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Missionaries of Charity dep end on p rayer in carrying the love of Jesus to the poor. By Evelyn Zappia

Mfj achmorning the Missionaries of Charity pin a small Crucifix on their habits close to their hearts. "It is a reminder that we are to be carriers of His love - come and belong toJesus, " said SisterRose. "People believe our lives are so hard. In a sense it is difficult but we get used to many things. We get enough to eat, have a simple lifestyle and we adapt - something that we realize is easier than mostpeople think."

The Soup Kitchen

The man was early. The Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity would not be opening the soup kitchen doors for another 45 minutes. He looked around the large firehouse at Third and Fourth Streets and decided to sit on the ground near the old railroad tracks. Something caught his eye. He stood up, walked a few feet, and picked up an old plastic container that still had some juice in it. He CHARITY, page 8 unscrewed the cap, smelled the contents , then drank it.

Population control:Top human rights abuse Chinese dissidents are in exile or prison, expert tells Celebrate Life dinner

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4«#teven Mosher, president of the Virginia-based Population Research Institute spoke about his research on coercive family planning activities in China at the twenty-ninth annual Celebrate Life dinner. The dinner, sponsored by San Francisco United for Life was held at the Irish Cultural Center on March 31, and attracted approximately 300 people from around the Bay Area. In 1979, Mr. Mosher was part of the first group of international researchers allowed to enter the People's Republic of China. Because of his position as a doctoral candidate at Stanford University,he was the one researcher givenpermission to tour the countryside. What he found there began to shake his faith as a "pro-choice atheist". Mr. Mosher observed the practical effects of China 's population policies.

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Marika Dimapasoc, Stephens, St. Thomas the Apostle Elementary; Sean St. Stephen Irwin, Elementary; Alice Aha, St. Gabriel Elementary; Joseph Presti, Leno Moser, Alice Chapman....Jessica Lee a Notre Dame Hig h School, Belmont senior is among 2,600 by Tom Burke Jessica Lee candidates for the Presidential Scholars Program, an annual national recognition of acaHappy 50th anniversary to Barbara and Mel demics, leadership, and community service. Jessica, Heidi Pulizzano who celebrated the half-century at Star of the Baumgarrner, Alyssa Caridis, Jacquelyn Chi, Kristin Sea Parish with a renewal of vows and Msgr. Charles Fabbro, Annahita Farshchi and Olivia Tam are to be conDurkin, pastor, presiding on March 10. More than 250 fam- gratulated as finalists in National Merit Scholarship comily and friend s enjoyed a reception later at SF Elks Lodge petitions. Bank of America Award winners include #3 to the music of longtime St. Brendan's song leader and Margaret Curnutte, Leanna Teater, Jennifer Campbell, new SF Supervisor Tony Hall and his band , the Alexis Melnicki, Colleen Byers, Marisa San Filippo, Hallmarks. Thanks to Melinda Moorley, the couple's Jennifer Tantillo, Erika Wong, Gina Ciardella, Stephane daughter, for fillin ' us in. While we're at it, a ballot wave, Bank....Receiving B of A recognition at Mercy High too, for longtime Holy Namer Jack Shanley, who waged a School, Burlingame are Colleen Thompson, Gina worthy campaign in his attempt for a Supervisor 's Mcintosh, Adrienne Leong, Marian Perez, Nancy Preston, Nicole Mendoza, seat.:..An all hats off for Terri Tamayo, Kelly Daughters of Mary and Rauenbuehler, Fina Olson, Joseph Sister Mary Agnes Sara Davitt. Among students O'Callaghan, a former teacher recognized for achievement in at the now closed St. Michael sports were Alexis Mangubat, Elementary, San Francisco Ingrid Young, Winnie Shu, and Our Lady of Mount Anastasia Potselueff , Deena Carmel Elementary, Mill Opp, Natalie Cirigliano, Ciera Valley, who died last month at Christina Galonico, Heaney, age 93 in Southern California. Katie Pulaski, Nicole Dalton, A native of Ireland , Sister Bobbie Bancroft, Ashley O'Call aghan had been a reliMichelle Koch, Dolezal , Barbara and Mel Pulizzano at about the time ol gious for 75 years. Her comVanessa Craighead, Stephanie their wedding 50 years ago and renewing their munity called her "a pillar " of McKinley, Katie Callicotte, vows with Msgr. Charles Durkin last month. the congregation. Kayla Walneuski, Sandra Remembrances may be made to Cooke. Lions speech contest the Daughters of Mary and winners are Gina Lee and Joseph, 430 South Batavia St., Ashley Monroe. The school's Orange, CA 92868.... rallied big hearted sophomores Any hats removed at Marin behind a Race to Save to benefit Catholic High School would go El Salvador earthquake victims right in with the more than 75 raising almost $1,000 for the bags of clothing the school's St. cause. Organizers included Vincent de Paul Volunteer council members sophomore Club recently gathered for Loubna Qutami, prez; Jackie earthquake victims in El vice-prez; Katherine Ho, Salvador. Prez of the group is sec./treas.; and class Banares, Jackie Le Brun; vice prez is Guico....St. Ignatius College reps Lauren Joe and Nicole Chris Fadeff. Moderators are faculty member Joe Tassone h school in San Francisco to take part in is the first hig Prep and Christian Service Director, Chris Hansen. Thanks to a composting comple's program, organics diversion the city JoAnn and Bill Gelardi, new members of the SVDP conference at San Rafael 's St Isabella Parish for tellin ' us about ment to recycling and other conservation efforts. Senior Nick the good work. Also at Marin Catholic, cheers for the school's Figone points out that "Composting helps reduce landfills" Academic Decathlon Team who played hard in recent com- and contributes to "nutrient rich soil." Senior Joe O'Malley petitions. Members include Max Gladish, Geo Vittoratos, recently traveled to the nation's capital for meetings with Anthony Di Giorgio, Sacha Ostern, Sabrina Littee, Erin Marin Congresswoman Lynne Woolsey on behalf of Roots Grant, Danny Lynch, Ivan Dias, Tyler Neely, Garth Hall, for Peace and the banning of landmines. Heidi Kuhn, Kerry Piper, Lia Valentino, Lauryn Barry, Neil Putman, founder of the group and a parishioner of San Rafael's St. Chris Blank, Dan Rankin, Sam Barber. Thanks to Carri Raphael Parish, will be a member of a panel discussing Cupp for the good news....Also helping the people of El Women in God's Service at the Annual Spring Conference Salvador is Latino Unidos a student organization at of the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women at Menlo Archbishop Riordan High School promoting awareness of Park's Vallombrosa Center on A pril 21 (see Datebook).... Latino/Hispanic issues. More than $100 was donated during Msgr. Michael Harriman, pastor, St. Cecilia Parish an impromptu fundraiser held immediately after hearing reminded in a homily that "to plant a garden is to believe in about the disaster on Jan. 13. Moderator is faculty member, tomorrow." Has anybody seen my trowel?... Miguel Martinez....Students at Mercy High School, San Francisco held a Cosmic Walk prayer service guided by visiting Mercy Sister Jackie Moreau, early last month. The inmotion liturgy focuses on conservation and promoting social justice. Senior Lourdes Libre traversed six levels of speech competition on her way to winning a Degree of Distinction from the National Forensic League and $18,000 in scholarships from the Lions Club. Placing at the top of a recent Grammar School Speech Meet at Mercy were Christina Jones, Holy Name Elementary; Christian Rivera , Michelle Toy, Stephanie Bonifacio, Lydia Mandrusson, 5000 Sierra Point Blvd. - Brisbane. CA Elizabeth Muller, Nathan Ngei, Melody Gotauco, Lauren 11 I

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Retiring Father Ki rby Hanson traded banking f or p riesthood

Father Kirby C. Hanson had completed an undergraduate degree and was in the midst of a successful career in banking when he decided to begin studies for the priesthood. While some may call his a "late vocation ," the genial presbyter said , "Somebody told me one day that God is never late." Father Hanson was ordained in 1970 and served in a variety of posts, including chancellor of the archdiocese. He will retire in July after seven years as pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, San Francisco. Father Hanson , 66, was born in Hilo, Hawaii , and raised in the islands. His dad, who grew up in Southern California , went to Hawaii "for six months" in 1925 when he graduated from Cal Berkeley and stayed 42 years. His parents met there after his mom, a Connecticut native, went to Hawaii as a surgical nurse in 1929. His dad retired as chairman of what is today Bank West Corporation. Both are now deceased. In the 1950s, Father Hanson served for two years in the finance office of Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington , D.C. After his discharg e from the Army in 1957, he settled in Seattle and went to work for the Bank of California , maneuvering his way to San Francisco by way of a company transfer on March 31, 1961. Father Hanson "had his moment of truth" about entering the seminary in 1962 when his employer asked him to help manage the bank 's new operation in Southern California. "It kind of forced the issue ," Father Hanson said. "I thought that 'If I' m going to enter the seminary, this is the time and I'll never have any peace until I go in

and see if this is for me or not. '" He entered the seminary not long after. Throughout his time in the City, Father Hanson had been a parishioner of the Cathedral on Van Ness Avenue

"I've enjoyed every minute of my priesthood ," Father Hanson said. "Most of it has been in very

fulfilling paris h work and the years in the office were extremely challenging. "

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Castro government is attemp ting to 'de-papaliz e ' Cuba, bishop says

WASHINGTON - Pope John Paul IPs 1998 visit to Cuba has had a lasting influence on many people , but said there is a subtle government effort to "de-papalize" the country, said Bishop Emilio Aranguren Echeverria , general secretary of the Cuban bishops ' conference. Bishop Aranguren discussed the Cuban church March 30 at a press briefing in Washington and in a subsequent interview with Catholic News Service. He said steps to de-papalize Cuba are part of an effort to reaffirm the ideological tenets of the Cuban revolution. Many Cubans still have posters of the papal visit on their doors, he said, but TV spots of the pope being greeted by President Fidel Castro are no longer shown on the state-run system. The pope 's visit has sparked interest in the church, said Bishop Aranguren. He cited the development of small neighborhood faith communities, especially in areas lacking parishes. 'These took form in preparation for the papal visit," he said, and they continue to meet in their neighborhoods for prayer, Bible study, religious instruction to children and charitable works. There are 102 (communities) in my Diocese of Cienfuegos, and there may be more than 500 in Cuba," he said. Almost all the leaders in these communities are lay peop le and "they are taking on an important role in the neighborhood," said the bishop.

Bishop s p raise arrest of suspect in 1998 abortionist killing

WASHINGTON — A spokeswoman for the U.S. bishops lauded the arrest of a man wanted for the 1998 murder of a Buffalo abortionist and said the church "unequivocally " condemn s the use of violence in opposing abortion. James Kopp, 46, was arrested March 29 by French police in cooperation with the FBI. Kopp is suspected by U.S. authorities in the killing of Dr. Barnett Slepian in his Buffalo home. Slep ian performed abortions at Buffalo's GYN Womenservices clinic. "We are gratified by the prospect of the suspected killer of Dr. Bamett Slepian being brought to justice," said Cathleen Cleaver, director of planning and information for the Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. "Every human life has inestimable value and no one has the right to kill ," she said. Cleaver quoted New York's late Cardinal John J. O'Connor, who said: "To imply ... that to preach, to teach, to write, to proclaim a pro-life position is somehow to encourage or to condone violence is calumny." She said the bishops' conference "views such lethal violence with utter disdain and acknowled ge(s) with deep regret how the dep lorable actions of a very few can stigmatize the pro-life cause in the eyes of many."

Nuns in eastern India seek p olice p rotection after death threats LALGARH, India — Nuns in an eastern Indian village sought police protection after Hindu militants threatened to kill them if they did not let Hindus worship under a tree on the convent grounds.

Some 100 militants armed with bamboo sticks blocked five Holy Cross nuns and eight other women from entering the grounds in mid-March after the women attended Mass outside. The convent is in Lalgarh, a village in Bihar state's West Champaran district, some 600 miles east of New Delhi. Sister Pushpa , superior of the convent, said the Hindus demanded land around a peepul tree on the convent 's 40-acre property because they consider the tree holy and want to build a temple near it. Sister Ancie, another nun, said that some militants have broken the boundary wall near the gate and thrown stones at the convent, but that the "worst is the threat that any hindrance to their worship tree would become our death warrant."

