February 27, 2004

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Earthquake retrofitting cost tops $40 million, with more expenses to come

By Maurice Healy More than $40 million has already been spent to bring Catholic churches and schools into compliance with San Francisco’s Unreinforced Masonry Building (UMB) Ordinance. The San Francisco Ordinance was enacted in 1991, two years after the devastating Loma Prieta Earthquake of Oct. 17, 1989. Also on the drawing board are UMB-related retrofitting costs of an additional $13.5 million The $40 million in retrofit costs already spent includes work on six churches and three schools. Retrofitting at a half-dozen churches: Old St. Mary’s – California and Grant; St. Boniface — Golden Gate near Leavenworth; St. Dominic – Steiner at Bush; St. Paul — Church Street between 29th and Valley; Notre Dame des Victoires — Bush

between Stockton and Grant; and St. Patrick — Mission between Third and Fourth; now totals more than $32 million. These retrofits were completed between 1992 and 2003.

Additional costs amounting to nearly $8 million include demolition of earthquake damaged buildings and the $5.1 million construction of a new St. Paul Elementary School completed in 1999, a $2.1 million cost for school upgrades at St. Boniface, and $600,000 to retrofit Our Lady of Guadalupe church for temporary use by St. Mary’s Chinese Day School.

Replacing St. Mary Chinese Day School on a permanent basis is an innovative venture with city and federal agencies. The new construction at Broadway and Kearney will include senior housing, a full

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President calls for constitutional amendment protecting marriage

President Bush speaks to the nation during his State of the Union address in Washington Jan. 20.

The following comments were delivered by President George W. Bush from the White House Feb. 24: Eight years ago, Congress passed, and President Clinton signed, the Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage for purposes of federal law as the legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife.

The Act passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 342 to 67, and the Senate by a vote of 85 to 14. Those congressional votes and the passage of similar defensive marriage laws in 38 states express an overwhelming consensus in our country for protecting the institution of marriage.

In recent months, however, some activist judges and local officials have made an aggressive attempt to redefine marriage. In Massachusetts, four judges on the highest court have indicated they will order the issuance of marriage licenses to applicants of the same gender in May of this year.

In San Francisco, city officials have issued thousands of marriage licenses to people of the same gender, contrary to the California family code. That code, which clearly defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman, was approved overwhelmingly by the voters of California. A county in New Mexico has also issued marriage licenses to applicants of the same gender.

And unless action is taken, we can expect more arbitrary court decisions, more litigation, more defiance of the law by local officials, all of which adds to uncertainty.

After more than two centuries of American jurisprudence, and millennia of human experience, a few judges and local authorities are presuming to change the most fundamental institution of civilization. Their actions have created confusion on an issue that requires clarity.

On a matter of such importance, the voice of the people must be heard. Activist PROTECTING MARRIAGE, page 6

INSIDE THIS WEEK’S EDITION News-in-brief. . . . . . . . . . 4-5 Wedding Guide . . . . . . . . 7-9 Catholic voices. . . . . . . . . 12 Scripture reflections . . . . . 14

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Mercy Sister Pauline Borghello and Lynn Grier

Fond farewells for Terry Jensen at Holy Name of Jesus Parish where he held forth as music director for more than 5 years. “We wish Terry all the best as he takes on the position of Choir Master and Organist at St. Ignatius Church,” a recent bulletin said….Welcome aboard at St. Kevin Parish to new accompanist Gabe Lucas. Father Craig Forner, pastor, also reminds that the time is right – Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life was February 8th – “to make a phone call or drop a note to one religious sister, brother or priest who played some significant part in your life.”…All hats off at Sausalito’s St. Mary Star of the Sea for “longtime parishioner Pat Cucaro” who died February 2nd. “Please remember him in your prayers,” they ask…. Kudos of the academic sort for St. Paul Elementary 6th grader, Jeremy Marks, who will represent the Noe Valley school at a Junior National Young Leaders Conference in the nation’s Capital next month. Proud folks are Cathy and Horace….St. Paul of the Shipwreck says “we’re pretty proud” to parishioner Barbara Fenech who was recognized January 20th by Archbishop William J. Levada for her “dedicated service in support of the Annual Appeal.”…Congrats at St. Anne of the Sunset Parish to

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new Fil-Am Society officers, Yolanda Lawrence, Jim Rato, Cristina Obcena, Margaret Vintero, Larry Deocampo….Good advice methinks from Paulist Father Chuck Kullmann, pastor, Old St. Mary’s Cathedral, who encourages us to not lose our ability to “wonder.” He said it’s often “the experience of wonder, of being caught up breathless by beauty or goodness or love” that helps him look beyond his own “concerns and projects.” You can’t “manufacture wonder” but one can certainly cultivate it, he said. Methods include “removing some of the busyGabriela Bayol and Breanne Banahan ness of our lives” and being open to the “gift of wonder.”…Happy 90th birthday meeting so many families and working with their children February 14th to Yolanda Actis, a parishioner of San throughout these years,” Sister Pauline said. “There isn’t Francisco’s Church of the Epiphany for all but five of another ministry I’d rather be involved in. I have always ‘em. Epiphany’s Over 50 Club feted the new nonagenar- considered each group of students I’ve worked with as ian with appropriate festivities a few days earlier. special and a real hope for the future.” Sister Pauline is a Yolanda’s daughter, Arlene Schroder, was among the San Francisco native and alumna of St. Peter elementary well-wishers. Thanks to Barbara Bottarini for the good and high schools where she has also taught. She has also news….St. Benedict Parish for the Deaf expresses “deep taught at Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame and several gratitude” for the “service and dedication” of Don Baer. schools in Southern California. Also recognized was long“We have many wonderful saints and holy people who time faculty member Lynn Grier who is marking her worked hard for our Lord in the Catholic Church,” said 20th year at St. Gabe’s…St. Stephen 4th graders Father Tom Coughlin, in his weekly bulletin message. Gabriela Bayol and Breanne Banahan were among “We are pleased to recognize Don as one of these good more than 50 student models stealing the show at the people.”…Honored and thanked for her long service in school’s annual fashion show in November that raised Catholic education was Mercy Sister Pauline more than $12,000. Headin’ up the couture were Mary Borghello, a member of the St. Gabriel Elementary fac- Kern and Linda Rizzo. Gabriela’s folks are Marta and ulty for 30 years and principal since 1981. Catholic Greg Bayol who also captured the memory of the day on Schools Week framed the celebration in the parish church video. Breanne’s parents are Denise and Pat Banahan. that included Mass and reception. “It has been a pleasure Sibs are Katie, a St. Stephen 8th grader, and Shannon, a freshman at St. Ignatius College Preparatory. Longtime parishioners Helga D’Arcy and Ken Fambrini will be honored for their “dedication and service to the parish and school” March 20th at Anchors Away, an annual auction and dinner dance….St. Matthias, Redwood City recently recognized its “superstars” of “distinguished parish service. Hats off to Laidler and Tim Rea, Mildred and David Rolandelli, MaryAnn and Terry Del Bono, Maureen and Andrew Hamer, Sandy Machado, Audrey Billet, Debbie and Bill Bulanti, Patricia Hughes, Dan Graca, Mimi Piparo, Adara Meyer, Grace Rhodes, Christina Salangsang, Tonichi Lorenzana, Michele Soli, Paul Gammer, Alicia Merslich, Michaela Powell, Chris Bertetta….Remember, this is an empty space without ya’!!! Send items and a follow up phone number to On the Street Where You Live, One Peter Yorke Way, SF 94109. Fax (415) 614-5641; e-mail tburke@catholic-sf.org. Do not send attachments except Yolanda Actis with Epiphany pastor, Msgr. Bruce Dreier. photos and those in jpeg, please. You can reach Tom Burke at (415) 614-5634….

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National sex abuse study holds insights on causes, prevention

By Agostino Bono Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Statistics tied to a national study of child sex abuse by Catholic clergy focus on peak periods of abuse from the late 1960s through the 1980s, an abundance of single-incidence abusers, and an overwhelming majority of teenage victims.

Such data covering the 1950-2002 period provides information about the nature and scope of the situation. It also gives church leaders and child-care specialists key insights in understanding causes of abuse and in judging methods of prevention.

Preliminary figures showed that more than 4,400 clergymen were accused of child sex abuse.

“The large number is sobering” but in keeping with “ballpark figures” developed by specialists, said David Finkelhor, director of the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire.

More important than the numbers is what measures are needed to prevent child sex abuse, he told Catholic News Service in a telephone interview.

“When you have an organization that has the trust of families and children, you need to get the number as close to zero as possible,” he said.

Finkelhor said that the statistical dropoff in abuse since the 1990s needs followup to determine the reasons why that has occurred and what have proven to be better prevention methods.

The U.S. bishops’ National Review Board on sexual abuse scheduled the release of national figures covering the period 1950-2002 for Feb. 27. The figures were compiled by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York from figures submitted by almost all of the 195 U.S. dioceses. The same day the National Review Board was also releasing its own companion study on the causes of the sex abuse crisis, based on a series of interviews with church leaders and specialists. When the

bishops formed the board in 2002, part of its mandate was to develop those studies.

Citing a draft of the John Jay report as its source, CNN reported Feb. 16 that 4,450 clergy — about 4 percent of the priests and deacons in ministry during the period — were accused of child sex abuse. Other data CNN reported from that draft included: — 78 percent of the alleged victims were 11-17 years old.

— More than half of the clergy faced only one allegation.

Many dioceses which released their local figures prior to Feb. 27 showed a preponderance of child sex abuse incidents from the 1960s through the 1980s.

Thomas Plante, a psychologist who has edited two books on clergy child sex abuse, said that the 4 percent figure is in keeping with previous estimates and may not be far off from the general adult male population.

“There is a lot of male sex abuse of minors. Tragically, it is not an infrequent problem,” said Plante, a psychology professor at Santa Clara University in California.

He said there is child sex abuse in other religions and in professions such as teaching and coaching.

Attention was drawn to the Catholic Church because “things got out of control,” he said.

In the Catholic Church there is not as much local accountability as there is in other denominations, Plante told CNS. “Other religious bodies have checks and balances, boards of directors that can hire and fire, term limits to office,” he said.

“Catholic bishops don’t answer to a regional body of bishops. Their boss is 10,000 miles away at the Vatican and he is trying to manage 20 percent of the world population,” he said.

Plante referred to John Geoghan, the Boston priest accused of abusing more than 130 children in 30 years.

Plante said Geoghan was transferred from parish to parish, but “he would get canned in other religious traditions having a board evaluating things,” said Plante.

Regarding the clergy figures, Plante said

the positive side is that more than 95 percent of priests did not abuse.

“Whenever you have over 100,000 men in a 50-year period, you get a certain percent who do some nasty things,” said Plante, who treats clergy sex abusers and their victims.

Plante said he was surprised at the low number of victims reported. CNN said preliminary figures showed 11,000 victims.

This comes out to less than three per perpetrator, whereas previous estimates based on reports from treatment centers indicated it was eight victims per clergy abuser, Plante said.

The low number of victims per abuser coupled with the high number of post-pubescent teenagers who were victims lends support to experts who say that treatment programs for abusers can successfully reduce relapse for a significant majority of them.

Plante said that hard-core abusers are pedophiles, adults attracted to pre-pubescent children. “They’re harder to treat and almost impossible to cure.”

Pedophilia is a diagnosed psychiatric disease, he said.

In contrast, adult attraction to teenagers “is not that abnormal,” with most people able to control it, he said.

Adults tend to lose control over their attraction to teenagers when they have another problem at the same time acting as a trigger, said Plante.

Triggers include alcoholism, brain damage and depression, he said.

Many experts have complained that the more dramatic cases of pedophile priests who abused numerous victims have distorted public awareness that there are different types of abusers and that many can be taught to control their attractions through therapy and supervision.

Preliminary data on clergy abusers indicates that most of their victims are adolescent boys while in the general society the major problem is men abusing girls.

Plante said that clergy are more likely to abuse boys because boys are more accessible to them than girls.

“Many priests work in all-boys schools, take boys to swim meets. They give boys massages,” he said.

Plante and Finkelhor said that homosexuality may be a factor in some of the clergy sex abuse but is not a principal cause.

“Sexual orientation is not a good predictor of who will abuse minors,” said Plante.

“Some priests are attracted to boys. A lot are not. It’s a question of access,” he said.

The cultural revolution of the 1960s may have contributed to the high number of child sex abuse incidents by clergy from the 1960s through the 1980s, said Finkelhor, also a sociology professor at the University of New Hampshire.

“There was a relaxation of sexual norms combined with a questioning of traditional institutions and authority. People were suspicious of traditional forms of doing things,” he said.

Plante said that in the church this cultural revolution coincided with the religious upheaval caused by the Second Vatican Council, further disorienting many priests.

For priests ordained in the 1950s, Plante added, other factors included entering minor seminaries at high school age, lack of sophisticated psychological screening of seminary candidates and little knowledge about how to deal with sexual issues.

“The approach was take a cold shower and pray,” he said.

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Federal appeals court agrees to hear case against Roe vs. Wade

Archbishop asks that speakers supporting abortion not be invited KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Archbishop James P. Keleher of Kansas City has asked all Catholic institutions in the archdiocese not to invite “any person in the pro-choice movement, or any politician who espouses the pro-choice movement or has a voting record endorsing pro-choice legislation” to speak at those institutions. The request was published in The Leaven, Kansas City archdiocesan newspaper, on Feb. 13, the day after Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, a Catholic who supports keeping abortion legal, spoke at the University of St. Mary in Leavenworth.

The archbishop’s two-paragraph statement cited “the importance of the issue of legalized abortion in our country, which has resulted in the killing of over 40 million unborn babies in the last 31 years since the Supreme Court decision of Roe vs. Wade.”

