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By Patrick Joyce M ope John Paul Hand the bishops of the United States, including San Franckcol ¦Archbishop W ' illiam' Levada,have been speaking out againstcapital ' ^punishment. ArchbishopLevada's statementon the execution of RobertLee Massie; >. appears on Page 8 o/Catholic San Francisco. .

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b y Tom Burke Congrats and thank you to Mission San Jose Dominican Sister Mary Mark Schoenstein celebrating SO years of consecrated life and her brother , Franciscan Father Erwin Schoenstein who is celebrating 50 years of priesthood. Sister Mary Mark is a former princi pal of San Francisco 's St. James Elementary and teacher at Immaculate Conception Academy. Father Erwin has served in the Phili ppines for 43 years. Both grew up in St. Anthony Parish , San Francisco which has been forever entrusted to the Franciscan Friars and its school to the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose. A family celebration took place at the Dominican Sisters' motherhouse in Mission San Jose on January 20. Marking the milestones this year was a corn-

Prayers please lor Mel Annuzz i of St. Kevin Parish, San Francisco who had hip surgery once and then again when it was discovered the initial operation had inserted an appliance that was malfunctioning. Mel's wife is Marie , longtime St. Kevin secretary.... Was glad to bump into Chuck Barberini , longtime Visitacion parishioner and a former supervisor of Archdiocesan property. The new Chancery/Pastoral Center is probabl y the first building Chuck hasn 't helped open for the local Church in the last 20 years or so. Prayers please for Chuck' s wife Fran who continues to battle illness.... Still raisin ' a chuckle at 89 years of age is Father Joe O'Reilly, retired pastor of the Lakeside District 's St. Stephen 's. When 1 told the spri ghtl y priest I was going to mention his good health in Catholic San Francisco , he said , "Not until the new pastors are named, p lease. I don 't want anyone knowing I' m strong enoug h to go back to work. "...Make room in the thesaurus for Father Gregory Ingels new moniker for forgetfulness. During a Father Erwin Schoenstein, O.F.M and recent liturgy at St. Bartholomew 's, where the director of Sister Mary Mark Schoenstein , O.P. the Diaconate Formation Program is a regular presider, promise of having the two jubilaria ns in the same place at the Father Ingels drew a blank on the words to the embolism same time. Father 'Erwin was Ordained in 1950 and Sister after the Lord 's prayer but quickl y recovered and continued Mary Mark completes her half-century as a religious in the supplication. At the Sign of Peace, he told the gathered faithful that spotty losses of memory are no longer "senior 2002.... moments " or "memory lapses " but Move over Dagwood for the new "rolling black-outs. " In case you 're Bernie Ward Sandwich now being wonderin ', as I was, Father Ingels said the served at the Sunset District's Dean 's holy addendum is called an embolism Deli. Ingredients of the nosh named for because it "bursts out " of the Lord 's the radio talk show host and brother-inPrayer.. .Happy 100th birthday to the-faith are hot pastram i, melted Manuel Gouveia , longtime parishioner cheese and Dijon mustard on light rye bread. Owner of the popular eatery is of St. Matthias. Thanks for the good St. Robert's, San Bruno parishioner news go to Eucharistic minister , Al Diane Graham. Other on-the-air Grandsaert , who says he 's still a faith-siblings are KABL's Carter B. youngster at 82, and who with Manuel hel ped found the Redwood City parish in Smith of St. Hilary, Tiburon; Metro Network's Joe McConnell of Our 1961 .... It's welcome home at St. Pius Lady of Angels, Burlingame; KNBR's Elementary for Colleen Dowling, a 1 988 Bob Fitzgerald , a Juni pero Serra alumna of the Redwood City school and High School grad; Channel 2 traffic the first grad to teach full-time there .

Don Rottinhaus (right) of San guy Sal Castaneda, an Archbishop Colleen , who earned an undergraduate Riordan Hi gh School alum; and Mateo County Council of Knights degree from Cal State, Hayward and Channel 2 weekend anchor Diane of Columbus presents a check will soon comp lete graduate work in Dwyer, who while growing up was a from the Catholic men 's organiza- Eng lish at Notre Dame College , Reli g ious Education student at St. tion to David M. Curson of Family Belmont , is finishin ' the year for 6th Catherine 's and in 1992 married her Housing and Adult Resourc es , an grade teacher Sheryl Zamecki who is on husband Tim Sharp at the Burlingame organization assisting developmaternity leave. ...Had a nice visit with church. A behind the scenes sister-in- mentally disabled people. Thanks Father Jim Garcia , pastor , St. the-faith is Rosemary Roach, director to Konrad von Emster of St. Pius Anthony 's, Menlo Park and found out of programming and research at KPIX- Parish, for the info and for lettin ' the parish will celebrate its 50th anniverChannel S and parishioner of St. us know that he and his wife , sary in June w ith an outdoor Mass and Dominic's. Rosemary's folks are longMarilyn, read Catholic San activities commemorating the communitime St. Stephen parishioners , Gen and Francisco "religiously." ty 's multicul tural make-up. Hals off to Jim Roach. Contro l room confrere is Father Jim , pastor since 1996, and to the Paco Gomez, Channel 5 sound-person and St. Catherine 's faithful of St. Anthony 's and its mission churc h, San Jose parishioner. ,..

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Vatican trying to end sexual abuse of nuns by priests

By John Norton Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican acknowled ged the problem of sexual abuse of nuns by priests in some missionary territories and said it was working with bishops and reli gious orders to correct it.

The statement came following a midMarch article in the National Catholic Reporter which asserted that sexual abuse of religious women by priests , including rape , was a serious problem , especiall y in Africa. The article cited five internal churc h reports , several of which were presented at the Vatican, written between 1 994 and 1998 by senior members of women 's reli gious orders and a U.S. priest.

Missionary officials and senior members of religious orders said the dimen sions and geographical extent of the sexual abuse were largel y unknown and comp licated by sometimes overlapp ing issues of cultural practice and failure to live celibacy vows.

They also said instances of sexual abuse and misconduct did not paint a complete picture of the churc h in Africa and elsewhere. But the acknowledgment drew attention to long-standing concerns that the African church's rapid growth has not been accompanied by adequate formation or commitment.

Joaquin Navarro-Valls , papal spokesman , said that "some negative situations " should not obscure the "oftenheroic faithfulness of the great majority of men and women reli gious and priests."

He said the problem "is restricted to a limited geographical area," which he did not identif y, and said the Vatican was addressing it through the "dual approach of formation of persons and of solving individual cases."

The National Catholic Reporter article said some Catholic clergy have exploited their financial and sp iritual authority to gain sexual favors from nuns , a situation facilitated by cultura l subservience of women in some regions.

In Africa , where HIV and AIDS are rampant , young nuns are sometimes seen as safe targets of sexual activity by priests and other males , it said. In several extreme cases , priests have impregnated nuns and then encouraged them to have abortions , the article said.

The reports cited did not name alleged

abusers or victims and onl y once named a country-specific incident: a bishop in Malaw i who dismissed the leaders of a diocesan women 's congregation in 1988 after they comp lained that 29 sisters had been impregnated by diocesan priests.

In a joint statement March 21 , the two main associations of men and women religious — respectively, the Union of Superiors General and the International Union of Superiors General — underscored their awareness of the problem and said they were taking concrete steps to address it.

Sister Rita Burley, superior general of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and International Union of Superiors General president , said the steps included toug her standards for admission into reli gious life , a focus on human development in formation , and resolution of specific cases of abuse. In a Vatican Radio interview March 21 , Sister Burley said her union had been examining the question for at least three years.

The unions ' statement said the great majority of the church' s 1 million nuns and 200,000 reli gious men faithfully and courageousl y witness the Christian message, a reality "which often in today 's worl d 'never makes news.'"

MISNA , a Rome-based missionary news service , said that while the instances of sexual abuse "can and must not be denied or justified ," they represent "a marginal phenomenon " in comparison to the "arduous and courageous work" of many missionaries , often in situations of great hardshi p.

The two main associations of U.S. religious — the Conference of Major Superiors of Men and the Leadershi p Conference of Women Religious — said they were "deep ly disturbed" by the reports of sexual abuse by priests . "In any culture or situation , those in power have an ethical responsibility not to exploit others for personal gains,'" they said in a March 22 statement.

While most people interviewed said the issue of sexual abuse of nuns was widel y recognized in church circles , some representatives of religious women active in Africa said they had never heard of it, including a senior member of the Missionary Sisters of the Hol y Rosary, and Sister Adele Brambilla , head of the Comboni Missionary Sisters.

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Nigerian priest says reports are unfair B y John Norton Catholic News Service ROME (CNS) — A Ni gerian priest in Rome criticized the mid-Marc h publication of reports of sexual abuse of nuns by priests , mainl y in Africa , as offensive and potentiall y dam aging to the African church.

While individual cases cited might be true , the reports ' failure to name abusers and victims — and often even countries — undermines its credibility and harms the reputation of the African church in general , said Father John Egbulefu , a professor of dogmatic theology at Rome 's Urbanian University.

Equall y disturbing, the reports appeared to take for granted that celibacy is a failed project in African cultures , he said in a March 23 interview.

Father Egbulefu said instances of clerical sexual misconduct in Africa should not come as a surprise , given that Christianity arrived just a centu ry ago and that celibacy was not part of the culture. He said he was personall y aware of specific cases and had even recentl y confronted an African priest living outside his vows in Rome.

But the value of celibacy had already begun to take root in Africa , he said , and was faithfully lived by many African priests. "It is not true that our continent is a place where people are incapable of living celibacy," he said. "Celibacy has come to stay. It has been engrafted into our culture ," he said.

Father Egbulefu said he thought the reports ' authors unfairl y singled out the African church as a focus of sexual problems. In some ways , the reports reflected the Western world's approach toward Africa in the last century "of painting us blacker than we are," he said.

Father Egbulefu , founder of a Nigerian religious order that currentl y has 133 seminarians , said he thoug ht pessimistic assessments of the African church' s ability to incorporate celibacy discounted spiritual realities and the power of grace. Though in human terms it may appear virtuall y impracticable , "with the grace of God , celibacy is absolutel y possible. We aTe living witnesses to that ," he said.

In his seminarians ' formation , he said , he combines an emphasis on purity of mind and body with rigorous spirituality, including 90 minutes dail y of eucharistic adoration . "As a founder of a congregation , I' m telling you that many boys like this challenge " of celibacy, he said. "mentors ," a senior official of a missionary congregation said.

An African priest , Oblate Father Alexander Montanyane, in the southern African country of Lesotho, said another difficulty was a slippage in sexual values caused by the gradual disintegration of traditional African societies. "The society 's values are chang ing so much , and the new vocations are coming out of that society," he said.

Father Henk C.J. Bonke , procurator general of the Missionaries of Africa , said sexual abuse of nuns b y priests was not limited to Africa and even extended to the United States. He said severa l religiou s congregations had developed policies to guide investigations of alleged abuse.

service, said the problem was limited to sub-Saharan Africa and was related to negative cultural views there of women and the value of celibacy. These are not cases of "psychopathic" violence against women, but instead a "cultural way of living " that is common throughout the region, he said.

A missionary priest in Tanzania told Catholic News Service that violations of celibacy vows, including consensual sex between priests and nuns, was so widespread that it stunted Vatican effort s in the mid-1990s to promote local candidates for bishops ' nominations.

Part of the problem in Africa is the relativel y high number of young unsuperv ised priests, who in the past would have had older Western missionaries as

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Thousands in China line up for sacrament of reconciliation

HONG KONG — The sacrament of reconciliation remains popular among Chinese Catholics , particularl y in rural areas where hundreds or even thousands line up for confessions on major church feasts.

In the past , many Catholics insisted on receiving absolution before receiving Communion , and their insistence often delayed ordinary liturg ies as priests and bishops had to sit for hours hearing confessions , reported UCA News , an Asian churc h news agency based in Thailand. A parish priest in China said that one Chrislmas Eve he had no idea when he would begin the midni ght Mass, because it would commence onl y after all confessions were heard.

Today, though , lay people in rural areas can more readil y distinguish those sins serious enough to require confession , Father Song Zunsheng of Urumq i Diocese , northwestern China, told UCA News in February. Nevertheless , the increase in the quality of confessions has not shortened the confession line or changed fanners ' straightforw ard attitude toward the sacrament , added Father Song. Father Su Yongdai of Zhanjiang Diocese , southern China , told UCA News that thousands of Catholics will line up for confessions before major feast days. "Last year, on the eve of the Aug. 15 feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virg in Mary, 1 heard confessions for four hours in the afternoon , two more hours afte r dinner and another hour the next clay," he recalled. "Each priest will have to hear a few hundred confessions on such occasions ," said Father Su. He noted that , since Catholics are accustomed to this , three priests will hear confessions at the cathedral for feast days.

