February 9, 2007

Pope highlights special Catholic vocation of consecrated san Francisco men and women

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Pope Benedict XVI celebrates a special candlelit Mass for consecrated men and women Feb. 2 in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Whether praying behind cloister walls or quietly witnessing to the Gospel in a factory, consecrated men and women have been called by God to dedicate their lives totally to him, Pope Benedict XVI said.

The pope highlighted the special vocation of consecrated people Feb. 2 in St. Peter’s Basilica with religious men and women celebrating the feast of the Presentation of the Lord and Feb. 3 with participants in an international symposium for members of secular institutes.

The members of the secular institutes include laypeople and diocesan priests who take special vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in order to live “with evangelical radicalism” while holding regular jobs or fulfilling their pastoral ministry, the pope said.

By living completely in the world, he said Feb. 3, the members demonstrate that “the work of salvation is fulfilled not in opposition to, but in and through human history.” They are called to show their coworkers, neighbors and friends that living a life totally devoted to God leads to a concrete commitment to justice, peace and joy, Pope Benedict said.

They are called to defend human dignity and the values necessary for true human ful-

fillment through their activities in fields “from politics to economics, from education to the commitment to public health, from the service industry to scientific research.”

Working in the world, he said, they must embrace all human reality as Jesus did by being born into the world.

“Therefore, feel yourself called by every pain and every injustice, as well as by every search for truth, beauty and goodness, not because you have the solution to every problem, but because every circumstance in which people live and die is an occasion for you to give witness to the saving work of God,” he said.

Meeting consecrated men and women Feb. 2 after a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Benedict said that by dedicating their lives totally to serving God and their brothers and sisters, religious “proclaim to a world that often is disoriented, but in reality is looking for meaning, that God is the lord of existence.”

“Choosing obedience, poverty and chastity for the sake of the kingdom of heaven demonstrates that every attachment to love for things or persons is incapable of definitively satisfying the heart,” the pope said.

Pope Benedict told religious they “witness to the attractiveness of Christ’s truth and to the joy that flows from love for him.”

U.S. Catholic colleges urged to partner with those in poor countries

By Jerry Filteau WASHINGTON (CNS) — One of the Vatican’s top education officials Feb. 4 urged U.S. Catholic college and university presidents to examine how they can provide “creative and effective support” to Catholic academic institutions in the devel-

oping world that are struggling with inadequate resources.

“The inequality in resources available to Catholic higher education institutions worldwide is a matter of grave concern,” said Archbishop J. Michael Miller, secretary of the Vatican’s Congregation for Catholic Education.

The archbishop gave the keynote address at the Feb. 3-5 annual meeting of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities in Washington.

More than 200 presidents and other top officials of the nation’s Catholic institutions of higher learning attended.

Canadian-born Archbishop Miller, a Basilian priest who was president of St. Thomas University in Houston before he was called into Vatican service, cited “globalization, information technology and the commodification of education” as three megatrends that are

affecting Catholic higher education around the world.

“In itself globalization is neither good nor bad,” he said, but as it transforms economic systems, bringing new prosperity to many, it also pushes many others off to the margins.

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They are the proud folks of Tony, a 1st grader at St. Thomas More Elementary School. Both Joe and John’s families were active St. Elizabeth parishioners. Much missed is Joe’s dad, Salvatore, who died three years ago. “Most people don’t think of parish festivals as a singles event,” Connie wrote still gigglin’ – I’m sure – about the Kismet…. Pretty proud and wantin’ the world to know is Jeanie Munich of St. Robert Parish in San Bruno. Reason for her bustin’ at the seams is her son Vince having been admitted to the rank of Eagle Scout. “Vince is enjoying early paradise at Chaminade University of Honolulu where he is a freshman,” his mom said. Congrats to Vince, too, on being awarded a Chaminade scholarship.

“Thanks in advance for printing as much of my joy as you deem fit,” Jeanie wrote. It’s been a pleasure, Jeanie. Sure hope we got it all! … Happy anniversary to Teresa and James Hampton, longtime members of Our Lady of Mercy Parish, who celebrated 65 years married among family and friends with a Mass

Taking a break with parish administrator, Father Paul Arnoult, are members of the 2nd grade class at St. Patrick Elementary School in Larkspur. The young artists have been busy making holiday place mats for Catholic Charities CYO’s Meals-on-Wheels program. At the head of the class are Corrie Astroth, left, Laura Mullen, Brea Bechelli and Weston Way. 2nd grade teacher is Maureen Stillman. Meals-on-Wheels has been assisting seniors for 25 years in San Mateo County and in Marin since July and CCCYO couldn’t be happier about having the kids’ help in bringing nourishment and smiles to their faces, said Mary Schembri, CCCYO’s Director of Parish and Community Response.

of Thanksgiving and dinner January 27th – actual anniversary date January 26th. Jesuit Fathers Paul and Mario Capitolo of St. Ignatius College Preparatory presided. “They were both sweethearts and we all had a wonderful time,” Teresa said.

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Archbishop Niederauer appoints Father Bill Justice new Vicar for Clergy Father William J. Justice, a well-liked and well-respected priest in the Archdiocese of San Francisco has been named Vicar for Clergy by San Francisco Archbishop George H. Niederauer.

Father Justice will assume a post held for the past 10 years by San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester, recently appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to serve as Bishop of Salt Lake City.

Bishop Wester will be installed as head of the Utah diocese on March 14.

In San Francisco, a Mass of Thanksgiving for Bishop Wester will be celebrated Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 5:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Members of the faithful are invited to this Mass and no tickets are required.

Father Justice, 64, was born in San Mateo and attended St. Gregory Elementary School and Serra High School before entering St. Patrick Seminary. He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese in 1968.

Archbishop Niederauer, in a letter to pastors, said he was “very grateful to Bishop Wester for his tremendous service to the Archdiocese of San Francisco as priest, pastor and Bishop,� paying special tribute to the “dedicated and compassionate service he has given to his brother-priests as Vicar for Clergy.�

After talking with the College of Consultors and other advisors,

Archbishop Niederauer asked Father Justice to serve in the capacity of Vicar for Clergy. The appointment becomes effective March 1, allowing time for a smooth transition.

Father Justice said he was honored and humbled by the appointment, and grateful for the confidence expressed by both Archbishop Niederauer and Bishop Wester.

He said, “I look forward to serving in a way that reaches out and genuinely is present to the needs of the priests, clergy and the faithful of the Archdiocese.�

He said he looks forward to consultation with his brother priests and the clergy, and places his “trust in the Holy Spirit� in taking on this new assignment.

Father Justice has been pastor of Mission Dolores since 2003, and previously served as pastor of All Souls Parish in South San Francisco from 1991 to 2003. He was pastor of St. Peter Parish in Pacifica from 1985 to 1989.

He also served in administration posts as director of the Permanent Diaconate and head of Pastoral Ministry. Other parish assignments include tenures as parochial vicar at St. Timothy in San Mateo, St. Paul and St. John the Evangelist in San Francisco, and All Souls.

His St. Patrick Seminary classmates include Sulpician Father Gerald Coleman,

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To mark the beginning of Catholic Schools Week, San Francisco Archbishop George H. Niederauer presided at a Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Boniface Church with students from De Marillac Academy. In his homily, Archbishop Niederauer praised Catholic schools, and said De Marillac is "a perfect example of ordinary, everyday work becoming extraordinary in its results because of love." Joining the Archbishop in the sanctuary of St. Boniface Church are (from left) Henry Soto, Michael Yes, Marie Fernandez and Llara Eslava.

KCBS-AM interview with Archbishop Niederauer A half-hour interview with Archbishop George H. Niederauer on the KCBS-AM radio program “In Depth� can be heard at www.kcbs.com. Go to www.kcbs.com and click on “Audio,� then scroll down to the “In Depth� program listing. The half-hour interview, covering a range of topics, was taped Friday, Feb. 2 and was broadcast Sunday, Feb. 4 on KCBS-AM. Father Donald D’Angelo, pastor of Holy Name Parish, Msgr. Michael Harriman, pastor of St. Cecilia Parish, and Father Terence Horan.

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February 9, 2007

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WASHINGTON — Alumni of Catholic colleges and universities rank their education and the values they learned in those institutions far more highly than alumni of major public universities do, education researcher Jim Day told a national gathering of Catholic college and university presidents Feb. 4. The alumni of Catholic schools were considerably more likely than their public university counterparts to say they benefited from opportunities for spiritual development in their college years, experienced an integration of values and ethics in classroom discussions and were helped to develop moral principles that can guide actions, he reported.

Day presented findings of his study, based on extensive telephone surveys over the past several years, at the annual meeting of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities.

New directory of lay movements, organizations available WASHINGTON — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat for Family, Laity, Women and Youth has published the 2007-2009 Directory of Lay Movements, Organizations and Professional Associations, which contains information about more than 100 groups that are national or international in scope and that have laity as a significant part of their leadership and membership. The groups listed include: lay movements, which have a specific apostolic or pastoral purpose; professional associations, whose membership is drawn from a profession or a particular church ministry; and other lay organizations that provide services related to church ministry. Copies of the directory are available for $6 each, including postage, and may be ordered by sending a check made out to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and mailed to: Lay Directory, USCCB Committee on the Laity, 3211 Fourth St. N.E., Washington, DC 20017-1194.

Campaign teaches Catholic children about home missions CINCINNATI — Father William Howard Bishop, founder of Glenmary Home Missioners, would have given the project an enthusiastic thumbs up. “Educate & Inspire: Home Mission Materials From Glenmary” is a nationwide initiative the Ohio-based mission society has rolled out to 23,500 parishes and Catholic elementary schools across the country. It calls “young people into mission” and raises

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A paramedic prepares medicine as residents line up for health checks near a flooded area in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 5. More than 50,000 residents in the Indonesian capital have sought treatment for conditions ranging from coughs to diarrhea after severe flooding.

Flooding has left least 29 people dead and has displaced hundreds of thousands.