The statement said, “It is imperative that our Catholic churches, schools and institutions make every effort not only to support the pro-life movement, but especially to ensure that the public understands our unequivocal stand on this issue.”

Vatican II called a renewal, not a rupture with past CHICAGO — The Second Vatican Council was no revolution in Catholic thought or doctrine, and theologians who do not read the council documents in light of earlier church teaching badly misinterpret them, Cardinal Avery Dulles said. Cardinal Dulles, a Jesuit and a professor at Fordham University in New York, presented his case at “The Theological Aftermath of Vatican II,” a symposium at the University of Chicago sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute and the university’s divinity school. “The council has elicited many healthy initiatives over the past 40 years, but its beneficent effect has been partly offset by the false interpretations based on a mentality that has its sources in an alien culture,” the cardinal said. “The widespread misinterpretation of the council, in my judgment, is due to the cultural ambience in which this document has been read,” he said. “The thinking and feeling of our age is dominated by subjectivism, individualism, relativism and historicism — things that are as prevalent today as ever in the past.”

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NEW ORLEANS — The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in New Orleans, will hear arguments March 2 in a case brought by the original “Jane Roe” seeking to overturn Roe vs. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that removed most state restrictions on abortion. Norma McCorvey of Dallas, who in 1980 revealed that she was the “Jane Roe” of the case and has since become a strong opponent of abortion, said in an affidavit that Roe vs. Wade “was wrongfully decided and has caused great harm to the women and children of our nation.” McCorvey, who is now 56 and who became a Catholic a few years ago, did not have an abortion at the time of the Roe case, but gave birth and gave the child up for adoption.

However, she sought the right to have an abortion and that is what led to the case. More than 1,000 women filed affidavits in connection with the new case, however, saying that they had been harmed psychologically and physically by abortions.

A survivor of an attack by Lord's Resistance Army rebels in Lira, Uganda, rests in a hospital bed Feb. 23.

More than 300 rebel members shot and burned civilians at a displaced persons' camp, killing 173 people.

The Lord's Resistance Army has randomly attacked communities in northern Uganda for more than 17 years.

Movies, TV shows and books chosen for Christopher Awards NEW YORK — Two dozen movies, television programs and books were chosen to receive Christopher Awards this year. Among the winners are the movies “Seabiscuit” and “Whale Rider,” the TV series “Joan of Arcadia” and the bestselling book “Triangle: The Fire That Changed America.” The 79 writers, illustrators, directors, producers and executive producers who created the winners were to be honored at a Feb. 26 dinner in New York. To be eligible for a Christopher Award, entries must exhibit exceptional artistic and technical proficiency, a significant degree of public visibility, and affirm the highest values of the human spirit. The Christophers, an organization founded in 1945 by Maryknoll Father James Keller, is rooted in the Judeo-Christian tradition of service to God and humanity. The ancient Chinese proverb “It’s better to light one candle than to curse the darkness” is the motto that guides its publishing, TV, radio and awards programs.

Chicago Rembrandt exhibition shows painter’s spiritual side CHICAGO — Of the thousands expected to see the Art Institute of Chicago’s new Rembrandt exhibition, some will go to appreciate the beauty of the works and some will want to view them so they have something to talk about over coffee or cocktails, said Father Richard Fragomeni. But some will visit the exhibit and see God, added the priest, who is vice rector of the Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii and associate professor of liturgy and preaching at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. “Seeing is always a very subjective thing,” Father Fragomeni said. “Some people see, and some people don’t see.

But when you see, something happens spiritually.” Suzanne Folds McCullagh, the exhibit’s curator, said there can be little doubt that Rembrandt was thinking spiritually when he created the more than 200 drawings, paintings and etchings that make

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Speaker proposes ethics code BOSTON — As Catholic leaders attempt to recover from the clergy sex abuse scandal, they must rediscover “the meaning of Christian leadership,” said a speaker at a Boston College conference on developing “an ecclesial professional ethic.” Francis J. Butler, president of Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities, a national consortium of 50 private philanthropies, said during the Feb. 13-14 conference, “There is no room in the church for spin doctors, one-way communicators or those obsessed with secrecy.” In his Feb. 14 talk, Butler proposed a 10-point professional code of ethical behavior for church leaders, both lay and clerical. In his proposal, he called on church leaders to pledge to observe the highest standards of their profession; to promise to be good stewards; and to do all in their power to understand the church as community, to be accountable and open, to foster broad participation in the life of the church and to oppose anything that encourages clericalism.

Bush appoints Catholic to court WASHINGTON — President Bush bypassed Senate Democrats Feb. 20 by appointing Alabama Attorney General William Pryor, a Catholic, as a federal appeals court judge who will serve until 2005. Bush praised Pryor as a “leading American lawyer” whose “impressive record demonstrates his devotion to the rule of law and to treating all people equally under the law.” Pryor took the oath of office in Alabama Feb. 20 and joined the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, which covers Alabama, Georgia and Florida and is based in Atlanta.

During a congressional recess, the president can make temporary appointments such as Pryor’s without Senate approval.

Last summer, his nomination was blocked in the Senate by the failure of a motion for cloture, a procedural call for an immediate vote. The 53-43 tally fell short of the 60 votes needed.

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Polish missionary in India nominated for Peace Prize

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NEW DELHI, India — A Polish missionary and Nazi concentration camp survivor who has worked among people with Hansen’s disease has been nominated for the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. Divine Word Father Marian Zalazek, 86, was short-listed by the Nobel Peace Prize committee in 2002. “It should be a secret,” Father Zalazek said jokingly when contacted by telephone at his home in Puri. “I am doing my duty.

If someone finds it important, it is for them to do what they want,” said the missionary who survived five years in the Nazi concentration camp at Dachau, Germany, before coming to India. Father Zalazek said his “love for the leprosy-affected people started in 1975” when the Divine Word Society posted him to Puri. There, a government official requested he help patients who lived in a segregated leper colony; most of them survived by begging from the thousands of Hindu pilgrims who visited Puri, a holy city on India’s east coast.

Rebels kill many at camp in northern Uganda LIRA, Uganda — More than 170 people were killed after rebels attacked a displaced persons’ camp in northern Uganda, said a Catholic missionary stationed in the area. Father Sebat Ayala said up to 300 rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army descended upon Barlonyo camp, about 12 miles from Lira, Feb. 21 and started bombing the camp in the evening. During the three-hour attack, the rebels also burned a number of huts.

The Eritrean missionary visited the camp the next morning to help survivors. “Myself, I counted 121 bodies,” he said. “In one hut, I found seven dead bodies still burning — in another one, about three. All the bodies were just scattered around the camp.” The priest said 173 people were killed, and by the morning of Feb. 22 more than 50 bodies had been buried in a mass grave. According to witnesses, the rebels warned some residents of the 4,800-person camp to run away, while some were told to hide in their huts, said Father Ayala.

Lent gives Christians time for self-examination: Pope says VATICAN CITY — The 40 days of Lent provide an opportunity for Christians to examine their lives and their relationships truthfully and sincerely, Pope John Paul II said. Lent, which Latin-rite Catholics begin this year with the Feb. 25 cel-

Haitians take bags of lentils from a United Nations food warehouse in Cap-Haitien Feb. 23. Attacks against the government of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide gained momentum as rebels took over Cap-Haitien's police station and looters pillaged the U.N. warehouse that distributes food to more than 250,000 people in northern Haiti.

ebration of Ash Wednesday, “is a privileged time to intensify our commitment to conversion to Christ,” the pope said during his Feb. 22 midday Angelus address. “In this way, the Lenten journey will become a favorable occasion to examine oneself with sincerity and truth and to put back into order one’s life and relationships with others and with God,” the pope told visitors in St. Peter’s Square. Speaking from the window of his apartment, the pope also noted that Feb. 22 was the feast of the Chair of St. Peter, the symbol of Peter’s teaching authority and leadership role among the Apostles and over the church. The feast, the pope said, emphasizes the mission Christ gave to Peter “to confirm and guide the church in the unity of faith.”

Vatican’s top ecumenist sees Orthodox opening VATICAN CITY — After two years of especially tense relations with the Russian Orthodox Church, the Vatican’s

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Cardinal Walter Kasper, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, arrived in the Russian capital Feb. 17 for meetings with Catholic as well as Orthodox officials. In a Feb. 18 speech in Moscow’s Catholic cathedral, the cardinal said, “I do not have any illusions” about the process to bring Catholics and Orthodox closer to full unity. “I know that this is not an easy task. I know the reservations and the prejudices on both sides, the obstacles, the difficulties, the long history of division and everything that has characterized it,” he said. “Nevertheless,” he told his audience, “even little steps will move us forward: a kind greeting, a gesture of friendship, a smiling face, a prayer asking forgiveness if we have made a mistake, helping another in need — all of these things can make miracles.” The Vatican released the text of the cardinal’s address.

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Retrofitting . . .

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■ Continued from cover school and a parking garage. Holy Family Chinese Mission is in the process of raising funds for the new school.

Another $13.5 million in anticipated expenses lies ahead to cover a retrofit of the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, located in North Beach at Columbus and Vallejo, and remaining retrofit work at Old St. Mary’s and St. Dominic.

“No other entity in the city has done as much as the Catholic Church in retrofitting buildings facing the mandates of the UMB Ordinance,” said Les McDonald, head of property and real estate for the Archdiocese of San Francisco Other Catholic churches in San Francisco affected by the UMB Ordinance are Sacred Heart, St. Joseph and St. Brigid.

Sacred Heart church is located in the Western Addition at Fillmore and Fell. The Parish Council has presented a plan that would involve demolishing the earthquake-damaged and unused church and replace it with senior and other housing and facilities to adequately serve the small congregation.

St. Joseph church, located at Tenth and Howard remains closed and unused. It was damaged by the 1989 earthquake. Other buildings, which are part of the St. Joseph property, are being used as a center for homeless families operated by Catholic Charities. The church and other buildings are being considered for an affordable housing project.

St. Brigid church, located at Van Ness and Broadway, has been closed and unused since 1994, in accordance with the recommendation by a Pastoral Planning Commission and the approval of Archbishop John R. Quinn – a decision with which the Vatican subsequently concurred.

Protecting marriage . . .

■ Continued from cover courts have left the people with one recourse. If we are to prevent the meaning of marriage from being changed forever, our nation must enact a constitutional amendment to protect marriage in America. Decisive and democratic action is needed, because attempts to redefine marriage in a single state or city could have serious consequences throughout the country.

The Constitution says that full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts and records and judicial proceedings of every other state. Those who want to change the meaning of marriage will claim that this provision requires all states and cities to recognize same-sex marriages performed anywhere in America. Congress attempted to address this problem in the Defense of Marriage Act, by declaring that no state must accept another state’s definition of marriage. My administration will vigorously defend this act of Congress.

Yet there is no assurance that the Defense of Marriage Act will not, itself, be struck down by activist courts. In that event, every state would be forced to recognize any relationship that judges in Boston or officials in San Francisco choose to call a marriage. Furthermore, even if the Defense of Marriage Act is upheld, the law does not protect marriage within any state or city.

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom’s politically motivated decision to issue same-sex marriage licenses is irresponsible and divisive. It makes a mockery of marriage and defies the will of the people. Mayor Newsom is defying the rule of law, the will of the people of California, and the natural law.

Frankly, I don’t know which is worse, California or Massachusetts. One state allows one of its mayors to make up the law, while its chief law-enforcement official ignores the laws of the state. The other state, Massachusetts, is so arrogant it won’t even allow its citizens to vote on such an important and defining issue as marriage. Its elected officials are more obligated to powerful special interests and the entire elite media, than they are to the people.

We applaud Roman Catholic Archbishop William J. Levada for his courageous leadership in opposition to gay marriage, clearly enunciating that marriage is only between a man and a woman and designed primarily for the nurturing of children Ray Flynn within the safe haven of a family.

The archbishop’s willingness to stand up and be counted on this issue, particularly in San Francisco where advocates of gay marriage are strongly represented, shows great moral courage. Archbishop Levada, like Boston Archbishop Sean O’Malley, who opposes the same-sex marriage ruling of the Massachusetts Supreme Court, is affirming heterosexual marriage as a critical foundation of any society.

Archbishop Levada believes that intolerance and bigotry against homosexual persons is wrong and a grievous violation of God’s law. The issue of gay marriage is not one of civil rights but of natural law, demonstrated by thousands of years of human history. We are not against anybody, but are for the sacred institution of marriage and family, the foundation of our society.

In 2000, the voters of California voted overwhelmingly to affirm long standing state law of marriage as a union between a man and a woman. Thirty-eight states and the federal government have approved laws or amendments barring the recognition of same sex marriages. In 2002 the Massachusetts legislature refused to allow the people of that state the right to vote on the issue.

As Archbishop Levada, in his statement of Feb. 12, notes: “Society grants benefits to marriage for the purpose of fostering families, which in turn nurtures the future. Benefits are not primarily given to individuals who are married, but they are provided to establish a nurturing environment for children. Heterosexual marriage, procreation and the nurturing of children form the bedrock of the family, and the family unit lies at the heart of every society.”

Archbishop O’Malley of Boston passionately drives home the importance of family, children and marriage.

Circumventing the democratic process of local, state and national debate by fiat is a bad way for Mayor Newsom to begin his first term as mayor of San Francisco. It shows great disregard for Mayor Newsom’s own campaign promise to work to unify the city in finding solutions to the great problems of homelessness, affordable housing, and the city’s budget crisis.