Pope urges Latin Americans to develop better response to sects

VATICAN CITY — Pope John Paul II urged Latin American bishops to develop a bette r pastoral response to reli gious sects, which have made inro ads throughout the region 's predominantl y Catholic population.

The pope said the queslion of reli gious sects is one of the greatest challenges for the church in Latin America: that of preserving, defending and spreading the Christian faith in its fullness. This was the main point of "Dominus Iesus," the Vatican 's doctrinal declaration of last fall , he told the bishops March 24, at the end of a meeting of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America "This is something that cannot be viewed with indifference. A resolute pastoral plan is needed to face this grave question , one that revises pastoral methods, strengthens structures of communion and mission, and takes advantage of the possibilities offered by a purified popular religiosity," he said.

He told the bishops that "wherever priests , men and women reli gious , and lay members of the apostolate are working, sects do not prosper."

The pope told the bishops that promotion of priestl y and reli gious vocations throug hout Latin America was also of "capital importance." He said he was happy to see si gns of a resurgence in vocations in some dioceses, but said Latin America needs many more priests.

Bishop tells of 20 executions without trial under Pinochet

SANTIAGO, Chile — Retired Bishop Carlos Gonzalez Cruchaga of Talca lias provided evidence of 20 unlawful executions of peop le arrested at La Moneda Palace the day Gen. Augusto Pinochet ouste d Socialist President Salvador Allende in 1973.

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With him from left are center deputy director Penny Fletcher; Washington Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick and Detroit Cardinal Adam J. Maida.

President Bush, cardinals, open John Paul .11 center WASHINGTON (CNS) — Seven cardinals and President Bush presided over the Marc h 22 ceremony and ribbon-cutting that marked the grand opening of the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington.

Detroit Cardinal Adam J. Maida , president of the center, told the audience of about 1 ,200 in a huge tent on the grounds of the museum that the pope insisted it be located in Washington instead of any of several other suggested sites , including Warsaw or Krakow in Poland. "He sees Washington , D.C., as the crossroads of the world ," Cardinal Maida said. "The center 's location here will allow it to impact and shape the many events that transp ire here."

In a letter read by Cardinal Edmund C. Szoka, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State , the pope said he was grateful "that the new center was planned as a means of introducing visitors to Catholic cultural life and as a place of stud y and reflection on themes related to the reli gious and humanitarian mission which the church is called to carry forward at the dawn of the third millennium. " Bush received a standing ovation when he echoed the pope 's challenge to society to adopt a "culture of life."

He said a culture of life must make room for "the stranger," the sick , the aged and immigrants. "We must teach our children to be gentle witli one another. We must defend in love the innocent child wailing to be born ."

Bishop Gonzalez said he received "consistent information " explaining that on Sept . 11 , 1973, the day of the Pinochet coup, 35 people were arrested at the presid ential palace. In a document containing information provided by a former military offi cer who remained anonymous , Bishop Gonzalez said that the Allende associates were sent to the "Tacna" Army regiment. After two day s, 20 of them — regarded as "communists " —were sent to the military camp Peldehue at the outskirts of Santiago and were executed.

The report was given to Interior Minister Jose Mi guel Insulza as part of a process of justice and reconciliation.

The process began in 1999 after a series of round-table talks that included representatives of the government , military officials , and civic and human rig hts groups.

Since then , the church has produced other human rights reports , which the government will give to local courts to determine whether they can be used as evidence in human ri ghts trials.

BALTIMORE — The Archd iocese of Baltimore unveiled a five-year strate gic p lan for its Catholic schools thai will require all teachers in elementary schools to be certified as calechisls.

Archdiocesan leaders say the p lan will greatl y strengthen Catholic identity in parochial schools. Central to the plan is a strong focus on fortif y ing the reli gious traditions of Catholic education. The new initiati ve require s al! Catholic teachers who work in grades K-5 to receive their catechist certificati on — regardless of their academic disci pline.

All Catholic teachers in grades 6-8 will be required to receive their youth ministry certification. In addition , all non-Catholic teachers in elementary school will have to comp lete a program on basic Catholic teachings.

"What we're say ing is that we all teach reli gion in some way, shape or form ," exp lained Ronald J. Valent i , superintendent of Catholic schools in the Baltimore Archdiocese.

"First and foremost , we reall y are rooted in the richness of our Catholic tradition. That 's the sum and substance of what we are. Catechesis should permeate all elements of school life ," he added.

Lay ministry f ostersvocations to p riesthood, LA cardinal says

WASHINGTON — The church's emphasis on lay ministry is not diluting vocations to ordained and consecrated life , said Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles.

"Just the opposite is taking place. As more and more lay peop le become involved in ministry, they are a base for vocations to the priesthood and reli gious life ," he said in off-the-cuff remarks during a speech at The Catholic University of America in Washington.

The largest group of seminarians stud ying for his archdiocese come from lay ministry , he added. "I'm in trouble with some lay groups because so many of their lay youth ministers are entering vocations ," the cardinal said , laughing.

Cardinal Mahony spoke March 20 on "Charting a Course for Partici pation in Mission." In the question-andanswer session after the speech , he said that lay ministry is a calling unto itself and should not be understood or used as a stepp ing stone to priestl y or reli gious life. "I' m just say ing thai the more people become involved in ministry, the more they become interested in consecrated life ," he said.

The cardinal said in his speech that "a broad-based , shared ministry has been awakened in the church by the Second Vatican Council and the developments which followed." The church also must move toward "a more inclusive and collaborative approac h to ministry."

Church remains committed to unity, pope tells Presbyterians

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Addressing members of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Pope Joh n Paul II said the Catholic Churc h remained committed to ecumenical dialogue and to overcoming the barriers that still separate Christian communities.

The pope spoke March 22 during an audience with the Presbyterian delegation , in Rome for talks with Vatican officials. The pope said the Presbyterians ' visit was a "cause for joy " and that he hoped their meetings would "bear abundant fruit for the ecumenical tasks ahead ."

The pope said that despite si gnificant ecumenical steps in recent decades, all Christians must acknowledge that there is still a long way to go on the path to visible unity .

"May we see the future now opening up before us as a summons from the Lord to be increasing l y renewed in the spirit of our minds , putting on the new nature , created after the likeness of God in true ri ghteousness and holiness," he said.

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St. Ignatius Institute protesters fail to sway USF trustees

By Evel yn Zap p ia More than 100 demonstrators gathered at the University of San Francisco March 22 to protest the dismissal of the directors of the St. Ignatius Institute , but the next day U.S.F. Board of Trustees approved a resolution affirmin g the actions of president , Jesuit Father Stephen Privett.

The majority of the demonstrators were parents , students and graduates of the insti tute , a 25-year-old academic program that emphasizes traditional Catholic values and Jesuit teaching methods. The protest was held on campus near the site of a Town Hall meeting conducted

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While protesters were chanting outside , the president was fielding a question from 20-year-old Steve Ainbu ul , recent graduate of the institute -"What would you say to people who believe you are silencing the only traditional Catholic voice in the state?" The president rep lied , "I' m not doing that" Ambuul , who has 12 brothers and sisters , said "five of his siblings preceded " his recent May graduation from the institute and his brother, "Tommy, althoug h planning to attend this year, will not - because without the teachers and the abilit y to exercise autonomously our view, which is a more traditional understandin g and loyal ascent to the Church's teaching, the program will fall apart."

When the president was asked for his reaction of the six core faculty members who resi gned in protest of his dismissals of directors John Galten and John Hamlon , he stated "They look themselves out , I did not. They are welcome to come back."

1 he president , praised his choice lor the new director ot the Institute , Dr. Paul Murp hy, who the president said , had a doctorate in Church history and was committed to the Catholic intellectual tradition.

Dr. Murphy told Catholic San Francisco, the University "is full y committed to maintaining the curriculum of SII, as it has been in place, it remains a Great Books program , deeply rooted in the Catholic and intellectual tradition - and will continue to provide a whole host ol co-curricular activities such as retreats, outings , and life on the dormitory corridors together."

To protester David Pollard , the father of an Sll graduate , "the chang ing of the faculty and what they represent in their attitudes and what they are presenting intellectuall y is chang ing the program " and unless the president 's decision is "overturned" then his daug hter "Rachel will not " be attending the institute .

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"The sensual and emotional deprivation of prison offers an incredible opportunity for expiation. They are in purga tory. There is an opportunity for many of them to be broug ht into the grace of God." Mr. McKeon , program director of the archdiocesan Detention Ministry, used to favor cap ital punishment. "Part of me was torn about it," he says.. "When you see horrendous murders — they leave people aghast. We can 't comprehend them. These killers aren 't sane. They may not meet the legal definition of insanity but they are."

Then , after the death penalty was reinstated in the late 1970s, he says, "I saw it was app lied for political purposes.

Politicians were being elected because of their stand on the death penalty. It was horrific."

People who think that life without parole is too soft a sentence would change their minds , he says, if they understood "what life in prison is reall y like — living entombment."

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While he opposes capital punishmen t , Deacon Moriarty prefers to state his position differentl y: "I am very much for the abolition of the death penalty. It is important to be for something — not just against."

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Mary Ann Schwab, a founder of the archdiocese 's Respect Life Commission, says, "Cap ital punishment is another example of using violence as a solution to a problem."

"There has been an escalation in the use of violence as a solution to problems — to take the life of the criminal , the unborn , the elderl y — as if it was an instant solution. This breeds in people the idea that this is the way to solve problems. Young people now look on violence as a way to solve their personal problems."

"The legalized violence of abortion , euthanasia and capital punishment has made violence sociall y acceptable ," he says. "In all three there are two common denominators : a lack of respect for life and a willingness to accept violent solution s to problems."

"The pro-life movement grew out of the shock of knowing that the life of the unborn child , innocent human , was no longer given the protection of the law," Mrs. Schwab says.

"At that time, in the mid- 1970s, capital punishment was not used as frequentl y as it is now. But with the escalation of violence in our society, people got fearful , and the pressure built in favor of cap ital punishment But it won 't end violence."

Christ came to save all. No one, not even a killer, is beyond redemption, if they live long enough, they may get the grace to repent."

Paul Moriarty grew up in New Zealand , a country without the death penalty. "Coming to the United States, it was an experience I didn 't know about. I was opposed to it since I couid understand what it was all about."

Over the years his opposition has become even stronger Parting company with Aquinas - in part from his experience serving as a spiritual adviser Raymond Dennehy is 66 years old and , like many to men on death row in the state prison in Richmond , Catholics of his generation , "For years I was in favor of it.

Virginia. He was chaplain at the Virginia state prison in I never reflected on it. I just grew up with it."

Richmond . That was in 1986 and 1987 where the electric Change came graduall y for Dr. Denneh y, a professor of chair was then used for executions. philosophy at the University of San Francisco.

"I never witnessed an execution but I was with them for "As I grew in the anti-abortion movement, I became their last days, and walked with them to the electric chair. I more concerned about the death penalty. In recent years , it made the journey and saw them strapped in. Then I moved was because of the uneven way the punishment is adminisout ," he says. "1 didn 't want to be part of the process." tered. If you have a very good lawyer you don 't get the Deacon Moriarty became a prison chaplain throug h his death penalty. work in the Church , particularl y the Cursillo. "In the early "Then there are the reports of men on death row being '80s I was inv ited into the penitentiary as a volunteer," he exonerated by DNA evidence. If that 's the case, maybe we says, "and I was ordained a deacon in the prison in 1986, have execute d innocent men." the same prison where the executions took place."

Dr. Dennehy had "qualms " about the death penalty as In 1989, he came to California with his wife Lorraine to far back as 1978 when he was writing an article on the work for the St. Vincent de Paul Society and for the last 11 "ontologicat basis of human rights," but his opposition to years has been chaplain at adult jails in San Mateo County. the death penalty was "finally cemented when I read Pope While he believes strongl y in his position on the death John Paul IPs 'Gospel of Life ' seven or eight years ago." penalty, Deacon Moriarty wants to convince, not condemn, "The only case in which the death penalty could be justipeople on the other side. fied," he says, "is when there is a demonstrably violent person "I believe if we are trying to live the Gospel, there 's got to be conflicts , given out social environment ," he says. "I understand Ihe difficulties people have try ing to 20 + itineraries / Year-round departures / Low Prices 1 f W% understand the complexities | Sign up Seven and Travel Free Plan of the issue. We must reall y 1 JE —-A listen to them , reach out pastorally, share our stories and CST#2030810-40 I Mm*/",. y bring new understanding to ^rlMpH^^^ the issue."

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"This is the 27th semester I have debated abortion at Berkeley," he says , "and it is inevitable that a student will ask where I stand on the death penalty."

Dr. Denneh y opposes both , but says, "Abortion and the death penalty are not reall y the same. I have been critical of the seamless garment idea. The victim in abortion is innocent. The person who is executed has been found guilty of a capital crime."

Educating parishioners Like Dr. Dennehy, Bob Ternus credits Pope John Paul II for turning him from support of the death penalty to opposition.