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VATICANCITY — Church officials who opened the casket of Pope J ohn XXJU found his face well preserved nearly 38 years after his death, but the JERUSALEM — A year after his historic visit to their refugee camp, resVatican downplayed talk of a miracle. idents of Dehiyshe Refugee Camp near Bethlehem called on Pope John Paul The discovery was made in midII to help provide them with international protection. January, when Vatican officials and "Dehiyshe camp, which you blessed by your visit, has been suffering on technicians exhumed Pope John's body all levels — humanitarian and political ," residents said in an open letter in a "recognition" ceremony, in anticireleased in late March by the Badil Palestinian Resource Center. pation of its transferal from the grotto to "We assure your Holiness that we, despite the pain of the deadly, terrifying the main level of St. Peter's Basilica. and suffocating closure, still believe in peace and continue working for it ... The exhumation took most of a day, (but) in the shadow of cumulative subjugation and aggression applied against since workmen had to open a marble our Palestinian people in general and the people in Bethlehem in particular, we casing and then three successive cascall upon you to help provide international protection to (Palestinians) ... to kets: one of oak, one of lead and one of guarantee the desired peace in the land of peace," they said. cypress, in which the body was closed. The camp is home to some 10,000 Palestinian refugees — all Muslims "Once freed from the cloth that covand 40 percent under the age of 18. ered it, the face of the blessed (Pope John) appeared intact, with the eyes closed and the mouth slightly open, and The article said the 1999 Catholic-Lutheran declaration bearing the features that immediately called to mind the familon the doctrine of justification marked an "irrevocable turn" iar appearance of the venerated pontiff, the report said. ing point" in their relations. That statement voiced agreeLike other recent popes, the body of Pope John was not ment that people are redeemed solely by grace and faith in embalmed, although it was treated with chemicals so that it Christ's saving work, and not because of human merit. could be displayed for the faithful before burial. The discovAccording to the Vatican article, the agreement on justiery produced considerable surprise among church people in fication has prompted some to propose forms of shared Rome, but Father Ciro Benedettini, a Vatican spokesman, Communion, either by offering open Communion to cautioned against reading too much into the finding. Catholics and Lutherans in each other 's services, or in the "Objectively, the body was discovered to be preserved. actual sharing of the eucharistic celebration. Such proposBut this does not necessarily mean that a supernatural event als go too far and would mask over the serious doctrinal was involved," he said. Cardinal Noe also downplayed the disagreements that remain, the Vatican article said. finding , noting the relativel y short time since the pontiff's burial. He cited the case of Pope Boniface VIII, whose body and burial clothing were found completely intact in 1605, 302 years after his death. But at a subsequent exhumation in 1835, all that remained were the pontiff's bones. VATICAN CITY — 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 CITY — Despite a major ecumenical agree- Vatican March 25, the day before the church celebrates the feast ment in 1999 between Catholics and Lutherans, a shared of the Annunciation, when the archangel Gabriel told Mary she Eucharist is not yet possible because of remaining doctrinal would bear Jesus. Mary 's "yes" remains an example for people differences , an article in the Vatican newspaper said. The today, the pope said. article said that at this stage of the ecumenical dialogue After greeting a number of Italian groups working against with Lutherans, eucharistic sharing would constitute for abortion, the pope said he wanted to send a blessing "to the Catholics a "repudiation of truths of the faith." women who are awaiting a child, and in particular to those The article was published by the newspaper L'Osservatore women who find themselves in situations of difficulty." Romano March 25. It was unsigned but marked with three "To all 1 say: A conceived child is always an invitation to asterisks, which in the newspaper 's tradition means that it was live and to hope," he said. written or reviewed at high levels of the Secretariat of State.

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Teenagers follow Mike Lord 's lead as p arish goes hig h tech

By Tom Burke Lights , camera , action are not likel y to ever enter the canons of Catholic Churc h texts but St. Cecilia Parish has tapped at least the camera dimension of that Holl ywood phrase: the parish is bring ing its liturg ies and the prayerfu l environment of its church live to the internet. The idea for the broadcast came from Mike Lord, a parish volunteer with a background in computer technology and video broadcasts. About a year ago , Mr. Lord told Msgr. Michael Harriman , pastor of the Parkside District parish , that more people should be able to see the church. "1 love this church ," Mr. Lord told Catholic San Francisco. "It's very inspirational for me to see the majesty of it. It gives me a spiritual connection and" a place to serve." Five parishioners were integral to the new venture . Teenagers Jared Betro, Brian Coe, Mark Carlin , Sean Faulkner , and Raymond Lee, helped install more than 1,000 feet of cable that connects a camera and computer in the church choir loft to a server or broadcast base in the parish rectory. All of the high school-bound youth said they are regular users of the internet and that their home systems have been equipped by their parents with guards preventing them from wandering onto inappropriate sites. The young men had become familiar with the hidden spaces of the church through which the cable would be guided when they helped retrieve an Advent wreath and other decorations from the church' s upper rooms last fall. Their volunteering was in conjunction with a service program involving the junior high students at St. Cecilia Elementary School where all are in the eighth grade. "The whole idea that we had a han d in making it work," is what "excited" Sean about the work. Mark , Jared and Raymond said they most enjoyed exploring the offbeat areas of the church and discovering for themselves ways to keep the cable from marring the interior of the church. "Getting more involved in the parish and getting to know Msgr. Harriman " and his classmates better was a primary benefit of the labor for Brian. Mr. Lord said he has worked many times on masking cable" in "beautiful architecture" like St. Cecilia's but could not have done it this time without the help of the five young men who installed the lines under Msgr. Harriman 's supervision. "I'm too old to dig around in there and do all that climbing," the 54-year-old, Mr. Lord, said. In a bulletin announcement March 25, Msgr. Harriman said Mr. Lord's "expertise , technical understanding and dedication to this project was an inspiration to me and the entire parish staff." He also thanked the five eighth graders who gave up four weeks of their own time to the effort. The church is on-the-air seven days a week from 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. and later when liturgies including the Easter Vigil and Christmas midnight Mass are taking p lace. What viewers see most of the time is a stationary

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From left, Sean Faulkner, Raymond Lee Mark Carlin, Jared Betro and Brian Coe give hands on demonstration of camera they helped connect to internet at St. Cecilia Church. shot of the church sanctuary trom a locked-down camera in the choir loft but on special occasions a cameraperson varies the perspective. "The goal was to have the church on the internet in time to broadcast the celebration of First Eucharist on March 24," Msgr., Harriman said , noting the church actually went on the air a day earlier. Families of children receiving the sacrament were told of the broadcast in time to advise relatives and friends unable to attend the Mass they could watch it on their home computers. Holy Names Sister Margaret Kinzie, whose second grade students were among those making their first Communion, said the call to watch went around the nation and around the world to countries including Ireland. While no data was available to verify viewers in distant lands , Sister Kinzie could confirm that people in Daly City and across the bay in Alameda attended the Mass via the internet. Msgr. Harriman sees the new hook-up as but a "firststep" in an outreach that later might include live and recorded extension courses in the faith. Families and individuals arranging for weddings and funerals in the

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B y Sharon Abercrombie When Msgr. John Heaney and Msgr. James McKay were ordained , they didn 't anticipate their ministries would one day call on them to attend bomb detonating school or sit with the grieving famil y of a murdered mayor. But when they were appointed chap lains to the San Francisco Police Department , they discovered just about anything can happen. The two priests have amassed a total of 52 years worth of memories and experiences. Msgr. McKay, now pastor of St. Matthew 's Parish in San Mateo served for 19 years as chaplain to the police , before retiring in 1995. His colleague, Msgr. Heaney is still serving the people in blue . He has 33 years ' worth of reminiscences. Msgr. Heaney and Msgr. McKay recentl y shared some of their memories with Catholic San Francisco. On the light side, Msgr. Heaney has ridden a horse with the Mounted Police unit, and has revved up a motorcycle with the guys from the Honda Unit - both without any previous experience. "They just threw me on," he chuckled. The ,73-year old priest has even attended a training facility to practice detonating bombs. Msgr. Heaney is famou s for his ability to get to the scene before his police colleagues. One day, Chief Fred Lau asked him, "how come?" "Because I'm a faster driver than you are," he retorted. On the heavier, scarier side, he recalls the time he had to go to an O'Farrell Street house where officers were trying to bring out a man who was holding a hostage at gunpoint. "We had to smoke him out with tear gas." Msgr. Heaney: A member of the San Francisco Police Mounted Unit. What if police had been forced to go in after him? Msgr. Heaney would have been there with his parishioners. "When police are in danger, I get called." One of those cases occurred in 1993 at 101 California Street , when a gunman killed eight people before turning the weapon on himself. "I wore a uniform and a bullet-proof vest." An extra sense of heightened tension permeated the 42-story building, "because at first, there was a feeling another shooter was involved ," recalled Msgr. Heaney. The priest remembers the scene as "just awful. " There have been other sad, tragic times, as well. The priest remembers offering the funeral Mass for an officer who had once been one of his altar boys. He conducted another funeral for a policeman who had taken a year ' s leave of absence to recover from post-traumatic stress syndrome , as the result of killing a man in the line of duty. The office, returned to his job , later, only to get killed. And just as firefighters have this strong sense of family, so do police officers . It hurts when one of their own gets killed. And it traumatizes when they are forced to kill. To address those kinds of issues. Msgr. Heaney invites 15 officers to his house for lunch and conversation each week. Msgr. Heaney expresses fierce admiration for his parishioners in blue. 'Officers are the most appreciative group of people I've ever dealt with," he said. Msgr. James McKay has been retired from the San Francisco Police Department since 1995, but the procedure s SERVING, page 10 Monsignor McKay at the burial of Officer Douglas Gibbs , killed in the line of duty in 1977.

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By Sharon Abercrombie She was a young Ph.D. who had moved to Omaha, Nebraska to begin her dream job. But the dream was shortlived, because the grant that was paying her salary suddenly fell through. Instead of going back to her hometown, though, the woman found a lower pay ing job as a substitute teacher and stayed where she was. Why? Because she loved the dynamic liturgies at her new parish. The pastor and people made her feel so welcome, she couldn 't bear to leave. For loan Weber, coordinator of a six-year national stud y on how to effectively minister to Catholics between the ages of 18 and 35, that parish was practicing the "Ministry of Recognition." It paid off for everybody concerned. The 30-something Catholic eventually became a member of the parish council. Dynamic liturgy, people who reach out to newcomers with warmth, as Jesus did — those are just a few of the components which can draw young adults to the Church , Weber told parish ministers from the Archdiocese of San Francisco and the Dioceses of Oakland and Sacramento, during a series of three day-long workshops last week on both sides of the bay. About 60 people attended the workshops, which were jointl y sponsored by the San Francisco Archdiocesan office of Young Adult Ministry and the OaHand Diocesan Office of Youth and Young Adult

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He was the first of nearly 100 who began arriving one-by-one on foot to receive a free meal prepared by the Missionaries of Charity and their volunteers. "There used to be a lot more peop le but the new stadium changed all that ," said Sister Andrew, referring to the Pac Bell Stadium only one block away. "Most of the people had to move out and these are the people who are left. " Most of them are men who, the Sisters suspect , live in the surrounding vacant fields. Somehow, they have eluded authorities and haven 't had to move on â&#x20AC;&#x201D; yet. The huge firehouse doors were scheduled to open any minute. The crowd clustered closer to the building. Despite the cold breeze from the bay that made the wait difficult , no one was complaining. Sister Mecela opened the doors and welcomed each guest individually. The silent crowd quickl y filled the tables. Sister Andrew, house superior of Queen of Peace , asked that all hats be removed as she began reading scripture. For a brief moment , the crowd came alive with laughter when Sister confessed , she too "has difficulty at times fighting some bad habits ." The scripture was followed by an Our Father, Hail Mary and Grace before meals. At least fifty percent of the guests recited the prayers with Sister. "Our main purpose is to bring Jesus to them," said Sister Andrew. "So we do our best , give them food, talk to them , read scri pture every day, explain a little of it, and we pray together." The Missionaries of Charity rely only on private donations so they serve "whatever may come in-that day," Today, there seemed to be an abundance of soup, hot dogs , salad, oranges and an enormous cake. The very painful stories of the guests stay hidden among the silence of the crowd. Like the man who asked another guest for his leftovers and began eating off the stranger ' s plate. Others are temporaril y down on their luck and talk easily about their situation. John has been eating at the firehouse for the last two months because his truck was towed and he doesn ' t have enough money to pay the storage fee. Each day that passes , the bail gets higher. He has asked for

a hearing in court so he can recover his truck and continue his job of hauling and recycling. Tammy, one of three women guests , lives in a truck with a friend a few blocks from the firehouse. It 's a temporary situation. Brad works in construction but doesn 't keep steady employment. He eats at the soup kitchen "to help with his budget " which includes a "fait amount of child support. " The silence was broken when an argument erupted between two guests. The shouting match was getting heated. Sister Andrew , who is under five-feet-tall and probably weights less than 100 pounds , ran over to the commotion and placed herself between the two angry men. "If you are going to act this way," she said to them , "then you must leave." The argument was over. The silence returned. At the end of the meal, the Sisters distribute leftover food. Most of the guests grab a donated loaf of bread from the stack in the corner before leaving. "Something until tomorrow," one man announced.

