intellectual contact with an assistant professor of systematic theology Catechism. If you do not have a copy, please do your- the Catholic faith ended around the age of fourteen. at St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park.

Guest Commentary

The Funeral ... Pain or Comfort?

Hav e you heard the commercial where the husWhat he doesn 't understand is that because he band and wife say they don 't want to deal with the loves us , he must allow us to express our grief and to "pain of the body, the pain of the casket , the pain of honor him in a fitting manner. His life is important! the funeral'? Instead they opt for direct cremation to He is important to each member of his family. His spare everyone left behind "the pain." wife and daughters will need to express this grief Unfortunately, in our rush to escape "the pain " each in a different way. It is important for him to give we may only succeed in creating more pain. us permission to do this.

We need to is part of Death gather together to life . There is no comfort and supescaping â&#x20AC;&#x201D; no If we can share our thoug hts andfeelings port each other as escaping from "the we struggle to say brings. honestly with each other now, we give pain " that it good-bye and learn The funeral , the to live with our casket, the services our family a loving g ift. When the death loss. It 's very diffido not cause the this gift will hel the survivors as occurs, p cult to do and feel.

It we pain that almost impossible is the loss, the loss they travel the painful journey of grief to do alone. Funeral of the p hysical presservices are not for ence of someone we the deceased. They makes us love , that healing. in their are to assist the living ache.

Although we do not like to discuss death or even As Catholics we have the hope of Resurrection to hel p console us. How blessed we are that Jesus died to admit that we will die one day, it is healthy to disand rose from the dead for us. We know we will see cuss what type of services we would like after we die. our loved ones again and spend eternity with them , It is important to hear how our relatives and friends feel. If we can share our' thoug hts and feelings honnev er to know loss or pain again.

But now, while we suffer from our losses, we as estly with each other now, we give our family a loving gift. When the death occurs , this gift will help the human beings need to do something.

My father always says he doesn 't want any fuss survivors as they travel the painful journey of grief.

Nothing (not even immediate cremation) can when he dies and he goes on at great length about what he does not want us to do. He does this because take away the pain we feel at the loss of someone we he has always tried to protect us from unpleasantness love. Whether a person wishes cremation or casket burial, some type of service should be considered. and pain.

This can be as simple or as elaborate as is appropriate for you.

Mourners need sufficient time to remember and celebrate the life of the deceased; to begin to grow Kathy Atkinson accustomed to the absence of a loved one; to unite and support each other; and for the community to express its loss.

The Church encourages families to take the time needed to say their good-byes and thus begin the grieving process. The celebration of the Mass is the hi ghest form of thanksg iving to God for the life of the deceased , and the proof of the fact that we too will rise to new life. It is this truth that gives us the strength to carry on in spite of the pain.

Kathy Atkinson is a member of St. Cecilia Parish, San Francisco, and Director of Catholic Cemeteries. The Catholic Cemeteries Department makes speakers available to parishes and invites school groups and organizations to visit the cemetery for f ield trips that explain the religious and historical dimensions of the hallowed grounds. Remembrance services and grief support workshops are also scheduled throughout the year.

For more information , call (650) 756-2060 .

School of Pastoral Leadership For times, registration materials, costs, exact locations and additional information, call Joni Gallagher at (415) 614-5545 or spl@att.net Preregistration is necessary for many programs.

Visit the Web site at www.splsf.org.

Feb. 27 - April 3, Tues. 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.: Catholic Moral Theology with Joan Desmond who holds a post-graduate degre e in theology from the John Paul II Institute in Washington, D.C. Strategies for Catechisls w ith Jesuit Father Michael Barber, SPL Director , and other SPL faculty. Both at _ Junipero Serra High School, 451 W. 20th Ave., San ' Mateo.

Feb. 28 - April 4, Wed. 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.: Catholic Moral Theology with Michael Torre, associate professor of Philosophy at University of San Francisco at Archbishop Riordan High School , 175 Phelan Ave., SF Holy Hour each Fri. 1 - 2 p.m., National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, Vatlejo at Columbus , SF.