"What finally turned me around was when the pope started talking about it ," Mr. Ternus says. "I started looking at Scripture. Jesus said there is more joy in heaven for the return of a sinner.

"As long as you 're alive you have a chance to change, to repent. We take away that opportunity when we execute someone. God's grace cannot work ."

"Life without hope of parole ensures that they are not a danger to society" but g ives criminals "time to repent ," he says.

Mr. Ternus ' main focus is education through his work on the social justice committee at St. Rita 's Parish , Fairfax. "Of all the social justice issues, this one has generated the most heat," he says. "People are either strong ly in favor or strongly against the death penalty. With some people I consider good friends , I won 't bring it up with them. It 's that bad."

"Our committee has published items in the bulletin and we serialized what Cardinal Roger Mahony wrote about it.

We invited people to present different viewpoints but there were no takers ."

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By Vivian W. Dudro The U.S. Supreme Court has endangered the inalienable ri ghts of all Americans by deny ing the personhood of the unborn child , President of Gonzaga University, Jesuit Father Robert J. Spitzer told the annual conference of the California Association of Natural Famil y Planning (CANFP).

"Our inalienable ri ghts of life and liberty belong to us b y reason of our personhood and can be neither given nor taken away by the government ," Father Spitzer , the president of Gonzaga University, said in his keynote speech at the conference Marc h 24 at St. Mary 's Cathedral conference center in San Francisco .

The landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision arbitrarily determined that unborn children are not persons and therefore are not protected by the law. What

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Kath y Niece , a 38-year-old member of the Catholic Worker movement , didn 't think about the deat h penalty when she was growing up. Now she speaks out against it and even corresponds with a death row inmate. ""When 1 was younger, the death penalty wasn 't an issue," she says. "Executions weren 't happening. Then when I focused more on my faith , I realized how bad the death penalty is."

"Faith calls us to resist the culture of deat h," she says.

"Ours is a faith of life. God loves us all. All life is sacred.

Ours is a Gospel of life - from conception to natural death."

Mrs. Niece and her husband Mike are active in the peace and justice ministry at Our Lady of the Pillar Church in Half Moon Bay. . On March 1, the ministry held a prayer service to mark Intern ational Death Penalty Abolition Day. "We rang the bell for two minutes to say that using the death penalty degrades us and takes away from all society."

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After reviewing the results of 21 studies done throughout the worl d since 1980, Dr. Kahlenborn concluded thai pill users , especially young women who have not yet born e children , have a much higher risk of breast cancer than non-users.

Thoug h breast cancer is on the rise in the United States and has become the most common cause of cancer death for U.S. women age 20-59, Dr. Kahlenborn 's analysis of the most recent breast cancer research is meeting with resistance. Nevertheless , his findings are beginning to make their way into pro fessional journals and the secular media.

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Fifteen people came to the service and 17 signed a "Declaration of Life ," stating not only their opposition to the death penalty and also their desire that if they are murdere d, the killer should not be sentenced to death.

Mrs. Niece says some opposition to the death penalty comes from reports of DNA evidence clearing people who had been sentenced to death. The issue is more in public consciousness because of the stands taken by Pope John Paul and the U.S. bishops ," she says.

A year ago, she and her husband gave up their jobs as nurse and physical therapist, to serve full time at Magdalen House , a Catholic Worker house. They share their home with a famil y with six children.

"We try to live the works of mercy," she says. The Gospel doesn 't say to visit the innocent but the imprisoned.

Two or three months ago I started corresponding with someone on death row. It was a hard decision to make because you realize some day they may not be there, the reality that they may be executed. " In their letters, she says, "We talk about our day-to-day lives. I say it was a sunny day and I went to the beach for a walk. He says it was sunny and he went to the yard to exercise."

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Dr. Konopaski is concerned , however, about whether sentences of life without parole will stand the test of time. "I don 't trust the justice system," he says. "You hear of people committing grotesque, heinous crimes, multi ple murders. Fifteen or twenty years go by and everyone forgets the crimes. They say, 'He's a changed man.' The law now says life without parole but the state still has the right to change the law."

Dr. Konopaski describes himself as "deep ly anti-abortion." He prays the rosary every Saturday at an abortion clinic , is active in United for Life and participates in a monthl y vi gil at St. Mary 's Cathedral .

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Located within the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of San Francisco , San Quentin houses among its approximatel y 6,000 inmates over 500 persons sentenced to a similar execution , many for extremely serious crimes against their fellow man.

Who does not mourn with the families and friends of the victims of Mr. Massie , and of the many other victims of violence in our communities? Our prayers and our hearts go out to them , and we ask the God of mercy and compassion to take these victims of inhumane and cruel violence to Himself.

At the same time we must ask ourselves and our fellow citizens whether the violence of State-ordered executions , like that of Mr. Massie , does not itself contribute to a culture of death in which respect for the di gnity and precious worth of every human life is diminished.

Our society is not advanced by the imposition of the penalty of death. Incarceration — life imprisonment without the possibility of parole — is itself an adequate punishment for capital crimes, and a secure means of protecting society from violent persons. Indeed , the invitation and opportunity for repentance , and for the making of amends by making a positive contribution to society as a prisoner , represents a far more humane approach to the restoration of justice in our society.

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Two members of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet , Ann Magovern and Anne Davis were present. Sister Anne Davis explained that , like most Catholics , "she did not grow up thinking about the death penalty." She began thinking about the issue when she started work in detention ministry with juvenile offenders and "just saw that the cycle of violence needs to end."

She believes that "when we hav e executions , it gives out the message that violence is the answer." She hopes that the families of victims of violent crime can find healing, but "the death penalty doesn 't bring about the healing that people are in need of."

By J ack Smith More than 400 people , many of them Catholic , gathered at the east gate of San Quentin Prison to pray and protest on the occasion of the execution of Robert Lee Massie on Marc h 27.

A few minutes after midni ght , Mr. Massie became the ninth person to be executed in the Slate since cap ital punishment was reinstated in 1 978.

Mike Duff y, who led a group of University of San Francisco students and staff said "we 're here to keep a vi g il for Robert Massie, for his famil y, for the families of his victims and for the human race," "We're killing another human being tonight ," he said.

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Musings on hometown religion coverage A year or so after 1 arrived in San Francisco as new Archbishop I visited both dail y newspapers for a meeting with th eir editorial board s, or at least some staff members tillin g that bill. The meetings were p leasant enough. A point that I took the trouble to note on both occasions was the absence in our S.F. papers of the common practice in American dailies of having a weekl y "reli gion page," or at least a regular reli g ion column.

Even the New York Times, I recall remarking, has a Saturday column with alternating reli gion writers Peter Steinfels and Guslav Niebuhr. As I recall now, there was a bemused recognition that I had used my powers of observation , all ri ght. But as a conversation starter , there were no takers. Maybe I just didn 't recognize the rules of the game; the agenda wasn ' t mine to set.

This came back to mind a coup le of weeks ago when I read about the Templeton Prize for progress in Religion being awarded to the Rev. Arthur Peacocke , an Anglican priest and scientist , professor of biochemistry and of theology at Cambrid ge and Oxfo rd . For some reason , I had deviated from my usual practice of reading the Chronicle firs t , then taking a more leisurel y read of the Times when time permitted , but I noted coverage of the story in both papers.

I knew there was something missing fro m the Chronicle p iece , even thoug h it indicated the New York Times service as its source. A day or two later I finall y got around to a little comparative detective work. The Chronicle article had rearranged several paragrap hs from the way they appeared in the Times p iece , and omitted a coup le of sentences and one paragrap h , I suppose because of space constraints.

The problem was the content of the paragrap h omit-

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ted. Here it is. "In an interview , Dr. Peacocke said he regarded science and reli g ion as intertwined. 'One strand is the searc h for intelli gibility, ' he said of science. 'The other strand is the search for meaning ' ."

In this little paragrap h the reader begins to get a g limpse of why Dr. Peacock e was singled out for this $1 ,000,000 Temp leton prize. In one succinct sentence he was able to give us a frame of reference for this lifetime achievement. An understanding of the world is what the scientific quest tends toward , through experiment yielding conclusions about what guides and governs nature .

Peacocke the biochemist has taug ht and wrote about such science all his professional life.

But his theolog ical disci pline is about the meaning of this world and life. And of course what has broug ht him to celebrity as a Templeton Prize winner is precisel y the all too rare gift of being able to integrate these two "worlds " which often seem opposed. Just a glimmer of such integration was what the pith y line from his interview, omitted in the Chronicle account , allows the reader to learn about this extraordinary man , and wh y he should be so recognized.

The Times piece was by Gustav Niebuhr , theolog ically acute journalist son of the one of America 's most distinguished Protestant theolog ians. It 's true we shouldn 't expect every home town newspaper to hav e the resources of the New York Times. But could we not hope for at least someone who could know enoug h about reli gion not to tamper with the best line in a story.

This is one example of what is wrong with reli gion coverage in the Chronicle. Unfortunately, it is not an isolated examp le. Which gets back to my ori ginal point. San Francisco is not getting its money 's worth from a home

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'Wholehearted and f r e eservice to the p oorestof the poor9 Sisters bring Mother Teresa's compassion to the San Francisco Archdiocese

Story and Photos By Evelyn Zappia

Anthony, a resident of the Gif t of Love house, landscapes the grounds around the Pacif ica f acility.

Lef t, Sister Deepam , Regional Superior of the 13 West Coast Houses of the Missionaries of Charity, with Sister Sharon, house superior of the Gif t of Love house.

Brother Anthony Marie of the Society of Our Lady in Corpus Christi, Texas volunteered his time and expertise in carpentry f or the Pacif ica residence.

MZ&ach morning, the Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity rise at 4:30 a.m. and are reminded whythey have chosen Mother Teresa 's community. The Sistersdress in thefamed habit, a white sari with cobalt Hue trim and they carefully placefour straightpins around their veil that representtheir daily mission, "poverty, chastity, obedierice" and "wholehearted and free service to the poorest of the poo r."

"We ask , " said Sister Sharon, "what Mother always asked - that peopleprayfor us so we don t' spoil it - and that we continue to be open to the Holy Spirit leading us to really seek out the poorest of the poor and help them. " 'Gift of Love ' A Home for those living with HIV/AIDS Only two years ago, the Missionaries of Charity were in jeopardy of losing their AIDS ministry. The State of California was making demands for massive structural changes to their house on Fulton Street , named "Gift of Love, " that they owned since 1988. "We were told we would have to close down because we did not have a pennit and the house was not up to code , " said Sister Sharon , superior of the house. The mandated structural changes "were exorbitant" and "impossible " for the Sisters to meet , she said.

Were the Sisters worried? "No , " said Sister Deepam , Regional Superior of the 13 West Coast houses. "We prayed. " When the Sisters opened "Gift of Love" in 1988, state officials , according to Sister Sharon , considered it a "startup program. " There was a desperate need for such facilities because of the crisis of HIV/AIDS patients needing help in the City. "Somehow we had fallen through the loopholes for years," said Sister Sharon. "But recently, the state stepped up their program and told us we could not stay at die home any longer and we would have to close."

With the help of "volunteers and old friends , " the Sisters began searching for another house. They called on real estate agent, John Britton , who had helped them find the Fulton Street house. He found a place in Pacifica that was "perfect" for the residents but lacking sufficient sp ace for the Sisters.

The Sisters asked Britton if he would call the owners of the adjacent property and ask them if they would sell. "I called , " said Britton , "but they said no. " The Sisters continued looking for a new house but they could not stop thinking about the Pacifica property. They asked Britton to call the owners again to see if they had changed their minds. "I called , but they did not want to sell , " said Britton.

Following the example of Mother Teresa, the Sisters went to Pacifica and p laced Miraculous Medals on the property they needed. "Mother always did this when she wanted a p lace that she knew was important for our work," said Sister Deep am.

Once again , the Sisters asked the skeptical Britton to call the owners. "Right after they put those medals on the front lawn of the property, I called , and the owners said yes. Say what you will about it, but that 's exactly what happened. " The sisters sold the Fulton Street house and moved into the house on Milagra (Milagro in Spanish means miracle) in Pacifica, Sept. 8, 1999- On Oct. 1, 1999, Bishop John C. Wester blessed the house.

The nine male residents who live with HIV/AIDS range from 30 to 55 years old. At any given time, two of the 10 Sisters living in Pacifica are assigned to their needs.

"What the men need most," said Sister Sharon, "is lots of love, lots of attention , and listening ears. They have no family, are poor and they can stay here until they die. " The Sisters ' major responsibility is administering the great volume of medication the residents must take daily. Most have difficulty keeping track of their medications, so they let the Sisters take responsibility for them. The huge pharmacy cabinet is filled with boxes of pills with each resident 's name on them.

"The new medications are definitely helping, " said Sister Sharon. The Sisters experienced 160 deaths at the Fulton House and none for quite some time . But the medications cannot stop the serious affects of HIV/AIDS, as the Sisters have had to call paramedics in the middle of night to resuscitate residents. Luckily, the fire station is some 30 feet away from the new residence, and the Sisters have run across the street in the middle of the night a few times requesting the help of the Pacifica firefighters.

