April 13, 2001

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Call for frequent confession

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Making the right choice for kids

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Sundberg. Patrick has for the last three years been coach of the backfield that has posted unbeatable scores for well over 100 games at the Christian Brothers De LaSalle High School in Concord . Rick is a Santa Clara graduate and p layed professional ba seball in the California Angels ¦ y ¦ ^ -—.,—. . organization. Rick, his wife , Mary Ann, and their children , Ryan and Sean, are members of San Mateo ' s St. Gregory Parish . Serra and Pittsburgh Steelers alum Lynn Swann will be inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame on August 4. He still leads in sevby Tom Burke eral areas at Serra with 271 points scored , 38 touchdowns , and 91 receptions. Today, he lives in the Iron City and Holy Namer and Carmelite volunteer Lorraine works as a college football commentator with ABC. Macias let us know the Sisters of the Cristo Rey Carmel Deacon Michael Young of San Carlos ' St. Charles near USF would like to receive more copies of Catholic Parish and a 1952 graduate of the San Mateo school was San Francisco. We're very glad to hear the Sisters enjoy honored with its namesake award early this year. In addithe paper and our own Marta Rebagliati is increasing the tion to his service at the parish, Deacon Young works with community allotment. Thank you to the wonderful inmates at county facilities in Redwood City. Congrats to Carmelite Sisters who remember us all in their prayers Michael Pereira , Evan Vale, and Marcelo Quinones on every day. Please join me in an all flea collars off for being named scholar finalists in the National Hispanic Recognition Marta 's beloved dog Program. The Serra Freddy who recently seniors join 3,000 studied and is much dents who were chosen missed....St. Mary from a field of 175,000 Cathedral organist across the country....A and music director hoop salute to the 5th Tietze Christoph grade girls team at St. 't be happier couldn Elementary Gregory with the new pipe on going unbeaten. organ he and his wife, Among those makin ' , Jeanne tie also an the shots were Monica organist, have installed Kaitlin Vincent , in the music room of Bachtold Kathryn , their Corte Madera Taylor Caselli, home. Ray Garner, Strolling on the avenue named for their late mom, Nonie Nicole Lehane, new music assistant at ' and minus their sister Eileen Lucas who couldn McGowan t be , Martindale , Raquel helped the cathedral , there for the photo, are Jerry McGowan , Kathleen Urmini, Roque, Megan with the worthy chore.

Margaret Anne Kerns, Bill McGowan , Mary Clark , Cecilia McTaggart,- Amanda The instrument has two Buckley. The opportunity to name the lane running between Steffen , Beth Stanun, keyboards and pedals and joins two pianos St. Paul Church and its parish school was an item auctioned at a Meghan Weinreich. already in the space. recent fundraiser. Nonie was a life-long and very a ctive member Coaches are Paul of the Noe Valley parish and a St. Paul High School alumna.

Bachtold , John Chris, in his 9th year at Caselli, Maria the cathedral and just tickled that he can now practice at home, was surprised that Vincent...We 've done everything but sky write our new the instrument, imported from Germany, was duty-free. address and phone numbers but I'm still being told some Hear organist, Roger Fisher, at the cathedral on April 21 folks are in the dark about them. Please keep the numbers (See Da tebook)...An all hats off and much thanks to handy because hearin ' from you is vital to us and dialing Francis J. Cazzolli, a longtime member of the TV Mass 411 now costs about $5Q.Catholic San Francisco, One assembly, who died in June at age 92 leaving $10,000 to Peter Yorke Way, SF 94109, (415) 614-5640, fax (415) the well-known ministry. The East Bay resident also 614-5633. You can reach this writer and column direct at remembered St. Peter and Paul Parish in North Beach (415) 614-5634....Happy Easter! and St. Raymond Elementary School, Menlo Park in his will. Francis, who lived in Albany and never married, was retired from PG & E....When a revered institution ceases operation ifs always sad but don't think it 's the last you 'll hear of it. Notre Dame High School, San Francisco is just such a case. Closed in 1981, its network of graduates is quite formidable, according to '51 alum and Nativity, Menlo Park parishioner Marie Moran who is currentl y coordinating a reunion of her class on April 20. (See Datebook) . St. Rose Academy, Star of the Sea Academy.

Presentation High School, and the mentioned earlier St. Paul High School also fall into the still much remembered and respected category.. ..Two more on-the-air siblings in the faith are KGO Radio sports director, Joe Starkey, and KPFX anchor, Kate Kelly, a graduate of the Jean and Bob Williams, parishioners of Our Lady of Dominican Sisters San Domenico High School....! get a Angels , Burlingame , since 1950, celebrated 60 years kick out of the ad featuring the chubby middle-aged guys of marriage in November. A family gathering atop . doing a Hudson River Dance but am annoyed that the one Nob Hill with daughters Ann Regan and Barbara commercial my too-big belly could have gotten me a job on Labagh , and sons James and Stephen and their famiwas made after I left the business....Welcomed at lies commem orated the occasion. The coup le goes Junipero Serra High School are new head football coach North to Alaska this summer.

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Chap lain to 49ers hut, most of all , 'ultimate youth work er

By Kamille Maher The list of friends eager to discuss Msgr.

Peter G. Armstrong on the eve of his upcoming retire ment includes a way w ard youth-turned police commissioner, a San Mate o county supervisor, members of the San Francisco 49ers, and parishioners of the 3000-family St. Pius Parish, Redwood City.

Meanwhile, photos adorning his office walls attest to the native San Franciscan 's moments dishing with the likes of entertainer Bob Hope, former San Francisco mayors Joe Alioto and George Moscone , and scores of youths he helped turn toward meaningful lives.

While Msgr. Armstrong served as chaplain for the 49ers football organization, pastor of St. Pius parish, as director of the Catholic Youth Organization, head of the Archdiocesan reorganization effort of the early 1990s, and as a member of San Francisco ' s Recreation and Park board , it is his work with youth that he considers the most fulfilling aspect of his 47 years as a priest.

"Their success is my reward ," says

Clergy Appointments PASTORS Reverend John J. Cloherty, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Mill Valley, effective July 1, 2001.

Reverend Cornelius Heaiy, Saint Anselm Church, Ross, effective July 1, 2001.

Reverend James J. MacDonald , Saint Pius Church, Redwood City, effective Jul y 1, 2001.

Reverend Daniel J. Maguire, Saint Thomas the Apostle Church , San Francisco, effective Jul y 1, 2001.

Monsignor of the youths he guided throug h the San Francisco Boys ' Home, St. Vincent School for Boys, and what is now called Camp Armstrong, CYO's camp in Occidental north of the City.

Msgr. Armstrong, who is co-founder of the international youth retreat program SEARCH for Christian Maturity, describes working with youth his "greatest talent , thanks be to God," and his "most enjoyable" activity.

While his official connection with CYO and the boys' homes ended decades ago, the monsignor focussed on youth throughout his service as pastor of St. Pius. He teaches eighth grade religion every Friday and requires that every priest in residence teach religion weekly. St. Pius youth also enjoy a teen club in their own space known as the "Rock House" behind St. Pius 'Parish Center.

As Msgr. Armstrong feel s drawn toward work with young people, they return the affection .

"If there ever is a time when he needs anything, he should never hesitate to call me, " says recentl y retired Broadmoor Police Commissioner Pierre Palengat . The formerl y troubled youth wants to return a favor long due his longtime friend , with whom he still enjoy s lunch dates.

"I could have taken the other direction," notes Palengat. At one point , Msgr.

Armstrong cut short a trip to New York in order lo fly home to the San Francisco Boys ' Home to teach the then-high school j unior "who was in charge." Through a series of such lessons , the priest "straightened me ri ght out," Palengat explains.

The belligerent 16-year-old had taken to challenging authority. "But I found out the authority would come home from New York."

"He thinks I' m one of his success stories but if it wasn 't for him, I wouldn ' t be a suc-

Monsignor Armstrong with, from left, Freddie Solomon , Dwight Clark, Eddie DeBartolo , Bud Moore and Joe Montana. cess story," the husband and father of three recounts , adding, "I have some close friends who can 't believe I' m a police commissioner. They think 1 should be on parole. " "He is the ultimate youth worker," comments Brian Cahill, CYO executive director and interim executive director of Catholic Charities.

Cahill met the monsignor in 1963 shortly after Cahill had gotten out of the Marine Corps. Msgr. Armstrong had invited Cahill to speak at a SEARCH retreat , and part of the retreat was to have confession. Cahill began his confession with Monsignor, but was soon interrupted.

"He told me 'I don 't care about your boring sins. I want you to work for me,'"

recalls Cahill, who became assistant director of the SF Boy 's Home at age 26 and executive director at age 29.

"He so empowered young adults," Cahill explains, adding jokingly, "maybe even before he should have in my case. " Mike Nevin, another youth from four decades ago, describes Msgr. Armstrong as "the best there is in Christ's priesthood."

Nevin , a co-founder of SEARCH in 1962 and now President of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors , recounts the moment the pair realized they would start a youth spirituality program that would become what Msgr. Armstrong refers to as his "clai m to fame," even above his more celebrated association with the 49ers.

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John Dilulio , director of the new White House office , told a group of journalists April 3 that social service funding for an expanded pool of faith-based and community organizations would increase along with the rest of the federal bud get. He also said he expects some financial benefits to accrue from simply streamlining the procedures necessary to participate in the programs.

As to whether there 's likely to be much new money bud geted for social services that provider s already think are underfunded , Dilulio did not specificall y say. Dilulio did say all charities are likely to benefit financial ly from a proposed tax deduction that would allow taxpayers who don ' t itemize deductions to receive credit for contributions to nonprofit organizations.

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Senators urged to use federal budget surplus to aid uninsured

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The federal bud get surplus estimated at $3.1 trillion over the next decade offers an "opportunity to dedicate necessary resources toward reducing the number of uninsured ," three Catholic leaders said in a letter to U.S. senators April 3.

"At the very minimum , we urge that Congress include sufficient funding in the budget to reflect President Bush 's recommendation during the presidential campaign that we commit $ 132 billion over 10 years to expand coverage to the uninsured," said the letter signed by Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles, chairman of the U.S. Catholic Conference Domestic Policy Committee; Jesui t Father Fred Kammer, president of Catholic Charities USA; and Father Michael D. Place, president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association.

"In a just society, we need to protect and promote these fundamental rights — with a special priority given to meeting the basic needs of the poor and underserved , especiall y the need for safe and affordable health care," they said.

The Catholic leaders said 43 million people in the United States currently have no health insurance. "The steady rise in health care costs and anticipated double-dig it increases in health insurance premiums will only exacerbate an alread y serious situation ," they said.

Church official asks Israel to halt mosque construction

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A church official in Jerusalem sent an urgent appeal to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, asking him to halt construction on a mosque next to a Christian holy site in Nazareth.

The mosque represents a threat to Christian-Israeli relations and would be a "perpetual source of extreme tension " between Christian s and Muslims , Father Giovanni Battistelli, head of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land office , said in a letter to Sharon.

The letter was sent after church officials in the Holy Land received reports th at construction work on the mosque would begin soon. The construction of the mosque next to the Basilica of the Annunciation was approved by Israeli authorities in 1999, over strong Vatican objections.

Church officials hoped the Sharon government , which recently took office , would reverse the decision.

The basilica marks the traditional spot where Mary received the news that she would bear Jesus.

Cardinal issues racism pastoral on anniversary of Kings death

CHICAGO (CNS) — On the 33rd anniversary of the April 4, 1968, assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Cardinal Francis E. George released a new pastoral letter on racism exhorting the faithful in the Archdiocese of Chicago to work to eliminate the sin of racism.

"Its purpose is to draw peop le 's attention to the sin of racism, which is pervasive in our communities," said Cardinal George about the document , titled "Dwell in My Love: A Pastoral Letter on Racism." It was prompted , in part, by the 1997 beating of a young African-American boy by white youths.

The letter says ethnic parishes created a sense of community and support , but too often turned into "parish fortresses ," designed to keep others out. When the cardinal was a boy, he lived on Chicago's northwest side. He didn 't become aware of racism, he wrote, unti l he spent a summer in Tennessee. Upon his return, he realized that his own neighborhood did not include African-American families.

"The teaching in my home and in my parish was good; the experience just didn 't match the teaching," Cardinal George wrote. "That gap is called 'sin,' sometimes personal and social, sometimes institutional and structural, and sometimes all of these."

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McVeigh execution 'tests mettle' of death penalty opposition

INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — The impending execution of Timothy McVeigh at a federal prison in Indiana "tests the mettle of the emerging Catholic view about the inappropriateness of capital punishment ," like no other case, said Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein of Indianapolis.

McVeigh was convicted of murder for the April 1995 bombing of Alfre d P. Murrah federal building in Oklahoma City that killed 168 peop le.