Retreats/Days of Recollection VALL0MBR0SA CENTER

250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park. For fees, times and details about these and other offerings call (650) 325-5614. Presentation Sister Rosina Conrotto, Program Director.

Parables 2001: Stories Jesus Told, a monthly revisiting of the scripture stories with well known retreat leaders, scholars and people of faith, What about these tales? Are they true? Did they really happen? What implications do they have for the Christian in the 21st century? March 11: Father Thomas Madden, Ph.D., Vallombrosa director; April 8: San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester.

- JESUIT RETREAT HOUSE/EL RETIR0 300 Manresa Way, Los Altos. For fees, times and details about these and other offerings call (650) 948-4491.

March 9-11: The Ignatian Journey to God and the Vocation to Justice Today, a retreat for men and women of the legal profession with Jesuit Father Howard Gray.

March 23 - 25: Women at the Center of God's Mystery, a silent Lenten retreat for women with Jesuit Father Robert Scholia.

March 30 - A pril 1: The Dance of the Spirit, a retreat for women with Judy Zolezzi and Jesuit Father James Hanley.

Silver Penny Farm offers retreat facilities near the wine country, 5215 Old Lakeville Rd., Petatuma, 94954. All quarters have bedroom and sitting room with fireplace. Call Father Ray Smith lor a.brochure at (707) 762-1498.

March 17: The Excitement of Being Human: the Incarnation in Franciscan Spirituality a Day of Recollection with Franciscan Father Barry Brunsman at the Povarello, 109 Golden Gate Ave., SF. $10 donation requested. Sponsored by St, Francis Fraternity, a secular Franciscan organization. Call (415) 621-3279 — MERCY CENTER — 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame. For fees, times and other offerings, call (650) 340-7474 March 2 - 4 : Centering Prayer Weekend with Vicky Bolts. 1st Fri. Taize prayer begins this weekend for those who wish to deepen their practice of centering prayer.

March 3: Lenten Day of Celebration through Prayer, Movement and Music with Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan and Carta DeSola focusing on three Lenten Gospels retreatants will dance , journal, share. Bring bag lunch.

Shared Scripture blends Taize prayer, daily personal prayer and study of Hebrew and Christian bible texts. This session is a 10-week study of Paul' s captivity letters to Philippians, Colossians, Ephesians. Meets Thurs. mornings. Facilitator is Sherron Sandrini.

3rd Sun: Salon, a monthly gathering of people in the second half of life to explore opportunities and challenges facing them using arts , literature and conversation. Facilitated by Sandi Peters.

Taize Prayer 3rd Tues at 8:30 p.m., St. Dominic Church, 2390 Bush St., SF. Call Delia Molloy at (415) 563-4280 1st Thurs. at 5:30 p.m. at Old St. Mary 's Cathedral, 660 Catfornia at Grant, SF. Call (415) 288-3809 3rd Thurs. at 7:30 p.m. at Vallombrosa Center, 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park with Sister Toni Longo 1st Fri. at 8 p.m. at Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame with Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan.

Call (650) 340-7452; Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park at 7:30 p.m. Call Deacon Dominic Peloso at (650) 324-1019.

3rd Fri. at 8 p.m. at Woodside Priory Chapel, 302 Portola Rd., Portola Valley. Call Dean Miller at (650) 328-2880 1st Sat. at 8:30 p.m. at SF Presidio Main Post Chapel , 130 Fisher Loop. Call Delia Molloy at (415) 563-4280.

Young Adults Wed.: Help children learn at St. Dominic Elementary School, Pine and Steiner St., SF. 7:15 - 8:15 a.m. in school library. Call Kathleen Reilly at (415) 387-5692.

Various dates: Read with youth ages 5 - 14 as part of the Tenderloin Reading Program, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. at 570 Ellis St. between Hyde and Leavenworth, SF, Contact Marie Borges at (415) 401-0925 or marieborges@yahoo.com.

