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By John Thavis Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) - With the IsraeliPalestinian conflict penetrating the birthplace of Jesus, Pope John Paul II appealed for worldwide prayers and the Vatican launched an intense round of diplomacy. Pope John Paul called for a worldwide day of prayer for peace in the Middle East April 7, Divine Mercy Sunday. Speaking that day at his noon blessing at the Vatican , the pope said only prayer could help people overcome "hatred and the thirst for vengeance " and take up the road of dialogue. In Washington , Bishop Wilton D. Gregory of Belleville , 111., president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, called for "stronger efforts by the United States and the international community to bring to an end the violence and terror,

occupation and attacks , which are destroying so many lives and hopes. " He said the Bush administration should app ly pressure on both sides to stop the Palestinian suicide bombings in Israeli civilian areas and to promote a "rapid withdrawal of Israeli troops from the West Bank. " The heads of men's and women's religious conferences in the United States urged Bush to seek an "unconditional end to the violence " in the Middle East. In a letter to Bush , the religious leaders urged the president to "call for an unconditional end to the violence by both parties and to insist that the Israeli military withdraw from the occupied territories immediately." When he announced his prayer day initiative , the pope warned that the events in the Holy Land seemed to be drifting toward "inhuman cruelty." . "How can we forget that Israelis and Palestinians , INHUMAN CRUELTY, page 6

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Orthodox pressure officials to halt construction of Catholic church

MOSCOW — Local government officials , under pressure from Russian Orthodox believers , halted construction of a nearl y comp leted Catholic church in northern Russia. Father Vladimir Timoshenko, rector of the Catholic church in Pskov, was served notice April 3 that the regional p lanning authority was halting construction of the church and rectory complex. "They start with this absurd stuff at the point when we are almost done. The walls of the church are alread y 11 meters (36.3 feet) tall , and we are almost ready to put the cupola and cross up, " Father Timoshenko said. The local Orthodox diocese campaigned against the new Catholic church in local newspapers and radio. The protest in Pskov came after similar Orthodox protests against "Catholic expansionism " in Novosibirsk and Moscow.

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BALTIMORE — The usuall y noisy bar was strangel y silent as Cardinal William H. Keeler addressed some 200 patrons at Max ' s on Broadway in Baltimore 's Fells Point nei ghborhood on a recent evening. The cardinal , head of the Baltimore Archdiocese, was there for a session in the "Theology on Tap" Lenten series, sponsored by the archdiocesan Division of Youth and Young Adult Ministry . Cardinal Keeler spoke to the group of mostly young adults

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Pallbearers arrive with the casket of Queen Mother Elizabeth at the royal Chapel of All Saints in Windsor March 31. The 101-year-old matron of the royal famil y died March 30. Catholic leaders were among mourners praising her virtuous life. about the significance of Hol y Week, but there also was a brief question-an d-answer period in which a participant said his faith was shaken by the sex abuse scandal affecting the church. The cardinal compared the questioner 's reaction to that of the Apostles on Hol y Thursday and Good Friday when Jesus was taken and put to death. "Bu t. the thing that we have that they didn 't realize," Cardinal Keeler said, "is that the power of Jesus is stronger than the weakness of any one of us."

Catholic leaders among mourners p raising Queen Mother's virtues

MANCHESTER , England — Catholic leaders were among those paying tribute to Queen Mother Elizabeth , who died March 30 at her Windsor home at the age of 101. Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor of Westminster, head of the Bishops ' Conference of England and Wales, said , "The whole nation and beyond will mourn a great and gracious lady. "The queen mother bore the virtues so beloved by the British people of courage and steadfastness , and especiall y through the Second World War in the role of queen consort ," the cardinal said. Archbishop Keith O'Brien of St. Andrews and Edinburg h said the queen mother 's "life of outstanding service to others has been an example to many in our own country and around the world. " Lord St. John of Fawsley, a senior Catholic politician and close friend of the queen mother, said she had "carried the traditional values of die nation — courage, determination, dedication , a profound sense of duty and a love of famil y and Mends."

Spanish p riest moves to block cell p hone 'chaos ' during Mass

OXFORD, England — A Catholic priest in Spain has installed jamming devices in his church after parishioners complained that Masses were being "reduced to chaos " b y the constant ringing of mobile phones. "Of course, I've nothing against mobile phones — 1 und erstand they 're useful gadgets, which are needed for work and urgent messages," said Father Francisco Llopis, rector of the paiish in the southeastern Spanish town .of Morairan. "But when I turn on this blocking system, I can be sure the conduct of religious rituals takes place in an atmosphere of prayer, " he said.

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Faith in God ref lects belief in harmony, justice, pope says

VATICANCITY — Faith in the coming of God's kingdom is a sign of conviction that God' s p lan for the world is one of harmony and justice . Pope John Paul II said. "The kingdom of God is the source of peace and serenity, and it cancels the dominion of darkness," the pope said April 3 at his weekly general audience. "It is the triumph of Christ over evil and death which we celebrate in these days," he said. "With his death and Resurrection , the kingdom of justice and oflove willed by God is established." The Psalms proclaiming the kingship of God and Jesus ' preaching about the coming of the kingdom, he said, are not "only the recognition of the dependence of created beings on the Creator, but also the conviction that history contains a project, a design, a p lan of harmony and goodness willed by God."

Cardinal sees loss of resp ect f or life in Dutch euthanasia law

VATICAN CITY — A law permitting euthanasia in the Netherlands is a sign that Europeans are losing a sense of respect for human life, Cardinal Adrianus Simonis of Utrecht said on Vatican Radio A pri l 1, the day the law went into force. The Dutch bishops had written in vain to the country 's government and lawmakers in an attempt to have the law overturned, Cardinal Simonis said. "Now we 're try ing to change the mentality of people, because individualism is very strong here," he said. Enacted a year ago, the law made the Netherlands the first country to remove criminal penalties for doctors who assist their patients -to commit suicide . Physician-assisted suicide for the terminall y ill had been tolerated in the nation for years even before being legalized. Cardinal Simonis said the greatest danger was that the law would create an environment in which patients would feel themselves a burden to the system, pushing them to suicide. - Catholic News Service

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (CNS) — A report released during the annual National Catholic Educational Association convention in Atlantic City gives a mixed review of the current statu s of Catholic schools"in the United States. The figures show that for the first time in a decade , enrollment figures have declined b y 31,000, or roughly 1 percent of students. Also during the past school year, 93 schools were consolidated or closed. But at the other end of the spectrum , 49 new schools opened and 43 percent of all Catholic schools currentl y have waiting lists. These very different figures tell "one story, not two," said Michael Guerra , NCEA president , during an April 4 press briefing at the convention. "What 's driving these realities is demographics and economics," he said. "The challenge that we face is in part a reflection of changing populations: We have students anxious to attend Catholic schools in places where we don 't have

enough buildings ," he said. "And in some areas, we have an abundance of buildings but fewer students." Although most of the school closings have been in urban areas, Guerra stressed that the church still has a strong commitment to educate children in the cities. "The majority of our schools are in urban and inner-city areas," he added. Daniel Curtin , executive director of NCEA's department of chief administrators of Catholic education , pointed out that the decision to close schools is never made lightly. "It 's a tough deci; sion. Every attempt is made to keep them open at all costs," he said, adding that the decision is only made as "a last resort," and then every effort is made to enroll thie students in other Catholic schools. The NCEA officials do not look at the current figures about closings and enrollment decline as completely disheartening, but take them as part of the overall complex challenge for the future of Catholic schools. One big issue for today 's schools is another statistic: 94 percent of teachers are lay people and 6 percent, religious; 50 years ago it was just the reverse. The tran-

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Mercy Corp s . .. ¦ Continued from page 9 to teach games and sports for kindergarten throug h fifth grade during the school day. "] have all the fun stuff the balls and bats ," she said. "They ' re happy I' m here. " Her experience coaching soccer , volunteering at a homeless shelter, and tutoring kids , were good practice for this job. "The first bi g thing is leaching them to play together — girls , boys , peop le of all races, " says the Philadel phia native. "The program structure hel ps avoid fi ghts. " Ms. Micheli si gned up for Mercy just after graduating from Temple University with a degree in English and creative writing. She hadn 't a clue what career to pursue. Her overall vision , however, was much larger she wanted to work for social justi ce. "Our country has major problems and I want to be a p art of making life better for peop le if I can ," she said. Her "time out" for volunteer work is not "a year off ," she said. "It is very much the first year in a working life dedicated to social change. " For further information about the Merc y Volunteer Corps , contact Sister Sheila Devereux at (415) 7519574. Her e-mail at dev2er7eux @ aol .com The Mercy web site is www.mercyvolunteers.org . Merc y volunteers must be 21 years or older; be a hi gh school graduate; be motivated by the gospel invitation to serve; be comfortable with the Catholic Church; be in good health; be flexible and adaptable; and g ifted with a sense of humor.