McVeigh was tried and duly convicted of "this sordid crime, " and there "is little sentiment in favor of staying his execution," Archbishop Buechlein said ."We can 't imagine the foil impact of foe shocking loss of the families and friends whose loved ones, including small children , were victims of human madness," the archbishop 's statement said.

"We continue to pray for the victims and their families."

"Even as our church opposes the death penalty in a case as awfu l as McVeigh' s, we do not question , in principle, the state ' s right to impose the death penalty," Archbishop Buechlein said. "Yet we must oppose the death penalty because the circumstances of our day do not warrant it."

Maryland approves textbook aid for nonpublic students

BALTIMORE (CNS) — Once on the brink of being eliminated from the Maryland budget , a textbook program for children in nonpublic schools received approval after endorsement from a joint House-Senate conferenc e committee.

Following on the heels of the conference committee 's March 31 backing, the House of Delegates voted to support the funding — $5 million of the $8 million originally proposed by Gov. Parris N. Glendening — as part of the overall budget Apri l 2. The Senate followed suit April 3.

The General Assembly approved $6 million last year for nonreligious textbooks in Catholic , private and other relig ious schools — althoug h onl y about $5 million was actually spent. Every eligible Catholic school in the state participated in foe program .

Like last year, textbook aid will be drawn from the $4.7-billion tobacco settlement. Aid is limited to schools where tuition is lower than what public schools spend per student — currently about $7,100. Students will receive $60 per pupil for the books, with $90 per pup il going to students at those schools where at least 20 percent qualify for federally subsidi zed lunches.

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Four doctors and two abortion clinics based in Oregon had won a $107 million jud gment in 1999 against the American Coalition of Life Activists for its publication of the names and addresses of 12 doctors who perform abortions and use of "wanted" posters offering $5,000 for information leading to revocation of their medical licenses.

"Although many in the pro-life movement would disagree with the tactics of these defendants , it was important that we recognize they have the same constitutional rights as any other political movement ," Richard Thompson , who represented seven of the eight defendants on appeal , said.

In overruling a lower court ruling, a three-jud ge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimousl y ruled that the coalition could be held liable only if their material authorized , ratified or directly threatened violence.

Catholic-Methodist dialogue explores views of church

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Starting a new round of U.S. Catholic-Methodist dialogue , theologians of the two traditions explored how biblical images of church are used in the teaching of their respective churches. The theme of the March 26-28 meeting in Washington was "The Church in Each Place and in All Places. " Participants said they found a wide range of agreement in the common biblical heritage and a wide variety of images of church used by both traditions. In both churches the body of Christ is the most commonly used image of the church, although it is interpreted different ly by Catholics and Methodists , they said.

The U.S. Catholic-Methodist dialogue dates back to 1966.

In the last round, die fifth , participants broke from their pattern of topical discussions to develop resource materials that would help local Catholic and Methodist congregations engage in study and dialogue on the results of the first 30 years of the national and international theological consultations.

Salvador kidnapp ings spreading fear in post-war society

SAN SALVADOR (CNS) — Kidnappings for ransom have become an increasingly lucrative business in post-war El Salvador.

Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador said the kidn appers are causing damage "not just to their victims , but to the families and society as a whole." He said that the population was "under threat" from bands of criminals operating across the country. The police and the population should join forces to "combat this plague," he added.

Last year the police reported 112 people snatched , including a top TV tycoon and the son of a leading businessman, both of whom were released after the payment of million-dollar ransoms.

Human rights groups believe that the crime wave hitting the country is a legacy of the brutal civil war in which more 'than 80,000 people were killed, many of them unarmed civilians. The war ended in January 1992, but tens of thousands of weapons were left in circulation and many former soldiers and former guerrillas were unable to find remunerative work.

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St. Ignatius Prep p rog ram help s low-income students Archbishop Riordan , and Immaculate Conception. The program averages about 50 students each year.

It is the only one of its kind in the Archdiocese of San Francisco , said Behr , herself a 1994 SI alumna.

The "mag is " concept is intrinsic to Jesuit education , which encourages students to challenge themselves to go beyond the ordinary to achieve their full potential , exp lained Paul Totah , director of public information.

Tuition , which can cost up to $450 a year, is based on a sliding scale.

Magis' five-week summer program introduces youngsters to high school academics, schedules and what will be expected of them in a college prep setting. Students take four academic classes and partici pate in two extra curricular activities and a dail y sport s period. They stud y computers , math , science and humanities. The "sneak preview " component gives them a "heads up " on what they 'll be taking the next year in their own schools.

They also get the chance to be mentored by SI student teaching assistants who volunteer to hel p in Mag is as part of their Christian service requirement , said Behr.

During the six Saturday sessions of the winter phase , Magis ' students check in once again, reconnecting with mentors and newfound summer friends.

Magis grads who now attend SI expressed enthusiasm for the program.

Enrique Roldan , an 18-year old senior, and a Mission Dolore s parishioner , says MAGIS, page 9

By Sharon Abercrombie

Every Thursday afternoon , Emil y Behr leaves her office at St. Ignatius College Preparatory School out on 37th Avenue in the City and heads for the Mission District. Her destination?

Mission Dolores Parochial School , where anywhere from six to a dozen kids at the Homework Academy are waiting.

Behr and two SI student volunteers serving as teaching assistants are their teachers. The middle school age kids arc students in Si's Magis Program.

The Homework Academy is the latest outreach program of Magis, a three-year academic support program for 6th throug h 8th graders who attend schools in the Bayview , Western Addition , and Mission Districts of San Francisco.

Known as SI Uplift until last fall , Magis, a Latin word for "more" or "greater " offers low-income students a "sneak peek" into high school. Magis, open to kids in parochial , public and private schools within those three areas, hel ps prepare students to enroll al a college prep high school. Beside s the Thursday homework hel p session at Mission Dolore s, another is offered each Monday afternoon for a dozen kids.

During recruitment efforts , the program looks for youngsters who will one day be among the first members of their families to attend college. Students app ly during the spring of their sixth grade year. Once accepted , they agree to attend three five-week summer sessions , plus several winter meetings "Throughout their involvement with Magis , we encourage students to take risks , be open to new things, and make new said Behr. friends ," "Magis real l y gives kids the chance to step out of Introducing Financial Perspectives, a financial planning service from themselves."

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Holiness is the key Cardinal Dulles describes role of the p riest of each day — which unites priests around Ihe worl d in prayer.

The priest 's prop hetic function involves support for Christ and his church , Cardinal Dulles said. "The priest preaches the Word of God , not his own word ," he added. And he preaches with authority by virtue of his ordination.

"People count on us when we are in the pulpit to give a reliable account of what God has to say to them — not of our own thoug hts ," the cardinal said.

He acknowled ged that preaching could be a difficult ministry, adding that priests "must break the Word open and make it fresh — and make it tasty and digestible."

The kingly function of the priesthood is "a pastoral kingship" in collaboration with the local bishop, the cardinal said.

Authority in the priesthood "is given for service," he stressed , and priests are called to "speak the truth to their community with faith and with love. " Building up the community "is an important aspect of evangelization ," he said, adding that sometimes parishes appear to be "spiritual service stations rather than communities. " Cardinal Dulles told the seminarians and faculty that "none of us measures up to the demands of the priesthood , but we are called to do the best that we can. " There may be others "who could do the work better but we are the ones who answered the call," he observed. "We are the ones who responded."

Cardinal Dulles added that a priest who strives to do Christ's will and who works dili gently "will not be a failure. " He said, "Our Lord was considered a failure but was a great success from the higher perspective of God."

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reigns of St. Pius Parish to Father Jim MacDonald this summer, Msgr. Armstrong will spend time at a home he purchased with a couple of priest friends in Kenwood north of San Francisco, and for once "do anything I want." Interests include reading, hiking, biking, swimming, attending opera and taking trips. He'll even have time to peruse the "thousands of pictures" his full life has afforded him.

He hasn 't decided wheth er to continue as chaplain of the 49ers.

As chaplain for the team since the 1970s , Monsignor says Mass for the team before games, has officiated at 49er weddings , baptized the children of, and counseled coaches and play ers including Joe Montana , Tom Rathman, Keena Turner, Roger Craig, Jeny Rice and Dwight Clark.

He travels with the team, flying on the corporate jet.

The priest who has worn so many hats during the years also owns five Super Bowl rings. He only wears one at a time.

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Nevin wasjust finishing high school and was driving with Monsignor to Gilroy to start a teenage club there. The teenager pointed out his surprise that so many teens, even fellow students at St. Ignatius College Prep from which Msgr. Armstrong also hailed , did not see much meaning in their faith .

"And these were Catholics whose parents reall y tried and really cared" to transmit the faith, Nevin explained. The two realized that "kids wouldn 't necessarily find faith from a priest or religious from whom it was expected ," but that they could "perhaps find it in someone they looked up to and cared about - the athlete, the leader."

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"True success is holiness. Nothing else matters ," the Jesuit theologian , elevated in February to the College of Cardinal s, said April 4.

Cardinal Dulles said there are three functions of the priesthood: the priestl y, the royal and the prophetic.

The priestl y function emphasizes the priest is "the visible representative of Christ ...just as Christ is the visible representative of God," he said.

He pointed out that in celebrating the Eucharist the priest says, "This is my bod y " and "This is my blood ," and that in the sacrament of reconciliation the priest says, "I absolve you. " These, according to Cardinal Dulles , are signs that the priesthood is "a channel of grace fro m Christ himself. ... Christ speaks in and throug h the ordained minister."

But this priestly function is one "wrapped in humility, " he told the group, "because it is Christ who counts for everything."

This priestl y function includes responding to human needs as well as spiritual, "and offering our work and suffering, that it too may be redemptive," Cardinal Dulles said.

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The return of many Catholics — especiall y young people — to the practice of confession during the jubilee year was an "encouraging sign" upon which priests should build at the start of the new millennium , he said.

The pope made his remarks in an annual letter to priests for Hol y Thursday, commemorating Christ 's institution of the Eucharist and the priesthood at the Last Supper.

The letter was released at a Vatican press conference April 2.

Writing in a personal style, the pope thanked priests for their efforts , sometimes at great personal cost, to bring the experience of Christ 's salvation to those in their care .

"I want you to know of my admiration for this ministry, discreet, tenacious and creative , even if it is sometimes watered b y those tears of the soul which onl y God sees and 'stores in his bottle ,'" he said.

One essential aspect of intensel y experiencing Christ , the pope said , is the sacrament of reconciliation , which has suffered a decline in recent decades.

The jubilee surge in confessions "impels us to recognize that the profound needs of the human spirit ... cannot be canceled out by temporary crises," he said.

The reasons for the crisis include a diminished sense of

sin and an inadequate understanding of the sacraments in God's plan. But priests also shared some blame, he said , because of "a certain dwindling of our own enthusiasm and availability for the exercise of this delicate and demanding ministry."

"Now more than ever the peop le of God must be hel ped to rediscover the sacrament. We need to declare with firmness and conviction that the sacrament of penance is the ordinary means of obtaining pardon and the remission of grave sins after baptism.

'Now more than ever the peop le of God must he hel p ed to rediscover the sacrament ' "We ought to celebrate the sacrament in the best possible way, according to the forms laid down b y liturg ical law, so that it may lose none of its character as the celebration of God' s mercy," he said.

To restore confession 's place in Catholic practice , the pope said, priests must make an effort to rediscover for themselves "the full beauty of this sacrament ."

"The sacrament of reconciliation , essential for every Christian life, is especially a source of support , guidance and healing for the priestly life ," he said.

"Onl y those who have known the Father 's tender embrace," he said, "can pass on to others the same warmth."

Priests must also combat a widespread "minimalist" understanding of moral conscience and sin, which ignores the "radical demands of the Gospel ," the pope said.

"Many of the faithfu l have an idea of sin that is not based on the Gospel but on common convention , on what is sociall y acceptable," he said.

"Evangelization in the third millennium must come to grips with the urgent need for a presentation of the Gospel message which is dynamic , complete and demanding," said the pope.

He said priests should make clear that sin is not "purel y private ," but is something that also "lowers the level of holiness" of the entire church community.

Recovering the community sense of the sacrament was "extremel y important ," he said , and might be helped by communal penance services th at end with individual confession and absolution.

At the press conference, Archbishop Csaba Ternyak, secretary of the Congregation for Clergy, said one practical step in fostering confession would be starting children at a young age, during preparation for their first Communion.

He said some 360,000 confessions were heard in St. Peter 's Basilica during the jubilee year, according to official statistics. The other Roman basilicas of St. Mary Major , St. John Lateran and St. Paul Outside the Walls each hosted about 320,000 confessions, he said.

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Dying and rising: A brothers' story Over and over again at Easter, he hears the words , "Christ has conquered death" — and he wonders. The words are strong and hopeful and , most of all , true. But often they seem just words , spoken by someone who has never been touched by death.