The backlash against politicians who ignore the rule of law and the will of the people will be heard loud and clear at the ballot box. These politicians from San Francisco to Boston, are entitled to their opinions, but no elected official has the right to deny the people their right to vote.

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Religious leaders call for unity on affordable housing crisis in San Francisco Catholic, Episcopal and Jewish religious leaders in San Francisco have issued the following statement in support of the “Workforce Housing Initiative” — Proposition J, which will appear on the San Francisco ballot in March. The text of the statement by the religious leaders reads as follows: Today, as religious leaders of different faiths in the City of San Francisco, we issue an urgent call for unity in facing and solving the crisis of a lack of affordable housing in our community.

Finding a decent and affordable place to live is almost impossible for many people who want to live in the City of San Francisco. The middleclass, working poor and the poor face the daunting obstacle of finding housing in our great City.

The social foundation and even the stability of our communities are lessened when police, firefighters, teachers, professionals and service workers of all kinds cannot afford to live in the communities where they work. The effects of this are already being felt in our mosques, synagogues and churches by the flight of young families, the splitting up of families and friends, and the consequent numbers of homeless that come to our doors, many of them with children.

Also affected are our schools. San Francisco now has the lowest number of children of any other city in the nation. That is true because young families know that they

can make a better future for themselves in a community where housing is more affordable than here.

Because of this, the quality of life in the great City of St. Francis is altered and changing fundamentally. Wealth, tourism, the arts and culture are notable hallmarks of our life that we are proud to be a part of. But the full fabric of a community – young families of all economic backgrounds with children of diverse ethnic backgrounds and religious traditions also has served to enrich our quality of life in the past. We are now in danger of losing this very important element in our civic and community lives.

Our call to urgent action goes out to all people of good will in the community. Lack of affordable housing for our communities is fundamentally a moral issue and we are compelled to speak out on it.

Our call goes out to the business community. Private businesses are deeply affected by the inability of the workers to live nearby in dignity.

And our call goes out to the political and civic community. Our politicians and civic leaders must realize that the social stability of our communities relies on adequate affordable housing and act in a unified way to solve the problem.

In 2004, the voters of San Francisco will have an opportunity at the ballot box to effectively change the downward spiral of affordability.

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The “Workforce Housing Initiative” or Proposition J, will be on the March ballot. The intent of this initiative is to allow for zoning in the downtown area of the City that will be incentivized for developers to build housing - much of it, we hope, for families. This affordable housing will be for people who do not qualify for other types of housing meant for the poor and who do not make enough money to buy the median income home at around $600,000. Family housing is an urgent need in our faith communities. We call for support for this initiative.

We also urge that the proposed bond in November for supportive housing for the homeless and affordable housing for the poor and working poor be passed. We cannot turn our backs on the homeless and the working poor of our City as their need for decent housing is so critical. We urge support and unity for this concept.

All too often the good solutions that are proposed to solve real problems in the City end up dividing us rather than uniting us. This is a time for San Francisco to put unity first toward forging a solution to homelessness and families leaving our City. The factions based on politics and class cannot once again keep us from doing what is right for all segments of the City.

“As Americans and believers, we are haunted by the tragic reality of so many without decent housing in our land. It is a sign of serious social neglect and moral failure. We ask everyone to join in a sustained and urgent effort to find creative and effective responses to this national tragedy.”

(Putting Children and Families First – NCCB, 1991) The statement in support of Proposition J was signed by Most Reverend William J. Levada, Archbishop of San Francisco; Reverend Canon Michael Hansen, Executive Officer of the Episcopal Diocese of California; Reverend Charles Kullman, C.S.P., Pastor of Old St. Mary Church; Reverend John J. Malloy, SDB, Pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Church; Rabbi Stephen Pearce, D.D.,Ph.D., Head Rabbi of Temple Emanu-El; and Reverend Stephen A. Privett, S.J., President of the University of San Francisco.

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Mercy Sisters presenting speaker series as part of 150-year anniversary

By Sharon Abercrombie As part of activities marking 150 years of the Mercy Sisters service in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, the Burlingame Sisters of Mercy are sponsoring a series of Thursday evening speakers during March and April.

The series will highlight some of the Sisters’ prominent ministries – their spiritual direction program, affordable housing efforts and their commitment to environmental and economic sustainability for the earth and for the poor.

Sister of Mercy Marie Chin, president of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas in Baltimore, Maryland, will be the opening speaker on March 4 at 7 p.m. at Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Drive, Burlingame. Sister Marie will speak on

“Entering the Spiritual Path: Wake Up to the Present Moment.”

Mercy Sister Lillian Murphy, president and CEO of Mercy Housing Inc., and Jane Graf, president of Mercy Housing California, will speak on “Affordable Housing: Mercy’s Response to the Crisis in America,” at 7 p.m. March 18, at Notre Dame Plaza, 347 Dolores St., in San Francisco.

On April 1, Burlingame president Sister Mary Waskowiak will share the speaker’s podium with Medea Benjamin, founding director of Global Exchange in San Francisco. Ms. Benjamin is a human rights activist working for social justice in Asia, the Americas and in Africa. Their 7 p.m. talk will focus on “Mercy and Justice: Two Communities Working for a Sustainable World,” and will be held at Mercy Center in Burlingame.

Meetings and websites help sort out “The Passion” controversy Mel Gibson’s film “The Passion of the Christ” opened in theaters on Ash Wednesday. But for months the movie has raised fears of new anti-Semitism, posed questions about what the Gospels are really saying about Christ’s passion, and drawn increased attention to the figure of Jesus as Savior. Here are two events and several websites of interest.

March 9 — “The Passion Controversy: A Catholic/Jewish Dialogue” co-sponsored by the Archdiocesan Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).”

Keynote Speaker Amy-Jill Levine, Professor of New Testament Studies at Vanderbilt University, Caryl Stern, ADL Senior Associate National Director, and Father Stephen Meriweather, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. The event begins at 7:00 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco. For more information call 415-981-3500.

March 15 — The Office of Young Adult Ministry and the Episcopal Diocese of California will co-sponsor a panel that includes a Catholic filmmaker, a representative

from the ADL and another prominent panelist. The gathering is not limited to young adults or even Christians, anyone is welcome to participate in discussion and ask questions. The program begins at 7:00 p.m. at the Pastoral Center of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. For more information visit www.sfyam.org or call 415-614-5596.

The website for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs has posted “Criteria for the Evaluation of Dramatizations of the Passion.” To view the document, originally published in 1988, visit www.usccb.org/seia/publications.htm under “Relations with the Jews.”

The Daughters of St. Paul have created a website that coincides with the release of Gibson’s film. Located at www.ChristsPassion.com, it provides insight into the cinematographic aspects of the film, as well as discussion on the meaning of Christ’s passion. Other features of the site include forums for people to post questions and comments and readings to aid in understanding the Gospels.

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Holy Family Sister Michaela O’Connor is creating the music and songs. Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan will serve as accompanist.

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Deaf seminarian teaches and prepares deaf children for First Communion Preparing deaf children to receive their First Communion is part of Paul Zirimenya’s priestly formation as a seminarian at St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park. “I enjoy every minute of the classes,” the deaf man wrote in his e-mail to Catholic San Francisco.

“To your surprise, there is a strong historical link between Catholicism and Sign Language,” the future priest added.

Benedictine Monk Pedro Ponce de Leon of Spain is believed to be the first person to use sign language to teach deaf students in 1500. He accomplished this with a series of signs the monks developed in the monastery to communicate with their brothers while honoring their vow of silence.

In 1600, a priest, Abbe Charles Michael de I’Epee of France, became interested in teaching deaf children when he met two deaf sisters using their own sign language. He researched the benefits of using sign language, and established the first free school for deaf children in Paris.

Although teaching the deaf began more than 400 years, the concept of deaf family members being sent out into the world to learn, even religion, presents enormous anxiety for the parents, according to Mr. Zirimenya.

Although Zirimenya is certain there are many deaf children in the area in need of religious education, there are only five children attending the weekly religious education classes at Menlo Park’s St. Anthony Parish. “The parents are afraid to bring them,” said Zirimenya. “I understand the fear, because my parents struggled for a long time before coming to terms with it.”

Growing up as the only deaf child in his family, the Uganda native understands the complexities of a deaf child living in the hearing world. He offers his experience and love of God to his young students, determined to be an example that builds their confidence.

“When they see me, writing, teaching, leading a normal life like anyone else, that gives them more confidence,” he said.

“Building one’s self-esteem is a sign of love and Christ showing the way,” he said.

Zirimenya views the classes as fulfilling two essential needs: introducing the love of Christ and presenting the children the opportunity to reach out to the world and explore it.

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Catholic San Francisco

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alifornia’s missions are rich in history but so sh collapsing in the next flood or earthquake.

As if to emphasize the point, last December’s earth Arcángel, a nearly two-century-old church in San Luis In a few minutes, the earthquake added $5 mill missions, preserve artwork and artifacts and improve missions and one “asistencia” or assistant mission ea “San Miguel was already our number one missio and president of the California Missions Foundation, sa We’ve been paying for engineering studies there, and w and do all the other work.”

The historic significance of the missions is undispu state historic landmarks. But for nearly a century there “They have to take care of themselves,” he said. “M sions, mom and pop fund raisers, fiestas and picnics. T these multimillion-dollar repairs - that would take fo The state of California owns two missions, San Concepción in Lompoc. The others are owned by Cath Mr. Ameil was intrigued by the missions while gr ly’s visits to the missions on vacation, in part from h grandfather, Felipe Santiago Garcia, was a soldier in t Santa Barbara. Their 17 children were born in six of t For nearly 30 years Mr. Ameil worked in the nonpro Cancer Society, American Red Cross, March of Dimes and Then, in the 1990s, when he was living in San Fran inspiration. There’s something, not just the beauty of th about them. I was sitting in the big Mission Dolores Ba do’ type thing and I looked up at the stained glass of Fat Soon Mr. Ameil was doing research and talking to th m “B th

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Sixth Mission

Fourteenth Mission

Founded: June 26, 1776 by Father Francisco Palóu Named for: Saint Francis of Assisi Location: 3321 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94114

Founded: July 11, 1797 by Father Fermin Lasuen Named for: Saint Joseph Location: Mission San Jose, 15 miles northeast of the city of San Jose on State Highway 21

Better known as Mission Dolores, it is located in the San Francisco Bay that was discovered by accident when Gaspar de Portal’s expedition was looking for Monterey Bay. It was immediately seen as an important naval base for the Spaniards to protect their colony from outside invaders.

Unfortunately, the often cold and damp weather kept the away from this place, and it took almost a whole year before the first Native Americans were baptized there. The climate at the mission site was severe, often with chilly sea winds and damp fogs. This did not help the many natives stricken with the diseases brought by the foreigners.

More than 5,000 Native Americans eventually died here from the measles epidemic. The problem of sick natives was so great that eventually, in 1817, a hospital mission was opened in San Rafeal where the Mission Dolores inhabitants could recuperate in the sunshine. Later this became the Mission San Rafael Archangel.

In 1782 Father Palóu decided to move the mission to a more favorable site. In 1791 a beautiful new adobe church was dedicated. The Neophytes (Christianized Native Americans) built this church so well that it withstood the famous 1906 earthquake. Spared the earlier destruction of so many other California mission churches, it has been carefully preserved and today is the oldest intact building in San Francisco.

Soon after secularization, the mission began to decline. When the California Gold Rush hit the remote community around the mission became a bustling site. The mission area became a center for people to go to enjoy horse racing, gambling and drinking in taverns. Over time, the area was incorporated into a more respectable town area.

Six years after the founding of the thirteenth mission in Soledad Father Lasuen was granted permission to establish an additional 5 missions, which he did in just 13 months. Mission San Jose was the first of these. Father Lasuen’s plan was to locate the missions within one day’s travel of another to be used as a safe rest stop for those traveling along the El Camino Real.

It served as a base for military operations against Native Americans resentful of the intrusion of the missionaries. Many skirmishes and battles took place here between the natives and the Spanish soldiers.

As a result of these difficulties conversions were slow. In the first year only 33 Native Americans were baptized. But eventually Mission San Jose had more converts than any other mission in Northern California. Over 6,000 baptisms were recorded.

Much of the prosperity of this mission is due to Father Narciso Duran who presided over the mission for 27 years before he went on to become the Father-President of the California missions.

Fr. Duran had a great talent for music and taught many Christianized Native Americans how to read music and play the many instruments he obtained from Mexico.

A large adobe church was built for the many converts at Mission San Jose and it stood until a violent earthquake in 1868 destroyed it. In 1869 a wooden gothic-style church was erected on the foundation of the old church. It served as a Catholic parish until 1965. In 1982 it was carefully relocated to a town called Burlingame.

In 1985 one of the most authentic restorations of all the California missions was completed in Mission San Jose.

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as a young man, $500,000 from the Hearst Foundation $300,000 from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and $250,000 from Target Stores Foundation.

“The foundation has raised approximately $2,700,000,” hquake on the Central Coast forced the closing of Mission San Miguel, Mr. Ameil said. “To date we have funded mission preservation s Obispo County that is at the top of the endangered missions list. projects and the conservation of Spanish colonial and missionlion to the estimated $50 million needed to restore and retrofit the era artwork and artifacts at nearly $600,000 and 4th grade visitor facilities for the more than 5 million people who tour the 21 Educational materials and scholarships totaling $90,500. ach year.

Bay area mission projects funded by the foundation include: on, and the earthquake did severe damage,” Richard Ameil, founder Mission San Francisco (Mission Dolores): fumigation of aid. “We expect we might need $15 million for just that one mission. mission for infestation of powder-post beetles, conservation of we estimated it was going to cost $10 million to seismic reinforce it 18th and 19th century textiles used for liturgical purposes purportedly gifts from Junipero Serra, (the collection includes uted. Seven are national historic landmarks, and all have the status of historical ecclesiastical vestments, stoles, chalice and altar has been no statewide effort on behalf of the missions, Mr. Ameil said. covers), upgrading of security system to Missions rely on gift stores, donations for admisprotect mission artifacts collection.