“awareness of mission need” in the United States, according to Karen Hurley, Glenmary communications director. “Part of our responsibility is to create an awareness of the importance of the work in home missions,” Hurley said. “This program hearkens back to the early days of Glenmary, when Father Bishop’s maps showing home mission country ended up in many parishes and Catholic classrooms across the country,” she said. The current project offers access to posters, prayer cards, lesson plans, vacation Bible school curricula as well as other materials for Catholic educators across the nation seeking to call students into a deeper sense of mission, she added.

Church, others protest violence in northern Mexico MEXICO CITY — The Catholic Church teamed up with six other religions to lead thousands in a silent march to protest a recent wave of killings and kidnappings in northern Mexico.

Wearing white and bearing banners saying “In Favor of Peace,” an estimated 4,000 residents of Monterrey, Mexico’s thirdlargest city, were led by local heads of the Catholic, evangelical, Jewish, Muslim, Anglican, Latter-day Saints and Buddhist religions Feb. 4. “We are asking for peace, which is so necessary for the well-being and harmony of Nuevo Leon,” Auxiliary Bishop Gustavo Rodriguez Vega of Monterrey said at the march. The state of Nuevo Leon, where Monterrey is located, has seen a

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Pope prays that Christians continue to live in Middle East VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI prayed that the Christians of the Middle East would draw strength from the example of their churches’ martyrs and would continue to live in the region. “The difficult situation which individuals and Christian communities face in the region is a cause of deep concern for all of us,” the pope told representatives of the Oriental Orthodox churches Feb. 1. The representatives were in Rome for a meeting of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue Between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches.

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Icons from Sinai offer insights into ancient Christian monastery

By Brenda Rees LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Holy images of saints, Jesus and Mary are greatly intertwined with the life of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of St. Catherine in Sinai, Egypt.

The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles is showing a collection of those images in an exhibition, “Holy Images, Hallowed Ground: Icons From Sinai.”

The exhibit, which is open until March 4, features 43 of the ancient monastery’s historic icons, along with five manuscripts and several liturgical objects. A re-creation of some parts of the monastery, including its basilica, gives visitors a better understanding of where these priceless artifacts came from.

A 10-minute documentary film also gives visitors scenes of the ancient site, a glimpse of an Orthodox Easter service and interviews.

Situated at the foot of Mount Sinai, where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments, St. Catherine’s is the oldest functioning Christian monastery in the world.

The monastic community dates back to the third century and the present church and monastery — including the fortified walls that have protected it over the centuries — were commissioned in the sixth century by Byzantine Emperor Justinian.

Because of its secluded location and stable, dry climate, the monastery has remained largely unchanged for 1,400 years.

Overall, the exhibition seeks to help visitors “get the idea of what making a pilgrimage to St. Catherine’s would be like,” said Kirsten Collins, co-curator of the exhibition, who

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Lebanese Christians work to rebuild lives KHIAM, Lebanon — The town of Khiam

made numerous trips to the isolated desert location to prepare for the exhibit.

The monastery’s librarian, Father Justin Sinaites, said 25 monks currently live at the monastery. Their daily life involves communal and private prayer as well as participation in daily liturgical services. The icons, he said, serve as religious messages, reminders and reflections.

“St. John of Damascus said that there is the written word of God and that there is the painted word of God,” Father Sinaites commented.

“In fact, icon painters are still called writers by many.”

Communicating holy truths and sacred ideas, the icons from Sinai are striking in their simplicity as well as their complexity.

Collins pointed out a dramatic image of “St. Peter the Apostle” that dates to the sixth century. “Some suggest it was commissioned during the building of the monastery,” she said, noting the three smaller images above the saint.

While Christ, with the cross behind him, is evident in the center circle, it is unknown who the other figures were intended to depict. Is the woman Mary? Who is the youth? Is it John the Evangelist? Scholars still debate, and the mystery makes the icon certainly appealing.

Another notable icon, “St. Catherine and the Virgin of the Burning Bush,” depicts Mary with the Christ Child standing in the middle of the flaming bush. “It’s a very orthodox view that says that just as the bush was on fire and did not consume the bush, so Mary was able to conceive Jesus in an immaculate state,” Collins said.

St. Catherine’s Monastery has always welsits atop a rocky hillside, with breathtaking views across Israel to the south and the snowcapped peaks of the Golan Heights to the east.

But during Israeli attacks against the militant group Hezbollah last summer, four-fifths of the town’s buildings were completely or partially destroyed, and the surrounding olive groves and farmland remain littered with unexploded cluster bombs. Among the badly damaged build-

Left, Mary and the Christ Child icon from about 1250.

Right, St. Peter icon from about the sixth century.

comed the pious from all parts of the world.

Pilgrims have gone regularly to the monastery since the Middle Ages to participate in the services while scholars continue to comb the riches of the library, which contains 3,500 ancient manuscripts in Greek, Arabic, Syriac, Latin, Coptic and Ethiopian. Only the Vatican has a larger collection of such texts.

The monastery’s remote desert location has helped preserve not only the religious artifacts but also the continuing traditions that provide a

stable foundation for St. Catherine’s to flourish and stand as a beacon to the past.

In that vein, Collins referred to a 13th-century icon, “St. Marcarius and a Cherub,” showing an angel leading a monk by the wrist. The icon reflects the vision in which an angel called St. Marcarius (also known as Macarius) to live a solitary life of asceticism in the desert.

The fourth-century saint is one of the holy hermits of ancient Christianity known as the “desert fathers.”

ings were two of the town’s four Christian churches, for although Khiam is populated predominantly by Shiite Muslims, it is also home to a small Christian community. “Before the Israeli invasion of South Lebanon in 1978, 25 percent of the population here were Christians,” said Pierre Wanna, 28, a local Christian. “Now

there are only 25 families out of a total of 700.”

Although only two of the churches — the Maronite Catholic and Greek Orthodox — remain open, Wanna said he does not see the local Christians as a beleaguered minority under threat of extinction.

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Helping hurricane victims San Francisco parish and Peninsula school help in Katrina recovery

By Tom Burke San Francisco’s Holy Name of Jesus Parish and Sacred Heart High School in Atherton recently sent volunteers to help people who were victims of Hurricane Katrina. While the devastating hurricane struck the Gulf Coast 18 months ago, the need for rebuilding and recovery efforts still are tremendous.

Holy Name of Jesus Parish spread its motto of “No one a stranger” to the stormtorn neighborhoods of New Orleans just after Christmas. Five of the Sunset District church’s parishioners and Father Edward Inyanwachi, who formerly served at Holy Name, made the trip. Canossian Sister Cristina Ovejera organized the good will journey.

“Holy Name Parish took seriously the New Orleans Support appeal made by Archbishop George Niederauer in August 2006,” said Sister Cristina, a pastoral associate at Holy Name.

Jocelyn Sideco, who serves in Katrina Relief Services with the Jesuit Community of New Orleans and whose parents, Tony and Linda, live in Holy Name, helped coordinate the outreach. Joining Sister Cristina, Father Inyanwachi and the Sidecos on the trip were parishioners Angela Testani and Jacqui Lewis.

Though six made the trip, interest in the welfare of New Orleans residents pervaded the entire Holy Name community. Father Donald D’Angelo, pastor, and a group of Lay Canossians arranged presentations by

Holy Name Parish helpers in New Orleans are (front) Angela Testani, Linda Sideco and Jaqui Lewis and (back) Tony Sideco, Canossian Sister Cristina Ovejera and Father Edward Inyanwachi.

Jocelyn and fundraising events including a Katrina Bazaar that raised $3,000 for the effort. Parishioners also sent 20 boxes of books that were subsequently housed in Holy Name-donated bookshelves purchased at Office Depot.

“They gave us a 30 percent discount for each bookshelf, upon learning that we were volunteers and were in New Orleans to help begin a library,” Sister Cristina said.

Annual ‘Respect Life’ essay contest The 18th annual Archdiocesan Respect Life Essay Contest has as its theme the Gospel of Life of Pope John Paul II, “You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world.” This was the message of hope and responsibility that John Paul II gave to today’s youth, said Vickie Evans, Archdiocesan Respect Life Coordinator. “He said that the Gospel of Life is at the heart of Jesus’ message. ‘Walk as children of the light...take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness.’”

Evans asked, “How can the youth of today answer this call and put these words into action in the world we live in?” She said the essay questions aim to give students some ideas to contemplate and write about. As an added incentive, U.S. Savings Bonds ranging in value from $50 to $300 will be awarded to grand prizewinners and to first prizewinners in each county for grade levels 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 and 11-12. On May 20, a special awards liturgy will be part of the 11 a.m. Sunday Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral, in San Francisco, with Auxiliary Bishop Ignatius Wang presiding.

Dates to remember: Essays must be received by the Office of Public Policy’s Respect Life Program by March 23. Winners will be notified by April 27. The contest is open to all students in San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin County schools, religious education programs and home schools. For information or additional materials, please contact Vicki Evans at 415-614-5533 or evansv@sfarchdiocese.org.

Sacred Heart students on the job in New Orleans are (front) Liz Pierson, Holly Brennan, Julie Harper, Lauren Jung, and Laura McCarthy; and (standing) Evan Whitlow, Andrew Hannebrink, Adrian Zafiris, John Ceremsak, Michael Powell, Jack Duane, Sheila McGraw, Kevin McCarthy, Liz Wiggans, Margaret Steyer, Katie Sims, and Molly Johnston.

The volunteers had a chance at many different chores that included cleanup and repair. “We were involved in house-gutting, carpentry and other jobs,” Sister Cristina, who oversaw the establishing of the lending library, said.

“The tragedy of the whole New Orleans situation became a reality for me, when we were taken to the Provincial House of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet as part of a ‘devastation tour’,” Sister Cristina said. “I was literally crying in the rain during that visit.”

Students from Sacred Heart Preparatory School in Atherton also traveled to New Orleans to lend a hand in its ongoing recovery.

The group of 25, which included students and adult chaperones, was spurred on by the words of Kathy Power, a local volunteer coordinator, who said survivors of the storms are most in need of hope.

