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Belief in unique role of Christ and the Church leads to dialogue , Cardinal Schonhorn says By Kamille Nixon atholics can engage in genuine inter-religious dialogue while still maintaining their belief in the unique role of Jesus Christ and the CCatholic Church , Chrisop h Cardinal Schonborn , Archbishop of Vienna, said in an address in Berkeley. "My primary and most serious objection to the 'disarmamen t of Christology ' demanded by pluralistic theologies of religion is just this, that it does not allow Jesus to be who he understood himself to be; it does not allow Jesus to be the one whom his followers thought, him to be, " Cardinal Schonborn said during a ceremony Feb. 8 in which he received an honorary doctorate from the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology at Berkeley 's Graduate Theological Union. "If Peter confesses Jesus as the Messiah of Israel , as the Son of God , then it is clear that in his understanding and that of the other discip les this confession of faith has meaning for all peoples, for all humankind, precisely as it stems from the Jewish notion of Messiah "The answer of Jesus to Peter 's confession opens up another universal horizon: 'And I tell you , you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church , and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it' (Mt. 16, 18). The ' ekklesia ' which Christ himself will Cardinal Schoaborn build upon this rock and which will withthis church stand all the powers of death, , is not just some small special group, but from the beginning she was seen in universal perspective, directed towards all peoples, intended as a home for all humankind." In his address, the Dominican theologian discussed the urgent need for people in the West to understand Islam , including its faith , its peop les and its traditions. Cardinal Schonborn said the most difficult point of inter-religious dialogue is that both Christianity and Islam "understand themselves as universal and missionary religions not meant just for one people or for one particular country, but for all peoples and all human beings. " Following a lecture in Tehran, Cardinal Schonborn said , he was asked by an Iranian student: "Can there be two absolute religions? And did God wish or at least allow this to be the case?" The cardinal's reply: "If Jesus of Nazareth actually is the Messiah of Israel and the Son of God, then his person, being and work actually are unique and beyond comparison , then, too, his word and instruction are true and valid for all human beings in a way which cannot be superceded. And then, further, the church, that community gathered by him and around him , actually is universal in its mission." CARDINAL SCHONBORN, page 8
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Daffodi ls m Mann keep alive memory of Sept 11 By Kamille Nixon In the days after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on U.S. landmarks that killed thousands, people around the world seemed to be sifting through life in a collective haze, trying to make sense of images of an airliner plowing into a skyscraper, and of missing persons fliers papering Manhattan streets. Shaken and shocked, people flocked to churches and donated millions of dollars to relief efforts. One Marin man conceived of a living memorial of 6500 single yellow daffodils, one for each person then believed to have perished, to be planted at one of his favorite spots , a tiny mission church in the bucolic West Marin town of Nicasio. "Like everybody, I was wanting to do something but I was not sure what," explained Woodacre resident Jim Normandy. "I wanted to put into human terms the number of people missing, to relate each flower to a person." He chose daffodils because they are "a real strong little life force , " said the former landscapes Daffodil bulbs are hardy, associated with rebirth, and unwanted by deer and gophers. They don ' t even need watering, he said. "It's a reminder that the forces of growth and life are always the lasting DAFFODILS, page 7
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ebrate 22 years of marriage on March 29.... Hats off to Ed McEntee, vice prez of San Francisco/Division 17 of the Order of Ancient Hibernians. In this year 's St. Patrick's Day parade, Ed says to look for the club's float and Cable car on wheels. Ed and his wife, Edie, are parishioners of St. Catherine of Siena, Burlingame. They were married 45 years ago at St. John the Evangelist Church, San Francisco....I have to get to know more of the people who live by me. After discovering tliat down my driveway and around the block is exactly one mile, I've been doing my walking on th at route. So far, Neighborhood Watch has turned me in three times... .They 've added a scale to the gym at the Redwood City Elks. 1 understand the reason it 's chained to a pole is not threat of theft but threat that one of us will throw it through a window when faced with the truth about our tonnage... .Congrats to Phil Manriquez of St Bruno Parish, San Bruno who has been elected to the post of Big Sir of Sons in Retirement, Branch One, San Mateo. Thanks to former Big Sir John Damonte of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Belmont Branch one is
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St. Cecilia pastor, Msgr. Michael Harriman, led prayer at ceremonies honoring Eagle Scouts Sean Phair, (left) and Patrick Callaghan in December. The young men 's proud folks are Bonnie and Joe Phair and Kathy and Kevin Callaghan. Sean , now at Santa Clara , and Patrick , now at Fordham, are both St. Cecilia and St. Ignatius alums. Happy anniversary to Vita and Carlos Rodriguez of St. Vincent de Paul Parish who were married 25 years ago on Feb. 20. Their daughters, Michelle at San Francisco State and Gina, a student at St Vincent de Paul Elementary say "We love you both, and thank you for being the best parents we could ever hope for "...Prayersplease for Sue Majeski who is recovering from a recent stroke. Sue is an invaluable Department of Cemeteries staffer. Her husband, Glenn, also of the cemeteries, is at her side.... Serious foot surgery didn 't keep St Brendan parishioner Jim Sullivan off his feet very long. The well-known funeral director of Arthur J. Sullivan & Co. was back helping families even before the doctor said he should. Many more to Jim and his wife, Jerry Lynn, who eelHappy 95th birthday to Josephine Heckert. Josephine has been a St. Gabriel parishioner since its founding in 1941. Her husband George died in 1976. Their son, Jerry Heckert of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Belmont said he, his five siblings and about two dozen other family members would be on hand for Josephine 's natal day festivities scheduled to take place at the United Irish Cultural Center on Feb. 23.
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Congrats to the 8th grade basketball team of St. Brendan Elementary who are champions in the 29th annual St. Nicholas Invitational at the school of the same name in Los Altos Hills. Front from left: Joey Moore, John Bonelli, Stephen Rabbit, Robert Loftus. Standing from left: Coach Dave Bonelli, Jerry Nevin, Casey McHugh , Stephen Lopez, Coach Dan Nevin.
Carrying the Olympic Torch at Haight and Divisadero in San Francisco on Jan. 18 is Lisa Cheda. Lisa 's three-block run was in memory of her husband Kevin who died on Jan. 6. Lisa, who is wearing the Olympic suit Kevin, who was originally chosen for the honor, would have worn, has had the jersey framed as part of a montage including pictures of the day and her late husband. "I felt like I had been lifted into the sky. It is something I will never forget," Lisa said. She remembered how Kevin "loved the Olympics " and said she watched the games extensively during recent broadcasts . The torch Lisa is carrying is now with Kevin 's parents, Mary Ann and Vern Cheda of Petaluma. Lisa's parents are Mary Alice and Gary Musante of Our Lady of Loretto Parish, Novato. Lisa and Kevin were married at Novato 's St. Anthony Church eight and a half years ago with Father Dave Ghiorso and now retired Msgr. James Keane presiding. empty space without ya' and it takes but a moment to let us know about a wedding, anniversary, birthday or other special or entertaining event. Just jot down the basics and send to On the Street Where You Live, One Peter Yorke Way, SF 94109; fax it to (415) 614-5633 or e-mail it to tburke@catholic-sf.org. However you get it here, please don 't forget to include a follow-up phone number. You can reach Tom Burke at (415) 614-5634.
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Vatican responds to St. Ignatius Institute dispute By Patrick Joyce The Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education has responded to the controversy surrounding the St . Ignatius Institute at the University of San Francisco with letters to the president of USF and to a professor who protested last year 's firing of SII's top two officials. Reactions to the letters varied. Jesuit Father Stephen Privett, president of USF, said the letter he received means that "we can finall y put this behind us," while a former SII faculty member who received a separate letter from the congregation said the Vatican wants discussions about the issue to continue. A university press release stated that the congregation s letter supports the University of San Francisco's St. Ignatius Institute and that it places trust in San Francisco Archbishop William Levada and University President Father Stephen Privett, S.J." "It is clear that the Vatican supports the St. Ignatius Institute and its new director, Dr. Paul Murphy," Father Privett said. "We are grateful that we can finally put this behind us and for the role the congregation has played in helping us do so. As the congregation makes clear, the task now is to consign all disagreements to the past and to devote our full energy to developing this program into the premiere Catholic Great Books program in the country." "My understanding is that the SII matter is not resolved , but rather that the Congregation is asking all sides to continue the dialogue that was begun last October," said Dr. Michael Torre, a USF philosophy professor who resigned from the Institute because of last year's firings. "I and other former SII faculty members are willing to continue that dialogue, but we doubt that the University is willing to change significantly the new and - we believe - the false direction it wishes to impart to the SII." In a separate statement, Archbishop Levada said, "Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski, prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education , was grateful for the report on the progress of the 'dialog' that I was able to provide during my visit to the Holy See in January, on the occasion of the Plenary
Meeting of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, of which I am a member. The cardinal has asked me to continue my efforts in accord with the role envisioned for the diocesan bishop by the apostolic Constitution Ex Corde Ecclesiae to support the mission, values and goals of the St. Ignatius Institute at the University of San Francisco." The controversy began in January, 2001 , when Father Privett dismissed John Galten, the director and co-founder of the 25-yearold St. Ignatius Institute and assistant director John Hamlon. Dr. Torre and five other members of the SII faculty then said they would no longer teach at the institute, saying that the restructured SII was "dramatically different from the vision of its founders. " Father Privett said that he intended not to dismantle the program but to help it "expand its voice and realize its hopes of becoming the premier program of its kind in the nation and the world." The following is the text of the letter sent to Father Privett by the Congregation For Catholic Education: As you are well aware, the Congregation for Catholic Education has been involved in the controversy which arose a year ago after changes were made in the administration of the St. Ignatius Institute . Having studied the situation with the assistance of His Excellency Archbishop William Levada, at this time we wish to respond to the parties involved, including the five professors who resigned from the Institute in protest. As we mentioned to them, we mention to you that the Congregation is committed to ensure that the Institute continue as before to offer a solid education which is faithful to the doctrine of the Church. The need for a solid education faithful to the doctrine of the Church applies to the University as well as the Institute which is par t of the university; with the recentl y published Guidelines of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on the of the Apostolic implementation Constitu tion Ex corde Ecclesiae, all colleges and universities should be studying the document to examine any areas that
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might need to be modified or strengthened. Among the central points of Ex corde Ecclesiae is the role of the local Ordinary. "Bishops have a particular responsibility to promote Catholic Universities , and especially to promote and assist in the preservation and strengthening of their Catholic identity... Bishops 'should be seen not as external agents but as participants in the life of the Catholic University '"(n. 28). Archbishop Levada is fulfilling this role well and we are grateful for your cooperation with him in this delicate task. Although the University has only a few professors of theology who must request the mandatum , vigilance also is necessary over the integrity of the doctrine and the uprightness of life of teachers ot all disciplines who are to be removed if lacking in these qualities (can. 810 §1), in order that students might be formed within the rich atmosphere of the Catholic integration of faith and reason characteristic of Catholic universities. We are asking all the parties involved in the tensions to seek to collaborate in providing the best education possible to the young people who come both to the University of San Francisco and to the St. Ignatius Institute. We are sure that your leadership will be helpful in order to avoid possible future tensions and above all to ensure, in collaboration with Archbishop Levada , that the Institute continues as before with its own teaching in full fidelity to the Magisterium of the Church. Here is the text of the letter f rom the Congregation to Dr. Torre and other former SLLfaculty members: After examining the situation of the Saint Ignatius Institute with the assistance of His Excellency Archbishop William Levada, Archbishop of San Francisco, the Congregation for Catholic Education
would like to respond to the letters you have sent during the past year. Regarding the letter presented to His Holiness , Pope John Paul II, by His Eminence Cardinal Ratzinger, we wish to clarify that the presentation of the letter does not imply that the Holy Father approved its contents. As is the usual practice of the Roman Curia, he entrusted the situation to the Dicastery competent in the matter, which is this Congregation. The Congregation then turned to the local Bishop, who is always the first to address any situation concerning Catholic institutions, according to canon law (can. 810 § 2) and the Apostolic Constitution Ex corde Ecclesiae, which states that "if problems should arise concerning [the] Catholic character, the local Bishop is to take the initiatives necessary to resolve the matter, working with the competent university authorities in accordance with established procedures and, if necessary, with the help of the Holy See" (General Norms, Art. 5 §2). Thus Archbishop Levada has been carrying out his proper role, which the Congregation, after having received the petition, asked him to continue doing. The Congregation is committed to ensure that the Institute continue as before to offer a solid academic education which is faithful to the doctrine of the Church. Thus we ask you, as we are also asking the University administration, that all parties involved collaborate in providing the best education possible, in full fidelity to the Magisterium of the Church , to the young people who come both to the University of San Francisco and to the St. Ignatius Institu te which is part of the same university. We are grateful for your dedication to Catholic education and hope that you will continue to serve the Church in this important aspect of the life of the Church.