"I don 't know if I'd be alive if it wasn't for the Sisters," said Anthony who arrived at the house a year ago unable to walk because of severe heart and lung problems. One lung collapsed and he had internal bleeding. "They took such great care of me, " he said. "It's impossible to explain who they are -you have to experience them. " Today, "60 pounds heavier," Anthony is usually tending rose bushes around the house.

"I love to garden, â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it's anodier thing the Sisters have done for me, let me do what I love.

They have a way about them - they treat everyone like brothers and sons."

"I love it here," said John, a residentfor more than a year. "Being among the Sisters, it is

not difficult to live with HPV/AIDS.Without them -yes it is. This is a place for people who are basically lost , or mental ly lost and the Sisters work hard to see th at everyone has a home here."

The Sisters prepare three meals a day for the residents and drive them to doctor appointments if they need assistance. "I believe the bal ance in their lives, as stress-free as possible , is the imp ortant factor for the residents , " said Sister Sharon. The residents have a 5 p.m. curfew, must wash their own clothes , are not permitted to have dru gs or alcohol and sustain themselves on Supplemental Security Income or General Assistance.

The 10 Sisters in the community also visit families, the elderly and people in nursing homes.

They teach religious education at St. Bruno parish in San Bmno and hold prayer services at San Bruno and San Mateo County prisons and for the youth imprisoned at La Honda.

"Anyone in need can knock on our door, " said Sister Deepam.

"When you help people in need you are helping Jesus. The Sisters never forget that ," said Brother Anthony Marie of the Society of Our Lady in Corpus Christi, Texas, who has volunteered for the Missionaries of Charity for more than five years.

"Queen of Peace '' A Home for "Unwed Mothers " At first glance , the Sadowa Street house seems like a nursery school. Huge stuffed animals , highchairs and toys fill the recreation room while expectant mothers wait to deliver their babies.

The eight-bed "home for unwed mothers ," as the Sisters refer to it , is a place women can stay throughout their pregnancy and one-month after they have the baby, according to Sister Andrew, house superior, who lives there with three other sisters.

The women cook for themselves, do their own housework and are responsible for finding housing, child care and income.

At present, there are four women in their twenties waiting to have their babies. "The girls are here because they want to have their babies and have to get away from the pressures of husbands, families or boyfriends who want them to have abortions," said Sister Andrew. "That 's why Mother started these houses to prevent abortions , to give them a place to stay, to be secure and peaceful. " If the girls would like the Sisters to talk to their husbands or boyfriends , "we will also do that, " said Sister Andrew.

"We provide the girls free room and board because many do not have proper housing and nobody will accept them. We support them , encourage them to have their babies and give them spiritual help with evening prayer service, " said Sister Andrew.

Recently, the Sisters were instrumental in finding a "Catholic coup le" to adopt a child of one of the mothers. "It was a very rare occurrence because most of the girls want to keep their children , " said Sister Sharon.

If a pregnant woman should seek the assistance of the Sisters on her own, they will contact a social worker and sometimes talk with Catiiolic Charities about her needs. After learning about her situation , and if she is appropriate for the house, then she becomes a resident.

"We have found St. Finn Barr 's parish to be a great source of help, " said Sister Andrew.

"Our purpose is to bring Jesus to them â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to everyone from any of our houses to the poor, pregnant women , HIV/AIDS patients , homeless, the elderly, and children so they are aware of Jesus in their lives, working within them and us - and they experience His love within them."

Recently, Sister recalled that one night , at die house, three young women walked down to the chapel and didn 't know that two of the Sisters were in the area. They walked into the chapel and one woman asked the other to explain the Crucifix to her. She began talking about Jesus and how He died for us and "how amazing" it all was. "She was kind of evangelizing the other two girls, " said Sister Sharon. "She is Christian and the girl asking all the questions is Jehovah's Witness. It was really nice to know that she was actually teaching them about our faith. " Twenty-year-old Erica is due to have her baby August 30. She called 15 shelters to find a p lace to live until "Queen of Peace " accepted her. "If you 're pregnant and you have nowhere to go, you should come here , " she said , "because the Sisters will take care of you - they really will. " "When I first got here I was scared of the Sisters," Erica continued , "but they are really sweet and it's like home now. I try to abide by the rules as best as I can - curfew is 5 p.m. and not talking too loud. " "I would cry if the Sister's weren't here because I would have nowhere to go and I would be on the streets," said Ila , who is due on May 20.

The Sisters of the Queen of Peace house also run a soup kitchen for the needy at 3rd and 4th Streets in San Francisco near the old docks. They prepare a meal that includes, soup, salad, meat , bread, cheese or "whatever may come in that someone might donate."

They serve the meal "every day but Thursdays - that's their day off. " House of the Missionariesof Nex tweek a visitto the soup kitchenand the Novitiate Charity will befeat ured.

Missionaries of Charity Sister Marcela prepares f ood f or the soup kitchen.

Sister Andrew, superior of the Queen of Peace house, catching up with the laundry.

Erica is gratef ul f or the Queen of Peace house as she awaits the birth of her child.

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Avoiding controversy Catholic San Francisco is unlike secular newspapers in th at its purpose is to support the pastoral mission of the local Catholic Church .

However, as the newspaper does the job of reporting on people and events in the Archdiocese of San Francisco and elsewhere — its true value is in functioning very much like any newspaper. This is because the newspaper 's usefulness as a pastoral aid corresponds directl y with its credibility among readers.

These thoughts come to mind in the midst of the current conflict between administrators of the University of San Francisco (USF) and those opposed to recent actions taken by the university administration regarding the St. Ignatius Institute at USF. Good and sincere people are on both sides of the issue.

For Catholic San Francisco , the current controversy illumines the nature of Catholic Diocesan journalism in America. A foreign visitor last year expressed chagrin that the newspaper was reporting on the scandals in the Santa Rosa Diocese. Yet this coverage won the respect of readers and Catholic Press Association first place honors for investigative reporting.

Moreover, those who wish that the newspaper would avoid difficult issues realize this is a bad bargain. The controversy one might wish Catholic San Francisco to avoid today could be replaced by a controversy one would want the newspaper to explore tomorrow.

Editoriall y, the newspaper has striven to be fair, accurate and balanced in its reporting of the current disagreement. It also has provided the same opportunity for issues to be aired in paid advertisements. The policy of the newspaper is to accept advertisements that do not conflict with Catholic teaching and are not attacks on people or institutions.

Certainly, the St. Ignatius Institute/USF story is one thai the paper should be covering. Catholic and secular media across the nation have taken note of the local issue. In microcosm, several important themes in the contemporary American Catholic Church are being played out before our eyes.

Catholic San Francisco — in order to maintain its value as a pastoral tool should not avoid issues of controversy, nor should it absent itself from respectful dialogue on significant issues within the Church.

Instead of death penalty Polls show that many American Catholics - in line with the general U.S. population — continue to favor the use of the death penalty as an optional punishment for convicted murderers.

But the nearly universal acceptance of capital punishment that prevailed among U.S. Catholics in the past has been altered over the past two decades in the face of attention brought to the issue by Pope John Paul II, American bishops and Sister Helen Prejean , author of "Dead Man Walking."

Since 1978, the Holy Father has repeatedly stated that modern penal systems, which can provide protection to society against convicted murderers, greatly obviate the need for society to impose the death penalty.

Today, 20 states have not had an execution in the past quarter century, while the arbitrary and prejudicial effects of death penalty laws on the poor, undereducated and members of minorities are under review in other states.

Of the 30 states with capital punishment, one (Texas) has accounted for a third of the executions since 1976.

California continues to be numbered among death penalty states, and earlier this week the state executed death row convict Robert Massie by lethal injection at San Quentin Prison . Massie was the ninth person executed in California since the state reinstated the death penalty in 1978.

Some would argue that Massie presents the best argument in favor of the death penalty. He was convicted of one murder in 1965 and sentenced to death, but this sentence was commuted to life in prison after the California Supreme Court in 1972 declared the death penalty unconstitutional . Paroled in 1978, Massie killed a San Francisco small business owner during a robbery fou r months later.

Is the lesson of the Massie case the slogan , "When they are dead , they can 't kill again ," — or is the lesson California 's need for an absolutely ironclad "life sentence without parole" law?

Such a law would show respect for the murdered victims and their families by assuring them that the murderer would have an unchangeable sentence of incarceration for life — without the possibility of future release into society.

From a Catholic viewpoint, such a law in place of capital punishment would enhance respect for life across the continuu m of life issues — rejecting both abortion , which takes the lives of innocent unborn children, as well as cap ital punishment, which takes the lives of convicted murderers . MEH

USF president praised fo r manges at MI

The ongoing rhetoric regarding recent changes at the St. Ignatius Institute (SII) at USF has been thought provoking. Change is sometimes difficult. At minimum , il enli ghtens the public. The backlash seems to stem from the SII group 's reluctance to participate in the larger Catholic university curriculum rather than its more exclusive , "traditional" approach , an approach , often fostering an attitude that their program is more Catholic than the other and a bunker mindset that is anathema to higher education. As a businessman, I see this kind ot organizational structure as problematic and flawed. I app laud Father Privett [USF president] for his leadership.

Catholic universities aren 't deemed "Catholic" because they exclusivel y teach "traditional " Catholic values (defined by a few) but rather , prepare students for service and faith in a diverse Catholic and secular world where the gospel message has meaning. SII is a valued part of this community and I have no doubt that its intellectual force will continue to prepare students in their faith. SII has a great opportunity, challenging students with its valuable curriculum and my prayer is that the faculty will rise to the occasion and not let old political battles snuff out its spirit. If SII is truly a Catholic institution , I hope its battles will be about the hearts and minds of students and bring ing true meaning to the gospel of Jesus Christ and not in turf battles , media hype and sour grapes. Many would say, such battles are rarely won and are in and of themselves , antiChristian.

Mike Gale San Francisco

they are using. Too many of us have seen TV singers and commenta tors with the microphone to their lips. Very few churc h microp hones are set to pick up at this close range . It overdrives the "mic" and causes distorted sound throug h the speakers .

Lastly, the people in the parish with a well-trained "ear" to hear and adjust sound levels are typicall y the musicians themselves.

By stepp ing out of the choir to adjust levels , the musician cannot compensate correctl y for his/her own absence from the group.

It would be great if Catholics just needed a bit of prompting to get the songs started and then raised their voices in song as a matter of habit (much as they do for our prayers during Mass ). Most parishioners never even bother to pick up their hymnal.

Cantors and choirs can often be over-amp lified , but as Father McKearney says, "the assembly is expected to partici pate ". 1 believe that most musicians would dial it back if they regularl y heard full partici pation from the congregation.

Many parishioners seem to think that liturg ical music is some kind of concert. I can not count how many times I have heard , "I love your music. I just enjoy listening. " Even worse , some parishioners applaud the music at the end of Mass , leaving the musicians with the awkward feeling that they gave a performance rather than hel p ing to lead the congregation in worshi p.

(We had to make announcements to slop this unfortunate practice.)

I enjoy Father McKearney 's advice and encouragement in his regular column. I hope that he will encourage churches to improve their infrastructure , including good monitor systems for the choir to hear their own amplified sound , and mixing boards to adjust sound levels correctly for different speakers , vocalists and instruments. Ideall y, a mixing board could be within reach during the Mass for this purpose.

If done well , the music in the liturgy can be a spirituall y engaging experience for those who attend Mass . I urge everyone to pick up their hymnals and sing!

Lorianna Kastrop

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Food for thought on music, microphones

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In response to Father Jim McKearney 's article of March 9th entitled "The Importance of Evaluating Sound—Part II", I wish to add some food for thought.

As a music minister of 20 years, I have worked with a variety of microphone setups. There are some inherent problems.

Sound checks are typicall y done in an empty church. Amplified sound levels are completel y different when the church is packed with people. Musicians try to adjust for this, and sometimes overdrive their microphones due to inadequate monitor systems. I would imagine that very few churches (none that I know personall y) have sound engineers available DURING Mass to adjust levels to existing conditions.

Secondly, musicians and lectors (even priests) are not well-trained as to the optimum distance from the microphone that

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Death penalty hacker misunderstands Bible

On the death penalty issue and the Church's opposition to it , those who support the position of the death penalty using the old Testament for support ' are rel y ing on a weak cru tch , indeed.

Anyone who is at least bi-lingual knows that translation , from one language to another invariabl y gives rise to ambi guities in meaning and emphasis. In the case of the Old Testament, and St. Paul' s letters, the originals were in Aramaic and Hebrew. These, in turn were translated into Greek. St. Jerome took the ancient sources , some centuries old , and translated them into Latin. A committee under King James translated Jerome 's work into Eng lish. The King James Version has been retranslated into English three more times. Where there are so many translations it is invariable that some changes in meanings occur. Add to that , before Gutenberg , all copy ing was by hand. It is established history that the old scribes sometimes did not copy the ori ginal text exactl y. Also , some changed the text because they did not agree with it.