“There still is so much to be done,” Power said as the volunteers moved into Westbank United Methodist Church, their home for the stay.

“But if you bring hope to one person or one

family, you have made a big difference,” she added. “Because hope is what they need most.”

Holly Goodliffe, Sacred Heart’s communications director, spoke with the students and adults on their return. “They called the work grueling and gross,” she said, “and said it mostly involved the gutting of houses in neighborhoods that resembled post-war bombed out cities. One resident told the group that he did not expect New Orleans to be back on its feet for another two decades.” All the volunteers said they’d repeat the trip, Goodliffe said.

“One of things that surprised me most, at first, was seeing how much destruction there still was — and how little progress has been made,” said senior Kevin McCarthy. “I was shocked to see that these citizens, who had so little to begin with, have been left with nothing.”

“My friends and family members were in shock when I told them that the houses we gutted were still full of the families’ belongings,” said senior Molly Johnston. “It’s heart-breaking.” She expects to return to New Orleans during Easter vacation.

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Catholic Charities volunteers respond in Florida ORLANDO, Fla. (CNS) — After tornadoes killed 20 people and left hundreds homeless in Florida’s Lake County and the surrounding area, some 200 Catholic Charities volunteers were distributing care packages and checking with farmworker contacts to see how the storm affected them.

Catholic Charities was one of 11 faith-based and community partners helping with the relief effort after the storms during the overnight hours Feb. 1-2, according to the state’s Emergency Support Functions division.

“This is going to be a long-term process, trying to help families rebuild,” said Brenda K. Loyal, marketing and development director of Catholic Charities in Orlando.

“Right now, it’s day by day.”

Catholic Charities of Central Florida, based in Orlando, dispatched a truck Feb. 3 to St. Vincent de Paul Parish in South Wildwood, St. Timothy Parish in Lady Lake and Northlake Presbyterian Church shelter in Lake County.

The truck carried 714 boxed meals, as well as hygiene kits containing shampoo, razors, shaving cream, tooth-

brushes, toothpaste, soap, diapers, blankets and pillows. The supplies were meant to help victims with essentials during the first 72 hours after the storms.

Catholic Charities was collecting nonperishable food items, toiletries and monetary donations to assist those affected by the storms. Bishop Thomas G. Wenski of Orlando pledged $100,000 to the disaster relief fund, and asked all parishes in the diocese to take up a second collection Feb. 10-11 for the storm-relief efforts.

“This Sunday, the ‘sermon on the plain’ Gospel challenges us to keep God in the center of our lives and to recognize that all blessings come from God,” Bishop Wenski said in a Feb. 5 letter to pastors. “The Gospel leads us to share our blessings with those in need.”

As the days unfold, Catholic Charities will continue to assess needs and coordinate efforts with neighboring social service agencies, Loyal said.

Monetary contributions may be sent to: Catholic Charities, 1771 N. Semoran Blvd., Orlando, FL 32804.

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New Monterey bishop asks faithful to work, minister, ‘build with me’ MONTEREY, Calif. (CNS) — Asking Catholics of California’s central coast to “work with me, minister with me, collaborate with me, build with me and love with me,” Bishop Richard J. Garcia was installed as the fourth bishop of Monterey during a multilingual Mass Jan. 30.

More than 1,700 people gathered in the Monterey Conference Center to welcome their new shepherd and participate in a festive liturgy radiant with color and multicultural tradition.

The ceremony included a choir of more than 100 people with trumpets blaring, liturgical dancers carrying incense in procession, and prayers of the faithful offered in seven different languages.

Joining in the celebration were 40 archbishops and bishops, including Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles, who presided at the Mass, Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States, Archbishop George H. Niederauer of San Francisco and Bishop William K. Weigand of Sacramento.

More than 200 priests attended from the Archdiocese of San Francisco and the Monterey, Sacramento and San Jose dioceses. Ten representatives from each of the Monterey Diocese’s 46 parishes also attended.

Bishop Garcia, 59, was a Sacramento auxiliary from 1997 until December, when he was named to replace Monterey Bishop Sylvester D. Ryan, 76, who retired after 14 years as head of the diocese.

He will lead some 200,000 Catholics in Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Luis Obispo and San Benito counties. He is one of 25 active Hispanic Catholic bishops in the United States.

During the more than two-hour Mass, emotion was visible

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■ Continued from cover “Indeed, the gap between the world’s wealthiest and poorest nations is widening,” he added.

“Also of concern to the Holy See is a cultural globalization which is drawing all societies into a worldwide consumer culture significantly influenced by secularism and just plain oldfashioned materialism,” he said. “In many places this cultural homogeneity is leading to the erosion of traditional family and social values which have sustained peoples and societies for centuries. It is particularly the destructive cultural and social effects of globalization that preoccupy the Vatican.”

He said Catholic universities can have “an indispensable role in the critical analysis of globalization,” including critical understanding of its impact on the traditional understanding of higher education’s roles of teaching, research and service.

Among questions Catholic scholars should be asking, he said, are: “What is the image of the human person that globalization proposes and even imposes? What kind of culture does it favor? Does it leave room for the experience of faith and the interior life?”

Archbishop Miller said the Holy See is also concerned about “the opening of a new digital divide between tertiary education institutions in the developed and developing countries.”

“The developments in communication technology are leading to the emergence of an information-based economy on a worldwide scale,” he said. “This, in turn, has an enormous influence on the curricula offered by centers of higher learning ... but it also reinforces existing inequalities among

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He stepped into his new role “hum“God brings us the abundance of the bled and grateful,” he said, for the pressea this day,” he said. “God awaits us in ence of so many of his fellow bishops, the gifts of and by the sea to remember priests, family and friends at the liturgy.

God’s care and compassion for us.”

Among those in the assembly were his He said his grandfather, Guillermo, sister and brother-in-law, Joanne and was “a God figure” to him, and took Daniel Foley from Benicia, his brother him to Playland at the beach in San and sister-in-law, Bill and Evelyn Francisco as a youngster.

Garcia from San Leandro, numerous “I would walk with him, his hand nieces and nephews, and many cousins. holding mine and mine his, as we Members of the bishop’s family walked on the shore,” Bishop Garcia joined local Catholics in presenting the said. “We would not say much, but just offertory gifts of bread and wine as well simply look beyond to the vastness of as other gifts reflecting the cultures of the sea and in our simple ways see God the people of the diocese. in all before us.”

Speaking in English and Spanish, When he was a child, Bishop Garcia Bishop Garcia said in his homily that a Monterey Bishop Richard J. Garcia said, his family took “special vacations” young Hispanic man in the Diocese of reaches out to bless people to the beach at Pacific Grove. His father Sacramento told him at one of his following his installation Mass. would tell the children that the sands farewell celebrations that God would be there were good for gardening, and the bishop and his siblings waiting for him in Monterey.

“I have pondered these words time and time again over these would bring boxes of it back to their home in San Francisco.

“That might be another reason God is waiting for me past several weeks and have felt them to be words of wisdom, grace, consolation, counsel and love,” he said. “Here in your in Monterey — to somehow return the sand,” he said jokmidst, in this local church, God is waiting for me, I dare say ingly. “This is the place where I have found God and he has found me.” waiting for us all in love.”

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Catholic institutions of higher learning. The universities that are reaping the lion’s share of the benefits of an informationbased economy are those in the developed countries.”

Like globalization, advancing technology “is widening the gap between ‘have’ and ‘have-not’ academic institutions,” he said.

Explaining the “commodification” of education, Archbishop Miller said the Vatican is concerned about “the decreasing attention to students — to the integral human development of students. Many tertiary-level institutions are abandoning the goal of forming the whole person as part of their mission.”

“A market-dominated approach to learning emphasizes technical and professional training over the formation of the whole person, replacing the dispassionate search for truth with the cult of competency. ... As a result, learning skills and competencies for the marketplace is replacing the role of a general education curriculum, which has traditionally enshrined a humanistic thrust,” he said. “Catholic education is everywhere suffering from this onslaught.”

Addressing the role of Catholic higher education in confronting those challenges, Archbishop Miller said, “Tertiary education which builds on the Catholic tradition can resist the imperialistic logic of the market. It offers a space for critical thought and a research agenda based on humanity’s authentic needs. ... Catholic universities ought to stress anew — or even for the first time in many parts of the world — the essential place of the humanities in tertiary education.”

In the face of the growing specialization and fragmentation of knowledge, he said Catholic institutions should put “a renewed emphasis on collaboration among the disciplines. ...

Cooperation and dialogue among specialists in different fields are a mark of genuine catholicity.”

The challenges of globalization and the widening gap in information technology show a need for “a new culture of educational solidarity among Catholic institutions,” Archbishop Miller said. “The asymmetry between ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ in Catholic higher education worldwide calls for radically increased cooperation.”

“The Holy See is asking Catholic institutions in the developed world to rethink their efforts to date, and to work aggressively to rectify this imbalance with a decisive commitment to academic solidarity,” he said.

He suggested U.S. institutions partner in joint research projects with institutions that lack resources.

“The challenge is to put in place at every level effective partnerships based on reciprocity, and not on lopsided relationships that eventually create resentment,” he said. “It is a mutual exchange of gifts.”

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Scalia says Constitution is obituary not for justices to rewrite Sister Mary Assumpta, RSM

By Beth Griffin NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (CNS) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said that the Constitution is not a living document and should not be rewritten each year by the unelected justices of the Supreme Court.

Scalia delivered an address titled “On Interpreting the Constitution” at Iona College in New Rochelle, where he is a visiting professor for the spring semester.

Scalia, a Catholic, described himself as an “originalist,” someone who sees the Constitution as a democratically adopted legal document that does not change.

“If the Constitution does not speak to a matter, it’s for the democratic process to provide an answer,” he said. “If you want something, you persuade your fellow citizens that it’s a good idea and pass a law.”

Scalia said that “over the past 40 or 50 years, the philosophy of a living, or evolving, Constitution has become popular. It is enormously seductive. You think everything you care about passionately is there in the Constitution. Everything comes out the way you want it to.”

He rejected the idea, saying that the Constitution “is not an empty bottle to be filled up by each generation.”