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Piet y ... ¦ Continued from page 3 in the Gospels — the directory said other forms have been approved by the Vatican "or publicl y used by the Roman pontiff ; these are to be considered genuine and can be used when opportune. " Pope John Paul , leading the Stations of the Cross at Rome 's Colosseum , has alternated between using the traditional 14 stations and a strictly biblicall y based set. The directory also allows use of various meditations , including those written by lay people , as Pope John Paul has done, including this year, when 14 journalists wrote the texts.

A rabbi who has partici pated in interfaith dialogue with the Archdiocese expressed the opposite view on nearl y every point. "Israel may occasionall y make mistakes but Israel possesses today a power that the Jews were without for centuries ," said Rabbi Douglas Kahn , executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council. "All of us recognize that Jewish powerlessness is something that was catastrop hic for Jewish peop le histori cally. One of the great accomplishments and lessons of the last century is that Jews needed to be able to exercise power and exercise it responsibl y. "Israel can hold its head up high even thoug h there would always be specific actions that could be called into question. Given the lessons of history, the question of having an Israel that bears the responsibility of exercising power to surv ive or not having an Israel , well . . . we must have an Israel." Does he support the Israeli offensive? "It 's a tragedy that the unwillingness or inability of Palestinian leaders to control terrorism has led to an intensification of the conflict. At the same time , Israel' s actions are viewed by an overwhelming majority of the Jewish community, and 1 think other peop le as well, as legitimate self defense. " When the rabbi was visiting Israel last monlh , 11 people were killed in a suicide bombing at a cafe, and later that ni ght two more were gunned down in Natanya. Two days later, five were killed in a border conflict. "The sense of security is greatl y reduced ," he said , adding that there exists an "absolute need" for one of two things lo happen. Palestinian leadershi p must assert its authority, at least making a 100 percent effort to curb the violence. If it does not , Rabbi Kahn said , the Israeli government must dismantle the terrorist infrastructure , much as the U.S. government is try ing to accomp lish in Af ghanistan. Terrorism will not be eradicated , the rabbi said , calling it an evil part of the modern era . Still it remains the responsibility of governments to greatl y reduce terrorist activity against citizens , he said. Father Kobli sees things quite differentl y. "The Palestinians have nothing to lose after they lost a lot for over 54 years ," he says. "They are now resisting the Those chosen as authors , it said , should be known for their "holiness of life or doctrine or literary gifts. " Regarding the practice in Ital y, Latin America and other places of using flower petals to decorate the ground over which a Corpus Christi procession will pass, the directory cautions that turning the decorating into a competition goes against the spirit of adoration that should mark processions on the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. The document also praises passion plays, but urges those involved in staging Ihem to safeguard the sacred character of the re-enactment of Christ's suffering and death , not letting (hem be overcome by "folkloristi c displays which aim not so much at a reli gious spirit , but at attracting the attention of tourists. "

occupation and they say that sooner or late r we will be having our independent state. They are concerned for the continuous killings and they want an end to all this. They say enough is enough, enough with occupation. Sooner or later they will have their rights recognized by the USA as they are by Europe and the whole world as well as by the United Nations. It is better sooner than later, because of the many causalities of both sides. Palestinians see that Israel and the USA want to continue to let violence go on with occupation and building settlements and depriving them of their human rig hts. No justice , no peace , they say." Beth Siegel, a Jewish educator for a local synagogue, said the average Jewish person is anxious about whether the Israeli state has been called into question , and critical of U.S. President George W. Bush' s stance that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has gone too far. The perception is that the U.S. government, and even Vatican leaders , feel Israel has no right to defend itself against suicide bombers , which calls into question the authority of a legitimate state of Israel. "My very strong feeling is that the state of Israel is a major component in the lives of Jews around the world ," said Ms. Siegel , who teaches fourth graders in an East Bay Jewish reli g ious school. This past Sunday, a day marked by protests and increasing news coverage of the conflict , Ms. Siegel spent the morning outlining the events with her students. The most important aspect to her is "We have focused too long on who 's right. Are suicide bombers acting out of desperation or hatred? It doesn ' t matter. The most important thing is that these two peop les have to find a way to live together. No other country in the worl d wants lo absorb the Palestinians and no other country in the world wants to absorb the Jews. This is the last slop. The cause of the conflict has been lost in anti quity. " "The point is not whose fault it is," Ms. Siegel continued. "Both sides have legitimate points and compelling drama. Both sides have been oppressed , poor, disp laced , exposed to extreme stress and subjected to terrible violence at each other ' s hand. " "No one is asking the real question , which is how to get peop le back to the table. It 's a terrible examp le lo our children." She said the fourth-graders in her charge asked questions about the history of the conflict and also came up with a solution: Wh y don ' t the Palestinians or the Jews just leave? Her reply: "It 's not onl y not desirable for these peop le to be displaced yet again. It 's not even possible. "

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JLCATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO Now is the time to call an end to Middle East 's endless war There is a certain sad irony to the most recent round of violence in the Middle East: the war has enveloped the birth place of the Prince of Peace. But the fate of the historic Church of the Nativity is really a \ minor element in the fighting between Israelis outside and Palestinians I within the Church. The real horror is not damage to a building but the casualties on both sides — particularly the deaths of the innocent , whether killed by i j Palestinian suicide bombers or by Israeli soldiers. The Arab-Israeli conflict is a textbook example of the futility of war. Occasionally a war waged in self-defense against a brutal aggressor achieves a good end. The world is better off without the Nazis , and Afghanistan is a better place to live with the defeat of the Taliban and al Qaeda. But war is not only an ugly way of solving disputes — it is largely ineffective. Millions were killed in World War I, but in the end this "war to end all wars" only prepared the way for the rise of Hitler j and deaths of tens of millions in World War II. In the Middle East, Israelis and Arabs have been locked in a dance I of death since the founding of the State of Israel in 1948, with war fol\ lowing war. Fifty four years later no end is in sight. As is often the case, the opposing sides in this endless war cannot even agree on basic facts. Israelis trace the history of their modern nation to the "War of Independence" in 1948. Arabs refer to that war as "The Catastrophe." Palestinians condemn the Israelis for forcing | hundreds of thousands of their people from their homes, while Israelis i say the Palestinians freely left rather than live in the new Jewish state . Whatever the merits of the argument, there is no disputing the fact ; that three generations of Palestinians have grown up in wretched j refugee camps as Israelis have built up a modern nation with the strongest military force in the region. That military enabled the Israelis to defeat much larger Arab armies in 1967 and 1973. At the time, the world marveled at the skill and courage of the Israeli military, and to many it seemed that Israel had guaranteed its survival in a hostile Arab world. But in addition to occupying Arab land, Israel also became the military ruler of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. Looking back three decades, it is clear that those military victories have brought neither peace nor security to Israel. Neither will a victory in 2002. When the tanks roll out of the West Bank, they will leave behind not only piles of rubble but an angry and desperate people, a breeding ground for more suicide bombers and a new wave of violence. If not tanks and terror, then what is the solution? Palestinians and Israelis have been fighting and dying for control of die same piece of land for more than a half century. Neither side is going to get it all. Palestinians are not going to drive the Jewish people into the sea. The Palestinian people will not disappear. Israelis need security; Palestinians want a homeland. Those are not impossible dreams. In fact, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat came close to an agreement on those issues during the 2000 Camp David summit meeting, convened by President Clinton. Mr. Barak was reportedly willing to give 90 percent of the West Bank and Gaza back to the Palestinians, and Mr. Arafat was willing to compromise on the right of Palestinian refugees to return to Israel. The talks fel l apart over something both Israelis and Palestinians want: control of Jerusalem. This is an emotional issue but clearly both sides cannot control Jerusalem. They must compromise — share control, allow international control. Compromise seems to be an unspeakable word in the Middle East. It will take leaders of courage and, above all, good will, to reach an agreement. Most of all, it will require the Palestinian and Israeli people to stand up and say, in the words of Pope Paul VI: "No more war. War never again." It is a tragic irony that war now wages in the birthplace of the Prince of Peace; it would be a greater tragedy if innocent blood continues to be shed over the control of the Holy City. It would be even more: a sacrilege. PJ