Thus , to assert, as Mr. Topper did (Catholic San Francisco March 23) that the Bible unequivocall y endorses the death penalty, is to misunderstand the ori gin of the Bible. If he is so certain his interpretation of the Old Testament is correct , is he also in favor of stoning adulterers and adhering to the dietary laws in the Book of Leviticus?

As a l awyer I have been actively involved in the administration of justice for 40 years. It is not a perfect system. It is so imperfect that to use it to kill anothe r human being is unjustifiable.

Jerome Downs San Francisco

The Catholic Diff erence

Lincoln in Rome On Feb. 24, as the newly-created Cardinal Avery Dulles , S.J., tall and craggy of face, processed up the aisle of his titul ar church , resplendent in miter and pectoral cross and leaning on a silver crosier, a friend neatl y observed , "Now we know what Abraham Lincoln would have looked like in full pontificals. " Which was, I suggest , far more than a wisecrack.

By his own reckoning, Cardinal Dulles ' nomination was a papal tribute to theology in the United States.

Avery Dulles has been a leader in American theolog ical circles for 40 years, and while he is too modest to say it, Cardinal Dulles has also been an exemplar of some prime intellectual virtues that have not always been abundant •imong his colleagues during that turbulent period. In honoring Avery Dulles , Pope John Paul II was also honoring those virtues.

Dulles reads others ' work seriously, try ing to enter into another 's thoug ht before criticizing it or, worse, slotting it into a convenient ideolog ical pigeonhole. His formidable knowled ge of the Catholic tradition , from Scripture throug h the Fathers and the medieval masters up to the present , has also made him a skilled practitioner of the ecumenism of time.

In the 1975 "Hartford Appeal for Theolog ical Affirmation ," Dulles joined with prominent Orthodox , Protestant , and Catholic scholars in criticizing the claim that "modern thoug ht is superior to all past forms of understanding reality, and is therefore normative for Christian faith and life." Contemporary theologians have much to teach the church , Cardinal Dulles would happil y agree; but so do Origen and Augustine and Thomas Aquinas and

Robert Bellarmine. Theology, Avery Dulles believ es, is a other communities. In community of conversation , and the dialogue is most vi g- this respect , Dulles ' nomorous and enlightening when it ranges freel y over two mil- ination to the College of Cardinals suggests that lennia of Christian wisdom.

Cardinal Dulles also embodies the right relationshi p the ecumenical center of between the theolog ian and the magisterium , the pastoral gravity in world theology teaching authority of the church. Unlike those colleagues is now in the United who treat papal encyclicals as if they were term papers to Mates rather than or other be graded (and , occasionall y, failed), Avery Dulles has long Germany George Weigel understood that the teaching authority of the church is a gift European locales.

In any situation in to theology. The purpose of the magisterium , in its relationshi p to theology, is to help ensure that theologians don 't which I have worked with him during 15 years of friendsettle for mediocrity. The teaching authority of the church ship, Avery Dulles could easil y have assumed the role of in fact offers a great pastoral service to theology; it keeps "first among equals. " He never has , and I suspect (hat theology from becoming too satisfied with its own clever- Cardinal Avery Dulles never will. He is a man of genuine , ness and constantly calls theologians to a love of the truth. profound humility. More than a half-century after his conThere is another distinctivel y American quality to version, he is still filled with the wonder of God's grace at Avery Dulles ' intellectual life, one that I trust the Holy work in the world and in individual lives. His capacity to Father was honoring in naming him a cardinal. Dulles ' the- encourage younger scholars is one of his finest attributes.

Above all, arid as the motto on his new coat of arms ology has been worked out for decades in active dialogue with theologians and philosophers of other religious tradi- attests , Avery Dulles knows in Whom 'he has believed. tions. In the New York-based "Dulles Colloquium ," organ- That dedication to Jesus Christ is the quality that makes ized by Father Richard Neuhaus and the Institute on Cardinal Dulles a model theologian. May the honor he has Reli gion and Public Life, Avery Dulles has been in intense received move many to follow his example in marry ing conversation for years with Jewish , Anglican, Lutheran , critical intelligence to credal fidelity in the pursuit of Methodist , Reformed , and Orthodox theologians. He has Catholic truth. also been a major figure in the "Evangelical s and Catholics Together" initiative, where his ecumenical experience with mainline Protestantism has been applied to promising new George Weigel is a senior fellow of the Ethics and conversation with evangelical Protestant thinkers from the Public Policy Center in Washington , D.C. Southern Baptist Convention , the Assemblies of God, and

On Being Catholic

Hide and Seek In my last article I presented the starting point of the companions , Where are you?" (Gen 3:9) The very quesCatechism: the holy longing in the depths of the human tion about God which sometimes comes to our lips, now on heart for Something or Someone "greater." This hunger is the lips of God! common to all of us; it is the golden thread linking all the Of course , God knows where Adam and Eve are hiding, but the search is the point of the game. When we religions of human history, including Christianity.

What is uni que to Christianity, what according to Pope adults play hide-and seek with children , we have to enter John Paul marks the essential difference between into their world. Even if we see Mary or Bill y hiding Christianity and other relig ions , is the conviction that God behind the couch , we "seek" them. Similarly, if God is searching for us even more than we search for God. In wants to seek us out , He must do so on our terms , in the Jesus Christ God Himself comes in Person to reveal divine arena of this world. love in human terms.

This analogy of The Good Shep herd child's play may seem seeks out the lost sheep, What is unique to Christianity, what childish? , but St. John and even lay s down His Chrysostom uses the according to Pope John Paul marks the image: when we talk to life for His sheep.

Chapter Two of the babies , we use baby Catechism (CCC #50- essential difference between talk. The most distin141) introduces the guished figures set theme of God's search Christianity and other religions, is the aside their dignity when for us, and in the weeks talking to little children; ahead we will look at conviction that God is searching ideally, they sit on the fo r us floor the Revelation of God with them so as which that search reprenot to tower over them . how even more than we search for God. and This is what God does sents, Revelation comes to us for us , only the reach is in the Tradition and Scripture of the Church. At the outset infinite ly more vast — so immense that only love can it may be help ful to look at the whole drama of salvation bridge the distance between Creator and creature. God's history as a game. This game of hide-and-seek began long search for us finds expression in a humility which is literago in the infancy of the human race. After Adam and Eve ally beyond our understanding.

This desire for God to meet us on our own level had eaten the forbidden fruit , they hid themselves. In the charming imagery of Genesis, God is pictured as arriving sparked the revolution of the Judeo-Christian religion: the for a customary stroll in the evening , and calls out to His all-powerful God enters into history. Human reli gions

could touch the divine in the cycle of seasons, human philosop hies could explore the reaches of the universe and posit a "ground of being," but only a personal God searching for us could be an "event" in human hisFather tory. It is this intrusion of _ . Wdl-ll Mil ton T Wal -U 1V*UIU11 God into history which Pascal described in the "pensee" he carried next to his heart: "FIRE: God of Abraham , God of Isaac, God of Jacob, not of philosophers and scholars ... God of Jesus Christ."

The game of divine "hide and seek" which began in the Garden of Eden will end only when everyone is found, when each of us is given a chance to come home. God respects the rules of the game, and the most fundamental rule - His own gift - is our freedom. God comes searching for us in a way that respects our liberty. He does not defoliate Paradise to flush out the transgressors. What God does do is strip one tree of its branches and allow Himself to be nailed to it, that we might see how deep is His longing for us. The fear of divine justice prompted Adam and Eve to hide; may the revelation of divine love draw us out of hiding, th at we may be found.

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Father Milto n T. Walsh is academic dean and an assistant professor of systematic theology at St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park.

Power in the name above all names The children and I were on our way to the airport to p ick up a friend and , as so often is the case, we were running late . To be honest , I had overloaded the family schedule with too many errands. From the moment we had left home , we were doomed to tarry. Nevertheless , I gave my sons quite a tongue lashing for the part they p layed in our tardiness. Before being dropped off at a hobby store , they had promised to meet me at a certain place at a certain time. But when I arrived for our rendezvous , the two boys were nowhere to be seen. Franti cally I circled the block a few times , and when at last I found them, I punished them with a diatribe.

"If we find that (our friend) has been standing on the curb for half an hour , it will be all your fault ," I screeched unfairly. Then I droned on about the importance of personal responsibility, while stepping on the gas, raising

my voice, and pounding the steering wheel each time a to the children with a traffic light turned red. Looking and sounding ridiculous , knowing smile and I continued unchecked until I caught a glimpse of my said , "Thanks everyone children 's faces in the rearview mirror. Nothing fri ghtens for picking me up, but or disgusts a child more than a parent careening out of which one of you control. prayed for my p lane to Suddenl y struck with shame, I winced and prayed , get stuck in a holding "Lord Jesus Christ , onl y Son of God, have mercy on me, pattern?" a sinner." There must be power in the name above all The twinkle names, for in an instant my anxiety and anger were abat- returned to the boys ' ed. "I' m sorry, childre n , for carry ing on like this," I eyes, and once again I said. "Everything will be okay. Maybe the flight will be found myself in the delayed , and all of my panic will have been for nothing." debt of Someone Vivian W. Dudro As it turned out, we arrived at the terminal in plenty stronger and wiser than of time. Air traffic in the Bay Area was backed up for I. miles, and our friend' s plane landed 30 minutes late. Vivian Dudro is the mother of four (ages f ive to 13) and a member of St. Mary 's Cathedral Parish.

After taking her seat in the car with us, our friend turned

SCRIPTURE ©L ITURGY Preview of the Easter Vigil As we hold the final scrutiny today for our elect , the Liturgy of the Word prev iews what will happen to them at the Easter Vi gil (A pril 14) by -showing them what is going on in our parish communities. It is no less than our passage from death to life: "We know that we passed fro m death to life because we love our brothers and sisters." (I John 3:14) What a glorious si ght to behold: a community defeating death by hospitabl y welcoming, including, and enfolding new members. Here , the elect can be formed and grow; here the initiated can look at themselves again and experience what attracted the elect to them now encouraging them to renew their baptismal commitment to the community.

It resembles but surpasses the return from the exile Ezechiel promises, "0 my people, 1 will open your graves and have you rise from them, and bring you back to the lan d of Israel.. .1 will put my spirit in you that you may live , and settle upon your land." Is it any wonder we respond to this promise-crammed reading by admitting our need for God's gathering and renewing action: "Out of the depths I cry to you, 0 Lord; Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my voice in supplication.... For with the Lord is kindness and with him is plenteous redemption; and he will redeem Israel from all their ini quities."

Our parish communities are so fortunate that the Spirit , who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in each member and demands the ultimate defeat of death on the final day! "If (he Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, the one who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also, throu gh his Spirit dwelling in you," so says Romans.

We might be inclined to think that this defeat of death is reserved for the last day only. But not so. To Martha, grieving her brother Lazarus ' death , Jesus says, '"Your brother will rise.' Martha said to him , 'I know he will rise, in the res-

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Father David M. Pettingill urrecfion on the last day.' Jesus told her, 1 am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if the person dies , will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.'" According to the fourth gospel , the final day is today, the future has become the present, and end-time alread y enfolds us; to embrace Jesus with faith is to participate with the community in his death-defeating Passover: "Before the feast of Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to pass from this world to the Father. He loved his own in the world and he loved them to the end." (John 13:1) The raising of Lazarus is a sign of the power of Jesus ' Passover, indeed the climactic sign that closes the firs t part

Scriptural language and eternal realities

explained , heaven (and hell and purgatory ) are not abstractions or physical places, at least in our experience of "place." They are relationships, or lack of relationships, Q. Your column about what happens to our souls with the Hol y Trinity.

Actually, we 're quite accustomed to this in countless when we die raises some serious questions. You acknowledge tliat most questions about eternity can be answered in other contexts. When Jesus or the creed speak of bis sitting detail only with some amount of speculation. But you cpiote at the right hand of the Father, we instinctivel y know those people , for example, who theorize that the next conscious words are to be understood metaphoricall y, symbolicall y.

Thus, scriptural language describing eternal realities moment after death could be the resurrection. You then say that this could "make sense , insofar as any exp lanation we cannot be interpreted literall y. They are God's attempts , might make of the next life can make sense, given our very throug h the sacred authors , somehow to put into human language realities which are ultimately humanly inexpressible. limited experiences in this life " Don ' t these op inions deny such Catholic doctrin es as None of these limitations at all contradicts or miniprayers for the dead , the Communion of Saints , the judg- mizes Catholic doctrines. They simply say in another way ment, purgatory or the fact that some peop le, great saints something we already know, that God 's world , his framemaybe , go to heaven immediately? Do you really think all work of time and space, is not ours. To require that we the dead are in some giant dormitory until the end of the interpret those time-related words literall y, to insist , for world? (Louisiana) example, that we will literall y wait around for centuries A. Your concerns , and those of others who wrote to afte r death anticipating the resun-ection or whatever else me , seem to be based on an assumption that somehow there may come, would be to circumscribe God , to enclose and must be time — days , weeks, years — after death , similar limit his actions inside our earthly frame of time. to the time divisions we experience in this life.