Scalia said, “Rights that never used to exist now do, because the court says so.”

The danger of allowing the court to find such rights, he said, is that it stifles debate.

“Once you read that ‘no state can prohibit abortion,’ there is no use debating it.

Abortion has been driven off the democratic stage, coast to coast,” he said, preventing individual states from passing laws that reflect the wishes of their residents.

State legislatures do not resist this, Scalia said, because “they love our taking the heat off them by coming out with a constitutional decision. They love our taking the ‘big A’ off their back.”

As an originalist, Scalia said he looks for what the original intent of the Constitution was. “I think that anything that was constitutional in 1799 is constitutional today,” he said. “Originalism will not always give you an answer you like, but you have to judge based on legitimacy and not whether you like it.”

Scalia, who was confirmed by a vote of 98-0 in the Senate in 1986, said that he doubted that he would be confirmed if he was nominated today.

“What has changed?” he asked. “The American people figured it out. When they select someone to be on the Supreme Court, they’re selecting someone to rewrite the

Mercy Sister Mary Assumpta Murray, a long-time leader in the Sisters of Mercy Community throughout California and Arizona, died Jan. 31, at the age of 98. She was active in her religious community life in Burlingame until shortly before her death.

Born in Alexandria, LA, she entered the Sisters of Mercy after graduating from high school in 1929.

Her long career in various leadership roles included tenure as principal at St. Peter’s School in San Francisco and Mercy High School, San Francisco.

A wise spirit with a quick mind, she welcomed change when she served in the Mercy Sisters leadership from 1959 to 1974. She was Director of Formation of young Sisters during the 1960s when the Catholic Church was undergoing radical reform. “I have not lost my vision to being open to whatever is coming,” she said in 1998 looking back on her ministry. “I feel that the Holy Spirit has been

Constitution the way they like it. It’s like having a mini-Constitutional Convention every time you appoint someone to the Supreme Court.”

in this renewal and is continually leading us. If we’re not open to what the future holds, then we cut off a great pathway.”

Under her guidance, Burlingame Sisters began working in Peru’s Altiplano in 1964.

She was Chairman of the Board of St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Phoenix, Ariz., for five years and moved in 1979 to St. John’s Hospital in Oxnard where she was the visible presence of Mercy in the community for 22 years.

She leaves her brother Msgr. Richard Murray of Los Angeles, sisters Mabel Cummings and Margaret Benkert, many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews, and her loving community of the Sisters of Mercy. A funeral Mass was celebrated Feb. 5 at the Mercy Sisters’ Motherhouse Chapel in Burlingame. Interment was at Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma. Memorial gifts may be made to the Sisters of Mercy, 2300 Adeline Drive, Burlingame, CA 94010.

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Catholic san Francisco Northern California’s Weekly Catholic Newspaper

A worthy newspaper Speaking to the Italian Federation of Catholic Weeklies last November, Pope Benedict XVI said the primary task of a diocesan newspaper is to “serve the truth with courage, helping the public see, understand and live reality with the eyes of God.” In taking note of plans to greatly expand diocesan newspapers in Italy, the pope said, “Continue to be ‘newspapers of the people and among the people,’ stages for a loyal exchange and debate among diverse opinions in order to promote an authentic dialogue, which is indispensable for the growth of the civic and church communities.”

While holding firm to the truths taught by the church, the pope said Catholic newspapers “can represent significant places of encounter and attentive discernment for lay faithful involved in the social and political arena so that they can dialogue and find convergences and objectives for joint action in the service of the Gospel and the common good.”

These recent comments by the Holy Father are consistent with the vision of Catholic San Francisco articulated a decade ago and discussed with clergy, religious and laity prior to the establishment of this newspaper by Cardinal William J. Levada in his tenure as Archbishop of San Francisco. At that time, our Americanized and shorthand descriptions of what we wanted to accomplish included “helping Catholics better know, live and share their faith;” and “to be an eye on the Catholic world and a Catholic eye on the world.”

With this issue, we mark the eighth anniversary of Catholic San Francisco; our first issue was published Feb. 12, 1999. Establishing a newspaper at the dawn of the third millennium seemed anachronistic to some. But the demographics of the Archdiocese of San Francisco clearly indicated that a strong readership existed here, and that a quality newspaper had a strong role to play in the mix of Archdiocesan communications.

With the support of then Archbishop Levada and the continuing support of Archbishop George H. Niederauer, Catholic San Francisco has been given an opportunity to serve the mission of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. To be successful in this endeavor, we always have had as our goal – often in difficult times – the creation of a quality publication that consistently earns the respect of readers, advertisers and observers. By measures of readership surveys, testimonial evidence, advertising volume, patronage, loyalty, and recognition in the form of awards for excellence presented by the Catholic Press Association – we have been blessed with success.

The Archdiocese, parishes, and ministries benefit from the newspaper, and, in turn, the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal provides a portion of its operating funds. Revenue derived from newspaper advertising – thanks to a lot of hard work – is able to cover the paper’s substantial costs of printing and postage.

Catholic San Francisco’s distribution model also has gained a good deal of notice in both American and international diocesan circles.

Catholic San Francisco is mailed via the U.S. Postal Service free to every household registered with a parish in the Archdiocese. This approach contributes to evangelization, catechesis and economic goals, in that we achieve a wide distribution and a readership base that is attractive to paying advertisers.

Development and enhancement of the newspaper’s website www.catholic-sf.org (as well as the website of the Archdiocese www.sfarchdiocese.org) has been held back in recent years because of severe budget restrictions. As in the experience of other Archdiocesan offices and ministries, limited resources put constraints on what can be undertaken and accomplished. With somewhat restored resources and renewed focus, we hope to improve our Internet and related capabilities in the coming year.

Catholic San Francisco also is beginning to emerge from a threeand-a-half year period of greatly reduced staff resources. For the past 18 months, we have lacked an assistant editor, and since last July, the editor position also has been open. Maintaining the quality of the newspaper under these circumstances has been the result of very hard work by a few dedicated individuals. We are proud that the quality of the newspaper has been maintained during a difficult time.

The eighth anniversary of Catholic San Francisco seems to be a most appropriate and propitious time to welcome Dan Morris-Young’s return as editor of the newspaper, a position he held in 1999-2000. We are happy that, once again, he is leaving his beloved Northwest to give us the benefit of his experience and energy. We look forward to the days ahead as we continue to build a worthy newspaper on the foundation that has been established.

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Missing George Weigel I look forward to receiving Catholic San Francisco each week and I am grateful that our Archdiocese is able to publish this paper of news and opinion. But I have noticed that my favorite among the columnists has gone silent lately. Have you dropped George Weigel? If so, I wish you would bring him back. His columns are both informative and interesting, and he brings an intellectual point of view to which all of us should be exposed on a regular basis. Even when many disagree — and lo, how many do disagree — Mr. Weigel’s columns help us to remember that ours is the universal church.

Stephen St. Marie San Francisco Ed. Note: George Weigel continues to be among our regular commentators. His column is considered for publication along with the work of other writers.

Duty to speak out The leaders of the Catholic Church have the right and obligation to speak out in upholding faith and morals. It is our duty to speak the truth that was given to us by Jesus Christ. The Catholic Church is built on these beliefs of faith, truth and tradition. With regards to a politician who claims to be a staunch Catholic, yet supports and works for positions antithetical to Church teaching, the truth must be told.

Ms. Nancy Pelosi does not agree with the teaching of the Church on life or family issues. It is hypocritical for her to publicly proclaim a devout Catholicism while actively working against the beliefs of the Church.

Certainly, Ms. Pelosi has a right to her political views, but it is wrong for her to portray her views as being “Catholic” and lead people in the wrong direction. Ms. Pelosi has my prayers that she will come to see the truth.

Marguerite Mueller San Rafael

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Regarding the story on the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council (Jan. 26), I think it would be helpful if Catholic San Francisco published the names and parish affiliations of the members of the Council. If one of the tasks of the Council is to “present insights into the life of the local Church” and possibly, following Archbishop Niederauer’s suggestion, to present “grassroots concerns” at future meetings, one might imagine that dialogue between Council members and the people in the pews would be a helpful component of their work. It makes sense to know who the members are and how and when they

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intend to bring these concerns forward. I imagine Catholic San Francisco regularly reports on the meetings of the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council and perhaps published meeting agendas. I look forward to knowing more about the work of this important Council.

Maureen Bennett San Rafael Ed. Note: The names of the members of the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council and their parish or deanery affiliations have been published by Catholic San Francisco in the past. A listing of the Council members also has been published in the Archdiocesan Directory, which is distributed free to parishioners (see 2007 edition, page 11). Because there has been a 21-month hiatus between meetings of the Council, Archbishop Niederauer has asked members to consider extending their terms for an additional two years. Council membership now is being formalized and will be reported by Catholic San Francisco.

Thanks and correction

On behalf of the many R.C.I.A. catechists and participants in our parishes, thank you for the story (Feb. 2) on the R.C.I.A. Cathedral Pilgrimage Sunday, Jan. 28. It has become a valuable annual event and the work of many talented people.

I would like to point out one correction please. The article had this statement: “VallezKelly said the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults begins with what is called the “Period of Purification and Enlightenment” for the Elect — those chosen to be Baptized at the Easter Vigil.” I’m afraid this is an inaccurate paraphrase of a written statement I had provided. What I actually said was: “ ... we are already looking ahead to the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion on Feb. 25, the first Sunday of Lent. In the R.C.I.A. process, that Rite begins what is called the ‘Period of Purification and Enlightenment’ for the Elect (those chosen to be baptized at the Easter Vigil).”

To clarify, it is the “Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion” that begins the “Period of Purification and Enlightenment.” The overall Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults process begins long before this time with the “Period of Evangelization and Precatechumenate” (also known as “Period of Inquiry”) and then, formally, with the Rite of Acceptance.

