April 22, 2005

Cardinals choose German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger to be new pope

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By John Thavis and Cindy Wooden

Pope Benedict XVI, elected pope April 19, waves from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican after he was announced as the 265th pope.

Many recall new pope’s visit to San Francisco

By Catholic San Francisco Staff Newly elected Pope Benedict XVI, then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in his position as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, visited the San Francisco Bay Area six years ago and spent a week of activities in San Francisco and San Mateo County.

As the guest of San Francisco Archbishop William J. Levada, Cardinal Ratzinger visited the newly established National Shrine of St. Francis.

The primary purpose of the cardinal’s visit in 1999 was a Feb. 9-12 convocation of doctrinal officials from the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands, which was held at Vallombrosa Retreat and Conference Center in Menlo Park.

Convened by the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and hosted by San Francisco Archbishop William J. Levada, the four-day convocation was an opportunity for church leaders with similar responsibilities to discuss common issues.

Christine Bacich, Fr. Tom Daly and Msgr. Steven Otellini from Marin Catholic with Cardinal Ratzinger.

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Cardinals of the Catholic Church on April 19, the second day of their conclave, chose German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the 78-yearold guardian of the church’s doctrine to be the 265th pope. Cardinal Ratzinger took the papal name Benedict XVI. Appearing at the central window of St. Peter’s Basilica, the newly elected pope smiled as he was greeted by a cheering, flag-waving crowd filling St. Peter’s Square.

“After the great John Paul II, the cardinals elected me, a simple, humble worker in the vineyard of the Lord,” Pope Benedict said, in a brief talk broadcast around the world.

“I am consoled by the fact that the Lord can work and act even through insufficient instruments, and I especially entrust myself to your prayers,” he said.

“In the joy of the risen Lord, and trusting in his permanent help, we go forward. The Lord will help us, and Mary his most holy mother is on our side. Thank you,” he said.

Then Pope Benedict gave his blessing to the city of Rome and to the world. He stood and listened to the endless applause that followed, smiling and raising his hands above his head.

U.S. Cardinal William W. Baum, the only voting cardinal besides the new pope to have participated in a previous conclave, joined Pope Benedict XVI on the central balcony. From the side balconies of the basilica facade, other cardinals appeared, smiling and waving to the crowd.

Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls announced that the solemn Mass for the new pope’s installation would take place April 24. Pope Benedict dined with the cardinals at their Vatican residence the evening of his election. He stayed at the residence that night to celebrate Mass with them the next morning in the Sistine Chapel.

Pope Benedict is the first German pope since Pope Victor II, who reigned from 1055-1057. It was the second conclave in a row to elect a non-Italian pope, after Italians had held the papacy for more than 450 years.

The new pope was chosen on the second day of voting by at least a two-thirds majority of 115 cardinals from 52 countries, who cast their ballots in secret in the Sistine Chapel.

As the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith since 1981, Pope Benedict was on the front NEW POPE, page 3

INSIDE THIS WEEK’S EDITION Assisted suicide bill . . . . . . . 4 Letter from seminarian . . . . . 5 Mass at St. Mary’s . . . . . . . . . 6 Conclave homily. . . . . . . . . 12 Scripture and reflection . . . 14 Archbishop on new pope . . 15

Health care rally

St. Rose reunion

St. Robert’s Parish

Six books on JPII . . . . . . . . 18

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Youth of Our Lady of Angels Parish brought the Lenten Gospel of “The Woman At The Well” to life Feb. 27 at the Burlingame church. From left: Monica Skelton, Sinead McElhone, Ross Buran, Megan Boyle, and Mone Azzopardi.

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Happy 61 years married April 16th to Marge and Stan Doughty of Our Lady Of Mercy Parish. The couple, who met during WWII are “off on a Mississippi River Cruise to celebrate the event,” Stan said. They have been members of OLM for 40 years….St. Paul High School’s class of ’45 is gathering May 5th at Bay Meadows in San Mateo. “It’ll be a day of races and remembering fur us ‘Golden Girls’,” said classmate, Edna Condon Leonard, who has been a member of St. Luke Parish in Foster City since its founding in 1970. Proceeds from the event will benefit the work of Sister Mary Francilla, a member of the class of ’45 and Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who now works among the poor of Chicago’s Kenneth Willers

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Scopesi, with her husband, Leo, and sister-in-law, “I am honored to serve,” Ken said. Ken, princiJean McNab. Lois said to not forget that the pal at St. John’s for the last four years, has been crowd also included “many nieces and nephews an active NCEA member and was among a and lotsa’ cousins.”…St. Veronica Parish has group of delegates from Catholic schools invitnamed Barbara Lozar, Parishioner of the Year. ed to the White House. “I expect to accomplish Barbara has been a member of the SSF faith comreaching out to my colleagues throughout the munity for 50 years and today shares her time in region and being a sounding board and repreareas including sacristan and visitor of the sick sentative of issues,” Ken said. Ken is a graduate and homebound. “Whether it’s running errands to Dylan John of Corpus Christi Elementary School and a replenish candles or delivering countless items to 1979 alum of Archbishop Riordan High School….Mighty various parts of the parish Barbara is there.” Throughout the proud are Sandy and Jeff John whose son Dylan, a St. parish “Ask Barbara” resounds, the parish said. “We treasure Brendan 8th grader, recently competed in the State Finals of her friendship.” The email address for Street is now the National Geographic Geography Bee. Dylan will attend burket@sfarchdiocese.org. As this continues to be but an empty St. Ignatius College Preparatory in the fall. Sandy and Jeff, space without you, please jot it down and get those items in who will be married 16 years January 6th, are also the parents here??!! All the rest is the same. Mailed items should be sent to of “accomplished student” and St. Bren 5th grader, Hunter…. “Street,” One Peter Yorke Way, SF 94109. Pix should be Happy 80th birthday to Lois Maher of St. Gabriel Parish hard copy or electronic jpeg at 300 dpi. You can reach who commemorated the occasion with “immediate family and me at (415) 614-5634.

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New pope . . . lines of numerous theological and pastoral controversies. He was described by Vatican officials who worked with him as a kind and prayerful theologian and a gentler man than the one often portrayed in the media as an inquisitor.

Pope Benedict’s election was announced in Latin to a waiting world from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica. A massive crowd of young and old filled St. Peter’s Square and welcomed the news with cheers and waves of applause.

White smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 5:49 p.m. signaling that the cardinals had chosen a successor to Pope John Paul II. At 6:04 p.m., the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica began pealing continuously to confirm the election.

At 6:40 p.m., Chilean Cardinal Jorge Medina Estevez, the senior cardinal in the order of deacons, appeared at the basilica balcony and intoned to the crowd in Latin: “Dear brothers and sisters, I announce to you a great joy.

We have a pope.”

He continued: “The most eminent and reverend lordship, Lord Joseph Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church Ratzinger.”

The crowd in the square burst into applause. Some jumped for joy, some knelt to pray and some simply stood and watched.

At Pope John Paul’s funeral, Cardinal Ratzinger spoke movingly of the late pontiff, telling a crowd of several hundred thousand: “We can be sure that our beloved pope is standing today at the window of the Father’s house, that he sees us and blesses us.”

Born in Marktl am Inn April 16, 1927, his priestly studies began early but were interrupted by World War II. After being drafted in 1943 he served for a year on an anti-aircraft unit that tracked Allied bombardments.

At the end of the war he spent time in a U.S. prisonerof-war camp before being released.

Ordained in 1951, he received a doctorate and a licentiate in theology from the University of Munich, where he studied until 1957. He taught dogma and fundamental theology at the University of Freising in 195859, then lectured at the University of Bonn, 1959-1969, at Munster, 1963-66, and at Tubingen from 1966 to 1969. In 1969 he was appointed professor of dogma and of the history of dogmas at the University of

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Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger made a visit with Archbishop William J. Levada to the National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi in 1999. They are pictured here with the Shrine’s Schola Cantorum.

Regensburg, where he also served as vice president until 1977.

A theological consultant to West German Cardinal Joseph Frings, he attended the Second Vatican Council as an expert or “peritus.” At the council, he was said to have played an influential role in discussions among the German-speaking participants and gained a reputation as a progressive theologian.

He was named a member of the International Theological Commission in 1969. Pope Paul VI appointed him archbishop of Munich and Freising in 1977 and named him a cardinal later that year.

In 1981, Pope John Paul nominated him to be prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Her was president of the Commission for the Preparation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which after 6 years of work (1986-92) presented the New Catechism to the Holy Father.

The president of the U.S. bishops’ conference described the new Pope Benedict XVI as “very open

and pastoral, with a listening ear” in an April 19 statement.

Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., called the new pope “a man of great humility and dedication to the discipleship of Christ, as well as a man of great intelligence.”

“Pope Benedict XVI is familiar with the church in the United States,” Bishop Skylstad said, adding that the new pope is “especially sensitive to the situation of the church in this country. I know that he will be a faithful shepherd, after the example of the Good Shepherd himself, and I offer him on behalf of the bishops, priests, deacons, religious and laity of the United States our support, fidelity and love,” he said.

“As a theologian, a bishop and as the head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the new pope has the kind of experience in church leadership which commended him to his fellow cardinals as a worthy successor to St. Peter and as Christ’s vicar here on earth,” Bishop Skylstad said. “We congratulate him and pray for him as he takes on this new responsibility of being the Holy Father, not only for the church, but for the world.”

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Assisted suicide bill clears committee; proposed law among Lobby Day issues Assembly Bill 654, the California Compassionate Choice Act, sponsored by Assembly members Patty Berg (D-Santa Rosa) and Lloyd Levine (D-Van Nuys) was approved by a narrow 5 to 4 vote April 12 in the Assembly Judiciary Committee. The proposed legislation would allow doctors in California to provide lethal prescriptions to persons judged by a physician to be termi-

nally ill. The bill will next be heard in the Assembly Appropriations Committee before heading to the full Assembly.