Social Justice/Respect lite March 22 and the 22nd of each month: Respect Life Mass at 8:30 p.m. in the chapel of Carmelite

Datebook Monastery of Cristo Rey, Parker Ave. and Fulton , SF. Sponsored by the Respect Life program ol the Archdiocese. All are invited. Call (415) 614-5572.

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

Call (415) 614-5572, Jubilee 2000 USA, as part of a worldwide effort to relieve the crushing debt owed by struggling coun- ' tries to stronger lands, announces a Bay Area speakers bureau. Knowledgeable speakers are available without charge to address parish groups and organizations on this Jubilee Year topic. Call William or Jean Lesher at (510) 524-6645 or welesher@aol.com.

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Feb. 28: St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish, Sausalito announces a Day of Recollection with Jesuit Father Michael Barber, director, School of Pastoral Leadership for the Archdiocese. All are invited.

Simple lunch at noon Mass with ashes at 1 p.m. Call (415) 332-1765 to reserve a spot.

March 4: "Journey Into Egypt", a fashion show and luncheon at Foster City's Crowne Plaza Hotel sponsored by the Mothers' Auxiliary of Junipero Serra High School. A great time for all including Dads! Cocktails at 11 a.m.; luncheon at noon. For tickets and info Pam Lechleitner at (650) 738-2153 or Kathy Nagle at (650) 355-8721.

Single, Divorced, Separated Catholic Adult Singles Assoc, of Marin meets for support and activities. Call Bob at (415) 897-0639 for information Are you or someone you know separated, divorced, widowed? For information about additional ministries available to divorced and separated persons in the Archdiocese, call (415) 273-5521.

New Wings at St. Thomas More Church, 50 Thomas More Way, SF meets on 3rd Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. Call Claudia Devaux at (415) 334-9088 or e-mail stmchurch@hotmail.com. Call Ron Landucci at (650) 583-6016 about upcoming social activities.

Feb. 24: Potluck at St. Thomas More Church; March 2: Taize Prayer at Mercy Center, Burlingame; March 10: Tour Irish pubs in SF. Meet at St. Thomas More Church, Brotherhood Way at Junipero Serra Blvd., SF; March 15: Jesuit Father Francis Buckley talks about reconciliation followed by individual confessions; March 17: SF Zoo.

Consolation Ministry

March 10: Spring Getaway, a benefit luncheon and fashion show at Peacock Gap Country Club, San- Rafael sponsored by St. Vincent' s School for Boys Women 's Auxiliary. Cocktails at 11:30 a.m. with luncheon at and fashion show beginning at 12:30 p.m. Tickets $35. Call (415) 892-3257 or (415) 5072000.

March 11: St. Paddy's Day Buffet and Drawing at Junipero Serra High School, 451 West 20th Ave., San Mateo. Cocktails and buffet from 3 - 5 p.m. Call (650) 345-8207 for tickets and info.

March 2 and most 1st Fri.: Join the Marin Catholic Breakfast Club for prayer, dialogue and a meal beginning with 7 a.m. Mass at St. Sebastian Church, Sir Francis Drake Blvd. and Bon Air Rd., Greenbrae. Members $5/non-members $8. March 2 speaker is Father Cyril O'Sullivan, parochial vicar, St. Isabella parish, San Rafael. Call (415) 461-0704.

3rd Fri.: Open house and pot luck dinner .and bingo at Catholic Kolping Society, 440 Taraval St., SF. No-host bar 6 p.m.; dinner 7 p.m.; bingo 8 p.m.

Call Bill Taylor at (415) 731-1177.

Knights of Columbus of the Archdiocese meet regularly and invite new membership. For information about Council 615, call Tony Blaiotta at (415) 661-0726; Dante Council, call Vito Corcia at (415) 564-4449; Mission Council, call Paul Jobe at (415) 333-6197; Golden Gate Council, call Mike Stilman at (415) 752-3641.

Take a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land without leaving the Archdiocese by visiting an ongoing exposition at St. John of God Parish , 5th Ave. and Irving, SF. Open M-F 1:30-5 p.m. and until 1 p.m. on Sundays. Their Web site address is www.sjog.org.