Pat Vallez-Kelly Archdiocesan Office of Worship

St. Francis Center’s gratitude and praise We are so grateful to you for the wonderful story you did on St. Francis Center (Dec. 8). The photographs, layout and story all seemed to capture the spirit of this wonderful place. Since 1986, St. Francis Center has been a “place of miracles” for the working poor and immigrant families of the area. The Center tries to bring the Gospel to life through actions based on compassion rather than judgment.

In announcing the Gospel, some use the spoken word in a special way. It seems to me that Catholic San Francisco has a special way with the written word, which is your gift of announcing the Gospel. Please know of our gratitude; the article was perfect.

Sister Christina Heltsley, O.P. Executive Director St. Francis Center Redwood City

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The Catholic Difference Nancy Pelosi and I grew up in the same Baltimore, in the days of May Processions and Forty Hours’ devotions, of Baltimore Catechisms and nuns in starched wimples, of Catholic heroes like John Unitas and Gino Marchetti. Nostalgia always is suspect when judging the texture of a time and a place: in this case, a town of ethnic neighborhoods in which Catholic kids unselfconsciously identified themselves by parish. Yet it’s hard not to feel a twinge of reverence for something that wasn’t perfect – but, dang, it was great. Or, as another product of that period, Garry Wills, once wrote, “Not a bad ghetto to grow up in.”

In the Fifties, Nancy D’Alesandro was the mayor’s daughter – her father being “Big Tommy” D’Alesandro, as distinguished from Nancy’s brother, “Young Tommy,” who was mayor during riot time in 1968 and then left public life. After marrying Paul Pelosi in 1962, Nancy moved to San Francisco – and thereby missed one of the electric moments in the twilight years of the old Baltimore in which we were both raised.

It was January 1966, and the City Council was considering an open housing bill – a key plank in the platform of civil rights leaders. “Young Tommy” D’Alesandro, then president of the Council, invited Cardinal Lawrence Shehan to testify at a public hearing on the measure. The diminutive cardinal had barely gotten the first sentence out of his mouth when raucous jeers broke out, to the point where Young Tommy had the cops clear the room so the hearing could proceed. “The Jeering of the Cardinal” was the big story for days thereafter – a story from

which some of us took an important lesson: the Catholic Church stood shoulder-to-shoulder with those deemed outside the boundaries of society’s protection and concern.

It’s hard to imagine Young Tommy not telling his sister about that episode, but Nancy Pelosi doesn’t seem to have learned the meaning of those heady days for the 21st century – that the legislative battles to protect the right-to-life of the unborn, the elderly, and the handicapped, (not to mention the battle against treating human embryos as research material) are civil rights struggles in moral continuity with the civil rights struggles of the Sixties. The questions are the same: Who enjoys the protection of the laws? Who is inside the boundaries of the community’s protection and concern? Who is safe, if some of us arrogate to ourselves the power to declare others of us outside those boundaries?

I wish my fellow-ex-Baltimorean had answered those questions in a way that does full justice to the Catholic upbringing of which she boasts. Alas, Nancy Pelosi is one of the most relentless supporters of the spurious “right” to abortion in the House: which means that she’s on the wrong side of the great civil rights issue of our time, just like the people who jeered Cardinal Shehan in 1966. NARAL Pro-Choice America went into paroxysms of adulation when Pelosi was elected Speaker, while Democrats for Life lamented that Pelosi put federal funding for embryo-destructive stem cell research near the top of her legislative agenda.

Then there was the carefully choreographed early January Mass at Washington’s Trinity University, where Pelosi had attended college. At the Speaker’s invitation, the celebrant and homilist George Weigel was Father Robert Drinan, SJ, who would succumb to pneumonia a few weeks later. Father Drinan was the man who, more than anyone else, gave the moral green light for the Democratic Party to tarnish its modern civil rights record by embracing the abortion license; the man who, during his years in Congress, consistently defied the canons of public justice (and the Church’s settled conviction) on the great civil rights issue of the day. If Father Drinan’s record provides insight into the Pelosi speakership, then Nancy Pelosi has betrayed the great public lesson of the Baltimore Catholicism in which we both grew up.

I pray that my fellow-ex-Baltimorean changes her mind, but I’m not holding my breath. I’m also praying that my skepticism is misplaced.

Now, in those days I had been teaching school at a Jesuit boarding school in the Alaskan bush where our students were almost all Yupiaq Eskimos. I was enthralled with the experience.

To my chagrin, Julio proceeded to completely debunk “Native culture.” Basically, his attitude was, “What culture?”

Native Americans had contributed nothing to the history of our hemisphere, he asserted. What “contributions” had they made?

What had lasted? What was worthy of lasting?

Over the years, I’ve thought about a lot of comebacks.

When one people conquers another, I might have said, valuable things will be lost. Great civilizations had risen and fallen in this hemisphere before the white man came, I’d say. If Europeans had adopted some of the Native people’s values, rather than overtaken them completely with their own, they’d be better off.

The winner writes the history, I’d tell Julio.

I could have said a lot of things, but I was woefully inarticulate, fueled by my anger and my surprise at encountering this attitude I never really had heard anyone express before.

Julio was the son of an important man in the government of Fulgencio Batista, the dictator of Cuba before Fidel Castro’s revolution. After Castro’s takeover, Julio fled Cuba as a child with his family. He was proud of his Spanish origins and, later in life,

adopted his father’s hereditary Spanish title of “marquis.” In his home were framed portraits of various Spanish aristocrats, complete with tiaras and sashes adorned with medals.

Over the years, I grew to know Julio as a Effie Caldarola generous and hospitable man. He was simply caught up in a Eurocentric worldview that had been engrained in him and from which he’d never escaped. His values were superior, and that was that.

I suppose encounters like this teach us something. It makes it easier to understand why Sunnis and Shiites can still get riled up at each other for something that happened 1,400 years ago.

And it makes it easier to ask myself: What’s engrained in me that I don’t recognize? What baggage do I carry that I’ve never completely unpacked?

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

For the Journey

Unpacked baggage It was my first trip to Manhattan, and I was wide-eyed at this city I’d seen only in movies. Back then in the 1970s, I still considered myself a Nebraska farm girl, and New York seemed vastly overcrowded and way too hurried.

I was visiting my younger brother, who, due to astronomical rent prices, lived in a postage-stamp-size apartment with one window.

This window, which was an amenity to a New Yorker, seemed sheer craziness to me. It looked out directly at another brick building. If I put my arm out the window and stretched a bit, I could touch the other building. And when you looked down from the window, you saw pavement boxed in by at least two other walls.

We wouldn’t have called this a window in Nebraska.

Then there was my brother’s friend Julio. Later Julio would become my close friend, but when he swept into my brother’s apartment in his tuxedo, topped off by a black cape, my first encounter wasn’t so positive.

I don’t know what social engagement Julio was off to in his big-city apparel, but he had stopped by to meet me. So we made the usual courteous small talk until, somehow, the subject of Native peoples came up.

Effie Caldarola writes and lives in Anchorage, Alaska.

Spirituality for Life

Getting and not getting the secret What’s life’s deep secret? Do we ever really understand life? Do we ever really get things right? What lies at the center of life? These are the deeper questions that gnaw away inside of us and we are never really sure how to answer them. Do we ever really understand what our lives are all about?

Yes and no! I suspect that most of us go through life bouncing back and forth between knowing and not knowing, between feeling steady and feeling insecure, between having days when we feel we’re getting things right and having days when everything seems out of sorts.

As the Sufi mystic Rumi once put it, we live “with a secret we sometimes know, and then not know.” Some days, it seems, we know the secret to living and feel we are inside of things, at their heart. This may not necessarily be something we are consciously aware of, but something sensed at some deeper level.

There are times when our lives make sense in a way Vaclav Havel once described. Steadiness, he suggests, lies “not in the conviction that something will turn out well, but in the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.”

But there are also days when we aren’t sure exactly what we know, when we feel outside of things, when the circle of life seems to exclude us, and we walk round the edges of love and meaning, unsure, unsteady, feeling some inexplicable guilt because we have the sense that somehow we are doing things wrongly and are not where we should be.

And so we live with a secret we sometimes know, and then not. We feel steady and then unsure, strong and then vulnerable, moral and then guilty; loveable and then unworthy; we sense that we know the secret to life and then suddenly we feel we don’t.

Sometimes we stand inside of things and sometimes we stand outside of them.

I’ve always been struck by a very poignant expression in the Gospel of Mark. He tells us that Peter betrayed Jesus at his trial, ultimately cursing him in order to save himself, After that betrayal, Mark (in a stunningly cryptic statement) says simply: “Peter went outside!”

Outside of what? Obviously he is referring to much more than Peter simply stepping outside of a door and leaving a room or a courtyard. In betraying Jesus, and in betraying himself, Peter “went outside” of something else, namely, outside all that’s best inside of himself, outside of the community of life, and outside the secret of life itself. And what is the secret of life itself?

In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus says: “To you is given the secret of the Kingdom of God, but to those outside, everything is in riddles.” To whom is he referring? Who is “you”? What is the secret? What puts you inside? What puts you outside and makes the Gospel a riddle?

In Mark’s Gospel, the answers to these questions are clear: You are “inside” or “outside” the true circle of understanding, not on the basis of being Jew or Gentile, of being man or woman, or of going or not going to church. Rather you are inside or outside the circle of true understanding on the basis of “getting” or “not getting” the secret. And what is the secret?

In essence, the secret to life is the cross of Christ or, as various scripture scholars and spiritual writers put it, the brokenness of Jesus on the cross, the wisdom of the cross, the invitation that lies inside the cross, and the willingness to live out the demands of the cross.

It’s not easy to try to summarize all that this means. To do that, one would have to summarize all the deepest challenges within revelation, theology, and spirituality: God’s unconditional love and forgiveness, God’s loving Father presence inside of human Ron Rolheiser twistedness, vulnerability as the path to intimacy, God’s identification with the poor and the excluded, the necessary connection between suffering and glory, the paradoxical nature of love and life, the centrality of self-sacrifice as the key to love and fidelity, and the importance of giving our lives over without resentment (of not sending the bill whenever we carry someone’s cross).