Irish Consul thanks two Peter's

I read with interest your report of the funeral of Fr. Peter Sammon and your editorial on same. It might also interest you and your readers to know that the Irish Government, through my presence, was also represented at his funeral; I felt it appropriate to be there to mark, my respect for a great priest and fellow Irish person. I was also among the large attendance the previous Sunday at the 77th Anniversary Commemoration of the death of Fr. Peter Yorke, another revered Irishman and Catholic pastor in this City, also die subject of a recent editorial. While I was not familiar with either Peters before coming here to San Francisco, 1 think, it is timely and fitting that you highlighted the presence among our community of two such remarkable priests and supporters of social justice issues. By their actions and their deeds, at the beginning and at the end of the twentieth century, they speak for the many who still bear witness to the Christian message and who refuse to let it be tainted by human weakness. They were each veritable "rocks" on which our church has been built , whether their Christian name is coincidental or not! May I wish you well with what, in my humble esteem, is an excellent Cliristian community newspaper. Donal Denham Consul General of Ireland San Francisco

because he is a servant. Wearing life like a loose garment takes on new meaning as a parish priest. My own Aunt , Sr. Marcella McMackin, a Dominican nun , has been a living inspiration to me for as long as 1 can remember. She has embodied the love, light and humor that we all know to be Christ-like. She is my great "leader" in the Church. A woman who quietly gave her life to service at a young age and still receives letters from students whom she inspired along the way. I' m afraid you 'll never hear about her sensational past in the San Francisco Chronicle, though. Still , I pray that the purification and healing of our Church continue and that the press fixate on some other trend. Carol McMackin San Francisco

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All this sensational press surrounding the Church has prompted me to write about the religious that are doing wonderful and valuable work. Fr. Zavier Lavagetto, O.P., is pastor at Si. Dominic's Church and heads the RCIA program there. I have watched my husband , formerly immune to organized religion, find a commonali- | ty with and respect for Fr. Zavier over the past seven months that has been remarkable. Fr. Zavier is a gifted speaker and teacher who uses his intellect to inspire and challenge . My husband's new found faith has opened my "cradle" Catholic eyes further and I can tell that my 9 year old son is quite proud that Dad has come into the fold. We must support the dedicated religious whose lives will never be covered in the newspapers and are sincere about their work. Just by virtue of facing hundred s of people each week preaching from the pulpit, your average priest is under intense scrutiny. Can you imagine what it must be like to live life under a microscope with little anonymity? It can't be very uplifting to oversee funeral after funeral, handle calls day and night from all sorts of characters, receive anonymous complaint letters, write letters begging for money, or manage the loneliness. I remember when the pastor of St. Brendan's, Fr. Tom Parenti, said that he was given a few days notice to up and move and become pastor there. He took it in stride

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Wisdom of the saints

I am grateful to you for printing my homily The Choice of Holiness as a spiritual reflection on responding to scandal. The discussion and response that I have received, both positive and negative, has been fruitful in that open and frank discussion on these sensitive issues is a neccesary part of "standing together" as a Christian community. I am still convinced that there is much wisdom pertinent to today 's situation to be gleaned from the tradition of our Catholic saints. For that reason, I am grateful to a former seminary classmate of mine, Fr. Roger Landry, for first putting me on to a study of the pastoral letters of St. Francis de Sales. Sitting down with a book of St. Francis ' writings - an exercise I would recommend to anyone - was so very helpful to me as both a Christian and a priest in guiding my own reflection on these reports of scandal. We have suffered and experienced much through our history. Let us be grateful for the wisdom of the ages so well presented in the writings of the saints. Fr. Steven Lopes San Anselmo

Stop Blaming Celibacy ¦

Along with Mr. Joe Trevors (3/29/02 letter) I deplore the scandals of pedophilia among the clergy and my heart breaks for the victims, their families, the faithful clergy and the Church at large. However, I am so sick and tired of people blaming mandatory clerical celibacy as the cul prit in this (and myriad other) problems. Why aren't we hearing the long-known facts that incidents of pedophilia are higher among married Protestant clergy and educators in general than among the celibate priests? When will people, and especiall y Catholic Christians, begin to state the obvious : the cause is sin and die cure is grace. Celibate or not, without a life of interior union with Christ through prayer , of regular Confession in humility and truth , of reverent and worthy celebration and reception of the Holy Eucharist, along with a regular habit of self-denial (remember Someone saying, "Take up your cross daily"?) and a manly devotion to the holy Virgin Mary, no priest (or layman for that matter) can remain untainted b y the effects of sin in his life. In these days of increased (and useful) knowled ge of psychology and human behavior, we often forget the obvious and overlook the simple solutions. How many treatment programs for these perverted souls include a health y regimen of prayer and penance along with therapy and medication ? How many bish" ops turn to the Eucharist in adoration instead of the lawyer in arbitration to serve the victims and the tortured perpetrators of crime? Let's stop blaming celibacy. The onl y thing it has in common with pedophilia is that it concerns the use of our sexuality. Come on, let 's all stand up and shout out that "The Emperor has no clodies!" and make the spectators in this parade of anti-Catholic media frenzy wake up and see the truth ! Dave Previtali San Rafael

Ref lections

On being a priest today Father Stephen Rossetti , president of St. Luke Institute in Silver Spring, Mary land , said in an open letter to U.S. priests: "We priests feel like we are being pounded in the media. The headlines are horrible: 'Priest, Pedophile,' 'Church , Cover-up, ' 'Million s paid out ...' (M)any ... feel like the entire presbyterate is being tainted by the scandal; we are all suffering for the crimes of a few." Cardinal Roger Mahony of Los Angeles describes the scene as "... a small minority of priests, deacons, religious and lay ministers (who) have behaved more like the hired workers Jesus identifies. (John 10:12) They have neither protected nor fed the flock with the care Jesus demands. In exueme cases they have not onl y failed to protect the flock, they have acted as wolves inflicting grave harm upon some members of the flock." Statements of apology have been many, the sentiments of SOITOW pervasive , and the promises to do better myriad . While all of these "words" are true and necessary, at least one more thing is called for: accuracy in understanding the problem. Studies in the area of sexuality and psychosexual development demonstrate that there are five basic sexual orientations: • A heterosexual possesses a primary sexual desire toward persons of the opposite sex. • A homosexual possesses a primary sexual desire toward persons of the same sex. • A bisexual possesses a generall y indiscriminate sexual desire to persons of both sexes. • A fixated pedop hile possesses a primary sexual desire to children between one and thirteen , with the victim being at least five years younger than the perpetrator. • A fixated ephebop hile possesses a primary sexual desire to children between fourteen and seventeen with the adolescent victim being at least five years younger than the perpetrator. In light of these distinctions , various clarifications are important.

First , some have wrongl y identified pedophiles with homosexuals, even to the extent of stating that homosexual priests should have their ordination declared invalid. As the above descri ptions indicate , the sexual dysfunctions of pedop hilia/ep hebop hilia have nothing to do with a homosexual orientation. Pedophiles/ep hebop hiles sustain a sexual desire toward children or adolescents , while homosexuals sustain a desire for adult relationshi ps, a reality irrevocabl y impossible for the pedop hile/e phebophile. There are many very good and conscientious priests with a homosexual orientation living wonderfull y chaste lives and this false identification is not onl y untrue but dangerousl y harmful. Second, while no sing le exp lanation can account for all the different pathways leading to pedophilia and ephebop hilia, overwhelming data demonstrates that fixated pedophiles and ephebophiles are typically developmental^ arrested, psychosexuall y immature , non-assertive, heterosexually and homosexually inhibited , lacking in social skills , and without a basic knowled ge of sexuality. They possess a need for contro l and a child becomes a pliant and mani pulative object. The pedophile and ephebop hile is at the same psycholog ical age as his victim. Generall y, it is not a particular child who is arousing, but the sight , smell and sound of any child. Third , pedophiles and ephebophiles sustain four basic personality dysfunctions: • Emotional congruence: Children have a special meaning because of their lack of dominance. • Sexual arousal: Children are the object of sexual stimulation with variational and specific needs. • Blockage: The pedophile and ephebophile have no capacity for authentic heterosexual or homosexual relationships. . • Disinhibition: The pedop hile and ephebop hile often use alcohol or other drugs to lower inhibitions prior to the sexual acting out with children. Fourth , celibacy is not the real issue when dealing with

this problem , as child abusers are not interested or capable of adult sexual relations. Pedophiles and ephebop hiles sustain a dysfunctional sexual orientation that inhibits , them from adult/ peer -. _. ^ rattier Cjeralu. relationshi ps. Seminary formation programs are Coleman , S . S . doing their very best to ===;_=_=_==_=_=__=__;_; see that candidates with such a dysfunction not be admitted to formation programs , and seminarians with these dysfunctions are dismissed when this orientation is discovered or seriously suspected. Father Rossetti concludes his letter to priests by writing, "I am sorry that you and I as priests have to live during this painful period in the history of the church. We are upset and we are ashamed. But there is an opportunity here . You and I have the opportunity and the responsibility to make our priesthood and our church a place that is safer for children. The welfare of children must be our first concern. We have been given the chance lo make a difference." Let none of us forgel the very fine priests who day after day go about their mini stry in excellent and unfailing ways. The vast majority of priests are wonderfully gifted , deeply spiritual , and honestly committed to the integri ty of their ministry. I find that today ' s seminarians generall y also fit into the same assessment. I agree with Father Rossetti that all of us now "have been given a chance to make a difference.." Let us not lose this important opportunity.

Sulp ician Father Gerald D. Coleman is president and rector of St. Patrick Seminary, Men lo Park.