They can’t raise the money they need to finance Mission San Jose, Fremont: funding rever.” for seismic upgrade.

Francisco Solano in Sonoma and La Purísima Mission San Francisco Solano, holic dioceses or religious orders.

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Sonoma: replacement of wooden suprowing up in Santa Cruz, in part from his famiports for the original mission bell, conservation treatment of seven oil paintings in the mission nave his family history. “ My great-great-great-great depicting the stations of the cross. the second expedition and helped build Mission Mission Santa Clara: repair and conservation of 11 mission-era paintings, restoration of cloth the missions,” he said. garment on main statue of St. Clare. ofit sector with such organizations as the American Now a four-year effort to obtain federal funding seems to be on the verge of success. Last October, d the United States Olympic Committee. the House of Representatives approved a bill that was sponsored by all California members of the House. ncisco, he said, “ I visited Mission Dolores a lot for The legislation will provide $10 million over five years, provided that the federal contribution is he missions, but there’s something very inspiring matched by private gifts or state contributions. A U.S. Senate hearing on the bill will be held March 9. silica and I heard the ‘This is what I want you to “The foundation is nonsectarian, nonprofit,” Mr. Ameil said. “We raise the money, we pay for the ther Serra.” projects. We’ve never written a check to the church. We pay the vendors directly.” people involved in mission preservation. “I found “We look on the missions as historic landmarks,” he said. “They need to be looked at as priceless here had been no major campaign for the whole historic monuments rather than a church property. Most are used for religious purposes but they’re also mission system for almost 100 years,” he said. used for community events - concerts, community activities and even one holds city council meetings.”

Because of my family connections and my love of Altar at Mission San Rafael.

Government already provides some funding for the restoration of churches with historic significance, he missions I thought this is something I could do.”

Mr. Ameil said. The Old North Church in Boston recently received a federal grant of $360,000, and the San So began the California Missions Foundation.

Fernando and San Gabriel missions in Southern California got FEMA funding for repair of earthquake damage. San Juan Mr. Ameil discovered that the Hearst family had been long Capistrano got a $1 million federal transportation grant to help in their restoration. nvolved in preserving the missions and managed to recruit Mr. “In California there has been sporadic funding over the years,” he said. “ The last one was $900,000 from the state tephen T. Hearst, the great grandson of legendary newspaper pubthrough the Assemblyman Dutra to retrofit Mission San Jose in Fremont.” sher William Randolph Hearst and vice President/General Manager f the Hearst Corporation, as chair of the foundation.

“In October, 1999, we had a kickoff announcement of the foundaon at Mission San Diego but we didn’t start raising money until May, 000,” Mr. Ameil said. “The campaign began about the same time as Beginning this year, California’s historic missions will benefit from the state’s system of allowhe recession. As a result, it has been difficult to get both private contriing taxpayers to make charitable contributions when they file their state income tax returns. utions and funding from the state and federal governments. “ The nonsectarian nonprofit California Missions Foundation will be one of the charities listed The foundation did, however, receive some major gifts, including $1 on the income tax returns from 2004 through 2008, thanks to a law that went into effect this year. million from George Pardee, a San Diego developer who visited the missions The foundation must receive at least $250,000 from the program each year to remain on the tax return.

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SANTA CLARA DE ASÍS

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Eighth Mission

Twentieth Mission

Founded: January 12, 1777 by Father Junipero Serra Named for: Saint Claire of Assisi Location: at Santa Clara College on the Alameda, in the city of Santa Clara

Founded: December 14, 1817 by Father Vicente de Sarria Named for: St. Raphael the Archangel,patron of good health Location: 20 miles north of the city of San Francisco in the city of San Rafael

After a delay of several months, due to an uprising of the natives at Mission San Luis Obispo, the second mission ordered to hold the San Francisco Bay was founded in Santa Clara. This was the first mission named for a woman, Saint Claire of Assisi, founder of the Poor Clares order on nuns.

Flooding of the nearby Guadalupe River forced the padres to move the mission many times.

A third site, with a large adobe church, stood for 34 years until a severe earthquake in 1818 forced the mission to be moved again. Finally, construction on the fifth and present mission site began in 1822.

Shortly after the arrival of the Spaniards many of the native children died from an epidemic of measles. This sad part of Spanish colonization provided the padres with the opportunity to baptize many of the children who were brought to the mission in the hopes of making them well again. Mission Santa Clara led the other mission in baptisms as well as burials. The remains of many Christianized Native Americans are buried in the cemetery next to the mission.

Mission Santa Clara was one of the last missions subject to secularization, in 1836. After some of the mission lands were returned to the church the Franciscans turned them over to the Jesuit Order to be used as the site for the first college in California. Classes at what is now the University of Santa Clara began in 1851.

In 1926 the mission church that had survived more than a hundred years was destroyed in a fire. With only portions of the original adobe walls left standing, the church was rebuilt in 1929 and continues today to serve as the college chapel.

This site was originally dedicated as an asistencia (sub-mission) of Mission Dolores. San Rafael was to serve as a convalescent hospital for the many sick Christianized Native Americans there. Concerned that the high death rate of the Mission Dolores neophytes was partly due to the damp climate, the padres decided to send the sick to a better location in order to recover.

The northern peninsula of the bay was warmer,with sunny slopes, and protected by hills from the winds and fog. After the construction of a simple building connected to a church the sick neophytes were wrapped in blankets and rowed across the bay. After a short time in this pleasant climate there was a remarkable improvement in their health. As word of this spread some of the other missions also sent their sick neophytes to San Rafael.

The padres were also converting large numbers of Native Americans living in the area and in 1822 San Rafael was given full mission status.

In the short 17 years that the mission existed the Native American population reached over 1,000.

When the mission was secularized the lands were given to the Native Americans, but they were unable to properly manage it and soon lost all control of the lands to a Mexican General.

He convinced the Native Americans to work for him at his ranch for only room and board.

The mission buildings were abandoned and eventually torn down in 1870 to be replaced by a new parish church. Many years later a replica of the original church was constructed.

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February 27, 2004

Catholic san Francisco Northern California’s Weekly Catholic Newspaper

Catholics speak their minds It would be instructive for San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom to talk with some of the more than four million Californians who voted for the state proposition defining marriage as between a man and a woman. Catholic San Francisco invites Mayor Newsom to a gathering of these voters or a meeting with local Catholics. In anticipation of this meeting, Catholic San Francisco presents below recent representative comments of local Catholics.

“The precipitous and unfortunate action by the mayor of San Francisco vis-a-vis the attempt to legalize same sex unions is an affront to the law of God and to the natural law. Its effect will weaken the already beleaguered institution of the family and further the moral confusion of our society. The culture of death is not only a threat to the dignity and value of human life but also to the sacred and venerable institutions which protect and nurture life in this case, the family as established by God and enshrined by every civilization worthy of that name.” — John Galten, President, Campion College.

“We view it as fairly disrespectful to the will of the people. The people were very clear with Proposition 22 that marriage is between one man and one woman. We are heartened to see the Attorney General and the Governor acting. It is troubling to see a mayor of a city sworn to uphold the law so flagrantly disregarding it. If he wanted change, he could have joined Assemblyman Leno’s bill or filed a constitutional challenge. That’s why we have the rule of law.” — Ned Dolejsi, Executive Director, California Catholic Conference.

“It’s very alarming because the family is being attacked from all sides. Aside from the issue of gay marriage itself, we’re also talking about total disrespect for the rule of law.

This came out from nowhere very fast. He’s not acting like a mayor; he’s acting like a king. For somebody who claimed to be pro-family during the campaign this is very disappointing. He’s not focusing on the real issues facing the city.” — Bill Applegate, St. Stephen Parish “I’m very much surprised. In fact I voted for him. I don’t think anybody else was expecting it either. Definitely next time I won’t vote for him, because maybe we’ll have other surprises. We need to start building an alliance to address this. The most ideal solution would be to have a federal marriage amendment.” — George Yen, St. Finn Barr Parish.

“I’m utterly amazed and profoundly disappointed, especially knowing he’s a Catholic. Why the rush? This is not the equivalent of marriage. Marriage as an institution has been for the benefit of children not for the benefit of individuals. I voted for him and I feel betrayed.

I can’t imagine what triggered this. With all the other situations in the city, what pushes this to the forefront. Newsom has betrayed the constituency that put him in office.” — Gail Palazzolo, St. Monica Parish.

“Being a Catholic he should not be doing this, knowing it is against the law, and that marriage is instituted by God and a union between a man and a woman. Had I known he was going to do this, I would not have voted for him. I thought he was the better man. To think he is doing this as a reaction to what President Bush said is difficult to understand.

What the Catholic Community can do is write a letter to the Mayor and tell him what we feel. Tell him we don’t like what he did. I don’t know if he would listen, at least he would know how we feel.”

— Msgr. Floro Arcamo, Star of the Sea Parish.

“Mayor Newsom is acting in defiance of the state law. He is banking on political gain. How can a person put himself before the law? This is dangerous. It is bordering on anarchy. This can get deeper and bigger.

A mother and son could get married because they are adults. A father and daughter could get married because they are adults. The Mayor should be unifying the people, not dividing them. By arrogantly breaking the law he is making a political circus out of this, and, as Barney Frank of Massachusetts said, he is offering the gay community, ‘only a piece of paper.’ It is going to polarize people and create a backlash against them. People feel more energized to fight against this.

I am campaigning against the Mayor on the legal and constitutional issues. I will debate with friends and parishioners. And I have the pulpit, not to attack the Mayor but the issues. Budget, discrimination, and housing issues are of great importance in this city. Why are the poor always left behind? Why isn’t this discrimination outlawed? This issue of same sex marriage is preposterous. It seems the Mayor is working to destroy the very essence of marriage. Jesus told us, man and woman shall leave their father and they should become one. I have a great respect for my gay brothers and sisters but I don’t understand why the community is pushing this. They have rights already as domestic partners. The church has been very cooperative and fair on this issue.”

— Fr. Eduardo Dura, St. Anne of the Sunset Parish

Neither church nor state How disappointing to learn that Gavin Newsom is a Catholic and breaking not only Civil law to allow gay marriages but also the Law of God. He led voters to believe that here at last was a champion for the homeless, someone who would devise a humane way to get help for those unfortunate people and get them off the streets.

Instead of fulfilling the will of the people in a positive way, he is causing an already bankrupt State even more financial and moral problems. Businesses can barely afford to pay employee benefits now and soon thousands of so called married partners will be demanding additional benefits.

This can drive more business out of our State. Did Newsom consider the financial impact of his decision?

This blatant disregard for the law by the new Mayor has opened up a huge can of worms with consequences we cannot even imagine. How about the lawsuits tying up the courts? What about bisexuals who dearly love a man and a woman. Why can they not marry both and have benefits for both?

There is great wisdom from our Church that prohibits homosexual unions. God instituted marriage and raised it to the level of a sacrament so that children could be born and we could be guaranteed future generations. Neither Church nor State can alter the basic meaning and structure of marriage.

Claire Rogus San Mateo

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We crucified Him Why all the ruckus about the movie “The Passion?” I would like to know if people here, have a different kind of Catholic religious education from the many Catholics of say - the Indian sub-continent - where we were told categorically by our catechism instructor, in our earliest years, that Jesus died on the cross and was crucified, because of our sinning. Our catechism teachers, educators and parents never specifically referred to the Jewish people killing Jesus. We were told the “crowd” cried out “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” Our Catholic school organized religious plays – “Life of Christ,” “The Crucifixion,” etc. The question of Jews crucifying Jesus never arose or became the topic.

Why should seeing “The Passion” make a person anti-semitic?

I find that the perception here is largely based on the narrow prism through which we see and what we hear on television and the media stories.

Let us see “The Passion” with an open mind and the belief that Jesus was crucified by all who have sinned.

Lenny Barretto Daly City

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I sat watching my television yesterday evening. A well coiffed, slick, politically savvy and duplicitous San Francisco Mayor was explaining that violating California State Law and the will of the people was the right thing to do. This politician was explaining that the rights of homosexuals in regards to marriage were the same as those of my parents who have been married for almost 50 years.

Just because a politician says it with fervor, does not make it so. In discussions with many fellow Catholics, it is clear that the whole issue has more to do with money, insurance benefits and potential votes for politicians than what is right or just.

I was raised a Catholic, went to Catholic grammar school, high school and college. I was taught to believe in the teachings of Jesus Christ. I was taught about right and wrong and standing up for your values and ethics. I was taught that Jesus, the Apostles and the Saints spoke from conviction and faith and were not scared to do so regardless of secular threats. I have tried to hold these teachings close. They have become part of me like many of those who were raised in similar circumstances.

Which leads me to the Catholic Church in San Francisco, California and the United States.

Where are our righteous religious leaders? Our priests and bishops seem to equivocate and lean toward what is politically correct. I see many friends leaving the Catholic Church and seeking other more evangelical forms of Christianity. In some cases they have given up and no longer attend Mass. They tell me they are tired of priests apologetically discussing the more traditional beliefs of the Church.

The current attack on the family by secular extremists and homosexual activists is a timely example. If you were to watch the news regularly you would think everyone in California, except a few “right-wing” extremists or homophobes were supporting gay marriage. One reason for this is that the press appears to deliberately exclude the views of

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people of faith. Another reason you might believe this is that our Church and other religious leaders have not set an example in protecting the holy institution of marriage and the family. Where are our religious leaders?