When our Holy Father says purgatory "is not a place " As you said, I noted that final answers to what and but a "condition ," a "process of purification," he is saying how th ings happen in eternity involve some speculation. nothing new in Catholic teaching. Even though popular But speculation is not simply pulling ideas out of the blue Catholic tradition speaks of "time in purgatory" and so on, sky. It 's using what we know to try to explain things we the church has never officially taught (except as reflecting don 't, and cannot , understand now. the figurative language of the Bible) that this purgation or For example we know that time-related terms — purification is an actual location or that it 'involves time, words like "immediately," "until," "before ," "after" — can- again as we experience it. not simply be transferred to the framework of life after None of this denies that, after sinning in this life , a death , to eternity. Etern ity by definition cannot be divided purification from our imperfections may take place upon into parts; there can be no half , or 365th , of eternity. death and that this suffering can be lessened , as the pope Thus, can there trul y be any "past " or "future " in eterni- says, "throug h prayers and works of love." ty? As we say, for God all created reality, from beginning to To cite Pope John Paul once more, descriptions of end, is one eternally present moment. In this context, every- heaven and other eternal realities will always remain inadthing happens, so to speak, "immediately," with no time gaps. equate. Trying to partici pate in th ose realities by imitating It 's a different way of thinking than we are used to , of Christ and sharing in his paschal mystery is more important course. But Pope John Paul II, who discussed these matters than describing them. , at length not long ago, note d that when we use words, even The above citations from Pope John Paul are mainl y biblical words, to describe eternal realities , it is essential to from his addresses during papal audiences on July 21 and realize we are speaking symbolically and figuratively. 28, and Aug. 4, 1999.

Therefore , said the pope , the words need to be interpreted (Questions for Father Dietzen may be sent to him symbolically. at Box 325 , Peoria, IL 61651. This column For example, even thoug h we speak of "going to" heaven, or "being in" heaven , or about the "fires of hell," he is copyrig hted by Catholic New Service.)

By Father John Dietzen Catholic News Service

Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year A Ezechiel 37:12-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8:8-11; John 11:1-45.

of this gospel (chapters 1-12) called the Book of Signs. As a sign , Jesus ' raising of Lazarus antici pates God 's raising of Jesus as he completes his Passover and goes home to the Father. As a sign, the raising of Lazarus points to Jesus ' death-defeating presence in our Sunday assembl y. Jesus is "bread of life " as Word proclaimed: "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger , and whoever believes in me will never thirst. " (6:35) Jesus the Lord in his completed Passover is Eucharistic food and drink: "Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise the person up on the last day." (6:54) Death-defeating life and love nourish our communities in Word and Eucharist. The first defeat of death we experience is our being gathered into a community. The next defeat of death is our choosing to be part of a community.

The subsequent defeats of death are the relationshi ps we cultivate in which healing, forgiveness, inclusion , justice , and peace flourish. So here we are previewing for the elect the delights of their initiation: a community, death-defeating, rescued from exile, awaiting the final day 's victory, and actuall y being the final day 's victory now.

Questions for Small Communities of Faith.

What defeats of death before the final day 's victory over death do you see?

How can we support human life and its environment?

Father David M. Pettingill is assistant to the moderator of the curia and parochia l vicar at St. Emydius Parish, San Francisco .

Chrism Mass April 10 The annual archdiocesan Chrism Mass will be celebrated at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, in St. Mary 's Cathedral , with Archbishop William Levada presiding.

All the priests and deacons serving in the Archciocese of San Francisco are invited to participate in the liturgy and renew their ordination promises.

Representatives of the medical community will present the oils for the sick. Members of the catechumenale will present the oil of catechumens , and candidates will present the oil of chrism. The Mass is open to all.

Celebrating unity with bishops

By Paul Turner The Mass of Chrism comes once a year to your cathedral. It is one of the most solemn and significant liturgies of our Church. During the Mass, your bishop will bless the oil of catechumens , the oil of the sick , and the oil of chrism. We use the first for adult catechumens and infants, the second for anointing the sick , and the sacred oil of chrism for baptism, confirmation , the ordination of priests, and the consecration of altars. All three are basically an olive oil; chrism spices the air with the scent of a perfume, traditional ly balsam. For pastoral reasons, another vegetable oil and perfume may be used.

Bishops have blessed oil ever since the early church. They baptized catechumens at the Easter Vigil and prepared chrism fresh for the occasion.While they were blessing chrism , they blessed the other oils as well. Rather than overburdening the Vigil with this ritual , bishops blessed these oils at the previous celebration of the Eucharist, Holy Thursday. This also allowed time to transport vessels of oil from the cathedral to all the churches in the diocese. For more than 1,000 years, bishops blessed the oils at the cathedral Holy Thursday liturgy, but in 1955 we added a separate Mass earlier in the day, the Mass of Chrism. Today it may be celebrated on a day shortly before Holy Thursday to give the celebration inde-_ pendence and so that more people may attend.

Since the bishop is the only minister in the diocese who may consecrate chrism , this Mass hi ghlights his ministry and our union with him. He will not baptize and confirm everyone in the diocese, but he will be symbolically present in the chrism which the priests and deacons will use.

This Mass has also acknowled ged the ministry of priests. It invites them to renew their commitment of service and to receive the prayers and support of the people. The Mass of Chrism gathers the faithful of the diocese at their mother church with their shepherd to prepare for celebrations of Christ in all our churches throughout the year.

This article orig inally appeared in MODERN LITURGY. Copyri ght © 1997 Resource Publications, Inc.

Spirituality

The Eucharist as Sacrifice Once upon a time there was a rabbi. Whenever he This idea of making memorial can be helpful in wanted God's presence , he went to a special p lace in the understanding a very important aspect of the Eucharist , woods, lit a fire , said some prayers , and did a dance. namely, the Eucharist as sacrifice. Among other things , Then God would appear to him. When he died , his disci- the Eucharist is a memorial , a ritual re-enactment of ple did the same. If he wanted God' s presence , he went Christ 's sacrifice of himself for us. Among all the dimento the same spot in the woods , lit the fire , and said the sions of the Eucharist , this one, sacrifice , is perhaps the same prayers, but nobody had taught him the dance. It least understood. How is the Eucharist a sacrifice ? still worked. God appeared.

A sacrifice is any act of selflessness, of self-denial , When he died , his disci ple carried on the tradition. If which hel ps someone else. For example, the mother who he wanted God's presence , he went to the same spot in freely gives up her own dreams of achievement so that the woods and lit the fire , but he didn 't know the prayers , her children mi ght have her needed presence during their or the dance , but it still worked. God came. Then he died. critical , nascent years is making a sacrifice for her chilHe also had a disci ple. Whenever he wanted God's pres- dren. They will mature more fully and healthily because ence, he too went to the same place in the woods , but of it.

As Christians , we believe that Jesus, not unlike a lovnobody had taug ht him how to light the fire or say the prayers or do the dance , but it still worked. God ing mother, sacrificed his life for us, particularl y in the appeared. way he gave himself for us in his death . Indeed , we In the end , he died , but he too had a pup il. One day believe that we are "saved" by his death , by his sacrifice this pup il wanted God's presence. So he searched for the on Good Friday. But how? How can one person 's death p lace in the woods, but couldn 't find it. And he didn 't help someone else, centuries later?

Through the Eucharist. The Eucharist , among other know how to light the fire or say the prayers or do the dance. All he knew was how to tell the story. But it things , is a memorial of Jesus ' sacrifice for us, of his worked. He discovered that whenever he told the story of great act of "being broken ," of giving himself over in love. Properl y understood , the Eucharist , as a ritual , how the others had found God , God would appear.

In essence, this story explains how sacred ritual - gives us another kind of "real presence ." It makes present for us the reality of Christ 's dying as well as God's liturgy —works.

Judaism calls this "making zikkaron." Christians call response to that , the Resurrection , and invites us to parit "making memorial." The idea is that a past event can be tici pate in that event.

What the Eucharist makes present is not an iconic remembered , rituall y recalled , in such a way th at it Christ to be adored or even consumed , but the reality of becomes present again and can be partici pated in.

How is this possible? We have no models in physics , Christ 's dying and rising as an event to be participated in. metaphysics, or psychology by which to explain this. But how can we participate in an event now long past in Like all ritual , it is beyond simple phenomenology. history?

Through memorial , through "making zikkaron." When Ritual is best unders tood through metaphor, through story, as with the tale just told. God appears whenever we rituall y tell the story of Jesus ' sacrifice (in the Eucharistic Prayer, the very heart of liturgy) we experience certain stories get told.

the "real presence" of the event of Christ 's dying and rising.

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The Eucharist , as sacrifice , invite s us to become like the kernels of wheat that make up the bread and the clusters of grapes that make up the wine , broken down and crushed so that we can become part of communal loaf and single cup.

Occasionall y when St. Augustine was giving the Eucharist to a communicant , instead of saying, "The bod y of Christ ," he would say: "Receive what you are."

That puts things correctly. What is supposed to happen at the Eucharist is that we, the congregation , by sacrificing the things that divide us, should become the body and blood of Christ. More so than the bread and wine , we, the people, are meant to be changed , to be transubstantiated.

The Eucharist , as sacrifice , asks us to become the bread of brokenness and the chalice of vulnerability.

Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, a theolog ian , teacher and award-winning author, serves in Rome as general councilor for Canada for the Oblates of Mary Immaculate .

Pope blesses expectant mothers enduring difficult circumstances

By John Thavis Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope John Paul II gave a special blessing to women expecting children under difficult circumstances and warned that abortion and other attacks against human life were increasing in contemporary society.

The pope made the remarks during a Sunday blessing at the Vatican March 25, the day before the church celebrates the feast of the Annunciation , when the archangel Gabriel told Mary she would bear Jesus.

Mary 's "yes" remains an example for people today, the pope said.

NFP. .. ¦ Continued from page 7 drop its approval of oral contraceptives. "If we knew in 1960 what we know today about the pill , it never would have been approved by the FDA ," he said.

Dr. Kahlenborn said that his criticism of the pill has raised the interest of personal injury lawyers, and he hinted that there could be a class action suit against the manufacturers of oral contraceptives in the near future.

During an afternoon session , James Sweeney, general counsel for the Catholic bishops of California , delivered an up date on the Church' s legal battle to overturn a law requiring Catholic institut ions to provide their emp loyees with insurance coverage for prescription contraceptives.

Catholic Charities of Sacramento is suing the State of California for forcing it to violate Church teaching on con-

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¦ Continued from page 8 from Marin County held a sign in support of the death penalty. He was accompanied by his mother , Bernadette , who is married to a supervisor in the utility shop at San Quentin. Daniel believes that "if somebody kills another human being they should get the death penalty," especially Mr. Massie , "who killed someone , went to prison , got out , then killed someone else."

Daniel does not believe we are safe from incarcerated killers. "Inmates try to kill the guards," he said, "they 'll melt down a styrofoam cup and make a knife out of it."

"Faced with the culture of death and the attacks against human life which unfortunately are increasing, there should never be a weakening in the commitment to defend life in all its phases, from the first instant of conception to death ," he said.

"May humanity experience a renewed springtime of life by respecting and welcoming every human being, in whose face shines the image of Christ!" he said.

After greeting a number of Italian groups working against abortion , the pope said he wanted to send a blessing "to the women who are awaiting a child , and in particular to those women who find themselves in situations of difficulty."

'To all I say : A conceived child is always an invitation to live and to hope," he said.

Earlier in the day, the pope paid a pastoral visit to the Rome parish of San Domenico di Guzman in the city 's northern suburbs. In a sermon , he warned that Rome was not immune from the spread of reli gious sects.

"In your neighborhood , in fact , the challenge of the sects is not absent. I must ask you to work so that the Gospel is announced to your children and to all people of good will, just as the churc h has announced it for 2,000 years. Propose clearl y the truths of the Christian faith , with a language of love and fraternity that is comprehensible to all," he said.

traception. The new law includes a conscience clause , but religious employers may claim it only if they meet a very strict set of criteria. Catholic Charities , as well as Catholic hospital s and schools, fail to meet those criteria.

"The state is say ing to the Catholic Church , 'You are a reli gion , but we don 't like the way you define yourself. The Catholic Church is the parish , the rectory and the chancery, period.'" Mr. Sweeney said.

California courts have so far upheld the state law, but Mr. Sweeney said he believes the issue may ultimately be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.

This law "totally violates religious freedom ," he said , and is unprecedented in U.S. history. "It has potential to go to the U.S. Supreme Court ," he added , because conscience clause disputes are popping up in other states and reli gious groups apart from the Catholic Church are voicing their concern.