They left , as they appeared , one-by-one into the overgrown rubble of the vacant lots but it was colder now, the sun was going down. "Maybe this will change their lives and they will turn to God," said Sister Andrew. "Maybe it won ' t happen now, or 20 years from now, but maybe it will happen on their death bed - so there is a chance for God's grace. "

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The San Francisco novitiate house of the Missionaries of Charity is one of six in the world: Calcutta , Rome , Poland , Africa , and the Phili pp ines. There are 600 houses of charity staffed by the 4,000 Sisters around the globe , but some say Mother Teresa's presence is felt most strongly in the novitiate houses. "She loved being with the novices and would never miss a profession - unless it was impossible ," according to Sister Rose, Superior of the San Francisco novitiate house located in the former grammar school convent of St. Paul Parish since 1983. Inside the spacious house , the Sisters have created four communities within a community so each novice is carefully guided to total commitment of "serving the poorest of poor." Before the women are assigned to the novitiate house , mos.t have completed a year or more of "asp irancy." During that time, usually living in their own country, they focus on what will be their

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life-long commitment to their ministry . Since Eng lish is the official language of the community it is essential that they learn the language so they can always communicate with each other no matter what country they may be living. After one year of postulancy, the first stage of the formation process of the religious , they move on to the novitiate house. Twenty-eight novices live at the San Francisco novitiate house under the direction of Sister Rose , who said, she "had a calling within a calling, " referring to her 25 years of service in the Ursuline Community, until one day she read a book on Mother Teresa and thought "it was a temptation. " Some 20 years ago , "Mother accepted" her and she began her service to the poor in India and then Haiti. For the last four years , Sister Rose has been responsible for the novices. It is a commitment shared by Sisters Thomas More , Annie Terese and Emmanuelle for the next two years , possibly more. The novices are assigned to one of four groups , each under the auspices of one of the Sisters. As the novices progress, they move on. Every six months , more novices arrive. There is still a "steady stream " of novices , according to Sister Rose, but because families are getting smaller, the pace has slowed somewhat. There are four chapels in the house and each group is "like a community," said Sister Rose. "Without the spiritual life, we can't live the life. We are here to go in search of souls and bring them to Jesus, that 's what Mother alway s said. " For the majority of novices , English is not their first language so classes in English continue to be an essential part of their tutoring , along with Scripture , Salvation History, Church History, Mother 's Instructions and Letters , the Community ' s Constitution , Directory and their Charism: "I Thirst ," â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Sisters see each person they serve as Christ on the Cross saying "I thirst. "

The novices ' first year at the novitiate house is mostly a contemplative one with prayer as the focus. On Saturday mornings they join the Sisters teaching reli gious education classes at St. Charles , St. Boniface , St. Peter and Mission Dolores. On Sunday mornings they teach at St. Kevin parish. The Sisters "like " to follow-up on the families CHARITY, page 9

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ÂŚ Continued from page 8 of the children they teach and the novices may accompany them to "the family visits." Often , famil y members arrange for the Sisters to p ick up the children at their homes and the Sisters take them to Mass. The age range of the children is six to 12-years-old. The Sisters are usuall y preparing them for their First Communion. The novices also serve at the Gift of Love house, in Pacifica , a hospice for persons with HIV/AIDS and the Queen of Peace house , in San Francisco , a shelter for unwed mothers with a ministry of feeding the poor , known as the soup kitchen. Prayer is interwoven throughout the day 's mission in all of the Missionaries of Charity homes. Daily Mass, Hour of Adoration with Blessed Sacrament , morning, mid-day and evening prayer , meditation , personal prayer , spiritual reading are some examples of the The Missionaries of Charity take time to pray each mid-day. Here they pray at the Novitiate chapel at St. Paul Ch urch. prayer life. The Sisters have a host of Archdiocesan priests who hear confessions and preside at the daily Masses in their various houses , including Father Ron Burke , Mission Dolores; Father Lawrence Goode, St. Finn Barr; Msgr. Daniel Cahill, retired; Father Ted Shipp, chaplain,General Hospital; Father Frank Felice, chaplain Veterans Hospital; Jesuit Father Joseph Fessio, director of St. Ignatius Press; Marist Father Francis Springer, of Los Altos. The novices ' second year is a continuation of the first year with the last three months reserved for intensive preparation for their first vows. Prayer becomes a focal point of their daily lives. The sixth year, the "tertian ship, " is the preparation of final vows. After making final vows they enter the worl d fully committed to "poverty, chastity, obedience, " and "wholehearted and free service to the poorest of the poor. " The Sisters then renew their vows every five years and are able to visit their biological families every 10 years. Women who "have the desire " to join the Missionaries of Charity are invited to a "Come and See " - as Jesus called his disciples "to come and see, " said Sister Rose. The women stay with the Sisters for two weeks, visit their houses of charity, share in all their work , then go back home, pray about it and decide. "It always feels good when the ladies come in and say, I want to do what you are doing, " said Sister Rose , "because we see the . Sister Marceia washing the plasti c dishes they recycle every day at the soup kitchen. Lord is still calling to do His work ."

Mother Teresa: Call from God Mother Teresa, bom Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu Aug. 27, 1910 , became a Sister of the Our Lady of Loretto order in 1937, taking the name Teresa from Saint Teresa of Lisieux, the patron saint of foreign missionaries. In September 1946, while riding in a train from Calcutta to Darjeeling she received a calling from God "to serve Him among the poorest of poor." In 1946, she was permitted to leave her order and found the Missionaries of Charity in 1950. In 1952, she opened Nirmal Hriday ("Pure Heart "), a home in India for the dying. She received numerous awards for her humanitarian work, including the Pope John XXHI Peace Prize in 1971, the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and the Medal of Freedom, the highest U.S. civilian award.

Mother Teresa accepted all awards on behalf of the poor, using any money that accompanied them to fund her work. She died on Sept. 5, 1997 at the age of 87, hailed around the world as "the best loved woman of the century." Today, more than 5,000 Sisters, Brothers and volunteers continue her work in 600 houses worldwide, serving hundreds of thousands of "the poorest of poor" and helping up to 10% of the 900,000 lepers in the world. 'To those who say they admire my courage, I have to tell them that I would not have any if I were not convinced that each time I touch the body of a leper, a body that reeks with a foul stench, I touch the same Christ I receive in the Eucharist," Mother Teresa, is quoted as saying.

Sister Nirmala: Quiet leader

Sister Nirmala succeeded Mother Teresa as leader of that honor should remain with the founder of the the Missionaries of Charity in March of 1997. Bom in Missionaries of Charity. She was elected superior general 1934, her birth name is Kusum, which means, "flower." by a chapter of some 100 Sisters representing the She is the oldest of 10 children. She was a Hindu until the Missionaries of Charity around the world. At present, she is quietly visiting the places that Mother age of 24 and then converted to Catholicism because Teresa could not visit during the illness that preceded her Mother Teresa's service to the poor inspired her. She was baptized on April 5, 1958 and joined the death. She is described as "a woman of few and very simMissionaries of Charity on May 24. Her religious name is ple words." When asked about following in the footsteps a Hindi word, that suggests a purity of mind and spirit. She of Mother Teresa she said, "I have to walk in my own does not want to be called "Mother," possibly suggesting shoes. We will continue as we have been doing."

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When I first arrived at the University of San Francisco, more than 12 years ago, I had not been to confession since my first confession. A few days before classes began, a retre at for new students at the Saint Ignatius Institute was offered at the YMCA in La Honda. I had no desire to go to this retreat . I thoug ht I would be a black sheep amongst a crowd of unctuous nuts. However, my mother insisted that I start things off right at my new college, so I went , reluctantl y and skepticall y. The retreat went fine; it was mostl y a broad overview of the type of education we were going to receive over the next four years. I realized in the first few conversations I had with people who were to become my lifelong friends that they were not very different from me. Three of us, myself included , were serious drug users in high school or the college we transferred from. Some whittled away their time with meaningless sex or drunkenness or the depressive selfabsorption so common among young peop le at that time. None of us were practicing Catholics. At some point it was announced that confession would be available for those who desired it. No pressure was made to go. It was simply an invitation , an opportunity.

Servin g ... ¦ Continued from page 6 he helped set into place for funerals in 1977 are still used. "It's a tremendous task. Planning a funeral involves two or three days, and includes a five-mile long procession with thousands of uniformed officers ," said Msgr. McKay. Like Msgr. Heaney, Msgr. McKay spent much time counseling police and their families. "When police officers are shot, their friends on the forc e are haunted by the thought, 'that could have been me,'" he said. "It 's a little bit like the military."

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To my own surprise, I went. It was face to face, which I didn 't relish in the least. I was nervous , but once I got in the door, I couldn 't leave. Father sat on a chair and I kneeled. "How long has it been since your last confession ," he asked. "A long time," I said. "Two months?" "More like ten years. " With such a novice , Father figured he 'd better go through the ten commandments to hel p me recognize my sins. 1 stopped him and told him, defiantl y,"*that I knew what my sins were. They had been in my conscience, bothering me all my waking hours. After a few minutes, as I was rattling them off , Father began to cry silently. He gave me absolution and I left feeling no particular emotion.

On Nov. 27, 1978 the priest had to deal with the aftermath of the shooting deaths of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Harvey Milk , a member of the Board of Supervisors , by former Supervisor Dan White. That fateful Monday after Thanksgiving, Moscone ' s wife and mother had been attending a funeral out of town. It was up to the police chaplain to accompany them to the hospital . In such cases, including the shooting death of police officers, a chaplain must learn to deal with a crossfire of emotions , said Msgr. McKay. "The politicians act one way, the medics and family in other ways. As a chaplain, you become a part of their lives. " When they are not facing their computer screens, young adults may be embroiled in the worry of paying off huge credit card debts , trying to find work, struggling with depression , or struggling with raising their young children without benefit of an extended family. "How is your parish helping with these problems? " Weber asked. She challenged those in attendance to "take your ministries into real life. Be there in all its messiness." That could mean , linking up adults with young people looking for work ; acting as an extended famil y for stressed out home-alone mothers tempted to batter their children; providing debt counseling, and perhaps, sponsoring an evening where people can explore the dichotomy between materialism and consumerism, and the Gospel message of "enough for the poor."

¦ Continued from page 7 faith connection through theological reflection and Catholic Social Teaching. Offer opportunities to serve, such as the parish St. Vincent de Paul Society or the Jesuit Volunteer Corps. The bottom line is, demonstrating thai you go to heaven when you treat the poor well. " Weber said that the study revealed that the Church must go to where young people hang out - to e-mail and web sites. "Evangelize where they are," she said. For example, a parish web site could include an article on Catholic social teaching, accompanied by names and addresses of local organizations, which serve the poor.

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Choose rig ht music

In response to "Good Music creates a 'radiant' Mass" in CSF March 16: I was brought up with the belief that singing at Church was praying twice. I agree with Fr. Joncas when he said, "The 'less radiant ' Mass is often marked by poorly chosen music..." I think the congregation, whether they could hold a tune or not, would join in the celebration of singing if the choir #1 would sing in a key the rest of us could reach, and #2 performed songs that we know. We want the Church to continue to go forward but we keep having to sing Latin songs. Now I know change is good, but if everyone 's reading the bulletin while the choir is singing, that should send a loud message. Colin Cooper San Carlos

Father Coleman is criticized

mitment, and persevering love of partners and relatives of AIDS patients "In sickness and in health" is not reserved to hetero persons. Love has no boundaries. In my own neighborhood I am aware of male-male relationships which have lasted between 13 and 25 year's, and in my experience the quality of the relationshi p matches any other human commitment. I am further aware that some gay couples I personall y know now have decided on chaste relationships while others have not. Just as I would not jud ge a heterosexual couple who practiced birth control, I would leave it to God to jud ge a homosexual couple who is being sexual in making love. I do not wish to downplay Christian marriage. I wish to "up-p lay " the great potential of human beings to commit their lives to 'one another and to God who is love. ' George Seeber Daly City Ed. Note : In his March 23 column, Father Gerald Coleman quotes from the document "Princip les to Guide Confessors in Questions of Homosexuality " (1973 ) of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and concludes: "It is thus possible in authentic Church teaching to recognize committed , chaste, life-long unions between homosexual persons without being condemned as approving of intrinsically evil homosexual activity." Father Coleman writes, "The difficult question then arises: should such partnerships be civilly recognized? Here I rely on Archbishop to San Levada 's approach Francisco '. "Non-Discrimination Contracts Ordinance: " "...an employee may designate a legally domiciled member of the emp loyee 's household as being eligible for spousal equivalent benefits. " However, the compromise governing city contracts was arrived at because the Archdiocese of San Francisco, on the basis of Church teaching, would not accept the original ordinance language , which sought to extend benefits specifically and solely to domestic pa rtners. The regulations adopted at the behest of Archbishop Levada provided that the extension of benefits to any member of an emp loyee 's household (including blood relatives), would comp ly with the ordinance. Thus the Church was not required to recognize domestic p artner arrangements. The Bishops of the California Catholic Conference have been consistently opposed to affording civil recognition of same-sex relationships as equivalent to marriage.