Family Lif e

Ultimate questions, simple truths

Two weeks ago . l purchased some painted lady butterfly larva from a mail order company. "You bought caterpillars?" a friend asked incredulousl y, "Why don 't you just go outside and catch some?" "I'm a modern city girl ," I answered. "Besides, we want to watc h them turn into butterflies right here on the kitchen table. " My husband was observing the little buggers with keen interest the other day, and I said, "What a life, huh? Eat for days, take a long nap, wake up gorgeous, reproduce, and then die." "Sounds like the rest of us," he mused, "but we are the only creatures who try to make sense out of it. " That is because we are the only creatures who can. Even young children can and do grapple with the ultimate questions. "I don 't want to grow up, " my six-year-old told me recently as she was drifting off to sleep, "because then I will be too big to snuggle with you ." Curled up with me in my bed, which is a privilege she has enjoyed as the baby of the family a lot longer than the other children, she then asked if we all shall die someday. "Yes," I said softly and held her tighter.

She accepte d my answer as readil y as she accepts a sunset, and fell into that instantaneousl y deep and peaceful sleep as only a child can. She is too young to ask a metaphysical "Wh y ?" But in time , she will. What is the meaning of our life , of our death ? The answer given by the Church is the answer alread y inscribed upon nature : Spring follows winter, the butterfly emerges from the cocoon , the crucified One has risen from the dead , and all give glory to the God who made all things. Gods who die and rise again can be found in other relig ions besides our own, so some argue that the life , death and resurrection of Jesus is the product of our imagination. "It 's a fairy tale," my atheistic grandfather used to say, which for him meant the same thing as "It 's a lie. " Grandfather 's resistance to the truth of things wore down eventuall y. "Look at life; look at beauty," I pleaded , trying to shake him out of the despair that threatened to cheat him out of a good death. "There has got to be more out there than atoms randoml y bumping into each other."

"Yes," he finall y said in a tired voice. "There is a design." "And where there is a design, there is a designer," I pressed. "Yes," he-admitted , "if that 's who you mean

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' The simplest truths can elude us, can 't they ? And yet there they are, all around us, if we would but open our eyes and see.

Vivian Dudro is the mother of four children (ages 6 to 14) and a member of St. Mary 's Cathedral Parish.

The Catholic Diff erence

Mary: Ecumenical 'third rail' or way to unity? Ever since the Catholic Church entered the modern ecumenical movement during the Second Vatican Council , Catholicism ' s Mari an p iety and the doctrines of the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption have been regarded as the "third rail" of ecumenism: touch them , and the dialogue dies. Several prominent ecumenical thinkers, including Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn of Vienna and Swiss Protestant pastor Max Schoch, are now suggesting that Mary may not be the third rail after all. In fact, Mary may be the key to reopening ecumenical dialogues that have gotten stale and stalled. It 's no secret that we have reached an ecumenical p lateau. A remarkable sense of Christian frate rnity has been re-established after centuries of blood y-mindedness. Important doctrinal agreements have been reached. The Catholic Church annuall y sends a high-level delegation to the celebration of the Solemnity of St. Andrew led by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinop le; the Patriarchate sends a high-level Orthodox delegation to the annual

Roman celebration of the Solemnity of Saints Peter and ' Paul, Ecumenical services are a staple feature of Christian life throughout the world. All this is to the good. Yet the classic goal of the ecumenical movement — a Church united around a common creed , a common ministry, and a common Eucharist — seems very far away. The Pope regularl y and urgently pleads the cause of Christian unity; the response from Orthodox and Protestant Christians is friendl y, but usuall y tepid. No great breakthroughs seem on the visible horizon. In one sense this was entirely predictable. The issues on the ecumenical table are now the tough ones: the nature of the Church , the ordained ministry, jurisdiction , and the Petrine primacy of the Bishop of Rome . No one should imagine there will be an easy resolution of these questions. But perhaps the questions could be refocused to pull us out of the present stall . Cardinal Schoenborn , Pastor Schoch , and others suggest that one way to do this is to tease out the ecu-

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SCRIPTURE & LITURGY Then more eyes are opened, and more hearts burn Here we are in the fifty-day Easter celebration , one "great Sunday" as St. Athanasius described it. Here we are having just initiated new members into our Church at the Easter Vi gil. Here we are having renewed our own bap- tismal commitment to be Church. Here we are, whether newly initiate d or long time Catholics, in the time of special formation. What does it mean to have experienced the saving death and resurrection of Jesus the Lord? How do we unpack the contents of this experience? Sunday 's Scripture shows us the wonder of our assembly wherein the risen Jesus penetrates us t hrough Word and "the breaking of bread" we share and missions us to proclaim Mm to our world. The disci p les on the road to Emmaus were certainl y off track. For Luke, the "exodus"-journey (9:31) of Jesus leads to Jerusalem and then to be "taken up to heaven." (9:51; 24:51)They are going from Jerusalem. Like us, they need to be rerouted and redirected; they like us need to experience the Lord, whose journey is now complete and whose Spirit can now propel our journey. Fortunately for them and us, there is a way. Jesus first open s up the Scriptures for them and us. "Then beginning with Moses and all' the prophets, he (Jesus) inteipreted to them what referred to him in all the Scriptures. " (24:27) They and we in turn begin to respond as God' s Word creates that response in us: "Were not our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scripture to us?" (24:32) Jesus next breaks the bread for them-and us. "And it happened that , while he was with them at table, he took bread , said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. With that then eyes were opened and they recognized him, but . he vanished from their sight." (24:30-31) Led by the Word they heard, their hearts burning within them, they/we participate in the meal which recalls and ' makes present the saving, completed exodus-journey of Jesus the Lord. Now Jesus can disappear from their sight, because through Word and the "breaking of bread" he now permeates and penetrate s them/us. Then they and we are launched on the right road of living and proclaiming the Lord's way. "So they set out at once and returned to Jerusalem.... then the two recounted

Third Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14, 22-33; Psalm 16; I Peter 1:17-21; Luke 24:13-35.

Father David M. Pettingill what had taken place on the way and how he was made known to them in the bre aking of bread." (24:33, 35) The Eucharistic Prayer for Masses for Various Needs and Occasions (1994) captures this work of the risen Jesus so beautifull y as it plays out in our Sunday assembly, "Blessed too is your Son, Jesus Christ, who is present among us and whose love gathers us together. As once he did for his disciples, Christ now opens the scriptures for us and breaks the bread. " Proof of the pudding appears in our first reading. Placed on Peter 's lips, one of the Church's earliest Easter proclamations asserts that some people said their "no" to Jesus and his ministry by having him crucified. God, however, said his "yes" to Jesus by raising him from the dead. Then the work of the risen Lord — opening up the Scriptures for his disciples — becomes visible as the speaker sees in Psalm 16 much more than "David" (the pseudonymous author) ever did: Jesus ' resurrection from the dead and our own rising to new life with him. It is this Psalm that comes readily to our lips from our "burning " hearts as we respon d to the first reading . Our second reading from the First Letter of Peter

exhibits this same work of the risen Lord on its author and on us. This work identifies us with the People of God in then exodus from Egypt and in their desert wandering. Like them we are still on our exodus-journey, but like them we have been made different , belong to our God and each other, and exhibit his work on us when we move on together; "Conduct yourselves with reverence during this time of your sojourning, realizing that you were ransomed from your futile way of conduct , handed on by your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver and gold but with the precious blood of Christ as of a spotless unblemished lamb." Parishes who have been "Eastered" reveal this fact in their concern for human beings, the value of human life, the rights of those being exploited , the breaking down Of barriers erected by prejudice, the reconciliation of factions, the formation of neophytes (newl y initiated), and the planning for their and the Church' s future . They have found the risen Lord in their assemblies in the scriptures which he opens for them and in "the breaking of bread," and so they become companions on the way to their sisters and brothers, open the scriptures for them, and host meals of love and inclusion. Then more eyes are opened, and more hearts burn , and the process goes on and on and on. Questions for Small Communities 1. What do we need to do to regard the Scripture as a presence of Christ? 2. How can our group become more Scripture-centered?

Father David M. Pettingill is assistant to the moderator of the curia and parochial vica r at St. Emydius Pa rish, San Francisco.

Let us sing of the Resurrection! This is the day the Lord has made! Let us rejoice and be glad ! With these words the Easter season has been inaugurated and we will sing th em for many days to come. The lenten fast has ended and the Easter feast has begun ! The Church chooses Psalm 118 as the psalm of the season and rightly so. Let us look briefly at some of the religious sentiments of this hymn and may these reflections aid us in celebrating more fully the joy of Christ and the resurrection. This psalm is one that the Church has chosen to interpret the meaning of the central Christian feast by calling our attention to the victories of God — in particular the triumph of life over death in Christ. In this psalm we sing of the many Uuths of our Christian faith with the aid of this Jewish victory song. "Give thanks to the Lord for he is good for his loye endures forever," serves not only as the beginning of this song, but also as the central idea of the entire psalm. We are called to give thanks to the eternal God for his enduring love. There is the defeat of the enemy to sing of, and the principle enemy is Satan and death. "I was fiercely attacked but the Lord delivered me," is a sentiment that not only Israel can sing of in light of God' s loving action in their . lives, not only a sentiment that the Lord Jesus Christ himself can sing of in light of his resurrection and triumph over Satan, but is a sentiment we can all sing of in light of our death in the waters of baptism.