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The day Archbishop Martino spoke, the United States called for a total ban on human cloning like that envisioned by the Vatican.
Pakistani Catholics p rayf or slain Wall Street Journal reporter
FAISALABAD, Pakistan — Several Catholic churches in Pakistan held special prayer services after learning of the murder of abducted Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. Father Klialid Rashid Asi, chairman of the National Catholic Press Association , said Pearl' s death strengthened Pakistani Catholics ' resolve to fight religious extremism and terrorism in their country. The priest said the Pakistani government has "come down hard" on religious extremism in the country. Father Patrick Yousaf, a parish priest working with rural workers, said that Pearl 's death "shows how extremist thinking is still prevalent in Pakistan. " 1— He called on people to help "the government fi ght this evil." w 1
Pop e sends telegram to Russian pat riarch, seeks end to tensions
VATICAN CITY — Saying he asks God to guide the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches beyond their current tensions, Pope John Paul II sent a conciliatory telegram to Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexei n of Moscow to mark March 1, the feast of St. Alexei of Moscow, the patriarch's patron saint. "1 ask the Lord to guide us beyond the difficulties we are experiencing, " the pope wrote in the telegram. Last month , Patriarch Alexei and the Russian Orthodox bishops ' synod condemned the pope 's decision to elevate four Catholic Church jurisdictions in Russia into dioceses. They described the move as a sign that the Vatican was trying to expand its influence in traditional Orthodox territory and steal believers . In protest , the Orthodox canceled scheduled meetings with Cardinal Walter Kasper, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. In the telegram, Pope John Pau l said he hoped the dialogue could be started again in order to promote collaborati on between the churches and "to reach that unity to which we all aspire."
Marylanders lobby for the poor, against abortion, death p enalty
ANNAPOLIS, Md. —At the 18th annual Lobby Night in Annapolis , 500 Maryland Catholics urged their legislators to remember the poor and voiceless. The delegation asked legislators to continue a tax provision that helps families who are moving off welfare, to impose a moratorium on the death penalty until June 2003, to provide public defenders at bail hearings, ban public payment for "repeat abortions," re-approve funds for a textbook-loan program to private school students, and provide translators for most non-English-speaking participants in juvenile delinquency hearings. They also pushed for a requirement to give women who are considering an abortion more information about their pregnancy and the effect of the abortion and for restoration of voting rights for convicted felons who complete terms of their sentences.
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Pop e meets Polish p resident, confirms visit to Poland in August
Dialog ue not enough to combat religious extremism, says Vatican
VATICAN CITY — Pope John Paul II confirmed that he will visit Poland in August, his ninth trip to his homeland since his election as pope in 1978. The announcement came from the pope himself, during an exchange Feb. 28 with Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski, who was paying a call at the Vatican. As the two stood for photographs at the end of their meeting, Kwasniewski said that "on behalf of the Polish republic I want to invite the pope to visit." Turning to the pontiff , he added: "So, when?" "August," the pope responded. When Kwasniewski went on to talk about a papal stop in Krakow, the pope rejoined with an Ital ian adage that means, more or less, "Who lives that long will see."
VATICAN CITY — Jointl y condemning religious extremism, Vatican and Muslim representatives said dialogue alone was not enough to combat it. The statement was issued by the Committee for Dialogue, forme d in 1998 by the Pontifical Council for Interreli gious Dialogue and a committee of al-Azhar Universi ty in Cairo, a leading center of Sunni Muslim learning. Religious extremists "can sometimes be sincere in their intentions," but tend to be intolerant , to violate the rights of others, "sometimes using or approving violence," the statement said. "Extremism, from whatever side it may come, is to be condemned as not being in conformity with the teachings" of Christianity and Islam, it said.
Right to life f rom conceptio n is linked to equality of all , pope says At U.N. hearing, Vatican envoy VATICANCITY — Guaranteeing the right to life from conception to natural death is necessary for guaranteeing calls for ban on human cloning the equality and rights of all people, Pope John Paul II said. Speaking Feb. 27 to members of the Pontifical Academy for Life, the pope said human dignity must be recognized as "equal for all" and permanent "at every stage of individual human life ." A legal attempt to permit abortion by distinguishing between the rights of the "human being," including the unborn, and a "human person ," meaning one already born, "is an artificial distinction without either a scientific or philosophical foundation ," he said. Pope John Paul said human rights, including the right to life, flow from the dignity of the human person and not from "the subjective individual or collective choices of those who enjoy the power of participating in social life or
Princess Marg aret considered becoming Catholic, book says
LONDON — Princess Margaret , the younger sister of Britain 's Queen Elizabeth II, had seriously considered becoming a Catholic , according to a new book , "Margaret: The Last Real Princess." In the book, author Noel Botham said Princess Margaret , who died Feb. 9 at age 71, did not convert to Catholicism out of a sense of loyalty to her sister. Botham said Princess Margaret was also a close friend of Derek Jennings , a senior civil servant in the British government who had converted to Catholicism from the Church of England and who later became a priest. Botham said Father Jennings , who died in 1997, was convinced that Princess Margaret wanted to become a Catholic.
UNITED NATIONS — In a speech to a U.N. committee, a Vatican representative called for a worldwide ban on all human cloning, whether carried out for human reproduction or therapeutic purposes. Human cloning violates the right to life and the status of the human embryo as a free individual , Archbishop Renato R. Martino said Feb. 26 at U.N. headquarters in New York. Archbishop Martino, the Vatican' s permanent observer at the United Nations , made the remarks before the U.N. Ad Hoc Committee on an International Convention Against the Reproductive Cloning of Human Beings, which was meeting to consider whether an international treaty on cloning should be proposed, and what the content should be.
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By Evel yn Zapp ia Father Michael Padazinski received a "request " from the Air Force to spend his Christmas at a frozen air base "where the sun never rises and the moon never sets," at least for six months out of each year. "They ask for volunteers first," said Father Padazinski , a major in the Air Force Reserve. Before Father Padazinski , vice chancellor and judicial vicar for the archdiocese , packed his gear, he checked with his other commander, Archbishop William J. Levada, who was very supportive of the priest 's 12-day assignment ministering to 120 military personnel , half of whom are Catholic , at Thule Air Base, Greenland. "I am appreciative of the archbishop's continued support of my ministry within the Air Force," said Father Padazinski. On Dec. 13, Father Padazinski 's aircraft landed on a frozen airstri p with a "hard jolt. " He had arrived just in time to celebrate Mass on the fourth Sunday of Advent. He stepped out of the plane into 30 degrees below zero weather. He was grateful for the Air Force-issued "battle dress uniform ," especiall y the parka that was protecting him from the brutal cold. He was standing well above the Arctic Circle , about 350 miles south of polar ice cap. He had been there before , during Desert Storm. Now, the War on Terrorism broug ht him back to help fill the gap caused by chap lains being deployed elseFather Padazinski at Thule Air Base. where. Ten years ago, the priest was at Nike missiles were based here . The information at BMEWS (Ballistic Military Early Thule for six silos that housed them are empty Warning System), " said Father Padazinski. "The launch weeks during the now. " is then reported to Space Command in Colorado "light season — Today, Air Force military person- Springs. " If the launch appears to threaten the United where the sun nel working 24 hours a day, seven States, "Washington is notified." never sets and the days a week maintain the satellite A similar site in Antarctica "basically umbrellas the moon never rises>" The altar at the base. tracking station as a continuous whole Southern Hemisphere," he said. "If there is a launch He looked around. shield against enemy attacks. anywhere in the world, like the SCUD missiles during Nothing had changed to the place the military people "If there is a missile launch anywhere in the Northern Desert Storm, or any kind of missile firing, then indeed it describe as "living in a fish bowl," — there is no way Hemisphere, the satellites sound an alert, and register the THULE, page 6 in, or out , except by aircraft once a week "weath- , er permitting." ( \ Father Padazinski was "Getting into one of the boats, Jesus sat, down familiar with the people he and began to teach the people. (Luke 5:3) " would be ministering to in the next few weeks. They work hard in "sometimes dangerous harsh weather conditions," where sudden storms dictate their every move. The history of the satellite tracking station began about 50 years ago. "It was a secret operation the fisherman, Just as Jesus taught Simon Peter, built in response to the so this missionary of men/' how to be a"fisher Cold War and the threat of continue to follow in priest and others like him, nuclear weapons ," said Father Padazinski. "Our the footsteps of Jesus and His disciples. They
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Surprise encounters with President Bush By Evelyn Zappia Just getting settled from his Chaplain duties ministering to U.S. Air Force troops in the Arctic, Father Michael Padazinski was called to duty once again. This time the destination was Washington, D.C., Jan. 13-29. The Major was informed by the Air Reserve Personnel Center in Denver, Co., that he was the only chaplain selected from 300 of his Air Reserve Squadron Unit 9018, to attend a Leadership Conference to participate in briefings to "prepare tomorrow's leaders" for the U.S. Air Force. When Father Padazinski arrived in D.C., there was a rumor floating around that President George W. Bush would be joining the military personnel sometime during the conference. "But everyone thoug ht it was just a rumor," said Father. The rumor became fact, when President Bush joined the gathering for lunch, on Jan. 23. Later, tlie President addressed the assembly that included "many three and four-star generals," according to Father. "The President spoke of his goal of ridding the world of terrorism, and the military 's participation in trying to safeguard all peoples' human rights," said Father Padazinski . "I thought he was very inspiring, and his attendance was an added bonus to the conference. "
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Marriage, kids , and being away from the family head the list of worries. For a little while , life seemed normal for the soldiers with the celebration of Christmas Mass that included singing Christmas carols. After the Mass , Father Padazinski found cookies outside his door, with no Christmas tag. How did he know they were for him? "1 didn 't , but I was hungry, and I ate them," he said. Later, the gift giver 's identity was revealed to him. The troops at Thule will not see another priest until Easter. "With the dearth of Catholic priests in the Air Force, they simply don 't have the manpower to send a priest up there for a regular tour of duty, " said Father Padazinski. "Military personnel , have a right, as Americans, to practice their religion. Being in the military should not exclude them from that constitu tional right. We, as the Catholic Church need to do our best to provide for our people ," he said. "It's important that we pray for all men and women in the armed forces, vocations to the priesthood , and that priests will be open to serving in the military, in all branches. Many dioceses are experiencing a shortage in priests, but the shortage in the military is critical."