AB 654 is opposed by the California Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Alliance for Catholic Healthcare, which have joined a broad coalition including disability rights organizations and health care providers to educate the public about assisted suicide

Cutting corners at end of life?

By Rita L. Marker Names can be deceiving, and in the case of California’s “Compassionate Choice Act” (Assembly Bill 654), the deception can be deadly. This measure, now being considered in Sacramento, would transform the crime of assisted suicide into a “medical treatment.” It would give doctors the power to prescribe lethal drug overdoses to patients for the purpose of causing death.

“Compassionate Choice Act” may sound good. But don’t be fooled.

Consider the following: — Assisted suicide could be a “choice” for the comfortably well off, but it could become the only “medical treatment” that many Californians can afford. Giving doctors the power to assist suicide should cause concern at any time, but it is downright chilling now. Cuts to Medi-Cal and other health services for the poor and disabled are looming. Millions of Californians are uninsured, and even people with medical insurance are generally in HMOs where treatment authorization often depends upon cost effectiveness. What could be more cost effective than a $100 prescription for poison?

— AB654 would let government

health programs, managed-care programs and HMOs cut costs by approving prescriptions for suicide.

— AB654 is virtually identical to Oregon’s assisted suicide law. In Oregon (the only state with a law permitting assisted suicide), both Medicaid and private insurance pay for assisted suicide. Assisted-suicide drugs cost far less than medications to make patients comfortable. AB654’s supporters claim that, if the bill passes, physicians would not be able to suggest assisted suicide to their patients. That claim is false.

Although the measure does not allow anyone to “coerce” or use “undue influence” to obtain a request for assisted suicide, nothing in it prohibits HMOs, insurance companies, doctors or others from encouraging assisted suicide or suggesting it to a patient.

— Doctors could help mentally ill or depressed patients commit suicide. A referral for counseling is only necessary if, in the “opinion” of the attending or consulting physician, the patient requesting death has a “psychiatric or psychological disorder, or depression, causing impaired judgment.”

Even a mentally ill or depressed patient would still be eligible for assisted suicide if the counselor determines that the patient’s

and to lobby against passage of the bill. More information on AB 654 and its progress can be found at the website of Californians Against Assisted Suicide (www.ca-aas.com).

The California Catholic Conference (www.cacatholic.org) has made the defeat of AB 654 a major element of the upcoming Catholic Lobby Day, which will be held April 26 in Sacramento. The Lobby Day

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judgment is not impaired. For the last two years in Oregon, only 5 percent of patients were referred for a psychological evaluation or counseling before receiving a prescription for assisted suicide.

— AB 654 has no safeguards for the patient at the time the drug overdose is taken. All safeguards apply only to events leading up to the prescription’s issuance.

That could be months before the assisted suicide occurs. The lethal drugs could be stored over time, with no concern for public safety or patient protection. There are no provisions to insure that the patient is competent at the time the overdose is taken.

— Accurate tracking of abuse or the number of assisted-suicide deaths would be difficult. As with Oregon’s assisted-suicide law, AB654 requires that doctors report all assisted suicides to the state, but there are no penalties for not reporting. Oregon officials who are responsible for collecting the required information have acknowledged that “it is difficult, if not impossible, to detect accurately and comment on underreporting.” Since all reporting comes from the very doctors who prescribe the lethal doses, the information may be fabricated. In 1999, Oregon officials in charge of formulating annual reports said doctors’ reports could be a “cock and bull story.” They conceded they don’t know if all assisted-suicide

deaths are reported and said the department “has no regulatory authority or resources to ensure compliance with the law.”

— Assisted-suicide activists could facilitate deaths of patients they have not treated.

In Oregon, assisted-suicide advocacy groups claim they have been involved in the vast majority of such deaths. Additionally, activist physician Peter Rasmussen, who has acknowledged writing assisted-suicide prescriptions numbering in the double digits, admits that he spends as little as three hours in person or by telephone with new patients before writing the lethal drug prescription. Recently, Rasmussen candidly told American Medical News that “all involved in the Oregon law must recognize that we are on a slippery slope.”

What can you do if you think the “Compassionate Choice Act” is dangerous?

Tell everyone you know about it. Remember, public opinion is swayed over the dinner table, and in conversations with friends, neighbors and co-workers. Let your legislator know your view. Your life and the lives of your loved ones depend on taking action now.

Rita L. Marker is executive director of the International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide.

This article originally appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle.

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Letter from a seminarian in Saint Peter’s Square This eyewitness account of the announcement and presentation of Pope Benedict XVI was sent hours later by Joseph Previtali, a seminarian for the Archdiocese of San Francisco studying in Rome.

Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum - habemus papam! – Cardinal Estevez Indeed, it is a great joy to be Catholic today, as we receive yet another blessing from Our Father in Heaven: Pope Benedict XVI. I just got back from St. Peter’s, and I want to share with you my beautiful ecclesial experience.

I went down to St. Peter’s Square at around 5:30 p.m. and joined my brother North American College seminarians. A few of the guys had brought guitars and drums, and we began to sing praise-and-worship songs. During our time of prayer, many of the others in the Square came over and joined us. It was an awesome experience to praise the Lord in song with so many fellow Catholics, all of us imploring Him to send us another holy pope.

At around 6:00 p.m., as we were ending a song, the smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney. At first, it was black and we were disappointed. But then we realized that they must have reached a consensus because of the early burning of the ballots. At about the same time, the smoke turned white. Little by little the anticipation increased as white smoke came pouring out. We began cheering, and waited for the conclusive sign that we were truly seeing white smoke: the ringing of the bells.

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would experience during an exciting moment at a sporting event. Needless to say, the anticipation heightened.

We waited for 25 more minutes, singing praise to God for the new Pope and talking about who it might be. Of course, everyone now says they knew it was Cardinal Ratzinger all along. I, for one, have never been happier to be wrong.

When the gentiluomini came out onto the center balcony of the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica to close the curtains, the crowd roared in delightful anticipation. Onto the balcony emerged Cardinal Jorge Medina Estevez, the Cardinal Proto-Deacon. He greeted his “dear brothers and sisters” in five languages, and then declared the solemn announcement of the new Bishop of Rome.

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I imagine that he will waste no time in beginning his Petrine Ministry. His choice of St. Benedict’s name no doubt indicates something of the direction of his pontificate. The choice of the name of the patron saint of Europe is certainly appropriate during this time of the secularization and de-Christianization of European society.

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April 22, 2005

Mass celebrated at St. Mary’s Cathedral hours after pope’s election “He is a great guy - very gentle, bright and a true man of the Church,” Bishop Wester said. “He goes out of his way to recognize people and affirm them.”

“He was very approachable, warm and cordial,” Msgr. Schlitt said.

“I found him to be warm and gracious,” Father Talesfore said. “I hope he’ll have the opportunity to express that warmth and personality as Pope and that the people are open to his ministry.”

In his homily, Bishop Wester called on the image of the Good Shepherd and a sheep’s learning its shepherd’s voice. “May we learn the ways of our new Holy Father, Benedict XVI, and be open to his guidance,” Bishop Wester said. “May Christ bless him and us as we learn to know his voice.”

By Tom Burke A Mass for new Pope Benedict XVI was celebrated at St. Mary’s Cathedral just hours after the momentous election April 19. San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester presided. Msgr. Harry Schlitt, Vicar for Administration for the Archdiocese, concelebrated.

Cathedral rector, Father John Talesfore, served as master of ceremonies.

“We give glory to God in this continued Easter Season with the sharing of the Word and the breaking of the bread,” Bishop Wester said. “We also thank God for our new Holy Father – Pope Benedict XVI – praying for him and asking the Holy Spirit to guide him as pastor of the universal Church.”

The Mass, celebrated just after noon, was probably among the first in the country to be offered for the new Pontiff remembering him not only in optional moments of the Mass but at places in the Mass specifically reserved for mention of the Pope, most notably in the Eucharistic Prayer.

The Papal Coat of Arms adorned the front of the Cathedral. “This is not the new Pope’s coat of arms but the generic coat of arms of the Pope in its traditional yellow and white,” said Doug Benbow, the Cathedral’s Director of Liturgy. The chalice and paten used in the Mass were vessels used by Pope John Paul II during his visit to San Francisco in 1987. Coincidentally, the first reading for the Mass was the same first reading from the late Pontiff’s historic Mass at Candlestick Park.

Bishop Wester, Msgr. Schlitt and Father Talesfore all met Pope Benedict XVI in 1999 when as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger he visited the Archdiocese and its Vallombrosa Retreat Center in Menlo Park.

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Local Catholics rally for health care

By Jack Smith More than 4,000 Californians, a great number of them Catholics, filled the Sacramento Convention Center April 13 for a town hall meeting demanding action on health care for children. Among the crowd was a contingent from San Francisco who met earlier in the day on the steps of Mission Dolores to hear community and religious leaders speak.

Archbishop William J. Levada joined other local religious community leaders at a press conference to bless, endorse and send-off the San Francisco contingent on their bus ride to Sacramento.

The participants in the town hall style meeting in Sacramento with top legislators and the governor’s Secretary of Health and Human Services came in support of Senate Bill 437 by Senator Martha Escutia (D – Montebello). The bill would bring the state’s Medi-Cal and Healthy Families programs together under a California Healthy Kids Insurance Program.

The merger would create numerous efficiencies and expand access to a program which would provide comprehensive health insurance for children in California. All children meeting an expanded criteria of residency, age and income requirements would be eligible for enrollment in the California Healthy Kids Insurance Program.

The initiative is of particular interest to San Franciscans, as the City is currently the only jurisdiction in the country providing a health plan to children and young adults age 0 to 24.