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¦ Continued from page 15 Mary, whose "yes" to the angel makes possible God's entry into history in the person of his son. All four images are in play in the Church all the time. But because Mary is the pattern or prototype of all discipleship in the Church, and because discipleship is what the Church is for, what Balthasar called the "Marian Profile" has a certain priority over the others. Pope John Paul II agrees. In December 1987, he told the Roman Curia that

Father Jim McKearney, S.S. "The Lord makes me powerful and strong; he has saved me." The power and strength of the Christian in light of the paschal mystery is Christ. It is God in Christ who enables the faithful soul to face the threats of our enemies with courage and love. We are able to say with our face set against the enemy of death and set on the heavenly reign of our Christ, "I will not die; instead, I will live and proclaim Mary made sense, so to speak, out of Peter: what the Church of authority and jurisdiction did in the Vatican made sense only if it served the cause of discipleship. Suppose the ecumenical dialogue were refocused , away from questions of power and authority and onto questions of discipleship? Would an ecumenical dialogue refocused on Mary's lifelong openness to the will of God hel p move us beyond today's plateau , by forcing all of us to ask how we are open to the Risen Lord in his presence to the Church today? Would an ecumenism that took Mary's holiness as a pattern for all Christian holiness help us to become holier together: Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox?

what the Lord has done." With these words of the psalm we face the truth that only in the Lord are we truly alive. "It is better to trust in God than to depend on man. It is better to trust in the Lord than to depend on human leaders," is a truth , we can all sing of as we face the many threats in life. These can be the threats of disease, illness, suffering, addiction or other death threats..The threats of terrorism will not fill us with terror because the Lord has given us victory and we will live with him forever. The cross of Christ has been turned into the tree of life. The tree of life bears its fruit and it is the fruit of God's garden of which we are all invited to partake. The fruit of God's love in which we share is the risen Jesus. It is he, "the stone which the builders rejected [which] has become the keystone of the structure." The structure is Christ. The tree of life is Christ. Our life is Christ. Therefore , let us sing in this joyfu l season, "this is • the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad," and as an Easter people let us celebrate the paschal mystery with this psalm which transcends all of time. The victory of God in Christ is complete! "The love of the Lord endures forever!"

Sup lician Fathe r James McKearney is director of music for St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park. Would an ecumenical reflection on Mary 's last words in the New Testament, "Do whatever he tells you " (John 2.5), give us a renewed sense of urgency about Christ's call to unity? Mary: ecumenical third rail? Or breakthrough to a new understanding? The l atter just might be the ecumenical future.

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

Spiritua lity

Last things: 'Boot in face' or triumph of love? As children, we believe in fairy tales and nurs e the naive idea that there is somewhere a divine magic winch can, and will in the end , swish away all evil , injustice and pain, and make a happ y ending to everything. The older we get, the harder it is for us to believe that. Reality is shock therapy. After seeing all the magic around us deconstructed , and more than enough unhappy endings, we begin instead to believe George Orwell, who said that "if you want a picture of the future , imagine a boot stamping on the human face forever. " But who's ultimatel y right — the child or Orwell? What should we live our lives by, the child' s belief in magic or Orwell' s pan-adult realism? What 's to be the end of our lives and of human history — divine magic or a boot in the face? At the end of the final day, what 's reality and what 's naivete? The more adult and sophisticated we become, the greater the temptation to opt for Orwell's view. We wish, of cours e, that it wasn ' t so, that there was somewhere a divine magic that could make for happy endings; but , stoicall y or bitterly, we accept that things are otherwise. When all is said and done, the facts seem to say th at darkness triumphs over light , loneliness over community, self-interest over love, egoism over altruism, injustice over justice, bitterness over compassion, tastelessness over beauty, and death over life. To believe the opposite, it would seem, is to be naive, whistling in the dark, setting oneself up for a massive disillusionment. An acceptance of reality demands realism and this, in its turn, demands a certain despair. To nuance Thoreau , we don 't so much live lives of quiet desperation as we live lives of quiet, practical despair. This takes various forms. For some, this is the unconscious attitude that, since nothing ultimately means anything anyway, we should try at

least to get our share of riches, comfort , and pleasure in this life. For others, this expresses itself in a simple bitterness — that life isn 't fair and we have been shortchanged. In its higher expressions , this shows itself (to use Albert Camus ' beautiful phraseology) in "metaphysical rebelli on," in an attitude which believes that ultimatel y selfishness , injustice , and death are paramount , but we can create some temporary di gnity and meaning by fighting these in the meantime. In the end , however, no matter how noble its visage, despair is despair. When there is no power or magic beyond our own, a boot in the face is our final destiny. The resurrection of Jesus, however, exposes this supposed realism for what it is — a naivete. In the resurrection of Jesus, things are turned upside down and the supposed hard facts are blown to hell — literally. What looks like naivete is, in fact, final truth , and what looks like hard truth is naivete. If we believe in the resurrection, then Orwell is wrong and the child is right; the hard empiricists are wrong and the pious are right; those who stopped believing in magic are wrong and those who profess the creed are right; fairy tales are more true than the law of entropy; the law of love is more binding than the law of gravity; the Holy Spirit is more of a physical forc e than all the winds in the world; and the infinite horizon of eternity, rather than the mortal limit of our worl d, is what we need to look to and run our fives by. What's important in all of this is not who 's right and who 's wrong, but what , ultimately, we should guide our lives by. What is the ultimate truth? For a believer, that truth is not the empirical facts , further deconstructed and hardened by the Enlightenment , but God's power as revealed in the resurrection of Jesus. If the resurrection happened , and it did, the faith of hundreds of millions of

men and women cannot be sustained for 2,000 years on a wish or a lie, and to believe in divine magic and happy endings is right. To believe in the resurrection is to believe Julian of Norwich' s wonderful dictum: And all will be

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and every manner of =^ being will be well. In the resurrection of Jesus we see that the final end of the story, our story and the story of human history, will not be a boot in the face but, as we always sensed as children , the wonderful triumph of light , Jove, justice , graciousness, beauty, joyous embrace, and God. If we believe in the resunection of Jesus, we can stare the empirical facts in the face, no matter how bad , and know that injustice , selfishness, violence , loneliness, chaos and death are only an interi m chapter in the story. Beyond all pain and present frustration s, there is Someone who loves us more dearly than does any fairy godmother, and that Someone — God — has a magic wand that is infinitely more powerful than any fairy tale has ever imagined.

Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, a theologian, teacher and award-winning author, serves in Rome as general councilo r f o r Canada f o r the Oblates of Mary Immaculate.

Can Christ Save people who aren't Christians?

Father John Dietzen Q. / must disagree with your recent comments regarding salvation f o r those who do not believe in Jesus Christ. Your viewpoint devalues, demeans and diminishes the supreme sacrifice Jesus made f o r mankind. You quote the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the p ope 's remarks (September 1998) that members of other religions who sincerely follow what is good in their faith traditions and their own consciences "respond positively to God's invitation and receive salvation in Jesus Christ, even if they do not recognize or acknowledge him as their savior. " 1 was Catholic fo r the fi rst 60 years of my life and respectfully believe that you, the pope and the Catholic Church are absolutely wrong. The Bible says only those who believe in Jesus Christ are saved. You agree with that, but y ou say the church 's teaching has changed. But the holy word of God does not change. (North Carolina) A. Your comments call for response from several directions. Perhaps most important , you speak of devaluing the sacrifice of Jesus. Doesn't the opinion that the saving death and resunection of our Lord was wholl y ineffective

for 70 percent or 80 percent of the human race terribl y demean that sacrifice? Yet that is what you, and others who think as you do, must believe, because billions of peop le, the vast majority of the human race, never have a chance to learn about God as we Christians know God or to hear about the Bible and Jesus Christ. Are they all condemned , throug h no fault of their own? Yes, the Catholic (and some oth er Christian) Church's understanding of the biblical injunctions about the necessity of faith in Jesus has changed. For centuries , the impression was that , except for a few pockets here and there, the Christian message had penetrated the whole world. All people, it was thought, had the opportunity to accept or reject Jesus as savior. With the discoveries of new regions and continents , with their billions of "pagans ," however , all that changed. For this reason and others , we have graduall y come to realize that unless the salvation Jesus set out to achieve was a failure for most of the human famil y, the Hol y Spirit must be at work in ways we have not heretofore thought of. Jesus is, we firml y believe, the source and fulfillment of all salvation. Any human beings anywhere, anytime, are saved only through and in him , and through his community of believers , the church. If that salvation is, however, truly at work in the whole world, faith in Jesus and in the heavenly Father whose love he revealed must be possible in ways other than explicit , conscious acts of "accepting" him as savior. That is what Pope John Paul II, the catechism, council documents and