There’s a lot inside this secret! And when we are at our best, when we let the demands of love, truth, and fidelity take us to where we would rather not go, we know its truth and live inside of it. On those days, we know the secret of the kingdom and the Gospels make sense. But then there are days that, like Peter when he betrayed Jesus, we “go outside”, outside of truth and what’s best inside of us, and from that perspective life, love, truth, Jesus, and the Gospels all look like an empty riddle.

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

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SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY

Scripture Reflection

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FATHER JOSEPH PELLEGRINO

Jeremiah 17:5-8; 1 Corinthians 5:12, 16-20; Psalm 1:1-2, 3, 4, 6; Luke 6:17, 20-26 A READING FROM THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET JEREMIAH (JER 17:5-8) Thus says the Lord: Cursed is the one who trusts in human beings, who seeks his strength in flesh, whose heart turns away from the Lord.

He is like a barren bush in the desert that enjoys no change of season, but stands in a lava waste, a salt and empty earth.

Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose hope is the Lord.

He is like a tree planted beside the waters that stretches out its roots to the stream: it fears not the heat when it comes; its leaves stay green; in the year of drought it shows no distress, but still bears fruit.

A READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE (LK 6:17, 20-26) Jesus came down with the twelve and stood on a stretch of level ground with a great crowd of his disciples and a large number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon. And raising his eyes toward his disciples he said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours.

Blessed are you who are now hungry, for you will be satisfied.

Blessed are you who are now weeping, for you will laugh.

Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude and insult you, and denounce your name as evil on account of the Son of Man. Rejoice and leap for joy on that day!

Behold, your reward will be great in heaven. For their ancestors treated the prophets in the same way.

But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation.

Woe to you who are filled now, for you will be hungry.

Woe to you who laugh now, for you will grieve and weep.

Woe to you when all speak well of you, for their ancestors treated the false prophets in this way.”

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RESPONSORIAL PSALM (PS 1:1-2, 3, 4 AND 6) R. Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.

Blessed the man who follows not the counsel of the wicked, nor walks in the way of sinners, nor sits in the company of the insolent, but delights in the law of the Lord and meditates on his law day and night.

R. Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.

He is like a tree planted near running water, that yields its fruit in due season, and whose leaves never fade.

Whatever he does, prospers.

R. Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.

Not so the wicked, not so; they are like chaff which the wind drives away.

For the Lord watches over the way of the just, but the way of the wicked vanishes.

R. Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.

All questions have an answer

A READING FROM THE FIRST LETTER OF SAINT PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS (I COR 15:12, 16-20) Brothers and sisters: If Christ is preached as raised from the dead, how can some among you say there is no resurrection of the dead? If the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been raised, and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain; you are still in your sins. Then those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are the most pitiable people of all.

But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

Rembrandt van Rijn depicts Christ preaching in the "Hundred Guilder Print" created about 1648. Etching, dry point and engraving on ivory colored Japanese paper; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Christ is the radiant central figure in this monumental print by Rembrandt.

His left hand is held up in benediction as he gestures a mother with a child to approach. To the right, the sick and the poor kneel before Jesus while a group of Pharisees watch disapprovingly. The scene is taken from the 19th chapter of the Gospel according to St. Matthew. This describes Christ healing the sick, debating with scholars and calling on children to come to him. A rich young man, who was advised by Christ to give away all his possessions, is leaving through the gateway on the right. Rather than focus on a single story, Rembrandt has brought all these elements together into one composition.

Who are we? What do we want? Why Today’s Gospel presents the Beatitudes the way they are framed by St. Luke. They are we here? What makes life worth living? are quite different than the Beatitudes as How can it be that each one of us, one found in the Gospel of Matthew. Everything among billions, can be significant? What about them is different, even the setting. In possible good can be found in suffering, in the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus climbs a hill death? The answer to each of these quesand delivers the Sermon on the Mount. His tions can only be found in the context of introduction is the eight Beatitudes we may our sharing in the mystery of Jesus. Our dignity as human beings comes from him. have memorized as children.

The Gospel of Matthew is written for His life flows through us allowing us to be Jewish Christians. It speaks about the new both physical and spiritual.

Who are we? We are the People of God. attitudes, the new mind set necessary for the What do we want? We want to increase Kingdom of the Lord. The heart must be pure, the Spirit must be poor, those who his life within us, and among us. We want mourn the plight of Israel fallen from God to bring his life to those who do not possess will be comforted, those who hunger and him.

Why are we here? To know him, to love thirst for righteousness will receive the Kingdom of Heaven. There must be a trans- him and to serve him, the old Baltimore formation from the Old Testament mentality Catechism once told us. To deepen his presto a new life, a New Testament, a new ence in the world by providing a unique Kingdom. The Beatitudes in the Gospel of reflection of his love, a more profound Matthew present some of the fundamental Christian anthropology reveals.

And what could possibly make us think changes that the ancient Jews must make to that each one of us, become Christians. one among billions, The Gospel of could make any Luke is quite differ- . . . the human person impact upon the ent. It was written world? The power by a gentile convert, only begins to reach his of the spiritual, the Luke, and power of Christ addressed primarily or her potential when he working in each of to gentile converts us is a greater force to Christianity. or she allows himself or than the world had Luke’s audience ever experienced. was poor. Many Listen to what Luke were slaves or low herself to be the spiritual tells his supposedly born. Their choice of Christianity only person God created. To be poor, lowly, and insignificant audiexacerbated their ence. He quotes situation. In pre- this person, the man or Jesus as saying, senting the Lord’s “Among those born words to the perse- woman must reach of women, no one is cuted and suffering, greater than John Luke places Jesus out to Jesus Christ. (the Baptist); yet on a level with the least in the them. He too was Kingdom of God is greater than he.” poor, suffering and persecuted.

Only four Beatitudes are presented. They Theresa of Liseaux, Teresa of Calcutta, a don’t have to do with attitudes. They point sickly young girl and a small little old lady. to the present condition of the poor gentile Insignificant? Hardly. With the power of Christian. “Blessed are you who are poor Christ they made an impact on the world. How now. Blessed are you who are hungry, now. about us here? A mom, a dad, a Christian, Blessed are you who are weeping now. reaching out to bring the presence of the Lord Blessed are you who are ostracized now.” to a child, a friend, a stranger. Insignificant?

Closer to the ancient Beatitude form than Hardly. If others have experienced Christ Matthew, Luke also presents the antitheses, through any of us, then the power of God will “Woe to you whose consolation is in your transform them. The world is bettered every riches. Woe to you who are filled while oth- time a person allows God into his or her life. ers go hungry. Woe to you who laugh while With our sharing in the power of God, how others cry. Woe to you who are flattered by can any of us be insignificant? those who really do not respect you.”

What possible good can be found in sufWhat is the difference between the peo- fering, in death? For the Christian, the ple who Luke calls “blessed” and those to value of suffering is found in union with whom he says, “Woe?” Those who are Christ on the Cross. For the Christian the blessed have put their trust in God instead joy of death is union with Christ in paraof in the world. Those to whom he says, dise. For the world, the suffering Christian “Woe” have found their joy in the material brings another experience of a person turnwithout even considering the spiritual. ing his or her pain into a prayer for others.

“Cursed is the one who trusts in human For the world, the dying Christian presents beings, who seeks his strength in flesh, another experience of a person taking true whose heart turns away from the Lord,” wealth with him or her at death.

Jeremiah prophesies in the first reading.

The Beatitudes in the Gospel of Luke Our brilliant, late Holy Father, Pope are eminently practical. They recognize our John Paul II, made the dignity of the human human condition but tell us that despite our person the center of his teaching. Time and insignificance in the eyes of the world, time again he stated that the human person when we allow the person of Jesus Christ to only begins to reach his or her potential reign our lives, our lives have infinite value. when he or she allows himself or herself to The theme of the Gospel of Luke is be the spiritual person God created. To be expressed in Mary’s Magnificat: the lowly this person, the man or woman must reach have been raised up. out to Jesus Christ. Following the Second You and I have been raised up. You and Vatican Council, Pope John Paul II empha- I have meaning. You and I have Jesus. sized that “it is only in the mystery of the Father Joseph Pellegrino is a pastor Word made flesh that the mystery of man truly becomes clear.” in Tarpon Springs, Florida.

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Guest Commentary

Why do we believe the Earth is round?

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A few months ago the International Astronomers’ 1) Apostles, saints and theologians from St. Peter to spiracy theories, such a Union gathered at what I like to refer to as the Pope Benedict XVI have handed down this faith based notion is plausible!)

3) An organization Astronomical Council of Prague. During this conference it upon personal, physical experience of Jesus and his revelawas declared by the learned participants that Pluto was no tions and teachings – but in the age of the Da Vinci Code known as NASA has longer to be considered a full-fledged planet, but rather a and conspiracy theories, how do we know that such experi- verified that space missions have taken place “dwarf” planet. Despite the fact that it did not in any way ences and stories are even true? change what Pluto is (merely the definition) the resolution 2) An organization known as the Church continues to and can bear witness made headlines around the world. Considering the vast teach, preach and sanctify, bearing witness that God does that the Earth is round – expertise of the participants of that conference, it made me indeed exist and his Son’s work continues throughout the but for an organization Father realize just how little I know about that field, and how world – but what makes us think that the Church is no dif- always in need of Bill Nicholas quick we are to accept the decision of the IAU. In light of ferent from any other male-dominated organization vying money, how can we be sure that they haven’t just how much credence we give to the scientific commu- for power and influence? nity, I began to reflect upon another scientific question: 3) We have written documentation from Apostles, simply agreed to say Why do we believe the Earth is round?

Church Fathers and saints throughout history, in addition what was necessary in order to get funding?

4) We have seen pictures of a round Earth – two-dimenAt first glance that question might seem ridiculous. How to the revealed Word of God – but what about the countfoolish it would sound if one were to say, “For you the Earth less other documents that (as some claim) were “sup- sional pictures that could have been taken from directly is round, but for me it is flat,” or “Believing that the Earth is pressed” because they were not in agreement with the above, giving only the appearance of roundness.