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Winds blow cross off top of St. Cecilia Church The cross atop St. Cecilia Church , a Parkside district , landmark for 45 years, was blown off its footing and fel l to the ground late in the evening of Feb. 28. Msgr. Michael Harriman, pastor , said neighbors heard noise at the time of the accident but it was not until the next morning that the cause of the sound was discovered. "I didn't hear it at all," Msgr. Harriman said. "I had 6:30 Mass and people had seen debris all over the front plaza. There are divots where it hit ." "It's the symbol of the parish ," Msgr. Harriman said, noting how an image of the cross has been a longstanding imprint on parish stationery. Msgr. Harriman said every
attempt will be made to include remains of the old cross in the forg ing of the new one. The work of replacing the treasured steeple marking will begin after Easter and should be completed by summer, Msgr. Harriman said. Msgr. Harriman said the hour of the accident was advantageous. "I am totall y relieved and grateful that no one was injured ," Msgr. Harriman said. Steve Kalpakoff, Building Department Manager for the Archdiocese, put the weight of the cross, the cast iron pole on which it was mounted , and the four quadrant pieces that hung on either side of it at 500 to 600 pounds. The distance
that the structure fell was 125 to 150 feet , he said. Mr. Kalpakoff said the cost of replacing the cross could be more than $50,000. All of but a $1,000 deductible will be paid by insurance. St. Cecilia Church was dedicated in 1956 by Archbishop John J. Mitty. Msgr. Harold E. Collins was pastor. Built in 1950, the design of Our Lady of Angels Church in Burlingame is very similar to St. Cecilia's and includes an almost identical rooftop cross. Our Lady of Angels pastor, Capuchin Father Gerald Barron , said the cross structure had been reinforced following the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989.
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to seek ways to exercise, beyond all limitations of religions, one 's responsibility for another before God, the cardinal said. A fourth reason to engage in authentic dialogue is the priceless treasure of hope that comprises the message of biblical revelation, a "certitude that we are not subject to the wheel of endless rebirths , not subject to the forces of a blind and arbitrary fate, but that we have every reason to hope." At fifty-seven years old, Cardinal Schonborn is among the youngest of the cardinals often spoken of as possible successors to Pope John Paul II. He was appointed Archbishop of Vienna by the pope in 1995, and raised to the College of Cardinals three years later. Prior to the appointment in Vienna he had served as secretary to the papal commission that drafted the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and serves as its general editor.
Cardinal Schonborn... ¦ Continued from cover Referring to a document issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Schonborn said, "The uniqueness of Jesus and the Church, taught by 'Dominus Iesus' as a certitude of faith, is then and only then not presumption and pride, but rather the humble acknowledgement of what really is the case and what therefore obliges us to make it known to all peoples, " "Doesn 't genuine dialogue demand that we take our partners and their self-understanding seriously, trying to understand their self-understanding and to let ourselves at least somewhat enter into it, even if considerate conversation then shows that I cannot accept certain positions of my dialogue partners?" Cardinal Schonborn asked. His answer, given further in his address: "There are at least four reasons that convince me that certitude about the real uniqueness of Jesus Christ and of the church must lead to dialogue, and not merely to the appearance of dialogue, but rather to a profound readiness to search for the truth together." Faith in one God involves the certainty that humanity truly is one single human family, bound to one another by a common origin and a common goal . This is one reason, the cardinal said. A second reason is that believers can gra sp truth in faith but not with clear vision, a notion that should make one humble and open to dialogue. A third: The "dialogue of religions" means
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Students from sixteen diocesan grammar schools participated in the Sixth Annual Academic Decathlon at Serra High School on March 2. The sixth, seventh and eighth graders competed in tests on eight academic subjects, a speech contest and a Super Quiz game. San Francisco's Ecole Notre Dame des Victoires placed first overall, followed by St. Hilary, Tiburon and Saint Matthew, San Mateo. Notre Dame will represent the Archdiocese in a statewide competition in Sacramento, May 4. First place Ecole Notre Dame des Victoires, San Francisco *Logic - Gold, English - Silver (Melanie Mah), Math - Gold (Kellie Kress), Religion - Bronze (Alexandra Reider) Other team members - Justin Tsui, Kari Fox, Monica Kelly, Paulina Singhapok, Catherine Ferdon, Kimberley Mark, Danielle Campbell Coaches: Judith Shilstone, Meghan Nolan Second place St. Hilary, Tiburon Speech - Bronze (Danny Heaney), English - Bronze (Sarah Gale), Religion - Gold (Cathy Cassou), Science - Silver (Ian Randolph) Other team members - Katie Strieker, Kylie Edwards, J.R. Hildebrand, Kyle Casella Coach: Claire Potter
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ichael Perry credits St. Josep h for his extraordinary career change from rap artist to children 's book author. Three years ago, Mr. Perry 's life hit an "emotional dead end. " The third generation parishioner of San Francisco 's Church of the Epip hany sought solace in a visit to his church. "It was dark and empty," he said. "I used the opportunity to search for myself." Until then , the native San Franciscan 's life was a web of entangled contradictions. A young boy growing up in the Mission, born Catholic yet admitting to "some gang relations - not too excessive," and then dropping out of high school. He turned to the world of Rap. By 21 , he had some success as a rap artist and member of the politically charged group D.F.T.C. (Down for the Cause) . By the early 90s, his rap group was "pushed to the back" so "gangsta rap could be promoted. " The unemployed rap artist had a wife, Gloria and two daughters , Christina Marie and Miranda. He felt obligated to take a job at an envelope company where he said, "I bottled up my creativity, and surrounded myself with negativity."
It all changed in 1999, when he visited "E piphany," and knelt at the statue of St. Joseph, asking for guidance. "To me, St. Joseph was the example of a good man, a man of strength," said Mr. Perry. "What man today would accept a woman 's pregnancy, knowing he 's not the father?" Mr. Perry asked St. Joseph , "Wh at can I do to be a better husband, a better fath er, a better man, and be happy? - It was amazing, " he said. "Almost instantly, a little voice in my head said 'you already know what you have to do. ' I paused for a moment - then it all became clear to me," He unleashed his "bottled creativity," and began writing a children 's book. He focused on the lives of children in the inner-city. Often, he had a hard time finding boob on the subject to read to his children. Being a "control freak , " he established his own publishing company, Free Will Press. "Most writers have little or no control over their work," he said. "Most publishing companies believe illustrators and writers should never get together. I believe just the opposite We should be working together." Mr. Peny proved his theory with his first children 's book titled, "Daniel 's Ride, " in which he collaborated with illustrator Lee Ballard , creating a book where the words and paintings effortlessly usher the reader to experience the sights and sounds of inner-city life, and its cultures. The recently published book for 6-year-olds and up, is a hit - earning accolades from critics at the San Francisco Chronicle, San Mateo Times, Today 's L ibrarian , and various local school teachers. "I feel so blessed. I've been walking on air," said the author.
"It' s a nice stoiy th at 's written to help kids with their identity, especial ly Hisp anic kids," said Msgr. Bruce Dreier, who has known Mr. Perry for the 10 years he 's been pastor of Epiphany parish. "Daniel's Ride begins with "little brother Daniel " waiting for "big brother Hector," to take him "crusin " in his low rider - a 1963 Impala convertible , complete with "spider hydraulics and gold ¥®tpf reaxJirag Penf ol' i wire wheels." The day A^Inoir MiAa<tS Rid ® t® hh taught**, MIif<&in><I@ wn©s« spent with his big brother is an incredible |>@rtiraS'§ h 5ll<ys$tira'fc<t<l in A® l>@@IL adventure, ending with a challenge that presents Daniel with goals that can only make him a success in lite. "In retrospect, " said Mr. Perry, "since that day I visited Epiphany, I've been trying to pattern my life after St. Joseph. As the child of a single mother, I didn 't have an example of a father figure. I was looking for some kind of guidance. " "I tried to keep the stoiy and characters real, " said Mr. Peny. "I envisioned a family like mine." The book that took four months to write is filled with paintings resembling many of his family members and friends. It also contains a small glossary of Spanish words, "for those who don't speak Spanish. " He credits his mother, Alice Hidalgo, for teaching him what can be accomplished through hard work. "I' ve watched, and learned by her example that nothing is out of reach if you ' re willing to work for it, " he said. A message to his young readers echoes his beliefs about the rewards of hard work contained on the last page of "Daniel's Ride ": "Only you have the power to choose your future. Create goals . . . accomplish those goals, and create new ones. Hard work and ded ication are key to realizing ultimate success and satisfaction in any pursuit. Never lose hope. Never give up. The power of determination comes from within you. You choose. " leaching children the power of determination through reading," is the slogan of Free Will Publishing Company. Long term goals for the company include seeking inner-city talent, teen poets, local and international young artists. The newly published author is working on a second book titled "Turntable Timmy," a 32 page children 's book , written in the form of rap, with graffitistyle illustrations. Mr. Perry 's relationship with the "rap world" opened his eyes to how much attention the ldds pay to everything. Now he wants to reach them with a positive approach . "Daniel's Ride, " a $16 hardcover book, can be ordered on line at www.freewillpress.com or call (415) 337-5450.