Unfortunately the Catholic Church is guilty of inaction as well. Perhaps the Church, still reeling from multiple child abuse scandals, feels it is out on a limb or further exposed by dealing with this new and controversial issue. This is not sufficient excuse for inaction. The Catholic Church is not the many priests, bishops or for that matter the Vatican. We Catholics are the Church and our children are it’s future. It is time for the Church to remember this and lead the flock, not check the political spin on the issues. It is time that strong Catholic leadership takes the forefront in the fight for the family and traditional religious values and not sit on the sidelines.

Sean Walsh Novato

Ignoring corruption Michael E. Murphy’s criticism of Stephen St. Marie’s comment on the Stanford lecture of Cardinal Maradiaga is quite ill-informed. The plain truth is not the issue of a global economy. The issue, that is often overlooked by critics time and again, is the failure of developing countries to use the revenues collected from multinational firms to address the needs of the masses.

Centuries-old problems such as inadequate health care, unpaved roads, no access to clean, running water and electricity, and proper education are never addressed by these governments due to a culture of corruption, feudalism and dependency. It’s so convenient for these despotic rulers to blame globalization on every socio-economic failure of their countries, while fattening themselves from the public coffer and investment revenue that is meant to benefit their people - condemning men, women and children to become illegal aliens.

To make matters worse, those in power also take a huge cut of the remittance made by the migrant workers. Graft-ridden bureaucrats hardly, if ever, give any support to small business enterprises which stimulate long-term growth because they’re merely interested in taking bribes here and there.

I can relate to that because I was born and raised in one such country! Very unfortunately, a very respectable man like Cardinal Maradiaga, who speaks on behalf of the voiceless, is in league with those rulers in using the global economy as an escape goat. If only they can open their eyes and look at the success of globalization in places like China, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Chile and Poland.

Enrolling themselves in economics 101 will also help broaden their horizon.

Palmer Chan San Francisco

February 27, 2004

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Guest Commentary

A guide to protecting marriage The Governor of Massachusetts recently (Feb. 5) published an opinion piece on marriage in The Wall Street Journal. I would like to transpose his basic ideas to this column, adding additional considerations: 1. All decisions regarding the meaning of marriage must include all citizens and elected representatives.

Marriage bears such a profound meaning in society, it is wrong to simply permit Judges and Mayors to come to any decision they want about marriage. Isolated decisions such as recent ones in Massachusetts and San Francisco demonstrate the error of excluding the entire community from this conversation. In San Francisco, Archbishop Levada rightly worries that the mayor’s isolated action in allowing gay marriages might signal an abandonment of commitment to respect the views of all groups in the community.

2. Marriage is not an evolving paradigm: it is deeply rooted in the history, culture and tradition of civil society. It predates the U.S. Constitution by millennia. Marriage was not created by government and should not be redefined by government.

3. Marriage is a fundamental and universal social institution. It encompasses many obligations and benefits which affect husband and wife, father and mother, son and daughter. It is the foundation of family life, a basic building block of society. A future generation depends on the family unit and society relies on the well-being and strength of marriage.

4. Society has chosen to provide unique benefits and incentives to marriage, benefits that are not given to individuals, groups of friends, or couples of the same sex. This is not discrimination. Rather, it has everything to do with building a stable new generation and nation.

5. The defense of marriage is not an attack on gay people; or single people; or nontraditional couples. Essential

civil rights and appropriate social benefits must be afforded to every citizen, be they single or in a nontraditional relationship. Any violence or malice in speech or act against gay persons is discrimination and is always unwarranted and contemptible. Protecting marriage is never an excuse for discrimination against homosexual persons.

6. We should strengthen state laws on marriage by Defense of Marriage legislation. A patchwork of inconsistent marriage laws among the States is harmful to a unified country. Amending the Constitution might be the only way in our democracy to prevent confusion and preserve the institution of marriage.

7. All discourse on this issue should be conducted with decency and respect, as the lives of many people and differing views are involved and affected: e.g., gay couples, traditional and nontraditional couples, and children. The meaning of marriage clearly bears a lasting impact on society.

8. Heterosexual marriage provides the normative link to procreation and a child binds together husband and wife and places them in a critical relationship to themselves and their child. Society cannot separate heterosexual intercourse, marriage, procreation and child care/nurture. This is the normative understanding of family, and family grounds all of society. Marriage embodies these interlocking dimensions: a mature consent; a promise of total commitment; a promise to bring children into the world; companionship-of mutuality and complementarity.

9. For the Christian, marriage and the family finds its origin in the plan of God for “from the beginning” God’s creative act set in motion marriage as an intimate union of communion of life and love. In marriage, each person gives totally to the other and thus creates a “new life” (the una vita of the biblical testimony) between themselves and by cooperat-

ing with God in the procreation of children. The husband and wife are thus no longer two but one flesh. Marriage can never be seen, then, as a private affair.

10. God also created them “in the garden” Father Gerald as male and female and Coleman, S.S. this unique partnership allows them to complement each other and to “be fruitful and multiply.” Marriage is not an intimate relationship to a private another, but a combination of personal and interpersonal affection and love committed to fostering mutual and lasting fidelity and the promise of children, thus fostering new life, the family, and the future. The relationship between male and female is neither casual nor accidental, but rather sacred and grounded in the very depth of created being.

Sexual intercourse between married men and women exemplifies the purpose of human sexuality: two distinct persons unite their entire persons into a dynamic sexual community and move beyond themselves to assure future generations. No other form of sexual activity can provide this total union. Only heterosexual intercourse in marriage embodies the substantive premises of consummation, difference, complementarity, and covenant. Heterosexual marriage is thus the most basic institution of society.

class. “I love every one of you,” she began. “Thank you for being Isaac’s friends.”

“What happened?” a student asked.

“We don’t know,” she replied. “There was something wrong with his brain. We tried lots of things to make him better, but none of them worked.”

Later, parents met with counselors in the staff room.

Some of the kids weren’t sleeping, parents reported. Some worried that they’d get sick, too. Some felt guilty over unkind things they’d said to Isaac.

At the memorial service, Isaac was remembered as a fun-loving boy who liked camping, climbing trees, and being outdoors. Friends shared memories. His classmates sang “Shalom,” a song they’d learned for the holiday concert. A table displayed his favorite toys and photos of his life.

“My memories of Isaac will always be my most prized possession,” his mother said. Her faith gave her comfort and peace. She knew her son was in a beautiful place, playing on God’s knee. “I may not understand it, but I know this is what’s best for Isaac.”

Everyone took a helium balloon and wrote a message to Isaac. We gathered outside and released them into the air.

Gabe and I hopped in the car and chased the bright balloons, but we lost them in the clouds. Isaac had gone on before us.

Isaac’s brief life reminded us all never to take our loved ones for granted. “It shows you that you need to be really nice to all your friends, even the ones that annoy you,” said one girl in the class. “Because you Christine Dubois never know.”

You never know.

Don’t miss a chance to praise your kids, to tell them you love them, to play catch or Go Fish or skip stones across a creek. Don’t miss a chance to bake cookies together, to read aloud at bedtime, to explore the woods or fly kites or build sand castles on the beach.

Don’t miss a chance to overlook small faults, to let them know how blessed you feel that they’re your son or daughter.

Celebrate each moment together as a blessing from God. Isaac left us with this gift. Every time we think of him, we hug our own children closer.

Sulpician Father Gerald D. Coleman is president and rector of St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park.

Family Life

A gift from Isaac It was every mother’s nightmare. On Thursday, 10year-old Isaac was at school with his friends. By Sunday, he was at Children’s Hospital in intensive care. He lay quietly in a drug-induced coma as doctors tried to figure out what was causing his seizures.

Back at school, his classmates, including my son Gabe, wondered and worried. Gabe had known Isaac only since September, but many of the students had been friends with Isaac since kindergarten or first grade. We prayed and hoped for the best.

“It’s going to be hard for Isaac to make up all the work he’s missed,” said Gabe one night.

“I don’t think Mrs. W. will make him do it all right away,” I said. “He could even do it over the summer. But first he needs to get well.”

Things that normally seemed so important—good grades, neat rooms, completed chores—paled next to having your child in good health.

As the weeks went by, and the e-mail updates grew grimmer, we parents began to contemplate the unthinkable.

Halloween passed, then Thanksgiving. The children organized a Sparrow Club to raise money for Isaac’s family.

Over Christmas vacation we got the call we’d been dreading. Isaac died in his mother’s arms on Dec. 29, 2003.

The first day back at school, Isaac’s mom talked to the

Christine Dubois is a widely published freelance writer who lives with her family near Seattle.

Contact her at: chriscolumn@juno.com.

Spirituality

The Agony in the Garden: The place of special loneliness We tend to misunderstand “the passion of Jesus.”

Spontaneously we think of it as the pain of the physical sufferings he endured on the road to his death. Partly that misses the point. Jesus’ passion should be understood precisely as “passio,” passivity, a certain submissive helplessness he had to undergo in counter-distinction to his power and activity. The passion of Jesus refers to the helplessness he had to endure during the last hours of his life, a helplessness extremely fruitful for him and for us.

And the first component in that helplessness begins in the Garden of Gethsemane, immediately after he has celebrated the Last Supper. The Scriptures tell us that he went out into the garden with his disciples to pray for the strength he needed to face the ordeal that was now imminent.

It’s significant that this agony should take place in a garden. In archetypal literature (and Scripture, among other things, is this kind of literature), a garden is not a place to pick cucumbers and onions. Archetypally, a garden is the place of delight, the place of love, the place to drink wine, the place where lovers meet in the moonlight, the place of intimacy. The garden is paradise. That’s why Adam and Eve

in their paradisiacal state are described as being in a garden.

So it’s no accident that Jesus ends up having to sweat blood in a garden. And it’s precisely as a lover that he’s in agony there.

The Jesus who sweats blood in the Garden of Gethsemane is not the great King, full of pain because the sheep will not heed the shepherd; nor is it the great Magus, full of sorrow because nobody wants to pick up on the truth he’s revealed; nor is it the great warrior, frustrated in his efforts to defeat the powers of sin, death, and darkness. These pains and frustrations mostly take place elsewhere, among the crowds, in the temple, in the desert.

The garden is for lovers, not for kings, magi, and warriors.

It’s Jesus, the lover, the one who calls us to intimacy and delight with him, who sweats blood in the garden. That’s why, in describing his suffering during his passion, the evangelists focus little on his physical sufferings (which must have been horrific). Indeed, Mark puts it all in a single line: “They led him away and crucified him.” What the Gospel writers focus on is not the scourging, the whips, the ropes, the nails, the physical pain — none of that. They emphasize rather that, in all of this, Jesus is alone, misunderstood, lonely, isolated,

without support, unanimity-minus-one. What’s emphasized is his suffering as a lover — the agony of a heart that’s ultra-sensitive, gentle, loving, understanding, warm, inviting, hungry to embrace everyone but Father which instead finds itself Ron Rolheiser misunderstood, alone, isolated, hated, brutalized, facing murder.

That’s the point that has been too often missed in both spirituality and popular devotion. I remember as a young boy, being instructed by a wonderful nun who told us that Jesus sweated blood in the Garden of Gethsemane because, in his divine nature, he was saddened because he already foresaw that many people would not accept the sacrifice of ROLHEISER, page 15

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FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT

Scripture

Deuteronomy: 4-10; Psalm 91 Romans 10:8-23; Luke 4:1-13

A READING FROM THE BOOK OF DEUTERONOMY (DT, 4-10) Moses told the people: “The priest shall then receive the basket from you and shall set it in front of the altar of the Lord, your God. Then you shall declare before the Lord, your God, ‘My father was a wandering Aramean who went down to Egypt with a small household and lived there as an alien. But there he became a nation great, strong, and numerous.

When the Egyptians maltreated and oppressed us, imposing hard labor upon us, we cried to the Lord, the God of our fathers, and he heard our cry and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression. He brought us out of Egypt with his strong hand and outstretched arm, with terrifying power, with signs and wonders; and bringing us into this country, he gave us this land flowing with milk and honey. Therefore, I have now brought you the firstfruits of the products of the soil which you, O Lord, have given me.’

And having set them before the Lord, your God, you shall bow down in his presence.”

RESPONSORIAL PSALM (PS 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15) R. Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble.

You who dwell in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty, say to the Lord, “My refuge and fortress, my God in whom I trust.”

R. Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble.

No evil shall befall you, nor shall affliction come near your tent, For to his angels he has given command about you, that they guard you in all your ways.

R. Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble.

Upon their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone.

You shall tread upon the asp and the viper; you shall trample down the lion and the dragon.

R. Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble.

Because he clings to me, I will deliver him; I will set him on high because he acknowledges my name.

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him;

I will be with him in distress; I will deliver him and glorify him.

R. Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble.

A READING FROM THE LETTER OF PAUL TO THE ROMANS (ROM 10:8-13) What does Scripture say? “The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart (that is, the word of faith which we preach).” For, if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Faith in the heart leads to justification, confession on the lips to salvation.

Scripture says, “No one who believes in him will be put to shame.” Here there is no difference between Jew and Greek; all have the same Lord, rich in mercy toward all who call upon him. “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

A READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE (LK 4:1-13) Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, where he was tempted by the devil. During that time, he ate nothing, and at the end of it he was hungry. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” Jesus answered him, Scripture has it, ‘Not on bread alone shall man live.’”

Then the devil took him up higher and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a single instant. He said to him, “I will give to you all this power and the glory of these kingdoms; the power has been given to me and I give it to whomever I wish.

Prostrate yourself in homage before me, and it shall be yours.” In reply, Jesus said to him, “Scripture has it, ‘You shall do homage to the Lord your God, him alone shall you adore.’”