other Catholic sources mean when they speak of the possibility of salvation outside the church , even outside organized Christianity. We believe the possibility of salvation , the possibility of coming under the influence of the Hol y Spirit 's movements inspiring faith in Jesus Christ, is available to every human being, not just to a privileged few who happen to live in the right place, where the Gospel can formall y be preached to them. This teaching appears in many places, but nowhere, 1 believe, more profoundl y and clearly than in the oft-repeated reflections of the pope, who cautions us about presuming to put limits on what God can do. We believe, he says in one place, that the Creator wants to save all humankind in Jesus Christ. We don 't know how he does all this, he continues , but we do know "that Christ came into the world for all these peoples. He redeemed them all and has his own ways of reaching each of them " in the present age of salvation history ("Crossing the Threshold of Hope," pages 80-83). As the Catechism of the Catholic Church (No. 1257) puts it, God has bound salvation to the sacraments, but he himself is not bound by his sacraments. It seems to me we should rejoice , not be resentful , if we now better recognize the possibility that Jesus did not fail a major part of his mission but reall y did accomplish what he set out to do, to save the world (Jn 3:17). (Questions f o r Father Dietzen may be sent to him at Box 325, Peoria, IL 61651. This column is copyrighted by Catholic New Service.)

Rebuilding cathedral: Sign of Vietnamese church's rebirth LANG SON, Vietnam (CNS) — The groundbreaking for a cathedral here to replace one destroyed in the Vietnam War, is a sign of recovery and development for his diocese, Bishop Joseph N go Quang Kiet of Lang Son said. "The construction of the cathedral will not only meet the expectations of Catholics in the diocese, but it is also a sign that the small remote diocese, which has suffered losses and neglect , is recovering and developing," Bishop Kiet told UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand. "The construction of the cathedral also reflects the efforts of Catholics , the church and society to pre-

serve the faith during the most difficult times," he said. The bishop, who was appointed to the diocese in 1999 , said that most churches and rectories in the diocese are in ruins and need to be rebuilt. However, he said, "the most important and urgent task is to build people." Most lay Catholics, especially youths, are poor, have never read the Gospel and have inadequate education, he said. "It is necessary to train church people, such as seminarians, nuns, catechists and lay leaders. The task will take time, energy and constant effort ," said Bishop Kiet, who has provided financial help to college students and

Catholic materials, such as books and films, to parishes. The old churc h was destroyed Aug. 15, 1967, by U.S. bombing and, since then , the diocese has had no cathedral, Bishop Kiet said. The new cathedral, which will have curved roofs — East Asia style — was designed by a Vietnamese Redemptorist priest. It is situated on a low-l ying plot of land and may take one to two years to comp lete because the ground must be raised, the bishop said. The new church — with a seating capacity of 600 and an estimated cost of about $240,000 — is located near the bishop 's house in Lang Son, northeast of Hanoi near the Chinese border.

Pope's role as main celebrant may be ending B y Joh n Thavis Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — For more than 23 years, Pope John Paul II has stood at the center of the church' s liturg ical stage , celebrating more than 1,300 public Masses at home and abroad —• a record no other pontiff can touch. But those days may be slowly coming to an end, Hobbled by a bad knee, the pope had lo sit off to the side during this year ' s Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter 's Square. Vatican Letter Vatican sources said that even if the pope 's. knee mends as expected , his other health problems have made him less stead y at the altar and less able to walk , genuflect , stand and sit. Sooner or later , they say, the 81-yearold pontiff likel y will be forced to give up his role as main celebrant in liturg ies that keep him on his feet for nearl y two hours. That prospect was so traumatic for some Italian Catholics that they raised the question of papal resignation. Vittorio Messori , a conservative Catholic writer who once co-authored a book with the pope , laid out the arguments for resi gnation in a front-page article in a leading Italian newspaper , say ing the pope 's infirmity had prompted fear of a rudderless church even among some cardinals. The issue rarel y has been addressed in such blunt terms — althoug h Messori in the end seemed to come down against papal abdication. The television picture s of the sidelined pope kneeling through the second part of the Palm Sunday Mass suggested that he was indeed carry ing his own cross throug h Hol y Week this year. Some interpreted it as a sign of declining papal leadershi p. Yet for centuries , popes were not the main celebrants of major liturgies. From the Middle Ages up to the mid-

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die of the 1900s, popes generally celebrated Mass in their private chapels and made only brief appearances at public liturg ies. That did not change until Popes John XXI11 and Paul VI routinel y began to celebrate public Masses. The liturgical reform of recent decades allows for a form of papal partici pation that seems tailor-made for

Pope John Paul , even thoug h it was not designed with health problems in mind. It allows the pope to preside over the Liturgy of the Word — the first part of the Mass , during which the pope can remain seated — then delegate the celebration of the Liturgy of the Eucharist to someone else. The change means the pope would conti nue to be present , delivering his sermon. But he would not be consecrating the bread and wine or distributing Communion. In fact — as happene d at the Palm Sunday Mass — the pope would receive Communion like others in the congregation. The pope first adopted this practice in 1995, and now he regularly presides over the first part of several annual Masses that he previousl y celebrated , includin g the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord , a Mass for the sick and an Ash Wednesday liturgy in a Rome church. Bishop Piero Marini , the pope 's master of liturg ical ceremonies , told Catholic News Service that thi s reduced papal role in the Mass is not the ideal , because "in the history of the church , at least until 1100, the pope always celebrated with the peop le. " "The best thing, of course , is for the pope to celebrate the entire Mass. But now that he has difficulty walking, shifting positions and stay ing on his feet for long periods , this solution has sometimes been adopted ," Bishop Marini said. The main problem with this "halfway " solution is that the pope doesn 't like it. A Vatican source said doctors had a real "tug of war " with the pope before he agreed to sit out the Palm Sunday Mass. Last year, before the pope 's knee acted up, Bishop Marini said the pope thoug ht it was important for him to be the main celebrant. The papal liturgist predicted that in the future the pope may celebrate fewer public Masses rather than attend liturg ies he does not celebrate . That it pains the pope lo sit on the sidelines at major liturgical celebrations is not surprising. He once said the priesthood was the center of his papal ministry, and that celebrating Mass was the center of priestl y life.

Easter plea for peace

Pop e fo cuses on Middle East during Hol y Week

He first blessed the Easter fire in the atrium of St. Peter 's Basilica , standing on a moving platform , which was then pushed up a new ramp into the completely dark VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While media attention church behind the Easter candle. As he made his way to focused on the obvious suffering of Pope John Paul 11 the altar , the churc h filled with the light of thousands of during his Holy Week and Easter liturg ies, much of the candles li ghted from the Easter candle. "This is the night of nights , the ni ght of faith and of pope 's concern focused on the increasing bloodshed in the land of Jesus ' death and resurrection. hope ," the pope said in his homil y before baptizing four "Sad and worrying news which has disturbed the women , two men , an 8-year-old girl, a 4-year-old boy atmosphere of Easter, which should be a feast of peace , and an 8-month-old boy. The two little boys were, joy and life ," continues to come from the Middle East , respectivel y, the sons of the Japanese woman and the the pope said during his midday Easter Monday address. Chinese woman who were baptized. "With great apprehension and pain , the pope is close To ease the strain on his knee , Pope John Paul to these brothers and sisters of ours, as is the whole remained seated during the baptisms. The catechumens church , which prays and works so that there will soon be bowed before him one by one as he scooped water from an end to this painfu l Calvary, " he told visitors gathered a basin held by deacons and poured the water over their in St. Peter 's Square April 1. heads. May the peace of the risen Lord , he prayed , "reach Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Vails denied every human heart and restore hope to all who are Easter-morning reports that doctors were preparing to oppressed and suffering. " operate on the pope 's knee. The appeal was similar to his prayers Easter morning "The eventuality of an operation on the pope 's right in St. Peter ' s Square when he asked that Christ ' s peace knee has never been considered ," nor was the pope would end the violence blood ying the Holy Land , preparing to visit a Rome hosp ital for tests on the knee , "plunged again in these very days into horror and he said April 2. despair. " At time s during Hol y Week, the pope 's voice was "The traged y is trul y great," he said March 31 before heavily slurred , yet it was strong Easter morning. imparting a special Easter blessing "urbi et orbi" (lo the "Christian communities on every continent , with trepcity and the world). idation and hope I ask you lo proclaim that Jesus is trul y "It seems that war has been declared on peace," the risen and to work so that his peace may bring an end to pope said. the tragic sequence of atrocities and killings that blood y After pain from arthrosis in his ri ght knee forced him the Hol y Land , plunged again in these very days into horto preside over the Holy Thursday liturgies from a chair ror and despair ," he said. off to the side of the altar , Pope John Pau l returned to his "Nothing is resolved by war," he said. "It only brings role as princi pal celebrant for the March 30 Easter Vigil greater suffering and death." in St. Peter ' s Basilica and the Easter morning Mass in St. In a clear and forceful voice, the pope said: "Open Peter 's Square . your hearts to Christ , crucified and risen , who comes At the end of the 90-minute Easter morning Mass and with the offer of peace. Wherever the risen Christ enters , the "urbi et orbi" address, the pope rode through the he brings with him true peace, true peace." crowds in St. Peter 's Square standing in the back of an After the address , the pope offered brief Easter greetopen jeep. ings in 62 languages, from Latin to Maori. The Vatican installed a lower and wider altar platform "May the grace and joy of the risen Christ be with you in front of the main altar inside the basilica so the pope all," he said in English. could fully celebrate the March 30 Easter Vigil Mass, the On March 29, the pope continued his custom of hearmost important liturgy of the year. ing confessions in St. Peter 's Basilica on Good Friday. The new platform was designed so the pope would not Wearing a purple stole over his white cassock, the have to climb stairs and there would be room for an aide pope joined other priests staffing confessionals in the to walk alongside him around the altar. basilica. He offered the sacrament of reconciliation to five By Cind y Wooden Catholic News Service