Thirty years ago, he had learned about death , sitting in a hospital room at three in the morning, watching his brother die, listening to a machine fight a losing battle to clean out his lungs. Down the hall were his mother and father, who depended so much on their oldest son and loved him so dearly. Then at 31, he was dead .

The two had been like twins. When his brother died , it was as if part of him had died. Something would be forever missing. Worse , he felt guilty that he had not been a better brother , and now it was too late to make amends.

That had been the darkest night of the younger brother 's life — until 27 years later when two people from the coroner 's office came to the door. They stood in the kitchen , just the three of them, a middle-aged woman doing the talking, a young man standing a few feet in back of her. She said his son was dead , killed in car crash. The man nodded slowly and said , "I want to see him." The woman said he couldn 't. "Your son was too badly injured ," she said.

The man listened to her calmly, then led the two of them to the front door, closed it slowly. Then he fell to the floor and cried out , "John , oh , John. " His 15-year-old son came running down the hall , shouting, "Dad , dad." He was the first to know. Then, one by one, he told them; his wife, and two more sons. Then his wife told their daughter.

The two oldest sons had been as close to each other as the father had been to his brother. "I want to at least see his hand," the son said, and so the father arranged it with the funeral home. The two went into a littl e side room. There was John , covered with blankets, only one hand showing. They cried and said a Hail Mary. The son kissed his brother ' s hand, the father patted it. And they left.

A few hours later, the man took his wife to the little room. They prayed and wept ,

and the mother cried out , "Johnny, Johnny, Johnny !" The father stood there silentl y, still numbed b y his son ' s dying, and thoug ht of Mary at the foot of the cross crying out into the darkness , "Jesus , Jesus , Jesus. " Three years later, the father is flying on automatic pilot , appearing in control but reall y just numb. For a while he thoug ht he'd run out of gas one day and crash, but now it appears he can go on forever. He won ' t "get over " his son 's dying but he won ' t be overcome by it.

He worries most of all about their second son , a strong and good young man . One day, he said, "I don 't mean to make a big deal out of it — John ," he said, beginning to cry, "but I thoug ht like Lazarus." Then his words broke off , and his father tried to comfort him.

It was onl y later that the father thoug ht about Lazaru s, about how he had come out of the tomb , bound in burial cloths , and how he must have looked like John , covered with blankets in the funeral home.

So now, another Easter season, and the man struggles to find the right words to explain his faith to his children — his belief that in sp ite of the harsh reality of death , Jesus has reall y conquered death.

He winds up thinking of Peter, like him a flawed man, and of his words: "To whom should we go, Lord?" Peter warming himself at the fire and denying his Lord . More important , Peter in the boat at dawn , straining to make out the figure of a man on the shore , hearing John shout , "It is the Lord ," and then p lung ing into the water. Peter sitting at the fire , sharing a piece of fish with the man he had failed so miserably and finall y telling him , "Lord , you know all things , you know that I love you."

So there it is. The Catholic faith says not simply that our souls are immortal but that we will rise , body and soul. Most of all , it means that one day John will throw off those blankets , and we will see him , as we could not see him in that funeral home, face to face. Then the brothers who mean so much to each other will be able to sit across a crackling campfire from each other and walk together on the seashore once more and say all the things they didn 't get a chance to say before.

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By Catholic News Service JERUSALEM (CNS) ~ In an Easter appeal , Christian leaders of the Holy Land deplored the "unjustifiable deaths" in the region and urged an end to what they called the "collective punishment " of Palestinians.

The church leaders said now is the time for "forgiveness and reconciliation on all sides" in order to lay the groundwork for a just peace.

The statements came in a common Easter message released April 5 by Catholic patriarchs and the heads of other Christian churches, and in a separate "Appeal from the Churches of Jerusalem" signed by 13 Christian leaders , including Latin-rite Patriarch Michel Sabbah of Jerusalem.

The Easter message said Christ 's death and resurrection in the Holy Land echo in the events of recent months.

Our sintering and tear in the past few months have increased in view of the uncertainty of the political situation. ... In this cycle of struggle and suffering, we detect also the way of the cross that will ultimately lead toward the glory of the resurrection," it said.

"This will only happen when violence and discrimination give way for a real peace between the two peoples and the three religions of this small land where God chose to reveal his divine will ," it said.

The church leaders said that peace can never be imposed by sheer force, and must be aligned with the "internationally accepted legitimate resolutions for the benefit of the weaker part."

The message asked the world for prayers for people living in the Holy Land.

"We pray for an end to the unjustifiable deaths that plague our societies. We pray for the immediate end of all collective punishments, especially for the lifting of the closures of Palestinian towns and villages," it said.

"We pray for the good will of Palestinians and Israelis — of Jews, Christians and Muslims alike — in actively working for justice and peace. We pray for equality so that one no longer sees the neighbor as an enemy, but rather as a brother or sister with whom to build a new society," it said.

The separate one-page "Appeal from the Churches of Jerusalem," addressed to Israeli and Palestinian leaders and to "all men and women of good will," called for an immediate end to the current conflict.

It asked for "protection of all our people" and said the outside world has a role to play in guaranteeing the security of Palestinians and Israelis, It also asked for greater material assistance to those suffering in the conflict, saying many were desperate for food , clothing and shelter.

"We are convinced that peace-seeking negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians are the only assured way of providing for the well being of all our peoples," it said.

The violence in the Holy Land will end, it said, when both sides make "a determined effort to respect each other 's rights while affirming the dignity and worth of every human life."

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Magis ¦ Continued from page 5 he has been totall y comfortable with Si's diverse, large high school setting. His student TA's provided great role modeling, he said. Roldan, who has been accepted by seven colleges and universities, has been serving as a TA himself, and will return to it this summer.

Fourteen-year old freshman Danielle Walker, says she appreciated getting to practice for the high school placement test during her Magis years. She and her classmates partici pated in tests modeled on its format. Danielle still remembers the novels she delved into especially during her seventh grade summer. "They really kept up my reading skills," said the St. Elizabeth parishioner.

Mauricio Rivera , 17, and a senior, remembers how much fun everything was - the academics as well as the activities and sports. Studying advanced math, especially first year Algebra ahead of time , gave him a valuable ed ge, he said.

Not at all surprised by the student reaction, is Steven Phelps, director of faculty development at SI. Phelps originated the program. When Phelps joined the SI faculty in 1973, he brought the idea of the summer program , with him.

The St. Ignatius administration liked it, and Phelps was off and running. He guided the "Uplift " program for the next 20 years.

Phelps say s in the early years, the program was largely a "one man operation - me . . . I even got a bus driver 's license so I could chauffeur the kids around to sports events." Phelps gave up the program in 1990 due to other increasing academic responsibilities. Simon Chiu revived it in 1994.

Even though he has been away from his program for many years, Phelps still runs into its positive results.

Sometimes he sees former students at Catholic high school sports events. And they introduce him to their own children , whom they have sent to Catholic schools - something that might not have happened if they hadn 't been introduced to SI during their own formative years.

Phel ps says he envisions the Magis program as having the potential for doing likewise. "It is important for the future of our Catholic schools ," he said.

As Emily Behr puts the finishing touches to Magis day-to-day programming, she will be working with local foundations and businesses to bring in additional resources for program activities. For further information , contact her at (415) 731-7300, ext. 295.

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Cardinal J. Francis Stafford , president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, will be keynote speaker at a major conference on the role of the laity to be held at St. Ignatius churc h in San Francisco on April 28.

Cardinal Stafford , a former Archbishop of Denver, will speak on "The Laity in the 21st Century." His talk will be followed by a question and answer session.

Archbishop Terrence "Pendergrast, SJ, of Halifax, Nova Scotia will also speak on the role of the laity as "Collaborators in Mission with the Ordained" .

Archbishop Pendergrast is a leading biblical scholar and former rector of Regis College in Toronto. Director of the School of Pastoral Leadership, Jesuit

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Father Michael Barber said the Archbishop will give "constructive ways for the laity to collaborate in ministry while respecting the Second Vatican Council' s distinction on the roles proper to the ordained and the laity".

A number of lay leaders will speak including, Scott Moyer, of St. Domi nic's young adult group, and Sherry Weddell , a lay Dominican , who is co-founder of the Catherine of Siena Institute.

The Catherine of Siena Institute , based in Seattle, runs the highly popular "Called and Gifted" workshops for lay peop le throughout the country. It is named after St. Catherine of Siena who is the only lay person to be named a Doctor of the Church.

The all day event which begins at 8:45 with prayer and ends with Mass celebrated by Archbishop William J. Levada is co-sponsored by the Archdiocesan School of Pastoral Leadership and the Catherine of Siena Institute .

The closing Mass will include a graduation and recognition ceremony for Students and alumni of the School of Pastoral Leadership. Liturgical music will be provided by the Schola Cantorum of the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi in North Beach .

Fr. Barber, stresses the importance of the event saying, "just as priests hav e a need for ongoing formation , so to do the laity and this is just such an opportunity ".

For more information or to register call the School of Pastoral Leadership at 415-614-5545 or email spl@att.net.

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"Thanks for the Ranks," a concert on the new organ at the Lakeside District ' s St. Stephen Church and honoring those who made it possible will take place on April 22 , at 3:30 p.m. Music director, Cheryl Arnold, calls the musicale a "very special performance" because it will particularly honor the families and individuals who donated the 16 ranks on the organ, instrumental voices of the instrument with a separate note for each rank' s more than 60 pipes.

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. . . . . .enore was 24 years old , unmarried , and six months pregnant, The unplanned pregnancy was "not supported" b y her boyfriend , friends or parents . Alone , confused and unable to face what she considered "a fragile time " in her life , Lenore sought hel p at several state and private agencies. She found her refu ge at The Adoption Network of Catholic Charities because "the people really cared and wanted to help . " "There is nothing more important than pre gnancy counseling for birth parents facing an unp lanned pregnancy that they consider a problem , " said Terry Walters, program director at The Adoption Network. Waters praises his staff of social workers, Eileen McCarth y, Marcia Popper and Angela Raffin , for the "humanness, sensitivity, and professional qualities," that they bring to each situation considered "critical. " "Oftentimes , financial situations cause birth parents the uncertainty of what to do for their child , " said Walters. "Referring the birth p arents to state, private and charity programs is an important part of Catholic Charities ' mission. " "We are here to help the birth parents who are our clients, " said Walters. " Our social workers sit down with the parents and hel p them understand what all their options are - whether or not there would be enough resources if they chose to 'parent ' the child or the option in terms of ' relinquishing ' the child for adoption. " "Adoption is not fi rst choice for anyone, " said McCarthy. "Nobody gets pregnant with the intention of placing the child for adoption. " "A high percentage of cases we see , " said Popper, "are frightened individuals who chose to hide the pregnancy with no advance planning and no prenatal care.

Most of the birth parents are ambivalent and confused - they don 't know whether they want to paren t or relinquish their child for adoption. " Like the majority of birth parents that seek help from The Adoption Network , Lenore was "not absolutely certain " whether she wanted to "give " her child up for adoption , or "keep " the child. It was McCarthy 's job to support Lenore and assist her in making a decision that was sound for mother and child.

"What drew me to Catholic Charities was compassion , " said Lenore, referring to "others who suggested" she could "get money" for her baby or - "have an abortion and you will be back to normal in no time."

Months of pregnancy counseling with McCarthy "validated" what Lenore suspected all along - "it would be a mistake" to try and raise the child. "I had no means of support, no place to live, and a boyfriend addicted to drugs , " she said. "I didn ' t want to be a mother on some kind of government assistance with a negative father figure for my child. " "When people make emotionall y charged decisions under such great stress there is at least a fifty-fifty chance , if not better, that they are not going to feel comfortable with any decision if it hasn't been thought through, " said Popper.

The life-long decision to "relinquish" a child for adoption is "never forgot" ten, according to McCarthy, referring to the 80-year-old woman who recently reunited with her 50-year- • old son after years of contemplation , affirming the importance of pregnancy counseling.

"The Network receives numerous telephone calls from birth parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, seeking relatives that were relinquished years ago."

Four years later , Lenore continues to be "certain " that her decision to "give her child up " for adoption , was the "onl y and best decision " she could have made.

"I would recommend Marty and Frankie in 1998.

The Andersons with Marty, left, and Frankie. anyone in my position to Catholic Charities, " said Lenore, "because they reall y do care and keep focused on what's best for the child. Also, they educate the adoptive parents - that 's something that always put me at ease. " The education for adoptive parents is described as "hand holding, " by Franceen Anderson who was assisted by The Adoption Network and adopted two half-brothers, Frankie and Marty. "There 's someone always available if you need them. All your fears are alleviated. You learn you don't have to be terrified , even about open adoption , which I feared the most. " The training includes a social worker to assist the adoptive parents, speaking ADOPTION NETWORK, page 11

The boys in fall of last year.

An adop ted child: 'Closer than blood

By Jack Smith V V hen my wife and i were married nearly nine years ago, we wanted to have a child right away.