5) We have seen videos of rockets, shuttles and orbits flat is okay if that is what works for you.” Just as ridiculous “dominant power”? around the Earth – so too have we seen such are those who, at least for now, are saying, films as “Star Wars,” “Star Trek” and “2001: “For me Pluto is still a planet.” Either it is or A Space Odyssey;” and boy if those planets it isn’t. Either the Earth is round or it is not. and moons don’t look real! (Some even This, however, is the perspective that debate that the landing on the moon was a many in our modern world have toward faith Hollywood production, and the film and religion. It is not considered foolish to “Capricorn One” makes a similar case.) say, “For you there is a God, but for me there 6) We ourselves may have taken a plane is not,” or “Believing in God is okay if that is or boat trip around the world – but did we what works for you, but not everyone believes personally pilot the vessel? Do we underin a God,” or “For some people Jesus is not stand the intricacies of nautical navigation? really God, just a great moral teacher.”

Did we stay awake throughout the entire trip However, people of faith may find such viewto make sure that the ship or plane did not points ridiculous. Either there is a God or change course so that we only think it went there is not. Either Jesus is God’s divine Son, around the world? Was it daylight and clear or he is not. Therefore, it is not a matter of skies the entire trip? How do we know we what one believes, but of what is true. Simply were not deceived? believing the contrary does not make it so.

In short, very few of us have ever personWith the coming of the Great ally experienced the roundness of the Earth.

Enlightenment, religious faith was upstaged Few of us possess the knowledge of astronoby scientific thought in the mindset of my and expertise to read the stars, chart the Western Civilization. Faith and religion were patterns, and make the calculations that set aside (some say sacrificed) in favor of scidemonstrate this simple fact so many of us ence and reason. With the modern debate take for granted. over whether evolution is taught over creWhen all is said and done, we believe the ationism (or intelligent design) in our public Earth is round because we have chosen to schools, the argument is over what is taught. believe it. We choose to accept the compliNevertheless, the clash in the end is over cated evidence given to us by astronomers. what is believed to be true and the ramificaWe choose to believe the astronauts who tions of that truth. However, the learning, claim to have orbited the Earth in rockets and teaching and accepting of any truth is very This image of the Earth from NASA updates the famous ``Blue Marble'' space shuttles. We choose to believe NASA much the same whether they are scientific or photograph taken by Apollo astronauts. The digital image uses data and other scientific communities that are religious. collected from several satellites to approximate what a human would funded for the purpose of exploration and Why do we believe in God? Why do we see from orbit. The Moon, in the background, was added to the research. We choose to believe the pictures believe in Jesus? Why do we believe in the and videos. We put our faith and trust in Gospel given us by the Church for over 2,000 composite and has been magnified to about twice its relative size. those who have told us that the Earth is years? Why do some refuse to believe it? The answers may be simple, but the modern mindset has taken 4) We have seen video’s and documentaries of God’s indeed round, and we believe it as an undeniable truth. to questioning the credibility of these answers, reducing continued action in our world from humble missionary Some (like the Flat Earth Society) choose not to believe. much of them to personal preferences rather than a work among the poorest of the poor to the triumphant elec- But believing the Earth is flat does not make it so.

It is the same with faith and religion. We choose to revealed, undeniable truth. tion of a new Holy Father, and the inspiration and elation generated by both – but what makes us think they are not accept the authority of the Church in handing down that faith. We choose to believe the historical documentation staged events making use of mass media?

5) We may even have had a personal experience of and revealed Scriptures. While modern skeptics may throw God’s existence and love – but there are others, called endless questions designed to discredit faith (while acceptBy Patricia Kasten agnostics, who seek a “concrete” experience of God as evi- ing without question the declarations of science) we must, Gospel for February 11, 2007 in the end, choose to believe in God and the components of dence of his existence.

Luke 6:17, 20-26 So why do we believe in God and the aspects of our our faith as undeniable truths – truths revealed by Christ, Following is a word search based on the Gospel reading faith? To further reflect on this conundrum, perhaps we can verified by testimony, taught by the Church, handed down for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C: the return to that other, seemingly fundamental question: Why to us by our parents, and even perhaps experienced on a Sermon on the Plain about blessings and woes. The personal level. Some (like atheists and agnostics) choose do we believe the Earth is round? words can be found in all directions in the puzzle.

Upon further reflection the question is an interesting not to believe.

CAME DOWN LEVEL JUDEA With the certainty of sciissue to ponder, until we JERUSALEM SIDON BLESSED ence we know that when we realize just how much we LAUGH HATE YOU YOUR NAME ACCOUNT SON OF MAN REJOICE look out to sea there is more take that fact for granted. Ultimately it is not a question of LEAP FOR JOY REWARD GREAT to the world than the perAfter all, have any of us WOE TO YOU RICH CONSOLATION WEEP SPEAK WELL FALSE ever really experienced that what one chooses to believe. It is a ceptible limits on the horizon. We can take long cruisfact first-hand? If not, then in ships and flights in how can we be so sure that JOY AND WOE question, rather, of believing that esplanes from one end of the the earth is not flat?

N A M F O N O S A A O A world to another without One might offer various W O E T O Y O U E C M N fear of falling off the edge solutions to that problem, which is undeniably true.

O J I R E W A R D C Y A (something considered quite classifying them as personD S P T H E S J U O O N al experience. However, like the arguments in favor of fearsome prior to Christopher Columbus). With the certainE P L A A S I E J U U U God’s existence, the credibility of the Earth’s roundness ty of faith we can live in full confidence that there is a life M E L E D L D R O N R O can easily be questioned using similar argumentation used to come. We can endure ridicule, dissention and persecution A A E R W A O U H T N Y knowing that God watches over us and will see us through. to question aspects of faith: C K V G H F N S D D A E With full confidence in their source, we profess the 1) We have been taught all our lives that the Earth is W W E E P H J A N J M T round – but how do we know that it isn’t just superstition, undeniable truths of our faith. Some may choose to quesE E L A U G H L K O E A or an outright lie? After all, from our perspective, the Earth tion or refute them, but choosing to believe the contrary E L E C I O J E R I C H does not make it so. Ultimately it is not a question of what falls off at the horizon!

B L E S S E D M E L B X 2) Scientists and explorers from Galileo to the current one chooses to believe. It is a question, rather, of believing © 2007 Tri-C-A Publications pilots of the space shuttle have told us that the Earth is that which is undeniably true. round – but do we personally possess the knowledge and Sponsored by WEST COAST CHURCH SUPPLIES expertise to verify for ourselves that these experts are corFather Bill Nicolas is parochial vicar at 369 Grand Ave., So. San Francisco rect, or even telling the truth? (In this skeptical age of con1-800-767-0660 ● westcoastchurchsupplies.com St. Cecilia Parish in San Francisco

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January Highlights EWTN to air programs on Mother Teresa, Sudan Upcoming special programs to be televised on EWTN include “A Day With Mother Teresa,” which airs Feb. 15 at 3:30 p.m. local time. The film was made at a conference on religious life in Chicago in 1981. The saintly nun, who founded the Missionaries of Charity Order and worked with the poor and dying in the slums of Calcutta, addresses a wide range of questions.

Another EWTN special program, “Sudan: And You Do Not Cry With Us,” is described by the network as a heart-wrenching story of the on-and-off- relationship between Christianity and Islam in Sudan, and the pres-

ent day plight of persecuted Christians. This program airs Feb. 17 at 5 p.m. and again at 11 p.m. It will also air Feb. 22 at 10 a.m.

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Please join us to visit Mother Mary’s house in Ephesus (where Pope Benedict just visited in Turkey), Tomb of St. John the Apostle, Tomb of St. Nicholas (Santa Claus), some of the Seven Churches of Revelation, Pamukkale: one of the natural wonders of the world; a snow like mountain plateaus formed by deposits of calcium carbonate from thermal springs. These spas and mineral-rich springs are believed to be of therapeutic value. Where East meets West: Constantinople/Istanbul (topkapi: sultan’s palace, Hagia Sophia & The Grand Bazaar). March 16-25, 2007 SFO $1, 990 + tax

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February 9, 2007

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

February 24: Archbishop Riordan High School announces its annual gala “Purple and Gold Hits The High Seas” to be held at the Hyatt Hotel in Burlingame. An evening of fine dining, dancing, live and silent auction with special Guest MC, Bob Sarlatte and honoring the Sanchez-Corea Family.

For more information please contact Sharon Udovich, Special Events Director at (415) 586-8200, ext. 217.

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

3rd Sat.: Handicapables gather for Mass and lunch at St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, at noon. Volunteer drivers always needed. Call (415) 585-9085.

California Handicapables needs volunteers including drivers, servers, donors, and recruiters of those who might benefit from the experience. Call Jane Cunningham at (415) 585-9085.

4th Sat.: Handicapables of Marin meet at noon in the recreation room of the Maria B. Freitas Senior Community adjacent to St. Isabella Church, Terra Linda, for Mass, lunch and entertainment. Call (415) 457-7859.

Datebook Students from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Elementary School marched toward a cure for friend and classmate Michelle Hoskins in Redwood City’s Hometown Holidays Parade in December. Michelle, a 3rd grader, has been diagnosed with leukemia and has undergone a bone marrow transplant.

Mar. 11: Archdiocesan Choral Festival.

Choristers from more than 20 parishes join in glorious song for a concert under the direction of Simon Berry. Free admission. 4:00p.m. St. Cecilia Church, 17th Ave. & Vicente, San Francisco. For more info call 415-614-5585.

Taize/Chanted Prayer

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

Looking for a closer relationship with God? Looking for something fresh? Come to the Life in the Spirit seminar at St. Anne’s of the Sunset (14th & Judah in SF). February 10 and 17 and March 3.

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

3rd Wed. at 7:30 p.m.: Sisters of Notre Dame Province Center, 1520 Ralston Ave, Belmont. Call (650) 593-2045 ext.

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1st Fri. at 8 p.m.: Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame with Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan. Call (650) 340-7452; Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park at 7:30 p.m. Call Deacon Dominic Peloso at (650) 322-3013.