That program is currently funded primarily with local dollars and difficulty with enrollment rules and outreach still leaves 25,000 children in the City uninsured according to Sarah Silva, parish outreach/organizer for the San Francisco Organizing Project (SFOP) and the Archdiocese of San Francisco Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns. Silva said a statewide initiative would bring added benefits to San Francisco through a streamlined application and enrollment process and by providing access to state and federal monies.

The press conference and gathering in San Francisco was sponsored by SFOP, a local, faith-based, grass roots organization founded in 1982 which represents more than 40 religious congregations in San Francisco, including several Catholic churches. Parishioners from Mission Dolores made up a significant part of the San Francisco contingent as they led prayer and song in English and Spanish during the bus ride to Sacramento.

Several hundred more chairs had to be set out in the Sacramento Convention Center as the turnout well exceeded planners expectations. While Health and Human Services Secretary Kim Belshe would not commit the

Archbishop Levada addresses local health care rally at Mission Dolores.

administration to support of SB 437, she said “Gov. Schwarzenegger supports the goal that every child in California be insured.”

SB 437 has passed the Senate Health Committee and is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Banking, Finance and Insurance Committee.

Archbishop Levada was joined by other religious leaders including Pastor J. Edgar Boyd of Bethel AME and Pastor Daniel Solberg of Saint Paulus Lutheran in endors-

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The religious leaders explored the biblical and social justice moorings of the right to basic health care. Archbishop Levada thanked SFOP on behalf of the Catholic community for organizing the event and for their efforts to bring about a statewide solution to child health care. “It may cost us a little more now, but I can tell you its going to save us a lot of money down the road,” he said.

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April 22, 2005

St. Rose Academy alumnae gather for reunion Founded in 1862 by the Dominican sisters of San Rafael at the request of Archbishop Joseph Sadoc Alemany, St. Rose Academy played an active and vital role in meeting the religious, educational and cultural needs of the daughters of San Francisco families. The school closed in 1990 as a result of damages sustained in the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. More than 120 Dominican Sisters served at St. Rose Academy, which counts more than 3,000 graduates. Visit www.stroseacademy.org for more information.

Conversation, singing and laughter filled the Grand Ballroom of the St. Francis Hotel April 9 when alumnae of St. Rose Academy held a reunion luncheon, which drew 930 former students, teachers and administrators.

The reunion was organized by Maureen Finigan Horan ‘69, Dominican Sister Karen Marie Franks, ‘45, Maryanne Kavanaugh Murray ‘54, Sheilagh Donohue O’Connor ‘63, Chris Collins, ‘65, Peggy Kays O’Brien ‘69, MaryKay Ferdon Leveroni ‘72, Carol Devincenzi ‘72, Karen Mondon Scarpulla ‘72, Christina McDonald D’Arcy ‘84, Sally Alioto O’Connell ‘89 and Karen Atkinson ‘90.

Class of ‘54, seated: Janet Brennan, Religion teacher Anne Duffey, Maryanne Kavanaugh Murray, Norma Bargioni Campbell, Serena Hall O’Sullivan, Wendy Danks Simpson; standing: Iris Campodonico Pera, Lois Bruschera Zambonin, Norma Drucker Osgood, Adrienne Berdoulay Puccinelli, Carol Lightner King, Joan Cattalini Higgins and Virginia Oliva Thompson.

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Cardinal Ratzinger meets with Ignatius Press staff and students from USF’s St. Ignatius Institute in front of Cristo Rey Monastery.

Ratzinger visit . . .

■ Continued from cover During his stay in the Bay Area, the new pope also gave an address Feb 13, 1999 at St Patrick Seminary. The talk, which was open to the public, was entitled “Culture and Truth; Reflections on Fides et Ratio” – the encyclical by Pope John Paul II on Faith and Reason.

In an interview with Catholic San Francisco prior to the address, then Cardinal Ratzinger pointed to “subjectivism” as a “pervasive problem in our culture, not only American but Western society” in general.

“Widely held opinions” too often substitute for “moral absolutes,” he explained, leaving society rudderless, “in a situation where all opinions are equivalent.”

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the new pope on several occasions he found him to have “a brilliant mind and boundless abilities” along with “a truly pastoral heart.”

Father Lopes said he was struck by Cardinal Ratzinger’s humility and gentleness, who truly “sees himself as nothing more than God’s humble servant. What an inspiration to us all.”

Father Randy Calvo, Pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Redwood City, said “I’m quite surprised. The election seems to indicate more of a concern with the difficulties of the first world – the idea that we are losing Europe – the need to address those concerns, not to the exclusion of, but more than issues facing the third world.”

He added, “I’m also surprised by the name. Benedict XVI is an interesting name.

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Cardinal Ratzinger as a hardliner. He is known as a very gracious man. Some peoples’ image of him does not match the experience of those who have known him.”

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Father Daly said “The new pope’s election validates the need for the Church at this time to boldly teach without reservation the truths of the Church. There should be no surprises with him.”

He added, “The fact that World Youth Day is in Germany this year, and that a native son is returning as Pope seems providential.”

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Archbishop William J. Levada (left) and then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger at a press conference at Vallombrosa Center in Menlo Park in February 1999.

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Faith, community and dedication are hallmarks of St. Robert Parish in San Bruno

By Tom Burke Msgr. Bruce Dreier has been pastor of St. Robert Parish for only ten months but says he has been at home since his first days here.

“This is a great parish,” Msgr. Dreier said. “There’s a lot of life here. People here realize this is their parish and that is a large part of the history. It’s a rich place in the sense of tradition and custom and it is a fun place to be. This parish was built on faith and hard work and is sustained today by faith and hard work.”

If it can be said that a pastor gets his “feet wet’ during the first months of his duty, it’s fair to say, according to Msgr. Dreier, that his toes were “drenched” by St. Robert’s annual Parish Festival. “The parish festival is an unbelievable experience,” he said. “The week before the event parishioners come and set up a stage, a backdrop for the stage as well as booths. There are electricians stringing wires, carpenters building this that and the other thing and they’re all volunteers. It’s a very long weekend that involves hundreds and hundreds of people.”

“St. Robert’s is a very active faith community,” Msgr. Dreier said, explaining that liturgy is planned to involve even the youngest member of the assembly. “We are proud of our liturgies that have a mind for parishioners of all ages,” Msgr. Dreier said. “When the kids pour out of the pews to gather for a blessing and dismissal it’s like a stampede. These are great experiences for the kids and the adults as well. There is a wonderful team of folks who help it keep evolving. In addition to good liturgy, the people have a strong commitment to be here and be part of it. After Mass people hang around. It’s not like after Mass we head to the hills. Parishioners enjoy one another’s company.”

“I’m enjoying this first year getting to know the people, the parish and how I can best be of service here,” Msgr. Dreier said. “St. Robert’s is a rich community of people very generous in use of their gifts and talents.”

St. Robert School, like St. Robert’s Religious Education program and other of its ministries, is at the foundation of the parish. “Every teacher at St. Robert’s is willing to go the extra mile to help a child,” said Yvonne Olcomendy, now in her first year as principal of the school and her twelfth year as a parishioner. Her son Joey is a seventh grader at St. Robert’s.

“Our teachers care about kids and teach each child as an individual,” the St. Brendan Elementary and Mercy High School, San Francisco alumna said. “Attention is given to the child performing at or above grade level and the child who may be struggling some to get up to grade level.”

“What I find unique about this school is our parents. We have a 40-hour volunteer requirement that begins accumulating May 1 and most of our parents have their quota by the end of September but they continue to help all year long. They instill good values and respect for others in their children at home. I consider it a privilege to be principal.”

At Christmas, the doors of parish facilities were swinging busily as “three events took place in the parish hall within 22 hours,” Yvonne said. They included a school-sponsored Chocolate Fair, a Crab Fete hosted by the parish Men’s Club and the next morning a Breakfast with Santa hosted by the parish Women’s Guild. “That’s the level of activity at this parish with so many people making it possible from behind the scenes.”

At a recent faculty retreat, teachers and staff developed a framework for a Peace and Justice program for all students at the school. “In high school there is a lot done on this front with students going out on their own but it’s difficult to send elementary school students on that mission by themselves,” the principal said. “Our program will teach students to be stewards of Christ’s message to care for others and will pair up younger grades with older grades.”

“St. Robert’s school is ordinary people who want their children raised in a Catholic environment, learning the ideals of what Jesus wanted us to be. It’s children receiving the best education they can in a caring environment.”

Presentation Sister Mary O’Donnell directs St. Robert’s Religious Education program serving more than 400 youth of the parish. Twenty teachers assist in the effort. “We have students from kindergarten through sophomore year of high school,” Sister O’Donnell said. Classes for younger students meet throughout the week. Older youth on their way to Confirmation meet Sunday afternoons.

“We put an emphasis on faith development and help the students come to know Christ,” Sister O’Donnell said. “We teach them how much God loves them. We have wonderful teachers and families.”

Mary and Jim Kelly have lived all but a few of their 59 years as husband and wife within walking distance of St. Robert Church and School. Their10 children – 6 daughters and

Children fill the sanctuary at St. Robert’s family Mass.

Yvonne Olcomendy, principal, with her son, 7th grader, Joey, 8th grader and Student Council president, Angela Silva and, front from left, 2nd graders, Rachel Topper and Daniel Businger, and 1st grader, Megan McKenna.

four sons - are all St. Robert school graduates with James III the last in 1977. “For 20 years there were Kellys in the school,” Jim said. Mary echoed that she used to tell people the indentations on the sidewalk between their home and the parish compound “were from me and the kids making our way down Oak Street.” Jim is a former secretary of the Parish Council and among St. Robert’s original extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion.

Mary laughs as she remembers herself as one of the first “yard duty ladies” at the school.

“St. Robert’s has been blessed with fantastic lay people who will do anything for the good of the parish,” Jim said. “You ask them and they will find a way to get it done.” That richness also extends through time. Jim said, to the clergy and women religious who have served in the parish and school. “Over the years marvelous and dedicated nuns have given kids a very solid education that prepares them for years ahead,” Jim said. “The clergy here have worked super hard building, expanding and getting programs underway for women, men and youth. Today’s thriving, social parish is an outgrowth of that.”