women and four men over a period of about 50 minutes. Prayers for peace in the Holy Land were repeated throughout the Holy Week and Easter services. The preacher of the papal household , who traditionally preaches at the pope 's Good Friday liturgy of the Lord' s Passion , included a p lea for peace in his Marc h 29 homil y. Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, pray ing to Jesus for "the Palestinian peop le and the peop le of Israel ," asked, "May the violence cease in the city that was bathed with your blood. " "May the great ones of the earth , in the face of such a traged y, not follow Pilate 's examp le and wash their hands ," he prayed. That night , as Pope John Paul presided over the Stations of the Cross in Rome 's Colosseum , more prayers were offered "for reconciliation and peace so that in Asia, in Africa and in the Middle East today 's bitter conflicts may cease , bloodshed may come to an end so that , by the power of the Spirit , all hardness of heart may be shattered. " The meditations and the prayers for the service were written b y 14 journalists from 10 countries , often connecting the betrayal , condemnation and death of Jesus to the anguish , suffering and injustices men and women continue to endure today. Althoug h his role at the service was reduced mainl y to listening and pray ing, the pope held the cross for the reading of the last station , then offered an impromptu reflection. Sitting on a hill overlooking thousands of people holding candles around the torch-lit Colosseum, the pope set aside his prepared text to offer the reflection on Christ 's crucifixion — in Italian heavil y sprinkled with Latin. On Good Friday, he said , the church does not pronounce the words of consecration , "This is my bod y ... this is my blood ," but rather, "This is the wood of the cross on which was hung our salvation , come let us adore him." "And we aw ait that third day, Sunday morning, when he is the victor over death , the savior of the world ," he said. "May the Lord insp ire in us a profound silence and a profound hope to arrive at that moment when the women find the tomb empty. 'He is not here . He is risen, '" the pope said.

Our Lady of China mosaic to be dedicated in D.C shrine A mosaic of Our Lad y of China will be officially dedicated at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C. on August 3. The National Shrine , the largest church in the Western hemisphere and the 8th largest in the world , contains numerous chapels to the various images of Our Lad y venerated throug hout the world. Sister Maria Hsu of the Office of Ethnic Ministries for the Archdiocese of San Francisco is organizing a contingent of local Chinese to be present at the dedication. On her first visit to the National Shrine as a tourist in 1979, Sister Maria was impressed with the number of cultural representations of Our Lad y and hoped that one day the Shrine would include one from China. "Everyone likes to claim Our Lad y as their own. So do we," the Shanghai native said.

Unfortunatel y, Sister Maria explained , all of the side chapels were alread y used. "There were only columns left , but we got the first column ," she said. The image of Our Lady of China was actuall y installed directl y opposite a new mosaic of Our Lad y of La Salette , late last year , as the newest additions to the Shrine. It was produced in Ital y and is based upon a painting by John Lu Hung-Nien of Our Lady with the Christ Child in traditional Chinese clothing standing amidst clouds. The image was popularized as a holy card by China 's first cardinal , Divine Word Missionary Thomas Cardinal Tien.

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Shrine (Aug. 1-4), especiall y young people , "for whom it will be a very precious memory for them to keep," she said. For more information , contact Sister Maria Hsu at 415-614-5578 or email hsum@sfarchdiocese.org.

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Food & Fun April 14: Mass at 11:30 a.m. and reception for Class of '52, St. Gabriel Elementary. Classmates and guests welcome. Call Sue Phelps, alumni coordinator, at (415) 566-0314.

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

April 20: Answering the Cry of the Needy, Spring Conference of the San Francisco Archdiocesan Council for Women at St. Charles Church, 880 Tamarack, San Carlos. From 8"45 a.m. - 2 p.m. Mass at noon followed by lunch. Tickets $25. Call carol Gianuario at (650) 5935681 or Rosemary Phelps at (415) 504-7480.

Returning Catholics Programs for Catholics interested in returning to the Church, have been established at the following parishes: St. Dominic, SF, Lee Gallery at (415) 2211288 or Dominican Father Steve Maekawa at (415) 567-7824; Holy Name of Jesus, SF, Dennis Rivera at (415) 664-8590; St. Bartholomew, San Mateo, Dan Stensen at (650) 344-5665; St. Catherine of Siena, Burlingame, Silvia Chiesa at (650) 685-8336, Elaine Yastishock at (650) 344-6884; Our Lady of Angels , Burlingame, Dorothy Heinrichs or Maria Cianci at (650) 347-7768; St. Dunstan, Millbrae, Dianne Johnston at (650) 697-0952; Our Lady of the Pillar, Half Moon Bay, Meghan at (650) 726-4337; St. Peter, Pacifica, Chris Booker at (650) 738-1398; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Mill Valley, Rick Dullea or Diane Claire at (415) 388-4190.

April 20: Plant and Garden Sale at The Mount carmel Shop, 45 Lovell Ave., Mill Valley from 9 a.m. 4 p.m. garden books , tools, vases, pots, annuals, perennials, exofe and vegetables available. Tomato plants featured. Proceeds benefit Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church. Free admission. Call (415) 388-4332. May 3, 4, 5: Stars and Stripes Forever, 5th annual festival of St. Gregory Parish, 2715 Hacienda St at 28th Ave , San Mateo. A great weekend for kids and adults with games , sports auction , entertainment, rides, and more. Dinner available Sat. and Sun. nights. Fri: 6-10 p.m.; Sat. 1-10 p.m.; Sun. 1 -8 p.m. Call (650) 345-8506.

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May 4: 7th Annual Whale of a Sale at St. Sebastian Parish , Sir Francis Drake Blvd. and Bon Air Rd., Greenbrae from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Now taking reservations from vendors at $25 a space. Benefits St. Vincent de Paul Conference. Call Kathie Meier at (415) 461-1933.

April 14: Mass at 11:30 a.m. and reception for Class of '52, St. Gabriel Elementary. Classmates and guests welcome. Call Sue Phelps, alumni coordinator, at (415) 566-0314. April 20: Class of '52, Star of the Sea Academy at Cliff House. Call Priscilla Dubrovich at (650) 5888750 or prisca34@juno.com.

May 11: International Food Faire at St. Gabriel's Bedford Hall, 2550 41st Ave., SF, 6 - 8:30 p.m.. Delicious cuisine of Asia , Europe, Latin America , and U.S.A represented. All you can eat for $5 and beverages at 50 cents. Free for children under 5. CalUanet at (415) 566-0314.

April 20: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Elementary, Redwood City is looking for members of the class 1952 to take part in a reunion. Contact Julia Tollafield at (650) 366-8817or development@mountcarmel.org .

3rd Wed.: All you can eat Spaghetti Luncheon at Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, 3255 Folsom up the hill from Cesar Chavez, SF. $7 per person. A San Francisco tradition tor decades. Reservations not required. Call (415) 824-1762.

April 21: Chipmunks Unite, the 35th reunion of the class of '67 from Presentation High School, SF beginning at 11 a.m. at El Rancho Inn - Terrace cafe - Palm Room, 1100 El Camino Real, Millbrae. Call Debi Paul at (415) 585-7189 or Janet Rydberg at (775) 867-5510.

Knights of Columbus of the Archdiocese meet regularly and invite new membership. For information about Council 615, call Tony Blaiotta at (415) 661-0726; Dante Council, call Vito Corcia at (415) 564-4449; Mission Council, call Paul Jobe at (415) 333-6197; Golden Gate Council, call Mike Stilman at (415) 752-3641.