I am the oldest of ten kids and found my experience growing Lip in such a large family to be ideal.

We didn 't plan to have ten children but we did hope to have one soon and see how it went.

Like most newlywcds we missed no opportunity to help that goal along.

Month after month during our early marriage we would buy a pregnancy test any time my wife was late by as little as a day. We didn 't even think about infertility. We were eager and expectant.

The first test we took ended up negative. No problem , we thought , there 's no lost fun trying again.

Month after month , the test showed us a red minus sign or one blue line instead of two. I remember a commercial for a pregn ancy test kit at the time showing a young couple elated when that red minus sign appeared. That was not our feeling. We became more and more disappointed.

My wife went in for a regular OB/GYN appointment and was told that it could take some couples up to a year to become pregnant.

A year came and went.

She went in again (not that the problem couldn ' t be with me) and her doctor found a large fibroid tumor on her uterus. She had the tumor removed surgically in the hope that this would help things.

Her doctor quipped that the tumor was so large he could have resuscitated it. My wife calls her surgery experience "having a baby without the baby" .

Over the next seven years of our marriage we gradually resigned ourselves to the fact that we would not have biological children. My wife also became determined that we would adopt.

I never said no, but I never did anything about it either. Before we were married , we talked about the possibility of adoption if we weren 't able to have children and I was positively enthusiastic.

Now that the possibility was a reality, I didn 't want it at all. I felt , selfishly and arrogantly, that I would not be able to love and cherish another person 's child like I would my own. I come from a large, extended, attached and close family. I usually spend every weekend with my whole immediate family as well as aunts, uncles, nephews, cousins and inlaws.

I looked at my blood relatives and thought an adopted child could never be one of them.

Sean in the middle with his cousins, Marcus and Keenan.

My wife persisted in exploring adoption and I persisted in procrastinating.

Things were coming to a head between my wife and me when my uncle, a family law attorney, called me out of the blue. He said he had a pregnan t client who was due to give birth in a couple of months and she wanted to give her child up for adoption. Did 1 want the child?

Now the issue was forced . My wife said yes and I had to go along.

Next came the various negotiations involved in a pri vate adoption. The birth mother wanted to meet us, for us to be present at the birth and she wanted a picture and a letter on each birthday.

I thought this was a deal breaker. I wanted comp lete anonymity. For the child and for us, I wanted no ambiguity about who his parents were and no meddling from the birth mother.

I spoke to an adoptive mother who was a friend of my parents. She exp lained that this was a woman who was giving life. She wanted to give her child a good life and it wasperfectl y appropriate for her to meet and approve the people who she hoped would give her child a good life.

Sean was born early in the morning on March 30, 2000. Labor was quick and we were not there for the birth.

We met Sean and his birth mother for the first time that morning. My wife was ecstatic and hopeful.

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to birth mothers and 20 hours of home study in preparation for adopting a child, according to Watters.

"The extensive counseling for the birth parents and the preparation of training for the adoptive parents is psychologically good for everyone. And now, my husband Paul and I think open adoption is pretty darn good, " said Franceen.

Bodi the Andersons and Lenore had open adoptions. Lenore continuously receives pictures and up dates of her son Patrick, while the Andersons do the same for the birth mother of their two sons.

The "open adoption " afforded Lenore a "great deal of time to get to know the adoptive parents " of Patrick. They accompanied her at doctor appointments, and were with her for her sonogram and delivery. "They are wonderful people," Lenore said. "I think when Patrick gets older and examines everything, he will realize how

I still was skeptical and nervous. My wife berated me for leaving the room to make a cell cal l for business.

Sean spent three days in the hospital because of jaundice. His birth mother took care of him during this time, while we were visitors. When the time came for Sean to be released, his mother asked for some time alone. We left for a while and then were told it was time to pick up Sean.

I had no joy. I was terrified. A woman who had carried a child for nine months, given birth to him and cared for him for three days was about to hand this precious gift out of her arms to my wife. It was a scene I didn ' t want to deal with .

Through tears, Sean 's mother told us that she knew her son would have a good life. She was comfortable with us.

Sean was in a hospital basinette, ready to be rolled out. We said our good-byes and all hugged and my wife and I started rolling Sean out.

Sean 's mother jumped up in bed and looked at my wife as we were leaving. My wife went back to her and hugged her for a long time.

What meaning there was in that embrace. What a beautiful and sad thing it was. What a wonderful and difficult choice Sean 's mother made for the life of her son.

At that moment Sean ivas my son. My selfish and arrogant skepticism about adoption was gone.

I had a son; closer than blood.

much I really loved him - for I did give him the gift of life and a positive environment that is filled with love."

The Andersons and Lenore are advocates of "open adoption because it takes away the nagging questions and mystery" for the birth parents, the child and the adoptive parents, that often accompanies the decision.

Carol Peck, program director for family support at Catholic Charities USA said before 1910, which marked the form al establishment of the National Conference of Catholic Charities, now called Catholic Charities USA, many dioceses and religious communities were sponsoring counseling pro grams for families in need , shelter care and social services for women with unplanned pregnancies. "On any given day," said Watters, "there are over 8,000 foster children waiting to be adopted. The ' Adoption Network needs parents willing to adopt children relinquished to us by birth parents or special needs children from the foster care system.

For more information write, The Adoption Network of Catholic Charities, 98 Bosworth Street, Third Floor, San Francisco, CA 94112-1002 , or call (4 15) 406-2387.

Scientists, mystics

Building the Church The vast number of people attending Masses this weekend at the nearly 100 churches and missions in the Archdiocese of San Francisco is a sign of the prominence of the Catholic Church in the Bay Area, where about one quarter of the population is Roman Catholic.

But the huge attendance at Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday Masses is a snapshot, rather than a continuous film loop. We know that many Catholics do not attend Mass every week - to their loss and ours. Certainly, there is no solace in the realization that this pattern of "less than regular " attendance at Sunday religious services also is common in other faiths.

Perhaps the Easter Mass attendance phenomenon is tied to the themes of forgiveness, redemption and resurrection, which are highlighted in Holy Week liturgies. At no other time in the liturgical year is the loving, salvation message of God so strongly and so intensely experienced. We should not wonder that our churches are filled with people at Easter.

But how might we go about building the body of Christ that is present in our parishes throughout the remaining weeks of the year?

In each parish, the celebration of the Eucharist by the priest is at the center of our living faith. Around this focus are a variety of parish organizations that reflect the unique community of faith alive within each parish. These groups, largely composed of lay Catholics, often serve the needs of the larger faith community.

Here are a few examples showing a number (certainly not all) of the parish organizations that are active within the Archdiocese of San Francisco (drawn from the recently published Archdiocesan Directory): St. Raphael Parish, San Rafael - Lectors; Eucharistic Ministers; Ushers; Mission and Hispanic Choirs; Communion to the Homebound; Parish Pastoral Council; Parish Finance Council; Health Ministries; Grief Ministries; Altar Society; Art & Entertainment Committee; Parish School of Religion; Catholic Daughters; Contact Committee; RCIA; Catholic Youth Organization; St. Vincent de Paul Society; RENEW; Liturgy Committee; Helping Hands; Social Justice Group; Vocation Committee; Young Ladies Institute; Jovenes Seguidores de Cristo; Youth Groups; Jovenes para Crista; School Parents Association; Marriage and Baptismal Preparation; Liturgy Committees.

St. Cecilia Parish, San Francisco - Arimatheans; Evangelization; Filipino Community; League of the Sacred Heart; Legion of Mary; Men 's Club; Marriage Preparation Team; Mothers ' Club; Parents and Toddlers; Serra Parish Vocations; Peace and Justice; Respec t for Life; Knights of St. Cecilia; St. Vincent de Paul Society; Youth Ministry; Athletic Department; Baptismal Team; Choir; Confirmation Team; Ushers; Eucharistic Ministers; Festival Committee; Finance Committee; Lectors; Liturgy; School Committee; Sewing and Art Club; Chinese Club; Archdiocesan Charisimatic Renewal.

St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Burlingame - Parish Council; Finance Committee; Youth Ministry; Young Adult Ministry; Health Ministry; St. Vincent de Paul Society; Catherine Care; Adult Choir; Children's Choir; Women's Club; Men's Club; Prayer and Rosary Group; Hospitality; RENEW; Pie-Marriage Prep Group; Baptismal Catechesis; Lectors; Eucharistic Ministers.

Most Holy Redeemer Parish, San Francisco - AIDS Support Group; Parish Council; Finance Council; St. Vincent de Paul Society; Lady 's Sodality; Parish Social Committee;Liturgy Committee; Parish Choir; Small Faith Communities; Acolytes; Eucharistic Ministers; Ministers of Hospitality; Lectors; Evangelization Committee; Re-Membering Church; RCIA; Justice and Peace Committee; Spirituality and Education Committee.

St. Matthew Parish, San Mateo -Ladies' Charity; Finance Council; Buildings and Grounds Committee; St. Vincent de Paul Society; St. Matthew School Board; Lectors; Eucharistic Ministers; Carnival Committee; Marriage Preparation Team; Traditional Choir; Hispanic Choir; Legion of Mary; RCIA; Italian Catholic Federation; Catholic Daughters of America; St. Matthews Parents' Association; St. John VianneyAdoration.

These diverse groups, in one way or another, fulfill (he words of Christ; "By this all will know you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." (John 13:35) Pope John Paul notes, "If we have truly contemplated the face of Christ, dear brothers and sisters, our pastoral planning will necessarily be inspired by the 'new commandment' which he gave us: 'Love one another, as I have loved you."' (John 13:34) Strengthening your own parish, through participation or membership in a parish organization, may be one way of helping the light of Christ shine a tittle brighter in the hearts of fellow Catholics - and drawing them more closel y into the life of the Church.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church (889) provides this guidance: "Lay believers are in the front line of Church life; for them the Church is the animating principle of human society. Therefore, they in particular ought to have an ever-clearer consciousness not only of belonging to the Church, but of being the Church, that is to say, the community of the faithful on earth under the leadership of the Pope, the common Head, and of the bishops in communion with him. They are the Church."

MEH

Archbishop Levada 's article in Catholic San Francisco of March 30 reminded me of a statement made by Father Richard Rohr during a retreat I made at San Damiano a few years ago.

We were discussing scientist 's awesome responsibilities as we try to use their discoveries in moral and helpful ways. He said, "I believe the next mystics will be the scientists. " I cannot conceive how any scientist , looking through the more and more powerful telescopes into outer space and others searching the mystery of life with stronger and stronger microscopes would not step back in absolute awe and bow to the Creator God of this marvelous universe.

Agnes De Patta Fairfax

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I lay in my bed, a lifer convicted of murder , writing this knowing that a few hundred feet away in about 26 hours a Catholic will be executed according to the wishes of people like Bob Topper (Catholic San Francisco, March 23).

Mr. Topper quotes Lv 24:17, what about verse 20, "The same injury that a man gives another shall be inflicted on him in return ." How about verse 14, "Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and ... let the whole community stone him." If we follow Mr. Topper 's advice, we should do away with lethal injection and bring back public execution by stoning of everyone who has cursed his/her parents , committed adultery, had a homosexual relationship, acted as a medium or fortune teller, and any woman that was not a virgin on her wedding night. (Lv 20:9-13, 27 & Dt 22:21) Now to support Mr. Topper's argument , we need to forget the following: "You shall not bear hatred for your brother in your heart. Though you may have to reprove your fellow man, do not incur sin because of him. Take no revenge and cherish no gru dge against your fellow countryman. You shall love your neighbor as yourself. " (Lv 19:17-18); "every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven, "; "Stop jud ging, that you may not be judged." (Mt 7:1-2) Jesus taught us about jud gment by saying people that haven ' t visited "one of these least ones" in prison "will go off to eternal puni shment." (Mt 25:31-46) As a prisoner, I do not wish eternal punishment for anyone ! I pray that all can

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see the compassionate, forgiving God that we have!

Jesus forg ives the condemned when he forgives the adulteress in John 8:1-11.

Some of you will argue the difference in crimes , but Mr. Topper wants you to follow the law (which states those caught in adultery must be stoned), not the examp le of Jesus. Jesus and Step hen ask God to forgive their murderers. (Lk 23:34 & Acts 7:60) We should never forget the victims and there is a need for punishment and reparation. 1 ask that you look around you and see that there is enough hatred and vengeance in our "Culture of Death. " Let us follow God' s example of mercy and forgiveness while finding ways to prevent further violence among us.

Leonard Rubio San Quentin

Dealing with death

I would like to thank Kathy Atkinson for her article in the February 23 Catholic San Francisco. Death and dying are topics that people rarely Like to face. However, as Kathy so aptl y wrote, "death is part of life."

As family and parish communities , we are called to support each other in all of the joys and sorrows of life. It is this loving support that shows the respect that we have for each person and his or her own struggles. That the Church provides such beautiful healing at the end of life, both to the dying and to their families, is a sign that Catholics understand the incarnational nature of our faith.