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Father Gerald Coleman relies on ambiguity to sell his belief in the harmlessness of homosexual orientation. His paradoxical statement that, "To affirm that the inclination {to homosexuality } is a disorder is not the same as saying that homosexual peop le are disordered ," implies that sexual desire for someone of the same sex is permissible until acted upon. This cloudy notion not only ignores Christ's warning against committing immoral acts in our hearts, it begs the question : are homosexuals less prone to temptation than heterosexuals? It sounds as if Father Coleman is defining the "committed life-long homosexual relations" he calls, "chaste unions ," as nothing more than platonic friendships. If so, then why would a homosexual coup le want a Church blessing upon a platonic friendship tran scending physical desire? Unless we are speaking of two compatible buddies simply living together to share the rent and cut down on expenses, the answer seems sadl y obvious. It 's time to encourage homosexuals to expend their efforts at encouraging one another to be resist ant to temptation , to prayerfully embrace chastity, and to seek hel p from organizations such as Courage, or the National Association for the Research and Therapy of Homosexuality, and books such as, The Battle for Normality: A Guide for (Self-) Therapy for Homosexuality, Ignatius Press. To do otherwise is a trag ic and dangerous disservice to confused souls. Jane L Sears Burlingame

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Bush ought to he chided fo r executions

The March 30 issue of Catholic San Francisco is filled with eloquent and inspiring thoughts about life matters. But there is a tragic disconnect. Page four has a photograp h of President George Bush at the opening of the Pope John Paul U Center in Washington, DC. The brief story mentions that the President received a standing ovation when he "echoed the pope 's challenge to society to adopt a 'culture of life. ' " Instead of a standing ovation, the President should have received a thoughtful , respectful chiding that while he was Governor of Texas, that state, as correctly noted by Maurice Healy, accounted for a third of the executions in this country. Others in this issue address the need to spread of the "Gospel of Life." I pray that Church leaders and anyone in a position to influence this president will take the unpopular and (to some) very difficult stand against the death penalty, a stand Pope John Paul II shares and has so beautifully expressed. The seamless garment argument works for me for many reasons , including the fact that I believe if we can hold out the promise of redemption for murderers, it should be much easier for us to convince society of the promise of redemption and right to life of all children from the moment of conception. Barbara Gabriel Berman San Francisco

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Christ continues to offer us forgiveness Each year as we begin the Holy Week of the Church' s liturgical year, the liturgy of Pal m Sunday of the Lord 's Passion invites us to reflect once again on St. Paul' s Letter to the Philippians (2, 6-11) In the remarkable text Paul reminds us that the Son of God abandoned his equality with God to become a man like us. He calls this Christ 's "empty ing" himself of being in the form of God. Nor was it enough that he be man, but he had to die the death of a criminal, one despised: "he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death — even death on a cross." Paul introduces his reflection about Christ's death and resurrection with these words in verse 5: "Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus." What mind is that? Must we also "empty" ourselves, even though we are not in the form of God? Must we also become obedient to the point of death ? Even the death of the cross? The emptying we require is from sin. For every sin is the fulfillment of the age-old story of the serpent 's temptation. When you eat the fruit of the forbidden tree in the middle of the garden , he told Eve, "your eyes will be opened , and you will be like God" (Gen. 3,5) It seemed so simple and good, that sin, as sin almost always does. One can almost read the thoughts of Adam and Eve , so often do they echo in our own conscience. "After all, God surely would not want me to obey Him when I really want/need just what He has commanded me not to do." The charm of substituting ourselves for God, of "being like God," is that we can change the rules to conform to the way we want things to be. So we become our own "gods ," and worry and guilt recede , and happiness takes over our lives. Or does it? On the other hand , as the whole Bible and the tradition of the Church insist , God has made us for himself , mid his commands are words of life which set our steps on the path to true human fulfillment. Is inevi table death the end for which we are made? Or is this human life an invitation and p ilgrim path to life with God that never

ends? This is what obedience to God' s commandments is about: about our learning how to have the "mind of Christ ," to love without counting the cost, to live in the presence of such love, for "God is love. " These are the two choices. Only God can transform us with the gift of eternal life. But He cannot do it without our free response of obedient love. The problem with sin is that it is habit-forming, and such habit dulls our conscience about the nature and effect of sin. Cardinal John Henry Newman wrote with characteristic insight about how repeated sins lull us into a false sense of security. "Conscience at first warns us against sin. But if we disregard it , it soon ceases to up braid us." So our sins become "secret " sins, a secret not to God whom they offend , but to us who commit them. He went on to say, "I think many of us may, on reflection, recollect instances of our gradually forgetting things to be wrong which once shocked us . . . Can we endure the thought of going down to the grave with a load of sins on our head unknown and unrepented of?" No wonder the Church has among her commandments the precept to confess one 's sins at least once a year. Even though we have had all our sins forgiven in the sacrament of Baptism , we remain the children of Adam and Eve. Their spirit of rationalization and rebellion remains in us too. Hence the vital importance of knowing ourselves in relation to God' s plan for our lives. While the faculty of moral conscience has been planted within us, we can readily see with Newman how the "voice" of conscience is stilled the more we give ourselves over to sins of one kind or another. The sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation is Christ 's way of continuing to offer the same loving mercy and forgiveness to us today, as surely as he did to the paralyzed man and the woman caught in adultery in the Gospels. Such dramatic encounters with Jesus can and do continue through the ministry of the Church and her sacraments. The ongoing call to conversion must always be heard

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by the follower of Christ This is the meaning of the sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation „i the lite of the Church, and in our own lives. Through it we come to know ourselves as God knows us —in our examination of conscience; we are led by the Holy Spirit to hue sorrow — a conversion of heart which puts God first in our lives; we confess our sins to the priest, who represents Christ, the all-holy Son of God; we are reminded of those beautiful words of Christ when we receive the sacramental absolution — "Neither do I condemn you. Go, and sin no more. " In these final days of Lent and Holy Week , we are reminded in so many ways of our need to have in us too the "mind of Christ," "who emptied himself ," and became "obedient to death , even death on a cross." Paul goes on to give a word of encouragement to the Philippians: "So then , my beloved , obedient as you have always been, . . . work out your salvation with fear and trembling." Good advice. What love our gracious God has in sending us his Son to show us the path to obedience, and to give us the sacrament of the confession of our sins, ol the mercy and forgiveness of Christ, as our school ol holiness of life and our pledge of eternal salvation.

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The Eucharist as Reconciliation Few persons have understood the Eucharist as deeply as St. Augustine. His homilies on it are precious , particularl y those he delivered to newly baptized adults who were receiving the Eucharist for the first time. In one of these he tells them that their sins are forgiven at the Eucharist: "Next [at the Eucharist] the Lord's Prayer is said. ... Why is it said before receiving the body and blood of Christ? Because perhaps on account of our human frag ility our minds have imagined something which is not becoming,-our eyes have seen something which is not decent , or our ears heard something which was not fitting . If perhaps such things have been kept in because of temptation and the frag ility of human life , they are washed away by the Lord' s Prayer at the moment we say "Forgive us our trespasses' so that we can safel y approach the sacrament. " According to Augustine , when we stand around the altar at the Eucharist as a community and sincerely pray the Lord 's Prayer, any sins we have committed are forgiven. The Eucharist is the ultimate sacrament of reconciliation. It is the ancient water of cleansing , now turned into the new wine of reconciliation , that purifies us so that we can enter the house and celebrate. How is this so? In the second chapter of John 's Gospel , we have the miracle at Cana, where Jesus changes water into wine. Too often we see this simpl y as a gesture of hospitality ; the hosts ran out of wine, Jesus fel t sorry for them, and so changed six jugs of water into wine to spare them the embarrassment. Such an interpretation , however, misses the main point. Scripture scholars , Raymond Brown among them, tell us that in the early chapters of John 's Gospel there is a strong recurring theme of Jesus replacing the old with the new. That is the case here . He is replacing the old rite of cleansing with something new. What?

Key to grasping the significance of this miracle are the particular jugs of water that got changed into wine. The water that Jesus changed into wine was the wash water, the water used to ritually cleanse yourself when you entered a house. At the door of every Jewish house there were a series of water jugs, usually six of them , which were kept filled with water. Upon entering a house, you were obliged to first stop and wash your hands and feet , both because they were usuall y covered with dust and because you were obliged, ritually, to do this. By washing in this way, you made yourself "clean " so that you could jo in the household and sit at table with them. What Jesus does at Cana is change this water, used for cleansing, into wine. He replaces the old rite of cleansing with something new — the Eucharist. The Eucharist is, therefore, both the sacrament that celebrates unity and the sacrament that cleanses us for it. At the Eucharist our sins are forgiven because to touch Christ is to be healed , even of sin . And we touch Christ , physicall y, in the Eucharist. But if this is true , if our sins are forgiven in the Eucharist, where does that leave the Catholic sacrament of reconciliation? Is there still a need for explicit confession? That we can have our sins forgiven by participating in the Eucharist in no way denigrates the need for private confession. The opposite. To touch the body of Christ is the greatest antidote to the rationalizing individualism that precisely tempts us away from explicit confession. A biblical text, the story of the woman who touches the hem of Jesus ' garment, can be helpful in understanding this. In her encounter with Jesus, we see that there are in fact two moments of healing, the initial touch and a subsequent , explicit, one-to-one conversation . Confession to a priest and forgiveness of sins

through simply touching the body of Christ in the Eucharist are connected in the same way as that woman 's explicit exchange with Jesus is related to her initial touching of his garment. The person-to-perso n exchange brings the Father _ _ *., healing to a fuller Ron RolhdSer a fuller matumoment, rity, and a fuller peace. Exp licit confession is to the sacrament of reconciliation what an explicit apology is to reconciliatio n with each other in our daily lives. Actions speak , just as word s do , and we can apologize to each other simply by letting our presence speak. But something is left unfinished until an explicit apology is spoken. Mature peop le apolog ize, in words as well as in actions. Moreover, as the literature on addictions points out . there can never be a full healing of one ' s past until one faces, with searing honesty, one's sins and tells them. face to face , to another human being. Explicit , sacramental confession is an indispens able piece within the process of full reconciliation . However, as both Scripture and Augustine assure us, when we stand around an altar at Eucharist and pray the Lord 's Prayer , our sins are already forgiven. Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, a theologian , teacher and award-winning author, serves in Rome as general councilor for Canada for the Oblates of Maty Immaculate.

SCRIPTURE & LITU RGY Revealing God's love and forgiveness Since the Passion Narrative (this year according to Luke) takes center stage at this Sunday 's liturgy, I thought I would focus exclusivel y on that text by offering: 1. some comments on these narratives in general; 2. a characteristic of Luke's gospel. By so doing, I hope that the Sunday proclamation of "The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke" will be for you and your parish community the event it is intended to be. Passion Narratives These sacred narratives, first of all, form an integral part of the Gospels to which they belong; they are not additions that have been grafted on, nor are they merely part of the primitive way of telling the final destiny of Jesus. They tell us, yes, Jesus did suffer and die; yes, he endured his passion; yes, he was in a nuanced sense a victim. But they tell us much more: Jesus came to his death—and vindication— because he was passionately committed to revealing God's love and forgiveness in his words, deeds, and very person. Therefore, from the beginning of his ministry and his very life (chapters 1 and 2 of Matthew and Luke), Jesus did the deeds and spoke the words of God and so began a process that his enemies would use to bring him to grief. But his death would not be the defeat they intended , but his opportunity to reveal more profoundly God's love and forgiveness and God's capacity to create Church, undreamed of by them, but planned from the beginning by the God Jesus served and whose "beloved Son" he was revealed to be. Secondly, in the context of Jesus ' passion, all "followers," all "disciples " are revealed as faithful or fraudulent , as being "with Jesus " or fleeing from him, as "watchful" or "sleeping," as deniers or witnesses, as insiders who do not understand or as outsiders who can teach disciples a thing or two. It is helpful to see which roles we have played and are playing in our own lives. Thus these narratives, as God' s Word, enable us to judge our own discipleship. Characteristics of Luke's Gospel One item peculiar to Luke is the exodus theme: by Iesu _ ' journey to Jerusalem and the cross and thence to resurrected glory and a seat at God's right hand, the Lord Jesus creates a freed People who can now make their exodus-journey to God. When telling the story of the transfig-

Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm 22; Philippians 2:6-11; Luke 22:14-23:56

Father David M. Pettingill uration , only Luke has Moses and Elijah discussing the "exodus he was going to accomplish in Jerusalem.". (9:31) Twenty verses later, the author becomes more specific: "Now when the day s were filled up for him (Jesus) to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. " (9:51) Jesus, then, would be "taken up" (raised and seated at God's right hand) after he went to Jerusalem and his cross. As Luke 's Passion Narrative opens, we are at the Passover meal, the memorial meal of Israel's exodus, and hear Jesus speak of his death and resurrection in terms of not-eating - then eating, not drinking—then drinking: " ' I shall not eat it (the Passover meal) again until there is fulfillment in the kingdom of God. . . . i shall not drink of the fruit of the vine unti l the kingdom of God comes. ' " The exodus, then, is to be carried out in his own flesh. Then the words over the bread and cup imply that our Eucharistic memorial meal makes us one with Jesus' completed exodus: " ' This is my body which will be given for you; do this in memory of me.' And likewise (that is, 'do this in memory of me') the cup after they had eaten, saying,

'This cup is the new covenant in my blood , which will be shed for you. ' " Eating the bread and drinking the cup place us at one with God's intent to form a People of the New Covenant, realized by the exodus of Jesus. This fact finds its proclamation in Luke 's Passion narrative and in the Church's life described in Acts of the Apostles. What then does this exodus look like as lived out by a community of believers? They behave as those who serve at table, "not as the one seated at table;" they are destined to "eat and drink at my table in my kingdom;" they experience God as "an angel from heaven" bringing comfort and strength in their agonized prayer; they refrain from violence and injustice to achieve their goals; they can experience the restoration of friendship even after they have denied Jesus; they can stand up for the Lord Jesus in the face of trial and persecution; they can realize that then favorable reaction to the Gospel means salvation ; they bank on God' s endless mercy for them which will see them into Paradise; they realize that their journey will take them to the heights of self-donation and to glory. For Luke, the completed exodus of Jesus, remembered, made present, eaten and drunk, enfolds us participants into its story and makes present the reactions of Jesus in us. Questions for Small Communities of Faith Show how Luke 's Passion Narrative repeats itself in the Acts of the Apostles. How interested are we in freeing up God's People? Where can we be more influential ? Father David M. Petting ill is assistant to the moderator of the curia and paro chial vica r at St. Emydius Parish, San Francisco.