The Kelly family has met occasions through the years when they have considered giving up their San Bruno home. “In earlier years, we wondered if we had outgrown the house,” Jim said, “and in more recent years if the house is now too big for just the two of us.” The retired newspaper writer and editor – his career includes10 years with the Catholic Monitor and 14 years in the public relations office at the University of San Francisco - said St. Robert’s figured in both decisions.

“St. Robert’s is what keeps us here,” Jim said. “The parish – its religious part and social part – has been a strong anchor for us.”

“This a great faith community and a good old place,” said Virginia Yanke, who with her husband, Joe, has lived in St. Robert’s since 1972. Their daughters, Patricia Entsinger and Jeanne Kucsak are graduates of the parish school. Two grandchildren are now students there.

Virginia is a volunteer staff person at the parish. “All leaders of clubs meet once a month to facilitate good communication among the organizations and I oversee those meetings,” Virginia said. “It’s an evening of help and advice.” More than a dozen groups are involved including the Women’s Guild, Men’s Club, St. Vincent de Paul Society, the Grown-ups and the In-Betweeners, whose membership are people not yet senior but also no longer young adult.

“I love everything about St. Robert’s,” Virginia said. “It’s about people, community, friendship and spirituality.” Virginia and Joe lost a son in an accident 11 years ago. “When

An annual parish St. Patty’s Day Dinner honors religious who have served at the parish.

From left: Presentation Sisters Antonio Heaphy, Ita Cleary, and Mary O’Donnell. Sister Antonio lives at St. Robert’s and serves as Director of Pastoral Ministry for the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

Sister Ita was among the first Presentation Sisters to arrive at St. Robert’s in the early 70s. Sister Mary in addition to her role today as Director of Religious Education is a former principal of the parish school.

Michael died the parish swallowed us up with love, affection and concern,” Virginia said.

“I love being here,” Msgr. Dreier said, “whether I’m presiding at Mass or in the schoolyard with the kids or at a meeting or social gathering. This parish is strong and healthy and I look forward to the opportunity to use the gifts and ability God has given me to help build upon the community here. I see my role as doing what I can to bring the Lord’s presence to the folks I meet each day whether it’s in a formal or informal situation.”

“What defines St. Robert’s the most is Eucharist,” Msgr. Dreier said. “It’s what brings us together. A lot of what we do and what we’re about is breaking bread and sharing.”

Members of St. Robert’s church environment committee.

Back from left: Tom Dachauer, Alfred Romine, Francisan Sister Sheral Marshall, liturgy coordinator; Dan Collins.

Middle: Tony Yaquinto, Carol Noce, Trish Casey, Hilda Barradas, Gene Semenza, Don Bisagno. Fixing up the holy water font are Bruce Chester, left, and Mark Barradas.

St. Robert Parish, 1380 Crystal Springs Ave., San Bruno Founded: 1958 Pastor: Msgr. Bruce Dreier Parochial Vicar: Father Joseph Healy

Father Joe Marini greets St. Robert parishioner and junior high Religious Education teacher, Marianne Barsanti, after Mass.

Television star, Suzanne Sommers, a 1960 graduate of St. Robert school, returned to help inaugurate the new Presentation Education Center in 2003. The facility includes space for computers, art and science as well as after-school day care.

Msgr. Bruce Dreier accepts the bread and wine from two young gift bearers at a St. Robert’s Palm Sunday Mass.

In Residence: Father Joseph Marini. Father Joseph Hung Pham Staff: Deacon Rusty Duffey, Virginia Yanke, Juan Santos, Presentation Sisters Patricia O’Sullivan and Mary O’Donnell, Gene and Anna May May, Franciscan Sister Sheral Marshall, Kathy Hanley, Maryann Saisi, Donna McGuigan Parish Families: 2,175 St. Robert School: 310 students St. Robert Religious Education Program: 430 students Mass Schedule: Sunday: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Saturday: 8:30 a.m. and Vigil at 4:30 p.m. Weekday: 6:30 and 8:30 a.m.

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Catholic San Francisco

April 22, 2005

Following is the homily given by then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger April 18 in Rome at the Mass for the Election of the Roman Pontiff. One day later the Cardinal Electors elected Cardinal Ratzinger the successor to the See of Peter.

At this hour of great responsibility, we hear with special consideration what the Lord says to us in his own words. From the three readings I would like to examine just a few passages which concern us directly at this time.

The first reading gives us a prophetic depiction of the person of the Messiah—a depiction which takes all its meaning from the moment Jesus reads the text in the synagogue in Nazareth, when He says: “Today this scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing” (Lk 4:21). At the core of the prophetic text we find a word which seems contradictory, at least at first sight. The Messiah, speaking of Himself, says that He was sent “To announce a year of favor from the Lord and a day of vindication by our God” (Is 61:2). We hear with joy the news of a year of favor: divine mercy puts a limit on evil—the Holy Father told us. Jesus Christ is divine mercy in person: encountering Christ means encountering the mercy of God. Christ’s mandate has become our mandate through priestly anointing. We are called to proclaim —not only with our words, but with our lives, and through the valuable signs of the sacraments—the “year of favor from the Lord”. But what does the prophet Isaiah mean when he Cardinals attend the opening Mass of the conclave in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 18. announces the “day of vindication by our God”? In Cardinals under the age of 80 processed into the Sistine Chapel about five hours Nazareth, Jesus did not pronounce these words in His reading of the prophet’s text—Jesus concluded by after the Mass to begin the secret process of electing a new pontiff. announcing the year of favor. Was this, perhaps, the reason for the scandal which took place after His sermon?

We do not know. In any case, the Lord gave a genuine Church, is often labeled today as a fundamentalism.

The second element with which Jesus defines friendcommentary on these words by being put to death on the Whereas, relativism, which is letting oneself be tossed ship is the communion of wills. For the Romans “Idem cross. Saint Peter says: “He Himself bore our sins in His and “swept along by every wind of teaching”, looks like velle—idem nolle,” (same desires, same dislikes ) was body upon the cross” (1 Pet 2:24). And Saint Paul writes the only attitude (acceptable) to today’s standards. We also the definition of friendship. “You are my friends if in his letter to the Galatians: “Christ ransomed us from are moving towards a dictatorship of relativism which you do what I command you.” (Jn 15:14). Friendship the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is does not recognize anything as certain and which has as with Christ coincides with what is said in the third written, ‘Cursed be everyone who hangs on a tree’, that its highest goal one’s own ego and one’s own desires. request of the Our Father: “Thy will be done on earth as the blessing of Abraham might be extended to the However, we have a different goal: the Son of God, it is in heaven”. At the hour in the Garden of Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that we might receive true man. He is the measure of true humanism. Being an Gethsemane, Jesus transformed our rebellious human the promise of the Spirit through faith.” (Gal 3:13).

“Adult” means having a faith which does not follow the will in a will shaped and united to the divine will. He The mercy of Christ waves of today’s fash- suffered the whole experience of our autonomy—and is not a cheap grace; it ions or the latest novel- precisely bringing our will into the hands of God, He does not presume a triv- And what does it mean to be an infant ties. A faith which is gave us true freedom: “Not my will, but your will be ialization of evil. Christ deeply rooted in friend- done.” In this communion of wills our redemption takes carries in His body and in faith? Saint Paul answers: it means ship with Christ is adult place: being friends of Jesus to become friends of God. on His soul all the and mature. It is this How much more we love Jesus, how much more we weight of evil, and all “tossed by waves and swept along by friendship which opens know Him, how much more our true freedom grows as its destructive force. He us up to all that is good well as our joy in being redeemed. Thank you, Jesus, for burns and transforms and gives us the knowl- your friendship! evil through suffering, every wind of teaching arising from The other element of the Gospel to which I would edge to judge true from in the fire of His sufferfalse, and deceit from like to refer is the teaching of Jesus on bearing fruit: “I ing love. The day of human trickery” (Eph 4:14). This truth. We must become who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit vindication and the year mature in this adult that will remain” (Jn 15:16). It is here that is expressed of favor meet in the description is very relevant today! faith; we must guide the the dynamic existence of the Christian, the apostle: I paschal mystery, in flock of Christ to this chose you to go and bear fruit....” We must be inspired Christ died and risen. faith. And it is this by a holy restlessness: restlessness to bring to everyone This is the vindication of God: He Himself, in the person faith—only faith—which creates unity and takes form in the gift of faith, of friendship with Christ. In truth, the of the Son, suffers for us. The more we are touched by love. On this theme, Saint Paul offers us some beautiful love and friendship of God was given to us so that it the mercy of the Lord, the more we draw closer in soli- words—in contrast to the continual ups and downs of would also be shared with others. We have received the darity with His suffering—and become willing to bear in those were are like infants, tossed about by the waves: faith to give it to others—we are priests meant to serve our flesh “what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ” (he says) make truth in love, as the basic formula of others. And we must bring a fruit that will remain. All (Col 1:24).

Christian existence. In Christ, truth and love coincide. To people want to leave a mark which lasts. But what In the second reading, the letter to the Ephesians, we the extent that we draw near to Christ, in our own life, remains? Money does not. Buildings do not, nor books. see basically three aspects: first, the ministries and truth and love merge. Love without truth would be blind; After a certain amount of time, whether long or short, charisms in the Church, as gifts of the Lord risen and truth without love would be like “a resounding gong or a all these things disappear. The only thing which remains forever is the human soul, the human person ascended into heaven. Then there is the maturing of clashing cymbal” (1 Cor 13:1). created by God for faith and knowledge of the Son of God, as a condition Looking now at the eternity. The fruit and essence of unity in the body of Christ. Finally, there richness of the Gospel which remains then is is the common participation in the growth of the body reading, I would like to In Christ, truth and love coincide. that which we have of Christ—of the transformation of the world into com- make only two small sowed in human munion with the Lord. observations. The Lord To the extent that we draw near to souls—love, knowlLet us dwell on only two points. The first is the jour- addresses to us these edge, a gesture capable ney towards “the maturity of Christ” as it is said in the wonderful words: “I no of touching the heart, Italian text, simplifying it a bit. More precisely, accord- longer call you slaves...I Christ, in our own life, truth and words which open the ing to the Greek text, we should speak of the “measure have called you friends” soul to joy in the Lord. of the fullness of Christ”, to which we are called to (Jn 15:15). So many love merge.