Our Lady of Angels, 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame, 1st Mon. 7:30-9 p.m.; 1st Thurs., 9:30 - 11 a.m. Call Sarah DiMare at (650) 697-7582; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, James St. between Fulton and Grand, Redwood City, Thurs. 6 - 7:30 p.m. Call (650) 366-3802; St. Andrew, 1571 Southgate Ave., Daly City, 3rd Mon. 7:30 - 9 p.m. Call Eleanor and Nick Fesunoff at (650) 878-9743; Good Shepherd, 901 Oceana Blvd., Pacifica. Call Sister Carol Fleitz at (650) 355-2593; St. Hilary, 761 Hilary Dr., Tiburon , 1st and 3rd Wed., 3 - 4:30 p.m. Call Sister Colette at (415) 435-7659; St. Gabriel, 2559 40th Ave., SF, 1st and 3rd Tues., 7 - 9 p.m. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882; St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, 2nd and 4th Wed., 2:30 4 p.m. Call Sister Esther at (415) 567-2020, ext. 218; St. Finn Barr, 415 Edna St., SF in English and Spanish, one Sat. per month. Call Carmen Soli's at (415) 584-0823; St. Cecilia, 2555 17th Ave., SF, 2nd and 4th Tues., 2 - 4 p.m. Call (415) 664-8481.

Mass for people living with AIDS at St. Boniface Church, 133 Golden Gate Ave., SF at 5:30 p.m. Takes place on last Sun. of month. Call (415) 863-7515.

Ministry for parents who have lost a child is available from Our Lady of Angels Parish, Burlingame.

Call Ina Potter at (650) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579,

March 3: Concert at St. Finn Barr Church, 415 Edna St. just off Monterey Blvd., SF featuring the young voice of Edwin Chow and the 3 Fll Am Tenors at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $15. Call (415) 333-3627.

Blessed Sacrament Exposition

Our Lady of Loretto, 1806 Novato Blvd., Novato, structure d 8-week group meeting evenings or late afternoon. Call Sister Jeanette at (415) 897-2171; St. Isabella, One Trinity Way, San Rafael, structured 6-week group meeting evenings. Call Pat Sack at (415) 472-5732.

March 16, 17, 18, 23, 24: "Somewhere...Together: A Decade of Tri-School Musicals", a walk through the music from shows performed together by Junipero Serra , Notre Dame and Mercy, Burlingame high schools. Curtain at 7:30 p.m. for all performances except Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. Call (650) 345-8207, ext. 560 for tickets and information.

March 6: Lenten Mass and Simple Supper at St. Stephen Church, 601 Eucalyptus Dr. adjoining Stonestown Galleria, SF at 6:30 p.m. Father William Myers will preside assisted by Deacon Dan Rosen. Sponsored by St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco. Calf (415) 977-1270, ext. 3003.

2nd Fri.: Holy Hour for Priests at St. Finn Barr Church, 10:30 a.m. Includes talk by priest from Opus Dei with silent prayer and Reconciliation if desired.

Followed by simple lunch in rectory. Call (415) 3333627.

Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park , 24 hours everyday, (650) 322-3013.

St. Sebastian Church, corner of Bon Air Rd. and Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Greenbrae, M - F 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Adoration Chapel, (415) 4610704. St. Agnes Church , 1025 Masonic (near Page) SF, Fri., 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., (415) 487-8560.

Our Lady of Angels Church , 1721 Hillside Dr„ Burlingame, M- F after 8 a.m. Mass until 7 p.m. St. Isabella Churc h, One Trinity Way, San Rafael, Fri., 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Our Lady of Loretto Church, 1806 Novato Blvd., Novato, Fri. 9:30 a.m.