Music, the end of our Lenten Journey and the Paschal Mystery As the Lenten season draws to a close; as catechumens draw closer to Christ the light and the font of Me; as the Church moves toward the great feast of Easter, the music of season makes present, in cooperation with all liturgical elements, the great paschal mystery. The song and how it is sung will homifize in the midst of this season . Therefore the music minister must be sensitive to seasons and their sounds. The "Source Book" (a liturgical resource published by Liturgical Training Publications) cautions ministers to be aware of the signs and times of the liturgy. This is particularly important in light of the poignant celebra tions of Holy Week and the season of Easter. New awareness of the sound, movement and the activity of the living Word of God in this season have come from sensitivities gained through Lenten penance. Fasting of course is something that we Catholics may practice throughout the year as individual persons, but has been particularly important to the entire community during Lent and has repercussions in liturgy. Let me reflect with you a bit on what I mean. We may ask ourselves several questions as we approach the connection between fasting and the church' s Lenten rituals. For example, did our Sunday celebrations look and feel any different from the ones in Ordinary Time? The answer to this question needs to move beyond the obvious responses such as, "Yes, Father, we do not sing the Gloria or the alleluia in our parish during Lent." Good! I say ! Can we probe this a bit more? The Church asks us to remove from our Lenten liturgies these two beautiful musical pieces in order to facilitate our musical and liturgical fasting and abstinence. If we do not miss this hymn and acclamation of joy, or if their removal from our celebra-

Father Jim McKearney tions is more a joy than a sorrow, then we have a problem on our hands ! Perhaps it is time to find a new Gloria. The Church asks us to limit the use of accompany ing instruments as much as possible in order to facilitate the desert experience that is Lent. This may be a wonderful opportunity to use simple chants, hymns and songs without accompaniment. The return of full accompaniment at Easter will highlight the end of the Lenten fast and enshrine the paschal mystery with sounds of risen joy. As we celebrate Hol y week and the great Easter Triduum , the music of each liturgy is unique. All of our cel-

ebrating, in one sense, should be reserved for the Easter Vig il. It is in the Easter Vigil that we see the mother of all feasts. Therefore , the musician should take great care when considering musical forms, vocal leadership and accompanying instruments . In the Vigil, sp lendid music returns to the liturgy in a more profound way than even that of Holy Thursday. We move from there through our Good Friday fast with simple music to the splendid forms demanded in celebrating the mother feast. The Vigil of the Resurrection brings us full circle with sights , sounds and yes, even smells of new life. Personally, I hope to always remember the smell of the Easter lilies brought to our Connecticut church weeks before they would normally grow. This to me was a sign of new life out of impossibility. Fire in the night, candle light , incense, splashing baptismal waters and all of the trumpeted ceremonies of new life in Christ can only be truly celebrated when the entire paschal fast has been observed. May we find that our kept musical fast has now brought to brilliant light the truth that our Easter alleluias are in union with those of the saints celebrating the eternal Easter. May these days bring us to the fullest celebration of what the glorious cross has done . May we remember these days with fasting, penance and then, renewed vigor as members of the Risen One.

Father McKearney is a Sulp ician candidate from the Archdiocese of Hartford, Conn., and director of music f o r St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park.

Paschal fast makes us hunger for presence of Christ Sister Sharon McMillan 's column appears on Pag e 5-A

Cruise Ship 'America" The numbers of poor throug hout the worl d grow increasing ly distant from the gated community called America. While our stock portfolios wax and wane , we worry about how much of a profit margin we will enjoy and whether or not the vacation house in Tahoe or Hawaii is still possible. While most of the rest of the world continues to teeter on the edge of the abyss of famine , war and deathdealing illness , we discuss how we can guarantee Social Security, Medicare and Campaign Finance Reform. The poor of the world are not on our radar screen. They are not a part of the public debate and discussion. Like the rich man in the Gospel , we do not even see the poor Lazaru s at our gate who only wants the scrap s from our table. The dail y issue agenda of the presidential campai gn last fall , which produced promise and policy change from both candidates , did not even mention forei gn aid and sustainable development for the poor of the world. The American family looked instead to its own shores - valid discussions bui self absorbed , narcissistic and adolescent. It is a lack of recognition of the richest nation 's place in the family of the world. Pope John Paul II, who views all the people of the world as one family, spoke prophetically to the American people on the occasion of his first visit. He said, "The poor of the United States and the World are your brothers and sisters in Christ. Never be content to leave them just the crumbs of the feast. Take of your substance, and not just of

your abundance , in order lo help them. Treat them like guests at your family table." (New York City, Oct. 1979) The plea to "take of our substance" has fallen on deaf ears for these 21 years. The United States of America still ranks at the bottom of industrialized countries offering aid for sustainable development of poor countries. Our Bishops throug h the staff at the United States Catholic Conference are persistent in their calls to Congress to allocate more aid to the poor countries of the world than the paltry amount that we give - hardly enough to be even called the "crumbs from the feast. " Sixty five million Catholics have not raised then voice to their members of Congress to give a small share of America's wealth to the rest of our family living in the rest of the world.-Instead , we are deeply imbedded in a sinful structure that supports the vast economic engine that sucks labor and resources from the poor and g ives little back . The Pope says "solidarity." He says , "you are all members of the same family." He implores us to bring the poor as our guests to the family table and we ignore him. In doing so, we ignore the Gospel, the Christ whose sacrifice brought everyone to the table as children of God. From that stirring homily in 1979: "And so I appeal to all who love freedom and justice to give the poor and powerless a chance. Break open the hopeless cycles of poverty and ignorance that still trap too many of our brothers and sisters; the hopeless cycles of prejudice that linger; the cycles of despair in which people are imprisoned because they lack

decent food, shelter or employment; the cycles of underdevelopment that are the consequences of international mechanisms thai subordinate human existence to the domination of partiall y conceived economic progress." We must change the metaphor. We cannot be Cruise Ship America steaming around the globe eating, drinking, partying until dawn, oblivious to those harbors of the third world where we enter, throw anchor but never disembark, getting our provisions and moving on. There is a new metaphor about America 's relationshi p with the world's poor and it has been put before us by our faith and the words of our Holy Father - "Treat them like guests at your famil y table. "

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George Wesolek is director of the Archdiocese of San Francisco 's Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns.

Don't know much about history There 's nothing like having children to give you a fresh view of history. "Grandma used to make these for us when I was a kid," I said as I handed Lucas a graham cracker topped with a glob of blue frosting. "In those days, they didn 't believe in buying expensive desserts when you could make something yourself." Lucas frowned , trying to picture those long-ago days. "Who else was there?" "Uncle Will and Aunt Kathy." His eyes widened. "You lived with Uncle Will?" "Of course. He 's my brother. That 's why he 's your uncle." "What about Aunt Kathy?" he asked. "She's my sister." "Oh, that's why she's my aunt!" "You've got it. " He nodded. "So what was Grandma doing there?" Meanwhile, Gabe and his first-grade classmates were taking a stab at American history. "Abraham Lincoln was famous for breaking slavery," Gabe told me one day after school. "Breaking slavery?" "He made a law that there couldn 't be slavery," he explained. "But some people do it anyway." "Do you know what slavery is?" I asked. "Slavery 's like, if you 're Black and you 're born in a Join

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certain house, then you could be sold and you 'd have to go to a different house." "We don't sell people anymore, you know," I pointed out. "That's because they had a war about it," he replied. "The East was fighting the West. . . . or was it the North fighting the East?" "Actually, it was the North versus the South." Yeah, and then the top guys"—his hand gestured at an imaginary map in his mind—"is that the North? The top guys won, and that 's why we don 't have slavery !" Later that week , a friend and I visited the historical archives. I wanted to research a piece of land our farmland preservation group had purchased. I pored over the faded writing and studied the old photos. Clothing dangled from a clothesline on the front porch of a wood frame house. Built in 1923. No indoor plumbing. Rent: $5/month. Another photo showed a silo towering over an old barn. I turned the page and saw more photos: cows, a milk barn, a feed shed. There had been a dairy farm on our land! Today the empty pasture showed no trace of the bustling farm I saw in the photps. I peered at the corner of one photo : 1956—the year I was born. "This isn't history," I whispered to my friend. "This is 1956. " "It's history, she said.

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children to learn how God has worked in the past. I want them to know their place in the story. And I want them to recognize the gifts they 've received from those who came before, whether it's something as important as freedom or as handy as homemade desserts. Children are born with the promise of the future. It's up to us to give them the past. ¦

Christine Dubois is a widely published freel ance writer who lives with her family near Seattle. Contact her at: chriscolumn @juno.com.

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ELEMENTARY TEACHER J OB FAIR! Saturday, April 7, 2001 10:00 am -1:00 pm St. Ignatius College Prep. 2001 - 37th Avenue San Francisco

Teachers will have an opportunity to meet Principals and learn about Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese! Pre-register with the Department of Catholic Schools by March 30th, 2001. (415) 614-5660 Fax (415) 614-5664 Please Bring Resumes Walk-ins also welcome

School of Pastoral Leadership For times, registration materials, costs, exact locations and additional information, call Joni Gallagher at (415) 614-5545 or spl@att.net Preregistration is necessary for many programs. Visit the Web site at www.splsf.org. April 28: Apostles to the World, a symposium with Cardinal Jarnes Francis Stafford , president , Pontifical Council of the Laity, 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. at SI. Ignatius Church and other nearby facilities at Parker and Fulton St. SF. Archbishop William J. Levada will preside at Mass and annual School of Pastoral Leadership Students recognition ceremonies at 5:00 p.m. Reservations required. $10 before April 15 then $20. Call (415) 614-5545. June 8, 9: The Called and Gifted Workshop with Dominican Father Michael Sweeney and Sherry Weddell of the Catherine ol Siena Institute at Our Lady of Mercy Church Hall, One Elmwood Dr. at Southgate, Daly City. Designed to help Catholics explore their unique and personal call from God and discover their God-given gifts. Fri. 7-9:30 p.m.; Sat9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Holy Hour each Fri. 1 - 2 p.m., National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi , Vallejo at Columbus, SF.

Retreats/Days of Recollection VALL0MBR0SA CENTER 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park. For fees, times and details about these and other offerings call (650) 325-5614. Presentation Sister Rosina Conrotto, Program Director. May 4-6: Charismatic Healing Retreat with Linda Schubert includes teaching and informal workshops on prayer and healing themes. May 12,19, 26: The Mandala: Path to Remembering and Redeeming, retreat workshop days with Sister Toni Longo. Parables 2001: Stories Jesus Told, a monthly revisiting of the scripture stories with well known retreat leaders, scholars and people of faith. What about these tales? Are they true? Did they really happen? What implications do they have for the Christian in the 21st century? April 8: San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester. — 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 — 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame. For fees , times and other offerings , call (650) 340-7474 April 7: Facilitating Taize Prayer with Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan, renowned expert in the mode. For people already leading or those interested in starting the litany at their parish. April 8-f5: Holy Week Retreat with Mercy Sister Mary Ann Scofield. Take part overnight or as commuter for 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 12-15: Dying and rising in Christ, a Holy Week retreat for 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.

fake Prayer 3rd Tues at 8:30 p.m., St. Dominic Church, 2390 Bush St., SF. Call Delia Molloy at (415) 563-4280 1st Thurs. at 5:30 p.m. at Old St. Mary's Cathedral, 660 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

Datebook 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 pari ol 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 ormarieborges@yahoo.com.

Social Justice/Respect life April 10: Lenten/lnterfaith Lecture series at St. Sebastian Church, lower level, Sir Francis Drake and Bon Air Rd., Greenbrae from 7:30 - 9 p.m. Hear talks and discuss Debt Cancellation, Violence, Hunger, and Crime. Co-sponsored by St. Sebastian 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 Cristo Rey, Parker Ave. and Fulton, SF. Sponsored by the Respect Life program of the Archdiocese. Ali are invited. Call (415) 614-5572. Jubilee 2000 USA, as part of a worldwide effort to relieve the crushing debt owed by st ruggling 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 Lesher at (510) 524-6645 or welesher@aol.com.

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San Francisco's St. Agnes Parish, 1025 Masonic, SF and St. Agnes Spiritual Life Center, 1611 Oak St., SF announce Lenten and Easter Season talks and prayer opportunities. April 11: Sacrament of Reconciliation available from , 9 a.m. 9 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 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 from 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 at 5:30 p.m. Takes place on last Sun. of month. Call (415) 863-75t5.

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) 6145680 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 oredgleason@webtv.net. Worldwide Marriage Encounter, a dynamic marriage enrichment experience designed to deepen the joy a couple shares. Call (888) 568-3018. The Adoption Network of Catholic Charities offers two free information meetings for families considering adoption on the 2nd Tues. of every month at 98 Bosworth, San Francisco at 7 p.m., and on 1st Wed. at 36 37th Ave,San Mateo at7 p.m. Call (415) 406-2387.

Single, Divorced, 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 Ward 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 stnxliurch@hotrnail.com. Call Ron Landucd at (650) 5836016about upcomingsocial activities.April6:TaizePrayer at MercyCenter, Burlingame or hearthe SF CityChorusat SFs CalvaryPresbyterian Church;April19: Susan Eastonspeaks on spirituality and health;April 21: Bowlingin Pacffca.