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

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

Sundays: Gregorian Chant at the National Shrine of Saint Francis at 12:15 p.m. Mass. Visitors and locals alike are welcome to come and worship at this intimate historical treasure in the heart of North Beach 610 Vallejo Street at Columbus Avenue. For more information, please telephone (415) 983-0405.

Arts & Entertainment

Social Justice/ Family Life

1st and 3rd Tues.: Noontime Concerts – 12:30 p.m. - at Old St. Mary’s Cathedral, 660 California St. at Grant, SF. $5 donation requested. Call (415) 288-3800.

Sundays: Concerts at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF at 3:30 p.m. Call (415) 567-2020 ext. 213. Open to the public. Admission free.

Through April 22: “Sacramental Light: Latin American Devotional Art” will be on exhibit at the Thacher Gallery at University of San Francisco. Opening reception and curator tour: Thursday, January 25, 4-6 p.m. The exhibition features devotional objects and paintings from 17th and 18th century colonial Latin America. www.usfca.edu/library/thacher/ (415) 422-5178 March 2, 3: St. Boniface is having a play about St. Bernadette March 2, at 7 p.m. and March 3 at 2 p.m. in the parish theater at 175 Golden Gate Ave. in San Francisco. Admission is free. Call (415) 816 5230.

Feb. 24: “Peacemaking and Immigration Rights”

by Pax Christi NorCal, Keynote: Bishop Gabino Zavala Workshop: Father Anthony McGuire – “Concerning Migratio – U.S. & Mexico Bishops” and “Catholic Campaign for Immigration Reform”, Workshop Panel: Immigrants’ Plight , 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at St. Catherine of Siena, 1310 Bayswater Ave. in Burlingame. Soup lunch. To pre-register by Feb. 17, send check, $15 individual/$25 couple, to “Bay Area Pax Christi”, 30847 Prestwick Ave., Hayward, CA 94544.At door: $20 individual/$30 couple. No one turned away for lack of funds. More information?

Duncan Buchanan, (510)471-5963.

Interested in St. Vincent de Paul? Tour our facilities in San Francisco, where we serve 1000 of the city’s most needy every day. Tours are scheduled the first Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. and second Saturday at 11 a.m. every month. Phone (415) 927-1270 x3003 to reserve a spot.

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TV/Radio Sunday 6 a.m., WB Channel 20/Cable 13 and KTSF Channel 26/Cable 8: TV Mass with Msgr.

Harry Schlitt presiding.

1st Sun, 5 a.m., CBS Channel 5: Mosaic, featuring conversations on current Catholic issues.

3rd Sun, 5:30 a.m., KRON Channel 4: For Heaven’s Sake, featuring conversations about Catholic spirituality.

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

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

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Redwood City. For more information call (650) 3650140 or email Kevin@pius.org. Feb. 27 with Father Mark Wiesner.

Lights, Camera, Faith! Who says the movies have nothing to do with your faith? Join us at 7p.m at St. Pius Parish, 1100 Woodside Rd, Redwood City for a current movie and discussion focused on the 10 Commandments. For more information call (650) 365-0140 or email Kevin@pius.org. February 20: A Time To Kill.

Come pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet, Scriptural Rosary, and special intentions before the Blessed Sacrament at the beautiful Monastery of Perpetual Adoration. Saturdays 10:00 to 11:15 am, 771 Ashbury Street at Waller in San Francisco. Some parking available adjacent to the monastery.

Contact Steve at (415) 290-5598.

Saturdays: Prayer meeting at St. Hilary Church, 761 Hilary Dr. Tiburon, at 9:30 a.m. Father James Tarantino, presiding. Hospitality follows. All are welcome. Call Moriah at (415) 756-5505 Saturdays: Bible Study at St. Hilary Church, 761 Hilary Dr. Tiburon, 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. All are welcome. Call Moriah (415) 756-5505.

Single, Divorced, Separated Separated and Divorced support group meets 1st and 3rd Wed. at 7:30 p.m. at St. Stephen Parish Center, SF, call Gail at (650) 591-8452 or Vonnie at (650) 873-4236.

Catholic Adult Singles Assoc of Marin meets for support and activities. Call Bob at (415) 8970639 for information.

Consolation Ministry Grief Groups meet at the following parishes.

Please call numbers shown for more information.

San Mateo County: St. Catherine of Sienna, Burlingame. Call Debbie Simmons at (650) 5581015; St. Dunstan, Millbrae. Call Barbara Cappel at (650) 692-7543;. Good Shepherd, Pacifica. Call Sister Carol Fleitz at (650) 355-2593; Our Lady of Mercy, Daly City. Call Barbara Cantwell at (650) 755-0478; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Redwood City.

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

Marin County: St. Anselm, San Anselmo. Call Brenda MacLean at (415) 454-7650; St. Isabella, San Rafael. Call Pat Sack at (415) 472-5732; Our Lady of Loretto, Novato. Call Sister Jeanette at (415) 897-2171.

San Francisco: St. Dominic. Call Sister Anne at (415) 567-7824; St. Finn Barr (Bilingual). Call Carmen Solis at (415) 584-0823; St. Gabriel. Call Elaine Khalaf at (415) 564-7882.

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

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

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

Call Debbie Simmons at (650) 558-1015.

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

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

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

Deepen Your Faith Speaker Series. Challenge yourself and grow in your faith. Join us at 7 p.m. for an engaging speaker, delicious food, and in-depth discussion at St. Pius Parish, 1100 Woodside Rd,

Datebook is a free listing for parishes, schools and non-profit groups. Please include event name, time, date, place, address and an information phone number. Listing must reach Catholic San Francisco at least two weeks before the Friday publication date desired.

Mail your notice to: Datebook, Catholic San Francisco, One Peter Yorke Way, S.F. 94109, or fax it to (415) 614-5633.

ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN FRANCISCO 2007 DELUXE DIRECTORY

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Archdiocese San Francisco

Catholic Charismatic Renewal

program for couples with serious marital problems, might help. For information, call Tony and Pat Fernandez at (415) 893-1005.

Information about Natural Family Planning and people in the Archdiocese offering instruction are available. Call (415) 614-5680.

Sat. at 9 a.m.: Pray the Rosary for Life at 815 Eddy St. between Franklin and Van Ness, SF. Call (415) 752-4922.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends can add to a Lifetime of Love. For more information or to register, call Michele or George Otte at (888) 568-3018.

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For immediate consideration, e-mail your resume with salary requirements to hr@rcl-enterprises.com or fax to 972-390-6588 EOE

We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits.

Please submit resume and cover letter to: Email: job-findir@stanthonysf.org or mail to the following address:

CSAA embraces a wealth of diversity in our community and seeks to advance it at all levels. CSAA is an equal opportunity employer.

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For over half a century, St. Anthony Foundation has cared for thousands of our hungry and homeless neighbors in the SF community.

The Director of Finance, under the direct supervision of the Executive Director is responsible for the accounting systems, overall fiscal management and budgeting information and control of St. Anthony’s, its programs and administrative departments.

The DOF is also responsible for information technology for the Foundation.

Requires 5 years of progressively responsible accounting experience including management and supervision. MBA and nonprofit experience with a $10 million plus budget is preferred. The ability to work as a collaborative team member is essential.

Help Wanted

Executive Director’s Office S. Ellen McCabe 121 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102 EOE

PRINCIPAL 2007 – 2008

Our Lady of Mercy School, established in 1955, is a thriving K-8 double grade school with over 500 studetns. It is located in the Westlake district of Daly City. Our teacher, staff and student population is Catholic and ethnically diverse.

Our Lady of Mercy School is committed to the holistic education of all students, including those with special needs. It is known for its strong spiritual foundation, academic excellence, enrichment programs (art, music, library skills, computer education, drama, choir, band), fitness for life through physical education and an after-school league sports program as well as special services such as full-time counselor, extended care program, homework club and resource teachers that serve at-risk, special needs and gifted students.

REQUIREMENTS: â—?

Practicing Catholic in good standing with the Church â—?

Minimum 5 years Teaching / Administrative Experience â—?

Current California Credential â—?

Masters in Educational Administration / Leadership

Send letter of interest and resume to: Mr. Bret E. Allen Associate Superintendent Department of Catholic Schools One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco, CA 94109 Deadline: March 1, 2007

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TRANSPORTATION? Come join us at MV and feel the rewards of transporting your fellow community members.

We are currently hiring for part-time/ permanent Paratransit Operators. Must possess a Class B-P permit or better to qualify.

Contact Willy or Lynn at (650) 482-9359 or come by in person at 934 Brewster in Redwood City.

Help Wanted

Special Needs Companion Services We are looking for you.

• Honest • Generous • Compassionate • Make a Difference • Respectful

Work Full or Part-time in San Francisco – Marin County • Provide non medical elder care in the home • Generous benefit package Fax your resume to: Jeannie McCullough Stiles, RN 415-435-0421 Send your resume: Jeannie McCullough Stiles, RN Special Needs Nursing, Inc. 98 Main Street, #427 Tiburon, Ca 94920

RNs and LVNs: we want you.

Provide nursing care for children in San Francisco schools.

Full or part time.

Generous benefit package.

Send your resume to: Email: Fax: Mail:

Jeannie McCullough Stiles, RN, PHN RNTiburon@msn.com 415-435-0421 Special Needs Nursing, Inc. 98 Main Street #427 Tiburon, CA 94920

Special Needs Nursing, Inc.

NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL Belmont, California PRINCIPAL The Board of Directors at Notre Dame High School, a Catholic independent school sponsored by the Sisters Notre Dame de Namur and serving 700 young women in grades 9 through 12, invites candidates who are practicing Roman Catholics to apply for the position of Principal. The school has inaugurated the President/Principal model of administration.

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

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

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

Address all inquiries, letters of intent, and requests for application to: Notre Dame Principal Search Robert F. Shea, President Shea Consulting Services, LLC 7601Churchill Way, Suite 1116 Dallas, TX 75251 972-458-7755 Robert @sheaconsulting.com

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Catholic San Francisco

February 9, 2007