Parish theme p ermeates life at St. Hilary, Tiburon est days there and that she and her husb and are "very happy " to be part of it. Calling Vatican II the "best thing that 's happened " in the Church , Mrs. Keller said ' the documents are " alive " at St. Hilary and that The Call to Holiness is something ust a stone s th row from the Golden Gate , St. Hilary Parish is a model in bridge building - from leadership to parishioners to the wider community. she 's "proud and glad " to participate in. She also said that the "influx of young families and people " to the parish has been a "blessing. " Founded in 1951, after more than 60 years as a mission church , the Tiburon faith community knows where it 's going. Margie and George Barry have been _^M^«_«____«i«^, Father James Tarantino, pastor since married for 17 years and parishioners of St. Hilary for 14 years. Their dau ghters, Allison 1997 , said the parish's guiding theme has " and Jeanie are third and seventh graders in been "The Call to Holiness. "Everything we do, everything we' ve the parish school. Their son , Robbie , a St. " Hilary graduate is a freshman at Marin done hangs on that moniker. he said. "It's Catholic High School. Mr. Barry, who grew the heart , the core of who we are and that up in St. Monica Parish, heads the parish is to respond to God's call for us to be a building committee currently coordinating more holy people and have that manifest the construction of new buildings at the here in the parish and in outreach outside parish. Mrs. Barry, who grew up in Holy the parish. " Name of Jesus Parish , most recently led the The Call to Holiness stands on "three annual parish Christmas food drive that pillars - spirituality, capital improvements " provides 190 needy families with a comand outreach , Father Tarantino said in an plete Christmas dinner and groceries. inte rview at the parish rectory, which is "It's been amazing how the parish has bursting at the seams because of its second transformed over the last five years or so , " duty as the parish business office. "Our goal is to unwrap the mystery of Mrs. Barry said. "There is so much positive energy and support that it' s difficult to not our unique special call to holiness - how be p art of it. You ' re taken by the current. it and how we will exercise we will display Baptisms at St. Hilary number more than 75 a year. Here, pastor, You feel it and go with it. In my mind's eye, that call in our daily work , whether it 's ministry here in the parish or going to Father James Tarantino, holds new Catholic Alexandra Ann Heard The Call to Holiness moves everyone to hear the Word and come and do God's bidding. " work every morning. Whatever it is, how after the infant 's recep tion into the Church on April 8, 2001. By Tom Burke
More than 300 St. Hilary p arishioners hoarded jerries to travel from their p ortside neig hborhoods to the Jubilee Mass at Pac Bell Park in October 2000. From left: Rosemary Royer, J oy Keller, Dot Kelly . are we being a leaven, a light if you will, to peop le around us?" The spiritual ity dimension of the parish today includes a special attention to liturgy and regular exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. "In four and a half years, "
Sisters of the Holy Faith, who have ministered in St. Hilary Elementary School since its founding in 1963 , were honored at the parish in September 2000. From left: Sisters Gabrielle O'Byrne , Maura O'Sullivan , Anne Lennon, Maureen Boyce , Mairead Langley, Joan Carey, Angela Hallahan , Maura Flynn, Joanne Tierney, Liz Curtis, Miriam Harney, Colette Connelly. Mrs. Barry said the effect of the parish theme has also reached younger people . "Our children see it too," she said , noting that it has helped them better understand the importance of service. Mi's. Barry said Father Tarantino "brought a tremendous amount to the table , ' including his "energy and desire for peop le to have the opportunity to hear the Word and see where they fit in. " M. Claire "Daisy " Smith moved to St.
Father Tarantino said , "Mass attendance has so increased it necessitated adding a Mass to the weekend schedule. " Outre ach, an umbrella that offers parishioners almost 50 opportunities for service , Hilary with her husband , Tom, in 1976. includes everything from liturgical ministry, They both felt right at home in the hillcommunity service, and sacrament prepara side parish especially after finding out tion to committee work. that Daisy and then pastor, the late Father Joy and Joe Keller have been married 51 George Johnson, shared the same birthyears and members of St. Hilary 's for 47 St. Hilary 's p arish p icnic drew more than 350 p arishioners day, June 5, 1920. Together, Mr. And Mrs. years. Today, both serve as eucharistic minisfo r outdoor fa re last fall. Peter Imperial and Smith volunteered on many projects espeters. Mrs. Keller, a registered nurse, volunAlan Bornstein were among the cooks. cially those having to do with hospitality. teered in that capacity at the parish school Following Tom 's death in 1989, Mrs. Smith continued to serve at St. Hilary and for 18 years. They are the parents of seven children , five of whom attended St. Hilary today is a coordinator of the weekly Continental Breakfast served after Sunday Elementary. ST. HILARY, page 15 Mrs. Keller said the parish has been "a close knit community" from their earli-
J_ CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO Enron 's bank rup tcy and white collar sin Many words have been used to describe the collapse of Enron — the biggest bankruptcy in U.S. history: "economic disaster .. . political scandal . . . white collar crime." While it 's too early to sort out all the villains and the heroes in the story, it seems clear that what was involved at the multibillion-dollar energy giant was something more: it was white collar sin. Anyone who has even glanced at 20th century history knows that the market economy is the most effective way of improving living standards of all people. Whenever government gets deeply involved in running an economy - from the monolithic central p lanning of the Soviet Union to petty dictatorships in the Third World - the people are pauperized. Making a profit is a good thing. Companies that don't make money go out of business - and their employees wind up in line at the unemployment office . The problem at Enron wasn 't a desire to make a profit. The problem was greed. In fact - despite an impressive facade of success -it turns out that Enron wasn 't making a profit at all. "The world's leading company" - Enron 's description of itself -was the one thing its executives despised most: a loser. While Enron executives liked to portray the company as on the cutting edge of the "new economy," part of the reason for the company 's collapse may have been simple, old-fashioned incompetence. At least, that 's what some of Enron 's former executives - including Jeffrey Skilling, the company 's former chief executive officer - have been using as a defense: they didn ' t know what was going on at the company the ran. Perhaps incompetence played a role in the collapse, but there is no doubt that greed did. In a Fortune article, "Why Enron Went Bust," Bethany McLean writes, "'Arrogant' is the word everyone uses to describe Enron. .." .. But that culture had a negative side beyond the inbred arrogance. Greed was evident, even in the early days. 'More than anywhere else, they talked about how much money we would make,' says someone who worked for Skilling. Compensation plans often seemed oriented toward enriching executives rather than generating profits for shareholders." Enrich themselves, they did. Before the fall, the big guys got richer and richer. They shamelessly touted their company and drove up the value of Enron stock. At the same time, they were profiting mightily. Twenty nine Enron executives and directors sold their stock for $1.1 billion in 1999, 2000 and the first half of last year. Some advocates of free enterprise respond to that with a sigh and a loud: "So what? There 's nothing wrong with getting rich." They are right. It 's dangerous to get rich - difficult to enter the Kingdom of Heaven - but wealth is not bad in itself. What's wrong is getting rich at the expense of others. That is exactly what Enron executives did. They didn' t make profits for shareholders, they didn't reward their employees, they simply built their own fortunes on the backs of people who tru sted them. It ' s sad - or least sobering - to hear the stories of people who become rich and then lose it all. That's not what happened at Enron. The rich didn 't become poor. Jeffrey Skilling and Kenneth Lay are not to be seen wandering about the Tenderloin. The greed that pervaded Enron 's upper reaches killed the retirement dreams of thousands of employees who had trusted their bosses and relied on 401(k) savings plan s filled with Enron stock for their retirement. Late last year these employees watched helplessly as the value of their stock dropped from $85 a share to 70 cents. The authors of the Catechism of the Catholic Church did not , of course, know about Enron, but they knew about the human heart. "The disordered desire for money cannot but produce perverse effects," the catechism says in its section on social justice. And in its discussion of the commandments, the catechism says, "The tenth commandment forbids greed and the desire to amass earthly goods without limit." It 's too bad the people who ran Enron didn 't take time to learn that lesson. While they managed to amass great wealth for themselves, they caused great suffering to thousands of innocent people. We will have to wait to see if Enron's top executives are guilty of white collar crime, but it's clear that some - perhaps all - of them have been guilty of a sin. Its name is greed. PJ
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Most people today have heard about the pedop hile priests in Boston and elsewhere. In our sadness and pain hearing these stories we might be forgetting their brother priests. These are the priests who feel tarnished by all the publicity; the priests who dail y make an effort to do a good job. These men rise early to celebrate six-thirty Mass for a few parishioners. They visit hospitals to comfort the sick. They listen to the problems of the suffering; they console bereaved families and give counsel to engaged couples. These men forego having families of their own and serve as models to their nieces and nephews. Quietly and without fanfare, they help the poor and give hope to the despairing. In addition they spend time to prepare meaningful homilies for their congregations. We take for granted the lives of the good priests and are right to honor them. We are shocked by the pedophiles because they betray the implicit trust in the priests who strive to imitate Christ in their daily lives. Let us include all priests in our prayers. Anne Duffy San Francisco
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Evelyn Zappia has done her usual exemp lary article featuring the Catholic Radio Hour (CSF - 2/15/02). All God's blessings and success in the Lord to you and to your staff and presenters ! I was thirty years with the Sacred Heart Progra m which when it began was the first religious program to be on more than 500 radio stations and featured in four languages (English , Spanish , French and Chinese) . It is now more than 55 years on the air and continuing also in TV. It was my privilege to know Monsignor Wagner and to be on his Rosary Hour many times along with some other scholastics from our Jesuit Theologate at Alma College. You do not need any suggestions from me who produced many different types of programs which I recorded on Ampex, considered one of the best when the tape recording industry began. We did interviews, choirs, special event programs, etc. Interviews which you are doing are excellent since they bring to a head some of the great ecumenical studies being done. Perhaps a few programs with Spanish (or subtitled) would add to the audience. Variety delights. Interviews of prisoners, special social workers, handicapped , chaplains of all congregations, various devotional practices, along with the great work of SAN (Senior Action Network) etc. Keep up the wonderful work. Fr. George Twigg-Porter, S.J. St. Anne 's Home San Francisco
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Mr. Brown brought up an interesting point in "Wrong about Riordan" (CSF letters - 3/1/02). Mr. Brown wrote that, in his opinion, your editorial singled out Richard Riordan as a professed Catholic who is also pro-abortion. Mr. Brown stated that since no mention was made of Davis, who is also Catholic and pro-abortion , that JL IJ possibly you had been duped and were thus a victim of the Grey Davis smear campaign against "I (Pope John Paul II) have 1 Riordan. % chosen as the theme for this year 's Looking at the Democratic -^ Lenten Message the Lord' s words: ticket, however, the only viable 'You received without paying, Catholic candidate is pro-abortion. 1 give without pay ' (Mt 10:8)." There would be no point in holding I was imagining how this line from Davis accountable for his pro-abortion the Pope 's lenten message could be view. The Democrats have no decision to applied to the financial statement in the make on this issue. The only real choices Catholic San Francisco (Feb. 15). on "choice" were available on the Perhaps when he says "Let this be how Republican ticket. we prepare to live this Lent: in practi cal In his letter, Mr. Brown also refers to generosity towards the poorest of our Vatican IDs "dogmatically affirming the brothers and sister!" we should examine primacy and sacredness of one's own what we have as a church. Did the conscience" and app lies this to a financial statement say we have over woman's right to decide whether to kill a $100 million on deposit? If we respondhuman life within her body. ed to the message of Jesus as explained No one in America today gets to use by the Pope would that mean say investone's own conscience in deciding ing half of that money to create housing whether or not to kill a human , if that for the homeless and poor? Would that human lives outside a uterus; at least not be a real sign that the Kingdom of God without a trial. A civilized society cannot was real and present here in San allow that. Francisco? What a difference a birthday makes. Imagine that! For I do believe that Regina Grandsaert imagination is evidence of the divine. Redwood City Which parish will be the first to hear the call "You received without paying, give without pay " and partner with the Saint Vincent de Paul Society or the Saint Anthony Foundation to create real homes for the poor? Catholic San Francisco welcomes Deacon Dan Rosen letters from its readers. Please: Spiritual Advisor >¦ Include your name, address and SVDP Society daytime phone number, San Francisco >• Sign your letter. (Ed. Note : Of the approximate ly $123 million Net Assets of the >- Limit submissions to 250 words. Archdioce se listed in the Annual >- Note that the newspaper Financial Report , $32 million includes endowment for elementary and high reserves the right to edit for school tuition assistance and other clarity and length. donor restricted funds. Another $64 milSend your letters to: lion is already designated for diocesan and parish programs, projects and servCatholic San Francisco ices. The approximately $26 million One Peter Yorke Way remaining is composed of non-li quid San Francisco, CA 94109 assets, such as Real Property, and Fax: (415) 614-5641 assets, not formally designated , but E-mail: mheaIy@catholic-sf.org intended for other diocesan programs and services.)