We can be hopeful at a funeral because we believe in the Resurrection; however, we also allow ourselves to grieve over the real loss of our loved ones.

Because Catholics grieve and understand death in a way that is particularl y Catholic , it is so helpful to have the counselors and support services that Catholic Cemeteries provide. There is no more beautiful way to pray for the deceased and support the family than at a Mass, the eternal banquet of our Lord 's death and resurrection.

Kathleen Buckley San Francisco

Why p eople dont' sing

Regarding letter March 30, "Food for thought on music and microphones. " I just want to touch on a few points.

Sometimes parishioners will not pick up the hymnal , or even worse pick it up and put it back down if music is hard to sing or follow. I speak , from my own experience!

Another reason for lack of partici pation in the singing is that the music is unfamiliar, so they "give up the struggle " and sit back and say that they would rather, "just listen."

What is wrong with app lauding the music after the Mass? When I applaud it is my way of saying thank you to the choir for their wonderful contribution to the liturgy. They give up a lot of their time to attend rehearsals, and I appreciate this.

To encourage participation , I would suggest that the music be familiar, spiritually moving, and easy to sing and I guarantee you , you won't hav e to urge people to sing. Please keep this in mind, especially on Easter Sunday. Start out with a thunderous hallelujah !

Elizabeth Tejada San Francisco

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The New Eugenics LONDON — Just before I began to speak to some 20 members of the British House of Commons and House of Lords on the pope 's analysis of the challenges to 21st-century democracy, Ian Paisley, the veteran anti-Catholic bigot and political leader from Northern Ireland , briefly stuck his head into the room to see what was afoot. In retrospect , I was somewhat relieved that I didn ' t notice Mm at the time. The temptation to say, "Do come in, Dr. Paisley, and hear what the Whore of Babylon is plotting" might have proven irresistible.

In the odd twists and turns of post-modern politics, Ian Paisley is, oddly enough, something of a Catholic ally in the United Kingdom. For as Britain rushes ahead of the United States in the culture of death sweepstakes, legalizing the cloning of human embryos for "research" purposes, Paisley and tike-minded Protestant fundamentalists are among the church's political allies in what has been, so far, an unsuccessful bid to slow down Prime Minister Tony Blair's efforts to accelerate Great Britain's headlong surge into the brave new world.

When I asked the newly-created Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor what he thought lay behind the government 's determination to steamroller a cloning bill through Parliament, the cardinal said he thought it had a lot to do with a pragmatic streak in the English character. What can be done should be done, on this view.

Combine that pragmatism with the probability that science has replaced the Church of England and the monarchy as an object of British veneration; add to the mix the fact that (as the cardinal put it) British culture no longer has

any concept of absolute moral norms; consider the enormous financial gains to be harvested from the revolution of our genetic knowled ge — and the result is predictable. On the U.K. biotech front , anything goes.

Lord David Alton , one of the heroes of the Anglophone pro-life movement, has not given up the fight by any manner of means, but a depressing sense of inexorability permeates the debate about the biotech future in Britain. A similar sense of fighting the inevitable drew some like-minded American intellectuals together a few months back to consider what might be done beyond wringing our hands. As I explained to my British colleagues, one idea to emerge from these Washington-based conversations was to reintroduce the word "eugenics" in polite society.

For that is what the truly objectionable parts of the biotech revolution are about — the eugenic remanufacture of a more desirable human condition through the manufacture of human beings. Eighty years ago, "eugenics" was thought a profoundl y humanitarian goal, and so the handicapped were sterilized by government order (as Oliver Wendell Holmes famously — or infamously — put it, three generations of imbeciles was enough).

Nazism, taking the eugenics movement to its logical and demonic conclusion , put the term "eugenics" on the shelf after World War II. But the eugenics project continued. The pressures on parents today to abort unborn children liable to Down's syndrome are but one example.

We should call these things by their right names. To turn

begetting into manufacture in order to get a better "product" is eugenics; it is inhuman , and it is wicked.

To design babies to meet the "needs" of parents is SB eugenics; it, too, is wicked and inhuman. To create m indisputably human creao tures for the sole purpose of experimenting on them and then disposing of them — which is what happens with and to socalled-"research embryos" — is wicked; and it is a crucial element in the new, 21st- century eugenics project.

In trying to draw a bright line at cloning, I suggested to my British interlocutors, we were defending the deepest meaning of our humanity against the excesses of misguided compassion. I reminded them that the late social critic, C. Wright Mills, very much a man of the left , used to inveigh against what he called "crackpot realism" — a politics that so denied the role of ideals in human affairs that it became a monstrous parody of political realism.

Today 's equivalent is crackpot humanitarianism. It should be called by its right name — "eugenics." And it should be rejected for what it is — the destruction of the human in the name of humanitarianism.

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George Weigel

Tax Cuts & the Poor As high-voltage as the energy debate may be to all of us in California, there is an effort winding its way through Washington right now that is at least as shocking: the proposed federal tax cut. With a price tag of $1.53 trillion over the next ten years, the legislation recently passed by the House of Representatives is not your ordinary tax bill. Its magnitude threatens to compromise government commitment to human needs, shifting wealth from the common use to primarily affluent individuals.

We Californians like to think of our state as big — with the largest population in the country and the seventh largest economy in the world. Nonetheless, California and our state politics are dwarfed by a proposed federal cut that could finance our entire state budget ten times over.

Despite its far-reaching consequences, this massive cut is being considered prior to a discussion of future needs and priorities. It is like parents who discover a surplus in their checking account and immediately spend it on a luxury vacation , without first budgeting for tuition , retirement, or even paying off credit card debts.

Catholic Charities is primarily concerned about the impact of the proposed p lan on poor folks. The current proposal offers no tax relief for those supporting families on less than $10 an hour. The working poor may not pay income taxes, but they do pay the same Social Security,

Medicare and other payroll taxes as do other workers.

Often neglected in this discussion is the hard work of the working poor that has helped to fuel the economic boom and to create our anticipated surplus.

Between 1998 and 1999, in the midst of the economic boom, Catholic Charities agencies in California saw a 10 percent increase in emergency shelter services, and an 11 percent increase in emergency food. We have experienced at least this annual increase in need throughout the 1990s and continue to experience it today, providing emergency food and shelter services to over 800,000 Californian s each year.

Given the political dialogue, it is easy to forget that the tax cuts assume a future surplus, Our leaders celebrate finishing a single fiscal year a few billion dollars under budget, despite our currently holding $5.9 trillion in debt. We're on an island of surplus in an ocean of debt. The proposed tax cuts are also premised on yet to be determined long-term budget cuts. In his budget for next year the President proposes to cut human services funding, despite his much vaunted "faith based initiative," 1 am not a fiscal expert, but in listening to the experts debate, it strikes me that Congress is betting a lot on mere projections: most of the proposed cut would be phased in during the first five years and yet 70 percent of the anticipated surplus is forecast to occur five to ten years out. Like weather forecasts, the reliability of fiscal projections diminishes proportionate to

their distance in the future. And as anyone who owns utility bonds or high tech stocks can appreciate, even shortterm forecasts can be painfully unreliable.

With the economy's tremendou s expansion over the past decade and the glimmer of a budget surplus on the horizon, we as a society have options. The proposed tax cut, however, peremptorily blunts any effort to address social crises such as unaffordable housing and families without health insurance.

The fate of this overreaching tax proposal hangs in the Senate, and on what our Senators and President hear from folks like us. What they need to hear is a voice for moderation and prudence. As Catholics, this is our natural message, along with our concern for the poor. Our faith tradition and our better human instincts ought to remind us that before we pocket a few dollars for ourselves , we need to look around and consider the common good.

Rick Mockler

The Eucharist as Washing Each Other's Feet In his rather provocative, though always interesting, autobiography, Angela 's Ashes, Frank McCourt tells of a confession he once made as a young boy in Limerick, Ireland .

His mother had ju st given birth and their in-laws from the North had sent five pounds to buy milk for the new baby. But his father , an alcoholic , had taken the money and was drinking it up in the pubs. His mother had sent him, a young boy, to find his dad and bring him home. But young Frankie can 't find his father. What he finds instead is a drunke n sailor in a pub , asleep, with a largely untouched p late of fish and chips in front of him.

Ravenously hungry, he takes the fish and chips outside and eats them. Then , feeling guilty for stealing, he decides he had better go to confession. It 's Saturday afternoon and he goes to the Dominican church and confesses to a priest that he stole fish and chips from a drunken man.

The priest asks him why he did this and Frankie answers that he was hungry, that there is not a scrap of food in their house, and that his mother is raging by the fire because his father is drinking away the money meant to buy milk for the new baby. The priest, hearing all this, suddenly becomes quiet. Instead of scolding Frankie and giving him a penance , he does something else (McCourt 's words): "I wonder if the priest is asleep because he 's very quiet 'til he says , 'My child, I sit here, I hear the sins of the poor, I assign the penance" I bestow the absolution. I should be on my knees washing their feet. ... Go. Pray for me.' He blesses me in Latin, talks to himself in English and I wonder what I did to him."

These words wonderfully describe one of the central

meanings of the Eucharist. We should be on our knees just received from God washing each other 's feet because that is precisely what and the community and Jesus did at the first Eucharist and he did it to teach us that translate it immediatethe Eucharist is not a private act of devotion , meant to ly and directly into lovsquare our debts with God , but a call to, and a grace for, ing service of others. service. The Eucharist is meant to send us out into the To take the Eucharist world ready to give expression to Christ 's hospitality, seriously is to begin to wash the feet of others, humility, and self-effacement.

Where do we get such a notion? It lies at very the heart especially the feet of of the Eucharist itself, Jesus tells us this when he gives us the poor. The Eucharist the Eucharist, with the words: "Receive, give thanks, is both an invitation break, and share." The Eucharist invites us to receive nour- which invites us and a ishment from God, fill with gratitude, and, on the basis of grace which empowers that, to break open our lives and serve the poor in hospital- us to service.

And what it ity, humility, and self-donation.

This is everywhere evident m the Gospels, though invites us to do is to John 's Gospel puts it the most clearly. Where the other replace distrust with hosp itality, pride with humility, and Gospels have Jesus speaking the words of institu tion at the self-interest with self-effacement so as to reverse the Last Supper ("This is my body. This is my blood. Do this world's order of things — wherein the rich get served b y in memory of me."), John has Jesus washing the disciples ' the poor and where the first priority is always to keep feet. But , for John , this gesture replaces the words of insti- one 's pride intact and one 's self-interest protected.

The Eucharist invites us to step down from pride, tution. It specifies what the Eucharist is, in fact, meant to do, namely, to lead us out of church and into the humble away from self-interest, to turn the mantle of privilege into the apron of service, so as to help reverse the world' s order service of others.

An old church hymn, often used to send people forth of things wherein pride, status, and self-interest are forever the straws that stir the drink. from church, puts it well: It is no accident that , among all the potential Scripture Called from worship into service texts it might have chosen for the liturgy on Holy Thursday, Forth in His great name we go To the child, the youth, the aged Love in living deeds the feast that marks the institution of the Eucharist, the church has chosen to use John 's account of Jesus washing to show.

This wonderfully expresses what the Eucharist is the feet of disciples. A splendid choice.

Indeed, nothing better expresses the meaning of the meant to do. It is a call to move from worship to service, to take the nourishment, the embrace, the kiss we have Eucharist than does that gesture.

Father Ron Rolheiser

SCRIPTURE ©L ITURGY Easter season: One great Sunday This glorious Sunday both concludes the sacred Triduum and launches us into the fifty day Easter celebration, which is considered one prolonged feast, or better "one great Sunday, " according to St. Athanasius. As you would suspect , the Church has chosen rich fare to nourish us at the Liturgy of the Word on this preeminent day "the Lord has made." Perhaps these reflections on each text will make the proclamation of the Word in your parish assembly the event that gathers you in, Acts of the Apostles 10:34a, 37-43: Our author puts this speech on the lips of Peter as he addresses the househol d of Cornelius , largely composed of Gentiles. We thrill to hear that God was acting in the ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ only to offer to all who believe the "forgiveness of sins through his name" and the welcome into the community of believers. Those who first proclaimed were "witnesses" of the events, "who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead." We who "eat and drink" this proclamation of the Word are one with them in their experience of the risen Jesus and no less "commissioned" for the Christian Passover celebration than Paul' s exhorto proclaim our experience.