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St. Elordi at (415) 564-7882; St. Mary Cathedral , Sebastian Church, corner of Bon Air Rd. and Sir Gough and Geary St., SF, 2nd and 4th Wed,2:30 Francis Drake Blvd., Greenbrae, M - F 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call Sister Esther at (415) 567-2020 , ext. 7:30 p.m. in Adoration Chapel, (415) 461-0704. St. 218; St. Finn Barr, 415 Edna St., SF in English and Agnes Church, 1025 Masonic (near Page) SF, Fri., Spanish, one Sat. per month. Call Carmen Solis at 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., (415) 487-8560. Our Lady of (415) 584-0823; St. Cecilia, 2555 17th Ave , SF, Angels Church, 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame, M- 2nd and 4thTues ,2 - 4 p.m. Call (415) 664-8481. F after 8 a.m. Mass until 7 p.m. St. Isabella Church, Ministry for parents who have lost a child is One Trinity Way, San Rafael, Fri., 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. available from Our Lady of Angels Parish , Our Lady of Loretto Church, 1806 Novato Blvd., Burlingame. Call Ina Potter at (650) 347-6971 or Novato , Fri. 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m., 1st Fri. 9:30 a.m. to Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579. 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 Vallejo St. at Columbus, SF, April 11 - 15: A Holy Week Discernment Retreat at Fri. following 12:15 p.m. Mass until 4:15 p.m. 2nd Maiyknoll's Los Altos facility for men ages 17 - 35 interSat. at St. Matthew Church, One Notre Dame Way, ested in becoming Catholic Missionary priests or brothSan Mateo with Nocturnal Adoration Society of San ers. A few days of prayer and silence to help determine Mateo County. Call Jim McGill at (650) 574-3918 for where God is calling you. Call Father Manuel Mejia at times. Corpus Christi Monastery, 215 Oak Grove (415) 921-1100 or mklsanfran@aol.com. Ave., Menlo Park, daily from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call (650) 322-1801 .St. Bartholomew Church, 300 Lectures/ Classes/Radio-TV Alameda de las Pulgas , San Mateo, 1st Fri. from after 8 a.m. Mass until just before next da*y's 8 a.m. Join Joe Stinson for "Good Grief" Sundays at 9 Mass.; St. Dominic Church, Bush and Steiner St., a.m. on Catholic Family Radio, KDIA1640 AM Call 8:30-9:30 a.m. and 6-7 p.m. each Mon. and Wed. J650) 866-3525. (415) 567-7824. Our Lady of ML Carmel Church, 3 Mon - Fri. at 7 p.m.: Catholic Hour featuring Oakdale Ave., Mill Valley, Mon., 8:15 a.m. through recitation of the Rosary and motivating talks and Wed. at 7:30 a.m.; St. John of God Church, 1290 music with host Father Tom Daly. Tune your radio to 5th Ave. at Irving, SF. Mondays after 12:10 p.m. KEST -1450 AM. "Mosaic " ,a public affairs program Mass, (415) 566-5610; St. Kevin Church, 704 Cortland Ave., SF, 1st Fri. following 9 a.m. Mass until featuring discussions about the Catholic Church today. 1st Sundays 6:30 a.m,KPIX-Channel 5. "For 5:15 p.m. Benediction. Call (415) 648-5751. St. Finn Heaven's Sake ", a public affairs program featuring Barr Church, 415 Edna St., SF, M-F 8:45 a.m.-6 discussions and guests, 5 a!m. 3rd Sunday of the p.m.; Thurs. until 9 p.m.; 1st Fri. until 7:30 p.m. month, KRON-Channel 4. Both shows are someMass. Call (415) 333-3627; St. Hilary Church, 761 times preempted or run at other times , please check Hilary Dr., Tiburon, M - F 7:45 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Sat. 8 listings. Produced by the Communications Office of a.m. - 5 p.m. and each 1st Fri. from 8 a.m. until Sat. the Archdiocese of San Francisco. at 8:45 a.m. Call (415) 435-1122; St. Mary's Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, 1st Fri. after 8 April 7: Forgiveness , a talk by Father Anthony a.m. Mass until Sat at 8 p.m.; Holy Name of Jesus Rosevear, at 10 a.m. at St. Dominic Church, 2390 Church, 39th Ave. and Lawton St., SF, Wed. 9:30 Bush St. at Steiner, SF. Sponsored by the parish a.m. - 7:30 p.m.; St. Matthias Church, 1685 Intellectual Life - Continuing Studies Program Call Cordilleras Rd., Redwood City, 1st Fri., 9 a.m. until ¦ (415) 567-7824. Mass at 5:30 p,m.(650) 366-9544 April 21: Annual Spring Conference and luncheon of the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women at Family Life Vallombrosa Center, 250 Oak Grove Ave ,Menlo Park beginning with registration at 8:30 a.m. Day includes May 5: 1st annual Catholic Fun Day at Marine Mass and panel discussion of Women in God's World beginning with Mass at 9 a.m. with Bishop Service. Panelists include Marriage and Family

Counselor, Eileen Healy; Heidi Kuhn, founder of Roots for Peace; and Lee Gallery, who is active in welcoming "returning Catholics" back to the Church. $25 fee includes snack and lunch. Call Margaret Rocchi at (650) 366-4731 or Anita Provost at (415) 282-8626. 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 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. 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. Call (415) 461-0704. April 7: Young Ladies Institute Alberian #93 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 orTillie 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. IMo-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 Sloat Blvd., SF. Contact Lillian Harrington McKeman at (415) 892-5233 orfrankm31 ©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. Class of '46, Presentation High School, SF is looking for classmates for an upcoming 50th reunion. Call Carolyn Bacigalupi at (415) 821-2541. Alumni, former students, parents, grandparents of St. Finn Barr Elementary School, SF. The school is developing an alumni newsletter. Please call (415) 469-9223 and leave your name, address and phone number or fax it to (415) 452-0177.

Admission ftee unless otherwise noted. 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 April: 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 for this performance only, $10/$5. Sundays in April: Concerts at National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi featuring various artists at 4 p.m. following sung vespers at 3 p.m., Columbus and Vallejo, SF. Call (415) 983-0405. Sundays in April: Concerts at St. Philip Church, Diamond and Elizabeth St,SF at 4 p.m. featuring various artists. Call (415) 225-6563.

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'Remembering the Titans' confidence to play golf in a championship tournament run b y the vet's Southern belle ex-girlfriend (Charlize Theron). As directed by Robert Redford , the underdog tale 's classy visuals and an appealing cast produce a soothing, fantasy-like tale of one man's rediscovered integrity thanks to a mystical ally. Brief sexual situations, a suicide and minimal profanity. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-Il — adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 — parents are strongly cautioned . Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. (DreamWorks) "Lucky Numbers" (2000) Nasty comedy in which two greedy TV station employees (John Travolta and Lisa Kudrow) rig a lottery drawing to win millions but have trouble collecting after their accomplices (Tim Roth and Michael Rapaport) resort to blackmail and murder to avoid exposure. The self-obsessed characters and mean-spirited tone make director Nora Ephron 's comedy decidedly unappealing. A sexual encounter, brief violence,

w Sf i liiM i recreational drug use, much rough language and intermittent profanity. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is AIV — adults , with reservations. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R — restricted. (Paramount) "The Million Dollar Hotel" (2001) A by-the-books FBI agent (Mel Gibson) investigates a possible homicide at a seedy Los Angeles hotel where most of the residents (including Jeremy Davies and Milla Jovovich) are mentally unstable ind igents. Director Wim Wenders wanders in his attempts to inject humor and humanity into his characters, resulting in a bittersweet but unfocused film. Fleeting violence, some sexual innuendo, occasional profanity and recurring rough language . The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III — adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R — restricted. (Universal) "Remember the Titans" (2000) Uplifting drama set in 1971 about the desegregation of two powerhouse hi gh school football teams that learn to overcome racism and go on to victory under the leadership of then African-American coach (Denzel Washington). Aside from occasionally faltering with emotional manipulation , director Boaz Yakin's heartwarming, fact-based saga shows the triumph of the human spirit over adversity, fear and societal prejudices. Racism theme and fleeting crass langu age, The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II — adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG — parental guidance suggested. (Disney) "102 Dalmatians" (2000) Strained sequel in which a reformed Cruella De Vil (Glenn Close) buys a failing dog orphanage to prove she's put her nasty fur-obsessed ways behind her, but her transformation is short-lived when she teams up with a rascally furrier (Gerard Depardieu) to create a sensational Dalmatian-spotted coat. As directed b y Kevin Lima, outrageous costumes, darling dogs and a few witty moments infuse the film with some fun , but the recycled plot fails to capture the imagination. Mild cartoon-like menace. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-I — general patronage. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is G — general audiences. (Disney)

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Famed labor pri est of early y ears of 20th century to be remembered on Palm Sunday

Father Peter Yorke, an advocate of San Francisco working peop le during the earl y part of the 20th century, will be remembered at an annual Mass in his honor, to be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Palm Sunday, April 8, in the All Saints Mausoleum Chapel at Hol y Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma. Father Anthony Hannick will celebrate the Mass, which is sponsored by the United Irish Societies of San Francisco. The Pearse & Connell y Fife and Drum Corps will lead the congregation in a procession from All Saints Chapel to Father Yorke's cross-shaped sarcophagus. Peter Yorke was born in Galway, Ireland , on Aug. 14, 1864. He began his preparation for the priesthood at St. Patrick College in Maynooth. He transferred to St. Mary 's Seminary in Baltimore because he would not remain in Ireland under Bri tish rule. He was ordained by Cardinal James Gibbons in 1887, and subsequently moved to San Francisco to begin his ministry. Father Yorke was reportedl y nominated as a candidate for bishop at one point , but turned it down to advocate for the cause of working people. "Long before the concept of liberation theology had been formulated , he was a pioneering crusader for the rights of organized labor," a 1997 article in the Irish Herald newspaper said. A ^

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2001 Holy Week Schedule

Holy Thursday, April 12 Morning Prayer 8:40 am Mass of the Last Supper 7:30 pm Followed by Adoration until Midnight Good Friday April 13 Morning Prayer 8:40 am Liturgical Services 12 noon -3 pm 7:30 pm Holy Saturday, April 14 Morning Prayer 8:40 am Easter Vigil 8:00 pm

Easter Sunday, April 15 Masses: 5 am Salubong (Sunrise) Mass 7 am, 8:15 am, 9:30 am , 11 am and 12:30 pm No 5:30 pm Mass on Easter Sunday

St. Raymond Church 1100 Santa Cruz Avenue Menlo Park , CA 650-323-1755 2001 HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE Reconciliation Service (Confession) April 9 - 7:30 pm Holy Thursday April 12 Mass of the Last Supper 7:30 pm Good Friday April 13 12 noon 3:00 pm Holy Saturday April 14 Vig il of Easter 8:00 pm Easter Sunday April 15 Masses 8:00 and 10:00 am JL £wk 4R*^ Our L a d yof Angels

"In those days , peop le often worked 14 hours a day seven days a week. " In 1901 , Father Yorke became involved in a San Francisco waterfront strike , pressing for the ri ght of workers to organize in unions. He used Pope Leo XIII' s encyclical , Rerum Novarum, to explain his support for the workers . "Unions exist by their own right and no state has the right to prohibit them," he said. "To enter into a union of this kind is the natural ri ght of men and the state is bound to protect them. " Father Yorke was editor of The Leader newspaper which later became the Catholic Monitor and champ ioned Irish independence from England . He raised more than $40,000 for the Irish Relief Fund, set up to aid the orphans, families and depende nts of imprisone d participants in the Easter Week uprising against British rule. In 1915; British authorities banned his paper from the British mail under emergency wartime legislation. Father Yorke died at the age of 60 on Palm Sunday, 1925. Peter Yorke Way, named in his honor , is now the location of the Archdiocese of San Francisco central offices , at One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco. For further information about the anniversary Mass, contact Kathleen Manning at (415) 2393152 or at (415) 664-0828.

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April 12. Holy Thursday 7:30 p.m. Mass of the Lord's Supper (bilingual) followed by Silent Adoration until midnight April 13, Good Friday 12:10 p.m. - Meditation on the Seven Last Words of Jesus 1:45 p.m. - Celebration of the Lord's Passion 7:00 p.m. - Solemn Liturgy (Spanish) April 14. Holy Saturday 8:00 p.m. - The taster Vigil m <j y % April 15. Easter Sunday Masses JK 8:30, 10 & 11:30 a.m. (Spanish) r I^ Confessions: ' Fri, April 13-12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m. Sat, April 14-11:00 a.m. -12:00 noon 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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SACRAMENT OF PENANCE Saturday, April 7th at 3:30 P.M. Saturday, April 14th at 3:30 P.M. H OLY THURSDAY.A PRI L 12 6:30 P.M. Parish Soup Supper - Bedford Hal l 8:00 P.M. Mass of the Lord's Supper (Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the School Library until 10:00 P.M.) GOOD FRIDAY. A PHII . 13 12:00 Noon - 12:45 PM Stations of the Cross (Presented by St. Gabriel School Students) 12:45 - 1:45 P.M. Reflections on the Seven Last Words 1:45 - 3:00 P.M. Celebration of the Lord 's Passion 7:30 - 8:45 P.M. Celebration of the Lord 's Passion , HOLY SATURDAY. A PRIL 14 3:30 P.M. Sacrament of Penance 8:00 P.M. Celebration of the Easter Vigil E ASTER SUNDAY. A PRIL IS Masses for Easter Sunday 7:00 A.M., 8:30 A.M., 10:00 A.M., 11:30 A.M. and 5:30 P.M. Please note: Tliere will he a 5:30 P.M. evening Liturgy on Easter Sunday

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OF ANGELS CHURCH 1721 Hillside Drive , Burlingame Capuchin Franciscans 2001 Holy Week Schedule

Reconciliation Service - April 9 - 7:30 p.m. (St. Catherine 's) Holy Thursday Confessions: 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Lord's Supper Evening Mas. at 7:30 p.m. Adoration until Midnight. Good Friday 12 noon Stations of the Cross 1:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Word 1:30 p.m. Veneration of the Cross 2:30 p.m. Communion Service 7:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross Holy Saturday Confessions: 10:15 - 11:00 a.m. and 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Easter Vigil: 8:00 p.m. Easter Sunday Masses 7:00, 8:30, 10:00 a.m., 12 noon & 1:15 p.m.