Let us then go to the reach in order to be true adults in the faith. We should times we feel like, and it Lord and pray to Him, not remain infants in faith, in a state of minority. And is true, that we are only what does it mean to be an infant in faith? Saint Paul useless servants. (cf Lk 17:10). And despite this, the so that He may help us bear fruit which remains. Only answers: it means “tossed by waves and swept along by Lord calls us friends, He makes us His friends, He gives in this way will the earth be changed from a valley of every wind of teaching arising from human trickery” us His friendship. The Lord defines friendship in a dual tears to a garden of God. In conclusion, returning again to the letter to the (Eph 4:14). This description is very relevant today! way. There are no secrets among friends: Christ tells us How many winds of doctrine we have known in all everything He hears from the Father; He gives us His Ephesians, which says with words from Psalm 68 that recent decades, how many ideological currents, how full trust, and with that, also knowledge. He reveals His Christ, ascending into heaven, “gave gifts to men” (Eph many ways of thinking… The small boat of thought of face and His heart to us. He shows us His tenderness for 4:8). The victor offers gifts. And these gifts are aposmany Christians has often been tossed about by these us, His passionate love that goes to the madness of the tles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers. Our waves—thrown from one extreme to the other: from cross. He entrusts us, He gives us power to speak in His ministry is a gift of Christ to humankind, to build up His Marxism to liberalism, even to libertinism; from collec- name: “this is my body...,” “I forgive you....” He entrusts body—the new world. We live out our ministry in this tivism to radical individualism; from atheism to a vague us with His body, the Church. He entrusts our weak way, as a gift of Christ to humanity! But at this time, religious mysticism; from agnosticism to syncretism, minds and our weak hands with His truth—the mystery above all, we pray with insistence to the Lord, so that and so forth. Every day new sects are created and what of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit; the mystery of after the great gift of Pope John Paul II, he again gives Saint Paul says about human trickery comes true, with God who “so loved the world that He gave His only us a pastor according to His own heart, a pastor who cunning which tries to draw those into error (cf Eph begotten Son” (Jn 3:16). He made us His friends—and guides us to knowledge in Christ, to His love and to true joy. Amen.

4:14). Having a clear faith, based on the Creed of the how do we respond?

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An hour of great responsibility

April 22, 2005

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The Catholic Difference There’s more than enough blame to parcel out in major league baseball’s steroids scandal. Ownership ignored the problem because juiced home-run numbers were reviving interest in the pastime after the 1994 strike, a debacle which managed a feat that had previously eluded the combined wickedness of Hitler, Mussolini, and Tojo — the cancellation of the World Series. Individual players — greedy, arrogant, vainglorious, and/or cynical — shredded the integrity of their sport, gave horrible example to young people (sometimes with lethal consequences), and put their own health at grave risk.

The players’ union was perhaps the most villainous of villains in this nasty drama, however. Time and again, the union obstinately refused to consider even cursory drug-testing, on the specious grounds that testing would violate the players’ civil rights. Until leaked grand jury testimony last year forced the union and Major League Baseball to agree on a testing program with serious penalties, the union was intransigently opposed to testing, holding the possibility of an anti-testing work stoppage over the owners’ heads like a sword of Damocles. Once again, as in the 1994 strike, the union acted as if the good of the game wasn’t its business.

The Major League Baseball Players Association is widely and accurately regarded as the most powerful of unions for professional athletes. It’s also the union with the narrowest understanding of its members’ interests and its own purpose.

That a union must defend its own goes without saying. When a union defends only its own — when a union declares that the common good isn’t its concern — something is seriously awry.

Which brings us, by analogy, to the Catholic Theological Society of America.

Earlier this year, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a “Notification” on the book Jesus Symbol of God,

by Father Roger Haight, S.J. The notification identified profound doctrinal problems in Father Haight’s understanding of the divinity of Christ, the Trinity, the saving character of the death of Jesus, the resurrection, and the uniqueness and universal significance of Jesus as savior of the world. The Congregation therefore concluded that until Father Haight brought his theology into line with the settled doctrine of the Catholic Church, Father Haight “may not teach Catholic theology.”

The board of directors of the Catholic Theological Society of America [CTSA] then issued a statement expressing its “profound distress” at the Congregation’s action. Jesus Symbol of God, the statement continued, “has done a great service in framing crucial questions that need to be addressed today.” (What these questions are went unremarked; in fact, little that Father Haight proposes in his book hasn’t been proposed before — in some cases, centuries ago.) Moreover, according to the CTSA directors, “the Congregation’s intervention will most likely discourage debates over the book, effectively stifling further criticism and undermining our ability as Catholic theologians to openly critique our colleagues.”

Forget the split infinitive in the last sentence and focus on what’s being suggested here: the CDF notification on Jesus Symbol of God will impede further theological critique of Father Haight’s work because few members of the

theologians’ guild will want to be regarded as running dogs of the Vatican. This is a defense of the integrity of scholarship? No, this is the CTSA acting like the Major League Baseball George Weigel Players Association, circling the wagons to protect its own (even when they’re wrong) and ignoring the common good. This is a scholarly association become a protectionist guild.

The CTSA statement also deplored the prohibition against Father Haight being identified as a teacher of Catholic theology.

Why? He manifestly isn’t proposing a Catholic understanding of core claims in the Creed. Father Haight is free to speculate ad infinitum about Christology, Trinitarian theology, and the theology of salvation at Union Theological Seminary, an ecumenical school where he now teaches. What the Congregation insists is that he not present these speculations as “Catholic theology” under the auspices of a Catholic institution. The theologians’ guild imagines this as repression. Others — especially parents paying $40,000/yr. at what advertise themselves as Catholic colleges and universities — might call it consumer protection.

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

Family Life

Celebrating a first holy Communion Why should families celebrate in some way a child’s first holy Communion? Let’s ask a few saints and blesseds: “If angels could be jealous of men, they would be so for one reason: holy Communion” (St. Maximilian Kolbe).

“How many of you say: I should like to see his face, his garments, his shoes. You do see him, you touch him, you eat him. He gives himself to you, not only that you may see him, but also to be your food and nourishment” (St. John Chrysostom).

“Ah! How sweet was that first kiss of Jesus! It was a kiss of love. I felt that I was loved, and I said, ‘I love you, and I give myself to you forever!’ There were no demands made, no struggles, no sacrifices; for a long time now Jesus and poor Therese looked at and understood each other” (St. Therese of Lisieux).

“If I can give you any advice, I beg you to get closer to the Eucharist and to Jesus. ... We must pray to Jesus to give us that tenderness of the Eucharist” (Blessed Teresa of Calcutta).

“I throw myself at the foot of the tabernacle like a dog at the foot of his master” (St. John Vianney).

“Christ did this to bring us to a closer bond of friendship and to signify his love toward us, giving himself to those who desire him, not only to behold him, but also to handle him, to

eat him, to embrace him with the fullness of their whole heart.

Therefore as lions breathing fire do we depart from that table, rendered objects of terror to the devil” (St. John Chrysostom).

“Without the constant presence of our Divine Master upon the altar in my poor chapels, I never could have persevered casting my lot with the lepers of Molokai, the foreseen consequence of which begins now to appear on my skin and is felt throughout the body. Holy Communion being the daily bread of a priest, I feel myself happy, well pleased and resigned in the rather exceptional circumstances in which it has pleased Divine Providence to put me” (Blessed Damien of Molokai).

“My Jesus! What a lovable contrivance this holy sacrament was — that you would hide under the appearance of bread to make yourself loved and to be available for a visit by anyone who desires you” (St. Alphonsus Liguori).

“The Eucharist is everything, because from the Eucharist, everything is” (St. Peter Julian Eymard).

Congratulation to all children receiving first holy Communion this spring and to their families!

The Real Presence It was St. Thomas Aquinas, that great doctor of the

church, who said to his fellow Catholics: “That Christ’s true body and blood are present in the sacrament can be perceived neither by sense nor by reason, but by faith alone, which rests on God’s authority.”

Bill and Monica That’s not to say we Dodds can’t learn more about the Blessed Sacrament.

In recent years the bishops have expressed concern that too many members of the church lack a basic understanding of what’s meant by the “real presence.”

The bishops have published a Q&A on the topic. Go to: www.usccb.org/dpp/realpresence.htm.

Bill and Monica Dodds are the editors of “My Daily Visitor” magazine.

Spirituality

The Descent into Hell Several years ago, a young woman I knew attempted suicide. She was 23 years old and away from home. Her frightened, concerned family rushed to her side. They brought her home, got her the best medical and psychiatric attention available, and, most importantly, rallied around her, trying in every way to bring her out of suicidal depression.

They weren’t successful. Two months later, she killed herself. She had descended into a place into which no human love, medicine, or psychiatry could penetrate, a private hell beyond human reach.

What hope do we have in situation like this?

Humanly there isn’t any. Outside of faith, she is lost to us and we are helpless to reach her. But, inside of faith, there is hope, surprising hope.

We have a doctrine within our faith, which to my mind is singularly the most consoling belief in all religion, namely, the belief that Christ can descend into hell.

One version of our creed tells us that Jesus “descended into hell”? What does this mean?