- 6 p.m., 1st Fri. 9:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Sat. St. Bruno Church, 555 W. San Bruno Ave., San Bruno, 24 hours everyday. Call (650) 588-0572. Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel. St. Francis of Assisi Shrine, 610 Vallejo St. at Columbus, SF, Fri. following 12:15 p.m. Mass until 4:15 p.m. 2nd Sat. at St. Matthew Church, One Notre Dame Way, San Mateo with Nocturnal Adoration Society of San Mateo County. Call Lynn King at (650) 349-0498 or Jim McGill at (650) 574-3918 for times. Corpus Christi Monastery, 215 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park , daily fro m 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call (650) 3221801." St. Bartholomew Church , 300 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo, 1st Fri. from after 8 a.m.

Mass until just before next day's 8 a.m. Mass.; St. Dominic Church, Bush and Steiner St., 8:30-9:30 a.m. and 6-7 p.m. each Mon. and Wed. (415) 5677824. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church , 3 Oakdale Ave., Mill Valley, Mon., 8:15 a.m. through Wed. at 7:30 a.m.; St. John of God Church , 1290 5th Ave . at Irving, SF. Mondays after 12:10 p.m.

Mass, (415) 566-5610; St. Kevin Church, 704 Cortland Ave., SF, 1st Fri. following 9 a.m. Mass until 5:15 p.m. Benediction. Call (415) 648-5751.

St. Finn Barr Church, 415 Edna St., SF, M-F 8:45 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thurs. until 9 p.m.; 1st Fri. until 7:30 p.m. Mass. Call (415) 333-3627; St. Hilary Church, 761 Hilary Dr. , Tiburon, M -F7:45 a.m. 9 p.m.; Sat . 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Call (415) 435-1122; St. Mary's Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, 1st Fri. after 8 a.m. Mass until Sat. at 8 p.m.; Holy Name of Jesus Church, 39th Ave. and Lawton St., SF, Wed. 9:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.; St. Matthias Church, 1685 Cordilleras Rd., Redwood City, 1st Fri., 9 a.m. until Mass at 5:30 p.m.(650) 366-9544

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Retrouvaille , a program for troubled marriages.

The weekend and follow up sessions help couples heal and renew their families. Presenters are three couples and a Catholic priest. Call Peg or Ed Gleason at (415) 221-4269 or edgleason@webtv.net.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter, a dynamic marriage enrichment experience designed to deepen the joy a couple shares. Call (888) 568-3018.

The Adoption Network of Catholic Charities offers two free information meetings for families considering adoption on the 2nd Tues. of every month at 98 Bosworth, San Francisco a! 7 p.m., and on 1st Wed. at 36 37th Ave., San Mateo at 7 p.m. Call (415) 406-2387.

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Marc h 30 - April 1: Pray All Ways , a retreat for single women ages 22 - 45 at Presentation Center, Los Gatos in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Open to all seekers who know prayer is the deepest call of the human heart. Pray with the Sisters of the Presentation as you experience contemplation, praying with Scripture, with nature, with images, as well as meditation, Buddhist mindfulness prayer, spiritual direction, the cosmic walk prayer, and centering prayer. Treat yourself to a quiet weekend that will mine the riches of your own reflection. No fee. Donations only. RSVP to Sister Monica Miller, P.B.V.M. by Monday, March 23 at (415) 751-0406, ext. 22 or mmiller@pbvmsf.org.

Lectures/ Classes/Radio-TV Join Joe Stinson for "Good Grief" Sundays at 9 a.m. on Catholic Family Radio, KDIA 1640 AM. Call (650) 866-3525.

Mon - Fri. at 7 p.m.: Catholic Hour featuring recitation of the Rosary and motivating talks and music with host Father Tom Daly. Tune your radio to 1400 AM, "Mosaic ", a public affairs program featuring discussions about the Catholic Church today. 1st Sundays 6:30 a.m., KPIX-Channel 5. "For Heaven's Sake", a public affairs program featuring discussions and guests, 5 a.m. 3rd Sunday of the month, KRON-Channel 4. Both shows are sometimes preempted or run at other times, please check listings. Produced by the Communications Office of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

March 3: The Veneration of the Mother of God in Orthodox Spirirtuality, a talk by Prof. Frank Kidner of the Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral and SF State University a! St. Dominic Church, 2390 Bush St. at Steiner, SF at 10 a.m. March 1, 22, May 3: The Personal and the Covenant in Exodus and Isaiah with Larry Gordon of the Bay Area Organizing Committee in a series of talks on integrating personal and public life. Sponsored by the parish Intellectual Life - Continuing Studies Program. Call (415) 567-7824.