The United States is not the onl y country where the Church' s teaching on contraception faces opposition.

The activities of the Catholic Church have been curtailed by the Mexican government for many years, according to another speaker.

Doctors in Mexico are as ignorant of effective NFP methods as are doctors in the Unite d States , said Carlos Aldana , a neonatolog ist who along with bis physician wife runs an NFP clinic in Leon , Mexico. But breaking through that ignorance is made more difficult by the lack of alternative outlets for information , he added.

"The Mexican media is controlled by the state," he said, "and no Catholic media are allowed."

While the Mexican government thwart s the Church's message about birth control , it actively promotes sterilization and contraception programs that are heavil y funded by the United States. "Every public hosp ital has goals to increase contraceptive use, especiall y by poor women," Dr. Aldana said. Many poor women, especially in rural areas, are coerced into using contraceptives or undergoing tubal ligations.

Mrs. Kell y said that it was Daniel's own idea to come and she respects his values. "I've taug ht my son that there are times that you have to turn the other cheek, because the other way doesn 't work, but I've let him make up his own mind about this subject."

Mrs. Kelly said "I do agree with what they 're going to do, but I've thought about it very seriously and I know it 's not nice." However, she explained, "if anything happened to my son , I would definitely want someone to pay for it."

Irish Jesuit Father Donal Godfrey, a resident minister to students at USF, sees a connection between the death penalty and abortion . "It is inconsistent to be against abortion and at the same time say the death penalty is OK. They go together, they 're linked." He believes "It 's for God to take life. Life is God 's life, so it 's sacred."

Robert Lee Massie was convicted of murder in 1965 and sentenced to death . In 1972 his sentence was commuted to life in prison and he was paroled in 1978. Four months later he killed San Francisco liquor store owner, Boris Naumoff during a robbery, and was again sentenced to death . Mr. Massie had served 21 of his 59 years on death row.

As the time of Mr. Massie ' s execution drew near , Rabbi Alan Lew read the names of the eight people executed at San Quentin and the names of their victims. He then read Mr. Massie 's name and those of his victims. A drum beat , reminiscent of a human heartbeat , was played , became slowl y quieter, then stopped. In complete silence the large crowd of protesters listened to a violin play Ave Maria and then quietly walked back to their cars as it played Panis Angelicus.

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

Visit the Web site at www.splsf.org.

April 28: Apostles to the World , a symposium with Cardinal James Francis Stafford , president , Pontifical Council of the Laity, 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. al St. Ignatius Church and other nearby facilities al Parker and Fulton St. SF. Archbishop William J. Levada will preside at Mass and annual School ol Pasloral Leadership Students recognition ceremonies at 5:00 p.m. Reservations required. $10 before April (5 then $15. Calf (415) 614-5545.

Retreats/Days oi' Recollection VALLOMBROSA CENTER 250 Oak Grove Ave., Mento Park. For fees , times and details about these and other offerings call (650) 325-5614. Presentation Sister Rosina Conrotto, Program Director.

April 6-8: I assure you: This day you will be with me in paradise, a Palm Sunday weekend retreat with Holy Ghost Father Tom Timmins focused on the love, mercy, and forgiveness of Jesus the Savior.

May 4-6: Charismatic Healing Retreat with Linda Schubert includes teaching and informal workshops on prayer and healing themes.

— SANTA SABINA CENTER — 25 Magnolia Ave., San Rafael. For fees times and details about these and other offerings, call (415) 457-7727.

April 11-15: Contemplative Holy Week retreat with Dominican Michael Dodds. Begins with Seder supper Wed. and ends after Easter Sunday morning Mass.

May 4-6: Faces of Illumination, an iconography workshop with Christopher Castles.

May 11-13: Women Mystics with Dominican Mary O'Neill.

— MERCY CENTER — 230Q Adeline Dr., Burlingame. For fees, times and other offerings , call (650) 340-7474 April 1: Creating Harmony: Redesigning Your Home , featuring concepts of centering, relationships and balance. Facilitated by Eileen Halliburton.

Aprii 7: Facilitating Taize Prayer with Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan, renowned expert in the mode. For people already leading or those interested in starting the Jitany at their parish.

April 8-15: Holy Week Retreat with Mercy Sister Mary Ann Scofield.Take part overnight or as commuter tor one or several days. Spiritual direction available.

April 12-15: Centering Prayer Retreat with Carol Fowler. Take part in the beautiful liturgies of the Sacred Triduum while becoming more attuned to the powerful rituals surrounding the central mysteries of the Catholic faith.

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

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

April 6-8: Can you drink this cup? A silent retreat for men with Jesuit Father Jerry McCourt April 12-15: Dying and rising in Christ , a Holy Week retreat tor men and women.

April 20-22: I have not called you servants , a silent ret reat for men April 23-25: 12 steps helps us walk to freedom, retreat in the language of Al-Anon with Jesuit Father Thomas Weston.

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

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

Call (650) 340-7452; Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park at 7:30 p.m. Call Deacon Dominic Peloso at (650) 322-3013.

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

Young Adults Oct. 27: Fall Fest 2001, 5th annual Young Adult Conference with keynote, workshops, Mass, dinner and dance. Contact Mary Jansen at (415) 614-5596 or mjansen @ sfyam.org.

Wed.: Help children learn at St. Dominic Elementary School, Pine and Steiner St., SF. 7:15 8:15 a.m. in school library. Call Kathleen Reilly at (415) 387-5692, Various dates: Read with youth ages 5 - 14 as part of the Tenderloin Reading Program, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. at 570 Ellis St. between Hyde and Leavenworth, SF. Contact Marie Borges at (415) 401-0925 or marieborges @ yahoo.com.

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Social Justice/Respect Life April 3, 10: Lenten/Interfaith Lecture series at St Sebastian Church , lower level, Sir Francis Drake and Bon Air Rd., Greenbrae fro m 7:30 - 9 p.m. Hear talks and discuss Debt Cancellation , Violence , Hunger, and Crime. Co-sponsored by St. Sebastiar and St. Patrick parish, Larkspur. Call (415) 9240600 or (415) 453-2466.

22nd of each month: Respect Life Mass at 8:30 p.m. in the chapel of Carmelite Monastery of Crista Rey, Parker Ave. and Fulton , SF. Sponsored by the Respect Life program of the Archdiocese. All are invited. Call (415) 614-5572.

March 31: United for Life's annual Celebrate Life!

Dinner at the Irish Cultural Center, 7 p.m. Guest speaker: Steven Mosher, director , Population Research Center, on Unto the Least of These , My Brethren: U.S. Population Control Policy. Human Life Award recipient is John Galten , former director, St. Ignatius Institute at USF. Call (415) 567-2293.

Tickets $35/ students $25.

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

Prayer/Devotions/Lent April 4: Father Francis Tiso, parochial vicar, Our Lady of ML Carmel Parish , Mill Valley presents a series of Lenten talks fro m 7:30 - 9 p.m. in parish School Downstairs Room next to church parking lot. Topics include Early Monastic Spirituality, The Great Triduum and St. Francis of Assist Call (415) 388-4190.

San Francisco 's St. Agnes Parish , 1025 Masonic, SF and St. Agnes Spiritual Life Center, 1611 Oak St., SF announce Lenten and Easier Season talks and prayer opportunities. April 2: Sulpician Father Fred Cwiekowski on Christology at 7:30 p.m.; April 11: Sacrament of Reconciliation available from , 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.; March 31: Day of Recollection with Jesuit Father Steve Corder, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.; April 27 at 9 p.m. and April 28 at 9:30 a.m.: Retreat with Bill Spohn, theology professor , Santa Clara University ; May 5: Day of Recollection with Presentation Sister Monica Miller, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Call Chad Evans at (415) 487-8560.

April 1-3: Evenings of Recollection with Father Miles Riley at St. Kevin Church , 704 Cortland Ave., SF starting at 7:30 p.m. Topics include Secrets of Happiness, Holiness is Wholeness. The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available on April 3. Call (415) 648-5751.

April 3: One Death, Four Accounts: The Passion of Jesus in the Gospels , a morning of recollection with Father Milton Walsh in the St. Francis Room ol St. Mary's Cathedral, Gough and Geary, SF beginning at 10 a.m. and concluding with Mass at 12:10 p.m. Bring your lunch. Call Rosemary Bellan, Docent director at (415) 567-2020 , ext . 207, April 1-4: Lenlen Retreat in Spanish with Falher Moises Agudo, parochial vicar, St. Charles Parish, SF at Our Lady of Perpetual Church , 60 Wellington Ave., Daly City at 7 p.m. each night.

April 11, 12, 13: St. Andrew Parish, 1571 Southgate, Daly City extends an invitation to pray Pabasa with them - Wed. 2-9 p.m.; Thur. 1-7 p.m.; Fri. 10 a.m. - noon. The prayer, a chanting of the life of Christ , is a Filipino tradition of Lent. Call (650) 756-3223.

2nd Fri.: Holy Hour for Priests at St. Finn Barr Church, 10:30 a.m. Includes talk by priest fro m Opus Dei with silent prayer and Reconciliation if desired. Followed by simple lunch in rectory. Call (415) 333-3627.

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

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

Blessed SaWamentExposition Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park, 24 hours everyday, (650) 322-3013. St. Sebastian Church, corner of Bon Air Rd. and Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Greenbrae, M - F 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.rn. in Adoration Chapel, (415) 461-0704. St. Agnes Church, 1025 Masonic (near Page) SF, Fri., 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., (415) 487-8560. Our Lady of Angels Church, 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame, MF after 8 a.m. Mass until 7 p.m. St. Isabella Church, One Trinity Way, San Rafael, Fri., 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Our Lady of Loretto Church, 1806 Novato Blvd., Novate Fri. 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m., 1st Fri. 9:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Sat. St. Bruno Church, 555 W. San Bruno Ave., San Bruno, 24 hours everyday. Call (650) 5880572. Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel. St. Francis of Assisi Shrine, 610 Vailejo St. at Columbus, SF, Fri. following 12:15 p.m. Mass until 4:15 p.m. 2nd Sat. at St. Matthew Church, One Notre Dame Way, San Mateo with Nocturnal Adoration Society of San Mateo County. Call Lynn King at (650) 349-0498 or Jim MoGill at (650) 574-3918 for times. Corpus Christi Monastery, 215 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park, daily from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call (650) 3221801.St. Bartholomew Church, 300 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo, 1st Fri. from after 8 a.m.

Mass until just before next day's 8 a.m. Mass.; St. Dominic Church, Bush and Steiner St., 8:30-9:3C a.m. and 6-7 p.m. each Mon. and Wed. (415) 5677824. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 3 Oakdale Ave., Mill Valley, Mon., 8:15 a.m. through Wed. at 7:30 a.m.; St. John of God Church, 1290 5th Ave . at Irving, SF. Mondays after 12:10 p.m. Mass, (415) 566-5610; St. Kevin Church, 704 Cortland Ave., SF, 1st Fri. following 9 a.m. Mass until 5:15 p.m.

Benediction. Call (415) 648-5751 . St. Finn Barr Church, 415 Edna St., SF, M-F 8:45 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thurs. until 9 p.m.; 1st Fri. until 7:30 p.m. Mass. Call (415) 333-3627; St. Hilary Church, 761 Hilary Dr., Tiburan, M - F 7:45 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Call (415) 435-1122; St. Mary's Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, 1st Fri. after 8 a.m. Mass until Sat. at 8 p.m.; Holy Name of Jesus Churc h, 39th Ave. and Lawton St., SF, Wed. 9:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.; St. Matthias Church, 1685 Cordilteras Rd., Redwood City, 1st Fri., 9 a.m. until Mass at 5:30 p.m.(650) 366-9544

Family Life May 5: 1st annual Catholic Fun Day at Marine World beginning with Mass at 9 a.m. with Bishop John C. Wester presiding and continuing until 8 p.m.

All families , youth groups, religious education programs parishes are invited. Early entrance included with $18.50 tickets (usually $39.95), a special discount made available by the Office of Family Life which is planning the event. Call (415) 614-5680 for information or to purchase tickets.

Retrouvaille, a program for troubled marriages.

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

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

The Adoption Network of Catholic Charities offe rs two free information meetings for families considering adoption on the 2nd Tues. of every month at 98 Bosworth , San Francisco at 7 p.m., and on 1st Wed. at 36 37th Ave., San Mateo at 7 p.m.

Call (415) 406-2387.

Single, Divorce d, Separated May 19: Once More With Love, a one-day workshop for those considering remarriage after the divorce or death of a spouse and for those entering marriage for the first time with someone who has been married before. Facilitators are Bobby CoyleHennessy and Larry Hennessy. Call Claudia Devaux at (415) 334-9088.

May 25-27: A Beginning Experience weekend at Vallombrosa Center , 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park. Designed to help widowed, divorced and separated persons and those who have sufered a significant loss make a new beginning in life. Call Lanier Reeves at (650) 375-8332 or Wa rd Miller at (415) 821-3390.