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'Birth dearth' helps shift Catholic center As the franc, lira, mark, drachma, guilder, escudo, peseta, punt , and schilling were replaced b y a common European currency in January, it was suggested that the new "euro" symbolized an integrating, unifying "Europe " of a sort not seen since Charlemagne. Western Europe, commentators noted, is now essentially borderless; citizen s of the European Union travel to each other's countries without passports or visas. Bridges and tunnels now link Great Britain to France, and Denmark to Sweden. The continen t talks to itself on the GSM mobile phone network (far superior to ours, alas). All Europe is soccer-mad, and Europeans of every nationality love their beer. English is virtually every European's second language, and the pan-European snack food of choice is "frites" (known here in the colonies as "French fries"). Western Europe is uniforml y democratic and committed to the welfare state . Something seemed missing, however, from these reports on how Europe is coming together. Aid that "something" is what the proverbial Man horn Mars would notice first about this prosperous , peaceful part of the globe: western Europe is increasingly a continent without children. Put more bluntly, Europeans have been committing demographic suicide for two generations. The "replacement level" for human population — the birth rate necessary just to maintain current population levels — is 2.1 children per woman. Western European birth rates reached unprecedented historical lows in the early 1980s and fell another 20 percent in the 1990s, to approximately 1.4 children per
woman today. Italy, at 1.2, has the lowest birth rate ever recorded, excepting times of famine, war, plague, or economic disaster— and Italy is emptying itself of Italians at a time of tremendous prosperity. Even if western European fertility rates quickl y rose to replacement level, the continent would still lose almost a quarter of its population by the middle of this century. Twenty-two percent of the world's population lived in Europe in 1950; thirteen percent of world population lives in Europe today; by 2050, on present trends, Europe will account for a mere seven percent of world population. The implications of all this for Europe's 21st century are grim. Dreams of a western European security system and a "European superpower" will likely wither, as European countries find it demographically impossible to maintain significant armed forces. Fewer and fewer young workers in Europe will be expected to maintain the welfare state while supporting the state pensions of an increasingly elderly population ; national bankruptcies are not out of the question. A phenomenon tliat few are willing to discuss publi cly in western Europe today — the increasing numbers, and increasing social and political clout, of Muslim immigrants from north Africa and the Middle East — will almost certainly be magnified. Senior Catholic churchmen are now deeply concerned about the birth dearth on their continent, as I discovered at last October 's synod in Rome. There, the subject invariabl y came up with European bishops from every part of the spectrum of Catholic opinion. Some, including men usually labeled "progres-
sives," were willing to concede privatel y that the failure of the Church's leaders to teach the Church 's sexual ethic in a compelling way is part of the problem. A o contraceptive mentality, it turns out, has severe real world consequences — especially on a continent =============== where a bloody, awful 20th century seems to have created a crisis of ci vilizational morale. The European birth dearth also has major implications for world Catholicism. The historic center of the world Church — western Europe — is thoroughly secular and seems almost certain to become more depopulated in die decades ahead. The demographic center of world Catholicism is now in the western hemisphere. That suggests that the center of initiative in the world Church of the 21st century will be in what Pope John Paul II calls, simply, "America" — the Church that lives in the vast expanse between Point Barrow and Tierra del Fuego. What we once styled the "Church militant" — the Church in this world — lives in history and is inevitably affected by history. If demography influences history, and it does, then 21 st century Catholicism, and perhaps the next papal conclave, will be decisively shaped by die shift in the Church's center of gravity caused by the European birth dearth and the vitality of Catholicism in "America." Cd
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An advice column in a popular women's magazine grabbed my attention one Saturday morning, The author was trying to help parents curb their tendencies to yell at or needlessly scold their kids by explaining the various stages of child development. At First I found the article informative, but I stopped reading when it began offering various scripts for parents to follow. Some time ago, when my first-born was about six years old, I tried to make an affirming statement like one I had read in a parenting book. "Oh, Mom," my son said, "Now you 're sounding like Barney or Mr. Rodgers." Never again, I vowed, would I let somebody else do my talking for me. Recalling this episode, I showed the magazine article to my husband and said, "An I a hopeless case, or what? Screaming and nagging aren ' t good, I know that, but lines like these don 't work for me." "Oh?" my husband replied, rising from his seat to the challenge, "Let me see that." He read the material looking
for something applicable, noticed the overflowing kitchen garbage that the boys are responsible for taking out, and went looking for his sons. "I see that taking out the garbage is a big job and that sometimes you feel overwhelmed," he said to them. "Tell me what part of the job you want to do, and I'll see that the rest gets completed." "That's just great, Dad," sniggered our elder son. "And while you 're at it, can you raise my allowance?" My husband returned to the kitchen defeated. "You're right," he said. "These scripts don 't work. The boys just laughed at me." We parents get no respect these days. When we try to be firm, we are told by the experts that we are too authori tarian. And when we try to soften up, our kids don't take us seriously. So what are we to do? When I find myself overreacting to every little misstep my children make, more often than not it is simply time for me to go to Confession. If the children are being defiant on a
regular basis, it is time for them to go, too. And whenever we avail ourselves of this most healing of sacraments, we chip away at the pride and selfishness that causes most of our conflicts. The experts might Vivian DllHrn vlvl<m W vv - Lf UaTO be good at identifying the problems , but then formulas are not enough to cure our family. But there is hope for us, thank God, in repentance, forgiveness, and grace.
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Vivian Dudro is the mother of four (ages four to 13) and a member of St. Mary 's Cathedral Parish
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In 'Passion ' Jesus is defined by what is done to him On Good Friday, the lector begins the Gospel reading with the words: "The Passion of Our Lord lesus Christ According to John." Why do we call Jesus ' suffering just before his death his passion? Generally this is not properly understood. We tend to think that "passion" here refers to intense sufferings, as in "passionate suffering. " This is not wrong, but misses a key point. Passion comes from the Latin , passio, meaning passiveness, non-activity, absorbing something more than actively doing anything. The "passion" of Jesus refers to that time in his life when his meaning for us is not defined by what he was doing but rather by what was being done to him. The public life and ministry of Jesus can be divided into two parts. Scholars estimate that Jesus spent about three years preaching and teaching before being put to death. For most of that time — for all of it, in fact, except the last day — he was very much the active one, teaching, healing, performing miracles, giving counsel, eating with sinners, debating with church authorities, and generally inviting his contemporaries into the life of God. And he was busy. He is described at times as being so pressured by people that he didn't even have time to eat. However, from the time he walked out of the Last Supper room and began to pray in Gethsemane, that activity stops. He is no longer the one who is doing things for others, but the one who is having things done to him. In the garden, they arrest him, bind his hands, lead him to the high priest, then to Pilate.
He is beaten, humiliated, stripped of his clothes, and eventually nailed to a cross where he dies. This constitutes his "passion," that time in his life and ministry when he ceases to be the doer and becomes the one who has things done to him. What is so remarkable about this is that our faith teaches us that we are saved more through his passion (his death and suffering) than through all of his activity of preaching and doing miracles. How does this work? Allow me an illustration. Ten years ago, my sister, Helen , an Ursuline nun , died of cancer. A nun for more than 30 years, she much loved her vocation and was much loved within it. For most of those 30 years, she served as a den mother to hundreds of young women who attended an academy run by her order. She loved those young women and was for them a mother, an older sister, and a mentor. For the last 20 years of her life, after our own mother died, she also served in that same capacity for our family, organizing us and keeping us together. Through all those years she was the active one, the consummate doer, the one that others expected to take charge. She relished the role. She loved doing things for others. Nine months before she died, cancer struck her brutally and she spent the last months of her life bedridden. Now things needed to be done for her and to her. Doctors, nurses, her sisters in community, and others, took turns taking care of her. And, like Jesus from the time of Ms arrest until the moment of his death, her body, too, was humiliated, led around by others, stripped,
prodded, and stared at by curious passersby. Indeed, like Jesus, she died thirsty, with a sponge held to her lips by someone else. This was her passion. She, the one who had spent so many years doing things for others, now had to submit to having things done to her. But like Jesus, she was able in that period of her life, when she was helpless and no longer in charge, to give life and meaning to others in a deeper way than she could when she was active and doing so many things for others. There's a great lesson in this, not the least of which is how we view the terminally ill, the severely disabled, and the sick. There's a lesson, too, on how we might understand ourselves when we are ill, helpless, and in need of care from others. The cross teaches us that we, like Jesus , give as much to others in our passivities as in our activities. When we are humiliated, suffering, and unable even to make ourselves understood by our loved ones, we are undergoing our passion and, like Jesus in his passion, have in that the opportunity to give our love and ourselves to others in a very deep way.