3rd Sat.: Handicapables gather for Mass and lunch at St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, at noon. Volunteer drivers always needed. Call (415) 584-5823.

Reunions Feb. 24: Junipero Serra High School Alumni Parents Assoc, presents its Bi-Annual Mass and Brunch at the school 451 W. 20th Ave., San Mateo at 10 a.m. Call (650) 574-0491.

March 10: Golden Alumni Reunion for graduates of University of San Francisco classes '51, '31 , '36, '41, '46. Call (415) 422-2646.

Performance Admission free unless otherwise noted.

Sundays in Feb.: Concerts at St. Mary Cathedra l featuring various artists at 3:30 p.m. followed by sung Vespers at 4 p.m. Gough and Geary Blvd., SF. Call (415) 567-2020 ext. 213.

Sundays in Feb.: Concerts at National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi feat uring various artists at 4 p.m. following sung vespers at 3 p.m., Columbus and Vallejo, SF. Call (415) 983-0405.

Volunteer Opportunities San Mateo County's Crisis Hotline is in need of volunteers to help answer the 24-hour phone service. Hours are flexible and training is provided. Call Charlene Stewart at (650) 365-6147.

SF's Laguna Honda Hospital is in need of extraordinary ministers including Eucharistic ministers and readers as well as volunteers to visit with residents and help in the office and with events. Call Sister Miriam Walsh at (415) 664-1580, ext. 2422.

Raphael House, a homeless shelter for families in San Francisco's Tenderloin District, is in need of volunteers to help with various tasks. Hours are 5:45 p.m. - 9 p.m. Call Carol at (415) 345-7265.

California Handicapables, which provides a monthly Mass and luncheon to handicapped persons, needs volunteers including drivers, servers, donors, and recruiters of those who might benefit from the experience. Call Jane Cunningham at (415) 585-9085.

Maryknoll Affiliates: The Bay Area Chapter meets on 3rd Sat. for two hours at Maryknoll House , 2555 Webster St., SF to share community, prayer and action on social justice and global concerns.

Members occasionally do short periods of mission service around the world with Maryknoll. Call Marie Wren at (415) 331-9139 or mwren48026@aol.com.

St. Francis Fraternity, a secular Franciscan organization, needs volunteers to help with their 20 year old tradition of serving breakfast on Sunday mornings to their Tenderloin neighbors . Call (415) 621-3279.

Food & Fun Feb. 23-24: Mardi Gras 2001 benefiting St. John Elementary School, 925 Chenery St., SF. Game booths, silent auction, food and fun for the entire family. Fri. 3 - 1 0 pirn.; Sat. 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Call (410) 584-8383, March 3: Crab Bash benefiting vocations at St. Anne of the Sunset Parish Hall, Funston and Judah St., SF. Sponsored by Serra Club of the Golden gate. Menu includes cracked crab , pasta, salad, dessert , and wine or soft drinks. Call Cecil Casey at (415) 221-9668.

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Capsule Film Reviews Following are recent capsule reviews issued by the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting.

"Down to Earth" (Paramount) Stale remake has an asp iring comedian (Chris Rock) die prematurely, followed by inept angel (Eugene Levy) placing him in the bod y of an elderl y millionaire who has just been bumped off b y his wife and her lover. Directed by brothers Chris and Paul Weitz, the romantic comed y is a poor rewrite that uses the race issue for cheap laug hs. Some sexual references and fleeting profanity with recurring crass language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-1I — adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 — parents are strong ly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for childre n under 13.

"The Price of Milk" (Lot 47) Offbeat New Zealand fairy tale about a happ il y engaged couple (Danielle Cormack and Karl Urban) living on a dairy farm whose idyllic lives are disrupted when they come into contact with a strange Maori woman (Rang i Motu) who steals things for retribution.