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- Communal Penance Service April 11th, Wed. 7:30 pm - Sacrament of Reconciliation Individual Confessions April 12th, Holy Thursday - Mo 8 am & no 5pm Masses 7:30 pm - Mass of the Lord's Supper Renewal of Commitment to Christian Service Visit to Repository until 10 pm Aprimth, Good Friday 12 Noon - Stations of the Cross and Biblical Reflections 1:15 pm - Solemn Liturgical Service of the Lord's Passion & Death 7:30 pm - Stations of the Cross April 14th Holy Saturday 8:00 pm - Easter Vigil Mass April 15th EASTER SUNDAY 8:00 am, 10:00 am, & 12:00 noon Masses only There is no.evening Mass on Easter Sunday. May the joy of the Risen Christ be with us all!

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The Miracle Maker' Story of Jesus seen on TV throug h a child 's ey es By Gerri Pare Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) — The story of . Jesus, as seen through a child's eyes, makes for fine Easter evening viewing in "The Miracle Maker," to be rerun Sunday, April 15, 7-9 p.m. EDT on ABC. The quality production uses exceptional 3-D clay animation for the most part, oth er times switching to the more traditional flat animation, as when Mary recalls in flashbacks Jesus ' birth and his teaching in the temple at age 12. Framing the story of Jesus ' life from age 30 on is the character of a sickly young girl named Tamar (voice of Rebecca Callard) who observes Jesus (voice of Ral ph Fiennes) preaching in her village. Her parents (voices of Julie Christie and William Hurt), meanwhile, become desperate as her condition worsens. A compassionate Jesus prevents Mary Magdalene (voice of Miranda Richardson) from being attacked and draws followers not only by the miracles he performs but by the parables he uses, such as the Good Samaritan, to illustrate how we should love one another as God loves each of us. Particularl y well done is the scene where Jesus joyfull y accepts baptism by John the Baptist (voice of Richard E. Grant). Although his detractors claim Jesus' power comes from the devil, Tamar's father comes to believe the opposite and leads him to her deathbed , where Jesus restores her life to the awe of all the villagers. Upon hearing Herod has beheaded John the Baptist , Jesus weeps and heads with his apostles to Jerusalem. After raising his friend Lazarus from the dead , Jesus faces his own immi-

nent agony and death, sadly telling Peter and Judas at the Last Supper that he is aware they will betray him th at very night. The highly dramatic crucifixion scene is followed by Mary Magdalene 's discovery of the empty tomb, after which the risen Jesus appears to her and others. As the people rejoice in salvation little Tamar proclaims, "He is with us forever!" Directed by Stanislav Sokolov and Derek Hayes, "The Miracle Maker " embodies simplicity, drama — and joy in the Good News. Unlike some films in which Christ is depicted as solemn to the point of unapproachabl e, here Jesus radiates warmth as adults and children alike are drawn to him. The childlike perspective of Tamar should appeal to youngsters in the viewing audience and it lends a freshness to the story's familiar trajectory. Another plus is how the film succeeds in conveying both the human and the divine in Jesus without falling into the trap of sounding pre achy. A fluid pace alternates Christ 's pre aching and parables with events in the Savior 's life. The character of Mary Magdalene may puzzle some as she

ST. MONICA CHURCH Holy Week Schedule - 2001

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Palm Sunday, April 8 Saturday Evening Vigil - 5:00 p.m. Sunday - 8:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m. (Cantonese) 10:30 a.m., 12:00 noon (Palms will be blessed and disnibuted at all Masses) 4:00 p.m. - Evening Prayer and Benediction Holy Thursday,April 12 Morning Mass - 8:30 a.m. Mass of the Lord's Supper; washing of the feet and snipping of the Altars - 7:30 p.m. (Veneration of the Blessed Sacrament until 10:00 p.m.) Good Friday, April 13 Celebration of die Lord's Passion with Veneration of the Cross and Lloly Communion - 12:00 noon Confessions - 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Prayer Around die Cross - 7.30 p.m. Holy Saturday, April 14 Confessions - 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Great Easter Vigil Mass - 7:30 p.m. Easter Sunday, April 15 Sunday - 8:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m. (Cantonese) 10:30 a.m. (Choir), 12:00 noon

HOLY THURSDAY - April 12th - 7:30 p.m. GOOD FRIDAY - A p ril 13th 1:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Liturgies (Individual Confession after 1:30 p.m. Liturgy) HOLY SATURDAY - April 14th Confession: 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Easter Vigil Mass - 8:30 p.m. EASTER SUNDAY - April 15th 7:30 , 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. Masses

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Holy Thursday Morning Prayer 8:00 AM Mass of the Lord's Supper Holy Communion and Procession 7:00 PM (Bilingual) Good Friday Morning Prayer 8:00 AM Stations of the Cross 12 30 (English) 6 30 PM (Spanish) Liturgy of the Passion and Death of Our Lord Holy Communion with Veneration of the Cross 1 00 PM. English 7.00 PM Spanish

Easter Sunday Masses 8 00, 9:30 AM , 11:00 AM (Spanish) 12.30 PM , and 5.00 PM.

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FORTY HOURS HOLY WEEK MISSION

Holy Week and Easter Celebrations Palm Sunday April 8, 2001 Palms will be distributed at all Masses Monday April 9, 2001 Communal Celebration of Reconciliation 10:30 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. Holy Thursday April 12, 2001 8:00 a.m. Mass 7:30 p.m. Mass of The Lord's Supper

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Holy Thursday, April 12 No morning services Mass of the Last Supper - 7:30 p.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 10:00 p.m. Good Friday, April 13 No morning services 12:00 - 12:30: Stations of the Cross 12:30 - 2:00: Presentation by Fr. Tom Daly 2:00 - 3:00: Liturgical Services with Holy Communion 3:00 - 5:00: Confessions His Incredible Love - 8:00p.m. Live Stations of the Cross presented by the Parish Youth Council (PYC) Holy Saturday, Apri l 14 Confessions: 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Mass of the Easter Vigil - 8:00 p.m. Contemporary and Hand Bell Choirs Sacraments or Initiation Easter Sunday, April 15 Masses: 7:30 (Cantor , Accompanist) 9:00 (Children 's Choir) 11:00 (Cantors , Instrumentalists ) No evening Mass

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Holy Saturday Morning Prayer 8.00 AM Confessions 10:30-11:30 AM - 3:30-4 30 PM Easter Vigil Service Mass 7 00 PM (Bilingual)

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seems unstable and very much in need of Jesus' healing touch. Sudden switches from clay to cell animation, however, can be distracting. While the clay facial expressions are remarkable, the body movements seem a bit jerk y in spots. Two years in the making in Russia and Wales, and using topgrade vocal talent, "The Miracle Maker" is recommended viewing on the church 's most important feast day, the Resurrection.

You are invited to j oin St. Brendan's Parish as we prepare for the Holy Triduum with Forty Hours and a Mission conducted by FATHER SERGE PROPST , OP. The Mission will take p lace at the 6:00 am, 7:15 am and 6:30 pm Masses on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of Holy Week. Father Propst will hear Confessions after each Mass. The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed on our Altar , Sunday following the 12:15 pm Mass until 6:00 pm and Monday - Wednesday 9:30 am - 6:00 pm. What better way to prepare for the Great Feast of Easter.

Good Friday April 13, 2001 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Children's Liturgy (Gym) 12:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Reflectionson the Stations of the Cross 1:45 p.m. Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday (English) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Confessions 7:30 p.m. Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday (S panish) Holy Saturday April 14, 2001 7:30 p.m. Easter Vigil Celebration Easter Sunday April 15, 2001 5 a.m. Salubong 6:30 a.m., 8:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m.. 11:10 a.m. (Spanish), 12:30 p.m. There is no evening Mass on Easter Sunday

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By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — On Easter Sunday two years ago, Pope John Paul II wrote a letter to artists, assuring them of his esteem and encourag ing partnershi p between art and the church. Having had some time to consider what the pope wrote, three priests — a musician , an art historian and a theologian — discussed what the letter means in their areas of. stud y at a symposium March 26. The session launched what is intended to be a series of discussions about the pope 's teachings sponsored by the Intercultural Forum at the new Pope John Paul II Cultural Center. The speakers were Benedictine Father Sean Brett Duggan , a concert pianist , composer and authority on Johann Sebastian Bach; Dominican Father Michael Thomas Morris, a professor of theology and art at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, Calif; and Father Stephen Happel , dean of the School of Religious Studies al The Catholic University of America , whose campus is near the center. Father Duggan found parallels between the pope 's letter and some of what he teaches at St. Joseph Abbey near Covington , La. A professional musician with the Pittsburg h Opera Company and Carnegie Mellon University before entering the seminary, Father Duggan has twice won the Johann Sebastian Bach International Competition . Last year, he marked the 250th anniversary of Bach's death with a series of recitals of his works , held around the country. "I tell seminarians in music appreciation class that reall y hearing music will hel p them to pray," Father Duggan said. Unlike more tangible art forms mentioned in the pope 's letter, such as painting, writing or architecture, music has "a less perceivable purpose than other arts ," he noted . That means there's a perception that while music is "nice to have around, it 's not reall y necessary" to people 's fulfillment as human beings, to a well-rounded society or to good liturg ies. Such an altitude is related to the "culture of death" the pope speaks about , Father Duggan said, in the societal belief that "that which is not useful can be shunted aside and ignored." But Father Duggan said the pope 's letter to artists makes it clear that like other ™ forms of art, the church needs musicians, "The faith of countless believers has been nourished by melodies flowing from the hearls of other believers , either introduced into the liturgy or used as an aid to dignified worship, " said the 1999 papal letter. "In song, faith is experienced as vibrant joy, love and confiden t expectation of (he saving intervention of God. " In his remarks, Father Morris said the pope 's letter reads as if he was stud ying a 19th-century painting, "The Triumph of Religion in the Arts" by Johann Friedrich Overbeck, as he wrote. The painting highlights the contributions of a huge cast of writers , painters , saints and biblical characters toward the glorification of Jesus. Many of the fi gures represented in the painting are referred to by the pope in the letter, Father Morri s noted. The letter refers in various places to writers Cyprian Norwid and Paul Claudel , artists Marc Chagall , Raphael , Michelangelo , Bernini , and Borromini and composers Handel , Bach, Mozait , Schubert , Beethoven , Berlioz, Liszt and Verdi as having contributed to sacred art , and human understanding of the transcendence of God, Father Morri s noted that the letter also invites all artists to come to the church to contemplate the mystery of life for their work. He said the "most vital statement" of the pope 's letter is one addressed to all people, no matter what talents they have or lack.

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"Nol all are called to be artists in the specific sense of the term," the letter read. "Yet, as Genesis has it , all men and women are entrusted with the task of crafting their own life; in a certain sense, they are to make of it a work of art , a masterp iece. " Father Happel said one important part of the pope 's letter is that he clearly "doesn ' t want our artistic sensibilities to remain nostal gia for the past ," but that he wants people to use talent as "a vehicle for the transcendent. " He showed slides of classic and contemporary works of art as examp les of how public perceptions of what society considers "beauty " have changed. For example, the painting "Madonna of the Pilgrims" by Caravaggio was criticized by his contemporaries in the late 16th century because it depicted pilgrims with dirty feet in the presence of Mary and Christ. "They thought it was inappropriate," Father Happel said. "They were too-human characters. " The symposium was cosponsored by the John Paul II Cultural Center, which opened March 22, by the Paul VI Institute for the Arts, and the John A. Zalonis Jr. Fund.