Father Ron Rolheiser
SCRIPTURE & LITURGY Pure gift with no previous merit on our part Sunday 's readings underscore for the elect and the initiated the fact that sacramental ritual is part of a life process that precedes and follows the ritual. All the rites for the sacraments , revised in the light shed upon our Church by the Second Vatican Council, contain this insight in the pages that introduce them. For example, paragrap h eleven in the Introduction to the revised Rite of Penance (December 2, 1973) has this to say, "The faithful Christian , as he (she) experiences and proclaims the mercy of God in his (her) life, celebrates with the priest the liturgy by which the Church continuall y renews itself." Reconciliation must be an experience in our lives before the sacramental celebration can have maximum effect. Today we learn that our "illumination" (ancient name for baptism) continues to open our eyes as we live out our relationship with Jesus in our world. Notice that the words and gestures of Jesus , who proclaims himself "the light of the world" (v.5), are repeated or referred to three times (vs. 7, 11, 15) so that we connect the Word with the water bath in the Pool of Siloam and think of our baptismal experience so eloquentl y described by Ephesians, "Christ loved the Church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish." (5:25-27) This wonderful initiation experience , however , continues to play itself out in our lives. Notice again how the man cured of his blindness becomes more profoundly related to Jesus. At first, he responds to his neighbors ' questions about his newly found sight b y referring to Jesus as "the man." (v. 11) When he is next asked about his sight by the Pharisees, who claim, "this man is not from God, because he does not keep the sabbath" (v. 16), he becomes much more aware of Jesus ' action upon him and exclaims , "He is a prophet." (v. 17) Notice the movement the cured man makes from catling Jesus "the man" to naming him a
Fourth Sunday of Lent
l Samuel 16: Id , 6-7, 10-13a; Psalm 23; Ep hesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41.
Father David M. Pettingill prop het. Now he goes even further; he begins to defend Jesus , to describe his origin, and finall y to suffer expulsion from the synagogue. Hear his testimony, "If this man were not from God , he would not be able to do anything. " (v.33) Finally we see that Jesus finds this cured person who has suffered for him and asks, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?" (v.35) This title, "Son of Man ", has a special in this meaning gospel: Jesus is "lifted up " on the cross and into glory as Son of Man to gather God's scattered children into unity by God' s revealing deathless love for them. (J 1:49-52) The cured man, now illuminated, replies, "I do believe, Lord ," and he worshipped him. (v.38) For us, the elect and the initiated , something gracefilled is occurring, as our second reading from Ephesians tells us, "You were once darkness , but now you are li ght in the Lord." We verify the ancient baptismal hymn this letter cites, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light. " Our
"The community of which we are a pa rt will form, challenge, comfort , console, heal, forgive , include and mission us, if we allow it. As we react, the Lord Jesus
will become real, personal , and , quite frankl y, 'to die for."'
"illumination" will continue to work as we continue our involvement in Church life. The community of which we are a part will form , challenge, comfort , console, heal , forgive, include and mission us, if we allow it. As we react, the Lord Jesus will become real , personal, and , quite frankly, "to die for. " It is sobering to realize that this whole process is pure gift with no previous merit on our part or amazing track record to impress our God or compel his choice. Our first reading tells the truth of it all. If we were in charge and behaved according to the Hebrew tradition , then Samuel should definitely anoint Eliab, Jesse 's oldest son of "lofty stature." But God is in charge and reverses the expected order by selecting as king the youngest son , David , who was tending the sheep. I Corinthians (26-29) could be no plainer: "Consider your call; not many of you were wise according to worldly standards , not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth; but God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong, God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God." We then approach the holy table on the Lord 's Day, mindful of his gracious choice of us, grateful that our initiation continues to involve us with a community that involves us with Jesus , and filled with praise that God's light, Jesus Christ, is in the world and "the darkness has not overcome it." (John 1:5) Questions for Small Communities 1. How has standing up for Jesus deepened our relationship with him? 2. How is our parish community forming us in Christ?
Father David M. Pettingill is assistant to the moderator of the curia and parochial vicar at St. Emydius Parish, San Francisco.
Prayer of Faithful : Precious moment of entreaty The Music of the Litanies - Pa rt II As we continue to look at the litanies in the eucharistic liturgy we take note of the general intercessions, otherwise known as the prayers of the faithful. Far, far too often this precious moment of entreaty is lackluster at best and perfunctory or rote at worst! For example, I recently attended a liturgy wherein the minister in a monotone voice and with businesslike liturgical presence "read" the intercessions. Checking my "liturgical emotions" with another trusted friend, I discovered, unfortunately that I was not the only one who felt that the quality of this prayer was extremely poor. Far from a desperate, dependent entreaty this prayer was experienced more as an overconfident, arrogant or even presumptuous bark! Let us discuss what this litany is and how we can improve the quality of our prayer to God. As we mentioned last time, the litany is a prayer form that is more similar to a child repeatedl y begging a parent for something he or she desperately wants than not! This entreaty is fueled by an innate understanding that the one making the request is not the one who can indepen dently make things happen. This truly goes against our American sensibilities. In our country we experience grandiose wealth and powerful national security, so much so that we forget that what we receive is all gifted us. The liturgical litany should help us gain the proper perspective and our lenten litany of prayer should be fueled by our desert perspective. How much more serious will be our asking when we not whine or bark our entreaty but sing it! Here are a couple of examples of some wonderful music for this ritual moment.
Father Jim McKearney, S.S. The lamenting and lovely setting of intercessory prayer of Bob Hurd , "0 God Hear Us , Hear Our Prayer," is a wonderful way to sing the intercessions during the liturgy. This trip le meter p iece published by Oregon Catholic Press (OCP) can be prayed either with or without sung verses. In other words , the cantor can sing the petitions and the entire assembly responds not with a rote, "Lord hear our prayer," which we tend to say week after week, but with the above sung text. Hurd ' composes the response so that it leaves itself open, musicall y, to the next petition or closing prayer. He does this b y using a half cadence, thus leaving the prayer
open-ended as if we are awaiting the response of our divine parent. Another beautiful composition , also by Bob Hurd and published by OCP is Miserere Nobis from Hurd' s Missa Ubi Caritas (Mass of Christian Charity). This response to sung or recited intercessions also matches well the sentiment of the prayerful entreaty. The Latin text meaning, "Lord have mercy on us," is joined by the further text sung by the assembly, "0 hear our prayer." Hurd chooses to include the option of sing ing the response in Latin and English, Spanish , Tagalog or Vietnamese. As with his other composition , Hurd gives the option of singing or reciting standard petitions, which he includes with his score, or the option of adapting other petitions pertinent to the celebration. This is extremely important on the Sundays when the rites of scrutiny take place. During these times the Church 's petitions for the catechumens and candidates can easil y be added. Both of these compositions can be found in the current issue of Breaking Bread published by OCP for the 2002 liturgical year, and are simpl y two wonderfull y creative examples of how the general intercessions can be prayed with music to back up our heartfelt entreaty. Next time we will discuss how music can assist us with other entreaties in the liturgy.
Suplician Father James McKearney is director of music for St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park.
Parish theme permeates life at St. Hilary, Tiburon St. Hilary . .. ÂŚ Continued f r om page 11 morning Masses. She also volunteers in a tutoring and nutrition program for Marin City youth that is sponsored by Southern Marin Deanery Action (SOMDA). "This is a great parish , with great peop le and a great pastor," Mrs . Smith said. The Call to Holiness is a theme she believes in , Mrs. Smith said , and one she thinks has been a blessing to the parish and part of the "new kind of leadershi p " Father Tarantino broug ht to the parish. "Every bod y loves him ," the New Eng land native said. Susan and Bill Hoehler have been members of St. Hilary 's since 1978. Married for 31 years , their daughter, Amanda , graduating in June from the medical school of University of California , Irvine and their son, Matt , a civil engineer now doing research in Germany, are both graduates of the parish school. Mrs. Hoehler, president for the last two years of the parish council , is a former chair of the school 's Parent Teacher Association. Mr. Hoehler is a former chair of the school' s finance committee. Mrs. Hoehler, an alto , and Mr. Hoehler, a baritone, are also members of the 15-member parish choir that sings at the 11 o 'clock Mass each Sunday morning. "I am extremely excited about the evolution of the parish , especiall y during the last four years ," Mrs. Hoehler said. From her perspective as parish council president , she said "The sky 's the limit for the parish. I see great things. We are moving ahead as one and building for the future." Susan and Tim Geraghty moved from Atlanta to Tiburon thre e years ago. One of their greatest concerns was leaving the "wonderful parish community," they had been part of. "We were afraid we wouldn 't find another parish like it but were wonderfull y surprised to find St. Hilary 's which in many ways is even better ," Mrs. Geraghty said. The "hospitality and meaningful liturg ies" were key to their "feeling immediately connected" at St. Hilary 's, she pointed out. A RENEW group Mrs. Geraghty joined shortly after arriving at the parish still meets for Scripture stud y every Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Geraghty both serve as Eucharistic ministers at the parish. Mrs. Geraghty is also active at the parish school where their children , Ryan , Connor and Erin are sixth , fifth and second graders. To fund capital improvements , the parish has wholeheartedl y gathered around a fundraising campaign , called Building a Future Together. The effort has alread y raised more than $6 million and is on its way to raising some millions more. Now in its fourth year, the campaign has so far paid for upgrades to the parish school including painting, carpeting, new bathrooms and some new equipment as well as renovations of the parish church. It has also established a growing fund that will ultimately pay for a gymnasium, new parish hall, new permanent school classrooms and new residences for the parish clergy and religious. Construction is expected to begin shortly. "The church really needed work ," Father Tarantino said. "We put over a million dollars into it and it's beautiful. We put about $500,000 into the school." While the size of the contributions might ring of privilege , the presumed lack of humility th at sometimes accompanies wealth does not exist here, the pastor pointed out. mmm^mm^^^____ Beyond the capital campaign , parishioners hav e been major contributors to second collections and other appeals for the missions and the needy. They donated recently $55,000 to the poor of El Salvador that funded the building of 30 small housing units in the weather and violence wracked Central American nation. The attempt to raise the money would have been for naught , Father Tarantino said, without the strong sense of community that exists among St. Hilary parishioners. "Without the peop le you cannot do anything," he said. "The people are everything. In the midst of the people there is the Church . They are the body and Christ is the head ." He looks with "hope and confidence " toward future fundraising efforts. "I think peop le will respond as they have until now," Father Tarantino said , noting that he continues to meet with parishioners personall y about the undertaking and their part in it. Theresa Canizzaro has been principal of St. Hilary Elementary School for five years. She said the "school and parish are very intertwined and work very well together."
A Called and Gifted workshop took place at St. Hilary's on the first weekend in February. The event, which helps the laity discern their individual gifts and how they might share them, drew 170 people , most of whom were from the parish. Parishioners Vicki Bornstein and Mary Peirano coordinated the two-day session.