Catholic Adult Singles Assoc, of Marin meets for support and activities. Call Bob at (415) 8970639 for information Are you or someone you know separated, divorced, widowed? For information about additional ministries available to divorced and separated persons in the Archdiocese , call (415) 273-5521.

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

Vocations April 11 - 15: A Holy Week Discernment Retreat at Maryknoll's Los Altos facility for men ages 17-35 interested in becoming Catholic Missionary priests or brothers. A few days of prayer and silence to help determine where God is calling you. Call Father Manuel Mejia at (415) 921-1100 or mklsanf ran @ aol.com.

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

Mon - Fri. at 7 p.m.: Catholic Hour featuring recitation of the Rosary and motivating talks and music with host Father Tom Daly. Tune your radio to KEST - 1450 AM. "Mosaic ", a public affairs program featuring discussions about the Catholic Church today. 1st Sundays 6:30 a.m., KPIXChannel 5, "For Heaven's Sake ", a public affairs program featuring discussions and guests, 5 a.m.

3rd Sunday of the month, KRON-Channel 4. Both shows are sometimes preempted or run at other times , please check listings. Produced by the Communications Office of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

April 7: Forgiveness , a talk by Father Anthony Rosevear, at 10 a.m. at St. Dominic Church , 2390 Bush St. at Steiner, SF. Sponsored by the parish Intellectual Life - Continuing Studies Program. Call (415) 567-7824.

Wed. noon and 7 p.m.: Free, drop-in program for single and step parents looking at issues of raising children alone and other dynamics. Offered by the Good Parents Cafe , a ministry of St. Raymond parish, 1100 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park. Call (650) 322-3035.

Food & Fun March 31, April 1: Rummage sale benefiting St. Anne School Choir, Sat. 10:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Don't miss it. Call (415) 664-7977.

April 5,6: The Mothers ' Club of Visitacion Parish announces its annual Rummage Sale in the parish hall , 701 Sunnydale at Rutland , SF. Both days from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Call (415) 467-7338.

April 6 and most 1st Fri.: Join the Marin Catholic Breakfast Club for prayer, dialogue and a meal beginning with 7 a.m. Mass at St. Sebastian Church , Sir Francis Drake Blvd. and Bon Air Rd., Greenbrae.

Members $5/non-members $8. April 6 speaker is Paula Freschi Kamena , District Attorney for Marin County. Call (415) 461-0704.

April 7: Young Ladies Institute Alberian 1193 Annual Bingo Lunch , noon at Corpus Christi Church Hall, Santa Rosa and Alemany Blvd., SF$12 ticket includes complete lunch and one bingo card. Call Connie at (415) 334-6429 or Tillie at (650) 941-8268.

April 19: Carnival 2001, an annual fundraiser benefiting Rosalie House, a refuge for victims of domestic violence. Cocktails at 11:30 a.m. with lunch at 12:30 p.m. at Olympic Club, Lakeside.

Tickets $40. Call Marie Mahoney at (415) 333-9348.

April 28: Golden Gate Gala, an annual dinner dance/auction benefiting Burlingame's Our Lady of Angels Parish, now in its 75th year, and its elementary school at the St. Francis Westin on Union Square. No-host cocktails at 6 p.m. with silent auction followed by dinner, live auction, and dancing to the Dave Martin House Party until midnight. Tickets to the black tie optional evening are $100 per person. Call (650) 697-5745.

Reunions June 19: Class of '51, Star of the Sea Academy will gather for luncheon at the Irish Cultural Center, 45th Ave. and Sloaf Blvd., SF. Contact Lillian Harrington McKernan at (415) 892-5233 or frankm31 ©prodigy.net.

June 23: Class of '51, St. Agnes Elementary, SF. Seeking missing classmates to join the celebration to be held in the City. Call W. Urie Walsh at (415) 386-5847.

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April 1: Hear the Loyola Marymount University Choruses at St. Agnes Church , 1025 Masonic Ave., SF at 3 p.m. Selections include works by Palestrina, Haydn, Mozart and other composers. The singers will be familiar from their performances at National League playoff games and with singer Michael Crawford on PBS. April 19, 20 , 21, 22: Oklahoma at St. Pius Parish Fitzsimon Center, 1100 Woodside Rd., Redwood City. Curtain at 8 p.m. except April 22 at 1 p.m.

Tickets at door and in advance by calling Karen Elmore at (650) 361-1411.

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. April 21 hear Roger Fisher, organist. Tickets $10/$5.

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 Vailejo, SF. Call (415) 983-0405.

Volunteer Opportunities 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.

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

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

St. Francis Fraternity, a secular Franciscan organization , needs volunteers to help with their 20 year old tradition of serving breakfast on Sunday mornings to their Tenderloin neighbors.

Call (415) 621-3279. Interviews for those interested in becoming part of the Secular Franciscan Order will be held March 31 at 3 p.m. at the Povarello, 109 Golden Gate Ave., SF. Secular Franciscans strive to live the Gospel in the manner of St. Francis.

Maryknoll Affiliates: Bay Area chapter meets 3rd Sat. for two hours at Maryknoll House, 2555 Webster St., SF to share community, prayer, and action on social justice and global concerns. Members occasionally do short periods of mission service around the world at Maryknoll missions. Call Marie Wren at (415) 331-9139 or mwren48026@aol.com.

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Focus on detention ministry

Ray McKeon and Sister Raya Hanlon

From left: Roy Tripp, Lucille Hamacciotti , Al Adreveno , Eda Adreveno , Marilyn Haupert, George Haupert, Leonara Knapp, Rich Drendell , Bud Knapp, Martha Drendell , Marty Bakda , Bruno Giusti , Gwen Tiusti,Toni Bajda , Jerome Valladao , Lorraine Valladao , Serafine Cardoza , Lucinda Cardoza , Ed Andreini , Linda Andreini.

Our Lady of Pillar has special friends

By Evel yn Zappia Back in 1984, when there was a plethora of affordable apartments for rent in the Bay Area and the "American Dream" of owning property didn 't seem to be too far out of reach , 14 parish families of Our Lad y of the Pillar purchased an old Pacific Bell sub-station building adjacent to the church property for $65,000, believing it would be essential for the growth of the Half Moon Bay parish in the future .

The coalition of families began the non-profit organization titled , "Friends of Our Lady of the Pillar," and consistentl y met the mortgage payments with the intent of giving the building to the parish when restoration was completed, according to JoAnne Buslichi , administrative assistant of the pari sh for the last 13 years. The families inherited an additional $250,000 loan for the complete restoration of the building.

"The parish never paid a dime toward the debt ," said Bustichi. "We didn 't even have to keep the books. The "Friends of Our Lady of the Pillar" did all that.

"The buildin g became a parish project that involved everyone , said Bustichi. "A lot of the construction work was done by the famil y members because construction was the primary job of many of them." The building turned parish hall was open for its first event in May of 1985.

For the past 15 years, the hall hosted weddings , dinners and social functions with an all-volunteer parish staff by cooking, waiting tables , or whatever was necessary. The fundraisers eventuall y paid off the hall expenses and began providing the parish with much needed improvements , according to Bustichi.

On Dec. 15, 2000, the families that had put up the money were honored with a special dinner in the hall and at a Mass presided by Bishop Joh n Wester. The former pastor of Our Lady of the Pillar , Father John Ward , now retired , was also in attendance.

"I don 't know why it 's taken us so long to honor these great people ," said Bustichi. "But I'm glad that we final ly recognized their wonderfu l contribution. "

A new Mosaic show to air on channel 5 KPIX on Sund ay, April 1st at 6:00 a.m. will focus on Detention Ministry. Tom Burke will interview two peop le who bring the incarcerated closer to God: Ray McKeon , director of the archdiocesan Detention Ministry program, and Sister Raya Hanlon , OP from our Tribunal office. The show repeats on April 8 at 2:30 am. Actual airtimes may v ary. Please call KPIX programming at 362-5550 the Friday before the show is broadcast for confirmation.

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Bland relationshi p drama about four young AfricanAmerican men (including Morris Chestnut and D.L. Hug hley) who face their individual issues about commitment and honesty after one of the quarte t gets engaged. Director Gary Hardwick' s male perspective on dating and marriage lacks energy and uses elicited dialogue to state the obvious. Several intense sexual situations and crass references , fleeting violence and sporadic rough language with some profanity. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-IV — adults , with reservations.

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Our Lady of the Lake Parish, a suburban parish of 2000 families near Portland OR, seeks qualified Catholic candidates to serve on our expanding parish ministry team. These are full-time positions, with salary and benefits based on qualifications and experience as determ ined by the archdiocesan compensation program.

Director of Religious Education

We are looking for an experienced DRE to manage our religious education program for parish families , pre-k through adult. This person will also plan and manage the sacramental preparation programs for families preparing children for Baptism, First Reconciliation and First Eucharist. This position supervises the parish youth minister and confirmation program. In addition to supervising paid staff , candidate must be able to lead, inspire, and communicate with volunteers and parents as well as work collaboratively with a large parish staff.

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

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The Capuchin Franciscan Order is a reli gious community of priests and brothers whose ministry serves various locations in California , Oregon and northern Mexico based on the teachings of St. Francis of Assisi. We are seeking a person to fill our Business Manager position. The Business Manager has responsibility for all of die financial and administrative affairs of the province, and works with the leadership and membershi p in planning and implementing financial decisions. A degree in business, finance or accounting or at least live years experience in a related field is required. Must be familiar widi Quickbooks accounting software, Microsoft Word and EXCEL. The ability to appreciate and support the mission and p hilosophy of the Capucliin Franciscan community is essential. Ability to promote a spirit of harmony and coopcra tion desirable. Experience in non-profit or church sponsored institutions a p lus. Both lay persons and reli gious are urged to apply. Starting date negotiable. Salary commensurate with experience . A more detailed job description is available upon request. Mail , fax or email resume to: Terri Delfino Capuchin Franciscan Order 1345 Corfez Avenue, Burlingame, CA 94010 Fax: 650-342-5664 Email: ofincap_aol.com

Pastoral Associate

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

Parish Youth Minister

We are looking for an experienced Youth Minister to plan and direct a 12month program for parish youth (grades 7-12). We want a program that will provide opportunities for faith formation , retreats , socializing, along with community outreach and service. This person will also plan and direct a comprehensive parish Confirmation program for high school students. This candidate must be able to lead , inspire , and communicate with youth and adult volunteers , as well as, work cooperatively with our large parish staff.

We are looking for someone with a minimum of three years experience in youth ministry and at least a BA in Theology or Religious Education; a graduate degree is preferred. Related degrees and comparable experience will be considered.

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He said he has decided not to partici pate in any demonstrations or public events on McVeigh' s execution day. He said that several months ago he agreed to appear on a television news program after the execution but now regrets that decision.

Joining Welch for the series of programs titled "Two Fathers ' Stories: Rage, Reconciliation and the Death Penalty " was Paul Stevens , another father whose daughter was murdered.

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"During that three-day retreat , I was able to get rid of all the hate and come up with forg iveness," he said. "I can onl y say that the Lord was hel ping me to get over that time of despair. " Wherever Stevens goes, he carries a picture of Cind y in a Bible given to him by prisoners. He even let a deathrow inmate pray with her rosary, and the man held it in his han d during his execution.

"There 's an alternative to the death penalty," Stevens told the sisters and students. "It 's life in prison without parole. What we 've really got to do is start looking at ourselves. Are we looking at the death penalty (as a solution) because we've got too much hate in ourselve.s?"

By Mary Ann Wyand Catholic News Service ST. MARY-OF-THE-WOODS , Ind.(CNS) — As one victim 's father puts it , the scheduled execution of Timoth y McVeigh May 16 at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute "won 't bring Julie Marie Welch back or any of the 167 others " killed in the Oklahoma City bombing.

"When we take Tim McVeigh out of his cage to kill him , we will end up with a staged political event ," said Julie 's father , Bud Welch , during two speeches Marc h 15 for the Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods and students at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College.

"It will do nothing more or less for society, and it certainl y won 't bring me peace ," he said.

Welch spoke at the congregation 's motherhouse near Terre Haute about his spiritual journey since his daug hter was killed on April 19, 1995, in the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.

In the days , weeks and months after the bombing, Welch said , rage and grief nearl y destroyed him. He started chain-smoking and drinking heavil y.

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Grief-stricke n, lie asked himself , "What does Bud Welch need to do to move on?"

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"I finall y figured out that if we were to execute either one (McVeigh or Terry Nichols) that would be an act of vengeance and rage," Welch said, "and vengeance and rage are the very reasons that Julie and the 167 others were killed."

Nichols was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for consp iring with McVeigh and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Welch smiled and even laughed as he told humorous memories of his daughter 's faith-filled life and his pride about her work as a Spanish interpreter for the Social Security Administration.

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