Set against magnificent rural landscapes, writer-director Harry Sinclair 's sophomore feature examines the boundaries of relationships and the theme of entitlement with surreal happenings and an eccentric wit. A live-in relationshi p, brief drug use, some sexual innuendo and fleeting nudity. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III — adults. The

Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 — parents are strong ly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

"Recess: School's Out" (Disney) Innocuous animated movie about six elementary school youngsters who foil the plans of a bitter former princi pal (voice of James Woods) to wi pe out summer vacation. Based on the TV cartoon show, director Chuck Sheetz 's film feels like an extended series episode with flat animation and a flimsy narrative. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-I — general patronage. The Motion Picture Association of America, rating is G — general audiences.

"Sweet November" (Warner Bros.)

Strained romantic remake in which a free-sp irited young woman (Charlize Theron) takes in a different man every month , her latest being Kean u Reeves , who falls in love with her but soon discovers the sad secret behind her brief romances. As directed by Pat O'Connor , the drama 's slack story line is barel y engaging and , thoug h treated offhandedl y, the film 's subtext of promiscuity is unsettling. A few sexual encounters with fleeting nudity , brief profanity and some crass language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III — adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 — parents are strongly cautioned. S6me material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

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The film , produced by Voyager Productions , surveys artworks from the early third century to the present, tracing the ways in which Jesus has been represented in art throug hout history and around the world , including the Middle East , Rome , Europe and America.

With the film 's wide-screen, 35 mm formal and use of "the latest digital technology and motion control photography, viewers will see these artistic and religious treasures in extraordinary clari ty and detail ," said Ellen McCloskey, director of production for the Catholic Communication Campaign, which provided major funding for the film.

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"Hope is the last thing you lose, of course, but it's hard to imagine people still alive, 24 hours on," said a Red Cross rescuer. He said that with the death toil still rising, 255 corpses had been counted by the morning of Feb. 14. Another 2,260 people were reported injured , and 12,000 houses were destroyed.

Many of those still missing were thought to be buried under rural villages ' adobe buildings , which sagged , swayed and collapsed under the power of the quake . Many other victims were caught in mudslides set off along the provincial hi ghways and side roads.

In the larger fanning towns of San Vicente and Cojutepeque , nearly half of the houses collapsed.

"The saddest thing is thai these houses are all that we had ," said one woman , survey ing the remains of her home.

In both towns, people were without water supplies , althoug h electricity and telecommunications had been reestablished. Outl ying areas were without any basic services.

Due to the problems of reaching some of the more remote regions , army helicopters from nei ghboring Nicaragua and Guatemala , as well as U.S. Chinook aircraft , were drafted into the evacuation effort.

Survivors were being ferried to hospitals in the capital , San Salvador, as provincial hospitals reached their peak .

Blood supplies for transfusions were said to be dwindling.

¦ Continued from cover By that evening, the bodies of only five of the 22 children buried alive in the rubble had been pulled out of the debris. The teacher 's body was nowhere to be seen.

Across the once-livel y village , only a few trees were left standing from the quake , whose epicenter was just a few miles away.

Unlike the January quake , the one that struck Feb. 13 had its epicenter on land , 12 miles southeast of the cap ital.

"It 's pretty obvious they 're related ," U.S. Geolog ical Survey spokesman Butch Kinerney said' of the two quakes.

On Feb. 14 callers to local radio stations in the capital , which emerged unscathed from the new quake , reported "rumbling sounds" from the San Jacinto mountain that looms over the south side of the city.

Memories were still fresh from Jan uary 's quake-triggered mudslide that buried 400 houses on the outskirts of San Salvador. Aftershocks Feb. 13 sent panic throug h the city 's population , already tense from tremors that had continued almost non-stop since the Jan. 13 quake.

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Whittaker estimates 35 people are served weekly by some dozen or more "dedicated" volunteers. In addition to lunch , donated clothes are provided by Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Salvage shop and local residents.