Msgr. Francis Lacey (center), St. Hilary pastor from 1990-97, continues to reside at the parish and assist with daily and weekend liturgies. The parish joined Msgr. Lacey for the commemoration of his 50th anniversary as a priest in June 2001. "It's a wonderful community, " the head of the 277student school said. "It is friendl y and caring with peop le strolling in the same direction without a lot of strife. There's a lot of energy here, a lot of laughter and dialogue. It 's a wonderful place to be. " Maureen Buscher is St. Hilary 's Director of Religious Education . Approximately 150 students take part in the program that includes youth from as young as nursery school age through eighth grade. More than 20 volunteers teach the classes. Mrs. Buscher coordinates the program for students up to fifth grade, including preparation for first Penance and Eucharist. Parochial vicar, Father Paul O'Dell , coordinates grades six through including a eight Confirm ation program for eighth graders. Mrs. Buscher , a Larkspur native , was among the first faculty members of St. Hilary school , retiring three years ago. Her husband , Frank, was born in Tiburon and is a lifelong member of the parish. Mrs. Buscher says the program gives the children "a strong education in their faith" and encourages them to witness it always. Volunteers are vital to the program she said. "Without them, we couldn't do it." During Lent, students are active with the "works of mercy," Mrs. Buscher said. The young people 's efforts have included cards for the bereaved , prayer cards for the ill, making lunches for the poor, and gathering clothes for newborns. Parish youth ministry direc tor is Andrew Frierson. The program, just a year old, is geared to sixth, seventh and eighth grade youth from Catholic and non-Catholic schools. A program for high school youth is set to be in place by the end of this year. Mr. Frierson said the young people of the parish are
'(St. Hilary 's) is friend ly and caring with peop le strolling in the same direction without a lot of strife. There 's a lot of' . . . laughter and dialogue. It 's a wonderful p lace to be.'
St. Hilary's annual Christmas Food Drive helps almost 200 families and involves 60 volunteers. "loving " the opportunities presented by the group. A Sunday evening Mass encourages youth participation. Older students are currentl y being trained to serve as Eucharistic ministers and readers . Younger students take up the collection and pass out bulletins. A weekly meeting for "dinner and dialogue" allows youth to talk about "what' s on their minds" and look at Scripture, Mr. Frierson said, adding his thanks to parents of the youth who prepare foods to be shared at the Thursday evening gatherings. The youth group schedule includes "one fun activity " such as a dance, and one "community service activity" such as visiting the elderly, each month , Mr. Frierson, a Marin native said. St. Hilary 's has joined the growing number of parishes in the Archdiocese to emp loy a Business Manager. Bill Tiedje has been in the role since late 1999. Mr. Tiedje said "the pastor, the finance council , and the business manager work as a team" to "achieve good financial management" for the parish. Mr. Tiedje and his wife, Dina, have been parishioners at St. Hilary for 15 years. "I think for people, who in these days may be dubious about where their funds go, are comforted by having trust in a system that they know is fiscall y responsible, and a Business Manager, someone who specificall y watches these dimensions of parish life, adds to that trust," Father Tarantino said. He called the job one that "absolutel y pays for itself and said the work of the Business manager has given him "40 percent" of his time back. "Time is worth a lot," he said "especially today when there' s not much time for anything and you need time for your health, for prayer, for planning homilies , and for the people." "I' m happy to be here," Father Tarantino said. "It's not that I' m the perfect pastor and not that I' m the perfect priest. I think overall that our people appreciate their priests and our priests appreciate their people. Unfortunatel y, that message doesn't get out enough . I couldn 't be more proud of this parish , not because of what I' ve done but because of who the people are and what they do."
Lenten Opportunities Tuesdays: Lenten Lecture Series , Approaching Calvary: The Gospels of Francis with Steve Snyder, Dominican Father Gregory Tatum, and Franciscan Fathers Francisco Nahoe and Daniel Lackey. 7:15 p.m. at National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi , 610 Vallejo St. at Columbus , SF. Call (415) 983-0405.; Fridays: Lenten Evensong, a community celebration of song, word and prayer at St. Agnes Church , 1025 Masonic Ave., SF at 7:35 p.m. parking available in Oak St. lot. Call (415) 4878560. March 9-13: Winter Grace , a Lenten Renewal Mission at St. Raphael Church , 1104 Fifth Ave., San Rafael beginning with weekend liturgies of March 9, 10. Beginning March 11, take part in morning sessions after 8:30 a.m. Mass , or evening sessions at 7:30 p.m. Franciscan Father Rusty Shaughnessy will lead the mission. Everyone welcome. Bring a friend. Call (415) 454-8141. March 9: A workshop on forgiveness with Frederic Luskin , director , Stanford University Forgiveness Project , 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Luskin has been called an expert on the subject of learning how to forgive for a better , happier, more hopeful life. West Berkeley Senior Center , 1900 Sixth St. Berkeley. Tickets $75/$50 students and seniors. Call (415) 381-3372. March 11: Last evening of a Lenten Series on Prayer and Meditation at St. Stephen parish, 601 Eucalyptus Dr. by Stonestown , SF at 7 p.m. Presenter is Patrick O'Halloran, Ph.D., a licensed psychotherapist with degrees in theology. Call (415) 681-2444, ext. 27. March 14: Jesse Manibusan in concert , St.. Anne of the Sunset Church, 850 Judah St. at Funston, SF, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10/students $5. Call (415) 587-7949. Special session with students , reservations required, from 5:30- 6:45 p.m. Kelscan2@yahoo.com. March 15: The Gospel of Mark: Afraid performed by Frank Runyeon, a dramatic presentation continuing the Golden Jubilee of St. Veronics parish, 434 Alida Way, South San Francisco. 7:30 p.m.Frank Runyeon is perhaps best known for his role opposite Meg Ryan on the daytime program As the World Turns. Call (650) 8715607. March 21: Taize Prayer Around the Cross at Fairfax Community Church, 2398 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. in Fairfax, at 7:30 p.m. This is an ecumenical evening sponsored by St. Rita Parish , Sleepy Hollow Presbyterian Church , and Fairfax Community Church. All are welcome. March 22: An evening of Taize Prayer with Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan at Our Lady of Angels Church, 1721 Hillside Dr. just off El Camino Real, Burlingame at 7:30 p.m. Sister Suzanne, composer of hymns including I am the Bread of Life and music for the Mass prayed at Candlestick Park with Pope John Paul II in 1987, is a premier presenter of the sung Taize mode. All are welcome. Call (650) 347-7768. March 22-24 : Pray All Ways , a women's retreat. Open to all women ages 22-40 , who seek to know prayer as the deepest call of the human heart at Presentation Center, Los Gatos in the Santa Cruz mountains. Begins with dinner on Friday and continues until lunch on Sunday. Treat yourself to a weekend that will mine the riches of your own reflection. No fee. Donations only. RSVP to Presentation Sister Monica Miller by March 11, at (415) 751-0406 , ext. 22 or mmiller@pbvmsf.org . Sponsored by the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. March 22-24: He has come to his people to set them free , a silent Palm Sunday weekend retreat for men and women with Father Thomas Madden at Vallombrosa Retreat Center, 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park. $160 single/$140 shared room. Begins with dinner Fri. at 6 p.m. and concludes after lunch on Sunday. Call (650) 3255614. March 23: Penance Service sponsore d by Deanery One with Bishop John C. Wester presiding, at St. Anne of the Sunset Church 850 Judah St. at Funston, SF beginning at 9:30 a.m. People from all deaneries are invited.
Datebook March 24: Join the Militia Immaculata for prayer, a spiritual talk and potluck meal at 3 p.m. at St. Finn Barr Church, 415 Edna St. at Hearst , SF. Everyone invited. Children welcome. Please bring dish if planning to stay for potluck. Call Madeleine at (650) 738-8616 or Nellie@ignatius.com. March 28-31: Holy Week retreat with Dominican Jude Siciliano at Santa Sabina Center, 25 Magnolia Ave., San Rafael. Begins with lunch on Holy Thursday and ends after Easter Sunday Mass and breakfast. A contemplative retreat reflecting on the Paschal mysteries of life, death, new life. $300. Call (415) 4577727.
School of Pastoral Leadership For additional information , call Joni Gallagher at (415) 614-5564 or spl@att.net. Pre-registration is necessary for many programs. Visit the SPL Web site at www.splsf.org. San Mateo - Tuesdays March 5 - April 16, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. at Junipero Serra High School, 451 W. 20th Ave.: Catholic Moral Theology with USF professor Michael Torre; Introduction to the Study of World Religions with Father Francis Tiso; Continuation of Introduction to the Old Testament with Jesuit Father Donald Sharp; Continuation of Encountering the New Testament with Father David Pettingill. San Francisco - Wednesdays March 6 April 17, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. at Archbishop Riordan High School, 175 Phelan Dr.: Catholic Moral Theology with USF professor Michael Torre; Why Do We Believe That? An Introduction to Apologetics with Mark Brumley, editor of Catholic Dossier; Introduction to Islam with Iftekhar Hai, director , United Muslims of America; Jesus in the Gospel of John with Father Francis Tiso; Continuation of Introduction to the Old Testament with Jesuit Father Donald Sharp. Fridays March 8 - April 19, 2 - 4 p.m. at the Pastoral Center, One Peter Yorke Way, 1st Floor: Continuation of the Wisdom Literature of the Old Testament with Jesuit Father Donald Sharp. Marin - Thursdays March 7 - April 18, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. at Marin catholic High School, 675 Sir Francis Drake Blvd at Bon Air, Kentfield: Expressions of Prayer in the East and the West Through the Centuries: Answering the Call of God Through the Purgation, the Illuminative, and the Unitive way with Father David Anderson, pastor, Eastern Catholic Mission of Ukiah.
Consolation Ministry Groups meet at the following parishes. Please call numbers shown for more information. Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame. Call Louise Nelson at (650) 343-8457 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel , Redwood City. Call (650) 366-3802. St. Andrew, Daly City. Call Eleanor and Nick Fesunoff at (650) 878-9743; Good Shepherd, Pacifica. Call Sister Carol Fleitz at (650) 355-2593; St. Robert, San Bruno. Call (650) 589-2800. Immaculate Heart of Mary, Belmont. Call Ann Ponty at (650) 598-0658 or Mary Wagner at (650) 591-3850. St. Isabella , San Rafael. Call Pat Sack at (415) 472-5732. Our Lady of Loretto, Novato. Call Sister Jeanette at (415) 897-2171.St. Gabriel, SF. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882. St. Finn Barr, SF in English and Spanish. Call Carmen Solis at (415) 584-0823; St. Cecilia, SF. Call Peggy Abdo at (415) 564-7882. Epiphany, SF in Spanish. Call Kathryn Keenan at (415) 564-7882. Ministry for parents who have lost a child is
available from Our Lady of Angels Parish , Burlingame. Call Ina Potter al (650) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579. Young Widow/Widower group meets at St. Gregory, San Mateo. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 5647882. Information about children 's and teen groups is available from Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882.