Then the devil led him to Jerusalem, set him on the parapet of the temple, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for Scripture has it, ‘He will bid his angels watch over you, that you may never stumble on a stone.’”

Jesus said to him in reply, “It also says, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

When the devil had finished every temptation, he left him, to await another opportunity.

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Q UEST ION CORNER Father John Dietzen

Q. I’m reminded each Lent of a question about Jesus’ death. According to St. Mark’s account of the passion, Jesus was crucified at 9 in the morning (the third hour) and died at the ninth hour.

This means he hung on the cross for six hours, rather than the three hours we usually assume and the other Gospels say. How is this explained? (New York) A. Some differences in the Gospels’ chronology of Good Friday are traceable to the various themes and theologies of the evangelists who wrote them. But the problem you raise isn’t that complicated.

All three synoptic Gospels note the “darkness” over the land from noon to the ninth hour, 3 in the afternoon, after which Jesus died. Neither Matthew nor Luke indicates a time for the crucifixion, but they describe several events after the crucifixion but before the darkness, implying that the time on the cross was somewhat more than three hours.

FATHER GERARD O’ROURKE

We begin Lent inspired by the grace and truth of Jesus If you hastily read the Gospel Reading (Luke 4; 1-13) from Luke’s Gospel for the First Sunday of Lent, you might get the impression that the evil being we call the devil was in charge!

Nothing could be further from the truth. The devil was looking for information. Who is this Jesus? Who is this good man? The devil, the spirit of evil and temptation, always reacts to what is good.

He always resists God and whoever or whatever is united to God. The devil is never in charge. The devil never is the one who initiates. He only reacts and resists the action of God and God’s friends. This is very good news for us all as we begin our Lenten Season.

In St. Luke’s story of the Temptation of Jesus, we have a puzzled devil, feigning confidence, trying to figure out who this Jesus is! Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus goes to the desert for 40 days. Jesus chose to go on this 40-day retreat; a long fasting retreat. At the end of this time the devil tempts Jesus, sure that it is a moment of weakness.

Of course, Jesus is hungry after 40 days of fasting. The devil thought he had the perfect lure for the hungry Jesus! He teased him with the words, “If you are the Son of God change this stone into bread.” Jesus countered, “one does not live by bread alone.”

Next the devil thought he would use a little razzle-dazzle on the country young man from the small town of Nazareth in the hills of Galilee! He showed him in a single instant of time all the kingdoms of the world. This looked like real power; way before the miraculous shots that have come to us in our time from the Hubble Telescope! In his infernal arrogance the devil said to Jesus, “I will give it all to you, if you worship me.” Jesus again thwarted him and confused him with his reply. “Only God is to be worshipped and served.” Here

Jesus teaches us and reminds us about our Lenten priorities: worship, prayer and service.

In the third temptation the devil resorted, in a moment of real miscalculation, to testing the presumed arrogance quotient of Jesus. He tried to goad Jesus into a gaudy show-off before all the people of Jerusalem by falling off a parapet of the great Temple to be rescued by angels, if as he said, “You are the Son of God.” What an amazing misreading of who Jesus was and what he was up to as he was about to start his public life.

“You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.” What a wonderful dismissal of the devil’s temptation as well as a lesson for all of us humans to be aligned with Gods will and not our stupidity.

I do hope that as you read or listen to the words of Luke that you will be inspired by the power and grace of Jesus as you begin participating in the Lenten Season.

Lent is a time to let the power of Jesus into our lives as our champion over evil and whatever seducing influence that evil may have over us. It is a time of discipline for us to invigorate our drooping spirit. It is a time for all of us to be empowered and strengthened.

Lent is a time of preparation for the great events of Holy Week leading us into the triumph of Easter as Jesus transforms the horrors of death by the roman crucifixion into the victory of the Resurrection.

Lent truly is a time to be blessed anew by our relationship with Jesus, first given to us at the moment of Baptism.

May we as a Community of Faith take on Lent invigorated and inspired by the example of Jesus. May we be truly moved by the great Promise of our Faith recorded for us in the Second Reading of St. Paul, “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” (Rom. 10: v 13) This is a promise each of us can live with this Lenten Season.

How Long Was Jesus on the Cross?

As he does so often, John makes the whole picture much less neat. The core of Hebrew faith through the centuries had been that God is their only king, a belief reaffirmed every Passover. Significantly then, John tells us (19:14-15) that, at the sixth hour, when Pilate presents Jesus to the Jewish leaders as king, the “chief priests” reject the ancient adherence to God as their only king by declaring, “We have no king but Caesar.”

There seems little question that this chronology was adopted by John to connect that rejection of God and Jesus to the sixth hour, the hour when Passover regulations went into effect for the Jews.

John’s timing of the crucifixion and death of Jesus would thus be quite different than in the synoptics, but he makes no attempt to provide any further chronology.

In any case, of course, Jesus would have remained on the cross a considerable time after his death while Joseph of Arimathea made arrangements with the authorities to assume responsibility for his body.

Q. When does Lent officially end now? In preparing our Holy Week programs, we are told Holy Thursday, not Holy Saturday, is the last day of Lent. Is that true? (Texas) A. Yes. Lent concludes on Holy Thursday. Those of us who are older will recall that for a long time Lent ended at noon on Holy Saturday. This happened because the great liturgies of Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday were

all twisted out of shape, and were “celebrated” in relatively brief and informal ceremonies on the morning of those days.

The earlier, long tradition of the church, however, was that the sacred triduum (literally the sacred three days) formed a separate holy time between Lent and the beginning of the Easter season.

Now, therefore, the Mass celebrating the institution of the Eucharist again takes place on Holy Thursday night, and the Easter Vigil liturgy is back where it traditionally belongs, during the night between Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday.

The General Norms for the Liturgical Year and Calendar, promulgated by Pope Paul VI in 1969, states, “Lent lasts from Ash Wednesday to the Mass of the Lord’s Supper exclusive” (28).

In other words, Lent ends before the Mass on Holy Thursday evening. The triduum itself begins with the evening Mass on Holy Thursday and reaches its high point in the Easter Vigil, which begins the Easter season.

A free brochure describing basic Catholic prayers, beliefs and moral precepts is available by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Box 325, Peoria, IL 61651.

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Here we are in the season of Lent already and it seems like we just celebrated Christmas! How blessed we are to belong to a religion that guides us through the year and helps us to live a spiritual life. While our Mother the Church offers us many ways to grow, we sometimes act like adolescents, and don’t want to hear what She has to say to us about changing our lives. When Ash Wednesday rolls around we are starkly reminded of our need to “repent and believe the Good News.” We are asked to look into our lives, to check out every corner, as it were, and to do something about being more on track spiritually. But we are also reminded that there is “Good News.” the news that we are unconditionally loved by our gracious God, and this is the reason for our call to repentance. The reason we need to try harder to be better followers of Christ is not that we might end up in eternal punishment, but that we have a God who loves us unconditionally and who gives us every chance to live in eternal happiness. How sad it is that so many Catholics do not really understand this! Many Catholics live their lives in fear and trembling thinking that if they don’t straighten up they will be eternally punished as if God were watching out for their every failure. Like the loving parent who constantly corrects the erring adolescent in the hope that one day this young person will see the light and “fly straight,” our God is constantly giving us reminders of how to live our lives in love so that at the end of life we too will see the Light, God’s Son, Jesus Christ.

During the season of Lent we purge our souls of evil

Life

By Tom Burke Sal Castaneda has been helping wake up the Bay Area for 20 years, the last 12 or so as part of the rise and shine team holding forth from KTVU television’s Mornings On Two. His broadcast beginnings go back to his days of “leading morning prayer” over the campus television station at Archbishop Riordan High School where he graduated in 1982.

Born in San Francisco and raised in St. John the Evangelist Parish, he prays today at the City’s St. Dominic Church. “Being a Catholic today feels the same as being a Catholic when I was six years old,” Mr. Castaneda said. “It still feels good to enter a church, to attend a service, or to be involved with the Catholic community.”

That idea of involvement is one of the reasons broadcasting appeals to the UC Berkeley alumnus. “I find that my job allows me to meet many people who feel as if they know me,” he said.

Known primarily for his fluency in the flow of freeway and frontage road traffic, Mr. Castaneda said he’s ready for anything. “I love doing the traffic but I also love news.

As far as I’m concerned I’m ready for any challenge pre-

Deaf seminarian . . .

■ Continued from page 9 Zirimenya encourages hearing siblings to attend both his Saturday classes. “They reflect the gifts of the Church in terms of languages,” he said. “They are trilingual in the making, they know English, Spanish and Sign Language.

They are wonderful examples.”

A typical agenda for class is opening prayer, class review, new material, art session (plays or video), questions or concerns, and closing prayer.

“I devote a lot of time teaching them reconciliation.

I know the sacrament of reconciliation with God and

Rolheiser . . .

■ Continued from page 13 his death. That’s a wonderfully pious thought, but it misses the point of what happened in Gethsemane.

In Gethsemane, we see Jesus suffering as a lover. His agony is not that of the Son of God, frustrated because many people will not accept his sacrifice. No, his real pain is that of the lover who’s been misunderstood and rejected in a way that is mortal and humiliating.

impulses by doing acts of mortification and making sacrifices. We do this in order to gain more self-control. This in turn helps us to become more introspective and to focus more deeply on our spiritual lives. However if our spiritual growth is not borne out in how we live, if it is not a catalyst for change, then, all of our sacrifices and mortifications will count for very little. The Sunday Scripture readings will help us to find the direction we need, if we take the time to reflect on them. I urge you to think of ways in which the internal change brought about in you by your Lenten practices will bear concrete fruit and be a light for the world to see. In St. Matthew’s Gospel Jesus reminds his followers that they are “the light of the world,” and goes on to say, “Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.” (Matthew 5:14,16) The change, or conversion, we experience during Lent is not just for ourselves as individuals, it is also for the good of those around us. By our good deeds we bring each other to Christ. I would like to offer you a challenge: Think of someone you know who is no longer active in his/her practice of the Catholic Faith. Make a sincere effort to pray for that person daily. If you are not already in regular contact with him/her contact that person and let him/her know you are thinking about him/her. Then when the opportunity presents itself, and it will, invite him/her to one of your local parish Lenten services. Most parishes have all sorts of spiritual activities during

Lent and most practicing Catholics try to get involved with at least one of them. What a wonderful thing it would be if you invited one person to come with you to meet the Lord. Remember this is how the Church got Sister going. Andrew, having heard the Lord, invited Antonio Heaphy Peter to come to the Messiah, and we know how Peter got involved! (John 1:40-42) Your action could be the catalyst that moves that person back towards a better understanding of the unconditional love that our gracious God has for him/her. If each practicing Catholic made a sincere effort each Lent to help one non-practicing Catholic back to the joy of the Faith what a difference that would make in our society! As you know our baptism empowers us to be bearers of “Good News”. How much are you willing to risk to put that awesome power into practice in your life?

Presentation Sister Antonio Heaphy is director of the Office of Evangelization for the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

Sal Castenada keeps things moving sented.” In addition to his early morning schedule, the tacts and knowledge on what to do next.” He said his early versatile performer spends two days a week working sto- years were as an intern at K-101 radio where news anchors ries for KTVU’s six o’clock report. let him “write copy, edit tape and put together a newscast.”

Faced early on with a quandary many on the talent side While it is common for broadcasters to work at jobs in of radio and television confront, Mr. Castaneda said he once smaller markets for several or many years before being selectchanged his on-air name. “Someone told me my name was ed for a spot in a major market, Mr. Castaneda has never left hard to say so I used Rick Martin,” Mr. Castaneda said. “But San Francisco. “My secret for never leaving town was to start it was legendary Bay Area broadcaster Carter B. Smith who early and pay my dues here,” Mr. Castaneda said. “Some have convinced me to return to my real name. He continues to be left town and come back to great success. Others have left town a broadcasting idol of mine. Early in my career I did traffic and have not been able to break back into the market.” on Magic 61 where Carter was an announcer. My dad and I “Riordan was a major influence in my life,” Mr. Castaneda had been fans of his for a long time. said, remembering math teacher, Paul When I met him, it was refreshing to have Arrigotti – who still teaches at the school him be as nice as he sounded on the air.” as one of his “favorite teachers.”

The compliment is one he also He said his faith continues to be imporextends to his colleagues at KTVU. “All tant to him. “Faith plays a role in my life of the people on the morning show are when it comes to tempering what I hear in friendly and approachable,” Mr. the news. I also think my faith has made it Castaneda said. “Ross McGowan has easier to deal with tough times in the busibeen extremely helpful as a mentor and ness as well as in my personal life.” friend. He’s a very down to earth person.”

Celebrity is something the broadcaster takes in stride. “It’s fun to have people “I have become used to waking up say ‘Hello,’” he said. “I enjoy being in the early,” said Mr. Castaneda who is in public eye but I also enjoy staying home bed most weeknights by 9 p.m. and up and just hanging out watching TV, readevery weekday at 3:45 a.m. “But on the ing the paper or listening to music.” weekend, I sleep in.”

While the popular personality’s fame He said the least sleep that he’s gone has led to his being “asked out on dates on the air with is three hours. many times” his interests are elsewhere.

“Fortunately, that doesn’t happen often.”

Native San Franciscan “I have a very nice girlfriend,” he said.

Mr. Castaneda does his Mornings On Sal Castaneda If you’d like to recommend someone Two traffic spots from the City. “I’m at their traffic studio in San Francisco. It has views of the Bay for This Catholic Life, please email name, background, and contact information to Tom Burke at Bridge and San Francisco freeways.”