Psalm 118: This pilgrimage psalm springs readily to the tation to live new lives in terms of the unleavened bread lips of a pilgrim Church, whose journey is propelled by the of the Jewish Passover ! "Clear out the old yeast, so that completed journey of Jesus the Lord, "the stone which the you may become a fresh batch of dough, inasmuch as builders rejected... " now "becomes the cornerstone." His you are unleavened. " As always with Paul , he can exhort day makes our own day: "This is the day .the Lord has Christians to new patterns of behavior because somemade; let us rejoice and be glad. " thing has happened for , them and to them: "For our Colossians 3:1-4: Using spatial language, the author paschal lamb, Christ , has been sacrificed.... Therefore, contrasts a pre-baptism life ("what is on earth") with that of let us celebrate the feast...with the unleavened bread of a post-baptism life ("what is above"). While our ultimate sincerity and truth. " resurrection remains the surprise of the final day—"When John 20:1-9: Like the beloved disciple who was so Christ your life appears, then you too will appear with him uniquely loved by Jesus , we who are cherished by friends in glory"—even now thanks to our baptism we can make who love us can touch the risen Jesus by our Church's reschoices that preview the final day 's glory: "If then you urrection faith. This disciple leaned upon the chest of Jesus were raised with Christ, see what is above, where Christ is at the supper, positioned not unlike the Word at the heart of seated at the right hand of God." the Father. From this position of disclosure, intimacy, and I Corinthians 5:6b-8: What could be more appropriate love, this disciple remains faithful during Jesus ' passion,

Father David M. Pettingill

Easter Sunday Acts of the Apostles 10:34a, 37-43; Psalm 118; Colossians 3:1-4 or Corinthians 5:6b-8; John 20:1-9 or, at afternoon Masses, Luke 24:13-35. attends Jesus' trial, represents the community of believers at the foot of the cross, and ultimately runs to the tomb where "he saw and believed." He saw the burial cloths unneeded (in contrast to those needed for Lazarus who merely came back from the dead only to die again) and believed that Jesus had been raised to deathless, end-time glory. He was so loved that he believed. Those who support us with their love assure us that the source of that love has been raised.

Luke 24:13-35: Our beloved Emmaus story answers the question , "How do subsequent generations encounter the risen Jesus?" The answer illumines us: The risen Jesus penetrates us through the Word of God , which he interprets for us, makes our hearts thereby bum "within us," enables us to recognize him "in the breaking of the bread," and persuades us to tell our experiences to others. That 's how.

May these sacred texts, proclaimed in your parish Easter assemblies, deliver to your hearts what they say and lead you to the table where we share in "the day the Lord has made."

Questions for Small Communities of Faith 1 Which Easter reading speaks to your heart? Why? 2 How can we renew our faith in the risen Lord's presence to us?

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

Our father in Easter faith When a priest friend of mine was recently asked for a capsule history of the Catholic Church, he began by saying, "We need to start with Abraham and Sarah." It is with this covenant that the history of salvation properly speaking begins: God chooses one people from all the races of the earth to be the instrument by which He will enter into human history.

The liturgy of the Church calls Abraham "our father in faith," and it is this faith which enables Abraham to set out on his pilgrimage. This faith is celebrated in the Catechism (CCC # 145-147) and has a special significance as we celebrate Easter. Faith reveals to us the glory of the resurrection, and the story of Abraham and Sarah has much to teach us about the death and resurrection of Christ, the core of Christian faith.

God had promised blessings to Abraham: he would be the father of a countless multitude and he would receive a homeland from God. As the story unfolds (Gen 12-25), God seems to delay in fulfilling these promises. Abraham and his family never settle down in a place given them by God, and for many years he and Sarah are childless.

Impatient with God's timetable, Abraham fathers a son b y one of his slaves - but this is not the child of the promise.

Finally Isaac is bom, but then Abraham has to endure the ordeal of being ordered to offer up his beloved son in sacrifice. At the last moment, an angel of the Lord stops the sacrifice, and Isaac is spared to become the ancestor of the twelve tribes of Israel. By the end of the story, the only real

estate Abraham has obtained in the promised land is a bur- meaning when it is "placed alongside" the ial plot for himself and his wife.

The Letter to the Hebrews teaches us that the deeper death and resurrection of meaning of these events is revealed by the death and resur- Christ.

From one man "as rection of Jesus which we celebrate in these holy days. The seed of faith of Abraham and Sarah bears fruit in the hearts good as dead" were bom of the disciples of Jesus. Humanly speaking, it was impossi- "descendants as many as ble for Sarah to have a child; yet "By faith Sarah herself the stars of heaven" (Heb received the power to conceive, even when she was past the ' 11:12) We understand this age, since she considered him faithful who had promised." as referring not only to (Heb 11:11) Similarly, Jesus is bom of the Virgin Mary who those who are the physical is blessed because "she believed that there would be a ful- descendants of Abraham fillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord." (Lk 1:45) but to all of us who by "By faith Abraham ... who had received the promises faith have been reborn was ready to offer up his only son." Why? "He considered through the death and resthat God was able to raise men even from the dead." (Heb urrection of Christ. The earthl y promised land was for 11:17-19) Isaac carrying the wood for the sacrifice has Abraham and Sarah simply a place to pass through, for they always been seen as an image of Jesus carrying His cross desired "a better country, that is, a heavenly one." (Heb to Calvary. But one of the earliest fathers , Origen, noted a 11:16) That desire is now fulfilled in Christ. Then only bit of significant difference: "Abraham offered God a mortal son the promised land on earth was their burial plot; the empty who was not put to death; God delivered to death an tomb of the risen Christ proclaims that the real promised land of heaven has at last been reached. immortal.Son for us".

Good Friday reveals the depth of the Father 's love for us, a love so great that the sacrifice will not be halted. But it is also a love so great that it breaks the power of death itself. Hebrews says Abraham received Isaac back from the Father Milton T. Walsh is academic dean and an assistant professor of systematic theology at St. dead "as a parable" - an event which only takes on its full Pa trick Seminary, Menlo Park.

Father Milton T. Walsh

Liturgy of the Hours unites Christians in unique way, pope tells audience VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Praying the Liturgy of the Hours unites Christians in a unique way with the Hol y Spirit and the whole church in praise of God and- in intercession for the world's salvation , Pope John Paul JJ said.

He said the traditional church prayer, structured around the Psalms, enables believers to sanctify each part of their day by reflecting on the mystery of Christ's death and resurrection.

The pope made his remarks April 4 at his weekly genera! audience in St. Peter 's Square. It was the second of a series of talks that he said are intended to promote — especially among lay people — the practice of the Liturgy of the Hours.

He said Christians who recite the Psalms "experience a sort of harmony" with the Holy Spirit's own prayer. ' "In praying the Psalms at different moments of the day, it is the Holy Spirit himself who, dwelling in us through the grace of baptism, is praying in us with 'sighs too deep for words,"' said the pope.

Early Christian monks were convinced, he said, that in reciting the prayers "their faith allowed the Psalms ' verses to release a special 'energy' of the Holy Spirit."

In addition, Christ continues his mission on earth through believers who recite the Liturgy of the Hours, because the prayers unite the church in praise of God and intercession for the salvation of the whole world, he said.

The Christian tradition of the Liturgy of the Hours

developed gradually from the recitation of the Hebrew Psalms, which church leaders associated with different times of the day, week and year, the pope said.

The rhythm of the prayers centered on the mystery of Christ's death and resurrection, he said.

"Christian prayer is born , nourished and developed around the event of the faith par excellence — the paschal mystery of Christ. In this way, in the morning and at night, from the rising to the setting of the sun, Easter — the Lord's passing from death to life — was recalled," he said.

'To recite the Psalms in this way is to immerse ourselves in the ocean of life and grace which is the mystery of the Father, Son and Hol y Spirit," he said.

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Celebrating new life in Christ Dearly beloved in Christ, 1 offer each and every member of Christ 's faithful here in the Archdiocese of San Francisco my greeting for a blessed and happy Easter! And I pray to God for the abundant grace and blessing of the Risen Lord for each one.

Perhaps the reflections I offer in my homily at the Chrism Mass earlier this week can also be useful as a meditation on the great event of the Paschal mystery, and on the presence of the Risen Lord among us , his people.

Sincerely yours in Christ,

*¦ if t lLa^S^ i^f ^- *—__ Most ReverendWilliam J. Levada ArchbishopWISan Francisco

I welcome all of you — my brother priests, deacons, men and women religious, lay ministers, young men and women preparing for the sacrament of Confirmation , members of the Elect and candidates for full communion who j oin us in anticipation of the Easter vigil, penitents, all the faithful gathered here — all who are gathered here to celebrate this annual Chrism Mass, or Mass of the Oils as it is sometimes called.

We gather full of confidence in the work of the Holy Spirit among us, the Spirit of God who anointed Jesus Lord and Messiah at the beginning of Ms public ministry, the same Spirit who was poured out upon the nascent Church on the first Pentecost, and who has not ceased to fill the Church with his holy anointing in these 2000 years since. Only through this Spirit do we dare to hold up these oils, pressed from the fruit of the olive tree, and see in them the "oil of gladness."

As the Lord Jesus, present in the Church as Head of his Body, once again this Holy Week renews in us, with us, and for us the sacred mysteries of his Passion, Death and Resurrection in word and sacrament, He gathers us here this evening at this Chrism Mass to prepare us for our work — our liturgy — of these coming days of the Paschal Triduum.

At this Mass we bless and consecrate the holy oils to be used in preparing candidates for and in celebrating the sacraments of Christian initiation , in the anointing of the sick, and in the ordination of priests and bishops. And because Easter is the celebration of new life in Christ , these oils too must be made new, to represent the power and blessing of the One who spoke from his heavenly throne, "Behold , I make all things new!" (Rev. 21,5).

Yesterday, as we began the days of this Holy Week, God's word spoke to us about a banquet in Bethany where Jesus celebrated with his friends, among them Martha, Mary and Lazarus. There Mary, as John 's Gospel recounts it , anointed the feet of Jesus with perfumed oil. It was the 6th day before the Passover, the day on which by tradition the lamb was chosen for the Jewish passover feast. By this anointing, the Gospel seems to say, was Jesus prepared for his Passover, and chosen as the Paschal Lamb of the new and eternal covenant.

So we too should see this Mass of the holy oils as a special gift which allows us to prepare for the celebratio n of

the paschal mystery. As we know, the liturgy of the Chrism Mass is set on the morning of Hol y Thursday, the day on which the Paschal liiduum begins with the celebration of the Evening Mass of the Lord ' s Supper. As we antici pate thi s Chrism Mass liturgy for greate r pastoral convenience , our celebration toni ght share s in the character of preparation for the Great Week — the Holy Week.

On the night before he died , Jesus celebrated the Last Supper with his apostles , making the annual commemoration of that Supper a day precious to the Church in every time and place as the day which recalls the institution of the Holy Eucharist and of the priesthood. For this reason , the theme of priesthood — the royal priesthood of all the faithful , who receive the anointing of the Hol y Spirit in the sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation , and the ministerial priesthood , priests and bishops who are consecrated by the imposition of hands and the anointing with holy chrism to provide the Eucharist for the people of God , is especially prominent in today 's celebration.

How beautifull y the Preface of the Chrism Mass draws togedier these themes of anointing and priesthood: "By your Holy Spirit you anointed your only Son High Priest of the new and eternal covenant. With wisdom and love you have planned that this one priesthood should continue in the Church. Christ gives the dignity of a royal priesthood to the peop le he has made his own. From these, with a brother 's love, he chooses men to share his sacred ministry by the laying on of hands. He appoints them to renew in his name the sacrifice of our redemption as they set before your family his paschal meal. He calls them to lead your holy peop le in love, nourish them b y your word, and strengthen them through the sacraments."

In this prayer we can hear the constant teaching ol the Church, that priesthood is not only a grace for those called to be priests , but it is planned to be a grace for the entire priestl y peop le of God through their ministry and service.

In the Synoptic Gospels of Matthew and Mark, the anointing of Jesus at the banquet in Bethany is an anointing of his head, the traditional sign of consecration of kings and priests.

As 1 reflected on the scene at Bethany in John 's Gospel, on the banquet at which the feet of Jesus were anointed with oil, 1 could not help but think about that other supper he would celebrate with his first priests just six days later. There he would wash their feet , a gesture which dramaticall y stamps the priesthood as humble service, as a w ashing of the feet in imitation of Christ the Servant, who said to his first priests, "If I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another 's feet" (John 13,14).

In his letter to priests for this Holy Thursday, Our Hol y Father Pope John Paul II alludes to this same theme : "Great indeed is the mystery of which we have been made ministers . A mystery of love without limit, for 'having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end' (John 13,1); a mystery of unity, which from the source of Trinitarian life is poured out upon us in order to make us 'one' in the gift of the Spirit (cf. John 17); a mystery of divine diakonia which prompts the Word made flesh to wash the feet of his creation , thus showing that service is

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It is thrilling to contemplate the cosmic sweep of such a meditation : "The Word made flesh [washes] the feet of his creation!" In this cleansing he prepares the "new heaven and the new earth" (Rev. 21,1), washing not only our feet but the robes of the saints made white in the blood of the Lamb (cf. Rev. 7,14). This gesture is fulfilled in Baptism, and in the second baptism of the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation throu gh the ministry of priest confessors, by which we are washed clean of our sins. And how blessed we are to know the gift we are given in the Eucharist, when we hear at each celebration of the earthly Mass the pledge of the eternal banquet , as the priest invites us to share in Holy Communion with the words, "Beati qui ad cenam Agni vocati sunt!" — "Happy are those who are called to the supper of the Lamb" (cf. Rev. 19,9).