Food & Fun March 9: Zydeco Party/Mardi Gras with Louisiana Gumbo , red beans and rice. Music by Andre Thierry and Zydeco magic , 8 p.m. - midnight , St. Finn Barr Hall, 415 Edna St. at Hearst SF. Call (415) 585-4524 or (415) 333-3627. March 16: Italian Lunch with Bingo sponsored by Alberian #93 YLI , Corpus Christi Hall, Alemany Blvd. at Santa Rosa Ave., SF at noon. Donation $12 includes one Bingo card. Call Connie Pisciotta at (415) 334-6429 for tickets. March 16: St. Patrick' s Day Dinner sponsored by the Men of St. Paul's in the parish hall of St, Paul Parish, 29th and Church St., SF beginning at 6 p.m. Tickets $12/$6 children. Traditional feast of corned beef , cabbage , potatoes , Irish soda bread, dessert , followed by live entertainment and dancing. Call (415) 648-7538. March 16: Community Corned Beef Dinner at St. Mary, Star of the Sea Church, 180 Harrison St., Sausalito. No host cocktails at 6 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m. Reservations require d but tickets will be purchased at door. $15/35 under five. Call (415) 331-0558. March 16: Star of the Sea Parent Club and Holy Name Society's annual St. Patrick' s Day family dinner and dance in the school auditorium. 9th Ave. at Geary, SF. Corned beef , cabbage, dessert. Tickets $15/$ 10 age 4 to 12. Call (415) 221-8558 or (415) 751-0450 or (415) 3862635. March 23: Annual Celebrate Life Dinner sponsored by United for Life at the United Irish Cultural Center , 45th Ave. at Sloat , San Francisco. UFL's Human Life Award will be presented to Father Lawrence Goode, pastor, St. Finn Barr Parish, San Francisco. Guest speaker , Jeff White , will talk about "Pro-Life Youth:Our Hope for the Future. Jeff is a husband, father of 10, youth minister and leader in Operation Rescue. Tickets $35. No-host cocktails at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. Call (415) 567-2293. 3rd Wed.: All you can eat Spaghetti Luncheon at Chapel of the Immaculate Conception , 3255 Folsom up the hill from Cesar Chavez , SF. $7 per person. A San Francisco tradition for decades. Reservations not required. Call (415) 824-1762.
Reunions
March 16: First Annual Alumni Fundraiser of Our Lady of the Visitacion Elementary, SF. Al! alumni invited. Details at www.olvisitacion.com. March 23: USF's Golden Alumni Reunion recognizing classes of '52, '47, '42, '37, '32 on the school's main campus from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Call (415) 422-6431 or reunions@usfca.edu. March 23, 24: St. Ignatius College Preparatory, Class of '52 reunion. Contact Dick Wall at (415) 434-3323, owwm@pacbell.net or Jack Mona at jemona @aol.com April 6: Annual Alumnae Mass and Luncheon Notre Dame High School, SF. Begins with Mass at Mission Dolores Basilica at 11 a.m. followed by lunch at Spanish Cultural Center , 2850 Alemany Blvd., SF. Classes of '52 and '77 are honorees but all are invited. Call Joan Flade at (415) 893-9673 by March 6. Class of '52, Notre Dame High School, San Francisco. If you have
not been contacted , please call Patty Moran at (415) 861-2378. April 20: Class of '52 , Star of the Sea Academy at Cliff House. Call Priscilla Dubrovich at (650) 588-8750 or prisca34@juno.com. April 20: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Elementary, Redwood City is looking for members of the class 1952 to take part in a reunion. Contact Julia Tollafield at (650) 366-8817 or development® mounlcarmel.org. May 4: 40th reunion of St. Cecilia Elementary School's class of '62. Committee is still looking for missing classmates. Call Nancy Dito at (415) 661-2937. May 17: St. Paul High Shool, Class of '57, 45th reunion. Call Lorraine Phillips Musgrave at (650) 756-7084 or Laurie Stanovich Bross at lbross@race.com. Sept. 28: Class of '72 , Notre dame High School , Belmont. Contact ND Alumnae Office at 351 or ext. (650) 595-1913 , alumnae@ndhsb.org.
Performance Admission free unless otherwise noted. April 4, 5, 6, 7: Grease , the rollicking musical remembering the 50s at St. Pius Parish, 1100 Woodside Rd., Redwood City. Curtain at 7:30 p.m. except Sun. at 1 p.m. Tickets at door. Call Margie Lawson at (650) 366-6080 for prices and advance sales. Sundays in March: Concerts at St. Mary Cathedral featuring various artists at 3:30 p.m. followed by sung Vespers at 4 p.m. Gough and Geary Blvd., SF. Call (415) 567-2020 ext. 213. Sundays in March: Concerts at National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi featuring various artists at 4 p.m. following sung vespers at 3 p.m., Columbus and Vallejo, SF. Call (415) 9830405.
Volunteer Opportunities Most Holy Redeemer AIDS Support Group needs volunteers to provide practical and emotional support to individuals with HIV-AIDS and/or assist with various program events and activities. Many opportunities available. Call (415) 863-1581 or www.mhr-asg.com. San Francisco's St. Anthony Foundation needs volunteers as well as canned goods and other staples. Non-perishable foods may be taken to 121 Golden Gate Ave. M - F from 8"30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Volunteer candidates should call (415) 241-2600 or visit the web site at www.stanthonysf.org . Seeking enthusiastic men and women for the volunteer team at Mission Dolores Gift Shop. Welcome visitors from around the world , distribute brochures , accept donations and assist in gift shop sales. You'll also have a chance to practice" additional languages you may speak. Call Theresa Mullen at (415) 621-8203 , ext. 30. SF's Laguna Honda Hospital is in need of extraordinary ministers including Eucharistic ministers and readers as well as volunteers to visit with residents and help in the office and with events. Call Sister Miriam Walsh at (415) 6641580, ext. 2422.
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Book Reviews PATRICK, THE PILGRIM APOSTLE OF IRELAND, by Maire B. de Paor, PBVM. Regan Books/HarperCollins (New York, 2002). 310 pp., $24.95. THE CELTIC VISION: PRAYERS, BLESSINGS, SONGS AND INVOCATIONS FROM THE GAELIC TRADITION, second edition, edited by Esther de Waal. Liguori/Triump h (Liguori , Mo., 2001). 171 pp., $19.95. TESTIMONY OF AN IRISH SLAVE GIRL, by Kate McCafferty. Viking/Penguin (New York, 2002). 210 pp., $24.95. DANNY BOY: THE LEGEND OF THE BELOVED IRISH BALLAD, by Malachy McCourt. Running Press (Philadelphia, 2002). 141 pp., $18.95. Reviewed by Maureen E. Daly Catholic News Service In March , or any time of the year, Patrick is a fascinating character — one of the few saints who wrote his own life story. His "Confessio" is nearly 1,500 years old , but reading it you can hear the individual man 's distinctive voice as if he were alive today. In his own word s he tells of his capture, enslavement, escape, conversion and mission to return to the Irish who held him captive. "Patrick, the Pilgrim Apostle of Ireland" contains the full texts of Patrick's writings in Latin with English translations and captivating commentary by Presentation Sister Maire B. de Paor, an Irish reli gious scholar. Also known as Sister Declan, she is the author of three previous books on Gaelic Christianity, including one on the 18th-century poet, mystic and catechist Tadhg Gaelach O' Suilleabhain. This book on Patrick was published in Ireland in 1998 and is newly available in a North American edition. It has the detail and documentation to satisfy scholars and a readable
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"Testimony of an Irish Slave Girl" is a historical style that makes it accessible to anyone interested in novel about a slave life in 17th-century Barbados. Kate Patrick and early Christianity. McCafferty tells the story of a slave revolt in the words In 1988, the publication of ^^^^ ;; ' of an Irish prisoner testif ying to "The Celtic Vision" edited by [: v S________ her jailer. Irish slaves Esther de Waal was one spark I shared with those of that ignited the current wildfire i African nations a life of interest in Celtic spirituality. I of degrading suffering, A second edition has just been and united with them released. De Waal 's book is a I I ¦ from time to time in selection of "Prayers , J : j unsuccessful revolts. Blessings, Songs and I Invocations from the Gaelic I tj The novel is a window I on a glittering trop ical Tradition " taken from fl Alexander Carmichael's six- B / worl d of multicult ural misery. volume collection of folklore , m On a li ghter note, Carmichael lived from 1832 M "Danny Boy: The Legend to 1912 and for six decades m of the Beloved Irish under arduous conditions he H Ballad" is a pretty little collected Gaelic oral tradi- Sm m fluff of a book — 141 pages tion as a work of love and ' of widely spaced type on scholarship. Reading these prayers alongside Sister de ;; jM the 155 word s of the most Paor 's book on Patrick , the 11 popular Irish song of all ¦ time. Written by Malach y reader can see literary and B m McCourt, author of the besttheological traditions car- J§ ¦ ried across centuries. I seller "A Monk Swimming" I and brother of best-selling St. Patrick drove slav- H I writer Frank McCourt , the ery out of Ireland but j ^ I book has the ranging converOliver Cromwell I sational tone of a buddy at a brought it back. When I bar holding forth with an encyCromwell invaded / clopedia of anecdotes. Who Ireland in 1648 the I knew there was so much to population of the I -— —know? This book is a fine gift — island was estimated at if for no other reason than because it has the lyrics of this Cromwell's death in 1658, Ireland's population highly singable song, an unfailhad been reduced by two-thirds to 500,000. It is a littleknown fact that by 1656 more than 60,000 Irish had been ing tool for bringing tears to listeners ' eyes. In this sent as slaves to Barbados and other islands in the uncertain world, "Danny Boy" is one thing you can count on. Caribbean .
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Do You Know the Corporal Works of Mercy? Feed the Hungry
Shelter the Homeless
Give Drink to the Thirsty
Visit the Sick
Clothe the Naked
Visit the Imp risoned
Bury the Dead At the Catholic Cemeteries in the Archdiocese of San Francisco , we perform the Corporal Work of Mercy of the Burial of the Dead as Jesus told us to - with compassion , dignity and service . Ministering to the needs of others is our duty, privilege and vocation.
We Comfort the Bereaved t By assisting in the selection of reasonably p riced burial sites t By assisting in the p lanning of committal and memorial services t By p roviding lovely surroundings f or visitation t By p roviding signs of the Hop e of the Resurrection t By p roviding sp iritual and p rayerf ul supp ort thro ug h monthly Masses and sp ecial Remembrance Events
We Educate the Catholic Community t By p roviding bereavement supp ort material t By p rovidingf ield trip s f or adults and children t By p roviding p arish workshops t By f inancially s upp orting the p arish grief p rograms We are an extension of your Parishparishioners assisting parishioners in their time of need The Corporal Work of Mercy - To Bury the Dead
Please call y our Catholic Cemeteries today to make an app ointment to p re-plan y our burial arra ngements and to receive y our f reep re-need p lanner.
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The Catholic Cemeteries Archdiocese of San Francisco
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery 1500 Mission Road, Colma, CA 94014 650-756-2060
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery Intersection of Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025 650-323-6375
Mt Olivet Catholic Cemetery 270 Los Ranchitos Road, San Rafael, CA 94903 415479-9020