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HOLY WEEK MISSION SCHEDULE

Palm Sunday - Processions will take place befo re the 5:00 pm and the 9:15 am Masses. Palms will be distributed at all our regularly scheduled Masses (7:00 am, 8:00 am , 11.00 am & 12:15 pm) Monday - Wednesday - Masses will be scheduled at 6:00 am, 7:15 am, 8:30 am (children 's Mass) and 6:30 pm. Father Propst , OP will preach and hear confessions after all Masses (except the 8:30 am) and by special appointment. Holy Thursday - Mass at 7:00 pm (Contemporary Choir) Good Friday - 11:30 am - Stations of the Cross 12:00 pm - The Seven Last Words (Fr. Serge Propst , OP) 2:00 pm - Liturgical Service Holy Saturday - (due to the late hour of Sunset) the Easter Vigil will be at 8:00 pm. (Traditional Music) Easter Sunday - Masses are the same as any Sunday: 7:00 am, 8:00 am, 9:15 am (followed by the Easter egg hunt), 11:00 am and 12:15 pm

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Paschal fast: Making us hunger for presence of Christ What am I doing for the paschal fast this year? The great three days stand before us. Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday. We count these three days in the Jewish manner, beginning the ni ght before . The Church calls these day s the Triduum: the three holiest days of our Church year. The three days during which we all stop business as usual and gather together for one liturgy that is three days long. We celebrate the historical anniversary of the most holy passion , death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. But we are not celebrating events that are past. Christians dare to believe and proclaim that Christ is a permanently present person. He is beyond time. The grace and power of his saving deeds did not come to an end two thousand years ago but they are trul y present , active , and in our midst. How do you and I in 2001 have access to the redeeming grace of his passion , death , and resurrection? One primary way is by celebrating those realities in our worship. Jesus commanded us, "Do this in memory of me." And so Sunday after Sunday, Triduum after Triduum, we who belong to Christ and who belong to his Body gather and experience his presence in transforming ways. A key part of every Triduum is the paschal fast. A fast to sweep away distractions and make us hungry for the presence of Christ and for the transformation he invites us into. On Holy Thursday afternoon , Lent comes to an end and with it the penitential Lenten fasting ends. We have one

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Sister Sharon McMillan , SND more full meal and the paschal fast begins with the Mass of the Lord 's Supper. This is the fast of joyous anticipation , like the fast before a wedding when bride and groom are too caught up in what is to come to think of eating. The paschal fast is also long: stretching from the Mass of the Lord 's Supper until after the Easter Vigil. The pastor has been encourag ing each of us to reflect and pray over how Christ is inviting us into this holy fast. Each person ' s paschal fast might look quite different. As the pastor describes it , the paschal fast would include fasting from business as usual: from work

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The Cathedral of Sr. Mary of the Assumption 1111 Goug h St., San Francisco , California 7:30 p.m. Mass of the Lord's Supper Archbishop William J. Levada , presiding

12:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross led by the Students of Our Lady of Perpetual Help School , Dal y City 12:30 p.m. Music in the Cathedral 1:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Passion of Our Lord Archbishop William J. Levada , presiding

7:30 a.m. Easter Mass 9:00 a.m. Easter Mass (Gregorian Chant) !1:00 a.m. Easter Mass, Archb ishop William J. Levada, presidi ng 1:00 p .m. Easter Mass Cn Espafiol 3:30 p.m. Easter Organ Recital Christop h Tietze, Cathedral Music Director & Organist 4:15 p.m. Easter Vespers

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Seven Last Words Solemn Liturgy ami Holv Communion (With dramatizaUon of the Passion by our eighth grade students.) Stations of the Cross Confessions Suuions of the Cross

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HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE

Reconciliation Service - Wednesday, Ap ril 11 . 7:30 p.m. Hol y Thursday - Apri l 12 , Mass of the Last Supper, 8:(K) p.m. Good Friday -April 13, Services, 12 noon to 3:00 p.m. Holy Saturday - April 14, Individual Confessions, 4:00-5:00 p.m. Easter Vi gil Service 8:00 p.m. Easter Sunday -April 15, Masses 8:00 a.m., 10 a.m. & 12 noon , 10 a.m. The Redwoods. Easter Vespers 5:30 p.m. _ _ .. _ _

ST. STEPHEN CHURCH 415 Eucalyptus Drive , San Francisco _ ^_

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There is no morning Mass 7:30 p.m. Mass of the Lord 's Supper Veneration of the Blessed Sacrament until 10:00 p.m.

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12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m. Good Friday Devotions 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Celebration of the Lord' s Passion 7:30 p.m. Prayer Around the Cross

HOLY SATURDAY

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Reconciliation (Confession) 7:30 p.m. Easter Vigil (No afternoon Mass)

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if that ' s possible, from TV and radio, even from e-mail and the web for those who wish. Might the paschal fast include for some less use of the phone and no unnecessary driving ? What would the fasting meals look like? There is no one model. The challenge has been to real ly think about what would most help each of us (with our own health concerns, work and family commitments) to enter deeply into the three days of prayer and silence and communal worship. What would most free our minds, hearts and spirits from any sort of distrac tion? What would leave us truly hungry for deeper union with Christ and deeper union with the holy mysteries of these great three days? As the Triduum approaches in all its power and grace, let us pray for one another throughout the Archdiocese. Let us remember especially the elect who will celebrate the Easier sacraments at the Vigil. May the joy of the paschal fast we share unite us ever more closely in Christ.

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Holy Week feasts Are filled with joy By Father John Catoir Catholic News Service The greatest feast in the Christian calendar is Easter. But as you know, Easter is not celebrated in one day. It deserves and receives an entire season. Lent is the period of preparation for this-celebration of life and resurrection. The concluding Sunday of Lent is Palm Sunday, when we profess with vigor that Christ is the way, the truth and the life. We reconstruct in our minds a ritual recalling his triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Americans are not so much into church rituals. They have strong faith, but they lack the group-mindedness of their European ancestors. Coming to terms with the individualism of our culture is a stretch for us. Yet, there is so much richness and joy in imagining you are part of the mystical body, welcoming the Lord into your parish. Using your imagination is a very important part of the enjoyment of these holy days. The crowd cried out, "Hosanna!" which means Lord save us. Can you not feel the joy ful Spirit pulsating through you, knowing that Jesus came to redeem your soul? You are safe, you are free at last because of him. Holy Thursday recounts the great mystery of Christ 's The washing of feet: great humility. "Now that I, your Master and Lord, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash the feet of one another" cross might be heavy. He said, "I have told you all these (Jn 13:14). Can you feel it, Jesus wiping your feet with a towel? things that your joy may be full" (Jn 15:10). St. Augustine, for all his pessimism about human Let go, and get into the mood of this scene. The one who died on a cross for you is literally cleansing you of your nature, had it right in the essential point: "We are an Easter people, and alleluia is our song." sins! Next comes Holy Saturday. "Because of the Preparation "God forbid that I should glory save in the cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ" (Gal 6:14). To glory in the cross is not Day of the Jews, they laid Jesus in a new tomb in which no to say that we should think of the cross as an end in itself. one had yet been laid" (Jn 19:41). Pope Paul VI offered this God forbid , though some Christians have made it seem that teaching: 'There life and death have contended , and there way. Jesus didn 't say, I have told you these things that your the victory of the risen Christ over death stands out as the

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source of our salvation." He appears to have lost, he appears to be defeated, but "God raised him to life" (Acts 2:32). Easter Sunday. After the tragic events of the last days, Jesus appears in different places, and the absolutely amazing cry goes out to everyone who has ears to hear: He is risen! Jesus is risen from the dead! To this very day the same rejoicing resounds throughout the earth : Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of your glory. We rejoice in your resurrection. We are grateful for your love. Alleluia, alleluia!

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2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Liturgy of Good Friday, distribution of Holy Communion 7:00 p.m. Liturgia de la Pasion del Senor (Spanish) HOLY SATURDAY

7:30 p.m. Vigil Service, First Mass of Easter 9:30 p.m. Vigil Service (Spanish)

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Pope's busy Holy Week Cardinal Newman 's meditations hig hlig ht Good Friday By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Meditations on Christ 's passion written more than 140 years ago by English Cardinal John Henry Newman will guide the prayer of Pope John Paul II and pil grims gathered at Rome 's Colosseum the night of Good Friday. The Vatican announced in early April that the pope had chosen Cardinal Newman 's meditations on the Stations of the Cross for the April 13 candleli ght service. Two sets of meditations written by the cardinal have been published. The pope is expected to use the shorter of the two , which are believed to have been written in 1860 after Newman, an Ang lican cleric , joined the Catholic Church. They were used a second time by the cardinal in 1885. The Vatican press office , releasing Pope John Paul' s Holy Week and rrt Easter schedule April 3, said the a B annual collection given to the pope b during the Holy Thursday liturgy I 2s would go to victims of the earthquakes in El Salvador. o tHere is the pope 's schedule as o X a. released by the Vatican: c/j Z ' Mass April 8 in St. Peter s Square u for Palm Sunday and the local celebration of World Youth Day. Young An aide adjusts the zucchetto of Pope John Paul II March 28. people from Canada, hosts of the Despite his physical frailty the pope plans a full Holy Week schedule. next international youth gathering, will accept the World Youth Day cross from Rome Peter 's Basilica. At 9:15 p.m., he will lead the Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum. youths. Celebration of the Easter vigil April 14 in St. Peter 's Celebration of the chrism Mass Apri l 12 in the morning in St. Peter 's Basilica. Basilica with the li g hting of the fire and the Easter canMass of the Lord's Supper in the evening April 12 at dle at 8 p.m. the Basilica of St. John Lateran , the cathedral of the Easter morning Mass Diocese of Rome. During the Mass, the pope will wash April 15 in St. Peter 's the feet of 12 priests. Square followed by the Earl y in the evening Good Friday, April 13, the pope papal blessing "urbt el orbi" HOLY WEEK SERVICES will preside over the liturgy of the Lord's Passion in St. (to the city and the world).

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Holy Thursday. April 12 (no 5:30 pm Mass)

Holy Saturday. April 14 (no morning Mass)

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8 pm: Easier Vigil

Good Friday . April 13 (no morning Mass)

Easter Sunday. April 16 10 am: Mass of the Ressurection

12 noon: Stations of the Cross 1 pm: Passion of the Lord 2 pm: Veneration of the Cross

followed by annual Easter egg hunt & community social (no evening Mass)

SS PETER & PAUL PARISH 666 Filbert Street on Washington Square April 8th to April 15th 2001 Palm Sunday Masses English 7:30, 8:45, 12:45 , 5:30 PM Chinese 10:15 AM Italian 11:30 AM Holy Weekdays 7:00, 8:00 , 9:00, 12:15 PM Holy Thursday Morning Prayer, 8:00 AM Mass of the Lord's Supper , 7:30 PM Good Friday Morning Prayer, 8:00 AM Sations (Italian), 12:00 Noon Reflective Meditation , 12:30 PM Liturgy of the Passion & Death of Jesus, Holy Communion, and Veneration of the Cross, 1:00 PM Holy Saturday Morning Prayer, 8:00 AM Solemn Easter Vigil English 8:00 PM EASTER SUNDAY MASSES English 7:30, 8:45, 12:45 PM Chinese 10:15 AM Italian 11:30 AM Confessions Before each morning Mass And also Wednesday,April 11th from 3:00 to 5:00 PM Parish Phone 415-421-0809

Jazzman Brubeck to provide music for Easter TV Mass WASHINGTON (CNS) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Legendary jazz musician and composer Dave Brubeck will play portions of his own Mass composition , "To Hope ," as part of an Easter Mass to be offered on ABC-TV Easter Sunday, April 15. The hour-long special , "Easter 2001: A Celebration With Dave Brubeck , " will air on KGO-TV, San Francisco from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. The special , produced by Oblate Media for the U.S. bishops ' Catholic Communication Campai gn, will feature Brubeck performing selections from his composition. Two cantors will sing additional selections. Monsi gnor Harry Schlitt of San Francisco will host the "trip through the Triduum, which will include selections from Hol y Thursday and Good Friday as well as Easter. Monsi gnor Schlitt has 35 years experienc e in communications nationally and internationall y, including 20 years with Armed Forces Radio and Television. His radio program , "Father Harry of the God Squad" airs on 840 stations across the country. The Mass, a blend of jazz , classical music and sacred text, was taped at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph in San Jose, Calif. It was in the San Jose area where Brubeck tasted his first national success , cutting a series of studio and live albums , most notabl y "Jazz at the Pacific. " "Easter 2001 " reunites Brubeck with Ed Murray, who is producing the ABC Easter special and commissioned Brubeck to write "To Hope " for Our Sunday Visitor, a national Catholic weekly newspaper. "To Hope " premiered in 1979.

St. Anthony of Padua Parish

1000 Cambridge St.. Novato HOtY THURSDAY April 12 Sedar Meal 6:00 PM Mass of the Last Supper 7:30 PM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament to 10 PM

GOOD FRIDAY AFTERNOON April 13 12.00 Noon Quiet Prayer 12:15 PM Living Stations - St. Anthony Youth 1:00 PM Celebration of the Lord's Passion 7:30 PM Stations - St. Anthony Youth HOLY SATURDAY April 14 7:30 PM Easter Vigil Liturgy and Mass EASTER SUNDAY MASSES April 15 7:00 - 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM

ST. EMYDIUS CATHOLIC CHURCH 286 Ashton Avenue (one block from Ocean Ave.)

Serving die Ingelside community ol'S.R, Since 1913, St. Emydius is a multi-cultu ral , multi-racial , all inclusive faith sharing community.

"The Word That Leads to Light" Passion/Palm Sunday Sat. - 5:30 pm Vi gil Sun. - 8:30 & 10:30 am Mass Monday of Holy Week 7:00 pm - Communal Reconciliation Holy Thursday 8:30 am - Morning Prayer Sacred Triduum Begins 6:00 pm - Dinner 7:00 pm - Mass of the Lord's Supper Good Friday 8:30 am - Morning Prayer 12 Noon - Silent Prayer 1:00 pm - Liturgy of Good Friday 7:00 pm - Liturgy of Good Friday Holy Saturday 8:30 am - Morning Prayer 8:00 pm - Great Vi gil of Easter Easter Sunday 6:30 am - Salubong Mass 8:30 am - Mass of Easter Day 10:30 am - Mass of Easter Day

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