His advice to aspiring broadcasters is “to take any job tburke@catholic-sf.org. Please include your name and you can even if the pay is low. From there you will gain con- phone number. other people can be so helpful to the deaf child,” he said.

Zirimenya relies on some of his ideas for the classes from the National Catholic Office for the Deaf in Maryland. He recently ordered the video “My First Eucharist” from the non-profit membership organization that serves Deaf and Hard of Hearing Catholic families.

“Videos are very popular with the children,” he said.

Mrs. Suhail’s daughter, Cassandra Cisneros, is a second-year student, preparing for her First Communion in May. “I’m very happy she is learning about Jesus,” she said. “I believe the classes will also help her to be a regular kid in her heart, and grow up to be a better woman.”

Gladys Fields, director of religious education at St.

Anthony’s is grateful for Zirimenya’s ministry. “In the past, it has been difficult to find someone who can communicate with the children and prepare them for their First Communion,” she said. “Mr. Zirimenya is a blessing - he addresses the need that helps children to follow Jesus.”

“I know it is a difficult decision for parents to send their deaf children into the hearing world, but the uneasiness they experience should not stop children from learning of God’s love for them,” said Zirimenya.

For information about religious education for deaf children call St. Benedict Parish (Center of the Deaf) in San Francisco at (415) 567-9855 or contact St. Anthony Parish in Menlo Park at (650) 366-4692.

What Jesus is undergoing in Gethsemane might aptly be paralleled to what a good, faithful, loving, and deeply respectful man or woman would feel if he or she were falsely accused of pedophilia, publicly judged as guilty, and now made to stand powerless, isolated, and falsely judged before the world. Such a person, too, would surely pray: “If it is possible, let this cup pass from me!”

The Agony in the Garden is many things, but, first of all, it’s Jesus’ entry into the darkest black hole of human existence, the black hole of bitter misunderstanding, rejection, aloneness, loneliness, humiliation, and the helplessness to do anything about it.

The agony in the garden is the black hole of sensitivity brutalized by callousness, love brutalized by hatred, and heaven brutalized by hell. This is the deepest black hole of loneliness and it brings the lover inside us to the ground in agony, begging for release.

But, whenever our mouths are pushed into the dust of misunderstanding and loneliness inside that black hole, it’s helpful to know that Jesus was there before us, tasting just our kind of loneliness.

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

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Lenten Opportunities March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: The National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi Lecture Series featuring talks from speakers including Franciscan Sister Ramona Miller, Father David Anderson of the Byzantine Rite, Steve Syder of St. Mary’s College, Darlene Pryds of the Franciscan School of Theology, and Stephen Cordova of Campion College. Presentations are at 7:15 p.m. at the Shrine, Vallejo and Columbus, SF. Call (415) 983-0405.

March 5: 1st Friday Mass of SF Catholic Charismatic Renewal Board at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF with rosary at 7 p.m. and liturgy at 7:30 p.m. Msgr. Fred Bitanga, pastor, St. Patrick Church, SF will preside. Music by El Shaddai.

March 6, 7: Regional Conference of Filipino Catholic Charismatic Prayer Communities at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough St. and Geary Blvd., SF “Come one, come all,” said information promoting the event. “Bring the whole family.” Tickets $35 both days or $20 per day.

Teens and younger $10 per day. “Come and experience the anointing of the Holy Spirit. Renew and revive loving relationships with Jesus.” Call Tessie or Mario Vierneza at (415) 468-1346 or Letty Ramos at (415) 469-0560.

March 12, 13: Standing in God’s Holy Fire: Ecumenical Dialogue and Hesychast Meditation with Father Lucien Coutu at Our Lady of Fatima Byzantine Catholic Church, 101 20th Ave. at Lake SF. Call (415) 752-2052 or kevink@byzantinecatholic.org for times.

March 15: Panel discussion about Mel Gibson’s film, The Passion of the Christ from 7 – 9 p.m. at the Pastoral Center of the Archdiocese, One Peter Yorke Way, SF. “This gathering is for anyone who will have seen the film by then,” said Mary Jansen of the Office of Young Adult Ministry which is sponsoring the event. “It’s an opportunity for people to ask questions and have a discussion about the film.” Panelists will include a Catholic filmmaker, a representative from the Anti-Defamation League and others. Refreshmenst will be served. Call (415) 614-5596 or jansenm@sfarchdiocese.org.

March 27: Day of Recollection sponsored by the SF Guild of the Catholic Medical Association at St. Cecilia Church, 17th Ave. at Vicente, SF from 9 a.m.

– 2 p.m. Light breakfast and lunch included in $30 fee. Facilitated by Dr. Pierre Barbet and based on the book A Doctor at Calvary, “this discussion and reflection on the Passion of Jesus Christ will provide a medical perspective on the aspect of Christ’s physical suffering.” Members of the medical community especially invited. Call (415) 219-8719.

March 29, 30, 31, April 1: Journey with the Holy Spirit on this Parish Mission with Paulist Father Rick Walsh at St. Pius Church 1100 Woodside Rd., Redwood City. Morning and evening presentations.

Call Sister Mary at (650) 368-0429 or mary@pius.org.

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

Sundays: Concerts at St. Mary Cathedral at 3:30 p.m. Gough and Geary Blvd., SF. Call (415) 567-2020 ext. 213. Concerts are open to the public. Admission free. March 7: Emma Lou Diemer, organist.

Food & Fun Feb. 27: Comedy Night featuring the talents of local laugh-getters Michael and Howard Meehan.

Event benefits Birthright, and takes place at Notre Dame des Victoires Church hall, 566 Bush St. near Grant, SF. Doors open at 7 p.m. to gourmet goodies and no-host wine and beer bar. Showtime 8 p.m.

Tickets $25/ $10 students. Call (415) 664-9909.

March 6, 7: Annual Flea market at St. Elizabeth Parish, Goettingen and Wayland St., SF. A bundle of fun and treasures including snack bar. Sponsored bt parish Women’s Club. Sat. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

March 6: Spring Festival benefiting Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory School in the new Student Life Center beginning at 6 p.m. and continuing till midnight. “Enjoy an evening of fabulous food, entertainment, auctions and dancing to the music of High Top Posse,” said school PR director, Eileen Mize.

February 27, 2004 You Deeply to Your Soul? Suzanne Young facilitates.

March 19-21: A Retreat With Therese of Liseiux led by Father Tom Madden, former director of Vallombrosa. Come and explore the spirituality of this popular saint and Doctor of the Church.

April 25: Take Time to Nurture Your Relationships, a Family Retreat, sponsored by Peninsula parishes of Deanery 11, 1:30 – 5 p.m. at Vallombrosa Center, 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park. Let team speakers Eileen and Bill Healy help you uncover “the four barriers and four builders of relationships.” Geared toward parents and their junior high and older children. Activities provided for younger children. Free admission. Register by April 15th with Laurie Coulter of Sabina Spence at (650) 366-7085; Sister Mary Keefe at (650) 368-0429; Terry Mooney at (650) 5917349, ext. 29; or Michele Otte at (650) 323-6353.

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March 26 – 28: Young Men’s Spiritual Exercises for ages 17 – 25. $60 per person includes lodging and meals. Call Brother James capehart at (408) 406-9391 or jbullock@legionaries.org.

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The University of San Francisco will honor Golden Alumni March 20th. “The class of ’54 will be officially welcomed on that day as they celebrate their 50th reunion,” said Annette Anton, director of alumni relations and a 1969 graduate of the school.

Members of the classes of ’34, ’39, ’44, ’49 will also be recognized, she said. More information is available by calling the Alumni Office at (415) 422-6431 or (800) 4494873. Among those assisting in the planning of the day are class of ’54 members, from left, Phil O’Connor, Bill Olmo, Rick Arellano, John Cavanagh, Ed Boscacci.

Tickets at $150 per couple include entry in “the big drawing.” Ticket information is available from Rosie Horan at (415) 775-6626, ext. 681 or www.shcp.edu.

March 11: A Day at Golden Gate Fields benefiting efforts of Little Children’s Aid Auxiliary on behalf of Catholic Charities CYO. Admission and buffet $30. Gates open at 11:30 a.m. with lunch at 12:15 p.m. Chartered bus available for those not wanting to drive at $15 and leaving from 20th Ave. and Vicente at 11:30 a.m. Returns 5:30 p.m. Call Bernice O’Brien at (415) 334-0345 or Carmelita Arburua at (415) 386-3243 by Feb. 29.

March 13: Shamrock Shenanigans, a lunch and fashion show benefiting Scholarship Fund of Catholic Professional Women’s Club. “Lots of raffle prizes,” said Joan Hggins, a member of the organization. Takes place at United Irish Cultural Center, 45th Ave. at Sloat Blvd. in SF, beginning with no-host social and silent auction at 11:30 a.m. and lunch at 12: 30 p.m. fashions from Shaheen’s of Lakeside Village. Tickets $35 per person. Call Noel Leonard at 584-2983.

March 13: 2nd Annual International Food Festival benefiting St. Dunstan Elementary School 1133 Broadway, Millbrae from 5 – 9 p.m. Foods from many lands including Greece, Italy, Ireland, Mexico, Asia plus delectable desserts,” said Gale Yip. Entertainment, chldren’s activities, silent auction and raffle. Tickets $25 adults, $20 seniors, $12.50 children 5 – 14. Call (650) 692-9323 or (650) 583-4986.

March 20: Casablanca…As Time Goes By, annual auction benefiting Mercy High School, Burlingame.

Set in the famed Kohl Mansion, the evening begins at 5:30 p.m. with Silent Auction and hors d’oeuvres, followed by dinner, live auction and dancing till midnight.

Tickets $60 per person. Contact the Mercy Development Department at (650) 762-1190.

March 20: Italian Catholic Federation presents renowned singer, Moreno Fruzzetti at San Mateo Performing Arts Center, 600 N. Delaware St. in San Mateo. Singer Simona and comedian, Florio Vivino, join him on the bill. Doors open 7:30 p.m. Showtime 8:30 p.m. Tickets $42.50/$37.50. Call (650) 355-1274.

March 22: 6th anniversary and Mardi Gras Feast of National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, Vallejo at Columbus, SF featuring Cajun buffet and dancing to

the music of the Zydeco Flames from 5 p.m. Tickets $50 per person. Enjoy organ recital of French classics at 4 p.m. Call (415) 983-0405.

Social Justice/ Family Life March 13: 8th Annual Archbishop John R. Quinn Colloquium on Catholic Social Teaching at USF’s McLaren Center, 2130 Fulton St., SF from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Day’s topic is Stranger No Longer: Together with Immigrants on the Journey of Hope. Please RSVP to (415) 614-5567.

Information about Natural Family Planning and people in the Archdiocese offering instruction are available from the Office of Marriage and Family Life of the Archdiocese, Chris Lyford, director, at (415) 614-5680.

The Adoption Network of Catholic Charities offers free adoption information meetings twice a month. Singles and married couples are invited to learn more about adopting a child from foster care.

Call (415) 406-2387 for information.

Vocations/Lectures March 4: The Sisters of Mercy commemorate their 150th year in the Archdiocese in 2004. Among events celebrating the occasion is a speaker series titled, From Prayer to Action. Sister Marie Chin, national Mercy Sisters’ president, opens the series March 4th at 7 p.m. at Mercy Center, Burlingame with Entering the Spiritual Path: Wake Up to the Present Moment. Additional presentations March 18th at 7 p.m. at Notre Dame Plaza, 347 Dolores St., SF, and April 1st at 7 p.m. at Mercy Center. For more information, call Liz Dossa at (650) 340-7480.

Retreats/Days of Recollection —— VALLOMBROSA 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.

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March 20: The cultures, spirituality and mindfulness of China, Korea, and Japan help celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Meditation Program at Mercy Center from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Haiku contest, lunch of Asian foods, and door prizes too.

Returning Catholics Programs for Catholics interested in returning to the Church, have been established at the following parishes: St. Philip the Apostle, 725 Diamond St. at Elizabeth/24th, SF. Call the parish office at (415) 2820141; St. Hilary, Tiburon, Mary Musalo, (415) 435-2775; St. Anselm, Ross, parish office at (415) 453-2342; St. Sebastian, Greenbrae, Jean Mariani at (415) 461-7060; Old St. Mary’s Cathedral, SF, Michael Adams at (415) 695-2707; St. Dominic, SF, Lee Gallery at (415) 2211288; Holy Name of Jesus, SF, Dennis Rivera at (415) 664-8590; St. Bartholomew, San Mateo, Dan Stensen at (650) 344-5665; St. Catherine of Siena, Burlingame, Silvia Chiesa at (650) 685-8336, Elaine Yastishock at (650) 344-6884; Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame, Dorothy Heinrichs or Maria Cianci at (650) 347-7768; St. Dunstan, Millbrae, Dianne Johnston at (650) 697-0952; Our Lady of the Pillar, Half Moon Bay, Meghan at (650) 726-4337; St. Peter, Pacifica, Chris Booker at (650) 7381398; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Mill Valley, Rick Dullea or Diane Claire at (415) 388-4190; St. Mary Star of the Sea, Sausalito, Lloyd Dulbecco at (415) 331-7949.

Meetings 3rd Sat: Reconnecting With Yourself, a group for survivors of abuse by Catholic Church clergy or personnel, 3 –5 p.m., Epiphany Parish Center, 605 Italy St., between Athens and Naples, SF. Sponsored by the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Contact facilitator, Richard Krafnick, MFT, (415) 351-2463.

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Reviewed by Jayme George When Oscar season rolls around and the most coveted nominations in Hollywood are finally announced, there are countless normal (non-Hollywood) people who take one look at the list of nominees and think to themselves, “Who is that? I’ve never heard of that one before.” If you are one of those people, have no fear. What you are experiencing is “indie-fever,” the anxiety brought on by the popularity of artsy, independent films.