In the Church and her sacraments Christ continues the work of redemption "to the ends of the earth ." St. Augustine referred to the Church as a "wondrou s sacrament ." And so she is. The Catechism of the Catholic Church begins its catechesis on liturgy and sacraments by quoting this reflection of St. Augustine , who sums up perfectly the meaning of our celebrations of these holy days: "The wonderful works of God among the people of the Old Testament were but a prelude to the work of Christ the Lord in redeeBting mankind and giving perfect glory to God. He accomplished this work principall y by the Paschal mystery of his blessed Passion, Resurrection from the dead , and glorious Ascension, whereby 'dying he destroyed our death , rising he restored our life. ' For it was from the side of Christ as he slept the sleep of death upon the cross that there came forth 'the wondrous sacrament of the whole Church' ." The Catechism continues , "For this reason, the Church celebrates in the liturgy above all the Paschal mystery by which Christ accomplished the work of our salvation." (no. 1067) , Imagine, dear brothers and sisters . You and I who have been given so many and such great gifts of love have also been called to be the hands and voice of Christ 's continuous liturgy of praise and glory to the Father. Let us give praise and glory to God by following Christ, obedient to the will of his Father and humble servant who washes the feet of his creation .

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Hol y Spirit. Amen! *

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April 28: Apostles to the World , a symposium with Cardinal James Francis Stafford , president , Pontifical Council of the Laity, 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. at St. 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 al 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 of 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.; Sat 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Holy Hour each Fri. 1 - 2 p.m., National Shrine ol St. Francis of Assisi , Vallejo at Columbus , SF.

Betreats/Days of Recollection VALLOMBROSA 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 Retreal 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 wilh well known retreat leaders , scholars and people of faith. What about Ihese tales? Are they true? Did they really happen? What implications do they have for the Christian in the 21st century? May 20: Father Peter Sammon talks on the Parable of the Vineyard Laborers.

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

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

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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 .

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

April 27-29: The Journey of Surrendering to God's Love, a silent retreat for me with Jesuit Father Tom Allender.

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

Taize Prayer 3rd lues 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 Callornia 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 Portoia Rd., Portola Valley. Call Dean Miller at (650) 328-2880 1st Sat. at 8:30 p.m! at SF Presidio Main Post Chapel, 130 Fisher Loop. Call Delia Molloy at (415) 563-4280 .

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

Wed.: Help children learn at St. Dominic Elementary School, Pine and Steiner St., SF. 7:15 - 8:15 a.m. in school library. Call Kathleen Reilly at (415) 387-5692.

Various dates: Read with youth ages 5 - 14 as part of the Tenderloin Reading Program, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. at 570 Ellis St . between Hyde and Leavenworth, SF. Contact Marie Borges at (415) 401-0925 or marieborges@yahoo.com.

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

Prayer/Devotions/Lent 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 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.

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 (4 15) 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) 863-7515.

Blessed Sacrament Exposition Church of the Nativ ity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park , 24 hours everyday, (650) 322-301-3. St. Sebastian Church, corner of Bon Air Rd. and Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Greenbrae, M - F 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Adoration Chapel, (415) 461-0704. St. Agnes Church, 1025 Masonic (near Page) SF, Fri., 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., (415) 487-8560. Our Lady of Angels Churc h, 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame , MF after 8 a.m. Mass until 7 p.m. St. Isabella Church, One Trinity Way, San Rafael, Fri., 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Our Lady of Loretto Church, 1806 Novato Blvd., Novato, Fri. 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m., 1st Fri. 9:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Sat. St. Bruno Church, 555 W. San Bruno Ave., San Bruno, 24 hours everyday.

Call (650) 588-0572. Our Lady of Guadalupe Chape!. St. Francis of Assisi Shrine, 610 Vailejo St. at Columbus, SF, Fri. following 12:15 p.m. Mass until 4:15 p.m. 2nd Sat . at St. Matthew Churc h, One Notre Dame Way, San Mateo with Nocturnal Adoration Society of San Mateo County. Call Jim McGill at (650) 574-3918 for times. Corpus Christi Monastery, 215 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park , daily from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call (650) 322-1801. St. Bartholomew Church, 300 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo , 1st Fri. fro m afte r 8 a.m. Mass until just before next day's 8 a.m. Mass.; St. Dominic Church, Bush and Steiner St., 8:30-9:30 a.m. and 6-7 p.m. each Mon. and Wed. (415) 567-7824. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 3 Oakdale Ave., Mill Valley, Mon., 8:15 a.m. through Wed. at 7:30 a.m.; St. John of God Church , 1290 5th Ave . at Irving, SF. Mondays afte r 12:10 p.m. Mass, (415) 5665610; St. Kevin Church, 704 Cortland Ave., SF, 1st Fri. following 9 a.m. Mass until 5:15 p.m.

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

family Life May 5: 1st annua! Catholic Fun Day at Marine World beginning with Mass at 9 a.m. with Bishop John C. Weste r 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 or edgleason@webtv.net.

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

The Adoption Network of Catholic Charities 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 at 7 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 befo re. 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 inform ation 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 stmchurch@hotmail.com. Call Ron Landucci at (650) 583-6016 about upcoming social activities.

April 19: Susan Easton speaks on spirituality and health; April 21: Bowling in Pacifica.

Consolation Ministry Our Lady of Angels, 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame, 1st Mon. 7:30-9 p.m.; 1st Thurs., 9:30 - 11 a.m. Call Sarah DiMare at (650) 697-7582; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, James St. between Fulton and Grand, Redwood City, Thurs . 6 - 7:30 p.m. Call (650) 366-3802 ; St. Andrew, 1571 Southgate Ave., Daly City, 3rd Mon. 7:30 - 9 p.m. Call Eleanor and Nick Fesunoff at (650) 878-9743; Good Shepherd, 901 Oceana Blvd., Pacifica. Call Sister Carol Fleitz at (650) 355-2593; St. Hilary, 761 Hilary Dr., Tiburon, 1st and 3rd Wed., 3-4:30 p.m. Call Sister Colette at (415) 435-7659; St. Gabriel, 2559 40th Ave., SF, 1st and 3rd Tues., 7 - 9 p.m. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882; St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, 2nd and 4th Wed,2:30 4 p.m. Call Sister Esther at (415) 567-2020 , ext.

218; St. Finn Barr, 415 Edna St., SF in English and Spanish, one Sat. per month. Call Carmen Solis at (415) 584-0823; St. Cecilia, 2555 17th Ave., SF, 2nd and 4th Tues ,2 - 4 p.m. Call (415) 664-8481.

Ministry for parents who have lost a child is available from Our Lady of Angels Parish , Burlingame. Call Ina Potter at (650) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579.

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

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

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

April 21: Annual Spring Conference and luncheon of the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women at Vallombrosa Center, 250 Oak Grove Ave,Menlo Park beginning with registration at 8:30 a.m. Day includes Mass and panel discussion of Women in God's 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.

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April 21: Plant and Garden Sale at the Mt. Carmel Shop, 45 Lovell Ave , Mill Valley from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tomato plants will be featured along with garden books, supplies and other plants, flowers and vegetables. Call (415) 388-4332.

April 25: Tuscan Kitchen Garden from noon at St. Anthony's Farm, a work of the St. Anthony Foundation, featuring chicken ravioli, salad and strawberry zabaglione by Preferred Sonoma Caterers. Seating limited. Tickets $15. Event takes place at the farm, 11205 Valley Ford Rd,Petaluma. Call Icy at (707) 5391325 or Margarett at (707) 763-4225 for reservations.

April 27, 28, 29: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel annual Spring Festival, Grand Ave. and James St., Redwood City. Features carnival rides, games, and an international food arcade. Fri. 3:30 -9:36 p.m.; Sat. 10:30 a.m.

- 9:30 p.m.; Sun. noon - 8 p.m. Call (650) 366-8817.

April 28,29: Corpus Christi Parish Annual Spring Festival featuring food from around the world plus games and other fun activities. Sat. from 6 p.m.; Sun. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Call (415) 585-2991 .

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 19: Carnival 2001, an annual fundraiser

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

May 11: St. Stephen Parish Men's Club 6th Annual Golf Tournament at Sharp Park Golf Course.

Call Greg Holl at (415) 661-0570.

May 12: International Food Faire at St. Gabriel's Bedford Hall, 2550 41st Ave. between Ulloa and Vicente, SF from 6 - 9 p.m. Treats from Asia, Europe, Pacific Islands and Latin countries. Reservations required. Tickets $5. Call Janet at (415) 566-0314.

May 13: Mothers' Day Brunch benefiting Sisters of the Holy Family and restoration of the community 's Fremont motherhouse with seatings at 10 a.m , noon and 2 p.m. at 159 Washington Blvd., Fremont.

Tickets $35/ Youth $10. Limited seating. Food by Palmdale Estates Catering. Call (510) 624-4581 .

May 21-22: Reno Fun Trip sponsored by St. Thomas More Church. Call Nancy at (415) 333-2798.

3rd Fri.: Open house and pot luck dinner and bingo at Catholic Kolping Society, 440 Taraval St , SF. No-host bar 6 p.m.; dinner 7 p.m.; bingo 8 p.m.

Call Bill Taylor at (415) 731-1177.

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.

3rd Sat.: Handicapables gather for Mass and lunch at St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, at noon.

Volunteer drivers always needed. Call (415) 584-5823.

Reunions April 20: 50th Reunion Dinner for members of Notre Dame High School, San Francisco class of '51. A Mass and luncheon on April 21 are also part of the celebration. Classmates who have not been contacted about the get-together or who know of any who don't know about the reunion should call (650) 326-6620.

April 25-29: National Conference of Alumni of the Sacred Heart Schools network in this country and abroad. Many activities planned including time at Sacred Heart on Broadway in San Francisco and Sacred Heart Schools in Atherton. Call Janice Vela at (415) 929-7980.

June 9: 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 McKernan at (415) 892-5233 orfrankm31 ©prodigy.net.

June 23: Class of '51, SI. 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) 452-0177 and leave your name, address and phone number.

Performance Admission free unless otherwise noted.

April 21: Hear renowned organist Roger Fisher at St. Mary's Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10/$5 seniors , students AGO members . Program includes works by Mendelssohn and others . Call (415) 567-2020, ext . 213.

April 22: Thanks for the Ranks, a concert by wellknown local organists on the new instrument at SF's St. Stephen Church honoring those whose contributions made it possible. Selections will especially feature the 16 ranks of pipes sponsored by individuals and families, Father Bill Vaughan , John Karl Hirten, and Warren Lubich are among the organists expected to perform.

Begins at 3:30 p.m. at St. Stephen's on Eucalyptus Dr. adjoining Stonestown Galleria. Call (415) 682-2136.

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, $l0/$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.

Datebook is a fr ee listingf o rparishes, schools and non-profit groups. Please include event name, time, date, p lace, address and an information p hone number. Listing must reach Catholic San Francisco at least two weeks before the Friday publication date desired.

Mail your notice to: Datebook , Catholic San Francisco, One Peter Yorke Way, S.E 94109, orf a x it to (415) 614-5633.

Letters to the Editor Letters . . , M Continued from page 12

Wonderful article

My co-councilor Mary beth Barrett and I just finished reading the wonderful article in the March 23 Catholic San Francisco about the work of the Equestrian Order of the Hol y Sepulchre .

We are impressed and thankful that you presented our purpose so beautifull y.

Also, the pictures were outstanding.

Jane C. Waal San Francisco

Can you be a good Catholic and a p oor Christian?

It would appear so from reading recent letters in Catholic San Francisco regarding issues of death penalty, homosexuality and politics. Many of the writers quote passionatel y from the Old Testament in justification for their beliefs and seem to forget that Christ issued a New Covenant in the New Testament.

As all of us are entitled to our own opinion. I find it help ful to think what would Jesus say or do? No one walking this earth is perfect but our goal as Catholics and Christians is to be as much like Christ as we can. If we put Christ 's Words to love one another into practice we would be further along in this life 's journey as Christians.

Patrick Quinn San Francisco

Teacher scholarships

Regarding Nancy Frazier O'Brien 's article entitled Diverse Suggestions For Bishops , I was pleased to see such well thoug ht out ideas. Of particular interest

to me is the idea of "alternative means of compensating employees , when money is not available , such as offering free or reduced tuition to Catholic schools for children of emp loyees ."