"There are no happy stories here," remarked volunteer Mary Jo Bowman , who watched the guests shuffling through the shoes, sweaters, blankets, shirts, — some clinging to clothes that appeared to fit them .

Meal time brought out a small group of eclectic personalities th at were hard to ignore: Shy, from Israel "had been searching the world for God all his life."

Robin claimed to be "related to a pope" and is also a runaway Catholic nun. " One man was determined to blame everything that's gone wrong in the area on Sally Stanford, a fomier "madam" of San Francisco, who became mayor of Sausalito in 1972.

Most of the diners were quiet, almost solemn, agreeing that they were "always treated with great respect at Our Lady."

"These people are our friends ," said volunteer Virginia Moir, "and we want to make them feel that way."

Moir, is "the one that keeps the volunteers together," according to Whittaker, "by her inspiration of following the words of Christ."

"The reason for Ihe success of the program ," said Father Joseph O'Connell, the pastor, "is the dedicated volunteers who consistentl y donate their time and talents. "

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The education and faith formation of the children at St. Michael School remains one of the foundations'of our parish since this ministry was established in 1881. As we journey to become a total stewardship parish and school, we seek the gifts of a qualified, certified and experienced candidate with excellent communication and people skills to lead our school and join our Pastoral Staff.

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Catholic Chaplains - Full Time Positions Available 1. Diocese of Fresno >¦ Pleasant Valley State Prision Full Time Position, State >• us Penitentiary, Atwater, CA Full Time Position, Federal New high level security polity opening in February 2001 2. Diocese of San Jose >¦ Agnews Development Center, San Jose , CA Full Time Position, State 3. Diocese of San Diego > R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility, CA Full Time Position, State Adult facilit y 4. Diocese of Stockton >¦ Deuel Vocational Institute , Stockton , CA Full Time.Position, Youth Authority > DeWitl Nelson & N.A. Chaderjian , Stockton , CA Full Time Position, Youth Authority 5. Diocese of Monterey (August 2001) > El Paso de Robtes School , Paso Robles , Monterey, CA Full Time Position, CYA Qualified applicants include priests, men and women religious , or lay persons with appropriate background and skills. ¦ deacons Please' send your resume and three references to: Catholic Chaplain Search Commiliee , California Catholic Conference , 1119 K Street , Second Floor, Sacramento , CA 95814 Our Lady of the Lake Parish, a suburban parish of 2QQQ families near Portland OR , seeks qualified Catholic candidates to serve on our expanding parish ministry team. These are full-time positions, with salary and benefits based on qualifications and experience as determined by the archdiocesan compensation program.

Director of Religious Education

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We are looking for someone with at least 5 years experience and a graduate degree in Theology or Religious Studies. Related degrees and comparable experience will be considered.

Pastoral Associate

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

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Won 't you join me in prayer during this crisis to implore graces for all the orphans, widows, and injured people from this natural disaster? I know Masses are already being offered for the repose of the thousand victims.

Our lay missionaries in Mexico are rushing water, blankets , medical supplies and shelters to their partners El Salvador right now. Won't you help support this effort with a special sacrificial gift of $15, $20, $25, $50 or more today? We can even use gifts of $1000 or more to immediately ease the suffering.

It ' s time to work together and support our Catholic neighbors to the south who have been so sorely tried these last few days. Thank you for your generosity and prayers.

Catholic World Mission needs to send $50.000 immediately to our missionaries in Mexico and El Salvador who are renting helicopters and trucks to bring aid to earthquake victims. Please help us today with your gift of $15, $20 , $25, $50, $100, $1,000 or more. .«. _ .m «. p» m WJpp .w ;,m .p« *m,. m, w m m m: m m .,m m..mt m. m.Wf .. . _ -. ¦ r — — —.

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86 Full-time Lay Missionaries work in San Salvador , Santa Tecla, ' | Sonsonate, Zacatecoluca , Santa Ana , and other villages affected by the ] ¦ earthquake.

I will also offer up prayers for the victims and their families.

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