We are not always sure. There are various traditions as to its meaning: In one version, perhaps the most common, the idea is that the sin of Adam and Eve closed the gates of heaven and they remained sealed until the death of Jesus. Jesus’ death opened them and Jesus, himself, in the time between his death and resurrection, descended into hell (Sheol, the Underworld) where all the souls who had died since the time of Adam somehow rested. He took them all to heaven. His “descending into hell”, in this version of things, refers to his

going into the underworld after his death to rescue those souls.

But there is another understanding. It suggests that Jesus’ descent into hell refers especially to the manner of his death, to the depth of chaos and darkness he had to endure there, and to how the depth of love, trust, and forgiveness he revealed inside that darkness manifests a love that can penetrate into any hell that can be created. Allow me an illustration: In St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, England, there is a famous painting by Holman Hunt that has inspired numerous, less worthy, imitations. It is a painting which depicts Jesus outside a door with lantern, and the picture suggests that we, who are inside that door, must open the door to allow Jesus in, otherwise he will always remain outside. In some of the imitations of that painting, the artists have taken things further, namely, they have placed a knob on the inside of the door, but none on the outside, suggesting that Jesus cannot enter our lives unless we open the door to let him in.

I remember as a child, seeing this image on a holy card, and being haunted by it, fearing precisely that one day I might be too hurt, depressed, or otherwise paralysed to open that door.

But, powerful as this image is, it is belied by the gospels. How? John, in his gospel, gives us this picture: On the day Jesus rose from the dead, he finds his disciples huddled in fear inside a locked room. Jesus, unlike the imitation versions of Holman Hunt’s great painting, does not stand outside the door and knock, waiting for the disciples to come and open the door. He goes right through the locked doors, stands inside their huddled circle

of fear, and breathes out peace to them. He isn’t helpless to enter when they are too frightened, depressed, and wounded to open the door for him.

He can descend into their hell by going through the doors they have locked Father out of fear. That is also Ron Rolheiser true for the various private hells into which we sometimes descend.

I am sure that when the young woman, whose suicide I mention, woke up on the other side, she found Jesus standing inside her fear and sickness, breathing out peace, love, and forgiveness, just as he did in the darkness and chaos that he descended into in his death.

Our belief that Jesus did, and can, “descend into hell” is the single most consoling doctrine within all religion. It gives us hope when, humanly, there isn’t any. Sometimes, because of illness and hurt, someone we love can descend into a place where we, no matter our love and effort, can no longer reach.

But not all is lost: Jesus can descend into that hell and, even there, breathe out a peace that again orders the chaos.

Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser is a theologian, teacher and award-winning author.

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Baseball, theology, and guilds

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Catholic San Francisco

April 22, 2005

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts 6:1-7; Psalm 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; 1 Peter 2:4-9; John 14:1-12 A READING FROM THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES (ACTS 6:1-7) As the number of disciples continued to grow, the Hellenists complained against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. So the Twelve called together the community of the disciples and said, “It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to serve at table.

Brothers, select from among you seven reputable men, filled with the Spirit and wisdom, whom we shall appoint to this task, whereas we shall devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” The proposal was acceptable to the whole community, so they chose Stephen, a man filled with faith and the Holy Spirit, also Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicholas of Antioch, a convert to Judaism.

They presented these men to the apostles who prayed and laid hands on them. The word of God continued to spread, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly; even a large group of priests were becoming obedient to the faith.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM (PS 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19) R. Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you. or: R. Alleluia.

Exult, you just, in the Lord; praise from the upright is fitting.

Give thanks to the Lord on the harp; with the ten-stringed lyre chant his praises.

R. Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.

Upright is the word of the Lord, and all his works are trustworthy.

He loves justice and right; of the kindness of the Lord the earth is full.

R. Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.

See, the eyes of the Lord are upon those who fear him, upon those who hope for his kindness, to deliver them from death and preserve them in spite of famine.

R. Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.

A READING FROM THE FIRST LETTER OF SAINT PETER 1 PT 2:4-9 Beloved: Come to him, a living stone, rejected by human beings but chosen and

This undated painting of the Church’s first deacon, Saint Stephen, is by 16th century artist Luis de Morales.

It is housed in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.

precious in the sight of God, and, like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it says in Scripture: Behold, I am laying a stone in Zion, a cornerstone, chosen and precious, and whoever believes in it shall not be put to shame.

Therefore, its value is for you who have faith, but for those without faith: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone, and a stone that will make people stumble, and a rock that will make them fall.

They stumble by disobeying the word, as is their destiny.

You are “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may announce the praises” of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

A READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN (JN 14:1-12) Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and take you to myself, so that where I am you also may be. Where I am going you know the way.” Thomas said to him, “Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?”

Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you know me, then you will also know my Father. From now on you do know him and have seen him.” Philip said to him, “Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.”

Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you for so long a time and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on my own. The Father who dwells in me is doing his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else, believe because of the works themselves.

Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these, because I am going to the Father.”

Reflection JOSEPH F. PREVITALI

John Paul II: Priest for the World The readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter deal with themes of service, vocation, priesthood and faith. Joseph Previtali, a seminarian for the Archdiocese of San Francisco studying in Rome, offers these reflections on the priesthood of Pope John Paul II. It has been said that Pope John Paul II is the best vocations director in Church history.

Indeed, his example and words during his time as Supreme Pontiff, in some mysterious way, set fire to the hearts of countless young men to open themselves fully to the possibility that God may be calling them to give their lives to serve as priests for Christ and the Church.

What was it that made John Paul II such an effective witness to the beauty of the priestly vocation? In reflecting on his impact in my own vocational discernment, I came up with a very simple, yet important, answer: John Paul II made the priesthood cool. That may sound superficial, but I think there is much truth in that statement.

John Paul II was everything any young man would want to be. He was a charismatic intellectual—an actor, athlete, poet, playwright, and philosopher—with a dynamic personality, quick wit, and contagious sense of humor. This incredibly gifted man, who was equipped to be a great success in the world and in the world’s eyes, instead decided to reject the lure of the world for the radical lifestyle of the celibate Roman Catholic priest. His witness cannot be underestimated in its effect on the hearts of young men who struggled and still struggle to respond to a vocation to the priesthood, for fear of missing out on worldly success.

He was a powerful sign that inspired young men to say, ‘Yes!’ to Christ’s call to leave everything and follow Him completely.

However, his worldly coolness was only the surface-level attraction that he brought to the priesthood. There was something much deeper in the life of this holy priest that drew young men to the priesthood. Both his example and his teaching on the priesthood speak directly to the hearts of young Catholic men today, who long to live the Gospel in a heroic way, and who long for the great challenge of living completely for Christ. His total dedication to Christ is at the core of his coolness. John Paul II’s holiness was apparent in his every word and deed. He was transparent and truly radiated Christ.

The coolness of John Paul II, then, lies essentially in his transparency. It is Christ Who calls young men to be Him in the world. It is Christ Who gives them the wisdom to discern this vocation. And it is Christ Who gives them the grace and strength necessary to live it out joyfully and faithfully.

In radiating Christ, the Pope has been a shining example for priests, seminarians, and indeed all Christians of how to live out

fully the threefold Christian vocation to be prophet, priest, and king.

As prophet, John Paul II spoke to us in a way that made our hearts burn for Christ and for the truth. He did not water down or hold back in his proclamation of the Gospel, but rather challenged us to strive for deeper holiness. In addition to his preaching in the Church, he was also a prophet in the world. His role on the world stage was unmatched by any public figure.

When the Pope spoke, the world listened.

And he was unafraid to proclaim Christ to a world starving for truth. His immense impact on global consciousness has been exemplified in the amount of media coverage his death has received.

Perhaps the defining characteristic of John Paul II’s pontificate was his self-sacrificing commitment to the priestly office, as he joined his own suffering to that of Christ on the cross. The world watched over the years as he has suffered numerous emotional and physical tribulations, which eventually resulted in his death. We saw how he found his strength in Christ’s cross. John Paul II was a true example of one who responded with a whole heart to Christ’s command to “take up [his] cross and follow [Him]”. The Pope suffered much for the Church, for me and for you, and he loved us so much that he took joy in his suffering for us, just as Christ did.

The Holy Father carried out the kingly office in imitation of the Good Shepherd.

Jesus teaches us that those who shepherd His flock must strive to be like Him in His love for the flock, a love so deep that He is the “Good Shepherd Who lays down His life for His sheep”. The leadership of love and service that John Paul II exemplified in his life was a brilliant example for priests and future priests of how we are to carry out the kingly office.

John Paul II has been an inspiration to me in my own vocational journey, which has led me into the seminary and one day, God willing, to the Holy Priesthood of Jesus Christ. The same is true for many young men preparing for the priesthood throughout the world. In the way we live as Christ’s priests, my brother seminarians and I will be very much John Paul II’s priests. He is our hero and our role model.

This man, who always lived life to the fullest, did so also in his priesthood. He did not settle for the status quo or the lukewarm, but rather was on fire to be the best priest he could be for the People of God. He was a shining model of how a priest lives in the modern world, holding fast to Christ and bringing Him wherever he goes. John Paul II showed us how to be alter Christus—another Christ—in this world that needs Him so badly.

Thoughts on the Conclave A final clarity and light.

The clarity of the events — The clarity of consciences — It is necessary that during the Conclave, Michelangelo teach them — Do not forget: Omnia nuda et aperta sunt ante oculos Eius.* You who see all — point to him!

He will point him out . . .

“Epilogue” from Roman Triptych – Pope John Paul II *All are naked and open before His eyes.

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Statement of San Francisco Archbishop Levada on the Election of Pope Benedict XVI As Archbishop of San Francisco, I give thanks to God for the election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as our new Pope Benedict XVI. I pray with Catholics throughout the world, and with so many other Christians, with people of other religious traditions, and with people of good will everywhere, that God grant him wisdom and strength to serve the unity of the Catholic Church in faith and love as our new Pope.

Our late, beloved Holy Father Pope John Paul II has left an enormous legacy for the Church, and has placed his own indelible stamp upon the modern papacy.