In the Archdiocese of San Francisco, teachers in the four Archdiocesan high schools (Marin Catholic , Sacred Heart Cathedral , Archbishop Riordan and Juni pero Serra) receive a 100 percent discount on tuition for their children who attend any of those four schools. That is approximatel y $7000 benefit ($14,000 if you have two children in partici pating high schools). Teachers in Archdiocesan elementary schools, who have children in those schools receive a 15 percent tuition discount with a maximum benefit of $1000. And those who teach in the elementary schools but have children attending high schools receive absolutel y no tuition reduction.

It should come as no surprise, that the majority of teachers in Catholic elementary schools are women, and that in our four Archdiocesan hi gh schools the majority of teachers are men. In light of the low wages paid to Catholic school teachers , it would seem to be only a matter of social justice to offer the full tuition reduction benefit to all of our teachers.

Terrence Hanley Pacifica

Adoption: Bes t choice

The Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity are indeed doing noble work b y offering refuge to pregnant women who don 't want to abort their babies.

However, as a lawyer who for 20 years has represented a county children 's protective agency in juvenile court hearings involving abused and neglected children , I found the article March 30 troubling.

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Almost none of the women, most of whom undoubtedl y are unmarried adolescents or post-adolescents, intend to relinquish their children for adoption.

In the overwhelming majority of the cases I handle , the parents of the children removed from their homes because of severe abuse and neglect are unmarried , more often than not , never married. Most are immature, uneducated , and in no position , financially or otherwise, to support themselves, let alone their children.

It would have been far more humane for both mothers and infants — dad s are usuall y present onl y intermittentl y — had the children been freed for adoption at birth .

Unfortunatel y, despite abundant evidence to the contrary, misguided social policy requires the pretense that children can be reared just as well by single parents as by married couples. For both ideological reasons and fear of legal liability, social workers, in my experienc e, rare ly urge women, no matter how young, to relinquish their babies.

Consequentl y, they are confronted with the necessity of providing "reunification" services to moms like the 15 year old whose inattention caused her 18 month old to be severely burned , a case I am currentl y handling. Somewhat later, when the services, as they typicall y do, prove ineffective , they must find foster families for emotionally and sometimes ph ysicall y scarred older youngsters.

The Sisters have a golden opportunity to persuade the young women they shelter that, if they reall y love their babies and want what is best for them, they will allow them to be adopted. I sincerely hope they utilize it and that their efforts bear fruit.

Mary M. Ash Belmont

Sundays in Lent

This note was triggered by Fr. Dietzen 's question in the March 23 Catholic San Francisco: "Are Sundays part of Lent?"

I landed in Milan on Ash Wednesday four years ago for a meeting with Professor Manfrini , who did so much to enhance the beauty of St. Mary 's Cathedral and who had offered to design the commemorative medal for our 1997 USA Salesian Centennial . After spending the day in his studio he invited me to join him for supper at home. A superb cook , he surprised us with a luscious filet mignon for the main course that Ash Wednesday evening.

I had quietly decided not to embarrass my gracious host and feign forgetfulness , when he gently answered what he must have guessed was my unspoken question: "Don 't worry Fr. Larry. In Milan we belong to the Ambrosian Rite. Our Lent begins next Monday, fiv e days after yours.

It lasts 40 continuous days , including Sundays: when Jesus fasted forty days and forty nights in the desert, he did not skip Sundays.

Live and learn. When in Rome... And so., four years ago I resigned myself to observe Ash Wednesday in the Ambrosian Rite and to observe the rest of Lent in the Latin Rite.

Fr. Larry N. Lorenzoni , S.D.B. San Francisco

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Book Review Catholic Bioethics and the Gift of Human Life

by William E. May. Our Sunday Visitor (Huntington , Ind., 2000). 340 pp., $17.95.

Reviewed b y Richard M. Doerflinger Catholic News Service People who suspect thai Catholic orthodoxy is boring — that it has pal answers for everything and that il leaves no issue open for discussion — should read "Catholic Bioethics and the Gift of Human Life."

Author William E. May is a thoroug hl y orthodox Catholic layman who has taug ht moral theology at The Catholic University of America and the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family, both in Washington. He enthusiastically supports the teaching and ministry of Pope John Pau l II, and draws heavil y from his encyclicals and from recent Vatican document s lo sel forth the church' s teachings.

But in surveying some of the hottest issues in modem bioethics — euthanasia, reproducti ve technologies , brain death , organ transp lants , etc. — May is careful to show areas where theolog ians who accept those teachings differ on how to app ly them.

Especiall y fascinating is May 's analysis of one of the most bizarre dilemmas created for us by the new biology : whether fai thful Catholics may "adopt " frozen embryos

Capsule film reviews Along Came a Spider

Disappointing thriller in which a psychologist-detective (Morgan Freeman) teams up with a Secret Service agent (Monica Potter) to catch a methodical predator (Michael Wincott) who has kidnapped the young daughter of a senator. The surprise ending in director Lee Tamahori's generic film does little to compensate for a sketchy story line that lacks character definition and a compelling plot. Some violence and sporadic rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III — adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R — restricted.

Blow

Ambitious biography that relates the story of cocaine smuggler George Jung (Johnny Depp), who went from bluecollar obscurity to becoming a $35-billion-a-year conduit for the Colombian cartels, turning cocaine into America's biggest drug problem. Although initially involving, director Ted Demme's cautionary tale is unmemorable as it loses momen-

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which have been created in a laboratory and then abandoned by the biological parents. May a Catholic woman offer to have such an embryo implanted in her womb, and raise the child as her own, within the bounds of Catholic teaching on reproduction? This issue has been vigorousl y debated in Great Britain , where a national law calls for disposal of such "orphan embryos " after a certain period of time . The question has gained greater visibility in the United States due to a proposal by the National Institutes of Health lo use these embryos for destructive experiments.

The author thinks that an effort to rescue these embryos from disposal or permanent freezing does not violate church teaching against "surrogate" motherhood , but is a prenatal form of adoption — a praiseworth y service to human life that takes place after other peop le have alread y violated Ihe moral law. However, he carefull y and respectfully reviews the arguments of those who disagree, and he has generall y shown them his summaries of their arguments to make sure he is not misrepresenting them. May ' s book gives the reader an inside look at how a disputed question in Catholic ethics can be responsibl y argued and (perhaps) resolved , without disputing church teaching.

May outlines similar disagreements on certain new reproductive technologies, on artificially assisted feeding for patients in a so-called "vegetative " state (a term he dislikes for its suggestion that such patients are less than human persons), and on using permanent loss of brain function as a way lo diagnose death. On each of these questions he generally takes the more rigorous position — that is, he thinks other ethicists are mistaken in giving thenmoral approval to certain practices.

Whether one agrees or disagrees with May 's position , however, his text and footnotes provide good material for coming to one 's own conclusions. On the issue of "brain death" the pope himself has made recent comments that seem to accept the idea of diagnosing death by finding irreversible loss of brain functions; May thinks there is new evidence that may demand a reassessment of "brain dealh. " When covering older issues , such as contraception , May does not merely review old arguments but tries to provoke a new appreciation for the church' s concerns. For example, he tries to show that acceptance of contraception is much more a pathway to abortion — is more "anti-life" — than most Catholics are read y to admit. Here and throughout , his discussion is "rooted in the conviction that human life, even when heavily burdened , is always a great and precious gift of God. " This book is both less and more than a basic textbook in Catholic bioethics. It does not provide a detailed anal ysis of concepts such as natural law or the princip le of double effect , but illustrates how these concepts can be applied to resolve particular problems. It also often goes beyond abstract conclusions to provide practical guidance to peop le facing medical dilemmas — from genetic counseling before conception to advance directives at the end of life.

Researchers and medical professionals, theology students and Catholic patients and families facing difficult treatment decisions all can profit from this challenging book.

tum with its sentimental portrayal of Jung in his later years.

Pervasive drug content, a few brief scenes of sexual situations, some violence, fleeting nudity and continual rough lanpage and profanity. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-IV — adults, with reservations. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R — restricted.

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Innocuous adventure comedy in which a 12th-century French knight (Jean Reno) and his peasant squire (Christian Clavier) are accidentall y transported to 21st-century Chicago by a wizard (Malcolm McDowell) where they meet the kni ght 's modern-day descendant (Christina Applegate). As directed by Jean-Marie Gaubert , the timetravel film offers some mildl y amusing jokes and neat special effects, but the slender, familiar premise is soon engulfed by a predictable turn of events. Some scary images, a few mild sword-fighting scenes, some crude humor and fleeting crass language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II — 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.

An Archdiocesan Catholic School for 700 young men in San Francisco is accepting applications for full time positions for 2001 /02 school year:

"m RELIGION §J\ H MATH m TO COUNSELING m Preference given to candidates capable of teaching in more than one subject area, have experience as an athletic coach, or willing to moderate an extra curricular activity. Salary is competitive, good health benefits.

Submit a cover letter, resume, transcripts and references as soon as possible to: Fr. Timot hy M. Kearney, Principal Archbishop Riordan High School 175 Phelan Avenue San Francisco, CA 94112 or FAX: (415) 587-1310

Mind-numbing animated film based on the television cartoon series in which a human teen trainer of Pokemons must save his mother and a young orphaned girl from menacing Pokemons with bizarre powers. Though the popular animated creatures are likely to make director Michael Haigney's film a hit with children, the premise is nonsensical and the animation, while colorful , is flat. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-I — general patronage. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is G — general audiences.

Shadow Magic

Engaging period piece set in 1902 Peking where an Englishman (Jared Harris) opens up China ' s first movie house, aided by an enthusiastic native (Xia Yu) whose interest in Western innovations jeopardizes his job and his love life. Director Ann Hu 's fact-based tale is a valentine to the art of cinema as a universal language transcending race, language and cultural barriers. Partiall y subtitled. Mild violence. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II — adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG — parental guidance suggested.

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Cross is sign of love's p ower, pope tells youths B y Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The cross of Christ is a sign that seif-giving love is the path of salvation and happiness, Pope John Paul II said as he celebrated Palm Sunday and World Youth Day. "I point out to each and every one of you the cross of Christ, the path of life and salvation, the way to reach the palm of triumph on the day of resurrection ," he told an estimated 30,000 people gathered for Mass in St. Peter 's Square .

The April 8 liturgy began with a procession of palmbearing youths from Canada, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain , France and Croatia.

The pope rode in an open jeep behind the procession of concelebrating priests, bishops and cardinals , including Cardinal Aloysius Ambrozic of Toronto and U.S. Cardinal J. Francis Stafford , president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, organizer of World Youth Day. After Communion, the pope watched as young people from Rome passed the World Youth Day cross to young people from Canada, who will host the Jul y 18-28, 2002, international celebration in Toronto.

The Canadian youths were led by their native peers , beating drums and chanting.

Pope John Paul also announced that the theme of the 2002 celebration will be "You are the salt of the earth ... you are the light of the world."

'Dear young people," he told the Canadians, "get ready to welcome the young peop le of the world to your beautiful country by renewing your own fidelity to Christ the Lord ."

And he saluted them, "Until we meet in Toronto!"

To the French-speaking youths, he said the preparations also should be an occasion for "a renewed witness of your charity and the joyous opening of your hearts. " Speaking in Polish, he added, "I hope that the land of Canada will be a p lace where the hearts of many young peop le will be reborn so that they become salt of the earth and light for the world."

As members of the crowd waved palms, olive branches and pussy willows — a tradition in much of Eastern Europe

— the pope told them, "Do not be afraid of walking the path that the Lord walked first because love, the gift of one 's self , is the only path which can save the world and lead to the fullness of life and of happ iness."

In his homily, the pope said the palms of Christ 's triumphant entry into Jerusalem and the cross of his death are not contradictory signs, but signs of the mystery the church has proclaimed throughout history.

"Jesus voluntaril y handed himself over to the passion; he was not crushed by forces greater than himself. He freel y faced the death of the cross and , in death , triumphed," the pope said.

Even as the church focuses on the horrors of Jesus ' arrest, his crucifixion and his death, it remembers the triumph of his resurrection and his victory over death, the source of salvation.

Looking at the cross, he said , "We see Jesus , the son of God who became man to restore man to God. He, without sin, is crucified before us. He is free , even though he is nailed to the wood."

'He has given his life, but no one has taken it from him. He gave it for us. Through his cross, we have life," the pope said.

Basilian Father Thomas Rosica, director of World Youth Day 2002, said Canada 's preparations for the 2002 gathering will focus on empowering young leaders to help their peers show the world the beauty of Christian faith .

"World Youth Day has to be put on by young people for young people," he said. The 47 youths in Ihe Canadian delegation to Rome, including young natives, will be the organizers of the event in their dioceses and on a national level.

The 13-foot-tall wooden World Youth Day cross, which was carried on foot through the streets of Rome to St. Peter 's Square April 7, was to arrive in Ottawa April 11 on an Air Canada flight. After that , it will cross the country by helicopter, snowmobile, barge, dogsled and flatbed truck, Father Rosica said.

While it will stand in the midst of most local youth gatherings, it will have to be laid flat during some gatherings in many of the native communities of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, "because the buildings are too low," he said.

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