These movies are found mostly in tucked away art houses and are rarely seen by the general public.

At times strange and unfamiliar, indie films are a fresh change from the mainstream, which is why they often garner multiple nominations. “The Triplets of Belleville,” “Monster,” and “In America” are three perfect examples of Oscar-nominated independent films that deserve a chance in the spotlight.

“The Triplets of Belleville” is nominated for Best Original Song and Best Animated Feature, where it competes against the impossibly successful “Finding Nemo.” Over the last few years, the superiority of 3-D animation was beginning to make the classic 2-D style look stale and dated. This year, writer/director Sylvain Chomet has proved that old school animation is anything but dead, you just have to know where to look.

It’s right about the time Fred Astaire is eaten by his own shoes that you know “Triplets” will be a cartoon unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. In only his second film, Chomet has transformed the animated feature into a stunning symbiosis of music, color, shape, and style that is all at once hilarious, touching, and utterly engaging. Using jazzy music and unique character design Chomet tells the story of Madame Souza, a devoted grandmother on a quest to save her grandson who was kidnapped while competing in the Tour de France.

Chomet’s truly amazing feat is that he tells his story with virtually no dialogue.

The film relies on its idiosyncratic characters to visually convey their personalities through shape and movement. With her club-foot and obese dog, Madame Souza becomes the misfit hero of the story as she clunks her way through the city of Belleville, an artistic fusion of Paris and New York where people are bulbous blobs that sway down the street as if their bones have been removed.

This film is a visual and auditory treat that is best appreciated with a sense of humor and a side of imagination. While “Finding Nemo” seems to have the best shot to win in the Animation category, “Triplets” definitely offers up some stiff competition.

Last year the Academy awarded Nicole Kidman’s apparent lack of vanity with the Best Actress Oscar for her stoic performance in “The Hours.” Some said the impos-

The Triplets from “The Triplets of Belleville.”

ing prosthetic nose she donned in her portrayal as author Virginia Woolf was the key to Kidman’s most convincing role. If less than flattering physical alterations are any indication that you will be given the Oscar, then Charlize Theron better start preparing her 45 second speech.

In the film “Monster,” Theron plays Aileen Wuornos, one of America’s first woman serial killers who was convicted of murdering seven men in the 1980s. The physical transformation Theron underwent for this movie renders her lovely face and figure completely unrecognizable with false teeth, latex skin (for a weathered appearance) and a few extra pounds.

Comparatively, Kidman’s schnoz looks pretty weak, but that’s not the only reason Charlize Theron deserves to take home the little gold man come Feb. 29.

Theron gives a startlingly honest performance as Wuornos, a woman whose tortured past as a prostitute gave way to a career in killing. Theron’s brilliant accomplishment is that she draws you so effectively into her revenge-driven world that you don’t even feel bad for the first few scummy guys she kills in cold blood. To Wuornos, these semi-truck drivers and philandering husbands are murderers and pedophiles in training, and you have to agree that no one would know better than her.

However, the movie stumbles in its efforts to paint Wuornos as little more than a victim of circumstance, when Theron’s portrayal is constantly offering something deeper and more complex. “Monster” is a good film, but Theron shines in what is truly an Oscar-worthy role.

Jim Sheridan’s “In America” is the true story of his own immigration to New York as the father of a young Irish family.

Sheridan’s career highlights include writer, director, and producer credits on movies like “My Left Foot” and “In the Name of the Father,” but this year he shares the Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay with his daughters Naomi and Kirsten, who helped him pen his most personal opus yet.

The story is told primarily through the lens of the eldest daughter’s camcorder as she chronicles the family’s first year in America. Sheridan’s daughters are played by real life sisters Sarah and Emma Bolger - whose angelic faces and fresh enthusiasm for American life soften the heart of their cranky neighbor, played to intimidating perfection by Djimon Hounsou.

In addition to screenplay honors, “In America” has earned Oscar nods for Samantha Morton (Best Actress) and Djimon Hounsou (Best Supporting Actor).

Morton’s performance is subtle and heartwrenching, but ultimately not enough to beat Theron in this category. Hounsou faces a similar challenge against Tim Robbin’s outstanding acting in “Mystic River,” and his limited screen time is likely to keep him out of the running.

Surely the devastating cuteness of the Bolger sisters has something to do with the powerful charm of this film, but perhaps Hounsou expresses the feeling invoked by this movie best when he tells the young father that he is in love with the whole family. And just like that, you realize that’s exactly why this movie works.

Sometimes it takes recognition from the Academy to bring attention to movies that aren’t driven by star-power or mass marketing. Whether or not any of these films or the actors nominated walk away with an award this month, each year they raise awareness of the brilliance and originality of indie films.

“Triplets”- PG-13, “Monster” - R, “In American”- PG-13.

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Independent Film Reviews - “The Triplets of Belleville,” “Monster” and “In America”

Christina Ricci (left) and Charlize Theron in a scene from the fact-based film, "Monster," about serial killer Aileen Wuornos, who was executed in Florida after her conviction in a 1989-90 killing spree. The USCCB Office for Film & Broadcasting classification is L -limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R -- restricted.

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More than 120 couples renewed marriage vows Feb. 21 at Saint Mary’s Cathedral as part of World Marriage Day. The annual event sponsored by the Archdiocesan Office of Marriage and Family Life brings together and honors couples celebrating 25, 50 or more years of marriage, as well as relative newlyweds.

Director of the office, Mr. Chris Lyford offered the welcome. Reflecting on the setting of the soaring 20 story Cathedral, Lyford said, “You are the cathedrals of everyday family life. You bring the very presence of God into the world by living out the commitment you made to each other on the day you were married.” Lyford said the covenant of marriage should be “a place where God is constantly present, for God longs to dwell in the heart of the family.”

The married couples at the event together share more than 4,000 years of marriage, or an average of about 35 years. Topping the list for longevity this year were Artie and Eledia Hecht of St. Anthony parish in Novato and Bernardo and Frances Lideros of St. Augustine parish in South San Francisco.

The couples both were celebrating 69 years of marriage. About 40 couples were celebrating 50 or more years of marriage.

Fr. Tom Daly, president pro-tempore of Marin Catholic High School and Director of Vocations for the San Francisco Archdiocese was celebrant. Daly told the couples, “It is worth listening to the wisdom of the ages,” particularly when that wisdom comes from long experience and scripture. “This is the kind of wisdom which separates the fictions of love from the truth of love,” he said. “At a time when marriage has come under attack as never before,” he said, “we honor you for your fidelity and trust in God’s grace.”

Daly called marriage “an outward sign, a visible symbol, a sacrament of God being one with us in love.” A good and true marriage is a sign of God’s love for all people whether they are called to the single life,

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More than 4,000 years of marriage represented at anniversary Mass

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“Every forgiving marriage tells us something of God’s mercy. Every lasting marriage tells us of God’s faithfulness. And every enduring marriage tells us of God’s patience.”

Daly said often the world comes to know God by how people act. “You have shown us God’s love and for that we thank you.”

(above) Fr. Tom Daly poses with the anniversary couples in front of a bronze of the wedding feast of Cana. (bottom from left) Ramon and Blanca Rosa Salazar of Epiphany celebrate 50 years; Chuck and Bernice Ayala of Most Holy Redeemer celebrate 52; and Rolando and Florence Ramos of Epiphany who bring up the offering celebrate 30 years.

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February 27, 2004

In Remembrance of the Faithful Departed Interred In Our Catholic Cemeteries During the Month of January HOLY CROSS COLMA Didith Alexander Lena Allara Otto E. E. Anderson Jennie Marie Azzopardi Shirley Thierry Baker Richard Baldwin Italo Martino Bardelli Manual Becerra Fred A. Bidwell Catherine M. Bigot Timothy Brosnan Gussie Hudson Broussard Arthur F. “Dutch” Buckley Mary V. Burford James F. Callan Miguel Mendoza Campos Marcial Cardenas Frank W. Casey Melvin C. Chupka Frances A. Chupka Charlotte A. Cole James J. Collins Katherine C. Cordery Elizabeth R. Cordes Dorothy M. Costa John G. Crumpler Marianne Csukonyi Michael J. Cummings John F. Curran Fred J. Dahlberg, Jr. Margaret June de Hertel Eugene DeMattei Antonia Desangles Angele V. Dorsey Rachel R. Dowd Patricia Ann Dulik Theresa H. Evangelista Doris J. Farrell John E. Farren John L. Firpo Maxine Frances Fitzgerald Marie A. Fitzpatrick Phyllis L. Flanagan Daniel John Flynn Maria F. Gaduang Betty Gamboa-McCray Victoria D. Garcia Ethyl S. Gays

Miguela C. Gepalaga Loreto Gomez, Jr. Oliva A. Gonzalez Patricia D. Grandov Sylvia R. Guidry Soledad N. Gunn Richard A. Hargens Julia Katherine Harrington Jane E. Hartman Mary C. Hawkins Irene Hearns Hershell D. Hearns Felipa T. Herbert Danilo S. Hilario Albert F. Houlahan, Jr. Lillie B. Hurd Waclaw Jaciw, Sr. William Y. Jeong Dorothy A. Johnson Leonard T. Johnson Dorothy Stanton Johnson Elene Patricia Karkazis Marie D. Kelley Frank Peter Kelly Thomas F. Kiernan John J. Kosewic Mary L. Laird Robert P. Landucci Thelma Lewis Margeret T. Lockwood Rose M. MacDonald Edilberto L. Madayag Angelo R. Mallamo Lenita Mariano Herbert U. Marroquin Helen J. Martin Rudy Martinez Barbara A. Masie Eileen D. McCann Ligaya E. McDaniels Cedric E. McDaniels Mabel M. McGinty Matilda T. McNaughton Frank J. Medaglia Eva M. Micallef Roy J. Micheli Henry J. Minvielle Carmelita A. Mojica Talbot J. Molder Patricia J. Montana Jean E. Montgomery Rolando Alexander Morataya Hilde M. Muellner

Michael J. Mullan Barbara K. Murphy Augustina Murray Alma D. Naughton Maria Luisa Nava Sheila Marie Nealan Elias Cruz Nieto John Patrick O’Grady Nora A. O’Keefe John J. O’Leary Mary O’Leary Patrick J. O’Regan James A. O’Reilly Pedro M. Ofiana Guadalupe Alba Oviedo Teodulo G. Paderes Eileen Wharton Parham Genoveva Parra Thomas J. Patterson Guiditta Persich Kathleen N. Pierazzi Leticia P. Pilapil Florence L. Pozza Betty Price Michael Angelo Ramirez Noelia L. Ramirez Connie Richter Paulina R. Rimando Eric C. Robertson Trini Robles Cornelia Roca Rose Marie Russo Josephine G. Sanchez Enrico Santucci Rose M. Schroff Margaret E. Schwoerer (Legry) Anne M. Scott Angela Selitsch Crestita F. Serrano Dorothy M. Simmons Manuel T. Simon Jane E. Singer Leo H. Smith Catherine C. Smith Monserat Soto Candida E. Spielbauer Virginia N. Stanghellini Luisa N. Sunga Angelina F. Svedise Gertrude E. Swett Alice R. Sylvester Marguerite Alice Taylor Kaila M. Thomas

Ambrosia C. Torres Paul H.D. Tsih Anna M. Tuccori Marion L. Van Housen Jesus Vega Mamerto S. Villanueva Alphonsine M. Waller, Jr. Elva M. Washington Alice P. Watters Rose B. Wilbrand Conception A. Wilkes Regina A. Workman Mitzie M. Zagar Salvatore P. Zappella Robert L. Zebro DECEMBER: Walter J. Phelan Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery regrets the omission of Walter’s name and the error of listing the name Margaret Crowley Phelan, in December.

HOLY CROSS MENLO PARK Agnes G. Althoff Antoinette “Nettie” Agrella Helen M. Latorre Joseph G. Rocha Jenny C. Sorensen Debra Elizabeth Wright

MT. OLIVET SAN RAFAEL Mary Arbini Jean D. Baker Anthony Bonevento Sidney M. Bresee Anita M. Flanders Gordon Gilfillan Rosemarie Hillegas Virginia V. Keating Edward D. McCurdy Marjorie B. Mooney Mari M. Schmidt Marie Louise Slovek Mary Jane Thiercof

HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CEMETERY, COLMA 1st Saturday Mass Saturday, March 6 2004 – All Saints Mausoleum Chapel – 11:00 a.m.

Rev. Jorge Roman, Celebrant, St. Peter’s Parish th

Planning Your Christian Funeral Please join us for a free workshop designed to educate and present options in planning your Christian Funeral. This is an opportunity to explore the meaning of the Catholic Funeral Rites. Presentations from your parish priest, a local funeral director and Director of Cemeteries, Katherine Atkinson, from Holy Cross Cemetery will be offered in the following parishes:

Holy Name Parish – Sunday, March 7th – 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

St. Veronica Parish – Sunday, March 14th – 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

For more information, please call Holy Cross Cemetery (650) 756-2060

Retreat for Those Grieving A Spiritual Journey Dedicated to those who have Suffered the Loss of a Loved One Immaculate Heart of Mary, Belmont – Saturday, March 10th – 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

For more information, please call Barbara Elordi (415) 564-7882

The Catholic Cemeteries Archdiocese of San Francisco Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery 1500 Mission Road, Colma, CA 94014 650-756-2060

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery Intersection of Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025 650-323-6375

Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery 270 Los Ranchitos Road, San Rafael, CA 94903 415-479-9020

A Tradition of Faith Throughout Our Lives.