Our new Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI

was one of John Paul’s closest collaborators throughout his papacy, and no doubt was recognized by his peers in the College of Cardinals for his gifts of theological preparation and extensive knowledge of the Church.

In my own relations with Cardinal Ratzinger over the years - working under him as an official of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith when he became Prefect in 1981, as a member of the Editorial Committee for the Catechism of the Catholic Church (198694), and as a bishop-member of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith since 2002 – I have come to know

him as unfailingly gracious and fair by personal temperament, as well as keenly interested in and knowledgeable about pastoral concerns throughout the universal Church.

Cardinal Ratzinger’s long hoped-for return to his native Bavaria at the end of his service in the Vatican has now been given a new direction and challenge by divine Providence. May we all support Pope Benedict XVI in the daunting task he has been asked to assume. May God grant him full measure of divine grace and the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Holy Father, ad multos annos!

April 19, 2004

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April 29, 30, May 1: It’s a Wonderful World, 8th annual St. Gregory Parish Festival, 28th and Hacienda St. in San Mateo, Friday, 6-10p.m. Saturday, 1-10 p.m.

Sunday, 1-8p.m. Complete with rides, attractions, games, food, entertainment, and more. “A great weekend for kids and adults alike,” said parishioner Marcie Zacharias. For more info call (650) 573-0111 or http://www.stgregs-sammateo.org/ April 30: All Hallows #182, Young Ladies Institute, 24th Annual May Crowning and Living Rosary, at 7:30 p.m. in All Hallows Chapel, Newhall and Palou, SF. Call Sue Elvander at (415) 467-8872.

April 30: At. Anne Parish Annual Flea Market, in parish school yard, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Donate items or reserve a space by calling, Yolando Lawrence, (650) 355-7242; April 30: Cabana Club, annual auction and dinner dance benefiting St. Brendan Elementary School Takes place in Sister Diane Erbacher Parish Center, named for Dominican Sister Diane Erbacher principal for the last 40 years and retiring in June. Begins at 6 p.m. with complimentary Margaritas and silent auction with dinner at 8 p.m. and live auction at 9 p.m. Dance from 10 – midnight. Tickets are $85 per person. For reservations and more information, call Theresa at (415) 564-8372.

April 30: Good Shepherd Guild’s Spring Luncheon/Fashion Show at Olympic Club, Lakeside, benefiting the Good Shepherd’s Sisters’ Gracenter with social hour at 11:30 a.m. and lunch at 12:30 p.m.

Tickets are $60 per person. Call Beverly Desmond at (415) 587-5374.

May 7: 10th Annual Whale of a Sale benefiting St. Sebastian Parish in Greenbrae. Now taking reservations for vendors at $35 per space earlybird of $40 after April 1st. Sell your crafts or household items and keep all proceeds. Call Kathie Meyer at (415) 461-4133 or whaleofasale@comcast .net.

Shows/Entertainment April 23: Sister is back. Late Nite Catechism II comes to St. Stephen Parish, Eucalyptus Dr. and 23rd Ave. at 7pm. Tickets are $35.00. “It’s the sequel to Late Nite Catechism and very funny. It’s awesome.” For more information call JR at (415) 681.2444, ext. 26.

April 24: Benefit concert 2-4 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Nicasio. Dennis McNeil and Friends perform a variety of musical styles from opera to Irish, blues and jazz. The acoustics of the small, wood framed church guarantee an amazing event. Advanced tickets are $50 per person. Seating is limited. Call Spike or Kathy Drady at (415) 6622057. Wine and cheese will be served after the event, weather permitting. Proceeds benefit St. Mary’s Church. Dennis McNeil has sung with the New York City Opera as well as Bruce Hornsby, The Grateful Dead, San Francisco Opera, New Orleans Opera and Los Angeles Opera.

April 29, 30, May 1: The St. Cecilia School Drama Club presents a musical revue featuring songs from Peter Pan, Annie, West Side Story, Annie Get Your Gun and Oliver at the Mercy High School Theater.

Curtain at 8 p.m. except May 1 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door.

Sundays: Concerts at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF at 3:30 p.m. Call (415)

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Shepherd, Pacifica. Call Sister Carol Fleitz at (650) 3552593; St. Robert, San Bruno. Call (650) 589-2800.

Immaculate Heart of Mary, Belmont. Call Ann Ponty at (650) 598-0658 or Mary Wagner at (650) 591-3850.

Marin County: St. Isabella, San Rafael. Call Pat Sack at (415) 472-5732. Our Lady of Loretto, Novato. Call Sister Jeanette at (415) 897-2171.

San Francisco: St.Gabriel. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882. St. Finn Barr in English and Spanish.

Call Carmen Solis at (415) 584-0823; St. Cecilia. Call Peggy Abdo at (415) 564-7882 ext. 3; Epiphany in Spanish. Call Kathryn Keenan at (415) 564-7882. St. Dominic. Call Margaret Passanisi at (415) 931-5241.

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) 3443579.

Young Widow/Widower group meets at St. Gregory, San Mateo. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882.

Information about children’s and teen groups is available from Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882.

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567-2020 ext. 213. Open to the public. Admission free. April 24: Harry Bernstein Flute Trio.

Sundays: Concerts at 4 p. m. at National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, Vallejo and Columbus, SF. Call (415) 983-0405 or www.shrinesf.org. Open to the public. Admission free. April 24: Music for Flute and Organ with Kris Palmer and John Renke.

Prayer/Lectures/Trainings Through May 3: Exploring the Eucharist, A Special Series Celebrating the Year of the Eucharist. The Church calls the Eucharist the source and summit of our faith. Yet it’s easy for us to just go through the motions, never really experiencing it fully. Come discover the deeper meaning of everything we do at our Eucharist, and explore ways of experiencing it more deeply. This series is open to people of all ages and is offered Tuesday Evenings, April 5th-May 3rd, 7:30-9 p.m.; and Thursdays April 7th-May 5th, 2:30-4 p.m. at. St. Dominic Church, Bush and Steiner St., SF. Contact Scott Moyer, 415-674-0422, scott@stdominics.org.

April 24 – 28: Busy Person’s Retreat at Notre Dame Province Center, 1520 Ralston Ave. in Belmont. An opportunity for individuals to deepen their own spiritual practice in the midst of busy schedules through daily prayer and individually scheduled spiritual direction. Pre-registration is required and is due by Monday, April 11. To request a registration form or for additional information, contact Sister Marie Annette at (650) 593-2045 ext.253 or Marieannette.Murkart@SNDdeN.org.

Young Adults Office of Young Adult Ministry and Campus Ministry: Connecting late teens, 20s and 30s, single and married to the Catholic Church. Contact Mary Jansen, 415-614-5596,jansenm@sfarchdiocese.org. Check out our Web site for a list of events around the Bay Area and download our Newsletter at www.sfyam.org. We publish a quarterly newsletter to connect college students and young adults to the Catholic Church.

April 26: Catholic Lobby Day. Calling young adults to participate in Catholic Lobby Day 2005. Take the day off work and join 900 Catholics in Sacramento to pray, listen and advocate on behalf of the poor and disenfranchized of our society. We will carpool or take a bus from SF at 7am for the 9am - 4pm gathering. Contact Mary Jansen, 415-614-5596, jansenm@sfarchdiocese.org.

August 11-22: Please pray for our young adults preparing for the pilgrimage to World Youth Day to Cologne, Germany 2005. Financial support is appreciated. For more information, www.sfyam.org.

2nd and 4th Mon.: St. Vincent de Paul Young Adult Group meets. “Just show up and be part of our community.” Meetings take place at SVDP, Steiner and Green, SF at 7:30 p.m.

Thurs. at 7:30 p.m.: St. Dominic Adult Formation Series in the parish hall 2390 Bush St. at Steiner, SF. Explore the skills needed to understand the bible and help it inform daily life. Join at any time.

Contact Scott Moyer at scott@stdominics.org.

Single, Divorced, Separated April 23: Potluck Supper at 6:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Cathedral conference center. Sponsored by Divorced and Separated Ministry of the Archdiocese. Call Vonnie at (650) 873-4236.

Separated and Divorced support group meets 1st and 3rd Wed. at 7:30 p.m. at St. Stephen Parish Center, SF, call Gail at (650) 591-8452.

Catholic Adult Singles Assoc. of Marin meets for support and activities. Call Bob at (415) 8970639 for information.

Consolation Ministry Groups meet at the following parishes. Please call numbers shown for more information.

San Mateo County: St. Catherine of Siena, Burlingame. Call (650) 344-6884; Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame. Call Louise Nelson at (650) 343-8457 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Redwood City. Call (650) 366-3802; Good

Programs for Catholics interested in returning to the Church, have been established at the following parishes: Marin County: St. Hilary, Tiburon, Mary Musalo, (415) 435-2775; St. Anselm, Ross, call (415) 4532342; St. Sebastian, Greenbrae, Jean Mariani at (415) 461-7060; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Mill Valley, Rick Dullea at (415) 388-4190; St. Mary Star of the Sea, Sausalito, Lloyd Dulbecco at (415) 331-7949.

San Francisco: Old St. Mary’s Cathedral, SF, Michael Adams at (415) 695-2707; St. Philip the Apostle, 725 Diamond St. at Elizabeth/24th, SF. Call (415) 282-0141; St. Dominic, SF, Lee Gallery at (415) 221-1288; Holy Name of Jesus, SF, (415) 664-8590.

San Mateo County: St. Bartholomew, San Mateo, Dan Stensen at (650) 344-5665; St. Catherine of Siena, Burlingame, Silvia Chiesa at (650) 685-8336; Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame, Dorothy Heinrichs or Maria Cianci at (650) 347-7768; St. Dunstan, Millbrae, Dianne Johnston at (650) 697-0952; Our Lady of the Pillar, Half Moon Bay, Meghan at (650) 726-4337; St. Peter, Pacifica, Chris Booker at (650) 738-1398; St. Matthew, San Mateo. Jim Shea at (650) 344-7622.