May 4: 40th reunion of St. Cecilia Elementary School's class of '62. Committee is still looking for missing classmates. Call Nancy Dito at (415) 661-2937. May 17: St. Paul High School, Class of '57, 45th reunion. If you have not been contacted, call Lorraine Phillips Musgrave at (650) 756-7084 or

Consolation Ministry Groups meet at the following parishes. Please call numbers shown for more Information. Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame. Call Louise We/son af (650) 343-8457 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Redwood City. Call (650) 366-3802. St. Andrew, Daly City. Call Eleanor and Nick Fesunoff at (650) 878-9743; Good Shepherd, Pacifica. Call Sister Caro l Fleitz at (650) 355-2593; St. Robert, San Bruno. Call (650) 589-2800. Immaculate Heart of Mary, Belmont. Call Ann Ponty at (650) 598-0658 or Mary Wagner at (650) 591-3850. St. Isabella , San Rafael. Call Pat Sack at (415) 472-5732. Our Lady of Loretto , Novato. Call Sister Jeanette at (415) 897-2171.St. Gabriel, SF. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882. St. Finn Barr, SF in English and Spanish. Call Carmen Solis at (415) 584-0823; St. Cecilia, SF. Call Peggy Abdo at (415) 564-7882. Epiphany, SF in Spanish, Call Kafhryn Keenan at (415) 564-7882. Ministry for parents who have lost a child is available irom Our Lady of Angels Parish , Burlingame. Call Ina Potter at (650) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579. Young Widow/Widower group meets at St. Gregory, San Mateo. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882. information about children's and teen groups is available from Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882.

The Little Children's Aid Junior Auxiliary announces a Romantic Swing Gala on April 20 at San Francisco 's Merchants ' Exchange Building. Evening includes dinner, Big Band dancing, auctions and more and benefits Catholic Charities programs for children. Directors of programs helped by The Juniors will also be there to talk about the work. Tickets $100 per person. Contact The Juniors at (415) 592-9243 or LCASF@yahoo.com. Pictured at a recent Pre-Gala cocktail party are Mattie Teahan, Gala chair; Jack and Marie Fitzpatrick , who will be honored at the April 20 event; and Dottie McHugh , LCA Juniors president.

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Up lifting charmer based on the true story of 35-year-old Jim Morris (Dennis Quaid), a small-town Texas baseball coach and high school chemistry teacher who gets a second chance at the bi g leagues and becomes the oldest rookie baseball player in 40 years. In spite of a few sags in momentum, director John Lee Hancock's film pulls on the heartstrings, nudging the audience to think about forgotten dreams while pleasing and inspiring without the slightest suggestion of violence , sex or even a crude word. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-I — general patronage. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is G — general audiences.

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Sweet story set in 1976 Chicago about an 8-year-old Irish-Catholic boy (Adi Stein) who, worried he 's not wort hy to enter heaven , embarks on a quest to convert a 7-year-old Jewish boy (Mike Weinberg) suffering from leukemia , to assure his spot in paradise. Despite its predictability, writerdirector Pete Jones ' debut film touches the heart with its endearing characters and well-crafted narrative as it provokes thought on reli g ious tolerance and preaching the Good

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Mean-sp irited farce about a disgraced childre n 's TV star (Robin Williams) fired over a bribery scandal who tries to exact revenge on his squeaky-clean rep lacement (Edward Norton). Presenting the bri g htl y colored candy worl d of children ' s television as a backstabbing, dog-eat-dog industry, direc tor Danny DeVito ' s ensemble black comedy eventuall y collapse s under its own wei ght , sinking into warped , vicious humor desp ite a few hilarious moments. Some spiteful violence, an imp lied sexual encounter and a variety of sexual references, much rough language and profanity. USCCB: AIV — adults, with reservations. MPAA: R — restricted.

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Involving thriller in which a divorced woman (Jodie Foster) and her teen-age daughter (Kristen Stewart) hide out in a secret room of their New York City brownstone trying to outsmart three intruders (including Forest Whitaker) aiming to retrieve a hidden stockp ile of cash left by the previous owner. A few nifty twists, a sprinkling of spicy humor, and some splendid camera work add up to a better-than-average thriller from director David Fincher, who deftl y builds tension without sacrificing story. Some violence with much menace, fleeting drug use and recurring rough language with brief profanity. USCCB: A-m — adults. MPAA: R — restricted . 'Blade IT Gory and boring horror-action sequel about a half-human, half-vampire warrior (Wesley Snipes), out to save the human race from blood-suckers, who is compelled to team up with the very creatures he hates to fi ght off a vamp ire that kills mortals and monsters alike. Based on the Marvel Comics character, director Guillermo del Toro's tedious bloodfest follows a ridiculous story line where pretentious characters engage in brutal acts while sputtering absurd dialogue. Nonstop violence , excessivel y brutal and gruesome imagery and recurring rough language with some profanity. USCCB: 0 — moral ly offensive. MPAA: R — restricted.

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Crude gross-out comedy about a perennial college senior (Ryan Reynolds) who pays his tuition by organizing outlandish parties but along the way falls for a no-nonsense pretty girl (Tara Reid). Uninspired, witless and lowbrow, director Walt Becker 's drawn out , scatological film subjects viewers to juvenile, disgusting situations that evoke revulsion rather than laughs. A few sexual encounters, many coarse sexual references, intermittent nudity, some drug content, pre-teen alcohol abuse and recurring rough language. USCCB: 0 — morally offensive. MPAA: R — restricted.

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amiiy is the loving structure that sustains us th roughout our lives and into the next. We are born into families , raised , educated , loved, supported , and comforted by them.

Our famil y is our firs t responsibility, and a will or living trust are. two of the most basic and powerful stewardshi p tools we have . They provide a loving, swift and economical distribution to those we care about, most. .

At the center of the Catholic family is the Chu rch. The Church ministers to the spiritual lives of the family throug h the sacraments md formation in the Catholic faith. Through the Church, families share their talents , rime and financial resources for the good of others.

Chances are you don 't have an estate plan or you need to revise the one you have . Call the Archdiocesan Stewardship and Development Office for a free estate planning kit. The kit covers wills, living trusts , and basic estate planning, .

Just as we care and p rovide for the future of family members , so too should we provide for the future of the Church. Christian Stewardship The concept of Christian Stewardship calls us to share our God-given gifts of time , talent and treasure with our family., our Church, and others.

he Archdiocese of San Francisco, ministering to 425 ,000 Catholics in San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin Counties, rives voo a variety of ways to share some of your estate with others. A gift in your will, living trust, or retirement p lan can help parishes , schools, social services, youth programs, and special ministries. Education* Twenty-nine thousand children attend Catholic

schools in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. There are Religious Education , Teacher Initiative Grant , young adult and campus ministries and family grant programs. Your gift to education can also support tuition assistance for students in need through the "Today's Students - Tomorrow 's Leaders" endowment hind.

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As Bay Area residents we have seen astonishing increases in the value of real estate, stock portfolios and retirement plans. Many more of us are now vulnerable to capital gains tax. There is much you can do to reduce these taxes through . charitable trusts and similar devices.

PUf iSmSt Eighty-nine parishes and 62 parish schools in the Archdiocese minister to families and provide hundreds of programs to promote the spiritual growth of parishioners . I

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A thoughtful bequest in your will can assist 20,000 children, ages 7 through 18, who are served annually through leadership training, sports and camp programs , housing and treatment for at risk children , and family crisis intervention.

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With your support, St. Patrick's provides educational and formational programs to nurture and train a clergy committed to faithfully minister to Catholic communities throughout die Archdiocese.

Archdiocesan Ministrics;

A general bequest to the Archdiocese provides support to parishes , schools , and other Archdiocesan ministries in San Francisco , San Mateo, and Marin counties, including Family Life Programs , ethnic ministries, the School of Pastoral . Leadership, vocation service , detention ministries, Catholic communications, Respect Life j umd J IHP "il â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Commission, the Archdiocesan Tribunal , the Office of Worship, Foreign Mission Support , Catholic cemeteries, and the Priests' Retirement Fund.

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A bequest to Catholic Charities will support ministries to the homeless and the poor, provides family counseling, services to the elderly and terminally ill , employment training and job placement, and services the needs of immigrant and refugee families.

? Increase your income and decrease your taxes. You can earn a charitable income tax deduction and bypass capital gains by giving stock or real estate to a charitable trust . The trust sells the stock or real estate free of capital â&#x20AC;˘ gains tax , then invests die proceeds to pay you income for life. Your income goes up, your taxes go down , and a future gift goes to good causes.

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You can deed a personal residence to a charity, receive an immediate tax deduction and continue to use the home for life.

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The Cathedral is both mother church of the Archdiocese and spiritual center that attracts 250,000 visitors annually.

Na tional Shrine of St. Francis of Assist

The shrine is a monument to die gende virtues of St. Francis , copatron of the Archdiocese. Gifts from estates support a spiritual 'rest stop' for people of all faidis who are drawn to this saint of universal appeal.

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