Volunteer Opportunities St. Anthony Padua Dining Room in Menlo Park needs volunteers Wed., Thurs, and Sat. from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. to help prepare and serve noon meals. More than 500 people daily are helped by the program. Call (650) 365-9664.

St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco needs your help at its Help Desk. Service includes sorting donations and helping clients. If anyone would like to volunteer - also small groups of volunteers one Saturday a month - they should call (415) 202-9955.”

St. Vincent de Paul of San Mateo County needs Spanish/English-speaking volunteers to answer phones in 2 – 3 hour shifts between 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. at their offices, 50 No. B St., San Mateo. Volunteers do intake of clients’ requests, log the call and enter into Accessbased computer data system. Call (650) 373-0620.

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Benedict XV served during World War I, canonized St. Joan of Arc WASHINGTON (CNS) — The last Pope Benedict before the April 19 election of Pope Benedict XVI served in 1914-22, a period that included World War I, during which he made unsuccessful efforts to negotiate peace.

Pope Benedict XV, born Giacomo della Chiesa in 1854, was the son of Italian nobility whose mother was related to Pope Innocent VII (1404-06). According to an entry in the New Catholic Encyclopedia, “he was small, stoop-shouldered, and very thin.�

After serving in the Vatican diplomatic corps, he was named archbishop of Bologna, Italy, and was consecrated in the Sistine Chapel in 1907 by Pope Pius X. He was made a cardinal in 1914, three months before the death of Pius X. According to the encyclopedia article, “he probably took the name Benedict in memory of the last pope elected from the see of Bologna, Benedict XIV (1740-58).

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Six new books published on Pope John Paul II Reviewed by Maureen E. Daly Six new books by and about Pope John Paul II were published in the last weeks of March as the pope’s health worsened. They are reviewed in brief here.

UNIVERSAL FATHER: A LIFE OF JOHN PAUL II,

by Garry O’Connor. Bloomsbury, 436 pp., $24.95.

This is a very readable new biography of the pope, filled with literary and theatrical references that help to place the pope in the context of world culture and 20th-century history.

O’Connor spent 10 years researching this work, so that while it reads very smoothly it is also carefully documented. It has a detailed chronology of the pope’s life noting significant historical events, and a useful listing of the pope’s many publications with a brief description. It also has a bibliography of source material and suggestions for further reading. As an author who has written 18 other books, many on theatrical subjects including biographies of William Shakespeare, Paul Scofield and Alec Guinness, O’Connor is able to place Pope John Paul II’s life in its proper artistic and philosophical context. This biography is highly recommended.

MEMORY AND IDENTITY: CONVERSATIONS AT THE DAWN OF A MILLENNIUM, by Pope John Paul II. Rizzoli, 172 pp., $19.95.

As the realization that a great mind has passed away begins to take hold, readers may regret that they never had a chance to meet and converse with Pope John Paul II. For those readers, “Memory and Identity” will be a real pleasure. It is the edited account of conversations that the pope had with two philosopher friends. It gives the delightful sensation of sitting in on fascinating talk among persons of great intelligence, wide knowledge and compassionate perceptions. The topics they cover with pithy wisdom and historical insight include the limits of evil, freedom and responsibility, and concepts of patriotism, European identity and democracy.

THE MORAL THEOLOGY OF POPE JOHN PAUL II,

by Father Charles E. Curran. Georgetown University Press, 262 pp., $26.95.

This book is a concise yet complete summary of the late pope’s moral teaching. Father Curran, a moral theologian who has served as president of three national scholarly soci-

eties of theology and ethics, gives a systematic analysis of the moral theology that underlies the pope’s authoritative teachings, specifically his 14 encyclicals. Father Curran’s own writings led to the Vatican barring him from teaching as a Catholic theologian in 1987 because of his dissent from church teaching on sexual ethics and other issues, and he left a teaching position at The Catholic University of America in Washington. However, this book is not a polemical critique but rather a useful and approachable summary of the pope’s thinking.

THE LOVING HEART: THE PRIVATE PRAYERS OF POPE JOHN PAUL II, by Pope John Paul II. Atria Books/Simon and Schuster, 179 pp., $22.

This book is a translation of an Italian book called “Il Vangelo della Sofferenza” or “The Gospel of Suffering.”

Here in the pope’s own words are his thoughts and prayers on the meaning of suffering. These short selections are taken from messages written for the “World Day of the Sick” or messages addressed to the sick and suffering during his world travels or in visits to hospitals and residential clinics. Here are words of comfort and clarity.

JOHN PAUL II: A LIFE IN GRACE, by Renzo Allegri, translated by Marsha Daigle-Williamson. Servant Books/St. Anthony Messenger Press, 202 pp., $14.99.

This biography, written by an expert on the life of Padre Pio, sees the pope’s life through the lens of miracles, exceptions and special graces. It moves as swiftly as an adventure story through the pope’s long, eventful and sometimes apparently miraculous life. Allegri emphasizes the pope’s several near brushes with death, especially the 1981 assassination attempt, which the biographer and the pope himself see as an example of the special protection of Our Lady of Fatima. The tone of this biography is openly reverential.

JOHN PAUL II IN THE HOLY LAND: IN HIS OWN WORDS, edited by Paulist Father Lawrence Boadt and Kevin di Camillo. Stimulus Books/Paulist Press, 156 pp., $12.95.

Pope John Paul was so prolific in his public addresses — and his words and actions and speeches provoked such widespread comment — that just one journey’s statements and reactions can form a whole book. That is what we have here.

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In Remembrance of the Faithful Departed Interred In Our Catholic Cemeteries During the Month of March

HOLY CROSS COLMA Anthony Agius Richard H. Allen Alice M. Anderes Elvira M. Angell Lydia L. Arhancet Frank L. Armanino Ramon Armas Enrico Arrighi Francisca C. Asuncion Marguerite Louise Avants Virginia B. Ayers Harold J. Baireuther Oscar A. Baldovino Patricia V. Barbagelata Margaret Barbano Alice E. Barth Dorothy J. Beem Natividad Beistegui Cecilia D. Benrath Donnie Ray Blair Mark Lowell Brown Vincent K. Butler, Jr. William J. Byrne Angel Marie Cadiz Leonor D. Camcam Mario P. Canessa Helen T. Cardinale Jennie Carey Vienna M. Cataldo Victor R. Chalco, Sr. Celicia Wai Sze Rose Chang Yong Sang Chu John J. Clifford Adele G. Comacho Helen M. Conroy Doris G. Corigliano–Wood Olga E. Corsiglia Marie Crosby Angela M. da Silva Fabio Arndt Machado Da Silva Thinh M. Dao Theresa J. De Barbrie John M. Del Carlo Nadine S. DeMartini

George V. DeMartini Carmen Mateo Diangson Donald R. Dickson Sam A. Dijanich Mario P. Dini Kathleen Dirrane Evelyn M. Dolan Helen Mildred Donegan Ida Doninelli Genoveva G. Dos Remedios Wallea Burness Draper Raymond F. Embody Rodolfo Espinoza Raymond Estrada Annamaria Fabbri Madeline Maria Fanucchi Helen G. Farrell Benjamin M. Fernandez Helen W. Finigan Lawrence R. Fioresi Viola Pauline Frisco Peter L. Ganduglia Rainen Elyhshuh Garabedian Philip J. Garcia, Jr. Dorothy M. Ghiselli Peter Giraudo Anthony (Tony) Giudici Melanie Ann Gleason Dr. Mary F. Golding Judith P. Gracey Chris Grandov Marie Grassa Althea Ross Groom Consolacion I. Grupe Leopoldo S. Gutierrez Pat Hagan Esperanza B. Halili Cristina T. Halog Alice P. Hannon Mildred F. Harrington Enda E. Hecht Dorothy Heintz Pat M. Herrera Sr. Bernadette Marie Heslin, RSM Marcella A. Holzheiser

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Nelda Pence Reno J. Petrucci Ricardo C. Picar Emmanuel Bautista Pilar Roberto H. Porras Victoria Raffo Pritchard Rosemarie Puccinelli Margaret A. Quinlan Guadalupe Ramirez Quiroga James J. Raggio, Jr. Luigi Ramacciotti Gerald R. Randall Dorothy E. Riordan Rose Rizzo Bruno C. Rocha Fernando Alfonso Sanchez Richard R. Sanguinetti Salvina Schembri Yvonne Scheper–Anderson Fedele Sciancalepore Marie M. Scola Gertrude J. Shelley Evelyn Y. Silvia Iris Jane Smandra Brigid Cronin Smith Renee T. Smith Charlotte Joan Souza Alvina A. Stange Lorna Stipinovich Helen Marie Sullivan Bertha B. Tellez Carl R. Terheyden Teresa Thran John B. Tsu Jorge Vargas–Flores Leontine T. Vayssie Consuelo P. Vda de Maya Larry J. Vernazza Juliana P. Viray Concordio V. Viray, Jr. Emily Haggard Walsh I. Bob Warda Harriett E. Watson Joseph C. Werner Yolanda West

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BURIED IN JANUARY Frank J. Luttringer

BURIED IN FEBRUARY Theresa Torre

HOLY CROSS MENLO PARK Francisco Javier Verduzco Arellano Charles B. Bland Michelle Cardenas Fernando Cazares Antoinette Ledesma Rosa E. Lopez

MT. OLIVET SAN RAFAEL Alyce E. Bottini Joseph J. Bregante John B. Duff Jack A. Farley Jack Gill Laura J. Herup George E. Jewell Margaret C. Jewett Robert R. Johnson John “Jack” Kilian Manuel S. Maciel Josephine Martino Elizabeth A. Murnane James F. O’Donnell Lidia G. Signjar Antonia Siguenza George J. Stoll William F. Walsh, Jr. William Woodrow Wilson, Sr.

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